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Special Board of Aldermen Public Hearing — 01/27/2020 Page 2

So we kind of conceptualized creating a revolving fund which is allowed by State Law to put revenues in for specific
purpose; one of which is Fire Operations. As you recall in the Budget last year, we increased the number of
dispatchers in the Fiscal 20 Budget. So we were going to match the $350,000.00 with $350,000.00 in dispatcher
costs. As you recall from last year, those of you that were here, we put a $350,000.00 negative number. | know
Alderman Clemons remembers this, we put a $350,000.00 negative number to reduce the budget simultaneously
indicating that there would be a transfer to the revolving fund.

Senior Accounting Manager Evans and | were talking about this Resolution and what we should do, and we felt it was
more transparent if we don’t go forward with the revolving, keep the cost and the expenses of the dispatching
operation in the Fire Department and simply ask that this become a revenue source in the Fire Department, the way
the budget is set. So essentially we will have $350,000.00 coming in with the other revenue that the Fire Department
generated and there will be a simultaneous elimination of that minus $350 that keeps the cost in the budget. And the
good news about this is that there is no impact on taxes. So this is one of those supplemental appropriations that will
not impact the taxes, either now or going forward. So with that, that’s the explanation.

President Wilshire

| just wanted to mention that Alderman Dowd who is supposed to be chairing tonight is not feeling well and will not be
joining us; as well as Alderman is sick. So | only mentioned two but there are actually four people that were under the
weather this evening.

Chairman Clemons

Thank you. That was for 20-004 correct?

Mr. Griffin

That’s right.

Chairman Clemons

Do you just want to give a brief explanation for 20-008?

Mr. Griffin

It’s the Fire Department and perhaps Mr. Fredette will be ready to provide that testimony in favor.

Alderman Jette

While he’s talking about the $350,000..00 could | be permitted to ask a question?

Chairman Clemons

Sure.

Alderman Jette

At the risk of stating the obvious it sounds to me like we are getting $350,000.00 from AMR in order to help pay for
the cost of the dispatchers who also provide dispatching services to AMR. This is just accounting for that

$350,000.00 and it’s not talking about any increase in any new money for the City. This $350,000.00 is coming from
AMR? Is that correct?

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Mr. Griffin

John Griffin, CFO that is correct. Whoever comes up with the Fire Department may be able to add a little bit more,
but it’s, | believe, a 10-year agreement with AMR where the $350,000.00 is for the initial year. It increases each year
thereafter so what this will do is have a place for the revenue to come in, whatever the amount is and maintain with
the Fire Department Budget for transparency purposes, the cost associated with the dispatching operation. It is not
meant to be a one-for-one, it’s not meant to cover the entire cost of dispatching, but it was a very good effort on the
part of the Fire Department to negotiate with AMR through a bidding process to come up with this particular funding
stream.

Alderman Jette

Thank you.

Chairman Clemons

OK any other questions? At this point | am going to testimony in favor of, and I’m going to do them both. So if you
have testimony in favor of either R-20-004 or R-20-008, please come forward, state your name for the record.

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO ADJOURN
MOTION CARRIED

The public hearings were declared closed at 7:12 p.m.

Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien
Committee Clerk

SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN

JANUARY 27, 2020

7:00 PM Aldermanic Chamber

PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER

PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK SUSAN K. LOVERING
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN JAN SCHMIDT
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC HEARINGS
R-20-004
RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $350,000 OF FY2020 UNANTICIPATED
REVENUE FROM DEPARTMENT #152 “FIRE”, ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION #44 “CHARGES FOR
SERVICES” INTO DEPARTMENT #152 “FIRE”, ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION #51 “SALARIES &
WAGES”
R-20-008
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE

AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,400,000) TO PURCHASE A
NEW 2020 PIERCE ARROW XT RED AERIAL LADDER TRUCK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

ADJOURNMENT

A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.

President Lori Wilshire presided; Deputy City Clerk Wendy Drouin recorded.

Prayer was offered by Deputy City Clerk Wendy Drouin; Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu led in the Pledge to the
Flag.

The roll call was taken with 15 members of the Board of Aldermen present; No one was recorded absent.
Mayor James W. Donchess and Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton were also in attendance.
President Wilshire

Before | recognize the Mayor, I'd like to acknowledge the new aldermen on the Board and welcome them this
evening — Skip Cleaver and Elizabeth Lu. Thank you for joining us and welcome to the Board.

Alderman Cleaver
Thank you.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you.

REMARKS BY THE MAYOR

Mayor Donchess

First of all Happy New Year to everybody. The first meeting of the new term 2020. I'll have to get used to this
new lineup and looking at different faces. | wanted Madam President to mention a few different items tonight.
First the community power proposal which is one of the resolutions being introduced tonight. This is an action
pursuant to enabling legislation at the State level which enables communities to purchase power on behalf of all
Eversource customers both residential and business customers.

