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BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY City Hall / Room 900, 1 City Hall Sclitarc/ Boston, ,Massachusetts 02201 / Trlcphone (617) 722-4300
April 10, 1969 Mr. Joseph M. Dualea, City Clerk City Hall Borton, Masrachueetts 02108
ation by Timothy Murphy and Others i F'ilhg of Approval by the Borton Redevelop-
ayor Kevin H. White
Dear Sir:
Purruant to Section 13, Chapter 652 of the Acta of 1960, I hereby file with the Office of the City Clerk the following material atteoted by the undersigned ar Se cret ary:
A Certificate of the vote of the Authority adopted on March 20, 1969 approving the "Report and Decision on Application by Timothy Murphy ant3 Others, Parcel 1, North Harvard U r b a n Renewal Area, Mass. R-54, for Approval of the Redevelopment Project and Conrent to the Formation of Charlesview, Inc."
An executed copy of the Approval by His Honor, Mayor White, on April 8, 1969 of tho foregoing Authority vote.
Attached to the above-mentioned Certificate of Vote and Approval thereof by His Honor, Mayor White, is a copy of the aforementioned "Report and Decision".
Please acknowledge the filing of the foregoing on the carbon copy of this letter and return the same to the undersigned.
Very t ru ly ypyrs,'
Enc. KS:C Receipt of the aforementioned i e hereb- ackn ledged d@F&
Sacr etary
APR 1 0 1969 Date
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CERTIFICATE O F VOTE
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
(1) That he is the duly qualified and Acting Secretary of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, hereinafter called the Authority, and the keeper of the recorda, including the journal of proceedings of the Authority.
(2) That the following is a t rue and correct copy of a vote as finally adopted at a meeting of the Authority held on and duly recorded i n th is office:
March 20, 1969
Copies of a memorandum dated March 20 , 1969 were distributed r e
North Harvard Project Mass, R-54, Parcel 1, Report and Decision on Chapter
121A Application By Timothy Murphy and Others, attached to which were copies
of a proposed vote and a Report and Decision.
On motion duly made and seconded, i t was unanimously
VOTED: that the Document presented at this meeting entitled "Report
and DecisLon on Application by Timothy Murphy and Others, Parce l 1, North
Harvard Urban Renewal Area for Approval of the Redevelopment Project and
Consent to the Formation of Charlesview, Inc. I t be and hereby is approved and
adopted.
The aforementioned Report and Decision is filed in the Document
Book of the Authority as Document No. 1307.
(3) That eaid meeting wat3 duly convened and held in a l l respecte in accordance with law, and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of such meeting was given; that a legal quorum was preeent throughout the meet- ing, and a legally sufficient number of members of the Authority voted in a proper manner and all other requirements and proceedings =der law incident to the proper adoption or the passage of eaid vote have been duly fulfilled, cswried out and other- wise obeerved.
(4) That the Report and Decision to which this certificate is attached is in substantially the form ae that presented to said meeting.
(5) That if an impression of the s e d has been affixed below, it con- stitutes the official eeal of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and t X ? r certificate is hereby executed under euch official real.
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I N WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned hae hereunto a e t hie hand this 3d day of April 196%.
BOSTON REDEV LOPMENT AUTHORITY I / / F .. '
Approved
' Including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
"Report and Decision on Application by Timothy Murphy and Others, Parce l I,
North Harvard U r b a n Renewal Area, Mass. R-54, for Approval of the
Redevelopment Project and Consent to the Formation of Charlesview, h c . ' I , 4
the vote adopting said Report and Decision, the rules and regulations for the
Project contained in said Report and Decision, and the permissions contained
in said Report and Decision for the Project to deviate f rom zoning, building
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code regulations and ordinances in effect in the City of Boston.
of-the City of Boston
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Boston Redevelopment Authority City Hall Room 900, 1 City Hall Square, Boston
April 7 , 1969
The Honorable Kevin H. W h i t e Mayor of Boston City Hall, Boston, Mass. 02201
Subject: Application by Timothy Murphy and Others, Parcel L, N o r t h Harvard Urban Renewal Area, Maes. R-54, for Approval of the Redevelopment Project and Consent to the Formation of Charleeview, Inc.
Dear Mayor White:
At the regular meeting held on iMarch 20, 1969, the Authority approved an Application filed for authorieation and approval of a redevelopment project under Chapter 121A of the General Lawe of Maesachueetta and Chapter 652 of the Acts of 1960 and for coneent to the formation of Charlesview, Inc. for the purpoee of carrying out the project. At th is meeting, the Authority adopted a Document entitled : "Report and Decision on Application by Timothy &Murphy and Othere, Parcel I, n'orth Harvard Urban Renewal Area, Mass. R-54, for Approval of the Redevelopment Project and Consent to the Formation of Charles- view, Inc." the Application by the Authority in accordance with the provieions of the above- mentioned statutes.
The adoption of this Report and Decision constitutes approval of
Lnclosed herewith is a copy of the Application and four copiee of the Report and Deciciorr adopted by the Authority approving said Application. tached to each Report and Decision i e a Certificate of Vote executed by the under- signed ae secretary certifying the Authority's approval.
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In accordance with the provieions of Section 12 of Chapter 652 of the Acts of 1960, the approval by Your Honor of the Authority's vote ie required before the Project canbe carried out. Attached to the aforementioned copiee of the Report and Decision and Certificate of Vote a r e copies of an Approval Certif- icate which is in the form previously approved by the City of Boston Law Depart- ment in connection with Chapter 121A Projecte.
If the Report and Decirion adopted by the Authority approving the Project, etc. , meets with your approval, pleare sign all four copier of the Approval Certificate, one copy of which I am required a6 Secretary to fils with the City Clerk pureuant to Chapter 652 of the Acts of 1960.
