City Council

Minutes of this meeting were approved by City Council on May 9, 2022. CITY OF LACONIA - CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 PM City Hall - Armand A. Bolduc City Council Chamber 4/25/2022 - Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hosmer called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM 2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Fire Chief Beattie led the salute to the flag 3. RECORDING SECRETARY Katie Gargano, City Clerk 4. ROLL CALL City Clerk Gargano called the roll, Councilor Cheney, Councilor Soucy, Councilor Lipman, Councilor Haynes, Councilor Hamel, Councilor Felch. Mayor Hosmer confirmed all 6 councilors are in attendance and a quorum is established 5. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE Kirk Beattie, Fire Chief substituting for City Manager Scott Myers; Wes Anderson, DPW Director substituting for Finance Director/ Zoom Coordinator Glenn Smith 6. COUNCIL PROCLAMATION 7. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 7.A. Regular meeting minutes of April 11, 2022 Minutes of the meeting of April 11, 2022 were distributed to the City Council on April 15, 2022. No corrections or changes submitted to the Clerk; the minutes will be accepted as distributed. 8. CONSENT & ACTION ITEMS 8.A. TTO 2022-04 - Wake the Lake A request was received to hold Wake the Lake on Lakeside Avenue on May 20 – May 22, 2022 from the hours of 5:00 pm on Friday, May 20, 2022 to 5 pm on Sunday, May 22, 2022. (Actual hours of operation for the event will be from 5 pm to 1 am on Friday, May 20; from 7 am to 1 am on Saturday, May 21; and from 7 am to 5 pm on Sunday, May 22.) Section 161-4 of the City’s Code states in part that outdoor sound shall not operate past the hour of 9:00 pm Sunday through Thursday and 10:00 pm on Friday and Saturday (with the exception of Motorcycle Week). The organizer of the event is requesting that the time set forth as shown above be extended to allow bands to play until 11 pm on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21. The Special Events Review Committee approved this request at their April 6, 2022 meeting. A map of the event was provided as additional information. It was also noted that paid parking on Lakeside Avenue will not yet be in effect during this event.  May 21; and from 7 am to 5 pm on Sunday, May 22.) Section 161-4 of the City’s Code states in part that outdoor sound shall not operate past the hour of 9:00 pm Sunday through Thursday and 10:00 pm on Friday and Saturday (with the exception of Motorcycle Week). The organizer of the event is requesting that the time set forth as shown above be extended to allow bands to play until 11 pm on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21. The Special Events Review Committee approved this request at their April 6, 2022 meeting. A map of the event was provided as additional information. It was also noted that paid parking on Lakeside Avenue will not yet be in effect during this event. Councilor Felch made a motion to approve Temporary Traffic Order 2022-04, Wake the Lake, approve a waiver of all licensing and special event fees, extend the hours of operation of sound equipment and/or loudspeakers for Wake the Lake from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Friday, May 20, 2022 and Saturday, May 21, 2022, and allow alcohol consumption on City property in the designated areas only. Seconded by Councilor Cheney. Discussion: Councilor Soucy asked Chief Beattie if there will be an ambulance or fire truck on site or will they travel from the Weirs Station if they get a call. Chief Beattie said they would be coming from the Weirs Station. Councilor Soucy asked if the road is too narrow for an ambulance or fire truck to get through? Chief Beattie replied that the width of the road is fine and is the same as in the past. There have been several different events over the past few years and the Fire Department has not had any issues. Councilor Lipman asked for clarification on the time requested for a loudspeaker starting at 7am. Anthony Santagate told Councilor Lipman that they serve breakfast in the morning, and they will be playing light music over the PA system in the outdoor seating area, there will be no live bands starting until 12pm. The motion passed with all in favor. 8.B. TTO 2022-05 - Wicked Weirs A request was made to hold Wicked Weirs on October 28 – October 30, 2022 from the hours of 5 pm on Friday, October 28, 2022 to 5 pm on Sunday, October 30, 2022. (Actual hours of operation for the event will be from 5 pm to 1 am on Friday, October 28; from 7 am to 1 am on Saturday, October 29; and from 7 am to 5 pm on Sunday, October 30.) Section 161-4 of the City’s Code states in part that outdoor sound shall not operate past the hour of 9:00 pm Sunday through Thursday and 10:00 pm on Friday and Saturday (with the exception of Motorcycle Week). The organizer of the event is requesting that the time set forth as shown above be extended to allow bands to play until 11 pm on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29. The Special Events Review Committee approved this request at their April 6, 2022 meeting. A map of the event was provided as additional information. The organizer of the event is also asking for a waiver of all licensing and special event fees associated with the event. It was also noted that paid parking on Lakeside Avenue will no longer be in effect during this event. Councilor Felch made a motion to approve TTO 2022-05, Wicked Weirs, approve a waiver of all licensing and special event fees associated with the event, extend the hours of operation of sound equipment and/or loudspeakers for Wicked Weirs from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Friday, October 29, 2022 and Saturday, October 30, 2022, and allow alcohol consumption on City property in the designated areas only. Seconded by Councilor Cheney. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. 8.C. TTO 2022-06 - Biketemberfest A request was made to hold Laconia Biketemberfest on September 16 – September 18, 2022 from the hours of 5 pm on Friday, September 16 to 5 pm Sunday, September 18. (Actual hours of operation for the event will be from 5 pm to 1 am on Friday, September 16; from 7 am to 1 am on Saturday, September 17 and from 7 am to 5 pm on Sunday, September 18.) Section 161-4 of the City’s Code states in part that outdoor sound shall not operate past the hour of 9:00 pm Sunday to Thursday and 10:00 pm on Friday and Saturday (with the exception of Motorcycle Week). The organizer of the event is requesting that the time set forth as shown above be extended to allow bands to play until 11 pm on Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17. The Special Events Review Committee approved this request at their April 6, 2022 meeting. A map of the event is provided as additional information. The organizer of the event is also asking for a waiver of all licensing and special event fees associated with the event. Councilor Felch made a motion to approve TTO 2022-06, Laconia Biketemberfest, approve a waiver of all licensing and special event fees associated with the event, extend the hours of operation of sound equipment and/or loudspeakers for Biketemberfest from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Friday, September 16, 2022 and Saturday, September 17, 2022, and allow alcohol consumption on City Property in the designated areas only. Seconded by Councilor Cheney. Discussion: Councilor Soucy asked about parking fees being charged during the event. Director Anderson confirmed the parking kiosks will be  Councilor Felch made a motion to approve TTO 2022-06, Laconia Biketemberfest, approve a waiver of all licensing and special event fees associated with the event, extend the hours of operation of sound equipment and/or loudspeakers for Biketemberfest from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Friday, September 16, 2022 and Saturday, September 17, 2022, and allow alcohol consumption on City Property in the designated areas only. Seconded by Councilor Cheney. Discussion: Councilor Soucy asked about parking fees being charged during the event. Director Anderson confirmed the parking kiosks will be operating during this event. Councilor Felch noted to the Mayor that he went out of order on the Agenda, skipping over the Wicked Weirs Event that is labeled at 8.B. Councilor Hamel asked Director Anderson about who sets up the barricades. Applicant Anthony Santagate approached the podium and informed Councilor Hamel that the DPW drops off barricades and he has his own barricades including bicycle fence and the orange towers that get filled with water. He does all the setup himself. The motion passed with all in favor. 9. CITIZEN COMMENTS FOR MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA No one in person approached the podium and no online attendees raised their hands to speak 10. INTERVIEWS 11. NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS & ELECTIONS 12. COMMUNICATIONS 13. PUBLIC HEARINGS 13.A. Public hearing for Ordinance 2022-221 to amend City Code Chapter 221, Vehicles and Traffic, regarding increasing the parking fees on Lakeside Avenue and at Endicott Rock Park Notice of this public hearing was made available in the April 13, 2022 edition of the Laconia Daily Sun, and posted at Laconia City Hall, offices of SAU #30, Laconia Community Center and the Laconia Public Library on April 14, 2022. Action on this item may be taken up under Unfinished Business this evening. Mayor Hosmer opened the public hearing at 7:17 PM Robert Ames commented to the Council about the proposal. He has no issues with the increase in the parking fees. He does have concerns about the funds to the General Fund being increased by $5,000.00. He talked about 5 projects that on the Capital Improvements plan for the Parks and Rec Department. He also mentioned the project for replenishing the sand at Weirs Beach, reconstructing the jetty, and placing a gazebo or lighthouse out at the end if the funds are available. The needs of Weirs Beach are at a significant cost and he requests to the council that they do not increase the amount of money going into the General Fund, that they leave it at $25,000. Mayor Hosmer stated that the additional $5,000 going to the General Fund would go to the City and would help pay for the cost of maintaining the meters. Mayor Hosmer asked him how does the City keep up with inflation and the cost of maintaining the meters if we keep the allocation the same but we are increasing the fees to try to help offset those costs. He understands the needs of the Beach and the high expenses but he doesn’t think this will help the City with the increasing expenses they are seeing. Mr. Ames replied that the information given out with the agenda item shows that the increase in fees will be another $35,000.00 to the General Fund. He thinks that is way more than what is actually needed for the upkeep of the kiosks. Councilor Felch explained that the money going to the beach only comes from the money raised by the parking lot at the beach. And the rest of the money generated from Lakeside Ave goes to the General Fund. Mayor Hosmer said he wasn’t aware of that.  Councilor Felch explained that the money going to the beach only comes from the money raised by the parking lot at the beach. And the rest of the money generated from Lakeside Ave goes to the General Fund. Mayor Hosmer said he wasn’t aware of that. Councilor Soucy told Mr. Ames that the lifeguard chairs, the gazebo and some other items are already being funded in this year’s budget. The City Manager made that request to the Council, and it has been put into effect. That totals $26,000.00 Mr. Ames thinks that is great but there is a lot more needed at Weirs Beach. He noted that over the past couple years the City has spent $70,000.00 on the bath houses in 2020 and a few years prior to that another $70,000.0 was spent on an engineering study to replenish the beach. He thinks that a lot of the money in that fund has been put to good use over the years, it hasn’t just sat there in the fund. The Mayor thank Mr. Ames for all of his effort he has put into the beach over the years. Charlie St Clair agrees with what Robert Ames brought forth to the Council. He wishes the Weirs still had actual parking meters instead of the kiosks. He thinks that the increase of 0.25 is not going to make that big of an impact and the fees should be raised to $2.00/ hour on Lakeside Ave. He doesn’t think that people are going to have an issue with the increase because the money will be put to good use. He thinks the council should consider changing the proposed fees given the current market. Mayor Hosmer closed the public hearing at 7:27 PM 13.B. Public hearing for Resolution 2022-05 relative to submitting a grant application to, and accepting funding from, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for the Northern Lakeport Area Sewer replacement project Notice of this public hearing was made available in the April 13, 2022 edition of the Laconia Daily Sun, and posted at Laconia City Hall, offices of SAU #30, Laconia Community Center, and the Laconia Public Library on April 14, 2022. Action on this item may be taken up under Unfinished Business this evening. Mayor Hosmer opened the public hearing at 7:28 pm No one in person approached the podium and no online attendees raised their hands to speak. Mayor Hosmer closed the public hearing at 7:28:48 pm 13.C. Public hearing for Resolution 2022-06 relative to submitting a grant application to, and accepting funding from, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for Wastewater Planning Notice of this public hearing was made available in the April 13, 2022 edition of the Laconia Daily Sun, and posted at Laconia City Hall, offices of SAU #30, Laconia Community Center, and the Laconia Public Library on April 14, 2022. Action on this item may be taken up under Unfinished Business Mayor Hosmer opened the public hearing at 7:29 pm No one in person approached the podium and no online attendees raised their hands to speak. Mayor Hosmer closed the public hearing at 7:30 pm 14. PRESENTATIONS  No one in person approached the podium and no online attendees raised their hands to speak. Mayor Hosmer closed the public hearing at 7:30 pm 14. PRESENTATIONS 15. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Hosmer wanted to give an update for some who may or may not have seen the newspaper late last week about canceling of the Pumpkin Festival for 2022. This was because The Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce was experiencing a lack of sponsorships and previous vendors who are no longer in business (particularly the traveling entertainment rides and games) and the need for many volunteers. Once it was announced and they heard from many in the community the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce decided to bring the 2022 Pumpkinfest back. They will be holding a meeting to discuss what they need to do and what it is going to take to make it successful. The meeting should be advertised soon to allow others to get involved. 16. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilor Hamel wanted to speak about Lakes Region Public Access TV. They are looking for board members from Laconia, Meredith, Gilford and Belmont. There is a lack of members that is making it difficult for them to have quorums at their meetings. He stated they do a lot of good for the community and he wanted to help spread the word. LRPA does a lot for the community like airing the Children’s Auction, the County Commissioner’s Meetings, the City Council Meetings, ETC. Grace McNamara is the Director and since she has taken over 10 years ago; she has really helped keep things going. Mayor Hosmer asked Councilor Hamel how much LRPA receives from the City of Laconia, he said that it is about $29,000.00; the fees are based off the subscriptions from Metrocast and Breezeline. Councilor Hamel said that because there has been a large decrease in subscriptions with the cable company, they have had to recently change the fees to be based off the population in the community. They are looking into working with Comcast and getting a subscription number from them because it is required by law that they offer a local access television station. Councilor Cheney asked that the City Manager provide the Council with information about the health insurance plans of the School District versus the City Departments and why is there a disparity. Councilor Cheney also wants to hold a meeting to discuss with the north quadrant of the City specifically in the areas of Turner Way and Windemere Heights, along with the Water Department and the Public Works Department about when water & sewer infrastructure will be expanded into their area. He stated that Turner Way shares 1 or 2 wells for the whole street and they are having trouble with the wells running dry. Councilor Cheney continued to speak about how he spoke to Director Anderson about the sewer inspections last week and he is wondering what the cost would be if the City was to conduct the private sewer inspections. Director Anderson said that they now know there are over 100 private systems. Councilor Cheney ended with the fact that he wants to see the Pumpkin Fest stay in Laconia. He had heard the Chamber of Commerce was looking at moving it to Gilford or the Tanger Outlets in Tilton. He understands the Chamber covers all of the Lakes Region but he stated that this is the Laconia Pumpkin Fest and he wants to see it stay in Laconia. Mayor Hosmer told Councilor Cheney that when the meeting gets scheduled in the next couple of weeks for Pumpkin Fest, he will make sure he is aware of it. Councilor Hamel asked Wes about water in the Turner Way area and he asked Wes if he had any rough estimates on how much it would cost to bring sewer up there. Director Anderson said that the quotes that he has are several years old; for water it was around 3 million dollars. With the increases in inflation, he doesn’t feel those numbers are accurate anymore. The estimate was from the Hilliard Rd area towards Petal Pushers Farm. Councilor Hamel then asked Director Anderson how many houses they need to connect to the new system to make it worth the city’s investment and make sure the flow would be enough to keep everything moving the way it is supposed to. Director Anderson stated that he would have to meet with the Water Department and the Planning Councilor Hamel then asked Director Anderson how many houses they need to connect to the new system to make it worth the city’s investment and make sure the flow would be enough to keep everything moving the way it is supposed to. Director Anderson stated that he would have to meet with the Water Department and the Planning Department to see what the total build out in that area could be. But it could be a couple hundred houses. Councilor Hamel then asked Director Anderson about the private sewer lines and the inspection of the private sewer systems. He stated that he believed the City did not put any of those systems in place. Director Anderson said yes, that was correct. Since 1975 the City’s Ordinance says that the City’s responsibility ends at the main. The property owners are responsible from the main into their property. He gave the examples of Long Bay, South Down and Weirs Beach Village; they all have multiple streets in their association or village but they are all private roads on private property. Councilor Hamel clarified that the private associations are charged for water and sewer because they have city water and city sewer. Their sewer flows to the public sewer main which is out on Parade Rd. He then stated that they should pay for their water & sewer. Director Anderson said that they are paying the same amount that any other water sewer rate payer pays for the city portion and the Winnipesaukee River Basin portion of the collection system. Councilor Hamel Stated that since the City did not install any of the private systems that they are responsible for their lines and any inspections needed from the main in on the property. Director Anderson confirmed that was also correct. Councilor Hamel referred to a prior meeting where Director Anderson gave them a copy of the inspection requirements; he stated that the requirements were not being issued by the City, it was not an additional tax being issued by the City. It was a requirement from the EPA who was mandating the City gather this information. Director Anderson said the EPA does not give inspection requirement of how many inspections the City must complete in between permits. They say that there must be sufficient to prevent overflows. When the EPA requires us to report to them, we have to report the City as a whole and that includes all private systems. Councilor Hamel brought up at a previous Council meeting where the Council was asked to vote on the revised Sewer Ordinance; there was a large presence from the private communities in Laconia and he thinks that since this is a requirement by the EPA, that the private communities should go to the EPA to express the issues they have with the requirement. Director Anderson said that every sewage treatment plant needs a permit to operate. In New Hampshire the Boston branch of the EPA issues the permit. The permit is for the wastewater treatment plant (state system) and all 10 organizations that send their sewer to the plant. Every organization has to abide by those rules. Councilor Soucy stated that the requirements from the EPA are coming to the City not to the private associations and he asked if we can lose our permit at the sewer plant if we don’t comply. Director Anderson said they wouldn’t lose the permit but the EPA would come to us if we had an incident, especially if there is a major sewage spill and it could cause the City to have to sign a consent decree with the EPA regarding how we are going to handle these incidents. A consent decree is a contract between the City and the EPA. Mayor Hosmer asked the Council to end this current conversation because there are a lot of hypothetical scenarios, and we still have a lot of work to do on this. Mayor Hosmer continued to say that a consent decree is the City losing the control over projects and having federal mandates in place, that could come with astronomical price tags, and he never wants to see it get to that point or put the City in that position. The Mayor asked Director Anderson to come back to the Council in a month with the sewer inspections as an item on the agenda and the expansion of water and sewer in the Windemere Heights area of the City. This will allow Director Anderson the time to do the research and get the answers to the questions that  Mayor Hosmer asked the Council to end this current conversation because there are a lot of hypothetical scenarios, and we still have a lot of work to do on this. Mayor Hosmer continued to say that a consent decree is the City losing the control over projects and having federal mandates in place, that could come with astronomical price tags, and he never wants to see it get to that point or put the City in that position. The Mayor asked Director Anderson to come back to the Council in a month with the sewer inspections as an item on the agenda and the expansion of water and sewer in the Windemere Heights area of the City. This will allow Director Anderson the time to do the research and get the answers to the questions that Council has been asking. Councilor Hamel is looking for an update on the parking garage. Director Anderson said that they have chosen a construction manager, they are working on finalizing the contract and will be holding their first planning meeting tomorrow. He will send the details to Councilor Hamel if he wishes to attend. 17. COMMITTEE REPORTS 17.A. FINANCE (Lipman (Chair), Hamel, Cheney) 17.A.i. WOW Trail Funding 17.A.ii. Downtown TIF Financing 17.B. PUBLIC SAFETY (Cheney (Chair), Soucy, Lipman) 17.C. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ORDINANCES (Soucy (Chair), Felch, Cheney) 17.C.i. Review of Chapter 167, Noise and Chapter 161 Licensing as it pertains to outdoor sound equipment and loudspeakers 17.C.ii. Ordinance Amending Chapter 221, Vehicles and Traffic/Parking on Sublawns 17.C.iii. Procedural review of grant applications 17.C.iv. Regulation of Short Term Residential Rental Businesses 17.C.v. Proposed Historic Overlay District 17.C.vi. Scenic Road Motorcycle Noise Petition 17.C.vii. Use of public property by for-profit entities 17.C.viii. Short Term Rentals 17.C.ix. Naming privilege's to public areas 17.D. LAND & BUILDINGS (Hamel (Chair), Haynes, Felch) 17.D.i. Downtown parking garage 17.D.ii. Repair & maintenance of City buildings 17.D.iii. Plan for the DPW Compound 17.E. PUBLIC WORKS (Haynes (Chair), Felch, Soucy) 17.E.i. Retaining Wall Policy 17.E.ii. Discussion for converting from a manual to an automated solid waste curbside collection service 17.F. APPOINTMENTS (Councilors Soucy (Chair), Cheney and Haynes)  17.E.i. Retaining Wall Policy 17.E.ii. Discussion for converting from a manual to an automated solid waste curbside collection service 17.F. APPOINTMENTS (Councilors Soucy (Chair), Cheney and Haynes) 18. LIAISON REPORTS 19. CITIZENS REQUESTS TO COMMENT ON CURRENT AGENDA ITEMS Rusty McLear from EJM Holdings, LLC came to speak to the Council about the amendment to the lease that gives the owners of the condos above the Colonial designated parking spaces in 2 of the City’s parking lots. He understands members of the Council now have issues with some of the language in the lease. He was just looking to change the spots from 8 & 10 to 9 & 9. The Council confirmed that they are ok with the 9 & 9 split but will be looking into revising some of the other language within the lease. The Council informed Rusty that they would not be voting on the revised lease tonight. They want to wait until all issues have been resolved. 20. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 20.A. Project Updates Report Chief Beattie gave an update of a few projects on behalf of Manager Myers. The Elm St. project will be wrapping up and they will be moving on to Jefferson St. and Massachusetts Ave. As soon as the pavers are available again, they will be doing the second coat of pavement on Union Ave from Stark St down to McIntyre Circle. 20.B. Monthly Economic Development Report Chief Beattie presented the report to the Council. Councilor Lipman would like an update to the Weirs Beach restoration project. And he’d like to see that in the next report. 21. NEW BUSINESS 21.A. Opting out of the City's Right of First Refusal to repurchase the Binnie Media Building located at 51 Church Street Councilor Lipman wanted to discuss the item prior to voting on it. He’d like to know what type of business is going to be used for. He’s not looking to say who is buying it. Mayor Hosmer stated it is being purchased by a less established local business that is in the construction trade and they intend to use it as their office space. Councilor Soucy asked what the current assessment is for the property. City Clerk Gargano looked up the 2021 assessment on the City’s website and gave it to Mayor Hosmer. Mayor Hosmer announced in 2021 the land was assessed at $73,900.00 and the building was assessed at $333,400.00 Councilor Cheney would like the City to look around and see what our needs are before we refuse our first right to repurchase. He said one benefit was that it abuts the City Hall property and if in 5 years the City needs to add on to our current City Hall or expand our existing departments. He’d hate to see the building go when we have a public works building that is sinking into the ground. He hopes we have some time to think about it. Councilor Lipman would not like to see the City take over the building and remove it from the tax rolls without have a specific plan for the building. He believes that we have a time limit that we need to  years the City needs to add on to our current City Hall or expand our existing departments. He’d hate to see the building go when we have a public works building that is sinking into the ground. He hopes we have some time to think about it. Councilor Lipman would not like to see the City take over the building and remove it from the tax rolls without have a specific plan for the building. He believes that we have a time limit that we need to exercise this. Councilor Soucy said that section D puts them on a timeline of 20 days. Councilor Lipman asked where we were in the timeline. Chief Beattie stated he does not know where they are in the timeline, he did talk to Manager Myers about this and he said that Manager Myers has no plans for that building and he anticipated the Council would opt out of the City’s Right of First Refusal. Chief Beattie made a note to speak with Manager Myers when he returns on Wednesday. Councilor Felch said that he agrees with what Councilor Lipman has stated tonight and he would hate to delay the sale. He also stated that he doesn’t know if the Council is in the position to be spending $550,000 of the City’s money right now. Councilor Hamel would like the deed to state the City would get the City’s Right for First Refusal to carry over to the next buyer’s deed. Mayor Hosmer stated that we could ask for an extension; we would have to reach out to our Legal Counsel to see what is allowed. Mayor Hosmer also stated that he did not know what timeframe the Council was on because they only have a certain number of days to exercise their Right of First Refusal. Councilor Lipman thinks that our Legal Counsel needs to inform the Council if they have the right to have another Right of First Refusal on the next deed. Councilor Felch made a motion not to exercise the City's Right of First Refusal to repurchase the Binnie Media Building located at 51 Church Street and that the City ask their Legal Counsel if the City is allowed to make a stipulation to the sale by giving the City of Laconia its Right of First Refusal for the parcel located at 51 Church Street, Laconia, New Hampshire on the new owner’s deed. Seconded by Councilor Lipman Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. Mayor Hosmer expressed his concerns about where we are in the timeframe. Especially if they do not agree with the motion made by the Council. 22. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 22.A. Second reading of Ordinance 2022-221 to amend City Code Chapter 221, Vehicles and Traffic, regarding increasing the parking fees on Lakeside Avenue and at Endicott Rock Park The cost of operating and servicing the kiosks has increased since they were installed in 2017. The parking fees since the kiosks were installed have been $1 per hour on Lakeside Avenue and $2 per hour for Endicott Rock Park. Public Works recommends that the fees be increased to: $1.25/hour on Lakeside Avenue $2.50/hour at Endicott Rock Park. All Lakeside Avenue parking revenue goes to the General Fund. The first $25,000 of the revenue from Endicott Rock Park goes to the General Fund; the remainder goes to an account for beach improvements/refurbishments. We recommend increasing the amount of Endicott Rock Parking that goes to the General Fund to $30,000. The parking fee collection period begins on the Saturday before Memorial Day which is May 28th this year. Fiscal Impact: Public Works estimates that the increase of fees on Lakeside Avenue and Endicott Rock Park will raise approximately $35,000 additional for the General Fund and approximately $5,000 for the beach refurbishment account. Councilor Cheney made a motion to waive a reading of this Ordinance in its entirety and to read by  before Memorial Day which is May 28th this year. Fiscal Impact: Public Works estimates that the increase of fees on Lakeside Avenue and Endicott Rock Park will raise approximately $35,000 additional for the General Fund and approximately $5,000 for the beach refurbishment account. Councilor Cheney made a motion to waive a reading of this Ordinance in its entirety and to read by title only. Seconded by Councilor Haynes. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. Councilor Felch made a motion to have a second reading of Ordinance 2022–221 amending City Code Chapter 221, Vehicles and Traffic, regarding increasing the parking fees on Lakeside Avenue and at Endicott Rock Park. Seconded by Councilor Cheney Discussion: Councilor Soucy wants to amend the motion to raise the proposed fees to 2.00/ hour for parking on Lakeside Ave. and to 3.00/ hour for parking at Endicott Rock Park. Councilor Lipman said since we already advertised a public hearing with the proposal and now the amounts are being amended we should hold another public hearing. Councilor Felch thinks that 3.00/hour for Endicott Rock Park is too high. Councilor Felch would also like to amend the amount going to the General Fund from the proposed $30,000 to stay the same at $25,000. The Council agreed to bring it all back to the next Council Meeting. Councilor Felch made a motion to amend City Code Chapter 221, Vehicles and Traffic, regarding increasing the parking fees to $2.00/ hour on Lakeside Avenue and $2.50/ hour at Endicott Rock Park, and to leave the amount that goes into the General Fund at the existing $25,000. And re- noticing another public hearing to be held at the May 9, 2022 Council meeting. Seconded by Councilor Lipman. Discussion: none The motion passed with all in favor. 22.B. Second reading of Resolution 2022-05 relative to submitting a grant application to, and accepting funding from, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for the Northern Lakeport Area Sewer replacement project Councilor Cheney made a motion to waive a reading of Resolution 2022-05 in its entirety and to read by title only. Seconded by Councilor Haynes. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. Councilor Felch made a motion to have a second reading of Resolution 2022-05, relative to submitting a grant application to, and accepting grant funding from, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for the Northern Lakeport Area Sewer replacement project. Seconded by Councilor Cheney. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. Councilor Felch made a motion to approve Resolution 2022-05 relative to submitting a grant application to, and accepting grant funding from, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for the Northern Lakeport Area Sewer replacement project. Seconded by Councilor Hamel. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. 22.C. Second reading of Resolution 2022-06 relative to submitting a grant application to, and accepting grant funding from, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for Wastewater Planning Councilor Cheney made a motion to waive a reading of Resolution 2022-06 in its entirety and to read by title only. Seconded by Councilor Haynes. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. Councilor Cheney made a motion to have a second reading of Resolution 2022-06, relative to submitting a grant application to, and accepting grant funding from, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for Wastewater Planning. Seconded by Councilor Soucy. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. Councilor Felch made a motion to approve Resolution 2022-06 relative to submitting a grant application to, and accepting grant funding from, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for Wastewater Planning. Seconded by Councilor Haynes. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. Amendment to EJM Holdings, LLC lease agreement for parking spaces for  Councilor Felch made a motion to approve Resolution 2022-06 relative to submitting a grant application to, and accepting grant funding from, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for Wastewater Planning. Seconded by Councilor Haynes. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. 22.D. Amendment to EJM Holdings, LLC lease agreement for parking spaces for occupants of residential units above the Colonial Theatre Prior to reviewing item 22.D. Mayor Hosmer disclosed if there is a tie vote on this item; he will not vote to break the tie. This item is in regards to the parking spaces being leased for the units above the Colonial Theatre. Councilor Cheney made a motion to table, seconded by Councilor Soucy. Discussion: None. The motion passed with all in favor. 23. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 23.A. Master Plan 23.B. Milfoil Treatment funding requests 23.C. Sewer & Water Master Plan 23.D. Single Stream Recycling/Concord Co-op/Solid Waste disposal cost reductions 23.E. Strategic Planning/Goal Setting 23.F. WOW Trail 23.G. Weirs Beach Restoration Project 23.H. Fair St/Court St traffic problems and accidents 24. Any other business that may come before the Council 25. NON-PUBLIC SESSION (According to RSA 91-A:3, II) 26. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hosmer adjourned the meeting at 8:42 PM. Respectfully Submitted, Katie Gargano, City Clerk