1999-04-207:45 PM #125 A Public Hearing re Appropriation to Account Engineering Consultant
Referred to Finance and Property
Regular Meeting of Beverly City Council, APRIL 20, 1999
Call: All Councilors were present
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: Led by Councilor Murray
Acceptance of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Accept amended minutes of April 5, 1999 meeting
Appointments:
Communications from His Honor the Mayor:
#138
Honorable City Council
City Hall
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council:
For the past several years an area along Cole Street has been developed into communal gardens. The area
currently contains space for 22 individual garden plots. These plots have been used to grow vegetables under
the general direction of Patti Younger and Tom Gifford of Beverly Bootstraps.
The City has provided a water faucet near the gardens at no charge. People have paid Bootstraps a small fee
($35.00 per year) for administration.
There are some concerns on the part of a neighbor, Mr. Obear of 36 Cole Street. A letter from him is
attached. I suggest the Council take an interest in this matter. You will probably want to speak with Tom
Gifford of Bootstraps as well as Mr. Obear.
Very truly yours,
William F. ScanIon, Jr.
Mayor
Referred to Public Service and Aid
#139
Honorable City Council
City Hall
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council:
The Montserrat College of Art has indicated a willingness to transfer responsibilities for grounds care and
janitorial services to the City and in turn pay the City an annual PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) of
$15,000. Discussion of some Cost of Living Annual Escalator may be in order if this approach is pursued.
Personally, I would not be opposed to such a change.
Very truly youn,
William F. ScanIon, Jr.
' Mayor
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#140
Honorable City Council
City Hall
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council:
I respectfully request permission to speak to your Honorable Council this evening re
water and sewer rates. '
Very truly yours,
William F. ScanIon, Jr.
Mayor
Mayors remarks
Responding to claims regarding water and sewer rate overcharges, Mayor Scanlon spoke today. "Going back
in time before Proposition 2 ~ which limited real estate tax increases, essentially every community,
including Beverly, put only the most direct of costs into water and sewer rates. The balance of the costs were
contained in real estate taxes. That practice gave the homeowner a tax break because real estate taxes were
deductible while water and sewer were not.
After Proposition 2 ~A and specifically encouraged by that statute, most cities gravitated to full "stand alone"
costs for water and sewer as if these were provided by a separate utility company. When I say stand alone
the idea is that of a separate business with its own services, its own buildings, its own rest rooms, etc.
Beverly did not follow this practice. That was the very reason that Beverly's bond rating was dropped to
junk bond status.
In a report issued on October 6, 1992, the very day Beverly's bond rating was dropped, Moody's reported:
'~llso this summer H992), a proposal to create self-supporting water
and sewer enterprise funds, which required a 46 % increase in fees
was defeated by the Board of Aldermen and a 17% increase
approved insteatt As a result, these operations continue to be
subsidized by approximately $1.9 million in property tax revenues
ann ually. '
Thus we see that in the opinion of the world-renowned experts who determine our bond rating and thus our
borrowing costs, Beverly was subsidizing water and sewer by nearly $2 000 000 per year in 1992. At this
point you may be puzzled. ' '
The analyst shows surpluses in the very year that Moody's describes losses. In the analyst's defense she does
take her figures from Schedule A but those were being filled out at least a year in arrears by who knows
whom while the City was swirling in deficit and confusion. In at least one year the Schedule A shows less
than two blue-collar workers as working on sewer when the entire blue collar workforce numbered over
sixty. Clearly she used a number that does not pass the reasonableness test.
Don't worry, however, in showing that we have subsidized rates, I will use these same numbers even though
the source documents themselves are suspect.
When I arrived in 1994 we made One (the only one) significant increase in rates, and we did that in the face
of an assessment which doubled. Some months after that increase in October of 1994, Moody's commented
again,
"The CiO~ of Beverly has in the last several years moved from using
properO~ taxes to fund the capital portion of its assessment to almost
fully funding both the operating and capital portions of its assessment
from sewer use charges."
