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City of Central Falls

Special City Council Meeting

Monday, August 17, 2020

6:00 p.m.

Pursuant to Governor Gina M. Raimondo’s Executive Order 20-25 (April 15, 2020),

extended by Executive Orders 20-53 (July 10, 2020) and 20-63 (August 7, 2020),

the meeting of the City Council will be held using the platform Zoom-

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Detailed meeting invitation is found on page 3

Agenda

I. Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Approval of records- Meeting minutes of June 15, 2020

V. Executive Communications

A. Executive Order 2020-0010: Supplemental Covid-19 Prevention Measures Regarding Public Safety at City Hall

B. Consideration of appointments:

i. Central Falls Housing Authority Board: Zuleyma Gomez, of 100 Hadwin Street, VICE Paul Charette; term to expire August 16, 2025

ii. Donald Wyatt Detention Facility Board: Deborah Faith, of 501 Roosevelt Ave, Apt. 102, VICE Agostinho Silva; term to expire August 16, 2022

iii. Central Falls Zoning Board: Jonathan Agudelo, of 217 Cross St., VICE Norman Deguilio; term to expire December 31, 2024

iv. Zoning Board: Andres D. Flores Contrera, of 100 Hadwin St, VICE Linda Colette; term to expire August 16, 2025

v. Planning Board: Daniel Sierra, of 23 Crown St. VICE Maria Ines Lopez; term to expire December 31, 2024.

vi. Planning Board: Victoria Hua Huang, of 535 Roosevelt Ave, VICE Robert Beadle; term to expire December 31, 2023

vii. Board of Canvassers and Registration: Ryan C. Oldmixon, of 133 Chestnut Street, VICE Juan Pablo Restrepo; term to expire March 1, 2027

C. Department Financial reports- Code Enforcement, Fire: June 2020; City Clerk, Fire, Police: July 2020; Finance: FY20 through June 30, 2020 (unaudited) - Revenue and expense, Reserve Cash Balance and Capital Expenditure

VI. New Business

A. Consideration of Tax Abatement submitted by Tax Assessor

Property Owner	Tax Year	Property Information
Taj Convenience Inc	2020	PP: 622 Dexter Street
Lopez, Lucidia & Adelina	2020	RE: 353 Hunt Street
Andrade Pereira, Jose	2020	RE: 53 Hendricks Street
Ribeiro, Leo B	2020	RE: 27 Perry Street
Antigua Guatemala Bakery	2020	PP: 740 Dexter Street
Guardia, Vanina	2020	RE: 597 Broad Street
Sabagal, Julieta	2019	RE: 27 Tiffany Street
Fonseca, Jose A	2020	RE: 679 Lonsdale Avenue
US Bank National Assoc	2020	PP: 1310 Madrid St Marshall, MN 56258
Acosta, Krystal & Margarita	2020	RE: 15 Orchard Street

B. City Council Sitting as Board of License Commissioners

i. Hearing and/or Consideration regarding the lifting of suspension of all hawkers and peddlers licenses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Business Name	Business Address	License
Farm Fresh Rhode Island	559 Dexter St.	Hawker
B.Palagi Bros	28 Delta Drive	Peddler
Palagis Ice Cream	55 Bacon Street	Peddler
Super Ice Cream	112 Jenks St.	Peddler

C. Presentation and updates by the Department of Planning and Economic Development regarding improvement projects on Sylvian Street, the construction and development of the train station, improvements to city fields and parks

D. Presentation by the Police Department pertaining to crime data

VII. Schedule of Bills- Hearing and/or Consideration

A. Ordinance Amending Chapter 34 “Taxation,” Article III “Property Tax Exemptions” by adding sworn statements to ascertain and confirm legal residency in Central Falls- First Reading (Solano)

B. Ordinance Creating the Racial Justice & Equity in Central Falls Ordinance by amending Chapter 2 “Administration,” and Chapter 22 “Law Enforcement”- Introduction (Rivera)

C. Resolution Approving the Execution of A Corrective Quitclaim Deed For 387 Broad Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island (Plat 1, Lot 70) (Rivera)

D. Resolution of condolences and congratulations

VIII. Adjournment

Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws § 42-46-4, the City Council reserves the right to convene in executive session on any of the aforementioned items for one or more of the purposes listed in Rhode Island General Laws § 42-46-5(1)-(10)

To view an electronic version of the agenda with supporting documentation, click on link: https://clerkshq.com/centralfalls-ri

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