POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 16, 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, September 16, 2024, 5:00 P.M. 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: 892 8411 6629 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89284116629
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), (2) Potential Litigation, (2) Litigation (PUC Docket No. 22-42-NG – Old Mill Lane), (5) Land Acquisition, (2) Collective Bargaining (FOP), and (1) Personnel (Town Administrator) - review, discussion and/or potential action and/or vote in executive session and/or open session.
2. Citation of the Council, re: Middletown Battalion Chief Brian DeFreitas for being designated and awarded as the 2024 EMS Coordinator of the Year.
3. The Town Administrator will provide an update on the School Building Project.
4. 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.
5. Application of Newport Pickleball, LLC dba Newport Pickle, 105 Chases Lane, for a Class BV Liquor License, for the same premise for the 2024-2025 licensing year. (NEW) (Requires advertising for a future public hearing and notification to abutters)
6. Applications received from the following named persons, firms or corporations for RENEWAL of Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for the 2024-2025 licensing year. (Council Action – Advertise for public hearing to be held on October 7, 2024) (See attached list)
7. Applications received from the following named persons, firms or corporations for RENEWAL of Victualling House Licenses, Additional Hours of Operation, for the 2024-2025 licensing year. (Requires Advertising for a public hearing to be held on October 7, 2024) (See attached list)
8. Application of Andrew’s of Eastgate, Ltd. dba Gold’s Wine and Spirits, 48 Valley Road for a Sunday Sales License for the 2024-2025 licensing year. (NEW)
9. Application of Golden Bev, LLC dba West Main Liquors, 1374 West Main Road for a Sunday Sales License for the 2024-2025 licensing year. (NEW)
10. Communication of Rev. Glen S. Leverette, Jr., Pastor, Community Baptist Church, re: Request for support by placing an ad in the Souvenir Booklet for their 50th Anniversary Celebration.
11. Petition of Residents, Neighbors and Friends of Bliss Mine Road, re: Requesting a speed table be incorporated on Bliss Mine Road.
12. Memorandum of Finance Director, thru Town Administrator, re: FY2024 Budget Adjustments as of June 30, 2024.
13. Resolution of the Council, re: FY2024 General Fund budget adjustments prepared as of June 30, 2024.
14. Resolution of the Council, re: FY2024 Parks and Recreation Fund budget adjustments prepared as of June 30, 2024.
15. Resolution of the Council, re: FY2024 Refuse and Recycling budget adjustments prepared as of June 30, 2024.
16. Communication of Abigail Dunn, re: resignation from the Middletown Outreach Sub-Committee.
17. Memorandum of Gregory Huet, Chuck DiTucci and Barbara A. VonVillas, Citizens Memorial Committee, re: Citizens Memorial Policy (revised).
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 September 10, 2024, at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.