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SalemOR averageUS Census ACS
Population
176,666
Per-capita income
$36,477
Median home value
$382,400
Bachelor's or higher
31%
Typical home value $435,095 +0.4% yr/yr · +12% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Who’s on the City Council
Who’s on the City Council Work Session
Who’s on the Housing Authority of the City of Salem
Who’s on the Urban Renewal Agency

Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$497.0M (FY2023)
Total spending$492.5M (FY2023)
Taxes$165.2M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$892.8M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,771 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025778 housing units ($172.5M)

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Mon Oct 12, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

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Mon Oct 12, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

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Mon Oct 26, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

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Mon Oct 26, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Salem Housing Authority

Salem Housing Authority meeting, no substantive items listed

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Mon Nov 9, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Nov 9, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Nov 23, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

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Mon Nov 23, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Salem Housing Authority

Salem Housing Authority meeting provides no substantive agenda items

The Salem Housing Authority’s 2026-11-23 meeting agenda contains only boilerplate procedural text and no concrete items for decision or discussion. The posted record does not list any ordinances, contracts, rezonings, or public hearings.

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Dec 7, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

Urban Renewal Agency meeting agenda contains no substantive items

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Mon Dec 7, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

Salem City Council meeting agenda contains no substantive items

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Dec 14, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

Salem City Council meeting agenda contains no substantive items

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Mon Dec 14, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Salem Housing Authority

Salem Housing Authority meeting agenda contains no substantive items

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Recent meetings

Mon Sep 28, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

No substantive items listed for the September 28 meeting

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Mon Sep 28, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Salem Housing Authority

No substantive items on Salem Housing Authority agenda

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Wed Sep 23, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council Work Session

City Council work session agenda contains no substantive items

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Mon Sep 21, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council Work Session

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Sep 21, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

Salem City Council meeting agenda contains no substantive items

This agenda for the Salem, OR City Council meeting on 2026-09-21 contains only procedural boilerplate and embedded content placeholders. No specific agenda items, decisions, or discussions are listed in the provided text.

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

Agenda contains only procedural items

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

No substantive items listed for the September 14 meeting

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

No substantive items on agenda

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SALEM FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 2026. WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER TEIGEN PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER MATHEWS HERE VICE CHAIR GWEN HERE. >> COMMISSIONER BROWN. PRESIDENT. >> COMMISSIONER BEING HERE THE COMMISSIONER NORDIC HERE. COMMISSIONER VARNEY HERE CZERNY SHE OKAY I'M HERE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND IT IS OVER HERE TO COMMISSIONER DESCRIBE THANK YOU EVERYONE AGAIN I LIKE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHEN WE HAVE THREE AGENDAS SO SOME OF YOU MAY BE NEW WE'RE DOING THE SALEM HOUSING AUTHORITY SO YOU WILL GAVEL IN AND OUT OF THAT ONE AND WE HAVE THE URBAN RENEWAL WILL GAVEL IN AND OUT OF THAT AND THEN WE GET TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO AGAIN THAT'S JUST FOR INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG. >> VOICE OF VICE CHAIR DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? WE DO NOT THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF PUBLIC COMMENT SO I WILL BEGIN I WILL REMIND EVERYONE THAT YOU WILL STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. THERE IS A LITTLE BUTTON IT'S SORT OF A SKINNY HORIZONTAL BUTTON THAT YOU WILL PRESS. YOU'LL SEE GREEN LIGHTS COME ON SO THAT NEEDS TO BE ON SO THAT WE CAN ALL HEAR YOU. >> YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES . >> YOU'LL SEE THE TIMER GOING PLEASE, PLEASE TRY TO FINISH IN THREE MINUTES OR WE'LL NEED TO STOP YOU SO JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. I'LL CALL PROBABLY TWO NAMES AT A TIME SO AFTER ONE IS SPOKEN I'LL CALL UP ANOTHER NAME SO THAT …
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Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

Agenda contains only procedural boilerplate, no substantive items

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Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Salem Housing Authority

Salem Housing Authority meeting is procedural only

This meeting agenda contains no substantive items. It appears to be only a procedural boilerplate with no decisions, discussions, or public hearings listed.

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Aug 17, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council Work Session

No substantive items listed for August 17 Work Session

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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NOW GREAT. >> NOW WE'RE CALLING TO ORDER THE AUGUST 17TH WORK SESSION FOR THE SALEM CITY COUNCIL. I'M DAN ACHESON, THE CITY ATTORNEY. THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT ARE BOTH NOT WITH US TONIGHT. SO PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RULES WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL SELECT A TEMPORARY PRESIDING OFFICER AND THEN PROCEED WITH THE REST OF THE AGENDA. BEFORE WE DO THAT WE'LL DO THE ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. COUNCILOR TEIGEN, PRESIDENT COUNCILOR MATTHEWS HERE COUNCILOR QUINN HERE COUNCILOR BEING HERE COUNCILOR KNOW WHAT I HEAR COUNCILOR VERNI HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. BROWN PROUD THAT THIS OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT COUNCILOR BROWN. >> I'LL PRESENT RIGHT . WHICH STANDS OUT AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DESIGNATE SOMEONE AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER I MOVE COUNCILOR NORDIC TO BE THE PRESIDING OFFICER OVER TONIGHT'S MEETING. >> SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NO, NONE. IF THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCILOR TRY AGAIN. I COUNCILOR MATTHEWS COUNCILOR QUINN I COUNCILOR BROWN I COUNCILOR RING I COUNCILOR NORDIC I I BERNIE I THANK YOU . I'LL TRY THAT ONE MORE TIME DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA. SECOND DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR I I ANY OPPOSED? >> ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. >> OKAY. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA PRESIDING OFFICER NORDIC I MOVE ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT ARE WE DOING A ROLL CALL VOTE? I'LL JUST SAY WE HAVE ONE ADDITION REPLACING A CORRECT DIVERSION OF T …
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Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

No consequential items on agenda

This agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and no substantive items for discussion or decision.

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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. >> ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE SALEM CITY COUNCIL FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2026. WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCILOR TEIGEN PRESENT? COUNCILOR NISHIOKA YEA. >> COUNCILOR MATTHEWS HERE. COUNCILOR GWEN HERE COUNCILOR BROWN PRESENT COUNCILOR VANG EAR COUNCILOR NORDIC HERE COUNCILOR VARNEY HERE MAYOR JULIE HOY HERE COUNCILOR QUINN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS ONE NATION IS NOT COUNCILOR GWEN THANK YOU FOR SUBBING FOR CHAIR NISHIOKA THIS EVENING. CHAIR AND ASHOKA GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO JOIN US AND AND DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA WE DO HAVE I MOVE APPROVAL OF AN ADDITION WHICH IS A PRESENTATION. >> SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MATHEWS. COUNCILOR ANYTHING TO THE MOTION? SO THIS IS A PRESENTATION FOR 5.1 THE NORTHEAST UNITED COLLABORATIVE. >> OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? >> WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCILOR TEIGEN HI COUNCILOR NISHIOKA HI, COUNCILOR MATTHEWS ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR GWEN COUNCILOR BROWN HI. COUNCILOR VANG. I COUNCILOR NORD. COUNCILOR VANI, I MAYOR JULIE HOY. >> HI. THANK YOU. THAT MOTION PASSES NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER COMMENT CITY MANAGER NUMBER THREE GO RIGHT AHEAD. THANK YOU. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY'S ENGAGEMENT AND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO SHARE THEIR CONCERNS AND PERSPECTIVES REGARDING THE VARIOUS PROPOSAL. I JUST WANTED THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT TODAY I RELEASED A PUBLIC CITY MA …
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Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

No substantive items listed on Salem Urban Renewal Agency agenda

The agenda for the Salem Urban Renewal Agency meeting contains only procedural boilerplate and no specific items for discussion or decision.

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Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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Mon Aug 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

City Council to consider moratorium and zoning changes for AI data centers

The City Council is meeting to discuss the potential initiation of a moratorium on AI data centers. The body will also consider initiating amendments to the City zoning code to regulate these facilities.

