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eng when resident Jane Byme pro tat the committed to being a good steward of the earth's
meeting ¥! weren't ready to support. resources, We feed the hungry and shelter those
idea, Residents to study the feasibility. without a home. Our mission is possible only because
time, but they W8 the town. ed to our volunteers, our supporters, and, as an
heer further investé! tion, * igned organization, we are able to direct the generous
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move ahead with ne ReVision Energy, ich has ReVision Energy, we will model best practices and
go-year contract Wt as devote even more of our donor’s dollar to helping
.e in Brentwood, ywy’S 80! is mect the most basic needs of our community.”
an ott ‘Allison, a member of thet tow In the tae ‘The solar project will include 131 solar pancls
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committee, said the town § Through it Nashua. The system also includes two SolarEdge
its mstal the . y inverters, which will convert direct current (DC)
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jon to purcha: dlowatt hor current (AC) used by the facility. A web-based
town will have the Sane et ieon said monitoring platform will allow the nonprofit to track
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enerated by the solar ae e cost of providing ‘million in ent ReVision Energy will own the system through a
ex about 75 percent oF j Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NSKS. The
caeetricit to all town buildings- ! agreement is an innovative financing tool that allows
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nonprofits to benefit from solar power on a cashflow-
neutral basis. Under the terms, the nonprofit agrees
to purchase electricity from ReVision Energy at a
fixed rate below its current cost of electricity. At year
seven of the agreement, the nonprofit wil] have the
option to purchase the system at a significant

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Nashua Soup Kitchen to Become First
Solar-Powered Nonprofit, Save $176,282

discount, enabling the facility to generate free solar
power for decades to come.

© PPA arrangement gives the nonprofit the
ability to leverage the economic and environmental
benefits of solar power while allowing ReVision
Energy the opportunity to make community
investments that align with its core values of creating
positive change in the world.

Going solar is isn't the first step NSKS has taken
to save money and be a responsible steward of the
environment. After a $2.7 million capital campaign.
NSKS completed renovations of a former VFW
building in 2014 including comprehensive weather-
ization and other energy efficiency measures. Its food
pantry and community kitchen provide a means to
reduce food waste and encourage the consumption of
healthy and nutritious food while setting an example
for the larger community.

From a financial perspective, the solar array will
also benefit the NSKS bottom line, Its current budget
includes more than $20,000 a year in electric costs.
‘An investment in solar energy allows NSKS to lower
its energy costs and devote more funding to its
primary tmission of providing food and shelter while
reducing its impact on the environment. The project
has also received a $7,000 challenge grant. trom the
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, which is
expected to be matched by the Nashua Soup Kitchen
& Shelter’s fundraising compaign.

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(603) 264-2877

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SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN

AUGUST 6, 2019

7:00 p.m. Aldermanic Chamber

PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER PRAYER
OFFERED BY CITY CLERK PATRICIA D. PIECUCH
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE DAVID C. TENCZA

ROLL CALL

COMMUNICATION

From: Lori Wilshire, President, Board of Aldermen
Re: Special Board of Aldermen Meeting

PRESENTATION

Solar Energy Presentation

NON-PUBLIC SESSION

ADJOURNMENT

Board of Aldermen

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

(603) 589-3030

July 22, 2019

Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk
City of Nashua

229 Main Street

Nashua, NH 03061-2019

Dear Ms. Piecuch:

Please be advised | am hereby amending the purpose of the Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen
scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 2019. In addition to the solar energy presentation that evening, there
will be a non-public session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3,II(d), for the consideration of the acquisition, sale,

or lease of real or personal property, which, if discussed in public, would likely benefit a party or parties
whose interests are adverse to those of the general community .

Thank you.

Lori Wilshire
President

cc: Mayor Jim Donchess
Steven A. Bolton, Corporation Counsel

A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Monday, July 22, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.

President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Patricia Piecuch recorded.

Prayer was offered by City Clerk Patricia Piecuch; Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly led in the Pledge
to the Flag.

The roll call was taken with 11 members of the Board of Aldermen present; Alderman Harriott-Gathright.
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja, and Alderman Lopez were recorded absent. Alderman Ben Clemons arrived after roll
call at 7:02.

President Wilshire turned the meeting over to Alderman Dowd, Chair of the Budget Review Committee,
to conduct the public hearing.

PUBLIC HEARING
R-19-159

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 PROPERTY REVALUATION SERVICES

Kim Kleiner gave a brief overview of R-19-159 before the Board heard public testimony.
Alderman Dowd

This evening we are going to be having a public hearing on R-19-159 authorizing the Mayor and City Treasurer
to issue bonds not to exceed the amount of $1,300,000.00 for property revaluation services. Is there someone
from the City who would like to come up and explain the Ordinance?

Kim Kleiner, Administrative Services Director Good evening Chair and Members of the Budget Committee. As
we all know from last year's management audit report and from the improvement plan that was presented to all
of you at the full Board in April, this has been an item that has been addressed and brought forward and has
the Mayor's full support. It is an item that we feel is crucially necessary to deal with our data within the
Assessing Office. This has not happened since 1991. This would be a full measure and list over a three-year
period. There would be two attempts and then a third to get into all properties.

We are looking at beginning the project in October with a start-up meeting between the City and the State
DRA. In 2022 a full statistical would finish the project. Now it’s important for people to realize is as these
properties are being entered and data is being collected, data corrections to properties occur right away; so
this not that data corrections wait until the end. That is not so. It is just like if our assessors were to go out and
to find errors within a property card; we would make those changes right away.

