1999-11-01CITY OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS
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Open Space and Recreation Committee
November 1, 1999
Beverly Senior Center, 90 Colon Street
Chairman David Gardner, Vice-Chairman Robert
Buchsbaum, Richard Baker, Kathem Tracy, Ellen
Flannery, John Hopkins, Anthony Paluzzi, Charles
Raymond, Guido Lauranzano
Claire Thompson
William Squibb (nominated but not yet officially
appointed), City Planner Tina Cassidy.
Tina Cassidy, Kathern Tracy
Gardner opens the meeting by explaining that no minutes oftbe last meeting are yet
available for review. He updates the members by explaining that he artended a seminar
on the open meeting law, along with Paluzzi and Tracy, that was sponsored by the Essex
County District Attorney's Office. He notes several important points he learned during
the seminar, including the fact that subcommittee meetings of public bodies must be
posted, and the need to insure that even field visits meet the accessibility requirements of
the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Next, Gardner states that at the last meeting, the concept of subcommittees was briefly
discussed and he proposes the following subcommittee categories for discussion by the
members: inventory, linkages, and public access. With respect to creating an inventory,
members agree that mapping the vacant land in the City would be a good beginning
point, and after a discussion agree that each of the ten members will take ten small-sized
assessors' maps and mark which lots are vacant according to the City's assessors'
records. Cassidy explains that she had hoped to have the assessors' printout available for
this evening' s meeting, but was unable to because of on. going computer program
changes in the assessors' office. She will have a copy within the next 7-10 days and will
mail out appropriate segments of the printout to the members. Flarmery volunteers to
chair the inventory subcommittee, which will consist of the current ten committee
members. Gardner asks Cassidy to bring the MAPC build-out maps and the
accompanying report to the next meeting.
Hopkins asks about grant resources that might be available and what the submission
deadlines are for the grants. Gardner states that for the large Urban Self-Help grants, the
deadlines are usually June and that the City's current Open Space and Recreation Plan is
still effective, so the City will be eligible to apply. State Representative Michael Cahill's
staffer states that there are other grant monies available in the FY00 state budget that are
being now being considered at the State House.
Open Space and Rec. Cmte. Minutes
November 1, 1999 meeting
Page two
Members hold a general discussion about communicating with abutting communities
about their open space parcels and the potential to interconnect Beverly's open space
parcels with those in neighboring towns. More discussion on this topic will take place in
the Linkages Subcommittee meetings.
Next, members discuss the possibility of visiting certain parcels across the City that are
privately owned, and the way in which to obtain the necessary permission to access the
sites. The committee elects to postpone scheduling any site visits until the inventory
mapping is completed.
With respect to the inventory mapping, members will have their respective maps colored
in by using the same legend that was used by the open space committee in 1995, and will
add one category entitled "PDL" (private developable land).
Flannery:
motion to create an inventory subcommittee consisting often members,
seconded by Paluzzi. Members suggest that the subcommittee be limited
to a maximum often members.
Flannery:
motion to create an inventory subcommittee consisting of a maximum of
ten members, seconded by Paluzzi. All members in favor, motion carries.
Flannery:
motion to create a linkages subcommittee consisting of six members,
seconded by Paluzzi. All members in favor, motion carries.
Pahzzi:
motion to elect Flannery as Chairperson of the inventory subcommittee,
seconded by Lauranzano. All members in favor, motion carries.
Members discuss the membership of the linkages subcommittee, and it is decided that
Hopkins, Paluzzi, Thompson, Lauranzano, Squibb, and Tracy will serve on the linkages
subcommittee.
Flannery:
motion to elect Hopkins as Chairman of the linkages subcommittee,
seconded by Paln77i. All members in favor, motion carries.
Gardner offers his assistance to any member who may need his help with the mapping
project.
Members were assigned the following maps:
Maps #1 * 10:
Maps #11 - 20:
Maps #21 - 30:
Flannery
Thompson
Raymond
Open Space and Rec. Crate. Minutes
November 1, 1999 meeting
Page three
Maps #31 - 40:
Maps #41 - 50:
Maps #51 - 60:
Maps #61 - 70:
Maps #71 - 80:
Maps #81 - 90:
Maps #91 - 98:
Paluzzi
Lauranzano
Buchsbaum
Flannery
Tracy
Hopkins
Squibb
The next meeting of the committee will take place on Monday, December 6, 1999 at tl~e
Senior Center.
Flannery:
motion to adjourn, seconded by Paluzzi. All members in favor, motion
carries.
The meeting is adjourned at 9:38 p.m.