MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008
CITY HALL – CONFERENCE ROOM 200A
7:30 P.M.
CALL TO
ORDER:
Mayor Lahey called the
meeting to order on the above date and time.
SALUTE TO
THE FLAG:
The salute
to the flag was led by Councilor Armand Bolduc.
ROLL CALL:
Clerk Kaligian
called the roll with the following Councilors present: Councilor Knytych,
Luther, Lipman, Baer, Hamel and Bolduc. Also present City Manager Eileen
Cabanel.
ADOPTION
OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
Councilor
Luther moved to approve the regular and non-public minutes of the meeting of
March 24, 2008. Seconded by Councilor Bolduc. Motion passed unanimously.
PRESENTATIONS: NONE
INTERVIEWS: NONE
CONSENT
AND ACTION CALENDAR:
1.
Request to transfer $100,000 from Landfill Cap/Liner Repair
to Public Works Road Repairs
Councilor Lipman moved to transfer
$100,000.00 from 01-497-500-0037
Landfill Cap/Liner Repair to 01-497-500-0013 Public Works-Road Repairs. Seconded by Councilor Bolduc. Motion passed unanimously.
2.
Request by Tardif Park Association to become the
Tardif Park Community Volunteers Committee under the direction of the
Councilor Luther moved to create the Tardif Park
Community Volunteers Committee under the directions of the Parks & Recreation
Commission for the purpose of equipping, maintaining and operating the Tardif
Park House; which Tardif Park Community Volunteers Committee shall be
responsible for governing itself in the manner it sees fit, and, after the
initial appointment of members by the Council, shall be solely responsible for
regulation of its membership; and further moves to establish a special revenue
fund for the Tardif Park Community Volunteers Committee and delegate authority
to the Tardif Park Community Volunteers Committee to expend from that special
revenue fund for purposes related to the equipping, maintaining and operation
of the Tardif Park House; and to accept as a gift the existing funds from the
terminating Tardif Park House 501(c)(3) organization and dedicate those funds
to the Tardif Park Community Volunteers Committee special revenue fund. The
following individuals are appointed as officers of the
President – Lisa Moulton
Rental Agent – Kevin Moulton
Seconded by
Councilor Knytych. Motion passed unanimously.
3.
Requests to raise funds on City property for field
use requests approved by the
(a) The Nor’Easter
Softball Club requests to raise funds at the concession stand at Memorial Park
and
(b) Armand J. Laramie Babe Ruth Baseball requests
to raise funds at the concession stand at
(c)
(d)
Councilor Hamel moved to approve
the dates and times which have been pre-approved by the Parks and Recreation
Commission for Nor’Easter Softball Club, Armand J.
Laramie Babe Ruth Baseball,
4.
Proposed revisions to
Councilor Luther moved to accept
the draft of 4-14-08 as the City Council Rules
and Procedure. Seconded by Councilor Bolduc. Motion passed unanimously.
5.
Letter to Senator Sgambati in support of HB 1645 and
in opposition to HB 1436
Councilor
Hamel moved to sign a letter in favor of HB 1645. Seconded by
Councilor Bolduc. Motion passed unanimously.
Councilor
Hamel moved to send a letter opposing HB 1436. Seconded by
Councilor Bolduc. Motion passed
unanimously.
MAYOR’S
REPORT: NONE
PUBLIC
HEARING: NONE
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
- FINANCE:
a) Reserve Fund for Capital Improvements
b) Motorcycle Week Revenues
c) Transfer Station Construction
No Report
- PUBLIC SAFETY:
a)
Motorcycle Week
b)
Parking on
Meeting to be held on May
27, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. on item b.
- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS &
ORDINANCES:
a)
RSA 202-A:11a/Laconia Library
b)
RSA
c)
No Report
- PUBLIC WORKS:
a)
Road Weight Limits
b)
c)
Ordinance Amending Chapter 221, Vehicles and
Traffic/Parking on Sublawns
d)
Proposed traffic pattern changes at Old Prescott Hill
Rd. & Rt. 106
e)
Request by Michael Leclair
to extend City sewer to Coliseum Indoor Sports in
City Manager Cabanel spoke about a
request by Mr. Leclair to extend the City sewer line
into
f)
Intersection of Main & Oak Sts.
Meeting to be held on May
12, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. on item f.
- LAND & BUILDINGS:
a)
Repair & Maintenance of City
b)
Architectural/Design Options for
c)
Roof repair SAU roof
Councilor Hamel moved to accept
the bid of $21,800 from Yankee Energy
Services with a fifty year option and the monies to come out of the Special
No Report on items a
& b.
LIAISON
REPORTS:
Councilor Knytych reported the
Heritage Commission met and will have another meeting
on April 17, 2008 to elect officers.
MANAGER’S
REPORT:
City
Manager Eileen Cabanel reported on the following:
- A
meeting will be arranged with Sen. Sgambati and Mr. Wallace Re:
Legislation.
NEW
BUSINESS:
1.
Request by Laconia Police Department that the north
side of
Referred to the Safety Committee
2.
Huot Funding Application/Mayor Lahey
A lengthy discussion was held on the
funding and application for the
Motion:
Councilor Lipman moved to continue
to participate with the Joint meetings with School Board to answer questions
around what the aid can or cannot be spent on. To understand what the Legislative
process actually requires in terms of a commitment and what the Department of
Education requires for commitment which would be step one. Step two would be to do this between the time the state budget process is completed. The other factors are such as petition and
Medicaid and where they stand and also in that time period come up with a
number that we are comfortable with which is not $43,000 of
excess capacity and what is our debt capacity that the council is
comfortable with. After we have all the factors is to reconsider whether it is
in this biennium or future biennium that the council would like to submit a
request. Seconded by Councilor Luther. Motion failed with two in favor and four
opposed.
Explanation of Motion
Councilor Lipman stated he is
basically recommending three steps. Continue the joint meetings of the Council and the School Board to get
clarifications around all the issues that have been outlined. Ascertain what
any additional funding could be spent on. 2. Understand what the Department of
Education memorandum of Agreement requires of the city. 3. Understand the
detail behind the legislative process and what the commitments are behind that
which is step 1. What we need to do as a
council is to decide whether we do this project or not ultimately and what we
feel we need we need to have debt capacity because there are other projects
that need to be considered such as bridges, DPW, etc. The council has an
obligation as to what is reasonable debt capacity. After step 1 and 2 are completed would like
to see it done in a timeframe by the end of the Legislative session at a state
level and then have the unknown regarding state budget pension Medicaid
clarified and thirdly the council re-convene after the steps are done to decide
whether this or some future period or some future time is the time the council
would want to move forward.
Discussion
followed.
MOTION:
Councilor Hamel moved to not allow
the School Board to submit funding for the Huot Center to the state for the
next biennium and discussion continue on the foot print of the complex. Seconded by Councilor Bolduc.
Discussion:
Mayor Lahey stated he thought the
motion was out of order for the council does not have the authority to tell the
School Board what to do. From a practical standpoint they would certainly not
do that where they know that the council is not wiling to bond the 25%. It is a
show motion which is completely out of order that has absolutely no effect.
Councilor
Hamel replied he did not think so and would challenge the chair if necessary.
Motion passed with four in favor and two
opposed.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS: NONE
NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS & ELECTIONS: NONE
COUNCIL
COMMENTS:
Councilor Bolduc reported a small group got together with
the owner of Hathaway House who reviewed the plans to keep the building and
showed plans for a new building on the property.
CITIZEN
COMMENTS FOR MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA: NONE
NON -
PUBLIC SESSION: NONE
ADJOURNMENT:
On motion of Councilor Bolduc,
seconded by Councilor Luther, it was voted to adjourn at 9:45 p.m.
A true copy
Attest
Ann G.
Kaligian
City Clerk