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LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2021

RESOLUTION: R-21-176
PURPOSE: Relative to the acceptance of $128,781.82 from the Federal

Department of Homeland Security into Fire Grant Activity
“FY2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant” and authorizing the
transfer of matching funds

SPONSOR(S): Mayor Jim Denchess
Alderman-at-Large David C. Teneza

COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT: Human Affairs Committee

FISCAL NOTE: Fiscal impact is an up to $128,781.82 grant to be used for a
specific purpose.

ANALYSIS

This resolution authorizes the City to accept funds from the Federal Department of Homeland
Security for the purpose described in the resolution and authorizes the transfer of matching funds
from the Fire Department’s FY2022 General Fund operating budget.

Charter Sec. 53 permits the Board of Aldermen to transfer any unencumbered appropriation
balance or any portion from one department, fund or agency to another.

NRO 5-130, H provides that “when proposed legislation to transfer or re-appropriate a particular
appropriation or purpose thereof has had its first reading, such funds shall not be expended or
transferred while the legislation is pending”.

Approved as to account Financial Services Division
structure, numbers,

and amount: By: _/s/John Griffin
Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

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CHANGE ORDER

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PROJECT: DPW Street Department Garage Doors Replacement
EXECUTED CONTRACT DATE: January 20, 2022
DATE OF ISSUANCE: May 13, 2022 EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon City Approval
OWNER: City of Nashua, NH
OWNER’s Purchase Order NO.: 168843
CONTRACTOR: Fimbel Paunet dba Fimbel Garage Doors
The Contract is modified as follows upon execution of this Change Order:
Description:
To replace the balance of the front doors on right building $50,000.30
To install car wash door $11,615.40
Attachments:
» Fimbel Garage Doors estimate dated 05-09-22 for front doors completion
> Fimbel Garage Doors estimate dated 05-10-22 for car wash door
Change Order #1 lof2

IFB0285-110221
DPW Street Department
Garage Doors Replacement

R-21-177

RESOLUTION

RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 OF FY2021
ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE INTO FUND #6500 “PROPERTY & CASUALTY SELF
INSURANCE FUND”

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty One

RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua to appropriate $250,000 of
FY2021 Assigned Fund Balance into Fund #6500 “Property & Casualty Self Insurance Fund”.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2021

RESOLUTION: R-21-177
PURPOSE: Relative to the supplemental appropriation of $250,000 of

FY2021 assigned fund balance into Fund #6500 “Property &
Casualty Self Insurance Fund”

SPONSOR(S): Mayor Jim Donchess

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT: Budget Review Committee

FISCAL NOTE: This resolution will reduce FY2021 assigned fund balance.
ANALYSIS

This resolution appropriates $250,000 of FY 2020 assigned fund balance into the Property
& Casualty Self Insurance Fund.

Charter Sec. 53 permits specific non-budget, supplementary appropriations. There should be
notice and a public hearing. A two-thirds vote is required under Charter Sec. 56-b for an item or
amount not in the mayor’s budget. A roll call is required under Charter Sec. 49.

Approved as to account Financial Services Division
structure, numbers,

and amount: By: /s/John Griffin
Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

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R-21-178

RESOLUTION

CHANGING THE USE OF FUNDS FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT FROM MASTER PLAN TO LAND USE CODE UPDATE

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-One

WHEREAS, the City of Nashua’s FY 2021 budget included a Community Development
capital improvement project entitled “Master Plan” in an amount of $200,000;

WHEREAS, the Master Plan project is near completion and there is $190,000 remaining
in this budget; and

WHEREAS, the Community Development Division has an immediate need to start work
on Land Use Code Update project and requires additional funds.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Nashua that $190,000 of the remaining budget previously approved for Community
Development capital improvement project “Master Plan” is instead approved to be used for the
Community Development capital improvement project “Land Use Code Update”.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2021

RESOLUTION: R-21-178

PURPOSE: Changing the use of funds for a Community Development
capital improvement project from Master Plan to Land Use
Code Update

ENDORSERS: Mayor Jim Donchess

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT: Budget Review Committee

FISCAL NOTE: None.

ANALYSIS

This resolution changes the use of previously approved FY2021 Community Development
Capital Improvement Project funds in the amount of $190,000 from Master Plan to Land Use
Code Update.

Approved as to account Financial Services Division
structure, numbers,

and amount: By: /s/John Griffin
Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

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A Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Thursday, October 7, 2021, at 6:11 p.m. in the Aldermanic
Chamber and via Zoom teleconference which meeting link can be found on the agenda and on the City’s website
calendar.

President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan Lovering recorded.

Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan Lovering; Alderman Skip Cleaver led in the Pledge to the Flag.

Let’s start the meeting by taking a roll call attendance. If you are participating via Zoom, please state your presence,

reason for not attending the meeting in person, and whether there is anyone in the room with you during this meeting,
which is required under the Right-To-Know Law.

The roll call was taken with 9 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.,
Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly (via Zoom), Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Alderman June M. Caron, Alderman Ernest
Jette, Alderman Jan Schmidt, Alderman Skip Cleaver (via Zoom), Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright, Alderman
Wilshire.

Alderman Patricia Klee, Alderman Benjamin Clemons, Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu, Alderman Thomas Lopez, Alderman
David C. Tencza, and Alderman Brandon Laws were recorded absent.

President Wilshire
Because we don’t have a quorum, we’re going to have to cancel tonight’s meeting. This is the second meeting this week
where we don’t have quorum. People come out with people on Zoom that were expecting to help with presentations. We
have city staff here but unfortunately we have no quorum so I’m going to have to adjourn the meeting. Would the Clerk call
the roll on adjournment please?
COMMUNICATIONS
From: Lori Wilshire, Board of Aldermen President
Re: Calling a Special Board of Aldermen meeting on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. relative

to an Inclusionary Ordinance Work Session

Without objection, President Wilshire accepted the communication and placed it on file.

