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PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL
PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX, 100 FREIGHT STREET
2nd FLOOR – TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025
7:00 PM
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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA
5:45 PM – FINANCE COMMITTEE
6:05 PM – COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS
6:15 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – DR. ROBERT BILLINGTON, FOUNDER OF BLACKSTONE VALLEY TOURISM COUNCIL
6:15 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – INTRODUCTION OF NICK RADESCA, FINANCE DIRECTOR
INTRODUCTION OF JENNIFER ALMEIDA, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
6:15 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – APPOINTMENT OF MARK MCLAUGHLIN TO THE PRA
6:30 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – JK EQUITIES UPDATE
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
The purpose of this meeting is for discussion and/or consideration of the following:
1. Previous Minutes of 07/23/2025 City Council
*CONSENT AGENDA (*Denotes all items on the Consent Agenda)
*CORRESPONDENCE
A. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to Christopher Durand, Chief Executive Officer, RIPTA. (Maintain Full Service on RIPTA Route 71)
B. Communication from Tina Goncalves, Chief of Police, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Speed Camera Zone Times)
C. Communication from Jason Pezzullo, Commerce Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Appointment of Jennifer Kilsey, as the Planning/Commerce representative on the Arts Panel Review Committee)
D. Communication from Carl J. Johnson, Director, Zoning & Code Enforcement, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Zoning Volunteer Task Force Update July 2025)
E. Communication from Ashley Tashian, Tax Collector/Assistant Treasurer, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Write-Offs by the Collections Department for 2014 Taxes)
F. Communication from the Honorable Clovis C. Gregor, 5th District City Councilor, to the Honorable Terrence E. Mercer, City Council President (JK Equities/Blackstone Distribution Center Tax Stabilization Agreement)
G. Communication from Carl J. Johnson, Director, Zoning & Code Enforcement, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Response – Building Permit Status for 1 Moshassuck Street)
H. THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:
Myrna George – $208.98 (Tire)
I. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:
Marco Tulio Banegas Flores - $4,500 (Property Damage)
Steven Cabral, by Geico Insurance - $10,638.19 (Vehicle Accident)
Susan Henderson, by Inman & Tourgee, Attorneys at Law- $100,000 (Trip and Fall)
2. Communication from His Honor, Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency, FOR CONFIRMATION:
PAWTUCKET REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Mark T. McLaughlin, 110 Gates Street, Pawtucket, RI 02861
Term Expires September 11, 2030
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
3. APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT OF A COUNCIL MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE ARTS PANEL REVIEW COMMITTEE. Term Expires June 1, 2028.
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4. REAPPOINTMENT BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO THE ARTS PANEL REVIEW COMMITTEE, FOR CONFIRMATION:
Tammie Worthington-Witczak, 145 Sheffield Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860.
Term Expires June 1, 2028.
ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION
AYES______ NOES_____
5. Communication from Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment by Council President Mercer as a member of the Riverfront Commission, pending confirmation by Mayor Donald R. Grebien
RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
John J. Barry, III, 118 Division Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Term Expires 1st Monday in June, 2028
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
6. Communication from Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment by Council President Mercer as a member of the Riverfront Commission, pending confirmation by Mayor Donald R. Grebien
RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
Miriam Plitt, 44 Cooke Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Term Expires 1st Monday in June, 2028
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
9. RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AUGUST 18, 2025 TO BE “MACKINAC REMEMBRANCE DAY 2025”
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
10. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING:
FOR FIRST PASSAGE
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
11. THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS RETURNS THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY:
Shandra Ferreira – $268.81 (Tire)
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
ADJOURNED__________________P.M.
Posted: July 31, 2025
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