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✓ Decided: Council votes to start AI data center moratorium, zoning code changes

The Salem City Council voted 9-0 to direct staff to begin the process of establishing a moratorium on AI data centers and to adopt Resolution No. 2026-36, which initiates the process to amend the city's zoning code to regulate them. The decision followed a staff report, a presentation by the City Attorney, and extensive public comment. The meeting was extended multiple times to accommodate the discussion and public testimony.

Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
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TWO MONTREAL THERE ARE MORE WAYS THAN EVER TO WATCH CAPITAL COMMUNITY MEDIA AND YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL PROGRAMS NOW YOU CAN ALSO FIND US ON YOUR APPLE TV JUST SEARCH FOR OUR APP AND DOWNLOADED FREE OF CHARGE THEN STREAM ALL THREE OF OUR CHANNELS LIVE AND GET PRERECORDED VIDEO ON DEMAND THE CAPITAL COMMUNITY MEDIA APP AVAILABLE ON APPLE TV GIVE IT A WATCH WHEN THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS ON US WE WILL SEE OUR MOMENT COME AND THE LIVING SO THIS WILL CARRY ON ABOUT THE FENTANYL CRISIS SO MUCH THAT IT ALMOST BECOMES BACKGROUND NOISE. BUT WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT FENTANYL AND HOW MUCH DO YOUR KIDS KNOW? LIKE DID YOU KNOW IT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF OVERDOSE DEATHS IN TEENS THAT IT'S IN MOST COUNTERFEIT PILLS DISGUISED AS COMMON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS LIKE ADDERALL AND XANAX THAT WE'RE FINDING THESE FAKE PILLS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVEN THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF FENTANYL CAN KILL ME. DID YOU KNOW WE WANT TO TALK GET HELP LEADING THE CONVERSATION AT THE NEW DRUG TALK.ORG AND LET'S KEEP TALKING DIED FLATLINE LIKE ON THE FLOOR HERE I HIGH POST MORATORIUM AND A PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO OUR CODE AND SO THESE ITEMS ARE NOT ABOUT A PARTICULAR COMPANY OR A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL BUT THESE ITEMS ARE ABOUT WHETHER SALEM REGULATIONS ARE SUFFICIENT AS WE ARE PLANNING ON BUILDING THE FUTURE FOR SALEM. SO LAST MY TO THE COUNCIL MY ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU IS DURING THIS COUNCIL MEETINGS SO I DO WANT TO SHARE SOME REFLECTIONS. SO LAST LAST MONDAY WE HEARD FROM WE HEARD ALMOST SIX HOURS OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY HUNDR …
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Agenda Full Package Agenda Full Package Open Video in new Window Video 585 Liberty Street SE Salem, OR 97301 CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda City Council   Monday, August 03, 2026     06:00 PM     Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library   This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected] . If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements)   Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA   1.2 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA   2. SPECIAL ORDER …
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Minutes Monday, August 03, 2026 06:00 PM Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library City Council Present: Mayor Julie Hoy, Councilor Tigan, Councilor Nishioka, Councilor Mathews, Councilor Gwyn, Councilor Vang, Councilor Brown, Councilor Nordyke and Councilor Varney Absent: OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance,  announcements)   Call to Order: 6:02 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Julie Hoy. Councilor Matthews attended the meeting remotely. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA   Moved By Councilor Nishioka Seconded By Councilor Gwyn Motion to approve the special meeting agenda. Aye: (9): Mayor Julie Hoy, Councilor Tigan, Councilor Nishioka, Councilor Mathews, Councilor Gwyn, Councilor Vang, Councilor Brown, Councilor Nordyke, and Councilor Varney   CARRIED APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA   Moved By Councilor Nishioka Seconded By Councilor Gwyn Motion to approve the additions to agenda. The additions consisted of the addition of a staff report and a presentation. 1. 1.1 1.2 City of Salem Page 1 of 7 Aye: (9): Mayor Julie Hoy, Councilor Tigan, Councilor Nishioka, Councilor Mathews, Councilor Gwyn, Councilor Vang, Councilor Brown, Councilor Nordyke, and Councilor Varney   CARRIED SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:   Consideration of the initiation of a moratorium on AI data centers and  the initiation of amendments to the City zoning code to regulate AI data  centers.   Moved By Councilor Nishioka Seco …
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Mon Jul 27, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Salem Housing Authority

No substantive items on Salem Housing Authority agenda

The agenda for this meeting contains only procedural boilerplate and no substantive discussion or decision items. It appears to be a routine administrative session with no public hearings, contracts, or policy changes listed.

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Agenda Full Package Agenda Full Package Open Video in new Window Video 585 Liberty Street SE Salem, OR 97301 Meeting Agenda   Housing Authority of the City of Salem   Monday, July 27, 2026     06:00 PM     Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library   This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected] . If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements)   Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA   2. PUBLIC COMMENT   3. CONSENT CALENDAR: …
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Mon Jul 27, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

Salem City Council meeting is purely procedural

This meeting agenda contains only boilerplate procedural content from eSCRIBE software, with no substantive agenda items listed. There are no contracts, ordinances, public hearings, or other decisions to be made.

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✓ Decided: Council directs staff to explore banning data center NDAs, forms task force

The Salem City Council approved two motions by Councilor Varney: directing staff to explore options for prohibiting the City from entering into non-disclosure agreements with entities seeking to develop data centers, and authorizing a task force to facilitate town halls and draft data center policy recommendations by December 31, 2026. Both motions passed 8-0 (with Councilor Brown absent). The council also adopted a consent calendar, approved an agricultural lease, and advanced several ordinances to second reading.

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The mic is turning on. There we go. Now it's coming through. >> Okay, I think we have it. Um, I'm calling to order uh the Salem Housing A uh the Housing Authority of the City of Salem. Will the recorder please call the role? >> Commissioner Tyen, >> present. >> Commissioner Matthews >> here. >> Vice Chair Gwyn >> Commissioner Brown absent. Mel Fuller. >> Commissioner Vang >> here. Commissioner Nordike >> Commissioner Vney, >> I'm here. >> Chair Nishioa >> here. Will everyone please rise for the pledge of >> allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands nation for all. >> All right. Um, I'm going to introduce a guest commissioner. Um, Mel Fuller is with us. Uh, she is also on the budget committee and, um, she's sitting in for counselor Brown who is unable to attend tonight. Would you like to say anything? >> I'm just really happy to be here. Thank you for having me. >> Great. Thank you. So, um, vice chair, do we have any additions or deletions to the agenda? There are none. >> Great. Thank you. So, we are in public comment for Salem Housing Authority. I just want to uh make clear for those especially those that don't regularly attend or watch our meetings, we're currently in Salem Housing Authority meeting. we will go through our agenda on this and then we will get to the city council meeting. So, just know that we're going to be gabling in and out. So, I just want to make clear uh for that. Um so, we're at public testimony for the Salem Housing Auth …
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Agenda Full Package Agenda Full Package Open Video in new Window Video 585 Liberty Street SE Salem, OR 97301 CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda City Council   Monday, July 27, 2026     06:00 PM     Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library   This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected] . If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements, proclamations, ceremonial presentations, and Council comment)   Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA   1.2 COUNCIL AND CITY …
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Minutes Monday, July 27, 2026 06:00 PM Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library City Council Present: Mayor Julie Hoy, Councilor Tigan, Councilor Nishioka, Councilor Mathews, Councilor Gwyn, Councilor Vang, Councilor Nordyke and Councilor Varney Absent: Councilor Brown OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance,  announcements, proclamations, ceremonial presentations, and Council  comment)   Call to Order 6:51 p.m. Council President Nishioka appointed Councilor Tigan as Council President Pro Tem. Council President Nishioka introduced Mel Fuller, who served as Guest Councilor for Councilor Brown, Ward 5. APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA   Moved by Councilor Tigan Seconded by Councilor Gwyn Item 5.1: The addition of a presentation, and a note was added on the staff report that representatives of Verrus will be present and able to address questions from City Council. Aye: (8): Council President Nishioka, Councilor Matthews, Councilor Gwyn, Councilor Vang, Councilor Nordyke, Councilor Varney, Councilor Tigan, Mayor Julie Hoy Absent: (1): Councilor Brown CARRIED 1. 1.1 City of Salem Page 1 of 13 COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER COMMENT   Comments by Guest Councilor Mel Fuller, Mayor Julie Hoy PROCLAMATIONS   None. PRESENTATIONS   None. PUBLIC COMMENT: (Comment on agenda items other than public hearings and  deliberations)   Melinda Yost, 2019 Hazel Ave NE, Item 5.1 Hannah Hendrix, 827 Liberty St, Ward 2, Item …
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Mon Jul 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council Work Session

City Council work session agenda contains only procedural items.

