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Graham, Donna

From: Kat Peters

Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2021 5:55 PM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: Barker Forest, purchase and sale to Thorndike Developement

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Dear Alderwomen and Aldermen:

I am not in favor of we taxpayers buying a $2.5 million parcel of land near Greeley Park. The whole southwest
corer of Nashua near me is being developed, so too should this parcel be as the landowner family wants. We
keep hearing there is a drastic housing need in Nashua. Also, the land would then pay in property taxes to help
slow down the rise in those every year.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Kathryn Peterson
5 Cortez Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

(603) 889-2768
resident 65 years

Graham, Donna

From: Timothy Kerrigan

Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2021 5:37 PM
To: Wilshire, Lori; Board of Aldermen

Ce: Graham, Donna; ‘Timothy Kerrigan‘
Subject: Downtown Nashua's Jersey Barriers

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I write as a downtown business owner on Main Street. I have been a practicing lawyer on Main Street for over
twenty years and for the almost twenty years before that I was never more than a block oll Main St. I am aware
that the Board of Aldermen are considering putting the Jerscy barriers up again downtown next year. I write
because my schedule docs not permit me to appear in person at your hearing. While it was posilive to have them
in 2020 to allow the restaurants to have the greater scaling needed to survive when the Covid space requirements
were so strict, but things have changed and justification is no longer the same. Frankly, the barriers in 2021 greatly
impeded having adequate parking and traffic Mow, besides being distraction and deterrent to our downtown.
Other than the restaurants, I and many other businesses have seen a drain on daytime business life being greatly
reduced. The barriers have come at the cost of daytime business, Many downtown stores and businesses, mine
included, have been impacted regarding parking and access by the presence of the barriers. At this point it
appears that the downtown (non-restaurant) businesses have all the inconveniences of the barriers and don't even
have the benefit of many restaurants being open for lunch.

I am grateful that many of the restaurants did make it through the huge problem, which was Covid in 2020, and I
think it is line to Iet the restaurants continue to have scaling on the sidewalks as they have had for years. But we
need to return to the earlier policy and keep downtown Nashua [ree of the barriers. There were some innovalions
with the pandemic that were and are good to consider keeping in some fashion, but the barriers are not one of
them.

Thank you for your consideration.

Best,

Tim

Timothy G. Kerrigan
KERRIGAN LAW, PLLC

211 Main Street

Nashua, New Hampshire 03060
603-943-5555 (o)}

603-943-507 1 (D

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From: Melbourne Moran

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2021 5:52 PM

To: Board of Aldermen

Subject: RELATIVE TO SEASONAL ROAD CLOSURES AND ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN ON-STREET
PARKING

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Honorable members of the BOA,

Tonight, the Infrastructure Committee is considering an ordinance relative to outdoor dining in the downtown area. I'm
hoping this can be tabled in committee but if it does make it to the full Board, it is my hopes it will be tabled until the
new BOA is sworn is. This is a substantial ordinance that effects Downtown for three years, a “lame duck” BOA
shouldn’t take this up.

Happy Holidays,
Rep. Moran

Melbourne R Moran Jr., LICSW

State Representative

Hillsborough District 34

Executive Committee Member — Hillsborough County
Alderman At-Large, Elect - Nashua
Melbourne.Moran@leg.state.nh.us

Graham, Donna

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From: smitty@neveretts.com on behalf of Neverett Smith Qe
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2021 5:28 PM
To: Wilshire, Lori; Board of Aldermen; Graham, Donna
Subject: smitty@neveretts.com

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I feel i need to voice my concerns over the downtown barriers and traffic problems due to the barriers. The flow
of traffic being the biggest problem from my point of: view. We were hearing it from our customers on a daily
basis.

What usually taken only a few minutes to drive thru and into downtown is now taking 15 to 20 minutes and
worse during the 2 rush hour times as well a the lunch time. Although i am not against trying to help our
downtown

restaurants i am against doing it at the expense of other businesses. Putting up the barriers has a negitive effect
on many of us.

Please DO NOT put these road barriers back up upsetting the flow of traffic.

The negitive effect is to all of us. It would be my belief that it really effects every single business in downtown.

