City of Central Falls

City Council Meeting

Board of License Commissioners Meeting

Central Falls City Hall

580 Broad St., Central Falls, RI 02863

Monday, April 12, 2021

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 was held using the platform Zoom-

Detailed meeting invitation is found on the last page of this Document.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85376109898?pwd=VGVxa2tlUnFDcTJtalFPNVRvaU5LZz09

 

Agenda

 

 

I.       Roll Call

 

II.     Pledge of Allegiance

 

III.    Public Comment

 

IV.    Approval of Records

 

A.   Meeting minutes of March 8, 2021

 

V.      Executive Communications

 

A.   Department Financial Reports March 2021: Police, City Clerk, Fire, Public Works and Code Enforcement

 

B.   Hearing and/or Consideration of appointment to the Donald J. Wyatt Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation: Anthony Goes, of 24 Samoset Avenue, VICE Wilder Arboleda; term to expire April 12, 2026.

 

C.   Hearing and/or Consideration of appointment to Juvenile Hearing Board: Annette Martinez of 59 Fales Street, VICE Stephany Restrepo; term to expire April 12, 2024.

 

D.  Hearing and/or Consideration of appointment to Juvenile Hearing Board: Glendaliz Colon, of 873 Dexter Street, VICE Jonathon Acosta: term to expire April 12, 2024.

 

E.   Hearing and/or Consideration of appointment to Juvenile Hearing Board: Alberto Flores, of 70 Cleveland Street, VICE Joseph Godin: term to expire April 12, 2024.

 

F.   Mayoral Proclamations

i.    Proclaiming the Month of April 2021 as Arab American Heritage Month in the City of Central Falls

ii.   Proclaiming the Month of March 2021 as the 19th Annual March for Meals Month

 

VI.    New Business

 

A.   Schedule of Bills - Hearing and/or consideration  

 

i.    Resolution Urging the General Assembly to Pass SB-576 and HB-5714 Relating to the Health Care of Immigrant Children (Villar)

 

ii.   Resolution Urging the General Assembly to Pass SB-579 and HB-5692 relating to Central Falls’ Sewer System (Solano)

 

iii.  Resolution Urging the General Assembly to Pass Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Prices (Vega)

 

iv.  Resolution Urging the General Assembly to Pass SB-258 and HB-5633 relating to Municipal Licensing of Tobacco (Vega)

 

v.   Resolution Urging the General Assembly to Pass HB-5307 Relating to the Expungement of Marijuana Convictions (Vega)

 

vi.  Ordinance Creating a Quarterly Grant Reporting Requirement (Vega) – Introduction

 

vii. Ordinance Amending Chapter 28 “Parks and Recreation” (Vega)-Introduction

 

B.   City Council Sitting as Board of License Commissioners

 

i.    Consideration of petition of license

 

Class of License	Business Information
BV Liquor	Adriana Enterprice Inc
New	d/b/a El Antojo Restaurant Bar
	494 Dexter Street
	Owner: Adriana Moncada
Entertainment	Adriana Enterprice, Inc
New	d/b/a El Antojo Restaurant Bar
	494 Dexter Street
	Owner: Adriana Moncada
Entertainment	Azucena’s Bar & Restaurant, Inc
New	1270 Broad Street
	Owner: Jose Figueroa
Entertainment	Petencito Restaurant Bar & Grill, LLC
New	527 Dexter Street
	Owner: Yubitza Zecena
C-Variety	GMJ’s Convenience Store, LLC
New	791 Broad Street
	Owner: Manuel Silva & George Garcia

 

ii.   Show Cause Hearing and/or consideration of license including, but not limited to, monetary fine, suspension and/or termination:

 

BV Liquor	Vanderly Coffee Restaurant
	765 Broad Street
	Owner: Felix Semedo

 

C.   Consideration of Tax Abatement submitted by the Tax Assessor

Property Owner	Tax Year	Property Information
Joao Mendes Moreno	2019	Infinity Q50
Joao Mendes Moreno	2020	2014 Infinity Q50
Mad Joe (formerly Broad Street Gas)	2019	Broad St. Gas Station
Mad Joe (formerly Broad St. Gas)	2020	Broad St. Gas Station
Anne Associates	2020	558 Smithfield Ave, Pawtucket

 

D.  Election (Renewals) of Special Constable pursuant to RIGL 45-16-8  

 

Name	Address
Dakota Jacobowitz	24 Corliss Street, Unit 6-241, Providence, RI 02904
Renewal
Charles Beaudoin	30 Washington Street, Central Falls, RI 02863
Renewal

 

E.   Presentation regarding upcoming projects by Thomas Dellar, Director of Planning

 

F.   Presentation on audit by Ernest Almonte, Director of Finance

 

VII.   Schedule of Bills

 

A.   Ordinance amending the Municipal Court Ordinance with reforms Necessary for the Nuisance Task Force and Technical Corrections (Council President Vega) – Second Reading

 

B.   Ordinance creating Open and Green Government (Councilwoman Colon) -Second Reading

 

C.   Ordinance amending the Hiring Process for Law Enforcement (Council President Vega and Councilwoman Levasseur) - Second Reading

 

VIII. Continued Business

 

A.   City Council Sitting as Board of License Commissioners

 

i.    Show Cause Hearing, Review of Order 2019-001 and/or consideration of license including, but not limited to, monetary fine, suspension and/or termination (previously heard on December 14, 2020, continued from March 8, 2021 & March 30, 2021):

 

Class C Variety	Pizza R US/Convenience R Us
	791 Lonsdale Avenue
	Owner Tariq S. Khalil

 

IX.    Correspondence

 

A.   Resolution of the Barrington Town Council to Pass the Act on Climate Bills in the Rhode Island General Assembly

 

B.   Resolution of the Barrington Town Council to Prevent Discrimination Against Lawful Sources of Income

 

X.     Adjournment

 

 

 

 

 

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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)

 

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