Now there’s a procedure we have to go through to reach this community choice power. In the legislation they
call it “aggregation”. We need to form a study committee which will make a recommendation to the Board of
Aldermen and then the Board of Aldermen has to vote to proceed. The city of course is already purchasing and
selling energy. We purchase bulk for the city under a single contract and the School Department does the
same thing. We also sell power from our hydroelectric dams. We estimate that if we undertake this project, and
you will get many more details later, we can save about two cents a kilowatt on average on every Eversource
bill which for a residential consumer could mean about $150 a year depending upon their usage of course. It
could mean more for a small business or even a medium sized business. It’s everyone who is an Eversource
customer.

Now the customer does not see any difference in the way they are treated in the sense that they receive a bill
from Eversource. Eversource of course continues to distribute power. Eversource gets paid for the distribution
portion of the bill. Also the demand charge. The only thing that’s different is the charge for the kilowatt on the
bill is different and we’re saying could be on the average two cents a kilowatt less.

The word “choice” is there. Community choice power because anybody who wishes to opt out will have the
ability to do so. They can just opt to stay with Eversource. Anybody who does not make that choice would
become part of the community choice power project and this option exists not only at the beginning but at any
time during the future. A person can try it out, opt out. They can wait a year, ten years, whatever it is but
there’s always the option to leave or to come back if they want to do that. | think as we begin to get into the

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details of the project, you will be convinced that it’s a way that we can save $20 or $25 million for Nashua
consumers over the next four years.

The next matter Madam President | wanted to remind all of the Board members that we have a budget
presentation on Thursday night before the Budget Committee. It will be upstairs because we’ve invited a lot of
people. We're going to project for you the way budgets and taxes could look given various rates of increase in
the city budget. Of course we’re focused particularly on the fact that health care costs are going up. A single
line item has been going up by several million dollars a year. That is a significant financial challenge we have to
deal with. | would encourage everyone to show up tomorrow and see the presentation, look at the numbers,
and then ask any questions or make any comments that you wish.

Finally Madam President, of course we have coming up this weekend MLK — Martin Luther King Day. There are
two celebrations at least. One at the First Baptist Church on Saturday night at 6 o’clock. That has been going
on for nearly 40 years. The other OBU is holding the annual Martin Luther King breakfast at Alpine Grove
again. That starts | think at 8:30 a.m. For those who don’t remember this, Nashua was actually the first city in
New Hampshire to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. This began in 1987, a dozen years before the State
celebrated Martin Luther King Day. | was Mayor then and thought the State’s not moving why doesn’t the city
just go forward. We put it on our list of holidays for January 1987 and we’ve been celebrating Martin Luther
King Day every year. We were trying to send the message then and now that in Nashua everyone belongs to
our community. There are no “us” and “them”. There is just “us” Nashuans. | hope that those who are
available can come and celebrate MLK Day at one of those events. That’s all | have Madam President.

RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR

Alderwoman Kelly

Just a point of clarification. | think you said the Budget meeting is tomorrow but its Thursday, correct.
Mayor Donchess

Correct. | should have said Thursday yes. Thank you for the...

President Wilshire

Anyone else responses to the remarks of the Mayor? Okay.

RECOGNITION PERIOD - None

READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

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There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the minutes of the Board of Aldermen
meeting of December 23, 2019, January 2, 2020, and January 5, 2020 accepted, placed on file, and
the reading suspended.

COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING ONLY PROCEDURAL ACTIONS AND WRITTEN REPORTS
FROM LIAISONS - None

PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON THIS
EVENING - None

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COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING FINAL APPROVAL

From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: Nashua Public Library's Contract Award for a Three-Year Service Agreement with Palmer and
Sicard in the amount of $2,456

MOTION BY ALDERMAN LAWS TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD THE THREE —YEAR
SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PALMER AND SICARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,456 BY ROLL CALL

A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron,
Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette,
Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws, Alderman Cleaver, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman
Wilshire

Yea: 15

Nay: 0

MOTION CARRIED

PETITIONS - None

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

Appointments by the Mayor

Animal Dog Park and Advisory Committee

Megan Villacis (New Appointment) Term to Expire: January 31, 2023
78 Beauview Avenue
Nashua, NH 03064

Conservation Commission

Joel Ackerman (New Appointment) Term to Expire: December 31, 2020
13 Woodcrest Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

Downtown Improvement Committee

Edward Hayes (Reappointment) Term to Expire: December 31, 2022
137 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060

