2026-10-07 - Finance Committee

00:01Finance Committee to order um on October

00:047th, 2026.

00:06Uh Madame Clerk, would you please call

00:08the role?

00:09>> Um yes, I will. Alderwoman Benja Smith,

00:12>> present.

00:13>> Um Alderman at large, uh Ben Clemens,

00:17Alderman at large, Laura Wilshshire

00:19>> here.

00:20>> Alderman Patricia Cle, alderman John

00:24Sullivan, Alderman at large Alicia Greg

00:26is here, and Mayor Jim Donas. And um uh

00:31Alderwoman Cle and Alderman Sullivan

00:33informed us that they could not make it

00:35tonight. Um so we knew that of their

00:39absence.

00:40Uh communications. The Oh, excuse me.

00:43Public comment. Is there any member of

00:45the public who wishes to address the

00:46committee regarding any of the items on

00:49tonight's agenda?

00:52All right. Um communications. First

00:55being from Amy Gerard, purchasing

00:56manager. Uh, Alderwoman Greg.

01:01>> Um, yes. This is Do I read this part

01:03right here? This. Okay.

01:07>> Or is it just this? Okay. I'd like to

01:08make a motion to accept, place on file,

01:10and approve a contract with United

01:12Diagnostic Services LLC to provide

01:15health and safety physicals for 185

01:18members of NSHA Fire Rescue in the

01:20amount not to exceed $27,490.

01:24Funding will be through department 152

01:27fire rescue fund general fund 53

01:31professional and technical services.

01:36>> Um who's here on this?

01:38>> Yes, just step forward and

01:40>> evening Eric Trembley, [clears throat]

01:41one of the assistant fire chiefs. With

01:43me is Deputy Scott Mobley who uh took

01:46the request uh for bids this year. you

01:49have the uh bid we'd like to go for

01:52forward with um with United Diagnostic

01:54Services. Uh this will provide the NFPA

01:581580 physicals as well as the early

02:01cancer detection tests for our

02:03membership.

02:04>> Great. All right. Any discussion,

02:06questions?

02:08If not, all those in favor of the motion

02:10say I.

02:11>> I.

02:12>> Opposed? Motion passes. Thank you very

02:14much.

02:15Next communication from Amy Gerard,

02:17purchasing manager. Alderwoman Greg.

02:20>> I'd like to make a motion to accept,

02:22place on file, and approve the purchase

02:24of a trackless MT7 municipal tractor T4F

02:28for parking and snow removal operations

02:31with CN Wood Envirro Envirro LLC in the

02:35amount not to exceed $252,64.50.

02:41Funding will be through department 166

02:44parking fund. SU surf 81 capital outlay

02:47improvements $23,000. Parking escrow

02:51EFT81 capital outlay improvements

02:54$22,64.50.

02:59>> I believe Miss Stansfield is on Zoom.

03:03>> Hi, good evening. Jill Stansfield,

03:05parking manager. I apologize. I'm having

03:08video issues this evening. Um this piece

03:11of equipment uh the track list is going

03:14to be a gamecher for our department. Um

03:17we are going to um be able to take care

03:19of our immediate downtown sidewalks um

03:23in a much quicker time. This piece of

03:25equipment is going to replace uh one of

03:28our existing Bobcat machines that is I

03:32believe about 15 16 years old. Um, and

03:35this is going to have a uh better um

03:38mobility for us as far as um sidewalks

03:42and clearing sidewalks in the immediate

03:44downtown. Um the we have also included a

03:49dump bed on it. Um there'll be a

03:51sweeper, a spreader. Um so it'll

03:54actually be able to use not only during

03:56the winter operations, but also during

03:58uh for general parking maintenance as

04:00well. Um, so it'll give us the ability

04:04to significantly enhance our ability to

04:07respond um to snow and ice in the

04:10immediate downtown. [clears throat] Um,

04:13funding will be 230,000 out of our surf

04:17account and then uh $22,64.50

04:21will be from our parking enforcement

04:23trust fund. Um, happy to take any

04:26questions.

04:28>> Alderwoman Greg.

