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Alderman Jette

Thank you. So that’s what | guessed as well. So basically it’s an opportunity for the people who are in favor to say why
they’re in favor of this and it’s an opportunity for the people who are against it to say why we should vote against it. The
Board of Aldermen is not going to be voting on this. This is now going to be on the ballot and it’s going to be up to the
voters to decide one way or the other.

President Wilshire

That’s true.

Alderman Jette

This hearing is just an opportunity for people to voice their support or opposition as | understand it. So thank you.

| have another point.

President Wilshire

Alderman Jette.

Alderman Jette

| probably should have said this during the debate but on the issue of the surplus and whether the surplus should be used
retained to lessen the burden on the taxpayers the next time around or this surplus should be used for various projects,
when people say it doesn’t affect the tax rate because people have already paid this money, they’ve already paid the
taxes, it kind of reminds me of when my mother sent me to the store to buy a loaf of bread and gave me what she
estimated was the cost of that loaf. If when | got there | found out that the loaf were on sale and it was a lot cheaper to
get the loaf of bread, she expected me to come back not only with the loaf of bread but with the change. | didn’t get to
keep it to spend on candy or some other purpose. I’m not sure my analogy is correct but it’s what | think of when | look at
how when people say well the taxpayer have already paid this money so it’s better for us to spend it rather than...
Laurie Ortolano

Hi my name is Laurie Ortolano. | called earlier today to see if | could line up a reporter...

Alderman Jette

| don’t know if Ms. Ortolano was calling me or...so I'll end there. Thank you.

President Wilshire

Anyone else over here?

Alderwoman Lu

| just want to say that the welcoming week celebration was really fun. It was so much more than | had expected. There
wasn't a huge turnout. There were a few several hundred people | suppose but boy it was wonderful. So next time try to
make it.

Alderman Tencza

So I’m just curious now as to much a loaf of bread cost when Alderman Jette was a kid. Was is a nickel? Was it a dime?
How much was it Alderman Jette?

Alderman Jette

A lot less than it is now.

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Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
And if you had bought more then, you’d have more now. And candy too!
Alderman Tencza

To piggyback on Alderman Jette’s comments. And | hear comments being made and it always makes me uneasy that
what one alderman may say about taxes and spending gets attributed to all of us. | mean | think we all have our own
ideas. Even if we all sat here and expressed them all every ordinance that came up, we would be here for weeks, and
weeks, and weeks. | don’t think a lot of us feel that just because the money has already been collected that it’s not being
used for a good cause when we keep them in what has been appropriated for or separated out in the budget. We all are
conscientious of using people’s tax dollars wisely. We may differ as to what we think is ultimately the best way to use
them but | think everyone here is using their vote in starting the budget and approving a budget which we all think is best.
| hope we all keep that in mind moving forward.

Alderman Clemons

Thank you President Wilshire. When my mother sent me to the store for a loaf of bread, she would expect me to get the
best bargain that | could. If! did that, of course I’d come back and return the money to her whatever was leftover. She’d
save that money for next week to buy bread. Because is spent it wise, sometimes she would reward me for doing that.
So | think what you have is a situation here where we as a city saved quite a bit of money — millions of dollars — in
people’s taxes last year. There are some projects that were wants. There are some projects that were needs. We
separated those out. You could say the needs were the candy and the wants were the bread for next year or next week.
That’s a tradition that’s been going on this city for years. The only reason we can keep doing that is because we manage
our budgets very well. We have very smart financial people at the helm of this city including outgoing Treasurer Fredette.

My point anyway is and it kind of echoes Alderman Tencza is that we all have different views and what not on that but at
the end of the day, | think it’s hard to argue that city is mismanaged or doesn’t manage the money that we have because
we are after all we just had a resolution come in tonight to put back millions of dollars towards tax relief for this year. We
can’t do that unless we manage things correctly. So | appreciate the analogy and | think what it shows is there’s more
than one way to look at things even if it’s the same analogy. | appreciate everyone’s time this evening. Thank you.

Alderman Dowd

Just a couple of things. One on the middle school building project. The Fairgrounds Middle School has been completed
on time, under budget, and we are now working diligently on Pennichuck Middle School and that project will be completed
at the end of next summer because it’s a more complex building project. The middle school project is going well.

The other thing is that the Mayor and | did a tour of Fairgrounds and it’s on line in a couple of different places. | believe
it’s on the TV and it’s also on the school’s website. Anybody that wants to take a look and anybody that went there when
they were younger buying bread could take a look and see just how much it has been improved both in facilities and also
in the air that the students breathe. That’s the whole new HVAC program which will be on all three schools. We were
doing some of that anyways. Some additional things were done because of COVID but it uses all outside air and the
amount of fresh air that the students have is significantly more than they had before. Just wanted to say that.

