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Finance Committee - 04/21/2021 Page 4
Ms. Chizmas

Yes, we just want to make sure that whatever we do we can be successful, serving the community. This
location is perfect, it is right near Mine Falls Park, its right near Tree Streets neighborhood, very accessible

from downtown, so it has got a great location. We just need to make sure we can do it successfully; have a
dog park there.

Alderman Klee

And if | may just add one more thing Mr. Mayor.

Mayor Donchess

Yes, please.

Alderman Klee

The “ad packers” as they are called, the Animal Dog Park & Advisory Committee, looked at a number of
different sites. And while maybe they felt one was a little bit better, this one was actually the best as far as to
fill the needs of the City, especially those downtown who have less land to be able to let their dogs out so they
are going to be walking. It’s at the mouth, one of the entrances of Mine Falls which makes it wonderful because
people can take their dogs for a walk, they can let them run free, which we don’t want them doing in Mine Falls.

So it’s just a win-win for everything, the location is just a great location. Parking is good; it’s just — | think as
long as the ground can handle us, | think it would be a great location. So thank you.

Mayor Donchess
Anyone else?

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

Yes?

Mayor Donchess
Alderman O’Brien.
Alderman O’Brien

Thank you Mr. Mayor. | do have a question part of this money will that also look at the besides the radio
antenna just to make sure that this area is not part of a brown field, with the past history of the Mill Yard.

Ms. Chizmas

Yeah they will conducting existing conditions, not just what is there now but what has happened in the past.
So they will be looking into the history of the property and whether or not this is a good use for it.

Alderman O’Brien
Thank you.

Mayor Donchess

| saw, | believe Alderman Harriott-Gathright.

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Alderman Harriott-Gathright

| just have a question actually because as | was reading this (phone ringing) and | am sorry | don’t know how to
turn my phone off, so it'll be ringing in the background. Is 4.75 acres of land, is this land that cannot be
developed like say for housing? Because | am not familiar with that area so | am just asking because we have
such an issue here.

Ms. Chizmas
Sure it currently is not considered suitable for housing. It is in a wet area, flood plain, so its uses for
commercial or housing residential is somewhat limited; definitely limited, | shouldn’t say “somewhat” it is

limited. Tim I’ve seen you’ve turned on, do you want to speak to that, | Know you have looked at this as well.

Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development

| have.

Mayor Donchess

| think we have new developments from today on this subject, so please Director Cummings, go ahead.

Director Cummings

Yes. So just first to the question at hand. It is not only within the “flood plain” it is at a higher degree of
environmental sensitivity. It is referred to as the “flood way”. So that is another categorization that makes it
even harder to do any sort of development or penetration into the wetlands. So | just want to make sure folks
are aware of that. And then Mayor, did you suggest that | continue on with the developments of today?

Mayor Donchess

Yes.

Director Cummings

OK and as the Mayor alluded to, earlier today | delivered to him some good news. | was able to successfully
negotiate a P&S on the land and it was approved by the Mill Yard Associates that owns the piece of property. It
is subject to approval by the Board of Aldermen so Legislation will be forthcoming to you in speaking with the
Deputy Corporation Counsel Leonard earlier today, it sounds like we would be looking to file it for the first
meeting in May. But we are going to try to get it closed; we have a closing date of June 30" of 2021. So we
hopefully will have the property tied up in short order for folks to be able to use as they wish.

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

Mr. Mayor, | do have a question through you.
Mayor Donchess
Alderman Harriott-Gathright.

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

Ok did you say flood wet — w-e-t.

Mayor Donchess

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Way - w-a-y.

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

Ok and lastly P&S on the land what is that?

Mayor Donchess

Purchase & Sale Agreement.

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

OK, thank you.

Mayor Donchess

In other words, we can buy the land and have the dog park and also secure the entrance to the park really.
Alderwoman Klee?

Alderman Klee

Thank you Mr. Mayor. | just wanted to clarify for those that aren’t familiar with the area that we are looking at, it
is over by the old Nimco Building, the Industrial park entrance there. At certain points the Sculpture
Symposium work would happen over in that area and so on. And in the Purchase & Sale Agreement, maybe
this for Mr. Cummings or Ms. Chizmas, at one point we were negotiating with the entire group. Is that not

correct to try to put the dog park in there because the property was more or less owned by the entire, | don’t
know what you would call it, consolidated group?

