2001-10-017:30 PM #227 Public Hearing re Appro to account purchase miscellaneous parcels
for open space
Referred to Finance and Property
7:40 PM #223 Public Hearing re Appro to account-renovations Beverly Farms Branch
Referred to Finance and Property
RRegular Meeting of Beverly City Council egular Meeting of Beverly City Council OOct. 1, 2001ct. 1, 2001
Roll Call
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All Councilors were present.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
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Led by Councilor McMahon
Appointments:
Acceptance of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Meeting of Sept 17, 2001
Communications from His Honor the Mayor
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#232
October 1, 2001
Honorable City Council
City Hall
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council:
I hereby request that your Honorable Council authorize the Mayor to sign the
attached Subordination Agreement for Craig and Jennifer Walker for property at 21
Walnut Avenue, Beverly, MA 01915.
Also attached is a letter from Tina Cassidy, Director of Planning and Development
concerning this request.
Very truly yours,
William F. Scanlon, Jr., Mayor
Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts
Communications from other City Officers and Boards
#233
Honorable City Council
191 Cabot St.
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council
At a meeting of the Beverly Planning Board held on Thursday, September 20, 2001,
members of the Board voted unanimously, on the recommendation of the City’s
Engineering Department, to recommend to you that the street known as Virginia
Avenue Extension be accepted as a public way.
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#234
Timothy Flaherty, Council President
Beverly City Council
191 Cabot St.
Beverly, MA 01915
RE: Wetland Protection Ordinance
Dear Mr. Flaherty:
As you know, the Beverly conservation Commission has spent several months
drafting a Wetlands Protection Ordinance, and holding several public meeting to
discuss the proposed document.
The Commission hereby submits a copy of the proposed Wetlands Protection
Ordinance to you and respectfully requests that you consider it for adoption as a
City Ordinance.
If you have any questions or if you desire additional information, please do not
hesitate to contact me or Conservation Agent Debbie Hurlburt in the Planning
Department.
Respectfully,
David J. Lang, Commission Chairman
Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts
Communications, Applications and Petitions
#235
Communication from Mass Dept of Revenue re GASB 34 Seminars
Receive and Place on File
#236
Request for reimbursement for water problem Tom Donovan Greene St.
Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts
#237
Claim-Martin J. Lawler-tire damage during construction
Receive and Place on File
Refer to City Solicitor
#238
Comm from Municipal Licensing Corp re seminar
Receive and Place on File
#239
Communication relative to traffic problems at North Beverly Elementary School
Receive and Place on File
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#240
Claim-Erik Carlton-Tire damage during construction
Receive and Place on File
Refer to City Solicitor
#241
Claim-George E. McCarthy -Tire damage during construction
Receive and Place on File
Refer to City Solicitor
#242
Comm from Jeff Prince re Zoning Ordinance Distribution
Referred to Public Service and Aid
#243 Late File
Timothy Flaherty, President
Beverly City Council
191 Cabot St.
Beverly, MA 01915
Subject: New School Bus Road for NO Beverly Elementary School
Dear Tim:
We have started the conceptual layout for the subject road extending from the
end of Brimbal hill Drive to the new parking lot of the North Beverly Elementary
School. The road modifications are hampered by existing telephone Fiberoptic
lines, water valves, and security for the city water tank.
The solutions to these issues will be reflected in the preliminary cost estimate that we
are also preparing. We expect to have both the layout and the Cost estimate
available for your November 19, 2001 meeting.
Please contact me if you have any questions in the interim.
Very truly yours,
Frank J. Killilea, Jr.
Director of Engineering
Referred to Public Service and Aid
Reports from Committees:
#200
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was revered the matter of Comm
re litigation in excess of $5,000 have considered said matter and beg leave to
report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
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#203
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was revered the matter of
Mayor’s Financial and Administrative Activities FY 2001 have considered said matter
and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#223
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of
Appropriation to Account Beverly Public Library, Beverly Farms Branch have
considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying amended order and recommend its adoption
Ordered: That the City Council approve the following loan order in the amount of
Three million ($3,000,000.00) for the remodeling and expanding to the Beverly Public
Library Beverly Farms Branch.
First Passage: Sept. 17, 2001
Public Hearing: Oct. 1, 2001
Final Passage: Oct. 1, 2001
Loan Order: Ordered that $3,000,000 is appropriated for remodeling and
expanding the City’s public library facilities; that to met this appropriation the
Treasurer with the approval of the Mayor and the Director of Municipal Finance and
the Committee on Finance and Property is authorized to borrow $3,100,000 under
G.L. c.44 7 or any other enabling authority; that the Board of Library Trustees with
the approval of the Mayor is authorized to contract for and expend any federal or
state aid available for the project and to accept and expend any donations for the
project, provided that the amount of the authorized borrowing shall be reduced by
the amount of such aid or donations received prior to the issuance of bonds or
notes under this order; that the Board of Library Trustees is authorized to take any
other action necessary to carry out this project; that the Treasurer is authorized to
file an application with the Emergency Finance Board to qualify under Chapter 44A
of the General Laws any or all of the bonds and to provide such information and
execute such documents as the Emergency Finance Board may require for these
purposes; and that all bonds and notes issued hereunder shall be certified in writing
as to their genuineness by a bank or trust company situated and doing business in
Massachusetts to be selected by the Committee on Finance and Property.
