2014-10-09CITY OF BEVERLY
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Economic and Community Development Council
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Beverly City Hall Conference Room
Mayor Michael Cahill, Council President Paul
Guanci, Neil Douglas, Charlene St. Jean, Aaron
Clausen, Mike Collins, Denise Deschamps, Rich
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RECORDER:
Bill Howard, Don Fournier
Eileen Sacco
Guanci calls the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. He informs the group that Mayor Cahill
will be joining them shortly. Clausen suggests that he could start the meeting by reporting
on solar development opportunities for the city.
Discussion: Solar Development Opportunities Targeted for Seven Different City
Owned Properties Proposed by BlueWave Capital
Clausen explains the proposal from BlueWave Capital to explore whether it will pay to
build solar arrays on several city buildings. He explained the proposal and how it would
work noting the energy production estimates for each site.
Clausen explained that the sites being considered are the Ayers Ryal Side School, The
High School Carport, the High School Rooftop, the Beverly Landfill, Centerville
Elementary School, North Beverly Elementary School and the City Hall Rooftop. He
reviewed the estimates for the sites.
Guanci asked what the status is of the solar field at the high school and asked if this
would tie into that. Mayor Cahill explains that they are not connected although it is the
same concept.
St. Jean asked who would be responsible for maintenance noting snow removal during
the winter. Collins explains that the energy production would drop off for a few days
until the snow melts and explained that the snow does not have to be removed.
Mayor Cahill agrees and notes that the schools will not have to worry about the snow on
the roof.
Clausen explained that the city needs to determine if the roofs can handle it.
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Douglas states that he thinks the use of the landfill would be beneficial to the city in the
long run. Clausen notes that they are trying to keep in mind that it could be a site for a
fire station in the future. He explains that they are looking at ways to improve response
time for the North Beverly and Central Fire Stations and the landfill site is an option
under discussion.
Douglas notes that the landfill was on the market for years and has been the subject of
intense political debate and will continue to be so. He also notes that the Cummings
property is being developed on Dunham Road and Maestranzi Brothers will eventually
develop their site. He notes that the Phase II of the Brimbal Avenue project is critical and
suggests that setting the landfill aside for 20 years makes a great deal of sense.
the staff will have done some due diligence on the matter for further discussion.
Grant states that an alternative uses of the landfill should be understood. Clausen
explains that zoning information and assessments on the ability to do other things on the
site need to be done.
Update on CEA Proiect — Brimbal Avenue
Mayor Cahill reported that the Planning Board will open the Public Hearing on the CEA
Group project on October 21, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Beverly Senior Center.
He explains that the proposal originally included a Wholefoods Market and two smaller
two story retail /office space buildings and the second stories have since been eliminated.
He also notes that the traffic study submitted and the numbers associated with that
include the second story of the buildings which have since been removed. He notes that
the inclusion of the second floors bumps up peak traffic numbers. He reviews he traffic
counts and notes that the neighbors are concerned.
Mayor Cahill explains that the Planning Board will have to interpret the proposal and
possibly suggest special conditions or mitigation for the project, noting that the
mitigation will have to take the neighborhood into consideration. He also notes that the
city drainage pipe needs to be addressed in some fashion.
Mayor Cahill also reported that a peer review of the traffic study is being done by the city
at the developers expense and they will know more when they get that back.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the ECDC meeting held on September 11, 2014 were presented for
approval.
Douglas moved to approve the minutes of the September 11, 2014 ECDC meeting as
presented. Guanci seconded the motion. The motion carried (10 -0).
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Development Scorecard Review
St. Jean requested that the development scorecard be reviewed with the ECDC monthly.
New or Other Business
Next Meetinll
The next meeting of the ECDC will be on November 13, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. at Beverly
City Hall in Conference Room B.
Adjournment
Douglas: motion to adjourn, seconded by Guanci. The motion carries.
The meeting is adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
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