PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

137 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET, RI

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024

7:00 PM

 

 

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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA

 

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 11/6/2024
Finance Committee

Committee on Claims and Pending Suits

City Council

                                   

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

 

*CORRESPONDENCE

 

1. Communication from Jordan Karlik, Blackstone Distribution Center, LLC, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (1 Moshassuck St. Q3 2024 Construction Update) WAS POSTPONED AT THE NOVEMBER 6, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 

2. Communication from Jordan Karlik, Blackstone Distribution Center, LLC, to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk (Response – 1 Moshassuck St. Loan Closing)

 

3. Communication from Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk, to Paul Gallagher, HR Director, Requesting his Attendance at a Pre-Council Session on November 20, 2024, to Answer Questions about Positions Not in the Pay Plan.

 

4. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to The Honorable Terrence E. Mercer, Pawtucket City Council President (City Council Vote on Amendments to the Schedule of Annual Pay Rates for Unclassified Non-Union Positions, Including Heads of Departments and Appointed Positions)

 

5. Communication from Executive Board Officers, Local No. 1261, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Deputy Chief of EMS)

 

6. Communication from Eric Hammerschlag, City Engineer, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (RIDOT Municipal Road & Bridge Program) TO BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS/CEMETERY COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

7. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:
   Dianna Hashway – $2,338.25, $5,000.00 (Police Vehicle)
   Jonathan T. Waters by Rob Levine & Associates – No amount specified (Personal Injury)
   Steven Bachand – $25,000.00 (Sewer Backup)

 

 

3. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABATEMENT OF TAXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, REAL ESTATE AND TANGIBLES FOR APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 2024, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,899.92

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

4. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABATEMENT OF TAXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, REAL ESTATE AND TANGIBLES FOR JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2024, IN THE AMOUNT OF $255,894.22

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

5. RESOLUTION CHANGING THE DATE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2024 (Christmas Day) TO WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2024, AT 6:00 P.M.

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

 

ADJOURNED__________________P.M.