MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE SALEM REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007
The Annual Meeting of the Salem Redevelopment Authority was (SRA) held in the third floor conference room at the City Hall Annex, 120 Washington Street, on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Chairman Michael Brennan called the meeting to order, and on roll call the following members were present: Michael Connelly, Robert Mitnik and Russell Vickers. Also present was Lynn Duncan, Executive Director, Kirsten Kinzer, CDBG Planner and Andrea Bray, Clerk.
1. Annual Report – Executive Director
Executive Director, Lynn Duncan, acknowledges that the members have the draft of the Annual Report, which summarized the activity for the year. She states that the three main components include the Old Salem Jail, the Old Town Hall, and the Retail Market Plan with Carl Seidman, and other items include other review of private and public projects including major and minor redevelopments, signage and City projects such as the downtown bike racks and City Hall elevator.
Duncan advises the members that a new economic planner, Thomas Daniel, has been hired to replace Tania Hartford. She adds that in Tania’s absence, Kirsten Kinzer, the CDBG Planner, has been performing the duties of the Economic Planner as well as those duties of her own position and has done a wonderful job.
The members agree that the draft of the Annual Report is well-written.
Vickers: Motion to approve the Annual Report, seconded by Connelly.
2. Financial Report – Executive Director
Duncan acknowledges that the members have the draft of the Financial Report stating that the SRA has about $55,000 left in the SRA bank account. She adds that the primary expenditures were the Old Town hall structural and building condition studies and the downtown retail market study.
Vickers confirms that the fiscal year begins in June 2007, and asks if there are any other balances paid since that time.
Duncan states that there were other payments made after the report was completed but she does not have the exact numbers with her at the meeting.
Vickers: Motion to approve the financial report, seconded by Mitnik.
3. Election of Officers – Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer
Vickers states that the officers have served well this past year and he would like to keep the same slate of officers in place for the next year, and Mitnik and Connelly agree. Mitnik nominates Brennan as Chair, Vickers as Vice-Chair, and Connelly as Treasurer and Vickers seconds the nomination.
The members vote unanimously to continue with the same slate of officers.
4. Approval of 2008 Meeting Schedule
The members review the meeting schedule for 2008.
Connelly: Motion to approve the 2008 meeting schedule, seconded by Vickers. Passes 4-0.
Vickers: Motion to adjourn, seconded by Connelly. Passes 4-0.
The meeting is adjourned at 6:15PM.
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