 Narragansett Town Hall 25 Fifth Avenue Narragansett, RI 02882 (401) 789-1044 NARRAGANSETT TOWN COUNCIL President Matthew M. Mannix President Pro Tem Susan Cicilline-Buonanno Members Raymond A. Ranaldi Patrick W. Murray Christopher Wilkens Town Manager Pamela T. Nolan Town Clerk Anne M. Irons, CMC Town Solicitor Mark A. McSally, Esq. |
NARRAGANSETT TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
February 17, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Posted 02-12-15
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CALL TO ORDER:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
· December 2, 2014 Special Meeting
· December 22, 2014 Work Session Meeting
· December 30, 2014 Work Session Meeting
· January 5, 2015 Work Session Meeting
· January 5, 2015 Regular Meeting
· January 13, 2015 Work Session Meeting
· January 28, 2015 Work Session Meeting
· January 28, 2014 Special Meeting
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno- Ranaldi 5/0)
· January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting (Pulled from Agenda)
ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS:
FORMAL SWEARING in of a new member of the Narragansett Police Department
· Patrolman Manuel Sifontes
SWORN in by MATTHEW M. MANNIX
UPDATES of State Projects in Narragansett (None)
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 requeste.
PUBLIC HEARING/DECISION – 8:00 P.M.:
A MOTION to SCHEDULE a PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed Scarborough Wastewater Treatment Facility Flood Proofing Project and A MOTION to RECEIVE and PLACE on FILE the RECOMMENDATION from the Planning Board.
SCHEDULED 3-02-15 (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
A MOTION to SCHEDULE a PUBLIC HEARING on the Transfer of a liquor license for a Class BV Liquor License from Adirondack Development Co. LLC d/b/a Buster Krab’s at 265 Great Island Road, Narragansett, RI, Plat IG, Lot 95 to BamKelPeg1112, LLC d/b/a Buster Krab’s at 265 Great Island Road, Narragansett, RI, Plat IG, Lot 95.
SCHEDULED 3-16-15 (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
A MOTION to SCHEDULE a PUBLIC HEARING for The Bike Stop Café, 148 Boon Street, Narragansett RI, Plat D, Lot 184A on a Petition to expand bar service by extending the bar and seating area and expanding seating in the restaurant area to serve alcoholic beverage.
SCHEDULED 4-20-15 (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 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 General Order of Business, and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
1. A MOTION to APPROVE a petition from the Verizon Communications and the Narragansett Electric Company to place one new joint pole (P. 3) on the southwesterly side of Bill Sweet Drive.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
2. A MOTION to APPROVE, RATIFY, and CONFIRM the emergency repairs for a water service at 10 Hawthorne Avenue completed by Timpson Excavating, Inc., in the amount of $3,000.00.
APPROVED, RATIFIED, CONFIRMED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
3. A MOTION to APPROVE the purchase of 2-part digital citations from Velosum, in the amount of $3,125.00.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
4. A MOTION to APPROVE a one-year contract extension for the ClerkBase Retrieval System from ClerkBase, a division of CompBase, Inc., in the amount of $5,190.00.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
5. A MOTION to APPROVE the purchase of eight (8) 46” round picnic tables for the Beach from O’Brien & Sons, Inc., in the amount of $8,168.00.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
6. A MOTION to APPROVE the request from Joe Olivo for a new Joe’s Journey 5K Road Race to benefit the Autism Project scheduled for Saturday April 11, 2015 starting at 8:30 am subject to approval of state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
7. A MOTION to APPROVE the request from the RI State Police for their annual 5K Foot Pursuit Road Race to be held on Sunday April 26, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm, subject to approval of state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
8. A MOTION to APPROVE the Bobby Doyle 5 Mile Summer Classic Road Race on Sunday August 9, 2015, subject to state and local laws.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
9. A MOTION to APPROVE the request from the Narragansett Lions Club for their annual 10 Mile Road Race to be held on Friday July 24, 2015 from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm, subject to approval of state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
10. A MOTION to APPROVE the sponsorship agreement with South County Hospital for the 2015 Movies on the Beach summer series.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
11. A MOTION to APPROVE the request from John E. DeCubellis, Jr. to conduct the 16th Annual Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation 5K Road Race scheduled for Sunday June 7, 2015 subject to approval of state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
12. A MOTION TO APPROVE the extension of an agreement with the Town of East Greenwich / Community Development Consortium to provide management and administration of the Narragansett Community Development Block Grant program.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 4/1)
13. A MOTION to REFER a request from Kevin Schott, CDM Smith on behalf of the Bonnet Shores Beach Club for a waiver of the Sewer Policy for Plat N-S, Lot 631, 175 Bonnet Point Road) to the Sewer Policy Committee for review.
REFERRED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
14. A MOTION to APPROVE the request from the American Diabetes Association to conduct a cycling fundraiser TourdeCure to be held on Sunday June 7, 2015 from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, subject to approval of state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
15. A MOTION to APPROVE the request from the Narragansett Running Association for the 2nd Annual Half Marathon Road Race to be held on Sunday October 25, 2015 subject to approval of state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
16. A MOTION to APPROVE the renewal of nine (9) annual maintenance licenses for existing GIS software and three (3) annual maintenance licenses for existing ArcPad GIS software from Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), in the amount of $5,494.82.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
17. A MOTION to APPROVE the purchase of one (1) computer data terminal system, software, internal scanner, printer, mount headrest and additional accessories for one (1) Ford Interceptor sedan from Advanced Electronic Design, Inc. DBA PatrolPC, in the total amount of $6,670.00.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
18. A MOTION to AWARD the bid for Sign Poles to the lowest bidder, Atlantic Highway Sign Company, at their quoted prices for a one-year period, ending December 31, 2015.
AWARDED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
19. A MOTION to RECEIVE and PLACE on FILE the 2014 Community Development & Planning Board Annual Report.
RECEIVED and PLACED on FILED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
20. A MOTION to APPROVE, RATIFY, and CONFIRM the purchase of propane through the State Master Price Agreement (#166) from Amerigas.
APPROVED, RATIFIED, CONFIRMED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
OLD BUSINESS:
21. A MOTION to AWARD the bid for Architectural\Engineering Services for Kinney Bungalow HVAC Project to Architectura, Inc., in the amount of $22,000.00.
AMENDED-AWARDED and DIRECTED STAFF to pursue a CHANGE ORDER with the CONTRACTOR to INVESTIGATE STRUCTURAL ISSUES (Ranaldi-Cicilline-Buonanno 4/1)
NEW BUSINESS:
22. A MOTION to APPROVE and AWARD the expenditure of $12,500.00 to the Dunes Club which represents 50% of the total fee of the 2015 fireworks display on July 4, 2015 with a rain date of July 5, 2015.
APPROVED and AWARDED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
23. A MOTION to AWARD the bid for Tee Shirts and Golf Shirts for the Parks and Recreation Department to the lowest bidder, Ad-Wear & Specialty of Texas, Inc., at their quoted prices, for a one-year period, ending February 2, 2016.
AWARDED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
24. A MOTION to APPROVE the recommendations of the Sewer Policy Committee relative to the granting of waivers for Plat R-1, various lots (Doug DeSimone), Plat N-S, Lot 509-A (Vincent and Kimberly Zizza), and Plat N-H, Lot 9 (Makala Arcand).
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
25. A MOTION to APPROVE the one-year contract extension for Purchase of Wastewater and Water Chemicals with Carus Corporation for Potassium Permanganate at $2.01/pound; Polydyne, Inc. for Polymer Zetag 7587 at $1.60/pound, and Polymer Zetag 7878 at $540.00/drum; JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. for Sodium Bisulfite at $1.75/gallon; and Univar USA, Inc. for Sodium Hypochlorite 15% at $0.75/gallon and Sodium Hypochlorite 12.5-15% at $38.385/15-gallon tamper resistant drum.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
26. A MOTION to WAIVE the current policy and AUTHORIZE the use of the Miscellaneous Construction Services Contract with George Sherman Sand & Gravel, Inc. to complete the installation of a new storm drain system on Robinson Street, in an amount not to exceed $56,485.00.
