Community Common clean up organized by SCNA with City occurred on 6/13. Update: Success with great crew of volunteers & great support by Ray of DPS. 

Next Preservation Partners to occur in June.  Erin will attend as SCNA representative.

NIAC meeting held on June 10^thvia Zoom.  Status: Dennis distributed minutes.

City Updates & Other Activities from Non-City Entities Impacting Common:

• Non-City consultant Halvorson preparing Common “Conditions” vs “Master Plan”.
• Commissioners seek input when plan delivered to City.
• Non-City consultant Davey Group doing Common tree inventory.  Status: Tree Commission & City Arborist have requested review of findings & recommendations. 
• Non-City consultant Irrigation Consulting planning to examine irrigation. Status:input needed.

National Park Services: Possibly expanding boundaries & name of current Salem Maritime Park.  Waiting for details to be shared.  No change.

Common Fence Restoration. Moving ahead with sections by Hawthorne and Washington Square East removed & being restored by DeAngelis.  Status: Overall project on track targeting 6/18 installation.  Other sections to be undertaken in 2021.

Bandstand Restoration. This project started on schedule the week of March 16th.

• Phase 1 now completed including excavation, new concrete surfaces, new drainage & landscaping as well as bulkhead enhancements.
• Protective fence to be removed & fully reopening will happen on July 1^st.
• Request for new painted plywood prior to windows install in Phase 2.
• Phase 2 if funded will occur in fall of 2021.

Common Illumination. Milo, as member of Historic Commission, in discussion with Patti (Preservation) about all aspects: lighting, lanterns & eventually lampposts.  Historic Commission to pursue involvement with non-City consultant Lumen Lighting on their study and hold public hearings on new lantern types and other decisions.  Status: unchanged.

No SmokingSigns. Per DPS, 3 signs are on order for Common and first installation will be at playground with a July target date. Status: unchanged.

Playground.  New accessible equipment now added & underlying surfaces upgraded.  Remaining issue is blacktop by BB court.  Status: Playground & BB court now open.

Maintenance:

• Crosswalk painting on all Common crosswalks requested from DPS.  Status: On list for July.
• Request for new stop sign at WSE/Andrew intersection to Councilor Madore.  Unchanged.
• Lawnmowing and irrigation system turn on well underway.
• Damaged tree removed & new tree planted by Arborist.  2 new trees planted by playground.

4th of July Reading of the Declaration of Independence cancelled. Suggestion of Facebook Live reading. Status: Lynn to discuss with Hannah Diozzi & Ellen T.

Concerts/Movies.  Concerts Status: Summer concerts put off for 2020. Milo following up on holiday concert contract.  Movies Status: Will be planned for July & possibly August.

October/Halloween. SCNA Kid Fest on the Common – virus dependent on happening. Status: Milo to contact EJ of Fiesta Shows.

Membership:

34 memberships in total which includes 9 families & 2 businesses. Update: Jane added Spire Investments & sent renewal reminders to other businesses.

Marketing.

Board in favor of offering e-commerce on our website in the form of t-shirts, etc. Milo designed SCNA t-shirts.  Status: Milo follow-up.  Interest expressed by clean-up crew.

Newsletter.

Jen did a nice job on May NL with info on Playground upgrade; Common Clean Sweep; Bandstand re-opening; 4^thof July cancellation; and a feature on Jenn – thanks!

Next meeting scheduled for July 14th at 7:30 PM hopefully in person.