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|, too, would like to congratulate Chief Rhodes on his retirement. He is also one of my constituents and | have called on
him many times as | do with so many other of our leaders in the city, so he will be missed.

I'm not going to talk about the mask mandate. | think we beat that horse dead and buried.

But | do want to address something. One of the people that spoke as she left, she pointed to me and said tax credit $250.
I'm not really sure what she was talking about other than the fact that in the State House I'm on Municipal and County.
Today there were a number of bills that came in front of my committee and the executive to increase exemptions, and
credits, and so on. I'd kind of like to just address that a little bit. Originally, they were voted to pass and then we did
reconsideration and we (inaudible) them, which is the same thing here what we - so they basically recommend to kill
those Bills. The reason for doing that is that the State refers to it as “lost taxes”. Those are taxes that go from one group
of people. They don't pay them and they get spread amongst another group of people who don''t follow into these
qualified groups of elderly, disabled, deaf, blind or veterans. The State has $57,711,862 2020 of what they call “loss
taxes”. Nashua has $4,844,546 in what we call “loss taxes”, meaning that that shift that tax burden has been shifted to
the groups that don't fall within these categories. That's quite a bit and if you look through the entire State, Nashua is
number one in what is called “loss taxes”, meaning that we shift the burden from one group. It doesn't affect our pot of
gold as | would call it. It's not affecting the budget for Nashua. It's affecting the taxpayers.

| think the comment that was thrown out $250 may have been in reference to the veteran’s tax credit. We give $500.
$750 is the max at this point that can be given. If Nashua was to increase theirs, we have 2,729 veterans that are getting
the tax credit. That would be an additional $682,250, which would bring us right up to $5.5 million in what is called “lost
taxes”. Before we would just take that up and into consideration. We need to know what these numbers are and so on. |
don't know if that's what the citizen was referencing but | thought | would address it seeing that it's fresh and new from my
committee today. And having said that, I’m done.

Alderman Sullivan

Thank you, Madam President. A few comments. First off, | would like to thank the great residents of Ward 9 they came
out on Saturday morning — 9 am to 11 am to talk and be heard by the developer who bought Camp Doucette. They’re
going to put 94 condominiums up there. And all those folks came out on a Saturday in February, listened, asked
questions, and brought up their concerns. So | just want to say, you know, | say this all the time. As citizens, we have a
duty to stay informed of what's going on in our city. So a shout out to the Ward Yers that came out to talk about that.

Second regarding the situation that happened a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, we cannot unring the bell.
Everything had happened is in the public record. | think it's fair to say now to also put in the public record that the police
did conduct their investigation and found that there was no wrongdoing. | Know that that has been said many times
around the horseshoe. | just wanted to echo it one last time that | just think that that's fair. As a new Alderman, | will keep
my head on a swivel and make sure that, you know, we kind of maybe pump the brakes next time.

On masks - | was happy the way it went tonight. | think it's time that we start to turn the page. | said that a month ago. |
still believe it today. If | walk into a business be it Market Basket or wherever and they asked me to put a mask on, I'll do it
because | respect the rights of a private business to do what they want.

| think that as far as the tribalism that we've had over the last almost two years now and since yesterday was Presidents
Day, I'll echo the words of Abe Lincoln — “A house divided against itself cannot stand” and | fear that this pandemic has
done many things. | just hope that we start healing, and we start moving forward, and that we don't go backwards, and
we don't have peaks, and valleys, and whatnot. | hope that we can move forward and | hope tonight as a Board we wrote
that chapter.

Finally some congratulations. First of all, Chief Rhodes thank you for your service. Second of all, Deputy Chief Buxton, a
Ward 9 resident, | look forward to working with him as Nashua's new Fire Chief. Also in the realm of high school athletics
here in the city, Nashua’s own Tom Cassidy was named Cross Country Coach of the Year by the State of New
Hampshire. He's a Bishop Guertin cross country coach. He's coached at Elm Street. He's coached for Nashua PAL.
Now he's at BG and his great assistant Mike Dunham has helped him along the way in his career. So congratulations to
Tom Cassidy. And then also same school, congratulations to the BG girls basketball team. They won the State title on
Sunday.

Alderman O’Brien

Thank you, Madam President. Keep the comments brief because it is a late hour. Kind of comically we put one thing to

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bed but just like the movies, remember the Jaws series? Just when you thought it was good to get one the water, they
come out with Jaws 2. Okay.

