Minutes - Tuesday 30 May 2017Special Meeting - Beverly City Council, Beverly, MA
MINUTES - Monday, 30 May 2017 @ 7:00 PM
Beverly City Hall, 191 Cabot Street, 3r Floor Council Chamber
Called to Order @ 7:05 PM
Roll Call: John P. Frates Jr., Scott D. Houseman -Vice President, David J. Lang,
James F. Latter, Donald G. Martin, Estelle M. Rand, Matthew J. St. Hilaire, Jason C.
Silva, Paul M. Guanci- President.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: Councilor Rand
Moment of Silence: Council President requested a Moment of Silence for Anthony
"Tony" V. Salvo, former Mayor of Salem, and Martha I. Hutchins, retired Head Children's
Librarian at the Beverly Public Library.
Resolutions: None
Communications from His Honor the Mayor:
#414
(insert Mayors Budget Message here)
Referred to Finance & Property to Set a Public Hearing
Communications from other City Officers & Boards:
#415
Communication — Harbor Management Authority Budget — FY2018
Received and Placed on File — Vote: 9 -0
#416
Communication — Jon Paddol — Resignation from the Community Preservation
Committee
Received and Placed on File — Vote: 9 -0. Council President mentioned that
Mr. Paddol was a Council Appointee to the CPC, and if anyone were
interested in being appointed they should contact the City Clerk.
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Council President entertained a Motion to accept 4 Late Files — Approved —
Vote: 9 -0
LATE FILE - #296A
Communication — City Clerk — Award of new voting machines from LHS
Associates of Image Cast Tabulators
Referred to Legal Affairs
LATE FILE - #195A
Communication — City Solicitor — Executive OPEB Liability Declaration of Trust
Received and Placed on File — Vote: 9 -0
LATE FILE - #402A
Communication — City Engineer — Review of #2017 -402 requested by the Public
Services Committee
Referred to Public Services
LATE FILE - #417
Communication — Superintendent of Schools — 4 -Year 1 -to -1 Lease — Apple
computers for the 1 -to -1 Laptop Initiative at Beverly High School
Referred to Finance & Pro
Communications, Applications & Petitions:
#388A
Communication — National Center for Race Amity — Race Amity Day
Received and Placed on File — Vote: 9 -0
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#418
Application — Class II Motor Vehicle License — Cabot Fuels Auto Repair, Inc., 449 Cabot
Street
Referred to Legal Affairs
#419
Application — Sandwich Board Sign — Chive Events — 30 Rantoul Street
Referred to Legal Affairs
#420
Communication — Lightower Fiber Networks work at 85 Sam Fonzo Drive
Referred to Public Services to Set a Public Hearin
#421
Communication — Lightower Fiber Networks work on L. P. Henderson Road & 85 Sam
Fonzo Drive
Referred to Public Services to Set a Public Hearing
Council President entertained a Motion to accept 2 Late Files — Approved —
Vote: 9 -0
LATE FILE - #422
Communication — MA -ABCC Notice of Hearing — Trattoria Bellamia, 218 Cabot Street
Received and Placed on File — Vote: 9 -0
LATE FILE - #423
Communication — 13' Annual "Reid's Ride"
Received and Placed on File — Vote: 9 -0
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Presentations, Awards & Memorials:
F s Ell.
(insert Mayors Budget Message here)
Referred to Finance & Property to Set a Public Hearing
Public Hearings:
1. 7.30 PM - #408 — Interdepartmental Transfers - Public Hearing Held and
closed, referred back to Finance & Property
2. 7:45 PM - #386 — Joint Public Hearing with the Planning Board - Public
Hearing Held and closed, referred back to Legal Affairs
Reports of Committees:
#408
The Committee on Finance & Property, to whom was referred the matter of Communication from the Mayor
concerning Fiscal 2017 Budget Transfers, have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to
wit:
Recommend the Council Approve the Request
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#414
The Committee on Finance & Property, to whom was referred the matter of Communication from the Mayor
concerning the FY2018 Budget, 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 hold a Public Hearing on Monday, 12 June 2017 at
7:00 PM at City Hall, 191 Cabot Street, 3rd floor, Council Chamber, Beverly, MA relative to the FY2018
Budget.
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#417
The Committee on Finance & Property, to whom was referred the matter of Communication from the
Superintendent of Schools concerning the 4 year Lease in connection with the 1 -to -1 Laptop Initiative at
Beverly High School, have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows:
Recommend the Council Approve the Request
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 8 -1 (Councilor Latter opposed)
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#296A
The Committee on Legal Affairs, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — City Clerk concerning
the discontinuance of the Accu -Vote tabulators to be replaced by Image Cast tabulators for elections, have
considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council Approve the Request
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#380
The Committee on Legal Affairs, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — Mayor — Appointment
— Gregory Sharp to the Open Space and Recreation Committee, have considered said matter and beg leave
to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council Approve the Appointment
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#381
The Committee on Legal Affairs, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — Mayor — Appointment
— Rick Grandoni as the Conservation Commission Representative to the Open Space and Recreation
Committee, have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council Approve the Appointment
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#400
The Committee on Legal Affairs, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — City Clerk — Amended
Ordinance — Peddlers & Hawkers, Canvassers & Solicitors, have considered said matter and beg leave to
report as follows, to wit:
Receive and Place on File
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#406
The Committee on Legal Affairs, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — Mayor — Wayside
Transportation Corporation Lease of Airport Property, have considered said matter and beg leave to report as
follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council Approve the Request
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
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#419
The Committee on Legal Affairs, to whom was referred the matter of Application — Sandwich Board Sign —
Chive Events — 30 Rantoul Street, have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit:
Recommend the Council Approve the Application
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#402
The Committee on Public Services, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — MASS -DOT —
Alteration of State Highway RT 128 dated 29 March 2017, have considered said matter and beg leave to
report as follows:
Receive and Place on File
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#402A
The Committee on Public Services, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — City Engineer —
Review of #2017 -402 requested by the Committee, have considered said matter and beg leave to report as
follows:
Receive and Place on File
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#420
The Committee on Public Services, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — Lightower Fiber
Networks — 85 Sam Fonzo Drive, 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 hold a Public Hearing on Monday, 5 June 2017 at
7:30 PM at City Hall, 191 Cabot Street, 3rd floor, Council Chamber, Beverly, MA relative to work at 85
Sam Fonzo Drive.
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
#421
The Committee on Public Services, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — Lightower Fiber
Networks — L. P. Henderson Road & 85 Sam Fonzo Drive, 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 hold a Public Hearing on Monday, 5 June 2017 at
7:40 PM at City Hall, 191 Cabot Street, 3rd floor, Council Chamber, Beverly, MA relative to work at L. P.
Henderson Road and 85 Sam Fonzo Drive.
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 9 -0
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Unfinished Business: None
Motions and Orders: None
Meeting Adjourned: 8:44 PM Attest: D. Wesley Slate, Jr.
City Clerk
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