20240729 City Council Meeting Minutes City of Beverly
Special City Council Meeting CITY OF BEVERLY
Public Meeting Minutes RUE CLERK'SANRECORDED
Monday, July 29, 2024, 6:30pm
City Council Chambers, 191 Cabot St. 20N JUI- 30 A `1: L q
Julie Flowers, City Council President, called the meeting to order at 6:33pm. City Clerk, Lisa
Kent, took attendance by roll call.
Members Present: Hannah Bowen, Kathleen Feldman, Danielle Spang, Matthew St. Hilaire,
Brendan Sweeney, Julie Flowers
Members Absent: Steven Crowley, Scott Houseman, Todd Rotondo
Spang led the pledge of allegiance.
Communications from His Honor the Mayor
Order#201-An appropriation to transfer funds from National Grid MOA related to the 115KV
electric transmission cable project in the amount of$410,000 to be deposited into the General
Fund
A motion to set the public hearing for August 19 at 7:15pm was made and seconded. A vote was
taken, and the motion carried (6-0).
Order#202-Reappointment and waiver of residency-Richard Scanlon, 107 Salem Road,
Billerica to serve on the Board of Assessors
Referred to Committee on Legal Affairs.
Order#203-Reappointment-Robert Buchsbaum, 12 Bertram Street to serve as the Conservation
Commission representative on Community Preservation Committee
Referred to Committee on Legal Affairs.
Order#204-Appointment-Nathan Seavey, 9 Kernwood Avenue to serve on the Economic and
Community Development Council
Referred to Committee on Legal Affairs.
Order#205-Appointment-Scott White, 115 Colon Street to serve on the Harbor Management
Authority
Referred to Committee on Public Services.
Order#206-Appointment-Bret Parent, 19 Somerset Avenue to serve on the Board of Registrars
of Voters
Referred to Committee on Legal Affairs.
Order#207-A request from Fire Chief O'Connor to declare a fire department vehicle as surplus
property
A motion to vote the order on the floor rather than send it to committee was made and seconded.
A vote was taken, and the motion carried (6-0).
A motion to declare the vehicle as surplus was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and the
motion carried (6-0).
A motion to donate the vehicle was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and the motion
carried (6-0).
A motion to accept the late file was made and seconded.
There was a brief discussion on the timing of the request and the late file.
A vote on the motion to accept the late file was taken and the motion carried (6-0).
Order#208-LATE FILE-A loan authorization request for$1,500,000 for repairs and
improvements to the Central Fire Station(set public hearing)
A motion to set the public hearing for August 19 at 7:45pm was made and seconded. A vote on
setting the public hearing was taken, and the motion carried (6-0).
Order 14212-Grant-A$1,000,000 grant from U.S, Department of Housing and Urban
Development-Community Project Funding to be used to construct the McPherson Teen Center
A motion to vote the order on the floor rather than send it to committee was made and seconded.
A vote was taken, and the motion carried (6-0).
A motion to approve was made and seconded.
Cahill gave a brief update on the project.
A vote on the motion to approve was taken, and the motion carried (6-0).
Communications from other City Officers and Boards
Order#209-Councilor St. Hilaire-A request to refer this order to Parking and Traffic
Commission for an amendment to City Ordinance 270-41 regarding"Prohibited parking at all
times" at the area of 54 Middlebury Lane and Pete's Park
A motion to refer to the Parking and Traffic Commission was made and seconded. A vote was
taken, and the motion carried(6-0).
Order#210-A request for the City Council to invite Mayor Cahill and Wangari Fahari to an
upcoming City Council meeting to update us on the DEI plan
A motion to vote the order on the floor rather than send it to committee was made and seconded.
A vote was taken, and the motion carried(6-0).
A motion to approve was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and the motion carried (6-0).
Order#211-Finance Director Bryant Ayles-A request on behalf of the City Harbormaster and
Airport Manager for approval to use FY2025 appropriated funds toward payments for 12 prior
year invoices totaling $5,974.15
A motion to vote the order on the floor rather than send it to committee was made and seconded.
A vote was taken, and the motion carried (6-0).
A motion to approve was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and the motion carried (6-0).
A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and the motion carried(6-0).
The meeting adjourned at 7:03pm.
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