Well we put the masks to bed and now we're going to run right into the barriers. No pun intended. | did hear the public
speak. | got every single e-mail. | read every single e-mail. I’ve even seen some things on Facebook. Believe it or not at
the age of 67, | do look at Facebook mostly see what the grandkids look like. But the thing is one thing I'd have seen is a
lot of friction and lack of fact. | thank Alderman Clemons for pointing out that the Downtown Improvement Committee is
an advisory committee where Infrastructure and PEDC, the committee that is going to, is called “a policy committee”.
They will determine what to do. But what are they got to determine? | think we need to have something in front of us.
How is somebody going to eat dinner on an empty plate? | would like to see a steak, and mashed potatoes, and a good
vegetable.

Working with Tim Cummings, who | think is unfortunately being misrepresented and mistreated with this. He is our
downtown representative to boast of the downtown. He's doing his job but plans were made up. True. Some Aldermen
said we never heard anything. You got the same e-mails | did. Nothing came in. So we have, believe it or not, in the City
of Nashua we have traffic engineers and people that do the studies for us. This is how this packet came out.

Now, we've heard testimony in the past. One gentleman who is somewhat leading the charge brought up compromise.
The word “compromise”. Well, we'll see if that's a legitimate discussion because | think compromises have been made. If
we look at this presentation, so therefore folks if you want to decide which book you want to read between the facts and
the fiction, it's a perfect segway into the committee meetings but I'll hold until that particular section. | will give the dates
on when the barriers, and | put it on one night, is going to be discussed. And then we're gonna hear from all those people
that say that they want to speak. So the end result is the same. No magic. You got to keep in mind when we took this
office, we all took an oath. We're different than other people on the other side of the rail. We can't misrepresent the facts.
It's not worth it. So we put a good thing together because you’ve got to remember if somebody says, Oh, I'm losing
business. Well somebody else is telling me, I'm losing business too. How do you decide? Good Solomon had difficulty in
cutting the baby in half. So we’re gonna have to listen. I'm going to have an open mind as we read through this and we'll
see where it basically goes.

| would like to end on that and just say congratulation to Chief Rhodes. | remember when he was a Private and | was a
Company Officer. It was good to see him and wish him the best of luck. But somebody else is retiring and that is Deputy
Chief Glen MacDonald. | served as Deputy Chief and I'd like to recognize him because the Deputy Chiefs are the nuts
and bolts. They're the ones out there working nights, weekends, holidays, Christmases, all the rest of it. | did it for 15
years, every single fire, and Glen has done a good job and good service to the city. So | wish him the best of luck in his
retirement and as well to Chief Rhodes and congratulations to Chief Buxton.

President Wilshire

Thank you. So | just want to let my colleagues know, the public know that regarding the situation that happens, | heard
what you had to say, and I'm hoping that doesn't repeat, and I'll do my part. So | just want to make it clear to everyone
that | heard you.

So tonight | would like to offer my condolences to the family of Adam Gureckis, Jr. Adam’s father was a Ward 7 Alderman
for many, many years. Really, really super guy and his son - the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Adam Gureckis was a
high school athlete, really good at basketball. | think he played all the sports, but he will be missed.

Also Bill Marcoux. | went to school with Bill Marcoux. In fact, he and | were top in our sixth grade class. He was one
point ahead of me and | remember feeling | gotta do something about that. He was a great guy, really great guy and he
served on the Board of the Housing Authority for a number of years too. He will definitely be missed.

Also | want to thank Chief Rhodes for his service to the city. He's done a great job here and he leaves a legacy. My
congratulations to Steve Buxton for taking over the role of Chief. | think it’s well deserved. That’s all | have.

Committee announcements:
Alderman Dowd
Thursday, 7 o'clock, Joint Special School Building Committee at Nashua High North. It should be a fairly light agenda.

The other thing is that Alderman Sullivan went on a tour of Fairgrounds Middle School. That was the first one completed
in the middle school project and we've set that up for three o'clock on Thursday. If any other Alderman would like to join

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us, feel free to show up at 3 o'clock at Fairgrounds and it's only for Aldermen at this point. | got the Harvey Construction
and the Principal are going to provide the tour.

President Wilshire

Other committee announcements?

