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R-20-091
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Thomas Lopez
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF A $5,700,000 LEAD BASED PAINT
HAZARD REDUCTION GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
e Human Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage

R-20-097
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Lon Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Skip Cleaver
APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPLOYEES,
AFT, FPE, LOCAL #4831 FROM JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023 AND AUTHORIZING A
RELATED TRANSFER
e Budget Review Committee Recommends: Final Passage

R-20-101
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Skip Cleaver
AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF CERTAIN PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY EASEMENTS
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-20-033

Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Thomas Lopez

REPLACING CORPORATION COUNSEL WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION

DIRECTOR ON THE CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD (CTAB)

e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage

O-20-037
Endorsers: Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
ESTABLISHING A 25 M.P.H. SPEED LIMIT ON ROBINSON ROAD

e Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage

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O-20-038
Endorsers: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Thomas Lopez
ESTABLISHING A 25 M.P.H. SPEED LIMIT ON CHARLOTTE AVENUE
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage

O-20-039
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
UPDATING THE FINANCIAL STANDARDS FOR THE CITY’S WELFARE GUIDELINES
e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-20-102
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $35,000 FROM THE STATE OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INTO PUBLIC HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT ACTIVITY “COVID-19 VACCINE GRANT”

R-20-103
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $250,000 FROM PRIOR YEAR ESCROW FUNDS, DEPARTMENT
#194 “CONTINGENCY, ACCOUNT #701 22 “OPERATING EXPENSE CONTINGENCY” INTO THE
“GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY (GOFERR) GRANT”

R-20-104
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $998,132 FROM DEPARTMENT #150 “POLICE”, ACCOUNT
#90530 “EXPENSE TRANSFER TO GRANT FUNDS?” INTO THE “GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR
EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY (GOFERR) GRANT”

NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-20-042
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AMENDING THE ORDINANCE ON MAINTAINING ADEQUATE UNASSIGNED GENERAL FUND
BALANCE

O-20-043
Endorsers: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
AUTHORIZING A STOP SIGN ON DARTMOUTH STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH DOUGLAS
STREET AND STOP SIGNS ON HILL STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH DARTMOUTH STREET

O-20-044
Endorser: Alderman Thomas Lopez
RELATIVE TO ABAN ON CERTAIN INDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN BUSINESSES STARTING AT
9:30 PM

PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Committee announcements:

ADJOURNMENT

Board of Aldermen

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

(603) 589-3030

MEMORANDUM

TO: Board of Aldermen
FROM: Donna Graham, Legisiative Affairs Manager
DATE: December 18, 2020

SUBJ.: Communications Received from the Public

Attached please find communications received from the public as follows:

From: Dan Beauchemin
Re: Curfew

From: Micahel T. Buckley
Re: Curfew

From: Russ Havrylik
Re: Curfew

From: Laurie Ortolano
Re: Curfew

Graham, Donna

From: Daniel Beauchemin <dbeauch1 @outlook.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 3:07 PM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Curfew

CAUTION: This email came from outside of the organization. Do not click links/open attachments if source is
unknown.

Dear Aldermen,

I'm writing to let you know that I do not support the imposition of a curfew in the city of Nashua. Our restaurant
and bar owners are struggling right now and have bent over backwards to make their establishments as safe as
possible. They have done a very good job with this and it's unfair to ask them to make this sacrifice especially
when other retail establishments in other lines of business do not need to make the same sacrifice.

Thank you,

Dan Beauchemin
5 Rhode Island Ave

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Graham, Donna

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To: Michael Buckley
Subject: RE: Curiew

From: Michael Buckley [mailto:michael.mtdq@gmail.com]

Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 7:01 PM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Curfew

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unknown.

To President Lori Wilshire and the Board of Alderman

I am requesting to have this letter added to the discussion of the Restaurant Curfew in Nashua

The current proposal to enact a curfew in the city of Nashua is an action that will have a detrimental effect
that is targeted specifically at restaurant operators in the city of Nashua. The restaurant industry has been
dramatically impacted by the COVID crisis and there are many operators who are barely hanging on to their
businesses. Any additional actions such as this curfew could spell the end. If you have visited any restaurants
in Nashua over the past eight months you will see that the majority of operators have taken safety of their
staff and patrons very seriously and already have protocols in place that are far more stringent than many
other industries.

There has been no scientific hard data that has demonstrated restaurants and bars are super spreaders
of COVID. The NHLRA has requested this data from NH DHHS numerous times and there have been no studies
or evidence that can show COVID was spread in restaurants. Some of the unintended consequences of this
action include:

e Forcing patrons into restaurants in a shorter time period which will increase social contact during
the earlier hours

e Forcing gatherings at homes with no air exchange vs in restaurants & bars where there is the
highest level of air exchange and fresh air constantly being added. People are still going to get
together if there is a curfew.

e This is a targeted action that will only impact Nashua restaurants. This will encourage patrons to go
outside of Nashua to restaurants and bars that are not being restricted. This is detrimental to the
business owners in your city and gives them less of a chance of survival than similar properties not in
Nashua.

e Acurfew would only continue the narrative that restaurants are dangerous and will keep driving
business away. Restaurants that are following procedures are far more safe than your visit to your big
box store or grocery store where employees have no place readily available to wash their hands,
product is touched by numerous people, and sanitation of high touch areas are barely attended to.

