City Council

Regular City Council Meeting October 7, 2025 Council Chambers 31 Wakefield Street 6:00 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, September 2, 2025, consideration for approval 6. Communications from the City Manager 6.1 City Manager’s Report 7. Communications from the Mayor 7.1. Proclamation: Extra Mile Day 7.2. Announcement: The November 4, 2025, Regular City Council meeting shall be delayed by one day due to the Municipal Election – Pursuant to Section 1.1 of the City Council Rules of Order (New Date: November 5, 2025) 8. Presentation of Petitions and Council Correspondence 9. Nominations, Appointments, Resignations, and Elections 9.1. Resignation: Patricia Turner, City Council, Ward 1 – Seat A consideration for acceptance  9.2. Resignation: Robin Brown, Ward 3, Selectman consideration for acceptance 9.3. Resignation: Alec Taliaferro, Parking Commission, consideration for acceptance 9.4. Re-appointment: Rick Healey, Strafford Regional Planning Commission, (Term to Expire on 6/6/2028) (Recommendation made by the Planning Board) consideration for acceptance 10. Reports of Committees 10.1 Appointments Committee (meeting cancelled) 10.2 Codes & Ordinances Committee 10.3 Community Development Committee 10.4 Finance Committee 10.4.1 Committee Recommendation: to Approve a combination of Revenue Sources to make up for the Funding Deficit to the School Department NH DoE Adequacy Grant Funding Reduction 10.4.2 Committee Recommendation: to Allow the Finance Director to Work with DPW and Expand/Modify the On-Call Construction Services Contract 10.4.3 Committee Recommendation: to authorize the Finance Director to submit applications pertaining to RSA, 287-D:4-a, Games of Chance for the Benefit of the Host Community, related to casinos 10.5 Parking Commission 10.6 Planning Board  10.7 Public Safety 10.7.1 Committee Recommendation: “No Parking” Signs to be Placed on Charles Street at the Glen Street Intersection consideration for approval 10.8 Public Works 11. Unfinished Business 11.1. Amendment to the General Ordinances Relative to Chapter 200-24 Article II, Rates, Charges, and Fees Proposed Amendment second reading and consideration for adoption 11.2. Amendment to Chapter 200 Section 33 Wastewater Rate and Fee Schedule, Pertaining to Septage Fees second reading and consideration for adoption 11.3. Resolution Approving a Supplemental Appropriation of $1,412,333 for the Portland Street Sidewalk Project second reading and consideration for adoption 12. Consent Calendar 13. New Business 13.1. Resolution Approving Reconsidered Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Adopted Operating Budget for the City of Rochester School District first reading and refer to a Public Hearing to be held on October 21, 2025 13.2. Resolution Granting Renewal of the Discretionary Preservation Easement to the Property Located at 195 Ten Rod Road Under the Provisions of RSA 79-D first reading and refer to a Public Hearing to be held on October 21, 2025 13.3. Resolution Accepting NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Grant, in Connection with 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Day and Authorizing City Manager to Enter Into a Contract with NHDES not to exceed $15,121.00 first reading and consideration for adoption  13.4. Resolution in Accordance with RSA 674:39-aa, Recognizing the “Involuntary Merger” of a Property Known as 2 Sweetbriar Lane (Currently, Rochester Tax Map 0127- 0067-0000), and Acknowledging the Appropriateness of Restoration of Such Lot to Its Pre-Merger Configuration first reading and consideration for adoption 13.5. Agreement for the 2025-2026 Emergency Extreme Cold Weather Warming Center, Winter Season, Between Strafford County and the City of Dover, the City of Rochester, and the City of Somersworth consideration for acceptance 13.6. Agreement Between Strafford County, the City of Dover, the City of Rochester, and the City of Somersworth Regarding the Construction of a New County-Wide Seasonal Warming Center consideration for acceptance 13.7. Resolution Authorizing Supplemental Appropriation to the FY 2026 General Fund Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Project Fund in Connection with Bundle Bridge Projects in the Amount of $1,000,000.00 and Borrowing Authority pursuant to RSA 33:9 first reading and refer to a Public Hearing to be held on October 21, 2025 13.8. Resolution Granting Community Revitalization Tax Relief to the Property Located at 91 North Main Street Under the Provisions of RSA 79-E in Connection with a Proposed Rehabilitation Project first reading and refer to a Public Hearing to be held on October 21, 2025 13.9. Supplemental Appropriation the amount of $159,000.00 for the Purchase of a Portion of the Property Located at 1035 Salmons Falls Road first reading and consideration for adoption 14. Non-Meeting/Non-Public Session 15. Adjournment