The meeting agenda is only procedural boilerplate with no actionable items listed.

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✓ Decided: Council receives long-range planning update; no votes taken

The City Council held a work session with a presentation from staff on updates to long-range planning projects following the Our Salem initiative. The presentation covered climate action, natural resources, utilities, transportation, and parks planning. The information report was received and filed, with no substantive decisions made.

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. >> ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FOR MONDAY THE 20TH OF JULY 2026. WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCILOR TEAGAN COUNCILOR NISHIOKA HERE COUNCILOR MATTHEWS COUNCILOR GWEN COUNCILOR BROWN. COUNCILOR VANG HERE. COUNCILOR NORDIC HERE COUNCILOR VARNEY HERE AND MAYOR JULIE HOY HERE. ALL RIGHT. WILL YOU PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES . >> ALL RIGHT. CHAIR NISHIOKA DO WE COULD WE HAVE THE MOTION FOR THE AGENDA? >> YES. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA. SECOND MOTION BY NISHIOKA SECOND BY NORDIC COUNCILOR. >> ANYTHING TO THE MOTION? NO. ALL RIGHT, WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCILOR TEAGAN. COUNCILOR NISHIOKA I COUNCILOR MATTHEWS. COUNCILOR GOUIN COUNCILOR BROWN . COUNCILOR VANG. COUNCILOR NORDIC COUNCILOR BARNEY I. MAYOR JULIE HOY. HI. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE MOVING ON NOW TO OUR UPDATE ON THE LONG RANGE PLANNING PROJECTS. I'LL JUST ADD THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS. OH GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILOR TEIGEN HAS ARRIVED. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. WHO'S UP FIRST? EUNICE? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILORS. I'M EUNICE KIM, THE LONG RANGE PLANNING MANAGER AND THE PLANNING DIVISION AND THE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. AND WITH ME HERE TONIGHT ARE PLANNERS FROM COMMUNITY SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. SO TONIGHT WE'R …
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Agenda Full Package Agenda Full Package Open Video in new Window Video 585 Liberty Street SE Salem, OR 97301 CITY OF SALEM City Council Work Session Agenda     Monday, July 20, 2026     06:00 PM     Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library   This meeting is being conducted in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in-person in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or watch the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]   1. OPENING EXERCISES:   Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA   Approve the special meeting agenda. 1.2 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA   2. DISCUSSION:   2.1 Update on Long-Range Planning Projects after Our Salem   1. Long Range Planning after Our Salem - Parks, Transportation, Natural Resources, Climate, Housing, and Utilities - 2026-031.pdf 2. Attachment 1 Your Guide to Plannin …
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Minutes Monday, July 20, 2026 06:00 PM Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library City Council Present: Mayor Julie Hoy, Councilor Tigan, Councilor Nishioka, Councilor Gwyn, Councilor Vang, Councilor Nordyke and Councilor Varney Absent: Councilor Mathews and Councilor Brown OPENING EXERCISES:   Call to Order: 6:01 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Julie Hoy. Councilor Tigan joined the meeting at 6:03 p.m., and Councilor Gwyn joined the meeting at 6:08 p.m. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA   Moved By Councilor Nishioka Seconded By Councilor Nordyke Approve the special meeting agenda. (Councilors Tigan and Gwyn joined the meeting after this vote took place) Aye: (5): Mayor Julie Hoy, Councilor Nishioka, Councilor Vang, Councilor Nordyke, and Councilor Varney Absent: (4): Councilor Tigan, Councilor Mathews, Councilor Gwyn, and Councilor Brown   Carried APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA   1. 1.1 1.2 City of Salem Page 1 of 2 None. DISCUSSION:   Update on Long-Range Planning Projects after Our Salem   Eunice Kim, Long-Range Planning Manager, Community Planning and Development, provided an overview on updates of Long-Range Planning Projects after Our Salem. The following staff members provided a collaborative presentation: Julianah Douglas, Climate Action Plan Manager, Public Works Planning and Development; Meredith Greer, Natural Resources Planning Manager, Public Works Planning and Development; Sage Barnard-Davidson, Utility Pla …
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Mon Jul 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

No substantive items on agenda

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✓ Decided: City Council approves land acquisitions and affordable housing bond criteria

The City Council approved several resolutions for property acquisitions and infrastructure projects, including a wastewater plan amendment. Council also adopted scoring criteria for 2022 Livability Bond affordable housing funds and approved the annexation of a 1.01-acre territory on Croisan Creek Road S.

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CALLING TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE CITY OF SALEM URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY FOR JULY 13TH, 2026 WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? BOARD MEMBER TEIGEN ABSENT BOARD MEMBER NISHIOKA HERE BOARD MEMBER MATHEWS ABSENT BOARD MEMBER GWEN HERE. BOARD MEMBER BROWN PRESENT BOARD MEMBER BEING HERE BOARD MEMBER NORDIC HEAR BOARD MEMBER VANI HERE. CHAIR JULIE HOY HERE. >> ALL RIGHT WELL EVERYONE PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE . ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR NISHIOKA DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? WE DO NOT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND MOTION BY NISHIOKA SECOND BY GOUIN COUNSELOR GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS ONLY OF THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 22ND 2026 URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY MEETING THAT WE HAD AND THAT IS IN SEEK CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? BOARD MEMBER MATHEWS ABSENT BOARD MEMBER GWEN I REMEMBER BROWN I BOARD MEMBER BEING A BOARD MEMBER IN NORDIC BOARD MEMBER VANI I BOARD MEMBER TEIGEN ABSENT BOARD MEMBER NISHIOKA I CHAIR JULIE HOY I. MOTION PASSES WE HAVE NO PUBLIC AND NO ACTION ITEMS NO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NO SPECIAL ORDER TO BUSINESS NO INFORMATION REPORTS. SO WE ARE ADJOURNED . >> THIS MEETING OF THE SALEM CITY COUNCIL FOR MONDAY JULY 13TH, 2026 WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILOR TEIGEN ABSENT COUNCILOR NISHIOKA I'M HERE. COUNCILOR MATTHEWS ABSENT COUNCILOR GWYN HEAR C …
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Agenda Full Package Agenda Full Package Open Video in new Window Video 585 Liberty Street SE Salem, OR 97301 CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda City Council   Monday, July 13, 2026     06:00 PM     Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library   This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected] . If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements, proclamations, ceremonial presentations, and Council comment)   Call to Order 6:03 p.m. Roll Call   1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA   Recommendation: None. …
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Minutes Monday, July 13, 2026 06:00 PM Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library City Council Present: Mayor Julie Hoy, Councilor Nishioka, Councilor Gwyn, Councilor Vang, Councilor Brown, Councilor Nordyke and Councilor Varney Absent: Councilor Tigan and Councilor Mathews OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance,  announcements, proclamations, ceremonial presentations, and Council  comment)   Call to Order 6:03 p.m. APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA   None. COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER COMMENT   Comments by: Mayor Julie Hoy, Councilors Brown and Nishioka, and City Manager Krishna Namburi. PROCLAMATIONS   Proclamation - Disability Pride Month.   Councilor Gwyn read the proclamation into the record. George Fitzgerald accepted the proclamation. Comments by: George Fitzgerald. Proclamation - 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of  Independence.   Mayor Julie Hoy read the proclamation into the record. 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3.1 1.3.2 City of Salem Page 1 of 6 PRESENTATIONS   None. PUBLIC COMMENT: (Comment on agenda items other than public hearings and  deliberations)   Robin G., Ward 3, Item 6.2 CONSENT CALENDAR: (Includes approval of minutes, adoption of routine  resolutions, and items of business requiring Council action)   Moved By Councilor Nishioka Seconded By Councilor Gwyn Approve the consent calendar with the pull of item 3.3.3 by Councilor Varney. Comments by Councilors Nishioka and Nordyke. Aye: (7): Mayor Julie …
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🏢 Building at this address: 6 m tall
Mon Jul 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

No substantive items on Urban Renewal Agency agenda

This meeting agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and no specific agenda items for discussion or decision.

