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UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-16-011
Endorsers: Alderman Don LeBrun
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderman David Schoneman
Alderman Tom Lopez
ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR REDUCED TAXATION FOR CERTAIN CHARTERED
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
e Tabled at Full Board Level — 5/10/16

O-16-016
Endorsers: Alderman David Schoneman
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Don LeBrun
AUTHORIZING STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF LOCK STREET AND CROSS STREET
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-16-069
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO A TEMPORARY SKATEPARK EASEMENT
AGREEMENT FOR THE DAVID W. DEANE SKATEBOARD PARK

R-16-070
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $32,366.55 FROM THE STATE OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO POLICE GRANT ACTIVITY “FY2017 SUSTAINED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
PATROLS (STEP)”

R-16-071
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO EXTEND THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE NASHUA
DOG OWNERS GROUP, INC. FOR THE DOG PARK AT YUDICKY FARM

R-16-072
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $249,266.77 FROM THE STATE
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY INTO POLICE GRANT ACTIVITY “FY2017
OPIOID ABUSE REDUCTION INITIATIVE (OARI)”
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Committee announcements:

ADJOURNMENT

AMENDED
R-16-068

RESOLUTION

AFFIRMING THE CITY OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE AS A WELCOMING CITY
CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Sixteen

WHEREAS, fostering a welcoming environment for all individuals, regardless of race,
ethnicity or place of origin, enhances Nashua’s cultural fabric, economic growth, global
competitiveness and overall prosperity for current and future generations;

WHEREAS, Nashua has long been recognized as a hospitable and welcoming place
where individuals, families and institutions thrive and the contributions of all are celebrated and
valued;

WHEREAS, Nashua is committed to continue building a welcoming and neighborly
atmosphere in our community, where all people including immigrant newcomers are welcome,
accepted and integrated; and to encourage all residents of Nashua to do their part in reaching out
and welcoming all who live, work and visit Nashua;

WHEREAS, community efforts that promote understanding and collaboration between
long-time residents and foreign born community members are crucial in encouraging and
ensuring a welcoming environment;

WHEREAS, Nashua encourages its business leaders, civic groups, other government
agencies and community institutions and residents to join in a community-wide effort to expand
prosperity and inclusion for all residents by implementing policies and practices that promote
understanding and an appreciation of diversity; and

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Nashua that the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua recognize and affirm
the City of Nashua, New Hampshire as a Welcoming City to reinforce that all are welcome in
Nashua.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2016

RESOLUTION: R-16-068

PURPOSE: Affirming the City of Nashua, New Hampshire as a Welcoming
City .

ENDORSERS: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman Thomas Lopez

Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
Alderman Richard A. Dowd

Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
ALDERMAN BENJAMIN M. CLEMONS
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE MICHAEL B. O'BRIEN, SR.

COMMITTEE PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT:
FISCAL NOTE: None.

ANALYSIS

This resolution recognizes and affirms Nashua as a welcoming, hospitable city for all

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

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Date: Beara ‘| 2016

Jim Donchess
Mayor e City of Nashua

To: Board of Aldermen
From: Jim Donchess
Date: 9/22/16

Re: Notification of entry into contract with a 3™ party supplier for natural gas supply

Pursuant to NRO § 5-74 {B), which states that a contract that extends from the current fiscal year into
succeeding fiscal year(s) in which no funds have been appropriated nor otherwise designated for this
purpose shall be approved by the full Board of Aldermen before the contract shall become binding on the
City.

The Finance Committee approved and placed on file the notification of the award of the referenced contract
at their September 21, 2016 meeting. | am requesting the concurrence and approval of the full Board of
Aldermen for the award of the following contract:

Contract notification of entry into contract with a 3 party supplier, Direct Energy, for natural gas supply.
Attached please find John Griffin’s Memo regarding this contract. This contract is for three (3) years with
the term beginning June 1, 2017.

229 Main Street » PO Box 2019 + Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019
603.589.3260 * fax 603.594.3450 * NashuaMayor@NashuaNH.gov
www.NashuaNH.gov

City of Nashua

Financial Services Division

229 Main Street - Nashua, NH 03060 (603) 589-3171
Fax (603) 589-3209

September 14, 2016

TO: Mayor Donchess
Finance Committee

FROM: _ John Griffin, Chief Financial Officer/Comptroller

SUBJECT: Notification of entry into contract with a 3" party supplier for natural gas supply.

On Thursday, September 9" 2016, Financial Services, in conjunction with the Nashua School District,
competitively solicited and entered into an agreement with a 3m party energy supplier for the tariff-
controlled supply portion of its natural gas utility bills. Pursuant to the communication approved at the
September 7", 2016 Finance Committee meeting, please find attached the executed contract (“Exhibit
A”), as well as the Commodity Master Agreement (“Exhibit B”), which is referred to within the executed
contract.

