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Special Meeting
Beverly City Council 7:00 PM February 22, 2010
Roll Call: Councilors Present, Judith A. Cronin, Patricia A. Grimes, Paul M. Guanci, Kevin Hobin, James F. Latter,
Donald Martin, D. Wesley Slate, Jr., Maureen Troubetaris, Michael P. Cahill
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: Led by Councilor Grimes
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Call for Special Meeting of February 22,2010
Public Hearings and Public Speakers:
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February 16, 2010
Honorable City Council
191 Cabot St.
Beverly, MA 01915
Dear Honorable Council,
Assistant City Solicitor, Robert Munroe has recommended that I excuse myself during the upcoming deliberations and the
subsequent vote on the order dealing with the adoption of the local option of increasing the State's meal and occupancy tax. As a
registered agent that is charged with collecting meal tax for the Commonwealth, my participation in any discussion may be
considered a conflict of interest and be a violation of the State Code of Ethics.
Respectfully,
Paul M. Guanci, Councilor at Large
Receive and Place on File
7:05 PM Public Hearing re Local Option Excises for Meals and Room Occupancy Levy
Referred to Finance and Property
Reports from Committees:
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The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Local Option Excises for Meals and Room Occupancy Tax
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 mayor for the following:
1. Local Option Excises for Meals increase levy by % of 10/0
2. Local option Excises for Room Occupancy levy from 40/0 to 60/0
Motion Made to Table Order
Roll Call Vote Failed 4-4 Yea Grimes, Latter, Martin Troubetaris Nay Cronin, Hobin Slate, Cahill
Motion made to refer order Back to Finance and Property
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The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Bonding Issue 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 Monday, March 1, 2010 in Council Chambers, third floor,
191 Cabot St., Beverly, Ma 15 7: 15 PM relative to the enclosed loan order
Ordered: that, in order to reduce interest costs, the Treasurer with the approval of the Mayor and the Director of Municipal Finance and the
Committee of Finance and Property is authorized to issue refunding bonds pursuant to G.L. c.44, 921A to refund all or a portion
of the remaining amounts of the City's State Qualified Municipal Purpose Loan of 1996 Bonds dated October 1, 1996, the City's
Municipal Purpose Loan of 1999 Bonds dated March 1, 1999 and the City's Municipal Purpose Loan of 2000 Bonds dated
September 1, 2000; that the refunding bonds shall be issued in an amount not to exceed $24,200,000, in order to pay the
principal, redemption premium and interest on the bonds to be refunded, and costs of issuance of the refunding bonds; that the
Treasurer is authorized to execute such documents as may be necessary or desirable to carry out this transaction, including a
refunding trust agreement or escrow agreement with a bank or trust company; that the Treasurer is authorized to file an
application with the Municipal Finance Oversight 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 Board may require for these purposes; and that any bonds
or notes issued pursuant to this order shall be certified in writing as to their genuiness by a bank or trust company situated and
doing business in Massachusetts to be selected by the Committee on Finance and Property. This Order shall supercede Order
No. 239 of this Council which had authorized the issuance of refunding bonds in the amount of $16,000,000 for this purpose.
Order read once and adopted 8-0 Vote
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The Committee on Legal Affairs to whom was referred the matter of Zoning 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 and the Planning Board hold a joint Public Hearing on March 15 , 2010 at 7: 15 PM in City Council
Chambers, Third Floor, 191 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA relative to the following:
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Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, Section 5 that the Beverly City Council and
Beverly Planning Board will hold a Joint Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 7: 15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, third
floor, City Hall, 191 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA relative to proposed amendments to Section 29-24.E. of the City Zoning Ordinance entitled
"Residential Reuse of Existing and Former Public Buildings". Proposed amendments include clarifying the provision's application to both
buildings and the grounds associated with them; modifications to the affordable housing requirements for consistency with the City's
inclusionary zoning ordinance; adding City Council authorization to permit supporting residential uses; making adherence the open space
residential design ordinance elective for this particular type of special permit; and modification of the parking provision to ensure
consistency with the City's parking ordinance.
The text of the proposed amendments is on file in the Beverly Planning Department and is available for public review.
Order read once and adopted 8-0 Vote
Meeting Adjourned: 9:38 PM
Attest: Frances A. Macdonald, CMC
City Clerk
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