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Agenda Full Package Agenda Full Package Open Video in new Window Video 585 Liberty Street SE Salem, OR 97301 CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda Urban Renewal Agency   July 13, 2026     06:00 PM     Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library   This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected] . If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. Opening Exercises (includes call to order, pledge of allegiance, announcements, ceremonial presentations and reports from boards, commissions or committees)   Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 Approval of Additions and Deletions to the Agenda   2. Public Comment …
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Mon Jun 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

Council to adopt FY2027 budget, including $?M capital plan

The Salem City Council will vote on adopting the FY2027 budget and the five-year Capital Improvement Plan. They will also consider applying for a FEMA grant to replace the Geren Island Water Treatment Facility bridge, extending the lien forgiveness program, and selecting a new city auditor.

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HE CONSIDERATION AS THE INVESTORS PARTICIPATE THEY MUST VENICE. GOOD EVENING I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE SALEM HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SALEM FOR JUNE 22ND, 2026. >> WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER TEIGEN PRESENT COMMISSIONER MATHEWS HERE VICE CHAIR GWEN HERE COMMISSIONER BROWN PRESENT COMMISSIONER VANG ABSENCE COMMISSIONER NORDIC HEAR COMMISSIONER VARNEY HERE CHAIR NISHIOKA I'M HERE. >> THANK YOU WILL EVERYONE PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO VICE CHAIR GWEN WE HAVE AN ADDITION. SO IF YOU WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADDITION. THAT'S FROM COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS. >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE ADDITIONS TO OUR AGENDA WHICH IS FIVE EIGHT SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE? >> RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADDITIONS ADDITION COMMISSIONER BROWN I COMMISSIONER VANG ABSENT COMMISSIONER ANDOR LIKE COMMISSIONER VARNEY I COMMISSIONER TEIGEN I COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS I VICE CHAIR GWEN I CHAIR NISHIOKA I THANK YOU THE MOTION PASSES WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP AND EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN YOU STEP UP TO THE PODIUM YOU'LL PRESS THE BAR AND SEE THE GREEN LIGHT COME ON. >> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO ASK THEM KNOW ABOUT AND YOU WILL PROVIDE YOUR NAME ADDRESS OR WARD THAT YOU LIVE IN. SO THE TWO PEOPLE WE HAVE FOR THE SALEM HOUSING AUTHORITY FIRST IS JONAS CERVANTES AND KYLE. I THINK IT'S DURKEE . IS THIS OKAY? EVERYONE CAN OH IT'S PRONOUNCED O …
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City Council CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PM Monday, June 22, 2026 This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]. If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council EXECUTIVE SESSION None. 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements, proclamations, ceremonial presentations, and Council comment) Call to Order Roll Call 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 1.2 COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER COMMENT 1.3 PROCLAMATIONS Proclamation - Virginia Green Day Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods 26-245 1.3a. Information Only. Recommendation: Page 1 CITY OF SALEM Printed on 6/22/2026 Meeting Agenda June 22, 2026 City Council V …
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🗳️ How they voted (6 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang absent
CONSENT CALENDAR: (Includes approval of minutes, adoption of routine resolutions, and items of business requiring Council action) — approved the Consent Calendar
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang absent
26-120 — approved on Public Hearing
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang absent
26-234 — approved
6 yea · 2 abstain · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke abstain · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka abstain · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang absent
26-238 — adopted
6 yea · 2 abstain · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke abstain · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka abstain · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang absent
26-214 — introduced on first reading
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang absent
Mon Jun 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

Urb Renewal Agency adopts FY2027 budget, OKs $520k for convention center marketing

The Urban Renewal Agency will vote to adopt its Fiscal Year 2027 budget, a required step before July 1. They will also consider reappointments to the West Salem Redevelopment Advisory Board and authorize a $520,000 marketing addendum for the Salem Convention Center using transient occupancy tax revenues.

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HE CONSIDERATION AS THE INVESTORS PARTICIPATE THEY MUST VENICE. GOOD EVENING I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE SALEM HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SALEM FOR JUNE 22ND, 2026. >> WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER TEIGEN PRESENT COMMISSIONER MATHEWS HERE VICE CHAIR GWEN HERE COMMISSIONER BROWN PRESENT COMMISSIONER VANG ABSENCE COMMISSIONER NORDIC HEAR COMMISSIONER VARNEY HERE CHAIR NISHIOKA I'M HERE. >> THANK YOU WILL EVERYONE PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO VICE CHAIR GWEN WE HAVE AN ADDITION. SO IF YOU WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADDITION. THAT'S FROM COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS. >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE ADDITIONS TO OUR AGENDA WHICH IS FIVE EIGHT SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE? >> RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADDITIONS ADDITION COMMISSIONER BROWN I COMMISSIONER VANG ABSENT COMMISSIONER ANDOR LIKE COMMISSIONER VARNEY I COMMISSIONER TEIGEN I COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS I VICE CHAIR GWEN I CHAIR NISHIOKA I THANK YOU THE MOTION PASSES WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP AND EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN YOU STEP UP TO THE PODIUM YOU'LL PRESS THE BAR AND SEE THE GREEN LIGHT COME ON. >> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO ASK THEM KNOW ABOUT AND YOU WILL PROVIDE YOUR NAME ADDRESS OR WARD THAT YOU LIVE IN. SO THE TWO PEOPLE WE HAVE FOR THE SALEM HOUSING AUTHORITY FIRST IS JONAS CERVANTES AND KYLE. I THINK IT'S DURKEE . IS THIS OKAY? EVERYONE CAN OH IT'S PRONOUNCED O …
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Urban Renewal Agency CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PMMonday, June 22, 2026 This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]. If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements, ceremonial presentations, and reports from boards, commissions, or committees) Call to Order Roll Call 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 2. PUBLIC COMMENT 3. CONSENT CALENDAR: (Includes approval of minutes, adoption of routine resolutions, and items of business requiring Board action) 3.1 MINUTES: June 8, 2026, Draft Urban Renewal Agency Minutes26-2403.1a. 06-08-26 Draft URA Minutes.pdfAttachments: 3.2 RESOLUTIONS: Adoption of the fiscal ye …
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🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
CONSENT CALENDAR: — approved the Consent Calendar
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Paul Tigan yea · Shane Matthews yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang absent
26-152 — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Paul Tigan yea · Shane Matthews yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang absent
Mon Jun 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Housing Authority of the City of Salem

Commission to evaluate Salem First Keys Fund as alternative to property disposition

The Housing Authority Commission will hear a motion to evaluate the Salem First Keys Fund as an alternative to below-market disposition of SHA properties. No action is anticipated at this meeting; the item is placed for commissioner awareness only. The meeting also includes approval of prior minutes and a program management report for June 2026.

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Housing Authority of the City of Salem Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PMMonday, June 22, 2026 This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]. If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements) Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 2. PUBLIC COMMENT 3. CONSENT CALENDAR: 3.1 MINUTES: May 26, 2026, Draft Salem Housing Authority Minutes26-2183.1a. 05-26-26 Draft SHA Minutes.pdfAttachments: 3.2 ACTION ITEMS: 3.3 RESOLUTIONS: 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS Page 1 CITY OF SALEM Printed on 6/22/2026 Meeting Agenda June 22, 2026Housing Authority of the City of Salem 5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS: (Items deferred from th …
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🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA — approved
7 yea · 1 absent
Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Paul Tigan yea · Vanessa Nordyke yea · Mai Vang absent · Shane Matthews yea
CONSENT CALENDAR: — approved the Consent Calendar
7 yea · 1 absent
Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Paul Tigan yea · Vanessa Nordyke yea · Mai Vang absent · Shane Matthews yea
Mon Jun 15, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

Salem City Council to discuss fire department reorganization

At this work session, the City Council will receive an update on organizational initiatives within the Salem Fire Department. The meeting is informational only, with no votes expected. Two closed executive sessions on pending litigation are scheduled beforehand.

