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9.19.2022 City Council

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Deodorant joke tonight they come from practice.

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Hey everyone welcome to tonight monday, the september 19th 2022 council meeting.

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um We will first need a.

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I'll accept a motion to seal the minutes. You got our motion to seal the minutes from the first.

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Item from the non-public and to not see limits for the second item from the non-public. Second.

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All in favor oh hold on, we got zoom so.

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um We will we will have a roll call vote kelly when you're when you're ready. Please call them all.

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Assistant mayor kelly, yes, counselor tabor, yes, counselor, denton, yes, councilman! Yes,.

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Councilor bagley, yes, council lombardi, yes, council, blaylock, yes, councilor cook,.

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Yes, mayor mcc, catherine, yes unanimous. If we now, please have the roll call. Yes,.

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Mayor mclachlan, here assistant mayor kelly, here, counselor tabor,.

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Here, councilor denton here council moreau here, council bagley here, council lombardi.

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Here, council cook here.

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Thank you kelly. um I would like to take a minute uh to remember uh peter ronke. uh He.

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Was a member of the dpw? He served 35 years at the city of portsmouth.

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um He lost his life along with gavin swords, jr and sean kazmick. Our hearts.

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Go out to their family and I would like to state that there is a celebration of.

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Life currently scheduled for october 17th. Please bow your heads for a moment. Thank you.

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Now, if you join me in the pledge of allegiance.

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One nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice forever foreign.

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We have a proclamation that I will read on childhood cancer awareness week and.

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Whereas cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for american children under the age.

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Of 15, with approximately 400 000 children and adolescents, one every 30 seconds diagnosed with.

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Cancer, each year and whereas childhood cancer awareness month was created in 1999 as a time.

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To celebrate advances in childhood cancer treatment and survivorship care. Remember the.

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Children we've lost and engage new advocates to join in the mission of achieving a day when every.

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Child diagnosed with cancer can live a long and healthy life and whereas the presidents of the.

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United states took the opportunity of national childhood care cancer cancer awareness month.

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2022 to reinvigorate the 2016 cancer moonshot initiative to cut the cancer death rate by at.

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Least, half over the next 25 years and created the first advanced research project agency for.

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Health with the single purpose of expediating breakthroughs in the prevention detection and.

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Treatment of deadly diseases and whereas such local champions of childhood cancer awareness.

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A 16 year old, rye resident, amy kinstead and her go gold campaign in the new hampshire department.

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Of health and human services online new hampshire health wisdom systems drive to keep the seacoast.

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Community informed of the latest cancer research and treatment options and encourage education on.

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Exposure risk prevention and early detection is the strongest tools we have in the war chest of in.

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Cancer now, therefore, I dig on the cochran mayor of the city of portsmouth, on behalf of the members of.

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The city council and the citizens of portsmouth urge the community to pause and remember the.

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Children we have lost to this terrible disease and work to support the efforts to find new.

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Therapies to treat and defeat pediatric cancer, so children not only survive cancer but thrive.

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Do hereby proclaim september in portsmouth as childhood cancer awareness month, given with.

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My hand in the seal of the city of portsmouth on this 19th day of september 2022.. Thank you.

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Foreign next up, there are no acceptance um of minutes, but uh so we're going.

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On to uh recognitions and volunteer uh committee reports first, we have.

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um With us tonight, uh camilla sacco 2022 miss new hampshire or miss new.

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Hampshire, usa, is she with us tonight she is she's the one wearing the crown unfortunate.

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So we just wanted to to take a a moment, um a portsmouth resident, going on to compete.

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We want to wish you all the best and look forward to competing well and representing.

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The city of portsmouth uh well as well, along with new hampshire, we're so excited and.

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And thank you so much for for coming here tonight once again. Miss new hampshire, usa.

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um Next, is um you know this guy? uh It's no surprise, because the agenda's printed.

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I wish it was kind of a surprise, so um tom uh cause uh kozakowski would be surprised.

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um By this, but um he was named uh last week, the athletic director uh of the year.

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um He is uh he's an amazing human being there's not a game that that I don't see and I try to.

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Get to get to some, it's tough, sometimes the two young kids, but he's at everyone. I think.

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He's going over the middle school right after this for for volleyball there's not a time that.

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He uh comes in that he doesn't know. Every kid's name knows a little story about them. When he's.

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Presenting championships and by the way we've grown our championship, uh uh titles uh under his.

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Tutelage here and it's just a it's a great it's a great day to be able to to recognize cause uh for.

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This so I have with me a challenge coin uh with our our logo on. I would love to to give that to.

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You cause and and carry with you and hope it brings you good luck. We are so proud of this.

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Achievement and uh but more proud of all the work that you do uh every day on on behalf of our kids.

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Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you guys.

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Next up, I would like to take a moment to recognize hispanic heritage month and in doing so, I'd like.

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To call out an event that we will be well, not a city sponsored event, but bypoc fest. This september.

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The 25th a great opportunity to learn about all cultures, but especially important in this hispanic.

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Heritage month and I would ask the assistant mayor, would you like to add anything to that.

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Yes, um the new england by puck fest, was founded by myself, evan mallett of the black trumpet and dave.

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Vargasa vida cantina, we have over 40 organizations and restaurants spanning throughout all of new.

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England of all different cultures coming with to represent their food, their their indigenous.

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Dances and representation, and just shows how diverse and how amazing new england is.

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um Last year we had 750 people and we were able to donate almost ten thousand dollars back into.

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Non-Profits that target different communities this year, we're hoping to have over a thousand.

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People and to donate almost fifteen thousand dollars back. So if you're around september.

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25Th, please come down to vida cantina on lafayette road, the other side of portsmouth.

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um We have a great turnout of live music and so many things, and so I I hope that.

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We can all support and learn more about our neighbors. All right, thank you, and if I could.

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I would move to suspend the rules to bring up item 14-1 under the mayor's name under your name.

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Second, thank you uh and unfortunately, we need another roll call vote here.

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um So, what's up kelly uh if you could call the roll yes ma'am assistant mayor kelly, yes,.

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Counselor tabor, yes, councilor denton; yes, council moreau; yes, council, bagley, yes, council, lombardi,.

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Yes, council blaylock. Yes, council cook; yes, ma'am mceachern, yes, so this is a um a city facilities.

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Update now, uh when the legal department came to me uh with uh this request, I was uh I was.

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I was emotionally struck, I think it's a fantastic idea and I thought to myself.

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You know how the hell are we going to keep it a secret all the way to the meeting and.

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Then I realized, you know it's the easiest thing in the world to keep these secrets.

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uh From from bob here, but we have a uh we've decided to um maybe there's a call in here.

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We decided to uh we've decided to rename uh the pierce island uh boat launch uh to the.

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The robert p sullivan- I just showed that- and this is will be a wood sign eventually, but the robert p.

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Sullivan uh boat launch in honor of your 40 years with the city- um and I just I want to thank you.

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So much for the the work that you've done, and I think uh this is twofold one um I I think you've.

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Earned it but two, the responsibility that comes along with this is more people are going to know.

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That that you like boating and to have a boat and then three might be a little upset that you have.

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Not invited them on your boat, so this is more of a stake in the ground to say yes, you're going to.

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Have to invite all of us onto your boat, uh because you got a boat launch named after you for how much.

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You love boating. uh Thank you, uh bob for all the work and we wanted to make sure people stuff.

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You know your honor, I had some thought that maybe somebody would name something after me.

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And as I was approaching city hall these last couple weeks, I noticed.

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Something that had never been out there in the past, which is two porta potties located.

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Now that I see it's, uh the boat launch- hey, I am, I am really humbled by it. I I do have.

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A little bit of a question about whether or not the uh the rationale behind naming.

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That boat, launch, uh after me, is, is, as you said, or whether it might be a recognition.

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Of all the amusement value that I've provided to the citizens of.

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The city trying to land at that boat, launch mid-time when the bulk bounces off the float.

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And uh and ideally drown myself so uh anyway,.

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I would like to say this to the counselors passing and present s.

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What you do every day for the citizens of the city is.

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Remarkable, and by and large on herald, and in fact not only do you not get heralded.

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You routinely get attacked for various things that you do, but the.

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The city couldn't operate for a single day without guidance. That's provided by the city council just.

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Think about the budget alone, look at the time and effort and stress and strain that you put.

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Into adopting a budget without a budget, the whole operation grinds to a halt. Nobody does anything.

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So, every time somebody turns on their faucet and gets water.

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Has their trash picked up in the morning? Has the roads plowed of snow in the winter.

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um Have the police department come when they need police assistance.

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Have the fire department available to them, god forbid, they should need the fire department.

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Want to go to the library and get a book.

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Want to go to the pool in the summer and take a swim. I want to take a walk around prescott park.

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Want to use that lovely bow launch and on and on and on and on. None of this stuff happens without.

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City councilors, past and present being willing to come in here. As often as you do in the course of.

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A year- and I don't know the the citizens even know this, but you know you're all volunteers.

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Effectively, volunteers and your predecessors were, and it is volunteer citizens over all these years.

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That have made all these wonderful things happen that have turned the city into the crown jewel.

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Of northern new england, I was going to say you know just look at the number of people that are.

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Moving here every day from various places, but you don't even have to wait to that. You just go out to.

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Maplewood avenue any night around five o'clock and see all the cars streaming into portsmouth.

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Haven't come from some other place that they left? You know this is the city where people.

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Want to be it's because of what you and your predecessors have done. uh It is a battle every.

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Single day for you, I know that I observed some of these battles uh reserved hundreds of these.

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Battles uh sometimes I have to be a referee in these battles, uh I've watched it all and uh I've.

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Been part of a great deal of it, I have sat here at this table with you, and the council is before you.

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um You know people who who belong in the history of the city, um just to pick a few who aren't.

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With us anymore, evelyn, marconi god- love evelyn marconi. She would have cut that part out of her.

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Beating chest and held it up to do anything at all to help the city of portsmouth as she saw it.

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um Eileen foley eileen foley is in heaven right this. Second, if there's any justice in the world.

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John mcmaster, a particular favorite of mine- I hope he's in heaven too, but he's not as sure about it.

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So I know you know you, you fight the battle all the time. God bless you.

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And- and I and I have been at this table with you and those before you for 40 years.

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And uh my predominant feeling right this second, uh is that.

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I feel a little guilty because I've always tried to help you all these years and and.

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Now you're gonna go on and you're gonna go on and fight those battles. Without me and and.

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It makes me feel, like I'm abandoning you when I should be trying to help you and uh it's just.

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Time caught up with me other than that, I would be here I'd stay here, I'd stay here until they had to.

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Take me out, um but it couldn't be, uh but I want to thank you. Thank your predecessors. Thank thee.

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Employees of the city uh who help us all out every day and with whom I've become so close.

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With so many and then you know the citizens of the city who uh you know elected, you.

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Paid my salary, you know, did all those important things that have led to our cooperative efforts.

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To this city becoming just as fine a place to be, is I think anybody could imagine it just.

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I'm sad the the thing that brought me. The most pleasure of my life was doing this job.

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It's over it's over tonight, so I'm.

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Kind of emotional about it, and it's not a happy emotion but the city will go on uh life- will go.

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On I will go on, but uh until I don't go on any longer, the most important thing in my life will.

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Always be to have served you for these many years, and I thank you so much for having let me do it.

