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2010-03-01 Regular Meeting Page 1 of 10 Beverly Meeting Minutes From: Fran MacDonald [fmacdonald@beverlyma.gov] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 1 :28 PM To: minutes@beverlyma.gov Subject: 3-1-10 Regular Meeting Beverly City Council 7:00 PM March 1, 2010 Roll Call: Councilors Present, Judith A. Cronin, Patricia A. Grimes, Paul M. Guanci, Kevin Hobin, James F. Latter, Donald Martin, D. Wesley Slate, Jr., Maureen Troubetaris, Michael P. Cahill Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: Led by Councilor Hobin Public Hearings and Public Speakers: 7:05 PM Presentation Mary Rodrick (Cancelled) 7:05 PM Representative Mary Grant Spoke 7: 15 PM Public Hearing Loan Order re Bonding Referred to Finance and Property Acceptance of Minutes: Meeting of February 1, 2010 and Special Meetings of February 22, 2010 and February 26, 2010 Presentations, Awards and Memorials: Appointments: #36 March 1, 2010 Fran Macdonald City Clerk Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Ms. Macdonald: I am writing to inform you of several appointments of City Councilors to various committees. The following appointments are made at my discretion as City Council President and require no further action to become effective: Liaison to School Committee (2) - Councilor Slate and Councilor Cahill 3/4/2010 Regular Meeting Page 2 of 10 Ordinance Review (3) - Councilor Slate (Chair), Councilor Hobin, Councilor Latter Citizen's Advisory Committee to Police Dept. (2) - Councilor Guanci, Councilor Hobin The following appointments require approval by a majority vote of the City Council, based on the ordinances creating these committees. Votes to approve these nominees will be sought at the next City Council meeting: Economic and Community Development Council (1) - Councilor Grimes Beverly Harbor Management Authority (2) - Councilor Troubetaris and Councilor Slate Please read this letter at the next meeting of the Beverly City Council and place in the record. Sincerely yours, Michael P. Cahill City Council President ADDointment confirmed Communications from His Honor the Mayor: #37 February 16, 2010 Honorable City Council City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Council: I hereby reappoint, subject to your review and recommendation, the following citizens to serve as members of the Cable TV Advisory Commission: AI Torsey 14 Lincoln Street January 31, 2012 George Johnson 30 Washington Street January 31, 2012 Daniel Murphy 27 Neptune Street January 31, 2013 Eric Overberg 174 Colon Street January 31, 2013 The expiration date of their terms is noted above. Very truly yours, William F. Scanlon, Jr., Mayor Refer to Public Services 3/4/2010 Regular Meeting Page 3 of 10 #38 February 16, 2010 Honorable City Council City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Council: I hereby reappoint, subject to your review and recommendation, the following citizens to serve as members of the Solid Waste Management Committee: Charles Perlo 34 Bisson Street Maureen Cronan 13A Folger Avenue Rosemary Maglio 30 Pleasant Street Their terms will be effective until March 31, 2012. Very truly yours, William F. Scanlon, Jr., Mayor Refer to Public Services #39 March 1, 2010 Honorable City Council City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Council: I hereby appoint, subject to your review and recommendation, Mr. Nathaniel Greene, 29 Frederick Road, Braintree, MA 02184, to serve as a Constable in the City of Beverly for the express purpose of serving Civil Process. Attached is Mr. Greene's application which has been approved by Police Chief Mark Ray. Mr. Greene's term will be effective until March 1, 2013. Very truly yours, William F. Scanlon, Jr., Mayor Refer to Leoal Affairs #40 - March 1, 2010 Honorable City Council 3/4/2010 Regular Meeting Page 4 of 10 City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Council: I hereby reappoint, subject to your review and recommendation, Mr. Gregory R. DiGiorgio, 11 Nichols Avenue, #1, Watertown, MA 02472 serve as Constable in the City of Beverly for the express purpose of serving Civil Process. Attached is Mr. DiGiorgio's request for reappointment, which has been approved by Police Chief Mark Ray. Mr. DiGiorgio's term will be effective until February 28, 2013. Very truly yours, William F. Scanlon, Jr., Mayor Refer to Leoal Affairs Communications from Other City Officers and Boards: #41 February 5, 2010 The Honorable City Council City Hall, 191 Cabot Street Beverly, MA 01915 Request For Ordinance Change - Chapter 14-123 "15 Minute Parking" - This request is submitted for the purpose of creating 15 Minute parking spaces on Cabot Street in front of the former Registry of Motor Vehicles building (# 182 Cabot Street). This coincides with the Parking and Traffic Commission recommendations made on February 2, 2010. Add: Cabot Street, west side, southerly from a point 30 feet south of Broadway to the first driveway at # 182 Cabot Street (3 Spaces). Sincerely, Sgt. Joseph Shairs, Traffic/Safety Officer Beverly Police Department Refer to Leoal Affairs #42 February 5, 2010 The