CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, COUNCIL CHAMBERS PORTSMOUTH, NH

DATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2001 TIME: 7:00PM

6:15PM – ANTICIPATED "NON-MEETING" WITH COUNSEL REGARDING LITIGATION RSA 91-A:2I (b)

AGENDA

  1. CALL TO ORDER

  2. ROLL CALL

  3. INVOCATION

  4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATION

    1. Peter Happny Local Artisan/Blacksmith

PROCLAMATION

    1. Tanya & Bud Jackson – The Urban Forestry Center

MAYOR’S AWARD

1. Alison Conner, Student Ambassador in a program called People to People International

V. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES – AUGUST 6, 2001

  1. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION

  2. PUBLIC HEARINGS

    1. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT RELATIVE TO THE PROCEDURE TO FIX MUNICIPAL SALARIES

    2. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT RELATIVE TO GENDER NEUTRALITY

    3. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 5.702, PARAGRAPHS A, E, AND F – BLASTING PERMIT REQUIRED BY REDUCING THE NOTIFICATION DISTANCE FROM 1,500 FEET TO 500 FEET AND OTHER RELATED CHANGES

    4. RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 1999 STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND (SRF) BORROWING RESOLUTION #13-1999 FOR FOUR WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BY AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL BORROWING OF AN AMOUNT UP TO $1,200,000.00

    5. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13, MOBILE HOME ORDINANCE, ARTICLE VI, ALLOWED LOCATIONS SPACE AND GENERAL LAYOUT, BE AMENDED BY THE ADDITION OF NEW SECTION 13.612 ENTITLED SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS

  1. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

    1. First reading of Proposed Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for Non-Union Employees

B. First reading of Proposed Amendment in the Salary Schedule for Unclassified Positions regarding Victim/Witness Advocate

C. First reading of Ordinance amending Chapter 7, Article XI, Speed Limits be amended by creating a new subsection to Section 7.1100 Speed Limits entitled G. Speed Limit: 10 MPH – Mt. Vernon Street

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

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

F. Second reading of Ordinance amending Chapter 13, Mobile Home Ordinance, Article VI, Allowed Locations Space and General Layout, be amended by the addition of new Section 13.612 entitled Signage Requirements
  1. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS

A. Letter from Peter Leonardi requesting permission to perform Chair Massages in Market Square
    1. Letter from John McCafferty requesting the repair of the speed limit sign at the entrance to Osprey Landing and Dovekie Way, the posting of a "Children At Play" sign in Osprey Landing and the clean up of graffiti on the bicycle bridge and repair the bridge
    2. Letter from Donald Green regarding the disposal of mosquito breeding materials
    3. Letter from Jon Wendell requesting the Police Department reduce the noise caused by motorcycles in the downtown area
    4. Letter from Phyllis Longver requesting that the City donate funds toward a monument for Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients
    5. Letter from Shay Ayres and Karl Carrigan, Canada – US AIDS Vaccine Ride requesting permission to set up two bikes on trainers, a small table with information forms, as well as a bucket for donations and change in front of Café Brioche on Sunday, August 26th from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
    6. Letter from Diane Kelley Tefft regarding proposed location for the new Library
  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 Proposed Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for Non-Union Employees (Action on this matter should take place under Section VIII of the Agenda)

      2. First Reading of Proposed Amendment in the Salary Schedule for Unclassified Positions regarding Victim/Witness Advocate (Action on this matter should take place under Section VIII of the Agenda)

      1.3 First Reading of Proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 7, Article XI, Speed Limits be amended by creating a new subsection to Section 7.1100 Speed Limits entitled G. Speed Limit: 10 MPH – Mt. Vernon Street (Action on this matter should take place under Section VIII of the Agenda)

    2. Public Hearing/Second Reading of Proposed Resolutions and Ordinance Amendments:

      1. Public Hearing/Second Reading Re: Ordinance Amending Chapter 5, Article VII, Section 5.702, Paragraphs A, E, and F – Blasting Permit Required (Action on this matter should take place under Section VIII of the Agenda)

2.2 Public Hearing/Adoption of an Amendment to the 1999 State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) Borrowing Resolution #13-1999 for Four Water System Improvement Projects (Action on this matter should take place under Section VIII of the Agenda)

2.3 Public Hearing/Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance Re: Request for First Reading of a Proposed Ordinance Re: Requirement that Mobile Home Park Owners Erect Street Signs (Action on this matter should take place under Section VIII of the Agenda)

3. Acceptance of Donation (Action on this matter should take place under Section XI of the Agenda)

 

City Manager’s Items Which Require Action
    1. Request for a City Council Work Session
    2. Report Back Re: Request to Erect a Telecommunications Tower at the Public Works Facility (Tabled 8/6/01)
    3. Request to Extend Lease with Poco Diablo for City-Owned Property

4. Polling Hours for November 6, 2001 Municipal Election

5. Report Back Re: Biodegradable Yard Waste Bags

Informational Items

1. Request for No Parking Zone on Ocean Road

B. MAYOR SIRRELL
    1. *Reports
    1. COUNCILOR HANSON

1. Proposed Charter Amendment relative to the procedure to fix Municipal Salaries
    1. Proposed Charter Amendment relative to Gender Neutrality
  1. MISCELLANEOUS/UNFINISHED BUSINESS

    1. Approval of Donation

1. NH Charitable Foundation from the Henry M. Frechette Memorial Fund in the amount of $600.00 to support production of an informational brochure regarding Peirce Island

  1. ADJOURNMENT

KELLI L. BARNABY

CITY CLERK

* INDICATES VERBAL REPORT

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

  1. Thank you note from Betty Wholey

  2. Letter from Jerry Reese, AT&T Broadband regarding cable television rates

  3. E-mail message from Gerry Lyons regarding noise regulations against motorcycle operators

  4. E-mail message from Leila Harte regarding her opposition to the use of chemical pesticides in her area to control mosquito’s

  5. Letter from Police Commissioner William Mortimer regarding ticketing cars parked in the wrong direction on Meadow Road

  6. Letter from Marjorie Fernald regarding a new library

  7. Letter from F. Robert Shannehan regarding the noise level at Prescott Park

  8. Letter from Deputy Police Chief Magnant regarding dog waste

9. Letter from Kathy Vickers, Chairman NHTCA/NHCTCA Certification Committee recognizing Deputy City Clerk Maxwell for the completion of the first year of the Certification Program

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