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President Wilshire

Thank you. Anyone else?

Alderman Caron

Madam President?

President Wilshire

Alderman Caron.

Alderman Caron

Yes, can we remind people that this portion of public comment is for those items that the Board is going to vote
on, not on things that are being assigned to Committee later in the meeting?

President Wilshire

Yes, Ma’am. Thank you.

Alderman Caron

Thank you.

President Wilshire

Anyone else that wishes to give public comment on anything that is expected to be acted upon this evening.
Laurie Ortolano Laurie Ortolano.

President Wilshire

OK.

Ms. Ortolano Laurie Ortolano, 41 Berkeley Street. | was going to comment on the 144 and 143 but | will do
that at the end of the meeting. But! would like to say with regard to the Mayor’s comment that the study he did
or the survey he took or the poll regarding the Police Department it would be nice if that was made public so
we just know what the outcome of that is.

President Wilshire

But we are not taking action on that this evening.

Ms. Ortolano Well | know, but he brought it up, that’s all.

President Wilshire

OK. Is there anyone else that would like to give public comment on items we are acting upon this evening?
Seeing none, Communications Requiring Final Approval.

COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING FINAL APPROVAL

From: Susan K. Lovering, City Clerk
Re: Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success (ORIS) Request to Waive Vendor’s License Fees

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There being no objection, President Wilshire accepted the communication and referred it to the Budget
Review Committee.

PETITIONS

Street Re-Numbering Petition — 5 Berkshire Street, Sheet 61B/Lot 30 and Sheet 61B/Lot 29
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO GRANT THE PETITION FOR STREET RE-NUMBERING —
5 BERKSHIRE STREET, SHEET 61B/LOT 30 AND SHEET 61B/LOT 29 AND TO RENAME SAID
PROPERTY TO 5 AND 9 BERKSHIRE STREET, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman O’Brien
And, Madam President, may | speak to my motion?
President Wilshire
Alderman O’Brien.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Madam President. At the last Infrastructure Meeting we did get a chance to meet with the Knapp
family who live at a current address of #7 Berkshire and they have been there for over 40 years. Yet the
gentleman that owns #7 it’s a double size lot, it does meet the requirements and can be subdivided. Although
in a perfect world we would like to have all of our numbers in sequential. But in my communication with the
Committee that we have in the City to correspond mostly for emergency response of 911 and direct
conversations with the Fire Chief Rhodes, it was agreed and was sponsored by the Infrastructure Committee to
go with this numbering of leaving #7 as is and to rename the property 5 and 9 Berkshire Street. So | hope you
can support this motion.

President Wilshire

The motion is for final passage. Is there discussion on that motion? Seeing none, would the Clerk please call
the roll?

A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,

Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,

Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,

Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Petition for Street Re-Numbering — Berkshire Street declared duly adopted.

Petition for Street Layout — 44 Buckmeadow Road

The following Petition for Street Layout —- 44 Buckmeadow Road was read into the record: Petition for Street
Layout — 44 Buckmeadow Road.

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MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD TO ACCEPT THE PETITION FOR STREET LAYOUT - 44
BUCKMEADOW ROAD AS READ, REFER IT TO THE NASHUA CITY PLANNING BOARD AND THAT A
PUBLIC HEARING BE SCHEDULED 30 DAYS AFTER THE REQUIRED NOTICES ARE SENT TO THE
PARTIES, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
And I'd like to speak to it.
President Wilshire
Alderman Dowd.
Alderman Dowd
This is part of the Middle School Development Program and it is particularly the new Middle School where we
are constructing the road to access the new Middle School and this is referred to cross some T’s and dotting
the I’s. This road has been laid out by Hayner Swanson Harriman and the City Engineer so everyone that
needed to get an input into how the road should be laid has done that. And | ask you to support this, by roll
call.
President Wilshire
Any discussion on that motion? Would the Clerk please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,

Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,

Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,

Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS - None

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

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There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the April 26, 2021 Budget Review
Committee accepted and placed on file.

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There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the April 28, 2021 Committee on
Infrastructure accepted and placed on file.

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There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the May 3, 2021 Personnel/Administrative
Affairs Committee accepted and placed on file.

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Planning and Economic Development Committee............ 0... eee ete eeetttteeersere 05/04/2021

There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the May 4, 2021 Planning an Economic
Development Committee accepted and placed on file.

