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MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE THE
DONATION OF SURPLUS SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO THE NASHUA INTERNATIONAL
SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
And | don’t know if there is anyone here to speak to this, but the equipment at Ultima was auctioned off but
before the auction we provided some equipment to the Sculpture Symposium. Ultima is the Nimco Building,
there are still various, or at least one legal dispute ongoing regarding that building. But this was to help the
Sculpture Symposium.
Kim Kleiner, Director of Administrative Services
Mr. Mayor? So we did supply a Memo earlier. There was a donation once before and then we went to auction
and we auctioned off a lot of the material. This was actually left over from the auction and the Sculpture
Symposium indicated that they would be interested versus disposing of the material. We felt it would be best
put to good use in the community.
Mayor Donchess
Any discussion? Alderwoman Klee?
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Mr. Mayor and | appreciate that we are not filling the landfill with any of this material and so on and
that is going to good use. And | did read where we had already gone to the auction and these items were not
part of it. There do seem to be some bulky items here. The only question that | had was what seems to be in
bottles. Is there anyone here that would be able to answer what the materials are? It was selected oils and
greases they said, those aren’t like toxic items they are just things that they could possibly use doing their
sculptures, is that what that is?
Director Kleiner
Right most of them were solvents and solutions that they could use in maintaining the running of the machines,
of the various machines that they were taking as well. Before we did go to auction, much earlier in the
process, we did have a sweep of the building for toxic materials so that was done prior to going out to auction
to make sure that the building was safe for the auctioneers to even come in at that point.
Alderman Klee
Ok and if | may follow up, Mr. Mayor? There was | am just trying to make sure | call it by the right name here,
there was a cable hoist item, so seeing that, | am assuming that — does that mean that they will be using this
building for the sculpture or would they be removing that item?
Director Kleiner
Mr. Mayor? They will be removing all items, no items will be allowed to remain within the Nimco Building.
Alderman Klee
Perfect, thank you so much, Director Kleiner. | appreciate your answers.
