Loading...
2003-07-02 CITY OF BEVERLY PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES BOARD: Open Space and Recreation Committee SUBCOMMITTEE: DATE: July 2, 2003 PLACE: City Hall, third floor BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman David Gardner, Anthony Paluzzi, Paul Knight, William Squibb, Elizabeth Dunne, Robert Buchsbaum, and Cindy Modugno ABSENT: Kathy Skrabut, James MacNeil and Ellen Flannery OTHERS PRESENT: Amy Maxner, Environmental Planner RECORDER: Cheryl Lamont (tape) CALL TO ORDER Chairman Gardner called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. ACCEPTANCE OF PREVIOUS MINUTES Knight makes a motion to approve the minutes of the June 4, 2003 meeting. Dunne seconds. All in favor. Motion carries 7-0. OLD BUSINESS Trails Reproduction Plan Chairman Gardner states that donations in the amount of $700.00 have been reached and now 1,000 copies of the trail maps can be reproduced. Board members discussed how donors would be mentioned on the printed maps. Donations of $100.00 or more came from the following: Cummings Center Beverly Chamber of Commerce Beverly Cooperative Bank Open Space & Recreation Committee July 2, 2003 Meeting Minutes 2 Beverly National Bank Nature’s Classroom Friends of Parks It was decided that for a donation of $100.00 or more, mention would be made on the maps. Paluzzi was asked to have this information placed on the map and have them reproduced. Sally Milligan Management Plan – repro and release to Boards Chairman Gardner states that both the Conservation Commission and the Parks and Recreation Commission were sent copies of this Plan for their review and and both Commissions have approved this Plan. He states that the Committee can now proceed with reproducing and releasing this Plan. He states that a copy will be placed in the Library and on-line to serve as a guide. Report of Presentations to Boards and Commissions Chairman Gardner states that a presentation was made to the Planning Board and showed how the Boards could work together. He states that a decision was made at that time to schedule a joint meeting for some time in the fall. Chairman Gardner reported that Chairman Dinkin, of the Planning Board, suggested that Open Space make suggestions to the Zoning Board, chaired by Scott Houseman, regarding their input into re-doing the City’s rezoning ordinances. Chairman Gardner stated that this was last done approximately twenty years ago and that the City has hired a consultant to take Committee ideas and make a more effective document. Chairman Gardner states that he will mail the plan to this committee as well as e-mailing a list of suggestions for consideration. Chairman Gardner stated that Buchsbaum made this same presentation to the Conservation Commission and discussed protecting buffer zones and made them aware of Open Space needs. He states that this presentation included the Tanzella property and was geared towards this particular board and their interests. Chairman Gardner states he will e-mail Open Space members asking for their attendance in presenting to the Zoning Board Meeting to be held on either the fourth Tuesday or Thursday of the month. Chairman Gardner mentioned a question that came up from one of the Conservation Commission members who expressed surprise that the City owned Green’s Hill. Squibb presented a deeded filed map of the Tall Tree trails to committee members who discussed that Green Belt now owns the Appleton lot. Squibb stated that this information has been checked out and confirmed. Maxner has spoken with Peter Gilmore, City Open Space & Recreation Committee July 2, 2003 Meeting Minutes 3 Solicitor, and asked about the fact that on the Definitive Subdivision Plan, overlain on these three lots cart paths have been carved out and are existing historical Old Woods Road. Gilmore stated that it would take a deed search to find out why these cart paths were created in the first place and for whose benefit. Chairman Gardner asks Councilor McGlynn if the City Council could get such title search done. Councilor McGlynn stated she would find out if this request can be done. Chairman Gardner states he will send the City Councilor’s a letter requesting this information also. Report on concept plan pro bono work for Green’s Hill Chairman Gardner states that this agenda item was to be discussed with MacNeil and since he is not in attendance, this agenda item will be discussed at a later time. NEW BUSINESS Proposed Open Space and Recreation Committee Budget Chairman Gardner distributed Proposed Budget 2003-2004 Sheets to board members who then discussed listed items. Buchsbaum states that the idea for this would be based on activity and numbers for discussion. Buchsbaum went through each item and board members had comments which raised/lowered some of the proposed listed budget item amounts. Chairman Gardner went through his list of proposed budget items and asked for board member comments. Knight agreed to attend other board meetings, which will allow this board to be kept up-to-date. Chairman Gardner would like to add some kind of plan for Witch Woods/Commons area as well as Pole Swamp Lane. Chairman Gardner feels that the Sally Milligan vegetation management plan and the Management and trails plan for Green’s Hill should take top priority and then some consideration should be given to keeping Witch Woods/Commons area intact. Modugno stated that Mr. McSweeney of Cummings Properties would like some clarification of the pathway entering the McKeown School property as to the ownership of this. Buchsbaum states that the Cummings Properties has constructed a shoreline sidewalk and would like to see the section in question completed. Chairman Gardner suggests that this question be referred to Bruce Doig, Chairman of Parks and Recreation for clarification. Chairman Gardner asks for a volunteer to work with Public Works Director, Mike Collins, to walk this Open Space & Recreation Committee July 2, 2003 Meeting Minutes 4 area and see what needs to be done. Modugno volunteers since she was approached about this initially. Maxner handed out a memo to board members from Michael Goriansky, who is on the Andover Committee for the Appalachian Mountain Club, where they st sponsored a walk at the Phillips Estate Preserve on June 1. She explained that his memo contained observations he made at the Phillips Estate. Summary Action Plan Chairman Gardner feels that a Summary Action Plan should be made up, because of the cost of reproducing the Action Plan, as a single handout along with a copy of the trail map reproduced on the other side to be given out. Members agree this would be useful. Resignation Modugno gives board members her resignation but would like to continue as an adhoc volunteer. Chairman Gardner asks Modugno if there is anyone in mind as the Ward V representative. Modugno states that she recommends Pam Kampersol. Chairman Gardner states that this board will miss her many contributions. OTHER BUSINESS Virginia McGlynn, City Councilor, thanked all board members for all of their hard work done over the years. She lives close to Sally Milligan Park and she and her family have been fortunate to see, close up, some of the wildlife living in that park. She believes that this is all due to the hard work being done by this board. Chairman Gardner stated that this board is in debt to Councilor McGlynn who was instrumental in getting this board up and running. Maxner stated she will e-mail a list of land under the ownership/control of the Conservation Committee and will ask Roland Adams for a map showing this ownership as well. Squibb stated that he received an e-mail from Tim Purinton of Massachusetts Audubon, who sent an alert to contact Governor/Legislators about what is being slashed from State Budget to try and get some of the programs reinstated. He encourages other board members to respond. Open Space & Recreation Committee July 2, 2003 Meeting Minutes 5 NEXT MEETING AGENDA ITEMS AND DATE Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 3, 2003 at 7:30 P.M., City Hall, third floor. Some agenda items to include: Tom Scully – fundraising VELO Bike Club representative ADJOURNMENT Paluzzi makes a motion to adjourn regular meeting and to go into Executive Session. The meeting will adjourn from the Executive Session. The regular meeting will not reconvene. Modugno seconds. All in favor. Motion carries 7-0.