'The key word is "almost." Even after the only large increase made by my administration, Moody's said that
the charges were almost covering the assessment. We did make two modest (less than 10%) increases later
which average less than 3% over the past five years.
My stance has by the way consistently been in agreement with Moody's. Today, if one looks at a
comparison ofaunual costs for 1998 for 28 nearby communities, as shown below, Beverly is slightly below
avenge and below 13 of those communities and below Danvers by 19%. (Chart)
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Clearly our rates are in line with those of other communities. This is the big picture. Please do not lose sight
of it as the discussion moves to the quantitative and issues are raised on which reasonable people may
disagree.
There is no exactly correct answer as to what our water and sewer costs are. These is room for debate as to
which expenditure items should be included in the costing and the percentage of same. Anyone who claims
to have an exact answer, clearly does not understand the subject.
But there is a range of reasonable answers. I will now present to the Council my analysis which will
demonstrate that we are subsidizing water and sewer rates f~om other revenues (property taxes), but only
modestly. I will demonstrate that much interest earned belongs with the City' s General Fund because we are
subsidizing rates.
As I move to specific numbers, I offer nothing as being exact or perfectly correct. In fact if you choose to
throw out 25% of what I put in, the results and the conclusion will not change. (Chart) (Chart)
The fu'st category of expenditure relates to the Executive. If asked, which I never was, (which raises several
issues in itself which I will put aside for the moment) I would estimate that between water and sewer I
expend about 15% of my time. (Chart) (Chart) But because that may be controversial, I have chosen to
allocate my costs based on the ratio of sewer revenues to total City raised revenues, which is total revenues
less government aid. (Explain Chart)
So you see from the above that in the past four years afier the one large increase that occurred in late FY 94
we have generated a deficit averaging (161,000) per year and trending badly.
If you now tam your attention to Exhibit B fi'om the analyst's report. You will see a number in the box and
you will see practically no entries for FY 1994.
You see in the box $1,181,000. The first time we learned of this number was in late calendar 1995 when our
auditors completed a special audit of SESD. That number is the result of the previous twenty or more years
at SESD and who knows what it really means, but we do know that the early years of the analyses work
show the largest deficits. But accepting that number, at about that time we were approached by SESD and its
financial advisors who urged us not only to not touch that money but to take actions to build that balance.
The story is as follows: SESD needed to borrow more than $100,000,000. Beverly had a junk bond status.
The fmancial advisors believed that our bond rating would depress the entire SESD District rating on its
proposed debt issues. They specifically requested that we accumulate funds at SESD to give the ratings
agency comfort and to get a better rating which would lead to a lower interest rate. We did not care which
bank our money was in. Our funds would earn the same returns whether in the City's bank or at SESD's
bank.
So we did our neighbors and ourselves a favor by helping to improve the SESD bond rating and saving
everyone money in debt service costs. We did this by paying bills from here rather than working down the
balances at SESD. The costs did not change. It was simply a question of which bank account to write the
checks against. I might add that had the analyst chosen to speak to us, we could have passed on the
information.
So now you see that we not only were subsidizing sewer but that most of the balance at SESD at that time
was only there for convenience. It is thus clear that most of the interest belongs to the City.
So where are we? Well, let me now take you to page 16 (unnumbered) from the analyst's report. I must
admit that nothing in the report annoyed me more. The left-hand column of this page translated into English
means throw out 89 and 90 because they show deficits and only include the surpluses.
Having made that change I divert your attention to the right hand column because, of course, we want what is
called deficit recovery. The $2,600,000 was real money that was spent and it was spent entirely on sewer so
of course we must include it.
So, now taking the analyst's number at the top of the page which includes the $2,100,000 retumed to Beverly
two years ago, we have (Chart) (Chart)
The Mayor added, "Had I and the Council not had the courage to charge the full cost of water and sewer, our
schools, our public services and all our infrastructure would still be subsidizing those utilities and many
absolutely essential improvements could not have been made to our community. To be against full costing is
to be against education, clean streets, adequate public safety, etc., etc. and to be against full costing would
mean that one wants to subsidize non-prOfits because our only source of revenue from the non-profits is ~'om
· the utility revenues.
