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December 13, 2016

will be finishing up the work. | would also like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very healthy and safe
New Year.

Alderman Cookson

Tonight we took up the collective bargaining agreement between the Nashua Board of Education and the
Nashua Teachers Union. | was prepared to come in and share some information with you which was an
analysis between our collective bargaining agreements and our Spending Cap. | decided not to present that
information here this evening because | didn’t think it was appropriate to try to look at that as we were looking
at the collective bargaining agreement with the teachers union. However, it’s a historical analysis between
2012 to current day of all our collective bargaining agreements as compared to our Spending Caps for those
particular fiscal years. | think it’s an interesting analysis that we might possibly be able to look at either at a
strategic planning meeting or a future budget review committee meeting. Especially as we face more difficult
years going forward, | think this at least begins the conversation. | would ask that we maybe T this up ata
future strategic planning. | think it’s scheduled at the beginning of January.

Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja

CFO Griffin is coming so | can add that to the topics that we would like him to address.

Alderman Cookson

| would also like to thank CFO Griffin and Derek Danielson for their assistance in providing and fact checking
some of my figures that | derived from CAFR in years past and the CBAs that we have seen. With that | would
also like to wish the Board and the citizens of Nashua a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and enjoy.
Alderman Clemons

| want to wish everybody a Happy Holidays.

Alderman Wilshire

| also want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year. My condolences as
well to the family of Artie Paine. He was a friend of mine. Lost him way too soon. A really good guy. He was
a firefighter for so many years. He was also an awesome painter. Happy holidays to everyone.

Alderman Cookson

| forgot to mention that Art Craffey’s wife, former ward 4 Alderman, Joanie Craffey passed away just recently.

President McCarthy

I’d like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, a prosperous New Year. | hope you will all
join me after the meeting this evening for our holiday gathering.

Committee announcements:

Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja

PEDC is December 20, with a public hearing on O-16-025 and the regular meeting will follow.
Alderman Dowd

This Thursday, the 15" is the School Construction Projects followed immediately afterwards by Joint Special.

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December 13, 2016

Alderman Cookson

Our next regularly scheduled Infrastructure meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, December 28. In light of
the school holiday and we'd like everybody to participate, we are going to postpone that meeting until January
11.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE THAT THE DECEMBER 13, 2016, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED

MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 3:54 p.m.

Attest: Judith Boileau, Deputy City Clerk

AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN DECEMBER 13, 2016
1. PRESIDENT BRIAN S. McCARTHY CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER
2. PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK PATRICIA PIECUCH
3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN BEN CLEMONS
4. ROLL CALL
5. REMARKS BY THE MAYOR
6. RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR
7. RECOGNITIONS
8. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Board of AID@rmen. ...............ccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeaees 11/22/16
9. COMMUNICATIONS

From: Alderman June M. Caron, Ward 7
Re: Summary of Expenditures —- Nashua Senior Activity Center

From: Steven A. Bolton, Corporation Counsel
Re: Hills Ferry Road Railroad Crossing

PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED
UPON THIS EVENING

10. PETITIONS
11. NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS
Appointments by the Mayor

12. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

Budget Review Committee......... 0.0... cece cee cee cee eee eee tet tee sees seeees 11/28/16
Finance Committee... 0.00.0... ce cece eee ete tee see arenes esses, 12/07/16
Committee on Infrastructure .....0... 0000 e cee eee eee ee eeeeeeee, 12/08/16
Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee 0.0.0.0... ee 11/21/16
Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee 0.0.0.0... ee 12/05/16
Planning & Economic Development Committee ................. cc eeeeeeeeeeeeees 12/06/16
Strategic Planning Committee............ cece cee tee cece eeeseeeeeeeeee 11/29/16

13. WRITTEN REPORTS FROM LIAISONS
14. CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS
Building Code Board of Appeals
Daniel Bergeron (New Appointment) Term to Expire: October 1, 2019

2/ Webster Street
Nashua, NH 03064

Scott Cote (New Appointment) Term to Expire: November 1, 2019
39 Tenby Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

Kevin Slattery (Reappointment) Term to Expire: September 1, 2018
4 Berkeley Street
Nashua, NH 03064

Downtown Improvement Committee

James Tobin (New Appointment) Term to Expire: November 2, 2019
36 Dogwood Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

Historic District Commission

Robert Sampson (Reappointment) Term to Expire: September 30, 2019
18 Sargent Avenue
Nashua, NH 03064