So over the three-year period there are updates and changes to these properties as information is obtained.
Then at the end in 2022 we would have a full statistical update. Again as with any statistical update full
measure list a use report would be required to be submitted to the DRA for acceptance. | am happy to take
any questions.

Alderman Tencza

So this full list and measure, we wouldn’t be able to then wait another 5 years to do an assessment. The DRA
would require us to do one again within 5 years of this year?

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April 12, 2016

give yourself a raise at all. It would be kind of weird to not accept this as reasonable and that is why |
supported this in the Budget Review Committee.

Alderman Schoneman

| am on the Budget Review Committee and | did not support this at the time and | don’t support it tonight. | do
recognize the fact that the percentages seem to be low, however, | think that the money for the budget is going
to be very tight this year. | also question whether or not we are actually paying a fair market rate for these
positions and for many positions. | think that some of the information that we are gaining with time, as we take
a look at other contracts, like the custodian’s contract, no matter what someone’s position might be on that it
seems clear that the amount that we have been paying is somewhat higher than the market would support and
| suspect that although we have some good employees and some of these increases are not high, the
possibility exists that we are paying above market rate in other areas as well and | fear this may be one of
those areas. | don’t support this.

Alderman McGuinness

| also voted against this in the Budget Review Committee and | am going to maintain that position.
MOTION CARRIED

Resolution R-16-021 declared duly adopted.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES

O-16-006
Endorsers: Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
AUTHORIZING A STOP SIGN ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF HOLLYHOCK AVENUE AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH CHERRYWOOD DRIVE
Given its second reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF O-16-006
ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Siegel

The residents supported this in an overwhelming amount. | had huge petitions signed, they were very
organized.

Alderman Deane

Has the street been accepted by the city?

Alderman Siegel

| believe it was just accepted but it would be a pending actual acceptance. This could go through without that
actually being accepted and would take effect as soon as that acceptance was met. | believe Cherrywood was
just recently accepted. | know it was on the list for a while as not an accepted street and that did come up. |
asked about this when the legislation first came up.

MOTION CARRIED

Ordinance O-16-006 declared duly adopted.

Special Bd. of Aldermen — 07/22/2019 Page 2
Ms. Kleiner

You would reset the clock sort to speak, so if we did the statistical update in 2022, we are actually a year
ahead of what would be required, right? We are actually required in 2023. You would be required to do
another one five years from 2022.

Alderman Tencza

So just a follow up and | think | am pretty sure | already know the answer to this. The State does not require us
to do a full list and measure, correct?

Ms. Kleiner
It does not.
Alderman Tencza

Which is why we probably haven’t done one since 1991. And then according to the State Standards, the
Statistical Revaluation that we just did is sufficient by DRA Standards?

Ms. Kleiner
Correct.
Alderman Laws

What is the protocol, so you make 2 or 3 attempts? What happens if on the third attempt you still can’t get into
the property?

Ms. Kleiner

So they try to obtain as much data as physically possible. It is a process that is quite similar to what our
assessors do. They leave tags, they follow up and they call. We will actually have staff that will follow-up and
make phone calls as well. But at that point, we use whatever data is available to us from looking at GIS and
looking at the property from the outside, looking at building permits, any building plans, any data that we have.

Alderman Klee

Yes, | have just a quick question. So when you are saying that they make two attempts and the third one what
you are going to. During these attempts will the homeowners know we are going to be coming into this
neighborhood during this period of time. Or is it just a knock on the door, “Hi we are here”.

Ms. Kleiner

So they are splitting the City into thirds and we will know what areas we are working on that they have boots on
the ground sort to speak. We can certainly post that and let people know if that is helpful to residents. | would
think it is, | would want to know.

Alderman Klee

Yeah if that’s at all possible just to give people a heads up because we know what happens with utilities,
knock, knock on your door and it is not real. So just so that the residents know that these people, so we know
what kind of ID’s they are going to have and so on. | think that is really important for the safety of our
residents. Thank you.

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Alderman Jette

So what we are here for tonight is the public hearing on the bond right?

Alderman Dowd

Yes.

Alderman Jette

| notice in the, | don’t see it in the bond language itself, but in the fiscal note on the bond it says that the bond
would be sold in Fiscal Year 21 and | am wondering why is that? Why wouldn't it be sold right away? |
understand the interest rates are really good for municipalities right now. Why would we wait until 2021 to sell
the bond?

Alderman Dowd

Treasurer Fredette would you like to come up and address that.

David Fredette, Treasurer

First of all, after the bond gets passed here a packet has to go out to bond counsel. That can take up to 60
days. We are selling bonds in October of this year. This just won’t be ready, plus we don’t sell bonds normally
until the work is almost already complete. We use our own cash to pay for the work and then we reimburse
ourselves later. The rates will still be good for, | think, a couple more years, the way it looks. That is the plan
anyways. | don’t think | could have it ready for the October sale. We try to sell just once a year because there
are a lot of expenses when you sell.

Alderman Dowd

Treasurer Fredette, would you also explain why it is a five-year bond?

Mr. Fredette

There is a State Law that allows only up to 5 years for this type of bond. | think it goes back to years ago, |

think many communities did these every 5 years. | mean you don’t do it today, but years ago they did. So |
think that’s why the five-year max is there.

Alderwoman Kelly

Just a question around the selling of the bond. If we find that things are shifting, could we sell it earlier than
2021? You are saying for a couple of years the rate might be fine?

Mr. Fredette
Oh yeah, we could sell it earlier if we thought something was happening with rates, yes.
Alderman Dowd

Any other questions for Treasurer Fredette. Thank you. Any other questions?