PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

137 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET, RI

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024

7:00 PM

 

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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA

 

6:25 PM – FINANCE COMMITTEE

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      4/10/2024        Animal Control Committee

                                                   Finance Committee

                                                   City Property Committee

                                                   Committee on Claims and Pending Suits

                                                   City Council

 

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

 

*CORRESPONDENCE

 

            A.     Various Resolutions from the Town of Burrillville

 

            B.     Resolution from the Town of Burrillville School Department (Funding Formula – Education Proficiency Benchmarks)

 

            C.     Resolution from the Town of Westerly Urging the RI State Legislature to Support Allocating Funding for Permanent Safety Barriers on Rhode Island’s Bridges Over Narragansett Bay

 

            D.     Communication from Jeannine Bourski, Deputy Finance Director, to Patricia Royal, Ed.S, Superintendent of Schools (FY 2025 School Department Budget)

           

            E.      Communication from Angelo Garcia, Executive Director, Segue Institute for Learning, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Segue Legacy High School Report)

           

            F.      Communication from Katie Peters, Executive Project Manager, PWSB, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (April 2024 Bill Stuffer – Water Meter Replacement Project

           

            G.     Communication from Susan Reed, Library Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Library Quarterly Report)

           

            H.     Communication from the Pawtucket Animal Shelter (Quarterly Report)

  

            I.       Communication from John Blais, Recreational Manager, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Pawtucket Parks Commission Annual Report for 2023) PLACED BACK ON THE DOCKET FROM APRIL 10, 2024

           

            J.      Communication from the Honorable Clovis C. Gregor, 5th District City Councilor, to the RI Department of Environmental Management and National Park Service (Suspension and Rescission of the Conversion of Morley Field, McCoy Stadium Annex and Dunnell Park)

           

            K.     Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Appointment to the Mayor’s Community Board)

 

            L.      Communication from Lexis Galvao, Department of Transportation, to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk (Response – Traffic Light on Newport Ave. and Cottage St.)

           

            M.    Communication from Robert Burns, Tax Assessor, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Abatement Recommendations for January, February and March 2024)

           

            N.     RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABATEMENT OF TAXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, REAL ESTATE AND TANGIBLES FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2024, IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,286.65 TO BE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

           

            O.     THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:

Yazmin Santiago – $527.39 (Pothole)

           

 

3.   Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Terrence E. Mercer, Council President, submitting the following appointments as members of the Charter Review Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION

 

John J. Barry, III                                       Jose M. DaMoura                                                                  Brenda Clement

Maribel Echeverry McLaughlin              Matilda Rodrigues                                                                  Phillip J. Shea, Jr.

Tyler McFeeters                                       Elaine Cruz                                                                  Jacqueline Ash

                                                                  John Baxter

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

4.   THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:

 

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF BOND LEGISLATION IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY-MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000) FOR VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2026 & 2027

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

5.   THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A SUBLEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE, INC. FOR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 100 MAIN STREET (PLAT 23, LOT 553)

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

6.   AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XXIII OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “PUBLIC ART FUND”

 

FOR SECOND PASSAGE

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

7.   AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR CLASSIFIED NON-UNION POSITIONS IN SECTION §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996. (ADD: Human Resources Director; DELETE: Consolidated Director of Human Resources) AS AMENDED

 

FOR SECOND PASSAGE

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

8.   THE ANIMAL CONTROL COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:

 

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 116-4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “IMPOUNDMENT FEES”

 

FIRST PASSAGE

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

9.   THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:

 

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 202 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “FEES” (Returned Checks)

 

FIRST PASSAGE

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNED__________________P.M.  

 

 

Posted: April 18, 2024 

Individuals needing assistance due to a disability or interpreter services for the deaf or hard of hearing must notify the City Clerk’s Office at (401) 728-0500 Ext. 225, 48 hours in advance of meeting date. TDD (401) 722-8239