By City Council action in September 2006, this task force is to make recommendations to City Council on strengthening neighborhood associations and increasing involvement and participation. For more information on the Task Force, contact Jan Calvin in the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department at 503-588-6261.
2008 Final Report to City Council
Public Hearing scheduled for June 2
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 Meeting schedule- Minutes
- Reference Materials
- Roster
- 2008 Preliminary Recommendations
- 2007 Recommendations
- Scope of Work
- SRC Chapter 64 - Neighborhood Program (pdf)
- Timeline of the process (search for "Community Involvement")
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 Most of the regular meetings are on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., although there are exceptions. Please refer to each meeting's agenda for the starting time and location. All meetings are open to the public. Other meetings may be added to the schedule. Verify meeting time and location of each specific event, as changes to the schedule may occur.
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January 2008
- 8 - Joint meeting with the Salem Planning Commission; Library, Anderson Room, 6:00 p.m.
- 24 - City Hall, room 305
February
5 - Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, 1110 Commercial St NE
21 - COSA, 707 13th St SE #100
March
4 - Urban Development, 350 Commercial St NE (rescheduled from February 26)
13 - Library, Anderson Room B (canceled)
20 - Meeting with neighborhood asociations; Library, Anderson Room A
25 - Library, Anderson Room A
April
7 - Report to City Council
June
2 - Public Hearing
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 Note that the minutes of a meeting are not an official record of the Task Force's activities until approved by the members.
These are all pdf documents.
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2008
January 8 (approved w/amendment)
January 24 (approved)
February 5 (approved)
February 21 (approved)
March 4 (approved)
March 13 (meeting canceled)
March 20
March 25 (approved)
2007
January 18 (approved)
February 1 (approved w/amendment)
February 15 (approved)
February 22 (approved)
March 1 (approved)
March 8 (approved)
March 15 (approved)
March 22 (approved)
March 29 (approved)
April 9 (approved)
April 23 work session with City Council
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Members were appointed by City Council action. For more information about the Task Force or its membership, contact the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department at 503-588-6261.
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Chuck Bennett, City Councilor
Dan Dorn
Levi Herrera
- Don Homuth
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- John Lattimer
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- Dave MacMillan
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- Rick Massey
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- Brad Nanke, City Councilor, Co-Chairperson
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- Pamela Schmidling
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- John Shepard
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- Sam Skillern
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- Thomas Smith
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- Kate Tarter, City Councilor, Co-Chairperson
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- Laura Tesler, City Councilor
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Staff Support:
- Jan Calvin
- Debbie Kees
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Staff reports, articles, work session notes, and other background documents of interest. Documents are in pdf format unless stated otherwise.
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Preliminary Recommendations (rev 3/4/08)
Progress to Date on Task Force Recommendations (1/24/08)
Background Information
Staff Analysis and Recommendations on Neighborhood Task Force Report (5/29/07)
Report to City Council (4/23/07)
Citizens at the Center: A New Approach to Civic Engagement, by Dr. Cynthia Gibson, The Case Foundation, 2006
City Council Work Session on Goal 5 - Livability and Neighborhoods, Strategy A: Effective Methods to Strengthen the Neighborhood Association Program, City Council staff report, 5/22/06
City Council Goal #5 - Neighborhood Involvement , City Council staff report, 9/5/06
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On December 10, 2007, City Council approved the following tasks as the assignment for the Neighborhood Task Force:
Assess progress made over the past year to strengthen neighborhood association participation and involvement.
Develop more specific recommendations regarding the City's annual review process for neighborhood associations.
Review draft text for SRC revisions intended to clarify the advisory role of neighborhood associations, and include additional recognized roles or a neighborhood association.
Provide staff with input regarding a set of Administrative Rules or Departmental Policies related to the Neighborhood Association Program.
Make recommendations about further advancing any of the original recommendations to strengthen neighborhood association participation and involvement that have not yet been acted upon.
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Neighborhood Association Involvement