04:29>> Thank you. Out of curiosity about how

04:31long do these uh vehicles last or what's

04:33the estimated lifespan of these?

04:37>> Great question. Yes, the estimated

04:39lifespan is about 10 years.

04:41>> Great. Thank you.

04:44>> Anyone else?

04:46>> All those in favor of the motion say I.

04:48>> I.

04:49>> Motion passes.

04:51Thank you.

04:52>> Next communication from Amy Gerard,

04:54purchasing manager, Alderwoman Greg. I'd

04:57like to m make a motion to accept place

04:59on file and approve a contract for

05:01replacement copiers for risk management

05:03two in community development DPW

05:06administration and the legislative

05:08office with Toshiba financial services

05:11in the amount not to exceed $35,220.

05:16That's $587 a month for 60 months.

05:19Funding will be through department 120

05:21technology maintenance fund general fund

05:2454 property services.

05:27>> Mr. Misovich.

05:28>> Thank you. Mayor Nick Miservich, chief

05:30information officer for the city of

05:31NSHawa. Uh this is our continuing effort

05:35to uh replace uh our uh copy and

05:41photocopier and MFP fleet. moving away

05:45from uh Conway with uh now going towards

05:48Toshiba.

05:50So this is uh [clears throat] probably

05:53about $5 a month cheaper than what we

05:56are currently paying for the same

05:59equipment.

06:02All right,

06:05>> questions.

06:05>> All those in favor of the motion say I

06:08>> opposed. Motion passes. Next

06:11communication from Amy Gerard,

06:12purchasing manager. Alderwoman Greg.

06:14>> I'd like to accept, place on file, and

06:17approve a 12-month renewal contract for

06:19the continued operation of a addendum to

06:22remote application management support

06:24agreement extension

06:262026 with Business Information Systems

06:29Consulting, Inc., DBA, Clear Sky

06:32Consulting, in the amount not to exceed

06:34$90,000. Funding will be through

06:36department 122 information technology

06:39fund general fund 54 property services.

06:44>> Go ahead.

06:45>> This one is for the extended maintenance

06:49and support for our Lawson ERP system.

06:53Uh we've been doing business with Clear

06:56Sky for several years now. So this is

06:58just uh renewing the the contract that

07:02we have in place.

07:07All those in favor of the motion say I.

07:09I.

07:10>> I.

07:10>> Motion passes. Next communication from

07:14Amy Gerard, purchasing manager,

07:15Alderwoman Greg.

07:17>> I'd like a make a motion to accept,

07:19place on file, and approve a 36-month

07:21extension contract for the continued use

07:24of the city's primary internet service

07:26with Fidium Enterprise Services LLC in

07:29the amount not to exceed $29,484.

07:34Funding will be through department 120

07:36technology maintenance fund general fund

07:3855 other services.

07:42>> All right. Again, this one is for to uh

07:45extend our

07:47uh existing contract. Actually, the

07:49contract expired, so they just want to

07:52get us back onto a a a contract. And uh

07:56this is the primary internet line that

08:00we use here at the city. Uh

08:04[clears throat]

08:05we've had uh very good success with

08:08consolidated who is now Fidium. So it's

08:12just uh getting uh

08:15an actual contract back back on the

08:17record.

08:21>> All right. All those in favor of the

08:22motion say I.

08:24>> I. I.

08:24>> Motion passes. Next communication from

08:27Amy Gerard, purchasing manager.

08:29Alderwoman Greg. I'd like to make make a

08:31motion to accept place on file and

08:33approve a three-year contract to

08:35continue the city's participation in the

08:37Microsoft software assurance program

08:40with SHIE International Corp. in the

08:42amount not to exceed 68,3108.

08:46Funding will be through department 120

08:49technology maintenance fund general fund

08:5155 other services.

08:54>> All right. What this one does is uh

08:57continue our participation in the

08:59Microsoft software assurance program,

09:02meaning that we do not have to

09:05repurchase

09:06uh licenses for our servers and

09:09applications.

09:10This allows us to upgrade to the newest

09:13versions at uh a much significant

09:17less expensive option.

09:24All those in favor of the motion say I.

