Finance Committee

TO: City of Nashua Finance Committee
FROM: Gary Braun, 8 Monza Road, Nashua NH
RE: Statement re: Proposed Contract with Humane Society

DATE: 7/10/19

Members of the Committee and Mr. Chairman. Thank you for this opportunity to speak. May
name is Gary Braun. I’ve resided at 8 Monza Road, Nashua NH with my wife Nancy, since 1991. I’m semi-
retired after being a lawyer for almost 30 years. I’ve already provided you 2 letters, one dated May 17,
2019 and the second dated tuly 9, 2019. | would like to enter those letters onto the record this evening,

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Mr. Kohalmi

| can’t speak to that Alderman, I’m not aware of the lighting on it.

MOTION CARRIED

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None

NEW BUSINESS. - None

RECORD OF EXPENDITURES

MOTION BY ALDERMAN KELLY THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLIED WITH THE CITY
CHARTER AND ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO THE RECORD OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE PERIOD
FROM JUNE 14, 2019 TO JUNE 30, 2019

MOTION CARRIED

GENERAL DISCUSSION - None

PUBLIC COMMENT - None

REMARKS BY THE ALDERMEN - None

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Alderman Laws

How many other bridges around Nashua are we going to be doing projects like this on?

Mr. Kohalmi

The Main Street Bridge will need some work, | am not intimately familiar with each bridge; but | know the Main
Street Bridge will need some work as well as the Hudson Bridge over the Merrimack.

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

| was just going to ask what is considered the Main Street Bridge? Is that the Bridge right down there by
Canal Street?

Mayor Donchess

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From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Catepillar 826K Compactor Teeth

MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
CARON COMPACTOR COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $34,250. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS
DEPARTMENT 168, SOLID WASTE

ON THE QUESTION
Mr. Lafleur

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Mr. Lafleur

Oh absolutely and if they want to switch that in we are trading them in so we will take the little one back and
give them a bigger barrel.

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

Well | was thinking about some of the elderly people that really don’t need those huge barrels. | guess they
can hold it or wait 3 or 4 weeks.

Mr. Lafleur

| was just going to say that, they can wait 3 or 4 weeks before they have to put it out once instead of putting it
out every week.

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Mr. Lafleur

It is a case by case issue, | mean | don’t want to...

Alderman Klee

Because | have seen that happen.

Mr. Lafleur

Yes absolutely on a windy day if the cart isn’t picked up and put away properly right away.

Alderman Klee

Or even the minute they put it down sometimes it blows.

Mr. Lafleur

| mean we have to look at that, | want to be fiscally responsible for the City also and not be handing them away
like candy.

Alderman Klee

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truck or an employee we replace that. If it is noticeably done by the resident for any number of reasons they
would have to replace it themselves.

Alderman Caron

What is the fee for that?

Mr. Lafleur

I’d have to look, | think it is $51.00 right now.
Alderman Caron

So they have to bring it to Solid Waste?

Mr. Lafleur

We could deliver it.

Alderman Caron

Ok thank you.

Alderwoman Kelly

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ON THE QUESTION

Mayor Donchess

Mr. Boucher is here, come on up please. The purpose here is pretty self-evident but maybe you want to give
us a little more substance.

David Boucher, Wastewater Superintendent

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Alderwoman Kelly

Alderman Klee brought up my concern was whether or not we need to add chickens to this contract because
they are not under impoundment or anything but | know they are in the NRO. So | think we should table as
well.

Alderman O’Brien

What is going to happen in the interim while we wait? Is there a terminus on this or is there an evergreen
clause or anything with this?

Mayor Donchess

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