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LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2022

Q-22-014
No parking on the east side of a section of East Dunstable Road

Alderman John Sullivan

Committee on Infrastructure

Materials, Labor and Vehicle Overhead: $736.00

ANALYSIS

This legislation prohibits parking on a section of the east side of East Dunstable Road as

described in the legislation.

Approved as to form:

Office of Corporation Counsel

By: Or 4 (forte
Date: JD Apia CEE

A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Monday, April 25, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the
aldermanic chamber as well as via Zoom teleconference.

President Lori Wilshire presided; Deputy City Clerk Allison Waite recorded.

Prayer was offered by Deputy City Clerk Allison Waite; Alderman Richard A. Dowd led in the Pledge to the
Flag.

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Let’s start the meeting by taking a roll call attendance. When each member states their presence, please
indicate if participating via Zoom state why you are not meeting in person and 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 10 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman O’Brien,
Alderman Sullivan, Alderman Klee, Alderman Jette, Alderman Comeau, Alderman Dowd, Alderman
Gouveia, Alderman Cathey, Alderman Thibeault, Alderman Wilshire.

Alderman Moran, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Clemons, Alderwoman Kelly, and Alderwoman Timmons
were recorded absent.

Mayor James W. Donchess, Dan Hudson, City Engineer, Mark Saunders, Senior City Engineer, and John
Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector were also in attendance.

President Wilshire to turn the meeting over to Chairman of Budget Review Committee Richard A. Dowd.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

R-22-020
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT
OF THIRTY-SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($37,500,000) TO FUND THE SECOND
FIVE YEAR PHASE OF A TEN YEAR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROJECT

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

Chairman Dowd closed the public hearing on Resolution R-22-020 at 7:24 p.m.

Chairman Dowd opened the public hearing on Resolution R-22-021 at 7:24 p.m.

R-22-021
CHANGING THE PURPOSE OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND AND THIRTY DOLLARS
($152,030) OF UNEXPENDED BOND PROCEEDS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER TRUCK AND
AERIAL LADDER TRUCK PURCHASES TO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL FIRE
ALARM SYSTEM

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

Special Board of Aldermen 04-25-2022 Page 2

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

Chairman Dowd closed the public hearing on Resolution R-22-021 at 7:29 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE APRIL 25, 2022, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED

MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 7:29 p.m.

Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Budget Review Committee Clerk

Attest: Allison Waite, Deputy City Clerk

SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN
APRIL 25, 2022

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PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER

PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK SUSAN K. LOVERING
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN RICHARD A. DOWD
ROLL CALL

PUBLIC HEARINGS

R-22-020
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT
OF THIRTY-SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($37,500,000) TO FUND THE SECOND
FIVE YEAR PHASE OF A TEN YEAR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROJECT

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

R-22-021
CHANGING THE PURPOSE OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND AND THIRTY DOLLARS
($152,030) OF UNEXPENDED BOND PROCEEDS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER TRUCK AND
AERIAL LADDER TRUCK PURCHASES TO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL FIRE
ALARM SYSTEM

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

ADJOURNMENT

R-22-020

RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT
TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THIRTY-SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($37,500,000) TO FUND THE SECOND FIVE YEAR PHASE
OF A TEN YEAR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROJECT

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Two

RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua that the Mayor of the City
of Nashua and the City Treasurer of the City of Nashua are hereby authorized to issue and sell
general obligation bonds of the City, in an aggregate principal not to exceed Thirty Seven
Million Five Hundred Thousand ($37,500,000). The proceeds of said bonds shall be used over
the second five-year phase of a 10-year pavement management project with the goal of bringing
the average pavement condition index (PCI) of the 300-mile road network to at least 87 (which is
an ASTM standard for a good service condition) at the end of 10 years. The project will
implement various pavement treatment and repair methods including routine maintenance,
preventative maintenance, structural improvement and base rehabilitation. The project also
includes work related to periodic pavement condition surveys, analyses and reporting,
management system updating, bidding documents, construction quality control and material
testing. The t0-year pavement management project followed by maintenance as needed is
expected to extend the life of the road network by 20 years.

Pursuant to Nashua City Charter $54-a, this resolution requires a ‘‘duly advertised public
hearing.” Also sce N.H. RSA 33:9, which requires a 2/3 vote for passage of this resolution.

The bonds shall be general obligations of the City of Nashua, payable as to principal and
interest from ad valorem taxes, which will be levied without limitation as to rate or amount on all
taxable property within the territorial limits of the City of Nashua.

The bonds shall bear the manual and facsimile signature of the City Treasurer and the
Mayor. In accordance with Chapter 91 of the New Hampshire Acts of 2005, bonds issued
pursuant to this resolution shall not require an authenticating certificate of a bank or trust
company doing business in the State of New Hampshire or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
or the Commissioner of Revenue Administration.

RESOLUTION R-22-020

The bonds are to be issued in fully-registered form by means of a book-entry system or
otherwise and shall have such terms and conditions and be in such form, subject to the provisions
of this resolution and applicable law, as shall be determined by the Mayor and the City
Treasurer.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Mayor is authorized to enter into the required
contracts therefor as well as any amendments to be made thereto or any other documentation
necessary for the receipt of said funds.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2022

RESOLUTION: R-22-020
PURPOSE: Authorizing the Mayor and the City Treasurer to issue bonds

not to exceed the amount of Thirty-Seven Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($37,500,000) to fund the second
five year phase of a ten year payement management project

ENDORSER(S): Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Ernest A. Jette

COMMITTEE Budget Review Committee
ASSIGNMENT: Board of Public Works
FISCAL NOTE: Bonds will be issued over a five-year period with the first bond

anticipated to be sold in FY 24 with the first payment beginning in
FY25. Estimated interest rates are 3.0°0-4.0%. Each bond issued
will be in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000 for a total of
$37,500,000. Total bond payments are estimated at $49,500,000
including interest. Each bond will have a fifteen-year term. The
Bonds will be repaid through the Special Road & Highway Fund.

