2010-06-26
CITY OF BEVERLY MASSACHUSETTS
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OR COMMISSION:
SUBCOMMITTEE:
DATE:
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Planning Board, Special Meeting
MEMBERS ABSENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
June 26, 2010
1 Lake Shore Avenue & 875 Hale Street
Chairperson Richard Dinkin, Vice-Chair
John Thomson, Ellen Flannery, Joanne
Dunn, Charlie Harris, David Mack, James
Matz (1 Lake Shore Avenue only)
None
Leah Zambernardi, Assistant Planning
Director (875 Hale Street Only)
Ellen Flannery and Leah Zambernardi
RECORDER:
1. Site Visit at 1 Lake Shore Avenue
Chairperson Dinkin calls the special meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.
He states the purpose of this meeting is to conduct a site visit to view the land, which is
the subject of the 1 Lake Shore Avenue OSRD Site Plan filing. Chairperson Dinkin
explains to the public that this is a public meeting and not a public hearing. He states that
questions and comments from the public are not allowed. He asks members of the public
to hold their questions until after the meeting is adjourned.
Engineer Robert Griffin is present on behalf of the applicant. Mr. Griffin displays the
plans and shows where the proposed improvements to the land would be located. Board
members ask questions and walk the property.
Chairperson Dinkin recesses the meeting at 12:30 p.m. so members can travel to the next
scheduled site visit.
James Matz leaves the meeting.
2. Site Visit at 875 Hale Street
Chairperson Dinkin reconvenes the special meeting at 12:50 p.m.
Assistant Planning Director Leah Zambernardi arrives.
Chairperson Dinkin states the purpose of this meeting is to conduct a site visit to view the
land, which is the subject of the 875 Hale Street OSRD Initial Review filing.
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June 26, 2010
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Chairperson Dinkin explains to the public that this is a public meeting and not a public
hearing. He states that questions and comments from the public are not allowed. He asks
members of the public to hold their questions until after the meeting is adjourned.
Jeff Rhuda, Brad Latham and James Emmanuel are present on behalf of the applicant.
They display the plans and show where the proposed improvements to the land would be
located. Board members ask questions and walk the property. They also walk the
abutting Barry, Lewis and Brown properties.
3. New or Other Business
a. Request for Final Bond Release - CVS at the Corner ofRantoul and Elliott Streets
Zambernardi reads correspondence from Attorney Miranda Gooding on behalf of the
applicant requesting that the Board release the remaining $25,000 bond back to them.
She then reads a letter dated June 24,2010 from City Engineer Frank Killilea finding that
2 of the 3 pending work items had been completed.
Thomson: Motion to release the remaining $25,000 deposit pending confirmation by the
City Engineering Department that CVS has satisfactorily completed the 3rd item
(installation and powering of the 8 lighted bollards referenced in the Site Plan approval).
Flannery seconds the motion and it carries unanimously.
b. Subdivision Approval Not Required (SANR) Plan - 701, 719 & 733 Cabot Street -
George L. Batchelder, III 1974 Trust & Project Adventure, Inc.
Zambernardi shows the proposed SANR plan and reads a letter from Jim Monahan of
LandVest into the record.
Harris: Motion to endorse the plan as one not requiring approval under the Subdivision
Control Law. Mack seconds the motion and it carries unanimously.
4. Adjournment
Mack: Motion to adjourn the special meeting. Seconded by Thomson. The motion
carries unanimously. The meeting adjourns at 2: 15 p.m.