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✓ Decided: Salem Council receives fire update, no decisions made

The City Council held a work session receiving an update from the Salem Fire Department on organizational initiatives. No votes on policy or spending were taken; the only action was receiving and filing the information report.

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. I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO DO I HAVE THE ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE SALEM CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FOR MONDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2026. >> WILL THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCILOR TEGAN. COUNCILOR NISHIOKA I'M HERE. COUNCILOR MATTHEWS THERE. COUNCILOR GWEN HERE. COUNCILOR BROWN. PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR BEING HERE. COUNCILOR NORDIC HERE. COUNCILOR BERNIE HERE. MAYOR JULIE HOY HERE WE ARE. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL AND ALL RIGHT, COUNCILOR NISHIOKA, DO WE HAVE APPROVAL FOR THIS SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT? >> YES. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY NISHIOKA AND A SECOND BY GOUIN COUNCILOR TO THE MOTION SO WE WILL BE HEARING. THIS IS A WORK SESSION AND WE'LL BE HEARING FROM CHIEF GEAR BOTH SO I THINK WE'RE READY TO HEAR THAT. >> AWESOME. AND WE'LL CALL THE ROLL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL. YEAH, WITH THE RECORDER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCILOR NISHIOKA I. COUNCILOR MATTHEWS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR GWEN I. COUNCILOR BROWN, I. COUNCILOR RING COUNCIL NORDIC. COUNCILOR VARNEY I. COUNCILOR TEIGEN AND MAYOR JULIE HOY. HI. >> ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TONIGHT? WE DO. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION WAS ADDED TO THE AGENDA SO I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PRESENTATION ADDITIONS. >> SECON …
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City Council CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PMMonday, June 15, 2026 City Council Work Session - Salem Fire Department Organizational Initiatives Update This meeting is being conducted in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in-person in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or watch the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected] EXECUTIVE SESSIONS: City Council 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Salem Public Library, Plaza Room Current/Pending Litigation - ORS 192.660(2)(h) City Council 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Salem Public Library, Plaza Room Current/Pending Litigation - ORS 192.660(2)(h) 1. OPENING EXERCISES: Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA 1.2 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 2. Work Session Discussion: Salem Fire Department Organizational Initiatives Update 26-2302.a. Page 1 CITY OF SALEM Printed on 6/15/2026 Meeting Agenda June 15, 2026City Council Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods Result Area(s): Safe and Healthy Community Information Only. Recomme …
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🗳️ How they voted (4 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to approve the special meeting agenda. Councilor Gwyn seconded the motion. Comments by Councilor Nishioka. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:
8 yea · 1 absent
Nordyke yea · Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Matthews yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Tigan absent
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to approve the addition of the presentation. Councilor Gwyn seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:
8 yea · 1 absent
Nordyke yea · Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Matthews yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Tigan absent
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan absent · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan absent · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
Mon Jun 8, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

Council to adopt FY 2027 budget and fee schedule

The Salem City Council will hold public hearings on the FY 2027 budget and state revenue sharing funds, then adopt the budget and a new fee schedule. They will also approve legislative priorities for the 2027 session. Several land use decisions are reported for information.

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✓ Decided: Council directs staff to prepare FY2027 budget with amendments (8-0)

Council approved the FY2027 fee schedule and elected to receive state revenue sharing funds. Legislative priorities for the 2027 session were approved with an amendment tightening immigration enforcement language. Council directed staff to return June 22 with a resolution to adopt the amended FY2027 budget.

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Like to call to order this meeting of the urban renewal agency for the city of Salem from Monday, June 8th, 2026. Will the recorder please call the roll? >> Board member Taigan. Absent. Board member Nishioka. >> Here. >> Board member Matthews. >> Board member Gwinn. >> Here. >> Board member Brown. >> Present. >> Board member Vang. >> Here. >> Board member Nordyke. Absent. Board member Varney. >> Here. >> Chair Julie Hoy. All right, will you please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance? All right, Chair Nishioka, do we have any additions or deletions to the agenda? >> We do not. >> Thank you very much. We do have one person signed up for public comment. Carla Carla Sally Alvarez. Please come forward um to the podium, push that button till the green light comes on, and announce your name, your ward, or your address for the record. >> Good evening. My name is Carla Silly Alvarez, and I am a native Oregonian. Um I went to Portland State University, but I spent last 24 years of my life in Texas and in the Houston area where I started and launched um several community-wide events and really learned a lot about community building. Coming back to here to Salem specifically, it's been a little bit of a shock to me because this is the seat of governments in the state of Oregon, but I see a real fragmentation in communication. I think that the services and events are here, but nobody knows about them. I realize that that part of that is because the Gannett company has basically …
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City Council CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PM Monday, June 8, 2026 This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]. If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council EXECUTIVE SESSION City Council 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Salem Public Library, Plaza Room Records Exempt- ORS 192.660(2)(f) 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements, proclamations, ceremonial presentations, and Council comment) Call to Order Roll Call 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 1.2 COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER COMMENT 1.3 PROCLAMATIONS Proclamation - Make Music Day 2026 Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors 26-220 1.3a. Page 1 CITY OF SALEM Printed on 6/8/2026 Meeting Agenda …
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🗳️ How they voted (10 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to approve the consent calendar with the pull of item 3.3a by Councilor Matthews. Councilor Gwyn seconded the motion. Comments by Councilor Nishioka. The motion CARRIED…
8 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Matthews yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Nordyke absent
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to adopt Resolution No. 2026-19 electing to receive a share of certain revenues from the State of Oregon General Fund. Councilor Matthews seconded the motion. The motion…
8 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Matthews yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Nordyke absent
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to direct staff to return to City Council on June 22, 2026, with a resolution to adopt the Budget Committee approved FY 2027 City of Salem Budget with amendments…
8 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Matthews yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Nordyke absent
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to adopt Resolution No. 2026-18, setting fees and charges for the City of Salem as set forth in Exhibit A to Resolution No. 2026-18. Councilor Gwyn seconded the motion…
8 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Matthews yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Nordyke absent
motion by Councilor Matthews to approve legislative priorities and policy statements to guide the City of Salem’s advocacy work through the 2027 legislative session, with the following minor…
8 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Matthews yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Nordyke absent
CONSENT CALENDAR: (Includes approval of minutes, adoption of routine resolutions, and items of business requiring Council action) — approved the Consent Calendar
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
26-204 — approved on Public Hearing
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
26-212 — approved on Public Hearing
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
26-184 — adopted
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
26-207 — approved as amended
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews yea · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
Mon Jun 8, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

Public hearing on FY 2027 urban renewal budget

The Urban Renewal Agency will hold a public hearing on the FY 2027 budget recommended by the Budget Committee. The Board may amend the budget within limits but cannot increase total property tax levies. A motion to consider expanding the Salem Convention Center is also on the agenda. The consent calendar includes approval of minutes from previous meetings.

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✓ Decided: Directs staff to bring FY2027 budget for adoption

The Urban Renewal Agency approved the consent calendar including minutes from previous meetings. After a public hearing, the board directed staff to return with a resolution to adopt the FY2027 budget on June 22. Additionally, the board directed staff to update an economic impact analysis for a proposed expansion of the Salem Convention Center.

