Minutes - Tuesday 7 March 2017Special Meeting - Beverly City Council, Beverly, MA
MINUTES — Tuesday, 7 March 2017 @ 7:00 PM
Beverly City Hall, 191 Cabot Street, 3r Floor Council Chamber
Called to Order @ 7:07 PM
Roll Call: John P. Frates Jr., Scott D. Houseman -Vice President, David J. Lang,
James F. Latter, Donald G. Martin, Estelle M. Rand, Matthew J. St. Hilaire, Jason
C. Silva, Paul M. Guanci- President.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: Councilor Martin
Resolution: None
Presentations, Awards & Memorials: None
Public Hearings: None
Acceptance of Minutes of Previous Meeting: None
Communications from His Honor the Mayor: None
Communications from other City Officers & Boards: None
Communications, Applications & Petitions: None
Motions and Orders: None
Council President entertained a Motion to take a Recess for some Committee
Work. Approved — Vote: 9 -0.
Reports of Committees:
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The Committee on Finance & Property, to whom was referred the matter of Communication — Mayor
- $1M Loan Order to Construct a Turf Field @ Beverly Middle School, 502 Cabot Street, 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 appropriates the sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to pay
costs of designing and constructing a turf athletic field at the new Beverly Middle School,
to be located on Cabot Street, in Beverly, Massachusetts, and for the payment of all other
costs incidental and related thereto, and to meet said appropriation the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Mayor, is authorized to borrow said sum under M.G.L. Chapter 44, or any
other enabling authority and that the Mayor is authorized to take any other action
necessary to carry out this project. Any premium received by the City upon the sale of
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any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment
of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs
approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws,
thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like
amount.
Order read once and adopted — Vote: 7 -2 (Councilors Houseman & St.
Hilaire Against).
Unfinished Business: None
Meeting Adjourned: 7:48 PM Attest: D. Wesley Slate, Jr.
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