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Well, uh bob that that really was was beautiful.

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A man recently told me a story about a couple of horses. um I feel like you will.

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um You will be here um when we need you and look forward to that, and uh I first have to.

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Have a legal uh inquiry we need to, as I understand, suspend the rule, 44 and move to pass or a move to.

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Name: the pierce island boat launch the uh the pierce island, robert p, sullivan boat, launch.

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Is that is that the correct issue on it would require a suspension of the rules so suspended.

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The rules so so moved for the motion. We did suspend the rules completely, so bob does that.

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Counts all right, look at that, so so moved all right. Second, uh all in favor, oh, we need a roll.

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Call home from the the uh the majesty of the event here, but we will have a roll call vote.

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To rename the pure silent boat launch the uh the pierce island, robert p, sullivan boat, launch.

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Assistant mayor kelly, yes, counselor tabor, yes, counselor denton, yes, council, morrell,.

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Yes, councilor bagley; yes, council lombardi; yes, council blaylock, yes, council cook; yes,.

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Unanimous thanks bob thank you.

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Your honor okay, suspend the rules again so that we might bring up uh item 17 city managers, info items.

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Item number five response regarding unexpensive: unexpected bond proceeds, uh sir. We need the rules.

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Suspended again, I guess we do all right all in favor or a roll call vote on suspending the rules.

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Assistant mayor kelly, yes, counselor tabor, yes, councilor denton, yes, council moreau, yes, council.

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Bagley, yes, council lombardi; yes, not so badly; uh blaylock! I'm sorry! Yes, councilor cook! Yes, yes,.

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And I just wanted to bring this up. You're honor, um I think attorney sullivan kind of explained.

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It pretty well during his soliloquy about how important the budget is to the city, and there is a.

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A document in the packet tonight that in-depth details explains uh logistics of how the bonding.

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Of the city works and how the 125 million dollar number is really utilized, and I thought it was.

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Important to bring it forward at this part of the meeting just so that more people would be able to.

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See it thank you counselor bagley again, I would agree, um find it's always tricky understanding. The.

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Bonds is something that is counselors, uh there's a learning curve and as citizens, it's worth the read.

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To be able to understand how um we are able to finance what we do and why we do so in a way that.

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Has delivered us uh the aaa rating that we've had for the denver 11 11 years? Okay, um next up, we have.

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A public hearings and and vote. uh Oh no, we public comment all right public comment. All right, then,.

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Let's see, okay, we will how many folks, okay.

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We'll start with uh former mayor rick beckstead on the topic of friendly reminders.

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Thank you good evening, uh rick back said 1395 islington street. um I do have a friendly.

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Reminder, but I just wanted to take a minute to thank bob for my nine years of civic duty.

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Being involved, I learned a lot from you do's and don'ts. We don't always agree but we'll.

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Always respected each other, you know you've been 40 years. I moved here 40 years ago, so I didn't.

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Know the hell you were 40 years ago and just as a checkout john mcmaster definitely is in heaven.

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So my reminder, I was uh glad to see that the city is finally two years in delay, going to be.

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Receiving lot 2 over by the fireplace garage and I encourage the council to be able to go forward.

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With that and have the city manager finalize it two years ago, we were supposed to have it when the.

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Deal went done and things happen right, bob, so uh we're here today um to be able to do that. I want.

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A friendly reminder and counselor monroe is going to be familiar with it. Only being the fact that.

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We've got a lot of things that are going on there. You still have two lots that we're not really sure.

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Of what's going on at three and six four and five have been sold. It was a promise from the gentleman.

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That actually still has some ownership, I believe of those, and that promise was on lot six. There.

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Were two duplexes that were there and those two duplexes were affordable, housing again existing.

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Stock can be affordable. Building new cannot so uh they had made a promise to create five workforce.

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Housing, it was supposed to be on lot. Five. I've been a little reluctant whether I would actually.

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Go and ask this new owner to be able to do it. I'm still a little geared, maybe at the planning board.

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Level when it comes there, I may be asking that, but somebody made a promise. They looked in the.

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Camera they looked at our boards. They were allowed to go and knock these two buildings down with the.

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Promise of building five somewhere on these lots and if it's three and five, if they still own them,.

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Or if they are, I would ask the council to please encourage whoever to fulfill that promise. That.

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Was made because we have two workforce buildings that actually could have housed four families and.

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They're gone now and they'll never be returned, so it's up to you to be able to try and make.

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At least the five that was promised come true, so thank you very much and have a good evening.

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Thank you rick. Next up, we have uh peter weeks with the subject to the worth a lot. Also former mayor.

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Peter wicks man, mccran members of the council, peter weeks, pgw real estate, consulting you have.

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An item on your agenda tonight that I wrote to you on behalf of worth condominium association.

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Which the council in december of 21 referred it to the legal department for a report back.

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uh We now are september 13th, and the council has never received a report back what I'm requesting.

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In this letter- and I noticed that your sample motion is to refer to the city manager and I'm.

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Happy to to meet with her I've had numerous meetings in the legal department, the manager.

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The public works parking director since january and we haven't been able to come up with a.

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Satisfactory agreement, what I'm asking tonight is at your october, 24th meeting if, in fact, no.

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Resolution has been made that it's satisfactory to both sides that the worth development.

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Association be allowed to make a presentation to the council at that meeting and I hope you'll.

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Concur with that, thank you very much and bob good luck. I remember your first meeting. I remember you.

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Thank you. Peter next up is mark brighton with a topic of park names about.

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That, first off bob thank you for your 40 years. I have always always enjoyed talking with you.

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I respect you greatly and, as I said, I've always enjoyed talking with you.

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That being said, yeah now time to go fishing.

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Okay uh mark brighton, south mill street. Now, apparently, a request has been made to the to.

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This council to name a park after mark stebbins, with all due respect to uh mr stebbins and his.

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Family, that is one of the dumbest ideas uh to come down the pike in a long long time.

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I would propose an alternative uh name for this park. I believe it should be called brighton park.

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Not because of anything I have ever done, because the only moniker I've ever been able to hang on.

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To is gadfly, but rather it should be for my father, ree brighton. He is contributing more to this city.

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Than mr stebbins, he ever did or could even imagine of doing if for no other reason, this park should.

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Be named or dedicated to my father, just for the two volume tomi wrote. They came to fish.

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uh Now, however, his name is on the the building acquisition plaque, which is.

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Right out here in the lobby- uh and he was trustee of the trust funds.

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And there are other things that he did that have long since escaped my memory.

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After his family, my father loved this city, my mother, couldn't never had.

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Never had to worry about a mistress, because his mistress was this city.

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He spent decades researching this book yes decades and you want to know what he got for.

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This effort, nothing, why did he do it simply for the love of this city? I know that in this age of.

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Rapacious development, it is hard to imagine simply doing anything just for the love of this city.

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On the other hand, mr stebbins was amply rewarded. He made a lot of money here named this park after.

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Anyone you want for god's sakes, you can name it after bob sullivan, but not just not name. It.

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After mr stebbins, thank you mark next up is uh francis cormier on the topic of prescott park.

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Francis call me or melbourne street um this talk about.

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Building a sea wall and lifting up the uh the shape, the warehouse and uh uh all the money.

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You want to spend to protect prescott park from the effects of globe, climate change, and so.

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First of all, um the federal government with this green new deal is supposed to stop the ocean from.

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Rising, so if the green new deal is that it works and why you build, it want to build a sea wall.

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And spend all this money protecting prescott park because the whole the green new deal is to do away.

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With fossil fuels and gas operated automobiles and trade them in for electric roller skates to.

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Save the planet from globe from global warming and the rising sea level. So why spend all this money.

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Protecting prescott pack with a sea wall when the green new deal is supposed to save us from this.

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So the federal government on one hand and the city of portsmouth, on the other hand, you can't both be.

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Right someone's got to be wrong, so if the federal government is right and they're going to stop the.

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Ocean from rising, we don't have to spend any money building a sea wall. But if the federal government.

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Is wrong and we're right? Then then the federal government agreed no deal is taking us for a ride.

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With with electric everything and outlaw and fossil fuels, and all that, so they can't both.

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Be right, you can't both be right, so here in the possibility is you could both be wrong.

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And it's easy to find out remember when they launched the thresher back in the 1960s. All.

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The people were on pierce island, taking pictures, and I went and dug one up out.

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Of my attic and you can look at the thresher coming out of the shipways, that's taken from.

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P.S, island and you can see the high water mark where it is because they launch at high tide.

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And today you can go to pierce, island or the pair of binoculars, and you can see the high water mark.

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On the shipways on its foundation, there's a line there, the sky, which is caused by the ocean and.

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The seaweed and that's lying those straight across the cement foundation of the shipways that marks.

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The high water mark- and it's very oh I'm done so it's very easy to see how much the ocean has risen.

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Since 1962, when they launched the thresher, and all you got to do, is look at one of the pictures and.

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It's free, it won't cost the x million x million dollars to look and find out. Thank you, francis.

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Next up esther kennedy on skateboard park and I can't read the first skateboard park. Let me.

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Park and see if we park uh good evening, esther kennedy, 41, pickering, ave and bob. I just want to.

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Say you weren't, you are not the worst driver off of press off the boat launch and someone of those.

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Across and has many enjoy my experiences watching it? I have seen you yes, there's question there.

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However, you are not the worst. By far um I wanted to kind of talk about naming of things in our city.

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I was taking a little bit back when I saw naming of a park, and I would encourage you all um to.

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Really set up a committee to really look at naming. We have a committee for streets and.

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I don't want to take away anything bob. I think he deserves the boat launch, but I really think.

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We need to have a committee- and maybe the street committee to really think and walk through naming.

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Of these parks benches things in our city, because personally, I think that should be named for people.

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That lived over there and had their houses stolen. Basically, our italian population, I think of evelyn.

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Marconi, as bob shared, she did a lot of years of city. She had her house taken during urban renewal.

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um And maybe that's some place. We can thank those people that gave up. I mean jim spling same thing.

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We've heard for years about his home is taken and that little park I think, would be perfect to make.

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A name or dedication for all those people that lost their home, but that's just my opinion. The one.

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I read in the um agenda is someone else's opinion and I think you should have a committee that sits.

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Down and maybe use a street naming committee as the committee and really start talking about.

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Naming of of certain things that we all treasure in our city, so I would encourage you to do that.

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Before you move forward, secondly, the skateboard park- I heard from people that's attended the.

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Last skateboard meeting that there's some questions about it, which I find very upsetting.

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As you would guess, so, I'm hoping that we can have an update about the skateboard park, especially in.

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This time of mental health in this time of kids trying to make a comeback, knowing that certain.

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Kids might go to the skateboard park, might not be necessarily the children that sit on the football.

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The basketball teams go to those events but have their skateboarding as their outlet. I.

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Was really taken back and I would hate to think that we're slowing down because of a contractor.

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I would hope that we are moving forward and we are moving forward with gusto.

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And we get the thing built like we all had promised, and I heard all of you say.

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um In recent council meetings, so I'd like to see an update from the council about the.

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Skateboard park and maybe you can quit beds to bed some of the rumors that I've heard. Thank you.

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And have a good evening. Thank you esther! Next up we have alan so on presca park, free speech.

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Hi, can you hear me okay? Well, I'm clear. Thank you, uh mr sullivan. Congratulations on 40 years.