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. REPORT AND DECISION ON APPLICATION BY TIMOTHY MURPHY AND OTHERS, PARCEL I, NORTH IPIRVARD URBAN RENEWAL AREA, MASS R-54, - FOR APPROVAL OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND CONSENT To THE FORMATION OF CHARLESVIEW INC.
A. The Hearinq. A p u b l i c hear ing was held a t 2:30 p . m ,
on March 6 , 1969, by the Boston Redevelopment
Authori ty ( h e r e i n a f t e r called " the Author i ty") a t New City Hal l ,
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a n A p p l i c a t i o n ( h e r e i n a f t e r called "the A p p l i c a t i o n " )
f i l e d by Timothy Murphy, Joseph M. Smith, Joseph P. Sul l ivan ,
Albert T. McNamara, Norman s. Weinberg, Morris R e e f , Abraham i. Halbfing(
Abraham Monsein, Vernon B lodge t t , Joel Lewis, John F. Nelson,
Lester Delaney, Thomas Cornu, Bonaventure Moccia and Marvin B. LevenSon
( h e r e i n a f t e r cal led " the Appl icants" ) for a u t h o r i z a t i o n and approval
of a redevelopment project under Chapter 12lA of the G e n e r a l Laws
of t h e COrfJnOnWealth of Massachuset ts and Chapter 652 of t h e A c t s
of 1960, as amended, ( h e r e i n a f t e r cal led "the Pro jec t" ) , and for
consent tc? t h e f o r m a t i o n cf c h r l e s v i e w Inc . , a corpora t ion t o be
organized under t h e p r o v i s i o n s of s a i d chapter 1 2 U for t h e purpose
of undertaking and c a r r y i n g o u t t h e Project, due n o t i c e of s a i d
hear ing having been g iven p r e v i o u s l y by p u b l i c a t i o n on February 20
and 27 , 1969, i n t h e Boston Herald T r a v e l e r , a d a i l y newspaper of
genera l c i r c u l a t i o n publ i shed i n B o s t o n , and ma i l ing postage p repa id ,
i n accordance w i t h Rule 8 of the Rules and Regula t ions of t h e Author i ty
for securing t h e approval of Chapter 121A Projects , and i n accordance
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w i t h tbe p r o v i s i o n s o f Sec t ion 13 of chap te r 652 of t h e A c t s of
1960, a s amended. R t . Rev. Msgr. F ranc i s J, La l ly , Chairman of
t h e Au thor i ty , and James G. Colber t , George P. Condakes and'
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P a t r i c k BOCanfuSo, members of the Author i ty w e r e present throughout
t h e hea r ing ,
B. The PrOieCt. The P r o j e c t c o n s i s t s of the purchase by
Charlesview InC. of North Harvard Urban Renewal Area Dispos i t ion
c o n s t r u c t i o n , o p e r a t i o n and maintenance thereon of e i g h t b u i l d i n g s ,
c o n s i s t i n g of approximately 200 dwell ing u n i t s w i t h appurtenant
fac i l i t i es i n c l u d i n g a community a r e a , landscaping, walkways, driveway, 4
commercial s p a c e , and such on-site park ing f a c i l i t i e s a s w i l l p rov ide
200 park ing spaces , Said p a r c e l I i s shown on p l an of land e n t i t l e d
"Parce l D i s p o s i t i o n Plan, North Harvard Project, Project NO. Mass.
R-54, Boston,Suffolk County, Massachuset ts" prepared by Bayside
Engineer ing Associates, fnc. (Exhib i t A-1 of t h e Application,)
C. A u t h o r i t y A c t i o n . I n pas s ing upon t h e Appl ica t ion , the
Au thor i ty has cons ide red the App l i ca t ion itself , a l l documents ,
p l a n s and exhibi ts f i l e d the rewi th or r e f e r r e d t o t h e r e i n , t h e
o ra l evidence p r e s e n t e d a t t h e hea r ing , t h e e x h i b i t s o f f e red i n
evidence a t t h e h e a r i n g and t h e arguments and s ta tements made
a t t h e hear ing . The m e m b e r s of the A u t h o r i t y have a l s o viewed
t h e Project Area.
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.D. Amendments t o Application. subsequent t o t h e p u b l i c hea r ing , - b u t p r i o r to t h e adopt ion of t h i s "Report and Decision" by t h e
Au thor i ty , t h e a p p l i c a n t s proposed on*March 14, 1969, t o amend t h e
App l i ca t ion and c e r t a i n e x h i b i t s f i l e d therewi th .
are enumerated below:
The amendments
1. Amendment t o t h e Application:
a ) "Amend by s t r i k i n g ou t the name of James Fraggos of
297 Faneui l Street, Brighton, as an a p p l i c a n t and
s u b s t i t u t e i n l i e u thereof Marvin B, Levenson,
188 Washington Street, Brighton, mai l and a d v e r t i s i n g
bus iness , F i r s t Nat ional Bank of Boston."
" S t r i k e next t o l a s t paragraph on page r ega rd ing
c a p i t a l s t r u c t u r e and s u b s t i t u t e i n l i e u t h e r e o f t h e
fol lowing: It is proposed t o i s s u e one s h a r e of t h e
common s tock of t h e 12l.A Corporat ion having no p a r
value t o t h e committee f o r North Harvard, Inc. f o r
servi ces rendered 'I
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2. Amendment to Organization:
a ) Amend t h e purposes f o r which t h e c o r p o r a t i o n
i s formed by s u b s t i t u t i n g t h e fo l lowing t h e r e f o r
I. I n General:
A. To be a p r i v a t e co rpora t ion under and s u b j e c t t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of Chapter 12l.A of t h e General Laws and t o p r o v i d e , on a non-profi t b a s i s , pursuant t o Section 221(d)(3) of t h e Nat iona l Housing A c t , housing f o r t h e u s e and occupancy by f a m i l i e s d i s p l a c e d from urban
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renewal a r e a s o r by governmental a c t i o n and by f a m i l i e s Of l o w or moderate income where no adequate housing exists f o r such groups, and a l s o f o r i t se l f o r o t h e r persons i d e n t i f i e d herewith. i r r evocab ly dedicated t o , and opera ted e x c l u s i v e l y for , non-pr of it purposes.