Question/s.... Has anyone asked every restaurant that has these barriers if they even want them ?

This would include large as well as small restaurants.

The sidewalks are wide. For the ones that want them could they just use the sidewalks and not effect the
roadway and parking ?

Is this not what Surf , MT Local , Peddlers and Marthas have been doing for years ? Using the sidewalk with
no barriers.

These are just 4 of the great restaurants in town. Has anyone asked them if they want the barriers ?

Can these restaurants handle the extra capicity with what so many people are calling lack of workers?
If you go into most restaurants you can see the signs..... please be patient , please be nice ... we are short
staffed.

Basically saying Please forgive us for being so slow due to not having enough people to work.

It seems that almost every restaurant and store is hiring and cannot find help.

How else can we come to a solution that works for all without effecting the flow of: traffic?

There are other things to consider also as others have indicated...

Emergency vehicles for one.... Those few extra minutes for Fire / Police / Ambulance coming down Library
hill...... Those minutes ARE CRITICAL for emergency vehicles

Yes they know they are there Yes there are electronic signals for the lights ... but dropping down the traffic
lanes and putting up the barriers DOES effect them.

Minutes count to emergency vehicles.

I love the great ideas and art work on the barriers... | know those people put in a lot time and effort into
designing and painting. They spent many many hours getting them done from start to

finish,but as a downtown business does it really look professional ? Tremendous art work by some very
talented people. It just seems out of place to me as a business owner in Downtown Nashua.

I love my downtown Nashua but some things NEED to change when it comes to these barriers.

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The time for them has gone by. They are no longer needed in my opinion.

Parking ??? Lets not go there. ok lets for 2 short sentences.... ITS A PROBLEM. I WISH I HAD THE
ANSWER.

One more thought that should probably go to DPW ? The NO RIGHT TURN ON RED SIGNS from most of
the side streets onto Main street.

Why are the signs located where they cannot be seen when you are at the light ?. Why are they not up in the air
at the red/yellow/green signal

in front of you where they can be seen. Park street for instance coming down the hill from the library.

Very sincerely and stearnly with respect.

Neverett Smith Jr

Neveretts Sew and Vac

Proudly in downtown Nashua on the corner of Spring Street and East Pearl for 50+ years
51 East Pearl st

(603) 883 - 5409

Our door is open all day 6 days a week by 7:30am

Please fell free to stop by or call. I would gladly discuss any of this with any of you.

Graham, Donna

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From: lisa

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2021 5:23 PM

To: WilshireL@nashuanh.cov; Board of Aldermen

Cc: Graham, Donna

Subject: Jersey Barriers

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If possible, please include my email in the next board packet.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

We are not in favor of the concrete barriers on Main Street in any manner at any time. Nashua taxpayers spent millions
building the Broad Street Parkway and we still have congestion problems downtown. We once witnessed several police
cars trying to get down Main Street in an emergency and they were thwarted by the barriers and the extra traffic they
caused. Furthermore, what gives the city the right to pick the winners and losers of Nashua businesses? Why do the
Main Street restaurants get special privileges, while other Nashua restaurants do not? Lastly, these barriers are
expensive and they're an eyesore! I’ve never been so embarrassed by our formerly lovely downtown Nashua. The
graffiti “art” on the barriers makes the downtown area look like a 3" world location. Because of these conditions, we
have chosen not to patronize the Main Street businesses who are receiving favored status. There’s no issue with any
restaurant participating in sidewalk dining, but let’s keep it out of the streets.

Please permanently rid our downtown of these hazardous and ugly barriers!

