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City Council, December 21, 2022
A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 7:06 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. 
Present – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Schuette, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
Absent – 0.
President Moran presides.
The reading of the records of the December 2, 2022 City Council meeting, as well as the December 7, 2022 City Council meeting, Committee on Claims and Pending Suits meeting and Finance Committee meeting is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.
Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the *Consent Agenda is APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:
652 A. Communication from Kenneth R. McGill, Registrar, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, (Certification of 2022 Bond Referenda) IS READ
611 B. Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Acting Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, (FY22 Medical Fund Report)
061 C. Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Acting Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Statement of Estimated, Realized, and Unrealized Revenues for the fiscal period July 1, 2022 through July 31, 2022)
061 D. Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Acting Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Statement of Estimated, Realized, and Unrealized Revenues for the fiscal period July 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022)
061 E. Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Acting Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Statement of Estimated, Realized, and Unrealized Revenues for the fiscal period July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022)
061 F. Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Acting Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Statement of Estimated, Realized, and Unrealized Revenues for the fiscal period July 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022)
061 G. Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Acting Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Statement of Estimated, Realized, and Unrealized Revenues for the fiscal period July 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022)
H. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY ARE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND THE RI INTERLOCAL TRUST.
Christopher Gomez by Michael F. Campopiano – No specified amount (Vehicle Accident)
Rimma Otman by Henry S. Monti, Esq. – $100,000 (Trip and Fall)
609 Communication from Christopher Montalto, RI Energy, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, requesting approval to install a new pole at Moshassuck Street IS READ AND ORDERED FILED AND IS APPROVED PENDING THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR STACHOWIAK.
Upon motion made by Councilor Stachowiak, seconded by Councilor Schuette, the agenda is amended to include the following communication, on a unanimous voice vote:
Communication from Dylan Zelazo, Director of Administration, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Transfer Station).
Upon motion made by Councilor Stachowiak, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the following communication is READ AND ORDERED FILED on a unanimous voice vote.
625 Communication from Dylan Zelazo, Director of Administration, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Transfer Station).
589 Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as a member of the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency, FOR CONFIRMATION:
PAWTUCKET REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Timothy O’Riley, 43 Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term Expires September 21, 2027 IS READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES - President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Schuette, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
PAWTUCKET REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Timothy O’Riley, 43 Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term Expires September 21, 2027.
589 Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as an alternate member of the Pawtucket Historic District Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
David Sisson, 48 Underwood Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.Term Expires 1st Monday in February, 2025 IS READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES - President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Schuette, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
David Sisson, 48 Underwood Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.Term Expires 1st Monday in February, 2025.
589 Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment as a member of the Pawtucket Juvenile Hearing Board, FOR CONFIRMATION:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Gregory Ames, 34 Edendale Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860.Term Expires 1st Monday in December, 2025 IS READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES - President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Schuette, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Gregory Ames, 34 Edendale Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860.Term Expires 1st Monday in December, 2025.
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE IS READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES - President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Schuette, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR LOCAL 1012 IN §88-12 OF THE CODE OR ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996 (DELETE POLICE ACCOUNTANT/ADMIN SUPERVISOR, POLICE ADMIN CLERK III, POLICE CLERK I, CLERK II POLICE, POLICE PAYROLL CLERK, POLICE TRAFFIC CLERK, POLICE CLERK II, POLICE TRAFFIC CLERK II, SENIOR MUNICIPAL COURT SUPERVISOR. ADD: PUBLIC SAFETY ACCOUNTANT/ADMIN SUPERVISOR, PUBLIC SAFETY CLERK, PUBLIC SAFETY CLERK- RECORDS SUPERVISOR, PUBLIC SAFETY CLERK- DETECTIVES, PUBLIC SAFETY CLERK- PROSECUTION, MUNICIPAL COURT SUPERVISOR, ACCOUNTANT II- POLICE/FIRE)
The following resolution is APPROVED, on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES - President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Schuette, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
588 RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND THANKING COUNCILOR MELISSA L. DAROSA FOR HER YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF PAWTUCKET AS A MEMBER OF THE PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL
The following resolution is APPROVED, on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES - President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Schuette, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
588 RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND THANKING COUNCILOR ALEXIS C. SCHUETTE FOR HER YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF PAWTUCKET AS A MEMBER OF THE PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL
The following resolution is APPROVED, on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES - President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Schuette, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0
588 RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND THANKING COUNCILOR ELENA VASQUEZ FOR HER YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF PAWTUCKET AS A MEMBER OF THE PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL
Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by the entire City Council, the Council adjourns in honor of Council President David P. Moran, at 8:00 PM.