POSTED AUGUST 27, 2025
REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 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 Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 6:00 P.M. Executive Session, Immediately following Executive Session – Town Business Updates and School Construction 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. Virtual access will also be provided by telephone conference call/ webinar and 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: 879 5751 6847 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87957516847 ; however, virtual access is being provided only as a convenience and is not an official "location" where access to the meeting is guaranteed. Being physically present at the meeting is the only way to guarantee complete access to the meeting, as the meeting will not be paused or rescheduled if the virtual access fails.
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 (Town Administrator) and (2) Collective Bargaining (TEAMSTERS) discussion and/or potential action and/or vote in executive session and/or open session.
2. The Town Administrator will provide an update on:
a. Town Projects
c. Library Building Project
3. Communications four (4) of Justin Bernard, Senior Project Manager, Project Management Services, Colliers Project Leaders, re: New Middletown Middle-High School.
a. Recommendation to Award (RTA-06B) - Millwork.
b. Recommendation to Award (RTA- 09I) – Painting.
c. Recommendation to Award (RTA-11C) – Theatre and Stage Equipment.
d. Recommendation to Award (RTA-12A) – Window Treatments.
4. Resolution of the Council, re: Approving the recommendation for Gilbane Building Company to award the subcontracts for Millwork, Painting, Theatre and Stage Equipment, Window Treatments and all expenses recorded in the School Department’s Capital Projects Fund and the Town Administrator is authorized to notify Gilbane Building Company to award the subcontracts.
5. Communications two (2) of Justin Bernard, Senior Project Manager, Project Management Services, Colliers Project Leaders, re: Renovations of the Existing Middletown High School (ES Complex).
a. Recommendation to Award (RTA-10) – Painting.
b. Recommendation to Award (RTA-11) – Electrical.
6. Resolution of the Council, re: Approving the recommendation for Bentley Companies to award the subcontract for Painting and Electrical and the Town Administrator is authorized to notify Bentley Companies LLC to award the subcontracts.
7. 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.
8. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: All Traffic Solutions- Speed Summaries for Middletown Streets.
9. (Continued from August 4, 2025, Regular Meeting)
Memorandum of Public Works Director, re: Boulevard and High Street Traffic Safety Evaluations.
10. (Continued from August 4, 2025, Regular Meeting)
Resolution of the Council, re: Purchase of Speed Feedback Signs from All Traffic Solutions, Inc. and authorizing the Finance Director to execute said purchase on behalf of the Town.
11. (Continued from August 4, 2025, Regular Meeting)
Email of Sonam Ngamdung, re: Resignation from the Middletown Prevention Coalition (Youth Sector Seat).
12. (Continued from August 4, 2025, Regular Meeting)
Appointment of one (1) member to the Middletown Board of Canvassers, regular member, to complete a term expiring March 2029.
13. (Continued from August 4, 2025)
Appointment of two (2) members to the Discover Newport Board – Middletown Representatives (Hospitality Industry) for terms expiring June 2028.
14. (Continued from August 4, 2025, Regular Meeting)
Appointment of one (1) member to the Middletown Local 250th Commission, term expiring 2026.
15. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, August 4, 2025.
16. Application of RPC Inc. dba Rumford Pet Center, 99 East Main Road, for RENEWAL of a Holiday Sales License for the 2025-2026 licensing year.
17. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Appointment of Peter Connerton as Alternate to the Library Building Committee.
18. Memorandum of Finance Director, re: Police Department Surplus Vehicles – 2010 Ford F-150.
19. Resolution of the Council, re: Authorizing disposal of Police Department Surplus Vehicles – 2010 Ford F-150.
20. Communication of Tax Assessor, re: Cancellation of Taxes for certain Middletown residents.
21. Resolution of the Council, re: Cancellation of Taxes for certain Middletown residents.
22. Communication of Tax Assessor and Finance Director, re: Cancellation of Taxes for certain Middletown residents.
23. Resolution of the Council, re: Cancellation of Taxes for certain Middletown residents.
24. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Middletown Police Receive Fourth Consecutive CALEA Endorsement.
25. Communication of Veronica Bourget, re: Resignation from the Middletown Outreach Committee.
26. Application for Special Event Permit from Add Impact Network, Inc. for Bike to the Beach New England - 100 Mile charity bike ride from Boston, benefiting Autism service providers, to be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, beginning at 11:00 am to 3:00 pm – Route through Middletown (Various Town roadways, ending in Newport).
27. Application for Special Event Permit from Newport Hospital for Newport Hospital’s Family Festival to be held on Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, rain date Sunday, September 21, 2025, at Peabody Beach.
28. An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (Second Reading)
An Ordinance in Amendment to the Town Code Title III Administration, Chapter 36 Fee Schedule (B) Building/Zoning by adding (8) Storage Containers.
29. Memorandum of Town Solicitor, re: Status of Little Creek Lane.
30. Memorandum of Town Administrator on behalf of Council President Rodrigues, re: School Regionalization.
31. Memorandum of Finance Director, re: Atlantic Beach District Streetscapes – VHB Contract Amendment #10: lighting design.
32. Resolution of the Council, re: Approval of contract amendment from VHB for the Atlantic Beach District Streetscapes and authorizing the Finance Director to execute said contract on behalf of the Town.
33. Memorandum of Middletown Prevention Coalition Director, re: MPS Professional Development Fees.
34. Memorandum of Finance Director, re: Financial Report – Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2025.
35. Communication of Accounting Manager, re: Quarterly Tax Collector’s Report as of 06/30/2025 – Town of Middletown.
Wendy J.W. Marshall, MMC
Town Clerk
Posted on August 27, 2025 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.