2001-04-027:15 PM Presentation on Web Site by Thomas Scully
7:45 PM #79 Public Hearing Appro. to Acct Purchase of Fire Pumper $299,925.00
Referred to Finance and Property
7:50 PM #77 Trans. To Acct Health Costs ($600,000.00)
Referred to Finance and Property
7:56 PM #84 Public Hearing-Petition of Mass Electric JO Pole Carleton Ave.
Referred to Public Service and Aid
7:58 PM #83 Public Hearing-Petition Mass Electric-Conduits in Balch St.
Referred to Public Service and Aid
Meeting of Beverly City Council APRIL 2, 2001
Roll Call
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All Councilors were present.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
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Led by Councilor Costa
Appointments:
Acceptance of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Meeting of March 19, 2001
Communications from His Honor the Mayor
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#87
April 2, 2001
Honorable City Council
City Hall
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council:
I hereby request that your Honorable Council authorize the attached
recommendations of the David S. Lynch Public Parks Trustees as stated in the attached
communication from their Chairman Arthur Powell.
No appropriations are required by the Council.
Very truly yours,
William F. Scanlon, Jr., Mayor
Referred to Finance and Property
Communications from other City Officers and Boards
#6
Honorable City Council
191 Cabot St.
Beverly, MA 0915
Dear Councilors
RE Recommendation on City Council order #6: Rezoning of lots #134 and 134F on
Assessors Map #68 fromR-10 to the Municipal Open Space and Recreation District
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Dear Honorable Council:
At a special meeting of the Beverly Planning Board held on Monday, March 19, 2001,
members of the Board considered the above-referenced zoning map amendment.
Following the discussion, members of the Board voted unanimously to recommend to
the Council that order #6 .
BE ADOPTED
Please feel free to contact City Planner Tina Cassidy if you have any questions relative
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to the Boards vote.
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Respectfully,
Richard Dinkin, Chairperson
Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts
#88
Timothy Flaherty, President
Beverly City Council
Beverly, MA
Mr. Flaherty,
The Beverly High School Site Council approached the student senate about extending
the restricted smoking area covered by fines to include the entire high school campus.
After discussing the matter with Dr. Lupini and Mr. Foye, I realize we are all in agreement
that raising the fines would be an effective deterrent to smoking on school property.
I spoke with Mrs. Macdonald about the feasibility of raising fines. She was in
agreement.
I would like to make a proposal to help curb smoking on school property.
1.Extend the restricted smoking area to cover all school grounds
Currently, a
city ordinance (Sex. 15-32) allows the issuance of fines only for smoking in
municipal buildings.
2.Raise the fine for smoking on school property to $50 for the first offense,
$75.00 for the second offense and $100.00 for the third and each
subsequent offense.
The current ordinance allows school principals, the
superintendent and department heads or their designees to issue citations.
Next year, two monitors, appointed by the superintendent will parole school
property and have the authority to issue citations
If there are any questions, please feel free to contact me at 978-922-4589. Thank you
for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Stephen J. Cottle
Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts
Communications, Applications and Petitions
#89
Comm from Ward Two Civic Association re Hansbury property at Fayette and Rantoul Sts
Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts
#90
Petition of Mass Electric for installation of 1 JO pole and relocation of pole, L. P. Henderson Rd.
Referred to Public Service and Aid
#91
Petition of Mass Electric for JO Pole on L. P. Henderson Rd
Referred to Public Service and Aid
#92
Claim-Helen L. Paluzzi, 362 Elliott St.
Receive and place on file
#93
Comm from Salem City Council re Resolution Wenham Lake Technical Advisory
Committee
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Receive and Place on File
#94
Comm from DOR re preliminary FY2002 levy limit worksheet and explanatory materials
Referred to Finance and Property
#95
Claim-Anthony P. Vitale, 3 College Lane
Receive and Place on File
#96
Petition Keyspan to install gas main and underground regulator vault in Webber Ave
at intersection of River St
Referred to Public Service and Aid
Reports from Committees:
#77
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was revered the matter of Transfer
to Account $600,000) 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 approve the following transfers to accounts:
From: Reserve for Unforeseen$500,000
Short Term Principal$100,000
TO:Clerk of Committees Insurance$ 60,000
Health Insurance$540,000
First passage: March 19, 2001
Public Hearing: April 2, 2001
Final Passage: April 2, 2001
9 -0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#79
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of
Appropriation to account Fire Truck ($299,925.00) have considered said matter and
beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
That the City Council approve an appropriation to account Purchase of
Ordered:
Fire Pumper in the amount of Two Hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred and
twenty five dollars ($299,925.00) from the enclosed loan order:
Loan Order: That $299,925 Two hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred twenty five
dollars is appropriated for the purchase of a fire truck; that to meet this appropriation
the Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor and the Director of Municipal Finance
and under the direction of the Committee on Finance and Property, is authorized to
borrow $299,925 under G.L. c. 44, s.7(9), and to file an application with the Emergency
Finance Board to qualify the bonds under Chapter 44A of Massachusetts General Laws;
that the City Treasurer is further authorized to file a certified copy of the loan order and
to provide such other information and execute such other documents as the Board
may require; and that all bonds and notes issued hereunder shall be certified to in
writing as to their genuineness by Fleet National Bank or its successor
First Passage:March 19, 2001
Public Hearing:April 2, 2001
Final Passage: April 2, 2001
9 -0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#80
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The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Nancy
P. Robinson Memorial Fund have considered said matter and beg leave to report as
follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption
That the City Council approve the request of the Friends of the Beverly Public
Ordered:
Library to accept gifts to the endowment fund and to set up an account in the name
of Nancy P. Robinson.