ANALYSIS

This resolution authorizes the City to issue and sell general obligation bonds up to $37,500,000,
for the second five-year phase of a 10-year pavement management project as described in the
resolution. This project is in the FY2022 Capital Improvements Program.

As this legislation is an authorization to borrow money, this resolution requires a “duly
advertised public hearing” pursuant to Nashua City Charter $54-a. NH RSA 33:9 requires a 2/3
vote of all the members for the issuance of bonds. This resolution is also a specific non-budget,
supplementary appropriation, permitted by Charter Sec. 53. Requirements for that are notice and
a public hearing. A two-thirds vote is required under Charter Sec. 56-b for an item or amount
not in the mayor’s budget. A roll call is required under Charter Sec. 49.

This legislation should be referred to the Board of Public Works for its review and approval.

Approved as to account Financial Services Division
structure, numbers,
and amount: By: /s/ John Griffin

Resolution R-22-020

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: ( eke, (Pore.
Date: LS Maral ODA

R-22-021

RESOLUTION

CHANGING THE PURPOSE OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO
THOUSAND AND THIRTY DOLLARS ($152,030) OF UNEXPENDED BOND
PROCEEDS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER TRUCK AND AERIAL
LADDER TRUCK PURCHASES TO INFRASTRUCURE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
MUNICPAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua that the purpose of the
remaining unexpended bond proceeds of up to One Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand and Thirty
Dollars ($152,030), previously reserved and designated under Resolution R-20-008
(“Authorizing the Mayor and City Treasurer to issue bonds not to exceed the amount of one
million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000) for the purchase of a new 2020 Pierce Arrow
XT red aerial ladder truck and the for the Fire Department’) and Resolution R-18-081
(“Authorizing the Mayor and City Treasurer to issue bonds not to exceed the amount of six
hundred and sixty thousand dollars ($660,000) to purchase of a new pumper truck for the Fire
Department”) is changed as follows:

The original purpose from R-20-008 and R-18-081 was for the purchase of two trucks for
the Fire Department. The purposes for which the funds were originally borrowed is complete
and there will be a remaining baiance of proceeds that is surplus.

The remaining funds will be used for upgrades and improvements to the municipal fire
alarm system. The useful life of the project is 40 years. The following is a brief explanation and

tasks for the project.

Nashua’s Municipal Fire Alarm System provides direct and immediate notification of fire
alarm system activations throughout the city. The Municipal Fire Alarm System is monitored by
the fire alarm operators 24.7/365. Currently the system contains 15 box circuits and six station
circuits. Circuit 15 provides monitoring for properties along the Amherst Street corridor
northerly to the Merrimack town line. The number of fire alarm boxes on Circuit 15 have grown
to exceed the recommended number on a single circuit. A new and distinct pathway across the
Nashua River (Broad Street Parkway) separate from previous circuits is available and would
provide additional circuits and redundancies to the system. Circuit 12 (Main Dunstable Road)
contains only one highway crossing with no spare or additional conductor and a pathway exists
crossing the highway that will allow for additional circuits and redundancies to be installed in
this project, including but not limited to the new middle school project.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2022

RESOLUTION: R-22-021
PURPOSE: Changing the purpose of up to One Hundred and Fifty-Two

Thousand and Thirty Dollars ($152,030) of unexpended bond
proceeds from the Fire Department pumper truck and aerial
ladder truck purchases to infrastructure improvements to the
municipal fire alarm system

ENDORSERS: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Melbourne Moran, Jr.
COMMITTEE Budget Review Committee
ASSIGNMENT: Board of Fire Commissioners
FISCAL NOTE: Allows $152,030 to be spent on a capital project (municipal fire

alarm system improvements} from unspent bond proceeds
approved under R-20-008 and R-18-081. The approved purchases
of two fire trucks is complete. If bond funds were not repurposed
for this project. they could be used for other capital projects.

ANALYSIS
Resolutions R-20-008 and R-18-081 authorized bonding for the purchase of two trucks for the
Fire Department. Those purchases are complete and there are surplus funds. This legislation
allows those surplus funds to be used for infrastructure improvements to the municipal fire alarm
system. That project can be found in the FY2022 Capital Improvements Program.

The use of bond proceeds is controlled by RSA 33:3-a. They may be spent only for purposes for
which the loan is incurred, except as the statute otherwise provides. If no expenditure of the
proceeds has been made or a balance remains after “completion” of the project, the funds may be
authorized, by a 2.3 vote, for another project eligible for bonding for an equal or longer period,
or the funds may be used to pay principal of the project’s loan as it matures. RSA 33:3-a II. No
public hearing is needed under bonding requirements because the reallocation is not the
authorization of new borrowing. However, this is a supplemental appropriation. Charter Sec. 53
permits specific non-budget, supplementary appropriations. There should be notice and a public
hearing. A two-thirds vote is required under Charter Sec. 56-b for an item or amount not in the
mayor’s budget. A roll call is required under Charter Sec. 49.

This legislation should be referred to the Board of Fire Commissioners.

Approved as to account Financial Services Division
structure, numbers and

amount: By: /s/John Griffin
Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

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