Protection & License Committee — 2022-08-04
Attendance
Christopher Cinella ; Jack Eccles ; Mark Garipay ; Maya Jamaleddine ; Shawn M. MacMaster ; Robb Stewart
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Public Comment
- Orders
- ORDER-2023-1 : Appointment of Benjamin Rosenberg, 76 Ardsmoor Road, as a Regular Member of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to fill the unexpired term of David Roache, whose term shall expire on the last day of February 2023.
- ORDER-2023-2 : Appointment of Michael Aveni, 16 Hillside Ave, to the Planning Board to fill the term of Robert Mercado which expired in February 2022. Mr. Aveni’s term shall expire on the last day of February 2027.
- ORDER-2023-3 : Re-appointment of Bryan Thorp, 77 Wentworth Road, to a five-year term as a Regular Member on the Zoning Board of Appeals; said term to expire the last day of February 2026.
- ORDER-2023-4 : Re-appointment of Megan Carriere, 36 Larrabee Street, to a two-year term as an Associate Member on the Zoning Board of Appeals ; said term to expire on the last day of February 2024.
- Adjournment
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE PROTECTION AND LICENSE COMMITTEE CALENDAR● AUGUST 4, 2022 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City Hall Committee Meeting 7:14 PM 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 The public should take notice that the Melrose City Council may, on certain occasions, have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the City Council consisting of both voting and non-voting members. Members attending this duly posted meeting are participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the standing committee. Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Mark Garipay Chair Present Robb Stewart Vice Chair Present Shawn M. MacMaster Absent Jack Eccles Present Maya Jamaleddine Absent Christopher Cinella President, ex oficio Absent
ORDER-2023-1 Appointment Appointment of Benjamin Rosenberg, 76 Ardsmoor Road, as a Regular Member of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to fill the unexpired term of David Roache, whose term shall expire on the last day of February 2023. Recommitted to Council City Council
ORDER-2023-2 Appointment Appointment of Michael Aveni, 16 Hillside Ave, to the Planning Board to fill the term of Robert Mercado which expired in February 2022. Mr. Aveni’s term shall expire on the last day of February 2027. Ought to Pass City Council
ORDER-2023-3 Appointment Re-appointment of Bryan Thorp, 77 Wentworth Road, to a five-year term as a Regular Member on the Zoning Board of Appeals; said term to expire the last day of February 2026. Ought to Pass City Council
ORDER-2023-4 Appointment City of Melrose Page 1 8/9/2022 4:26 PM Minutes Protection and License Committee August 4, 2022 Re-appointment of Megan Carriere, 36 Larrabee Street, to a two- year term as an Associate Member on the Zoning Board of Appeals ; said term to expire on the last day of February 2024. Ought to Pass City Council City of Melrose Page 2 8/9/2022 4:26 PM
Transcript
▶ 7:27 Mark Garipay: that will be then moved to the full council at a future date for Ms. Grover to present. Yeah, and with that motion second, we have a motion adjourned by Vice chair Obremski second invite Council Echols all in favor. I Opposed we are adjourned. Good evening. It is. 7:14 on August 4th, and this is a meaning of the protection and Licensing committee. I'm Council agaripay the chair joining me our vice chair Stewart. and voting member councilor Eccles Since we are a committee of five members this provides a notice of a quorum for the record this meeting of the protection and Licensing committee is being recorded live on mmtv and will be available online on the city website city of melrose.org.
▶ 8:24 Mark Garipay: At this time if there are no objections, I'll open. Up for Public public comment portion of our meeting with unanimous consent. A public comment is now open as a reminder for the public. This is the portion of the meeting where any member of the public may speak. to items that are on our agenda seeing no members in the audience looking to speak. Is there anyone there's an online? Okay. Seeing no objections teenage consent. I will close. Public comment tonight we have four orders before us to appointments and tour re-appointments. If there are no objections, I would like to suspend the rules so that we can hear from his honor Lamaya so we can present the candidates. So, you know objection the rules are suspended.