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Of public services portsmouth attorney, it's quite an honor to do that and now I'm sorry.

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Just your name in city of residence yeah, um you can say alan so portsmouth. Thank you.

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um I I just wanted to say distinguished members of the council, I wanted to reread this. We hold.

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These truths to be self-evident that all are created equal, that they are endowed by their.

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Creator with certain unalienable rights, these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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The declaration of independence, as you may know, william whipple, signed that one of our 56 founders.

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Of our great nation- and uh I came before you today in 20 years- I haven't spoke in front of a city. I.

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Was the youngest elected official in my city when I grew up a long time ago in dana point, california.

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A small harbor town, it's actually a beautiful city, someone like portsmouth. It reminds me of it, but I.

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Haven't been before anyone in 20 years, and I have to say, I have sat for almost five months with mark.

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From the park- and I have sat there and watched- and I have uh I'm class of 2010 pepperdine school of.

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Law, I've taken advanced constitutional law under ken starr. I have seen people instigate and attack.

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Him for these five months, I have not seen him instigate the single time I have not seen one.

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Instance of racism or anything along that sort- I am a strong christian, I believe we're all created.

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Equal and I also believe in freedom of speech, I think it's part of the bedrock of our nation.

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And so with that, um I did a little bit of more legal analysis to advance this.

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um One thing to keep in mind in the future is the read case. I came across a pamphlet, that's.

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The state of new hampshire sent in 2015 that was telling cities make sure you look at your.

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Regulations on free speech in free speech zones because the supreme court moved from.

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Intermediate scrutiny, description, strict scrutiny, which then switches the burden so as it sits, we.

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Have this 2013 final memorandum and in there about a fixed signs and handheld signs, you no.

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Longer are free of the burden of proving these things have challenged. You must now show, through.

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Strict scrutiny, a narrowly tailored law with the compelling state interest for each which most.

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Likely a pastoral use or quite an enjoyment of the park will not even get close to it.

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um There is also the the issue of a content neutral regulation, whose aggregate effect.

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Then targets one party which then moves it into content regulation, so mark is pretty much the only.

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Person that's flying his flags every day in that park and so new regulations. Again they give the.

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Appearance, prima facie at first glance, that they will be targeting him if it's just restricting him.

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um That was one other thing, and I think I wrote down one more thing here.

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um It's it's normally, a public park is a traditional public forum, and so they may.

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Have missed that in that original 2013 final memo? um This is not really a designated area.

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It's a public forum. It's a traditional area of speech. It's a public park more like a school, a.

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Concert area is more of a designated public forum. um That's pretty much it! The the memo.

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Also just sorry, one last thing: the boundary line where he sits in the park right now reflects 2013.

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Final memorandum, so I just want to say that thank you and we're willing to talk to you and discuss.

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These things we're amicable. We like moving forward win-win situations, so appreciate it. Thank you. Alan.

B

Next step is, um I don't believe mark, so we support smith residents first, so I'm going to go through.

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The portsmouth resident list uh mark you have listed under here is elliot, so I'll come back.

B

To you I'll also go back to uh knowles of kittery. um We have next uh irish mic from portsmouth.

B

Would you mind uh just addressing with your name and and city of residence.

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Okay, mike turn, most people know me as I was like, and I also I sit with mark.

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Sometimes and the the state didn't want to change laws like a written paper today, they.

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Want to have a six-person committee, three of the council members and three of outside.

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It wouldn't be, it wouldn't be a fair fault like you're, you.

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Can't one party can't afford on something they agree disagree with it has to be. You have to pick.

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Par a member, some either party and so you'll have a fair fought so just to pick a 6004 to.

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To trades ordinance in the park which nobody's getting hurt on there, there's no no obscenities.

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The only opportunity is that you'll see down, there is people that come by they don't like it. It's not.

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They don't like mark, they don't like the flexes flying. So you can't really have a fear of six.

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Person committee from one party, you have to pick neutral people to have a fear and buyer's fort.

B

Thank you mike thanks bob for your 40 years of service that I I ran. I walked by. I just.

L

Got back from ireland, I walked by a pub that bob the doors over there, poland's pub.

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It's bob is the famous a: is a an experienced fly fisherman, so he used to go fishing with mr boland.

B

Thank you mike um next up is uh paige trace on the topic of portsmouth, etc.

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And paige gets the award for best penmanship on.

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Page trace 27 hancock street um I'd like to thank attorney sullivan for the two years that I was on.

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Council, thank you for your guidance. I'd also like to try and find some way to say the runs.

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To ryan's deli always continue, we'll just have to figure another way of getting you. The rhine's deli.

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That is a long-running back and forth for all of you who haven't been to ryan's deli. Please go.

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Although it's a three-hour run to connecticut uh yes um at the risk.

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Of during our election, when we were unfortunately at one point called trumpies, I am here to publicly.

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Say I am an independent. That means undecided means. I choose the candidate for the candidate, I don't.

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I can cross party lines where this is all leading. Is that these gentlemen, here.

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um None of whom do, I know personally, have a valid point, and I know that because long.

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Ago I did some research long before council. I did research on which sections of prescott park.

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Were devoted to different activities and they're very specifically, is a section of prescott park.

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That is vote devoted to freedom of speech. That does not mean that, because these gentlemen,.

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Happen to support past president trump that they should be turned down, shut off.

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They have every right to speak there as much as I might want to stand there tomorrow and.

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Go praise the lord attorney sullivan now has a boat launch named after him.

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um The point is that we are a great city and- and there is absolutely no reason why we should not.

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Step up to the fore and allow these gentlemen to speak if they are doing it legally and not try.

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And turn them off, maybe we for those who don't like it. They should stand there and peacefully.

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Represent the other side, but we are portsmouth and that percentage of the park is devoted on.

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All of the maps very specifically to freedom of speech, and I would ask you, mr mayor with.

M

All due respect to respect what they are trying to do. Thank you h. uh Next up, we have.

B

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On the archive committee.

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Hi sue starry I live at um on bright street in portsmouth. I want to show my support for the.

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Founding of a blue ribbon archive committee, people have forgotten that new hampshire was one of the.

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13 colonies in portsmouth and its people played an important role in founding of this country.

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I have, I personally have an unbroken heritage line to the 1715 settlers of gosport on the owls.

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Of shoals and my lineage goes back to england, numerous family members have lived in many of.

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The houses that still stand in south end from the 1700s- I mentioned these facts because I have.

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Had an extremely hard time during my 15 years of genealogy to research in the city of portsmouth,.

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And I'm not talking just about the city archives, everybody's archives. Here documents are scattered.

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All over the region, many are in storage miles away from portsmouth. Now now that I am co-chair.

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Of the cemetery committee, which requires research for grants and fundraising, I'm running into the.

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Same issues of where are the documents there are historical documents currently sitting in boxes.

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Waiting to be cataloged at the library and at the anthonyum, this is the perfect time with the 400th.

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Celebration coming up next year to um establish a committee to decide how to preserve our historic.

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Documents and items for our city, state and america- and I too, though I have not known bob sullivan for.

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40 years, I've known him this past year and he's really been a big help to me, and I wish him all.

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The best thank you thank you. Sue next up is bruce campbell on the topic of free speech,.

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Yeah bruce campbell here from portsmouth and I'm here, because I heard that they were going.

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To shut down the the of the boys at prescott park from free speech- and I just wanted to.

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Say that I thought that we had the right to assemble peacefully and.

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Voice our concerns, or you know again peacefully and as far as I can see, they're not harming.

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Anybody or causing any problem, I think the free free speech should be respected and allowed.

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Pretty much it thank you bruce. I also don't think that seawall that should be studied before they.

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uh Go forward with that spending all kinds of money as a resident, I don't think they should.

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Just jump into that either, but that's a for another topic. I guess appreciate you thanks bob.

B

Thank you bruce uh next up is paula skelly on the topic of free speech,.

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Thank you, I'm paula scally, I'm a portsmouth resident and I just want to support free.

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Speech in the park and support mark, if we are to be a community of diversity and tolerance, we.

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Need to not only tolerate things that we don't agree with, but we need to tolerate diversity of.

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Thought if someone is offended by mark or his flags, they are also free to come to the park.

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With their own flags and their own ideas and talk to whomever they wish to speak with.

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If the tides turn then, perhaps tomorrow, your free speech will be at risk and your ideas and your.

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Thoughts, so I think we should remember um as a society, we are starting to take offense so easily.

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And so often, and people just need to toughen up.

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If we do not, we will lose our freedoms and um we will all be silenced in the wrong in the long run.

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As a country, if we are divided, we will fall, so we should agree to at least follow our bill of.

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Rights and our first amendment rights for freedom of speech, it's freedom of speech was ratified in.

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1791 and I think that we should respect our first amendment rights for freedom of speech.

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For all of us, no matter what side of of the political fence we fall on, because today it.

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Might lean one way tomorrow, it might lead the other way and to prevent protect. All of us.

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We should protect mark and his flags and his right to be there. Thank you. Thank you. Paula.

B

Next up we're gonna go uh is bill still have a stand-up. No, no, that does not have the sand.

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Up, okay, we will go, he's, got his hand up now, he's got his hand up, go ahead. Bill.

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Good evening, everyone can you hear me: okay, I'm clear.

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Okay: um first, I want to address the mcintyre, no surprise there. um If we could kindly get some.

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Kind of update or time frame- I know it was all outlined months ago, but we've uh hopefully all.

M

Enjoyed some sun this summer and and uh relaxation, but uh I know that there's some deadlines coming.

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And if the city manager or the mayor could post or update us, that would be greatly appreciated.

M

uh Moving on to the park, um I just want to say that I feel like this is getting way out of hand.

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um Not all freedoms of expression are absolute. We know that we're all taught that in elementary.

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School, you can't write yell fire in an auditorium. I was down there a couple sundays ago and was.

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Taken back now, I know, mark I like mark he's a good man and he has the right to express himself. My.

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Concern is parks are designated areas for respite for restoring our spirit. You cannot protest in.

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National parks or the u.s forest service, which I'm well acquainted with my ask tonight, is, is that you.

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Restrict access of those three locations the park be eliminated and I'm all in favor of protesting.

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But especially on, if we do have to allow prescott park, I mean orange, are man-made they're not set.

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In stone, they're, not three they're the ten commandments here but on sundays, especially.

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If there can be consideration to not allow on sundays, I would strongly recommend this.

M

Now I've read the paper and heard that there's not enough law enforcement to enforce what I think are.

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Chronic violations of ordinances now mike maloney walked me through it. I've read from the newspaper.

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Through bob's quotes that everyone's oblique or has the opportunity to have one sign and.

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One flag represents a sign in a chair now, as I was talking to mark in his um his buddy there.

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um We had a nice conversation for half an hour. There was unattended shares with multiple flags.

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And I believe that's what's offensive to most of us is that it's excessive and it's uh it doesn't.

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Follow the ordinance and the argument that there's not enough law enforcement just doesn't cut.

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It because sunday night, when I came back into town around six o'clock, while they shared and.

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There must have been six officers addressing one situation by the ship. So again, I think it's not an.

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Issue of free speech and they were very civil and we had a great discourse. However, again a park's, a.

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Special place and if you could consider limiting the time there and also, I think, and I insist that.

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We enforce the ordinances, that's not interpretive, that's black or white. I would very much appreciate.

M

That so thank you for the consideration. Thank you bill. Next up, we have going back through.

