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May 5, 2016
To: The Board of Aldermen

In regards to the property of 396 Main Dunstable Rd; this property abuts the homes on Sagamore Rd
and MacDonald Dr. It is currently being marketed as land for a subdivision, for a total of 6 houses per
the real estate listing.

The homeowners of Sagamore Rd and MacDonald Dr have multiple concerns. Some being how the
conversion of the current property would affect the homes and families in this area.

1 - Drainage: This area has existing drainage issues, which has been brought up in previous years due to
the natural spring which flows through the 396 Main Dunstable Rd property. Asa result many of the
homeowners have water issues in their basements and erosion in their backyards.

2 - Ledge: Ledge is a big concern because they would have to blast; our homes would be at risk for
foundation damage. In the minutes per April 1987, homeowners on Sagamore noted that large scale
excavation was done to our land because of the extensive ledge. Also, there needs to be consideration
of the impact that blasting would have on the area residents. There are several men and women who
work from their homes. Another factor is the children and disabled people who would be home during
the day and startle very easily.

3 - Hillside: The hillside of 396 Main Dunstable Rd supports some of the homes on MacDonald Drive as
per minutes of April 1987.

4 - Property Damage: Possible damage from tree removal as the homeowner's trees have already fallen
onto other homeowners properties and have damage fences and created clean up for multiple yards.

5 - Property Values: Another concern is property values. As written in the real estate listing there would
be a road next to our backyards. The corner house at 30 Sagamore would be surrounded by 3 paved
roads. This would increase traffic on Sagamore as Sagamore is a cut through to Conant Rd.

In conclusion, we understand that the homeowner in the past has tried to request a variance for a
subdivision in April of 1987 at the property of 396 Main Dunstable Rd, which was denied. As
homeowners we want to be reassured that the property will not be used in this manner and that the
security of our properties is kept safe. We request that any decision be "grandfathered" in so this issue
doesn't occur in the future.

Thank you for considering our issues at hand,

Homeowners of Sagamore Rd and MacDonald Dr

AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN MAY 10. 2016

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PRESIDENT BRIAN S. McCARTHY CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER
PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK PATRICIA PIECUCH

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN BENJAMIN M. CLEMONS
ROLL CALL

REMARKS BY THE MAYOR

RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR

RECOGNITIONS

R-16-032
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Board of Aldermen
RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING ROB HOLLAND

READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING

Board of AIG@rmen...............:cccssscscsrsescceeccserscsesnerscsesrensssssescossssesvsasess 04/26/16
Public Hearing Conducted by the Budget Review Committee............. 04/25/16
COMMUNICATIONS

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

PETITIONS
NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

Appointment by the Mayor
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE
Budget Review Committee ..............ccscccssccersecssesrsecssnneceseseesnetseveceees 04/25/16
Finance Committee ...............s:ccsccrssceccssesscstcnsscerecesccecessecseuserseceaeeeeeeee 04/20/16
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Committee on Infrastructure .............. ccc eeeecescessssscessecsssssevsevscsscesceccees 04/27/16
Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee ...............cccsescssrsorssesseecees 05/02/16

WRITTEN REPORTS FROM LIAISONS

Cultural Connections Committee Liaison Report ..............ccecceseccere 04/30/16
Resettlement Presentation & Ascentria Resettlement Presentation
for Gate City

CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS

Arts Commission

Lindsay Rinaldi (New Appointment) For a Term to Expire: April 1, 2018
705 Belmont Street
Belmont, MA 02478

Roberta “Mitzi” Barrett (New Appointment) For a Term to Expire: May 1, 2019
52 Wood Street
Nashua, NH 03064

Bonnie Guerico (Reappointment) For a Term to Expire: April 1, 2019
66 Meadow Drive
Hollis, NH 03049

Conservation Commission

William S. Parker (New Appointment) For a Term to Expire: December 31, 2018
1 Rockland Street
Nashua, NH 03064

Cultural Connections Committee

Bernadette Melton-Plante (Reappointment) For a Term to Expire: April 30, 2019
41 Parrish Hill Drive
Nashua, NH 03063

Economic Development Director

Timothy Cummings (New Appointment) Indefinite Term at the Pleasure of the Mayor
92 Russett Road, #1
West Roxbury, MA 02132

Personnel Advisory Board

Michelle O'Malley (New Appointment) For a Term to Expire: May 1, 2017
13 Gettysburg Drive
Nashua, NH 03064

Sheila J, Kabat (New Appointment) For a Term to Expire: May 1, 2018
5 Oldham Lane
Nashua, NH 03063

Carol Baldwin (New Appointment) For a Term to Expire: May 1, 2019
42 Diamondback Avenue
Nashua, NH 03062

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Mariellen MacKay For a Term to Expire: September 11, 2018
(Moving from Alternate Member to Full Member)

9 Webster Street

Nashua, NH 03064

UNEINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-16-026

Endorsers: Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja

Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

Alderman Benjamin M. Clemons

Alderman Richard A. Dowd

Alderman-at-Large Daniel T. Moriarty
APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS AND
LOCAL #789, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS FROM JULY 1,
2015, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2019, AND RELATED TRANSFER FROM CONTINGENCY

« Postponed to 5/10/16

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - ORDINANCES

O-16-007
Endorsers: Alderman David Schoneman
Alderman Tom Lopez
PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRUCKS ON CHANDLER STREET
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage

O-16-008
Endorser: Alderman David Schoneman
ALLOWING RESIDENTS OF SALEM STREET TO PURCHASE OVERNIGHT ON-STREET
PARKING PERMITS
e Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage

O-16-009
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
PROHIBITING PARKING IN PART OF LE PARC DE NOTRE RENAISSANCE FRANCAISE
PARKING LOT DURING SUNDAY FARMERS’ MARKETS
e Committee on infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage as Amended

O-16-011
Endorsers: Alderman Don LeBrun
Alderman Ken Siegel

Alderman David Schoneman

Alderman Tom Lopez
ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR REDUCED TAXATION FOR CERTAIN CHARTERED
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-16-033
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO
EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2,200,000) FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A CITYWIDE TELECOM
SYSTEM

R-16-034
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR
THE CITY OF NASHUA GENERAL, ENTERPRISE, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS

NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-16-012
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
MOVING PARKING OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION TO THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE

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

ADJOURNMENT

AMENDED
O-16-009

ORDINANCE

PROHIBITING PARKING IN PART OF LE PARC DE NOTRE RENAISSANCE
FRANCAISE PARKING LOT DURING SUNDAY FARMERS’ MARKETS

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Sixteen

The City of Nashua ordains that Part H “General Legislation”, Chapter 320 “Vehicles
and Traffic”, Article XII “Parking, Stopping and Standing”, Section 320-75 “Parking limited in
certain City parking lots” of the Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, be and hereby is
further amended by adding the new underlined language as follows:

“320-75. Parking limited in certain City parking lots. P

A. Lincoln Park. No vehicle shall be stationed or remain for a period exceeding four
hours on the east side of the Lincoln Park parking lot.

B. Le Parc de Notre Renaissance Francaise. No vehicle may be narked in the

southwest parcel of Le Parc de Notre Renaissance Francaise parking lot (25 Water

Street: southwest_of Mechanic Street} between 8:00 am. and 4:00 p.m. on
Sundays between June 1“ and October 31°". During this time period vehicles may
exit the easterly portion of the lot by means of the easterly driveway.”

This ordinance shall become effective at the time of removal and/or installation of the necessary
sign(s).

APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR
MAY 10, 2016

Cultural Connections Committee

Jessica Ayala (New Appointment) Term to Expire: January 5, 2020
31 Kinsley Street
Nashua, NH 03060

| respectfully request that this appointment be confirmed.

Jim Donchess
Mayor

Minutes were comprised from Alderman Donald LeBrun’s notes as the audio was impaired.

A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Thursday, May 5, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber

President Brian S. McCarthy presided; City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch; Alderman Don LeBrun led in the Pledge to the Flag.

The roll call was taken with 9 members of the Board of Aldermen present; Alderman Cookson, Alderman
Deane, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Caron and Alderman Siegel were recorded absent.

Mayor James W. Donchess, Rep. Suzanne Harvey, Rep. Cindy Rosenwald, Rep. Carl Seidel, Rep. Martin
Jack, Rep. Latha Mangipudi, Rep. Kenneth Gidge, Rep. David Cote, and Senator Bette Lasky were also in
attendance.

COMMUNICATIONS

MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE THAT ALL COMMUNICATIONS BE READ BY TITLE ONLY
MOTION CARRIED

From: Brian S. McCarthy, President, Board of Aldermen
Re: Special Board of Aldermen Meeting

MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE
MOTION CARRIED

DISCUSSION
Board of Alderman and Nashua Delegation

President McCarthy opened the discussion on the subject of state funding of pensions. The state needs to
take a serious look at what the downshifting to Nashua causes.

Alderman Lopez stated the need for additional funds to address the opioid crisis, especially in Ward 4 which is
his ward.

Alderman Wilshire addressed Senator Lasky in reference to the status of the rail bill. Senator Lasky outlined
what has happened in the senate.

Rep. Carl Seidel explained what transpired in the Transportation Committee in the House. He referred
particularly to the Chairman of his committee being from Bartlett, NH, and has always opposed rail. The
Chairman is also the individual that brought forth the amendment at the last minute that essentially killed the
Bill in the House.

Rep. Harvey stated that the young people would stay here if they had adequate transportation.
Rep. LeBrun stated we need to sell it better. Also, look at transportation east to west as well.

The conversation shifted to the pension funding. The state reduced the funding from an initial amount of 35%
and now funds the cities and towns at 0%.

Alderman McCarthy said that we are at about 56% funding now and should be around 75%. We do not need
to continue to increase beyond that but only to sustain it at about 75% - 80%. Currently the system appears to
be about 63% according to Rep. Cote.

AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN JANUARY 12, 2016

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PRESIDENT BRIAN S. MCCARTHY CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER

PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK PATRICIA PIECUCH

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE LORI WILSHIRE
ROLL CALL

REMARKS BY THE MAYOR

RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR

RECOGNITIONS

READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

Board of AIDGrmen..............::cccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 12/22/15
COMMUNICATIONS

From: Sarah Marchant, Director of Community Development
Re: Waiver of ZBA Application Fee

From: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau
Re: Clarification of CTAB Process re: Process Regarding Minutes and Attendance

From: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau
Re: Contract Award for AVL Monitoring Services and Equipment

From: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau
Re: Project Status Update

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

PETITIONS

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

Finance COmmittee..............ccecccccccceceeeeeceeccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetnncteeeeeeeeeeenneaes 01/06/16

WRITTEN REPORTS FROM LIAISONS

14. CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-16-001
Endorser: Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane
INCREASING THE LOWEST PURCHASING LIMIT FOR SMALL PURCHASES FROM $1,000
TO $5,000

PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Committee announcements:

ADJOURNMENT