2001-05-24
CITY OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
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Economic and Community Development Council
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RECORDER:
May 24,2001
Beverly City Hall
Chairperson Joyce McMahon, Vice-Chairman Bill
Rodenbaugh, Dick Mooney, Brenda Spence
Deborah Rosser, Wayne Mastin, Don Stacey
City Planner Tina Cassidy
Karen Bradley
McMahon calls the meeting to order at 6:35 p.rn.
Cassidy informs the members that representatives of River Logic Inc. have not yet arrived at the
meeting. She informs the members that she has received a certified project application from
another tenant at Cummings Center, Frontier Technology Inc. She informs the Council that it is
a California based company and they plan to open a Massachusetts office at Cummings Center.
Cassidy states that Rodenbaugh will review the application and note any recommendations or
suggested modifications, and those will be forwarded to Frontier representatives for inclusion in
the application. Cassidy suggests that the committee select a date to meet with Frontier
Technology, Inc. to review their application. The Council selects June 28, 2001 as the next
meeting date. Cassidy states that she will confirm the date with Frontier Technology, Inc. and
will send a reminder to the members in advance ofthe meeting.
Cassidy reports back to the Council that she called all individuals listed in River Logic's
application and got no answer. Members review the application for River Logic, Inc. in their
absence of company representatives and make the following recommendations:
Organize the application, moving all attachments to the end so it can be easily read and
all attachments should be labeled (Appendix "A", Appendix "B", etc.);
Include a description ofthe history and nature of the business and details ofits expansion,
growth, and relocation plans as required by question #6;
Review the headcount information on the current number of employees in Beverly for
inconsistencies;
Include an Equal Employment Opportunity statement and sexual harassment policy
statement as required by Massachusetts law for all companies with ten or more
employees; and
The application should be typed.
Cassidy states that she will forward this information to River Logic, Inc. and will contact the
State to let them know that the ECDC has declined to authorize submission of River Logic's
application at this time. Cassidy adds that if the ECDC receives a revised application from River
Logic, she will add it to the June 28,2001 ECDC meeting agenda. The Council is in agreement.
ECDC minutes
May 24, 2001
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Cassidy notes that the EEO Statement is missing from the Frontier Technology, Inc. application. .
She asks Rodenbaugh to let her know if there are any other modifications she should
communicate to Frontier Technology prior to the June 28th meeting.
McMahon asks there are any further comments or questions from the Council. There are none.
Mooney:
motion to adjourn, seconded by Rodenbaugh. All members in favor. Motion
carnes.
The meeting is adjourned at 7:00 p.rn.