B

Next up is james knowles,.

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Yeah his name's james knowles, I live in kittery. I've never could afford to live in portsmouth.

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I've been basically living in kittery for basically 50 years. I've been using.

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Porcelain for a playground all that time in 1970s. If you go back, then.

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The youth was getting beat up for sand on soap boxes, arguing against the establishment.

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Known as freedom of speech well as time's going on, our freedom's actually been increased throughout.

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The years and then to hear now where someone's sitting there, oh we want to limit this now.

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This has been going on first, I know for 50 years. You know people have the right.

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Speech, if anything, we should be looking at make sure we don't hamper anything.

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That's all it, you know, I look at it and I appreciate the opportunity to.

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Listen and hear different people speak in the park. I have throughout the years.

P

Thank you appreciate you, james, across the bridge and next up we have mark brenner from elliott.

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Good evening, council, good evening, city manager, city clerk and congratulations bob.

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All right so I'm mark at the park, I'm the guy, that's causing all the trouble apparently and.

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um I've been over there for two years now I was asked to move the first time to the.

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Designated area which I did and I've been there since in the public forum area of prescott park,.

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Some people thought I was at instigate. I've heard that many times, but that's not why I.

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Was there or why I'm there? The truth is that I love my country and its people.

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And I feel our freedoms are being taken away from us right in front of our eyes.

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Yes, I'm here every day and people find that kind of odd.

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But I'm committed I'm committed to beholding our way of life as free people.

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My dad fought in world war ii, he went in at 16 and a half. uh He went to the army, air.

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Became a pilot at 19 years old, he was flying b-24 stationed in england during secret missions. The.

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Night missions over to scandinavia, when the nazis were there, so you know I never served.

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I'm serving now this is my service right now, uh let's see what else we're going to talk about.

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Well, I'm proud to be an american america has given me all the freedoms that no.

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Other country could have given me. I've had three careers here.

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I've traveled I've been through the united states.

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I've been helped through europe twice into some of the islands. Some of the countries.

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In the islands third world countries, I've seen a lot and there's no place like america.

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And let's see what else we got.

P

So I started out as a corporate internal auditor, where I traveled the country used.

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To wear three-piece suits little bow tie, and I did that for three years and I just couldn't.

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Take the four walls, even though I was traveling, I couldn't take those four walls, so I had to find.

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Something else to do and corporate just wasn't for me, so I decided to come to portsmouth. I looked up.

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And down the seat, the coast and portsmouth was the place, and I opened up a nice little woman's.

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Leather shoe store finest leather shoes they ever saw, and it also had handbags jewelry. You.

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You name it and then- and I had that for four years- also bought a building in town.

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And now here we are I'm in another business, and I've been doing this now for 42 years.

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That's it huh it's three minutes for everyone.

B

Geez, okay anyway, as my southern friend say you all have a blessed evening. I had a lot.

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More to tell you and say, but I guess we're not going to get there. Thank you mark yep.

B

Next up is uh philomena knowles from kittery.

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Tell me the dolls from kittery and uh so I'm not a portsmouth resident, but I felt compelled.

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To come here tonight to talk to you about about my support of the group in the park with their trump.

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Flags I'm in the park daily I walk through, and I've seen the group almost every day.

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Sitting in the designated area in the park- and uh they don't block anyone, they don't.

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Harangue anyone and they certainly don't prevent people from enjoying the park.

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The only uh in my observation, the only people that are not following the rules are the dog wash.

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Walkers, who go right by the signs that says that say no dogs all season, they don't seem to think it.

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Applies to them but other than that everything's peaceful in the park, and I think the council.

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Realizes that any restrictions on such a peaceful group in the park would be a violation of their.

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First, amendment right and that's basically what the the attorney bob sullivan said. You can't try.

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To appease trump haters by strict by restricting pro-trump people who are just trying to.

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um You know uh tell people what they feel um and I know that the town council will realize that.

N

In order to have diversity, equity and inclusion, you have to listen to all voices and I'm sure.

N

They're going to continue to have you know public discussion in the park. Thank you. Thank you.

B

That is it for uh public comment. We have no hands all right.

B

Next up is the first reading of ordinance amending chapter 10.

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Article 5a section 10.5821b amend map for building height standards, incentive overlay.

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District sections, 10.5 a212.20, building height standards, sections 10.5821.21 and.

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10.5821.22 section 10 a 10.5.

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A43.32 building and story heights section 10.1530 terms of general [, __ ], it uh apple.

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Bookability sample motion weighed on move to fast first reading and schedule public hearing.

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And second reading, at the october 3rd 2022 city council meeting so moved. Second, any discussion.

E

Your honor, if I could just make a clarifying point, that the map in your packet depicts the.

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Civic districts and the planning board recommended removal of those districts.

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So we will update the map at the before the time of the public hearing just wanted to.

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Make sure that's clear to everyone. Thank you and question for uh city manager or.

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Council monroe, the civic districts, are those buildings such as churches,.

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Churches, non-profits that have been significant so far, we're not the the building heights have.

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Not applied to them correct previously, since we moved to character districts, nothing has.

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Applied to them as far as character, standards or heights or anything all right, um and we will.

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Require a roll call vote assistant mayor kelly, yes, counselor tabor, yes, councilor denton, yes, council.

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Moreau yes, councilor bagley. Yes, council lombardi; yes, council blaylock! Yes, council cook! Yes, yes,.

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uh Second is again: we've tabled this from the last uh meeting, the second reading of ordinance.

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Amending chapter one article, four section: 1.414 commissions and authorities, a sample motion move.

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The chapter one, article 4 section, 1.414 of the ordinances of the city, be amended as described in.

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The memorandum from the city attorney to the city manager on that topic dated september 13th, 2022.

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So moved second, any discussion councilman. I think that what was put together really.

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Does encompass all of the discussion that we had last meeting regarding that ordinance and.

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um I feel like moving forward. It's probably the best way to move forward and keep.

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The audit committee as true and honest as we can.

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Any other questions comments um I'll speak uh on this. The.

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um We've spent an enormous amount of time on the auto community and done so because, as.

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As bob eloquently stated uh earlier tonight, there's a lot of citizens that only experience.

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Government twice a year in this when they have the tax bill, sent out the finances and how we.

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uh How we deliver those to the city are of utmost importance. I believe that it is our responsibility.

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And that's why I support adding a counselor to that to require to to be a part of that.

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Audit committee, but I do sincerely appreciate the effort of citizens that have spent their time and.

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Delivered their expertise to those on the council that do not have the financial background or.

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Expertise and lend that to us to be able to make recommendations to the broader council so with.

B

That I will call for a roll call vote. I'm sorry, there's a council with their hand up. Oh sorry,.

E

Actually, it's counselor cook, counselor cook and council.

B

We do not have a public hearing that was closed at the last meeting.

E

Go ahead, counselor. Thank you mayor. um I I agree that the changes in compass, our discussion, that.

O

We had um at our last meeting following comments during the public hearing section. The one thing.

O

That isn't captured in this um ordinance and it can't be captured in the ordinance. Is this concern.

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That we hear from residents around our auditing firm and how long we've had a relationship with.

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The same auditing firm, uh I think it's really important that we do address that concern.

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Because, honestly, I think- and I don't know this for certain- um I haven't done a poll of a counselor or.

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Anything like that, but I suspect that most members of the council share that concern.

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About having making sure that we have a change in our auditing firm on a regular basis, just to.

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Make sure that we are very transparent and that we have different firms looking at our books, so.

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That's something that I think that the governance committee could look at separately. Aside from the.

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Ordinance is potentially a policy on the part of the city council to look at a change in the.

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Auditing firm every um so no so many number of years say seven years or ten years and I think.

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That that's something that we should do given concerns of our residents and, I think, concerns.

O

That the council probably shares as well. Thank you counselor cook, any other questions or comments.

B

I have a roll call vote assistant mayor kelly, yes councilor chamber, yes, councilor denton, no.

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Council moreau: yes, council bagley; yes, council lombardi, yes, council, blaylock, yes, council cook,.

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Yes, ma'am mclachlan, yes, motion passes eight one.

B

uh Next, on to the city manager, city, manager's items which require action.

E

While we are bringing back the request to adopt and or approve the welfare guidelines, we're joined.

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Tonight by welfare officer, ellen tully, thanks for being here ellen reminder that we are taking up.

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The revised welfare guidelines attached to your consideration in the packet and they were helped.

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They were assisted by an effort last year by the new hampshire, local welfare administrator board.

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Of directors, along with attorneys from the new hampshire municipal association, so what.

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The model guidelines do is provide a template for cities and towns to use as their own or to.

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Modify them as they see fit and ellen is here to answer any questions you may have about the.

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Changes that were either added or memorialized and I'll give an answer to counselor bagley's question.

E

About pet food, pet food was never something we allowed, but it's something we memorialized in.

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The guidelines now, if that's correct, ellen well and pet food, has not been allowed in the past.

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The intent of the law that was written over 200 years ago is to maintain human beings to keep them.

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Clothed fed sheltered basically, and if you start considering things like pet food, the.

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Variations on that are infinite, as you can well imagine what kinds of pets people have what.

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What size the pets are, how much it's going to cost to keep a pet and whether or not even.

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They're supposed to have a pet where they live, the variations are infinite and I can't foresee.

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Any kind of a formulary that we'd be able to to put that in somebody's budget. With that being said,.

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However, if I have a client who has an ada approved service, animal which would be a dog or a miniature.

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Horse, we would absolutely consider the cost of the maintaining the pet and that particular home.

A

Counselor bagley, uh thank you for the explanation and a question for the city attorney. um It sounds.

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Like we didn't allow pet food before, even though it wasn't disallowed by the ordinance, if we go.

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Forward with this change and disallow it by the ordinance, how is it then possible to allow it.

A

For ada purposes that would be in that situation. What you would have is a conflict between city.

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Ordinance and the american disabilities act in that conflict situation between.

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That federal law and the local city welfare guidelines, the federal law, would predominate.

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Okay, thank you and, if I might add, ellen would use discretion. In that case, absolutely there.

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Is these are guidelines? These are not hard and fast rules. There are guidelines that are.

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Are meant to define and explain the rights and responsibilities of the welfare officer.

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And also the rights and responsibilities of the client, whoever that person may be.

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And our intention is to memorialize these policies in an easy to understand format that I can give to.

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My client that I can give to their advocate and that I can have for my own information.

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Is there a fault, yeah, there's, there's a follow-up and I guess uh I I'm still not comfortable with.

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This particular change- and um I understand the intricacies of this and when I think of.

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A pet I'm thinking of what we standardly think of as pets, primarily dogs and cats,.

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I think that you know somebody that's in a situation where they need assistance if they.

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Have a pet um in today's day and age: that's going to be a strong emotional bond. That's going to.

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Help them get back on their feet. What they're likely to do is then feed that pet human food.

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Which is at a higher cost and cuts into their budget more, so I think, with this change, we're.

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Maybe not solving the situation, I think we're possibly making it worse. um There are many.

Q

Organizations and programs that are available to people who are experiencing homelessness.

Q

Or some kind of um straightened circumstances financially and we always provide information.

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And referral to our clients on many subjects and that this subject of the pets is one of them.

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And- and it has come up once in my 20 plus years that someone had to put their pet down and we.

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Were able to refer that person to another charitable organization who bore the cost.

