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9(a). PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON
THIS EVENING

9(b). 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

PETITIONS
Street Re-Numbering Petition — 5 Berkshire Street, Sheet 61B/Lot 30 and Sheet 61B/Lot 29
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Granting Petition with renumbering known as 5 and 9

Berkshire Street

Petition for Street Layout —- 44 Buckmeadow Road

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

10. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

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11. CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
Cable Television Advisory Board

Justin Chapman (new appointment) Term to Expire: March 31, 2024
55 McKean Street
Nashua, NH 03060

Cultural Connections Committee

Margaret Loret (reappointment) Term to Expire: February 1, 2024
4 Cimmarron Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

Paul Shea (new appointment) Term to Expire: April 1, 2024
102 Tolles Street
Nashua, NH 03064

Nashua Arts Commission

Lindsay Rinaldi (reappointment) Term to Expire: April 1, 2024
705 Belmont Street
Boston, MA 02478

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 Lon Wilshire

CHANGING THE NAME OF VETERANS DRIVE TO ARMORY DRIVE INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, AND
CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BROAD STREET PARKWAY TO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY

e Committee on Infrastructure Recommendation: Final Passage as amended by changing Veterans Drive to
Independence Drive and changing Broad Street Parkway to Veterans Memorial Parkway

e Special Subcommittee Recommendation: In favor of changing Veterans Drive to Independence Drive and
changing Broad Street Parkway to Veterans Memorial Parkway

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
e Budget ReviewCommittee Recommendation: Final Passage
e Board of Public Works Recommendation: Positive Recommendation

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 Lon 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”)”

Human Affairs Committee Anticipated Recommendation: Final Passage

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 Lon 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
e Budget ReviewCommittee Recommendation: Final Passage

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 Lon Wilshire

AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT OF

COMMUNITY POWER COALITION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

e Finance Committee Recommendation: Final Passage

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
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommendation: Final Passage as amended by changing Veterans Drive to
Independence Drive and changing Broad Street Parkway to Veterans Memorial Parkway
e Special Subcommittee Recommendation: In favor of changing Veterans Drive to Independence Drive and
changing Broad Street Parkway to Veterans Memorial Parkway

O-21-058
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Patricia Klee
AMENDING THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT LAND USE ORDINANCES

° Planning & Economic Development Committee Recommends: Final Passage

° Nashua Planning Board Recommendation: Favorable Recommendation

° Conservation Commission Recommendation: Favorable Recommendation

O-21-059
Endorsers: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons

AUTHORIZING A RIGHT TURN ONLY LANE ON AMHERST STREET TO COTTON ROAD CONNECTOR
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommendation: Final Passage

O-21-060
Endorsers: Alderman Richard A. Dowd

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

NO PARKING AT CERTAIN TIMES AND NO ON-STREET STUDENT DROP OFF OR PICK UP ON

SECTIONS OF CLEVELAND STREET

e Committee on Infrastructure Recommendation: Final Passage as amended to include except on days of
municipal and national elections

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-21-137
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $352,078 FROM THE STATE OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INTO PUBLIC HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT ACTIVITY “FY 2022 REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK
SERVICES”

R-21-138
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $25,563.84 FROM THE STATE OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY “STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM” INTO
POLICE GRANT ACTIVITY “2020 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM”

R-21-139
Endorser: Alderman Jan Schmidt
AUTHORIZING THE BUS PULL OFF AND SHELTER EASEMENT ON BRIDGE STREET AND
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AND USE EASEMENT AGREEMENT ON SANDERS
STREET

R-21-140
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE TOWN OF
MERRIMACK FOR TRANSIT SERVICES

R-21-141
Endorser: Alderman ErnestA. Jette
AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF UP TO $24,500 FROM THE CONSERVATION FUND FOR WORK
ON THE SALMON BROOK TRAIL

R-21-142
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF
NASHUA GENERAL, ENTERPRISE, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS

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

R-21-144
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman Jan Schmidt
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT “L” PINE STREET (MAP 77, LOT 5)

R-21-145
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING THE INTERFUND TRANSFER OF $325,000 FROM THE BROAD STREET PARKWAY

CAPITAL PROJECT ACTIVITY TO THE NASHUA MILLYARD DOG PARK CAPITAL PROJECT ACTIVITY
FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT “L” PINE STREET (MAP 77, LOT 5)

NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
O-21-062
Endorser: Alderman June M. Caron
ESTABLISHING A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF 3 CROWN STREET
O-21-063
Endorser: Alderman Jan Schmidt
ESTABLISHING A NO PARKING ZONE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NEWTON DRIVE
PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Committee announcements:

ADJOURNMENT

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MEMORANDUM

Date: April 23, 2021

To: Ald. Lori Wilshire, President, and Board of Aldermen
Ald. David Teneza, Chair and Planning & Economic Development
Committee
Sherry Dutzy, Chair and Nashua Conservation Commission

From: Matt Sullivan, Planning Department Manager

RE: Referral from the Board of Aldermen on O-21-058, amending the Floodplain
Management Land Use Ordinance.

At the Nashua City Planning Board's specially scheduled meeting of April 22, 2021,

the Planning Board voted unanimously to make a favorable recommendation on O-
21-058.

If you have any questions concerning this notification, please contact me at 589-3090
or via sullivanm@nashuanh.gov.

cc: Mayor Jim Donchess
Donna Graham, Legislative Assistant
Susan Lovering, City Clerk
Scott LeClair, Chair, NPCB
Sarah Marchant, Community Development Division Director

ME: OF NASHUA A City of Nashua
SR cae Conservation Commission
Ne SS _ City Hall, 229 Main Street, PO Box 2019, Nashua NH 03061-2019
(603) 589-3090 www.nashuanh.gov

MEMORANDUM

Date: May 4", 2021

To: Ald. Lori Wilshire, President, and Board of Aldermen
Ald. David Tencza, Chair and Planning & Economic Development
Committee

From: Matt Sullivan, Planning Department Manager
Sherry Dutzy, Chair, Nashua Conservation Commission

RE: Referral from the Board of Aldermen on O-21-058, amending the Floodplain
Management Land Use Ordinance.

At the Nashua City Conservation Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting of May
4" 2021, the Commission voted 4-1 to make a favorable recommendation on O-21-
058.

If you have any questions concerning this notification, please contact me at 589-3090
or via sullivanm@nashuanh. gov.

cc: Mayor Jim Donchess
Donna Graham, Legislative Assistant
Susan Lovering, City Clerk
Scott LeClair, Chair, NPCB
Sarah Marchant, Community Development Division Director

229 Main Street — P.O. Box 2019 / Nashua, NH 03061-2019 / Telephone (603) 589-3090 / FAX (603) 589-3259

. Community Development 589-3095
City of Nashua Planning and Zoning 589-3090

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Community Development Division Code Enforcement 589-3100
City Hall, 229 Main Street, PO Box 2019 roan rOmraINS mission Poocnee
Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019 Transportation 880-0100
www.nashuanh.gov FAX 589-3119

Date: March 13, 2021

To: Lori Wilshire, Board of Aldermen President
Jim Donchess, Mayor

From: Deb Chisholm, Waterways Manager

Re: Proposed modification to Land Use Code 190 Article VII Floodplain Management

The Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary program for communities like Nashua that
participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The CRS offers NFIP policy holders
premium discounts in communities that develop and execute extra measures beyond minimum
floodplain management requirements to provide protection from flooding. The City has been
participating in the CRS program since 2016. Based on our floodplain management efforts, the City
has been assigned a classification of 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. As a result, a premium discount is
available for eligible flood insurance policies. In 2021, Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) issued new prerequisites to the floodplain management requirements. In order to maintain
our current classification in the CRS program, our Floodplain Management Ordinance needs to be
modified to reflect enhanced flood protection for development in the special flood hazard area
(SFHA). To that end the Floodplain Management Ordinance must be revised to require at least one
foot of freeboard for residential buildings in the SFHA.

