Finance Committee - 6/20/2018 Page 5
Alderman Laws
When you read the contract it says that we are responsible for the removal of the old desk and the addition of
new electrical wiring. It says that in the contract. Is the City going to pay for that, is the Library, | guess that
would be the City paying for it as well. But do we have a plan in place to take care of that because | imagine
that is at least a little bit of work.
Mayor Donchess
| can only assume what is going to happen which is that the Library will take care of that potentially with the
assistance of City Personnel like Jay Hunnewell but that this will be done in-house. But we can get a definite
answer on that if you want.
Alderman Laws
Just curiosity.
Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
| can find out and get back to you.
Mayor Donchess
Dan will get back.
Alderman Caron
Thank you. | agree with Alderman Laws, | think probably why the City is taking the old desk out is it cuts the
price down a little bit. But I’m not sure about the electrical. But usually, that’s what sometimes the
departments will do will have their own staff take it out so you don’t have that additional cost. So that could be
part of the reasoning.
Alderman O’Brien
| think just so the people at home who don’t see what we are looking at, the current desk has been there for 48
years so | think it has served its purpose. | was surprised to see it is not ADA compliant, so our citizens who
are using wheelchairs or anything, this will make it easier access as well as it should be and everything. It is
about time maybe for the Library which is our technical center to step up and to get in there so very much
needed; 48 years | think we have done well.
Alderman Laws
For the record | would like to say | completely agree with you and if I’m not mistaken, the Nashua Library is the
second largest library outside of Boston or north of Boston, right. So it is a gem of the City and | agree that it
needs that. It was just curiosity. It seems like a lot of work, then you have to pull permits.
Mayor Donchess
| would say that the top 3 are Manchester, Nashua and Portland, Maine. Portland has a pretty big library. So
does Manchester, so | don’t know where it ranks. Anyway, any other discussion or questions?
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