A

Okay, thank you any other comments. Council tabor yeah. I will vote for the changes as they've been.

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Drafted- and I think chiefly for my vote- it it's deferring to the years of experience of the staff.

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In dealing with these cases, which I respect- and I think not just our staff, but these are statewide.

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Guidelines that have come through many many many thousands of cases yeah the.

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New hampshire municipal association marked hand in hand with the new hampshire, local.

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Welfare administrators association to update guidelines, if there any necessary.

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Legislative changes, then we include those- and that has happened in the past and we.

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Just kind of want to make things very clear to everyone who needs to look at the guidelines.

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And every city has their own guidelines. They can, you know, detail them as they see fit.

B

Thank you helen. It is a um it's uh hard job and we thank you. Thank you, but before you thank me, I.

Q

Want to make one change that didn't appear yeah. I know it in the very recent past I was talking to.

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um Talking with my peers around the state, and we have traditionally paid 750 dollars to the.

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Local funeral homes who work with us to bear the cost of cremation, and that is currently more than.

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A 50 cut in what they charge and I would like to increase that to a thousand dollars uh per visit.

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um And that's a pretty common figure around the state and that's on page 26. of the guidelines.

B

Oh wait: uh a sample motion to increase from 750 to a thousand dollars for cremation services.

B

Second, your honor: uh we will need a roll call vote.

D

Assistant mayor kelly, yes, counselor taper, yes from floyd denton, yes, council, moreau.

D

Yes, council bagley, no council lombardi, yes, council, blaylock, yes, councilor cook,.

D

Yes, mayor mceachern, yes, it's eight to one and um we'll vote on the um the amended motion, um but.

B

Now that I believe I can thank you, um I would like to do so. um This is uh it's incredibly difficult.

B

Work uh that you do- and I believe clarity uh is important in that work both for you delivering.

B

What we can do and directing to where we can, but also for the recipient to very clearly understand.

B

uh What the city of portsmouth can do when a a life change necessitates uh or a change of.

B

Circumstance necessitates uh the help offered here. Clarity is, is something that I believe is.

B

Undervalued um in in trying to to get uh to the to the other side- and I.

B

Appreciate that you have noted that these are guidelines uh and I've always been impressed.

B

um How effectively uh and without fanfare, you do your job on behalf of so many um in need.

B

In portsmouth, and um that was very clear to me um during the the pandemic and and having more.

B

People reach out, it was truly remarkable. I haven't thanked you publicly and I will take this time to.

B

Do so that you've come out to city hall for this uh and very much appreciate it. Thank you.

Q

Thank you very much. A roll call vote on the main motion. Oh sorry, a motion to pass the.

B

uh I await a motion to pass the approval of welfare guidelines, as amended so moved. Second.

D

Or kelly yes, counselor chamber, yes, councilor denton, yes, council moreau; yes, counselor bagley, no.

D

Council lombardi, yes, council, blaylock, yes, counselor cook,.

D

Yes, mayor, mcc, cochran, yes, motion passes eight to one next up. Your honor is a request for a.

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Temporary construction license located at 64 vaughn street. This is uh relating to the.

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Renovation of the building and construction of an addition for property located at 64.

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Vaughn street and on february of this year, the council granted a license for this project for.

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The use of 35 square feet of city property in the vaughn mall, along with 14 parking spaces.

E

In the worth lot and through the uh owner in novocure's agent, hampshire, development, corp and.

E

Representative shane forsley is here tonight they are now requesting a second license to use 650.

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Square feet of the alley: abutting the property and connecting hanover street to the worth lot.

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To set a crane for 104 days from september, 20th should be tomorrow through january 1st, along with.

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10 parking spaces in the worthwhat to create a safe work area for steel, erection, facade and roof.

E

Installation for 93 days, so the total license fee for the use of both spaces would total 35.

E

930 and legal and planning have both reviewed and approved the form of the attached license.

B

So, uh first off, um what's uh await the sample motion, move that the city manager.

B

Be authorized to execute and accept the temporary construction license to encumber.

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650 square feet of the alley that abuts the property and connects hanover streets of the.

B

Worth lots for a term of 104 days and for the use of 10 parking spaces in the worth.

B

Lot for a term of 93 days as requested so move. Second, um are there any questions.

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um I guess you know these come before the council and they're always difficult for.

A

The citizens, because you know sidewalk access or parking access, is blocked off, but I think with.

A

This project uh there was there are some bricks that fell down unintendedly and it's important.

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That we have these safety buffer zones, one so that the workers can do their work safely and.

A

Two, if, if something is to happen, that you know, isn't anticipated, it's not falling on people so.

A

um As much of an inconvenience as these sorts of.

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Things are to the people of the city. I think it's important that we pass them.

B

Degree is there any other questions.

B

None um on the I guess I've won so connects uh hanover street to the worth law. We're talking.

B

About that alleyway that one passed 25 maplewood, yes, that's correct! uh It connects hanover street.

M

To the worth lot in between the uh recently constructed 25 maplewood building and where.

M

We're working now at uh cabot house changes for the record. Will you state state your name and your.

M

Application, oh sorry, shane forsy, with hampshire development on behalf of novacare thanks and.

B

um A question is that area currently blocked off? Well, this prevent any traffic going through that.

B

Or is it currently blocked off so at the moment there is through traffic allowed and uh through.

M

This license agreement. We would uh temporarily stop any through traffic into the alley with.

M

Exception of the residents and bankers who are entering the private garage at 25 minutes so right.

B

There, but getting up to the parking lot, have to go down hanover street and hang a left on maplewood.

B

And get into the parking lot that way, that's correct, okay and the reason this is this needs.

B

To happen is uh the crane needs to be placed there in order to, um uh I guess effectively.

B

Construct the structure, uh given the the stability issues that were encountered in development.

M

Yes, so the crane needs roughly 25 by 25 feet in the alleyway to set up. That's got a safety factor.

M

Accounted for and that it needs to sit there in order to erect the structural steel to build the.

M

Building and then the facade, the building envelope I'm going to call it will will follow suit.

B

Okay um and then final question, at least from me. um These things are.

B

They're always better, if we, if we under promise and over deliver. Yes, it's hard to predict the.

B

Future, but do you think you've asked for an adequate amount of time for the license at.

B

This moment, yes, we have factored in a little extra time. In case we do run into snags or delays. Okay,.

B

And have the adjacent property owners been made aware of this? Obviously I guess 25 maplewood have.

B

Since they will receive access the residents as well um on the other side, I guess I don't know the.

B

The coretta is probably not yeah or our other neighbor la carreta 172 hanover street has worked.

M

Cooperatively with us throughout the process and they're aware of of uh the project, that's.

M

Underway, okay, so you know, I think I guess I would just state that these things like if we can get.

B

Them so that the the neighbors or the butters have been uh forewarned and where there will be.

B

Impacts to agree to those those impacts and then to try to work so that we can, you know, chain it's.

B

Nice of you to come out, you get to say goodbye to bob sullivan here tonight, but the we love it.

B

If we could and construction's hard, but we just want to be able to make sure that we are we're.

B

Setting the right expectation for the residents, both the butters and and people that will now.

B

Reach out to us asking why this is this is closed off to give them the best answer. That's possible.

B

Knowing there's a lot of factors so appreciate the work that went into this and I'll be supporting.

M

Absolutely thank you and thank you bob for your service. Thank you in the short time that.

M

I've I've uh developed a relationship with you've been a lot of help to us. So thank you.

B

All right uh kelly, could we please have a roll call vote.

Q

I read that motion super fast. You weren't even able to.

D

Go ahead, assistant mayor kelly, yes, counselor, tabor, yes, councilor, dutton, yes, councilman, yes, councilor.

D

Bagley, yes, council lombardi; yes, council blaylock, yes, councilor cook, yes, mayor mckechron! Yes thank.

M

You shane, thank you all very much. Next up, your honor is approval of the employment agreement with.

E

New fire chief, william mcquillen, in conjunction with the fire commission here, represented tonight,.

E

By commissioner gamester uh we're looking support for the proposed employment agreement.

B

I will await a sample motion to approve the posed agreement as presented someone moved second.

B

Any discussion.

B

Well, uh council bluff. Thank you honor. um I just want to say we're very excited to um have chief.

C

Mcclellan um lead our fire department, um sad to see chief tremaine go, but I have faith that.

C

um That yeah we're continuing in a positive direction, we're very lucky to have chief.

B

Thank you, councilor blue buckeye, too. Oh council moreau. I just also like to.

H

Add I've had the opportunity to work with chief mccon on the haven board.

H

When I was back many years ago when I was on that and uh he's a really.

H

Thoughtful thanks for everything and I think, he's going to make a great fire chief.

R

I just I also wishing the best and I I was heartened that.

R

He's committed to continue residents in the city of portsmouth. I think that's really important.

R

For our fire leadership to be on the scene as quickly as possible, so thanks for doing that.

B

Well, um I would like to concur with everyone who said such great things about uh chief macquan.

B

Not bill but chief mcquoon now and it's an honor to vote for this, and I want to thank.

B

Certainly the chief, but also your wife, molly for lending you all the time to the city of portsmouth.

B

And very much look forward to the the job that you're going to do on behalf of our residents. To.

B

Keep our family safe. We thank you very much so with that police have a roll call vote. If I can.

E

Interrupt the roll call and just make a public announcement to welcome assistant fire chief.

E

Jason janae as well. I don't know if everyone's had a chance to meet assistant chief janae, but.

E

um Congratulations to you as well! It's his first official duty to stay in here and.

B

You know what I still gets. The the contract approved all right thanks.

D

Assistant mayor kelly, yes, councilor tabor, yes, councilor, denton, yes, councilman, yes, conso bagley,.

D

Yes, council lombardi; yes, council bluelock, yes, council cook, yes, ma'am, yes, unanimous congrats, bill.

E

Next up, your honor is approval of school custodial supervisor, union agreement.

E

This was discussed with us in a previous non-public session by the city's labor.

E

Negotiator tom clawson, the proposed employment agreement is in your packet.

B

Any uh oh I'll wait a sample motion to approve the proposed agreement as presented so moved.

B

Any discussion, no, um I will be supporting this. If we could, please have a roll call vote.

D

Mr mayor kelly, yes, councilor tabor, yes, councilor denton, yes, councilmanuel, yes, council, bagley,.

D

Yes, council lombardi, yes, council blaylock, yes, counselor cook, yes, ma'am, yes, unanimous.

E

Thank you number five is a verbal item and it's a request to schedule a work session to.

E

Consider a stormwater utility feasibility. We are looking to establish a stormwater.

E

Utility enterprise fund, similar to that already established for water and sewer.

E

Then we would propose a date of monday october 17th, looking ahead to the calendar when, in in.

E

The month of october, that isn't a holiday or a previously scheduled council meeting.

B

I will wait a sample motion uh to schedule a work session october, 17th 2022 at 6 pm to present the.

B

Preliminary findings and recommendations of this study and discuss steps the city may take to.

B

Implement a storm water utility enterprise fund, so move second council tabor. Do you have anything? Oh.

B

Oh, I just uh some, I moved it. um I will speak to it if that counselor denton and I had a healthy.

R

Discussion about this uh in the fee committee back in february, um and I think that citizens may.

R

Think, oh here comes a new tax. Well, remember that our storm water, compliance with epa regulations.