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There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the May 5, 2021 Finance Committee
accepted and placed on file.

There being no objection, President Wilshire suspended the rules to allow for the oral report of the

Human Affairs Committee meeting held Monday, May 10, 2021, regarding proposed Resolution
R-21-129.

Alderwoman Kelly

Thank you. Human Affairs Committee met last night and we discussed this piece of business. It is a grant that
we get from the Federal Government every year for HOPWA which is Housing Opportunities Persons with Aids
and it passed unanimously in the Committee last night.

President Wilshire

Thank you. It is time sensitive according to, was it Bob Mack that spoke on it.

Alderwoman Kelly

Yes Bob Mack and Director Bagley both were just letting us know that it is time sensitive to get these funds
moving.

President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Kelly. OK.

CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS

Cable Television Advisory Board

There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the new appointment of Justin Chapman,
55 McKean Street, Nashua, to the Cable Television Advisory Board with a term to expire March 31,
2024.

Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel.

Cultural Connections Committee

There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the following to the Cultural Connections
Committee: re-appointment of Margaret Loret, 4 Cimmarron Drive, Nashua, with a term to expire
February 1, 2024; and new appointment Paul Shea, 102 Tolles Street, Nashua, with a term to expire
April 1, 2024.

Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel to Mr. Shea. Oath of Office will be administered to Ms.
Loret at a future date.

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Nashua Arts Commission

There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the following to the Nashua Arts Commission:
re-appointment of Lindsay Rinaldi, 705 Belmont Street, Boston, Massachusetts, with a term to expire
April 1, 2024.

Oath of Office to be administered at a later date.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-21-121, Amended
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
CHANGING THE NAME OF VETERANS DRIVE TO ARMORYDRIVE INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, AND
CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BROAD STREET PARKWAY TO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN LOPEZ TO AMEND R-21-124 BY REPLACING IT WITH THE GOLDENROD
COPY OF AMENDMENTS MADE AT THE COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE, BY ROLL CALL

ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Lopez

Just gratitude. This is a great idea, it was a little bit problematic just because there was already a Veterans
Way and a Veterans Bridge and we wanted to make sure that we weren’t honoring veterans in a way that
could put their lives in danger if there was a 911 situation. So the City Departments really stepped up and
made sure that they covered all the angles, they figured out any other streets that might have similar sounding
names and that’s what the amendment is about is just making sure we handle this thoroughly and in one shot.

President Wilshire
Thank you Alderman Lopez. Any further discussion on the motion to amend? Alderman Jette?
Alderman Jette

| just wondered if Alderman Lopez could explain to us what the details of the amendment, how it got amended
at the Committee?

Alderman Lopez

Yeah | thought you were in the Committee. Alderman Jette | apologize | can’t pull up a map here. But the
Broad Street Parkway goes from Pine Street to Broad Street and the original motion was to rename that to be
Veterans Parkway. One of the amendments was to change it to Veterans Memorial Parkway so that it is not

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confused with the bridge. There’s a bridge that connects Nashua to Hudson and that has a similar name as
well. And then initially the Legislation before us had changed the road along the National Guard Armory to
Armory Street which is virtually identical to Amory Street when you say it so they had changed that as well and
so that, | believe, is Independence Way now or Drive. So that’s the summary in a nutshell.

Alderman Jette

Thank you. Thank you very much.

President Wilshire

The motion is to amend. Further discussion on the amendment?
Alderman Jette

Seeing none, would the Clerk please call the roll?

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

Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN LOPEZ FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-21-121 AS AMENDED, BY ROLL CALL

ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Lopez

So | think this is important to do particularly now because last year we didn’t have the same kind of celebration
or recognition for veterans that we have done in the past. And this year, the organizers weren’t comfortable at
the time we need to begin organizing doing that as well. | know that the parkway has a program already in
place by DPW where families can submit the names of their loved one and images to honor them. | think that’s
a great program because it lets people throughout the year consider the contributions and sacrifices that our
veterans have made. And | think in a lot of ways is superior to a parade. | Know the public likes to come out
and celebrate and show that visible sign of support and | think we need to get back to that when it is safe to do
so. But | also think throughout the year veterans are still struggling with issues like Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder with overly convoluted expectations of how they can access the basic healthcare that they were
promised on discharge.

