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Board of Aldermen 3-10-2020 Page 6

From: Larry D. Goodhue, CEO, Pennichuck Corporation
Re: Notice of Annual Meeting of Sole Shareholder and Proxy Statement

There being no objection, President Wilshire accepted the communication and referred it to the
Pennichuck Water Special Committee.

From: John Plourde
Re: Last Call Extension

There being no objection, President Wilshire suspended the rules and accepted a communication
from John Ford regarding last call.

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

Selectman Stacie Laughton | am Selectman Marie Laughton, 80 Elm Street, Unit 1, right here in Nashua.
Tonight | actually was only initially coming to speak about one thing but then | notice you want to extend
last call. Now | live in Ward 4; we see a lot of different things. We see addiction, we see lots of people
suffering from alcoholism, and | really feel like in the City, | am not saying that you know everybody | am
assuming wants to make more money, but | mean when we are suffering from terrible addiction in the City
such as alcoholism, drugs, and what not? | really don’t think we should be extending the time in which we
sell alcohol, not at a store, not ata bar. Now I’m Irish, everybody knows the Irish like to drink, but even |
have to hold back sometimes. There’s no way | need to drink until 2:00 in the morning. Maybe on New
Year’s we could drink until midnight, but | really don’t think we need to extend it right now. | mean maybe
with some more study, but | mean | am not sitting here saying that business are going to be like, “Well we’d
like to make some more money”. To be honest, I’d like to make some more money too, but not like this.
That’s what | have to say on that issue.

Also, welcome to the 21*' Century. The Board of Aldermen is considering changing what it will call itself.
We are changing or we have renovated City Hall in recent year, we are renovating the Aldermanic
Chamber, now it is time that we renovate the name. Now | mean | am sorry | saw some comments on TV
some Alderman had said, “Oh let’s leave it the way it is”. | am tired of leaving things the way they are. If
you are non-binary why should you be called “men”. If you are a woman, why should you be called “men”,
you know? | am openly transgender, I’ve served in office before and | am currently serving in a City
position. Even my ID tag that is given to us elected officials says “Selectmen”. I’m a woman, | should be
like “selectwoman”. | really feel like this Board has an opportunity to make a bold statement, you know, an
Alderboard, Alderwoman, Alderman, Alderperson, that’s, you know, we need to bring the Board of
Aldermen in line with the 21*' Century. | strongly suggest that you take a stand; sorry about for the folks
that feel as though that we should just leave things the way they are. Again, I’m tired of leaving things the
way they are. The Board of Aldermen has an opportunity to make a statement and kind of make itself it
more LGBT friendly.

So again, | strongly support the passage of you changing what you call yourself. What if there is a non-
binary person that comes to this Board; they don’t want to be called “men”. They want to be called women,
they want to be a person, you know? I’m transgender, | identify as “she”, “her” and “hers”. And so if |
happen to someday serve on this Board, | don’t know, but no | am not taking your job Tom, but | just, | feel
as though we really need to, you know, be in line with you know the way the LGBT Community and be
more accepting. This would be putting the Board in line and being more accepting. Again, I’m sorry that
the Board Members that might not agree; but it’s time, you know? It’s time that we, you know, that we do
this. That’s all | have to say on this issue and I’ve signed up for the next comment period. But that’s what |
have to say and | just hope that you make the change tonight. Thank you.

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Fred Teeboom Good evening, my name is Fred Teeboom, | live at 24 Cheyenne Drive, that’s Ward 1. |
want to comment on O-20-005 which is the titles of members of the Board. This proposed Ordinance is a
prime example of political correctness gone berserk. The Ordinance says “may” meaning this is permissive
text that is meaningless as a directive. No future Board can be held to the procedural effects of the current
Board. This is therefore a completely Ordinance. New Hampshire State Law and Nashua Charter Law is
not changed with this Ordinance. So what about elections when you run either for Alderman or Alderman-
at-Large? How does that relate to all the women or alderperson that you may want to call yourself. Some
of the Aldermen in the Administrative Affairs Committee prefer to be called “councilmen” according to the
minutes. These members have a lack of the understanding of the three forms of municipal government in
New Hampshire; namely City Councils, the appointed City Manager, 11 of the 13 cities in New Hampshire
have that form of Government; Board of Aldermen with an elected Mayor, called a “Strong Mayor’. Two
cities in New Hampshire, Manchester and Nashua have that form of Government and Board of Selectmen
for towns who have a town meeting in all the towns, a couple of hundred have that form of government.

