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Special Bd. of Aldermen — 06/24/2019 Page 5

Alderman Klee

| do have one other comment, currently when it was originally voted in it was what we could call veto proof, but
as we know things change as time moves on. This will be brought up in September but the key is if we were
able to net meter in someplace like Mine Falls we would be able to cover much of the City, like City Hall kind of
thing, not the individual people but the City’s expense as far as our electricity, etc. If we could get to the 3,
which it does right now, 3 megawatts, if we could use the full capacity of it.

Ms. Marchant

So just as a point of reference, the City alone is about 25,000 kilowatt hours a year; the school is about 25,000
kilowatt hours a year. We could cover, in theory we would produce enough electricity to cover the City’s hall of
25,000 kilowatt hours in an average between the two dams.

Alderman Klee

Which would be quite a savings, thank you.

Vice President O’Brien

Further questions for Director Marchant? Alright, Director Marchant thank you very much and look to seeing

you when we open up the Budget Hearing. At this time we are going to open up the meeting to the public.
Bear with me as we wrestle quickly through this.

Testimony in Favor - None
Testimony in Opposition - None
Testimony in Favor - None
Testimony in Opposition - None

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN TENCZA TO ADJOURN
MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Attest: Patricia Piecuch, City Clerk

Nashua Hydroelectric Facilities

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NEW HAMPSHIRE'S GATE CITY www .NashuaNH.gov

HISTORY

¢ The Jackson Mills hydroelectric
project was returned to City
ownership at the end of a long
term lease in January 2015.

facility was completed on April
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¢ Both facilities are operated and maintained for the
City by a contractor, Essex Power Services.

Board of Aldermen Page 21
April 12, 2016

Committee announcements:

Alderman Cookson

While we are not having Infrastructure tomorrow evening, we will be having Infrastructure on the 27". During
that meeting, Downtown Specialist Jim Vayo, is going to be giving a presentation. We wanted to have a joint
invitation and extend that to our Planning & Economic Development Committee. Rather than announcing this

on the 26" at our next Board of Aldermen meeting, just letting people know now. You've got two weeks to
make arrangements to join a wonderful presentation by Mr. Vayo.

Alderman Siegel

There will be a Substandard Living Conditions Special Committee this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Chamber.
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja

PEDC will be meeting next Tuesday, April 19, here in the Chambers. Just to give people a heads’ up on
Tuesday, May 3, we will be holding our meeting at 7:00 p.m. up in the auditorium. The Performing Arts Center
Feasibility findings will be presented. Thank you.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE THAT THE APRIL 12, 2016, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED

MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 9:12 p.m.

Attest: Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk

JACKSON MILLS
TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENSES 2016-2019

$600,000.00

$500,000.00

$400,000.00

$300,000.00

$200,000.00 Total Revenue

Total Essex O&M and Repairs

$100,000.00 Net Revenue

FY2016 FY2017 \ FY2018 / FY2019
S(100,000.00) \/

$(200,000.00)

(300,000.00)

$1,200,000.00

$1,000,000.00

$800,000.00

$400,000.00

$200,000.00

MINE FALLS

TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENSES 2017-2019

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FY2018

FY2019

Total Revenue
Total Essex O&M and Repairs

Net Income

IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED
JACKSON MILLS

¢ Existing 35-year old turbine was down for 3 months in FY19
and nearly 6 months in FY18 for major repairs. The turbine
is at the end of its life. In anticipation of future failures, the
City has been working with Essex Power Services and HL
Turner to begin design, engineering, fabrication and
installation of new turbine.

¢ Continued work with federal and state agencies relative to
fish and eel passage will also require improvements to
aging infrastructure of the fish ladder.

IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED
MINE FALLS

¢ Rehabilitation of 1 of the 2 turbines, with associated
repairs while offline

¢ The current 40 year FERC license for the Mine Falls
project will expire on July 31, 2023.

¢ Relicensing started in August of 2018 and continues
through 2023

— Performance of studies requested by the US Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, NH
Fish and Game Department, and NH DES

— Additional measures required by FERC

Sarah Marchant, AICP
Community Development Division Director

City of Nashua
603.589.3095

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SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN

JUNE 24, 2019

7:00 PM Aldermanic Chamber

PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER PRAYER
OFFERED BY CITY CLERK PATRICIA D. PIECUCH
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN JUNE M. CARON
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC HEARING
R-19-142
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS
NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF SIX MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND

DOLLARS ($6,200,000) FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE JACKSON MILLS
AND MINE FALLS HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

ADJOURNMENT