City Council - 10/07/25

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Chapters

Call to Order (00:02:35)
2. Opening Prayer 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Roll Call 5. Acceptance of Minutes
6. Communications from the City Manager 6.1 City Manager’s Report (00:03:55)
7. Communications from the Mayor (00:05:30)
7.1. Proclamation: Extra Mile Day (00:07:18)
7.2 Nov. 4 City Council meeting to be held Wednesday, November 5, 2025) (00:09:04)
7.2. Announcement: The November 4, 2025, Regular City Council meeting shall be delayed by one day due to the Municipal Election – Pursuant to Section 1.1 of the City Council Rules of Order (New Date: November 5, 2025)
9. Nominations, Appointments, Resignations, and Elections (00:09:30)
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9.1. Resignation: Patricia Turner, City Council, Ward 1 – Seat A consideration for acceptance P 9.2. Resignation: Robin Brown, Ward 3, Selectman consideration for acceptance P.55 9.3. Resignation: Alec Taliaferro, Parking Commission, consideration for acceptance P.57 9.4. Re-appointment: Rick Healey, Strafford Regional Planning Commission, (Term to Expire on 6/6/2028) (Recommendation made by the Planning Board) consideration for acceptance
10. Reports of Committees (00:11:13)
Report out and action items of the City Council Committees:

10.1 Appointments Committee (meeting cancelled) 10.2 Codes & Ordinances Committee P.61 10.3 Community Development Committee P.63 10.4 Finance Committee P.67 10.4.1 Committee Recommendation: to Approve a combination of Revenue Sources to make up for the Funding Deficit to the School Department NH DoE Adequacy Grant Funding Reduction P.71 10.4.2 Committee Recommendation: to Allow the Finance Director to Work with DPW and Expand/Modify the On-Call Construction Services Contract P.72 10.4.3 Committee Recommendation: to authorize the Finance Director to submit applications pertaining to RSA, 287-D:4-a, Games of Chance for the Benefit of the Host Community, related to casinos P.72 10.5 Parking Commission P.75 10.6 Planning Board P.79 10/2/25 10.7 Public Safety P.91 10.7.1 Committee Recommendation: “No Parking” Signs to be Placed on Charles Street at the Glen Street Intersection consideration for approval P.107
11. Unfinished Business (00:15:40)
Three Resolutions, please see details below

11.1. Amendment to the General Ordinances Relative to Chapter 200-24 Article II, Rates, Charges, and Fees Proposed Amendment second reading and consideration for adoption P.127 11.2. Amendment to Chapter 200 Section 33 Wastewater Rate and Fee Schedule, Pertaining to Septage Fees second reading and consideration for adoption P.131 11.3. Resolution Approving a Supplemental Appropriation of $1,412,333 for the Portland Street Sidewalk Project second reading and consideration for adoption P.
13. New Business (00:17:03)
13.1. Resolution Approving Reconsidered Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Adopted Operating Budget for the City of Rochester School District refer to a Public Hearing (00:17:03)
Adopted Operating Budget for the City of Rochester School District first reading and refer to a Public Hearing to be held on October 21, 2025 P.139

13.1. Resolution Approving Reconsidered Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Adopted Operating Budget for the City of Rochester School District first reading and refer to a Public Hearing to be held on October 21, 2025 P.139
13.2. Resolution re.195 Ten Rod Road - RSA 79-D frefer to a Public Hearing October 21, 2025 (00:17:25)
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13.2. Resolution Granting Renewal of the Discretionary Preservation Easement to the Property Located at 195 Ten Rod Road Under the Provisions of RSA 79-D first reading and refer to a Public Hearing to be held on October 21, 2025 P.145
13.3. Resolution Accepting (NHDES) Grant (00:17:53)
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13.3. Resolution Accepting NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Grant, in Connection with 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Day and Authorizing City Manager to Enter Into a Contract with NHDES not to exceed $15,121.00 first reading and consideration for adoption P.163
13.4 Resolution Re. “Involuntary Merger” of a Property Known as 2 Sweetbriar Lane (00:18:18)
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13.4. Resolution in Accordance with RSA 674:39-aa, Recognizing the “Involuntary Merger” of a Property Known as 2 Sweetbriar Lane (Currently, Rochester Tax Map 0127- 0067-0000), and Acknowledging the Appropriateness of Restoration of Such Lot to Its Pre-Merger Configuration first reading and consideration for adoption P.167
13.5 and 13.6 Agreement for the 2025-2026 Emergency Extreme Cold Weather Warming Center (00:23:27)
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13.5. Agreement for the 2025-2026 Emergency Extreme Cold Weather Warming Center, Winter Season, Between Strafford County and the City of Dover, the City of Rochester, and the City of Somersworth consideration for acceptance P.181 13.6. Agreement Between Strafford County, the City of Dover, the City of Rochester, and the City of Somersworth Regarding the Construction of a New County-Wide Seasonal Warming Center consideration for acceptance P.197
13.7 Resolution Authorizing Supplemental Appropriation to the FY 2026 (00:24:32)
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13.7. Resolution Authorizing Supplemental Appropriation to the FY 2026 General Fund Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Project Fund in Connection with Bundle Bridge Projects in the Amount of $1,000,000.00 and Borrowing Authority pursuant to RSA 33:9 first reading and refer to a Public Hearing to be held on October 21, 2025 P.199
13.8 (Withdrawn) (00:24:57)
13.9 (00:25:00)
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13.9. Supplemental Appropriation the amount of $159,000.00 for the Purchase of a Portion of the Property Located at 1035 Salmons Falls Road first reading and consideration for adoption P.233