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City of Central Falls
City Council Meeting
Monday December 09, 2024
Second Floor Council Chambers
580 Broad Street,
Central Falls, RI 02863
6:00 p.m.
Agenda
I. Roll Call 
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Public Comment
IV. Approval of Records
a. Meeting minutes from November 13, 2024, Council Meeting
V. Executive Communications
a. Consideration of request by Mayor Maria Rivera to extend the duration of Acting Director of the Department of Public Works Luis Aponte by 90 days pursuant to Sec. 2-48 of the Code of Ordinances
b. Department Financial Reports- November 2024
i. City Clerk’s Office
ii. Finance Department
iii. Department of Public Works & Code Enforcement.
iv. Fire Department-October and November 2024
VI. New Business
a. City Council sitting as Board of License Commissioners
i. Hearing and Consideration of Petition of License
| Licenses Type | | Business Name |
| Class A-Restaurant New | | Mi Pequeno Salvadoreno Inc. D/B/A Mi Pequeño Salvadoreno 791 Lonsdale Ave. Central Falls, RI 02863 Contact: Pedro Acevedo |
ii. Advertised Hearing and Consideration of 2024-2025 Liquor License Renewals
| License Type | | Business Name |
| Class A Liquor | | Jaygoga Beverage Corp. D/B/A ABC Liquors 390 Broad Street Central Falls, RI 02863 Contact: Vinus Patel |
| Class B Liquor | | Log In Entertainment D/b/a Lima’s Place 499 High Street Central Falls, RI 02863 Contact: Jose Lima |
iii. Hearing and Consideration of 2024-2025 Business Renewals
| License Type | | Business Name |
| Victualing Entertainment | | Log In Entertainment D/B/A Lima’s Place 499 High Street Central Falls. RI 02863 Contact: Jose Lima |
| Mobile Food Establishment | | Taco N Madre LLC D/B/A Taco N Madre 29 Gilcrest Drive West Warwick, RI 02893 Contact: Danny and Myra Raposo |
| Automotive Repair | | My Friends Garage LLC D/B/A My Friends Garage 96 Blackstone St. Suite C. Central Falls, RI 02863 Contact: John Soares |
| Automotive Repair | | Alaska Auto Repair 19 Cross St. Central Falls, RI 02863 Contact: Bernando Bautista |
| Class C-Variety | | Pizza R Us, Inc D/B/A Pizza R US/Convenience R US 791 Lonsdale Ave Central Falls, RI 02863 Contact: Tariq S. Khalil |
| Class C- Variety | | Dolgen Rhode Island, LLC D/B/A Dollar General (Store #19284) 400 Broad St. Central Falls, RI 02863 Contact: Dolgen RI, LLC |
iv. Consideration of Tax Abatements Submitted by the Tax Assessor
| Property Owner | Tax Year | Property Information |
| Central Falls Children's Foundation | 2024 | 649 Broad St. Central Falls, RI 02863 |
| 548 Roosevelt, LLC | 2024 | 548 Roosevelt Ave. Central Falls, RI 02863 |
b. Petition to the Council
Camilo Rodriguez, 48 Dexter St. Central Falls, RI02863
Cosmopolitan Inc. d/b/a Cosmopolitan, 494 Dexter St.
Reason: Requesting an extension of operating hours for New Year's Eve, allowing closure to be extended from 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM.
c. Petition of Narragansett Electric & Verizon New England Inc. for Joint for Identical Pole Location
i. Install P10-50 side of road to service new apartment building: Cross St.
VII. Schedule of Bills-Hearing and/or Consideration
a. A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and the City to Purchase 85 Hunt Street (Plat 2 Lot 196), 1154 Broad Street (Plat 3 Lot 3), and 1228 High Street (Plat 2 Lot 44) in the City of Central Falls and to transfer the properties to the Central Falls Redevelopment Authority
VIII. Hearing and or Consideration of Claims
| Name | | Address |
| Pedro Perez $300.00 Claim Tabled: 09/09/2024 & 10/16/2024 Debris from weedwhacker damaged Car window | | 198 Cross Street Central Falls, RI 02863 |
| Monica Guzman $811.00 Claim Pothole Damage | | 200 Edgemere Road Pawtucket RI |
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)
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