09:26>> I.

09:26>> Opposed. Motion passes.

09:29>> Thank you.

09:30>> Thank you. Next communication from Amy

09:32Gerard, purchasing manager, Alderman

09:34Alderwoman Greg.

09:36>> I'd like like to make a motion to

09:38accept, place on file, and approve the

09:40engineering services contract amendment

09:42number four with CMA Engineers, Inc. for

09:45the design and management of the NSHA

09:47Heritage Rail Trail East project in the

09:50amount not to exceed $23,362.

09:54Funding will be through Department 180

09:56Community Development Fund NH. Grant and

10:00Capital 53 professional and technical

10:02services.

10:04>> Good evening. Markers, deputy city

10:06engineer. The communication before you

10:07is amendment four for the Heritage Rail

10:09Trail. Just to kind of um bring it back

10:12up, the Heritage Rail Trail is an

10:13extension to uh the east from Main

10:15Street to Denton Street. It kind of

10:17wraps around Henry Hangar. That's the

10:18project that we're looking to uh to

10:20amend this contract for. It isn't it is

10:22in final design phase. It is pretty

10:24close. This is the final amendment to uh

10:27clean it up so that it can get it out to

10:28bid. I would like to note that this is a

10:31um an 8020 split. So, this will be um

10:33the federal share is 80%, the city match

10:35is 20% of these of the dollars in front

10:37of you. and I'll happily answer any

10:39questions.

10:43>> Anybody?

10:45>> All right. All those in favor of the

10:47motion say I.

10:48>> I.

10:48>> I.

10:49>> Motion passes. Thank you. Next.

10:52Communication from Amy Gerard,

10:53purchasing manager, Alderwoman Greg. I'd

10:56like to make a motion to accept place on

10:58file and approve the work agreement with

11:00the Ever with Eversource for the

11:02replacement of city-owned electrical

11:04equipment on Eversource owned poles in

11:06the amount not to exceed $29,5952.

11:11Funding will be through department 169

11:14wastewater fund wastewater fund 81

11:16capital layout improvements.

11:20>> David Buchet, wastewater superintendent.

11:22Uh just for a little background, we had

11:24been experiencing some electrical issues

11:26at the wastewater facility. Uh

11:28intermittent uh dropouts of power uh

11:32gave us a loss of power, a lot of

11:34equipment shut down. Sometimes it would

11:36occur several times in a short period of

11:38time. It happened during inclement

11:40weather and also during nice weather. Uh

11:43so it's important it affected some of

11:44our sensitive equipment. So, we brought

11:46in Eversource to kind of help us

11:48determine what that problem was. And it

11:50was uh their electrical equipment. Well,

11:53it's actually city-owned electrical

11:54equipment on poles within the wastewater

11:56facility. Uh so, we work with them to

11:59figure out what to put up there with

12:01most updated product up there to protect

12:04our assets at the facility. So, this is

12:06to cover the cost of purchasing that

12:08updated equipment and installing it.

12:13>> Anyone questions? All right. All those

12:16in favor of the motion say I. I.

12:18>> Opposed. Motion passes.

12:21Uh, next communication for my Jerard,

12:23purchasing manager. Alderwoman Greg. I'd

12:26like to make a motion to accept, place

12:27on file, and approve a contract with

12:31Glor Gloriero Laurierro Building

12:33Construction LLC for the phase 1 upgrade

12:36project contingent upon approval of

12:39additional bond funding in the amount

12:40not to exceed um 11,692,4156.

12:47Funding will be through department 169

12:49wastewater fund bond pending approval 81

12:53capital outlay improvements.

12:56David Buchet, wastewater superintendent.

12:59Uh so this is phase one of the

13:01wastewater's 20-year facility plan. Uh

13:04the project includes renovating uh and

13:06replacing existing equipment and

13:09infrastructure. U

13:12a lot of this was installed back in the

13:14late 80s. uh so has received some wear

13:16and tear due to the environment due to

13:19corrosive nature of wastewater.

