Board of Mayor and Aldermen

Agenda — 13 items

1. Communication from Mayor Ruais requesting approval to provide the State of New Hampshire with written notice of the City's intent to terminate the use-of-premises agreement for the Tirrell House located at 15 Brook Street.Ladies and Gentlemen, what is your pleasure?
2. Communication from Mayor Ruais providing an update on the continued operations of the Aged and Infirmed Shelter, and requesting approval of the following:<ul><li>Transfer $110,952.72 in funds from Revo Casino to the Shelter's operations</li><li>Transfer of $50,000 in Opioid Abatement Funds to the Shelter's operations</li><li>Authorization of the rent contract from November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2027</li></ul><strong>Ladies and Gentlemen, what is your pleasure?
3. The Mayor calls the meeting back to order.
4. A motion is in order to recess the meeting to allow the Committee on Finance to meet.
5. Bond Resolution: <strong>(A motion is in order to read by title only.)“Authorizing Bonds, Notes or Lease Purchases in the amount of Twenty Seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000) for the 2026 CIP C330040426 Women’s Locker Room Expansion.”<br><strong>If the Board so desires, a motion is in order that the Bond Resolution ought to pass and be Enrolled.
6. Ordinance: <strong>(A motion is in order to read by title only.)“Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Manchester by amending §32.029 Funding and Resource Management pertaining to the Art Commission by increasing spending authorization without board approval to $1,000 per project.”<br><strong>If the Board so desires, a motion is in order that the Ordinance Amendment ought to pass and be Ordained.
7. <strong>A motion would be in order to enter into non-public session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3, II(d) for consideration of property acquisition, sale or lease of real or personal property which, if discussed in public, would likely benefit a party or parties whose interests are adverse to those of the general community. A roll call vote is required.
8. Resolutions: <strong>(A motion is in order to read by titles only.)“Amending the FY2024 Community Improvement Program, authorizing and appropriating funds in the amount of Two Million Four Hundred Seventy Thousand Five Hundred Dollars($2,470,500) for the FY2024 713524 North River Road/Bicentennial Drive Roundabout (CMAQ).”“Amending the FY2027 Community Improvement Program, authorizing and appropriating funds in the amount of One Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars and Ninety Cents ($101,734.90) for the FY2027 CIP C330040127 FY27 Highway Safety Grant Program.”“Amending the FY2027 Community Improvement Program, authorizing and appropriating funds in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Hundred Dollars($150,000) for theFY2027 CIP C330040227 Adverse Childhood Experience Response Team (ACERT).”“Amending the FY2026 Community Improvement Program, authorizing and appropriating funds in the amount of Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000) for the FY2026 C410021626School Based Dental Program - Medicaid.”<br><strong><strong>If the Board so desires, a motion would be in order that the Resolutions ought to pass and be Enrolled.
9. Recommending that Ordinance Amendment:<br><br>“Amending Section 70.78 Basic Penalty of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Manchester to include updated parking and other citations.”ought to pass and be referred to the Committee on Accounts, Enrollment & Revenue Administration.(Unanimous vote)
10. Recommending that Ordinance Amendment:<br><br>“Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Manchester by amending §32.029 Funding and Resource Management pertaining to the Art Commission by increasing spending authorization without board approval to $1,000 per project.”ought to pass and be Enrolled.(Unanimous vote)
11. Recommending that Ordinance Amendment:<br><br>“Amending Chapter 70: Motor Vehicles and Traffic of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Manchester by amending Section 70.44 Division Established hereby placing the Parking Division within the Manchester Police Department.”ought to pass and be referred to the Committee on Bills on Second Reading for technical review.(Unanimous vote)
12. Bond Resolution:<br><br>"Authorizing Bonds, Notes or Lease Purchases in the amount of Twenty Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($20,800,000) for the 2027 CIP C500070327 Raise - City Funds (DPW-Highway)."(Note: Tabled on August 4, 2026.)
13. Recommending that the request from Families in Transition to consolidate four loans using the terms proposed by the City, contingent upon the State's award of FIT's requested LITHC funding, be approved.(Unanimous vote)

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