Mayor Donchess

The Mill Yard Association. So initially we were just trying to get their permission to locate but some members of
the Association were not absolutely supportive of that. So in the end, the decision was made to negotiate an
outright purchase, which is better anyway because then we will own the land and control it absolutely.
Alderman Klee

And | agree, thank you very much. | just wanted to make that clear for where the location of it was so that

those that are listening would understand and | wanted more clarification on the Purchase & Sale versus
“trying to work it out”. Thank you. | think this is a better way of doing it.

Mayor Donchess
Any other comments or questions? Alderman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu

Yes thank you Mr. Mayor. Just two things. | thought when we first started talking about this that this piece of
land was land that the City owned. So the choice, the best parcel is a piece of land that the City doesn’t own?

Mayor Donchess

Yes. The City does not own this land.

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Alderwoman Lu

Huh, OK. | didn’t realize we had to purchase land. So one other question | have is we are not sure this is
feasible so we are going to do a feasibility study, correct? But we’ve decided to buy the land regardless of the
results of the feasibility study? That’s my question, why would we do that?

Director Cummings

If | may Mr. Mayor?

Mayor Donchess
Yeah.

Director Cummings

Yes, thank you. So | think the point is a good one raised and essentially the question previously or the
statement previously made actually answers the question. | think most people are already under the
impression that that land is city owned and most people treat it and think of it and use it as a trailhead for the
entrance or the gateway to Mine Falls Park. Technically that is inaccurate and what this does is just kind of
correct that. So despite whether a dog park is actually achieved, which | hope it is, nonetheless you'll have a
gateway, an entrance to the Mine Falls Park entrance with this property that has been already traditionally
thought of or used culturally as such. So this is just really cleaning up something that | think the community
has already used and treated in such a way.

Alderwoman Lu

Thank you. And just a follow up.

Mayor Donchess

So there are two things; number one — as Tim just said, people do think of this as part of Mine Falls Park and it
is actually not owned by the City. Number two | think the name of the study, this title was arrived at before the
idea of really purchasing this parcel was arrived at. So | think those involved, Ms. Chizmas, Alderwoman Klee
would say that the likelihood that a dog park can be established here is a very high probability that might be an
understatement. But the feasibility had to do with looking at different places and how could it be done. So |
don’t think there’s much or any doubt that a dog park can be established here is that correct?

Ms. Chizmas

That’s correct. And one thing that this study is doing is in addition to looking at the land it will provide us with a
design for a dog park in this location that fits the land that it can work in. It will also provide us with an
operations and maintenance plan for operating the dog park, making sure that it is done environmentally
soundly because it is in a wet area so we want to make sure that the waste management is taken care of and
done responsibly. It will help us identify opportunities for grants and funding to make sure that we can do this
successfully. So the land is one thing but there’s a whole bunch of other components to the study that will help
us make sure that we can operate it.

Alderman Klee

And Mr. Mayor may | make one clarification, | Know ...

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Alderwoman Lu

I’m just finishing please?

Alderman Klee

Well | wanted to make a clarification to you Alderwoman Lu through the Mayor if that’s ok.

Mayor Donchess

Go ahead. We will come back to you Alderwoman Lu as soon as we get a full explanation here.

Alderman Klee

| wanted to make it clear, unless | am mistaken, the City is part of the Mill Yard Association is that not correct?
Mayor Donchess

That is correct.

Alderman Klee

So we are kind of a member of that Association which is another reason why we chose this. It works better to

buy it but it is not like the City wasn’t already part of the Association because of the Nimco Building and so on. |
just wanted to get that clarification out there for you Alderwoman Lu.

Mayor Donchess

Alderwoman Lu, please?
Alderwoman Lu

So | just wondered, | understand, | mean even if you feel certain that you still feel that a $50,000.00 investment
in a feasibility study is a good idea and | just, you know, it just seems unusual that you would — this piece of
property probably doesn’t have a lot of other people trying to buy it so why you wouldn’t wait until after you had
the report done and then bought it. But a purchase of property goes through the Board of Aldermen?

