New Shoreham Town Council Agenda

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Town Hall, Old Town Road, Block Island

7:00 PM

 

Warden’s Report

Public Input

 

1.   Announce Decision in Champlin’s Marina Case (Champlin’s Realty Associates vs. Paul E. Lemont, et al, consolidated with Town of New Shoreham vs. Coastal Resources Management Council of the State of Rhode Island)

 

2.   Public Hearing: Proposed Amendments to New Shoreham General Ordinances, Chapter 8 Licenses and Business Regulations, Article IV. “Motorized Cycle Rental.”  The amendment would change the license renewal process in Sections 8-78 and 8-83.

 

3.   Set Public Hearing Date: Proposed Amendments to New Shoreham General Ordinances, Chapter 8 Licenses and Business Regulations, Article VII. “Motor Vehicles for Hire” Sections 8-166 and 8-171

 

4.   Set Public Hearing Date: Application to Amend TNS Zoning Ordinance Section 202(A) definition of “Developable Land”

 

5.   (Continued from December 18):  Set maximum number of TNS 2020 Mobile Food Establishment Permits

 

6.   (Continued from December 18):  Establish permissible operation areas for TNS 2020 Mobile Food Establishment Permits

 

7.   Receive and Act on mobile food establishment applications

 

8.   Report on meeting with Orsted and National Grid regarding cable remediation

 

9.   West Side Road Sidewalk Project: Act on Authorization for Town to Award Bid

 

10. Receive and act on communication from Deer Task Force: Recommendation to ask RI DEM for policy change to allow the purchase of unlimited buck permits on Block Island; Recommendations for deer and pheasant hunting dates for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022

 

11. Boards, Committees and Commissions requests for changes and opportunities to serve

·         Request from Senior Advisory Committee to expand membership to add an alternate;

·         Board of Assessment Review

·         Board of Canvassers

·         Deer Task Force

·         Library Board of Trustees

·         Recreation Board

·         Zoning Board of Review

 

12. Receive and act on Minutes

 

13. Receive and Act on updates from Town Solicitor regarding New Shoreham Police Department v. Kenneth C. Lacoste et al (WC-2019-0502) (This item may be held in closed session pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5 (a)(2) for discussions pertaining to litigation.)

 

14. Discuss and act on potential changes to National Grid and Orsted temporary and permanent cable easements (This item may be held in closed session pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5 (a)(5) discussions or considerations related to the acquisition or lease of real property for public purposes, or of the disposition of publicly held property wherein advanced public information would be detrimental to the interest of the public.)

 

15. Discuss and act on update to Receive and act on update from Town Solicitor regarding McGinnes v. Town of New Shoreham, et al. (WC-2018-0212) (This item may be held in closed session pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5 (a)(2) for sessions pertaining to litigation.)

 

To see supporting documents for this agenda, go to https://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientSite=newshoreham-ri Individuals requesting interpreter services for the deaf and hard of hearing must call (401) 466-3200 forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting date. TTY: 711. Posted 2/13/2020  mm