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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
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025
7:00 PM
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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA
6:00 PM – FINANCE COMMITTEE
6:30 PM – COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS
6:40 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – APPOINTMENT OF CARLOS SPINOLA TO THE JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
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 04/23/2025 Finance Committee
2. BUDGET ADDRESS FROM HIS HONOR, MAYOR DONALD R. GREBIEN
3. *CONSENT AGENDA (*Denotes all items on the Consent Agenda)
*CORRESPONDENCE
A. Resolution from the Scituate School Committee Regarding Funding for Private School Transportation by State and Local Education Agencies
B. Resolution from the North Smithfield School Committee Regarding School Transportation
C. Resolution from the Town of Barrington Regarding the Restoration of General Revenue Sharing to Rhode Island Cities and Towns
D. Resolution from the Town of Barrington in Support of Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns 2025 Legislative Priorities
E. 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 AT THE APRIL 23, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
G. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE 2025-2026 - TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
H. ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE 2025-2026 – TO BE 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 – TO BE 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 TO BE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:
Estate of Peter De Los Santos by Decof, Mega & Quinn, PC – $10,000,000.00 (Police Issue)
Nicolas Tragg by David A. Lapatin – No amount specified (Personal Injury)
4. 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
Carlos Spinola, 139 Sayles Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02861.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2027.
ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION
AYES_____ NOES_____
5. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:
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
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
6. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
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
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
7. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
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
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
8. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:
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)
FOR FIRST PASSAGE
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
9. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO BE INDEFINITELY POSTPONED:
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)
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
10. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:
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
FOR FIRST PASSAGE
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
11. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:
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)
FOR FIRST PASSAGE
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
12. THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS RETURNS THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY:
Diane Croteau Tordoff – $210.74 (DPW Vehicle)
ADJOURNED__________________P.M.