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A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber. President David W. Deane presided; Deputy City Clerk Patricia Piecuch recorded. Prayer was offered by Deputy City Clerk Patricia Piecuch; Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja led in the Pledge to the Flag. The roll call was taken with 14 members of the Board of Aldermen present. Mayor Donnalee Lozeau and Corporation Counsel Stephen M. Bennett were also in attendance. REMARKS BY THE MAYOR Thank you, Mr. President. I just wanted to share some great news with the Board tonight about our recent bond sale on April 7th. As you know we were looking at selling bonds this year for projects like ERP, Broad Street Parkway, the Broad Street School and others and also looking at re-financing some older bonds and we were able to do that at a 2.53% rate which is really pretty outstanding. It’s the fifth consecutive year that we have been able to sell bonds at below 3%. In addition, we were upgraded by Standard and Poor’s from a “AA+ stable” to a “AA+ positive” which was pretty terrific and Fitch maintained our perfect rating with them of “AAA.” I just wanted to mention one of the things that was in the report. The rating agency cited that the city’s strong financial management, diverse and expanding economic base, low debt levels and manageable future retiree costs as positive credit factors so I thought that was important for everybody to hear. We will be posting both of those reports on-line along with the press release that we are going send out that goes into a little bit more detail about this. I think it is great news and I wanted to share that. Thank you for your kind attention to that. RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR There were none. RECOGNITION PERIOD R-15-128 Endorsers: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Board of Aldermen RECOGNIZING NASHUA SPECIAL OLYMPICS VOLUNTEERS WITH THE 2015 GATE CITY LIGHT AWARD Given its first reading; MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL THAT THE RULES BE SO FAR SUSPENDED AS TO ALLOW FOR THE SECOND READING OF R-15-128 MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-15-128 given its second reading; MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-15-128 MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-15-128 declared duly adopted. READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARING MOTION BY ALDERMAN McCARTHY THAT THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETINGS OF MARCH 24, 2015, AND MARCH 31, 2015, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING CONDUCTED BY THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE OF MARCH 30, 2015, BE ACCEPTED, PLACED ON FILE AND THE READINGS SUSPENDED MOTION CARRIED Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 2 COMMUNICATIONS MOTION BY ALDERMAN DONCHESS THAT ALL COMMUNICATIONS BE READ BY TITLE ONLY MOTION CARRIED From: Ester Ross and Family Re: Expansion of Spit Brook Road Fire Station MOTION BY ALDERMAN DONCHESS TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE MOTION CARRIED From: David W. Deane, President, Board of Aldermen Re: Appointment to Human Affairs Committee MOTION BY ALDERMAN CHASSE TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND CONCUR WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF ALDERMAN MCGUINESS TO THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2014-2015 TERM MOTION CARRIED From: John L. Patenaude, Chief Executive Officer, Pennichuck Corporation Re: Annual Meeting of Sole Shareholder  Pennichuck Water Special Cmte Recommends Election of David P. Bernier, Stephen D. Genest and Thomas J. Leonard to the Board of Directors of Pennichuck Corporation MOTION BY ALDERMAN McCARTHY TO ELECT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THE PENNICHUCK CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EACH FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM AND UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AND QUALIFIED: DAVID P. BERNIER, STEPHEN D. GENEST, AND THOMAS J. LEONARD; AND, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO TRANSMIT, BY PROXY CARD, THE VOTE OF THE SOLE SHAREHOLDER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PENNICHUCK CORPORATION MOTION CARRIED From: Larry D. Goodhue, Chief Financial Officer Re: R-15-133, Approving the Proposal of Pennichuck Corporation to Borrow and Issue Up to $25,500,000 in an Aggregate Principal Amount of Tax-Exempt Bonds and/or Other Borrowings MOTION BY ALDERMAN MORIARTY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND REFER TO THE PENNICHUCK WATER SPECIAL COMMITTEE MOTION CARRIED MOTION BY ALDERMAN CHASSE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE THE LETTER FROM MR. JAMES P. CUTTER AND MARY E. CUTTER RECEIVED THIS EVENING MOTION CARRIED PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON THIS EVENING Mr. Bill Baukus, President of the Board of Directors, Nashua Senior Center The reason I am here today is to thank you for your consideration and for the funds that you are going to give us from the City of Nashua. Margo Bell, our Executive Director, is also here today. We have plans for those funds and the first plan is to erase