August 2021 meeting highlights from the Rochester Government Channel

(Clicking on the meeting titles below will take you to the archived video of that meeting.)

Planning Board 8/2/21 Planning Board heard multiple cases for development, including 131 Pickering Road, 68 Farmington Road, 7 Milton Road, 111 Northcoast Drive 99&79 Northcoast Drive, 0 North Main Street.

City Council Meeting 8/3/21 Items included: City Manager’s Report, Election: City Council Ward 2, Seat A, Election: School Board Ward 4, Seat A, Reports and action items of City Council Committees, and several resolution items for accepting grants and authorizing supplemental appropriation.

Police Commission 8/4/21 Agenda items included: Public Comment, Oaths of Office for new officers, Monthly Reports, Other and correspondence.

Codes and Ordinances Committee 8/5/21 Items included: Public Input, Discussion: Ethics Committee & Code and Other.

Zoning Board of Adjustment 8/11/21 The Zoning Board heard several cases for special exceptions and variances for private and commercial businesses.

Full School Board Meeting 8/12/21 Regular meeting of the Rochester School Board – agenda items included Public Comment, Superintendent’s Report and Communications, and Committee Reports. The Superintendents Report includes a presentation and discussion on the 2021-2022 Covid-19 School Reopening plan.

City Council Public Hearing and Workshop 8/17/21 Presentation and Public Hearing Re.  Amendment to Chapter 275 of the General Ordinances of the City of Rochester Related to the Dimensional Standards of Table 19-B. The Workshop included: Public Input, Communications from the City Manager and the Mayor, Presentation: NH Harm Reduction Coalition, Update: 79-E Property Summary, Poll Pad lease proposal for November Municipal Election, Department Reports, and Other.

Public Works and Buildings Committee 8/19/21 Items included: Public Input, Estes Road, DPW Facility Update, RT. 11 Pump Station, American Rescue Plan Act: Infrastructure Project Candidates 6. Portland Street / Katie Lane Drainage, Little Falls / Chestnut Hill Intersection, Colonial Pines Phase 3, FY2022 Sidewalk Improvement Program and Other.

The Rochester Government Channel broadcasts eleven city meetings a month on Atlantic Broadband Channel 26 and Comcast Channel 22. These meetings are available as a live stream through the city website and available on-demand.  Little time on your hands? Videos of meetings are archived with click-able index points of corresponding agenda items for quick access. For a direct link to all videos currently in the archive (and the live stream) click here.

The “Rochester Rewind” is not intended to be inclusive of all business conducted by City Council, land use boards, and other committees. The State of New Hampshire recognizes the minutes of the meeting as the official record of the meeting. Agendas and Minutes can be found at https://www.rochesternh.net/minutes-and-agendas. Rochester School Board minutes and other meeting information can be found here: School Board | Rochester School Department (rochesterschools.com)