The c o r p o r a t i o n cs
T O redevelop sub-standard, decadent o r b l i g h t e d a r e a s i n fur therance of t h e purposes of Chapter 12LA of t h e General Laws by cons t ruc t ing and o p e r a t i n g a p r o j e c t i n t h e C i ty of Boston, au tho r i zed and approved by t h e Boston Redevelopment Au thor i ty and des igna ted as:
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P r o j e c t No, : 023-55126-NP
Name: Charlesview, Inc.
Location: Pa rce l R-1, North Harvard Urban Renewal Area
TO cons t ruc t and opera te s a i d p r o j e c t , for t h e u s e and occupancy by families d i sp laced from urban renewal a r e a s o r a s a r e s u l t of governmental a c t i o n , and f u r t h e r t o assist i n provid ing housing for moderate and l o w income f a m i l i e s where no adequate housing exists f o r such groups8 by provid ing housing of sound p lanning , c o n s t r u c t i o n and des ign , t oge the r wi th such appur t enan t and r e l a t e d f a c i l i t i e s for government, s o c i a l , b u s i n e s s , conunercial, educa t iona l , c u l t u r a l , o r r e c r e a t i o n a l purposes which may be convenient t o t h e r e s i d e n t s .
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4 T O ope ra t e t h e co rpora t ion on a non-prof i t b a s i s fo r f o r t y (40) y e a r s from t h e d a t e of i t s o r g a n i z a t i o n t o t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n of t h e Boston Redevelopment Authori ty:
co rpo ia t ion , and t h e revenues the reby r ece ived , w i l l be computed t o t h e e x t e n t f e a s i b l e so a s t o p r o v i d e only f o r payment of t h e c o s t s and expenses i n c u r r e d o r t o be incu r red i n c o n s t r u c t i n g and o p e r a t i n g s a i d p r o j e c t , so t h a t no p r o f i t w i l l eve r be r e a l i z e d from s a i d cons t ruc- t i o n o r o p e r a t i o n o r from any o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s of t h i s co rpora t ion . If any p r o f i t should be r e a l i z e d by t h i s co rpora t ion from any source whatsoever , it s h a l l be used e x c l u s i v e l y i n fu r the rance of t h e fo rego ing c o r p o r a t e purposes , and a t no t i m e s h a l l any p a r t of t h e income or a s s e t s of t h e co rpora t ion i n u r e t o t h e b e n e f i t o f , o r be d i s t r i b u t e d t o , any i n c o r p o r a t o r , s t o c k h o l d e r , con- t r i b u t o r o r o f f i c e r of t h e c o r p o r a t i o n , or t o any o t h e r
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p r i v a t e i n d i v i d u a l , s u b j e c t , however, t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s Of paragraph (E) below, w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e d i s s o l u t i o n , l i q u i d a t i o n o r winding up of t h e corporation.
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TO have an ex i s t ence i n p e r p e t u t i t y , o r SO long a s app l i cab le law may permit, bu t i n t h e event of t h e d i s s o l u t i o n , winding up o r o the r l i q u i d a t i o n of t h e assets of t h e corpora t inn , w i t h i n f o r t y (40) years from t h e d a t e of i t s o rgan iza t ion , s a i d a s s e t s s h a l l be conveyed only t o such non-profi t and c h a r i t a b l e Corporation, t r u s t o r i n s t i t u t i o n , or t o such govern- mental u n i t as may be des igna ted by t h e corpora t ion , and s h a l l not be conveyed t o any p r i v a t e ind iv idua l , f i r m o r o rgan iza t ion , or co rpora t ion organized f o r p r o f i t , o r t o any s tockholder , sponsor, c o n t r i b u t o r , private ind iv idua l , t r u s t e e o r o f f i c e r of t h e corpora- t i o n u n l e s s s a i d d i s t r i b u t e e shall be a non-profit, c h a r i t a b l e o r governmental u n i t , o rgan iza t ion , i n s t i t u t i o n , co rpora t ion o r t r u s t q u a l i f i e d a s a fo resa id ; provided, however, that t h e corpora t ion s h a l l a t a l l t i m e s have t h e power t o convey any o r dl1 Of i t s p rope r ty t o t h e Fede ra l Housing Commissioner or h i s nominee, P
TO acqu i re by purchase, g . i f t , l e a s e , t h e e x e r c i s e of powers of eminent domain, o r o therwise , any r e a l p r o p e r t y o r i n t e r e s t o r r i g h t s t h e r e i n or appurtenant t h e r e t o and any and all p e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y which may be necessary, convenient o r i n c i d e n t a l to t h e accomplish- ment of t h e purposes of t h e co rpora t ion .
TO c o n s t r u c t , ope ra t e , ma in ta in and improve, and t o own, s e l l , convey, a s s i g n , mortgage o r l e a s e any r e a l e s t a t e , and any p e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y necessary , con- venien t o r i n c i d e n t a l t o t h e accomplishment of t h e purposes of the co rpora t ion .
