CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, COUNCIL CHAMBERS PORTSMOUTH, NH

DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2001 TIME: 7:00PM

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

RE: SUPREME COURT RULING

AGENDA

  1. CALL TO ORDER

  2. ROLL CALL

  3. INVOCATION

  4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PROCLAMATION

1. Constitution Week

PRESENTATION

    1. Piscataqua Faire – A Renaissance on the Waterfront – Ted Arabian

    2. Great Bog Grant – N. H. Department of Environmental Services – Sherry Godlewski

    3. Northern Utilities Challenge Grant – Sherburne Park (Pannaway Manor)

MAYOR’S AWARD

1. Little League Champions

V. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES – AUGUST 20, 2001

  1. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION

  2. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SALARY ORDINANCE FOR NON-UNION EMPLOYEES

    1. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IN THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS REGARDING VICTIM/WITNESS ADVOCATE

C. 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

  1. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

    1. First reading of Proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 7, Article III, Section 7.329 – No Parking, sub-section A, Farm Lane

    2. Second reading of Proposed Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for Non-Union Employees

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

    4. Second 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

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

    6. Third and final 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

    1. Letter from Christie Clifford-Salema, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, requesting permission to hold the annual 2002 Great Strides Walk on Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.

    2. Sidewalk Obstruction License Application

      3. 1. Portsmouth Provisions – 1 A-frame sign

    3. Letter from Jane Porter regarding light pollution from street lights

    4. Letter from Violet Murray regarding a new City of Portsmouth sign at entrances to the City

    5. Letter from Penny Reynolds, League of Women Voters of Portsmouth, requesting permission to reserve the Council Chambers for Candidates’ Night three Wednesday evenings, October 17th, October 25th, and October 31st from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

    6. Letter from Lenore Weiss Bronson requesting that all City Council members consider attending the Night-Out Neighborhood Activities by dividing up the neighborhoods among Councilors

    7. Letter from Police Commissioner Mortimer regarding Harvard Street – All Terrain Vehicles

    8. Letter from Paula Glynn, City-Wide Neighborhood Committee Chair, regarding PDA Board hearing on the Wetlands Buffer Zone and contaminated sites

    9. Letter from Douglas Knight, Pro Portsmouth Executive Director, requesting permission to hold "First Night Portsmouth 2002"

    10. Petition to the City Council to take action to protect the rights and interests in conducting fair trade within the limits of the City and protest certain policies and actions taken by Pro Portsmouth in reference to vending during special events.

    11. Letter from David Cohen, Portsmouth Halloween Parade Committee, requesting permission to hold the 7th annual Halloween Parade on October 31st

  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:

      2. 1.1 First Reading of Proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 7, Article III, Section 7.329 – No Parking, sub-section A (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 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. Public Hearing/Second 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)

      2.3 Public Hearing/Second Reading Re: 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)

    3. Third and Final Reading on Amendments to Ordinances:

      1. Third 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)

      3.2 Third 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)

    4. Acceptance of Grants/Donations (Action on this matter should take place under Section XI of the Agenda)

    5. Request from Pro Portsmouth Inc. to hold "First Night Portsmouth 2002" (Action on this matter should take place under Section VIII of the Agenda)

City Manager’s Items Which Require Action
    1. Request to Schedule a City Council Work Session
    2. Request for Approval of Pole License Agreements

Informational Items
    1. Delivery of October 1st City Council Agenda
    2. Lafayette School Playground Dedication

    3. Remarks by Mayor Sirrell at the New Castle Public Hearing on a Citizen Petition to Invoke Article 10 of the State Constitution

    4. Construction of New Peirce Island Parking Area
    5. Fall Clean-up Week 2001
    6. T. J. McIntyre Federal Building Parking Lot (Bow St.) Temporarily Closed to the Public

B. MAYOR SIRRELL
    1. Appointments/Resignations
    2. Old State House Resolution
    3. *Reports
    1. COUNCILOR HANSON

      2. 1. Traffic & Safety Committee Action Sheet and Minutes of the August 16, 2001 meeting

    2. COUNCILOR GRASSO

1. Memo from Councilor Grasso, Arts and Culture Committee Chair, requesting a work session prior to presenting their final report to the public (Action on this item should take place under Section X. A.)
  1. MISCELLANEOUS/UNFINISHED BUSINESS

    1. Approval of Grants/Donations

    1. Acceptance of Donation to the Peirce Island Committee from Banyan Trust Fund for the production of a Peirce Island Informational Video

    2. Acceptance of Grant to the Portsmouth Fire Department from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) for the purchase of fire equipment for the Rapid Intervention Team

  1. ADJOURNMENT

* INDICATES VERBAL REPORT

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

  1. Notice from Wetlands Bureau regarding approval of Wetlands Application for Pease Development Authority – 130 International Drive

  2. Notice from Wetlands Bureau regarding approval of Wetlands Application for Irving Oil Corporation – Lafayette Road (US Route 1)

  3. Letter from David Price, Wetlands Investigator, regarding Wetlands Application for Ann Beattie – Sagamore Grove Road

  4. Letter from Jerry Reese, AT&T Broadband, regarding his appointment as the new Manager of Government Affairs

  5. Letter from Frances Murdock regarding the leasing of Lafayette School to KinderCare

  6. Letter from Robert Jule regarding the rising cable television rates

  7. Copy of the minutes from The Executive Council of the State of New Hampshire meeting that was held on August 22, 2001

  8. Letter from Bill Warren regarding Kindercare at the Lafayette School

  9. Letter from Anthony Barrett regarding Kindercare at the Lafayette School

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