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AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN JANUARY 12,2020
7:30 PM

Meeting is being conducted remotely in accordance with Governor’s Emergency Order #12 pursuant to Executive
Order 2020-04

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1. PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER
2. PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK SUSAN kK. LOVERING
3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN SKIP CLEAVER
4. ROLL CALL
5. REMARKS BY THE MAYOR
6. RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR

e BOARD OF HEALTH — COVID UPDATE
7. RECOGNITIONS

Honoring the Brave New World Art Project

8. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

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9. COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING ONLY PROCEDURAL ACTIONS AND WRITTEN REPORTS
FROM LIAISONS

From: Lisa M. Fauteux, Director of Public Works
Re: Referral from Board of Aldermen — O-20-040

From: Donna Graham, Legislative Affairs Manager
Re: | Communications Received from the Public

From: Kim Kleiner, Administrative Services Director
Re: — Public Information and Transparency

9(a). PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON
THIS EVENING

9(b). COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING FINAL APPROVAL

10.

11.

From: Mayor Jim Donchess

Re: Multi-Year Contract Award - Lead Paint Risk Assessment and Inspection Services in an
amount not to exceed $336,000

PETITIONS

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

Appointments by the Board of Aldermen

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

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CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS
Business and Industrial Development Authority
Lydia Foley (reappointment) Term to Expire: September 13, 2023
2 Bruce Street
Nashua, NH 03064
Cable Television Advisory Board
Andrew Cernota (reappointment) Term to Expire: January 1, 2024
129 Shelley Drive
Nashua, NH 03062
Cultural Connections Committee
Eric Drouart (reappointment) Term to Expire: December 31, 2023
52 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03064

Downtown Improvement Committee

Mary Lou Blaisdell (reappointment) Term to Expire: December 31, 2023
32 Webster Street

Nashua, NH 03064

Richard Lannan (reappointment) Term to Expire: December 31, 2023
7D Taggart Drive

Nashua, NH 03060

Nashua Arts Commission

Jennifer Annand (reappointment) Term to Expire: February 1, 2024
7-2 Hickory Lane

Hollis, NH 03049

Nashua Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Thomas Monahan (reappointment) Term to Expire: October 31, 2025

28 Swart Terrace
Nashua, NH 03064

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Jay Minkarah (reappointment) Term to Expire: September 11,2023
13 Mount Pleasant Street
Nashua, NH 03064

UNFINISHED. BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-20-017
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderwoman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $50,000 TO FUND A FEASIBILITY STUDY
FOR THE FUTURE REUSE OF THE ELM STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING
e Budget Review Committee Recommends: Indefinite Postponement

R-20-100
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
RELATIVE TO THE RESCINDING OF AUTHORIZED UNISSUED DEBT
e Budget Review Committee Recommends: Final Passage wth amendments made at full Board

R-20-103
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Skip Cleaver
RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $250,000 FROM PRIOR YEAR ESCROW FUNDS, DEPARTMENT
#194 “CONTINGENCY, ACCOUNT #70122 “OPERATING EXPENSE CONTINGENCY” INTO THE
“GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY (GOFERR) GRANT”
e Budget Review Committee Recommends: Final Passage

R-20-104
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $998,132 FROM DEPARTMENT #150 “POLICE”, ACCOUNT
#90530 “EXPENSE TRANSFER TO GRANT FUNDS” INTO THE “GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR
3

EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY (GOFERR) GRANT”
e Budget Review Committee Recommends: Final Passage

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

Q-20-41
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ORDINANCE
e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage

O-20-042, Amended
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
AMENDING THE ORDINANCE ON MAINTAINING ADEQUATE UNASSIGNED GENERAL FUND
BALANCE

e Budget ReviewCommittee Recommends: Final Passage as amended

O-20-044
Endorser: Alderman Thomas Lopez
RELATIVE TO A BAN ON CERTAIN INDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN BUSINESSES STARTING AT
9:30 PM
e Tabled at Full Board — 12/22/2020

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-20-105
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS
NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($1,500,000) TO PURCHASE TWO NEW ENGINE PUMPER TRUCKS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTM ENT

R-20-106
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE
AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,700,000) FOR VARIOUS
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT FOUR HILLS LANDFILL AND THE
PURCHASE OF TWO REFUSE TRUCKS

R-20-107
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE
AMOUNT OF FIVE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,150,000) FOR THE

CITY’S SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM

R-20-108
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND LOCAL 365 OF THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (“AFSCME”)
FROM JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023 AND AUTHORIZING RELATED TRANSFERS

NEW _ BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Committee announcements:

