Finance Committee - 05/19/2021 Page 28
Director Marchant
Well this year’s | think is $38,000.00. We look at kind of a 3-year trailing average of ridership and then we
make a best guess of that and work with Merrimack to come up with a reasonable amount. There was a
significant decrease last year fairly with COVID a lot less travel. Working with Merrimack we assumed that
would not be the case this year going forward and so we are not expecting a significant decrease in this
contract than last year.
Alderman Klee
That was going to be my follow-up question. So thank you for anticipating it.
Mayor Donchess
Any other questions? Madam Clerk, could you call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 7
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES - None
RECORD OF EXPENDITURES
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN' HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS
COMPLIED WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO THE RECORD OF
EXPENDITURES FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 30, 2021 TO MAY 13, 2021, BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 7
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
GENERAL DISCUSSION - NONE
PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
REMARKS BY THE ALDERMEN
Alderman O’Brien
To Alderman Harriott-Gathright’s dilemma, | can understand people getting confused. Coming from the Boston
area, every neighborhood like aname. Nashua had the same. | think some of the old time residents might
remember areas of Belvedere, Edgeville and different others. Some retain it, such as the French Hill
neighborhood, but maybe we should look into getting back to our roots in some of the old neighborhoods what