Order read once and adopted on a Roll Call Vote
Roll Call:
Yea: Costa, Guanci, Martin, McGlynn, McMahon, Murray, Smith,
Troubetaris and Flaherty
Nay: None
Absent: None
#227
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of
Appropriation to Account Purchase of miscellaneous parcels of land for Open
Space and Recreation have considered said matter and beg leave to report as
follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying amended order and recommend its adoption.
Ordered: That the City Council approve the following Loan Order in the amount of
Two Hundred Thousand d ($200,000) dollars for the purchase of various parcels of
open space and recreation land, with permission to appropriate $31,600.00 for one
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parcel that lies within the boundaries of the former Santin property the city
purchased in July of 2000, and the second parcel is a lot of land in Ryal Side that
fronts on the Bass River.
First Passage: Sept. 17, 2001
Public Hearing: Oct 1, 2001
Final Passage: Oct. 1, 2001
Ordered that $200,000 is appropriated for the acquisition of parcels of land for open
space purposes; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of
the Mayor and the Director of Municipal Finance and the Committee on Finance
and Property is authorized to borrow $200,000 under G.L. c44 7(3) or any other
enabling authority; that no specific parcel of land shall, however, be acquired
pursuant to this order, until such acquisition has been approved by subsequent vote
of the City Council; that the Mayor is authorized to take any other action necessary
to carry out this project; that the Treasurer is authorized to file an application with
the Emergency Finance Board to qualify under Chapter 44A of the General Laws
any or all of the bonds and to provide such information and execute such
documents as the Emergency Finance Board may require for these purposes; and
that all bonds and notes issued hereunder shall be certified in writing to their
genuineness by a bank or trust company situated and doing business in
Massachusetts to be selected by the Committee on Finance and Property.
Order read once and adopted on a Roll Call Vote
Roll Call:
Yea: Costa, Guanci, Martin, McGlynn, McMahon, Murray, Smith,
Troubetaris and Flaherty
Nay: None
Absent: None
#164
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Ordinance MV & T Stop Signs Thompson and Pinewood have considered said
matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying ordinance and recommend its adoption
In the year Two Thousand and One
An Ordinance amending an ordinance entitled Motor Vehicles and Traffic re
Obedience to isolated stop signs
That Chapter 14, Section 86 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Beverly, 1989,
be, and the same is hereby amended as follows:
Thompson Road, southwesterly drivers on Thompson Road at Herrick
ADD:
St. Ext
Pinewood Ave., northwesterly drivers on Pinewood Ave. at Herrick St.
Ext..
This ordinance to take effect upon passage according to City Charter.
First Passage: June 27, 2001
Final Passage: Oct. 15, 2001
9-0 vote
Order read once and held for final passage as pr charter provisions
#195
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Denial of application for Lodging House License-James Dooling, 32 Roundy St 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
Ordered: That the City Council DENY the application of James A. Dooling, d/b/a
The 1872 House, 32 Roundy Street, Beverly, MA as per the recommendation of the
Board of Health, the Beverly Fire Dept. Bureau of Fire Prevention and the Building
Department
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#202
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Lease NEESCOM have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to
wit:
No Further Action
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#208
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Request for Water Abatement-Carlow, 101 Corning Street have considered said
matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
No further Action
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#218
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Feasibility study for traffic light at Kernwood and Bridge have considered said
matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#225
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Appointment-constable-Danielle E. Kelley have considered said matter and beg
leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council approve the appointment
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#232
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Subordination Agreement-Walker, 21 Walnut Ave. have considered said matter and
beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption
Ordered: That His Honor the Mayor be, and the same is hereby authorized to sign
the attached SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT for Craig and Jennifer Walker, 21 Walnut
Ave. as per the attached communication from City Planner Tina Cassidy
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
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#228
The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of
Temporary appointment John A Cassola Chief of Police have considered said
matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#229
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of
Promotions within Police Department have considered said matter and beg leave
to report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
Resolutions:
Unfinished Business:
Motions and Orders:
#244
By the Committee on Public Service and Aid
Ordered: That the City Finance Director (John Dunn) conduct a study regarding the
economic feasibility of double water meters in the City of Beverly
Referred to Finance and Property
#245
By the Committee on Public Service and Aid
Ordered: That the temporary Chief of Police (John Cassola) attend the next Public
Service and Aid meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2001 at 6:30 PM in the
third floor City Hall Committee Room.
Referred to Public Service and Aid
#246
By council Timothy Smith
Ordered: That the City Council adopt the ordinance that requires landlords, i. e.
property owners that house and lodges residents to be held accountable for the
actions of said tenants when the tenants cause disturbances and otherwise “public
nuisances” not limited to illegal activity pursuant to M.G.L. 139, Sec. 20 but to
include all ordinances that include disturbance of the peace and noise complaints.
Referred to Legal Affairs and Ac counts
Meeting adjourned: 9:25 PM Frances A. Macdonald, CMC
City Clerk
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