Finance Committee - 04/15/2020 Page 9
Alderman Laws
Mr. Mayor I’ve got a question. | am just going to go ahead. Ms. Chisholm, it might be a ridiculous question, but the fact
that we are doing this in perpetuity, and that | mean it does cost a significant amount of money. Is there a job opportunity
that we could hire someone on full-time and thereby save the City some money by paying a contractor to do this?
Deb Chisholm, Environmental Scientist/(Waterways Manager
Well the reason that we hire the contractor on is that the spraying of the herbicides, whether it is aquatic or land-based,
has to be done by a licensed professional. This particular company is the only one that is available to this for us, that is
why we are sole sourcing it to Solitude. So they have extensive knowledge. You know, could we hire somebody on, |
suppose that we could. We've been very successful with getting grant money from the State. | see some familiar faces
who were at the Human Affairs Committee Meeting when we accepted the grant money. We got about $35,000.00 which
was about maybe 40% of what our total cost is, is being paid by the State. So we were able to get some grant money,
this year we got some grant money, last year, so the Invasive Species Group at the NH DES has been very good about
helping us out with this program.
But | suppose if you were that interested in actually hiring somebody on, that is a possibility. But | think with the way
things change up there as Alderman O’Brien had referenced that there are different species out there, you would have to
be very specific about who wanted to hire on, somebody that was very knowledgeable about the different types of
invasive species and what is the best herbicide to use on them.
Alderman Laws
My fiancé is available and she can’t keep grass alive, so you just let me know. I'll sublet her out to you. Thank you very
much for your answer.
Deb Chisholm, Environmental Scientist/(Waterways Manager
Well you can tell her she’s welcome to come and do the water chestnut pulling in July.
Alderman Laws
Certainly.
Mayor Donchess
Any other discussion? Would the Clerk please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 7
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: 2019 CIPP Program - Change Order 2 (Value: $1,500,000) Department: 169 Wastewater; Fund: Bond
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE 2019 CIPP
LINING PROJECT — CHANGE ORDER 2 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500,000 TO KENYON PIPELINE INSPECTION.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT: 169 WASTEWATER; FUND: BOND, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Mr. Hudson.