TO borrow money and i s s u e ev idence or indebtedness i n f u r t h e r a n c e of any and a l l purposes of t h e corporat ion: and t o secu re t h e same by mortgage, p ledge , o r o the r lie
TO o b t a i n or cause t o be obta ined from t h e Federa l Housing Commissionerr h e r e i n a f t e r c a l l e d t h e "Commission a c o n t r a c t o r c o n t r a c t s of mortgage insurance pursuant t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of S e c t i o n 2 2 1 ( d ) ( 3 ) of T i t l e I1 of t h e Na t iona l Housing A c t , a s amended, a s it a p p l i e s t o housing f o r f a m i l i e s d i s p l a c e d from urban renewal are o r a s a r e s u l t of governmental a c t i o n and f a m i l i e s of low or moderate income a s determined by t h e commissioner where no adequate housing e x i s t s f o r such groups.
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J, , TO e n t e r i n t o any kind of a c t i v i t y , and t o perform and c a r r y ou t c o n t r a c t s of any kind necessary t o , or
. i n connec t ion w i t h , o r i n c i d e n t a l t o t h e accomplishment o f , t h e non-profi t purposes of t h e corpora t ion , so long a s s a i d a c t i v i t i e s and c o n t r a c t s may be lawful ly c a r r i e d on o r performed by a corpora t ion organized under Chapter 1 2 l A of t h e General Laws.
XI. S p e c i f i c a l l y and p r imar i ly :
A - To c o n s t r u c t on pzemises t o be acqui red from t h e Boston Redevelopment Authori ty , Federa l Housing Admin i s t r a t ion Housinq P ro jec t No- 023-55128KP known a s Charlesview, Inc. and s u b j e c t t o t h e r u l e s , r e g u l a t i o n s , requirements and procedures of t h e Nat ional Housing A c t and t o t h e p rov i s ions of s a i d Chapter 1 2 l A of t h e Genera l Laws a s now i n effect , and t h e r u l e s , r e g u l a t i o n s and s tandards now a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e P ro jec t , t o hold, o p e r a t e and d e a l i n s a i d P r o j e c t o r broper ty .
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B, To e x e c u t e n o t e s , bonds, .mortgages, deeds of t r u s t or o t h e r ev idences of indebtedness o r ins t ruments s e c u r i n g same i n connection wi th t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n referred t o i n paragraph IIA above.
C. To do and perform a l l a c t s reasonably necessary t o accomplish t h e purposes of t h e co rpora t ion , i nc lud ing t h e e x e c u t i o n of a Regulatory Agreement w i t h t h e F e d e r a l Housing Commissioner and of such o t h e r i n s t r u m e n t s and undertakings as may be necessary t o e n a b l e t h e co rpora t ion t o secu re t h e b e n e f i t s of f i n a n c i n g w i t h t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f mortgage insurance under t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e Nat iona l Housing A c t . Such I ieyula tory Agreement and ocner ins t ruments and u n d e r t a k i n g s s h a l l remain b inding upon t h e co rpora t ion , i ts s u c c e s s o r s and a s s i g n s , so long a s a mortgage on t h e c o r p o r a t i n n ' s p rope r ty i s i n su red or he ld by t h e F e d e r a l Housing Commissioner.
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The c o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l have an odd number of d i r e c t o r s , not less t h a n th ree , a s f ixed by t h e By-laws, who 4
s h a l l be e l e c t e d by t h e s tockho lde r s , and who s h a l l s e r v e u n t i l t h e i r successors a r e elected and q u a l i f i e d . N o compensation s h a l l be pa id t o t h e d i r e c t o r s .
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. By-laws of t h e corporat ion may be adopted by t h e . ' Stockholders who may change them a t their pleasure ,
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S O long a s they do not c o n f l i c t w i th t h e p rov i s ions Of t h e s e Art ic les or of t h e Regulatory Agreement above referred t o , and t h e Report and Decision on t h e Appl ica t ion of Timothy Murphy and Others t o t h e Boston Redevelopment Authori ty dated March 26, 1969.
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These Ar t i c l e s of organizat ion, except t h e immediately preceding paragraph, and paragraphs I D and LE hereof , may be amended by a two-thirds vote of t h e s tockholders of t h e corporat ion a t any annual meeting, o r a t a special meeting c a l l e d fo r t h a t purpose, provided t h a t st loiig as i t marigaye on che co rpora t ion ' s proper ty i s insured or held by t h e Federal Housing Commissioner t h e Fede ra l Housing corxnissioner has g iven h i s p r i o r w r i t t e n approval t o such amendment and provided f u r t h e r t h a t no such amendment s h a l l be e f f e c t i v e dur inc t h e t e r m of the' North Harvard Renewal Plan without t h e p r i o r w r i t t e n approva l of t h e Boston Redevelopment Author i ty .
TO amend t h e t o t a l number of s h a r e s which t h e corpora t ion is au thor i zed t o i s s u e t o "one sha re of common s tock wi thout p a r value".
Amend Sec t ion 5 by d e l e t i n g t h e wora "none" and s u b s t i t u t i n g the re fo r :
Any s tockho lde r s , inc luding t h e h e i r s , successors , ass igns , e x e c u t o r s o r admin i s t r a to r s of a deceased s tockholder , d e s i r i n g t o se l l or t r a n s f e r such stock owned by h i m o r them, s h a l l f i r s t o f f e r it t o t h e co rpora t ion through t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s , i n the fol lowing manner:
He s h a l l n o t i f y t h e D i rec to r s of h i s desire t o t r a n s f e r by n o t i c e i n w r i t i n g which n o t i c e s h a l l con ta in t h e price at which he is w i l l i n g t o s e l l o r t r a n s f e r end t h e name of one a b r i t r a t o r . The D i r e c t o r s s h a l l w i t h i n t h i r t y (30) days t h e r e a f t e r e i t h e r accept t h e o f f e r , o r by n o t i c e t o him i n w r i t i n g name a second a r b i t r a t o r , and t h e s e two s h a l l name a t h i r d . It s h a l l then be t h e duty of t h e a r b i k c a t o r s t o a s c e r t a i n t h e value of t h e s tock , and i f any a r b i t r a t o r s h a l l neglec t or r e f u s e t o appear a t any meeting appoin ted by t h e a r b i t r a t o r s , a ma jo r i ty may a c t i n t h e absence of such a r b i t r a t o r .
