Individual Members: Woody Dukes, Deb Comini, Rosa Leonardi, Larry Dillenbeck, Kourtney Linebaugh
City,
County and State Representatives: Virginia Stapleton, Ward 1
Councilor; Linda Nishioka, Ward 2 Councilor, Robert Dowd, Community
Action Unit, Salem Police Department; Aaron Edleman, Public Works
Guests: none
The
regular meeting of CANDO was called to order at 6 p.m., on Tuesday,
January 16, 2024. The meeting was conducted by Zoom video-conference.
The Chair and Secretary-Treasurer were present.
The
agenda and minutes of the November meeting as submitted to the City
(i.e., without the item of unfinished business erroneously added to
agenda sent out by the City) were approved unanimously.
Sergeant
Dowd reported that the Community Action Unit is operating with reduced
staffing and somewhat reduced coverage of downtown, that Community
Medical Services on Church Street which offers addiction treatment
services, is now open for business.
Councilor
Stapleton reported on the Council’s recent activities and her intention
to seek Council support for additional pedestrian safety measures in
the downtown, including a “pedestrian lead” on downtown traffic lights.
Councilor Nishioka reported on the Council priorities adopted for the
coming year and said that the City had received a grant of $2.8M from
the U.S. Department of Transportation to “help guide future investments
for walking, biking or driving” in furtherance of its Vision Zero
(pedestrian deaths) initiative. She also reported that Council had
exempted the Salem Civic Center Improvement Project from the competitive
bidding process, among other things. She said the City had received
160 Revenue Task Force applications.
The
board heard a presentation by Aaron Edelman with Public Works on the
City’s City 2024 Pavement Rehab and 2025 Bridge Rehab projects.
There being no further business before the board, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 6:51. pm.
