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Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 7:00pm

 

Town Council Meeting Agenda
Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 7:00 PM
in the Matthew Thornton Room

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Announcements
Comments from the Press and Public
Recognitions, Resignations and Retirements

1.   Recognition of Town Employee for 20 Years of Full-time Service to the Town
Submitted by Human Resources Coordinator Sharon Marunicz
The Town Council will present an award to John I. Trythall in recognition of 20 years of full-time service with the Town of Merrimack Highway Division of the Public Works Department.  December 30, 1999 – December 30, 2019.  He will be awarded with a plaque.

2.   Recognition of Retirement of Town Employee
Submitted by Human Resources Coordinator Sharon Marunicz
The Town Council will present an award to Catherine N. Nadeau in recognition of more than 31 years of full-time service with the Town of Merrimack in first the Community Development Department and then the Fire & Rescue Department.  Cathy retired on January 31, 2020.  She will be awarded with a Boston rocker.

3.   Recognition of Retirement of Town Employee
Submitted by Human Resources Coordinator Sharon Marunicz
The Town Council will present an award to Lee R. Vogel in recognition of more than 34 years of full-time service with the Town of Merrimack Wastewater Division of the Public Works Department.  He will be awarded with a Boston rocker. Lee Vogel retired on December 31, 2019.

4.   Recognition of Town Employee for Years of Service to the Town - Resignation
Submitted by Human Resources Coordinator Sharon Marunicz
The Town Council will present an award to Maureen Covell in recognition of her resignation after more than 20 years of full-time service with the Town of Merrimack in first the Town Clerk/Tax Collector’s Office, then the Assessing Department. August 16, 1999 – December 27, 2019.  She will be awarded with a plaque.

5.   Recognition of Town Employee for Years of Service to the Town – Resignation
Submitted by Human Resources Coordinator Sharon Marunicz
The Town Council will present an award to Michael N. Rotast in recognition of his resignation after more than 19 years of full-time service with the Town of Merrimack Assessing Department.  June 26, 2000 – January 9, 2020.  He will be awarded with a plaque.

Appointments
Public Hearing

1.   Public Hearing – Milfoil Grant Funds for Horseshoe Pond & Naticook Lake
Submitted by Planning and Zoning Administrator Robert Price
The Town Council will hold a public hearing to accept and authorize the expenditure of up to $46,429 for the milfoil treatment program at Horseshoe Pond and Naticook Lake, of which $18,571 is from a grant from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) for milfoil control, and the Town’s matching share is $27,859, to be funded from the Milfoil Expendable Capital Reserve Fund, pursuant to RSA 31:95-b and Charter Article 8-15.         

Legislative Updates from State Representatives
Town Manager’s Report
Consent Agenda
Old Business

1.   Update on NH 101A Project
Submitted by NH Department of Transportation Project Manager Jennifer Reczek
The Town Council to be briefed on changes to the project as a result of public input.  Work will be limited to improvements at the intersection of NH 101A and Continental Boulevard and intersection of Boston Post Road and Craftsman Lane.

2.  Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Petition to Appeal Town of Merrimack Industrial User Permit #20 Discussion
Submitted by Town Manager Eileen Cabanel
The Town Council to be presented with the details of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastic’s petition which appeals and requests reconsideration of the terms and conditions of the Industrial User Discharge Permit issued by the Town of Merrimack’s Public Works Wastewater Division.

New Business

1.  Sponsorship Donation of Parks and Recreation Department Summer Movie Nights
Submitted by Parks and Recreation Director Matthew Casparius
The Town Council to consider the acceptance of a donation in the amount of $600 from the Merrimack Lions Club to the Parks and Recreation Department to sponsor Summer Movie Nights in the Park, pursuant to RSA 31:95-b and Charter Article 8-15.  These funds are used to pay the licensing fee to publicly show movies.

2.  2020 Deliberative Session
Submitted by Town Council Chair Tom Koenig and Vice Chair Bill Boyd
Town Council to discuss the details and motions of the upcoming 2020 Deliberative Session being held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

Minutes

Approve the minutes from the following Town Council meeting:
    ♦ January 15, 2020 [Tabled at the February 13, 2020 Town Council meeting]
    ♦ January 22, 2020 [Tabled at the February 13, 2020 Town Council meeting]
    ♦ January 23, 2020 [Tabled at the February 13, 2020 Town Council meeting]
    ♦ January 29, 2020 [Tabled at the February 13, 2020 Town Council meeting]
    ♦ February 6, 2020

Comments from the Press
Comments from the Public
Comments from the Council
Adjourn

A copy of the backup material for each agenda item is available for review in the Town Council’s Office located at the Merrimack Town Hall.
Posted: February 21, 2020