The Methuen City Council will meet on Monday, May 16, 2011 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 of Previous Meeting:  May 2, 2011 regular meeting

5.  CORRESPONDENCE/PROCLAMATION

6.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

7.  PUBLIC SERVICE:

A)    Grants:  Public Service Grant #661 – Gill Avenue Place one (1) Pole

Remove one (1) Pole

      B)  Licenses:  Gamestop, 90 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen

      C)  Contracts:  

       C-11-15 Sealcoating, 120 Industrial Park Road, Hingham, MA  02043 for Pavement Recycling/Road Sealing – amount $1,800,900.00

            C-11-16 Brox Industries, Inc., 1471 Methuen Street, Dracut, MA  for Bituminous Concrete, Handwork, Curb and Berm – amount $1,591,750.00

            C-11-17 Murray Paving & Reclamation, Inc, 55 Whitney Street, Holliston, Ma for Pavement Reclamation – Amount $175,860.00

            C-11-18 Crack-Sealing, Inc., P.O. Box 700, Raynham, MA  for Random Crack Sealing – Amount $181,750.00

            C-11-19 Brox Industries, Inc., 1471 Methuen Street, Dracut, MA for Sand, Stone, Gravel – Amount $112,000.00

            C-11-20 Brox Industries, Inc., 1471 Methuen Street, Dracut, MA for Bituminous Concrete & Cold Patch – Amount $473,500.00

            C-11-21 John Hoadley & Sons Co., Inc., 672 Union Street, Rockland, MA  02370 for PVC Pipe – Amount $215,700.00

            C-11-22 Tuff-Crete Corp., 84 Exeter Road, So. Hampton, NH  03827 for Precast Concrete Manholes – Amount $29,400.00

8.  OTHER OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS – Charter Review Commission Final Report

9.  OLD BUSINESS

      Resolutions:

      1.  TR-11-27 Resolution Accepting a FY 2009 Emergency Management Performance Grant Link to Proposed Resolution TR-11-27,  Information on Proposed Resolution TR-11-27   

      Ordinances:

       1.  TO-11-4  An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6, Section 6-18 of the Methuen Municipal Code – Physical Examination – Pre-Employment Drug Screening(Req. of Clr. Hajjar to reconsider) Link to Proposed Ordinance TO-11-4

       2.  TO-11-7 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6, Section 6-8 of the Methuen Municipal Code – Work Week (remove from the table) Link to Proposed Ordinance TO-11-7

      3. TO-11-9 An Ordinance Establishing Eligibility for Health Insurance Coverage (Req. of Clr. Hajjar) (remove from the table) Link to Proposed Ordinance TO-11-9 

Consideration of Appointments:  None

10.  NEW BUSINESS

       Resolutions:

       TR-11-28  Resolution Amending Traffic Rules and Regulations of the City of Methuen – Two Way Street Amendment (Observatory Road) Link to Proposed Ordinance TR-11-28 

      TR-11-29 Resolution Authorizing Expenditure from the Castle Fund (EPA REQUESTED) Link to Proposed Ordinance TR-11-29, Information on Proposed Ordinance TR-11-29  

     TR-11-30 Resolution Accepting a MDPH Public Health District Incentive Program Planning Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, office of Health and Human Services Link to Proposed Ordinance TR-11-30, Information on Proposed Ordinance TR-11-30   

 Ordinances: 

       1.  TO-11-10 An Ordinance Regarding Hotel/Motel Registration, Security, Register  (Req. of Clr. Cronin) Link to Proposed Ordinance TO-11-10    

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

12.  ADJOURN

                                                                                    JOHN A. CRONIN

                                                                                    COUNCIL CHAIRMAN