A Special Meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chamber on Monday, July 28, 2003 at 6:35 P.M. for the purpose of taking action on the following:
1. Early Retirement
2. Appr. for the Fire Department Ladder Truck
3. Appr. for Parking Garage
4. Appr. for Parking Meters
Notice of this meeting was posted on July 24, 2003 at 3:43 P.M.
Councillors Lovely and Flynn were absent.
Council President Thomas H. Furey presided.
#607 – BOND ORDER – APPR. FUNDS FOR REPAIR TO MUSEUM PLAN MALL PARKING GARAGE
The following Order was recommended by the Mayor.
ORDERED: That the sum of One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00) is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying costs of reconstruction and making extraordinary repairs to the City’s Museum Place Mall Parking Garage, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto, and that to raise this appropriation, the City Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, is hereby authorized to borrow the sum of One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00) under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7, Clause 3A of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended and supplemented, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the City therefore.
Councillor DeToma requested unanimous consent to suspend the rules.
Councillor DeToma amended to reduce the amount to $1,100,000.00. The amendment was adopted by a roll call vote of 9 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent. Councillors Sargent, O’Leary, O’Keefe, Harvey, Driscoll, DeToma, Chuber, Bencal, and Furey were recorded as voting in the affirmative. Councillors Lovely and Flynn were absent.
The Order was adopted as amended by a roll call vote of 8 yeas, 1 nay, 2 absent. Councillors Sargent, O’Keefe, Harvey, Driscoll, DeToma, Chuber, Bencal, and Furey were recorded as voting in the affirmative. Councillor O’Leary was recorded as voting in the negative. Councillors Lovely and Flynn were absent.
The Order shall now read as follows:
ORDERED: That the sum of One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00) is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying costs of reconstruction and making extraordinary repairs to the City’s Museum Place Mall Parking Garage, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto, and that to raise this appropriation, the City Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, is hereby authorized to borrow the sum of One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00) under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7, Clause 3A of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended and supplemented, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the City therefore.
#608 – APPR. $150,000.00 FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR REPAIRS TO LADDER TRUCK
The following Order was recommended by the Mayor.
ORDERED: That the sum of up to One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) is hereby appropriated to the “Capital Outlay Repairs and Renovations” Account to be expended for the repair of the reserve ladder truck in the Salem Fire Department in accordance with the recommendation of His Honor the Mayor.
Councillor Harvey requested and received unanimous consent to suspend the rules.
Councillor O’Keefe amended to remove the wording “reserve truck” and insert “ladder #4 truck”. The amendment was adopted.
The Order was adopted as amended by a roll call vote of 8 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent. Councillors Sargent, O’Leary, O’Keefe, Harvey, DeToma, Chuber, Bencal, and Furey were recorded as voting in the affirmative. Councillors Lovely, Flynn, and Driscoll were absent.
Councillor Harvey moved for immediate reconsideration in the hopes it would not prevail. Reconsideration was denied.
The Order shall now read as follows:
ORDERED: That the sum of up to One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) is hereby appropriated to the “Capital Outlay Repairs and Renovations” Account to be expended for the repair of Ladder #4 truck in the Salem Fire Department in accordance with the recommendation of His Honor the Mayor.
#609 – (#316) – APPR. $103,201.28 FOR PARKING METERS
Councillor DeToma offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance. It was voted to accept the report and adopt the recommendation. Councillors Furey and O’Leary were recorded as “opposed”.
The Committee on Administration and Finance to whom was referred an appropriation of $103,201.28 for the purchase and installation of parking meters at locations to be determined by the Parking Department and the City Council, has considered said matter and would recommend approval.
#610 – (#579) – APPR. $100,000.00 FOR REPAIRS TO MUSEUM PLACE MALL PARKING GARAGE
Councillor DeToma offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance. It was voted to accept the report and adopt the recommendation. Councillor O’Leary was recorded as “opposed”.
The Committee on Administration and Finance to whom was referred an appropriation of $100,000.00 for repairs to the Museum Place Mall Parking Garage has considered said matter and would recommend approval.
#611 – INFORMATION FROM HUMAN RESOURCES REGARDING EARLY RETIREMENT
A communication from Elizabeth Rennard, Human Resource Director, informing the Council that the Governor has sent the Municipal Relief Bill, which included Early Retirement for municipal employees, back to the State Legislature for corrections, was received and filed.
On the motion of Councillor Bencal, the meeting adjourned at 6:55 P.M.
ATTEST: DEBORAH E. BURKINSHAW
CITY CLERK
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