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CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
DOCKET-REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 P.M.
145 TAUNTON AVENUE-CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
EXECUTIVE SESSION: CONFERENCE ROOM A
OPEN SESSION WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW EXECUTIVE SESSION
Notice: The meeting will also be viewable live at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0YEW6s1RpjcKR47VMil1LA
City Council:
Council President, Bob Rodericks – At Large
Council Vice-President: Frank Rego – Ward 1
Councilwoman Anna Sousa - Ward 2
Councilman Frank Fogarty - Ward 3
Councilman Rick Lawson - Ward 4
City Solicitor, Michael J. Marcello
City Clerk, Andreza (Andy) Skipworth
I. CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call
Fogarty X Lawson X Rego X Sousa A Rodericks X
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION - OPEN SESSION
1. Settlement Agreement for Discussion and Possible Vote
S-BNK East Providence Call LLC vs. Sarah Frew, Tax Assessor
C.A. No. PC2024-00775 and C.A. No. PC2024-06491
Motion to table until May 20, 2025
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | X | |
| Lawson | Motion | |
| Rego | Seconded | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
III. SALUTE TO THE FLAG
IV. PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
V. CONSENT CALENDAR - For discussion and possible vote
A. Council Journals:
1. Regular Council meeting minutes April 15, 2025
B. Acknowledgment of Resignation of Steve Hardcastle from the Waterfront Commission - term ending 5/7/2025
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | X | |
| Lawson | Motion | |
| Rego | Seconded | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
VI. LICENSES - For discussion and possible vote
A. Motion to bundle licenses
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | Seconded | |
| Lawson | Motion | |
| Rego | X | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
B. Motion to approve licenses
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | Seconded | |
| Lawson | Motion | |
| Rego | X | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
C. NON-PUBLIC HEARING
1. Special Event – One Day Entertainment Licenses
Applicant: Tracy Johnson
Business Name: Crescent Park Carousel (Annual Cruise Night Series)
Address: 684 – 700 Bullocks Point
Dates: 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 8/2, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20
Time: 3pm – 8pm
2. Special Event – One Day Entertainment License
Applicant: Tracy Johnson
Business Name: Crescent Park Carousel (Annual Movies in the Park)
Address: 684-700 Bullocks Point
Dates: 6/10, 8/15, 10/10/2025
Time: 3pm – 11pm
3. Special Event – One Day Entertainment License
Applicant: Tracy Johnson
Business Name: Crescent Park Carousel (NE Witch’s Guild Parade & Festival)
Address: 684-700 Bullocks Point
Date & Time: 10/18/25; 11am – 4pm
4. Special Event – One Day Entertainment License
Applicant: Tracy Johnson
Business Name: Crescent Park Carousel (Dark New England Haunted Trail)
Address: 684-700 Bullocks Point
Date & Time: 10/3/25 – 11/2/2025; 6:30pm – 10pm
5. Special Event – One Day Entertainment License
Applicant: Tracy Johnson
Business Name: Crescent Park Carousel (Summerfest)
Address: 684-700 Bullocks Point
Date & Time: 7/16/25 – 7/20/2025; 12pm – 10pm
6. Special Event – One Day Entertainment License
Applicant: Tracy Johnson
Business Name: Crescent Park Carousel (Great Townie Pumpkin Festival)
Address: 684-700 Bullocks Point
Date & Time: 10/4/25 or 10/5/25; 11am – 4pm
7. Type of Business: Mobile Food Establishment (MFE)
Applicant: David Bernath
Business Name: Milk Cafe
Owner’s Location: 67 Scrabbletown Rd. N. Kingstown
8. Type of Business: Solicitor (Pest control services)
Applicant: Logan Taylor
Business Name: Aptive Environmental LLC
Owner’s Location: 5132 N 300 W Ste 150, Provo, UT
9. Type of Business: Solicitor (Pest control services)
Applicant: Slade Bowen
Business Name: Aptive Environmental
Owner’s Location: 5132 N 300 W Ste 150, Provo, UT
10. Type of Business: Solicitor (Pest control services)
Applicant: Tevita Taukeiaho
Business Name: Aptive Environmental
Owner’s Location: 5132 N 300 W Ste 150, Provo, UT
11. Type of Business: MFE
Applicant: Michelle Colberg
Business Name: Black Dog Donuts
Owner’s Location: 52 Woody Hill Road, Exeter
12. Special Event – One Day Liquor License
Applicant: Jodi Hall
Business Name: Sons of Liberty Spirit (RI Half Marathon & 5K)
Address: 201 Mercer Street
Date & Time: 5/18/2025; 7:30am – 1pm
13. Type of Business: One Day Block Party Application
Applicant: Angel Ortiz
Business Name: Multiple Food Trucks
Address: Pierce Field
Date & Time: 5/17/2025; 12pm – 7pm
14. Special Event – One Day Entertainment License
Applicant: Angel Ortiz
Business Name: MFE – Team Summit Fundraiser
Address: Pierce Field
Date & Time: 5/17/2025; 12pm – 7pm
15. Type of Business: MFE
Applicant: Dennis LeBlanc
Business Name: Griddle Me This LLC
Owner’s Location: 5 Hollins Drive, Cranston, RI
16. Type of Business: MFE
Applicant: Joseph Valentine III
Business Name: Joey V’s Steak and Cheese, LLC
Owner’s Location: 146 Smith St., Riverside
17. Special Event – One Day Entertainment License (DJ) (READ IN ONLY)
Applicant: Jose Sanchez Ortiz
Business Name: PAWS LLC
Owner’s Location: 125 Pine Street, Rehoboth, MA
C. NON-PUBLIC HEARING - NONE
VII. COMMUNICATIONS
Any person who submits a communication to the Council and wishes to speak on it must indicate this in writing no later than 4:00 p.m. the Thursday prior to the next regularly scheduled Council meeting. A person who lists more than one topic on their communication will be allowed to speak on the first one listed.