Contract Terms:
Fixed Price: $5.280 per dekatherm
Fixed Term: 36 months beginning June 1, 2017

September 21, 2016

To: Mayor James Donchess
From: Jennifer McCormack, Director
RE: Welcoming America initiative

Dear Mayor Donchess,

After attending the Personnel and Administrative Affairs committee meeting on
Monday, September 18" | wanted to share with you my own experience the Welcoming
America initiative. As an organization the library has acknowledged in the last several years
that the city’s population is becoming more diverse and that we are not adequately reaching
the newest residents with our services. Like you we have read the data from the schools about
their ELL programs and the data about the aging of NH’s population and the rapid influx of
immigrants into our city and our state. We've also seen the turnout at large events like Nashua

Goes Back to School and seen the variety of faces in that crowd: the most compelling evidence

of the increased diversity of our city.

In response to this the library has adopted “Become a Welcoming Space” as one of our
major strategic goals and we are implementing a variety of objectives and activities toward
reaching that goal. Through the Welcoming America initiative we have access to a network of
communities and agencies across the country engaged in the real work of ensuring that the
systems, policies and procedures in place are working to engage newcomers from anywhere in
the world. Of particular relevance to us as a library has been the work done in Nashville and
Dayton, and | have been able to connect directly to people from both of those communities by

attending the Immigrant Integration conference in both 2014 and 2015: a conference

2 Court Street | Nashua, NH 03060 | 603.589.4600 | www.nashualibrary.org

supported in part by affiliates of the Welcoming America initiative. In both years | have
returned from that conference energized and committed to working with other agencies,
organizations and individuals in the city who are working to making new residents feel welcome

and engaged in their new community.

Joining the Welcoming America initiative allows Nashua to do more than just state to
ourselves how we feel about new comers, it publicly joins us with the growing network of
communities committed to implementing policy and procedural changes that make our cities
and towns are ready to do more than just accept immigrants but to offer them full participation

in every aspect of the life of the city.

Sincerely,

Jennifer McCormack, Director

Jim Donchess

Mayor + City oF NasHua

To: Board of Aldermen
From: Jim Donchess
Date: September 22, 2016

Re: Welcoming City Legislation

Attached is a copy of the resolution of the Manchester Mayor and Board of Aldermen which
affiliated Manchester with the Welcoming America Initiative. This resolution is posted on the

City of Manchester’s website.

Please note that the Manchester resolution concludes with the following language, “...the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen hereby recognize... the Welcoming Manchester Initiative as helping to
unite our community and proudly joins the Welcoming America Initiative as one of the many

cities and municipalities that already are Welcoming Communities.”

Respectfully,

Mayor Jim Donchess

229 Main Street * PO Box 2019 + Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019

603.589.3260 + fax 603.594.3450 » NashuaMayor@:NashuaNH.gov
www, NashuaNH. gov

Welcoming Manchester Resolution CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Board of Mayor and Alderman

Resolution Affirming Manchester, New Hampshire as a Welcoming City and to join the
Welcoming America Initiative, to help unite our community and ensure that all are welcome in
Manchester.

WHEREAS, fostering a welcoming environment for all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity
or place of origin, enhances Manchester’s cultural fabric, economical growth, global
competitiveness and overall prosperity for current and future generations; and

WHEREAS, Manchester has long been recognized as a hospitable and welcoming place where
individuals, families and institutions thrive and the contributions of all are celebrated and valued:
and

WHEREAS, Manchester is committed to continue building a welcoming and neighborly
atmosphere in our community, where all people including immigrant newcomers are welcome,
accepted and integrated; and to encourage all residents of Manchester to do their part in reaching
out and welcoming ail! who live, work and visit Manchester; and

WHEREAS, community efforts that promote understanding and collaboration between log-time
residents and foreign born community members are crucial in encouraging and ensuring a
welcoming environment, such as Welcoming Manchester initiative: and

WHEREAS, Manchester encourages its business leaders, civic groups, other government
agencies and community institutions and residents to join in a community-wide effort to expand
prosperity and inclusion for all residents by implementing policies and practices that promote
integration; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Mayor and Alderman does hereby recognize on this gn day
of August Two Thousand and Sixteen, the Welcoming Manchester Initiative as he}ping to unite
our community and proudly joins the Welcoming America Initiative as one of the many cities
and municipalities that already are Welcoming Communities.

Jim Donchess

Mayor - City oF NASHUA

To: Board of Aldermen
From: Jim Donchess
Date: September 22, 2016

Re: Welcoming City Proposed Resolution

Please find the attached proposed resolution to R-16-068 for your consideration at the Board of

Aldermen meeting on September 27, 2016.

Also attached is the “Commitment to Participate in the Welcoming Cities & Counties Cohort”

which sets forth the City’s role under the Welcoming America initiative.

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Mayor Jim Donchess

229 Main Street * PO Box 2019 *« Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019
603.589.3260 ° fax 603.594.3450 * NashuaMayor@NashuaNH.gov
www.NashuaNH.gov