2006-05-30
Public Meeting Minutes - Beverly Historic District Commission
May 30, 2006
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Historic District Commission Special Meeting
Executive Session
Date: May 30, 2006
Members Present: William Finch, James Younger, Matthew Lewis
John Condon
Members Absent: John Frates
Others Present: Leah Zambernardi, Robert Munroe
Recorder: Leah Zambernardi
Mr. Finch calls the special meeting of the Historic District Commission (HDC) to order.
He states that the Board is meeting tonight to enter an Executive Session meeting related
to pending litigation with 61 and 63 Front Street.
The Board takes a roll call vote to Enter Executive Session. Members present are
William Finch, James Younger, Matthew Lewis and John Condon. Finch states that the
Commission intends to reconvene the regular meeting after the conclusion of the
Executive Session to discuss some new business.
Assistant City Solicitor Robert Munroe updates the Board on actions he has taken since
the Board last met in April 2006. He states that he sent correspondence to the
condominium owners in February stating the Commission's response to their proposal for
a compromise. He states that the Papagelis have agreed to the compromise solution and
that she is seeking quotes for the work. She just seeks time to complete the work. He
states that the Commission's specifications for the Kaddaras' windows were lost in
translation when he sent out his correspondence. Specifically, the requirement that the
window openings be reduced to match the openings that existed before the work was
done was not included in the correspondence. The Kaddaras' attorney have stated they
will agree to replace the windows with the alternative windows specified in the
compromise but that they wish to keep the current openings. Mr. Munroe is here tonight
to ask members if they would agree to this compromise.
Discussion ensues regarding whether or not to require that the window dimensions be
reduced to match what was existing prior to the work being done.
The Commission unanimously decides to advise Munroe to allow the Kaddaras to use the
current openings.
The Commission takes a roll call vote to leave Executive Session.