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 Narragansett Town Hall 25 Fifth Avenue Narragansett, RI 02882 (401) 789-1044 NARRAGANSETT TOWN COUNCIL President Glenna M. Hagopian President Pro Tem David J. Crook, Sr. Council Members Christopher Wilkens Susan Cicilline-Buonanno Alisa Trainor Fleet Town Manager Grady Miller Town Clerk Anne M. Irons, CMC Town Solicitor Mark A. McSally, Esq. |
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
October 17, 2011
7:30 PM
Posted 10-14-2011
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CALL TO ORDER:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
· April 4, 2011 Work Session Meeting
· April 4, 2011 Regular Meeting
· April 4, 2011 Executive Session Meeting
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
PRESENTATIONS:
Presentation of a U.S. Flag from Narragansett Boy Scout Troop 1 to the Town Council
PRESENTED
OPEN FORUM:
Please conduct yourself in an orderly and respectful fashion. The comments of citizens accessing this portion of our meeting are neither adopted nor endorsed by this body, but heard as requested.
PUBLIC HEARING/DECISION – 8:00 P.M.
A PUBLIC HEARING and authorize the Town Manager to submit application to the RI Department of Administration, Statewide Planning Program, for inclusion of several local infrastructure projects in the State Transportation Improvement Program.
HELD & AUTHORIZED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
CONSENT AGENDA:
All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine or have been previously reviewed by the Town Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
1. A MOTION to APPROVE the list of Motor Vehicle abatements in the amount of $597.32 and the list of Real Estate abatements in the amount of $655.72.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
2. A MOTION to APPROVE the request from The Prout School for the 1st Annual 5K Road Race to be held on November 13, 2011, subject to state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
3. A MOTION to APPROVE the petition from Verizon Communications and the Narragansett Electric Company to place one new joint pole on Dean Knauss Drive.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
4. A MOTION to APPROVE the annual contract for technical support for the Police department’s computer software system with Information Management Corporation (IMC) in the amount of $13,569.00.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
5. A MOTION to APPROVE the purchase of one Xerox Phaser network printer for engineering from the lowest bidder, Dictronic, Inc. in the amount of $2,828.00.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
6. A MOTION to APPROVE, RATIFY and CONFIRM the emergency replacement of a remanufactured fuel pump and electronic control module for a highway truck from Pascale Corporation, in the amount of $6,172.08.
APPROVED RATIFIED and CONFIRMED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
7. A MOTION to AWARD the bid for the Purchase of Wastewater Chemicals to the lowest bidders: George S. Coyne Chemical Co., Inc. for Potassium Permanganate at $2.1748/pound; Polydyne, Inc. for Polymer Zetag 7587 at $1.75/pound and Polymer Zetag 7878 at $585.00/drum; JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. for Sodium Bisulfite at $1.87/gallon; and Univar, USA, Inc. for Sodium Hypochlorite at $0.8376/gallon.
AWARDED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
8. A MOTION to APPROVE the request from St. Thomas More Parish for the use of Veterans’ Memorial Park for the Annual Parish Festival to be held on June 30, 2012, subject to state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
9. A MOTION to REAPPOINT/APPOINT individuals to the Juvenile Hearing Board. Two regular members for a 3-year term, which term will expire on November 1, 2014 and one unexpired term which will expire on November 1, 2012.
REAPPOINTED Steven Bonzagni, Chair and Rosemary Rucker
APPOINTED Deborah B. Harig (Cicilline-Buonanno-Trainor-Fleet 5/0)
10. A MOTION to APPOINT/REAPPOINT three individuals to the Maury Loontjens Board of Trustees for a three year term, which term expires October 1, 2014.
REAPPOINTED Gloria Roman, Gail Shields and Ann Sullivan (Crook -Cicilline-Buonanno- 5/0)
11. A MOTION to APPOINT/REAPPOINT an individual to the Planning Board for a five year term, which term expires November 1, 2016.
REAPPOINTED Dr. Joseph O’Neill (Crook-Trainor-Fleet 5/0)
12. A MOTION to APPROVE a contract with Energy Source, Inc., a National Grid vendor, for lighting upgrades at the Scarborough Wastewater Treatment Facilities, in the amount of $16,358.00 (before incentives).
APPROVED (Crook- Cicilline-Buonanno 5/0)
13. A MOTION to ADOPT a Resolution opposing Name Change of South Kingstown Chamber of Commerce to Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce.
ADOPTED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
13A. A MOTION to APPROVE a Class F Alcoholic Beverage License for the South County Storms for a Pasta Dinner Fundraiser at the Community Center, subject to state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
14. A MOTION to ACCEPT A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for the design and construction of a Multi-Jurisdictional Port Facility.
ACCEPTED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
15. A MOTION to APPROVE a contract amendment (Change Order #2) with C&E Engineering Partners, Inc. for additional lead paint remediation consulting services and re-coating design services for the Kinney Avenue and North End Water Tanks, in the amount of $47,200.00.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
16. A MOTION to APPROVE the proposal for improvements to the Kinney Bungalow and Sunset Farm farmhouse from Abcore Restoration Company Inc., in the amount of $76,915.00.
APPROVED (Crook-Wilkens 5/0)
17. A MOTION to APPROVE, RATIFY, and CONFIRM a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Town of Narragansett and Public Service Employees’ Local 1033 of the Rhode Island Laborers District Council for Fiscal Year 2012 through Fiscal Year 2014.
APPROVED RATIFIED and CONFIRMED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 4/1)
18. A MOTION to APPROVE, RATIFY, and CONFIRM a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Town of Narragansett and Local 1589 International Association of Fire Fighters for Fiscal Year 2012 through Fiscal Year 2013.
APPROVED RATIFIED and CONFIRMED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 3/2)
19. A MOTION to RECONSIDER the recommendation from 2010 to the State Traffic Commission regarding parking on the Galilee Connector Road and DIRECT staff to communicate the Town Council’s recommendation to the state.
MOTION WAS NOT ACTED ON
20. A MOTION to RE-AUTHORIZE a Clerk position in the Town Clerk’s Office and AUTHORIZE the Finance Director to transfer $35,000 from contingency account 01-900-0710 to the personnel budget accounts in the Town Clerk’s Office.
RE-AUTHORIZED & RE-AUTHORIZED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Crook 5/0)
21. A MOTION TO SCHEDULE a workshop for the purpose of reviewing the town’s five year financial forecast with the Town Council.
SCHEDULED to 11-28-11 @ 6:30 P.M. (Crook- Cicilline-Buonanno 5/0)
REPORTS FROM TOWN MANAGER:
REPORTS FROM TOWN COUNCIL:
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A MOTION TO RETIRE to Executive Session of the Town Council at the end of the October 17, 2011 town council meeting to discuss litigation Salt Pond Seaport Village in accordance with RI General Laws 42-46-5 (a) (2) and to appoint Mark McSally as Clerk Pro Tem.
EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS NOT HELD
ADJOURNMENT: 9:40 P.M.
Note: Documentation (if any) for items listed on this Agenda is available for public inspection, a minimum of 24 hours prior to the meeting, at any time during regular business hours at Town Clerk’s Office, 25 Fifth Avenue, Narragansett, RI 02882. Interpreters for the hearing impaired can be made available at any meeting provided a request is received a minimum of three (3) business days prior to said meeting.