2007-09-17
Regular Meeting
Beverly City Council 7:00, PM Sept. 17, 2007
Roll Call: Councilors Present: John Burke, William Coughlin, Timothy Flaherty ,Miranda Gooding,
Patricia Grimes, Kevin Hobin, Donald Martin, Maureen Troubetaris, Paul Guanci
Pledge of Alleg iance to the Flag: Led by Councilor Troubetaris
Appointments:
Public Hearings and Presentations:
7:05 PM Beverly Airport Commission
7:20 PM P. Kampersal re Safe Drinking Water Alliance
Acceptance of Minutes:
Regular Meeting of September 4, 2007
Communications from His Honor the Mayor:
#209
September 5, 2007
Honorable City Council
City Hall
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council:
Attached is a draft list of streets throughout the City which we plan to improve soon. In each caser these
streets require work beyond paving, be it sidewalks, curbs or drainage. We intend to do work on each of
these streets this fall but paving will not be completed in many cases until spring.
In addition to these streets, work will be completed this fill on Hillcrest, Cabot from Pond to Abbot and Cabot
from Herrick to Balch including the portion of Balch from Cabot to the railroad tracks.
As part of the Raymond Farms drainage project and the North Beverly drainage project a significant number
of streets in each area will be paved but final paving must allow time for proper settlement or filled in trench
areas and will occur next year.
Very truly yours,
William F. Scanlon, Jr., Mayor
Refer to Public Services
Communications from Other City Officers and Boards:
#210
Beverly Airport Presentation
Refer to Finance and Property
Communications, Applications and Petitions:
#211
Comm. from the Garage School of Art requesting waiver of City Ordinance-Alcohol in Public Building for an
occasion at the Beverly Farms Public Library on Thursday October 11, 2007 from 5:00 Pm to 9:00 PM.
Refer to Leqal Affairs
#212
Comm. from Department of Telecommunications and Energy Notice of Filing and Public Hearing - Petition
of KeySpan Energy Delivery New England for Approval of its Market Transformation/Energy Efficiency
Programs
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Receive and Place on File
#213
Comm. from A. Ara Danikian requesting waiver of City Ordinance-Alcohol in Public Building for an occasion
at the Beverly Farms Library On Thursday, November 1, 2007 from 5:30 -8:00 PM.
Refer to Leqal Affairs
#214
Application for Auctioneers License-Kaminski Auctioneers
Recommend license be qranted
Reports from Committees:
#141
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Communication re negotiations
with JRM 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
#171
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Incident report Lost and Found
Property 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
#172
The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of communication re police report
and conduct of Councilor have considered said matter and abeg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#162
The Committee on Legal Affairs to whom was referred the matter of appointment as Constable of Bruce Hall
have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the council approve the appointment
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#164
The Committee on Legal Affairs to whom was referred the matter of Communication from ZBA relative to
Holcroft Park Homes 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
#176
The Committee on Legal Affairs to whom was referred the matter of Appointment as Constable Mark Snider
have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council approve the appointment
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Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#202
The Committee on Legal Affairs and accounts to whom was referred the matter of application fro two
limousine licenses-Tristar Chauffeur Management have considered said matter and beg leave to report as
follows to wit:
Recommend the license be Granted
Order Read once and Adopted 9-0 Vote
#203
The Committee on Legal Affairs to whom was referred the matter of Second Hand Junk Dealers License,
Janice Lebow have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit;
Recommend the License be Granted
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#211
The Committee on Legal Affairs to whom was referred the matter of Request to waive Alcohol in Public
Building Ordinance 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 request of The Garage School of Art to waive City Ordinance
Chao 15-Sec. 10 Alcohol in Public Building for an occasion at the Beverly Farms Library on Thursday October
11, 2007 from 5-9:00 PM.
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#213
The Committee on Legal Affairs to whom was referred the matter of Request to waive Alcohol in Public
Building Ordinance 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 request of A. Ara Danikian to waive City Ordinance Chao 15-Sec.
10 Alcohol in Public Building for an occasion at the Beverly Farms Library on Thursday November 1, 2007
from 5:30 to 8:00 PM.
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#171
The Committee on Public Services to whom was referred the matter of Comm. re Police Incident-Lost and
Found Property 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
#172
The Committee on Public Services to whom was referred the matter of Comm. re Police Report and conduct
of Councilor 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
#190
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The Committee on Public Services to whom was referred the matter of Appointment to Council on Aging
Patricia Reade and Sandra T orode have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council approve the appointments
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#191
The Committee on Public Services to whom was referred the matter of Reappointment to Council on Aging of
Cynthia Montalbano have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council approve the appointment
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#192
The Committee on Public Services to whom was referred the matter of appointment to Parks and Recreation
Commission-Jan Jefgood have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council approve the appointment
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#170
The Committee on the Whole to whom as referred the matter of Communication regarding 15 minute public
input session have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Refer to Legal Affairs
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#171
The Committee on the Whole to whom was referred the matter of Comm. re Police Incident-Lost and Found
Property 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
#172
The Committee on Public Services to whom was referred the matter of Comm. re Police Report and conduct
of Councilor 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
#186
The Committee of the Whole to whom was referred the matter of Request for investigation by FBI into
allegations of corruption within Police Department have considered said matter and beg leave to report as
follows, to wit
Refer to Finance and Property
Order read once and adopted
#189
The Committee on the Whole to whom as referred the matter of Mayor's Report have considered said matter
and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
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Refer to Finance and Property
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
#199
The Committee on the Whole to whom as referred the matter of Open Space and Recreation Draft Plan
have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Refer to Public Services
Order read once and adopted 9-0 Vote
Unfinished Business:
Resolutions:
Motions and Orders:
#215
By Councilor Guanci:
Section 8-5 of the Beverly City Charter requires the City Council to review the City's Code of Ordinance
every five years. Attached to this communication is an order calling for that review to be conducted by
outside counsel as well as funding request for Mayor Scanlon to consider and approve. The members of the
Ordinance Review Committee and the City's Legal Department decided outside counsel would be the most
effective approach to seeing this task done completely and efficiently.
Refer to Finance and Property
#216
By Councilor Guanci:
In the spring the City Council approved an order to create a Forecasting Committee comprised of members
of the City Council and members of the School Committee for the purpose of reviewing future revenue
sources and expenditures in order to aid future policy making decisions. I have asked Councilor Donald
Martin to serve as committee chairman and have asked Councilor Miranda Gooding to assist in this
important venture. I will serve as the third councilor on the committee. I have requested that Nancy Brusil,
School Committee President, appoint two members also. It would be he committee's goal to present a report
to both the City Council and School Committee in December of this year.
Receive and Place on File
#217
By Councilor Burke:
Resignation from Parking and Traffic Commission of Richard J. LaFave
Approved 9-0 Vote
#218
By Councilor Burke:
Ordered that the Beverly City Council appoint Mrs. Nancy C. Scialdone of 24 Beckford Street as a member of
the Beverly Parking and Traffic Commission, filling the unexpired term of Richard J. LaFave who has
resigned due to time constraints.
Refer to Public Services
#219
By Councilor Gooding:
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We Arben & Rajmonda Buzi are the owners of the single family on 11 Pickett Street and want to have a
permit for placing a dumpster 13 by 8 foot. Because our driveway is to narrow the dumpster is going to be
placed 5 foot in the driveway and 7 foot out of it, for no more than 5 days. The dumpster company is
Dumpster R Us, Inc. The dumpster that we order was the smallest that they can provide.
Refer to Finance and Property
Meeting adjourned: 8:45 PM
Frances A. Macdonald, CMC
City Clerk
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