Finance Committee - 6/20/2018 Page 10
Ms. Marchant
Absolutely, as part of our federal funds from the FTA and our partnership with NH DOT we have an NPO
agreement with the Nashua Regional Planning Commission to help provide some of the services that we are
required to report on or some of the comprehensive planning that is required as part of the transit system. This
agreement defines what NRPC’s responsible for and what the City of Nashua is responsible for. NRPC gets
funds directly from the State of New Hampshire to help offset the cost of supporting NTS and some of the
transportation work that they do. This outlines what we are responsible for and what they are responsible for.
There are no new responsibilities here, there are no new costs here this is something that has been going on
for a very long time, we just have to renew it every 5 or 10 years and this is a renewal.
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO RECOMMEND FINAL PASSAGE
MOTION CARRIED
R-18-049
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NASHUA TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE SOUHEGAN
VALLEY TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATIVE FOR TRANSIT SERVICES
Mayor Donchess
And Ms. Marchant again will explain this proposed contract.
Ms. Marchant
Yes, thank you. This is a revenue contract; all the other ones came a little bit earlier in the year. This is a
contract by which Nashua Transit System provides service to SVTC, we provide the buses and the drivers, the
dispatch operation side of service. SVTC provides non-emergency medical trips to seniors, disabled and
others in a lot of the towns west of us here all the way as far out as Wilton, mainly in Milford, Amherst, Hollis,
Brookline and also goes over into, | think it might actually go almost as far as Lyndeborough now. It goes
pretty far west. They pay us an hourly fee for the services that we perform for them and this is a fabulous
contract for NTS because we can use it as direct matching funds to the FTA and it is one of the ways we keep
the City’s contribution down.
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO RECOMMEND FINAL PASSAGE
MOTION CARRIED
Mayor Donchess
Now while you are here, can | ask a transit question?