Alderman O’Brien

Thank you, Madam Chair. Tomorrow night, February 23%, at 7 pm right here in the aldermanic chamber will be the
Infrastructure Committee meeting. If you think we're going to discuss barriers, | hate to disappoint you. They’re not on
the agenda. Okay.

So with that in mind because barriers needs to be discussed, we're going to have a second meeting of the Infrastructure
and joint PEDC Committee and that's going to be held tentatively right now, | think, in the chamber. We're gonna have to
discuss whether | don't know what the potential of people attending, so we're going to need to hone in on that. So I'll give
that fair warning. But anyway, that’s going to be March 9" at 7pm and the presentation will be formally made for all those
to digest and come up with the opinion. | encourage you all to come. That would probably would limit some of the debate
as the information is presented when we get into the full chamber. So you're all welcome. So thank you, Madam
President.

Alderwoman Timmons

Thank you President Wilshire. Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock. | know I'm gonna be sleeping as soon as | get out of
here but we have a meeting at the Cultural Connection tomorrow in Room 208. | invite the Aldermen to come to that
meeting to see somebody that don't look like you or me. Okay. It's important to Know the city and know all your
constituents. So tomorrow morning, the Cultural Connection. Please visit that one. | know some of you guys work but I'll
be here.

Alderman Dowd

The Budget Committee is going to start as soon as the Mayor has had an opportunity to meet with all the department
heads and we actually have a budget to talk about. There will be approximately 10 meetings with no more than three
wrap up sessions. Usually get done in one. When those go out, | usually let the department heads see if they're available
first and then | sent it out to the Aldermen so that they have an opportunity to put it in their schedules. It's very difficult.
Donna and | are trying to squeeze these meetings in. We don't have a start date yet and we have an end date of July 1%.
So we'll let you know.

Alderman O’Brien

Madam President through you to the question of Alderman Dowd. | have on my calendar February 28" budget. Am |
mistaken?

Alderman Dowd
That's a regular budget, yeah.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE FEBRUARY 22, 2022, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN BE
ADJOURNED

MOTION CARRIED
The meeting was declared adjourned at 10:59 p.m.

Attest: Allison Waite, Deputy City Clerk

A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Monday, August 22, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the aldermanic
chamber.

President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Dan Healey recorded.

Prayer was offered by City Clerk Dan Healey; Alderman June M. Caron led in the Pledge to the Flag.

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 Healey called the roll.

The roll call was taken with 11 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Sullivan, Alderman Klee,
Alderman Lopez, Alderman Clemons, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Gouveia, Alderman Caron,
Alderman Thibeault, Alderwoman Timmons, Alderman Wilshire.

Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Moran, Alderman Jette, and Alderman Comeau were recorded absent.

Mayor James W. Donchess, Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton were also in attendance.

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

Chairman Dowd

Yes tonight we have a public hearing on two pieces of Resolution R-22-055 relative to the supplemental appropriation
of $300,000 of FY2022 unanticipated food service related revenue into fund number 2100 Food Services fund and
also R-22-056 relative to the transfer of Coronavirus, State and local fiscal recovery funds established by the
American Rescue Plan “ARPA” and FY2022 supplemental appropriations in the amount of $14,500,000. We will start
with R-22-055.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

R-22-055
RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $300,000 OF FY2022 UNANTICIPATED FOOD
SERVICES RELATED REVENUE INTO FUND #2100 “FOOD SERVICES FUND”

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

Thank you Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector. I'm here on
behalf of the School District to gain a favorable approval of the movement of $300,000 from unanticipated revenue in
the Food Services Fund to the Food Services Fund as an appropriation to true up the amount spent on food services
this year versus the amount budgeted. As you may know, food services had a great year with regard to preparing and
distributing food as the free and reduced lunch program became a free lunch program. Thank you.

Chairman Dowd
Is there anyone that has any questions about this legislation for Mr. Griffin?

Alderman Sullivan

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My only question is the $300,000 in unanticipated revenue. Are those federal funds?

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

Mr. Chairman, if | may. The total amount of federal funds was $6 million, which was $4 million more than the amount
budgeted. So | would definitely say that it's due to the reimbursements from the federal government to equalize that
$300,000 appropriation. Thank you.

Alderman Sullivan

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Thank you.

Alderwoman Timmons

Mr. Griffin | just want clarification. It was just the lunch program or was it lunch and breakfast programs? You said
lunch.

