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Home My WebLink About2009-09-08 Conservation Commission Minutes f Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes September 9, 2009 Members Present: John J Mabon, Chairman, Louis A Napoli, Vice Chairman, Joseph W Lynch, Jr, Sean F McDonough Members Absent: Albert P Manzi, Jr , Deborah A Feltovic, Scott L Masse Staff Members Present: Jennifer A Hughes, Conservation Administrator, Donna M Wedge, Conservation Secretary Pledge of Allegiance Meeting came to Order at: 7:20 P. M. Quorum Present. General Business A motion to approve the minutes of 8/12/09 was made by Mr Napoli, seconded by Mr McDonough • Vote unanimous 242-1213, COC Request, 17 Wildwood Circle (Klipfel)(New England Engineering Services, Inc.)(request to cont. to 9/23/09) • Administrator presents the site is not in compliance • A motion to grant the request for a continuance was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr Napoli • Vote unanimous 242-834, COC Request,315 Turnpike Street(Merrimack College)(Kaminski & Associates, Inc.) • Administrator presents the work on the detention basin has been completed • Mr Kaminski discusses the snow stockpiling area designated also purple loosestrife would hand pulled on an on going bases The O & M plan would be maintenance for perpetuity on the site • A motion to grant the COC and release the bond was made Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr Napoli • Vote unanimous 242-634, PCOC Request, 57 Colonial Avenue (Lot 6)(Morris, Rossi & Hayes)(Hayes Engineering,Inc.)(request to cont. to 9/23/09) • Administrator presents the as built does not conform to the proposed plan • A motion to grant the request for a continuance was made by Mr Napoli, seconded by Mr McDonough • Vote unanimous 1 242-1399, Modification Request, 245 Berry Street(Lot 2)(Stack)(Christiansen & Sergi, Inc.)(cont. from 8/26/09) • Administrator presents there resolving the handicap accessible one floor house this kind of strange they want to not make handicap accessible now The applicant would not intend occupy the structure when built The applicant is requesting a withdrawal of the modification for now • No action taken 242-1279, COC Request, 189 Willow Street(Lot4)(Chatterjee) • Administrator presents the site has been stabilized with no problem for erosion on the site • Ms Basbanes request the Commission close out the file with the COC • A motion to deny the COC request was made by Mr McDonough, seconded by Mr Lynch • Vote unanimous • A motion to issue a PCOC and release the bond was made by Mr McDonough, seconded by Mr Lynch • Vote unanimous 242-1386, COC Request,Woodberry Lane,Thistle Road, Sutton Hill Road (North Andover Division of Public Works)(SEA Consultants, Inc.)(request to cont. to 9/23/09) • A motion to grant the request for a continuance was made by Mr McDonough, seconded by Mr Napoli • Vote unanimous 242-1343, COC Request,Dale Street, Great Pond Road (North Andover Division of Public Works)(SEA Consultants, Inc.)(request to cont. to 9/23/09) • A motion to grant the request for a continuance was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr Napoli • Vote unanimous 242-1414, COC Request, 226 Stevens Street(Mittelstaedt)(The Neve-Morin, Group, Inc.) • A motion to grant the request for a continuance was made by Mr Napoli, seconded by Mr McDonough • Vote unanimous 242-1115, COC Request,Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline—Phase 111 Project(Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline,LLC)(TRC) • Administrator presents this was a major project a lot of paper work trying to go the filing as much as possible before the meeting I did walk the some of the sites with Samantha Hard of TRC • Mr Lychwala when the filing came in at first the Conservation Commission had hired Seekamp Environmental Consulting was interim till you hired Julie Parrino Conservation Administrator in 2002 • Mr Lynch discusses this was very big project lots of areas of ground disturbance in different areas of the Town of North Andover • Administrator make a summary list for this filing 2 • A motion to grant the continuance was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr Napoli • Vote unanimous 242-1308, Extension Request, 1025 Osgood Street (Grasso Construction)(MHF Design Consultants, Inc.) • Administrator presents this is the second extension request filed to just allow few other areas need work done before COC can be granted • A motion to grant the 1-year extension was made by Mr McDonough, seconded by Mr Napoli • Vote unanimous No Recess Public Hearings: 8:20 PM Request for Determination of Applicability 240 Charles Street(Greater Lawrence Sanitary District) • Mr McDonough read the legal notice • Administrator presents filing is for installation of solar panels and connection to existing gas line • Mr Napoli discusses the applicant would be saving a lot of money on the changing to solar power • Mr Weare discusses the saving would quite a bit because the electric bill is 4 million dollars a year with the solar power should be 1 million a year • A motion to issue a negative determination with conditions pre-construction,post- construction and loam and seeding was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr Napoli • Vote unanimous 242-1461, 240 Stevens Street (Beaumont Realty Trust)(The Neve-Morin Group, Inc.)(cont. from 8/26/09) • Administrator presents the applicant has revised his proposal of only one tree in the 50-foot No-Build zone would be removed • Mr Hochmuth discusses the applicant would just pruning the other trees in the area The vegetation on the slope and there would extra erosion control along the slope when the tree is removed • Mr Mabon discusses I did a site visit today there was 14-inch maple tree being removed • Mr Napoli discusses to the left of phasing plan on the pond change the arrow • A motion to grant the continuance for revised plans was made by Mr Napoli, seconded by Mr Lynch • Vote unanimous 3 242-1460, 119 Liberty Street(Orchard Village, LLC)(Christiansen & Sergi,Inc.)(cont. from 8/26/09) • Administrator presents Natural Heritage letter received with no additional requirements • A motion to close and issue a decision within 21 days was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr McDonough • Vote unanimous 242-1459, 1001 Turnpike Street(Orchard Village, LLC)(Christiansen & Sergi, Inc.) • Administrator presents the applicant has posted escrow to retain Joseph D Peznola, P E Of Hancock Associates to provide you with background on stormwater review of the property • A motion to accept Hancock Associates as the review for stormwater review of the site was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr Napoli • Vote unanimous • A motion to set up outside escrow account in the amount of$1,500 was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr McDonough • Vote unanimous • A motion to grant to continuance was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr McDonough • Vote unanimous Decisions 242-1460, 119 Liberty Street • Administrator presents bond set at 1,000, certify the vernal pool in the spring state level, pre- construction meeting, environmental monitor, stockpiling on existing driveway A motion to accept the Order of Conditions as amended was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr Napoli • Vote unanimous 242-1458, Waverly Road, • Administrator presents the bond amount$3,000, wetland markers on trees, 20 extra haybales on site, silt sacks catch basins, dewatering vehicle on site, O& M Plan to be submitted A motion to accept the Order of Conditions as amended was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Mr McDonough • Vote unanimous A motion to adjourn the meeting at 11:30 PM was made by Mr. Napoli, seconded by Mr. Lynch. • Vote unanimous. 4