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PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

137 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET, RI

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2023

7:00 PM

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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA

5:35 PM – ANIMAL CONTROL COMMITTEE

6:00 PM – CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE

6:25 PM – ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

6:40 PM – APPOINTMENTS: 1. Adam J. Beauregard, Historic District Commission

2. Karen Rand, Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture

3. Toba Weintraub, Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture

6:45 PM – PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD – Must Sign-in at City Hall or Join via Zoom by 6:35 p.m.

6:45 PM – BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS

7:00 PM – CITY COUNCIL

DOCKET

CONVENED__________________PM

1. Previous Minutes of 06/07/2023 City Council

Finance Committee

Ordinance Committee

05/16/2023 Budget Workshop Session

05/17/2023 Budget Workshop Session

2. *CONSENT AGENDA (*Denotes all items on the Consent Agenda)

*CORRESPONDENCE

A. Resolution from the Town of Barrington Celebrating the Month of June as Barrington Pride Month, Honoring LGBTQIAP+ Residents and Centering Trans Youth

B. Communication from Mimo Gordon Riley, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, resigning from the Advisory Commission for Arts and Culture

C. Communication from 5th District Councilor Clovis Gregor, to the Department of Environmental Management (Morley Field)

D. Communication from Jordan Karlik, Blackstone Distribution Center LLC, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (1 Moshassuck Q2 2023 Construction Update)

E. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:

Melissa Poole – $9,418.70 (Firetruck)

Ryan Clarke by Edward Manning – No amount specified (Firetruck)

Bashee Canada by Badway Law – No amount specified (Police Cruiser)

Kenneth and Jennifer McGill by George Patrick Hovarth – No amount specified (Police Cruiser)

3. REAPPOINTMENT BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MERCER OF AGUEDA DEL BORGO TO THE ARTS PANEL REVIEW COMMITTEE. Term to expire June 1, 2026.

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

4. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as a full member of the Pawtucket Historic District Commission (currently alternate), FOR CONFIRMATION:

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

David Sisson, 48 Underwood Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.

Term Expires 1^st Monday in February 2026.

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

5. 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 Historic District Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

Adam J. Beauregard, 69 Harcourt Ave, Pawtucket, RI 02861.

Term Expires 1^st Monday in February 2026.

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

6. 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 Riverfront Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:

RIVERFRONT COMMISSION

Patrick J. McBurney, 44 Oswald Street, Pawtucket, RI 02861

Term Expires 1^st Monday in June 2026.

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

7. 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 Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture, FOR CONFIRMATION:

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

Evelyn Luppi, 545 Pawtucket Ave, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Term Expires 1^st Monday in October 2026.

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

8. 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 Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture, FOR CONFIRMATION:

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

Anne Lagace, 350 Division Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Term Expires 1^st Monday in October 2026.

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

9. 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 Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture, FOR CONFIRMATION:

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

Karen Rand, 545 Pawtucket Ave, Unit B202, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Term Expires 1^st Monday in October 2026.

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

10. 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 Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture, FOR CONFIRMATION:

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

Toba Weintraub, 10 Exchange Ct. #304, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Term Expires 1^st Monday in October 2026.

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

11. 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 Public Arts Committee, FOR CONFIRMATION:

PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE

Lydia Perez, 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Term Expires 1^st Monday in June 2026.

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

12. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE 2023-2024, SUBSTITUTE A

FOR SECOND PASSAGE

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

13. AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR UNCLASSIFIED NON-UNION POSITIONS AND THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND APPOINTED POSITIONS, BOTH IN SECTION §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996 (ADD: ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF)

FOR SECOND PASSAGE

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

14. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 63 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “PERSONNEL POLICIES” (USE OF CITY OWNED VEHICLES – FIRE DEPARTMENT)

FOR SECOND PASSAGE

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

15. THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 11 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS” (Public Input Periods)

FOR FIRST PASSAGE

ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____

ADJOURNED__________________P.M.

Posted June 15, 2023

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