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City Council Agenda 12-3-2009
fA Regular Meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chamber on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:00 P.M., for the purpose of transacting any and all business.  Notice of this meeting was posted on November 25, 2009 at 3:23 P.M.
        


HEARINGS

NONE


APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS

Held under the rules the Mayor’s appointment of William P. Goreham to serve as a member of the Trust Fund Commission with a term to expire November 10, 2021

Mayor’s appointment of Mary Anne Poole-Piechocki to serve as a member of the Beautification Committee with a term to expire December 3, 2012


Mayor’s appointment of Daniel Ricciarelli to serve as a member of the Conservation Commission with a term to expire December 3, 2012


Mayor’s appointment of Retired Chief Robert St. Pierre to serve as a member of the Licensing Board with a term to expire June 1, 2011


Mayor’s appointment of Randy Clarke to serve as a member of the Planning Board with a term to expire December 3, 2014



Mayor’s re-appointment of the following to serve on the Renewable Energy Task Force with the following terms:

                Richard Nye, 5 Shore Dr., Salem         Term to Expire:  December 3, 2012
                Adam Segal, 36 Forrester St., Salem             Term to Expire:  December 3, 2012
                Nick Lewis, 23 Warren St., Salem                Term to Expire:  December 3, 2012
                John Hayes, 13 Hancock St., Salem               Term to Expire:  December 3, 2012
                Jeff Barz-Snell, 7 West Terr., Salem            Term to Expire:  December 3, 2012


Mayor’s re-appointment of the following to serve on the Historic District Commission with the following terms:

                Kathryn Harper, 3 Allen St., Salem                      Term to Expire:  December 3, 2012
                Jessica Herbert, 70 Webb St., Salem             Term to Expire:  December 3, 2012
                Laurence Spang, 125 Columbus Ave., Salem        Term to Expire:  December 3, 2012
                

Mayor’s re-appointment of Rick Lee to serve on the Licensing Board with the term to expire on December 3, 2015

                
Mayor’s appointment of Stuart Lamb to serve as a Constable with a term to expire November 30, 2010


COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

Transfer of $925,686.00 from the following “Receipts Reserved for appropriations” accounts to reduce the gross amount to be raised by taxation when the Fiscal Year 2010 tax rate is set.

Receipts Reserved – Witch House $176,517.00
R/Reserved – Golf Course-WI             $537,405.00
R/Reserved – Harbormaster               $220,000.00


Appr. of $297,000.00 from “Fund Balance – Free Cash” to “ Human Resources – Collective Bargaining Reserve”
        

Transfer of $1,850.00 from “Receipts Reserved – Harbormaster” to “Harbormaster – Contracted Services”


Appr. of $9,000.00 from “Fund Balance – Free Cash” to Public Services – Police Detail”

        
Accept Mass. General Law Chapter 64L Sec. 2(a) to impose a local meals excise.


Accept Mass. General Law Chapter 64G Sec. 3A to impose a local room occupancy excise of 6%

        
Accept Mass. General Law Chapter 59 Sec. 21A to allow additional compensation to the City Assessors for course study.



Order for adoption of Mayor’s Special Event Revolving Fund in accordance with Mass. General Law Ch. 44 Sec. 53E ½


Order to implement a parking ticket amnesty program to waive late fees on Parking Violations collected from Dec. 7th through Dec. 25th in exchange for a donation of canned goods.
(peas for fees)


Order that the sum of $117.73 of outstanding FY08 Public Works Dept. invoices by paid from Public Works Dept. FY2010 budget.



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 Strates Frangules, President of Boston Hot Dog Co., 60 Washington Street for extended hours of operation


The Following Licenses:

JUNK DEALER             I. Talkowsky &Son, Inc., 18 Phillips St., Salem

PUBLIC GUIDE            Herb Van Dam, 361 Lafayette St., Salem
                                Ruth Wall, 13 Crombie St., Salem
                                Hannah Diozzi, 20 Pleasant St., Salem
                                Robert Woodward, 56 Hatherly Rd., Rockland
                                Douglas Sabin, 34 Northey St., Salem
                                Frances Marrow, 12 Strawberry Hill Ln., Danvers

SEAWORMS                Manuel Carroca, 12 Union St., Peabody
                                Joe Mendonca, 22 Spring St., Peabody
                                Jose Machado, 3 Emmett St., Peabody
                                Analiano Silva, 25 Driscoll St., Peabody
                                Manuel Silva, 80 Northend St., Peabody

SECOND HAND             Modern Millie, 103 Washington St., Salem
CLOTHING                        Boston St. Resale, 134 ½ Boston St.,  Salem
                                        
SECOND HAND             Bewitched in Salem, 180 Essex St., Salem
VALUABLE                        Europa Ltd., 3 Hawthorne Blvd, Salem
                                GameStop, 440 Highland Ave., Salem
                                Glass & Etc., Museum Place Mall #129, Salem
                                Marine Arts Galleries, Inc., 135 Essex St., Salem
                                Olde Naumkeag Antiques, 1 Hawthorne Blvd, Salem
                                R.A. DiFillipo Antiques, 55 Lafayette St., Salem
                                Record Exchange, 256 Washington St., Salem
                                Salem Coin & Jewelry, 149A North St., Salem
                                Salem Used Furniture, 107 ½ Bridge St., Salem
                                Same Day Services, 2 Mason St., Salem
                                Tobies Jewelry, 142 Washington St., Salem


        
The Following Drainlayer/Contract Operator Licenses:


                        Caruso & McGovern Construction, 1 Industrial Way, Georgetown
                        J.J. O’Brien & Sons, Inc., 5 Fern St., Waltham
                        Pumel Enterprises, 37 Baker Rd., Salisbury
                        Spencer Contracting, 350 Main St., Boxford
                

The Following Claims:

                                
                                Denisa & Kujtim Gilaj, 60 Buffum St., Salem



The Following Bond:


CONSTABLE               Stuart Lamb, 1 Upland Road, Marblehead


DRAINLAYER              Spencer Contracting, 350 Main St., Boxford



UNFINISHED BUSINESS


SECOND PASSAGE Ordinance amending Traffic Parking Time Limited, Unmetered Zone, Ocean Avenue.




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