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I A f t e r t h e acceptance of t h e o f f e r , or t h e r e p o r t of t h e a r b i t r a t o r s a s t o t h e value of t h e s tock , t h e d i r e c t o r s s h a l l have t h i r t y (30) days w i t h i n which t o purchase t h e same a t such va lua t ion , b u t i f a t t h e e x p i r a t i o n of t h i r t y (30) days, t h e corpora t ion s h a l l no t have exercised the r i g h t so t o purchase, t h e owner of t h e s tock s h a l l be a t l i b e r t y t o d i spose of the same i n any manner he may see f i t .
N o s h a r e s of stock s h a l l be so ld o r t r a n s f e r r e d on t h e books of t h e corpora t ion u n t i l t h e s e p r o v i s i o n s have been complied w i t h , bu t t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s may in any p a r t i c u l a r i n s t ance waive t h e requirement.
NO d i s p o s i t i o n i s t o be made of any s t o c k i n s a i d co rpora t ion u n t i l f i n a l completion of p r o j e c t a t North Harvard Street and Western Avenue, A l l s ton , Massachuset ts wi thout the p r i o r Wri t ten . consent of t h e Boston Redevelopment Author i ty and t h e Feder-1 Housing Adminis t ra t ' ,on. *
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NO Sal€? of s a i d s tock of t h e w i t h i n Corporat ion s h a l l occur d u r i n g t h e term of t h e North Harvard Urban Renewal P lan , u n l e s s t h e t r a n s f e r e e of s a i d s t o c k i s a non-profi t and c h a r i t a b l e corpora t ion , t r u s t , o r i n s t i t u t i o n , and shall n o t be conveyed t o any i n d i v i d u a l f i r m , a s s o c i a t i o n , trust, i n s t i t u t i o n , or o rgan iza t ion o r co rpora t ion organized f o r p r o f i t .
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3. .Amendments to' By-Laws: . - . . . Amend Ar t i c l e I, parasraph 2 and i n s e r t a f t e r t l ie word
"held" on the second l i n e t he reo f , the following " a t I .
the premises owned by t h e corporat ion a t Western Avenue
and North Harvard S t r e e t , A l l s t o n , Massachusetts.
Amend A r t i c l e I , paragraph 5 by s t r i k i n g out a f t e r t h e
word "matter" on t h e f i rs t l i n e thereof on page 3 ,
the remainder of s a i d paragraph.
paragraph 7 , and s u b s t i t u t i n g i n l i e u thereof t h e
fol lowing paragraph #7.
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Each stockholder s h a l l have one v o t e for each share Of
stock e n t i t l e d t o vote he ld by h i m of record according t o t h e records of t h e corpora t ion and a propor t iona te vote f o r a f r a c t i o n a l sha re so held by h i m , un le s s otherwise provided by the Articles of Organization. Stockholders may vo te e i t h e r i n person or b>* w r i t t e n proxy da ted not more than s i x months before t he meeting named t h e r e i n . p roxies s h a l l be f i l e d with t h e c l e r k of t h e meeting, or of any adjournment the reo f , before being voted. Except a s otherwise l i m i t e d t h e r e i n , proxies s h a l l e n t i t l e the persons named t h e r e i n t o vote a t any adjournment of such meet ing, b u t s h a l l no t be v a l i d a f t e r fijjel riLjcur:r,c:t =f cucfi acnt ing. A proxy pirFnrtec3 t o be executed by or on behalf of a s tockholder s h a l l be deemed v a l i d u n l e s s chal lenged at or p r i o r t o i t s exerc ise . Persons named t h e r e t o t o vote as proxy s h a l l be r e s t r i c t e d only t o such persons who a r e s tockholders of reGord.
Amend A r t i c l e I , paragraph 8 by s t r i k i n g out words enclosed
i n parentheses on l i n e 3 t o 7 r e s p e c t i v e l y of s a i d
paragraph.
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a t t h e end of t h e f i rs t paragraph t k r e o f :
NO person s h a l l be e l i g i b l e for e l e c t i o n ' t o t h e board of d i r e c t o r s of s a i d corporat ion u n l e s s he be a m e m b e r Of one of t h e following r e l i g i o u s o rgan iza t ions , and a l s o t h a t t h e e l i g i b i l i t y of sa id person be approved i n w r i t i n g by t h e pas tor or rabbi o f . t h e r e s p e c t i v e r e l i g i o u s organiza t ion of which he is a member.
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a. Sa in t Anthony Church ( ca tho l i c ) A l l s ton , Mass. b. Sa in t G a b r i e l Church ( c a t h o l i c ) Brighton, Mass. C . Oak si;care i . ; a ~ ~ ~ o d ~ s i : cili;icii (&iL .L: . eGis t j nr igh ton , r.lass. d. A l l s ton Methodist Church (Methodist) A l l s t o n , Mass. e. Congregation Kadimah Torasilloshe (Jewish) Brighton, Mas
From both churches designated a s Cathol ic , t h e r e s h a l l be elected f i v e ( 5 ) d i r e c t o r s i n t o t o . . From both churches designated a s Methodis t , t h e r e s h a l l be e l e c t e d f i v e (5) d i r e c t o r s i n toto.
