City Council

METHUEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, January 19, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. VIA ZOOM WEB CONFERENCE 1, Roll Call 2. Acceptance of the Agenda 3. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance 4. Reading and Acceptance of Minutes from Previous Meetings as written: December 21, 2020 regular meeting 5. PROCLAMATION/CORRESPONDENCE 6. PRESENTATION/PROJECTS/DEPARTMENT 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 8. PUBLIC SERVICE A) Grants: None B) Licenses: None C) Contracts: None D) Vote to Accept 2021 Municipal Preliminary Election Date 9. MAYOR’S REPORT 10. OTHER OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Resolutions: TR-21-1 a Resolution to Provide Quarterly Updates for Public Access to any City Payments as a Result of Monetary Settlements and Adjustments and Judgements Regarding the City of Methuen (Req. of Clr. Saffie and Zeigler) Ordinances: TO-21-1 Amendment to Section V-D Table of Use Regulations Requiring Storage Facilities, Self or Mini-Warehouses by Special Permit Consideration of Appointments: Licensing Board – Jordan Normandia Veterans’ Service Officer – Paul Jensen Assistant City Solicitor – Peter J McQuillan, Esq. METHUEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, January 19, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. VIA ZOOM WEB CONFERENCE 12. NEW BUSINESS Resolutions: TR-21-2 Resolution Accepting EMPG20 Matching FY21 Grant for $21,500 (Methuen Police Department) TR-21-3 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of $990,000 FY2020 MassWorks Grant – Charles Street Wall TR-21-4 Resolution Accepting a 4.194 Acre Parcel of Land off Prospect Street from Macoul Realty Trust TR-21-5 Resolution Accepting Gifts to Methuen Cares from: Enterprise Bank ($2500), The Loop ($5000); Kathryn Cleary ($200) and JD Daniels Fund ($10,000) TR-21-6 Resolution Providing for the Submission of a Home Rule Petition Rescinding Chapter 201 of the Acts of 1945 – An Act Providing A Permanent Intermittent Police Force for the Town of Methuen Regulating Appointments Thereto and the Service Thereof Ordinances: 13, REQUEST OF COUNCILORS 14, ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE GOOD AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY 15, ADJOURN Steve Saba, City Council Chairman