City Council

Methuen City Council – Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 5, 2022 – 7:00 pm 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: May 16, 2022 regular meeting and June 6, 2022 regular meeting 5. Proclamations/Correspondence 6. Presentations/Projects/Department Updates 7. Mayor’s Report 8. Public Participation 9. Public Service a. Grants:  None b. Licenses:  Special Excavation License – Sugar Pine Lane, Methuen, MA c. Contracts: C-23-1 Revision: Factorial, Inc. REVISED TIF LANGUAGE (see cover memo) C-23-2 Holland Company, Inc., 153 Howland Avenue, Adams, MA 01220 for Water Treatment Plant with Aluminum Sulfate (Rate of $1.55 per gallon) 50% (AWWA B-403- LATEST) Bulk Delivery C-23-3 Borden and Remington, 63 Water Street, Fall River, MA 02722 for Chemicals for Water Treatment Plant for Sodium Hypochlorite (15% Solution) Bulk Delivery $.1919 per wet pound in the Amount of $90,000.00 C-23-4 International Dioxide, Inc., 40 Whitecap Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852 for Chemical for Water Treatment Plant with Sodium Chlorite – 25% Solution ($0.6620 per wet lb.) Bulk Delivery C-23-5 Woodard & Curran, Inc., 40 Shattuck Road, Andover, MA 01810, for FY’23 Environmental Monitoring Services Huntington Ave. Landfill Project #210016.23 in the Amount of $49,900.00 Methuen City Council – Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 5, 2022 – 7:00 pm Great Hall, Searles Building 10. Other Officers and Committee Reports 11. Unfinished Business Resolutions: None Ordinances: None 12. Consideration of Appointments – None 13. New Business Resolutions: TR-22- 61 A Resolution to Establish the Youth Action Committee of the Methuen City Council to Promote Student Civic Engagement, Activism, and Amplify Diverse Student Voices in Our Local Government (Req. of Clr. Finocchiaro, cosponsored by Clr. Zeigler, Clr. Saffie) TR-22-62 A Resolution Authorizing a Home Rule Petition to Amend the City of Methuen Home Rule Charter (Req. of Clr. Saba) TR-22-63 Resolution to Amend Sections 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 9-66, 9-78, 9-89(H), and 10A-36 of the Municipal Code of the City of Methuen to Update Health, Human Services, and Inspections Department-Related Fees TR-22-64 Resolution Authorizing Transfer of $631,138 from various General Fund budget lines to Employee Benefits Other Expenses budget line to fund ineligible expenditures originally charged to the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (“CvRF”) (EPA REQUESTED) TR-22-65 Resolution Authorizing Transfer of $55,000 from the Reserve budget line to the Legal Other Expense budget line to fund liability insurance deductible expenditures (EPA REQUESTED) TR-22-66 Resolution Authorizing Transfer $1,000 from Legal Other Expense to be transferred to Legal Personal Service Expense to fund necessary expenditures (EPA REQUESTED) TR-22-67 Resolution Authorizing Transfer of $100,000 from DPW Personal Service Expense budget line to Solid Waste Disposal budget line due to unanticipated year end expenditures (EPA REQUESTED) TR-22-68 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance a Gift of $25 from Irene Leshane and Wendy Schofield to provide for continuing operations of the Methuen Cares initiative Ordinance(s): Methuen City Council – Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 5, 2022 – 7:00 pm Great Hall, Searles Building Ordinances: TO-22-17 An Ordinance to Amend the Wage and Salary Classification Plan for the City Solicitor and Assistant City Solicitor (Unaffiliated) and to Formally Recognize the City Solicitor as the Department Head of the Legal Department (Sponsored by Councilor Faretra, Councilor McCarty and Councilor DiZoglio) 14. Requests 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 Sandy Almonte, ADA Coordinator at 978-983-8576 or salmonte@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.