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Executive
Acct. & Data Process.
Space (City Hall) 50,000
Clerk
Council
Solicitor
Purchasing
REVISED INDIRECT COSTS $
FY '95 FY '96 FY '97 FY '98
15,251 20,362 20,949 21,939
37,344 45,970 52,904 60,978
51,500 53,000 54,500
33,360 36,108 39,112 45,519
Planning 11,000 11,000 11,000 16,000
Fire
D.P.S. Admin. 18,464' 19,358' 20,000 20,000
Benefits:
Health 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Medical
(Indirects)
Health 10,463' 22,506* 24,906* 60,383*
Medical 6,300* 20,949* 22,544* 61,122'
(Directs)
MiSC. 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
CollectorrFmasurer 35,128' 35,183' 55,105' 32,552*
Engineering 26, 151 * 35,533 * 27,808* 89,004*
Garage 12,468 13,721 15,916 15,800
Total Indirect Costs 310,929 367, 190 398,244 532,798
Analyst's Total 110,198 150,183 149,959 263,904
Net Increase 200,73 1 217,007 248,285 268,894
Analyst's Excess (Deficiency) 297,797 96,413 355,856 (459,821)
Of Revenue Over Expenditures
Revised Excess (Deficiency)
Of Revenue Over Expenditures 97,066 (120,594) 107,571 (728,715)
Total Surplus (Deficit) (644,672) over 4 years trending badly.
Avg. ($161,168)
* As shown in analyst's report.
SPACE COSTS
The Analyst included nothing, to the best of my knowledge, for any of the following:
Heat, Electricity, Air Conditioning, Cleaning, Painting, Maintenance--Roof, Mechanicals,
Windows, Renovations, Handicapped Accessibility, Light Bulbs, Sanitary Supplies, Common Facilities,
Parking Lot Upkeep, (Copiers and Related), Rubbish Collection, (Insurance), Grounds Maintenance,
Snow Removal
. It is further true that we rent space because we cannot fit into City Hall. If we did not have the sewer
responsibilities, perhaps we would not have to rent as much space.
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I assume these costs at $50,000 in FY '95 rising 3% each year.
FY '95 FY '96 FY '97 FY '98
$50,000 $51,500 $53,000 $54,500
SUMMARY $ (000)
2899 Balance From Analyst's Report
(1500) Est. Extrapolation of Additional Cost over 10 year period
LeSS
(600) Est. Interest on Money at SESD only for convenience
Less
(800) Est. Loss in 1988 from John Dunn Analysis
Less (1.000-2,000) Est. Expected Less from water analysis because
(1, 000-2,000) Est.
a. large cost of debt service of Philips Preserve (375,000
h98above)
b. modest average rate increase of approximately 4°/dyr.
c. Dunn report
Conclusion: Over entire period, water and sewer operations have been subsidized by other
revenues.
Note: Large (nearly 50%) increase in Water Supply Board costs in FY '99 will impact future
negatively.
Receive and Place on File
#141
April 12, 1999
Honorable City Council
City Hall
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council:
As you know a commitment has been made to rectify certain safety issues and current
water leak problems on the exterior of the Briscoe Middle School as well as to make
certain improvements to the interior of the school. At that point we would put on hold
future improvements to Briscoe, barring emergencies, tmtil the building is either totally
renovated or taken down and replaced. The safety issues relate to the possibility of falling
masonry around the perimeter of the building.
These improvements should be effected to the maxima extent possible this summer
while the school is empty. We have been working to define the scope of the project and
establish specifications, etc. The project will be discussed with the building commission
. this month.
The Capital Expenditure Plan has for each of the past two years anticipated funds from the
sale of the Hardie School being available to finance the bulk of the cost of the work at
Briscoe. I continue to believe very strongly that the sale of the Hardie is in the City's best
interests. I also straggle with the idea of bonding in order to fund the work at Briscoe
because at least some of this work will have a short useful life.
