The Methuen City Council will meet on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7pm in the Great Hall of the Searles Building. This meeting was oriiginally scheduled for February 16 and postponed due to inclement weather. The following is the City Council Agenda

1.  Call to Order

2.  Acceptance of Agenda

3.  Invocation

     Pledge of Allegiance

4.  Reading and Acceptance of Minutes from Previous Meetings:  February 1, 2010 regular meeting

5.  PROCLAMATION/CORRESPONDENCE

6.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

7.  PUBLIC SERVICE

     A)  Grants:  None

     B)  Licenses:  None

     C)  Contracts:  None

8.  OTHER OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

9.  OLD BUSINESS

     Resolutions:

     1.  TR-10-4 Resolution Amending Order #4918 Authorizing Acceptance of Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant, Commonwealth of MA, Executive Office of Public Safety, Fiscal Year 2010 Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-4

     2.  TR-10-5 Resolution Accepting and Laying Out of the Way Known as Hunter Avenue (request to become effective upon passage) Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-5

     3.  TR-10-6 Resolution Accepting and Laying Out of the Ways known as a portion of Oakland Avenue and a portion of Ponderosa Avenue as shown on the plan Ponderosa Hill (request to become effective upon passage) Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-6

     4.  TR-10-7 Resolution Accepting and Laying Out of the Ways known as Nikki Street and Patrick Way (request to become effective upon passage) Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-7

     5.  TR-10-8 A Resolution Establishing a Committee of the City Council to be known as the “Finance Committee” (Req. of Clr. Hajjar and Clr. Kannan) Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-8

 Ordinances:  None

Consideration of Appointments:

     Commission of Trust Funds                                                              Term to Expire

*Denis Webster Greene, 510 Prospect St., Methuen, MA                         12/31/11

     Constable                                                                                           Term to Expire

*Ronald Bertheim, 16 Lenox Ave., Methuen, MA                                     03/01/13

      Disability Commission                                                                     Term to Expire

*Susan Corbett, 22 Westgate Circle, Methuen, MA                                 07/01/13

      Youth Commission                                                                          Term to Expire

*Jill Stackelin, 21A Oak Street, Methuen, MA                                         12/31/12

      * Indicates re-appointment

10.  NEW BUSINESS

       Resolutions:

       1.     TR-10-9 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Council on Aging Formula Grant, Executive Office of Elder Affairs, Fiscal Year 2010 Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-9

       2.        TR-10-10 Resolution Amending Traffic Rules and Regulations of the City of Methuen – Prospect Street Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-10

     3.        TR-10-11 Resolution Amending Traffic Rules and Regulations of the City of Methuen – Swan Street Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-11 

       Ordinances:  None

11. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE GOOD AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY

12. REQUEST OF COUNCILORS

ADJOURN            

                                                                                                                JOHN A. CRONIN
                                                                                                                CHAIRMAN