13:22U so this will extend the life of the

13:23existing infrastructure and also allow

13:26the city to maintain regulatory

13:27requirements with New Hampshire dees and

13:29the US EPA. Some of the renovations

13:32include concrete crack repair and our

13:35milliongalon uh chlorine contact tank as

13:38well as our milliongal primary

13:40clarifier.

13:42uh increasing the size of our chlorine

13:44bulk storage tanks uh to accept larger

13:47bulk loads. Uh this will also help us

13:49with the uh with saving some cost. Uh

13:53septage receiving facility uh area pump

13:57building and chlorine pipe modifications

13:59as well as some storm water drainage

14:00modifications.

14:02Uh some things that are getting replaced

14:04are the replacement of large process

14:06gates and valves uh as well as two on

14:09the ground flow meters. I just want to

14:11talk about some of the cost drivers for

14:13this. It's a large sum, but the size of

14:16the equipment uh that that has to be

14:18purchased uh along with the equipment

14:20that's needed to remove this large

14:23equipment uh large infrastructure and

14:26install the new one. Uh the location of

14:29this equipment, some of these gates and

14:30valves are two stories, two and three

14:32stories below ground. Uh so it requires

14:36a lot of lifting mechanisms.

14:38Uh there's a lot of ground work to be

14:40done relocating piping underground also

14:42ground work with the storm water

14:45modifications.

14:46U one of the larger costs for this

14:49project is process bypassing. Uh we have

14:52to set up temporary bypassing whenever

14:55we're replacing a gate or some of these

14:57infrastructures

14:58uh and up to 50 million gallons a day.

15:02So, this is uh requires 24-hour

15:05monitoring because it can't shut down or

15:07we can't have anything go wrong with it.

15:09Uh and the extra precautions to ensure

15:11the treatment process uh is maintained

15:14and is not interrupted. Uh so, this

15:18project went out to bid. Laro building

15:20contractors was the lowcost bidder. uh

15:23we reviewed the qualifications

15:25and uh they checked out their references

15:27along with you know city staff did that

15:29as along with right pierce engineering

15:32and everything was satisfactory so we'd

15:33like to recommend them for the project

15:36be happen to answer any questions

15:38>> alderwoman Greg

15:39>> thank you so for this size of a project

15:42with this big of like a um

15:45an upgrade are you taking into account

15:47the added housing that we're adding and

15:49stuff and making sure that we're at

15:51we'll have enough capacity capacity for

15:52that.

15:53>> So this doesn't change the capacity.

15:55Okay,

15:56>> we are doing studies, capacity studies

15:59in the facility coming up. You'll see

16:00that in the near future. Uh but no, this

16:03is just to maintain the existing

16:05infrastructure. We got other phases that

16:07would take that into account.

16:08>> Okay, great. Thanks.

16:09>> You're welcome.

16:12>> All those in favor of the motion say I.

16:14>> I opposed. Motion passes.

16:18Next communication from Amy Gerard,

16:20purchasing manager.

16:22Alderwoman Greg.

16:23>> I'd like to make a motion to accept,

16:24place on file, and approve a contract

16:26with Wright Pierce for construction

16:29administration services for the phase 1

16:31upgrade project in the amount not to

16:33exceed $1,361,000.

16:37Funding will be through Department 169

16:39wastewater fund bond pending approval 81

16:43capital outlay improvements. David Bush,

16:46wastewater superintendent. So, this is

16:48for the management of the construction

16:49phase services of the phase 1 project.

16:52Wright Pierce is the engineering firm.

16:54They work closely with us during the

16:56preliminary design and the final designs

16:58of this project. Uh they've also

17:00overseen several large projects over the

17:02years at the wastewater facility. Uh

17:05most recently, they did a a dry well

17:07upgrade which had a similar bypass

17:10challenge. Uh we have to do this we try

17:13to do this during the winter time when

17:15there's not as many storms rain storms

17:18uh so we can kind of uh keep track of

17:21flow the flow as low as possible. Uh so

17:23they have a strong understanding of the

17:25process that we run at the facility.

17:27They understand that you know the the

17:29sensitivity of not stopping the process

17:31and maintaining the process to meet

17:33regulatory requirements. So uh with that

17:36we recommend them to help us oversee the

17:38project.