Within the City’s Land Use Code, under NRO 190, the City adopted Article VII Floodplain
Management §190-59 through §190-70 to apply to lands designated as special flood hazard areas as
determined by FEMA. The code currently describes the construction requirements for development
within a special flood hazard area. The primary focus of this proposed ordinance is to modify §190-
63 Construction requirements such that all residential development including new construction,
placement of new manufactured homes, and Substantial Improvements, be constructed with
electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment, and other service
facilities that are located at least 1 foot above base flood elevation so as to prevent water from
entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.

The proposed changes will strengthen the City’s land use planning techniques to reduce flood

losses, and will support the City’s ability to continue providing a reduction in flood insurance
premiums to the community.

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Graham, Donna

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From: Thibodeau, Diane

Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2021 12:59 PM

To: Graham, Donna

Subject: RE: BOA referral - R-21-127 bond

Hi Donna,

R-21-127 received a positive recommendation from the Board of Public Works at the April 29, 2021.

Thanks.

Diane Thibodeau
Executive Assistant
Division of Public Works
9 Riverside Street
Nashua, NH 03062

P: 603-589-3136

F: 603-589-3169

. Community Development
City of Nashua Planning and Zoning
: ves Building Safety
Community Development Division Code Enforcement
City Hall, 229 Main Street, PO Box 2019 Cee a aS amission
Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019 Transportation
www.nashuanh.gov FAX

589-3095
589-3090
589-3080
589-3700
589-3085
589-3105
880-0100
589-3119

Date: May 5, 2021
To: Board of Aldermen; Board of Public Works
From: Julie Chizmas, Transportation and Long-Range Planner

Re: Partnership with Bird Rides, Inc.

The City is partnering with shared electric scooter company, Bird Rides, to bring scooters back
to Nashua beginning the week of May 17th. Similar to the VeoRide scooters that were here in
2019, Bird scooters will be available through a smartphone app and riders pay to use the scooter
per minute, at no cost to the City.

Bird has contracted with two local entrepreneurs to manage and operate the scooter-sharing
service. Under the "Fleet Manager" model, each manager will share the responsibility of
launching, balancing, charging and maintaining the 125 scooters. The scooters will be available
for rent between 5 AM and midnight. Unlike the Veo scooters which had removable batteries
that were swapped out in place, Bird's scooters are taken out of service for charging and this is
often done overnight. Scooters that are fully charged will stay out but will be locked and will not
able to be rented between midnight and 5 AM.

The scooters have a maximum speed of 15 mph and riders are required to be 18 years old or
older to access them. In-app safety messaging encourages riders to wear a helmet on every ride.
Riders are also told they are required to obey all standard rules of the road, yield to pedestrians,
and park scooters out of the way of public pathways, doorways and driveways.

The service area that the scooters may be operated within is similar to the area used in 2019,
extending from Nashua High School North east to the Merrimack River, and from Greeley Park
south to Rivier University (map included on page 2). The service area can be adjusted based on
demand, by request, or for special events such as parades, and preferred and no-parking zones
can also be included.

The app has a Community Mode feature so issues can be easily reported and support tickets are
routed to our local Fleet Managers and also our Bird Account manager. Bird also has a 24/7 toll-
free phone line for support and a general support email! address. Our Agreement with Bird
stipulates that when a parking, maintenance or other issue is reported between 6AM and 9 PM,
the response will be within 2 hours of the time of report and when reported between 9 PM and 6
AM, the response will be prior to 8 AM.

Bird's app supports over 25 languages and they have a Community Pricing program that offers a
50% discount to eligible low-income riders, Pell grant recipients, select local nonprofit and
community organizations, veterans, and senior citizens. They also offer free rides for Healthcare

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