From t h e congregat ion designated a s Jewish, t h e r e s h a l l be e l e c t e d f i v e (5) d i r e c t o r s i n t o t o .
f) Amend Art ic le 11, paragraph 3 by s t r i k i n g out s a i d
paragraph 3 and s u b s t i t u t i n g i n l i e u thereof t h e fol lowing
paragraph $3 . "VACANCIES:
and u n t i l f i l l e d by t h e s tockholders , may be t i i i e a by
Any vacancy i n t h e Board of Directors, u n l e s s
t h e D i r e c t o r s . g) Amend Article 11, paragraph 4 by s t r i k i n g ' o u t s a i d
paragraph 4 and s u b s t i t u t i n g in l i e u t he reo f t h e fol lowing 4
paragraph #4 . "RESTRICTIONS ON VACANCIES: Any such vacancy t o be f i l l e d
r e f e r r e d t o i n the immediately preceding paragraph number :
s h a l l be f i l l e d subjec t t o r e s t r i c t i o n s regarding e l e c t i o n
of d i r e c t o r s as set out i n A r t i c l e 11, paragraph 2
here tofore .
Amend A r t i c l e 11, paragraph 7 by adding a t t h e end Of t h e
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second paragraph thereof t h e fo l lowing:
Annual meetings of the Direc tors s h a l l be he ld immediately
fol lowing the annual meeting of t h e s tockholders .
The purpose for which the annual meeting is t o be he ld in
add i t ion t o those prescr ibed by law, a r t i c l e s of o r g a n i z a t i
and t h e by-laws may be s p e c i f i e d by t h e d i r e c t o r s or t h e
Pres ident .
If no annual meet ing i s held i n accordance w i t h the
foregoing provis ions , a s p e c i a l meeting may be held i n
l i e u the reo f , and any a c t i o n taken a t such meeting s h a l l
have t h e same effect a s i f taken a t t h e annual meet ing.
Amend A r t i c l e 111, paragraph 1 by adding a f t e r t h e word
on the fir’st l i n e thereof , the fo l lowing:
“shall be m e m b e r s of t h e Board of Dirccxors and::
Amend A r t i c l e 111, paragraph 3 by s t r i k i n g out t h e f i r s t
l i n e thereof . Amend A r t i c l e IV, paragraph 1 by s t r i k i n g theref rom t h e
l a s t sentence the reo f .
Amend A r t i c l e IV, paragraph 2 by changing t h e t . i t le t o
read a s follows:
“TRANSFERS AND RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING STOCK”
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Amend'Art ic le IV, paragraph 2 by adding a t the end
the reo f t h e following:
t o r e s t r i c t i o n s a s set out i n A r t i c l e s of Organiza t ion .
Amend A r t i c l e IV, paragraph 5 by s t r i k i n g out s a i d
A r t i c l e IV, paragraph 5 .
Amend A r t i c l e v, paragraph 10 by s t r i k i n g o u t s a i d
paragraph 10 and i n s e r t i n g i n l i e u the reo f the fol lowing
. . Transfer of s h a r e s a r e s u b j e c t 7 .
paragraph 10.
"10. Amendments. These By-laws may a t any t i m e be amended by v o t e of a ma jo r i ty of t h e s tockho lde r s provided t h a t n o t i c e of t h e substance of t h e proposed amendment i s s t a t e d i n t h e no t i ce of t h e meeting and that no such amendment s h a l l be adopted which confl ic ts w i t h the p r o v i s i o n s set f o r t h i n the co rpora t ion ' s A r t i c l e s of Organiza t ion or i n t h e Regulatory Agreement executed by t h e c o r p o r a t i o n wi th t h e Federal Housing Commissioner, or the r e p o r t axd dec is ion on t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of Timothy Murphy and others t o t h e Boston Redevelopment Au thor i ty , d a t e d arch 2 0 , 1969 and provided f u r t h e r t h a t so long a s a mortgage on t h e c o r p o r a t i o n ' s proper ty is insured or h e l d by t h e Fede ra l Hous.ing Commissioner, t h e Fede ra l Housing Commissioner h a s given h i s p r i o r w r i t t e n approval t o such amendments, and provided f u r t h e r t h a t no such amendment s h a l l be e f f e c t i v e dur ing the t e r m of the North Harvard Urban Renewal Plan without t h e p r i o r w r i t t e n approval of t h e Boston Redevelopment Author i ty .
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The Authori ty f i n d s t h a t t h e above proposed changes amending t h e
Applicat ion a r e n o t fundamental and t h a t a new p u b l i c h e a r i n g is not
requi red pursuant t o Chapter 652, Sec t ion 13, of t h e A c t s of 1960,
a s amended.
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E. .The Proiect A r e a . The Project as d e f i n e d i n the
Appl ica t ion c o n s t i t u t e s a "Project" w i t h i n t h e meaning of s a i d -
chapter 1 2 U , Section 1, of t h e General Laws, p rov id ing , as' it
does, for the cons t ruc t ion , ope ra t ion and maintenance of decent ,
s a f e and s a n i t a r y r e s i d e n t i a l bu i ld ings i n p a r t of an a r e a
which was p rev ious ly dec la red t o be a subs tandard and decadent a rea
under chapter 1 2 1 Of t h e Genera l Laws by the Au thor i ty on
September 26, 1962- This f i n d i n g was concurred i n by t h e Bos ton
c i t y Council i n i t s r e s o l u t i o n approving t h e N o r t h Harvard Urban Renewal
Plan, and by the S t a t e Housing Board, and t h e P r o j e c t Area waq taken
by t h e Author i ty by eminent domain i n f u r t h e r a n c e of s a i d Urban
Renewal plan.
condi t ions exist which warran t t h e c a r r y i n g ou t of the Project
i n accordance wi th t h e l e g i s l a t i v e mandate con ta ined i n chap te r 12LA
of the General Laws and t h e App l i ca t ion c o n s t i t u t e s a "project"
w i t h i n t he meaning of t ha t l a w , AS stated above, the Project Area
is included w i t h i n an a r e a which the Authority h a s a l r e a d y
Chapter 1 2 1 and has been t aken by eminent domain.
