POSTED MARCH 12, 2025
REGULAR MEETING MARCH 17, 2025
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 17, 2025, 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: 868 2953 5096 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86829535096
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, (2) Potential Litigation and (2) Collective Bargaining (NEARI/Library) - review, discussion and/or potential action and/or vote in executive session and/or open session.
2. At the request of Councilor Logan, Citation of the Council, re: Making Middletown Marvelous - Randy Butler.
3. Memorandum of Town Planner, re: Presentation – Draft regional hazard mitigation plan -Paige Myatt, Director of Climate Resilience, Aquidneck Island Land Trust – Aquidneck Island 2025 Hazard Mitigation and Flood Management Plan. – Requesting Council approval to send the draft plan for state and federal review.
4. The Town Administrator will provide an update on:
a. School Building Project
b. Library 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. Petition of Rhode Island Energy for a pole relocation – Relocate existing P8 Ashurst Ave 27’ south to property line per request of homeowner at 81 Ashurst Avenue – Pole is presently in front of 81 Ashurst Avenue and homeowner is requesting pole be relocated to property line for driveway and landscaping. (Roads and Utilities Advisory Committee recommendation on file)
7. Application of Newport Lobster and Seafood, LLC dba Newport Seafood Market, 800 Aquidneck Avenue, for a Victualling House License for the 2024-2025 licensing year. (NEW)
8. Application for Special Event Permit from the Middletown Outreach Department for the Middletown Annual Egg Hunt, Easter Egg hunt hosted by the Middletown Outreach to be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 (Rain date Saturday, April 19, 2025) at 10:00 am at the Wyatt Road Soccer Fields. (Applicant respectfully requests all fees be waived)
9. Application for Special Event Permit from Aquidneck Community Table for the Aquidneck Community Table Saturday Farmer’s Market to be held at 110 Enterprise Drive, beginning Saturday, May 3, 2025, through Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, includes a request to waive permit fee.
10. Application for Special Event Permit from the Newport County YMCA for the Newport County YMCA for Aquatics Camp and Outdoor Adventure Camp to be held June 23, 2025 to August 24, 2025, Monday thru Friday 9 am – 2 pm; Occasional Fridays 9-2 pm for OAC at Second Beach and Third Beach. (No program of July 4, 2025)
11. Application for Special Event Permit from the Newport County YMCA - Race 4 Chase Triathlon training for kids to be held at Second Beach and Third Beach, beginning Monday, June 30, 2025 to Monday, August 8, 2025, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. (No program of July 4, 2025)
12. Application for Special Event Permit from Quahaug Chapter Newport RI for the Camp-O-Rama, to be held at Second Beach beginning Wednesday, September 10, 2025 through Sunday, September 14, 2025.
13. Public Hearing (Advertised).
Public Hearing Remains Open.
An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (Second Reading)
An Ordinance in Amendment to the Town Code Title XV Land Usage, Chapter 152, Entitled “Zoning Code”, §602 Schedule of District Regulations-Uses and Districts, Article 4 Definitions, §400 Definitions, § 703 Accessory Uses and Structures, § 728 Home Occupation and § 1308 Parking Restrictions. (Planning Board recommendation is on file)
14. At the request of Council President Rodrigues, Resolution of the Council, re: Restoration of General Revenue Sharing to Cities and Towns.
15. Communication of Council President Rodrigues and Councilor Connerton, re: Recommendation to Recharge the Citizens Advisory Committee for West Main Road Development.
16. Communication of Councilor Roberts, re: Review the Town Budget in detail.
17. Communication of Councilor Turano, re: Litter Campaign.
18. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Resolution Supporting Legislative Priorities of RI League of Cities and Towns.
19. Resolution of the Council, re: In support of Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns 2025 Legislative Priorities.
20. Memorandum of the Finance Director thru the Town Administrator, re: Painting at Second Beach, Third Beach, Campground, Wyatt Road, War Memorial and Aquidneck Fields.
21. Resolution of the Council, re: Award of contract StrateGic Solution Team LLC for painting and authorizing the Finance Director to execute the agreement on behalf of the Town.
22. Coastal Resources Management Council Adopt-An-Access Program – Adopt a Spot MOU for various CRMC rights of way.
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 March 12, 2025 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.