City of Central Falls

City Council Meeting

Monday April 21, 2025

Second Floor Council Chambers

580 Broad Street,

Central Falls, RI 02863

6:00 p.m.

 

Date Posted: April 16, 2024

Time Poste: 4:15 pm

Agenda

 

 

I.       Roll Call

 

II.     Pledge of Allegiance

 

III.    Public Comment

 

IV.    Approval of Records

 

a.   Meeting minutes from March 10, 2025, Council Meeting

The Council may vote on this item

 

V.      Executive Communications

 

a.   Consideration of appointment, by Mayor Maria Rivera of  Matthew D. Mulligan, of 535 Roosevelt Ave, Central Falls, RI to the Wyatt Detention Center Board with a term to expire January 1, 2030.

The Council may vote on this item

 

b.   Consideration of reappointment, by Mayor Maria Rivera of Miguel Garcia, of 501 Roosevelt Ave. Central Falls, to Chair the Housing Authority Board with a term to expire January 1, 2030.

The Council may vote on this item

 

c.   Consideration of reappointment, by Mayor Maria Rivera of Jacqueline Parra, of 72 Notre Dame St. Central Falls, to the Housing Authority Board with a term to expire January 1, 2030.

The Council may vote on this item

 

d.   Department Financial Reports- January 2025

i.    City Clerk’s Office

ii.   Department of Public Works & Code Enforcement.

iii.  Fire Department

iv.  Police Department

 

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 C-Variety New		Happy Cookie and Cream, LLC D/B/A Happy Cookie and Cream, LLC 870 Dexter Street Central Falls, Ri 02863 Owner: Janneth Catalina Munoz

 

b.   Appointment to the Municipal Court Pursuant to Division 1, Article II of Chapter 14 “Courts” of the Central Falls Code of Ordinances Deborah S. Gonzalez,  Municipal Court Judge

The Council may vote on this item

 

VII.   Executive Session pursuant to R.I.G.L §42-46-5 (a)(2)(Sessions pertaining to litigation):

i.    UMB Bank, NA as Trustee v. Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation et al. 19-182 (USDC-RI)

 

VIII. Petition of Narragansett Electric & Verizon New England Inc. for Joint or Identical Pole Location

a.   Lonsdale Ave: Petition to relocate P142 and P144 due to sidewalk relocation by city

The Council may vote on this item

 

IX.    Schedule of Bills-Hearing and/or Consideration

 

a.   Resolution in honor of Earth Day, and in acknowledgment of the connection between food production and environmental impacts, on Earth Day 2025. (Ferri by request)

The Council may vote on this item

 

b.   Resolution in Support of Legislation authorizing the City Council to exempt the Property located at 913-915 Dexter Street on Plat 7, Lot 156 from the requirements of R.I.G.L. 3-7-19. (Rosado-Martinez)

The Council may vote on this item

 

c.   Resolution Supporting the establishment of a dual language and bilingual education program fund at RIDE and a scholarship program to expand the issuance of bilingual dual language and world language teaching certificates to teachers in urban and urban ring public schools. (Rosado-Martinez)

The Council may vote on this item

 

d.   Resolution in Support of H5390 and S258, The Victims of Crime Trauma-Informed Mobilization (VICTIM) Act. (Baena)

The Council may vote on this item

 

e.   Resolution Honoring Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week (April 21–25, 2025). (Baena)

The Council may vote on this item

 

f.    Resolution in Support of H5976 and S0870 – Building Opportunities in Out-of-School Time. (Baena)

The Council may vote on this item

 

g.   Resolution in Support of Legislation to Empower the City Council to Update the Central Falls Tax Classification System (H6123 and S675). (Ferri by request)

The Council may vote on this item

 

h.   Resolution in Support of the 2025 Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban (H-5436 and S-359). (Rivas-Lugo)

The Council may vote on this item

 

i.    Resolution Proclaiming April as Fair Housing Month in the City of Central Falls. (Rivas-Lugo)

The Council may vote on this item

 

j.    An Ordinance Creating Greater Enforcement for Parking Ticket Violations- Introduction (Ferri by request)

 

k.   An Ordinance Creating the Central Falls Arts, Culture and Tourism Commission-Introduction (Rivas-Lugo)

 

l.    An Ordinance Prohibiting Rodeos in the City of Central Falls – Second Reading (Ferri)

The Council may vote on this item

 

X.     Hearing and/or Consideration of Claims

Joel Nunez

Central Falls, RI 02863

Seeking reimbursement for cost of removing Vehicle from impound that was inadvertently towed by police.

The Council may vote on this item

 

XI.    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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