ADJOURNMENT

Recognition

Honoring the Brave New World Art Project

Whereas The public art project, “Brave New World: Resilience in the time of
COVID,” inspires unity and peace with its uplifting tone. This
collaborative project was created by 80 Nashua students, Rodney Coffin,
art teacher from Nashua North; Robin Peringer, art teacher from Nashua
South and Stephanie Sewhuk-Thomas, art teacher from Brentwood
Academy. It is a much-needed ray of light during this dark time; and

Whereas Displayed on a chain-link fence outside Amherst Street Elementary
School, “Brave New World” is a series of positive messages in the form
of signs and images, saying things like “Teach Peace,” “love,” “work hard
dream big,” “You got this,” “Be Brave” and many others. The exhibit is
meant to encourage positive thoughts, motivate and remind us of our
community’s resilience as we continue to navigate the COVID-19
pandemic; and

Whereas The students and teachers were inspired by the Choose Love Movement,
particularly its Social-Emotional Learning lesson on positive thinking. It
resolves that by consciously changing one negative thought today to a
positive one, you can potentially change the course of your day, how
you feel and your life. The project is dedicated in the memory of North
student Tyler Almeida, who lived the Choose Love life as an inspiration
to all who knew him. In addition to the exhibit, the students and teachers
created a website to share the behind-the-scenes of the project; and

Whereag Thank you to these incredible students and teachers for showing us
through art we all matter and that we can get through anything as long as
we do it together; and

S20,

Therefore: I, Jim Donchess, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NASHUA, NEW

HAMPSHIRE, do hereby recognize the students and art teachers
behind the “Brave New World” art project as kind, caring, creative
citizens who exemplify what Nashua is all about.

Ji Duke

Jim Donchess, Mayor
City of Nashua, New Hampshire

8 THE CITY OF NASHUA

“The Gate City"
Division of Public Words
Administration
Memorandum

To: Board of Aldermen
From: Lisa M. Fauteux, Director of Public Works
Date: December 18, 2020
RE: Referral fram Board of Aldermen — 0-20-040

Please be advised that the Board of Public Works met on December 17, 2020 and voted to
provide the Board of Aidermen with a positive recommendation concerning proposed
ordinance 0-20-40,

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MEMORANDUM

TO: Board of Aldermen

FROM: Donna Graham, Legislative Affairs Manager
DATE: January 7, 2021

SUBJ.: Communications Received from the Public

Attached please find communications received from the public as follows:

From: Laurie Ortolano
Re: Request to post full Board packets online and abatement applications online

From: Jennifer McGregor
Re: Performing Arts Center Architecture

Graham, Donna

From: Laurie Ortolano <laurieortolano@gmail.com>

Sent: Friday, January 071, 2021 9:17 AM

To: Hansberry, Daniel

Ce: Board of Assessors; Board of Aldermen; Mayor's Office Email; Neumann, Jesse; Graham,

Donna; Laura Colquhoun; Beth Scaer; Norman, Rex; Kleiner, Kimberly; Mandile, Michael;
Turgiss, Gary; Turgiss, Greg; Dame, Douglas
Subject: Request to post full Board packets online and abatement applications online

CAUTION: This email came from outside of the organization. Do not click links/open attachments if source is
unknown.

(Donna Graham, please place this letter in the next Board of Aldermen packet)
January 1, 2021
Mr. Hansberry,

Please place this email communication in the next Board of Assessors packet.

As the Board chair, I am requesting that you ask the assessing office to place the full board packets
online on the city website. I don't believe this requires a vote of the full board, but if you believe it
does, would you please take this matter up at your next Board meeting. As it stands now, the public
has to use a right-to-know request to obtain a copy of the public packets. The clerk of the Board of
Assessors was responsible for sending the packets to any member of the public requesting the
information. For me, this was Cheryl Walley, then Lynn Cameron, then Louise Brown. All of these
people have resigned their jobs in the assessing office and left the city. I do not know who the new
clerk is.

If you simply request that the public packet be placed on the city website, this will eliminate the
workload of the clerk to individually send out multiple responsive documents to interested citizens.
This is consistent with what other City boards do with their public material. I do not have to request
the packet for the Board of Aldermen meetings as a full public packet is available on the website.
The Aldermen clerk does not have to email me anything. This request is being made in the interest
of saving time and taxpayer dollars.

Additionally, would you please request that all abatement applications be placed online and
updated every two weeks when board packets are typically produced. These are time sensitive
documents. These would not have to be redacted and this too would be consistent with what city
boards do with applications. If the Board of Assessors was receiving these applications, then they
would be in the packet. However, the Board has chosen not to review these abatement applications
so they are never part of your public packet.

Also, prior to this pandemic and Ms. Kleiner taking charge of the assessing office, these records

were available for immediate inspection, unredacted, at the counter upon request. Initially, the city

pandemic policy restricted access to the office to 15 minutes and now Ms. Kleiner's office redesign
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