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LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2021

ORDINANCE: O-21-058
PURPOSE: Amending the floodplain management land use ordinances
ENDORSER(S): Mayor Jim Donchess
COMMITTEE Planning and Economic Development Committee
ASSIGNMENT: Nashua Planning Board
FISCAL NOTE: No fiscal impact.

ANALYSIS

This legislation updates the Article VII “Floodplain Management” ordinances of the Land Use
Code. The Community Development Division indicates that these modifications, particularly in
reference to the amount of freeboard required when building in the special flood hazard area, are
necessary in order for the City to maintain its current status at Class 8 in the FEMA Community
Rating System.

State statute (RSA 675:2, ID and NRO §190-132 require a public hearing and referral to the city
planning board. The public hearing is conducted by the aldermanic planning and economic
development committee with notice published in a newspaper of general circulation and posted
in two public places at least ten calendar days prior to the date of the hearing. (Notice period
does not include the day notice is posted or the day of the public hearing. RSA 675:7, 1.) The
public notice must contain an “adequate statement” describing the amendments and designate the
place(s) where the proposal is on file for public review. RSA 675:7, Il.

RSA 676:12, land NRO 105-3 provide that building permits shall be withheld if application is
made after first legal notice of a proposed zoning ordinance or building code amendment that
would justify denial of the permit. The restriction lapses 120 days after the first legal notice.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: Prk Mate
Date: ‘| Ol Io

O-21-059

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING A RIGHT TURN ONLY LANE ON AMHERST STREET ONTO
COTTON ROAD CONNECTOR

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-One

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 320 “Vehicles
and Traffic”, Article IV “Turning Movements”, Section 320-17 “Right lane for right turn only”
of the Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, be hereby further amended by adding the
following new underlined language in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Ҥ 320-17. Right lane for right turn only.
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At the following intersections, the right lane shall be used only for right turns:

Name of Street Direction of Travel Right Turn Only Onto
Amherst Street Easterly Cotton Road Connector”

All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

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

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2021

ORDINANCE: O-21-059

PURPOSE: Authorizing a right turn only lane on Amherst Street onto
Cotton Road Connector

ENDORSER(S): Alderman Richard A. Dowd

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT:

FISCAL NOTE: Materials, Labor and Vehicle Overhead: $586.00

ANALYSIS

This legislation authorizes a right turn only lane traveling easterly on Amherst Street turning
onto Cotton Road Connector.

The erection, removal and maintenance of all traffic control devices must conform to applicable
state statutes and the latest edition of the manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. RSA
47:17 VII (a). The Board should consult with the City’s Traffic Engineer to determine if this
ordinance is in compliance.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: /s/Dorothy Clarke

Date: April 8, 2021

O-21-060

ORDINANCE

NO PARKING AT CERTAIN TIMES AND NO ON-STREET STUDENT DROP-OFF OR
PICK-UP ON SECTIONS OF CLEVELAND STREET NEAR FAIRGROUNDS MIDDLE
SCHOOL

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-One

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 320 “Vehicles
and Traffic”, Article XII “Parking, Stopping and Standing” of the Nashua Revised Ordinances,
as amended, be hereby further amended by adding the new underlined language in the
appropriate alphabetical order as follows:

1. In Section 320-68 “No parking or stopping on certain streets”:

Ҥ 320-68. No parking or stopping on certain streets_and no on-street student drop-
off or pick-up on certain streets.

D. No on-street student drop-off or pick-up shall be permitted on the following
streets:
Name of Street Side Location
Cleveland Street North From a point 350 feet west of Almont Street
westerly to a point 1,000 feet west of
Almont Street
Cleveland Street South From a point 350 feet west of Almont

Street westerly to a point 30 feet east
of Fairview Avenue

ORDINANCE O-21-060

2. In Section 320-70 “No parking certain hours and days”:
Ҥ 320-70. No parking certain hours and days.

No parking whatsoever shall be permitted on the following streets during the hours and
days indicated:

Name of Street Side Hours/Days Location
Cleveland Street South 6am to 6 pm/ From a point 830 feet west of
School Days Almont Street westerly to a point

30 feet east of Fairview Avenue”

All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

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

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LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2021

ORDINANCE: O-21-060

PURPOSE: No parking at certain times and no on-street student drop-off
or pick-up on sections of Cleveland Street near Fairgrounds
Middle School

ENDORSER(S): Alderman Richard A. Dowd

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT:

FISCAL NOTE: Materials, Labor and Vehicle Overhead: $886.00

ANALYSIS

This legislation prohibits parking during certain hours and days and prohibits on-street student
drop-off or pick-up on sections of Cleveland Street near the Fairgrounds Middle School.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel
By: /s/Dorothy Clarke

Date: April 8, 2021

A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. via
teleconference.

President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan K. Lovering recorded.

Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan K. Lovering; Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws led in the
Pledge to the Flag.

President Wilshire

As President of the Board of Aldermen, | find that due to the State of Emergency declared by the
Governor as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with the Governor's Emergency
Order #12 pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04, this public body is authorized to meet electronically.

Please note that there is no physical location to observe and listen contemporaneously to this meeting,
which was authorized pursuant to the Governor's Emergency Order. However, in accordance with the
Emergency Order, | am confirming that we are:

Providing public access to the meeting by telephone, with additional access possibilities by video or
other electronic means:

To access Zoom, please refer to the agenda or the City’s website for the meeting link.