R

Is a requirement we have to meet one way or the other, so the question is: how do we.

R

Fund it as fairly as possible, right now, half of it's funded through property tax.

R

um And that means the residents pay the lion's share of storm water treatment, expense.

R

In our budget, but who creates the most storm water runoff, it's large commercial users, so.

R

I think we have an opportunity here, as the city managers outlines in her memo, to have a.

R

More equitable way to fund storm water remedies, we do have to do these remedies and it's good.

R

That we do them because we're we're protecting the river and great bay and and the mill ponds.

R

And um so I look forward to this. Our fee committee discussion really pointed us in the direction to.

R

Do this and we now will have some data. Thank you, councilor tabor. I the two support uh this and.

B

um It's a uh uh was lucky enough to join uh the city manager, uh brian goetz, as well as.

B

Members of the epa at uh at peace to discuss uh with senator shaheen and the uh andrea miko.

B

um The importance of our working to get pfas out of out of peas. But as this is going to be.

B

A a model for the country as they're looking at some of the the standards there and what struck.

B

Me the most is just the enormity of the problem. uh Just country-wide nationwide, the more water.

B

That we can incentivize people to divert from those systems the better we're all going to.

B

Be and the more money that we will long run be able to save to tackle this problem. So I I was.

B

Excited by this when it started, I look forward to this discussion and I think that we will have.

B

More equity, around homeowners than commercial property and hopefully start to get the type.

B

Of development that understands that, and the costs associated with just giant parking lots.

B

With a ton of stormwater runoff, so with that uh kelly, would you please call a roll call vote? Yes,.

R

D

Want some morale? Yes, councilor bagley, yes, council, lombardi, yes, council, blaylock, yes, councilor cook,.

D

Yes me and my cochran yes unanimous last under city manager items would be a request for a.

E

Deed acceptance uh between the city and foundry place, llc for property located at 88-99, foundry.

E

Place and zero deer street in your packet, there is a memo outlining a request for two deeds: the.

E

First, one is a warranty deed for a lot two. The second is a community space, easement deed for.

E

A future pedestrian sidewalk uh over 88 to 99 foundry place otherwise known as lot 6 and on.

E

Behalf of the legal team assistant city attorney trevor mccourt is here to answer any questions. The.

E

Council may have thank you um before I request a sample motion, a just a legal inquiry for bob.

B

Given that we are in active litigation, um would you make the recommendation that we discuss any.

B

Of this, outside of recording a vote, your honor, my recommendation would be that the council, not just.

B

Thank you bob. uh I now await a sample motion to authorize the city manager.

B

To accept and record a community space deed over 88 90, 88-99 foundry place and.

B

A warranty deed for what two in substantial similar form to the.

B

Deeds from foundry place, llc contained in the agenda packet, so moved. Second.

B

May we please have a roll call vote.

D

What's the denton tomorrow, yes, council, bagley, yes, council, lombardi,.

L

Yes, council blaylock, yes, hansel cook, yes, ma'am, yes,.

B

Next up the consent agenda. Thank you, city manager, conard. uh I wait uh a.

B

Motion to adopt the consent agenda. Second, any discussion.

E

It's raining hard, I guess it is raining hard um kelly. uh Will you please call the roll.

D

Assistant mayor kelly, yes, councilor tabor, yes, counselor denton, yes, council, moreau.

D

Yes, council bagley, yes, council lombardi, yes, council, blaylock, yes, councilor cook,.

D

Council? Yes, okay! Yes, I'm a little afraid of thunder. Looking sorry before we move off of.

B

That I'd simply like to call out that the um uh chris carragher and the seacoast paddleboard.

B

Club uh is requesting permission to hold the fifth annual halloween costume paddle on sunday.

B

October 30th and then in case, anybody is at home uh and loves to paddle and loves to dress up this.

B

Will be at the newly named robert p sullivan, so bob I expect to see you there in costume.

B

Next, up, uh presentations and written communications uh would wait uh for email.

B

Correspondence a way to motion to accept and place on file so move. Second, uh next up the request to.

B

Rename the north mill pond park in honor of mark stebbins uh the way to sample motion to schedule.

B

A work session to consider the request, your honor, um do we need to vote on the previous one or are.

B

We taking oh sorry, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, he's like moving on me. No thunder thunderstruck all right.

B

Kelly, could we have a pressure drop, a uh a roll call vote on the email correspondence? Yes, ma'am.

D

Assistant mayor kelly, yes, counselor chamber, yes, counselor denton, yes, council moreau, yes, councilor.

D

Bagley, yes, council lombardi; yes, council blaylock, yes, council cook, yes, mayor mckechron, yes, unanimous.

B

uh Next, up by the way to sample motion to schedule a work session to consider uh the request from.

B

Renaming the north mill pond park in honor of mark stevens so moved second.

B

And for clarity at home we suspended rule 44 to not go through the process of naming um anything.

B

uh For robert p sullivan and I think for the rest of the night I'll report as robert p sullivan.

B

um But we did that because uh we're able to do so um and we felt that clearing away uh bob deserved.

B

uh That honor, I think that this request would be good to have a discussion and specifically.

B

For me to highlight some of the things that I got to know mark doing, while we went through.

B

Covet and he turned the surges appointed by former mayor beckstead to serve on on that commission. The.

B

Coveted response task force. That said, we will have a discussion on that if this motion passes. So this.

B

Is not to name the part but to schedule a work session in a date future to have the discussion.

B

On that council, tomorrow, uh just for purposes of clarity, are we just going to discuss that one name.

H

Or we didn't discuss if other names are brought up or that because it seems like several people spoke.

H

About other people that might be worth talking about, so I guess I wanted to make sure we're.

H

Clear, are we just going to be considering one or is there a possibility of others to be considered.

B

I think that we are the ones in charge, um so we can. uh We can do that. I think the sample motion.

B

Was to consider this request um in the in the um in the vein of considering the request, I.

B

Think uh if uh other names uh come up that would be expected and natural. uh But it's.

B

To consider the request: that's before us now I believe um andrews counselor, cook, councilor cook.

O

Thank you mayor. um I would also suggest it might be worthwhile for the council.

O

To have a discussion around the policy of naming various parks or buildings and and.

O

How we move forward with that process in the future, because we could have.

O

um Lots and lots of requests to name um individual buildings or parks after um people in town, and I.

O

Want to make sure that we have a clear guidelines that we're following when we're doing so.

B

Thank you, councilor cook, counselor tabor. uh I agree with that and- and I I think it'd be great.

R

If our discussion at the work session could touch on criteria, you know, are we looking at service to.

R

The city service, above your self-interest um service given freely, um and you know what are.

R

The criteria we use to bestow a name on a piece of public property. Thank you, councilor tabor,.

C

Councilor. Thank you. um This request has come before the rec department for the rec board.

C

Sorry, uh we've had several requests to name a field or a building after an individual that.

C

Has contributed to the city of portsmouth and there is some. There are some guidelines that we.

C

um Referred to and there's, I think, there's four different levels. They describe different levels.

C

Of service, I think the highest level you have to be deceased and there's something like over.

C

40 years of service, or at least 20, but there are some- we were able to find some guidelines.

C

On file and we use those criteria as when we were asked the same question.

C

uh There's a wall of honor and there's there's several other levels of acknowledgment. um I think.

B

That um as a part of the work session, um if we could include uh current practices, the city.

B

Employees uh and have been employed. uh I think that would prove fruitful um per the discussion.

B

So, knowing that we have a a motion on the floor uh to consider this request, along uh with general.

B

Practices, as highlighted in the discussion, I would now ask kelly to take the take. The roll call vote.

D

Assistant mayor kelly, yes counselor chamber, yes, council denton, yes,.

D

Sounds so badly? Yes, council lombardi! Yes, council blueline! Yes, council cook, yes, ma'am! Yes, unanimous.

B

Next up a request for paper street for joffrey avenue, I had a way to sample.

B

Motion to refer to the pointing board, an assessor for report back so move. Second,.

B

Counselor bagley is always pretty good at waiting to get the second it's not buying. For the first.

B

um Let's see, is there any discussion on this nope uh kelly when you're ready, we'll take the role on.

B

This certainly assistant mayor kelly, yes councilor tabor, yes, counselor denton, yes, council monroe. Yes,.

D

Council bagley: yes, council lombardi; yes, council blaylock; yes, council cook, yes, mayor mceachron, yes,.

D

Unanimous uh next up uh I'd wait a letter from freda weeks regarding the worth lot.

B

um I would await a sample motion to refer to the city manager for a report back so moved.

B

Second, any discussion on this.

B

Not at this time, um oh we do. We have counselor cook stand up, councilor cook. Thank you mayor. I.

O

Think it's important that we consider mr week's request that he made during public comment.

O

um As part of this referral to the city manager for consideration.

B

And for clarity uh in the record, uh mr weeks asked to have a opportunity to.

B

Address the council is that what your uh you are wanting to recognize? uh Yes, mayor, I'm I'm.

O

Just requesting that the city manager consider that request, also um when she's looking at this.

R

From cancer tabor, uh maybe we could get an update.

R

This came before the last council. It involves a complicated and and somewhat unclear chain.

R

Of title to some parking spaces in the worth lot- and uh there were negotiations ongoing over that.

R

um Is there any update that that we can get I'll I'll start? The short conversation to.

E

Say we've had several meetings with mr weeks on behalf of his client. uh It has involved several.

E

Members of the legal department and members of the parking department and myself and we've had.

E

Several go-rounds and we have not been satisfied or found that any of their requests are worthy of.

E

Council consideration at this time- I don't know if you want to add anything to that. No ma'am.

R

Thank you, you're welcome. I think that fills us in okay, um so um we will refer to the city manager.

B

um Before the report back, I guess when we ask for a report back, would we expect.

B

Something more than that or we expect that or a status of potentially where those requests are.

E

We are, we would be in a position to give you a clear sense of how we feel about their proposal.

E

But I think it remains a question of the council whether you want to entertain a presentation by.

E

Mr weeks, on behalf of his client, I see those as two separate asks, so we would be happy to.

E

Provide the report back: let's see the report back and we'll make a decision on whether or not a.

B

Request either work session or presentation here or well. I guess not a work session, but a.

B

Presentation here, uh or uh with this I don't think this would be a non-public, so either we'll see the.

B

Report back and we'll decide whether or not we need to have a a more in-depth uh conversation. So.

B

Just voting on the report back kelly, could you please take the vote.

D

Oh okay, sorry, I'm sorry assistant mayor.

D

Mayor assistant mayor kelly, yes, councilor, tabor, yes, councilor denton, yes, council morrell, yes,.

D

Counselor bagley, yes, council lombardi, yes, council, blaylock, yes, council cook,.

D

Yes, mayor mclachlan, yes, unanimous all right now um we have under the council my name.

B

Bob did you think that that was clever the city facilities update? I thought I thought it was clear.

B

um So we have um next up appointments to be voted and I'm going to do these all and I would.

B

Await a motion to appoint luis rodriguez to the cable, television and communications commission.

B

Tori l brooks the sustainable practice. Blue ribbon committee, patricia bagley to the trees.

B

And public greenery committee and jeffrey matson as an alternate to the zoning board of adjustment.

B

So moved yeah. Second, your honor is it okay for me to vote as patricia bagley is my aunt.

A

I would certainly I mean I I would you know, there's no prohibition against it. Unless.

