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Board of Aldermen 11-13-2018 Page 7

Our increase in our government sustenance last year in January, we ended up getting only a few
dollars because the Medicare increase took most of the increase that they gave us. So we are ona
limited budget, a limited income and we are asking that you consider raising the elderly tax exemption.
I’d also like to ask in support of our veterans that you may consider also extending the veteran’s tax
credit, for our honored veterans. | thank you for the opportunity to speak to you all tonight and hope
that you carefully consider my suggestion to you all. Have a good evening and thank you.

COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING FINAL APPROVAL

From: Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk
Re: Returns of Votes — Special Municipal Election held November 6, 2018

MOTION BY ALDERMAN CARON THAT THE RESULTS RECORDED ON THE CITY CLERK’S
RECORD OF RETURNS FOR THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS RACE AT THE SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018, BE DECLARED FINAL AND CONCLUSIVE, AND
THAT KEVIN BURGESS, HAVING RECEIVED THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST, BE
DECLARED ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FOR A TERM TO
EXPIRE JANUARY 5, 2020

MOTION CARRIED

President Wilshire declared Kevin Burgess duly elected to the Board of Fire Commissioners for a term
to expire January 5, 2020.

Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel.
PETITIONS - None

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

Appointments by the Mayor

Downtown Improvement Committee

Stephen Saxe (New Appointment) Term to Expire: September 13, 2019
74 Musket Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

David Grebowski, Alternate (New Appointment) Term to Expire: December 1, 2021
Fay’s Fine Cabinetry

172 Main Street

Nashua, NH 03060

Nashua Housing Authority

Paul Deschenes (Reappointment) Term to Expire: October 13, 2023
57 Tyler Street
Nashua, NH 03060

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

Board of Aldermen 11-13-2018 Page 8

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

Budget Review Committee. ......... cc cceeccccccccceecesecteeeeeeeeeeeecsaeeeeeeeeesensnneeeeeeeseee 10/22/2018

There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the October 22, 2018, Budget
Review Committee accepted and placed on file.

FINANCE COMMITEE. 0... cece ececccceececceceecececeueceeeuseeeeseeaeeenaueeeauesevanterereranesenaes 10/17/2018

There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the October 17, 2018, Finance
Committee accepted and placed on file.

Special Jt. Infrastructure/Planning & Economic Development Committee................. 10/24/2018

There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the October 24, 2018, Special Joint
Infrastructure and Planning & Economic Development Committee accepted and placed on file.

Human Affairs COMMIttee.....o. cece ececcaeecececcecceeceeueceeaceeeaerseeereeeraneeteaeeenneers 10/29/2018

There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the report of the October 29, 2018, Human
Affairs Committee accepted and placed on file.

CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS - None

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-18-073
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER RELATIVE TO FILLING
VACANCIES ON ELECTED BOARDS BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE REMAINING MEMBERS
OF THAT BOARD

R-18-077
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED
THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($380,000) FOR
VARIOUS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
Given its second reading;

City of Nashua, New Hampshire

Uncompleted Project Status Report

FY2016
Division:
Department:

Public Works

Engineering/Parks & Recreation/Street/Sotid Waste/Wastewater

Per NRO 5-134-c, the Financial Services Division shall report to the Board of Aldermen the status of all uncompleted projects.

"Project type” as defined by the ordinance is any one of the following:

(1) An endeavor requiring expenditure in excess of $50,000

(2) The purchase, construction, replacement or rehabilitation of any physical facility, including but not limited to, roads, buildings,
bridges, and sewerage, with an anticipated life in excess of ten (10) years

(3) The acquisition of tangible personal property with an anticipated life in excess of ten (10) years

