City Council

METHUEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022 @ 7:00 P.M. GREAT HALL, SEARLES BUILDING Tuesday, April 19, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. Methuen City Council Regular Meeting Great Hall, Searles Building 1. Roll Call 2. Acceptance of the Agenda 3. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation 4. Reading and Acceptance of Minutes from Previous Meetings: Special Meeting March 22nd 2022 at 6:00 p.m. to enter into executive session and April 4, 2022 Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m. 5. Proclamations/Correspondence 6. Presentations/Projects/Department Updates CAFO-FY 22 Forecast & Capital Improvement Plan 7. Mayor’s Report 8. Public Participation 9. Public Service a. Grants: None b. Licenses: None c. Contracts: C-22-50 City of Methuen Agreement with Methuen Police Patrolmen’s Association (Remove from the Table) FY22-24 C-22-63 Hewlett-Packard Financial Services Company, 200 Connell Drive, Suite 5000, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 $494,972 C-22-64 Colonial Municipal Group, 61 Brigham Street, Marlboro, MA 01852 Other Officers and Committee Reports $38,413.80 C-22-65 KP Law Contract Amendment $46,000 C-22-66 N. Granese and Sons Inc $207,000 10. Other Officers and Committee Reports 11. Unfinished Business Resolutions: TR-22-32 Resolution Authorizing Transfer $10,000 from General Fund Health, Human Services and Inspections’ Department Personal budget line expense, to the Health, Human Services and Inspections’ Department Other budget line to fund unanticipated expenditures 12. Consideration of Appointments Susan Riccio – Asst Director COA Melissa Woodbury – Chemist Neil Quinlan – Police Sergeant 13. New Business Resolution TR-22-36 Resolution Authorizing Transfer $407,375 from DPW Personal Expenses, to be transferred to DPW Other Expenses to fund necessary expenditures TR-22-37 Resolution Authorizing Transfer of $39,140 from the School Department non- net school spending expenses to the Essex North Shore Agricultural School budget line for unanticipated expenses METHUEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022 @ 7:00 P.M. GREAT HALL, SEARLES BUILDING TR-22-38 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of a State of Massachusetts Fiscal Year 2022 ARPA Spending Bill Earmark of $250,000 from Department of Environmental Protection TR-22-39 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of monetary gifts to provide for continuing operations of the Methuen Cares initiative TR-22-40 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of $7,500 United States Police Canine Association Grant TR-22-41 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of monetary gift to provide for matching requirement of the United States Police Canine Association grant $2,500 TR-22-42 Resolution Authorizing the use of $250,000 of Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings to resolve emergency public safety concern at the Neil Playstead Ordinance- TO-22-15 An Ordinance Amending the Wage and Salary Classification Plan, DPW Laborers, to add the new position of Assistant Time and Construction Clerk 14. Request of Councilors 15. Any Other Business for the Good and Welfare of the Community 16. Adjourn David P. Beauregard, Jr. Chair of the City Council For residents wishing to view the meeting, please: - Tune in to Channel 8 (Comcast) or Channel 32 (Verizon) - Watch the livestream at https://methuentv.org/methuen-government-tv- live-stream/ This meeting will be archived and viewable on demand within one to three business days at https://methuen-ma.viebit.com/index.php?folder=ALL. 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 two weeks in advance, or two business days before any board or commission meeting. This notice is available in alternative formats upon request