B

Think that would bias you one way or the other. I don't think.

A

There's anybody that loves trees more in the city than cheetahs.

B

Then I look forward to you voting um any discussion.

B

And was that uh that was motioned in second grade um all right: a roll call.

B

Vote assistant mayor kelly: yes, counselor, tabor, yes, counselor denton, yes, council moreau; yes,.

D

Councilor bagley: yes, council lombardi; yes, council, bullock; yes, council cook; yes, yes,.

D

Assistant mayor, yes, thank you, your honor um first on the agenda. um I would bring.

F

Forth a motion for the council to approve, let me just read the motion.

F

um To appoint the mayor or his destiny to act as a delegate at the nham legislative policy conference.

F

And more to accept and approve the nhma's proposed legislative principles in the 2023 proposed.

F

Legislative policy positions, as recommended by the legislative subcommittee. Second: thank you.

F

The legislative subcommittee met recently to go over the new hampshire municipal association's.

F

Legislative policies going forward, there will be a conference. The mayor will vote on our behalf.

F

um We found that these there were most of the policies and what you'll see in your packet.

F

um Agree with the policies that this council adopted in february of 2022 of this year.

B

Because it's mayor any questions or comments me on zoom. No we'll have a roll call vote.

D

Assistant mayor kelly, yes, councilor chamber, yes, councilor, denton, yes, councilman, yes,.

D

Councilor bagley: yes, council lombardi; yes, council blaylock; yes, council cook; yes, yes,.

F

Okay, item number: two: um I would make a motion to move to refer to parking and traffic safety.

F

Committee for report back at the october 24th 22 city council, meeting on the potential removal of.

F

The taxi only parking spots downtown now, if I can get a second I'll discuss that. Thank you. Councilor.

F

Bradley at this point um from my understanding, we only have one registered taxi service in the.

F

City, we have at least a minimum of, I think three spots downtown potentially four. I would look to.

F

Look at have the park in traffic and sadie look to reduce that to just one spot.

F

um Maybe within some correspondence with the one medallion that we have in the city to see.

F

What is preferred for that vendor? We're always looking to add more parking supply.

B

And that's been moved and seconded yes, yes, um yeah! Thank you uh assistant, mary. I think that is.

B

A great request and look forward to supporting that um at least having the conversation.

B

On that and understanding, you know how many medallions out there, how many parking spots and.

B

Very much support that counselor bagley. um I think this is a great idea because it puts.

A

Potentially much needed inventory back into the city's hands. The october 24th report back is that.

A

Give the city staff enough time after our I think it's october 6th, is our next pts meeting.

E

That's a good question if I can think about that on the fly.

E

It may be that we are not ready to make a full recommendation in time to make the october 24th.

E

Meeting but we'll provide that report through the pts chairman bagley, if we're not ready at.

E

The october 24th meeting to make a recommendation we'll come at the the following meeting: okay.

B

All right uh a roll call vote, mr mayor kelly. Yes councilor tabor, yes, counselor denton, yes, council.

D

Morrell, yes, council bagley; yes, council lombardi; yes, council, blaylock, yes, council cook, yes, mayor.

D

Mccackery, yes, unanimous, thank you and your honor. The final um thing on my on the agenda for my name.

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um I would make a motion for a request for a report back from the recreational and department.

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Of public works and creating a disc golf course at community campus, and if I get a second, I can.

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Second, thank you. um We're always looking for as councilor reggie says, low cost high impact.

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um Disc golf is one of the trending sports in the country with a growth of over 150 new courses.

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So far in 2023, based on the data from the udisk udist.com, which is a national organization, so this.

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Was actually brought to me because I have some residents, some friends that are residents in the.

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City who are at the disc golf fanatics, and they often have to travel to hampton or dover or other.

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Communities when we're thinking about community campus and what we can do there, we know that.

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There's a there's is a decent amount of land that is not buildable per se, but we do have walking.

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Trails- and we do have other things, so I thought it would be a great um project to potentially.

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Fill up some of that space, so I look forward to working with the rec department, councilor.

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Blaylock and the department of public works to see if we can build that here in your packet, you.

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Will see that there's a very detailed outline of what we look to believe that initial setup cost.

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Just for materials- and that was pulled from the national organization- and it's about twenty five.

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Thousand dollars minimal need for upkeep. Everyone brings their own supplies. The big thing too, for.

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Me is that it's an affordable activity and sport for everyone, there's no age limit on this um and.

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Really it's all you really need is a frisbee, and so it's a really fun sport that I would recommend.

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It's trend enough words like pickleball, so I think we're gonna we're gonna hit it on the high loop.

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Thank you assistant mayor any comments or questions counselor tabor thanks. I asked the.

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City manager for the total acreage out of the community campus, it's an interesting parcel of.

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Land, it's 36 acres. There are three parcels that are developable comprising 24 acres in total.

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So um I think my concern would be as we we proceed cautiously if we.

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Ever want to get affordable housing out there, which I think is an opportunity.

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Might we be smart to keep that in mind and work just with the 12 acres that are either wetland.

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Or not developable, and will that be enough? You know we saw figures in the in the packet that.

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You needed um 18 acres, so I think we'll need to balance those carefully because we want to.

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We want to look at the long-term interests of the community in that in that property and if we.

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Could house 100 or 200 or 250 people who couldn't otherwise afford to live here that that might have.

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A great long-term benefit too, so we've got a balance and uh uh you know, maybe if we have to use.

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Some of the developable land, this could be done on one-year leases or two-year leases or something.

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Like that council moreau beyond community campus, I actually think we probably have some places that.

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We could possibly do this because we do have a lot of sort of unusable trails and wetland areas.

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That I mean it could even be in some of the land. That's along the rail trail. It could be. You know.

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I I think there we have more options: the community campus, so I would not want to stifle us to think.

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Of just that, one spot, let's think of all the areas of the city that might be able to accommodate such.

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A thing I think we can accomplish that even within the motion as presented mayor councilor cook, has.

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Her hand uh counselor cook, just because they'll forget thank you mayor. I was actually going to.

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Echo exactly what councilor moreau said. um I think it's it's a wonderful idea to bring a disc golf.

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To portsmouth, but that said, I want to make sure that we find the most appropriate place for it.

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And so I don't want to exclude other locations in town if we think that they're more appropriate so.

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I just want to make sure I'm not a recreation expert, so I can't tell you the perfect location.

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In portsmouth to locate this kind of activity, so I think it's important that we turn to um department.

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Of public works the rec department to be thinking about what would be the most appropriate location.

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I think councilor councilor, blaylock and councilor. Thank you. I thank you. Sister.

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Mayor kelly for bringing this forward um it's very exciting. I, when we were knocking on doors.

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Campaigning a year ago, I remember several residents bringing up a disc golf as a great.

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Outdoor recreational um and something that portsmouth doesn't have uh when I actually.

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Lived out in lake tahoe, I had the pleasure of developing a disc golf course in the incline. The.

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uh Sorry, the incline village, general improvement district um and we were able to get local sponsors.

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And it was, this kind of course can be put in a amoeba shaped um it. Can you know you can make.

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It any shape, so it really can be flexible and grow in some sort of land that can't be used. Otherwise,.

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um But um I I think it added a lot to the community out there and I think it's been.

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A lot to the community portsmouth too, thank you, counselor, council baby. Thank you anna. I.

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Just wanted to thank the assistant mayor and uh portsmouth resident andrew pacquia, who.

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They laid out in the packet the how the what and the why of you know as a citizen is, if you.

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Want the city to do something for you, um I would encourage you to look into the packet and how they.

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Proposed it and why they justified it, how they showed all the costs and they showed the links.

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And how this could be a you know: high impact, low-cost solution for our city. So if anybody.

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Else out there has these types of ideas. This is a great template to to bring them forth with. Thank.

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You councilor bagley good time now to this. I don't think rises to that level. If I remember correctly.

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But the cip uh submissions are due uh september 30th and I will echo uh councilor bagley's point.

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um You know we are, we are our best when we are taking your ideas uh and and making them happen.

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um And it's it's great to see well thought ideas uh come in and help us uh move the ball forward. So.

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um I would love to to thank the assistant mayor. I think that I I do appreciate. Councilor tabor's.

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Concern about um you know: affordable housing land is always at a premium.

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um But yeah, I would steal peter rice's phrase that you know this isn't a huge stranded cost, even if.

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We do have to move uh this um from the what I've looked at. It doesn't seem as though um we're going.

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To you know the capital investment is is not there and I think uh development can take a long time.

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um To happen- and this is a an appropriate use of that and building community- is you know it's my.

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Favorite thing to be able to do to see us come together in new ways as a city and invite more.

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People to enjoy it, so thank you very much uh and uh when the paper called me, I said if this gets.

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Built my first match is going to be against the assistant mayor I've uh at camp when I was fifth.

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Grade I played a disc golf, I'm undefeated 1-0, um but I'm going to put my 30 year record on.

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The line uh if we are able to get this off the ground, so thank you very much assistant mayor.

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uh Oh yeah roll call, you're ready right, absolutely all right. uh Roll call vote. Please assistant mayor.

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Kelly, yes, counselor chamber, yes, counselor denton, yes, councilman, yes, councilor bagley, yes, council.

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Lombardi, yes, council blaylock, yes, council cook, yes, mayor, mcc, cochran, yes, unanimous.

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Council denton thank your honor fort smith's third annual electric vehicle show is going to.

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Be on sunday october, 2nd, it's being presented by clean energy, new hampshire and it's the last day.

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Of the national drive electric week, the it'll be from 10 in the morning to one in the afternoon. At.

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The bridge street lot we're still looking for several specific electric vehicles instead of.

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Just having random ones show up, there's 14 ones which we are seeking to have there to showcase.

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And the bridge lee bridge street parking lot was picked to showcase the fact that the city has.

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Included in the cip three quarters of a million dollars to go towards electric vehicle chargers.

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With the wiring already being installed, when the pavement was done in that parking lot to have some.

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Installed there, so anyone who's able to make it on october, 2nd will be great too. Have you come out.

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Thank you, counselor denton, mr mayor I'd, love to add some exciting news to councilor denton's.

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Item through some remaining encumbered funds in our parking department, we are able to program.

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Or allocate twenty seven thousand dollars we will purchase, we will. We have purchased.

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They are taking eight to twelve weeks to come in, but two charging stations which can charge up to.

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Four cars at one time so, eight to twelve weeks ish from now, we will see those in bridge street.

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Okay, that's awesome. Thank you, city manager. I have something to announce there.

B

um Next up counselor bagley, I think you're on our uh parking traffic and.

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Safety committee action sheet in minutes of september 1st 2022- I believe they were.

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In your packet and I'm going to move to, accept and approve the action sheet in.

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Minutes of september 1st 2022 parking and traffic safety committee meeting. Second.

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Any discussion roll cover, please.

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Tabor, yes, council of denton. Yes, yes, council, bagley, yes, council, lombardi,.

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Yes, council blalock, yes, council cook, yes, ma'am mccackery, yes, unanimous.

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Gonna have a second action item needing approval by the city council and that is portwalk place.

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Request for renewal of valet license agreements by business owner and I move to approve renewal.

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Valet license agreement for parade residence, hotel llc for a term of one year and to.

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Approve renewal of ballet license agreement for portsmouth high llc for a term of one year. Second,.

