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LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2019

ORDINANCE: O-19-059

PURPOSE: Authorizing stop signs on Charlotte Street at its intersection
with Charlotte Avenue

ENDORSER(S): Alderman Richard A. Dowd

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT:

FISCAL NOTE: Materials, Labor and Vehicle Overhead: $332.00

ANALYSIS

This legislation authorizes two stop signs on Charlotte Street at its intersection with Charlotte
Avenue. The traffic engineer has stated that an all way stop is recommended at this location for
safety as it would help reduce vehicle and pedestrian conflicts near the Charlotte Avenue
Elementary School.

The erection, removal and maintenance of all traffic control devices must conform to applicable
state statutes and the latest edition of the manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. RSA
47:17 VII (a). The Board should consult with the city’s Traffic Engineer to determine if this
ordinance is in compliance.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: Vorb Lor Ko.

Date: JeAtalee 19, PUY

O-19-060

ORDINANCE

ESTABLISHING A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF 13 NORTON
STREET

CITY OF NASHUA

in the Year Two Thousand and Nineteen

The City of Nashua ordains that Part Il “General Legislation”, Chapter 320 “Vehicles
and Traffic”, Article XII “Parking, Stopping and Standing”, Section 320-72 “Handicapped
parking”, subsection A of the Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, is hereby further
amended by adding the following new underlined language in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Ҥ 320-72. Handicapped parking.

A. The following parking spaces are designated as spaces for the handicapped:

Number of
Name of Street Spaces/Type Location
Norton Street L parallel In front of 13 Norton Street on the east side

of the street”

All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

This ordinance shall become effective at the time of removal or installation of the necessary
sign(s).

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2619

ORDINANCE: 0-19-060

PURPOSE: Establishing a handicapped parking space in front of 13
Norton Street

ENDORSER(S): Alderman Patricia Klee

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT:

FISCAL NOTE: Materials, labor, and vehicle overhead: 5156.00

ANALYSIS

This legislation establishes one handicapped parking space in front of 13 Norton Street.

Pursuant to NRO §320-72, the handicapped parking space will need to be measured and properly
marked.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: Spat, Co Se
Date: Oona (5, Jil¢

O-19-061

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING STOP SIGNS ON GLEN DRIVE AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
NOTTINGHAM DRIVE

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Nineteen

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 320 “Vehicles
and Traffic”, Article III “Stop and Yield Intersections”, Section 320-4 “Stop intersections”,
subsection D of the Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, be hereby further amended by
adding the following new underlined language in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Ҥ 320-4. Stop intersections.

D. The following intersections are hereby designated as stop or through streets, and
authority is hereby granted for the erection of a stop sign at the corner so
designated in accordance with the tenor of this chapter:

Stop Sign on Sign Location At Intersection of
Glen Drive Southwest corner Nottingham Drive
Glen Drive Northeast corner Nottingham Drive”

All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

This ordinance shall become effective at the time of removal and/or installation of the necessary
sign(s) and/or device(s).

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2019

ORDINANCE: O-19-061
PURPOSE: Authorizing stop signs on Glen Drive at its intersection with
Nottingham Drive
ENDORSER(S): Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
’ COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT:
FISCAL NOTE: Materials, Labor and Vehicle Overhead: $332.00
ANALYSIS

This legislation authorizes two stop signs on Glen Drive at its intersection with Nottingham
Drive. The traffic engineer has stated that an all way stop is recommended at this location for
safety as it would help reduce vehicle and pedestrian conflicts, and that there is a school bus stop
at this location as well.

The erection, removal and maintenance of all traffic control devices must conform to applicable
state statutes and the latest edition of the manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. RSA
47:17 VUI (a). The Board should consult with the city’s Traffic Engineer to determine if this
ordinance is in compliance.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: Naar Pe Corte

Date: OtAnner | 9, Pd| 4

Board of Aldermen Page 8
April 26, 2016

A Viva Voce Roll Call was taken, which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman Wilshire, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Cookson, 14
Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron, Alderman Siegel,
Alderman Schoneman, Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja,
Alderman McGuinness, Alderman LeBrun, Alderman Moriarty,
Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Lopez, Alderman McCarthy

Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED

R-16-015
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
ESTABLISHING AN EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND FOR STATE EMPLOYER PENSION COSTS
AND APPROPRIATING $2,230,000 FROM FUND BALANCE ASSIGNED FOR THIS PURPOSE
INTO THE EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
Given its third reading;

MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-16-015 BY ROLL CALL

ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Siegel

Here we are again, | appreciate the curtesy from the last meeting and unfortunately it was somewhat awkward.
| was thinking of myself of something like Prometheus bound where an eagle was going to come and peck my
liver out. Mr. Teeboom isn’t here so | will use a different analogy and perhaps | am Sisyphus rolling a stone up
the hill. | am going to break this down so everyone gets my perspective on this because we’ve been given a
lot of different perspectives and why | came up with this legislation and the thinking behind it. It’s no secret that
we have the state obligation and we needed some way to get to it in such a way that is constructive. So we
had this money set aside and at the last term the Mayor tried to construct some legislation which would allow
us to transfer similar to what we are doing now but there were a couple of flaws which prevented me from
supporting that legislation. The first flaw was that expendable trust fund had no lapse point so to me it was a
side door forever until our obligation was satisfied. Once that $2.3 million went away, and that’s the $2.3
million that has no effect on the taxpayer burden which | believe is the point of the spending cap. The last term
that burden, once that $2.3 million which was set aside for this purpose, went away then the burden was
change and | couldn’t support that. The other thing was that there was no notion of trying to solve the problem
which is ultimately the state pushing down the obligations to us and so there was no sense of okay we are
going to give ourselves a certain amount of time to solve the problem and it’s going to be finite and if we can’t
at the state level then we have to swallow our medicine and follow a different path. | spent a lot of time
thinking about this legislation because I’m concerned about the effect on the city. I’m not going to say the
world is going to fall apart but | think we are going to have real problems. Again, the money was set aside for a
purpose. You say to yourself what do | do if | set money aside for a purpose and there is no way to move it
across. That to me is more a flaw in the way that our spending cap is constructed. | am for the spending cap
but one of the ways that it is constructed is if you transfer money across you don’t legislatively have the
opportunity to say okay well | want this money to be used to this purpose but | want to still pin the cap number
at the same level. If | could have done that in this legislation | would have. That’s a flaw in the mechanisms by

