05-16-19 CPC minutes-FINALCITY OF BEVERLY PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES -FINAL
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Community Preservation Committee
May 16, 2019
Beverly City Hall, 191 Cabot Street
Chair - Marilyn McCrory, Vice Chair - Wendy
Pearl, Nancy Marino, Heather Richter, Derek
Beckwith, John Hall, Tom Bussone, Robert
Buchsbaum
MEMBERS ABSENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
McCrory calls the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
Christy Edwards
Amy Maxner - Environmental Planner
Wes Slate — City Clerk
Kevin Harutunian — Chief of Staff
Emily Hutchings — Associate City Planner
Recorder: Blakely Calabrese
Hutchings is requesting an extension on the MOU of the historic resource survey. Discoveries
through the survey process were similar to those that were removed from the original scope.
No additional funding is required. Extension is requested through July 31, 2019. Draft should
be coming by June 30t' and final version should be coming two weeks after that at which point
we should receive final invoice. Pearl moves to approve extension. Bussone second. Motion
carries unanimously.
Kevin Harutunian discusses City plan for signage standards. He clarified that signs would
highlight Beverly's history and status as a waterfront community. The City hired a design
consultant to put together a guide outlining the signage standards. In addition to entrance sign,
the signage also would apply to all regulatory signs. The core objective is to have uniform
signs across the City. The City has approval to move forward and is currently sourcing bids.
Estimated completion date is end of this season and maybe into next season.
McCrory asks for guidance on CPC signage. An entrance sign is in process for Ellis Square.
Kevin Harutunian suggests that a granite block seat wall is available to be engraved,
recognizing CPA as a financial contributor, if the CPC were interested in taking advantage of
that opportunity. The Committee discusses the proper wording (Beverly Community
Preservation Act) for the signage /engraving and Harutunian will find out and share information
with staff. The Committee tabled, to a future meeting, a broader discussion regarding signage
acknowledging CPA contribution to specific projects.
City Clerk - Historical Municipal Document Preservation
The Committee reviews last month's vote relative to partial award of funds to the City Clerk's
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office and discusses Slate's letter requesting re- consideration of his original, Round 6 request,
for $100,000. The Committee chose not to entertain his request for reconsideration.
McCrory discusses how carefully the requests are deliberated and explains the hesitation with
the processes used for certain artifacts and preservation. The Committee discusses its decision
to withhold the restoration on bound volumes until it has a better understanding of the process.
CPA funding is not supposed to take the place of operational funding and the Committee
discusses the historical significance of the documents in question. The Committee request an
inventory or plan to guide the restoration efforts of these particular documents and suggests
that the Clerk's office uses its operating budget to do an assessment on document inventory
that needs preservation. Maxner suggests that Clerk's office and CPC collaborate on guidance
needed for assessment. The CPC decided not to consider funding a study at this time but
would certainly be interested in reviewing such a study if one was completed. A study of this
nature would not be considered an allowable use of funds amongst the four CPA designated
categories (housing, open space, historic preservation, recreation) but it could potentially be
supported with administrative funds if it is determined to be an administrative need. If it were
deemed to be an administrative need, it could not be funded out of cycle.
Beverly Golf & Tennis Update
The City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) relative to BG &T and received five bids. They
established a committee to review bids based on the quality of the proposals and not financials.
By tomorrow morning, the findings will be on the Mayor's desk. The RFP was reviewed very
thoroughly, ensuring that the specification required the contractor to have expertise in historic
preservation.
Administrative Business
CPC recommendations will be presented at City Hall on Monday, May 20t'', 2019 (?� 8:30 PM
The committee discussed creating an insert to include in the November tax bill using
administrative funds that highlights CPA application and awards. Amy to research and discuss
at our next meeting.
Adj ournment
Bussone motions to adjourn the meeting at 8:45p.m. Marino seconds the motion. The motion
carries 8 -0. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 7:00pm in Beverly
City Hall.
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