The Methuen City Council will meet on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7pm in the Great Hall of the Searles Building. 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:  April 5, 2010 – regular meeting

5.  PROCLAMATION/COREPONDENCE

6.  PUBLC PARTICIPATION

7.  PUBLIC SERVICE:

Grants:  None

Licenses:  None

Contracts:  C-10-13 Calgon Carbon Corporation to provide Granular Carbon to the Water Treatment Plant – Unit price $1.42/lb (not to exceed $171,000.00 for FY 2011)

                C-10-14 Benigno Espaillat for Rehabilitation/Restoration of 2 Charles Street in the amount of $190,000.00        

8.  OTHER OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

9.  OLD BUSINESS

     Resolutions:

     1.  TR-10-24 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of 2010 Shannon Anti-Gang Grant, Executive Office of Public Safety Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-24

      2.  TR-10-25 Resolution Amending Traffic Rules and Regulations – Stop Sign – Hemenway (at intersection of Madison Street)  (remove from the table) Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-25

      3.  TR-10-27 Resolution Accepting a Donation from the Methuen Exchange Club to the Methuen Recreation Department Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-27

      4.  TR-10-28 A Resolution Authorizing the Use of the “Construct Management At Risk” Delivery Method and the Hiring of a Construction Firm For the Proposed Improvements to the High School Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-28

Ordinances:

     1. TO-10-3 Ordinance Revising Contract Authority of the Mayor (Req. of Clr. Pappalardo and Clr. Giordano) (remove vote re: Mayoral veto from the table) Link to Proposed Ordinance TO-10-3    

     2. TO-10-6 An Ordinance Amending the Wage & Salary Classification Plan, Unaffiliated – Access Coordinator/ADA Coordinator Link to Proposed Resolution TO-10-06

Consideration of Appointments – None

10.  NEW BUSINESS

      Resolutions:

      1.  TR-10-29 Resolution Accepting a Gift for the City of Methuen’s Recreation Department Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-29

      2.  TR-10-30 Resolution Submitting a Home Rule Petition for the Purposes of Waiving Certain Provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapters 40 and 30B Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-30

Ordinances:  None

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

12.  REQUEST OF COUNCILORS

ADJOURN

                                                                                                                JOHN A. CRONIN

                                                                                                                CHAIRMAN