TOWN OF BARRINGTON, RI
TOWN COUNCIL
6:30 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
SITTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEES OF THE
AMEY TUCKER SPENCER FUND
FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
IN-PERSON/WEBINAR FORMAT
BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
261 MIDDLE HIGHWAY
PRESENTATION ROOM 1402
REMOTE MEETING: This meeting will be conducted IN-PERSON AND A WEBINAR FORMAT. Authority to conduct hybrid meetings is pursuant to Governor Daniel J. McKee’s Executive Order No. 22-20.
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AMEY TUCKER SPENCER FUND AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Discuss and Act on Minutes from January 10, 2022
3. Discuss and Act on Requests for Home Repair assistance with little to no equity in the home
4. Discuss and Act - Masiello Estate funds allocated to Spencer Trust
5. Update - Partnership with EBCAP and Spencer Trust outreach
6. Discuss - Habitat for Humanity' Aging in Place program
7. Public Comment
8. Adjourn
TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA
(Meeting starts immediately after Spencer Trust meeting)
“Aquene (Peace) We recognize the unique and enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories. We acknowledge that we are in the ancestral homeland of the Pokanoket Tribe within the original territory of the Pokanoket Nation. We commit to ongoing efforts to recognize, honor, reconcile and partner with the Pokanoket people whose ancestral lands and water we benefit from today. Aquene (Peace)”
· Wednesday, April 13, 2022 7:00PM – 8:00PM: Historic Narratives: Slavery in Barrington Bay Spring Community Center
· Saturday, April 23, 2022 9:00AM – 1:00PM: Friends of the Annawamscutt, East Providence DPW and Barrington Land Conservation Trust are hosting Annawamscutt Creek Earth Day Clean Up Shaw’s Plaza Riverside
· Saturday, April 23, 2022 10:00AM – Noon: The Barrington Lion’s Club is hosting Earth Day Barrington Clean Up in three (3) locations: Barrington Beach, Police Cove Park and Veterans Memorial Park
· Municipal Resilience Program 2021 Action Grant: "Shoreline Adaptation & Resilience Project." $249,521.00
· Camp Out at Barrington Beach: Saturday, May 21, 2022 Advance Registration required $20 per tent: https://barringtonlearningctr.org/event-4751453
· Beach Parking Pass Sales: Will begin May 2nd at Noon https://barringtonlearningctr.org/BEACH-PARKING
· Tree Planting & Removal:
§ March 1, 2021 – February 28, 2022 – 78 trees removed/110 trees planted
DISCUSS AND ACT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA: (TM)
All items with an asterisk (*) are routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a council member or citizen so request, and the request is for good cause in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
and declare seat of Jack Siegel as vacant for at least three (3) consecutive absences of board meetings
· Planning Board: To appoint Kathleen Berard from 1st alternate to full member) for a term to expire May 31, 2024.
of the Town Council meeting on February 15, 2022 (Goal Setting), March 7 and 10 (Budget), 2022 and the Executive Session Minutes of February 7, 2022.
Business and Finance Director, Fire Chief, Human Resources, Library Director, Police Chief/Animal Control Official, Public Works Director, Planner/Building and Resiliency, Recreation and Senior Services Director, Tax Assessor and Town Clerk
· BCWA Monthly Reports
· Memorial Day Parade: G. Pine
· Memorial Day Parade: V. McQueen
· Memorial Day Parade: R. Cowden
· Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI) Issues – J. Wolf
Barrington Business & Community Association, PO Box 360 Barrington, RI, Contact Bryan Hoffman
Contingent upon compliance with all state and municipal statutes and emergency declarations and proper paperwork filed.
Contingent upon compliance with all state and municipal statutes and emergency declarations and proper paperwork filed.
· Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI
· West Place Animal Sanctuary, Tiverton, RI
· Planning Board: (2 vacancies: 1st alternate (term end date: May 31, 2023, and 2nd alternate (term end date: May 31, 2024)
o Interview: Adam Rose and Brian Rua
Public Comment (Maximum 3-minute statement)
To the public: This agenda item is for members of the public to speak regarding a topic that is not already on the agenda. Please indicate that you would like to speak by raising your hand. When you are recognized, please state your name and residency for the record.
(EDS Representatives Kim Brace and Ryan Taylor)
to proposed cannabis legalization bill that would maximize local control; discuss and act on resolution authorizing local referendum on cannabis licenses.
for bid memos to obtain a more environmentally friendly option (referral to Town Manager, Town Solicitor and Resilience and Energy) (J. Brier)
(Teva and Allergan Pharmaceutical)
v Town Manager: Award bid to Ursillo, Teitz, and Ritch of Providence, in accordance with the rates contained in the bid proposal, to provide legal services in the capacity of Town Solicitor and Assistant Town Solicitor for Criminal Prosecution, for Zoning, Planning and Inspections, and for Labor.
v Planning Department: Bid for constructing the Barrington Civic Center Croquet and Bocce Facility at Library Cove, in the amount of $58,050, to Beausoleil Brothers of 330 Station Street, Cranston, RI, in the amount of $58,050, to include an additional 15 percent contingency.
v Planning Department: Bid for engineering services for the Harold Gibbs Trail Project, to Fuss & O’Neill of Providence in the amount of $35,000, to include an additional 10% contingency.
· INTRODUCTION: (none)
v 2022-4 An Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 169 Taxation Article II Tax Exemption for the Elderly and Totally Disabled
v 2022-9 Renewal of Declaration of Emergency
v 2022-8 An Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 185 Zoning, Article IV, Use Regulation, §185-8 (C) Open Recreation Uses, §185-9 Accessory Uses
v Invasive Species Control at Echo Lake Continued from February 7, 2022 (Ned Barton)
v An Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 134 Parks and Recreation, §134-3 Rubbish to include a fine for littering by the public at a Town Park or Town Beach
The Town of Barrington will provide accommodations needed to ensure equal participation in all meetings. Please contact the Town Clerk’s office prior to the meeting so arrangements can be made to provide such assistance. A request for accommodations can be made in writing to 283 County Road or by calling 401-247-1900, Ext. 301. Hearing impaired callers can dial 711 “Relay” for additional assistance. The Barrington Town Hall, Barrington Public Library and Barrington Public Safety Building are accessible to the disabled. Posted on March 31, 2022 at Barrington Town Hall, Barrington Public Library, Barrington Web Site and Secretary of State Web Site.