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

I'm sorry. This is the complete food services so it would definitely include any and all food prepared by the District to
distribute whether it's in the morning or during lunch. Thank you.

Alderwoman Timmons

Thank you.
Chairman Dowd
Any other questions? Okay if not, I'll open it up the testimony in favor of R-22-055.

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-22-055 at 7:06 p.m.
Chairman Dowd opened the public hearing on Resolution R-22-056 at 7:06 p.m.
R-22-056
RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT “ARPA” AND FY2022 SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,500,000”

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee. John Griffin, CFO/ Treasurer/Tax Collector. If we look at
Resolution R-22-056, this is more or less the financial housekeeping required to get the funds as noted into the areas
where it can be spent. For example or as you know, we brought the monies in several years ago. We put them ina
grant fund. What this does is this gets these monies into the general fund so they can be transferred into the various
capital improvement accounts that you see in the Resolution.

We worked with this company called |Parametrics who are experts in this area of ARPA funding. They recommended
to us, and we endorsed the recommendation, to use revenue replacement as a way of taking in the funds and
spending them on things that we felt were important going forward. What | mean by that is once we go through these
mechanics, we will essentially take the $14.5 million dollar value put that - | selected the Police Departments for lack
of a better choice - we basically put those monies into the Police Department budget for a second and then we
transferred them to these areas that you see on the Resolution. The reason why we can do that is with the revenue of
replacements as authorized by the United States Treasury, we will not have to go through what could be a painstaking
process of using the Treasury portal to track and promote these various expenditures. What will happen is probably in
the next reporting period, the city will be ready to essentially explain to the Treasury via the portal that we spent the
$14.5 million on police salaries, which are an eligible use because they're general governmental services.

So a little bit a little bit tricky but the objective, as we all know from the US Treasury and the administration is to get
these funds out into the public as expeditiously and appropriately as possible. So we feel comfortable with this
particular Resolution. It's a Fiscal 22 supplemental appropriation. So it won't affect, it won't impact Fiscal 23 that
you've already approved that budget. Thank you.

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Chairman Dowd

Any questions for Mr. Griffin?

Alderman Klee

The question that | have Mr. Griffin is relative to putting it in the PD. | know you say just you’re kind of putting in there
for a second. It was for lack of a better do we do that because they had expenses that the city kind of reimbursed

them for so we put into that account and then put it into the other account? Is that why we do that or is it just...?

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

Mr. Chairman if | may, that's a great question. My objective was to, you know, make it simple and also we have
excellent tracking mechanisms on payroll. So when my objective was to not have several reporting periods with
several different departments and divisions. All will be acceptable as long as they were general governmental
services. But in this case, | think within three months to a six month period Alderwoman Klee we'll be able to fully
report our spend to the US Treasury and wrap this up.

Alderman Klee
Just a comment. | just want to say that | appreciate them doing it as quickly as possible so thank you.

Alderman Clemons

So I'm gonna follow up on that and Mr. Griffin correct me if I'm wrong. The salaries in the in the Police Department, |
assume, are more than $14.5 million and so therefore by doing this and putting this into the Police Department
budget, the salaries that we can then essentially move out funding, the equivalent sum of money from that's already
been budgeted to the police, out into these things that we already approved. Is that what we're doing here?

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

That's a great question Alderman Clemons. The beauty of this ARPA funding is we can go back to March of 2020.

So the reason why we selected Fiscal 22 is we've already spent those monies. So really what's going to happen is
we're going to put for a split second, we're going to put $14,500,000 into the available budget of the Police
Department and subsequently move into these areas that you'll see on the on the Resolution. So there's no impact on
the Fiscal 23 budget for police. There's no impact on Fiscal 22 because we've already concluded the year. So it’s
more. It's truly it's an accounting exercise that's totally appropriate per the rules of the US Treasury.

Alderman Clemons

Well no, | mean, | guess my question is are we doing that to get around a rule or that that's my question? In other
words, are we doing this because some of the things that we would have to spend this money on the reporting
requirements are arcane or archaic and this is just an easy...?

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

Yeah | would say getting around the rule. | would say this particular approach was developed over several comment
periods where cities and towns such as ours were commenting of how onerous it would be if we had to take more of —
Alderman Clemons more of a traditional federal grant approach where you have all kinds of rules and regulations on
supplanting of salaries, grantors, loans that we were just really handcuffed if we if we went down that road. So itis a
workaround that many of our fellow towns and cities are using and totally, totally legal and totally endorsed by the US
Treasury.

