Board Of Aldermen

Nashua Rail Transit Committee
Report - Executive Summary

Submitted to Mayor Jim Donchess and the City of Nashua
Board of Alderman

Updated December 2018

Attachment 2

Rail Report Executive Summary

R-17-123

RESOLUTION

ESTABLISHING A NASHUA RAIL TRANSIT COMMITTEE

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Seventeen
RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua that

WHEREAS, the City has been working cooperatively with the State to bring passenger rail to
New Hampshire;

WHEREAS, recent polling shows that more than 70% of residents in New Hampshire support
extending commuter rail into New Hampshire; and

Attachment 1
R-17-123

"The Gate City"

S22) THE CITY OF NASHUA

Office of Economic Development

To: Jim Donchess, Mayor
Lori Wilshire, President of Board of Aldermen
From: Tim Cummings, Economic Development Director
Ce: Members of the Board of Aldermen
Sarah Marchant, Community Development Director
Kim Kleiner, Chief of Staff
Date: January/2019

RE: Nashua Rail Transit Committee Report

Background
As you may recall, the City of Nashua passed R-17-123 establishing a Nashua Rail Transit

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-18-073, Amended
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER RELATIVE TO FILLING VACANCIES ON
ELECTED BOARDS BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THAT BOARD
e Amended and Tabled pending scheduling Public Hrg — 12/11/2018

R-18-099

AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN JANUARY 8, 2019

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PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER
PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK PATRICIA PIECUCH
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN ERNEST A. JETTE
ROLL CALL

REMARKS BY THE MAYOR

RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR

RECOGNITIONS

READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

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PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT — None

REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Alderman Lopez

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CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS — None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO TAKE FROM THE TABLE R-18-073
MOTION CARRIED

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PETITIONS - None

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

The following Appointments by the Mayor were read into the record:

Cultural Connections Committee

Margaret Loret (New Appointment) Term to Expire: February 1, 2021
4 Cimmarron Drive
Nashua, NH 03062

Jean Adie (Reappointment) Term to Expire: December 31, 2021
19A Fairmount Street
Nashua, NH 03064

Mine Falls Park Advisory Committee