Mine Falls Park Advisory Committee

Bruce Lund (New Appointment) Term to Expire: November 1, 2019
2 Clocktower Place, #227
Nashua, NH 03060

Nashua Arts Commission:

Marc Thayer (New Appointment) Term to Expire: April 1, 2019
1 Clocktower Place, #416
Nashua, NH 03060

Planning Board

Gerry Repucci (New Appointment) Term to Expire: March 31, 2017
17 Badger Street, #1
Nashua, NH 03060

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-16-029
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
ESTABLISHING AN EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND FOR RIVERWALK WALKWAYS, BRIDGES
AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS AND APPROPRIATING AT LEAST $500,000 INTO THE
EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
e Budget Review Committee Recommends: Indefinite Postponement

R-16-077
Endorsers: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE NASHUA BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE NASHUA TEACHERS’ UNION, LOCAL 1044,
AFT, AFL-ClIO FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2017 AND RELATED
TRANSFERS
e Budget Review Committee Recommends: Final Passage

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-16-017
Endorsers: Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
AMENDING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage as Amended

O-16-019
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
INCREASING SEWER USE FEES RATES AND CHARGES
e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage as Amended

O-16-021
Endorsers: Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Tom Lopez
CHANGING THE NAME OF THE REVIEW AND COMMENT COMMISSION TO THE CITIZENS
ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS
e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage as Amended

O-16-022

Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Don LeBrun
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy

ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY COMMITTEE

e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage

O-16-023
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Mark S. Cookson
Alderman David Schoneman
Alderman Don LeBrun
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
Alderman June M. Caron
AUTHORIZING FREE HOLIDAY PARKING AT METERS IN ZONE III WHICH INCLUDES THE ELM
STREET AND HIGH STREET PARKING GARAGES FROM DECEMBER 11, 2016 THROUGH
JANUARY 2, 2017
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage as Amended

O-16-024
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman David Schoneman
Alderman Ben Clemons
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Tom Lopez

Alderman Richard A. Dowd
EXTENDING THE OVERNIGHT ON-STREET PARKING PROGRAM INDEFINITELY AND ALLOWING

RESIDENTS OF ORANGE STREET AND WHITNEY STREET TO PURCHASE OVERNIGHT ON-
STREET PARKING PERMITS
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage as Amended

O-16-026
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Sean M. McGuinness
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
COMBINING THE BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS AND THE BOARD OF FIRE
PREVENTION CODE APPEALS INTO ONE BOARD OF BUILDING AND FIRE CODES
APPEALS
e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-16-083
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $58,000 FROM THE STATE

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO POLICE GRANT ACTIVITY “FY2017 VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN GRANT PROGRAM” AND TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF $59,533

R-16-084
Endorser: Alderman David Schoneman
AUTHORIZING A TWENTY YEAR EXTENSION (FROM 2047 TO 2067) OF THE MASTER LEASE

TO THE NASHUA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
O-16-027
Endorser: Alderman Don LeBrun
AUTHORIZING A STOP SIGN ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF TACOMA CIRCLE AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH OLYMPIA CIRCLE
PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Committee announcements:

ADJOURNMENT

AMENDED
O-16-017

ORDINANCE

AMENDING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Sixteen

The City of Nashua ordains that Part I “Administrative Legislation”, Chapter 5
“Administration of Government”, Part 8 “Budgeting and Planning”, Article XXIX “Statement of
Policy and Strategic Plan”, Section 5-150 “Process for adoption of plan” of the Nashua Revised
Ordinances as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the struck-through language and
adding the new underlined language as follows:

Ҥ 5-129. Process for adoption of plan.

A. A Strategic Planning Committee is hereby established.

(1) The Committee shall consist of the following members:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

The Chairman of the Aldermanic Planning and Economic
Development Committee, who shall serve as Chair of the Strategic
Planning Committee;

The Chairman of the Aldermanic Infrastructure Budget Review
Committee, who shall serve as Vice Chair of the Strategic
Planning Committee;

The Chairman of the Aldermanic Budget-Review Infrastructure
Committee;

The Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, who shall be an employee of
the city;

The President of the Board of Education, or an elected member of
the Board of Education designated by the Board of Education;

The Chairman of the Police Commission, or a member of the
Police Commission designated by the Police Commission;

AMENDED
ORDINANCE O-16-017

(g) The Chairman of the Fire Commission, or an elected member of
the Fire Commission designated by the Fire Commission;

(h) The Vice Chairman of the Board of Public Works, or an elected
member of the Board of Public Works designated by the Board of
Public Works;

(i) The Chairman of the Library Board of Trustees, or a member of
the Library Board of Trustees designated by the Library Board of
Trustees; and

(j) The Chairman of the Airport Authority, or a member of the Airport
Authority designated by Airport Authority.”