The other thing on the like likes, there are a number of items on there that are critical that need to be placed, approved.
The one was police overtime. We've already had one murder since we passed the budget and you can’t plan ahead too
much for that. That’s why there’s an overtime contingency fund which we are now funding. We had to get down very,
very low and it’s either that or we come back during the year and appropriate more money for the Police Department and
we just can’t get around that.

The other thing - CERF. We were woefully short of the money in CERF. Ifthe program was working the way it had been
designed, there would be a lot more money in there and you'd put aside a certain amount of money every year for the
item as it goes through its life cycle. Then when it’s done, you’d have the money in there to buy it. That’s not the case.
So there’s a lot more on CERF and hopefully we have an evening where it’s fully defined because it’s a very complex
subject. Just want to mention those.

One other thing The Elm Street funds now that are being allocated are for a study to determine what can be logically
done with Elm Street after it’s not a middle school anymore or any school, that it can become a back on the tax rolls. The
study is to determine what we can sell it for and just exactly how the building will be divided up. It’s very critical because
the amount of money we'll get back on the tax revenue will far exceed that amount of money. Thank you.

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Alderman Klee

Thank you Madam President. Apparently I’m older than everybody else here because my mother didn’t send me to buy
bread. She made her own. | guess that makes me a little bit different. | do want to also speak to the escrow and how we
use them. We did return some back to the taxpayers and there may be many there that say return it all. As it was pointed
out, the key here is to know when we can fund certain projects at a lower rate than it might happen. | know they're talking
about groceries going up like 30 percent in the next couple of months or so. | Know going to a restaurant what used to be
a $9 hamburger is now $15 and $17. Prices are jumping quickly and | think that it’s best for us to take advantage of these
things. I’m glad that we are putting money back into the CERF. It is important as Alderman Dowd had pointed out. It has
been woefully underfunded and it’s one of those things that | think we sacrifice when we need money in other areas. It’s
time to put some of that money back.

The other thing is that sometimes it’s easier to say why do we need this one item or why do we need that one item? It
doesn't affect my ward or | don’t see the benefit of it for the city. Well that’s one voice, or two voices, or maybe five voices
but that’s why we have 15 people here. We look at it as a city whole. The one voice program | sit there and say well you
know what I’d like something like that in Ward 3. As a matter of fact, I’m thinking of talking to somebody about that. We
need it in the French Hill area. The truth is, Alderman Lopez has worked very hard toward that and the Mayor has been
so kind in that project, and so on. It brings the community together. It brings them together to vote on what they think
they need and so on. | don’t think it’s that much money in the long run for the benefit that we get and community
especially in the areas that it's meant for. So to cherry pick one, or two, or ten items off of the list | just don’t think its right.
We need to look at it as the whole and maybe there are one or two things there that | didn't like but I’m not going to ask to
have them taken off. Thank you so much.

Alderman O’Brien

Thank you Madam President. | would like to just do a little public service announcement. Next Tuesday, September 21%,
at 7 p.m., we’re going to have a Special Board of Aldermen meeting. We’re going to invite a representative from the New
Hampshire Retirement System. | think we’re going to have Mr. Marty Karlon will be here. | just want to tell the folks at
home, believe me this is the elephant in the room. The New Hampshire Retirement System is a $9 billion account. Last
year it only made one percent in interest. Now if | took that $9 billion and put in the Michael O’Brien savings account,
number one | would be arrested but | would make more than one percent. How does this happen? It’s going to be
questions that | think that we can ask. What about the fast tracking? Where did that come from? Why does that exist?
By the year 2039, we’re supposed to fund our unfunded liabilities on an account that has $9 billion. They used to pay 35
percent. In 1968, they cut it back from 35 percent — well not in ‘68 but in existence since ’68 and they cut it back. So
today the State pays nothing. Why? | put a bill in to just get 5 percent to come back to help Nashua. Manchester — it was
backed by the NH Municipal Association. It failed. It failed. So these are questions that | think need to be asked. I’m sure
the Mayor would agree but it’s one of the things that constantly face us as we work our budgets. Yes we deserve to pay
our people a good retirement and a fair retirement but the State seems to be having some troubles mismanaging. So I’m
looking at this not like the circus is coming to town. More like a root canal but | think this is going to be pretty good. | think
it’s definitely going to inform the public on what’s going on here. So thank you Madam President.

