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1992-09-21Records of the Board of Aldermen REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, SEPTEMBER 21, 1992 ROLL CALL: All Aldermen were present with Aldermen Doherty arriving at 8:40 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG: Led by Aldermen Reinecke CONFIRMATIONS: #361 Appointment - Intermittent Fire Alarm Operator - Tabled #362 Appointment - Commissioner of Public Works - Tabled COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR THE MAYOR: September 21, 1992 Dear Honorable Board I respectfully request that you reduce the FY 93 budget by $500,000 reducing the “Reserve for Unforeseen”. Sincerely, F. John Monahan Mayor Please take all readings this evening. Referred to Finance and Property. September 14, 1992 Mr. Robert Scanzani 182 Bridge Street Beverly, MA Dear Mr. Scanzani I hereby appoint you Building Inspector for the City of Beverly on a sub-contractual basis at the rate of Eight Hundred Ten and no/100 ($810) Dollars per week effective Monday, September 14, 1992. Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Referred to Finance and Property. September 4, 1992 Mr. Donald Young City Hall Beverly, MA Dear Mr. Young: I hereby appoint Mrs. Judith Mulligan as Acting Collector/Treasurer effective Monday, September 14, 1992. Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Board Amended to 60 Day Appointment. Received and placed on file. September 21, 1992 Honorable Board of Aldermen City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Board: I hereby recommend that your Honorable Board of Aldermen adopt the City Consolidation Plan as presented. I believe that the Consolidation Plan will allow for streamlined, efficient city government with accountability, budgetary controls and effective services to the public. I respectfully request your cooperation and urge a vote this evening. Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Referred to the Committee of the Whole. A Public Hearing will be held October 1, 1992 at 7 p.m. September 21, 1992 Honorable Board of Aldermen City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Board: I hereby request that your Honorable Board approve the Enterprise Fund concept. It is presently before your Committee. As you know, the City will be rated by Moody’s in the near future and I have stated often last spring it is very important to the financial institutions that we have an Enterprise Fund Account procedure in place. Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Referred to the Committee of the Whole. September 21, 1992 Honorable Board of Aldermen City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Board: I hereby recommend your Honorable Board adopted Home Rule Legislation proposed by Representative Henry as attached. I further request that a vote be taken this evening. Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Referred to Finance and Property. September 21, 1992 Honorable Board of Aldermen City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Board: I hereby request that your Honorable Board authorize the Mayor to sign the attached Easement which will allow Massachusetts Electric to perform all necessary equipment installation to the new library. Attached is a communication from Thomas Scully concerning this request. Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. September 21, 1992 Honorable Board of Aldermen City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Board: I hereby appoint, upon the recommendation of Police Chief John Finnegan and subject to your confirmation, the following as Permanent Reserve Officers for the City of Beverly Police Department effective October 6, 1992: Michael BucciMichael D. Harvey 417 Elliott St.120 Essex St. Stephen M. CecchiniBrian P. Long 29 Matthies St.75 Hale St. Sean R. ConnollyDavid A. Richardson 6 Prospect St.4 Salem Rd. Harold Geary 40 Central St. #3 Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Laid over for Confirmation. September 21, 1992 Honorable Board of Aldermen City Hall Beverly, MA Dear Honorable Board: I hereby submit for your information the following Provisional Promotions and the Beverly Police Department effective September 17, 1992: CaptainJohn DiVencenzo Phillip Bouchard LieutenantDennis Tarsook William Terry SergeantMark Ray Philip MacCarthy Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Received and placed on file. September 21, 1992 Honorable Board of Aldermen City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Board I hereby request that your Honorable Board authorize the Mayor to sign the attached Lease between the City of Beverly Airport Commission and United States of America as per the attached communication from Commission Chairman William F. Mahoney. Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. September 21, 1992 Honorable Board: I hereby submit for your approval Amendment Number 2 to the Basic Lease between General Aviation Service, Inc. and the City of Beverly. Very truly yours, F. John Monahan Mayor Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. COMMUNICATIONS FROM OTHER CITY OFFICERS AND BOARDS: September 17, 1992 Honorable Board City Hall Beverly, MA Dear Members of the Board: At the Planning Board’s regular meeting held on Wednesday, September 16, 1992, members voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of Aldermen that the easterly portion of Thaxton Road (approximately five hundred (500) feet in length be accepted by the City). A copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Public Works and the plan is attached for reference. Very truly yours, James A. Manzi Chairman Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. September 17, 1992 Mr. James F. X. Doherty City Hall Beverly, MA Dear Chairman Doherty: At the Planning Board’s regular meeting held on Wednesday, September 16, 1992, members voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of Aldermen that a Joint Public Hearing be held between the Planning Board and the Board of Aldermen on the above referenced Order. This recommendation was procedural in nature and it is not intended to be a reflection on the merits of the proposal. In accordance with M. G. L Chapter 40 A, Section 5, the Public Hearing and this Order must be held by November 14, 1992. Very truly yours, James A. Manzi Chairman Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. September 17, 1992 Mr. James Doherty City Hall Beverly, Mass. 01915 Dear Chairman Doherty: At the Planning Board’s regular meeting held on Wednesday, September 16, 1992, members voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of Aldermen that a Joint Public Hearing be held between the Planning Board and the Board of Aldermen on the above referenced Order. This recommendation was procedural in nature and is not intended to be a reflection on the merits of the proposal. In accordance with M. G. L. Chapter 40 A, Section 5, a Public