The purposes of Chapter 12- and Chapter 652 of the A c t s
of 1960, as amended, w i l l be m e t by t h e c a r r y i n g ou t of t he Project
a s i t w i l l p rovide d e s i r a b l e housing accommodations f o r l o w t o
moderate income fami l ies , e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e w i t h c h i l d r e n , of which
t h e r e is a Ser ious s h o r t a g e i n B o s t o n .
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t h e cost
C o s t Of the Project. I n the opinion of t h e Authori ty ,
of t h e project has been r e a l i s t i c a l l y es t imated i n t h e . . . . -
Application and t h e P r o j e c t is practicable.
a p p l i e d for a mortgage insurance c m i t m e n t from the Federal
Housing Adminis t ra t ion t o i n s u r e the mortgage i n t h e amount of
$4,500,000 under Sec t ion 221 ( d ) ( 3 ) of t h e Nat iona l Housing A c t ,
A l l of t h e funds which w i l l be r e q u i r e d i n a d d i t i o n t o those
obta ined t r o m t h e Federa l Housing Admin i s t r a t ion mortgage f inanc ing
are a l r e a d y a v a i l a b l e t o the App l i can t s . Simultaneously w i t h t h e
execut ion of t h e Land D i s p o s i t i o n A g r e e m e n t between the Authori ty
and char lesv iew Inc. , Charlesview Inc , w i l l deposit w i t h the
Au thor i ty 20% O f t h e purchase price for the Project Area and t h e
ba lance of sa id purchase price w i l l be p a i d s imultaneously wi th
t h e conveyance Of t h e P r o j e c t Area by the Author i ty t o Charlesview I n c .
The Applicants have
G . Master Plan, The Project does not c o n f l i c t w i t h t h e
Master Plan Of the C i t y of Boston.
Au thor i ty on September 26, 1962, i n approving the North Harvard Urban
Renewzl Plar? , it W B S found an3 determined t h a t such Vrbar! Renc-ml
P l a n conforms t o t h e Master p l an , as amended, f o r the l o c a l i t y .
The P r o j e c t conforms t o t h e N o r t h Harvard urban Renewal Plan, as
amended.
I n r e s o l u t i o n s adopted by t h e
H. E f f e c t Of t h e Project. The P r o j e c t w i l l no t be i n any
way d e t r i m e n t a l t o t h e best i n t e r e s t s of t h e p u b l i c or t h e p u b l i c
s a f e t y or convenience or be i n c o n s i s t e n t w i th t h e most s u i t a b l e
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' dev.elopment 0 f : t h e ' C i t y . The Pro jec t w i l l i n f a c t forward the
best i n t e r e s t s - o f t h e C i ty and w i l l c o n s t i t u t e a p u b l i c use and
b e n e f i t , The s t r u c t u r e s t o be erected under t h e Project a r e
a t t r a c t i v e and e f f i c i e n t l y design'ed apar tment bu i ld ings w i t h ample
l i g h t and a i r and appur tenant green spaces and w i l l enhance the
g e n e r a l appearance of t h e Area and fu rn i sh a t t r a c t i v e and necessary
accommodations for famil ies of low t o moderate income.
E x h i b i t E of the Appl ica t ion s e t s for th amounts t o be paid
by agreement by the 1 2 1 Corporat ion t o t h e c i t y of Boston, i n
a d d i t i o n t o t h e excise p r e s c r i b e d by Sec t ion 10 of Chapter 12@.
The Carry ing ou t of the Project w i l l not of i t s e l f involve
the d e s t r u c t i o n of b u i l d i n g s occupied i n whole or i n p a r t as
dwel l ings , s i n c e such demol i t ion w i l l be completed by t h e Author i ty
i n ca r ry ing Out i t s Urban Renewal p lan referred t o above. A l l of
the families . P r e s e n t l y r e s i d i n g i n t h e P r o j e c t Area w i l l be
s a t i s f a c t o r i l y relocated by t h e Authori ty . The P r o j e c t w i l l p rovide
approximately 200 new dwel l ing .r u n i t s w i t h i n t h e P r o j e c t Area,
The Project A ~ c a does ~ c j r t inc lude land w i t i i i z an;. location
approved by t h e S t a t e Department of Pub l i c works for t h e ex tens ion
of the Massachuse t t s Turnpike i n t o t h e C i t y O f Baston.
I. Minimum Standards , The minimum s t anda rds f o r f inanc ing ,
c o n s t r u c t i o n , maintenance, and management of t h e Project a s set
f o r t h i n E x h i b i t D f i l e d wi th and a t t ached t o t h e Appl ica t ion are
hereby adopted and imposed as r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s ( i n a d d i t i o n t o
those h e r e i n a f t e r adopted and imposed) a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e Project
for the same period as the Project is s u b j e c t t o t h e p rov i s ions
of Chapter 12l-A Of t h e General Laws and Chapter 652 of t h e A c t s
of 19608 as amended. The Authori ty hereby approves any f inanc ing
made p u r s u a n t t o Paragraph 8 of t h e Applicat ion which is insured
by t h e Federal-Housing Adminis t ra t ion notwithstanding t h a t t h e
amount t h e r e o f is i n excess of 90% of t h e est imated c o s t of t h e
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P r o j e c t .
