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Exhibit A
Scope of Services

The City of Nashua currently utilizes anaerobic digestion to produce Class B biosolids for land application; reduce
the total quantity of dry solids; and to create biogas for beneficial use. The digested sludge is dewatered with one
of three inclined screw presses and then disposed of through a 3-year contract with RMI. The current contract is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2022. The City is currently paying $62/wet ton and this rate is anticipated to
increase significantly with the next contract due to significant changes in the biosolids/sludge disposal market
related in great part to the emergence of PFAS compounds as a critical concern.

The City has also experienced capacity concerns with the current level of raw solids production in the primary egg-
shaped digester but have been able to maintain the necessary detention time required for Class B criteria by
adjusting the digester feed schedule and holding more solids in the digester tanks.

Until there are clear regulatory criteria for PFAS compounds in wastewater sludges, there will be uncertainty with
any plan to continue with beneficial use. However, current indicators appear to favor processing biosolids to meet
Class A criteria. Likewise, reducing the wet weight of the final product will reduce ultimate disposal costs whether
the biosolids are beneficially used, landfilled, or incinerated. As such, the City would like to implement sludge
drying of the anaerobically-digested sludge to meet Class A criteria. This will include an investigation of drying
technology alternatives to determine the preferred approach based on product quality characteristics and
preliminary design development to assess overall project requirements and costs.

Based on our understanding of the needs of the City, we propose to perform the following tasks to identify the
preferred drying technology, develop a detailed facility design concept including capital and operational costs, and
assess the impact on future biosolids disposal /beneficial use costs. Once the preferred technology has been
selected, preliminary design documentation (report, plans and cost estimate) will be developed.

A. Initial Kick-off Meeting and Preliminary Planning Session.

B. Validate Existing and Future Sludge Quantities. The sludge generation numbers developed for the Facility
Plan will be updated using data from 2020 and 2021. The updated existing sludge quantities will be used to
estimate future quantities using the methodology developed for the 20-Year Facility Plan.

C. PFAS Assessment.

1. Collect existing PFAS monitoring data for the digested solids and conduct two additional rounds of
PFAS testing on the digested sludge.

2. Compare PFAS levels in Nashua’s digested sludge to available benchmarks (Maine’s screening
standards, Michigan’s land application guideline, available international standards for land
application). Compare results for Nashua’s digested sludge with monitoring data for other
biosolids in New England and beyond.

3. Identify potential impacts of anticipated PFAS regulations on disposal options, based on current
levels in Nashua’s digested solids.

4, The budget for this scope item includes a $5,000 allowance for contract testing services.

D. Baseline conditions assessment.

1. Based on the continued use of the existing anaerobic digesters and the existing and projected
future sludge quantities, assess the technical feasibility of continuing to meet Class B criteria over
the 20-year planning period.

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Engineering a Beller Environment

Graham, Donna

From: Nate Healey :
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2021 3:42 PM
To: Clemons, Benjamin; Cleaver, Skip; Dowd, Richard; Gathright, Linda; Jette, Ernest; Kelly,

Shoshanna; Klee, Patricia; Laws, Brandon; Lopez, Thomas; Lu, Elizabeth; O’Brien, Michael
(Alderman); Schmidt, Jan; Tencza, David; Wilshire, Lori; Graham, Donna; Caron, June;
Mayor's Office Email

Subject: Police Cammission: Local Control

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Hello All,

My name is Nate Healey, and I am a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire, writing to you ail to voice
my support for the removal of the Governor’s power to appoint the members of our city’s Police
Commission. I believe that the question of wether our citizens would support such a change needs to be
placed on our next municipal ballot.

We are living through historic times. This past year has shown us that transparency and accountability
are greatly needed throughout our country’s civil and public services in order to invoke positive change
and maintain a safe community, one that represents our incredibly diverse citizens.

As you know, we are currently the only City in our State that does not maintain local control of our
Police Commission. Allowing the Board of Alderman, rather than our Governor, to appoint the
members of our Police Commission would be a massive step forward in transparency for our City. Our
Governor is nor a resident of Nashua. Therefore it would stand to reason that his selected candidates do
not represent the true interests and concerns of our people, matters he could not know without living
here. It should be up to our Board to vet and appoint the appropriate members, ones who truly know the
voice of our people and are taking up the position with fully transparent personal ideals and intentions
and for our City.