You cannot muddle these legally, well-defined government structures and positions, this arbitrary naming.
But this raises an interesting question, possibly Nashua should change to a City Council form of
government, same as 11 of the 13 cities in New Hampshire and replace the elected Mayor with an
appointed manager with demonstrated, executive experience. This is actually recommended in a
1994/1995 period prompted by independent contractual study of government and financial mismanagement
at that time in Nashua. And that recommendation to go to a council form of government, appoint a
manager was endorsed by then Mayor Rob Wagner. | was an Alderman at the time. This approach would
provide professional management, instead of electing Mayors who may have actually no executive
experience. | am not talking about the current Mayor necessarily but there have been Mayors, you can start
with Rob Wagner, but no executive experience whatsoever.

Alderman Clemons

Can we have order? This is not on the Agenda.

Mr. Teeboom This could be, | appreciate not being interrupted.
Alderman Clemons

Changing us to a City Council is not on the Agenda.

Mr. Teeboom This could be accomplished with a Charter change submitted to Nashua’s voters as an
Aldermanic initiative. As far as | know, RSA 49b, does not require legislative approval. It requires a charter
change voted on by the citizens of Nashua. The political correct fanatics on the Board could be then be
elected and refer to themselves as gender neutral councilors. Thank you.

President Wilshire
Mr. Focus, did you miss a sign-up sheet. Would you like to speak?

Billy Focus Hi Good Evening, Billy Focus, | own Martha’s Exchange in Downtown Nashua. | have been in
the restaurant and bar business for 32 years, maybe a little too long. | am here to speak against the 2:00
AM proposal. | have seen, | Know how this business works, people come in, get there about 11:00, 11:30,
they are pre-gaming, I’m sure you all know what that means. And then at 1:00 AM it is last call. What! see
happening even more pre-gaming, more drinking, going until 2:00 | see absolutely nothing but trouble
coming from this. | also think our fine Police Department wouldn’t appreciate it, | know my employees
wouldn't appreciate it, | don’t appreciate it. So | would like you to think hardily before we make that
decision. Thanks very much and | appreciate it.

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COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING FINAL APPROVAL

From: Doria Brown, Energy Manager
Re: Pre-Approval to enter into contracts with 3 party suppliers for natural gas and electricity supplies

MOTION BY ALDERMAN ERNEST JETTE TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AUTHORIZE THE
ENERGY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH 3°° PARTY SUPPLIERS FOR NATURAL
GAS AND ELECTRIICTY SUPPLIES

MOTION CARRIED

From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: Contract for 2020 Paving Program — Contract 1

MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN ELIZABETH LU TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD THE
CONTRACT FOR THE 2020 PAVING PROGRAM , CONTRACT 1, WHICH IS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000
TO SUNSHINE PAVING CORPORATION

MOTION CARRIED

From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: Contract for 2020 Paving Program — Contract 2

MOTION BY ALDERMAN LINDA HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND
AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE 2020 PAVING PROGRAM, CONTRACT 2, WHICH IS IN EXCESS
OF $1,000,000 TO SUNSHINE PAVING CORPORATION

MOTION CARRIED

From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: Contract for 2020 Sewer Replacement Project

MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN SHOSHANNA KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD THE
CONTRACT FOR THE 2020 SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT WHICH IS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000
TO SUR CONSTRUCTION WEST, INC.

MOTION CARRIED

From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: Contract Award for Single Stream Recycling - Amendment #2 — Two-Year Extension

MOTION BY ALDERMAN BRANDON MICHAEL LAWS TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD
THE CONTRACT FOR SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING , AMENDMENT #2 FOR A TWO-YEAR
EXTENSION, TO CASELLA RECYCLING, LLC, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $400,000
MOTION CARRIED

PETITIONS - None

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

Joint Convention with Library Board of Trustees

There being no objection, President Wilshire declared that the Board of Aldermen meet in joint
convention with the Library Board of Trustees for the purpose of electing a trustee and called for
nominations.

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David Pinsonneault My name is David Pinsonneault, Secretary for the Nashua Public Library Board of
Trustees.

Trustee David Pinsonneault nominated Linda LaFlamme for a term to expire March 31, 2027
There being no objection, President Wilshire closed the nominations.
A viva voce roll call was taken on the appointment of Linda LaFlamme which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,

Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,

Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,

Alderman Cleaver, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire,

Trustee Pinsonneault, and Mayor Donchess 18
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

President Wilshire declared Linda LaFlamme duly appointed to the Library Board of Trustees for a term to
expire March 31, 2027.

Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel.

There being no objection, President Wilshire declared that the Joint Convention now arise.
Appointments by the Mayor

The following Appointments by the Mayor were read into the record:

Historic District Commission

Penny Pardoe (New Alternate Appointment) Term to Expire: March 31, 2023
2 Westray Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

There being no objection, President Wilshire accepted the Appointment by the Mayor as read and
referred her to the Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE
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There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the February 24, 2020 Budget Review
Committee accepted and placed on file.

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There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the February 26, 2020 Special Budget
Review Committee accepted and placed on file.

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There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the March 2, 2020,
Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee accepted and placed on file.

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There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the March 4, 2020, Finance Committee
accepted and placed on file.

CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS

Conservation Commission

There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the following to the Conservation Commission:
reappointment of Gene Porter, 77 Concord Street, Nashua, with a term to expire December 31, 2022: and
appointment of a new alternate Carol Sarno, 15 Rocky Hill Drive, Nashua, with a term to expire

February 28, 2023.

Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel.

Cultural Connections Committee

There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the following new appointments to the Cultural
Connections Committee: Rosemary Ford, 22 Nova Road, Nashua, with a term to expire March 1, 2022:
Donna Marceau, 37 Pinewood Road, Hudson, and Cecilia Ulibarri, 229 Main Street, Nashua, with terms to
expire February 28, 2023.
Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel to Donna Marceau.

Energy and Environment Committee
There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the following reappointments to the Energy and
Environment Committee: Gary Lambert, 32 Columbia Avenue, Nashua; Bob Hayden, 84 Dutton Road,
Lyndeborough; and Sylvie Stewart, 44 Spring Cove Road, Nashua, all with terms to expire
January 31, 2023.
Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel to Sylvie Stewart.

Nashua Airport Authority

There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the new appointment of Jessica Holland,
34 Franklin Street, Nashua, to the Nashua Airport Authority with a term to expire December 31, 2024.

Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel.

Nashua Housing and Redevelopment Authority

There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the new appointment of Helen Honorow,
46 Raymond Street, Nashua, to the Nashua Housing and Redevelopment Authority with a term to expire
October 14, 2024.

Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-20-012
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE
AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,100,000) FOR THE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION BUILDING RENOVATIONS
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHMIDT FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-20-012 BY ROLL CALL
MOTION CARRIED

A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron,
Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette,
Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws, Alderman Cleaver, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman
Wilshire 15

Nay: 0

MOTION CARRIED

Resolution R-20-012 declared duly adopted.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-20-001, Amended
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
EXTENDING THE HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY ON-PREMISES
LICENSEES TO 2:00 A.M.
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO AMEND O-20-001 BY REPLACING IT WITH THE PROPOSED
GOLDEN ROD AMENDMENT MADE AT THE PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

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ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Clemons

What the Golden Rod copy does is it adds a 90-day, it basically says that the Legislation will take effect 90
days following its passage.

MOTION CARRIED

MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF O-20-001 AS AMENDED
ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Laws

So | will try to be brief about this. | consciously attempted to stay neutral on this because of the fact that |
am a bartender downtown and have been for 20 years. And | waited for people to call me who | knew so
we could discuss it and nobody called. And then last night | had the pleasure of enjoying an adult cocktail
with Alderman Clemons and we discussed this and he had moved me towards his side of the discussion.
So today before | made a decision in haste, | decided to dip into my phone contacts and | did an informal
phone bank of all the bar owners that | Know in Nashua. Not one of them is for this. So granted | didn’t talk
to everybody but | spoke to Mr. Focus from Martha’s; | talked to the owner of O’Brien’s / Odd Fellows; my
boss the owner of Penuche's; the owners of Fody’s Tavern and then the message you got from John
Plourde, the manager at Peddler’s Daughter. Some of them are a little bit more indifferent to it; most of
them are against it altogether. Along with all of the personal problems that | had with this such as overnight
parking being a big issue, they ticket starting at midnight, the bars are open until 2, that’s obviously a big
issue that needs to be addressed. The fact that there is a tremendous amount of responsibility and liability
on these servers and bartenders and establishment owners in New Hampshire, versus the people who are
actually the ones committing crimes, getting you know drunk, not being responsible. | had spoken to a
couple of my colleagues who are at the State House and agree with me and are willing to look at that. |
appreciate Alderman Clemons wanting to do this. | think that he has a compelling argument; but if the
argument is that this is something that is going to give restaurant owners more options and the restaurant
owners don’t want that option, then | think it kind of kills the entire idea for me. So because of that, | am
going to vote against this.

