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O-20-020

ORDINANCE

RELATIVE TO PERSONAL DAYS FOR UNAFFILIATED EMPLOYEES IN THE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty

WHEREAS, there has been an ongomg State of Emergency in New Hampshire due to the
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) since March 13, 2020;

WHEREAS, employees in the City’s Public Health and Community Services Division
have taken a lead role and been essential and necessary in the City’s ongoing response to the
pandemic;

WHEREAS, the Unaffiliated Employees Personnel Policies provide that unused personal
days may not be carried over to the next fiscal year (see NRO Section 50-6 and current “City of
Nashua Unaffiliated Employees Personnel Policies); and

WHEREAS, Unaffiliated Employees in the Public Health and Community Services
Division have been working seven days a week fighting the COVID-19 virus and keeping the
community safe. They have not been able to take the days to which they are entitled, and their
dedication to the people of Nashua should not cause them to lose days off which they otherwise
would have been able to take.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Nashua that for Unaffiliated Employees in the Public Health and Community Services Division,
any personal days remaining in FY20 may be carried over to FY21, and must all be used in
FY21.

This legislation shall take effect immediately upon its passage and shall remain in effect until
June 30, 2021. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby suspended
while this ordinance is in effect.

The City Clerk is directed not to codify this ordinance in the Nashua Revised Ordinances but to
designate it as Covid-19 Emergency Measure No. (City Clerk to assign appropriate
number upon passage) and publish it and any subsequent emergency measures on the city
website.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2020

ORDINANCE: O-20-020
PURPOSE: Relative to personal days for unaffiliated employees in the

Public Health and Community Services Division
ENDORSERS: Mayor Jim Donchess
COMMITTEE _. . ;
ASSIGNMENT: Personnel /Administrative Affairs Committee
FISCAL NOTE: None.

ANALYSIS

This legislation temporarily amends the Unaffiliated Employees Personnel Policies by
authorizing a FY21 carryover of any unused FY20 personal days for Unaffiliated Employees in
the Public Health and Community Services Division.

Under NRO 50-3, the merit plan may be amended by ordinance. NRO 50-3 states that prior to
the introduction of such amendments by the Mayor, division directors and department heads
shall have the opportunity to comment on the amendments. This is a procedural rule that can be
waived by the board.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: June 4, 2020

Date: /s/Dorothy Clarke

O-20-021

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING A STOP SIGN ON LEE STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
FOREST STREET

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 320 “Vehicles
and Traffic”, Article III “Stop and Yield Intersections’, Section 320-4 “Stop intersections”,
subsection D of the Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, be hereby further amended by
adding the following new underlined language in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Ҥ 320-4. Stop intersections.

D. The following intersections are hereby designated as stop or through streets, and
authority is hereby granted for the erection of a stop sign at the corner so
designated in accordance with the tenor of this chapter:

Stop Sign on Sign Location At Intersection of

Lee Street Northeast corner Forest Street”

All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

This ordinance shall become effective at the time of removal and/or installation of the necessary
sign(s) and/or device(s).

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2020

ORDINANCE: O-20-021

PURPOSE: Authorizing a stop sign on Lee Street at its intersection with
Forest Street

ENDORSER(S): Alderman Richard A. Dowd

CSTE Oe Committee on Infrastructure

FISCAL NOTE: Materiais, Labor and Vehicle Overhead: $141.00

ANALYSIS

This legislation authorizes a stop sign on Lee Street at its intersection with Forest Street. The
traffic engineer has stated that this would meet the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
warrants as it is the minor approach to a major street.

The erection, removal and maintenance of all traffic control devices must conform to applicable
state statutes and the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. RSA
47:17 VIII (a). The Board should consult with the city’s Traffic Engineer to determine if this
ordinance is in compliance.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: Newer hny Ce de
Date: Pts | IDI

O-20-023

ORDINANCE

RELATIVE TO ADVERTISING SIGNAGE ON UMBRELLAS, AWNINGS, AND
CANOPIES IN CONNECTION WITH OUTDOOR DINING

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty

The City of Nashua ordains

During the period beginning with the effective date of this ordinance and continuing to
November 15, 2020, §190-93, subsection A of the Nashua Revised Ordinances shall not be
interpreted so as to prohibit any umbrella, awning, or canopy displaying advertising signage
from being used and erected in connection with outdoor dining so long as vehicular and
pedestrian traffic is not obstructed thereby.

This legislation shall take effect following its passage.
The clerk is directed not to codify this ordinance in the Nashua Revised Ordinances but to

designate it as Covid-19 Emergency Measure No.____ [inserting the appropriate number] and
publish it on the city website.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2020

ORDINANCE: 0-20-023
PURPOSE: Relative to advertising signage on umbrella, awnings, and

canopies in connection with outdoor dining,

ENDORSERS: Alderman Ben Clemons
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.

COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT: Planning & Economic Development Committee
FISCAL NOTE: None.

ANALYSIS

This legislation enables the use and erection of umbrellas, awnings, and canopies
in connection with outdoor dining so long as vehicular and pedestrian traffic is not
obstructed.

This legislation requires a public hearing and should be referred to the planning
board.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: /s/ Steven A. Bolton

Date: June 3, 2020

A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. via
teleconference.

President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan K. Lovering recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan K. Lovering; Alderman Ernest Jette led in the Pledge to the Flag.
President Wilshire

As President of the Board of Aldermen, | find that due to the State of Emergency declared by the
Governor as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with the Governor's Emergency
Order #12 pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04, this public body is authorized to meet electronically.

