July 14, 2009

PETITIONS

1. Application for Tag Days from HHS Girls Swim Team for August 28, 29 & 30

2. Petition for joint pole location from Verizon New England & MA Electric Co on East Broadway (plan 698) Hearing July 28

3. Abatement report from Board of Assessors for month of June 2009

4. Petition from Peter McLaughlin to hold a Block Party on July 25th at 4 Apple st

5. Petition from Farmers’ Market Steering Committee to use Bailey Boulevard and the adjacent sidewalk for Haverhill Farmers’Market every Saturday from July 18th thru October 31st from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

COMMUNICATIONS

6. Communication from Councillor Macek requesting to discuss a request from a condo association to place a sign on a City island

7. Communication from Councillor Hall requesting to discuss the fireworks display

8. Communication from Councillor Hall requesting a discussion regarding removal of handicap parking spaces at 256 Franklin st, 59 Middlesex st, and 459 Washington st as they are no longer needed

9. Communication from Councillor Donahue requesting a discussion regarding the Merrimack River and harmful pollutants

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

10. Document 58-B, Ordinance re: Parking, 15 Dudley st: Add Handicap Parking filed 6/30/09

11. Document 58-C, Ordinance re: Parking, 7 Bedford st: Add Handicap Parking filed 6/30/09

12. Document 69-C, Loan Order – appropriate $91,000 for purchase/installation of new hockey boards at Veterans’ Memorial Skating Rink filed 6/23/09

NEW BUSINESS

13. Order to transfer the following amounts into the accounts listed below in order to balance out various departmental budgets for FY 09:

• $550,000.00 Snow/Ice-Expenses
• 22,292.59 Highway-Salary
• 9,435.46 Liability Insurance Premiums
• 1,154.94 Purchasing-Salaries
  
• 999.71 Council-Salaries
  
• 604.31 Highway-Salaries
  
• 511.70 Assessor-Salaries
  
• $30,000.00 Health/Inspection-Expenses
  
• 53,915.00 Legal Expenses
  
• 9,100.00 MIS-Expenses

From the accounts and in the amounts as listed below:

• $550,000.00 Other-Budget Reserve
  
• 999.71 Mayor-Expenses
  
• 1,666.64 Purchasing-Expenses
  
• 9,435.46 Benefits-Retiree Medical Claims
  
• 11,542.06 Highway-Expenses
  
• 11,354.84 Whittier Reg Vo Tech
  
• 30,000.00 Health/Inspection-Salary
  
• 1,100.00 MIS-Expenses
  
• 8,000.00 Building Maint-Salary
  
• 53,915.00 Street Lighting-Street Lighting

14. Order that the Mayor is authorized to file& accept grants with & from the Commonwealth of MA, Exec Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs for Parkland Acquisition & Renovation for Communities (PARC) Program for improvements to Cashman, Swasey & Riverside Parks & the Slavit Docks

Committee reports

Adjourn: