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PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL
100 FREIGHT STREET BUILDING
2nd FLOOR – TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ENTER PARKING LOT AT 75 SABIN STREET, PAWTUCKET, RI
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025
7:00 PM
A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council was held Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 7:26 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 April 23, 2025 Finance Committee meeting and City Council meeting was dispensed with and the records were APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.
2. BUDGET ADDRESS FROM HIS HONOR, MAYOR DONALD R. GREBIEN
3. 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. 028 Resolution from the Scituate School Committee Regarding Funding for Private School Transportation by State and Local Education Agencies
B. 028 Resolution from the North Smithfield School Committee Regarding School Transportation
C. 028 Resolution from the Town of Barrington Regarding the Restoration of General Revenue Sharing to Rhode Island Cities and Towns
D. 028 Resolution from the Town of Barrington in Support of Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns 2025 Legislative Priorities
E. 028 Resolution from the Town of Barrington Declaring Barrington a Sanctuary Town for Transgender People, and All Members of the LGBTQIA2S+ Community and Their Allies
F. Communication from Jordan Karlik, Blackstone Distribution Center, LLC, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (1 Moshassuck St. Q1 2025 Construction Update) WAS POSTPONED UNTIL THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN JUNE 2025.
G. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE 2025-2026 – WAS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
H. ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE 2025-2026 – WAS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE SET FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025.
I. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2024 PAWTUCKET – CENTRAL FALLS MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN – WAS LAID ON THE TABLE AND A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE SET FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025.
J. THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:
a. Estate of Peter De Los Santos by Decof, Mega & Quinn, PC – $10,000,000.00 (Police Issue)
b. Nicolas Tragg by David A. Lapatin – No amount specified (Personal Injury)
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNILOR WILDENHAIN
Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by Councilor Rubio, the agenda was amended to include the following communication:
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (2026 Fiscal Year Budget)
4. Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by Councilor Stachowiak, the following communication was READ AND ORDERED FILED:
590 Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (2026 Fiscal Year Budget)
5. 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 Juvenile Hearing Board, FOR CONFIRMATION:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 Carlos Spinola, 139 Sayles Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02860
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2027, 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, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
Carlos Spinola, 139 Sayles Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2027.
6. UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
588 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABATEMENT OF TAXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, REAL ESTATE AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2025, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $59,574.01
7. The following resolution was POSTPONED UNTIL IT IS BROUGHT BACK BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO EXEMPT FROM TAXATION THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY VANDERBURGH SOBER LIVING AT 182 COTTAGE STREET AND 105 BEECHWOOD AVENUE
8. The following resolution was POSTPONED UNTIL IT IS BROUGHT BACK BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO EXEMPT FROM TAXATION THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY ADVOCACY CENTER AT 727 CENTRAL AVENUE AND 1202 NEWPORT AVENUE
9. UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS READ AND PASSED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
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. (CORRECTION SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES)
10. UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
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)
11. UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS READ AND PASSED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
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) SUBSTITUTE A
12. UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS READ AND PASSED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR LOCAL 3960 IN §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996 (RECLASSIFICATION – Senior Appraisal Technician/Tangible Property Specialist)
13. UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIM AND PENDING SUITS, THE MOTION TO PAY THE FOLLOWING CLAIM 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.
Diane Croteau Tordoff – $190.74 (DPW Vehicle)
Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by the entire City Council, the meeting was adjourned in memory of John Lefebvre, Sr. at 7:53 PM.