HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/25/2025 - City Council - Minutes - Special
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
5:30 PM, Community Room, Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Boulevard
Salem, Virginia 24153
1. Call to Order
A. Roll Call
1) Renée Ferris Turk, Mayor
Salem City Council
2) Denise P. King, Chair
Planning Commission of the City of Salem, Virginia
A Joint Special Meeting/Work Session of the Council of the City of Salem, Virginia,
along with the Planning Commission of the City of Salem was held at the Salem Civic
Center, Community Room,1001 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Virginia, 24153, on June
25, 2025, at 5:30 p.m., there being present the following members of said Council , to
wit: Renée Ferris Turk, Mayor; Anne Marie Green, Vice-Mayor; Council members:
Byron Randolph Foley (absent), H. Hunter Holliday; and John Saunders; Chris
Dorsey, City Manager and Executive Secretary; H. Robert Light, Assistant City
Manager, Clerk of Council, and Deputy Executive Secretary to the Planning
Commission; and Laura Lea Harris, Deputy Clerk. Also present were Chuck Van
Allman, Director of Community Development; Will Simpson, Assistant Director of
Community Development and City Engineer; Mary Ellen Wines, Planning and Zoning
Administrator; Max Dillon, Planner; and the following members of the Planning
Commission: Denise P. King, Chair; Reid Garst, Vice-Chair; Jackson Beamer;
Nathan Routt; and Mark Henrickson. In addition, Glenn Walters, owner, TownStudio,
was present; and the following business was transacted :
Chair King and Mayor Turk called the respective meetings to order, did a Roll Call,
and reported that this date, place, and time had been set for The Planning
Commission and City Council to hold a Special Meeting/Joint Work Session.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. New Business
Joint Work Session with the Planning Commission
This meeting is an informational meeting only for the presentation and
discussion of Comprehensive Plan 2045 - Back to Salem's Future."
Glenn Walters, owner, TownStudio, presented the proposed "Comprehensive Plan
2045 - Back to Salem's Future."
Discussion was held on the proposed Comprehensive Plan between Council and the
Planning Commission. Questions they had were responded to by Mr. Walters and
City Staff.
Recommendations were made by Mr. Walker for options in moving forward with
finalizing the plan.
The next step will be for members of both the Planning Commission and City Council
to note the goals they view as most important for the City. Staff will coordinate
another meeting of both bodies to review this information and move forward with
finalization of the plan.
4. Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Turk and Chair King adjourned the respective
meetings of Salem City Council and the Planning Commission at 7:11 p.m.
Submitted by: Approved by:
H. Robert Light Renée Ferris Turk
Clerk of Council Mayor