POSTED FEBRUARY14, 2024
REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 20, 2024
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND
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 Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 5:30 P.M. Executive Session, Presentations and Town Update Immediately following Executive Session and 6:30 P.M. Regular Meeting at the Middletown Town Hall, 350 East Main Road, Middletown, Rhode Island. Said meeting will be conducted in person, by telephone conference call/ webinar, members of the public may access and listen to the meeting in real-time by calling 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) or 1-888-475-4499 (Toll Free) and entering Meeting ID: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83795607426
or on the web at 837 9560 7426
If you choose to join the meeting by zoom or telephone, Council Rules allow for the Public to speak only during the Public Forum and Public Hearings. If calling in by telephone, pressing *9 raises your hand and pressing *6 will unmute.
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. Executive Session - Pursuant to provisions of RIGL, Sections 42-46-2, 42-46-4 and 42-46-5 (a), (1) Personnel (Police Chief) and (2) Collective Bargaining (FOP) - review, discussion and/or potential action and/or vote in executive session and/or open session.
2. Memorandum of Police Chief, re: School Speed Zone Camera Workshop.
3. Memorandum of Middletown Prevention Coalition Director, re: CADCA Leadership Forum Presentation.
4. The Town Administrator will provide an update on the School Building Project.
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. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, February 5, 2024.
7. Notice of 30-Day Public Notice and Public Hearing RIDEM File Number: DP-23-198; WQC 23-044- application of SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC for a State of Rhode Island Dredge Permit for hearing on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at RI Dept. of Environmental Management, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908.
8. Application of Laurin Enterprises dba Gold’s Auto Wrecking Co., 113 Fenner Avenue for RENEWAL of a Junk Dealer’s License for the 2024-2025 licensing year.
9. (Public Hearing Advertised; Abutters notified)
Public Hearing Remains Open.
An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (Second Reading)
An Ordinance in Revision to the Comprehensive Community Plan.
The Future Land Use Map, Map L-4 of the Middletown Comprehensive Community Plan to change the designation of the property fronting Coddington Highway, Plat 103, Lot 103 from high density residential and limited office business to industrial.
(Planning Board recommendation on file)
10. (Public Hearing Advertised; Abutters notified)
Public Hearing Remains Open.
An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (Second Reading)
An Ordinance in Amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown, Title IV: Land Usage, Chapter 152 Zoning Code, Zoning Map identified as Lot 103 on Middletown Tax Assessor’s Plate 103, which is presently designated as LB (“Limited Business”) and MT (“Mobile Home/Transient Trailer”) shall be changed to LI (“Light Industry”). The Town’s use table shall govern uses, except that a catering and food packaging use on said Lot shall require a special use permit. (Planning Board recommendation on file)
11. 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 32 Departments, Boards and Commissions, new Section 32.95 School Building Committee.
12. (Continued from the January 16, 2024 and February 5, 2024, Regular Meetings)
Application from HPK, Inc. dba Tickets Bar & Grill, 15 Aquidneck Avenue, for an Amusement License for the 2023-2024 licensing year. (NEW; Acoustic, Duo/Trio and small band)
13. Application from HPK, Inc. dba Tickets Bar & Grill, 15 Aquidneck Avenue, for an Amusement License for the 2023-2024 licensing year. (NEW; Acoustic – Outside)
14. Application for Special Event Permit from St. Columba’s Chapel for a Garden Party, to be held at St. Columba’s Chapel & Grounds, 55 Vaucluse Avenue, on Saturday, June 18, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
15. Application for Special Event Permit from the Newport County YMCA for Aquatics Camp to be held at Second and Third Beach, beginning Monday, June 24th, 2024 through Friday, August 30, 2024 (weekdays) from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
16. Application for Special Event Permit from the Newport County YMCA for Race 4 Chase Triathlon Training for kids to be held at Second and Third Beach, beginning Monday, July 1, 2024 to Friday, August 9, 2024, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
17. Resolution of the Council, re: Increasing the Allowance For Reimbursement For New Library Construction.
18. Resolution of the Council, re: Supporting legislation (2024-H 7335) introduced to fully funding libraries to the full Twenty-five (25) percent.
19. (Continued from the December 18, 2023, Regular Meeting)
Memorandum of Finance Director, thru Town Administrator, re: Architectural Services for Town Hall.
20. (Continued from the December 18, 2023, Regular Meeting)
Resolution of the Council, re: Architectural Services for Town Hall – Award of contract to DBVW Architects.
21. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Purchase for DPW Paving Program.
22. Resolution of the Council, re: Purchase of Cim Line M150 Crack Sealing Machine – DPW Paving Program.
23. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Litter Campaign.
24. Communication of Tax Assessor dated February 9, 2024, re: Cancellation of taxes for certain Middletown residents.
25. Resolution of the Council, re: Cancellation of taxes for certain Middletown residents.
26. Memorandum of Director, Middletown Prevention Coalition, re: MPC Committee Infrastructure.
27. Email communication of Tami Holden, re: Resignation for the Community Outreach Committee.
Wendy J.W. Marshall, MMC
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 February 14, 2024, at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library Middletown Web Site and Secretary of State Web Site.