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Like to call to order this meeting of the urban renewal agency for the city of Salem from Monday, June 8th, 2026. Will the recorder please call the roll? >> Board member Taigan. Absent. Board member Nishioka. >> Here. >> Board member Matthews. >> Board member Gwinn. >> Here. >> Board member Brown. >> Present. >> Board member Vang. >> Here. >> Board member Nordyke. Absent. Board member Varney. >> Here. >> Chair Julie Hoy. All right, will you please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance? All right, Chair Nishioka, do we have any additions or deletions to the agenda? >> We do not. >> Thank you very much. We do have one person signed up for public comment. Carla Carla Sally Alvarez. Please come forward um to the podium, push that button till the green light comes on, and announce your name, your ward, or your address for the record. >> Good evening. My name is Carla Silly Alvarez, and I am a native Oregonian. Um I went to Portland State University, but I spent last 24 years of my life in Texas and in the Houston area where I started and launched um several community-wide events and really learned a lot about community building. Coming back to here to Salem specifically, it's been a little bit of a shock to me because this is the seat of governments in the state of Oregon, but I see a real fragmentation in communication. I think that the services and events are here, but nobody knows about them. I realize that that part of that is because the Gannett company has basically …
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Urban Renewal Agency CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PMMonday, June 8, 2026 This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]. If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements, ceremonial presentations, and reports from boards, commissions, or committees) Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 2. PUBLIC COMMENT 3. CONSENT CALENDAR: (Includes approval of minutes, adoption of routine resolutions, and items of business requiring Board action) 3.1 MINUTES: May 11, 2026, Draft Urban Renewal Agency Minutes26-1973.1a. 05-11-26 Draft URA Minutes.pdfAttachments: May 18, 2026, Draft Ur …
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🗳️ How they voted (6 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion by Board Member Nishioka to approve the consent calendar. Board Member Gwyn seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:
8 yea
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Tigan yea · Matthews yea · Brown yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea
Motion by Board Member Nishioka to direct staff to return on June 22, 2026, with a resolution to adopt the Budget Committee approved FY 2027 Urban Renewal Agency Budget. Board Member Matthews…
8 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Tigan yea · Matthews yea · Brown yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Nordyke absent
Motion by Chair Julie Hoy that the Urban Renewal Agency Board direct staff to update the 2019 Economic Impact Analysis of a proposed expansion of the Salem Convention Center and Salem Convention…
8 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Tigan yea · Matthews yea · Brown yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Nordyke absent
CONSENT CALENDAR: — approved the Consent Calendar
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Paul Tigan yea · Shane Matthews yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
26-211 — approved on Public Hearing
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Paul Tigan yea · Shane Matthews yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
26-223 — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Paul Tigan yea · Shane Matthews yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
Tue May 26, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

Council to vote on 10-year tax break for 49-unit Salem apartment

The City Council will decide on a 10-year property tax exemption for a 49-unit apartment development at 590 Willow St NE. They will also hold a public hearing on the PY26 HUD action plan for over $2.1 million in federal grants and consider rule changes including a weapons ban and metal detectors at meetings.

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✓ Decided: Council approves 10-year tax exemption for 49-unit apartment development (7-2)

The City Council approved a 10-year property tax exemption under the Multiple Unit Housing Tax Incentive Program for a 49-unit apartment development at 590 Willow Street NE, with a 7-2 vote. Council also referred proposed rule changes to staff for review and directed staff to develop a policy prohibiting weapons at council meetings and implementing metal detectors. Several routine items were approved on the consent calendar, including the Marine Drive NW project property acquisition and the PY26 Annual Action Plan for HUD funds.

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I'm calling to order the Housing Authority of the City of Salem for Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Will the recorder please call the role? >> Commissioner Tyen, present. >> Commissioner Matthews, >> here. >> Vice Chair Gwyn, >> Commissioner Brown, >> present. >> Commissioner Vang, >> here. Commissioner Nordike >> here. >> Commissioner Vanney >> Chair Nishioa, >> I'm here. Thank you. >> Will everyone rise uh for the pledge of the >> algsis andice for all. All right. Good evening everyone. Uh, vice chair, do we have any additions or deletions? >> Not that I'm aware of. No. Thank you. Do we have any public comment? We don't have any sheets up here. >> Dan has right here. I have is the electronic sheets and >> so we don't seem to have the >> Oh, never mind. He found the >> N >> No, no comments for No public comments. Great. Thank you. We don't have any public comments for the housing authority. Um so, vice chair, do you have a motion for the consent calendar? I move approval of the >> second. >> It's been moved by Vice Chair Gwyn and seconded by Commissioner uh Matthews. Does anyone have any questions? Will the recorder Oh, to your motion. Yay. I got it right today. [laughter] Our consent calendar this evening consists of um item 3.1A, which is our May 11, 2026 draft Salem Housing Authority minutes, and item 3.3A, which is to adopt resolution number 2324 authorizing the Sale Salem Housing Authority to submit a section 18 disposition application to HUD to dispose of a vacant parcel locate …
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City Council CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PM Tuesday, May 26, 2026 This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]. If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council EXECUTIVE SESSION City Council 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Salem Public Library, Plaza Room Records Exempt- ORS 192.660(2)(f) 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements, proclamations, ceremonial presentations, and Council comment) Call to Order Roll Call 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 1.2 COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER COMMENT 1.3 PROCLAMATIONS Proclamation - Older Americans Month 2026 Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors 26-198 1.3a. Page 1 CITY OF SALEM Printed on 5/26/2026 Meetin …
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🗳️ How they voted — 2 divided votes
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
motion to adopt Resolution No. 2026-17 CARRIED by the following vote:
7 yea · 2 nay
Nordyke yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Varney nay · Matthews nay
26-188 — adopted
7 yea · 2 nay
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney nay · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews nay · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
The other 7 items passed by unanimous or near-unanimous consent.
🏢 Building at this address: 5 m tall
Tue May 26, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Housing Authority of the City of Salem

Board to vote on HUD disposition of floodway parcel and approve annual housing plans

The Housing Authority will hold a public hearing and vote to adopt the Annual PHA Plan, Capital Fund Plan, and Moving to Work Supplement. They will also consider authorizing submission of a HUD Section 18 disposition application for a 1.473-acre floodway parcel at Glen Creek Village Apartments. A monthly program management report will be presented for information.

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✓ Decided: Housing Authority approves annual PHA plan and Moving to Work supplement

The Housing Authority of the City of Salem approved Resolution No. 2323, adopting the Annual PHA Plan, Capital Fund Plan, and Moving to Work Supplement. The vote was 8-0. The consent calendar was also approved, including authorization to submit a HUD Section 18 disposition application for the Glen Creek floodway parcel.

Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
📹 From the video
Auto-transcribed from the official meeting video (speech-to-text — may contain errors).
I'm calling to order the Housing Authority of the City of Salem for Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Will the recorder please call the role? >> Commissioner Tyen, present. >> Commissioner Matthews, >> here. >> Vice Chair Gwyn, >> Commissioner Brown, >> present. >> Commissioner Vang, >> here. Commissioner Nordike >> here. >> Commissioner Vanney >> Chair Nishioa, >> I'm here. Thank you. >> Will everyone rise uh for the pledge of the >> algsis andice for all. All right. Good evening everyone. Uh, vice chair, do we have any additions or deletions? >> Not that I'm aware of. No. Thank you. Do we have any public comment? We don't have any sheets up here. >> Dan has right here. I have is the electronic sheets and >> so we don't seem to have the >> Oh, never mind. He found the >> N >> No, no comments for No public comments. Great. Thank you. We don't have any public comments for the housing authority. Um so, vice chair, do you have a motion for the consent calendar? I move approval of the >> second. >> It's been moved by Vice Chair Gwyn and seconded by Commissioner uh Matthews. Does anyone have any questions? Will the recorder Oh, to your motion. Yay. I got it right today. [laughter] Our consent calendar this evening consists of um item 3.1A, which is our May 11, 2026 draft Salem Housing Authority minutes, and item 3.3A, which is to adopt resolution number 2324 authorizing the Sale Salem Housing Authority to submit a section 18 disposition application to HUD to dispose of a vacant parcel locate …
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Housing Authority of the City of Salem Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PMTuesday, May 26, 2026 This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]. If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements) Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 2. PUBLIC COMMENT 3. CONSENT CALENDAR: 3.1 MINUTES: May 11, 2026, Draft Salem Housing Authority Minutes26-1963.1a. 05-11-26 Draft SHA Minutes.pdfAttachments: 3.2 ACTION ITEMS: 3.3 RESOLUTIONS: Glen Creek Floodway Parcel Disposition - Authorization to submit HUD Section 18 Disposition Application - Land Only 26-973.3a. Page 1 CITY OF SALEM Printed on 5/21/2026 Meeting Agend …
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🗳️ How they voted (4 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion by Vice Chair Gwyn to approve the consent calendar. Commissioner Matthews seconded the motion. Comments by Vice Chair Gwyn. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:
8 yea
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Tigan yea · Nordyke yea · Vang yea · Matthews yea
Motion by Vice Chair Gwyn to adopt Resolution No. 2323, approving the Salem Housing Authority Annual PHA Plan, Capital Fund Plan, and Moving to Work Supplement to the PHA Plan. Commissioner Tigan…
8 yea
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Tigan yea · Nordyke yea · Vang yea · Matthews yea
CONSENT CALENDAR: — approved the Consent Calendar
8 yea
Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Paul Tigan yea · Vanessa Nordyke yea · Mai Vang yea · Shane Matthews yea
26-93 — adopted
8 yea
Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Paul Tigan yea · Vanessa Nordyke yea · Mai Vang yea · Shane Matthews yea
Mon May 18, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Urban Renewal Agency

