Board of Aldermen 6-23-2020 Page 11
| mean | think Director Bagley has done an exceptional job, | mean in balancing the need for safety with the
desire to open things up a bit. She’s been involved in all the decisions regarding downtown and
everywhere else. So she is well equipped to help us work through this or to decide it can’t be done.
Alderman Klee
And | agree with you and thank you very much for your answers.
President Wilshire
Alderwoman Lu.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you, Madman Chairman. My concern is we are talking a lot about finances and fiscal concerns and
this is a dance party and | just feel that is a dance party, do we really need to spend $24,000.00 to plan
one. And my other concern is maybe we can get City Hall opened, because it seems strange to have a
City where City Hall is still not opened, but we are having dance parties in the streets. So that’s my feeling
about this. Thank you.
Mayor Donchess
| should have mentioned, Madam President that our tentative plan, our target date to open City Hall to a
certain number of people at any one time and there were so many subjects | didn’t get into this one, but it’s
July 6"". So there are going to be significant physical changes at automobile registration, City Clerk’s Office
and the Assessing Office and to some degree in the Mayor’s Office where there’s a lot of public interaction.
But City Hall is going to open, at least in part, before those physical changes can be made. The GOFFER
funds, the Federal Money can pay for these improvements.
So come July 6", assuming we can get the technology to work by that time, which | am optimistic we can
do, we will have automobile registration up in the Auditorium so that people can be spaced apart. There
will be a limited number of people allowed in City Hall, people will need to wear a mask. But we will open
and for most city functions, for many city functions. Some will be by appointment only, but our goal is to
continue to improve the accessibility, again sensibly, consistent with safety. But we believe the first steps
can be taken on July 6 or thereabouts.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you, Mayor.
Alderman Schmidt
Thank you. Several times in the last couple of days people have questioned the optics that they are seeing
coming from our decisions. This kind of decision being made at this time is probably bad optics. It may not
be coming from the Budget, it may be planned for the future. Perhaps | should change my Motion to table t
this. That would be my suggestion at this point.
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHMIDT TO AMEND HER MOTION FOR FINAL PASSAGE TO TABLE THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT RELATED TO THE NASHUA DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT
PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,000 TO THE GREAT AMERICAN DOWNTOWN AND TO
AUTHORIZE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO SIGN ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS,
BY ROLL CALL