Mayor Donchess

Yes. Well | urge everybody to go to this retirement meeting and gets some questions answered. | just had one thing to
mention about tomorrow. There is scheduled to be a story about Nashua on NBC nightly news. The NBC news crew was
here last week. The thrust or the purpose of the story is to explore the changing demographics of our city. As you
probably saw, the population didn’t grow from the last census from 86 odd thousand to over 91,000. The nature of the
community has changed over that time and the direction of the story has to do with those changes. So could it get
bumped or something? Maybe but they were up here and we’ve been told it will be on tomorrow night on the NBC nightly
news. Let’s find out and hopefully it will be there.

Committee announcements:
Alderman Tencza

So on Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. the Planning and Economic Development will meet. Director Marchant will be there
to talk about the Master Plan which is very exciting for us the Master Plan that the city has undertaken in almost 20 years.
It will be an important meeting for anybody and | invite everybody on the Board to be there. A lot of good ideas have been
talked about in the Master Plan Committee. However, the first step in the Master Plan is to address our zoning and land
use laws. So it will be maybe a little different from what people are thinking. Maybe a little bit more technical so | would

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invite everyone to come. | promise it will be a good time and we'll learn a lot about the zoning and land use changes we
need to make in order to affect all of the great ideas that the Master Plan Committee has come up with. Thanks.

Alderman O’Brien

Thank you. | do have one Madam President. On Wednesday, 9/22 7:00 p.m. in the chamber will be the Committee on
Infrastructure.

President Wilshire
This Thursday night we have a public hearing on the Police Commission matter. So that’s this Thursday at 7:00 PM.
ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE SEPTEMBER 14, 2021, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
BE ADJOURNED BY ROLL CALL

A viva voce roll call was taken to adjourn the Board of Aldermen meeting which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,

Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Tencza, Alderwoman Lu,

Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver,

Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13
Nay: 0

MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Attest: Susan K. Lovering, City Clerk

AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
7:30 PM Aldermanic Chamber and by Zoom

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1. PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER

PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK SUSAN K. LOVERING
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERWOMAN ELIZABETH LU
ROLL CALL

REMARKS BY THE MAYOR

RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR

RECOGNITIONS

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READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

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

From: Matt Sullivan, Planning Department Manager/Capital Improvements Committee (CIC) Secretary
Re: Second Amendment to FY2022 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

From: President Lori Wilshire, Board of Aldermen

Re: Calling a Special Board of Aldermen meeting on September 21, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. to have a discussion with
members of the New Hampshire Retirement System

From: President Lori Wilshire, Board of Aldermen

Re: Calling a Special Board of Aldermen meeting on October 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. relative to updates on the
wastewater rates and the paving program

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

9(a). PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON THIS EVENING
9(b). COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING FINAL APPROVAL

From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: Multi-Year Contract Award — Transit Security Monitoring

PETITIONS

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS
Joint Convention with Edgewood Cemetery Board of Trustees

Appointments by the Board of Aldermen
Appointments by the Mayor

10. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

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11. CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
Historic District Commission

William Slivinski (alternate to member) Term to Expire: June 30, 2022
46 Berkeley Street
Nashua, NH 03064

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Jean-Paul Boucher (reappointment) Term to Expire: September 11, 2024
8 Foxmeadow Road
Nashua, NH 03060

Rob Shaw (reappointment) Term to Expire: September 11, 2024
14 Sweet William Circle
Nashua, NH 03062

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-21-143
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Jan Schmidt

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER RELATIVE TO THE MANNER OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE

NASHUA BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS

e Tabled at Board of Aldermen August 10, 2021 meeting

R-21-154
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

APPROVING THE USE OF ADDITIONAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HOME
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDS BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR 10 PAXTON TERRACE
e Human Affairs Committee with recommendation for final passage

R-21-156
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO AN OPTION AGREEMENT WITH HARBOR HOMES, INC.