Urban Renewal Agency gets update on new North Waterfront district

The Urban Renewal Agency will receive an update on the proposed North Waterfront Urban Renewal Area north of the Riverfront Downtown URA. Staff began the creation process in 2024, and this work session is for the Agency to provide feedback on direction and next steps. No formal decisions will be made.

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✓ Decided: Received North Waterfront URA update as information only

The Urban Renewal Agency held a work session to receive an update on the North Waterfront Urban Renewal Area. Presentations covered the strategic plan, financial overview, and project details. The information report was received and filed; no substantive decisions were made.

Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
📹 From the video
Auto-transcribed from the official meeting video (speech-to-text — may contain errors).
Okay, good evening everyone. I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Urban Renewal Agency. This is a work session for Monday, May 18th, 2026. Will the recorder please call the roll? Board member Teague and Present. Board member Nishioka Here. Board member Matthews Here. Board member Gwinn Here. Board member Brown Present. Board member Vang Here. Board member Nordyke Board member Varney Here. Chair Julie Hoye Thank you. All right, will you please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. of the United States of America. To the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Right, Counselor Nishioka, do we have any additions or deletions to the agenda? Oh, we need approval, sorry, first of the special meeting agenda. Go right ahead. >> No worries. I move for approval of the special meeting agenda. Second. Motion and a second by Matthews. >> [snorts] >> Counselor to your motion? Uh we are all here for a work session and that is the special meeting. All right, any discussion? Will the recorder please call the roll? What are we waiting for? Oh. Board member Teague. Aye. Board member Nishioka. Aye. Board member Matthews. Aye. Board member Quinn. Aye. Board member Brown. Aye. Board member Vang. Aye. Board member Nordyke. Board member Varney. Board member Hoy. Motion passes. Um Councillor Nishioka, do we have any additions or deletions? We do not. Thank you. >> [snorts] >> Actually, we do have an addition. It's the presen …
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Urban Renewal Agency CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PMMonday, May 18, 2026 Urban Renewal Agency Work Session - North Waterfront URA Update This meeting is being conducted in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in-person in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or watch the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected] 1. OPENING EXERCISES: Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA 1.2 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 2. DISCUSSION: North Waterfront Urban Renewal Area Update North Waterfront Urban Renewal Area Update Ward(s): Ward 1, 5 Councilor(s): Board Members - Tigan and Brown Neighborhood(s): Grant and Highland Result Area(s): Safe, Reliable and Efficient Infrastructure; Strong and Diverse Economy; Welcoming and Livable Community. 26-1772.a. Information Only Recommendation: Summary: Page 1 CITY OF SALEM Printed on 5/14/2026 Meeting Agenda May 18, 2026Urban Renewal Agency In 2024, the Urban Renewal Agency directed staff to start the process to create a new North Waterfront Urban Renewal Area (U …
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🗳️ How they voted (4 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion by Board Member Nishioka to approve the Special Meeting Agenda. The motion was seconded by Board Member Matthews. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:
8 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Tigan yea · Matthews yea · Brown yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Nordyke absent
Motion by Board Member Nishioka to approve the additions to the agenda. The motion was seconded by Board Member Matthews. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:
8 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Tigan yea · Matthews yea · Brown yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Nordyke absent
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Paul Tigan yea · Shane Matthews yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke absent · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Paul Tigan yea · Shane Matthews yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
Mon May 11, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Housing Authority of the City of Salem

Authority to accept $325,500 grant for Redwood Crossings supportive housing

The Housing Authority will consider authorizing a grant agreement with the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department for $325,500 from the Permanent Supportive Housing Risk Mitigation Pool to cover operational costs at Redwood Crossings. The meeting also includes approval of prior minutes and general public comment.

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✓ Decided: Authorized grant for supportive housing at Redwood Crossings

The Housing Authority approved a consent calendar that included authorizing the Director of Housing to enter into a grant agreement with the State of Oregon's Housing and Community Services Department for a Permanent Supportive Housing Risk Mitigation Pool for Redwood Crossings. The consent calendar was approved unanimously (7-0).

Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
📹 From the video
Auto-transcribed from the official meeting video (speech-to-text — may contain errors).
Good evening, everyone. I'm calling to order the Housing Authority of the City of Salem for Monday, May May 11th, 2026. Will the recorder please call the roll? >> Commissioner Tycer. >> Present. >> Commissioner Matthews, absent. Vice Chair Gwinn. >> Here. >> Commissioner Brown. >> Present. >> Commissioner Vang. >> Here. >> Commissioner Nordyke. >> Commissioner Varney. >> Here. >> Chair Nishioka. Thank you, everyone. I see some faces that don't generally attend, so I'll just explain that we have three meetings tonight. We're having the Salem Housing Authority meeting, then when that one's over with, we'll have the Urban Renewal Agency meeting, and then we'll have the City Council meeting. Sometimes it gets confusing if you're not in the audience when we have a series of three. Um will everyone please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance? Vice Chair, do we have any additions or deletions? There are none. Thank you. Um we do have public comment. Um we have Mark Wig. If you would like to come up and provide us with your name and your ward or address, and your 3 minutes for testimony. >> Thank you. Mark Wig, Ward two. And I'm here This is the message tonight, and it is only you can prevent wildfires. And you know, you guys too. But um uh if um homeless camps are the greatest fire danger in the city. You can check with your fire chief about that, but that is our greatest fire danger. And if you recall back in uh 2020 when the world was on fire or Willamette Valley was on fire um uh we …
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Housing Authority of the City of Salem Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PMMonday, May 11, 2026 This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]. If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements) Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 2. PUBLIC COMMENT 3. CONSENT CALENDAR: 3.1 MINUTES: April 27, 2026, Draft Salem Housing Authority Minutes26-1803.1a. 04-27-26 Draft SHA Minutes.pdfAttachments: 3.2 ACTION ITEMS: Grant Agreement for Permanent Supportive Housing Risk Mitigation Pool for Redwood Crossings Ward(s): All Wards 26-1563.2a. Page 1 CITY OF SALEM Printed on 5/6/2026 Meeting Agenda May 11, 2026Housin …
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🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion by Vice Chair Gwyn to approve the consent calendar. Commissioner Tigan seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:
7 yea · 1 absent
Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Tigan yea · Nordyke yea · Vang yea · Matthews absent
CONSENT CALENDAR: — approved
7 yea · 1 absent
Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Paul Tigan yea · Vanessa Nordyke yea · Mai Vang yea · Shane Matthews absent
Mon May 11, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

Council to adopt 2026-2031 Strategic Plan

Council will consider adopting the 2026-2031 Strategic Plan, hear updates on housing production and permitting, and vote on using $1.5M in bond premium for Civic Center electrical upgrades. A second reading of an ordinance to annex 18.91 acres for multi-family housing at Walker and Sunnyview Roads is also on the agenda.

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✓ Decided: Council adopts 2026-2031 Strategic Plan (8-0)

The Salem City Council approved the consent calendar, including a grant application for Northgate Park improvements. It authorized $1.5 million in bond premium for electrical upgrades at the Civic Center seismic retrofit project. The council also adopted the 2026-2031 Strategic Plan and passed an annexation with comprehensive plan and zone changes for 18.91 acres at Walker and Sunnyview Roads.

Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
📹 From the video
Auto-transcribed from the official meeting video (speech-to-text — may contain errors).
Good evening, everyone. I'm calling to order the Housing Authority of the City of Salem for Monday, May May 11th, 2026. Will the recorder please call the roll? >> Commissioner Tycer. >> Present. >> Commissioner Matthews, absent. Vice Chair Gwinn. >> Here. >> Commissioner Brown. >> Present. >> Commissioner Vang. >> Here. >> Commissioner Nordyke. >> Commissioner Varney. >> Here. >> Chair Nishioka. Thank you, everyone. I see some faces that don't generally attend, so I'll just explain that we have three meetings tonight. We're having the Salem Housing Authority meeting, then when that one's over with, we'll have the Urban Renewal Agency meeting, and then we'll have the City Council meeting. Sometimes it gets confusing if you're not in the audience when we have a series of three. Um will everyone please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance? Vice Chair, do we have any additions or deletions? There are none. Thank you. Um we do have public comment. Um we have Mark Wig. If you would like to come up and provide us with your name and your ward or address, and your 3 minutes for testimony. >> Thank you. Mark Wig, Ward two. And I'm here This is the message tonight, and it is only you can prevent wildfires. And you know, you guys too. But um uh if um homeless camps are the greatest fire danger in the city. You can check with your fire chief about that, but that is our greatest fire danger. And if you recall back in uh 2020 when the world was on fire or Willamette Valley was on fire um uh we …
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City Council CITY OF SALEM Meeting Agenda 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301 Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library 6:00 PM Monday, May 11, 2026 This meeting is being conducted both in-person and remotely and allows remote attendance by the governing body, when requested. Interested persons may attend the meeting in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library or view the meeting in real-time on the City of Salem YouTube Channel, thanks to a partnership with CC:Media. Comcast Cable subscribers can watch on CC:Media Channel 21. Please submit comments on agenda items by 5:00 p.m., or earlier, on the day of the meeting at [email protected]. If attending the meeting remotely, public comment and testimony may be provided during the meeting via Zoom. Remote attendees must pre-register between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting using this link: https://www.cityofsalem.net/comment-at-council EXECUTIVE SESSION None. 1. OPENING EXERCISES: (Includes call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance, announcements, proclamations, ceremonial presentations, and Council comment) Call to Order Roll Call 1.1 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA 1.2 COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER COMMENT 1.3 PROCLAMATIONS Proclamation - Public Works Week 2026 Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods 26-171 1.3a. Information Only. Recommendation: Page 1 CITY OF SALEM Printed on 5/6/2026 Meeting Agenda May 11, 2026 City Council …
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🗳️ How they voted (10 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to approve the addition to the agenda. Councilor Gwyn seconded the motion. Comments by Councilor Nishioka. The revision pertained to Item 1.3a; the name of the attachment…
8 yea · 1 absent
Nordyke yea · Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Matthews absent
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to approve the consent calendar. Councilor Gwyn seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:
7 yea · 1 absent
Nordyke yea · Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Matthews absent
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to approve the use of $1.5M in bond premium to pay for electrical upgrade improvements for the Civic Center Seismic project. Councilor Gwyn seconded the motion. The…
8 yea · 1 absent
Nordyke yea · Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Matthews absent
Motion by Councilor Nishioka to adopt the 2026-2031 City of Salem Strategic Plan. Councilor Brown seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:
8 yea · 1 absent
Nordyke yea · Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Matthews absent
Ordinance Bill No. 6-26, approving the annexation of territory located at 2170 Walker Road NE and 4893 Sunnyview Road NE, changing the zoning and comprehensive plan designations, and withdrawal of…
8 yea · 1 absent
Nordyke yea · Varney yea · Nishioka yea · Gwyn yea · Brown yea · Tigan yea · Hoy yea · Vang yea · Matthews absent
APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews absent · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
CONSENT CALENDAR: (Includes approval of minutes, adoption of routine resolutions, and items of business requiring Council action) — approved the Consent Calendar
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews absent · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
26-176 — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews absent · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
26-153 — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews absent · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea
26-174 — approved
8 yea · 1 absent
Vanessa Nordyke yea · Micki Varney yea · Linda Nishioka yea · Deanna Gwyn yea · Irvin M. Brown yea · Shane Matthews absent · Paul Tigan yea · Julie Hoy yea · Mai Vang yea

Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 362 on record. See the yearly meeting archives below for the full history.

🏗️ Building permits (latest 25)
Recent records pulled from the city's own open-data portal. Beta — dates/values as published by the source.
IssuedAddressTypeValue
Wed Jul 15, 2026285 CULVER LN SSingle Family
Wed Jul 15, 2026596 WELCOME WY SESingle Family
Wed Jul 15, 20261313 MILL ST SECommercial
Wed Jul 15, 2026875 OAK ST SECommercial
Wed Jul 15, 2026122 HRUBETZ RD SECommercial
Tue Jul 14, 2026754 CREEKSIDE DR SESingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 20264363 LOG DR NESingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 20264735 18TH PL SSingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 20261328 HILLENDALE DR SESingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 20264090 MILTON ST NESingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 20266623 SYMONE CT SESingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 20265192 SUNNYSIDE RD SESingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 20262372 WESTFARTHING WY NWSingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 20262663 SOAPSTONE AV SESingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 20263650 STATE STSingle Family
Tue Jul 14, 2026298 PATTERSON ST NW STE 100Commercial
Tue Jul 14, 20265121 SKYLINE VILLAGE LP SWireless Installation
Mon Jul 13, 20264700 DENALI ST SESingle Family
Mon Jul 13, 20265460 LUNAR ST NEMulti Family
Mon Jul 13, 20265476 LUNAR ST NEMulti Family
Mon Jul 13, 20265468 LUNAR ST NEMulti Family
Mon Jul 13, 20265464 LUNAR ST NEMulti Family
Fri Jul 10, 20266617 SYMONE CT SE UNIT AAccessory Dwelling Unit
Fri Jul 10, 20266617 SYMONE CT SESingle Family
Fri Jul 10, 20262752 SUMMER ST SESingle Family

Source: Building permits

💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$29.1MSTATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Department of Defense · WILLAMETTE HATCHERY/DEXTER HATCHERY
$15.3MSTATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Department of Defense · COLE M. RIVERS HATCHERY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES
$14.2MHP CIVIL INC
Department of Transportation · OR FLAP DOT CRGNSA 100(8), MULTNOMAH FALLS VIADUCTS REPAIR: THIS 2.6-M
$13.2MSTATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Department of Defense · BONNEVILLE HATCHERY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES
$10.0MDSL BUILDERS LLC
Department of Agriculture · USFS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING DESCHUTES NATIONA
$8.8MDSL BUILDERS LLC
Department of Agriculture · UMPQUA NF OFFICE BUILDING
$8.2MSTATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Department of Defense · WILLAMETTE VALLEY PROJECT OPERATIONS AND FISH FACILITIES
$8.2MDSL BUILDERS LLC
Department of the Interior · GAOA - DESIGN BUILD OF NEW VISITORS CENTER AND HEADQUARTERS BUILDING A
$7.1MDSL BUILDERS LLC
Department of Agriculture · GAOA MULTNOMAH FALLS LODGE REHABILITATION
$5.8MHP CIVIL INC
Department of Transportation · CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR PROJECT OR DOT 18(2), OR58 FIX-IT CORRIDOR C

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Marion County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-604 people (+$7.2M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)7 ({"Flood": 4, "Fire": 4, "Severe Storm": 3, "Biological": 2, · last Thu Aug 24, 2023)
Traffic fatalities21 (9 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments9,176 (117,012 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,543/mo (2,077 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy24.2% (low numeracy 33% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

21,783
Recorded votes
$497.0M
Annual budget
$892.8M
Debt outstanding
778
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$497.0M
Spending$492.5M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.

Debt load HIGH

Outstanding debt$892.8M
Debt-to-revenue1.80×
Debt-load index79 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.431
All kids
0.398
Black kids
0.322

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