▶ 9:18 Mark Garipay: The council records Mr. Chairman. I've been informed that Mr. Rosenberg is running late. So if we could take I would motion to take orders 2023-2 2023-3 in 2023-4 out of order second emotion to take what is 2023 - 2 - 3 - 4 out of order. it's been made by Council records second and by Vice chair Stewart On discussion all in favor. Aye. opposed Alright, we are going to take order 2023-2. The appointment of Michael lavini 16 Hillside Ave to the planning board to fill the term of Robert Mercado, which expired in February 2022, Mr. Devinney's term shall expire on the last day of February 2027. Mr. Mayo Thank you, Mr. Chairman Member of the committee again happy to be here with you to offer your consideration Mr. Ravini
▶ 10:25 Paul Brodeur: for for a spot on the planning board planning board is one of the most important boards in the city in terms of our long term development and future planning. I do want to thank Mr. Mercado for his outstanding. He is a service he served with the distinction. He will certainly be missed but sitting beside me Mr. Vini brings almost four Decades of experience in the field including training as a registered architect, but also involve really in all areas of development planning licensing and really regulation of properties. He can certainly tell you about that. Better than I but he is again it's been involved in a lot of the type of development work that goes on here. Right right here in the city of Melrose and he'll be a true asset to
▶ 11:26 the planning board since you decide should you decide to move forward and approve his nomination? Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you for having me here this evening. My name is Michael levaney I have lived in Melrose. with my wife and three children since 1998 I am indeed a registered architect and I currently the last 26 years have worked for a major North Shore developer. And in those 26 years, I have acquired immense experience in Land Development. So not only do I wear the architecture hat. I'm also a an amateur civil engineer. I worked in a civil an Ane firm when I first got my my first job you say four decades. That's scary. It is 37 years. I'm proud to say it's 37 years in the industry without missing
▶ 12:20 a day without not having a job for a day. So the first firm I worked at had was an architectural engineering for him. So when things were slow in the late 80s, I had the opportunity to work on the Civil side as well. And you do all up some skills that I still use today in my development world. I am not only responsible as the architect for all of our out of the ground projects and Redevelopment projects. I am also responsible for all the content and all the presentations and all the What's the word I want to use acquiring entitlement procedures? I have the firm I work for right now has properties manages properties in 11 Eastern, Massachusetts, Eastern, Massachusetts communities. And I've been in front of the conservation the
▶ 13:15 planning the city council design review boards Zoning Board of Appeals. And every one of those towns and I basically am responsible for the content the presentation the putting packages together understanding all the rules the regulations the process. And I as as my children are now older and I have this big house and I sit there by myself my wife every night and I this is something that I've always thought that I would. Seek an opportunity to take these very honed in extensive development skills and try to kind of turn them around and be be in a position to contribute to the community. I know it would be great to see Melrose have some more commercial development help our tax base and that's something that
▶ 14:10 Jack Eccles: I'm very interested in and understand very well. and I felt the time was right now that I there was an opportunity and Here I am and I would hope that the this commission would consider my appointment to the planning board. Thank you Council of 70 questions. Council Echols Thank you, Mr. Vini for putting your name in I guess I'll ask one question. Are you kind of familiar with the work of the Melrose housing production plan and how it's out there? And do you have any? do you agree with the vision of Creating more Transit oriented development in town and you talked about commercial but as far as the need for more housing if you could speak to that at all. Yeah, I mean certainly. And I am not familiar with whether Melrose
▶ 15:05 has met their 40 affordable housing quota. And it would be fantastic to have opportunities to have more affordable housing here. So I totally in line with that regarding the transit oriented orientated development. For sure, I think that is well. Obviously, we have this beautiful transportation system that runs through a Melrose so obviously but I do feel that there needs to be you know, the mixed use component of it is is important and you know, it's a delicate balance, right? We certainly have plenty of residential stock. It'd be nice to have more be nice to have a little more commercial stock as well. But yeah, we certainly have opportunities here and I'd be open to hearing about them. Awesome. Thanks.
▶ 15:59 Mark Garipay: Council let's do it. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you Mr. Savini for being here tonight and for volunteering your services. I think that's great. You have an impressive background. I have no objections to you being recommended. So at this point I will make a motion to recommend your appointment to the full Council. second motion to recommend was made by Vice GS Stewart second and by Council or Eckles on discussion all in favor I post This this order will go in front of the full council with with the recommendation. You do not have to be there. The next meeting full council is the 15th of August also. Thank you. Thank you again for coming. Thank you all for having me. Thank you. Have a great
▶ 16:45 Mark Garipay: night. Next order is order 2023-3 the reappointment of Brian Thorpe 77 Wentworth road to a five-year term as a regular member of the zoning board of appeals said term to expire the last day of February 2026. What is the will of the committee? A motion to recommend for passage second. motion to recommend for passengers made by councilor Eccles seconded by Vice Chia Stewart on discussion All in favor I opposed. This order will go to the full Council recommended for reappointment. What a 2023-4 reappointment of Meghan cariri 36 larabee Street to a two-year term as an associate member of the zone and Board of Appeals. Said term to expire on the last day of February 2024. Which is the will of the committee make a motion to
▶ 17:45 Mark Garipay: recommend for passage second. Motion to recommend for passengers made by console reckles Vice taking a bike Vice chair Stewart. on discussion All in favor I opposed. Order 2023-4 will get sent to the full council with the recommendation for a passage. Going back to order 2023-1. The appointment of Benjamin Rosenberg 76 Ardsmoor Road as a regular member of the zoning board of appeals to fill the unexpired term of David roach. Whose terms shall expire on the last day of February 2023. That's a locals. I'd make a motion to put this forward without recommendation that the nominee can come in front of the full Council on the 15th. Okay time second. motion to move this employment forward without recommendations so that the
▶ 18:49 Mark Garipay: candidate can come before the full board on our Monday August 15th meeting was made by Council records second and vice chair Stewart. on discussion all in favor I post This order will get sent to full committee with the recommendation with no recommendation. And if we can just make note ask the candidate to come before the full Council on the 50. Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a record a motion to adjourn motion to a German was made by counselor a vice chair Stewart seconded by Council or eckels on discussion all in favor. Aye opposed meeting is adjourned. Good evening. It's seven thirty. Seven thirty on August 4th, and this is a meeting of the finance committee. I'm counselor garapay Vice chair joining me our voting