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Resolution of the Hatdie School matter will not, however, take place before May 3ra and
the resolution will depend on a Council vote.
I must, therefore, put in motion an order to bond the work at Briseoe. This letter will serve
to advise you that a bond order will be brought forward at your next meeting sufficient to
pay for the work at Briscoe Middle School. If the sale of the Hardie School to Montserrat
does proceed, I will initiate steps to have you cancel the bonding authorization.
Very truly yours,
William F. Scanion, Jr.
Mayor
Receive and Place on File
#142
Honorable City Council
City Hail
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council:
As we have discussed, there is a need to effect some repairs to the Briscoe Middle School
despite the fact that it is our intention to define a project of substantial reconstruction or
replacement in the not too distant future. The short-term repairs are estimated to cost a
total of $800,000 and include the following:
External Masonry Repair $300,000
Improvements to the Smokestack $125,000
Demolition Removal of Bus Oarage $ 75,000
Internal Improvements $300,000
In order to do the work on this project during the summer recess, it is necessary to start the
process now. As such, attached please find a loan order in the amount of $800,000 to fund
the repairs.
I hereby request that your Honorable Council take a first reading tonight, April 20, 1999,
and set a public heating for May 3, 1999 with a final vote that evening.
Very truly yours,
William F. Scanlon, Jr.
Mayor
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Communications from Other City Officers and Boards:
#43
Honorable City Council
191 Cabot St.
Beverly, MA 01915
RE: Partial recommendation from the Planning Board on council Order #43: Various
proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance
Dear Councilors:
The Beverly Planning Board has formulated the following recommendation for your
consideration on the above-referenced Order:
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1. Definition of domestic employee: Amend the proposed language by adding the phrase
"for monetary compensation" between the words "... premises..." and "... by... ", and
reduce the number of hours from thirty (30) to fifteen(15). The Board recommends a
minimum threshold of fifteen hours, but acknowledges the Council may feel more
comfortable with thirty.
2. Revised definition of dwelling: Adopt the definition as proposed but do not strike the
sentence "The term shall not include hotel, motel, rooming house, hospital, or other
accommodation used for transient lodging."
3. Revised de~nition offamily: Adopt as proposed.
4. Revised definition of~'ontage: Adopt as proposed.
With respect to the five remaining amendments regarding home occupations, design
review board, fees, parking requirements, and overlay districts as independent ordinances,
the Board has yet to conclude its discussion on these proposals, but expects to do so at its
next meeting on May 18th.
Respectfully,
Richard Dinkin, Chairperson
Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts
#109
Honorable City council
191 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA
RE Order #109 Creation of Open Space and Recreation Zoning District
Dear Members of the Council:
At a meeting of the Beverly Planning Board held on Monday, April 12, 1999, members of
the Board voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council that a Joint Public
Hearing be scheduled on the two Council Orders referenced above.
Respectfully,
Richard Dinkin, Chairperson
Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts
#136
Honorable City council
191 Cabot Street
Bevedy, MA
RE Order #109 Creation of Open Space and Recreation Zoning District
Dear Members of the Council:
At a meeting of the Beverly Planning Board held on Monday, April 12, 1999, members of
the Board voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council that a Joint Public
Heating be scheduled on the two Council Orders referenced above.
Respectfully,
Richard Dinkin, Chairperson
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#] 43
Honorable City council
City Hall
Beverly, MA 0195
Dear Councilors,
RE: Truck Exclusion Northern Avenue and Eastern Avenue
At the request of Councilor Troubetaris, we have been pursuing a truck exclusion,
trucks over two and one half tons (2 1/2 ), from both Northern and Eastern Avenues.
We have been contacted by the M. H. D., Mr. Steve Fryner, and a verbal authorization
has been approved, pending our passage of a City Ordinance.
Please take the necessary action to amend City of Beverly Revised Ordinances as
follows:
ADD: C14, Sec.95, Banning of heavy truck traffic on certain streets.
