City Council to hold public hearings on DES grant and budget transfers

posted on 5/23/2022

The City Council has its second regular meeting of the month on Wednesday, May 25, at 7 p.m.

On the agenda are three public hearings. One is on the acceptance of a $50,000 New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services grant, funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act. If accepted, the City of Dover would utilize the funding to create a strategic plan for needed upgrades and maintenance of the Hughes and Bouchard Wells and the French Cross Road Water Treatment Plant.

The second public hearing is on the dissolution of past capital project funds and transferring any remaining money into the general fund. There is a total of $2,186,051 from the capital project funds of FY2004, FY2005, FY2008, FY2011, andFY2013. Capital project funds are created to account for the appropriations adopted annually as part of the Capital Improvements Program. The capital project funds in the resolution, which requires a two-thirds council vote to pass, are ready to be closed out as the projects have been completed.

The third public hearing is on a resolution to transfer FY2022 unassigned fund balances of the general fund to specific special revenue and capital project funds to address deficits. The resolution, which requires a two-third council vote to pass, would transfer $2,629,430 from the general fund to address these account shortfalls. The Council’s vote on this resolution will occur at its June 8 meeting.

Also on the agenda is a resolution to authorize payment to the Horsley Witten Group, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $349,409 for adjustments and new tasks that include support in monitoring the wetland mitigation elements of the project and oversight for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and lead remediation related to the waterfront development project. The Horsley Witten Group is a city consultant for the waterfront project.

Agenda items also include authorizing the purchase of rock salt for next winter and an updated station agreement between the city, Amtrak and the New England Passenger Rail Authority. Click here for the complete agenda and materials.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall’s Council Chambers. It will be televised on Channel 22 and at https://dovernh.viebit.com, where it will also be available for on-demand viewing.