“Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. Chapter 39 §23B, and
City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033.”
A Regular Meeting of the City Council held in the Council Chamber on Thursday,
May 26, 2011 at 7:00 P.M., for the purpose of transacting any and all business. Notice of
this meeting was posted on May 19, 2011 at 5:09 P.M. This meeting is being taped and is
live on S.A.T.V.
Absent were:
Council President Ryan presided.
Councillor moved to dispense with the reading of the record of the previous meeting.
VOTED
President Ryan requested that everyone please rise to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Public Testimony not to exceed 15 minutes
Name must be on roster 30 minutes prior to meeting
Agenda items only
HEARINGS
NONE
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
Held from the last meeting the Mayor’s appointment of Julie Carver to serve as a member of the Council on Aging with a term to expire on April 1, 2014
Action contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Confirmation by RCV YEAS NAYS ABS
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
ORDER to approve pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53 E ½ the establishment of revolving funds for Fiscal Year 2012
Action Contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Adoption by RCV YEAS NAYS ABS
ORDER to accept the following donations for a total of $13,000 for the Salem Police Department Summer Camp Donation Fund and the Essex County Summer Camp Fund: $5,000.00 from G.E. Good Neighbor Fund, $5,000.00 from Essex District Attorney, $2,000.00 from Salem Five and $1,000 from Marblehead Police
Action Contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Approved Voted
ORDER for City Council to authorize the approval of a hospitality tent for the Witches Cup organizers to serve malt beverages and the consumption of alcohol on the Salem Common on August 10, 2011
Action Contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Approved Voted
Request from the Mayor on behalf of the Witches Cup organizers the use of city streets surrounding the Salem Common area to hold a bike race on August 10, 2011
Action Contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Approved Voted
MAYOR’S INFORMATIONAL PAGE
NONE
MOTIONS, ORDERS, AND RESOLUTIONS
Councillor McCarthy
ORDER: Year to Date Budget Financial Report dated April 30, 2011 be referred to Committee on Administration & Finance.
Action contemplated
COUNCILLOR McCarthy Moved Approval Voted
Councillor McCarthy
ORDER: Monthly Financial Report dated April 30, 2011 be referred to Committee on Administration & Finance.
Action contemplated
COUNCILLOR McCarthy Moved Approval Voted
Councillor Sosnowski
ORDER: that the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs, co-posted with the Committee of the Whole meet to discuss a new parking sticker program
Action contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Approval Voted
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
COUNCILLOR Lovely offered the following report for the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs regarding granting certain licenses and would recommend approval
PUBLIC GUIDES Roberta Rimari, 18 Porter St., Beverly
Stephen Baglioni, 18 Porter St., Beverly
Merrill Kohlhofer, 44 Beaver St., Salem
Spencer Riley, 18 Pawtucket Blvd., Tyngsborough
Serra Langone, 25 Brookside Ln., Burlington
Devin Little, 22 Webb St., Salem
TAG DAYS S.H.S. Class of 2012 , July 31, 2011
Salem Legion Baseball, June 25 & 26,
Accept the report Voted
Adopt the recommendation Voted
COUNCILLOR McCarthy offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance regarding the $55,000 appropriation from “Retained Earnings – Sewer” to “Public Services – Sewer Fuel” and would recommend (meeting held after agenda deadline action unknown)
Accept the report Voted
Adopt the recommendation Voted
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COUNCILLOR McCarthy offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance regarding the $55,000 appropriation from “Retained Earnings – Water” to “Public Services – Water Fuel” and would recommend (meeting held after agenda deadline action unknown)
Accept the report Voted
Adopt the recommendation Voted
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COUNCILLOR McCarthy offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance regarding a $19,584.00 appropriation to the Retirement Stabilization Vacation/Sick Leave Buyback to be expended for the retirement of James Durkin, an employee from the electrical department and would recommend (meeting held after agenda deadline action unknown)
Accept the report Voted
Adopt the recommendation Voted
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COUNCILLOR McCarthy offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance regarding a $500.00 appropriation to Harbormaster - Electricity and would recommend (meeting held after agenda deadline action unknown)
Accept the report Voted
Adopt the recommendation Voted
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COUNCILLOR McCarthy offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance co-posted with the Committee of the Whole regarding the 2011-2015 Capital Improvement Plan and would recommend (meeting held after agenda deadline action unknown)
Accept the report Voted
Adopt the recommendation Voted
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COUNCILLOR Pinto offered the following report for the Committee on Public Health, Safety and Environment co-posted with the Committee of the Whole regarding the status of the proposed gas station located at 111 North Street (Trickett Realty) and would recommend that the meeting be continued on June 13, 2011 at 6:30 P.M.
Accept the report Voted
Adopt the recommendation Voted
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COUNCILLOR Ryan offered the following report for the Committee of the Whole which held a joint meeting with the School Committee regarding the proposed building projects at Saltonstall Elementary and Collins Middle School and would recommend that the matter remain in committee
Accept the report Voted
Adopt the recommendation Voted
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICIALS
NONE
PETITIONS
Petition from Comcast to repair underground vault on Summer St.
HEARING ORDERED JUNE 9, 2011
Invitation from the Salem Firemen’s Relief Association to attend the Firefighter Memorial, Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 9:00 A.M. in the Harmony Grove Cemetery
Action Contemplated
Councillor Moved Received & Placed on File Voted
The Following Licenses:
PUBLIC GUIDES Urias O’Keefe, 81 Marion St., Lynn
Dominic Lavorante, 171 Loring Ave., Salem
TAG DAYS S.H.S. Football Cheerleading Boosters, 7/10/11, 7/23/11 & 8/7/11
Action contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Ref. to the Comm. on Ord., VOTED
Licenses & Legal Affairs
The Following Licenses:
TAXI OPERATORS Jean Joseph, 117 Lafayette St. #215, Salem
William Lafontant, 16 Hathorne St., Salem
Barry C. Neely, Jr., 15 Lynde St. C-4, Salem
Anibal Nieves, 9 High St., Salem
VEHICLE FOR HIRE Salem Trolley, 8 Central St., Salem (6 Trolleys)
VEHCILE FOR HIRE Joel Caron, 4 Andover St., Salem
OPERATORS ONLY Tammy Harrington, 21 Chase St., Beverly
David Butler, 16 Hunt St., Danvers
Ronald Olson, 154 Lafayette St., Marblehead
Joel Cassidy, 35 March St., Salem
Anthony Meneades, 40 Allerton St., Lynn
Action Contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Granted Voted
The Following Claims:
Gerald Wilkens, 9 Herbert St., Salem
Angela Morles, 14 Pierce Rd., Watertown
Catharine Jordan, 14 Madison St., Lynn
Action contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Refer to Comm. on Ord.,
Licenses & Legal Affairs Voted
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
SECOND PASSAGE ORDINANCE of an ordinance amending Traffic Ch. 42 Section 50B, Handicapped Zones, Limited Time, repeal Buffum St. in front of #40.
Action contemplated
COUNCILLOR Moved Adoption for second and final passage Voted
On the motion of COUNCILLOR the meeting adjourned at P.M.
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