Steve Saxe (Reappointment) Term to Expire: December 31, 2022
74 Musket Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

Amanda Schneck, (Reappointment) Term to Expire: December 31, 2022
26 Chester Street
Nashua, NH 03064

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James Tobin (Reappointment) Term to Expire: November 2, 2022

36 Dogwood Drive

Nashua, NH 03062

Historic District Commission

Mariellen MacKay (Reappointment) Term to Expire: December 31, 2020
9 Webster Street
Nashua, NH 03064

There being no objection, President Wilshire accepted the Appointments by the Mayor as read and
referred them to the Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - None

CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS - None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS - None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES - None

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-20-001
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
SECOND AMENDMENT TO R-18-001 “AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO
ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,500,000) FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER LOCATED AT 201
MAIN STREET”
Given its first reading; assigned to the BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE and scheduled a public hearing for
Thursday, February 6, 2020, at 7 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber by President Wilshire

R-20-002
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $294,000 FROM THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY INTO CAPITAL PROJECT GRANT
ACTIVITY “INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER”
Given its first reading; assigned to the PEDC and INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEES by President
Wilshire

R-20-003
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman June M. Caron

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Alderman Thomas Lopez

Alderman Jan Schmidt

Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws

Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF APPLICATIONS AND EXECUTION OF GRANT AGREEMENTS
WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR GRANTS UNDER THE URBAN
MASS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED, FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021 AND 2022

Given its first reading; assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President Wilshire

R-20-004
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.

Alderman Patricia Klee

Alderman Richard A. Dowd

Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza

Alderman Jan Schmidt

Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws

Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright

Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $350,000 OF FY2020 UNANTICIPATED
REVENUE FROM DEPARTMENT #152 “FIRE”, ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION #44 “CHARGES FOR
SERVICES” INTO DEPARTMENT #152 “FIRE”, ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION #51 “SALARIES &
WAGES”
Given its first reading; assigned to the BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE and scheduled a public hearing for
Monday, January 27, 2020 at 7 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber by President Wilshire

R-20-005
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
APPROVING THE USE OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
HOME INVESTMENTPARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDS BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR 10
PAXTON TERRACE
Given its first reading; assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President Wilshire

R-20-006
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

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RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $290,000 FROM THE STATE OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY INTO POLICE GRANT ACTIVITY “FY2020
OPIOID ABUSE REDUCTION INITIATIVE (OARI) GRANT”

Given its first reading; assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President Wilshire

R-20-007
Endorsers:

Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee

Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

CHANGING THE PURPOSE OF FUNDS FOR A PARKS & RECREATION CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM “CROWN HILL POOL REPAIRS” TO “ROTARY POOL FILTER
REPLACEMENT”

Given its first reading; assigned to the BUDGET COMMITTEE and BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS by

President Wilshire

R-20-008
Endorsers:

Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee

Alderman June M. Caron

Alderman Thomas Lopez

Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE
AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,400,000) TO
PURCHASE A NEW 2020 PIERCE ARROW XT RED AERIAL LADDER TRUCK FOR THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Given its first reading; assigned to the BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE and scheduled a public hearing for
Monday, January 27, 2020 at 7 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber by President Wilshire

R-20-009
Endorsers:

Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee

Alderman Richard A. Dowd

Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRIC AGGREGATION COMMITTEE
Given its first reading; assigned to the PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by

President Wilshire

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NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-20-001
Endorser: Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
EXTENDING THE HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY ON-PREMISES
LICENSEES TO 2:00 A.M.
Given its first reading; assigned to the PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by
President Wilshire

O-20-002
Endorser: Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
ESTABLISHING ELECTION POLL HOURS
Given its first reading; assigned to the PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by
President Wilshire

PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT - None

REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Alderman O’Brien

Thank you Madam President. | would just like thank the new members on the Board. | wish them luck in
their careers and going to enjoy working with the both of you. Congratulations.

Alderwoman Kelly

| wanted to say Happy New Year and welcome to the two new members of the Board.

Alderman Caron

Yes | just want to say thank you to everyone for the wonderful event that we had last Sunday for the
inauguration. | thank both Donna Graham - this is her first time participating and did a very good job and
our new City Clerk Sue Lovering. She didn’t have to pin boutonnieres on anybody. She was overall in
charge and | thank you all for participating and we had a good time. Hopefully you enjoyed your lunch.
Thank you.

Alderman Clemons

Thank you. | left the boutonniere pinning to my colleague to the left of me. Thank you.

It brings up the point that | wanted to make which is | want to wish everybody a Happy New Year and also

my new colleagues. | want to wish you the best of luck on the Board. | look forward to working with you. |
know we'll have a successful two years.