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City Council Agenda 09-10-09
ht Regular Meeting of the City Council in the Council Chamber on Thursday,

September 10, 2009 at 7:00 P.M., for the purpose of transacting any and all business.  Notice of
this meeting was posted on September 3, 2009 at 4:12 P.M.
        

   
 

HEARINGS

Order Held from the last meeting from National Grid to relocate a pole on Dalton Parkway

                                (PETITION WITHDRAWN FROM NATIONAL GRID)





APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS


The Mayor’s appt. of Deborah Jackson to serve as the Director of Assessing with a term to expire January 31, 2011
        

Mayor’s appt. of William Hanger to serve as the Winter Island Manager with a term to expire January 31, 2010


Mayor’s appt. and reappt. of the following to serve as Constables:


        Leo Jacobs, 130 Highland Ave. #2, Salem         Term to Expire:  July 15, 2010
        Ilya Kotov, 505 Paradise Rd., Swampscott                Term to Expire:  July 11, 2011
        Ronald Ledwell, 36 Vernon St., Weymouth         Term to Expire:  June 10, 2010
        John Massa, 96 Woodland South, Lynn                     Term to Expire:  August 8, 2012
        Donald Famico, 74 Proctor St., Salem                    Term to Expire:  August 11, 2011
        Pasquale DeFeo, Jr., 84 Trevalley Rd., Revere           Term to Expire:  September 8, 2012




COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

Appr. of $25,000.00 from “Capital Outlay Renovations & Repairs” to be expended for a traffic analysis by the Engineering Dept.



Appr. of $5,000.00 from “Capital Outlay – Renovations & Repairs” to be expended for Pickman Park Basketball Court.



Appr. of $4,000.00 from “Receipts Reserved – Sale of Vaults” to “Cemetery - Burial”



Accept gift of $132,000.00 from the Read Family Charitable Trust for a pilot program “September Salem Days at the Museum”


Accept donation in the total amount of $30,000.00 from the parents United Group of Salem for a new playground at the Salem Common


Accept donations totaling $9,410.00 to sponsor the 4th of July events in 2009.



Mayor informing the Council of the donation made by Aggregate Industries, Inc. resurfacing the parking lot at Blaney Street and the access road at Salem Willows.



Authorize the increase in the FY2010 Sticker Program to $25,000.00 to offset cost for Household Hazardous Waste Day.




Order to reduce rate of interest on property taxes deferred by eligible seniors per M.G.L. Chap. 59, Sec. 5.




Request from the Mayor for a joint meeting with the School Committee to discuss the plan to construct a new Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School.



Mayor submitting application of Fiesta Shows to hold a small carnival October 16 and November 2, 2009.



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 a pole at the intersection of Loring Ave. and Linden St.



HEARING ORDERED SEPTEMBER 24, 2009


Petition from National Grid for a conduit on Bay View Avenue



HEARING ORDERED SEPTEMBER 24, 2009


Petition from National Grid to install a pole on Swampscott Road



HEARING ORDERED SEPTEMBER 24, 2009


Request from North Shore Medical Center to hold their annual Cancer Walk and the closing of Derby & Lafayette Sts. on June 20, 2010



Request from Residents of Moffat Road to hold a block party on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M with a rain date of September 13, 2009



Request from Residents of Orchard Street to hold a block party (between Dearborn and Franklin Streets) on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 2:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M



Request from Residents of Lee Street to hold a block party on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from Noon to 10:00 P.M with a rain date on Sunday, September 20, 2009



Request from Residents of Puritan Road to hold a block party on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 1:00 PM to Midnight with a rain date on Sunday, September 20, 2009


Petition from CityConnect, Inc., 35 Eldon St., Boston, for a street license with a stop


The Following Licenses:

TAXI OPERATOR           Kevin Cuqua, 31 Fordman St., Arlington
                                Jody Bottari, 52 Harbor St., Salem
                                Juan Morenta, 120 Bridge St., Salem
                                Luis Roman, 95 Cottage St., Lynn, MA

VEHICLE FOR HIRE        Joshua Carpenter, 48 Lexington St. #2, Lynn
OPERATORS ONLY  John Sauvangeau, 9 Pickering Way $3, Salem
                                


The Following License Application:

VEHICLE FOR HIRE        Salem Pedicab, 7 N. Pine St., Salem             (3 Pedicabs)



The Following License Application:

TAXI OPERATOR           Thomas B. Perkins, 95 Flint St., Lynn



Request for hearing from Thomas Perkins on the denial of his Taxi Operator License



The Following Licenses:

PUBLIC GUIDES:          Dominic Lavorante, 171 Loring Ave, Salem
                                Amy Al-Nanulsi, 512 Broughton Dr., Beverly
                                Raymond Roberge, 414 Lafayette St., #1,Salem
                                Tara Ann Fritz, 79 Old Upton Rd., Grafton
                                Laurie Stathopoulos, 125 Essex St., Salem
                                Eric Jenney, 69 Crafts Rd., Gloucester
                                Erica Sastre, 353 Sasapequan Rd., Fairfield, CT
                                Kayla Richards, 6 Holly St. #1R, Salem
                                Jim McAllister, 86 Federal St., Salem
                                Kylie Pasternak, 2061 Highland Ave., Fall River

TAG DAYS:                       S.H.S. Girls Soccer, September 27, 2009 & October 18, 2009
                                S.H.S.   Gymnastics Team, November 28, 2009 & January 16, 2010
                                
                                

The Following Claims:
                        
                                Jerrilyn Masters, 198R Elliott St., Danvers
                                Patricia Evitts, 107 Foster St., #106, Peabody
                                Ronald Harris, 1051 Urlin Ave., Columbus,  OH
                                Jo Tyler, 14 Buchanan Rd., Salem
Shirley Sterman, 256 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead
Allison Austin, 22 Oak View Ave., Salem
Nancy Silverstein, 28 Darling St. #3, Marblehead
James Sacco, 14 Dunlap St., Salem
Michael Jaros, 244 Lafayette St. #1, Salem

                                

The Following Bonds:

CONSTABLE               Leo Jacobs, 130 Highland Ave #2, Salem



UNFINISHED BUSINESS


SECOND PASSAGE – ORDINANCE amending Traffic, Ch. 42, Sec.50B, Handicap Parking, Limited Time, westerly side Lafayette Street.



SECOND PASSAGE – ORDINANCE amending Traffic, Ch. 42, Sec. 50B, Handicap Parking, Limited Time, Lafayette Street between two college driveways, service zone.




SECOND PASSAGE – ORDINANCE Re-codification of the City’s Zoning Ordinances