Honorable City Council City Hall, 191 Cabot Street Beverly, MA 01915 Request For Ordinance Change - Chapter 14-120 (No Parking) "Prohibited on Certain Streets At All Times" - This request is submitted for the purpose of increasing traffic flow at the intersection of Rantoul Street and Elliott Street. The request includes a location on Cabot Street that has been an area of concern for residents on Milton Street. This coincides with the Parking and 3/4/2010 Regular Meeting Page 5 of 10 Traffic Commission recommendations made on February 2, 2010. Add: Rantoul Street, west side, southerly, from a point 100 feet south of driveway at # 446 Rantoul Street to Elliott Street. Add: Rantoul Street, west side, southerly between # 446 and # 474 (one space). Add: Elliott Street, north side, westerly from Rantoul Street to the first driveway entrance. Add: Cabot Street, west side, southerly from driveway at # 182 Cabot Street to Milton Street (one space). Sincerely, Sgt. Joseph Shairs, Traffic/Safety Officer Beverly Police Department Refer to Leoal Affairs #43 February 22, 2010 The Honorable City Council City Hall, 191 Cabot Street Beverly, MA 01915 Ordinance Chanoe Reauest- Council Order #131 : Chaoter 14 section 120 After conducted a site visit and conferring with the Parking and Traffic Commission I formally request a change in city ordinance Ch 14 see 120 to reflect the following: ADD - "Prohibited on Certain Streets - At All Times", Haskell Street, west side from Rezza Road south to Hale Street. Respectfully, Sgt. Joseph Shairs Traffic/Safety Officer Beverly Police Department Refer to Leoal Affairs #41A February 23, 2010 The Honorable City Council City Hall, 191 Cabot Street Beverly, MA 01915 RE: CHANGES TO ON-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS ON CABOT STREET IN VICINITY OF FORMER REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICES (182 CABOT STREET) Dear Members of the Council: At its meeting on February 2, 2010, the Parking and Traffic Commission voted unanimously to recommend and support several changes to the on-street parking regulations on certain portions of Rantoul and Elliott Streets which are being proposed by Traffic Sgt. / Safety Officer Joe Shairs. 3/4/2010 Regular Meeting Page 6 of 10 The Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the following area be added to Chapter 14-123 ("15 Minute Parking"): . The west side of Cabot Street in a southerly direction, from a point 30' south of Broadway to the driveway at #182 Cabot Street (3 spaces). Please feel free to contact me or City Planner Tina Cassidy at (978) 921-6000, ext. 2343 if you have any questions relative to the Commission's vote on this matter. Respectfully, Richard Benevento Chairman Refer to Leoal Affairs #42A February 23, 2010 Beverly City Council City Hall, 191 Cabot Street Beverly, MA 01915 RE: CITY COUNCIL ORDER #131: REQUEST TO AMEND CITY ORDINANCES TO PROHIBIT PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF HASKELL STREET, FROM REZZA ROAD SOUTH TO HALE STREET Dear Honorable Council: The Parking and Traffic Commission spent considerable time studying and discussing the above-referenced Order. Commission members conducted a site visit to the area and met with the ward councillor and neighbors several times, both in the field and at meetings. As part of its effort the Commission reviewed GIS maps, measured existing roadway geometry, and researched safe minimum standards in the industry for parking aisles and travel lanes for roads like Rezza Road. Following the Commission's deliberations, members voted 6-1 (Fiore, Benevento, Field, Shairs, Hutchinson and Bent in favor, Cassidy against) to recommend that Order #131 be adopted as proposed. This would eliminate parking on the west side of Haskell Street from Rezza Road to Hale Street. A majority of the Commission felt strongly that it must advocate for adherence to safety standards, even in the face of neighborhood inconvenience or opposition. Respectfully, Richard Benevento, Chairman Refer to Leoal Affairs #43A February 23, 2010 The Honorable City Council City Hall, 191 Cabot Street Beverly, MA 01915 RE: CHANGES TO ON-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS ON CABOT STREET IN VICINITY OF FORMER REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICES (182 CABOT STREET) 3/4/2010 Regular Meeting Page 7 of 10 Dear Members of the Council: At its meeting on February 2, 2010, the Parking and Traffic Commission voted unanimously to recommend and support several changes to the on-street parking regulations on certain portions of Rantoul and Elliott Streets which are being proposed by Traffic Sgt. / Safety Officer Joe Shairs. The Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the following area be added to Chapter 14-123 ("15 Minute Parking"): . The west side of Cabot Street in a southerly direction, from a point 30' south of Broadway to the driveway at #182 Cabot Street (3 spaces). Please feel free to contact me or City Planner Tina Cassidy at (978) 921-6000, ext. 2343 if you have any questions relative to the Commission's vote on this matter. Respectfully, Richard Benevento Chairman - Refer