1999-10-17CITY OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS
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Economic and Community Development Council
November 17, 1999
Beverly City Hall, 191 Cabot Street
Chairman Joyce McMahon, Vice-Chairman Bill
Rodenhaugh, Dick Mooney, Brenda Spence, Deb
Rosser.
Community Development Manager Dawn
Goodwin, City Planner Tina Cassidy
Tina Cassidy
McMahon calls the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and explains that members elected to
hold this meeting in order to discuss the master plan outline previously drafted by
Rodenbaugh and discussed at an earlier meeting. Once members reach a consensus on
this outline, it will be shared with the City's master plan consultant who will provide
feedhack to the group.
Before opening discussion on this topic, McMahon asks the members to review the draft
minutes of the October 13, 1999 meeting. She notes a typo at the bottom of the third
page that should be corrected. She asks that the first sentence of the second paragraph on
page four also be changed to read "McMahon states that a problem is the fact that the
Cherry Hill Industrial Park is only leasing and that businesses that want to build have to
look outside of the city." Members note no other changes.
Mooney:
motion to approve the draft minutes of the October 13, 1999 meeting with
the two amendments outlined above, seconded by Rodenbaugh. All
members in favor, motion carries.
Next, members review the draft minutes of the September 2, 1999 meeting and
recommend a series of changes to the set. Staff will revise the minutes according to those
suggestions.
Mooney:
motion to approve the draft minutes of the September 2, 1999 meeting as
amended, seconded by Rodenbaugh. All members in favor, motion
carries.
ECDC minutes
November 17, 1999 meeting
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Next, members briefly discuss the draft outline prepared by Rodenbaugh in April of
1998. The document outlines the state-mandated elements for a master plan and lists
possible goals for each of the elements.
Rodenbaugh indicates that the draft version distributed to the members tonight does not
reflect a number of changes the council suggested upon its first review of the document
some time ago. Members recall that a number of the goals were amended after
discussion, and it is agreed that the Chairman and staff will research information from the
previous meeting to locate those suggestions. It is the consensus of the council that
further discussion on this subject be postponed until the prior changes can be located.
McMahon suggests the council could schedule another meeting in a few weeks' time to
discuss the subject again and invite the City's master plan consultant to that meeting.
The council would meet for an hour first to fmalize changes to the outline, and could then
meet with the consultant later in the evening to discuss it.
Members schedule the next meeting of the ECDC for Thursday, December 2, 1999 at
6:30 p.m, and instruct staff to invite the master plan consultant to meet with the council at
7:30 that night.
Rodenbaugh: motion to adjourn, seconded by Spence. All members in favor, motion
carries.