There’s a lot of areas that we don’t quite meet the bar when it comes to treating our veterans as best we can.
And | don’t think any of that is going to change unless we do something to constantly remind ourselves that
they are a priority, they are something that we are proud of here in Nashua and that they are people that we
want to welcome into our community. So | think this is a good step. | think we can have ongoing discussions
about things that we do well like our City approaching functional zero with veterans’ homelessness, ensuring
that any homeless veteran has a pathway to shelter within 24 hours if not faster of experiencing homelessness.
There are a lot of things that we do really well here but there’s always going to be more that we can do for
people who basically committed to give everything for us to do business every day and live in the community
that we enjoy. Thank you.

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President Wilshire

Is there discussion on the motion for final passage, as amended? Seeing none, would the Clerk please call
the roll?

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

Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-21-121 declared duly adopted as amended.

R-21-127
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE
AMOUNT OF FIVE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,408,000) FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 2021 CITY’S SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHMIDT FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-21-127, BY ROLL CALL

ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Schmidt

And I'd like to speak to that motion.

President Wilshire

Alderman Schmidt?

Alderman Schmidt

Thank you. We have learned that in Nashua what we need to do is maintain infrastructure. We have seen that
with our roads once we got back on track, it’s made quite a difference here. The same things goes for this
Resolution, maintaining will cost a lot less in the long run and | am so glad this is being brought forward.
Thank you.

President Wilshire

Thank you. Anyone else? Discussion? Seeing no one, would the Clerk please call the roll?

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

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Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-21-127 declared duly adopted.

R-21-129
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $1,439,929 FROM THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT INTO PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES GRANT ACTIVITY “HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (“HOPWA”)”
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-21-129, BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-21-129 declared duly adopted.

R-21-131
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH NASHUA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, RIVIER UNIVERSITY, TOWN OF HUDSON, THE PLUS COMPANY AND THE SOUHEGAN
VALLEY TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATIVE FOR TRANSIT SERVICES
Given its second reading;

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MOTION BY ALDERMAN JETTE FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-21-131, BY ROLL CALL

ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Jette

And I'd like to speak to it.

President Wilshire

Alderman Jette.

Alderman Jette

So this is a regular contract that the Nashua Transit enters into with Nashua Community College, Rivier
University, the Town of Hudson, the PLUS Company and Souhegan Valley Transportation Collaborative,
whereby we provide transit services and they pay us money which provides revenue to operate the Nashua
Transit System and it also enables Nashua Transit to be eligible for Federal Funding because we are a
Regional Transit Service. So this was approved by the Budget Review Committee and | ask my fellow
Aldermen to support it.

President Wilshire

Thank you Alderman Jette. Discussion? Alderman Lopez?

Alderman Lopez

Just to add on to what Alderman Jette has brought up. Basically this offsets the expense of having public
transportation for taxpayers in Nashua by including a wider pool. It also uses the opportunity to engage people
who may not be as familiar with our bus system to incentivize using it. So students at Rivier for example, who
may not necessarily live in Nashua but be from other communities and be living on campus or that type of stuff.
This is their connection to Nashua. This is how they get to know Nashua, this is how they decide if they are
going to live here, it’s also how they spend money down here. So there’s a lot of value in this particular
program.

And then as Alderman Jette pointed out it also qualifies us for Federal money which is always a good return on
investment because in New Hampshire we pay out more than we get back from the Federal Government.

President Wilshire

Further discussion? Seeing none, the motion is for final passage of Resolution 21-131 by roll call. Would the
Clerk please call the roll?

A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,

Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,

Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,

Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

Resolution R-21-131 declared duly adopted.

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R-21-133
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT OF
COMMUNITY POWER COALITION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-21-133, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
President Wilshire

The motion is for final passage. Is there discussion on that motion? | think this is a great opportunity for the
City. The Mayor brought it to us several months back and | am really looking forward to how we can roll this
program out to our citizens. The motion before us is for final passage. Any further discussion on that motion.
Seeing none, would the Clerk please call the roll?

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

Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

Resolution R-21-133 declared duly adopted.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-21-056, Amended
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman Patricia Klee

AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO STREET NAME CHANGES OF VETERANS
DRIVE AND THE BROAD STREET PARKWAY
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN CARON TO AMEND O-21-056 BY REPLACING IT WITH THE GOLDENROD
COPY OF AMENDMENTS MADE AT THE COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE, BY ROLL CALL