to Leoal Affairs Communications, Applications and Petitions: #44 Application for Hawkers & Peddlers License Frank John Iritano Refer to Leoal Affairs #45 Request for change of Name on Class I MVDL License Roland D. Kelly Inc., D/B/A Roland D. Kelly Nissan, Inc. Receive and Place on file #46 Comm. from Mill River Consulting re proposed dock, ramp and Float at 4 Fosters Point Receive and Place on File #47 Request by BF - PC 4th of July Committee to hang banner over West Street Recommend adootion of the reauest Reports from Committees: 3/4/2010 Regular Meeting Page 8 of 10 #29 The Committee on Finance and Property to whom was referred the matter of Loan Order have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption Ordered: That the city Council of the City of Beverly approve the request of Finance Director for the enclosed loan order. Ordered: that, in order to reduce interest costs, the Treasurer with the approval of the Mayor and the Director of Municipal Finance and the Committee of Finance and Property is authorized to issue refunding bonds pursuant to G.L. c.44, 921A to refund all or a portion of the remaining amounts of the City's State Qualified Municipal Purpose Loan of 1996 Bonds dated October 1, 1996, the City's Municipal Purpose Loan of 1999 Bonds dated March 1, 1999 and the City's Municipal Purpose Loan of 2000 Bonds dated September 1, 2000; that the refunding bonds shall be issued in an amount not to exceed $24,200,000, in order to pay the principal, redemption premium and interest on the bonds to be refunded, and costs of issuance of the refunding bonds; that the Treasurer is authorized to execute such documents as may be necessary or desirable to carry out this transaction, including a refunding trust agreement or escrow agreement with a bank or trust company; that the Treasurer is authorized to file an application with the Municipal Finance Oversight Board to qualify under Chapter 44A of the General Laws any or all of the bonds and to provide such information and execute such documents as the Board may require for these purposes; and that any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this order shall be certified in writing as to their genuiness by a bank or trust company situated and doing business in Massachusetts to be selected by the Committee on Finance and Property. This Order shall supercede Order No. 239 of this Council which had authorized the issuance of refunding bonds in the amount of $16,000,000 for this purpose. Roll Call Vote: Yea: Cronin, Grimes, Guanci, Hobin, Latter, Martin, Slate, Troubetaris, Cahill Nay: None Absent: None #27 The Committee on Legal Affairs / Committee of the Whole to who was referred the matter of Appointment Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate Member John Harden have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the Council approve the Appointment Order read once and adooted 9-0 Vote #31 The Committee on Legal Affairs / Committee of the Whole to who was referred the matter of Application Class II MVDL McNeil's Auto Body have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the License be granted Order read once and adooted 9-0 Vote #26 The Committee on Public Services / Committee of the Whole to whom was referred the matter of reappointment to the Commission on 3/4/2010 Regular Meeting Page 9 of 10 Disabilities Kevin Gallant, Michele Gordon and Candace Pike have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the Council approve the appointments Order read once and adooted 9-0 Vote #30 The Committee on Public Services / Committee of the Whole to whom was referred the matter of a communication relative to snow plowing from a resident have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Receive and Place on File Order read once and adooted 9-0 Vote #32 The Committee on Public Services / Committee of the Whole to whom was referred the matter of a request to have plaque replaced have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Submit the accompanying order and recommend its adoption Ordered: That the Department of Public Services replace the plaque at the corner of Dane and Knowlton Streets erected on 5 January 1976, naming it "Gertrude J. Smith Square". The plaque was knocked down sometime in 1978 and was never repaired or replaced. Order read once and adooted 9-0 Vote Unfinished Business: Motions and Orders: #19A By Councilor Cronin: Ordered: That the street name Forty-Five West Street be changed to Haven Way, its original designation. The property owners of Forty Five West Street are unanimous in requesting the name change. Refer to Public Services #43B By Councilor Cronin: Ordered: A change to city ordinance Ch 14 See 120 to reflect the following: ADD - "Prohibited on certain streets - at all times", Haskell Street, west side from utility pole #1741 south to Hale Street. This order is a modification of the recommendation from the Parking and Traffic Commission and reflects the input from Haskell Street residents. Refer to Leoal Affairs 3/4/2010 Regular Meeting Meeting Adjourned: 8:20 PM Attest: Frances A. Macdonald, CMC City Clerk 3/4/2010 Page 10 of 10