CITY OF LACONIA - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
September 13, 2021

7:00 pm

City Hall - Armand A. Bolduc City Council Chamber


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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

3.

RECORDING SECRETARY

4.

ROLL CALL

5.

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE

6.

COUNCIL PROCLAMATION

7.

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

7.A.

Regular meeting minutes of August 23, 2021

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - Regular Meeting Minutes of August 23 2021.pdf
  2. 8_23_2021 - Minutes - DRAFT.pdf
7.B.

Special meeting minutes of August 30, 2021

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - Special Meeting Minutes of August 30 2021.pdf
  2. 8_30_2021 - Minutes - Draft.pdf
8.

CONSENT & ACTION ITEMS

8.A.

Temporary Traffic Order 2021-15 LHS Homecoming Parade

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - TTO 2021-15, LHS Homecoming Parade.pdf
  2. TTO 2021-15 LHS Homecoming Parade.pdf
9.

CITIZEN COMMENTS FOR MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

10.

INTERVIEWS

11.

NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS & ELECTIONS

12.

COMMUNICATIONS

13.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

13.A.

Public hearing for a proposed ballot question for a Charter Amendment

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - Public hearing for proposed ballot question for Charter Amendment.pdf
14.

PRESENTATIONS

15.

MAYOR'S REPORT

16.

COUNCIL COMMENTS

17.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Items will be discussed as needed. Not all items will be brought before the full Council at this evenings meeting. 
17.A.

FINANCE (Lipman (Chair), Hamel, Cheney)

17.A.i.

WOW Trail Funding

17.A.ii.

Downtown TIF Financing

17.B.

PUBLIC SAFETY (Cheney (Chair), Soucy, Lipman)

17.C.

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ORDINANCES (Soucy (Chair), Felch, Cheney)

17.C.i.

Review of Chapter 167, Noise and Chapter 161 Licensing as it pertains to outdoor sound equipment and loudspeakers

17.C.ii.

Ordinance Amending Chapter 221, Vehicles and Traffic/Parking on Sublawns

17.C.iii.

Procedural review of grant applications

17.C.iv.

Regulation of Short Term Residential Rental Businesses

17.C.v.

Proposed Historic Overlay District

17.C.vi.

Scenic Road Motorcycle Noise Petition

17.C.vii.

Use of public property by for-profit entities

17.C.viii.

Short Term Rentals

17.D.

LANDS & BUILDINGS (Hamel (Chair), Haynes, Felch)

17.D.i.

Downtown parking garage

17.D.ii.

Repair & maintenance of City buildings

17.D.iii.

Perley Pond Maintenance

17.D.iv.

Plan for the DPW Compound

17.D.v.

Continuation of the discussion regarding parking in the Lakeport area

17.E.

PUBLIC WORKS (Haynes (Chair), Felch, Soucy)

17.E.i.

Retaining Wall Policy

17.E.ii.

Discussion for converting from a manual to an automated solid waste curbside collection service

18.

LIAISON REPORTS

19.

CITIZENS REQUESTS TO COMMENT ON CURRENT AGENDA ITEMS

20.

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

20.A.

Financial and Operational Trends Report

Documents:
  1. Financial and Operational Trends - September 2021.pdf
21.

NEW BUSINESS

21.A.

Proposed lease agreement with EJM Holdings, LLC

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - Proposed lease agreement with EJM Holdings LLC.pdf
  2. Lease agreement EJM Holdings.pdf
21.B.

Red Anchor Wellness Health Expo – Request to waive fees associated with the event

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - Red Anchor Wellness Health Expo - Request to waive fees associated wiwth the event.pdf
  2. Red Anchor Wellness Health Expo - Application and map.pdf
21.C.

Temporary Traffic Order 2021-11, Laconia Biketemberfest, and request to waive fees associated with the event

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - TTO 2021-11, Laconia Biketember Fest.pdf
  2. TTO 2021-11 LACONIA BIKETEMBERFEST.pdf
  3. Biketemberfest updated vendor and street map 9-1-2021.pdf
  4. Biketemberfest NOA 7-7-2021.pdf
21.D.

Temporary Traffic Order 2021-12, Weirstoberfest

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - TTO 2021-12, Weirstoberfest.pdf
  2. TTO 2021-12 WEIRSTOBERFEST.pdf
  3. Weirstoberfest updated map 9-1-2021.pdf
  4. Weirstoberfest NOA 9-1-2021.pdf
21.E.

Temporary Traffic Order 2021-13, Wicked Weirs

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - TTO 2021-13, Wicked Weirs.pdf
  2. TTO 2021-13 WICKED WEIRS.pdf
  3. Wicked Weirs updated map 9-1-2021.pdf
  4. Wicked Weirs NOA 9-1-2021.pdf
21.F.

Temporary Traffic Order 2021-14 - Runaway Pumpkin 2021

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - Temporary Traffic Order 2021-14 - Runaway Pumpkin.pdf
  2. TTO 2021-14 Runaway Pumpkin 2021.pdf
  3. Runaway Pumpkin - Application and map.pdf
21.G.

Acceptance of funds from the Laconia Life Saving Fund

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - Acceptance of funds from the Laconia Life Saving Grant.pdf
22.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

22.A.

First reading of Ordinance 235-22.7 to amend City Code Chapter 235 Zoning, Impact Fees

This item was tabled at the August 23, 2021 Council Meeting.

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT- First reading of Ordinance 235 section 22.7 Authority to Assess Impact Fees.pdf
  2. Proposed Impact Fee Increase.pdf
  3. ORD-235-22.7 Impact Fees.pdf
22.B.

Parking garage repair or deconstruct options

This item was tabled at the August 23, 2021 Council meeting

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - Parking Garage repair or deconstruct options.pdf
22.C.

Proposed ballot question for a Charter Amendment

Documents:
  1. STAFF REPORT - Proposed ballot question for a Charter Amendment.pdf
  2. RES-2021-17 - Charter Amendment Redistricting.pdf
23.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

23.A.

Master Plan

23.B.

Milfoil Treatment funding requests

23.C.

Sewer & Water Master Plan

23.D.

Single Stream Recycling/Concord Co-op/Solid Waste disposal cost reductions

23.E.

Strategic Planning/Goal Setting

23.F.

WOW Trail

23.G.

Weirs Beach Restoration Project

23.H.

Fair St/Court St traffic problems and accidents

24.

Any other business that may come before the Council

25.

NON-PUBLIC SESSION (According to RSA 91-A:3, II)

(a)  The dismissal, promotion or compensation of any public employee, or the investigation of any charges against him, unless the employee affected (1) has a right to a meeting and (2) requests that the meeting be open, in which case the request shall be granted. 
(b)  The hiring of any person as a public employee.
(c)  Matters which, if discussed in public, would likely affect adversely the reputation of any person, other than a member of the body or agency itself, unless such person requests an open meeting.
(d)  Consideration of the 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. 
(e)  Consideration or negotiation of pending claims or litigation which has been threatened in writing or filed against the body or agency or any subdivision thereof, or against any member thereof because of his membership in such body or agency, until the claim or litigation has been fully adjudicated or otherwise settled.
(i)  Consideration of matters relating to the preparation for and the carrying out of emergency
functions including training to carry out such functions, developed by local or state safety officials that are directly intended to thwart a deliberate act that is intended to result in widespread or severe damage to property or widespread injury or loss of life.

26.

ADJOURNMENT

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