(4) The acquisition of land or any interest in land

(5) Surveys or studies relative to the aforementioned categories

(6) Contractual services provided to the city

Funding Require
Project Accounting Unit Activity # Account Budget Funds Percent to Complete
Project Name Type Brief Description of Project ‘Account _{if applicable) Name Source of Funding _ Amount Funds Expended Encumbered Cc 1 Project
Safe Rts to School (2) [Intersection Improvements 60.3230 1064 Safe Routes to School =‘ [State/Federal Grant Funds 128,433 20,511 - 15% 117,922
General Fund Appropriations 10,000
Lined Landfill Exp II (2) [Phase II Lined Landfill expansion 68.6000.950 1068 Landfill Expansion General Obligation Bonds 7,400,000 7,487,737 - 99.5% 37,263
Other - Contribution 125,000
Rotary Common (2) |Rotary Common Improvements 77,5150 1070 Rotary Common Federal Grant Funds 247,991 524,357 - 96% 23,634
Improvements Improvements
State/Federal Grant Funds 200,000
Contributions 100,000
Cap Improvements Pools (2) |Repairs/Upgrades Pools & Parks 77.1001 1071 Park/Rec Upgrdes & General Fund Appropriations 119,591 101,478 3,595 85% 14,518
Repairs
Loop Traffic Signal Project (2) |CMAQ Loop Traffic Signal Project 60.5200 1072 Loop Traffic Signal Exp |General Fund Appropriations 282,065 2,309,979 91,926 95% 19,535
State/Federal Grant Funds 1,937,152
Trust/Reserve Funds 202,223
West Hollis St Bike Path (2) | West Hollis Street Bike Path 60.3230 1079 W. Hollis St Bike Path [Other - Contributions 6,931 4,454 - 64%) 2A17
Inflow & Infiltration (2) [Inflow & Infiltration projects 69.6200.950 1093 Inflow & Infiltration ‘Wastewater Fund Retained 500,000 112,875 163,472 23% 223,652
Earrings
FEMA Hazard Mitigation (2) |Hazard Mitigation Project 69.6200.950 1094 FEMA Haz Mitigation {FEMA Disaster Assistance Funds 50,593 3,993 - 8% 46,600
Main Street (2) {Main Street improvements 61.1010 2000 Main Street Project Prior Year Escrows 2,821,033 2,364,641 77,509 84% 378,883
"Funding to Date” 61.1001 General Fund Appropriation
TF60.7528 Trust/Reserve Funds
TF60,7530
Dublin/Fremont Intersection (2) [improvements Dublin/Fremont TF60.7529 2001 Dublin/Fremont Trust/Reserve Funds 25,000 7 - 0% 25,000
Intersection Intersect'n
E. Hollis St Gateway (2) JE. Hollis St Gateway Improvements 60.5200 2002 E. Hollis St Gateway ‘Wastewater Fund Retained 55,000 86,475 23,289 719% 236
Improvements Improvements Project {Earrnines
General Fund Appropriation 40,000
Contributions 15,000
Southwest Park Road (2) {Land purchase -road improvements 60.5200 2003 Land purchase -road General Fund Appropriation 60,594 77,530 3,520 96% 30
Improvements improvements
Prior Year Escrows 20,486
Merrimack River Levee- (2) | Repairs Merrimack River Levee. 69.6200.950 2030 Merrimack River Levee- | Wastewater Fund Retained 150,000 21,826 - 15% 128,174
Remedial Mechanical Equipment Upgrade; Repairs Remedial Earmings
to Purnp; Per Report of Army Corp Of
Engi s 2012
Bridge St Overflow (2) |Overlow detention basin 69.6200.950 2031 Bridge St Overflow Wastewater Fund Retained 2,590,000 55,677 - 2% 2,534,323
Teconfiguration/relocation Detention Basin Earrnings
Effluent Defoamant Chemical (2) | ]Effluent Defoamant Chemical Bldg 69.6200.950 2032 Effluent Defoament ‘Wastewater Fund Retained 565,000 - - 0% 565,000

Bldg

Chemical Bldg.

Earrnings

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MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-18-077 BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright
Ald. Dowd, Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez
Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly, Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja
Ald. Tenceza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Wilshire 14

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-18-077 declared duly adopted.

R-18-078
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED
THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,300,000)
FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION BUILDING
RENOVATIONS
e Also assigned to the Board of Health; Favorable Recommendation Issued 10/17/2018

Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-18-078 BY ROLL
CALL

A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright

Ald. Dowd, Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez

Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly, Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja

Ald. Tenceza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Wilshire 14
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

Resolution R-18-078 declared duly adopted.

Board of Aldermen 11-13-2018 Page 10

R-18-079
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Ken Gidge
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED
THE AMOUNT OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019
SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
e Also assigned to the Board of Public Works; Favorable Recommendation Issued 10/25/2018

Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CARON FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-18-079 BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright
Ald. Dowd, Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez
Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly, Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja
Ald. Tenceza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Wilshire 14

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIE
Resolution R-18-079 declared duly adopted.

R-18-080
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Lopez
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Ken Gidge
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED
THE AMOUNT OF SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000) FOR VARIOUS
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT FOUR HILLS LANDFILL
e Also assigned to the Board of Public Works; Favorable Recommendation Issued 10/25/2018

Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHMIDT FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-18-080 BY ROLL CALL

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

Board of Aldermen 11-13-2018 Page 11

Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright
Ald. Dowd, Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez
Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly, Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja
Ald. Tenceza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Wilshire 14

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-18-080 declared duly adopted.

R-18-081
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED
THE AMOUNT OF SIX HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($660,000) TO PURCHASE
A NEW PUMPER TRUCK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
e Also assigned to the Fire Commissioners; Favorable Recommendation Issued 10/01/2018

Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN MELIZZI-GOLJA FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-18-081 BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright
Ald. Dowd, Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez
Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly, Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja
Ald. Tenceza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Wilshire 14
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

Resolution R-18-081 declared duly adopted.

