Board of Aldermen Page 4
January 10, 2017
this is part of the health network that we could maybe access some of those funds to help contribute to this
program? Should we set up a committee to look into that?
Mayor Donchess
We could. The city’s fire fighters are taking people in but | think if you talk to either the chief or the assistant
chief you will find that no call has ever been delayed as a result of the Safe Stations report. The average pick-
up time is 11 minutes and 15 seconds. They have never had a situation where they have had to wait to go out
on a Nashua call because of this. | think we can say that as of this moment the city has not spent any extra
money on this. Certainly | think we should contribute to the transportation costs as | originally suggested in an
amount to be determined but Harbor Homes does have grant money, they do have the Bureau of Drug &
Alcohol Services money and they are looking for more. | think we can help raise some money and maybe
contribute some but if you would like to have a committee to kind of look into where additional funds could be
obtained that would certainly be very helpful.
RECOGNITION PERIOD — None
READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE THAT THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
OF DECEMBER 27, 2016, BE ACCEPTED, PLACED ON FILE, AND THE READING SUSPENDED
MOTION CARRIED
COMMUNICATIONS - None
PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON THIS EVENING
President McCarthy
Before | call on speakers | would like to point out that there is an expectation that an additional resolution, R-
17-085, “Supporting a Bill in the State Legislature to Reduce the Cost of Registering Aircraft in New
Hampshire” will also be acted upon this evening so if anyone wishes to comment on that they may.
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE THE SAFE STATIONS REPORT
PROVIDED BY MAYOR DONCHESS
MOTION CARRIED
Mr. Mike Rosenblum, Chairman, Nashua Airport Authority
| would like to speak in favor of the resolution of extending the master lease with the Nashua Airport Authority.
The extension of the lease would give the Authority more flexibility to negotiate long-term leases with any
potential new businesses and existing businesses on the airport grounds. In addition, the other resolution
regarding the HB-124 in the state legislature, the Authority has not discussed in detail the details of the actual
bill; however, we are very sensitive to the fact that the Authority receives about 10% of our operating budget
from state funds in addition to matching funds from the state for capital improvement projects. The Authority
would like to be able to preserve those funds coming down to the local Authority and anyway that the
resolution would restrict that we would be able to consider that in either endorsing or not at this point in time.
Overall we are in favor of adjusting the fees so that we are more competitive with the states surrounding us,
primarily Massachusetts, and this bill will start to help us in that direction.
President McCarthy
| would just point out from an informational perspective that | think things are changing on that bill as we go
through this process and as | understand it the current draft simply reduces the millage rate on aircrafts less
