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PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL
PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX, 100 FREIGHT STREET
2nd FLOOR – TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ENTER PARKING LOT AT 75 SABIN STREET
DECEMBER 10, 2025
A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council was held Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 7:43 p.m., in the Temporary City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 100 Freight St., Pawtucket, RI
Present — President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
Absent — 0.
President Mercer presided.
1. The reading of the records of the November 19, 2025 Finance Committee meeting and City Council meeting was dispensed with and the records were APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.
2. Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Moreno, the *Consent Agenda was APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:
*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE READ AND ORDERED FILED
A. **Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to Angelica Infante-Green, Chair, Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education (Opposition to NEIT Charter School in Pawtucket)
B. **Communication from Carl Johnson, Zoning Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Retail Cannabis Ordinance)
C. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET 1996, ENTITLED “ZONING” (Text — Table of Use and Special Use Permit Requirements for Retail Cannabis Establishments) - WAS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
D. Communication from Chris Crawley, Acting Director of Public Works, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Solid Waste Ordinance Change) - WAS REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
E. THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:
Boris Sical — $969.70 (Tire)
F. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:
Luis Rodrigues — $3,244.95 / $3,320.98 (Vehicle Damage)
** TAKEN OFF CONSENT AGENDA FOR COMMENTS ONLY, NO OTHER ACTION TAKEN.
3. UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING ADDENDUM WAS APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES -— President Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES - 0.
Ratification of the October 2025 Addendum to the July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027 Collective
Bargaining Agreement between RI Council 94, AFSCME, Local 3960 and the City of Pawtucket
4. UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES -— President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES - 0.
Neil Beranbaum — $300.00 (Tire)
Andrea Massey — $442.53 (Vehicle Damage)
Christian Brito — $300.00 (Lost Property)
5. UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE MOTION TO DENY AND REFER THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO JR VINAGRO CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION WAS APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES -— President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES - 0.
Steven J. Silva — $791.23 (Tire)
Jonathan Raheb — $1,664.33 (Vehicle Damage)
Scott Rawdon — $891.66 (Vehicle Damage)
6. UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE MOTION TO DENY AND REFER THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO RI ENERGY WAS APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES -— President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES - 0.
Joel Reed — $101.48 (Vehicle Damage)
Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Moreno, the meeting was adjourned at 7:56 PM.