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A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council was held Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 12:39 p.m., in the Temporary City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 100 Freight St., Pawtucket, RI.
Present – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
Absent – Councilor Moran.
President Mercer presided.
The reading of the records of the July 9, 2025 Committee on Claims and Pending Suits meeting and City Council meeting was dispensed with and the records were APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR WILDENHAIN
Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the agenda was amended to include the following on a unanimous voice vote:
Communication from Tina Goncalves, Chief, Pawtucket Police, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Municipal Court Technology Surcharge Fees)
AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTERS 26 AND 40 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, REGARDING MUNICIPAL COURT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TECHNOLOGY SURCHARGE FUND
Upon motion made by Councilor Moreno, seconded by Councilors Araujo and Rubio, the following communication was READ AND ORDERED FILED and the following ordinance was LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, on a unanimous voice vote:
1 Communication from Tina Goncalves, Chief, Pawtucket Police, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Municipal Court Technology Surcharge Fees)
AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTERS 26 AND 40 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, REGARDING MUNICIPAL COURT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TECHNOLOGY SURCHARGE FUND
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
589 A. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Reappointment of Elaine Cruz to the Pawtucket Housing Authority)
B. THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:
Shandra Ferreira – $268.81 (Tire)
C. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:
Amanda Appleby – $3,500.00 (Property Damage)
Patricia Baker by Bottaro Law Firm – No amount specified (Trip and Fall)
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as a member of the Historic District Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
589 Brian M. Greene, 495 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02861. To be moved from an alternate member to full member on the commission. Term expires on the 1st Monday of February 2028, WAS READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation, was CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
Brian M. Greene, 495 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02861. To be moved from an alternate member to full member on the commission. Term expires on the 1st Monday of February 2028
Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by the entire City Council, the meeting was adjourned in memory of Ann Toole and Kenneth Noiseux at 12:46 PM.