POSTED – APRIL 1, 2026
REGULAR MEETING APRIL 6, 2026
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 April 6, 2026 at 5:00 Executive Session; Town Updates Immediately Following 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. 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: 836 1225 8115 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83612258115; 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), (2) Collective Bargaining (IAFF) and (5) Land Acquisition (West Main Road).
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION
2. The Town Administrator will provide an update on:
c. Library Building Project
3. 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.
ACTING AS A BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSION
4. Notice of Public Hearing from the License Commissioners, re: Application of Newport National Golf Club, Inc. dba Newport National Golf Club, 425 Mitchell’s Lane for a BV Liquor License for the 2025-2026 Licensing year, for use at the same premises. (Town is an abutter to the applicant)
5. (Advertised and Abutters notified for Public Hearing)
Application of Newport National Golf Club, Inc. dba Newport National Golf Club, 425 Mitchell’s Lane for a BV Liquor License for the 2025-2026 Licensing year, for use at the same premises.
6. Application of St. Lucy Church, 909 West Main Road for a Class F Alcoholic Beverage License (Beer and Wine), one day license for Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for use at the same premise.
7. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, March 16, 2026.
8. Approval of Minutes, re: Special Meeting, March 27, 2026.
9. License of Burial, re: Kimberly Harrington, Section 48E, Grave 60.
10. Communication of Nicholas P. Coogan, re: Resignation from the Open Space & Fields Committee.
11. Application of Newport National Golf Club, Inc. dba Newport National Golf Club, 425 Mitchell’s Lane for a Victualling House License for the 2025-2026 Licensing year. (NEW)
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 3, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (Parade Committee respectfully requests all fees to be waived)
13. Application for Special Event Permit from SOSO Radio for Music on the Beach to be held at Second Beach on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
14. Application for Special Event Permit from Newport County YMCA, 792 Valley Road, Middletown for Third Beach Swim Lessons with the Newport County YMCA, Beach Swim Lessons for children ages 4&5 and 6-8 to be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, August 4, 2026 through August 20, 2026 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., held at Third Beach, just past the boat ramp Lifeguard Stand.
15. Application for Special Event Permit from The Saltwater Edge – Striper Kickoff- Custom Saltwater Fishing Lure Show in a tent behind the shop, Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to be held at 1376 West Main Road.
16. At the request of Councilor Logan, re: Resolution of the Council, re: Proclaiming the Month of May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month.
17. At the request of Council President Rodrigues, Resolution of the Council, re: Proclamation in Honor of Arbor Day.
18. At the request of Council President Rodrigues, re: Resolution of the Council in Support of Municipalities Collaborating in Reviewing, Analyzing, and Responding to the 2025 Affordable Housing Laws.
19. At the request of Council President Rodrigues, re: Resolution of the Council In support of fully funding state aid to Libraries to the full Twenty-Five (25) percent.
20. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Resolution to Initiate Statewide Advocacy for FY2026 Education Aid Amendments.
21. At the request of Council President Rodrigues, re: Resolution of the Council In support of Amendments to the FY2027 State Budget to Fully Fund Certain Education Costs.
22. At the Request of Council President Rodrigues, re: Resolution of the Council Opposing A Statewide NonOwner Occupied Property Tax.
23. At the Request of Council President Rodrigues, re: Resolution of the Council Urging Full Funding of the School Housing Aid Program.
24. Memorandum of Finance Director, thru Town Administrator, re: Library Lease: Friends of the Middletown Public Library, Inc.
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 April 1, 2026 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.