Board of Aldermen 11-13-2018 Page 12

R-18-082
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
CHANGING THE PURPOSE OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($165,000) OF UNEXPENDED BOND PROCEEDS FROM THE SPIT BROOK ROAD
FIRE STATION 3 BUILDING RENOVATIONS PROJECT TO THE LAKE STREET FIRE
STATION HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND HOT WATER SYSTEM
REPLACEMENT PROJECT
« Also assigned to the Fire Commissioners; Favorable Recommendation Issued 10/01/2018

Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-18-082 BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright
Ald. Dowd, Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez
Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly, Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja
Ald. Tenceza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Wilshire 14

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-18-082 declared duly adopted.

R-18-084
Endorsers: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman Patricia Klee
APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE NASHUA BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE NASHUA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS, AFL-CIO FROM JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2019 AND RELATED
TRANSFERS
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-18-084
MOTION CARRIED

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Resolution R-18-084 declared duly adopted.

R-18-085
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED
THE AMOUNT OF SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($650,000) FOR THE
PURCHASE OF TWO AUTOMATED REFUSE TRUCKS
e Also assigned to the Board of Public Works; Favorable Recommendation Issued 10/25/2018

Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-18-085 BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright
Ald. Dowd, Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez
Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly, Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja
Ald. Tenceza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Wilshire 14

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-18-085 declared duly adopted.

R-18-086
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF AN ADDITIONAL $54,709.64
FROM THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TRANS-
PORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM FUNDS) INTO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
GRANT ACTIVITY “PATH AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE”
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN KLEE FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-18-086
MOTION CARRIED

Resolution R-18-086 declared duly adopted.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES — None

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-18-090
Endorsers:

Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Richard A. Dowd

Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Tom Lopez

Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt

RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $58,000 FROM THE STATE
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INTO POLICE GRANT ACTIVITY “2019
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) GRANT PROGRAM” AND TO AUTHORIZE THE
TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS

Given its first reading; assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President Wilshire

R-18-091
Endorser:

Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Ken Gidge

Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Patricia Klee

Alderman Tom Lopez

Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt

RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $275,000 FROM THE STATE
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INTO TRANSIT GRANT
ACTIVITY “TRANSIT CAPITAL PROJECTS”

Given its first reading; assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President Wilshire

R-18-092
Endorser:

Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Ken Gidge

Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Richard A. Dowd

Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza

AMENDING R-18-001 “AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE
BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,500,000) FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER LOCATED
AT 201 MAIN STREET”

Given its first reading;

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MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF R-18-092, ASSIGN IT TO
THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE SCHEDULED FOR
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018, AT 7:00 PM IN THE ALDERMANIC CHAMBER

NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-18-029
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt
INCREASING THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT FOR THE BLIND, ELDERLY, AND DISABLED TAX
EXEMPTIONS BY 25% TOTAL OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS
Given its first reading; assigned to the PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by
President Wilshire

PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

Lori Ortolano, 41 Berkeley Street. Nice to see you all. | wanted to speak to the comments that the
Mayor made regarding the report that John Griffin put together and | appreciate him providing this to all
of us. | had the chance to talk to Chuck Reese up at DRA and the document here provided does show
out of the properties looked at, all of the properties 3 were permitted. The one thing that Chuck made
clear to me is their sample is not very statistically significant. They pool together a lot of qualities that
they are looking at into a single pull on permits.

When | asked “why” he said, “because are so short staffed, we just don’t have the manpower to send
around town to town to do samples that are more significant”. So we can pat ourselves on the back
because we have a great score, but when we are looking at permitted data like | am looking at, | see 3
permits here in the data pulled and that isn’t very statistically significant for permit issues. | think if | had
come to you and said | found 3 permits looking at 100 that weren’t correct and | was concluding that we
had a problem, you would all tell me to take a hike because it just wasn’t enough data. | looked at 100
and found many more issues and to let you know last week | pulled another 100 and | spent part of the
weekend reviewing those and the data is equally concerning. So | am trying to make certain that | have
a sample that is statistically significant and that is why in fact | went back and looked at sales data to
the tune of 100 points. That is just a little food for thought there.

When it comes to these assessments and the tax bills that just went out and the concerns that we have,
one of the concerns that | carry is that the reaction of management within City Hall isn’t what | expect
for what we see with these new assessments. | think from the beginning when | saw KRT’s data and |
saw so many properties that went up 40%, 50%, 60% or 100%, | felt outraged. | mean my gut reaction
was this is just not right. I’ve heard people speak, administrators, leaders with “you know the people
who experienced these hikes they are just not going to be happy”. | think we should all be unhappy with
that data because that is part of the problem. Why has there been growth over the last 5 years on the
order of 25%, we assessed in 2013 and now we have properties that are 100% out. What is creating