POSTED FEBRUARY 28, 2024
REGULAR MEETING MARCH 4, 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, March 4, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. Executive Session, 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: 827 5062 3931 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82750623931
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) Lease - review, discussion and/or potential action and/or vote in executive session and/or open session.
2. 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.
3. The Town Administrator will provide an update regarding the Middletown Outreach Department.
4. The Town Administrator will provide an update on the School Building Project.
5. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, February 20, 2024.
6. Memorandum of Paul A. Croce, Chairman, Middletown Planning Board, re: Review and recommendation to the Town Council on proposed amendments to Section 400 DEFINITIONS of the Middletown zoning ordinance regarding the definition for Lot Line and determination of the front lot line for corner and through lots. (Requires advertising for a future public hearing)
7. Application of Justin Speegle/Amp Surf New England a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for a Special Event Permit for a VA Summer Sports Camp, Surfing Clinic for Veterans with disabilities to be held at Sachuest Beach, Path 8 on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 and Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. (Applicant requests fees to be waived)
8. Application of Justin Speegle/Amp Surf New England a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for a Special Event Permit for an Adaptive Surf Clinic for people with disabilities to be held at Sachuest Beach, Path 8 on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. (Applicant request fees to be waived)
9. Application of Middletown Outreach Department for a Special Event Permit for the Middletown Easter Egg Hunt to be held at Wyatt Road Soccer Fields, on Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. (Town event fees to be waived)
10. 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, April 16, 2024, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at Linden Park. (Applicant requests permit fees to be waived)
11. Communication of Officer John Sullivan, Newport Police Department, Chairman, AINPP, re: Request for waiver of all detail fees for the Aquidneck Island Police Parade.
12. Application for Special Event Permit from the Aquidneck Island Police Parade for the Aquidneck Island Police Parade, beginning on West Main Road in front of Hampton Inn and Suites, 317 West Main Road to Washington Square, Newport to be held on Sunday, May 5, 2024, beginning at 9:00 am. (Parade Committee respectfully requests all fees to be waived)
13. Application for Special Event Permit from Newport Yogis for Newport Yogi’s Full Moon Summer Series, Yoga at Second Beach, Surfers End to be held on Friday, June 21, 2024, Sunday, July 21, 2024, Monday, August 19, 2024 and Tuesday, September 17, 2024 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. (Applicant requests all fees to be waived.)
14. Application for Special Event Permit from NewportFILM for Outdoor Film Screening with Food Vendors and Live Music to be held on Thursday, July 11, 2024, setup at noon, event is from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm at Second Beach parking lot, 315 Sachuest Point Road.
15. Memorandum of Finance Director, thru Town Administrator, re: Beach Seasonal Permit Fee.
16. An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (First Reading)
An Ordinance in Amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown, Title III, Administration, Chapter 36 Fee Schedule, (D) Parks and Recreation, (1) Beach Parking Fees.
17. Communication of Bari Freeman, Executive Director, Bike Newport, re: Safety Improvements on East Main Road.
18. Resolution of the Council, re: In Support of Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns 2024 Legislative Priorities.
19. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: RIDOT Engineering Report: Proposed Road Diet on East Main Road.
20. Memorandum of Finance Director, thru Town Administrator, re: FY2024 Budget Adjustments as of December 31, 2023.
21. Resolution of the Council, re: FY2024 General Fund budget adjustments prepared as of December 31, 2023.
22. Resolution of the Council, re: FY2024 Parks and Recreation Fund budget adjustments prepared as of December 31, 2023.
23. Resolution of the Council, re: FY2024 Sewer Fund budget adjustments prepared as of December 31, 2023.
24. Appointment of one (1) member to the Middletown Prevention Coalition, Faith Sector, term expiring April 2027.
25. Appointment of one (1) member to the Middletown Prevention Coalition, Former Chair Sector, term expiring April 2027.
26. Appointment of one (1) member to the Middletown Prevention Coalition, Healthcare Sector, to complete a term expiring April 2026.
27. Appointment of two (2) members to the Middletown Prevention Coalition, Student Sector, term expiring April 2025.
28. Email communication from Dave Dittmann, re: Resignation from the MEDAC 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 28, 2024, at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library Middletown Web Site and Secretary of State Web Site.