CONTINUED (Ranaldi-Cicilline-Buonanno 5/0)
27. A MOTION to APPROVE the purchase and installation of new carpet for Town Hall from Shaw Contract Group, pursuant to the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) contract # 022712-SII, in the amount of $30,842.57.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
28. A MOTION to APPROVE the final balancing Change Order for TMC Environmental Services for lead soil remediation services to reduce the dollar amount by $35,903.65.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Murray 5/0)
29. A MOTION to APPROVE the digital conversion of the Land Evidence Records from 1985 to July 20, 2010 with ACS-Xerox Service Group, in the amount of $77,952.00.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
30. A MOTION to APPROVE the contract extension for the Paddle Sports Business Concession at Middlebridge with Narrow River Kayaks until December 31, 2015 for the Parks and Recreation Department with the same terms, conditions and pricing within the lease that ended December 31, 2013 and APPROVE the rental of cottage 94A to be utilized as office space for the Paddle Sports Business Concession.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
31. A MOTION to APPROVE the request from the Parks and Recreation Department to solicit a three year public bid for food and beverage concession services on the first floor of the Sprague Park Little League Building subject to approval of state and local regulations.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
32. A MOTION to AWARD the bid for Billing for Emergency Response Services to Comstar Ambulance Billing Services (Comstar), at their quoted rate of a 4% fee for the total amount collected, for a three-year period.
AWARDED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
33. A MOTION to RE-SCHEDULE a WORK SESSION with the Planning Board and their consultant to continue review and comment on the draft Comprehensive Plan.
RE-SCHEDULED to 3-23-15 @ 6:30 P.M contingent on Planning Board availability (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
34. A MOTION to RE-SCHEDULE a work session with the board members of the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library.
RE-SCHEDULED 3-2-15 @ 6:30 P.M. (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
35. A MOTION to SCHEDULE a work session between the Town Council and the town Auditors (Bacon & Company LLC) regarding the FY 2013-2014 annual audit.
SCHEDULED 3-16-15 @ 6:30 p.m. (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
36. A MOTION to APPOINT two individuals to the Economic Development Committee to fill two vacant seats for three year terms one expiring on June 1, 2017 and the other expiring on December 1, 2017.
APPOINTED Breta Combs to 12-1-17(Cicilline-Buonanno-Wilkens 5/0)
APPOINTED Joseph Lembo III to 6-1-17 (Wilkens-Cicilline-Buonanno 5/0)
37. A MOTION to APPOINT/REAPPOINT two individuals to the Historic District Commission for a three year term to expire on January 1, 2018, APPOINT/REAPOINT the current alternate member to fill an unexpired term ending on January 1, 2017, and APPOINT an individual as an alternate for a one year term to expire on January 1, 2016.
TABLED to REVIEW STATE LAW (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
38. A MOTION to APPOINT/REAPPOINT one individual to the Land Conservancy for a three-year term which will expire on January 1, 2018.
AMENDED to split motion to reappoint one and appoint 2 individuals (Ranaldi-Wilkens 5/0
REAPPOINTED Thomas Rogers (Wilkens-Rogers 5/0)
APPOINTED Susan Bush and Christopher Goglia to a term to 01-1-18
(Wilkens-Cicilline-Buonanno 5/0)
39. A MOTION to APPOINT/REAPPOINT an individual to the Library Board of Trustees to fill a vacant seat with an unexpired term of October 1, 2015.
APPOINTED Robin I. Plaziak to 10-1-15 (Murray-Cicilline-Buonanno 5/0)
40. A MOTION to APPROVE a Consent Agreement and Affidavit agreeing that the position of Towers Coordinator shall be included in the bargaining unit and authorize the Town Solicitor to sign and file with the State Labor Relations Board.
FAILED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 0/4 1 abstention)
41. A MOTION to APPROVE the EDC's request to place a small sign near the Dillon Rotary that reads Pier Market Place/Shops.
APPROVED (Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi 5/0)
REPORTS FROM TOWN MANAGER:
REPORTS FROM TOWN COUNCIL:
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A MOTION to RETIRE to executive session after the February17, 2015 council meeting as in accordance with 42-46-4 to discuss the performance reviews for Anne M. Irons, Magistrate, John J. DeCubellis, Municipal Court Judge, Probate Court Judge James L. Sheridan, Mark A. McSally, Town Solicitor and Robert Donnelly, Assistant Town Solicitor as in accordance with RI General Laws 42-46-5 (a) (1) and appoint Susan Cicilline-Buonanno as Clerk Pro Tem.
(Cicilline-Buonanno-Ranaldi)
Roll Call vote
Cicilline-Buonanno aye, Ranaldi aye, Murray aye, Wilkens aye, Mannix aye
ADJOURNMENT: RETIRED to Executive Session 9:15 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.