O0-19-062

ORDINANCE

PROHIBITING THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS NEAR CITY OWNED
BUILDINGS AND IN CITY PARKS

CITY OF NASHUA

tn the Year Two Thousand and Nineteen

The City of Nashua ordains that Part UH “General Legislation” of the Nashua Revised
Ordinances as amended, is hereby further amended by adding the following new underlined
Chapter 304 entitled “Tobacco Products and E-Cigarettes”:

“Chapter 304
TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND E-CIGARETTES

Article I
Use of Tobacco Products and E-Cigarettes Prohibited in Certain Locations

§ 304-1. Findings and purpose.

The City finds that, based on determinations and studies by various official agencies, the
use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes is a significant public health hazard, including
secondhand use. The purpose of this article is to protect the health and well-being of all
members of the public who have occasion to attend public places and facilities and City
parks by restricting the use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes as outlined herein. The ©

City also has a significant interest in reducing incidents of littering.
§ 304-1. Definitions.

The following words and phrases, when used in this Article, shall have the following
meanings:

E-CIGARETTE — Any electronic smoking device composed of a mouthpiece, a heating
element, a battery, and electronic circuits that provides a vapor of nicotine mixed with
propylene glycol or other substances to the user. This term shall include such devices
whether they are manufactured as e-cigarettes, e-cigars, or e-pipes, or under any other

product name.

ORDINANCE O-19-062

TOBACCO PRODUCT -- Any item containing tobacco including, but not limited to,
cigarettes, smoking tobacco, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, pipe tobacco. smokeless
tobacco, and smokeless cigareites.

§ 160-3. Use prohibited in certain locations near City-owned buildings.

A, Use of all tobacco products and e-cigarettes is prohibited within 30 feet of any
main entrance or exit, and any window, of all City-owned buildings. This shall
include sidewalks and walkways within the 30 feet, except when actively using
the sidewalk or walkway to get to another destination.

B. This section shall not apply to City-owned land and buildings under the control of
the board of education, the library board of trustees, the board of police
commissioners, the board of fire commissioners, the board of public works, and
the cemetery board of trustees, unless said board votes to adopt the use
prohibition found in subsection A.

8 160-4, Use prohibited in City-owned parks.

Use of all tobacco products and e-cigarettes is prohibited in City-owned parks.
§ 160-5. Signs required.

Signs shall be prominently placed and maintained at all applicable City parks and public
places, notifying the public of the prohibition against the use of tobacco products and e-
cigarettes. Such signs shall state: “The use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes in this
public area is strictly prohibited.”

§ 160-6. Violations and penalties.

Any person who is found to have violated the provision of this article shall be subject to a
civil penalty in the amount of $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense, and
$100 for the third offense and subsequent offenses. Additionally, violators may be
removed from the City park or public place. In addition to these penalties, persons under
the age of 18 shall be subject to the provisions of RSA Chapter 126-K (“Youth Access to
and use of Tobacco Products”).”

All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

This legislation shall take effect 90 days after passage.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2019
ORDINANCE: O-19-062

PURPOSE: Prohibiting the use of tobacco products near City-owned
buildings and in City parks

ENDORSERS: Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Patricia Klee

COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT:

FISCAL NOTE: - There will be a cost for the required signage.

ANALYSIS

This legislation prohibits the use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes near the entrances, exits,
and windows of city buildings and in City parks. Signage is required, and there is a provision for
escalating monetary penalties.

The Board of Aldermen has the authority to manage all real property owned by the city and to
regulate its use, unless such management and regulation is delegated to other public officers by
the charter or governed by other statutes. See RSA 41:1 1-a.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: Vr, Cre
Date: IG Oetsher 2» | 4

O-19-063

ORDINANCE

AMENDING THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED TAX EXEMPTIONS

CITY OF NASHUA

in the Year Two Thousand and Nineteen

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 295 “Taxation”

be amended by deleting the struck-through language and adding the new underlined language as
shown:

1. In Article HI “Exemption for Elderly Persons”:
Ҥ 295-3. Elderly exemption granted.

The City of Nashua hereby adopts the provisions of New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Annotated 72:39-a and 72:39-b, as they may be amended from time to time, relative to
elderly tax exemptions. The optional exemption, based on assessed value, for qualified
taxpayers, shall be as follows:

A. For a person 65 years of age up to 74 years of age: $175,000 in the tax year
beginning April 1, 2018, and $192,000 in the tax year beginning April 1, 2019,
and $194,000 in the tax year beginning April 1. 2020;

B. For a person 75 years of age up to 79 years of age: $203,000 in the tax year
beginning April 1, 2018, and $224,000 in the tax year beginning April 1, 2019;
and

Cc. For a person 80 years of age or older: $254,000 in the tax year beginning April 1,
2018, and $280,000 in the tax year beginning April; 1, 2019.

§ 295-4. Qualifications.