Mayor Donchess

This is not to approve the purchase. This will require an appropriation of money to make the purchase take
place. Now as it happens there were other people that wanted to buy this parcel. As soon as the City
indicated that we wanted to acquire it, and again, even if weren’t for the dog park, this should be acquired as
part of the park to prevent the following. The competing potential purchaser and there may have been more
than one, wanted to buy it in the hopes of establishing a private parking lot down there. And the word
purchase by a private owner could exclude members of the public. So this purchase, if that had gone in that
direction it would not have been good for Mine Falls Park. So this purchase either way is a good thing for the
park and for the City and for the downtown, in my opinion anyway. Alderman O’Brien.

Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Mr. Mayor. | think this is a wonderful idea. So that everyone else don’t misconstrue my question but

if Mr. Cummings wants to come back or Ms. Chizmas if you can answer it as well, equally as well. Basically
from my information, | got to choose which comes first the chicken or the egg?

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And in this case we are talking about a PSA Purchase & Sale Agreement yet we haven't done the feasibility
study which will test for the brown fields. So is that contingent in the PSA? You know, | am just concerned
with an industrial area if we find something.

Mayor Donchess

Yes, Director Cummings?

Director Cummings

Yes, thank you. So yes the Purchase & Sale Agreement does have our standard due diligence period where
we could review various aspects of the land before we close on it.

Alderman O’Brien

Very good, thank you.

Mayor Donchess

And | would like to reiterate this was titled “feasibility study” when we didn’t have a definite parcel; we didn’t
know where or how to do it. The title remains but in a way the title is a little bit obsolete. This has been
pending for a long time. | mean at this point, what they are doing is advising us as to how to establish a dog
park on that parcel. You know, how it can be located so as to not interfere with any of this underground work,
how big it should be, how it should be run, what the fence should look like. So it is really no longer a feasibility
study but a recommendation as how to establish the park in this location. And Ms. Chizmas is nodding so |
think she agrees.

Ms. Chizmas

Yes | do agree with that, thank you.

Mayor Donchess

Anyone else? Alright could you please call the roll, Madam Clerk?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 6

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Master Control Panel for 3 Aeration Blowers in the amount of $59,327 funded from accounts 81200 Buildings &
Improvements

MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE
PURCHASE OF THE MASTER CONTROL PANEL (MCP) UPGRADE ON THE THREE AERATION
BLOWERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $59,327 FROM BCV SYSTEMS IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. FUNDING WILL
BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 169 WASTEWATER; FUND: WASTEWATER; ACCOUNT
CLASSIFICATION: 81000 CAPITAL OUTLAY IMPROVEMENTS, BY ROLL CALL.

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ON THE QUESTION

Mayor Donchess

And we have Mr. Boucher here on this, the Wastewater Superintendent, | believe?

Dave Boucher, Wastewater Superintendent

Thank you Mr. Mayor. Dave Boucher, Wastewater Superintendent. So part of our wastewater process is to
provide oxygen to microorganisms for their survival. We do this through three turblox blowers, they are high
efficiency blowers. They are serviced by the company BCV. Historically we have had seasonal problems
providing air, especially during the summer months. Recently we had BCV in to do an audit of our system and
determined that we have an older program that doesn’t allow certain controls to our blower system and we
need an updated program. This would allow our blowers to be operated differently and help to resolve the
issue that we have during the summer months.

The cost we are requesting covers the cost of the program, the installation and the training of the program as
well. | can answer any questions if you have any.

Mayor Donchess
Anybody have comments/questions? (There were none.). Alright Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 6

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Vehicle: Supervisors Car in the amount of $31,359.00 funded from accounts FTA Grant & 81500 Vehicles

MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE
THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) 2021 ELECTRIC CHEVROLET BOLT EV, LT 4DR WAGON (SUPERVISORS
VEHICLE) IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,359 FROM MACMULKIN CHEVROLET CADILLAC. FUNDING WILL
BE THROUGH: DEPARTMENT: 186 TRANSPORTATION; FUND: 85% FROM FEDERAL TRANSIT
ADMINISTRATION 5339 LOW-NO FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,655 AND 15% FROM A LOCAL
MATCH IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,704, BY ROLL CALL.

