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CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

DOCKET-REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY-APRIL 7,2020

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M.

(PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A DIFFERENT START TIME THAN THE NORMAL SCHEDULED TIME)

Council Moy Call Executive Session in Room 101

PLEASE NOTE OPEN SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 P.M.

(INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL START TIME OF 7:00 P.M.)

145 TAUNTON AVENUE - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

City Council:

Council President, Robert Britto - Ward 1

Council Vice-President: Bob Rodericks - At Large

Councilwoman Anna Sousa - Ward 2

Councilman Nate Cahoon - Ward 3

Councilman Ricardo Mourato - Ward 4

The City Council will be using a Zoom application for this meeting, due to the COVID-19virus and to be

in compliance with all Gubernatorial Executive Order 20-05.

Please see the end of the agenda for the full invitation and instructions for use of this application.

For Public Comment, please see the instructions for call in sign up opportunities.

As always, live streaming will be available on the City of East Providence website.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INVOCATION

III. OPEN SESSION

IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

V. MOTION TO SEAL THE MINUTES FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

PUBLIC COMMENT

All persons wishing to make public comment shall sign a public comment sheet stating their name, address and the subject of their docket related item to speak on. Please call: 401.477.9328 and leave a voice mail with your contact information forty five (45) minutes before the call to order of any regularly scheduled council meeting and shall be delivered by the City Clerk no earlier than five (5) minutes before the call to order of the meeting. The City Clerk will then call you when it is your time to speak. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes. The order of the speakers will be on a first come, first serve basis and the maximum time for public comment shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes per meeting.

VI. MAYOR COMMUNICATIONS- Update on East Providence Fire Academy-Increase in Number of Entering Candidates as a Result of Expected Retirements

VII. NEW BUSINESS

1. EXTENSION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS - SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION

2020-004 expires April 17, 2020

2. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

Review, Discussion and Vote: Proposed Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of East Providence and International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 569 Regarding Detectives Work Schedule

3. REPORTS OF OTHER CITY OFFICIALS

a) Presentation: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Request for Proposal (Deadline: 04/03/2020) - David Bachrach

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

VIII. RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE GRANTING OF AN EASEMENT TO CONSTRUCT A TEMPORARY POOLAND WEIR SYSTEM DOWNSTREAM OF THE HUNT'S MILL DAM FISH LADDER

Sponsored by: Council President Britto

For full language of the 04/07/2020 resolution (online):

https://clerkshq.com/eastprovidence-ri

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

IX. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES

1. PUBLIC HEARING

a) AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENTOF CHAPTER 19 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 1998, AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING"

Sponsored by: Councilman Mourato and Council Vice President Rodericks