Finance Committee — 12/01/2021 Page 13
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 6
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Streamgage Equipment, Operation and Maintenance in the amount not to exceed $25,850 funded from accounts
81700 Infrastructure Improvements (Wastewater)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE A THREE-YEAR
JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NEW ENGLAND WATER SCIENCE
CENTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE-VERMONT OFFICE, PEMBROKE, NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF A STREAMGGE ON THE MERRIMACK RIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,850. FUNDING WILL
BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT 169 WASTEWATER; FUND: WASTEWATER; ACTIVITY: MERRIMACK RIVER
LEVEE, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Is Mr. Boucher here?
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
| can speak to this one as well Mr. Mayor. Again, Dan Hudson City Engineer. So this is to replace the stream gauge on
the Taylor Falls Bridge. One of the bridges that we share jointly with Hudson. This is to monitor river levels. We have
stream gauge there that had fallen into disrepair and is no longer repairable. This is a joint agreement with US Geological
Survey where we will share the cost of the installation of this equipment. But then they will monitor it and post readings to
their, you know, websites and such on a regular basis on a continuing basis. This is a three year agreement as noted.
This gauge is important for emergency management and operation of the levee purposes.
Mayor Donchess
Allright. Discussion? Alderwoman Kelly.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you. So you said this is a joint piece of equipment that sounds like it seems to make sense to share that cost. My
question is it had fallen into disrepair. Who’s in charge of maintenance once we put this new piece in?
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
This is a great question. So the US Geological Survey will be responsible for that maintenance. That presumes that we
continue with an annual payment to them basically. It also in that fashion should this need to be repaired again in the
future, they would absorb all the cost of that future repair. So like | said, we had some equipment that fell in disrepair. It
was kind of our responsibility and then we feel this engagement with USGS who does this kind of work all the time all over
the country. It makes a lot of sense for them to manage that equipment on a continual basis. So that's what this
agreement does.
Alderwoman Kelly
If | could follow up. Just to clarify, this is just the installation. There would be additional costs for the maintenance after
the fact?
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
Correct. So this agreement - well the first year of this agreement involves the cost of installation. So that is split. Actually