our deficit from the previous years so we start with a clean slate. After that we are going to use the money to spruce the center up. We are going to do some extensive floor cleaning and wall painting and the like. As a third source of use for the funds is Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 3 establishing an emergency fund so that we can have money available in case we do run into problems in the future. I think the City of Nashua and the Senior Center make a very good partnership, specifically looking at the events of our seniors and making sure that their needs are met. Again, thank you so much for your consideration tonight. Mr. Gregory Holm, Nashua, NH About the Senior Center, my mother has had the same complaint for many years. She’s handicapped; there are a lot of handicapped people that come in there all of the time. There are four handicapped parking spaces. I don’t know what can be done but there is a lot of parking but nothing designated for handicapped. There are a lot of the people that come in for the Meals on Wheels that park up close to the building but not for handicapped people. If someone looked into it, there is a parking lot directly across from the doors that have six spots, if they just put six handicapped spaces that would make a big difference and solve a big headache. My mother is there every Monday and she needs a wheelchair a lot of the time and the winter is a real problem. President Deane I would suggest that you attend an Infrastructure Committee meeting and speak during their public comment period. Alderman Donchess is the Chairman. Mr. Holm I have spoken to the Senior Center person a couple of years ago and they said to come here and I never did and recently I said I am going to attend Board meetings from now on. You guys are going to see me a lot. President Deane There’s nothing wrong with that. If you want to stay until the end of the meeting and give us your contact information I’m sure that Alderman Donchess who chairs the Infrastructure Committee would be more than happy to speak with you and take a look at the issues you are raising. PETITIONS – None NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS Appointment of Timothy Lavoie to the Capital Equipment Reserve Fund  Tabled 8/12/ 14 Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 4 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE Budget Review Committee ................................................................. 03/23/15 There being no objection, President Deane declared the report of the March 23, 2015 Budget Review Committee accepted and placed on file. Budget Review Committee ................................................................. 03/30/15 There being no objection, President Deane declared the report of the March 30, 2015 Budget Review Committee accepted and placed on file. Finance Committee............................................................................. 04/01/15 There being no objection, President Deane declared the report of the April 1, 2015 Finance Committee accepted and placed on file. Human Affairs Committee ................................................................... 03/19/15 There being no objection, President Deane declared the report of the March 19, 2015 Human Affairs Committee accepted and placed on file. Committee on Infrastructure .............................................................. 03/25/15 There being no objection, President Deane declared the report of the March 25, 2015 Committee on Infrastructure accepted and placed on file. Pennichuck Water Special Committee ................................................ 04/07/15 There being no objection, President Deane declared the report of the April 7, 2015 Pennichuck Water Special Committee accepted and placed on file. WRITTEN REPORTS FROM LIAISONS - None CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS – None UNFINISHED BUSINESS – RESOLUTIONS R-14-099 Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane Alderman June M. Caron Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire Alderwoman Pamela T. Brown Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja Alderman-at-Large Jim Donchess Alderman-at-Large Diane Sheehan Alderman Paul M. Chasse, Jr. RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $55,284 FROM DEPARTMENT 194, ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION 70 – CONTINGENCY INTO DEPARTMENT 109 – CIVIC & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION 56 – OUTSIDE AGENCIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DONATING TO THE NASHUA ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY Given its second reading; Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 5 MOTION BY ALDERMAN CARON TO AMEND R-14-099 IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REPLACING IT WITH THE GOLDEN ROD COPY PROVIDED WITH THE AGENDA ON THE QUESTION Alderman Chasse Can someone explain what the difference is between the regular one and the amended one? Alderman Caron The difference is a little over $20,000. After talking with the President of the Board of Directors of the Senior Center we came up with a figure of $35,000 to cover those expenses that Mr. Baukus mentioned during his comments