POSTED MAY 29, 2024
REGULAR MEETING JUNE 3, 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 Monday, June 3, 2024, 5:00 P.M. Executive Session, 6:00 P.M. Zoning Board Interview 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: 852 8643 8937 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85286438937
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), (5) Land Acquisition, (5) Land Acquisition, (5) Land Acquisition (West Main Road), (2) Potential Litigation (Town of Middletown v. Oxbow Realty Associates, L.P., C.A. No.: NC2022-0292 (Newport Superior Court). - review, discussion and/or potential action and/or vote in executive session and/or open session.
2. Zoning Board Interview
· Robert Maiale
Zoning Board Interview Questions:
· Why do you want to be on the Zoning Board?
· What experience do you have that would qualify you to be a member of the Zoning Board?
· What useful knowledge or perspective from your own personal experience would you bring to the position?
· What do you think is the most important responsibility of a Zoning Board member?
· What would you like Middletown to look like 5 years from now?
· What do you believe is Middletown’s most important land use issue and how should it be addressed?
· What ideas or suggestions do you have regarding economic development in Middletown?
· Regular Zoning Board meetings typically take place the 4th Tuesday of each month, starting at 6 P.M., and Special meetings are called on an as needed basis. Are you available to attend them?
3. The Town Administrator will provide an update on Town Projects.
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. (Advertised; Abutters notified)
Application of Radish Patch, LLC dba Pasta Vino, 694 Aquidneck Avenue, for a Class BV Liquor License (2023-2024 Licensing year) to be used at the same premises. (NEW)
7. Application of The Homemade Factory, Inc dba The Homemade Factory, 747 Aquidneck Avenue, for a Class BV Liquor License (2023-2024 Licensing year) to be used at the same premises. (NEW; Requires advertising for a future public hearing and notification to abutters)
8. Approval of Minutes, re: Special Meeting, April 27, 2024.
9. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, May 6, 2024.
10. Application of T-Mobile Northeast, LLC dba T-Mobile, 99 East Main Road, for RENEWAL of Holiday Sales License for the 2024-2025 licensing year.
11. Application of Radish Patch, LLC dba Pasta Vino, 694 Aquidneck Avenue, for a Victualling House License for the 2023-2024 licensing year. (NEW)
12. Application for Special Event Permit from Aquidneck Pediatrics, Aquidneck Pediatrics Field Day at 1272 West Main Road, to be held on Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. (Applicant requests permit fees to be waived)
13. Application for Special Event Permit from East Bay Community Action Program for Molar Express, Dental visits for children 2-21, free care for uninsured to be held Tuesday, July 9th, Monday, July 15th,Tuesday, July 16th, Wednesday, July 17th, Thursday, July 25th, and Tuesday, July 30th, 2024 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at Linden Park. (Applicant requests permit fees to be waived)
14. Email communication of Kevin Lendrum, MHS Boys’ Basketball Coach, re: Requesting support for the Summer Basketball League.
15. Communication of Cheryl G. Robinson, President of Turning Around Ministries, Inc., re: Request for support by placing an ad in the Souvenir Book or making a contribution to TAM.
16. Communication of Robert Upham, re: Sidewalks on Rogers Lane, Barton Place and Jean Street.
17. At the request of Council President Rodrigues, re: Discussion of Town Council Summer Schedule - Regular Meetings are Monday, June 17, 2024, Monday, July 1, 2024, Monday, July 15, 2024, Monday, August 5, 2024, and Monday, August 19, 2024.
18. Memorandum of Major Jason Ryan, re: Automated Speed Enforcement System.
19. Resolution of the Council, re: Entering into an agreement with Blue Line Solutions and authorizing the Finance Director to execute agreements on behalf of the Town.
20. Communication of Accounting Manager, re: FY2024 Quarterly Tax Collector’s Report as of 03/31/2024 – Town of Middletown.
21. Appointment of one (1) member to the Zoning Board of Review, Second Alternate, for a term expiring April 2025.
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 May 29, 2024, at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.