City of Central Falls

City Council Meeting

Board of License Commissioners Meeting

Central Falls City Hall

580 Broad St., Central Falls, RI 02863

Thursday, March 12, 2020

6:00 p.m.

 

Agenda

 

I.       Roll Call

 

II.     Pledge of Allegiance

 

III.    Public Comment

 

IV.    Approval of Records- meeting minutes of February 10 and March 2, 2020

 

V.      Executive Communications

A.   Department Financial reports- City Clerk, Fire, Police: January & February 2020; Code Enforcement: January 2020; Finance: FY20 year-to date (unaudited) through February 29, 2020  

 

B.   Consideration of appointments, by Mayor James Diossa, to the Participatory Budgeting Committee:

                                                        i.            Progreso Latino-Rossis Melendez

                                                      ii.            Central Falls Housing Authority- Bridgette Duquette

                                                    iii.            Central Falls School District- Superintendent Stephanie Downey-Toledo, Jay Midwood

                                                     iv.            Central Falls Panthers- DJ Tavares

                                                       v.            RI League of Charter Schools- Angelo Garcia

                                                     vi.            Central Falls Business Owner- Christian Tabares

                                                  vii.            Central Falls Business Owner- Sergio Tabares

                                                viii.            Central Falls Homeowner- Maria Christina Betancur

                                                    ix.            Central Falls Homeowner- Kevin Kazarian

                                                       x.            Fuerza Laboral- Heiny Maldonado (or representative)

 

C.   Consideration of appointment, by Mayor James Diossa, to the Juvenile Hearing Board of Andres D. Flores Contrera, of 100 Hadwin St, VICE Rafael Peguero with a term to expire March 12, 2023

 

VI.    New Business

A.   City Council Sitting as Board of License Commissioners  

1.    Consideration of petition of license

Class of License	Business Information
Laundry Transfer (New Owner)	Jeff Laundry, Inc. d/b/a Dexter Laundromat 1 336 Dexter St.
Entertainment- Per Diem New	Rockwell Amusement & Promotions, Inc. 10 Red Oak Drive, Johnston, RI Carnival: May 6-10, 2020

 

2.   Consideration of petition by Iglesia Pentecostal Alimentando Las Almas, of 22 Olneyville Square, Providence, RI, for permission to conduct religious service at Jenks Park on June 13, 2020, 12:00pm-6:00pm

 

3.   Advertised hearing and consideration of petition for Alcoholic Beverage Class B (Victualling) license by El Paso, LLC d/b/a El Paso Restaurant, 1252 Broad St., Central Falls, RI

 

B.   Consideration of Tax Abatement submitted by Tax Assessor  

Property Owner	Tax Year	Property Information
Vanderly Coffee Restaurant	2019	PP: 765 Broad Street
Rivera, Carlos M	2013	MV: 2001 FRH
Rivera, Carlos M	2014	MV: 2001 FRH

C.   Presentation by Jamie Rhodes, Rhode Island Regulatory Lead, of Good Energy, regarding the City of Central Falls Energy Aggregation Plan

 

D.  Update by the Department of Planning and Economic Development regarding road re-pavement projects in the City of Central Falls

 

E.   Election (Renewal) of Special Constable pursuant to RIGL 45-16-8 of Robert DiMartino, 351 Princess Ave., Cranston, RI

 

F.   Consideration of Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Central Falls and Rhode Island Council 94, AFSCME, Local 1627, re: assignment of work to non-union employees

 

G.  Hearing and/or Consideration of Claims

1.    Executive Session pursuant to R.I.G.L § 42-46-5 (a)(2), pertaining to litigation or work sessions pertaining to litigation

 

2.   Claim by of Yokalis D. Paulino for alleged injuries suffered on January 16, 2018

 

3.   Claim by Jessica Beaton for alleged injuries suffered on February 2, 2020

 

VII.   Schedule of Bills- Hearing and/or consideration  

A.   Ordinance amending  Appendix A,  Zoning of the Code of Ordinance Article X, Definitions by (a) deleting the numbering of the definitions and arranging in alphabetical order and (b) adding the definition for Formula Business; Article IX , Administration, Enforcement and Relief by adding subsection: Special use permit for a Formula Business; Amending Section 304, Table 1, Use Regulations by adding to 5.0 Trade Use Number 59 – Formula Business SUB-A(Rivera)- First Reading

 

B.   Ordinance amending FY20 Annual Operating Budget Ordinance-General Fund, SUB- A – Second Reading (Rivera)

 

C.   Resolution supporting S-2170 and H-7055 and Ending the Exploitative practice of Payday Lending (Acosta)

 

D.  Resolution supporting Safe and Affordable Housing in Rhode Island as included in Articles 5 and 12 of H-7171 as well as S-2134 and H-7594 (Rivera)

 

E.   Resolution ensuring that every Rhode Islander is counted in the 2020 Census “One Voice, One Message, One Outcome” (Rivera)

 

VIII. Continued Business

None

 

IX.    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/default.ashx?clientsite=centralfalls-ri

 

 

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