City Council - Regular Meeting

Call to Order.

Invocation.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call.

Approval of the Meeting Minutes.

July 13, 2026 City Council Draft Meeting Minutes. Correction of the June 4, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes.

Agenda overview by the Mayor.

Presentation by Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill.

Communication from Charm Emiko, expressing their concerns about equity ensuring that Keach Park has trash receptacles and usable restroom facilities comparable to those available at White Park.

Communication from Henry and Kathy Patten, 208 Rumford Street, expressing their concerns about Rumford Street Parking, Code Enforcement, and Winter Snow Removal Concerns.

Request from Isaac Fiske, Concord Resident, suggesting the City consider developing a proposed "Tobacco and Nicotine Retail Governance and Public Safety Ordinance of the City of Concord," amending the Code of Ordinances by adopting a new article governing tobacco and nicotine retail permitting, enforcement, and related public safety measures.

Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances; Title II, Traffic Code; Chapter 18, Parking, Article 18-1, Stopping, Standing and Parking, Section 18-1-7.1(a), Parking Prohibited During Certain Hours and Months in Designated Places, Schedule IX, to modify seasonal no parking restrictions on Church Street between Bradley and Lyndon Streets; together with a report from the Assistant Director of Community Development.

Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances; Title II, Traffic Code; Chapter 18, Parking, Article 18-1, Stopping, Standing and Parking, Section 18-1-7.1(a), Parking Prohibited During Certain Hours and Months in Designated Places, Schedule IX, to modify school year no parking restrictions on Columbus Avenue; together with a report from the Assistant Director of Community Development.

Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances; Title II, Traffic Code; Chapter 18, Parking, Article 18-1, Stopping, Standing and Parking, Section 18-1-8, Parking Time is Limited in Designated Places, Schedule III, to modify time-limits and enforcement hours for certain parking spaces on Warren Street adjacent to Concord High School; together with a report from the Assistant Director of Community Development.

Resolution appropriating the sum of $23,100, for Police Department Roadway Safety Outreach Initiatives and accepting the sum of $23,100, in grant funds from the New Hampshire Office of Highway Safety for this purpose; together with a report from the Deputy Chief of Police.

Positive Citizen Comments.

Diminimis gifts and donations report from the Library Director requesting authorization to accept gifts and donations totaling $1,270.75, as provided under the pre-authorization granted by City Council.

Diminimus grants report from the Deputy Chief of Police requesting authorization to accept a grant totaling $9,293.44, from the US Department of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program as provided for under the pre-authorization granted by City Council.

Diminimus gifts and donations report from the Director of Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives requesting authorization to accept a monetary gift totaling $675, as provided under the pre-authorization granted by City Council.

Restoration of the fence at the Old Fort Cemetery report from the Assistant Parks and Recreation Director.

Report from Library Trustees on a recommendation to pause fines for one year.

Report from the General Services Director in response to a City Council referred petition requesting that the sidewalks on both sides of Auburn Street be repaved.

Report from Beaver Meadow Director of Operations recommending approval of the proposed 2027 Beaver Meadow Golf course rate structures as recommended by the Golf Course Advisory Committee at their July 9, 2026 meeting.

Resolution rescinding the appropriation of the sum of $434,334.50, in various Community Development Block Grant and Grant Donations projects, to include $8,725.82, in the Community Development Block Grant Fund and $425,608.69 in the Grants and Donations Fund, and rescinding the acceptance of $434,334.50, in various Community Development Grant and Grants and Donations Funds, to include $8,725.82, in the Community Development Block Grant Fund and $425,608.68, in the Grants and Donation fund, retroactive to June 30, 2026; together with a report from the Assistant Finance Director.

Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to apply for up to $4,000, of matching grant funding through the New Hampshire Department of Safety for technical assistance for the revision of the City's Continuity of Operations Plan; together with a report from the Fire Chief.

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an application to the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs to nominate eligible census tracts for the Opportunity Zones 2.0 Program; together with a report from the Deputy City Manager - Development.

Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Title I, General Code, Chapter 14, Morals and Conduct; together with a report from the Chair of the Public Safety Advisory Board.

Public Hearing regarding the status of the $130,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) COVID-19 (CDBG-CV) funds, the majority of which was sub-granted to the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) for costs incurred in operating their Emergency Winter Shelter at 240 N Main Street, and Resource Center at 238 N Main St, for the period December 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026, together with a report from the Assistant Director of Community Development.

