PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2025

7:00 PM

 

 

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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA

 

5:50 PM – FINANCE COMMITTEE

6:10 PM – COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS

6:40 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – APPOINTMENT OF MONICA T. CONTRERAS TO THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS

6:40 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – INTRODUCTION OF ELIZABETH MOREIRA AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

6:45 PM – PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD – Must Sign-in 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:
                              03/19/2025      City Property Committee

                                                            City Council

                                    03/27/2025      Ordinance Committee

                                                            City Council

 

 

 

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

 

*CORRESPONDENCE

 

A.    Resolutions from the Burrillville Town Council and the Town of Lincoln in Opposition to Rhode Island 2025 Gun Control Legislation

 

B.     Resolutions from the Burrillville School Committee, the Portsmouth School Committee, North Kingstown School Committee and North Smithfield School Committee Regarding Student Transportation

 

C.     Resolution from the Town of Middletown in Support of Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns’ 2025 Legislative Priorities

 

D.    Resolution from the Charlestown Town Council in Support of an Amendment to the General Laws allowing the Towns or Burrillville and Gloucester to Publish Notice of Their Official Actions in Any Newspaper or Other Designated Platform of Greater Reach

 

E.     Resolution from the Town of Charlestown in Support of RIGL Bill 2025 – H5957 (Housing Needs)

 

F.      Resolutions from the City of Woonsocket, the Town of Lincoln, Town of Middletown and Town of Westerly Requesting the Restoration of General Revenue Sharing to Rhode Island Cities and Towns

 

G.    Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency Annual Audit For the Year Ending June 30, 2024

 

H.    Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Deputy Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Statement of Estimated, Realized and Unrealized Revenues for the fiscal period July 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025)

 

I.        Communication from Tracey M. Giron, Director of Administration, to the Honorable Terrence E. Mercer, City Council President (Non-owner-occupied Properties)

 

J.       Communication from Aurora Leigh, Project Manager, Pine Street Development LLC, to the Honorable Terrence E. Mercer, City Council President (Bond St. LLC TSA Request for 327 Pine Street) TO BE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

K.    Communication from Paul Gallagher, Human Resources Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Reclassification for Accountant II in the Finance Department)

 

L.     AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR LOCAL 1012 IN §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996 (RECLASSIFICATION – ACCOUNTANT II) – TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

M.   Communication from Paul Gallagher, Human Resources Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Reclassification for the Senior Appraisal Technician/Tangible Property Specialist in the Tax Assessor’s Office)

 

N.    AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR LOCAL 1012 IN §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996 (RECLASSIFICATION – Senior Appraisal Technician/Tangible Property Specialist) – TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE AND 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:

Diane Croteau Tordoff – $210.74 (DPW Vehicle)

 

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

Kimberly Audette by Bottaro Law Firm – No amount specified (Trip and Fall)

Gary LaRoche by Bottaro Law Firm – No amount specified (Trip and Fall)

Diana L. Figueroa by Rob Levine & Associates – No amount specified (Trip and Fall)

 

 

3. Communication from Christopher Montalto, Supervisor, Distribution Design, RI Energy, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting a new pole installation at Norton Street for AMF Radio Network TO BE APPROVED PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

 

4. Communication from Christopher Montalto, Supervisor, Distribution Design, RI Energy, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting a new pole installation at Monticello Road for AMF Radio Network TO BE APPROVED PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

 

5. Communication from Christopher Montalto, Supervisor, Distribution Design, RI Energy, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting a new pole installation at Carter Avenue for AMF Radio Network TO BE APPROVED PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

 

6. Communication from Christopher Montalto, Supervisor, Distribution Design, RI Energy, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting a new pole installation at Magnolia Street for AMF Radio Network TO BE APPROVED PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

 

7. Communication from Christopher Montalto, Supervisor, Distribution Design, RI Energy, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting a new stub pole installation at Armistice Boulevard TO BE APPROVED PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

 

8. 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 (Republican) of the Board of Canvassers, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

BOARD OF CANVASSERS

 

Monica T. Contreras, 5 Stearns St. #2, Pawtucket, RI 02861.

Term expires the 1^st Monday in January 2029.

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION  

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

9. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment as a member (Republican) of the Board of Canvassers, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

BOARD OF CANVASSERS

 

Robert W. Castle, 191 Clews St., Pawtucket, RI 02861.

Term expires the 1^st Monday in March 2031.

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

 

 AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

10. 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 Riverfront Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

RIVERFRONT COMMISSION

 

James Hoyt, 1 Moeller Place, Pawtucket, RI 02860.

Term expires the 1^st Monday in June 2028.

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

11. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION TO AMEND THE PAWTUCKET TAX CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM BY CREATING A 5th TAX CLASS FOR NON-OWNER-OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OF FIVE UNITS OR LESS

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

12. AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ARTICLE X OF CHAPTER 50 AND AMENDING ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 63 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET 1996, REGARDING THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

 

FOR SECOND PASSAGE

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

13. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 388 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “VEHICLES & TRAFFIC” (Tidewater Stadium Zone Parking) AS AMENDED

 

FOR SECOND PASSAGE

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

14. THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS RETURNS THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY:

 

Domingas Bates – $578.76 (Vehicle Damage)

 

Maiara Cardoso Duarte – $337.44 (Pothole)

 

Elizabeth Cox – $222.97 / $359.10 (Pothole)

 

Vincenza Cucinotta – $101.48 (Pothole)

 

Kenneth McGill – $114.64 (Pothole)

 

Savith Sanchez – $402.19 / $536.33 (Pothole)

 

Virginia Sendian – $586.70 (Pothole)

 

 

 

ADJOURNED__________________P.M.