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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH

This, day of , 2020 appeared James W. Donchess, in his
capacity as Mayor of the City of Nashua, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument on behalf
of the City.

Notary Public/Justice of the Peace
My Commission Expires:

O-20-040

ORDINANCE

INCREASING SEWER USE FEES RATES AND CHARGES

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty
The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 255 “Sewerage
Disposal”, Article [IX “Sewer Use Fees”, Section 255-63 “Rates and charges”, of the Nashua

Revised Ordinances, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the struck-through
language and adding the new underlined language as follows:

Ҥ 255-63. Rates and charges.

B. Demand charges. Each user shall pay a quarterly or monthly demand charge
based on the size of the water meter serving the property.

Until December 31, 2020, Qquarterly and monthly charges will be as follows:

Meter Quarterly Monthly
Size Charge Charge
(inches)

0.625 $31.94 $10.65
0.75 $63.88 $21.30

1 $253.99 $84.66
1.5 $506.45 $168.82
2 $1,426.59 $475.53

3 $3,164.94 $1,054.98
4 $6,331.41 $2,110.47

6+ $15,829.27 $5,276.42

RESOLUTION

R-20-040

From January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, quarterly and monthly charges

will be as follows:

Meter
Size
(inches)
0.625
0.75

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Quarterly
Charge

$38.33
$76.66
$304.79
$607.74
$1,711.91

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$3,797.93

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$7,597.69

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$18,995.12

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Charge

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12.78
25.55
101.
202.5
$570.64

$1,265.98
$2,532.56
$6,331.71

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Starting January 1, 2022, quarterly and monthly charges will be as follows:

Meter Quarterly Monthly
Size Charge Charge
(inches)
0.625 $44.08 $14.69
0.75 $88.15 $29.38
1 $350.51 $116.84
1.5 $698.90 $232.97
2 $1,968.69 $656.23
3 $4,367.62 $1,455.87
4 $8,737.35 $2,912.45
6+ $21,844.39 $7,281.46
C. Flow charge. In addition to the monthly or quarterly demand charge, each user

shall pay a flow charge for each 100 cubic feet of use measured by water meter

readings or wastewater flow meter readings. Fheflow-charge-pert00-cubicfeet
will be $2.05 through December 34 2016—Effective January 1, 2017, the flow
charge per 100 cubic feet will be $2.36._Effective January 1, 2021, the flow

charge per 100 cubic feet will be $2.83. Effective January 1, 2022, the flow

charge per 100 cubic feet will be $3.26.”

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2020

ORDINANCE: O-20-040

PURPOSE: Increasing sewer use fees rates and charges

ENDORSERS: Mayor Jim Donchess

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT:

FISCAL NOTE: This increase in rates and charges is intended to bring annual

revenues to a level that will support the ongoing cost of
operations, fund future debt payments on the CSO (“combined
sewer overflow’) projects, fund non-CSO infrastructure
improvements and provide reserves for capital equipment
replacement. Future recommended increases will depend on
the results of updates to the rate/revenue analysis.

ANALYSIS

This ordinance increases the sewer quarterly/monthly demand charges and sewer user flow
charges in January 2021 and January 2022 as stated in the legislation. The amounts are
increased by 20% effective January 1, 2021 and by 15% effective January 1, 2022.

This legislation should be referred to the Board of Public Works.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By:

Date:

O-20-041

ORDINANCE

AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ORDINANCE

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 190 “Land Use”,
Part 7 “Administrative Officer”, Article XXV “Staff’, Section 190-235 “Administrative Officer”
of the Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the
struck-through language and adding the new underlined language as follows:

Ҥ 190-235. Administrative Officer.

AnThe Administrative Officer is the Planning Director. In the event of a vacancy in office or
the unavailability of the Planning Director, the Community Development Division Director is

authorized to act as the Administrative Officer. shal be-appeimted-bythe Mayor and confirmed
bythe Beard-of Aldermen and upentakine office The Administrative Officer shall be

authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter except for sections or articles
within this Part 7 that are constructed as innovative land use controls (RSA 674:21) that provide
for the appeal, administration, or enforcement by another person or Board as designated within
that section or article. Nothing herein prohibits the Administrative Officer from holding other
appointed office.”

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

This ordinance shall become effective at the time of passage.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2020

ORDINANCE: O-20-041

PURPOSE: Amending the Administrative Officer ordinance

ENDORSERS: Mayor Jim Donchess
COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT:
FISCAL NOTE: None.
ANALYSIS

This legislation updates and amends the City’s ordinance in the Land Use chapter relative to the
Administrative Officer.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By:

Date:

A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at 6:05 p.m. via
teleconference.