Hearing on the Order must be held by November 14, 1992. Very truly yours, James A. Manzi Chairman Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. September 17, 1992 Mr. James F. X. Doherty City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Chairman Doherty: At the Planning Board’s regular meeting held on Wednesday, September 16, 1992, members voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of Aldermen that a Joint Public Hearing be held between the Planning Board and the Board of Aldermen on the above referenced Order. This recommendation was procedural in nature and is not intended to be a reflection on the merits of the proposal. In accordance with M. G. L. Chapter 40 A, Section 5, a Public Hearing on this Order must be held by November 13, 1992. Very truly yours, James A. Manzi Chairman TO: Aldermen of Beverly, Mass. FROM: Don Argyrople, Principal, Abraham Edwards School RE: Parking Concerns DATE: Sept. 16, 1992 With the opening of school this year, I have observed a marked increase in the challenge in finding available parking in the vicinity of the Edwards School each day. There appear to be a number of factors for this increased competition for limited number parking spaces near the school. 1. Edwards School is the only school and Beverly with no parking facilities for our staff. 2. With nearly 100 more students added to our population in the last couple of years, our staff has grown in size. 3. There is on observable increase in the number of neighbors parking overnight on Edwards St. As the spaces are not vacated early enough in the morning, the school staff is now parking on Fayette St., Cabot Street, etc. We have observed that a number of people who live in the condominium complex across the street from school are now using spaces on Edwards Street instead of the complex parking not. I believe this is due to the greatly increased bridge traffic on Rantoul Street which makes it difficult to exit the parking. After much deliberation with the school staff, I wish to propose two actions for your consideration. Of course we are interested in any other feasible solution as well. 1. Create a NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ZONE on the school side of Edwards Street. This would enable the Police Department to keep the spaces available for school staff. 2. Eliminate the ONE HOUR PARKING restriction on Rantoul Street directly in front of the school. There is no similar restriction at Washington/Beadle School also on Rantoul Street. Referred to Public Service and Aid. TO: Members of the Board of Aldermen FROM: Jean P. Perron, Superintendent of Schools RE: Focus Group for Long Range Planning DATE: September 14, 1992 We hereby request that they Beverly Board of Aldermen become a Focus Group for Long Range Planning Committee of the Beverly School Committee. Mrs. Goodenough, Chairperson of an LRP, will be making the presentation to the Board. Mrs. Goodenough has indicated that she could be in the Chambers by 8:45 p.m this evening. If this is not a convenient time, please let us know and we will make other arrangements. Referred to the Committee of the Whole. COMMUNICATIONS, APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS: Request by Beverly YMCA to waive fees for amusement device license for Teen Center. Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts Communication from Rayco Painting Co., Inc. re: an unpaid bill. Referred to Public Service and Aid. Communication from Town of Wenham Board of Water Commissioners re: sale of water for emergency use. Referred to Public Service and Aid. Communication re: Greenery Rehabilitation Group, 40 Heather St. Received and placed on file. Communication from John H. Nicholson, 81 Rantoul St. re: P & B Automotive. Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. Petition of Mass. Electric for 4-4" PVC pipes in Winter St. Referred to Public Service and Aid. Application - Automatic Amusement Device License - LaFiesta, 116 Rantoul St. Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. Application - Amusement Device License - Family Lounge, 374 Rantoul St. Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. Application - Limousine Service, North Shore Limousine Service, Thomas Grondin. Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. Application - Second Hand Dealers License, Penny Van Del, 132 Dodge St. Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. nd Application - 2 CMVDL Auto Body Care Plus, d/b/a Ronald J. Goodwin. Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. Communication from Project RAP re: Council on Aging and Bridging the Generations. Referred to Finance and Property. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES: The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of communication from Chief Assessor re: copying machine have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, or to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption. ORDERED: That the Chief Assessor be, and the same is hereby authorized to have a coin-operated copying machine installed on the first floor of City Hall for public use, each copy to be $.25 per copy. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Mayor’s request for authorization to pay bills from Waterways Improvement Funds have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption. ORDERED: That the Board of Aldermen authorize the payment of the attached bills for replacing the walkway at the Ferry Way Landing from Waterways Improvement Funds, in accordance with the recommendation of His Honor the Mayor. Bills total $1062. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of communication from Finance Director re: weekly bill schedules have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption. ORDERED: That the Finance Director be, and the same is hereby authorized to work with HCR to establish a weekly bill schedule for the accounts payable, in accordance with the system outlined in the attached communication. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Fired Department requested a prior FY bills from current 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 Fired Department be, and the same is hereby authorized to pay prior fiscal year bills totaling One Thousand One Hundred Thirty Dollars an Six Cents ($1130 .06) from the current FY 93 Budget. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Massachusetts Department of Revenue communication re: Cherry Sheet revisions have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Received and placed on file. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Order for Finance Director to determine portion of budgets of SESD, Salem/Beverly Water Supply Board and City of Beverly water/sewer bills which maybe tax deductible have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit Recommend adoption of the order. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Home Rule Legislation re: pension funding have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption. ORDERED: That Representative Henry be and the same is requested to file the attached Home Rule Petition relative to Beverly’s Funding Schedule of pension funds for City of Beverly Retirement System. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Police Dept. request for ordinance change - no right hand turn onto Cressy St. considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying ordinance and recommend its adoption. In the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-two AN ORDINANCE amending an ordinance entitled “Motor Vehicles and Traffic” relative to obedience to special traffic control devices. Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Beverly as follows: The Chapter 14, Section 94 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Beverly, 1989, be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto, under section (c) the following: “(3) Right hand turn prohibited: from eastbound one of Elliott Street onto Cressy St.” This ordinance to take effect upon passage. Ordinance read once and adopted. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Application for Fueled Storage License - Paul Najim, 61 Cabot St. have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the license be granted. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of claim - Tracey Paul, 50 Rantoul St. have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Receive and place on file Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of request to have Old Planters Road and Wyndham Lane accepted as public ways have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Receive and place on file. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Mayor’s request for authorization to sign Shuttle Bus contract have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption. ORDERED: That His Honor the Mayor be, and the same is hereby authorized to sign the attached contract with the MBTA for the Shuttle Bus service for FY 93. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of communication from Council on Aging re: growth applications have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Receive and place on file. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of communication from Planning Board re: acceptance of streets in Thaxton Heights Subdivision have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption. ORDERED: That the Board of Aldermen do, and the same hereby except the streets in the Thaxton Heights Subdivision; viz. Old Planters Road and Wyndham Lane, as recommended by the Commissioner of Public Works and the Planning Board. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Camp, Dresser McKee Communication re: SESD Project change have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Receive and place on file. Order read once and adopted. The Committee and Legal Affairs in Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Application for nd 2 CMVDL - Greenwheels Electric Car Co., 181 Elliott Street have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the license be granted. Order read once and adopted. nd The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Application - 2 CMVDL - Hannah Automotive, 228 Cabot St. Have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: No further action. Order read once and adopted. The Committee and Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Application for Automatic Amusement Device - Burger King, 398 Rantoul St. have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the license be granted, pending approval of the Police Chief. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Application for five (5) Automatic Amusement Devices - Borah’s, 175-181 Rantoul St. Have considered said matter and they leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption. ORDERED: That the Board of Aldermen hold a Public Hearing on Monday, October 5, 1992 at 7:55 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chambers, third floor, City Hall relative to the application of Borah’s 175- 181. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Order for 30-day trial of parking fees at Beverly Harbor Center have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption. ORDERED: That the Beverly Harbor Management Authority be, and the same is hereby granted permission to charge for parking at the Beverly Harbor Center on a 30 day trial basis. If the Authority wishes the parking charges to be adopted on a permanent basis, it will request an ordinance change at the end of the trial period, after submitting a report to the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen should be notified on time. Order read once and adopted. The Committee and Legal Affairs in Accounts to whom was referred the matter of Order for ordinance change - re: parking on Bridge Street have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption. ORDERED: That the Chief of Police conduct a 30 day trial of No Parking on Bridge St., southerly side from Doane Avenue, twenty (20) the westerly, in accordance with the orders emitted by the Ward Alderman. Order read once and adopted. nd That the Committee on Legal Affairs and Accounts to whom was referred the matter of 2 CMVDL application P & B Automotive, 81 Rantoul St. have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the license be granted. Order read once and adopted. The Committee and Public Service in Aid to whom was referred the matter of Water Bill complaint on new rates Rodman Spear, 16 Pond St., have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Receive and place on file. Order read once and adopted. The Committee and Public Service in Aid to whom was referred the matter of Water Abatement request - Mark Isenberg, 42 Bow St. have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Receive and place on file. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of Temple B’Nai Abraham request to hang banner across Cabot Street have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: ORDERED: That the Board of Aldermen Grant authorization to Temple B’Nai. Abraham to hang a banner across Cabot Street from November 30, 1992 to December 6, 1992. Order read once and adopted. The Committee on Public Service and Aid to whom was referred the matter of order for City Electrician to improve lighting on Brimbal Hill Drive have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend adoption of the order. ORDERED: That the City Electrician take appropriate action to improve the street lighting on Brimbal Hill Drive. Order read once and adopted. MOTIONS AND ORDERS: But Aldermen Rollins ORDERED: That the City Solicitor be, and the same is hereby requested to draft an ordinance governing the sale and/or rental of recreational vehicles. Referred to Legal Affairs and Accounts. Meeting adjourned: 10:35 p.m. Attest: Constance E. Perron City Clerk