Sincerely,

Lisa Lapin & Terrence Sweeney
20 Booth Street

Nashua, NH 03060
603-595-8485

Graham, Donna

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From: MICHAEL CUMMINGS
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2021 11:25 AM
To: Gale Cummings; smitty@neveretts.com; Wilshire, Lori; Board of Aldermen; Graham,
Donna; garywingateS2@gmail.com
Subject: Downtown barriers

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To the Mayor and the Aldermen of the city of Nashua: We are writing this letter as property owners
and taxpayers of the building at 51 East Pearl Street that is home to Crosby Bakery, Neverett’s Sew and Vac and CJ
Clippers. This letter is in reference to the barriers that were on Main Street and side streets this past summer, The
barriers greatly impeded traffic downtown. Sometimes traffic would be held up for a long time, and many people
avoided coming downtown completely for that reason. We even saw Nashua Fire trucks and ambulances held up in
those jams. There was no place for
customers of businesses to park due to the barriers, We are vehemently against them returning to downtown next
year.In addition to impeding traffic and parking,the barriers are an eyesore for an otherwise beautiful downtown. Let
me emphasize that we enjoy outside dining, but tables on the sidewalks can provide that just as well. While the barriers
may have had some merit at the beginning of COVID, their usage now is far outweighed by the burden the business
owners on Main Street are experiencing.We implore you to NOT put the barriers up again and help the many businesses
that are desperately trying to keep a vibrant downtown. Sincerely, Mike and Gale Cummings

Jim Donchess

Mayor e City of Nashua
To: Board of Aldermen
From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Date: November 9, 2021
Re: Contract Award in excess of $1,000,000 — Change Order #1 for DPW Facility Design

Pursuant to NRO: § 5-74/B: E. Approval by the Finance Committee of a contract award in excess of
$1,000,000 shail 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 November 17, 2021 meeting and as such | am requesting the full Board of

Alderman approve the following contract:
Item: Change Order #1 for $40,060 which increases the total contract

amount to $1,037,264. Original contract was approved by the
Finance Committee on 1/15/20 in the amount of $997,204.

Value: $1,037,264
Vendor: HKT Architects Inc.
Purchasing Memo#: 22-186 dated November 9, 2021
Contract Term: to project completion
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

aes) THE CITY OF NASHUA “The Gate City’

Office of Economic Development

TO: Jim Donchess, Mayor & Michael O’Brien, Chair
FROM: — Tim Cummings, Economic Development Director
Date: November 04, 2021

RE: Approval of HKT Contract Amendment for AoT Design Services &
Structural Design Modifications

The enclosed documents requesting an increase in the HKT design contract by $40,060.00, of
which $29,360.00 is for additional scope of work of an Alternation of Terrain (“AoT’”) state
permit. During the Schematic Design phase of the project it was discovered that an AoT permit
is necessary. Going into the project it was not originally contemplated, but as the design of the
project progressed, it became clear this state permit would be necessary. The balance of the
funds requested is going to making structural modifications.

Filing an AoT is a time sensitive proposition it takes approximately a month to put an application
together and the review and approval period taking approximately six months; therefore, to
maintain the timeline it was recommended to use funds currently set aside in the contract for
“construction administration” phase and backfill once the amendment is approved. Without an
AoT permit the project cannot proceed.

THANK YOU

229 Main Street, Suite 234 » Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 + Phone (603) 589-3106

AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT

This First Amendment to Agreement is entered into as of this day of
November 2021, by and between CITY OF NASHUA, a municipality in the State of New
Hampshire (hereinafter referred to as ‘City 1. and HKT Architects, INC., (hereinafter
referred to as the "Architect”: whose address is 24 Roland Street, Charleston, MA 02129

WHEREAS, City and Architect entered into that certain Professional Architectural
Services related to the Design and Construction Oversite for Division of Public Works
Facility for the Nashua Department of Public Works, dated March 6, 2020 by HKT and
March 11, 2020 by the City of Nashua (the " Agreement }, and

WHEREAS, both City and Architect desire to amend the Agreement to expand the
scope of services and amend the budget.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

I. Pursuant to Section 30 of the Agreement "Modification of Contract and Entire
Agreement, " the Agreement is hereby amended to add the additional scope and
amended budget as described in the September 1, 2021 letter and October [4 letter to
Director Lisa Fauteux relative to the Contract Amendment Proposal which ts
attached hereto and incorporated fully herein.

2 All other terms of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed o: have caused their properly

authorized representatives to duly execute, this First Amendment to Agreement on the date
and year first above written.

City of Nashua HKT Architects, Inc.

By: James Donchess, Mayor By: Janet M. Slemenda, Principal

Date: Date: