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AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FEBRUARY 2. 2015 1. PRESIDENT DAVID W. DEANE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER 2. PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK PAUL R. BERGERON 3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN DAVID SCHONEMAN 4. ROLL CALL 5. REMARKS BY THE MAYOR 6. RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR 7. RECOGNITIONS 8. READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING Board of Aldermen 01/13/15 Public Hearing Conducted by PEDC 01/20/15 9. COMMUNICATIONS From: James B. and Mary E. Cutter Re: No Parking Sign at 85/87 Palm Street PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON THIS EVENING 10. PETITIONS 11. NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS Appointment of Timothy Lavoie to the Capital Equipment Reserve Fund • Tabled 8/12/14 12. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE Finance Committee 01/21/15 Human Affairs Committee 01/15/15 Committee on Infrastructure 01/14/15 Planning & Economic Development Committee 01/20/15 13. WRITTEN REPORTS FROM LIAISONS 14. CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS UNFINISHED BUSINESS - RESOLUTIONS R-14-097 Endorsers: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire Alderman-at-Large Diane Sheehan Alderwoman Pamela T. Brown Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja Alderman Ken Siegel Alderman-at-Large Jim Donchess Alderman June M. Caron Alderman Richard A. Dowd Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $58,000 FROM THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO POLICE GRANT ACTIVITY "FY2015 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GRANT PROGRAM" AND TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF $51,622 FROM DEPARTMENT 194 "CONTINGENCY," ACCOUNT #70120 "CONTINGENCY, POLICE GRANTS" • Human Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage R-14-098 Endorsers: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Alderman Michael Soucy Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire Alderman-at-Large Diane Sheehan Alderwoman Pamela T. Brown Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja Alderman Ken Siegel Alderman-at-Large Daniel T. Moriarty Alderman June M. Caron Alderman Richard A. Dowd Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $25,865 FROM THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY "STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM" INTO FIRE GRANT ACTIVITY "2014 HOMELAND SECURITY GRAN PROGRAM" • Human Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage UNFINISHED BUSINESS - ORDINANCES 0-14-033 Endorser: Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane ESTABLISHING THE UNNAMED STREET BETWEEN PEARSON AVENUE AND PARK STREET AS A ONE-WAY STREET IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION • Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage as Amended 0-14-036 Endorser: Alderman-at-Large Jim Donchess RESCINDING THE NO U-TURN ON DANIEL WEBSTER HIGHWAY SOUTHBOUND AT THE EASTBOUND J-RAMP • Committee on Infrastructure Recommends: Final Passage 0-14-037 Endorser: Alderman Sean M. McGuinness INCREASING THE PERIOD OF VIABILITY FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS AND VARIANCES • Also assigned to NCPB; Favorable Recommendation Issued 1/8/15 • Planning and Economic Development Committee Recommends: Final Passage as Amended NEW BUSINESS - RESOLUTIONS R-15-105 Endorser: Alderman Richard A. Dowd APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NASHUA BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE NASHUA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS FROM JULY 1, 2014 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016 AND AUTHORIZING RELATED TRANSFERS R-15-106 Endorser Mayor Donnalee Lozeau RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $25,780.50 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INTO TRANSIT GRANT ACTIVITY, "HURRICANE SANDY RESILIENCE PROJECTS" AND TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,593.50 R-15-107 Endorser. Mayor Donnalee Lozeau APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF NASHUA AND LOCAL 365 OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME), AFL-CIO FROM JULY 1, 2014 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017 AND AUTHORIZING RELATED TRANSFERS NEW BUSINESS - ORDINANCES 0-15-039 Endorser: Alderman David Schoneman AMENDING THE PARKING TIME LIMIT ZONES ON A PORTION OF CANAL STREET PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN Committee announcements: ADJOURNMENT From: James B. and Mary E. Cutter 889-4246 86 Palm St., P.O. Box 69-Nashua, NH 03061-0069. Date: January 20, 2015. To: Alderman-At-Large David W. Deane, President, Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen, Nashua, NH. Cc: Alderman-at-Large Jim Donchess, Chair Infrastructure Committee Subject: No parking sign at 85/87 Palm Street. Dear President Deane, When, John Vancor was preparing for work to be done on the BSP. His assistant had the responsibility of recording where our No Parking sign was installed because it is the law to return it to the same place after the sidewalk work is completed. I do remember John Vancor talking about a lost parking space which I presumed was the one lost to the residents because of installing the speed hump on the west side. Nothing was ever said to me about the No Parking sign. We would like Ord. #0-00-24 reinstated in Sect. 320-69 of Ord. #0-12-025 to read as follows: Name of Street Side Location Palm Street " West From a point 200 feet north of Kinsley Street north for a distance of 20 feet And, we would like you to be the endorser. Sincerely,  Qdofwalee l£ozeai¿ MAYOR Date: January 30, 2015 id Members of the Board of Aldermen Re: Pofics Department FY2015 Budget On January 15, 2015, Police Chief Andrew Lavoie informed me that the Nashua Police Department may have a budget deficit by the end of FY2015. On January 21,2015, after their monthly meeting where this issue was discussed, I received a letter from the Board of Police Commissioners outlining some factors that are contributing to this potential deficit such as higher levels of officers in training resulting in increased shift coverage expenses and increased costs associated with investigations. Chief Lavoie has informed me that he is implementing management strategies to mitigate the amount of the potential deficit such as staffing adjustments including, reassigning two of the five School Resource Officers, it is important to mention here that our schools are perfectly safe, and the vast majority of the time there are not two SRO's on site, there is one. With five months remaining in the current fiscal year, I fully support the Chief's management efforts to mitigate the potential deficit. Our follow-up meeting yesterday went very well. I had intended to inform the Board of Aldermen at your meeting on January 27, but as that meeting was cancelled due to severe weather, it was not possible. I will keep you informed as we continue to move through FY2015. Thank you. cc: Chief Andrew Lavoie Board of Police Commissioners 229 Main Street • PO Box 2019 • Nashua, NH 03061-2019 603.589.3260 • fax 603.594.3450 • NashuaMayor@NashuaNH.gov