Special Board of Aldermen Public Hearing Page 32
Paula Johnson
| didn’t get that when | got my budget book. Kim held the budget book for me when | came back from
vacation. | ran and got it and | didn’t know there was like a little addendum book.
Mayor Donchess
The point of the blue book is to make it easier so you can see it all in one place rather than try to
search.
Paula Johnson
| know but it didn’t come in my package. I’m not an alderman anymore. It did not come in my
package. There was somebody else here. At this point | guess my question is what else can | ask
about. There might be more questions. Park and Rec. — that’s where | want to go.
As you know, myself and other people within the city have questioned about why David Deane
Skateboard Park was put by Stellos Stadium and it was on Facebook. The Nashua civic forum | think
it was and people were questioning it and my question was gee where were you people about a year
ago in August when | went to the Board of Aldermen because | was shocked. |’m still asking for
where are the minutes to that meeting. It was a body of people with an alderman on the board that
the former Mayor — | have to make sure | make it clear Mayor because you made it clear to me it
wasn’t you who set up this committee, it was the former Mayor who set up this committee. Now with
this, | have asked for spreadsheets to find out where all the money came from.
Back when | was an alderman, we passed a resolution | believe it was for the money to go into the
trust account. Now I’m trying to follow the money. Construction is $550,000. | guess my question is
who was negotiating with the Renaissance people that they should have been paying because we
sold our land to them that they should be paying for this — removal of the skateboard park versus the
citizens of the city?
Alderman Siegel
This is unusual | understand. As an alderman I’m not supposed to come up here.
Paula Johnson
It’s a question and | appreciate your answer.
Alderman Siegel
Thank you very much Mrs. Johnson. So! am Ken Siegel, Alderman of Ward 9. The reason that the
money did not come from Renaissance is because - we don’t know that it hasn’t yet but the BIDA has
authority over that project and probably Alderman McCarthy could address this also. The BIDA has
the authority and not the Board of Aldermen. Perhaps I'll see seed to Alderman McCarthy who is the
representative to the BIDA and he can clarify.
Alderman McCarthy
The BIDA negotiated a fairly complex agreement with Renaissance Development on that project
which includes at some point there needs to be an assessment done of the property and then at that
point we will exchange whatever with Renaissance needs to be exchanged. The intent was that the
