Board of Aldermen 6-23-2020 Page 50
And | think that the equipment that they are afforded each year, because we do give equipment and
everything, that it also helps with the firefighters and what they have to do. The fact that they are also used
by other cities, they help wherever necessary, | just feel that we sort of let them down. And | do understand
the issue around money, that | do understand very well. But! also heard all the testimony over several
years how we have not given them. And with that said, | think that we all should be ashamed of ourselves
because it is just snowballing over and over again. | can’t say exactly where the money is supposed to
come from or what we need to do, but we have done an injustice to them not just this year but previous
years. Thank you.
Committee announcements:
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you, Madam President. As you know, we have a Special Board of Aldermen Meeting tomorrow
night and immediately following we are going to jump right in to Infrastructure. Many of the things that are
on the Agenda for the Special Aldermen’s Meeting will be discussed immediately afterwards in the
Infrastructure Agenda. So please, stick around. You are more than welcome. Also to the public, what is,
we are expecting a presentation from Director Marchant for renovations to the Transit Center Plaza located
at 30 Elm Street behind City Hall. The renovations will include the updates for the plaza, the transit center
building and bus platform. So any of our citizens that use that facility, please tune in tomorrow night and
catch the presentation. And the meeting is at 7:00 correct? Thank you.
Alderman Dowd
Yes, Thursday night Joint Special School Building Committee Meeting, 7:00 — on-line meeting. | just
wanted to quickly state that we have commenced work at Fairgrounds Middle School. If you by there, you
will see the construction trailer, the area has been marked off for the portables that will be needed and they
are in the back of the school and they will be starting with the new security enhancements in the front of the
school. And very shortly thereafter we will be moving over and starting at Pennichuck as well. So a lot of
work going on and we will be approving some vendors contracts Thursday night.
Alderman Tencza
PEDC will be meeting Monday night, it’s actually a public hearing to discuss the Ordinance relating to
umbrellas on Main Street.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE JUNE 23, 2020, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken to adjourn the Board of Aldermen meeting which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver,
Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 14
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The meeting was declared adjourned at 11:06 p.m.
Attest: Susan K. Lovering, City Clerk
