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City Council Agenda 01-14-2010

 Regular Meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chamber on Thursday,

January 14, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., for the purpose of transacting any and all business.  Notice of
this meeting was posted on January 7, 2010 at 5:14 P.M.
        

       Absent were:

       Council President Robert McCarthy presided.



HEARINGS

Public Hearing on the petition from Boston Hot Dog Company for extended hours of operation



APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS

Held under the rules the Mayor’s appointment of Mark George to serve as a member of the Planning Board with a term to expire December 14, 2014


Mayor’s appointment of H. Jeffrey Brandt to serve as an alternate member of the Renewable Energy Task Force with a term to expire December 1, 2012.


Mayor’s re-appointment of Melvin Hogue to serve as a Constable with a term to expire December 8, 2012.


COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

Appr. of $107,534.40 from “Retirement Stabilization Fund” to be expended for retirement buyback of the following individuals of the School Dept.:

                Jane Barrett                    Arthur Athas
                Lucille Ouellette               Elizabeth Wolfe
                Kevin Lucy                              
                        
        

Appr. of $45,000.00 from “Retained Earnings – Sewer Fund” to Engineering – Sewer Pump Station Operation & Maintenance”
                
        
Transfer of $$1,500.00 from “Retained Earnings – Water Fund” to “Treasurer’s – Water Professional Services/Fees”


ORDER to accept donation of $4,000.00 from Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. for the Youth Resource Center.


ORDER to accept donation valued at $2,500.00 from Action Ambulance Service of a 2001 Ford Van for the Fire Department.


ORDER to accept a donation of $2,000.00 from Wal- Mart Foundation to purchase tools & equipment for Fire suppression.


ORDER to authorize the Mayor to enter into a Right of Entry Agreement with Health & Education Services Inc. to construct 13 additional public parking spaces on Commercial Street.


ORDER to authorize the Mayor to enter into a Right of Entry Agreement with New Boston Ventures to construct a parking lot adjacent to Old Salem Jail off Bridge Street.


MAYOR’S INFORMATIONAL PAGE

NONE


MOTIONS, ORDERS, AND RESOLUTIONS


COMMITTEE REPORTS


C.                      offered the following report for the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and
                        Legal Affairs



C.                      offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance



COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICIALS


NONE


PETITIONS

Petition from National Grid to install one conduit on St. Peter St.

                                
Petition from Mastoran Corp. d/b/a Burger King located at 259 Highland Avenue for extended hours of operation



                The Following Licenses:

TAXI OPERATORS  Ynocencio Toribio, 43 Prince St., Salem
                                Ramon Gomez, 25 Perkins St., Salem
                                Felix Hernandez, 5A Rockdale Park, Peabody
                                Cristian Encina-Vergara, 8 Jacob St., Peabody
                                Robert Berzon, 135 Grove St., Melrose
                                Brendall Castillo, 11 Meadow St, Salem
                                Jason Bottari, 29 Albion St., Salem
                                Gary Richard, 122 Bridge St., Beverly
                                Jose Lopez, 256 Loring Ave., Salem
                                Edwin Gonzalez, 106 Lafayette St., Salem
                                Robert Ruest, 6 Dustin St., Peabody
                                Ramon Espinal, 16 Aborn St., Peabody
                                Wilfredo Badillo, 107 Bridge St., Salem
                                Cristhian Tejada, 10 Wallis St. #1, Peabody
                                Tammy Meja, 106 Boston St., Salem
                                Alphonso Soltys, 71 Harvest St., Lynn
                                Clifford Gately, 9 Crombie St., Salem
                                Ramon I. Espinal, 12 Mt. Vernon St., Salem
                                Rafael Pena, 273 Chestnut St., Lynn
                                Jose Pena, 36 Palmer St. #3, Salem
                                Robert Carrick, 164 Whitehall Rd 1-7, Amesbury
                                Juan Carlos Roman, 24 Ward St. #1, Salem
                                Genero Roman, 3 Abington Ave., Peabody
                                Hipolito Ozoria, 33 Park St., Salem
Juan Velez, 41 Ward St. #2, Salem
Juan Feoplopez, 13 Mason St., Salem
Jody Bottari, 52 Harbor St., Salem
Javier Guillermo, 78 Rainbow Ter., Salem
Jose Baez, 76 Palmer St., Salem
Shane Kieran, 18 ½ Becket St., Salem