(2) All members shall be ex officio, and their terms upon the committee shall
be coincident with their terms of office or employment in the stated
positions.

(3) The vice chairs of the Aldermanic Planning and Economic Development,
Budget. and Infrastructure committees shall serve as alternates for each of
the respective chairs, But shall not serve as alternates with respect to chair
and vice chair of the strategic planning committee.

(4) The Mayor shall designate an alternate member, who must be an employee
of the city. This member shall only serve as an alternate to the Mayor or
the Mavor’s primary designee.

(5) Each named committee, board, commission, or authority shall also
designate an alternate representative to the committee. The alternate must
meet the same qualifying criteria as the principal member. These
alternates shall only serve as alternates to the primary member from the
named committee, board. or authority.

B. The Mayor and the Strategic Planning Committee shall develop and maintain an
official statement of policy and strategic plan for the City of Nashua. This plan
shall be developed in a manner determined by the committee and approved by the
Board of Aldermen. The committee may review and revise the plan from time to
time, but shall do so at least once in each term of the Board of Aldermen.

Gs The Mayor and the Strategic Planning Committee shall develop and maintain
annually an operating plan which shall provide for the implementation of the
policies set forth in the strategic plan. This plan shall, at a minimum, detail the
projected operating requirements as far into the future as is foreseeable. This plan
shall be developed in a manner determined by the committee and approved by the
Board of Aldermen.”

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

This legislation shall take effect upon passage.

ORDINANCE

AMENDED
O-16-019

INCREASING SEWER USE FEES RATES AND CHARGES

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Sixteen

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 255 “Sewerage
Disposal”, Article IX “Sewer Use Fees”, Section 255-63 “Rates and charges”, of the Nashua
Revised Ordinances, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the struck-through
language and adding the new underlined language as follows:

Ҥ 255-63. Rates and charges.

B. Demand charges.

Each user shall pay a quarterly or monthly demand charge
based on the size of the water meter serving the property. Quarterly and monthly
charges will be as follows:

Meter Quarterly Monthly

Size Charge Charge

(inches)

0.625 $27-77$31.94 $926-$10.65

O75 $55.55-$63.88 $48-52-$21.30

1 $220-86-$253.99 $73-62-$84.66

ds $440-39-$506.45 $146-80-$168.82

2 $4,240-54-$1.426.59 $443-50-$475.53

3 $2-752-42-$3.164.94 $914437-$1.054.98

4 $5505-57-$6.331.41 $4,835419-$2.110.47

6+ $13,764,58-$15.829.27 $4,58849-$5.276.42
C, Flow charge. In addition to the monthly or quarterly demand charge, each user

shall pay a flow charge for each 100 cubic feet of use measured by water meter
readings or wastewater flow meter readings. The flow charge per 100 cubic feet
will be $4.78-$2.05 through December 31, 204316. Effective January 1, 201417,
the flow charge per 100 cubic feet will be $2-05-$2.36.”

This legislation shall take effect on January 1, 2017.

AMENDED
O-16-021

ORDINANCE

CHANGING THE NAME OF THE REVIEW AND COMMENT COMMISSION TO THE
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Sixteen

The City of Nashua ordains that Part I “Administrative Legislation”, Chapter 5
“Administration of Government”, Part 3 “Administrative Code” of the Nashua Revised
Ordinances as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:

1. Move Section 5-46 “Review and Comment Commission” in Article IX “Division of Public
Health and Community Services” to new Section 5-42.1 “Citizens Advisory Commission for
Community Grants” in Article VII “Community Development Division”.

2. Delete the struck-through language and add the new underlined language as shown:

Ҥ 5-4642.1. Review-and-Comment-Commission-Citizens Advisory Commission for
Community Grants.

A. Creation; appointment of members; term of office.

(1) There is hereby created a Review-and- Comment-Commission Citizens
Advisory Commission for Community Grants consisting of five
Commissioners and not less than 20 nor more than 30 persons appointed
by said Commissioners.

(2) Three Commissioners shall be Nashua citizens representing a cross section
of the community. They shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed
by the Board of Aldermen. The citizen Commissioners will serve three-
year terms.

(3) One Commissioner shall be an Alderman appointed by the President of the
Board of Aldermen. The aldermanic Commissioner will serve
concomitantly with his or her term of office.