20240624 City Council Legal Affairs Committee Meeting Minutes Scott D. Houseman-Chair
Todd C. Rotondo
Kathleen M. Feldman
Legal Affairs/City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
Monday,June 24,2024,6:00pm
City Council Committee Room,3rd Floor,Beverly City Hall, 191 Cabot St.
The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm.
Members present: Todd Rotondo, Kathleen Feldman, Scott Houseman
Also present: Assistant Director of Public Services and Engineering Eric Barber and City Solicitor Stephanie
Williams
Order Date to Description Action Taken
Number Committee
Councilor Houseman-A letter regarding the
#034 1/16/2024 Subcommittee on Legal Affairs initiatives in the Hold
new term
Proposed Amendments to City Ordinance Bifurcated on
#101 3/18/2024 Section 15-37 Human Rights Committee; 5/6/24
Amendments to Modify Committee Member
Qualifications Hold
Councilor Rotondo-A request to make an Recommend
#130 4/16/2024 amendment to Ordinance Section 270-66 the Council
Downtown Beverly Parking District approve 3-0
#182 6/13/2024 Appointment-Eric Knudsen, 8 Baker Ave. to Hold
serve on the Human Rights Committee
#184 6/17/2024 Appointment-Braden Willenbrock to serve on Hold
the Human Rights Committee
Assistant Commissioner of Public Services and "!
Engineering, Eric Barber-Proposed Revisions to Recommend
#188 6/17/2024 City of Beverly Ordinance 249 "Stormwater the Council
M approve (3-0)
Management"
Recommend
Councilor Rotondo-A proposal to amend the Council
#191 6/17/2024 Ordinance 270-42A regarding parking during approve with
certain months condition listed
be 3-0
President Fl6wers-To address some possible Recommend
#194 6/17/2024 the Council
changes in our City Council rules
a rove 3-0
Discussion
Order#188
Barber presented on the proposed ordinance changes.
There was discussion on enforcement and notice regarding the changes.
Order#130
Revised language from Assistant City Solicitor Jesse Dole was reviewed.
Order#191
Rotondo summarized the proposed changes that would seasonally restrict parking during the day while still
allowing neighbors to park overnight.
The motion to recommend acceptance of the order with the expectation that a redline version be submitted to
the full Council before the final vote was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and the motion passed(3-0).
Order#194
Williams gave an overview of the history as well as a recent court decision regarding the proposed changes.
There was some discussion on the possibility of added language regarding signs.
The meeting adjourned at 7:40pm.
Beverly City Council Committee on Legal Affairs Meeting Minutes—June 24,2024 page 2 of 2