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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

February Meeting Minutes

Agenda: 1) Introduction 2) Recap Jan meeting results 3) Proposed training framework 4) Action 5) CRU

Present:  Ashley Hamilton, Facilitator; Nicole Utz with Salem Housing Authority, Kristin Retherford with Salem's Urban Development Department; Moises Ramos and Bruce Donohue with UGM; Elizabeth Schrader with United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley; Stephen Goins with Northwest Human Services;  Sarah Owens and Michael Livingston with CANDO (notably absent, anyone from law enforcement or for-profit business community).

Context: On a 5-4 vote, City Council agreed to Mayor's request to bring back sit-lie for a vote on February 24th.  Mayor believes sit-lie will clear out the people living on the sidewalks around Rite Aid and Salem Center.  Rough 2020 Point-in-Time Count is >1,000 households.

Training project

Framework
Group agreed to create a training video, 12-15 minutes, focused on skill-building, e.g., risk assessment (knowing difference between fear/discomfort vs. danger) boundary setting, customer service, and how to respond to common situations.  Possibly the group will create additional videos that go in to more depth (e.g., de-escalation techniques).  Due to capacity constraints, group decided against creating a development group.  Members who are able to work on project before the March meeting, which will focus on mapping out the video in more detail.  Goal is to begin recording in May. 

Action:
 
Content development
Risk assessment and customer service - Stephen, Michael
Boundaries - Salem Housing Authority, MWVCAA
Common situations (from CANDO's GNG) - United Way

Production planning
Direction - review other training videos, e.g. Central City Concern's - Sarah
Location - contact Christy Wood about Runaway Art - Moises
Technical - contact CCTV  - Ashley

CRU:  (Community Response United) Pilot project to last 16 months, budget still ~$500K.  United Way has begun raising funds and is in negotiations with Falk and the Salem Fire Department to contract the labor.

Meeting Schedule:

Wednesday, 5:30 to 7p, March 11, at NWHS Admin Bldg
Wednesday, 5:30 to 7p, April 8, tentatively at Ike Box