2024-11-13 SRA Revised Agenda
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Salem Redevelopment Authority
REVISED
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – 6:00 pm
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Salem Redevelopment Authority will be held on Wednesday, November
13, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. via remote participation in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023.
No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but the public can listen and or view
this meeting while in progress via the remote participation platform Zoom, through any one of the following
ways:
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558760, or
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only dialing in will not have access to the direct video feed of the meeting but can follow along with
the project materials available for download at: SRA Meeting Materials.
Members of the public attending this meeting will be allowed to make comments if they wish to do so,
during the portion of the meeting designated for public comment. If you would like to make a comment,
please use the ‘Raise Hand’ feature; if you are dialing in, please press *9 to raise your hand. The Chair of the
Authority, with the assistance of City Staff, will provide all participants who have raised their hands with an
opportunity to speak.
Joint Public Meeting
with the
Transportation Commission
Roll Call
Presentation: Downtown Parking Analysis
Presentation of final analysis to include a discussion of methodology, findings, and recommendations.
Adjournment of Joint Public Meeting
Adjournment of Meeting
Christopher Dunn
Christine Madore
Grace Napolitano
Dean Rubin
Regular Meeting
Roll Call
Executive Director’s Report
Projects in the Urban Renewal Area
1. 35 Church Street: License agreement to allow certain businesses to use a portion of the parking lot for the storage
of dumpsters.
2. 252 Bridge Street: Discussion of The Exchange’s curved wall mock-up
3. 32-34 Federal Street: Final Design Review – Historic preservation, restoration, and reuse of the historic court
buildings and associated site improvements and landscaping.
4. 73 Lafayette Street and 9 Peabody Street – Final Design Review – Review of Phase 1 of the project, which consists
of the construction of a new building at the corner of Lafayette and Derby Streets with 19 age-restricted
affordable housing units and approximately 2,300 square feet of first floor commercial space and a new 5-story
building at 9 Peabody Street with 29 age restricted affordable housing units and 2,500 square feet of public space.
5. 1 Sewel Street: Schematic Design Review – Proposal to utilize approximately 5,600 square feet of exterior rooftop
space for exterior exercise opportunities and play space for the YMCA’s early learning and school-aged children.
New/Old Business
1. Redevelopment of the Historic Courthouses and the Crescent Lot: Update on Project Status
2. 2025 Meeting Schedule
3. SRA Financials
4. Other
Approval of Minutes
1. October 9, 2024
Upcoming Meetings
1. DRB: November 20
2. SRA: December 11
Adjournment
Adjournment of Meeting
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Christopher Dunn
Christine Madore
Grace Napolitano
Dean Rubin