17:43All those in favor of the motion say I.

17:45>> I. I.

17:46>> Motion passes. Thank you.

17:47>> Thank you very much.

17:49>> Next communication from Amy Gerard,

17:50purchasing manager. Alderwoman Greg.

17:53>> I'd like to make a motion to accept

17:55place on file and approve change order

17:58number one with Nemo Mobile audio to

18:00include a dedicated control tablet and a

18:03multi-angle camera system in the amount

18:05not to exceed $3,597.

18:09Funding will be through department 183

18:12economic development fund riverfront

18:14tiff fund 70 project contingency.

18:18Liz Hanam um economic development

18:21director um this is um a change order.

18:24We put in a sound system recently and we

18:27have been finding that people are using

18:29it don't really know how to use the

18:31sound system and so the tablet that um

18:35New England Audio would put in would

18:37allow us to do templates for people so

18:40they could just say we have a singer and

18:41a guitarist. Um so that that will make

18:44it much easier for people to to use the

18:47space um and use the sound system

18:49correctly. Um we're finding there we

18:52have to edit it and go back in every

18:54time um as they're they're changing

18:57levels. Um but it will also include

19:01cameras for the riverfront park um

19:04Renaissance Park because we have seen a

19:06little bit of vandalism there that we

19:08weren't it's a little bit more than we

19:10would normally expect in a park. Um and

19:13we have a lot of expensive equipment

19:15there now. Um and so we are um hoping to

19:18to get two cameras um one facing the

19:21back side of the pavilion and one facing

19:23the front side of the pavilion um just

19:25to help with any issues um and PD would

19:27have access to that.

19:31>> All right.

19:34Thank you. All those in favor of the

19:35motion say I.

19:36>> I.

19:37>> Opposed? Motion passes.

19:40Next communication from Amy Gerard,

19:42purchasing manager, Alderwoman Greg. I'd

19:44[clears throat] like to make a motion to

19:45accept place on file and approve

19:47amendment number one to include testing

19:49of lead dust wipes with above the rest

19:52inspections in the amount not to exceed

19:54$150,000.

19:56Funding will be through department 184

19:58urban programs fund HUDLE hazard

20:01reduction and healthy homes grant 54

20:04property services.

20:08Uh good evening committee members. Matt

20:09Sullivan, community development director

20:11here on behalf of a $150,000 amendment

20:14with Above the Rest Inspections. Uh

20:16Above the Rest provides inspections and

20:19lead clearance services for the city of

20:20Nashville as part of its lead grant.

20:22What we're actually seeking to do here

20:25is address an amendment to the contract.

20:28We currently process dust wipes, which

20:30are part of the testing process for our

20:32lead hazard grant. We actually process

20:34those as a city. We coordinate the dust

20:36wipes being collected. We actually bring

20:38them to the lab ourselves and we process

20:40them. Uh unfortunately the lab that we

20:42bring them to locally recently shut down

20:45uh as part of a larger consolidation

20:46nationally and so we've lost access to

20:48that facility to process our our dust

20:50wipes. Uh we had always strived to do

20:53same day uh dust wipe services.

20:56Unfortunately because of loss of loss of

20:58access to that local lab we explored

21:01other options. One of those options was

21:03actually using our our our clearance

21:05contractor above the rest to process the

21:07dust wipes through a mail-in system.

21:09It's something they do for other clients

21:10across the state and something we

21:12actually worked with them to price here.

21:14Uh therefore, the amendment in front of

21:16you is for $150,000 dollars. You'll see

21:18within the amendment uh that I included

21:21some language relative to what that

21:22means. It's approximately 26 dust wipes

21:25per unit on average that are conducted

21:27in the interest of testing the lead

21:28paint or for lead dust. And then with

21:31about 170 to 180 units left in the

21:34program, uh we come up to a cost of

21:35about $150,000. And so we're increasing

21:38their contract up to uh the $710,000

21:42that's before you. I'm happy to answer

21:43any questions that you might have. Uh

21:45but really this is just a change in the

21:46way we're processing, not in the change

21:48in the cost of doing business. Thank

21:50you.

