Public Meeting Notice  Public Meeting Notice for the Municipal Finance Oversight Board

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

In accordance with July 16, 2022, Massachusetts law, An Act Relative to Extending Certain State of Emergency Accommodations, as extended by Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, adopted March 29, 2023, and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office February 18, 2022, guidance, please note the following:

Notice is hereby given in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, § 20, that a meeting of the Municipal Finance Oversight Board, established under Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2003, will be held through remote participation via Conference Call Number: (872) 240-3412, Access Code: 250-697-549, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

Notice is hereby also given that the Municipal Finance Oversight Board will electronically record this meeting.

AGENDA

1.  Approval of Minutes

       •     February 14, 2014

2. City of Springfield

A Chapter 44A request for $27,899,336 in state qualified bonds for the following:

    •    Court Square Improvements 
    •    Veterans Golf Course Clubhouse 
    •    Fire Apparatus (2) 
    •    Cyr Arena Improvements 
    •    Franconia Golf Course Clubhouse 
    •    Fully Automate Side Load Refuse Trucks (5) 
    •    Richard E. Neal Indian Orchard Community Park Improvements 
    •    Barney Carriage House 
    •    Gurdon Bill Park Improvements 
    •    Freightliner Single Axel Dump Truck (3) 
    •    Milton Bradley School Boiler 
    •    Rebecca Johnson School Boiler 
    •    Freightliner Tandem Log Truck 
    •    Freightliner Load Packer 
    •    Equinox Passenger Vehicles (8) 
    •    F-550 Regular Cab Chassis Tire Truck 
    •    F-550 Regular Cab Chassis Liftaloft 
    •    F-550 Regular Cab Chassis Dump (2) 
    •    2500 Pick Up Yellow for DPW (3) 
    •    3500 Crew Cab Chassis Dump (2) 
    •    Express 2500 Cargo Vans (2) 
    •    2500 Pick Up Lift Gate for DPW 
    •    2500 Pick Up Green for Parks 
    •    2500 Pick Up Blue for Facilities 
    •    Express Passenger Vans 
    •    Equinox Passenger Vehicle - Elections 

3. City of Lynn

A Chapter 44A request for $24,000,000 in state qualified bonds for the following:

• Refunding

4. City of Methuen

A Chapter 44A request for $14,566,143 in state qualified bonds for the following:

    •    Road Repaving 
    •    Old Ferry Road Culvert replacement 
    •    Pelham St. Culvert 
    •    LED Lighting Replacement (Nicholson Stadium, Veterans Park, Morse Park) 
    •    Fuel tanks 
    •    Playground renovation 
    •    Brook St. Culvert
    •    Pleasant Valley St. Culvert 
    •    Woodburn Dr- Culvert Replacement 
    •    Six-wheel Vactor Truck 
    •    6 Police Cruisers - Ford SUV 
    •    DPW Full Size Packer 
    •    Police Station HVAC Air Conditioning Replacement 
    •    Police Tasers / Body Worn Cameras 
    •    Drew St. (Old Ferry Rd.) Culvert 
    •    DPW Bucket Truck upgrade 
    •    Cemetery Building 
    •    City Wide Camera System Phase 2 
    •    Kubota L4060 Tractor 
    •    Fire Station HVAC/Mold (Lowell St) 
    •    City Buildings Accessibility Improvements 
    •    Nicholson Stadium Roof Replacement/Bathroom Renovation 
    •    Sidewalk Improvements
    •    Pump Station Rehabilitation Design and Construction
    •    DPW F550 utility body w/ plow 
    •    DECD Office Renovation 
    •    Oakland Ave Bridge 
    •    Searles Building Elevator 
    •    3 F550 Truck replacement trucks with Plows 
    •    Pumping Station Backup Diesel Tanks
    •    DPW F350 pickup w/plow 
    •    DPW F350 w/ plow 
    •    3 F350 Truck replacement trucks with Plows 
    •    Senior Center Air Conditioning 
    •    Pumping Station Emergency Generator
    •    DPW 4WD SUV 
    •    Fire utility truck (4x4 pickup) 
    •    Assessor's office Renovation 
    •    Sand Pile Cover 
    •    Nicholson Stadium Speaker System/Wifi 
    •    Fire CAD (Computer Software) 
    •    Streets & Sidewalks 
    •    AssessPro Computer Software Upgrade 
    •    CAD/GIS Stations 
    •    Trench box and trailer 
    •    Police Station Oil Tank removal 
    •    LT-51 Light Tower 2002 
    •    Fire Station Generator (Bean St)
    •    Fire Station Generator (Swan St) 
    •    Police Station Backup Generator 

5. Long-range municipal fiscal stability
6. Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair of the Municipal Finance Oversight Board within 48 hours of the meeting
7. Discussion of agenda items for the next meeting
8. Adjournment