I believe our Police Commission is also due for an expansion of members, as three members is simply
not an appropriate number of people to represent our incredibly diverse population. Adding two more
members would improve not only transparency but also the accountability of our Commission, making
it more of a round table for open dialogue and discussion rather than an echo chamber. Our members
should also be chosen not only for their qualifications, but for their unique and diverse backgrounds,
allowing for greater representation and growth within our city’s police force. Every voice in Nashua
deserves to be heard and represented, regardless of race, sex, orientation or religion, and that is simply
not possible without bringing new voices to the table that challenge the status quo and inspire positive
change.

It is time for Nashua’s Police Commission to truly represent our people. Nashua is an incredibly unique
and diverse City that I am proud to be a resident of, and our Commission must reflect that in order to
truly protect its people.

Thank you for taking the time to read my message, I hope it reaches each and every one of you.
Al the best,
Nate Healey

6 Tufts Drive
Nashua NH 03064

Graham, Donna

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Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 701 PM

To: Graham, Donna

Subject: Communication submittal for Board of Aldermen Packet

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Donna,

Could you please place this as a communication to the Board.

Thank you,

Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley Street
Nashua

Dear Board Members,

My opposition to R-12-145, the purchase for $325,000 at "L" Pine St was based on the lack of information the
Board has been willing to provide regarding the revaluation for 2022. Months ago, I asked during public input
at several meetings about the tax burden shift that might occur as a result of the pandemic and the impact on
commercial properties, I was looking for some insight on what is really happening with City properties.

The Mayor and several Aldermen spoke favorably on looking into this and having discussion. This was
apparently lip service or the elected folks got the answers and they were not worth sharing with the public.

This letter was posted and submitted to the local papers.

Nashua will see about a 7% budget increase over 2021 through 2022. In 2022, property owners
will see their property assessments reset to market value. Property owners have no idea what
assessment increases they will be facing.

The hired appraisal company (Vision) performing the 2022 revaluation is collecting recent sales to
develop a model, along with measure & list data to create more accurate results. The measure &
list depends on property owners opening their doors for an interior inspection. Few residents are
likely to open their doors as the law does not require owners to do so. Updated homes with long
term owners and unpermitted work can escape capture. Updated sold homes are an easy catch
with MLS listings and photographs readily available. Equalizing sold verses unsold homes is almost
impossible without interior inspections. This creates a real challenge when determining an
equitable tax distribution.

Additionally, Vision is planning on changing how the depreciation is set on properties. The past
approach at setting depreciation unfairly impacted older neighborhoods. The City and Vision have
not been forthright with information on this correction.

Another challenge in creating accurate assessments is distributing the tax burden between
commercial and residential properties. In the past, residential owners cried foul when the tax
burden sharply shifted, throwing it on the backs of residential properties. In 2018, the hired
appraisal company applied an income approach to value commercial properties and balanced the
tax burden between commercial and residential owners.

For the 2022 revaluation, Vision is collecting two years of commercial sales data and 1 year of
residential sales data. The Pandemic negatively impacted many businesses. In 2018, the
commercial property vacancy rate was only about 4%. The City has offered no information on
2021 commercial vacancies. Given the number of businesses that closed or saw lost

income, residential owners will carry the burden created by these pandemic losses.

Many residential property owners saw their personal incomes decline during the pandemic.
However, their property assessments will be increasing. These values will be based on real estate
sales (not an income approach} and in this high demand, short supply market, prices are soaring.

Before the Mayor and Board of Aldermen vote on any budget increase and further spending, they
should make sure we all understand what is going to happen when Vision presses the recalculate
button. Let’s have a candid discussion now about what the City expects in assessment changes
and tax rate increases for 2022.

Graham, Donna

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Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:00 AM

Ta: Board of Aldermen; Mayor's Office Email

Ce: Lopez, Thomas; NashuaNews@unionleader.com
Subject: My public comment about SB52 at the 6/8 BOA meeting
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Dear Mayor Donchess and Members of the Board,
I am following up on my public comment about SB52 at the June 8 Board of Aldermen meeting.

Attached is a list of the NH towns and cities whose caps were under threat and would be protected by SB52 and
below is the majority report from Rep. Diane Pauer on the NH House Municipal and County Government
committee explaining how the bill protects caps across the state.

. SB 52, Relative to municipal charter provisions for tax caps
' Rep. Diane Pauer for the Majority of Municipal and County Government.

_ This bill clarifies legislative intent and resolves technical issues in current state statute.

. First, this bill validates tax or spending caps adopted by municipalities before July 5, 2011. When NH laws

_ were revised in 2011 to authorize cities and towns to locally adopt a cap on taxes or spending, subject to

an override provision, the clear intent of the NH legislature was to protect previously adopted tax or
spending caps “of any kind” with a grandfather provision in RSA 49-B:13, II-a.

