CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 

MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, COUNCIL CHAMBERS                                                       PORTSMOUTH, NH

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

 

6:30PM – ANTICIPATED “NON-MEETING” WITH COUNSEL – RSA 91-A:2I(b)

AGENDA

 

I.                   CALL TO ORDER

II.                  ROLL CALL

III.                INVOCATION

IV.               PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

1.         Presentation of checks for the Sherburne Park:  Bunnell Family and Northern Utilities

 

2.         David Engel and Family and Dorothy Vaughan: Presentation of checks for Save the Old State House

 

3.                  Recognition of Arthur Parrott

 

4.         Doug Knight, Executive Director of Pro Portsmouth Re:  First Night

 

5.         Melanson, Heath & Company, P.C. Auditors’ Financial Report for the year ending June 30, 2001

 

V.                 VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

1.         Presentation and Report Back of Emergency Communications Center Study Committee

 

VI.       ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES – DECEMBER 3, 2001

 

VII.      PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION

 

VIII.     CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

 

A.        Third and final reading of Ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article I, Section 8.130 – Scope, Signs Included by amending 8.130 C – Removal Required

 

IX.       PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS

 

A.                 Letter from Jackie Jarest regarding the increased rates for non-residents at the indoor pool

B.                 Letter from Frank Wisinski, requesting the formation of an USMC Veterans Emergency Response Team

 

C.                Letter from Cubbie Lirette, Sexual Assault Support Services, requesting permission to hold the 10th Annual Walk-a-Thon on Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 1:00 p.m.

 

D.                Petition from Mary Lou McElwain regarding the condition of the South Mill Pond

 

E.                 Letter from Steve Alie, Alie Jewelers regarding the success of the Holiday kick-off weekend

 

F.                 Letter from Kenneth Hale, AIDS Response Seacoast, requesting permission to hold the annual fund raising walk, 2002 Seacoast Aids Walk on Sunday, May 5, 2002

 

G.                Sidewalk Obstruction License applications from the following businesses:

1.                  Lucky 7 Gallery 1 A-frame sign

2.                  Pierce Gallery 1 A-frame sign

3.                  Portsmouth SDA Church – 1 Obstruction

 

H.        Letter from Seth Marbin, Service Director, City Year NH, requesting permission to hold a “Martin Luther King Day March of Justice” on Monday, January 21, 2002

 

X.        REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICIALS

 

A.        CITY MANAGER

 

Items which require Action under other sections of the Agenda

 

1.                  Third Reading of Proposed Ordinance Amendment:

1.1       Third Reading Re:  Ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article I, Section 8.130 – Scope Signs Included by amending 8.130 C – Removal Required (Action on this matter should take place under Section VII of the Agenda)

2.         Donation to the Coalition Legal Fund (Action on this matter should take place under Section IX B.1. of the Agenda)

3.         Indoor Pool Rates

4.         Request to hold Martin Luther King Day March

Informational Items

1.                  Planned Agenda for January 7th and Proposed City Council Calendar for 2002

2.                  Combined Sewer Overflow Study Report – December 19th – 7:00 p.m. – City Hall Council

3.         New Library Building Committee Meeting – December 19th

4.         Public Hearing – Greenland Board of Adjustment Re:  Packard Development Proposal – Route 33 Retail Development

5.         No Trash Pick-Up on Christmas Day

B.        MAYOR SIRRELL

 

1.                  Donation to the Coalition Legal Fund

2.                  Appointment of Blue Ribbon Committee to Save the Old State House

3.                  Attendance Records for major Boards & Commissions for 2001

4.                  Appointments/Resignations

5.                  Appointment of Pease Development Authority Representative

6.                  *Reports

 

C.                ASSISTANT MAYOR CLEWS

1.         Youth Committee Report

D.        COUNCILOR HANSON

1.                  Traffic & Safety Committee Action Sheet and Minutes of the November 15, 2001 meeting

2.                  Parking Committee Action Sheet and Minutes of the November 15, 2001 meeting

XI.               MISCELLANEOUS/UNFINISHED BUSINESS

XII.             ADJOURNMENT

 

*          INDICATES VERBAL REPORT

 

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

 

1.                  Thank you note from Retired Fire Chief Rick Plummer

2.                  Letters from University of New Hampshire recognizing Robert Ripley, Kenneth Fanjoy and Everett Kern for achieving the status of Road Scholar One

 

 

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