Alderman Tencza

Thank you. | have thought long and hard about this as well and | think that ultimately where | come down in
review of Mr. Focus and Mr. Plourde’s comments on this, what downtown businesses want. For me, really
a lot of it comes down to a public health issue with increased hours, extended hours of sales of alcohol. |
think that it would only make sense that it would increase the responsibility of some people and the
incidents of drunk driving and drunk driving accidents. And also you know | have been paying attention to
the news as of late, and have noticed that there have been plenty of studies that have shown that the US
especially around young people for liver related disease is on the rise and | think we’ve done a good job
here in the City of trying to promote a healthy, resilient City. And | think this maybe sends the wrong
message.

Finally | will say too that there have been some comments that the casinos want this, it would increase their
business, give back more money to non-profits. However, as Mr. Plourde points out, casinos are limited to
1:00 for their game of chance. So they wouldn’t be able to extend the hours of the casino, they would
extend the hours at the bar and thus make them more money but not necessarily giving back. So for all of
those reasons, | will be voting against this tonight.

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Alderman Lopez

| have comments to make but first | wanted to ask Attorney Bolton only because Alderman Laws brought it
up in his comments. Is there any conflict of interest if employer or as a bartender if he votes?

Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel

No.

Alderman Lopez

So | just wanted to get that out of the way. The second thing is, kind of already went around this circle in
the past when we tried this the first time. | understand the point of the bartenders and the business owners
that are opposed to doing it. But | don’t see anything in the Ordinance that compels a restaurant to stay
open until 2:00 AM. | think they can all set their own hours, | know some like Fratello’s do close early
because they don’t want to deal with the late night crowd.

| think with regards to responsible drinking, as far as | know, the majority of emergency calls and over-
drinking happens at home where there is unsupervised drinking. | know that’s not necessarily a
responsibility that bartenders want to take on or business owners. But they are trained and they are
accountable to what they serve for people. So going out in public adds an extra step but | don’t necessarily
think that not raising the time frame until 2 is going to make a positive impact. I’ve been in cities where the
alcohol curfew was like 10:00 and there is definitely still a lot of drinking happening, it’s just happening
under the radar and in casual settings. So | am still pretty indifferent on this. | am listening to business
owners who say that they don’t want to be forced to do this but | don’t see anything in the Ordinance that
mandates a restaurant to stay open until 2:00.

Alderman O’Brien

Thank you Madam President. I’ve had a long history with this particular Ordinance. It first started in the
New Hampshire State House, being a Representative, | supported it and voted on it. | felt that it was up to
each individual community to make their own particular decision with this. When | saw it in our office as
you can look at the number two name that supported it. But since then, | have received, | did some
research on it, went out there and took it upon myself to do an experiment, talking to a lot of bartenders and
it was a tough assignment but | did do it. But the thing is, | agree this is a totally enabling Legislation that
you could say it is up to the bar owner if he chooses to stay open. But is it? It’s not enabling that
somebody that has not mentioned yet, really to the employees.

If you are an employee in the bar business, there’s nothing here in protection of the employee where the
bar owner must come back to the employees and say, “how do you vote on staying open until 2:00”. | have
had some people say, “you know being the bartender isn’t really my primary job”. You know, he takes his
position as like a second, moonlighting type of job. He is still expected to get up and work the next day. |
am not against, | think that the Nashua Police Department could handle the 2:00 license. | firmly believe,
not from personal experience, but if you are drunk at 1:00 you are just as drunk at 2:00. But the thing is, |
think we’ve got to think of the employee and when it comes down to it. And maybe in the future when we
look at this, because this goes as part of the puzzle if we start to get into the Performing Arts Center, we
can address this again at that particular time and perhaps make a decision on really where we would like to

go.

And then last but not least, it does come down, there’s another dangling particle with the parking of 2:00.
Right now it is 2:00, | wouldn’t be objecting to looking but we do have a study that is pending that will come
out. So maybe it is just not the right time for this, maybe we should wait and take another peek at it
perhaps maybe next year and | would be supportive of that. Thank you.