FOR PARKING LEASE

e Committee on Infrastructure with recommendation for final passage

R-21-158
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

ESTABLISHING AN EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND FOR RECREATION FACILITIES FOR EAST SIDE OF NASHUA,

FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS, AND MAKING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $750,000 INTO THE

EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND

e Budget Review Committee with recommendation for final passage

R-21-159
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Thomas Lopez

RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF THE FY2022 ORIGINAL ADOPTED BUDGET CONTINGENCY FOR GRANTS

AND CORRESPONDING OFFSETTING REVENUE INTO A NON LAPSING GRANT FUND

e Budget Review Committee with recommendation for final passage

R-21-160
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Skip Cleaver
RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 INTO EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
e Budget Review Committee with recommendation for final passage

R-21-161
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

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

RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF AN ADDITIONAL $621,556 FROM THE STATE OF

NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INTO PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY

SERVICES GRANT ACTIVITY “COVID-19 ENHANCED DETECTION”

e Human Affairs Committee with anticipated recommendation for final passage

R-21-162
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
RELATIVE TO THE RE-APPROPRIATION OF FISCAL YEAR FY2022 ESCROWS
e Budget Review Committee with recommendation for final passage

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-21-067
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Skip Cleaver
RECOGNIZING JUNETEENTH AS A CITY HOLIDAY AND REVISING THE HOLIDAY SECTION OF THE
UNAFFILIATED EMPLOYEES PERSONNEL POLICIES
e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee with recommendation for final passage
e Budget Review Committee with recommendation for final passage
e Financial Services Division with favorable recommendation
e Human Resources Department acknowledges importance but raises concerns
e Recommendation not received from Personnel Advisory Board

O-21-068
Endorsers: Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Thomas Lopez
MOVING THE LOCATION OF A NO PARKING ZONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CONCORD STREET AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH MOUNT PLEASANT STREET
e Committee on Infrastructure with recommendation for final passage as amended

NEW BUSINESS —- RESOLUTIONS

R-21-163
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
ESTABLISHING THE USE OF FUND BALANCE FOR TAX RATE

R-21-164
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $30,000 FROM ACCOUNT 70100 “GENERAL CONTINGENCY” TO ACCOUNTING
CLASSIFICATION 51 “SALARIES & WAGES” IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ($25,000) AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ($5,000) FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING SALARIES

R-21-165
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO COMMUNICATIONS TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT

R-21-166
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE APPROVAL OF AN UPDATED NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF FEDERAL AID SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE
EXISTING SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION WHERE EAST HOLLIS STREET AND CANAL STREET MEET BRIDGE
STREET

R-21-167
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF $16,138,777 FROM THE CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL
RECOVERY FUNDS “SLFRF” PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT “ARPA” TO
COVER ELIGIBLE EXPENSES AND/OR REVENUE REPLACEMENT IN RESPONDING TO COVID-19 IMPACTS

R-21-168
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
ESTABLISHING AN OPIOID ABATEMENT EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS AND
MAKING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $27,223.40 INTO THE EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
R-21-169
Endorser: Alderman Patricia Klee
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT AND CONSENT TO JOINT USE WITH
LIBERTY UTILITIES AND MAKING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $38,394
R-21-170
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE IMAGINE NASHUA 2021 MASTER PLAN
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Committee announcements:

ADJOURNMENT

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Date: August 23%, 2021

To: James Donchess, Mayor
Board of Aldermen
Planning Board
Lori Wilshire, President, Board of Aldermen
Donna Graham, Legislative Affairs Manager
Cheryl Lindner, Chief of Staff
Richard A. Dowd Chair, Aldermanic Budget Review Committee
Division/Department Directors
CIC Committee

From: Matt Sullivan, Planning Department Manager/Capital Improvements Committee (CIC) Secretary

Memo: Second Amendment to FY2022 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

Mayor Donchess and Board of Aldermen Members:

The Capital mprovement Committee voted unanimously at its August 19", 2021 meeting to recommend the
following projects with a ranking of A-1, the highest possible ranking.

The Planning Board, at its regularly scheduled meeting of August 19", 2021, also recommended and
accepted, via a vote of 7-0, the following two (2) amendments to the previously approved/amended FY2022
CIP.

»® Police Body Cameras: The need for the body-worn cameras by Police Department officers is
intended to enhance prosecution, identify, and help complaint investigations, transparency in Law
Enforcement functions, and provide alerts to officer safety situations. The total project cost is
$1,825,304, which will be paid over a period of six (6) years.

« Land Use Code Update: The City’s Land Use Code was last updated in 2004 after the 2002 Master
Plan was completed. Per RSA 674:2, the master plan is required to be updated regularly and is the
foundation of the City's land use codes. With the new Master Plan soon to be adopted the City’s
Land Use Code will need to be updated to implement the vision and goals of that plan. The total
project cost is $200,000.

The second amendment to the FY2022 CIP is attached for your review. Thank you for your consideration of
these critical project amnendmenis.

Sincerely,

Matt Sullivan, Planning Department Manager, CiC Secretary