The Following Licenses:

TAXI OPERATORS  Dijware M. Sheikhou, 28 Salem St., Salrm
                                Jean Joseph, 56 Margin St., Salem



Petition from Jean Joseph to request a hearing on denial of taxi operator license


The Following Licenses:

JUNK DEALER             Frederic Hutchinson, 15 Robinson Rd., Salem

PAWNBROKER              Salem Loan & Jewelry, 33 New Derby St., Salem

PUBLIC GUIDE            James McAllister, 86 Federal St., Salem
                                William Sano, 35 Daniels St., Salem
                                Paul Gordon, 100 Green St., Lynn
                                
SEAWORMS                Manuel Silva, 52 Paleologos St., Peabody                

SECOND HAND             Witch City Consignment & Thrift, 301 Essex St., Salem
CLOTHING                        
                                        
SECOND HAND             Filigree & Fancy, Pickering Wharf, Salem
VALUABLE                        Witch City Consignment & Thrift, 301 Essex St., Salem
                                Salem Loan & Jewelry, 33 New Derby St., Salem

TAG DAYS                        Salem Youth Basketball, January 30 & 31, 2010
                                Salem High School Girls & Boys Basketball, February 20 & 27, 2010
                                Salem High School Baseball, March 12-14, 2010
                                Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, Post 1524, May 26-29, 2010
                                Salem High School Field Hockey, September 11 & 25, 2010
                                Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, Post 1524, November 5-8, 2010


The Following Drainlayer/Contract Operator Licenses:

                                Altantic Paving, 101R Foster St., Peabody
                                Caruso Corp., 320C Charger St., Revere
                                Deiulis Bros. Const. Co., 31 Collins St. Ter., Lynn
                                DiBiase Corp., 749 Lowell St., Lynnfield
                                EQ Enterprise, 452 Essex St., Beverly
                                Geologic-Earth Exploration Inc., 7 Sherwood Dr., Norfolk
                                J. Masterson Construction Corp., 46 Prince St., Danvers
                                James W. Flett Co., Inc., 800 Pleasant St., Belmont
                                K & B Excavating, 105 Mason St., Salem
Linskey Construction, 47 Jefferson Ave., Salem
                                Manter Co., Inc., 20 Popes Lane, Danvers
                                McLaughlin Const. Co. of Peabody, Inc., 72R Central St., Peabody
                                Mirra Co., Inc., 6 Norino Way, Georgetown
                                N. Granese & Sons Inc., 18 Yorkshire Rd., Marblehead
                                R.B. Strong Excavating & Sewerage, 122 Western Ave., Gloucester
                                Roto Rooter, 175 Maple St., Stoughton
                                TDS, Inc., 2 Peter Dr., Sterling
                                V. Locke Contracting Inc., 25 Hayward St., Rear, Braintree
                                Village Construction Co., Inc., 190 Pleasant St., Marblehead

                        
The Following Claims:

                                Ramon Gomez, 25 Perkins St., Salem
                                George Lowden, 17 Jefferson St., Marblehead
                                Mary Ann Madore, 4 Flying Cloud Lane, Salem
                                Christopher Perry, 6 MacArthur Cir., Swampscott
                                Brian Tamilio, 40 Bates Park Ave., Beverly
                                John Thompson, 19 Green St., Salem
                                Patricia O’Connor, 79 Lawrence St., Salem


The Following Bond:


SIGN                            Louise Michaud Photographer, 222 Derby St., Salem               



UNFINISHED BUSINESS


SECOND PASSAGE Ordinance amending Traffic, Ch. 42, Sec. 50B, Handicap Parking Limited Time, Abbott Street.


SECOND PASSAGE Ordinance amending Traffic, Ch. 42, Sec. 49, Obedience to Isolated Stop Signs, Margin Street.



SECOND PASSAGE Ordinance amending Traffic, Ch. 42, Sec. 50B, Handicap Parking Limited Time, Hazel Street.





        On the motion of C.                              the meeting adjourned at                 P.M.