2005-04-04
CITY OF BEVERLY
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OR COMMISSION: Parking and Traffic Commission
SUBCOMMITTEE:
DATE: April 4, 2005
LOCATION: Third Floor Conference Room, City Hall
MEMBERS PRESENT: Dennis Tarsook, Clark Mitchell, Sue Mueller,
Tina Cassidy
MEMBERS ABSENT: Bob Mead, Richard LaFave
RECORDER: Tina Cassidy
The meeting is called to order at 9:30 a.m. Cassidy explains that this meeting has been
scheduled to discuss a request that will be submitted to the City Council this evening.
The request, from Roof Investors, asks the City for permission to use a portion of the Court
Street parking lot as a staging area during construction of the Beverly Crossing project. The
developers are also seeking permission to relocate portions of the City’s sidewalk during
construction.
Cassidy outlines the specifics of the request:
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The developer would use a 70’x80’ portion of the Court Street parking lot as a
laydown and hoisting area for the crane that will be needed during construction. The
developer has agreed to restripe the parking lot prior to using this area so that the
number of parking spaces “lost” during construction will be eight (8) spaces. He has
also agreed to reimburse the City for any revenue it would have received for those 8
spaces.
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The developer wishes to close the existing sidewalks along Pleasant and Rantoul
Streets for the length of the lot’s frontage, and to eliminate on-street parking in the
same area. The temporary construction fence would be relocated to the curb line,
and two rows of Jersey barriers would be placed in the street (in what is now the on-
street parking spaces) to create a pedestrian walkway during construction. “No
Parking” and “No Sidewalk” signs will be erected.
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The developer suggests that the sidewalk closure will last only for several months,
until the first few courses of masonry are in place along the walls that abut the
sidewalk. As soon as possible, the sidewalk will be reopened as a covered sidewalk
for the rest of the construction period. Use of the parking lot will last until at least
December, but may last until April 2006.
Cassidy adds that she has spoken with the developer at length about the request, and has
suggested that the use of a portion of the parking lot should be kept on as short a timeline as
possible and that the matter should be reviewed in December.
Cassidy asks if there are any questions or concerns with the request. She reads a letter from
Building Inspector Robert Nelson that indicates he has no issues with the request from a
safety or building code perspective, and references a letter received from Tarsook on the
matter.
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The Committee has no issues or concerns with the request. Cassidy says she will write a
letter to the City Council on behalf of the Parking and Traffic Commission indicating the
Commission’s view on the matter.
There being no other business, the meeting is adjourned at 9:45 a.m.