2003-03-18CITY OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
Board: Beverly Beautification Committee
Date: March 18, 2003
Place: Committee Room, City Hall, 191 Cabot Street
Board Members Present: Rosalie Kerr, Rod Shropshire, Jo Lennox, Alice Lombardi,
Ellen Todd
Members Absent: Sue Mueller, Elda Turner, Nancy Ormiston
Others Present: Planning Director Debra Hurlburt, City Arborist Phil
Klimowicz
Hurlburt introduces Phil Klimowicz and indicated that the Committee is interested in
pursuing the improvements that he submitted to the Council a couple of years ago.
Klimowicz provided a sketch of the trees that he suggested be replaced with the firs that
are currently there and not looking very good. He stated that some type of ornamental
tree would look good. He added that the blue spruce that is on the southern portion of the
yard should be removed as it is dying and half of the branches below are gone. He stated
that this could be replaced with the smaller coniferous tree that is near by. The
Committee thought that it would be appropriate to recommend that changes to the Mayor
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and Hurlburt stated that she would try to get something to him for the Council’s April 7
meeting. The Committee thanked Mr. Klimowicz for attending.
Hurlburt handed out her suggested improvements to the interior of City Hall. She stated
that she thought the best places to focus would be the Council Chamber, the Committee
Room and the halls that lead to the Council Chamber. The Committee then looked at
each room and made suggestions such as painting, new window treatments, wood
cleaning, lighting, new pictures, etc. Hurlburt stated that she would contact someone
from Waters and Brown to see if it will donate an interior designers time to assist the
Committee in choosing colors and other ideas. She also stated that she would contact
someone from the Furniture Institute for suggestions on cleaning the wood. Hurlburt
stated that once is paint and window treatments have been determined; she would need
help in securing donations and volunteers.
The Committee then talked about doing this project as its Community Pride Day.
The Committee then determined it was best to select someone to serve as chairman, vice
chairman and secretary. Jo Lennox thought that it was best the Hurlburt serve as the
Chairman and Rod Shropshire as the Vice Chairman. Ellen Todd volunteered to serve as
secretary.
The next meeting of the Committee will be held on April 15, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. in the
Committee Room at City Hall.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.