Board of Aldermen 4-28-2020 Page 12
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 Laws,
Alderman Skip Cleaver, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 15
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-20-018 declared duly adopted.
R-20-019
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH NASHUA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RIVIER UNIVERSITY, TOWN OF HUDSON, TOWN OF MERRIMACK
AND THE PLUS COMPANY FOR TRANSIT SERVICES
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-20-019 BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Alderwoman Lu
| wonder whether considering the (no audio) the stay-at-home orders, is possible that this contract is going
to put us in jeopardy of great expense to the City. (no audio) without having the ridership or are the
proceeds rather are the entities that are let me just ask you that question as it is, thank you.
President Wilshire
Well it’s my understanding right now that the bus - the transit system isn’t operating except for para transit
and senior services. But I’m not sure if that addresses your question or not?
Mayor Donchess
| do have an answer. The services provided under this contract are paid for by the towns and entities
involved. So we get payment from the town of Hudson, Merrimack, etc. These are very critical revenues
because this makes up our matching revenue to qualify us for all the Federal support that the Transit
System received. So this particular service will not cost us money but in fact brings in vital matching funds.
Alderman Lopez
In additional to being essential for making sure we have public transportation following the conclusion of
this pandemic, the bus company is operating on an on-call status for any Nashuans who need
transportation. They are taking historic safety precautions and they are taking every opportunity to make
sure that people are doing it safely, but they are still providing limited transportation as is appropriate in this
