City Council

METHUEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, October 18th, 2021@ 7:00 P.M. GREAT HALL, SEARLES BUILING 41 Pleasant Street, Methuen 1.Roll Call 2. Acceptance of Agenda 3. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation 4. Acceptance of Minutes: September 20, 2021 regular meeting 5. PROCLAMATION/CORRESPONDENCE 6. PRESENTATION/PROJECTS DEPARTMENTS 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 8. PUBLIC SERVICE A) Grants: None B) Licenses: None C) Contracts: C-22-28 MHQ Municipal Vehicles, 401 Elm Street, Marlboro, MA 01752 for 3 Vehicles Purchased (School Dept) in the Amount of $158,245.20 C-22-29 Tread Milling Co., Inc. 101 Lindberg Avenue, Suite A, Methuen, MA for Cold Planing and Profiling of Bituminous Surfaces (contract change) in the Amount of $104,280.00 C-22-30 EJ Paving Co., Inc., 101 Lindberg Avenue, Methuen, MA for Bituminous Concrete Pavement, Handwork, Cub, and Berm - complete in place (change in contract) in the Amount of $373,926.00 C-22-31 Tasco Construction, Co., Inc., 92 Stoneybrook Rd., Belmont, MA 02478 for Manhole Casting Adjustments (change in contract) in the Amount of $124,000.00 C-22-32 E.L. Harvey, 68 Hopkinton Road, Westborough, MA 01581 for Fall Leaf Collection/Yard Waste (6 weeks) in the Amount of $75,000 ($12,500 per week) C-22-33 Guardian Energy Management Solutions 420 Northboro Road Central, Marlborough, MA 01752 METHUEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, October 18th, 2021@ 7:00 P.M. GREAT HALL, SEARLES BUILING 41 Pleasant Street, Methuen C-22-34 Horizon Solutions, LLC, 175 Josons Drive, Rochester, NY 14623 for Nevins Library Lighting Energy Efficiency Project – LED Light Retrofit in the Amount of $60,000 C-22-35Pare Corporation, 10 Lincoln Road, Suite 210, Foxboro, MA for Methuen Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Action Project: Technical Planning/Engineering Services for the Searles Pond/Bloody Brook Resilience Plan in the Amount of $68,000 9. Mayor’s Report 10. Other Committee and Officers Report 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Proposed Reorganization of DECD/Health Human Services & Inspections Proposed Reorganization (remove from the table) TR-21-89 Resolution Recognizing Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month in the City of Methuen (Sponsored by Councilor Zeigler, Co-Sponsored by Councilor McCarty) TR-21-90 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of a Shared Streets & Spaces Program from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division TR-21-91 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of a Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant of $20,000 TR-21-92 Resolution Authorizing Transfer of $48,856 from the General Fund Employee Benefits Other Expenses Budget Line, to Various Personal Services budget lines to fund all approved unaffiliate personnel FY’22 COLA increases TR-21-93 Resolution Authorizing Transfer of the FY 22 Recreation/Leisure Services Department Budget $247,557 to fund the reorganization of the Department of Public Works ORDINANCE: TO-21-17 An Ordinance to Create Criteria for Establishing Memorials on Public Property in the City of Methuen (Chairman Saba, Vice-Chairman Beauregard, Councilors Simard and DiZoglio) TO-21-18 An Ordinance Creating Standards for Cultivating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the City of Methuen (Councilor Zeigler Co-Sponsored by Councilor Faretra) METHUEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, October 18th, 2021@ 7:00 P.M. GREAT HALL, SEARLES BUILING 41 Pleasant Street, Methuen TO-21-19 Ordinance Establishing DPW Superintendent for Recreation Position TO-21-20 Ordinance Reclassification on the Wage and Salary Classification – DPW Carpenter TO-21-21 Ordinance Reclassification on the Wage and Salary Classification – Landfill Caretaker Consideration of Appointments: Memorials Subcommittee: Vice-Chairman Beauregard, Councilor DiZoglio, Councilor McCarty, Councilor Simard, Chairman Saba Assistant Clerk Search Committee: Councilor Zeigler, Councilor Faretra, Councilor DiZoglio, Chairman Saba,Linda Gagnon 12. NEW BUSINESS Resolutions: TR-21-94 Resolution Accepting the 2020 Reprecincting Plan for the City of Methuen (EPA REQUESTED) TR-21-95 Resolution Authorizing Transfer of $135,000 from Free Cash to the Department of Public Works Other Budget Line to Fund Unanticipated Profession Service Expenditures Ordinances: TO-21-22 Ordinance to Amend the Wage and Salary Classification to reclass the Employee Benefits Coordinator from Middle Management to Unaffiliated REQUEST OF COUNCILORS ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE GOOD AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY ADJOURN Steve Saba, City Council Chairman Anyone needing an access accommodation to participate in City of Methuen programs or services, please contact Gene Walsh, ADA Coordinator at 978-983-8625 or GWalsh@ci.methuen.ma.us at least 2 weeks in advance, or 2 business days before any Board or Commission meeting. This notice is available in alternative formats upon request.