CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, COUNCIL CHAMBERS PORTSMOUTH, NH

DATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2001 TIME: 7:00PM

6:00PM – ANTICIPATED NON-MEETING WITH COUNSEL REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTER – RSA 91-A:2I (b-c)

6:30PM – WORK SESSION REGARDING PRO PORTSMOUTH

AGENDA

  1. CALL TO ORDER

  2. ROLL CALL

  3. INVOCATION

  4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATION

1. Seacoast Land Trust Award presented to Mayor and City Council by Robin Nojar

V. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES – JULY 16, 2001

  1. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION

  2. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

    1. First reading of Ordinance amending Chapter 5, Article VII, Section 5.702, Paragraphs A, E, and F – Blasting Permit Required

B. First reading of Resolution Amending the 1999 State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) Borrowing Resolution #13-1999 for Four Water System Improvement Projects

C. First reading of Proposed Ordinance Re: Requirement that Mobile Home Park Owners Erect Street Signs

D. Third and final reading of Ordinance amending Chapter 3, Public Health with the Addition of Article VII Mosquito Prevention/Control
  1. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS
    1. Letter from Susan Miller, Seacoast Hospice thanking the City Council for the budget allocation of $8,600.00 for their agency to serve the residents of Portsmouth
    2. Letter from Wendy Segit, Seacoast Mental Health Center requesting permission to hold the fourth annual Bridges 4 Friendship 10k Road Race and 2 mile Fun Walk on Saturday, October 13th at 10:00 a.m.
    3. Letter from Jessie Lee, National Multiple Sclerosis Society requesting permission to the annual Surf & Turf Cycling Tour on Saturday August 11th and Sunday August 12th

D. Letter from Sheri Nadeau, Southeast New Hampshire Habitat for Humanity requesting permission to hold a benefit walk-a-thon on Saturday, September 15, 2001 at 9:00 a.m.

E. Letter from Matthew Mead, Lafayette Road Residents Association (LRRA) thanking Fire Chief Plummer and Fire Marshall Jones for attending and speaking at their annual membership meeting

F. Sidewalk Obstruction Application for the following businesses:
    1. Beeper Exchange – 1 A-frame sign
    2. Serendipity – 1 A-frame sign and mannequin
    3. Subway – 2 tables and 4 chairs and 1 A-frame sign
  1. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICIALS

A. CITY MANAGER

Items which require Action under other sections of the Agenda

    1. Consideration of First Reading of Proposed Resolutions/Ordinance Amendments:

      1. First reading of Amendment to Chapter 5, Article VII, Section 5.702, Paragraphs A, E, and F – Blasting Permit Required

1.2 First reading of Amendment to the 1999 State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) Borrowing Resolution #13-1999 for Four Water System Improvement Projects

1.3 Request for First Reading of a Proposed Ordinance Re: Requirement that Mobile Home Park Owners Erect Street Signs

2. Third and Final Reading on Amendments to Ordinance:

      1. Third Reading of Ordinance amending Chapter 3, Public Health with the Addition of Article VII Mosquito Prevention/Control

3. Request for Approval of Grants
      1. State of NH Department of Justice Byrne Grant Program for continuation of the Middle School Resource Officer Program

3.2 State of NH Department of Justice Byrne Grant Program for continuation of our participation in the NH Drug Task Force

City Manager’s Items Which Require Action

1. Report Back from Planning Board Re: Request to Purchase City-Owned Land off McNabb Court
    1. Report Back Re: Paper Streets off Peverly Hill Road

3. Report Back Re: Request to Erect a Telecommunications Tower at the Public Works Facility

4. Proposed Location of New Library
    1. Proposed Police Civilian Reorganization
    2. Request to Bring Back for First Reading a Change in the Salary Schedule for Unclassified Positions for the Victim/Witness Advocate position
    3. Redistricting Re: Border Between Wards 1 and 3

Informational Items

    1. Municipal Election Filing Period

    2. Temporary Closing of Dovekie Way (Osprey Landing) at Market Street

    3. National Night Out 2001

4. Coalition Communities Update

B. MAYOR SIRRELL
    1. City Council Policy 01-01 Downtown Street Closings
    2. *Reports

C. ASSISTANT MAYOR CLEWS
    1. Youth Committee Report
    2. *Energy Efficient Buildings

D. COUNCILOR HANSON
    1. Proposed Charter Amendments
    2. Traffic & Safety Committee Action Sheet and Minutes of the July 19, 2001 meeting

3. Parking Committee Action Sheet and Minutes of the July 19, 2001 meeting

E. COUNCILOR GRASSO

1. *Arts and Culture Committee Report
  1. MISCELLANEOUS/UNFINISHED BUSINESS

    1. Approval of Grants

1. State of NH Department of Justice Byrne Grant Program for continuation of the Middle School Resource Officer Program

2. State of NH Department of Justice Byrne Grant Program for continuation of our participation in the NH Drug Task Force

  1. ADJOURNMENT

KELLI L. BARNABY

CITY CLERK

* INDICATES VERBAL REPORT

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

  1. Letter from Lois Oliver thanking the City Council for repainting the crosswalk from Richards Avenue to Austin Street

  2. NHDES approval of wetlands application for Stephen Little on Moebus Terrace

  3. NHDES approval of wetlands application for Siegel Limited Partnership at 40 Longmeadow Road

  4. Trustees of Trust Funds minutes of Thursday, July 12, 2001

  5. Board of Adjustment minutes of the May 15, 2001 and May 22, 2001 meetings

  6. Letter from Frances Murdock regarding the use of the Lafayette School and playground as a day-care center

  7. Letter from Glenn Shwaery expressing opposition to the development of the South Mill Pond

  8. Letter from Walter & Kelly Rutkowski regarding a traffic violation

  9. Letter from William Mortimer regarding dog waste

  10. Letter to Betty Wholey and Family from Mayor Sirrell and City Council expressing their sorrow at the passing of John Wholey

  11. Letter to Lisa Rakaseder and Family from Mayor Sirrell and City Council expressing their sorrow at the passing of Stephen Rakaseder

  12. Letter from Paul Ford, Blue Star Taxi regarding proposed ordinance relative to 24 Hour Coverage by taxi companies

  13. Letter from Kristin Mara, AT&T Broadband payment of the franchise fee for the 2nd Quarter of 2001

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