The Committee on Infrastructure met on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. to address new business resolutions, public works updates, and discussions regarding a proposed joint committee for infrastructure and library projects. The committee received communications on open restroom hours and pending traffic legislation, heard a presentation on a new downtown "Clean Team," and debated a complex proposal regarding affordable housing requirements for displaced city-owned properties. The meeting concluded with a discussion on creating a standing joint committee for future library infrastructure projects.
Clean Team Presentation (Liz Hannem, Economic Development Director): Presented a plan to hire two additional staff members using a $200,000 supplemental appropriation to serve as a downtown "Clean Team" and a riverfront maintenance worker for the current fiscal year before July 1.
Removal of O 25-070: Motion carried to remove the pending legislation regarding stop signs on Maysfield Road and Rydon Ave from the table.
Stop Signs on Maysfield Road & Rydon Ave (O 25-070): Proposed to address speeding issues on Peel Road and safety near a bus stop near Maysfield.
Disposition of City Property (O 25-072): Alderman Moran moved to remove from the table a resolution to set affordability requirements for city-owned property sales.
Joint Infrastructure & Library Committee (General Discussion): Tim Cummings proposed updating the city ordinance to create a standing "Joint Committee on Infrastructure and Library Trustees" to match previous precedents for police and fire commissioners, avoiding the need to route library building expenditures through the Finance Committee.
We're all set. I'll call the order. The meeting of the committee of infrastructure, this being Monday, November 10th at 7 p.m. in the automatic chamber and duly noted in two places, including the city's website in accordance with the requirements of RSA 91-A semicolon two, room rule number two. Absolutely. Talk about Alderman Thibodeau. Here. Alderman Sullivan. Alderman Clee is here. Alderman Dowd. President. And um Alderman O'Brien. Present. You have one, two, three, four. Um members in attendance. Okay. Also in attendance, we have Alderman Lodge Melbourne Moran, Jr. Alderman Derrick Tibetal, and Liz Hannem, economically uh economic development director. Uh Mr. Tim Cummings. Uh and who else? Oh, do you want to be recognized? Agenda Shay's risk manager. Yes. And Jen McCormick Library Director. Okay. I don't know if that got on the tape, but if they could hear you. It was Jen um Jen McCormick, Director Sullivan, and Mr. Shane from Risk Manager. Okay. Thank you for all attending. Okay. Public comment. Uh good evening, uh Mr. Chairman Tim Cummings, Director of Administrative Services. Uh I was wondering if maybe at the end of the evening uh uh when we're starting to talk about the committee's schedule and upcoming meetings that we take a moment and talk about uh a motion you all adopted at the full board of alderman meeting uh basically recognizing uh desire to create a joint infrastructure and uh library of trustees committee. So I have some thoughts on that, and I wanted to talk to you all a little bit about it. I was thinking we could do it during general discussion if uh if you would allow that. So allowed. Thank you. And the other com uh public comment seeing none. Communications. I'm Tim Cummings, Director of Administrative Services, Jennifer Duchain Risk Management Communication providing additional information on O25071 relative to open hours for the outdoor city hall restrooms. Also from Wayne R. Husin PE, Senior Traffic Engineer, Division of Public Works, support of pending legislation 025-070. Okay, there being no objection, I'll accept the communication and place them on file. I'm finished business. There's none. New business resolutions. There is none.