ON THE QUESTION

Mayor Donchess

Ms. Chizmas are you here on this or who is here from transit? You’re on mute.

Ms. Chizmas

| wasn’t planning on it but | saw it on the Agenda so | thought | should stick around. So yes these are low or no

emission funds that were achieved, it’s a discretionary grant that was applied for us and successfully awarded.
This vehicle will replace an ancient Chevy Lumina, | think it is a — | want to say it is like a 2001.

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It is a very old vehicle and this will continue towards the goal of reducing our emissions. It will also bring their
vehicles into compliance with the Transit Asset Management Goal that says we’ve got to keep, not only our
buses, but our support vehicles and our facilities in a state of good repair.

Mayor Donchess

And this 85% federal?
Ms. Chizmas

| believe it is, | think it and | am sorry | didn’t have this in front of me but | want to say this one is 85% and then
15% local or it may be 7 %, if you give me a second | can look that up.

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

It does state that it is 85% federal transit administration.
Ms. Chizmas

Yeah it is just we have some grants that the State helps us fund with some of the match. So | just want to pull
that up.

Mayor Donchess

This is an electric vehicle, right?

Ms. Chizmas

Yes, yes it is.

Mayor Donchess

So the City’s share of this is $4,700.00.

Ms. Chizmas

Yes the City is contributing the full 15% matching funds.

Mayor Donchess

Any questions/comments? Alderwoman Klee?

Alderman Klee

It is more just a comment Mr. Mayor. Ms. Chizmas thank you so much. | know you work really hard at getting
grants and so on such as this and a variety of other ones. It truly does help the City so that we can keep up
with the requirements and so on so | do appreciate all the hard work you do.

Ms. Chizmas

Thank you. And it is a pleasure to work with so it’s great that we have a Mayor and an Aldermanic Board that
supports our grant efforts and our green efforts.

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Mayor Donchess
Anyone else? Could you please call the roll, Madam Clerk?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 6

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Vehicle: Service Truck in the amount of $79,783.52 funded from accounts CERF/81500 Vehicles

MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE
REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVY 3500 KS UTILITY TRUCK WITH A 2021
FORD 350 XL TRUCK TO MHQ OF MARLBOROUGH, MA, IN THE AMOUNT OF $79,783.52. FUNDING IS
THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 186 TRANSPORTATION; FUND: 20% FROM CERF IN THE AMOUNT OF
$15,956.70 AND 80% FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION IN THE AMOUNT OF
$63,826.82, BY ROLL CALL.

ON THE QUESTION

Mayor Donchess

Alright, | think Ms. Chizmas is here on this again?

Ms. Chizmas

Yeah, this is another replacement of a vehicle that has exceeded its useful life as we say in the Transit Asset
Management World. So, again, we are just replacing it and keeping our capital equipment in good shape so

that we can maintain our facilities including clearing out our parking lots and our bus stops and our transit
center.

Mayor Donchess
Anyone? Madam Clerk could you please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 6

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

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From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Mobile Parking Payment System Contract Renewal in the amount of no funding required
(end user funded)

MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE
RENEWAL FOR METERED PARKING IN DOWNTOWN NASHUA FOR PAYBYPHONE SERVICE
CONTRACT WITH PAYBYPHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - NO FUNDING IS REQUIRED, BY ROLL CALL.
ON THE QUESTION

Mayor Donchess

Now is Ms. Stansfield, Parking Manager here on this? | see her name?

Jill Stansfield, Parking Manager

Yes | am here Mr. Mayor.

Mayor Donchess

OK | don’t know if you’ve met the Committee before? This is Jill Stansfield, the Parking Manager. | don’t know
if you’ve come before the Finance Committee before, | can’t remember.

Ms. Stansfield

| am sure.

Mayor Donchess

Anyway, here she is. So please just give us a brief explanation.

Ms. Stansfield

Sure so we started a relationship with Pay by Phone back in 2018, it has been very successful. Over the past

12 months the trends app usage is about 30% to 40% of all downtown meter transactions and actually just in
the last month it is at 50% so it is a very popular payment method for visitors of the downtown.

Mayor Donchess
And this enables you to pay your parking meter by your cell phone?
Ms. Stansfield

Correct.