Resolution appropriating the sum of $67,376 in the General Fund as a transfer out to trust and accepting the sum of $67,376 from the Boys & Girls Club of Central and Northern New Hampshire for this purpose, retroactive to June 30, 2026; together with a report from the Director of Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives.

Resolution appropriating the sum of $11,500 in the Parks & Recreation miscellaneous grants and donations project for the free summer concert series and accepting the sum of $11,500 as a donation from the Walker Lecture series for this purpose; together with a report from the Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee.

Resolution modifying the Elderly Exemption for the City of Concord pursuant to the provisions of RSA 72:27-a; together with a report from the Director of Assessing.

Report from the Director of Assessing recommending the City Manager be authorized to enter into a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement between the City of Concord and Briar Hydro Associates for Rolfe Canal Falls, Penacook Upper Falls & Penacook Lower Falls.

Discretionary Preservation Easement renewal request, per RSA 79-D, for property located at 102 Little Pond Road owned by the Sylvia S. Miskoe Trust.

Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Title I, General Code, Chapter 14, Morals and Conduct; together with a report from the Chair of the Public Safety Advisory Board.

Public Hearing regarding the status of the $130,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) COVID-19 (CDBG-CV) funds, the majority of which was sub-granted to the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) for costs incurred in operating their Emergency Winter Shelter at 240 N Main Street, and Resource Center at 238 N Main St, for the period December 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026, together with a report from the Assistant Director of Community Development.

Resolution appropriating the sum of $67,376 in the General Fund as a transfer out to trust and accepting the sum of $67,376 from the Boys & Girls Club of Central and Northern New Hampshire for this purpose, retroactive to June 30, 2026; together with a report from the Director of Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives.

Resolution appropriating the sum of $11,500 in the Parks & Recreation miscellaneous grants and donations project for the free summer concert series and accepting the sum of $11,500 as a donation from the Walker Lecture series for this purpose; together with a report from the Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee.

Resolution modifying the Elderly Exemption for the City of Concord pursuant to the provisions of RSA 72:27-a; together with a report from the Director of Assessing.

Report from the Director of Assessing recommending the City Manager be authorized to enter into a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement between the City of Concord and Briar Hydro Associates for Rolfe Canal Falls, Penacook Upper Falls & Penacook Lower Falls.

Discretionary Preservation Easement renewal request, per RSA 79-D, for property located at 102 Little Pond Road owned by the Sylvia S. Miskoe Trust.

White Park Pond Restoration report from the Parks and Recreation Director.

Report from the UNH Sustainability Fellow on the Citywide Tree Canopy Assessment.

Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances; Title II, Traffic Code; Chapter 18, Parking, Article 18-1, Stopping, Standing and Parking, Section 18-1-6, Schedule I, to modify no parking restrictions on Church Street between Bradley and Rumford Streets; together with a report from the Assistant Director of Community Development. (Referred back to the Parking Committee at the May 11, 2026 City Council meeting.)

Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances; Title II, Traffic Code; Chapter 18, Parking, Article 18-1, Stopping, Standing and Parking, Section 18-1-7.1, Parking Prohibited During Certain Hours and Months in Designated Places, Schedule IX; to modify parking requirements on School Street between Pine and Liberty Streets; together with a report from the Assistant Director of Community Development. (Action on this item tabled at the August 11, 2025 City Council meeting.) (Public comments received.)

Presentation on the Memorial Field Master Plan from the Parks and Recreation Director. (Presentation given at the November 10, 2025 City Council Meeting.) (Action on this item tabled at the November 24, 2025 City Council Meeting.) (Communication from Concord School District received.) (Petition and public testimony received.)

Comments, Requests by Mayor, City Councilors

Comments, Requests by the City Manager

Adjournment

April 8, 2026 Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes.

April 16, 2026 Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes.

May 7, 2026 Heritage Commission Meeting Minutes.

May 20, 2026 Planning Board Meeting Minutes.

June 2, 2026 Architectural Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes.

June 22, 2026 Parking Committee Meeting Minutes.

July 9, 2026 Golf Course Advisory Committee Draft Meeting Minutes.

2027 BMGC Proposed Rates to City Council

New Hampshire Army National Guard/Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services Notice of 2026 Prescribed Burns.

Invitation from the New Hampshire Black Heritage Trail for the unveiling of a marker for William Penn Thompson.