. In 2019, the N.H. Supreme Court ruled with a 3-2 split decision that the last sentence in RSA 49-B:13,
_ Tl-a invalidates this grandfather provision, thereby threatening the validity of all tax or spending caps
: adopted by municipalities prior to 2011. SB 52 reinforces the legislature’s unambiguous intent that tax or
_ spending caps adopted, revised or amended by municipalities before July 5, 2011 are valid, legal and fully

_ enforceable after that date.

| Second, this bill addresses a technical issue in RSA 49 Sections C and D relating to budget items not subject to
| the cap. According to the 2011 statute, a tax or spending cap adopted by cities or towns allows for specitic

- enumerated budget items, such as enterprise funds, to be excluded from the cap. SB 52 adds additional budget
items that may be excluded from the cap, namely interest and principal payments on municipal bonded debt,
and capital expenditures.

Both the exclusion provision and the override provision lower the limit of the municipal budget subject to the
cap. At present, state statute is silent with regard to the vote requirement for exclusion. SB 52 requires that any
_ municipal action that redistributes excludable budget items from within the limit of the capped budget to
- outside such limit shall require a supermajority vote which is the same supermajority vote requirement to
_ override the cap.

I hope that clarifies any confusion about the intent of the bill.

Sincerely,
Beth Scaer
111 East Hobart St, Nashua

Office of the City Clerk

City of Nashua

229 Main Street Susan Lovering
Nashua, NH 03061-2019 City Clerk
(603) 589-3010, Option #5 Allison D. Waite
CityClerkDept@NashuanH.Gov Deputy City Clerk

MEMORANDUM

TO: Board of Aldermen

FROM: Susan K. Lovering, City ciate LE

DATE: June 16, 2021

RE: Issuance of Warrant to Chief of Police for Unlicensed Dogs

Pursuant to RSA 466:14, the Board of Aldermen shall annually issue a warrant to the local
official authorized to issue a civil forfeiture. Therefore, this memorandum serves as a formal
request that the Board of Aldermen commit the warrant to the Chief of Police so that either he or
his designee may issue the Notice of Civil Forfeiture to those dog owners who have failed to
renew or license their dog(s) as required under state law.

As areference for this licensing year, a total of 9,751 notices were sent, both by email and first

class mail, to the owners of 10,681 dogs. In May, we sent reminder postcards to those who had
not yet licensed their dogs.

Those owners identified on the warrant will be notified that they are required to license their
dog(s) and pay a $25 civil forfeiture fee per dog and a S7 cost of service fee within 15 calendar
days of said notice. To provide every opportunity for our residents to bring their accounts
current and avoid additional fees, our offices will begin to reach out to them by phone in the
upcoming weeks.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

cc: Chief of Police Michael Carignan
Mayor James W. Donchess

2020-2021 Warrant for Unlicensed Dogs

To Michael Carignan, Chief of Police for the City of Nashua, in the County of Hillsborough, State of New

Hampshire.

In the name of the City of Nashua, you or your designee, are directed and required, pursuant to RSA
466:14; to issue a civil forfeiture for each unlicensed dog to the persons named in the list hereby

committed to you.

Given under this hand and seal of the Board of Aldermen, of the City of Nashua, day of

2021.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

Alderman-at-Large Michael 8. O’Brien, Sr.

Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons

Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly

Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws

Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza

Alderman Jan Schmidt

Alderman Richard A. Dowd

Alderman Patricia Klee

Alderman Thomas Lopez

Alderman Ernest A. Jette

Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu

Alderman June M. Caron

Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright

Alderman Skip Cleaver

® THE CITY OF NASHUA

Office of Economic Development

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TO: Michael O’Brien, Chairman

FROM: Tim Cummings, Economic Development Director
Ce: Board of Aldermen

Date: June 16, 2021

RE; Report on Overnight Parking

I am writing to request time for a presentation at the next convenient Infrastructure Committee
meeting where I am seeking to go over the enclosed overnight parking report prepared by
Desman.

Essentially, Lam requesting a public discussion and ultimately feedback from the Board of
Aldermen. Members of the Board of Aldermen will need to decide what next steps are needed.

Therefore, [am requesting an opportunity to discuss this matter with the entire Board of
Aldermen through the Infrastructure Committee and I hope all Members of the Board attend.

Enclosure.

THANK YOU.

229 Main Street, Suite 234 » Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 * Phone (603) 589-3106