at the beginning of the meeting. MOTION CARRIED MOTION BY ALDERMAN CARON FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-14-099 AS AMENDED ON THE QUESTION Alderman Caron First of all I would like to thank the Budget Review Committee for approving this but I also want the Board to know that the Board of Directors and the staff at the Nashua Senior Center will take and do due diligence with the money that we will use, especially for the maintenance and some of the work that needed to be done for the building that just has not been able to get done in the last ten years. As we talked before, sometimes we just don’t put the money aside for maintenance whether it’s your own home or city buildings. I am going to request that our Treasurer that we keep a tally and possibly by the end of the year we will give you a report as to exactly where that money was spent. I appreciate your helping the Senior Center. They are an independent organization but sometimes we need a helping hand and they certainly will use that and do their due diligence or they will hear from me. Alderman Moriarty I am going to vote for this but I do want to make a couple of comments about my reservations. In general I am not very supportive of financial gifts outside of the regular process of the Board of Aldermen. What I mean by that is we do have a Human Affairs Committee CDBG funds and a Review & Comment Commission. There are a lot of needy organizations in Nashua that could use similar help and it’s nice to have the process come through so they all compete against each other. When I heard of the financial challenges of the Nashua Senior Center what I did rather than try to spend tax dollars on it was to see if the community could come together and voluntarily support this is. When I met a couple of the staff there and more importantly, my goal was to try to encourage my co-workers to voluntarily contribute because there is a program at work where you can add it and it annually comes out of your program, of course there are some restrictions. There is a solicitation policy at work that I had to work around but rather than a one-time fix I thought maybe we could make a systemic solution. Nevertheless, this is a short-term need and just this once, I will happily support it. Alderman Siegel I was at the Budget Committee and I think that everybody should recognize that this is something to get this organization over the hump and it’s really just getting it over the hump. I’m very pleased to see the new leadership that has come in. Mr. Baukus has done a great job and I’d also like to thank Alderman Caron for putting a lot of time into this. It appears that their upcoming fundraiser is going to be a big success as it’s all sold out and I had a tough time getting tickets but I was accommodated. I think that’s a critical thing. If the Senior Center went away there are people that their lives fully depend on this fully Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 6 functioning so bravo to everyone who supported this. The taxpayers that might be worried about constantly funding the Senior Center I don’t believe have anything to worry about. MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-14-099 declared duly adopted as amended. R-15-110 Endorser: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau ESTABLISHING AN EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND FOR STATE EMPLOYER PENSION COSTS AND APPROPRIATING $2,730,000 FROM FUND BALANCE ASSIGNED FOR THIS PURPOSE INTO THE EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND  Amended & Tabled – 2/24/15 R-15-114 Endorsers: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy Alderman Richard A. Dowd Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane APPROVING THE PROPOSAL OF PENNICHUCK CORPORATION TO GIVE PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS, INC., PENNICHUCK EAST UTILITY, INC., AND PITTSFIELD AQUEDUCT COMPANY, INC. AUTHORITY TO BORROW FUNDS FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND Given its second reading; MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-15-114 MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-15-114 declared duly adopted. R-15-116 Endorsers: Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane Alderwoman Pamela T. Brown Alderman Ken Siegel Alderman-at-Large Jim Donchess Alderman Sean M. McGuinness Alderman June M. Caron Alderman Richard A. Dowd Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy PROVIDING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS TO THE NASHUA POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE Given its second reading; MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN MELIZZI-GOLJA FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-15-116 MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-15-116 declared duly adopted. Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 7 R-15-118 Endorser: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Alderman Richard A. Dowd Alderwoman Pamela T. Brown RELATIVE TO AN EXPENDITURE FROM THE WATERWAYS AND WATER BODIES EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 FOR THE INSPECTION AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION SERVICES RELATED TO THE MINE FALLS DAM Given its second reading; MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-15-118 ON THE QUESTION Alderman Donchess I believe there is a deadline by which the city must exercise an option to purchase the dam for $3 million, half of the construction amount. When is the deadline? Mayor Lozeau It is in December. We are trying to get that work and some of those answers in very quickly so you can sit down and consider what condition it is in before you make the other decision. Alderman Donchess Who is going to do the economic analysis of whether the purchase is worthwhile, assuming the dam is in good shape? Mayor Lozeau I believe that will probably be done with a consultant as well. Depending on what we find first from that and then moving forward from there. Sarah Marchant, our Director of Community Development, is overseeing that and I’m sure that we will get a full comprehensive report from her and be able to sit with the Infrastructure Committee when we have some of those numbers. MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-15-118 declared duly adopted. R-15-121 Endorser: Alderman Michael Soucy Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja Alderman Richard A. Dowd CREATING A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR FIRE TRAINING FACILITY RENTAL FEES Given its second reading; MOTION BY ALDERMAN SOUCY FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-15-121 MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-15-121 declared duly adopted. Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 8 R-15-122 Endorsers: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja Alderman June M. Caron Alderman Richard A. Dowd RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $400,000 FROM THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INTO GRANT ACTIVITY “TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP) GRANT” AND TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 Given its second reading; MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-15-122 MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-15-122 declared duly adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – ORDINANCES – None NEW BUSINESS – RESOLUTIONS R-15-129 Endorser: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Alderwoman Pamela T. Brown Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja Alderman Richard A. Dowd Alderman June M. Caron AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO APPLY FOR AND EXPEND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (“CDBG”) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 Given its first reading; MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF R-15-129, ASSIGN IT TO THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE CONDUCTED ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015, AT 7:00 PM IN THE ALDERMANIC CHAMBER MOTION CARRIED R-15-130 Endorser: Alderman Michael Soucy Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy Alderman June M. Caron Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja Alderman Ken Siegel Alderman Sean M. McGuinness Alderman Richard A. Dowd Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane Alderwoman Pamela T. Brown RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF DONATED MATERIALS AND TRAIL WORK WORTH APPROXIMATELY $70,000 FROM LYNCH’S LANDSCAPING AND EXCAVATION Given its first reading; MOTION BY ALDERMAN SOUCY TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW FOR A SECOND READING OF R-15-130 Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 9 ON THE QUESTION Alderman Soucy The reason why I think we need a second reading today is because this is time sensitive. This will authorize the city to accept $70,000 worth of donated materials and labor for the southwest trail at Buck Meadow Road at Cherrywood. Lynch’s Landscaping & Excavation; it’s going to take about 4 to 5 weeks to order these materials and get their crews at the place so I think if they are kind enough to donate this type of money and materials and labor we would like to get this process going as soon as possible to give them the largest window of opportunity to get it done since our summer seems to be getting a little shorter every year. MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-15-130; Given its second reading; MOTION BY ALDERMAN SOUCY TO RECOMMEND FINAL PASSAGE OF R-15-130 ON THE QUESTION Alderman Schoneman What’s the motivation for Lynch’s Landscaping to make this donation? Alderman McCarthy I believe the trail work actually abuts Mr. Lynch’s property. He lives at the corner of Buck Meadow and Main Dunstable so I think he is trying to improve the area that he lives in. Alderman Schoneman We discussed something regarding a similar situation where someone was donating some land and making a trade. Is there any trade with this at all or is it just an increase in value? Alderman Soucy There is no trade; it’s just a simple donation for the trails. MOTION CARRIED Resolution R-15-130 declared duly adopted. R-15-131 Endorsers: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire Alderwoman Pamela T. Brown Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja Alderman Ken Siegel Alderman June M. Caron Alderman Richard