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2012-08-13Special Meeting of Beverly City Council Page 1 of 4 Beverly Meeting Minutes From: Kathy Connolly [kconnolly @beverlyma.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 4 :46 PM To: PGUANCI @BEVERLYMA.GOV; jsilva @beverlyma.gov; sdullea @beverlyma.gov; mtroubetaris @beverlyma.gov; wslate @beverlyma.gov; Jim Latter; shouseman @beverlyma.gov; Don Martin; Brett Schetzsle; minutes @beverlyma.gov Subject: Special Meeting 8- 13- 2012.doc Specia[Weeting of Beverly City Council Wonday,.August 13, aola - 7:00 PM Roll Call: Councilors Present: Paul Guanci, D. Scott Dullea, Jason C. Silva, Maureen Troubetaris, D. Wesley Slate James F. Latter, Brett Schetzsle Scott D. Houseman, Jr., Donald Martin - Absent Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: yea by Councilor Schetzsle Communications from His Honor the Mayor: #174 Call for Special Meeting of August 13, 2012 #173 (late file) August 13, 2012 Honorable City Council City Hall Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Honorable Council: I hereby reappoint, subject to your review and recommendation, Mr. Anthony Kline, Esq., 510 Hale Street, Beverly, MA 01915, to serve as Beverly's citizen representative to the Salem /Beverly Water Supply Board. Mr. Kline's appointment will be effective until January 3, 2015. Very truly yours, William F. Scanlon, Jr. Mayor Refer to Public Services Communications from other City Officers and Boards: 8/23/2012 Special Meeting of Beverly City Council #171 August 6, 2012 Beverly City Council City Hall, 191 Cabot Street Beverly, MA 01915 RE: PERMISSION TO REFINANCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT AT EDWARDS HARBORVIEW (FORMER EDWARDS SCHOOL) Dear City Council: Page 2 of 4 You will recall that your Honorable Board authorized a refinancing request from Mr. Dennis Skarep this past June (see copy attached). Since that June vote there has been a change in the amount of the proposed interest rate. At Mr. Skarep's request the Council's approval in June authorized an interest rate of 3.75 %. The pending request now before you would increase the mortgage interest rate to 4.50 %. All other aspects of Mr. Skarep's original request to refinance (and the Council's initial authorization) would remain unchanged, including the amount of the proposed mortgage ($165,000.00). A copy of Mr. Skarep's most recent request is attached. Please let me know if you need any additional information in order to process this request. Respectfully, Tina P. Cassidy, Director Planning & Development Department #172 August 6, 2012 Beverly City Council City Hall, 191 Cabot Street Beverly, MA 01915 RE: REQUEST TO REFINANCE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT AT FEDERAL STREET CONDOMINIUMS (48 FEDERAL STREET) Dear Honorable Council: You may recall that the City's Planning Board required the creation of several affordable housing units in the Federal Heights condo project and those units were subsequently permitted through the State's Local Initiative Partnership (LIP) Program. 8/23/2012 Special Meeting of Beverly City Council Page 3 of 4 The City recently received the attached request from the owner of unit #106 at the Federal Heights condo project to refinance his current mortgage. The State's LIP regulations require that both the City and the State's Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) assent to the refinancing. Please be advised that I spoke with Ms. Bertha Borin of DHCD last week and she informed me that her agency has received and reviewed the attached request and finds it acceptable. The City of Beverly must now assent to the refinancing as well. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Respectfully, Tina P. Cassidy, Director Planning & Development Department Communications, Applications and Petitions: Reports from Committees: #167 The Committee on Legal Affairs /Committee of the Whole to whom was referred the matter of request for relocation of Class II Used Car Dealership (Executive Auto Detail) from 110 Park St. to 128 Park St. have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the Council approve the Request Order read once and adopted 9 -0 Vote #171 The Committee on Legal Affairs /Committee of the Whole to whom was referred the matter of request to refinance affordable housing unit 45 Rantoul St. #103 have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the Council approve the request Order read once and adopted 7 -0 Vote #172 The Committee on Legal Affairs /Committee of the Whole to whom was referred the matter of request to refinance affordable housing unit 48 Federal St. Condominiums #106 have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: Recommend the Council approve the request Order read once and adopted 7 -0 Vote #173 (late file) The Committee on Public Services /Committee of the Whole to whom was referred the matter of Reappointment of Anthony Kline, 510 Hale St. Beverly, MA. to serve as a member of the Salem /Beverly Water Supply Board Board have considered said matter and beg leave to report as follows, to wit: 8/23/2012 Special Meeting of Beverly City Council Recommend the Council approve the Reappointment Order read once and adopted 7 -0 Vote UNFINISHED BUSINESS: MOTIONS and ORDERS: Meeting adjourned: 7:20 PM Kathleen P. Connolly, CMC City Clerk Page 4 of 4 8/23/2012