The c a r r y i n g ou t of t h e P ro jec t w i l l not r e q u i r e t h e e r e c t i o n ,
main tenance , and use of a garage w i t h i n 500 fee t of one or more
b u i l d i n g s occupied i n whole or i n p a r t a s a p u b l i c or private
s c h o o l having more than f i f t y p u p i l s , or a s a p u b l i c o r p r iva te
h o s p i t a l having more than twenty-five beds, o r a s a church. c
The A p p l i c a t i o n con ta ins no request t h a t t h e A u t h o r i t y d e c l a r e
t h e u n i t s s e p a r a t e bu i ld ings f o r t h e purposes of Chapter 138 of t h e
General Laws
J, Devia t ions . E x h i b i t c f i l e d wi th and a t t a c h e d t o t h e
A p p l i c a t i o n , sets f o r t h t h e fol lowing r e q u e s t s f o r t h e Project
t o d e v i a t e from zoning aiid o t h e r r e g u l a t i o n s i n e f f e c t i n t h e C i t y
of Boston:
BUILDING CODE VARIANCES REOUESTED:
1, S e c t i o n 1 8 0 4 ( e ) :
Two remote ex i t s a r e r e q u i r e d a t every s t o r y .
Variance:
Only one ex i t is provided from t h e second f l o o r .
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2. * S e c t i o n f802(f):
._ A t l e a s t ' o n e ex i t from e v e r y s t o r y s h a l l be a n i n t e r i o r st airway . Va r i a n ce :
The main s ta i rway does not go t o t h e f o u r t h f l o o r . f o u r t h f l o o r has two means of e g r e s s o the r t h a n an i n t e r i o r s t a i rway .
The
3. s ec t ion 1004 (b):
Star iways se rv ing a s means of e g r e s s must be enclosed.
va r i a n ce :
P r i v a t e i n t e r n a l s ta i rways each serv ing only one u n i t a s egress from t h e bedroom f l o o r t o t h e l i v i n g room f l o o r , ' a r e n o t enclosed.
4. Section 1808 ( f ) :
Stairways servirg a s means of e g r e s s must be of incom- b u s t i b l e m a t e r i a l s .
Variance:
P r i v a t e i n t e r n a l s ta i rways se rv ing only one unit a r e b u i l t of wood.
5. Sec t ion 1808 (i):
S t a i r = t c z n h y at r igh t angle shal.1 have squa re o r rectan- gu la r landing full w i d t h of s ta i rway.
variance:
p r i v a t e i n t e r n a l s t a i rways se rv ing only one u n i t w i l l have a window a t t h e landing.
6, Sect ion 1803(b):
A t l e a s t one i n t e r i o r s t a i rway s h a l l extend to t h e roof .
Variance:
A l adder and s c u t t l e w i l l be provided i n p l a c e of t h e s t a i r t o t h e roof .
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s e c t i o n 1815 ( f ) :
F l o o r oE balcony se rv ing a s a ho r i zon ta l e x i t s h a l l be c-f Type I cons t ruc t ion .
Variance:
The s t r u c t u r a l system is composed of incombustible ma te r i a l s of Type I1 cons t ruc t ion - t h e f l o o r s and roof have a two hour r a t i n g . (It should be noted t h a t f i r e escape cons t ruc t ion would be permi t ted under Sec t ion 1812 ( a ) ( 2 ) . Sec t ion 1815 ( f ) :
Windows and doors opening on to or under ba lconies serving as r e q u i r e d means of e g r e s s s h a l l have automatic c los ing Class B f i r e doors or f i r e windows.
Va r i a nce :
Ordinary doors and windows a r e used.
Sec t ion 1804 (b):
Every room a-id group of less t h a n four rooms s h a l l have a t l e a s t one ex i t confoaming t o t h e requirements of t h i s chapter . .
Va r i a n ce :
The dwel l ing u n i t s a t t h e ends of each b u i l d i n g have t h e fol lowing exits from t h e foukth f l o o r : 1) t h e p r i v a t e i n t e r n a l s t a i rway t:: t h e t h i r d f l o o r . 2 ) A roof s c u t t l e and l a d d e r i n t h e roof of the end stairway.
The A u t h o r i t y is s a t i s f i e d , by r e l i a b l e and g e n e r a l l y accepted
t e s t s , or by expe r i ence i n o t h e r cities, and on o t h e r FHA p r o j e c t s ,
t h a t t h e des igns , c o n s t r u c t i o n , m a t e r i a l s , appara tus , equipment
or methods s p e c i f i e d i n t h e App l i ca t ion and suppor t ing documents,
and i n t h e evidence p r e s e n t e d a t t h e hear ing w i l l s u f f i c i e n t l y
s a t i s f y t h e purpose f o r which it or they a r e t o be used and t h e in ten$
and purposes of t h e a p p l i c a b l e laws, codes, o rd inances , or r e g u l a t i o n s ,
respec t ive ly .
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The Authority hereby grants permission for the Project to deviate - from such zoning and other regulations in effect in the city of
Boston as set 'forth in Exhibit c filed with and attached to the
Application, and listed above,
The Authority hereby finds that the Application, as amended
and the Project conform t o and comply with each and every applicable
requiremen.t of Chapter 121A of the General L a m , Chapter 652 of the
Acts of 1960, as amended, and the applicable R u l e s and Regulations
of the Authority, and the Authority for these reasons and for the
reasons set forth in the Application, as amended and supporting
documents, and the evidence presented at the hearing, and in this
report, hereby approves the Project and consents to the formation
of Charlesview Inc,, as requested in the Application, as amended
and consents to the filing of the Articles of Organization for such
corporation substantially in the form annexed to said Application,
as amended,
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