To join by phone dial: 1-929-205-6099 Meeting ID: 893 8882 0492 Passcode: 264334

The public may also view the meeting via Channel 16.

We previously gave notice to the public of the necessary information for accessing the meeting, through
public postings. Instructions have also been provided on the City of Nashua’s website at www.nashuanh.gov
and publicly noticed in the Nashua Telegraph, City Hall, and the Nashua Public Library.

If anyone has a problem accessing the meeting via phone or Channel 16, please call 603-821-2049 and they
will help you connect.

In the event the public is unable to access the meeting via the methods mentioned above, the meeting will
be adjourned and rescheduled. Please note that all votes that are taken during this meeting shall be done
by roll call vote.

Let’s start the meeting by taking a roll call attendance. VWhen each member states their presence, please
also state whether there is anyone in the room with you during this meeting, which is required under the
Right-To-Know Law.

City Clerk Lovering called the roll and asked them to state the reason he or she could not attend, confirmed
that they could hear the proceedings, and stated who was present with him or her.

The roll call was taken with 12 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Michael B. O’Brien,
Sr., Alderman Patricia Klee, Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly, Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Alderman June M.
Caron, Alderman Benjamin Clemons, Alderman David C. Tencza, Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu, Alderman
Ernest Jette, Alderman Jan Schmidt, Alderman Skip Cleaver, Alderman Wilshire.

Alderman Tom Lopez, Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws and Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
were recorded absent.

Mayor James W. Donchess was also in attendance.

Special Board of Aldermen 04-08-2021 Page 2

ROLL CALL

President Wilshire

Would the Clerk please call the roll?
Alderman Klee

| am here, | can hear the proceedings, | am alone in my car at the moment and hopefully | will be home
soon.

Alderwoman Kelly

| am here, | am alone and | can hear everyone.
Alderman Dowd

| am present, | can hear everyone and | am alone.
Alderman Caron

Yes, | am here, | can hear everyone and | am alone.
Alderman Tencza

| am present, | am alone here in the room and | can hear everyone.
Alderwoman Lu

| am here alone and | can hear everyone.

Alderman Jette

| am here alone and | can hear the proceedings.
Alderman Cleaver

| am present and | can hear the proceedings; | am alone.
President Wilshire

| am here, | am alone and | can hear the proceedings.

Susan Lovering, City Clerk

You have 9 in attendance.
President Wilshire

Thank you. Also with us this evening is Mayor Donchess. | will, as is customary, turn the Public Hearing
over to the Chair of Budget, Alderman Dowd.

Special Board of Aldermen 04-08-2021 Page 3

Chairman Dowd

Ok this evening we are having a Public Hearing on Legislation R-21-118 — “ESTABLISHING A HOUSING
EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS AND MAKING A SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATION OF $30,000 INTO THE EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND”. Is there someone here to give
an overview?

Mayor Donchess

Yes Mr. Chairman. | will give a brief overview and | believe Director Sarah Marchant is on as well to talk
more about the affordable housing situation, especially if you have questions.

Chairman Dowd

Sure, go ahead Mayor.

Mayor Donchess

As we have discussed before, the housing situation is critical in Nashua. We have a vacancy rate of less
than 1%. Housing demand is very strong both for apartments and for single family homes. As a result,
rents have gone up significantly, and of course, housing prices have as well. The rents, especially in the
smaller units, have gone up 40% in the last few years. Believe it or not, the demand and escalation of rents
is even greater in a smaller unit range, one bedrooms and studios, than it is in the larger apartments.

As a result of these escalating rents, we have more and more people who are having difficulty paying for a
decent living space; people who are paying too much and beyond what they can afford just to have a place
to live. So we want to do everything we can do increase the supply of housing in general and particularly
the supply of affordable housing. Now as you know, Mr. Chair, we’ve recently established the Workforce
Housing on Marshall Street; that’s 150 units. We are currently working with the Housing Authority to
finalize a plan to increase the number of affordable units at Bronstein from about 50 to over 200.

Based upon these facts and based upon the activism of a number affordable housing activists in the City
and | thank them for continuing to bring this issue to the fore. We want to establish this affordable housing
trust fund where we can deposit funds which we can accumulate from various sources, possibly from
developer contributions in order to stimulate or help the development of affordable housing. So, as you can
see from the language of the Legislation, it enables us to help with lower income housing development
including workforce housing, supporting the preservation of affordable units, possibly support a first time
home buyer plan, and other steps that would help with the affordable housing issue.

Now that brings me to the initial contribution. We are proposing that $30,000.00 be the initial contribution
into this fund. I’d like to emphasize that this money is not tax money, the initial contribution is not property
tax money. This is coming from Clock Tower. The way this is working is when | was Mayor before, we won
two large federal grants which enabled the development and the conversation of the mills that are now
Clock Tower into 350 units of housing. And as a condition of that grant, there are periodic payments that
come to the City from the Clock Tower Development. This $30,000.00 is coming from Clock Tower. So we
are proposing that since it is from that source that we make this initial deposit from the Clock Tower
contribution.

If this Legislation passes, we will have the Affordable Housing Trust Fund activated so that if we find
additional funds we can deposit those and it makes the initial contribution from the Clock Tower Funds, the
contribution we are receiving from Clock Tower. Now | know that Ms. Marchant has more detail and more
information regarding the scope of the housing situation. ls Ms. Marchant on here?