A. Dowd RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $39,258 FROM THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY INTO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GRANT ACTIVITY “2013 HSEEP – MUNICIPAL ASSAULT COUNTER TERRORISM CAPABILITIES (MACTAC) TRAINING” Given its first reading; assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President Deane Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 10 R-15-132 Endorser: Alderwoman Pamela T. Brown AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF A DISCONTINUED PORTION OF HUGHEY STREET TO SHEYLA FRANCISCHETTI Given its first reading; assigned to the COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE by President Deane R-15-133 Endorser: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire Alderman Sean M. McGuinness APPROVING THE PROPOSAL OF PENNICHUCK CORPORATION TO BORROW AND ISSUE UP TO TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,500,000) IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDS AND/OR OTHER BORROWINGS Given its first reading; assigned to the PENNICHUCK WATER SPECIAL COMMITTEE by President Deane NEW BUSINESS – ORDINANCES O-15-047 Endorser: Alderman-at-Large David W. Deane UPDATING THE ORDINANCE ON OTHER SIGNS IN STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY Given its first reading; assigned to the COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE and the BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS by President Deane PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Jim Cutter, 86 Palm Street Dear Alderman Deane, A no parking sign has not been replaced because whoever in the DPW was responsible for it thought the signage had to reflect Broad Street Parkway plans no parking only on the left side and our sign for no parking on that side. To think that our ordinance 0-00-24 was revoked comes from ordinance 0-12-025 – “updating the traffic ordinances to reflect final Broad Street Parkway plans.” It was correct to leave it alone and have removed because our ordinance has nothing to with the Broad Street Parkway. Since our ordinance 0-00-24 has not been revoked our ordinance should be honored with a no parking sign as required in front of 85-87 Palm Street just as it was before the Broad Street Parkway construction. In conclusion, do we need legislation to return our sign? The sign will help us go in and out of our driveway, there will be fewer police calls and there will be parking spaces where parents can leave and pick up their children which will make it safer for them on our busy street. Sincerely, Jim. REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN Alderman McCarthy I wanted to thank the students that attended the meeting that some of us had the pleasure of going to last week. They asked us a number of challenging questions about the city’s budget and demonstrated in my opinion that they actually understand a lot about what goes on in city government and have read the budget and read some legislation and I found it to be a very refreshing opportunity to have a conversation with them and I encourage them to get more involved in what happens in their community; both locally and nationally. I would look forward to doing that again at some point. Secondly I wanted to put out that this Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Rotary Common will be a Holocaust Remembrance activity at the Holocaust Memorial and will include the dedication of a new piece that has been brought into the Memorial to the memory of the children who were killed in the Holocaust. This Thursday evening at Rivier College is the annual Holocaust Remembrance. I, unfortunately, will not be able to attend the ceremonies but I would encourage my colleagues and the public to do so. The Memorials last year were quite moving and I think this year will be as well. Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 11 Alderman Dowd I had a request from Alderman Siegel for a list of the code numbers for the transfers for the school department. I provided that to him today and I forgot to copy Mrs. Lovering so she could give it to the entire Board. Alderman Schoneman I share the observations that Alderman McCarthy made about our time at the high school. I think the students do show an awareness and understanding of how the budget process works. I think they also understand the trade-offs and the difficulties we are facing this year. I am grateful to them for the invitation and I hope that we have a chance to do it again. Secondly I wanted to speak for a moment about the tragedy that struck in Ward 3 a couple of mornings ago; that fire on Gerard Avenue. I drove past that site and the destruction is horrific. Things like this happen periodically and they touch everyone’s life. I would encourage people to be aware of the fire hazards that might exist in their own homes and make sure that future tragedies like this can perhaps be avoided. I would also ask that you keep these folks in your prayers. Alderman Chasse How does one go about getting permission to put something into the Rotary Common or any park? Attorney Bennett What type of things are you talking about? Alderman Chasse Well, they have a new piece that is going into Rotary Park