Eastern Avenue, be excluded from truck two and one half (2 1/I) tons or over,
entire length
Northern Avenue, be excluded from trucks two and one half (2 1/I) tons or over,
entire length.
Very truly yours,
Dennis O. Tarsoak
Traffic Sergeant
Referred to Leoal Affairs and Accounts
#144
City of Beverly
191 Cabot St.
Beve~y, MA 01915
RE Beve~y Farms Improvement Society Bench Donations
Dear Mme. Clerk
Enclosed please find a proposal from the Beverly Farms Improvement Society for the
donation of benches, landscaping and services for the improvement of various public
facilities and property. I ask that the Council act as quickly as possible to accept this
generous offer and to recognize and encourage the public spirit it reflects. I have
discussed the matter with the City Solicitor, and he has advised me that he sees no legal
impediment to the Council's acceptance of these donations on behalf of the City.
Thank you for your assistance.
Very truly yours,
John W, Murray, Councilor, Ward 6
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#145
· Honorable City Council
191 Cabot St.
Bevedy, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council:
In October, 1998, the City received an insurance settlement check from the Hartford
Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Col., in the amount of $23,814.00. The settlement
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check was the result of a claim for repairs needed on the heating plant at Memorial
Middle School. The settlement check is net of the deductible amount of $1,000 and the
funds were deposited in an account titled "Insurance Proceeds in Excess of $20,000
Requiring Appropriation", at the recommendation of Powers & Sullivan.
The repair work on the heating plant is in progress and we must appropriate the funds to
pay the contractor, Goldberg Energy Management, for their work performed under a
Base Contract Price of $24,814.00.
Please schedule a Public Headng for your next meeting on May 3, 1999 to appropriate
these funds to make the contracted repairs.
Please contact me should you have any questions on this matter.
Very truly yours,
John P. Dunn, Finance Director
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Communications, Applications and Petitions;
#146
Communication from Dept. of Revenue, Division of Local Services re New Officials Finance
Forum
Receive and Place on File 94:) Vote
#147
Communication from Comm. of Mass. Dept. of Education re Per Pupil Administrative Cost
Average
Referred to Finance and Properly
#148
Communication from Representative Michael P. Cahill in support of the sale of the Hardie
School building to the Montserrat College of Art.
Referred to Finance and ProDeny
#149
Communication from Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources relative to the
availability of speakers Electric Industry Restructuring
Receive and Place on FIle 9-0 Vote
#150
Claim-Stuart Newman, 12 Barnside Road, Boxford, MA Pothole Route g7
Referred to LeQal Affairs and Accounts
#151
Communication from S Manson re City Zoning By-Laws
Referred to Leual Affairs and Accounts
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#152
Communication from S. Manson re Interpretation of Zoning By-laws
Referred to Leoal Affairs and Accounts
#153
Communication re Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue Bonds (Project
Adventure, Inc. Issue, Series 1999)
Receive and Place on File 9-0 Vote
#154
Request to hang awning over City Property-Borah's Luncheonette, 175 Rantoul Street
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Repods from Committees:
#117
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Mass Dept.
of Revenue, Division of Local Services Preliminary FY2000 levy limit have considered said
matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#128
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Mass Dept.
of Education re School Building Maintenance Spending requirements have considered
said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#131
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Minutes of
Beverly Harbor Management Authority meeting of March 4, 1999 have considered said
matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#108
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Loan Order
Repairs to Briscoe Middle School have considered said matter and beg leave to report as
follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption
Ordered: That the City Council hold a Public hearing on Monday, May 3, 1999 at 7:20 PM
at 191 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA Third FJoor, relative to a Loan order in the amount of
$800,000.00 for the following work to be done to Briscoe Middle School:
External masonry repair
Improvements to the Smokestack
Demolition Removal of Bus Garage
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Internal Improvements
First Passage: April 20, 1999
Public Hearing: May 3, 1999
Final Passage: May 3, 1999
Order Read once and Adopted 9-0 Vote
#145
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of
Appropriation to Account-Boiler at Memorial Middle School have considered said matter
and beg leave to repod as follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption
Ordered: That the City Council hold a Public Hearing on Monday, May 3, 1999 at 7:15 PM
at 191 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, Third Floor, relative to an appropriation of funds from
account "Insurance Proceeds in Excess of $20,000 Requiring Appropriation" to pay
Goldberg Energy Management for repairs to the heating plant at Memorial Middle School
in the amount of $24,814.00.