THE CITY OF NASHUA “the Cate City’

Office of Economic Development

To: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager

From: Tim Cummings, Economic Development Director

Ce: Janet Graziano, Financial Manager; Deb Chisholm, Acting Community Development Director
Date: January 12, 2022

Re: Preliminary Design, Final Design and Bidding Services for East Hollis Street/Bridge Street
Intersection Improvements

Request
The Office of Economic Development requests approval to execute a contract with McFarland-Johnson

("MJ") for $440,939.27 to provide Preliminary Design, Final Design, and Bidding Services for
improvements at the intersection of East Hollis Street and Bridge Street.

Background
The goal of the project is to improve mobility along a congested commuter route at one of only two

Merrimack River crossings in Nashua and increase capacity for alternative modes along this vital link to
the City's downtown core. Ancillary benefits of this project include allowing for better access to
redevelopment sites, including several new and planned multi-family housing properties and the future rail
station, and enhancing the gateway aesthetics of the area. The City has been actively working toward
improving this area for many years and the engineering study completed as Phase 1 for this project
confirmed the purpose and need identified in the 2004 East Hollis Street Area Plan is even stronger today.

This project is 100% federally funded in the State Transportation Improvement Program (Project #16314)
with $3,661,000 in federal dollars and no local match requirements up to that funding amount. In May
2017, the City sent out RFQ0274-051917 "Design Build East Hollis—Bridge Street", in compliance with
the NH Department of Transportation (NHDOT) Local Public Agency rules for the selection of an
engineering firm. The RFQ was for Engineering Services encompassing four phases: Phase 1: Engineering
Study; Phase 2: Preliminary Plans; Phase 3 — Final Plans; and Phase 4 — Bidding Services.

NHDOT reviewed and approved of the City's selection process that resulted in MJ receiving the highest
ranking of four firms who submitted Statements of Qualifications and they approved MJ's scope of work
and fee for the Phase 1 Engineering Study. In March 2018, the City entered into an agreement with MJ for
Phase 1 with the final scope of services and fee for Phases 2, 3 and 4 to be determined at the completion of
the Engineering Study and the selection of a preferred alternative. NHDOT approved the final Engineering
Study identifying a preferred alternative in late 2021. NHDOT also reviewed MJ's scope of work and fee
for Phases 2, 3 and 4 and granted approval to execute a contract on December 27, 2022.

The Office of Economic Development recommends approval of the contract to McFarland-Johnson to
complete Phases 2, 3 and 4 for improvements at the intersection of East Hollis Street and Bridge Street for
the proposed fee of $440,939.27. Attached is a City of Nashua Standard Contract for Professional Services
for this project, which includes the scope of work and fee summary.

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Alderwoman Kelly

Thank you. We talked extensively in Committee about this and there were a lot of points brought up. But
two things that stick in my mind is the liability, because | brought that up and also the piece that we got from
the gentleman from Penuche's. As a bartender, in Committee everybody knows this, but as a bartender or
server, if someone comes on to your premises and they are drunk and we serve them, that liability is now
on you. So | think that if we have undue hardship with this, especially, one of the things that | said at the
Committee meeting was people do get in their car and go to the next City that is open, that does happen.
So | think putting that liability on the bartenders is just not fair. Of course, it is up to the business owners
but then my second point is where are business owners? When we did the tobacco Ordinance, they lined
up and they came in to discuss this, but other than Mr. Focus and the one e-mail, | didn’t get a single call or
e-mail saying, “we need this desperately, it'll change my business, this is an economic surplus that | am
really looking forward to”. So | would vote no.

Alderman Clemons

Thank you. Given what it sounds like is that people want to continue to force me to go down to Tyngsboro
until 2:00, | am going to change my motion to recommend indefinitely postponement of O-20-001.

MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO RECOMMEND INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF O-20-001

ON THE QUESTION

Alderwoman Lu

Thank you. Was there an establishment that was interested in taking advantage of this extension?
Alderman Clemons

There were several and they were in the downtown south end and north end.

President Wilshire

The motion is for indefinite postponement, any further discussion on that?

MOTION CARRIED

O-20-003
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Bandon Michael Laws
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Tom Lopez
AUTHORIZING STOP SIGNS ON BEACON, BEARD, HIGHLAND AND LOCUST STREETS AT
THEIR INTERSECTION WITH AUBURN STREET
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN LAWS FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF O-20-003
MOTION CARRIED

Ordinance O-20-003 is declared duly adopted.