POSTED – FEBRUARY 25, 2025
REGULAR MEETING MARCH 2, 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 Monday, March 2, 2026; 5:00 P.M. Executive Session; Presentations Immediately following 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. 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: 839 8421 3705 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83984213705 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).
2. Communication of Emily Sullivan, Middletown BPAC Chair, re: E-Bike Safety and Awareness Campaign Presentation to the Town Council.
3. Memorandum of Town Planner thru Town Administrator, re: Development Impact Fees Studies and Ordinance Amendments (Town Code Ch. 150).
4. Communication of Superintendent of Schools, re: Middletown Public Schools - MOA Amendment #1.
5. (Continued from February 17, 2026, Regular Meeting)
Resolution of the Council, re: Approval to award change order number eight in the amount of five hundred thirty thousand seven hundred five dollars and zero cents ($530,705.00) for supplemental services for Forest Avenue Elementary School, to HMFH/DBVW Architects, funding for
6. 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.
7. 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. (Requires Advertising for Public Hearing and notice to abutters to be held on April 6, 2026)
8. Communication of Tax Assessor, re: Cancellation of Taxes for certain Middletown residents.
9. Resolution of the Council, re: Cancellation of Taxes for certain Middletown residents.
10. License of Burial, re: Shawn Legein, Section 56, Graves 42 & 43.
11. License of Burial, re: Shawn Legein, Section 56, Grave 44.
12. License of Burial, re: Shawn Legein, Section 56, Graves 45.
13. License of Burial , re: Donald and Marlene Davis, Section 54, Graves 52 & 53.
14. License of Burial , re: Kaitlyn Arruda, Section 56, Graves 55 & 56.
15. Application of Marc Milici dba Troubled Soul & Company, LLC, 999 West Main Road, for RENEWAL of a Tattoo License for the 2026-2027 licensing year.
16. Communication of Matthew Skirzenski, re: Resignation from the Conservation Commission.
17. Application of John Skrzypiec, Middletown for a Private Detective License for the 2026-2027 licensing year. (NEW)
18. Communication of Middletown Beach Commission Chair, re: Decision on Horses using Bags.
19. (Continued from January 20, 2026, Regular Meeting)
An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (Second Reading)
An ordinance in amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown Title XI, General Regulations, Chapter 90 Animals, 90.03 Disposition of Carcasses and Waste.
20. Memorandum of the Middletown Prevention Coalition Director, re: Middletown Wellness Month Proclamation.
21. Resolution of the Council, re: Middletown Wellness Month Proclamation.
22. Communication of Police Chief, re: Flock Cameras – Resolution - Approval.
23. Resolution of the Council, re: Installation of six cameras and a one-year annual subscription awarded to Flock Safety, funded from the Rescue Wagon Fund and authorizing the Finance Director to execute an agreement on behalf of the Town.
24. Memorandum of Finance Director thru Town Administrator, re: Lease Purchase of Two Fire Pumper Vehicles.
25. Resolution of the Council, re: Authorizing the Purchase of Vehicles and Equipment for use by the Town and the Financing thereof through one or more Equipment Lease Purchase Agreements and Authorizing Execution and Delivery of said Equipment Lease purchase Agreements and Related Instruments and Determining other matters in connection therewith.
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 25, 2026 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.