Alderman Clemons

Yeah, just a quick comment. | appreciate the answer and no | understand what we're doing here. So | will support
this, thank you.

Alderman Sullivan

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Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Griffin you mentioned that this is going to go into Fiscal Year 22 so it
doesn't affect Fiscal Year 23. So a point of clarification that when we go into budget season for Fiscal Year 23, my
question is how is this going to look on paper? Is this going to look - can you describe what it's going to look like? |
mean are we going to look like we're cutting the police budget by a lot because it was there and now it's not going to
be replaced. | mean that's a concern | have.

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

Mr. Chairman if | may. It's a very good question. So on the budget, the way we report we have an adopted budget by
the Board of Aldermen. If we look at our financial statements, that's the left hand side and then we have an available
budget where through the year there might be additional supplemental appropriations, etc. What's gonna happen, the
first transaction will be the $14.5 million goes into the police in the available but the next transaction as a set of
accounting entries to move the money immediately into the areas that you see on the Resolution. So there’s gonna
be no visual impact to the police. We've already spent the money so in Fiscal 22 and that's why our choice was Fiscal
22 because it was a clean way to end the year and then appropriate the monies to the various needs as shown in this
Resolution.

Chairman Dowd

Yeah we've already started the FY23 budgets and that's what the police are operating on right now know now year
FY22.

Alderman Lopez

Yeah, | was just curious why particularly the police? It kind of looks like we're money laundering a little bit here and
there is no other account we could have used? Nobody will question the police.

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

It was actually a fondness. It's going to have no impact in speaking with Karen Smith and she to the Chief. There'll
be no impact because it really won't even see it. It's the way we're going to report to the — the key is to get the money
to the areas in the financial records that we can spend it appropriately and efficiently. Then the other piece is for me
in the reporting to the portal getting the backup that I'm familiar with - the payroll backup. I'll be able to with one more
submittal will be will essentially be done with the reporting.

Alderman Lopez

Just as a follow up if you remember in our next year's budget when we're looking at this, would it be possible to tag
this as like COVID related mayhem or some kind of like not our normal business?

John Griffin, CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector

It's actually a very good point. It won't even be seen as the base budget for the police. All it affects is the available
budget and then taking the money away from the available to these different accounts. That's how the transaction is
going to work but you won't readily see it. Now footnoting it in our financial statements is probably a very good idea.
So | think that's where you might see it and the act for reporting that we'll do for Fiscal 22 because we're doing it in
Fiscal 22.

Chairman Dowd
Okay we got more leeway here because Mr. Griffin has to leave and Cheryl Lindner is here to answer questions
during budget. But if you've so if you have any questions for Mr. Griffin now's the time to ask them. See none, | will

now ask for testimony in favor of R-22-056.

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None

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TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

Chairman Dowd closed the public hearing on Resolution R-22-056 at 7:19 p.m. | will transfer the meeting back to
President Wilshire.

Without objection, President Wilshire suspended the rules and allowed the following Communication and
Appointments which were received after the agenda was prepared.

COMMUNICATIONS

From: Lori Wilshire, Board of Aldermen President
Re: Board of Aldermen meeting — September 13, 2022 — date change due to State Primary Election

There being no objection, President Wilshire accepted the communication and place it on file.

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

Appointments by the Mayor

Electric Aggregation Committee

Adrian George
18 Shingle Mille Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

G. Frank Teas
57 Northeastern Boulevard
Nashua, NH 03062

There being no objection, President Wilshire accepted the nominations and referred them to the
Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD THAT THE AUGUST 22, 2022, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED
MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

Attest: Dan Healey, City Clerk

APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR
AUGUST 22, 2022

Electric Aggregation Committee

Adrian George
18 Shingle Mille Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

G. Frank Teas
57 Northeastern Boulevard
Nashua, NH 03062

| respectfully request that these appointments be confirmed.

Mayor Jim Donchess

Board of Aldermen

City of Nashua
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03061-2019

(603) 589-3030

MEMORANDUM

TO: Board of Aldermen

FROM: Lori Wilshire, Board of Aldermen President

DATE: August 22, 2022

SUB: Board of Aldermen meeting — September 13, 2022 — date change due to State Primary Election

Due to the State Primary Elections on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, the Board of Aldermen meeting scheduled for the

same date will be moved to Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.