21:53>> All those in favor of the motion say I.

21:55>> I.

21:55>> Opposed? Motion passes.

21:57>> Thank you.

21:58>> Thank you. Uh, new business resolutions

22:01and or ordinances. We we have none. Um,

22:05tabled in committee. There's nothing.

22:07Record of expenditures.

22:09>> I'd like to make a motion that the

22:11finance committee has complied with the

22:12city charter and ordinances pertaining

22:14to the record of expenditures for the

22:16period from September 11th, 2026 through

22:19October 1st, 2026.

22:23>> All those in favor of the motion say I.

22:25>> I.

22:26>> Motion passes. General discussion. Is

22:29there any general discussion?

22:34Public comment. Is there any member of

22:36the public who wishes to address the

22:37finance committee

22:43time here?

22:45>> Lori Oralano Nashwa. Um,

22:48you know, we finally got some records

22:50from the city regarding this trauma

22:53counseling that you spoke about, and

22:55they weren't records that were tied to

22:57me. They were not records that showed

23:01that trauma counselors were needed for

23:04city employees because of how I treated

23:06them. But they were an interesting set

23:09of records because

23:12this clock isn't right, is it?

23:13>> No, I'm getting ready to start it at 30

23:15seconds. So then we're going to start

23:17cuz it should be 3 minutes. So now now

23:19it's starting.

23:20>> Okay. It's it's 2:26 now.

23:22>> Yeah, cuz I we let you have 30 seconds

23:24cuz it should be 3 minutes, but I was

23:25not able to reset the second timer.

23:27>> That was 30 seconds. Um Okay. [snorts]

23:30So roughly a 100 pages of records were

23:33delivered to me last week and anyone

23:35else who made that request. I filed a

23:38lawsuit and was in superior court

23:39recently over records um that had been a

23:43doseier or any file accumulated on Lori

23:46Ordolano that was held within the city.

23:48I got 23 pages from risk management told

23:50a judge that I felt the uh research was

23:53inadequate. Lost in a ruling only to

23:56come out and find out that you have an

23:58extra hundred pages of records that had

24:00Megan Karen's header name written all

24:02over it and legal department people. You

24:05know what attorney Bolton told the court

24:07was, "Hey, we did a diligent search and

24:10these 23 pages is all we have." And then

24:13boom, months after the court orders

24:16issued, I get a 100 pages of new records

24:18from 2019 to 2022. And let me tell you,

24:22a lot of [ __ ] records, a lot of

24:24records that show, oh, she was insulting

24:27cuz she used the term lipstick on a pig

24:30and her tone was bad. ridiculous things

24:34to document and keep a file on me for.

24:37Not a single record in there showed um

24:40bad language used on an employee. No one

24:43was told to go [ __ ] themselves. No one

24:46was told they were a piece of [ __ ] like

24:48an alderman is told told somebody in

24:50here. Nobody was called a [ __ ] No

24:53record of that at all. You know, you are

24:56such a lion [ __ ] and you take great

24:59pleasure in destroying citizens who want

25:02to come forward and participate in

25:04government. You could find nothing good

25:06that I could offer this government. You

25:09ruined our city. And when you picked a

25:11corporation council whose reputation is

25:14that of a drunk and a bully, how did it

25:17come to be that you could accept that

25:19for corporation counsel, but a person

25:22like me has no place in government?

25:24Because I'm too big a [ __ ]

25:26>> It is obnoxious

25:28that you did that and it went on for

25:31months. I waited three months for

25:33records that I should have had in two

25:34weeks.

25:36They're a big bunch of nothing.

25:39You're a liar. You're a [ __ ] pig.

25:44>> Thank you very much. Any other public

25:47comment?

25:50If not, we will go to remarks by

25:53alderman. Any remarks by alderman?

25:58>> Um, if there are no remarks by alderman,

26:02President Wilshire,

26:04>> make a motion to adjurnn.

26:06>> Motion is to adjurnn. All those in favor

26:07of the motion say I.

26:09>> I.

26:09>> I. Motion passes and the meeting of the

26:12finance committee is adjourned at 7:26

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