1. Julia Dempsey - Termination of lease in a city owned home by one person
XIII. PUBLIC COMMENT
All persons wishing to make public comment shall sign a public comment sheet stating their name, address and the subject of their comments. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes. The order of speakers will be on a first come, first serve basis and the maximum time for public comment shall by limited to thirty (30) minutes per meeting.
1. Nancy Hale – Spoke about the amount of Geese at Crescent Park
2. Deborah Perez and Luis Seco – addressed the council regarding the safety concerns of the Met Links golf balls hitting their house and cars (supplied pictures of the damage).
Council President Rodericks is going to ask Solicitor Michael Marcello to contact and meet with owners of Met Links to place net or come up with other solutions to address the issue.
3. Richard Ferrara – Comprehensive Plan suggestion regarding the waterfront
4. Council Vice President Rego – Touchdown Development Fencing issue that has not
been resolved.
IX. APPOINTMENTS - NONE
X. COUNCIL MEMBERS
1. Acknowledgement of Municipal Clerks Week. East Providence City Council
2. East Providence Urban Forest: Jenn Tierney, Kristen Lund, Christine Lilley. Council Vice President Rego
Jenn Tierney updated Council on status of Weaver Beach Tree. It requires a series of treatment and asked the Council to help support by committing to a 5K or less funding to the cause. The Council responded in an affirmative.
3. Request for update from the administration on the following. Councilman Lawson
A. Request to move forward with the Event Tent – Request to add to May 20th meeting
B. Temporary Storage solution for the train for this season. - Request to add to May 20th meeting
C. Update on concession/storage building.
4. Stop signs between Vanderland Avenue and Woodward Avenue; Irving Avenue/ Whatcheer Avenue a four-way stop; Make Irving Avenue/ Blanche Avenue a three-way stop. Council Vice President Rego
5. Subdivision of the Cross Realty LLC property, 11 Elmwood Drive, Map 402, Block 15, Parcel 027. East Providence Zoning Board of Review Decision of July 21, 2022. Council Vice President Rego
6. City Council Veterans Advisory Committee Update. Councilman Lawson
XI. PUBLIC HEARINGS – Open discussion and possible vote
A. Consideration of Update of City of East Providence Comprehensive Plan 2025 to 2035 pursuant to R.I.G.L. 45-22.2-8.
Tabled until June 3, 2025, City Council meeting
XII. CONTINUED BUSINESS - NONE
XIII. NEW BUSINESS
A. MAYOR COMMUNICATIONS – Chief of Staff Patricia Resende
1. Appointment/Reappointment requiring Council Confirmation – NONE
2. Appointment/Reappointment not requiring Council Confirmation · NONE
3. Items for announcement/discussion
· March 2025 Capital and Finance Reports
· 2025 Commemoration of Armenian Genocide Proclamation
· 2025 World Lupas Day Proclamation
· 2025 Municipal Clerk’s Week Proclamation
· 2025 National Skilled Nursing Care Week Proclamation
· 2025 National Emergency Medical Services Week Proclamation
· 2025 Teacher Appreciation Week Proclamation
· 2025 National Police Week and National Peace Officers Memorial Day Proclamation
· 2025 National Public Works Week Proclamation
· 2025 Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month Proclamation
· 2025 Community Action Month Proclamation
· 2025 Asian American And Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation
· 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month Proclamation
· 2025 ALS Awareness Month Proclamation
· 2025 Jewish American Heritage Month Proclamation
B. REPORTS OF OTHER CITY OFFICIALS – City Solicitor Michael J. Marcello
C. REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE LIAISON – Councilman Lawson
1. Update Budget Season
2. Recognition of EPHS Theatre Group - “Newsies”
D. RESOLUTIONS - For discussion and possible vote
1. Resolution in Support of 2025-H-5746 and 2025-S-0113 related to residence of Children for School Purposes (Council President Rodericks)
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | Motion | |
| Lawson | X | |
| Rego | Seconded | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
2. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the Solid Waste and Recycling Services Agreement between the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation and the City of East Providence (Council President Rodericks)
Motion to table until May 20, 2025
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | Seconded | |
| Lawson | Motion | |
| Rego | X | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
3. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement with ePlus to provide engineering work to repair the City's Back-End Systems (Councilman Fogarty)
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | Motion | |
| Lawson | Seconded | |
| Rego | X | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
4. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, LLC for the purchase of a Tower Ladder Truck for the Fire Department (Council Vice President Rego)
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | X | |
| Lawson | Seconded | |
| Rego | Motion | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
5. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with JR & Son’s Construction for Glenlyon Park and Lyle Bourne Park improvements. Council Vice President Rego
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | X | |
| Lawson | Seconded | |
| Rego | Motion | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
E. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES - For discussion and possible vote
1. An ordinance in amendment of Chapter 2, Entitled Administration adding Article XI. East Providence School Zone Speed and Red-Light Camera Funds (Councilman Lawson)
Motion to Table until June 3, 2025
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | X | |
| Lawson | Seconded | |
| Rego | Motion | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
2. An ordinance adopting the 2025-2035 East Providence Comprehensive Plan
Motion to Table until June 3, 2025
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | X | |
| Lawson | Motion | |
| Rego | Seconded | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
XVII. ADJOURNMENT
| Member | Aye | Nay |
| Fogarty | X | |
| Lawson | Motion | |
| Rego | Seconded | |
| Sousa | A | |
| Rodericks | X | |
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Posted on: 5/5/2025