for the children of the Holocaust. How does somebody go about getting permission to put that into Rotary Park? Attorney Bennett I think they initially go through the Board of Public Works as they have control by ordinance over our parks. President Deane The Mayor is the Chairman of the Board of Public Works; would you like to speak to that? Mayor Lozeau The Board of Aldermen actually passed a resolution for the Holocaust Memorial Park that included the development and monument and other things that would go in that park. That hasn’t come back before anybody. I just found out about that other piece ordered and going in but I believe that the individual that’s been moving forward and developed that park had intended that as he moved forward so that actually came from the Board of Aldermen. Alderman Chasse Here is my concern. When the Holocaust Memorial went in, step one was that somebody gave them permission to put it in and then the paperwork came to the Board of Aldermen. I had no clue that was going in there and then the paperwork came in after. Now, it is still in my Ward and I had no clue that this…and I’m not against it but it would be nice if somebody told the Aldermen. I was never notified for the regular Holocaust and I was never notified of this new piece that is going in. Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 12 President Deane Would you like me to contact Mr. Teeboom and ask him if he could provide everyone what the plans are or future plans for the Memorial itself? I’m sure he would be happy to do it. Alderman Chasse Mr. Teeboom apologized last time when the regular Holocaust Monument went in because he said he did not know that I did not know. He said he would have called me. Again, I’m not against it but it would be nice if someone would notify us. President Deane I’ll give him a call tomorrow morning. Alderman Caron I wanted to say that concerning the parking over at the Senior Center, I’ll certainly bring it up to the Board of Director’s but I think that I’ll also have to talk to the city about it because it is a city parking lot. I know that there are only four handicapped parking spaces. I’m not sure what we can do but I am sure that the center and the city can work together to resolve some of that. Alderman McGuinness Next week, a week from tonight in Ward 1 is a meeting planned and in attendance will be Mayor Lozeau, Lisa Fauteux, Public Works Director and myself at 6:00 p.m. at Nashua High School North Board Room regarding safety issues concerning the Indian Rock Road area and Colburn Avenue. Alderman Soucy I want to take a moment to extend congratulations to extend congratulation Assistant Fire Chief Steve Gallipeau who was just promoted unanimously by the Fire Commissioner on April 6th as our new incoming Fire Chief to be effective June 1st. I was a firefighter and worked with Steve. He came up through the ranks as a private. He’s a great firefighter and great man. I also want to give a heartfelt thank you to Chief Brian Morrissey who I have had the privilege to work with throughout the years. He’s done a great job with the fire department and he gave his time honorably and we appreciate his service. Alderman Donchess I attended the forum that the Nashua High School south scheduled and sponsored for this previous week and the students did a very good job. First, the student senate appeared at the Board of Education Budget Hearing and they were very articulate and effective in explaining the effect of some of the potential changes that are being discussed at the school department. They invited members of the Board of Aldermen and Mr. President, you and several other Aldermen attended and they were extremely well informed and had clearly put in a lot of time to understand how the city’s budget works. I would like to compliment them and encourage them to continue to participate in this year’s budget process and in the process in future years. Alderman Moriarty I want to say thanks to outgoing Chief Brian Morrissey. He runs a well-run organization and I particularly like how his budgets are pretty lean and stay within the cap. Also congratulations to Assistant Chief Gallipeau for his promotion. Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 13 Alderman Siegel I also found that the students at Nashua High School south were very prepared and the way they conducted themselves during the question and answer I think should serve as a model for all citizens. I think we should do this on a regular basis for both north and south. I also echo congratulations to Assistant Chief Gallipeau and Chief Morrissey. I would also like to add that the NFR did a good job the other night in a very bad situation. It’s possible that it could have been worse but it was very clear that the guys worked very hard. I would also like to commend the Nashua Police Department as the other night we had a little bit of a Wild West shoot out downtown. There were people driving around in cars shooting at each other and by the grace of God there were no innocent people hurt. They quickly rounded up those yahoo’s. Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja I’d like to also congratulate outgoing Chief Morrissey and congratulations to Assistant Chief Gallipeau. Also, as many of you know, Carl Andrade has announced that he will be stepping down from his position on police commission so thank you to him for his service to the city. Tomorrow night, Science Café at Kilarney’s at the Holiday Inn. A free discussion at 6:00 p.m. and the title is “Who lived here before European’s and how do we know.” The New Hampshire State Archeologist and the President of the Archeological Society will be presenting there. This Saturday in Concord the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department is going to be celebrating 150 years and they will have their annual Discover Wild New Hampshire Day and it’s at the facility on Hazen Drive from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and it’s a free family event. Alderwoman Brown I would also like to congratulate Assistant Chief Gallipeau and Chief Morrissey. I would also like to announce that I am having a Ward 4 Information meeting on Tuesday, April 21 st between 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Dunkin Donuts at 315 West Hollis Street. Alderman Wilshire I want to mention that the Gate City Community Gardens is going to have their rail trail/Gate City Garden area clean-up this Saturday from 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and they need all of the help they can get. I also want to mention the grand opening of Launch Trampoline Park in Nashua. That grand opening is on April 25th. I would be remiss if I did not mention the Club Nashua Golf Tournament coming up on June 25th. Club National is sponsoring their 16th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit the Nashua Children’s Home. They have raised over $200,000 for the Transitional Living Program at the Nashua Children’s Home. There are sponsorship opportunities available. President Deane I too was struck with interest in some of the students and especially some of the questions but I think one of the things that I found interesting was that we did explain to them what a cut is and what a cut isn’t. I mean if you have an increase then it’s not a cut. If you have trouble with areas where you cannot increase it more than you would like, you are reducing that area but what was brought over there was an increase to the bottom line of their operating budget. For something that was supposed to last 40 minutes, it last for two hours. It was fun. Alderwoman Brown’s birthday is on the 15th day of this month. Committee announcements: Alderman Wilshire This Thursday at 7:00 p.m. is the Human Affairs Committee and we will be having a public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant. Board of Aldermen – 4/14/15 Page 14 Alderman Moriarty One week from today, Tuesday, April 21st is the Planning and Economic Development Committee at 7:00 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber. We have two topics; one is an overview of the Conservation Commission and there may be a focus on the trails in the southwest. Conservation Commission Chairman Mike Gallagher will be there. Then the Cable Television Advisory Board is going to present the upcoming Comcast Franchise renewal agreement. May 9th at 8:00 a.m. at the Courtyard Marriott is the Pennichuck Annual Shareholder meeting. Alderman Donchess The Infrastructure Committee will meet a week from tomorrow on April 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Alderman Chasse There will be a Finance Committee meeting tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. President Deane I am still trying to nail down a meeting with Representative Harvey with our Delegation. Ms. Lovering has been working on that. There is a Merrimack Valley Regional Water District meeting at the Bedford Town Hall this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY ALDERMAN CHASSE THAT THE APRIL 14, 2015, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED MOTION CARRIED The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:32 p.m. Attest: Patricia Piecuch, Deputy City Clerk From: James B. and Mary E. Cutter 889-4246 86 Palm St., P.O. Box 69-Nashua, NH 03061-0069. Date: April 14, 2015. To: Alderman-At-Large David W. Deane, President, Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen, Nashua, NH. Cc: Donnalee Lozeau, Mayor and Stephen M. Bennett, Counsel. Subject: Correcting Broad Street Parkway(BSP) mistakes. Dear President Deane, Our No Parking sign has not been replaced because whoever in the DPW was responsible for it thought the signage had to reflect BSP plans of parking only on the west side and our sign is for no parking on that side. To think our Ord. #0-00-24 was revoked comes from Ord. #0-12-025, "Updating the traffic ordinances to reflect final BSP plans.". It was correct to leave it alone and have removed because our ordinance has nothing to do with the BSP. Since, our Ord. #0-00-24 has not been revoked our ordinance should be honored with a No Parking sign as* required in front of 85-87 Palm St. just as it was before BSP Construction. In conclusion, do we need legislation to return our sign? The sign will help us go in/out of our driveway, there will be fewer police calls and parking spaces where parents can leave and pick up their children which will make it safer for them on our busy street. Sincerely,