President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan K. Lovering recorded.

Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan K. Lovering; Alderman David C. Tencza led in the Pledge to the
Flag.

President Wilshire

As President of the Board of Aldermen, | find that due to the State of Emergency declared by the
Governor as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with the Governor's Emergency
Order #12 pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04, this public body is authorized to meet electronically.

Please note that there is no physical location to observe and listen contemporaneously to this meeting,
which was authorized pursuant to the Governors Emergency Order. However, in accordance with the
Emergency Order, | am confirming that we are:

Providing public access to the meeting by telephone, with additional access possibilities by video or
other electronic means:

To access Zoom, please refer to the agenda or the City’s website for the meeting link.

To join by phone dial: 1-929-205-6099 Meeting ID: 87407660212 Passcode: 672586

The public may also view the meeting via Channel 16.

We previously gave notice to the public of the necessary information for accessing the meeting, through
public postings. Instructions have also been provided on the City of Nashua’s website at www.nashuanh.gov
and publicly noticed at City Hall and the Nashua Public Library.

If anybody has a problem accessing the meeting via phone or Channel 16, please call 603-821-2049 and
they will help you connect.

In the event the public is unable to access the meeting via the methods mentioned above, the meeting will
be adjourned and rescheduled. Please note that all votes that are taken during this meeting shall be done
by roll call vote.

Let’s start the meeting by taking a roll call attendance. VWhen each member states their presence, please
also state whether there is anyone in the room with you during this meeting, which is required under the
Right-To-Know Law.

City Clerk Lovering called the roll and asked them to state the reason he or she could not attend, confirmed
that they could hear the proceedings, and stated who was present with him or her.

The roll call was taken with 15 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Michael B. O’Brien,
Sr., Alderman Patricia Klee, Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Alderman June M. Caron, Alderman Benjamin
Clemons, Alderman, Alderman David C. Tencza, Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu, Alderman Ermest Jette,
Alderman Jan Schmidt, Alderman Brandon Michael Laws, Alderman Skip Cleaver, Alderman Linda Harriott-
Gathright, Alderman Wilshire. Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly and Alderman Lopez arrived after roll call.

Special Board of Aldermen 11-24-2020 Page 2

Mayor James W. Donchess, Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton, Celia Leonard, Deputy Corporation
Counsel and Tim Cummings, Economic Development Director were also in attendance.

ROLL CALL

Alderman O’Brien

| am present, | can hear the proceedings and | am alone.
Alderman Klee

| am here, | can the proceedings, | am alone.
Alderman Dowd

Yes, | am present, | can hear everyone and | am alone.
Alderman Caron

Yes, | am here, | am alone and | can hear everyone.
Alderman Clemons

| am present, | can hear everyone and | am by myself.
Alderman Tencza

| am present, | am alone and | can hear everyone.
Alderwoman Lu

| am here, | am alone and | can hear you.

Alderman Jette

| am here, | am alone and | can hear the proceedings.
Alderman Schmidt

| am present and | am alone in the room.

Alderman Laws

| am here, | can hear you and nobody is here but my fiancé.
Alderman Cleaver

| am here, | am alone and | can hear the proceedings.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright

| am present, | can hear everyone and | am in the room alone.

Special Board of Aldermen 11-24-2020 Page 3
President Wilshire
| am here, | can hear everyone and | am alone.

Susan Lovering, City Clerk

You have 13 in attendance.

President Wilshire

Thank you. Also in attendance is Mayor Donchess and Corporation Counsel Steve Bolton.

COMMUNICATIONS - None

R-20-094

Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly

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MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO RECOMMEND FINAL PASSAGE BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION

President Wilshire

Alderman Lu?

Alderman Lu

Yes, I'd like to suggest that we have some presentation on this?

President Wilshire

Sure, we have Director Cummings here, Director Cummings, would you care to address this?

Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development

Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. So, for the record, Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development. | am
going to share my screen now if that’s alright with the body. What you see before you is a Memo | put
together this afternoon which basically is more of an orientation than anything else. The substance of the
material has already been provided to you, so this really is just to help organize my thoughts. With that
being said, Madam President, thank you for making time this evening for a Special Board of Aldermen
meeting. | know you guys have been having a lot of these meetings; time is of the issue and you'll hear
about that in a few moments.

3. Economic Imperative
of Integration

¢ Median Age of Workforce Is Climbing

e After decades of steady growth Nashua
experiencing negative net-migration

¢ Minority Children fastest growing group
¢ Lifestyle Choices of Millennials

¢ In 2018 US faces a projected shortfall of
230,000 STEM Workers (NH 2,000 unfilled high

tech jobs right now...)