City Council

CITY OF LACONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 25, 2017 7:00 P.M. City Hall Conference Room 200A Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tem Armand Bolduc called the meeting to order at the above date and time. 2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Armand Bolduc led the Salute to the Flag. 3. RECORDING SECRETARY City Clerk Mary Reynolds 4. ROLL CALL City Clerk Reynolds called the roll with the following Councilors in attendance: David Bownes, Henry Lipman, Brenda Baer, Bob Hamel and Armand Bolduc. Absent: Ava Doyle, Ed Engler Mayor Pro Tem Bolduc noted that five (5) Councilors are in attendance and a quorum is established. 5. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE City Manager Scott Myers, Finance Director Donna Woodaman City Manager Myers explained the health issues preventing Mayor Ed Engler from attendance for an extended period. The City extends best wishes to Mayor Engler. 6. PRESENTATIONS 7. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 7.A. Regular Meeting minutes of September 11, 2017 Minutes of the September 11, 2017 meeting were distributed to the City Council on Thursday, September 14, 2017. A correction was made and minutes were redistributed on September 18, 2017. With no further corrections the minutes were accepted as distributed. 8. CONSENT & ACTION ITEMS 8.A. Temporary Traffic Order 2017­15, NH Pumpkin Festival City Manager Myers reviewed the traffic order. Motion to approve Temporary Traffic Order 2017­15, Pumpkin Festival as requested made by Councilor Lipman and seconded by Councilor Hamel. Discussion was held regarding the beer tent location. Mayor Pro Tem Bolduc called the question; the motion passed with all in favor. 8.B. Temporary Traffic Order 2017­16, Homecoming Parade Motion to approve Temporary Traffic Order 2017­16, Homecoming Parade as requested made by  Councilor Lipman and seconded by Councilor Bownes; the motion passed with all in favor. 9. CITIZEN COMMENTS FOR MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA 10. INTERVIEWS 10.A. Chris Condodemetraky ­ Seeking Appointment to the Downtown TIF District Advisory Board for a three­year term expiring at the end of August, 2020 C. Condodemetraky was interviewed. 11. NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS & ELECTIONS 11.A. Dean Anson ­ Seeking reappointment to the Conservation Commission for a three­year term expiring at the end of August, 2020 Motion to appoint Dean Anson to the Conservation Commission for a three­year term expiring at the end of August, 2020 made by Councilor Hamel and seconded by Councilor Baer; the motion passed with all in favor. 11.B. Kerren Horn ­ Seeking appointment to the Downtown TIF District Advisory Board for a three­year term expiring at the end of August, 2020 Motion to table appointment to the Downtown TIF District Advisory Board until the meeting of October 10, 2017 made by Councilor Hamel and seconded by Councilor Baer; the motion passed with all in favor. 12. COMMUNICATIONS 13. PUBLIC HEARINGS 13.A. Resolution 2017­23 relative to authorizing the City Manager to accept and expend grants on behalf of the City in the amount of $50,000 from the Granite Hammer Grant 2017/2018 Notice of this public hearing was made in the Tuesday, September 19, 2017 edition of the Laconia Daily Sun, at City Hall, the Gale Memorial Library, the Laconia Community Center and the offices of the Laconia School District. Mayor Pro Tem Bolduc opened the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. With no members of the public wishing to speak the public hearing was closed at 7:17 p.m. 14. MAYOR'S REPORT 15. COMMITTEE REPORTS 16. FINANCE (Lipman, Hamel, Baer) 16.A. WOW Trail Funding 16.B. Downtown TIF Financing 16.C. Options for financing additional funding of $1.2 million for the Colonial Theater project within the limits of the property tax cap Councilor Lipman reported on the meeting held earlier this evening. The Committee recommends funding with $600,000 from Fund Balance and a $600,000 cash payment from the existing Downtown TIF net balance. The City's fund balance can support the cash flow of a $3.6 million load. The Downtown TIF can then repay $150,000 a year to the Fund Balance for a four (4) year period. The City would benefit from this option by not incurring any interest expenses involved in the borrowing process. It is also recommended that the resolution establishing the TIF districts be amended to allow for this specific purpose.  This item will be taken up under Unfinished Business this evening. 17. PUBLIC SAFETY (Baer, Doyle, Bownes) 17.A. Fair St/Court St traffic problems and accidents 18. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ORDINANCES (Doyle, Bolduc, Bownes) 18.A. Review of Chapter 167, Noise and Chapter 161 Licensing as it pertains to outdoor sound equipment and loudspeakers 18.B. Ordinance Amending Chapter 221, Vehicles and Traffic/Parking on Sublawns 18.C. Procedural review of grant applications 18.D. Concerns regarding City Code Chapter 113, Animals, as it pertains to restraint of dogs to an owner's property 19. LANDS & BUILDINGS (Hamel, Lipman, Bolduc) 19.A. Downtown parking garage 19.B. Repair & maintenance of City buildings 19.C. Discussion regarding the City owned vendor spaces on the Boardwalk as it relates to renting to food vendors 20. PUBLIC WORKS (Bolduc, Baer, Bownes) 20.A. Proposal to implement City Policies for designating emergency lanes 21. LIAISON REPORTS 22. CITIZENS REQUESTS TO COMMENT ON CURRENT AGENDA ITEMS 23. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 23.A. Project Updates Report City Manager Myers reviewed the report. OTHER ITEMS: City Manager Myers has appointed Dave Broughton to the Planning Board to fill the remainder of the term ending in March, 2019. D. Boughton lives on Marcia Ann Way (Ward 1). Councilor Hamel requested to name the new garden area at the former Busy Corner after Bill Holman, the longtime owner of the Busy Corner Store. Councilor Hamel has made contact with the family but would like this looked into further. City Manager Myers updated the Council on the progress of the properties owned by Irving Oil. The property on South Main Street has been demolished and materials have been removed with plans to continue maintenance of the vacant lot. The buildings on Messer Street have been fenced off and there are plans to take down both buildings on this property as well, with the lot remaining vacant. There are no plans for sale of either parcel at this time. Councilor Bownes thanked the City Manager for his diligent efforts with these properties.  Councilor Lipman asked for an update on Front Porch Award presentations. City Manager Myers advised that the intention is to present these at the October 10, 2017 meeting. 24. NEW BUSINESS 24.A. Approval of City of Laconia Hazard Mitigation Plan 2017 City Manager Myers reviewed the plan, which would update the processes and procedures to follow in the event of a natural or man­made disaster. Fire Chief Ken Erickson was also in attendance to answer any questions. Motion to approve the City of Laconia Hazard Mitigation Plan 2017 as submitted made by Councilor Lipman and seconded by Councilor Baer; the motion passed with all in favor. 24.B. Request to schedule a public hearing on the ballot question regarding the NH Lottery Keno 603 game Motion to schedule a public hearing on October 10, 2017 during the regular City Council meeting regarding a ballot question permitting the New Hampshire Keno 603 game at qualifying establishments within the City made by Councilor Lipman and seconded by Councilor Bownes; the motion passed with all in favor. 24.C. Funding of $1.2 million for the Colonial Theater project within the limits of the property tax cap Motion to accept the recommendation of the Finance Committee as reported this evening made by Councilor Bownes and seconded by Councilor Hamel; the motion passed with all in favor. Motion to remove this item from the table made by Councilor Bownes and seconded by Councilor Hamel; the motion passed with all in favor. Motion to adopt the resolution proposed and read into the minutes of the September 11, 2017 meeting for the Colonial Theater project made by Councilor Bownes and seconded by Councilor Hamel; the motion passed with all in favor. City Manager Myers was thanked for his detailed report on the possible options for the City Council to consider; the process was made easier by his efforts. 25. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 25.A. Second reading of Resolution 2017­23 relative to authorizing the City Manager to accept and expend a grants on behalf of the City in the amount of $50,000 from the Granite Hammer Grant 2017/2018 A second reading of Resolution 2017­23 relative to authorizing the City Manager to accept and expend a grant on behalf of the City in the amount of $50,000 from the Granite Hammer Grant 2017/2018 moved by Councilor Bownes and seconded by Councilor Lipman; the motion passed with all in favor. 25.B. Request to allow snowmobiles to use the sidewalk across the Weirs Beach bridges over the channel and the railroad 25.C. Proposal to implement City Policies for designating emergency lanes 26. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilor Lipman sends his regrets that City Clerk Reynolds will be leaving the City. 27. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 27.A. Ordinance amendment relative to Chapter 167, Noise and Chapter 161, Licensing as it pertains to outdoor sound equipment and loudspeakers  27.B. Second reading of a resolution relative to the adoption of RSA 31:95­b, Appropriation of funds made available during the year 27.C. Master Plan 27.D. Milfoil Treatment funding requests 27.E. Sewer & Water Master Plan 27.F. Single Stream Recycling/Concord Co­op/Solid Waste disposal cost reductions 27.G. Strategic Planning/Goal Setting 27.H. WOW Trail 28. NON­PUBLIC SESSION (According to RSA 91­A:3, II) 29. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the City Council and with no objections Mayor Pro Tem Bolduc adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Mary A. Reynolds, City Clerk These minutes were accepted by the City Council at their meeting of October 10, 2017