POSTED AUGUST 11, 2021
REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 16, 2021
The following items of business, having been filed with the Town Clerk under the Rules of the Council, will come before the Council at a regular meeting to be held on Monday, August 16, 2021; 6:00 P.M. Presentations and Contract; 7:00 P.M. Regular Meeting at the Middletown Town Hall, 350 East Main Road, Middletown, Rhode Island. The items listed on the Consent portion of the agenda are to be considered routine by the Town Council and will ordinarily be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Council, or a member of the public so requests and the Town Council President permits, in which event the item will be removed from Consent Agenda consideration and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. All items on this agenda, with the exception of the Public Forum Session, may be considered, discussed and voted upon in executive session and/or open session.
Pursuant to RIGL §42-46-6(b). Notice – “Nothing contained herein shall prevent a public body, other than a school committee, from adding additional items to the agenda by majority vote of the members. Such additional items shall be for informational purposes only and may not be voted on except where necessary to address an unexpected occurrence that requires immediate action to protect the public or to refer the matter to an appropriate committee or to another body or official.”
Any person not a member of the Council, desiring to address the Council concerning a matter on the docket of the Council, not the subject of a Public Hearing, shall submit a written request to the Town Clerk stating the matter upon which he desires to speak. Persons are permitted to address the Council for a period not to exceed five (5) minutes.
The Middletown Town Council follows the codification of present-day general parliamentary law as articulated in Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised 10th edition (2000), together with whatever rules of order the Council has adopted for its own governance. The motion to reconsider is one of the motions that can bring a question again before an assembly, and is designed to bring back for further consideration a motion which has already been voted on:
If, in the same session that a motion has been voted on, but no later than the same day or the next day on which a business meeting is held, new information or a changed situation makes it appear that a different result might reflect the true will of the assembly, a member who voted with the prevailing side can, by moving to Reconsider [RONR (10th ed.), p. 304-321] the vote, propose that the question shall come before the assembly again as if it had not previously been considered. (From Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, Robert, Evans et al., De Capo Press, 2004)
1. At the request of Representative Terri-Denise Cortvriend, Resolution of the Council, re: Proclaiming Middletown as a Purple Heart Town.
2. Communication of Charlie Roberts, Co-Chair, MPS Building Committee, re: Update of MPS Building Committee.
3. Presentation of Sean VonVillas, re: Restoration of Rhode Island Historical Cemetery #28.
4. Memorandum of Rosemarie K. Kraeger, Superintendent of Schools, re: Teacher Contract (NEAM Teachers Association).
5. Pursuant to Rule 25 of the Rules of the Council, Citizens may address the town on one (1) subject only, said subject of substantive Town business, neither discussed during the regular meeting nor related to personnel or job performance. Citizens may speak for no longer than five (5) minutes and must submit a public participation form to the Council Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. All items discussed during this session will not be voted upon.
6. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Town Business Updates - July.
7. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, July 6, 2021.
8. Petition of Charles J. Vucci, Esquire, Gemma Law Associates on behalf of Maureen Paul, re: Personal Injury.
9. Petition of National Grid & Verizon New England, Inc., re: Vanicek Avenue – Proposed relocation Pole 4 and install a new Pole 5 Vanicek Avenue in order to eliminate an aerial trespass over AP106 Lot 68. (Council action forward to the Roads and Utilities Committee for review and recommendation)
10. License of Burial, re: Rayfield Drowne, Jr. and Marie Drowne – Section 38, Graves 6G & 6H.
11. License of Burial, re: Anne L. Shepley Hatch – Section 54, Graves 48 & 49.
12. Application for Special Event Permit from Justin Speegle, AmpSurf for Surf Therapy for people with disabilities to be held at Second Beach, on Monday, September 20, 2021 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. (Attached is a request to waive permit fees)
13. Application of Newport Chowder Company, LLC, Newport, RI for a Mobile Food Establishment License (Truck) for the 2021-2022 licensing year.
14. Application of Newport Chowder Company, LLC, Newport, RI for a Mobile Food Establishment License (Cart) for the 2021-2022 licensing year.
15. (Public Hearing Advertised)
An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (First Reading)
An Ordinance in Amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown, Title XV Land Use, Chapter 152 Zoning Code, is amended by adding new Section 727 Marijuana Related Uses. (Planning Board Recommendation is on file)
16. An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (Second Reading)
An Ordinance in amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown, Title III, Administration, Chapter 36 Fee Schedule, (F) Police, (4) Public Safety Private Detail Billing Rates: Police Department.
17. Email communication of Symon Cousens, Island Elements, Island Surf & Sports, Elemental Surf & Skate, re: Third Beach concession agreement.
18. Email communication of Mersina Christopher, re: Objecting to allowing pets in the cemetery and requesting the Town Council to change the rule.
19. Communication of J. Clement “Bud” Cicilline, 1st Vice President Co-Chair, NAACP Newport County Branch Golf Tournament Committee, re: Request for support by sponsoring a Tee Sign for the Golf Tournament.
20. Communication of Henry P. Sorett, Esquire, Newport, re: Third Beach Access.
21. Communication of Councillor Turano, re: Middletown School Maintenance Department, IT Department, and the Accounting Department merge with the Middletown DPW, IT Department, and Accounting Department.
22. Communication of Councillor Turano, re: Middletown Property Tax Assessment Overview.
23. Communication of Councillor Turano, re: Middletown Fees for Services.
24. Memorandum of Finance Director, thru Town Administrator, re: Equipment Purchase: Public Works Vehicle Replacement.
25. Resolution of the Council, re: Equipment Purchase: Public Works Vehicle Replacement.
26. Communication of the Tax Assessor, re: Cancellation of Taxes for Certain Middletown Residents.
27. Resolution of the Council, re: Cancellation of Taxes for Certain Middletown Residents.
28. Email communication of Middletown Prevention Coalition Director Lori Verderosa, re: Rachel Channen resigned from (youth serving organization representative) and Siobhan Bogosian resigned from (parent sector representative) of the Middletown Prevention Coalition.
29. Communication of Siobhan M. Bogosian, re: Resignation from the Middletown Prevention Coalition (parent sector representative).
Wendy J.W. Marshall, CMC
Town Clerk
This meeting location is accessible to the handicapped. Individuals requiring interpreter services for the hearing-impaired should notify the Town Clerk’s Office at 847-0009 not less than 48 hours before this meeting.
Posted on August 11, 2021 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library, Middletown Web Site and Secretary of State Web Site.