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Any questions uh not all in favor, but a roll call vote when kelly is ready.

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Assistant mayor kelly, yes, counselor tabor, yes, counselor denton, yes, council monroe, yes, counselor.

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Bagley, yes, council lombardi; yes, council blaylock, yes, council cook, yes, miramar cochran, yes, unanimous.

B

Next up is counselor lombardi.

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Who um create a blue ribbon committee to study the establishment of a public-private partnership to.

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Properly archive historic documents regarding to this history of the city of portsmouth.

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um I there's a there's a detail later on in the packet, but if I can get a.

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Second, I would like to discuss it a bit. Second.

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uh Thank you. um Basically, the history of portsmouth is so fundamental to the.

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To what I would call the ethos of of portsmouth it's, um it is uh recognized uh important to the.

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Country to the city, to the state um and it's just an integral part of the city's identity.

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But we found- I know when, in talking with a city staff that there's a problem with.

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Archiving documents form, and it is for the city- and I know from for a fact that the some of.

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The historical organizations in portsmouth also have that same problem. So that's why.

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I'm proposing a public private partnership and we would look at a lot of the details.

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Within that, but how it works and stuff like that, that's listed there.

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Kind of what I call the hard pieces are listed in the document that I supplied.

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um The their the soft things are perhaps the harder decisions that that have to be.

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Made which I'm talking about ownership and access and facilitating research in a facility like that.

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There's also the aspect of the legal identity of a public-private partnership, which I have no.

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Idea how that works and I'm a little sorry bob's leaving, but I think susan might be helping that.

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um So, anyway, that's the rationale and that's the idea, and so I hope we can move forward with a.

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Committee that can figure this out and bring a report back to the city.

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Thank you, councilor lombardi. Are there any questions of councilor, lombardi or general.

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um I'd like to thank councilor lombardi, I think this is a great idea. There's a lot of history.

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And as the portsmouth 400 is coming up next year, I know a lot of different people are looking at.

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Different things, so this is probably a really good time to try to capture a lot of that. I'd.

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Like to encourage the committee to look at the access to the general public and how we.

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Can make it as electronic as possible? I think those would be some really key things for the.

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Future as far as keeping stuff together so thank you. Thank you. uh Councilman council.

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Tabor yes, kudos to counselor lombardi. I know that he's reached out to the athenaeum and the.

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Library and numerous other organizations, so this has been really well thought out.

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um And I, I also think it's a great opportunity uh because there's the athenaeum and our own library.

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And even organizations like the churches have have all of these documents. They're overflowing with.

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Them literally and they're being uh stuck up on shelves and there's a need for long-term storage.

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That's the near-term problem, but the opportunity, as council burro says, is to have this material.

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Accessible to the public- and you know to have um documents that are the history of the city.

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um Accessible to the public and accessible to people who want to write history.

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I think could really benefit all of us. Thank you, councilor tabor, ation, councilor, bagley and then.

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We'll go to counseling cook yeah. Thank you honor. I just uh want to commend council lombardi for.

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Bringing this forward I'm a proprietor at the athenaum- and this is portsmouth's very lucky- to.

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Have an institution like the athenaum there used to be about 400 of them in the country. There's.

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Only a few romanian they're, mostly in big cities like boston, new york and in philadelphia, so we.

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Have an amazing institution and we're struggling with what to do with all the stuff that we have.

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In storage to make sure that it's accessible, we do a good job with what we have now, but we had a.

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Study done and people are of, a generation who kept diaries, and particularly film from photographs, are.

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Passing on and their their hairs have you know these big boxes of historical documents and they.

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Want to donate them to a repository, and we don't have the space word at the athena and we don't.

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Have the space for it at the here in the city? We don't have the spaceport at the library it.

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Would be a shame to lose all of these documents that are about to be forthcoming over the next.

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10 to 20 years, because we don't have the space to store. It also would be a shame for the athenaim.

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To do it independently, strawberry bank to do it independently, the library do it independently.

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The city to do it independently, since we're all trying to achieve the same goal, so we could save.

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A lot of money and do a much better job if uh we we developed this public private partnership.

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Thank you, counselor bagley, uh counselor cook,.

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Thank you mayor and thank you, councilor lombardi, for bringing this forward.

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um And also thank you for shepherding this discussion through the governance committee. um You.

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Know I'm fortunate to sit on governance and have already witnessed some of the discussion um from.

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Our our library, director and others within the city about these concerns around archives, and so I.

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Really thank you for taking such an effort to make sure that we get this right. That we established of.

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The urban committee um that they can really think about this more broadly and how we address this.

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Concern so thank you so much councilor lombardi. I have a question for the city attorney. I just.

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Want to make sure I want to clarify um I'm a member of several of these organizations.

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um Specifically, you know the athenaum and the dar, and I want to make sure that it's okay to vote on.

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This tonight, given that a member, since there are no financial implications yet associated with this.

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Thank you. You understand the I have two recommendations, number one. I think it's entirely.

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Appropriate that you discuss any any relationship that you might have without anyone involved in the.

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City vote. I think that the code of ethics calls for something of that nature, but the second thing.

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I have to say is that, unless voting on, this matter would put money into your pocket or take money.

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Out of your pocket, you do not have a conflict of interest and you could vote on the matter.

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Thank you, tony sullivan. Thank you. Any other discussion.

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On this tonight, um councilman barney. Thank you um uh a long time ago I was a.

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I was a history major and it's amazing what you find uh when you get past the headlines.

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And into a primary source- and you understand somebody in a similar situation to yourself.

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How they, uh on a first person basis made it through a time it gives you an awesome.

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Clarity and and those are probably some of the documents that we can't keep at the athenaum. I.

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Will say that on the council and now as mayor, I've been incredibly lucky to have uh stephanie.

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Seacort provide me with documents that have to deal with our history of portsmouth, one.

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Of those was the 300th anniversary pamphlet that I found where we we found our our names.

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Or our our motto of the city of the open door and to be able to read through those.

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Things and have them describe portsmouth as a city on the rise constantly changing.

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um It's it's a reminder that things do change, but they stay the same and I think the the more that.

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We can understand our shared past will have a better opportunity to have a shared future. So.

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Thank you, councilor lombardi. I look forward to appointing this committee and I would ask.

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Anybody that is interested to please reach out to any member of the council or the city clerk.

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Including myself, to uh to put your name forward for this and look to have recommendations that.

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Either the next council or the council meeting following that, so with that uh roll call vote.

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Council lombardi: yes, council blalock, yes, council cook; yes, yes,.

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Your honor, I know we're getting close, but would it be possible to have a five minute biological break.

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We just have approval of of of grants and donations. Can we can we get through? Can we.

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Get through approval of grants and donations information? Yes, all right, I'm just put it out.

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There then tough here guys we got uh next up. I wait a motion to accept the grant and the amount.

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Of uh 275 000 as presented second, a roll call vote for this approval of critical flood infrastructure.

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Grant from new hampshire des assistant mayor kelly? Yes, it comes our table. Yes, counselor denton, yes,.

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Council moreau, yes, councilor bagley, yes, councilor lombardi, yes, councilor blaylock, yes, councilor cook,.

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Yes, yes, unanimous mayor, I will go really quickly to remind the public as the mayor.

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Did earlier that, the deadline for folks to submit submissions for our upcoming capital improvement.

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Plan is september 30th, the online foreign form has been updated to be even easier to.

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Use than in previous years to date we have 41 submissions, so that's great and that's higher.

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Than most years, the other thing I want to bring to the public's attention is the long-awaited.

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Much anticipated use of a credit and debit card system at the recycling center that took a while.

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But now you can do that and there is a credit card service charge, but you can use your credit.

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uh Those are those the updates, I'm happy to give a very short mcintyre update. If that would be.

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um Okay with the council, the uh the rest of the report back seemed to be pretty self-explanatory.

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But um a quick verbal mcintyre update is that we are on track. We continue to track.

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On schedule with the timeline initiated back in march of this year, we expect to achieve 50.

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Design by mid-october this week we anticipate drafts from outside council relative to the.

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Development agreement on the ground, lease from which we will continue to work on the pro forma.

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And understanding the financial contribution for both sides, but all is tracking well in that regard.

B

Thank you, city manager, um just a note on the outdoor pool I've reached out to the chairs of.

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The conservation commission, I think that you know this report back, spells out pretty clearly the.

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The financial obligations that we have the federal obligations in terms of not moving the pool.

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um But I you know I want to address the concerns. I think specifically councilor denton around you.

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Know? Chlorine, you know the projections do not have this pool sitting underwater, but storm surges.

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Being what they are moving away from the bathtub model to the storm surge model, we'll continue to.

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Have a conversation but want to preserve the outdoor pool as as best we can, and then you.

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Know just a note on the uh legal apartments uh public forum area, you know, there's we're all in.

B

New hampshire, we all believe very strongly uh in the freedom of speech, the freedom of assembly, the.

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Clarification was not having to do with any any singular group coming, but a singular group coming.

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For as long as it did cause people naturally to have the question of, are there any rules here.

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um At all to any of this and the attorney sullivan clarified, there are rules to this.

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And long-standing rules, so it's not a discussion of whether or not we support freedom of speech.

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Or don't we do that's? Why we're all here? That's why we have public comment. That's why we have.

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The ability to assemble so I just people came and understand that, but there's there's not any.

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Effort to reduce or eliminate a public's future or public assembly, so I just wanted to point that.

B

Out and thank you councilor bagley for pulling up the uh unexpended bond procedures so um with that.

B

uh Oh one thing you're an under misliness. I would just like to remind the city and thank um a couple.

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People on this podium on saturday, big brothers, big sisters, uh we have a group, the young forensic.

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For mentoring, we host the stiletto sprint every year downtown. uh We have a team from the police.

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Department, um I believe, from the fire department and we have a you know. What did I sign up? Oh yes,.

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On this podium that have signed up for that and a couple counselors have run.

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Before so, if you are downtown um saturday, uh please stop by and uh it's it's always.

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A fun spectacular spectacle to see everyone do a little dash in heels.

B

As long as we're talking about pools, the indoor pool has been closed with an indefinite reopened.

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Date, I wonder if there's any update on that, I do have an update, a quick one that um we typically.

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Close and renovate the pool at this time uh every year, dpw has been cleaning and filling the pool.

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And hot tub this week the floor coating will go down next week. The pool is slated to open back.

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Up on wednesday october 5th, and not only about the direct, have the deck terrains been replaced.

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A new floor coating put down but there's been painting, grouting new signs, all indoor signage.

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Has been redone and small fixes to the locker room, they will they're seemingly a big difference that.

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You will all see thank you, city manager, making a great pool, even donna. I have a quick parliamentary.

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Inquiry for the city attorney being his last meeting. um Where would you like to go after this.

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You're on our eye motion to adjourt, but we just have um a city wide neighborhood.

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Neighborhood committee august 17th was already do we have a report back on that? Yes, well there.

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Are minutes we're in yeah the minutes, nothing else? Okay, all right! I was amazed. It was like an.

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11 minute meeting, so the minutes were really short and sweet. Thank you bob bob. Thank you.

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um uh Since we have uh stephanie seacort here in concert bagley, if we could uh just.

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uh Take one picture with you up here uh before we just immortalize the the last.

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Evening I'd appreciate that, of course, look at this fresh fruits and you're.

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On when we do take a council photo, we will have both city attorneys.

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