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#109
The Committee on Legal affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Creation of municipal Open Space and Recreation Zoning District) have considered said
matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption
Ordered: That the City Council hold a Public Hearing on Monday May 17, 1999 at 191
Cabot Street, Third Floor, Beverly, MA at 7:00 PM relative to Council order 109 Creation of
Municipal Open Space and Recreation Zoning District and rezoning of May #81, Lot #191
and Map #82, Lot #9 to the new district.
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#124
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Appointment of Constables Dean Portfous and David Almeida have considered said
matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend that the Council approve the appointments
Pending receipt of completed application for David Almeida
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#126
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Communication regarding Ice Skating Facility modification of Conservation Restrictions
have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Refer to the Committee of the Whole
Recommend Council meet with Conservation Commission
Order read once and adopted '9-0 Vote
#127
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Ordinance Motor Vehicles and Traffic re Parking Scott Street have considered said matter
and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
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Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption
In the year one thousand nine hundred and Ninety Nine
AN ORDINANCE amending an ordinance entitled Motor Vehicles and Traffic re
Parking Prohibited on certain streets at all times
Be it ordained by the City council of the City of Beverly as follows:
That Chapter 14, Section 120 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Beverly, 1989, be,
and the same is hereby amended as follows:
Add: Scott Street, northerly side, from Cabot Street to Ellsworth Avenue, entire
length
This ordinance to take effect upon passage according to City Charter.
First Passage: April 20, 1999
Final Passage: May 3, 1999
Order read once and held for final Dassaae as per Charter ProvisiOns
#130
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Cancellation of Bond for constable Antonio Luciano have considered said matter and
beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
Letter to be sent to Mr. Luciano informing him that he may not serve Civil Process in the
City of Bevedy
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#133
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Claim-
Robed Field have considered said matter and beg leave to repod as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
Refer to City Solicitor
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#136
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Roomers and Boarders have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to
Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption
ORDERED: That the City Council hold a Public Hearing on Monday May 17, 1999 at 191
Cabot Street, Third Floor, Beverly, MA at 7:15 PM relative to Council order 136 Roomers and
Boarders.
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#116
The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of
Appointments fo the Board of Health Frank Carbone, Norman Specfor and Peter Hersee
and waiver of residency requirement for Peter Hersee have considered said matter and
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beg leave to repod as follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption
Ordered: That the City council approve the appointments of Norman
Spector, Frank Carbone and Peter Hersee to the Board of Health, and
be it further ordered that the Council waive the residency requirement
to that Peter Hersee can continue to serve in this capacity,
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#132
The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of
Communication from TEC Associates re Amtrak 1999 Vegetation control have considered
said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit
Receive and Place bn File
Order read once and adooted 9-[] Vote
#134
The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of
Communication relative to Salem Power Plant Healthlink have considered said matter and
beg leave to report as follows, to wit
Receive and Place on File
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
The following ordinance was read into Council minutes. First Passage, April 5, 1999 held by
chaffer provisions, advertised and held for Final Passage April 20, 1999.
#41 Ordinance - Establishment of Open Space and Recreation Committee
Resolutions:
Motions and Orders
#155
By Councilor McGlynn:
ORDERED: That no temporary or permanent advertising signs be permitted at any of the
City of Beverly parks with the exception of a portable sign secured to the fencing, made
of a pliable or soft matedal and affixed for the duration of one game or event. This sign
must be approved by the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Refen'ed to Public Service and Aid
Meeting Adjourned at 10:25 PM
Attest: Frances A. Macdonald C.M.C
City Clerk
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