20241205153552250 Scott D. Houseman, Chair
Todd C. Rotondo
Kathleen M. Feldman C'1 i Y 0i�_ u I V E i i LN
�t O l':'`=_l) it U RECORDED
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Legal Affairs Committee Meeting Minutes
Monday, September 16, 2024, 6:30pm ���� SCP 2 5
Beverly City Hall,V Floor, 191 Cabot St,
Houseman called the meeting to order at 6:31pm.
Members present: Kathleen Feldman, Todd Rotondo, Scott Houseman
Members absent: None
Also present: Airport Manager Gabriel Hanafin, City Solicitor Stephanie Williams, Assistant City Solicitor
Beth Oldmixon, Human Rights Committee Interim Chair Mindy D'Ippolito,
Order Number Date to Description Action Taken
Committee
Proposed Amendments to City Ordinance
Section 15-37 Human Rights Committee;
#101 3/18/2024 Amendments to Modify Committee Member See below
Qualifications
Councilor St. Hilaire—A request to refer this
order to Parking and Traffic Commission for
#209 9/9/2024 an amendment to City Ordinance 270-41 Hold
regarding Prohibited parking at all times at
the area of 54 Middlebury Lane and Pete's
Park.
Richard Benevento, Parking and Traffic
Chair—Order No. 209-2024 regarding
Councilor St. Hilaire's request Amendment
#209A 919I2024 to ordinance 270-41 to prohibit parking at 54 Hold
Middlebury Lane 18' from driveway
towards Pete's Park.
City Clerk-Change of company name for Recommend the
4222 8/19/2024 existing Petroleum Storage Registration Council approve (2-0).
City Clerk-A discontinuance for Bridge
Street Automotive/MTB Enterprises 83-85
4224 8/19/2024 Bridge Street if the new application for new Hold
ownership (Order#223-2024) is approved
Approved of Leases with Multi Wing Recommend the
#231 9/9/2024 Aviation. Council approve as
amended (3-0).
Order#222—Houseman recused himself due to conflict of interest.
Rotondo, Feldman, Solicitor Williams, and Asst. Solicitor Oldmixon discussed the petroleum storage name.
Oldmixon explained the purpose of the Petroleum storage registration form used by the Clerk's office.
Meeling Miatufes—September 16,2024,page I of 2
Order#231 —Gabriel Hanafin, Airport Director, submitted the new copies of the leases to Houseman and they
discussed the order of approval for these leases would be City Council approval, next the Chair of the Airport
Commission will sign off, then submission to City Hall for the contract approval process. Assistant City
Solicitor Oldmixon mentioned another change -City Council to sign—change to reflect the order number for
approval rather than signature line. New leases become 231A
Motion to approve 23land 231A as amended with revised leases was made and seconded. A vote was taken,
and motion carried (3-0)
Order#101—Committee discussed the proposed amendments with Solicitor Williams and Human Rights
Interim Chair Mindy D'Ippolito. D'Ippolito presented a letter previously received by Committee members from
The Human Rights Committee which she explained is a point-by-point response to the proposed amendments.
D'Ippolito explained the HRC's stance on adding the DEIB director to the committee, term limits by virtue of
role as city or school employee, and an addendum defining a"break in service" for clarification purposes.
D'Ippolito mentioned that her committee is requesting to amend their definition of quorum - 1/2+1 filled seats
instead of 1/2+1. Rotondo confirms with Solicitor Williams that the committee addressed quorum during
ordinance review and at that time the council deferred the matter.
A motion to renumber order#101 to 101B was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and motion carried (3-0).
A motion to approve with strikeout of language in sentence 4 of section 1 was made and seconded. A vote was
taken, and motion carried (3-0).
A motion to reject redline change to make DEM member on committee was made and seconded. A vote was
taken, and motion carried (3-0).
A motion to reject addition in sentence 4 section I and reject striking of words "word committee" through word
"and" was made. A vote was taken, and motion carried (3-0).
A motion to approve language (6-year service I year break) was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and
motion carried (3-0),
A motion to strike language in last sentence of I" paragraph was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and
motion carried (3-0).
A motion to approve changes in paragraph 2 was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and motion carried
(3-0).
A motion to approve Section B for the purpose of committee was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and
motion carried (3-0).
A motion to approve change in Section B, grammatical change to add word anti, was made and seconded. A
vote was taken, and motion carried (3-0).
Order#224—Committee asked City Clerk to check if a discontinuance has been filed.
A motion to adjourn the Legal Affairs Committee meeting was made and seconded. A vote was taken, and
motion carried (3-0).
Meeting adjourned at 7:33pm
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