We respectfully ask that you vote against enacting a curfew targeted at the small businesses in your own
community. ifthere are a few operators that are not following the proper protocols the action should be
against these specific operators not against the industry as a whole.

Thank You for your consideration
Michael T Buckley
Surf and MT's Restaurants Nashua NH

Graham, Donna

From: dj sparky <djsparky@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2020 6:29 PM
To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Curfew

CAUTION: This email came from outside of the organization: “Do not click links/open attachments if source is
unknown.

Hello, just wanted to give my two cents.

I'm grown accustomed to generally well thought out management by elected officials in NH. I can't remember
ever secing something that made me question the general competency of anyone in a position of power.

This curfew idea is the first completely idiotic thing I've seen put forward.
I'm pro mask, pro vaccination and I've actually gotten covid so I take it very seriously.

This curfew just doesn't make any logical sense whatsoever. If these business are dangerous then they need to
be shut down period. Creating an arbitrary time that we're supposed to suddenly be at too much risk is the
dumbest idea I've heard. I mean it's California level stupid.

Either these business are safe to be open or they're not. If anything I'd say they're safer late at night as there's
less people cut and they tend to be younger/healthier.

I'm a centrist by nature and am very open to opposing political views, however I just couldn't ever vote for
someone that supported this measure, I will be keeping track and I will remember.

If you vote to shut indoor dining down entirely I can support that. I can't support this curfew though, it's really,
really, really stupid.

Thank you for your time
Russ Havrylik

28 Cortez Drive
Nashua

Graham, Donna

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From: Laurie Ortolano <laurieortolano@gqmail.com>

Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 5:37 AM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Input for the December 21, 2020 Meeting on Curfew

CAUTION: This email came trom outside of the organization. Do not click links/open attachments if source is
unknown.

input for the Board of Aldermen December 21, 2020 meeting
The Decision for a curfew

lam not in favor of a curfew unless it is applied citywide to all businesses and the data supports
that more cluster outbreaks are occurring after 9:30 pm.

lam not in favor of targeting a single or a few business sectors if there is science and data that
support there is community spread for a variety of factors.

Please provide the data for the breakdown of the all cluster outbreaks since tracking the spread of
the virus. This can be in general category form if confidentiality is an issue.

Is the city tracking how many businesses have closed temporarily or permanently due to COVID?
What does this data look like?

If the city wants to stop the spread and reduce the burden on the medical facilities because the
hospital and medical data supports this, then a citywide shutdown might be appropriate.

lam not in favor of a curfew unless it is applied citywide to all businesses and the data supports
that more cluster outbreaks are occurring after 9:30 PM.

Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley St.

THE CITY OF NASHUA “The Gate City"

Adwunistrative Services
Purchasing Department

December 10, 2020
Memo #21-064

TO: Mayor Donchess
Finance Committee

SUBJECT: Turbine Removal at Jackson Falls Dam in the amount of $2,664,500 funded from account
R-19-142 Bond

Please see attached communications from Sarah Marchant, Director of Community Development, dated
December 4, 2020 for project specific details related to this purchase. Below please find a summary of
the purchase approval request:

Item: Turbine, Generator & Controls Removal, Site Preparation & New Equipment
Installation

Value: $2,664,500

Vendor: Bancroft Contracting Corporation

Department: 181 Community Development
Source Fund: Bond authorized by R-19-142

Ordinance: Pursuant to § 5-84 Special purchase procedures. A/ (4) Sole-source
procurements, where the proposed purchase is manufactured by only one
company

The Community Development Division, and the Purchasing Department respectfully request your
approval of this contract.

Regards,
Kelly Parkinson

Purchasing Manager

Ce: S Marchant
J Graziano

229 Main Street * Nashua, New Hampshire 03061 ¢ Phone (603) 589-3330 « Fax (603) 589-3233

Jim Donchess
Mayor e City of Nashua

To: Board of Aldermen

From: Mayor Jim Donchess

Date: December 9, 2020

Re: Contract in Excess of SIM Award — Turbine Removal at Jackson Falls Dam

Pursuant to NRO: § 5-74/B: E. Approval by the Finance Committee of a contract award in excess of
$1,000,000 shall be submitted to the full Board of Aldermen at its next regularly scheduled meeting
for final approval prior to award of the contract.

The Finance Committee has approved and placed on file the notification of the award of the
referenced contract at the December 16, 2020 meeting and as such | am requesting the full Board of
Alderman approve the following contract:

Item: Turbine, Generator & Controls Removal, Site Preparation & New
Equipment Installation
Value: $2,664,500
Vendor: Bancroft Contracting Corporation
Purchasing Memo#: 21-064 dated December 9, 2020
Contract Term: n/a
Thank you.

229 Main Street * PO Box 2019 * Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019
603.589.3260 * fax 603.594.3450 * NashuaMayor@NashuaNH. gov
www.NashuaNH. gov