Please note that there is no physical location to observe and listen contemporaneously to this meeting,
which was authorized pursuant to the Governors Emergency Order. However, in accordance with the
Emergency Order, | am confirming that we are:

a) Providing public access to the meeting by telephone, with additional access possibilities
by video or other electronic means:

To access Webex:
https://nashuanh.webex.com/nashuanh/j.php?MTID=med37f1c096221143409433a…

Meeting number/access code: 718 669 011 — Password: iFu4SpvKX57

To join by phone: 1-408-418-9388 - Meeting number/access code: 718 669 011

The public may also view the meeting via Channel 16.
b) Providing public notice of the necessary information for accessing the meeting:

We previously gave notice to the public of the necessary information for accessing the meeting,
through public postings. Instructions have also been provided on the City of Nashua’s website at
www.nashuanh.gov and publicly noticed at City Hall, Public Health Department and the Nashua
Telegraph.

c) Providing a mechanism for the public to alert the public body during the meeting if there are
problems with access:

If anybody has a problem accessing the meeting via phone or Channel 16, please call 603-821-2049
and they will help you connect.

d) Adjourning the meeting if the public is unable to access the meeting:
In the event the public is unable to access the meeting via the methods mentioned above, the

meeting will be adjourned and rescheduled. Please note that all votes that are taken during this
meeting shall be done by roll call vote.

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Let’s start the meeting by taking a roll call attendance. When each member states their presence, please
also state whether there is anyone in the room with you during this meeting, which is required under
the Right-To-Know Law.

City Clerk Lovering called the roll and asked them to state the reason he or she could not attend, confirmed
that they could hear the proceedings, and stated who was present with him or her.

The roll call was taken with 11 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Michael B. O’Brien,
Sr., Alderman Patricia Klee, Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Alderman Benjamin Clemons, Alderman David C.
Teneza, Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu, Alderman Ernest Jette, Alderman Jan Schmidt, Alderman Skip Cleaver,
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire.

Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly, Alderman June Caron, Alderman Tom Lopez, and Alderman Brandon
Michael Laws were recorded absent.

Mayor James W. Donchess, Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton, and Tim Cummings, Economic
Development Director were also in attendance.

Alderman O’Brien
| am present, | can hear you, and | am alone.
Alderman Klee

| am here, | can hear you, and the only one in the house is my husband who could make an appearance
but he is not in the room with me now.

President Wilshire

Alderwoman Kelly won't be joining us this evening.

Alderman Dowd

Yes, | can hear you, and | am alone, practicing social distancing in accordance with the Governor’s Order.
Alderman Clemons

Yes, | am here, participating by WebEx and | can hear everyone, there’s no one in the room with me. | will
just say that my bandwidth has been give or take so if | lose you, | will try to come back. Thank you.

Alderman Tencza

| am present, | am alone and | can hear everyone.
Alderwoman Lu

| am present, | can hear you and | am alone.
Alderman Jette

| am here, | am alone and | can hear you.

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Alderman Schmidt

| am here, | can hear you all and | am alone in the room.

Alderman Cleaver
| am present, | am alone and | can hear everybody so far.

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

| am present, | can hear you, | am alone in this room and | am practicing social distancing.
Alderman Wilshire
| am here, | am alone and | am also practicing social distancing per the Governor’s Order.

Susan Lovering City Clerk

You have 11 in attendance.

President Wilshire

Alderman Caron, did you join us? OK maybe not. Ok at this point in the meeting, | am going to turn it over to
Alderman Tencza who is the Chair of the Planning & Economic Development Committee to hold the Public
Hearing. So it’s over to you, Alderman Tencza.

Chairman Tencza

Thank you, Madam President. The purpose of tonight’s meeting is to hold a Public Hearing on O-20-014
relative to Temporary Adjustment to Site Plans. With us here tonight is Director Sarah Marchant from

Community Development. Director Marchant if you can please explain or present what this proposal is.

Sarah Marchant, Director of Community Development

Absolutely, thank you so much for having me here tonight. This Ordinance is to allow for the temporary
modifications of site plans through the end of this year. This essentially allows us to quickly turn around
approvals for outdoor dining in what would traditionally be parking areas or landscaped areas. We have
developed a system in partnership with Economic Development, Public Health, Fire and Public Works. So
everybody is still involved in the review process. We need to turn these around quickly and get these
businesses up and running. Without this Legislation, it would many be full Planning Board process because of
the items that are happening here, specifically it would be difficult still to meet parking minimums to meet the
landscaping, open space minimums and some setbacks. So we are working with them on a case-by-case basis
to make sure everything is safe, but to make sure that we can get our businesses open and functioning as
quickly as possible.

Chairman Tencza

Thank you, Director Marchant. Now the Meeting will turn to the Public Comment portion of the Meeting. | will be
asking for testimony in favor of this Ordinance; then testimony in opposition, once both parties have had a
chance to speak on it, |’ll again ask for testimony in favor and then for testimony in opposition. If you would like
to speak, please just make yourself known when you feel it is your turn to speak.

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PUBLIC HEARING

O-20-014 - RELATIVE TO TEMPORARY AJUSTMENT TO SITE PLANS

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

| just have a question. Whenever you say “in favor’ you can hear somebody saying something, I’m not
sure who itis. (inaudible) you keep saying none but | hear someone.

Chairman Tencza

So | will give someone one more opportunity if you have testimony in favor, please just announce yourself,
state your name and your address? OK, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, is that sufficient?

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

Yes.

Ms. Marchant

Sorry to interrupt, | meant to say there is one edit modification | would like to propose. | think there was a
typo. The last line of the first paragraph it says, the last sentence, “Fees shall be charged for such a review
or approval’. It should say “NO fee shall be charged for such review of approval”. So it just adding the word
“no” before the word “fee”.

Chairman Tencza

Ok, thank you for bringing that up during the Public Comment Portion. Given that amendment, is there
anyone who would like to speak now in favor of this Ordinance?

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR — None

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE MAY 27, 2020, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED BY ROLL CALL