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Sr FE THE CITY OF NASHUA "The Gate City”
Economic Development Division
To: Mayor Donchess ~ Alderman Cookson, V. Chair of Finance Committee
From: Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development Division
Ce: Mary Lou Blaisdell, Chair of Downtown Improvement Committee
Date: August 4" 2017
Re: Downtown Nashua Holiday Lights/Decorations Expenditure
Request
2) THE CITY OF NASHUA
Financial Services
Purchasing Department
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August 10, 2017
Memo #18-022
TO: MAYOR DONCHESS
FINANCE COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF HOLIDAY LIGHTING (VALUE: $10,000)
"The Gate City"
DEPARTMENT: 183 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FUND: DOWNTOWN
IMPROVEMENTS EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
Please see attached communication from Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development dated
FINANCE COMMITTEE
AUGUST 16, 2017
7:00 PM Aldermanic Chamber
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT
COMMUNICATIONS
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Holiday Lighting (Value: $10,000); Department: 183, Economic Development
Fund: Downtown Improvements Expendable Trust Fund
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
Finance Committee - 8/16/2017 Page 14
Chairman Cookson
Any additional comments? Thank you Ms. Osborne. We'll consider that general discussion. We'll move onto
a motion.
Alderman Wilshire
Can | just say one thing? | want to wish my colleague Fern well, and | move to adjourn.
POSSIBLE NON-PUBLIC SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE TO ADJOURN
MOTION CARRIED
The Finance Committee meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Alderman Ken Siegel
Committee Clerk
Finance Committee - 8/16/2017 Page 13
Finance Committee - 8/16/2017 Page 12
Chairman Cookson
Wonderful. Any additional requests of Ms. Osborn this evening? Is that good for everybody as far as setting
expectations? Wonderful. Ms. Osborn, the floor is yours.
Ms. Osborne
Finance Committee - 8/16/2017 Page 11
Alderman Caron
Finance Committee - 8/16/2017 Page 10
Superintendent Caggiano
You do because it’s not turf grass. Its brambles. Its pucker brush. It’s rasberries. It’s bittersweet.
Chairman Cookson
If you wait until the weed is an inch, you probably need that piece of equipment.
Superintendent Caggiano
Finance Committee - 8/16/2017 Page 9
Chairman Cookson
All right so it’s an extendable arm that goes over guardrails and such. Does that piece of equipment exist in
the city anywhere at all?
Superintendent Caggiano
No.
Chairman Cookson
So it’s nothing that you can share with another department?
Superintendent Caggiano
No.
Chairman Cookson
But like | said, some of this work gets done prior to bringing this...
Superintendent Caggiano
Finance Committee - 8/16/2017 Page 8
Chairman Cookson
Any you maintain that very well. Marie Avenue because you just brought that up, Marie Avenue was just
mowed recently. It’s not waiting for this particular engagement.
Superintendent Caggiano