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#87
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of David S.
Lynch Public parks Fund Expenditures have considered said matter and beg leave to
report as follows, to wit:
Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption
That the City Council accept the recommendations for expenditures for
Ordered:
repairs and equipment from the David S. Lynch Public Parks Fund.
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#83
The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of Petition
of Mass Electric for buried conduits to JO Poles on Balch Street have considered said
matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Petition be granted
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#84
The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of Petition
of Mass Electric for JO Pole in Carleton Avenue have considered said matter and beg
leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Petition be granted
9-0 Vote
Order read once and adopted
#90
The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of Petition
of Mass Electric for installation of 1 JO Pole and relocation of pole on L. P. Henderson
Ave. 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 of the City of Beverly will hold a public hearing on
Tuesday April 17, 2001 at 7:58 PM in Council Chambers, 191 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA
relative to a petition of Mass Electric for installation of 1 JO Pole and relocation of 1 JO
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pole at Cabot and LP Henderson Rd.
Order read once and adopted
9-0 Vote
#91
The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of Petition
of Mass Electric for JO Pole in L. P. Henderson Rd. 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 of the City of Beverly will hold a public hearing on
Tuesday April 17, 2001 at 7:56 PM in Council Chambers, 191 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA
relative to a petition of Mass Electric for installation of one JO Pole L. P. Henderson Rd.
Order read once and adopted
9-0 Vote
Resolutions:
Unfinished Business:
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Motions and Orders:
#97
By Councilor Guanci:
Ordered: That newly appointed Chief of Police, Phillip Bouchard, appear before the
council either in full session or appropriate committee to discuss his visions as to the
future of the Beverly Police Department
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
#98
By Councilor Costa:
Ordered: That the Committee of the Whole have a meeting in Executive Session
relative to Beverly Golf and Tennis Club, on Monday, April 9, 2001 at 8:00 PM
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
#99
By Councilor Guanci:
Dear honorable Council:
The Second meeting of the Wenham Lake Technical Advisory Committee was held on
Tuesday, March 20, 2001. The meeting was once again held at the regional
headquarters of the Department of Environmental Protection in Wilmington. All
interested parties were represented and the meeting was again moderated by Mr.
Richard Chalpin, who is overseeing the planning and clean up progress for his agency.
New England Power Company is still taking full responsibility for the clean up of the fly
ash that has migrated to Wenham Lake from Airport Brook. The consultants hired by
New England Power, Haley and Aldrich, have formulated a plan to begin work right
away. Before the actual work is done, the consultants are preparing a topographic
base map of the area, mapping out all of the surrounding wetlands, mapping out the
extent of the fly ash, performing a condition survey of Airport Brook and installing fly ash
probes in Wenham Lake. This is all preliminary work that is being done in preparation
for the actual removal of the fly ash.
Because of the lengthy permit process the actual removal of the fly ash will not take
place until sometime in the fall of 2002. Local, State, and Federal permits are all
needed to get the work underway. Mr. Chalpin assured the group that DEP would work
hard to expedite the process. Once the permits are in place, Haley and Aldrich plan
to regrade and stabilize the exposed fly ash on the Vitale Site, reconstruct an existing
earthen berm along Airport Brook west of Route 97, place Airport Brook in a culvert
through the Vitale Site, remove fly ash from the book and finally remove the fly ash
from the lake.
At a recent public involvement meeting, New England Power Company presented the
general public with an overview of their cleanup efforts. I will continue to update
Council as much as possible during the entire process. The next meeting of the
advisory committee is being planned to take place in May to give all members an
update on the status of the necessary permits.
9-0 Vote
Receive and Place on File
Meeting adjourned: 9:12 PMFrances A. Macdonald, CMC
City Clerk
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