DISCUSSION

Inclusionary Ordinance Work Session

President Wilshire to recognize Sarah Marchant, Community Development Director, and Kyle Talente, President
of RKG Associates.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE OCTOBER 7, 2021, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED, BY ROLL CALL

A viva voce roll call was taken to adjourn the Special Board of Aldermen meeting which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Dowd, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Caron, Alderman Jette,
Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver, Alderman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderman Wilshire 9
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 6:14 p.m. due to a lack of a quorum.

Attest: Susan Lovering, City Clerk

SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN

OCTOBER 7, 2021
6:00 p.m. Aldermanic Chamber and via Zoom

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PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER
PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK SUSAN LOVERING
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN SKIP CLEAVER
ROLL CALL

COMMUNICATIONS

From: Lori Wilshire, Board of Aldermen President
Re: Calling a Special Board of Aldermen meeting on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. relative to
an Inclusionary Ordinance Work Session

DISCUSSION

Inclusionary Ordinance Work Session

ADJOURNMENT

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Board of Aldermen

City of Nashua
229 Main Street Lori Wilshire
Nashua, NH 03061-2019 President, Board of Aldermen

(603) 589-3030

October 1, 2021

Susan K. Lovering, City Clerk

City of Nashua

229 Main Street

Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019

Dear Ms. Lovering:

Please be advised | am hereby calling a Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen relative to an
Inclusionary Ordinance work session on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in the Aldermanic
Chamber.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lori Wilshire
President

cc: Mayor Jim Donchess
Steven A. Bolton, Corporation Counsel
Sarah Marchant, Community Development Director

A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at 7:33 p.m. in the aldermanic
chamber and via Zoom teleconference which meeting link can be found on the agenda and on the City’s website
calendar.

President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan Lovering recorded.

Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan Lovering; Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws led in the Pledge to the Flag.
Let’s start the meeting by taking a roll call attendance. If you are participating via Zoom, please state your presence, reason

for not attending the meeting in person, and whether there is anyone in the room with you during this meeting, which is
required under the Right-To-Know Law.

The roll call was taken with 12 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.,
Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly (via Zoom), Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Alderman June M. Caron, Alderman Thomas
Lopez, Alderman David C. Tencza, Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu, Alderman Ernest Jette, Alderman Brandon Michael Laws
(via Zoom), Alderman Skip Cleaver (via Zoom), Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire.

Alderman Patricia Klee, Alderman Benjamin Clemons, and Alderman Jan Schmidt were recorded absent.

Mayor James W. Donchess, Corporation Counsel Steve Bolton, were also in attendance.

REMARKS BY THE MAYOR

Mayor Donchess

Yes, Madam President. Thank you very much. Well, first, | had a few things. First, | wanted to give you a brief update on
the COVID-19 situation. We are still in a state of substantial transmission. Using of course the usual two measurements,
the first being the positivity rate or the percent of people who test positive on any one day. That does fluctuate a bit. It is
most recently at 5.9% and it has been going up and down a little bit between high fours and about 6% over the last month
or more. Also, the other measurement is the number of new infections per 100,000 people. That is now at 326 and up a
bit. Of course we are 90,000 people so that means we're seeing about 20 new cases or 21 new cases a day over the last
14 days. Public Health Bobbie Bagley continue to watch this situation very carefully and we will update you if there are
any significant changes.

There is one | call it alarming development. Hopefully it gets resolved at the State level. The State has been offered the
opportunity to receive $27 million of vaccine related money to pay for staff and other possibly vaccines and other costs
that are associated with bringing the vaccine vaccination rate up. The acceptance of that grant was tabled at the last
meeting of the governing council which was unfortunate and they are meeting tomorrow and hopefully they will take it off
the table and accept the grant. In order to actually accept and expend the money not only does the Governor's Council
have to approve the acceptance but the so-called Fiscal Committee needs to vote to expand the money. At the Fiscal
Committee, the vote was seven to three to table the matter and they are meeting, | think, later this week early next week.
Hopefully they may decide to take that up and actually pass it. The vote on the Governor's Council was four to one to
table on the Fiscal Committee was seven to three. So one of our State Senators Cindy Rosenwald does serve on the
Fiscal Committee and hopefully those votes can be reversed so that the money can be distributed and we can increase
vaccine rates both here in Nashua and across the State.

Madam President, there was another item | wanted to mention which is our 21 163. According to this Resolution, the
amount of $4 million of the surplus revenue would be allocated/dedicated to reducing the tax rate or buying the tax rate
down. This is something we typically do every year out of excess revenue and assuming you pass that, that will help us
keep the tax rate, the increase down to hopefully a manageable level. Somewhere in the two and a half or a little bit
higher range.

The next item | did want to mention Madam President was an item of very good news. It was announced yesterday that
an anonymous donor has given or is going to give $1 million for the Performing Arts Center and the naming rights. So this
is an anonymous gift. So we will never really know where it came from but with it comes the naming rights and | want to
thank not only the fundraising committee who worked very hard on this, but particularly Phil Scontsas who has been
working with the potential large donors and there are others as well and, you Know, is very persuasive in working in a very
sensitive matter with a family that wants to make such a large gift on an anonymous basis. So Philip’s efforts were really
instrumental in making this happen. So | want to thank him and just say that, you know, he's been doing a great job along
with the fundraising committee. Now the total number of dollars of non-city money is up to about $5.2 million. The
fundraising is not over. For example, the naming rights for the auditorium still are outstanding and there are other large