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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 3/23/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Loucks Auditorium / Salem Public Library
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video:  
Attachments: 03-23-26 Council Written Testimony 1, 03-23-26 Council Item 5.a Presentation Prevent Treat and Enforce
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26-100 11.3a.ProclamationProclamation - Child Abuse Prevention Month Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods   Not available Not available
26-104 11.3b.ProclamationProclamation recognizing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge. Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods   Not available Not available
26-112 11.3c.ProclamationProclamation recognizing April as Arbor Month. Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods   Not available Not available
26-115 11.4a.Presentations 1.4Oregon’s Tree City of the Year Award   Not available Not available
26-113 13.1a.MinutesMarch 9, 2026, Draft City Council Minutes   Not available Not available
26-118 13.1b.MinutesMarch 16, 2026, Draft City Council Work Session Minutes   Not available Not available
26-114 13.3a.Action ItemFederal Aviation Administration Grant Applications for the Salem-Willamette Valley Airport. Ward(s): Ward 2 Councilor(s): Nishioka Neighborhood(s): Southeast Mill Creek Neighborhood Association (SEMCA), Southeast Salem Neighborhood Association (SESNA) Result Area(s): Safe, Reliable and Efficient Infrastructure; Strong and Diverse Economy.   Not available Not available
26-101 14.a.Public HearingsExemption from Competitive Bidding Process and Authorization of an Alternative Contracting Method for the Franzen Reservoir Liner and Cover Replacement Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods Result Area(s): Good Governance; Safe, Reliable and Efficient Infrastructure.   Not available Not available
26-109 15.a.SOB - Matters of special importance to councilLaunching Engagement and Outreach for Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Enforcement in Salem Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods Result Area(s): Good Governance; Natural Environment Stewardship; Safe and Healthy Community; Safe, Reliable and Efficient Infrastructure; Strong and Diverse Economy; Welcoming and Livable Community.   Not available Not available
26-102 16.a.Informational ReportPurchases approved administratively from February 1, 2026 through February 28, 2026. Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods Result Area(s): Good Governance   Not available Not available
26-111 16.b.Informational ReportSalem 2025 Annual Tree Report Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods Result Area(s): Natural Environment Stewardship; Safe and Healthy Community; Welcoming and Livable Community.   Not available Not available
26-116 16.c.Informational ReportHearings Officer Decision - Conditional Use Permit to allow a short-term rental in an existing single-family dwelling located at 2494 Crestbrook Drive, NW - Approved. Conditional Use Case No. CU26-01 - Joseph Jordan - 2494 Crestbrook Drive NW Ward(s): 8 Councilor(s): Varney Neighborhood(s): West Salem   Not available Not available
26-106 17.1a.Ordinance First ReadingAnnexation of an approximate 1.94-acre territory, including a Minor Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to Multi-Family Residential and Zone Change to RM-I (Multiple Family Residential), for property located at 5524 Skyline Road S. Ward(s): Ward 7 Councilor(s): Nordyke Neighborhood(s): Sunnyslope Neighborhood Association Result Area(s): Welcoming and Livable Community   Not available Not available
26-110 17.2a.Ordinance Second ReadingProposed amendments and second reading of engrossed Ordinance Bill No. 4-26 amending SRC Chapter 38 - Tourism Promotion Area (TPA) to include short-term rentals (STRs) and accessory short-term rentals (ASTRs) under the TPA. Ward(s): All Wards Councilor(s): All Councilors Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods Result Area(s): Strong and Diverse Economy.   Not available Not available