City Council

Regular City Council Meeting August 6, 2024 Council Chambers 31 Wakefield Street 6:30 PM Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Opening Prayer 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Roll Call 5. Acceptance of Minutes 5.1 Regular City Council Meeting: July 2, 2024 consideration for approval 5.2 Special City Council Meeting: July 16, 2024 consideration for approval 6. Communications from the City Manager 6.1 City Manager’s Report 7. Communications from the Mayor 8. Presentation of Petitions and Council Correspondence 9. Nominations, Appointments, Resignations, and Elections 9.1. Resignation: Marsha Miller, Rochester Economic Development Commission (Seat I) motion to accept, with regret 10. Reports of Committees 10.1 Appointments Review Committee  10.1.1 New Appointment: Matt Mayberry, Rochester Economic Development Commission, (Seat I) Term to expire on 1/2/2026 consideration for approval 10.2 Community Development Committee 10.3 Finance Committee 10.3.1 Committee recommendation: To allocate the remaining $306,822 in ARPA funds to the Affordable Housing Initiative, Emergency Programs, and Services for Homeless Individuals Removed from Table and consideration for approval 10.3.2 Committee recommendation: To allocate the entire remaining $306,822 in ARPA Funds to CAPSC for the Home for Now Shelter consideration for approval 10.3.3 Committee recommendation: To approve the recommended increases to the Elderly and Disabled exemptions as well as the Increase to the Income and asset Limitation, as detailed by Director Sullivan consideration for approval 10.4 Planning Board 10.5 Public Safety 10.5.1 Committee Recommendation: To Place One Speed Limit Sign on the Way into Norway Plains Road consideration for approval 10.6 Public Works 11. Unfinished Business 12. Consent Calendar 13. New Business 13.1. Resolution Authorizing the Application for a State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Critical Flood Risk Infrastructure Grant Program (CFRING) Grant for Gonic Dam/Gonic Sawmill Dam Project in the Amount of up to $1,300,000.00, Supplemental Appropriation in Connection Therewith, and City Manager Authority to Execute Necessary Documents Regarding the Grant and Any Extensions Connected Thereto motion to adopt 13.2. Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Public Works in the amount of $215,000.00 for the Nancy Loud School Demolition Project first reading and refer to a Public Hearing on August 20, 2024 13.3. Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute an Extension to the State of New Hampshire ARPA Grant Agreement for the Ledgeview Pump Station Project motion to adopt 13.4. Non-Public Meeting Minutes regarding the Former DPW Property motion to unseal • August 15, 2023 • September 5, 2023 13.5. Resolution Establishing Polling Places and Times for the September 10, 2024, State Primary Election motion to read the resolution in its entirety (2/3 vote required) - separate motion to adopt 14. Non-Meeting/Non-Public Session 15. Adjournment