PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX, 100 FREIGHT STREET

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025

7:00 PM AMENDED AGENDA

 

 

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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA

 

5:50 PM – FINANCE COMMITTEE

6:10 PM – COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS

6:20 PM – COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE – A PORTION OF THE MEETING MAY BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION – Pursuant to Section 42-46-4 & Section 42-46-5 (A)(2) of the General Laws of Rhode Island regarding pending litigation.

6:40 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – APPOINTMENTS OF RASHONDA HOSENDOVE & ZACHARY RUSSELL TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION; AND APPOINTMENT OF SANDRA BRASIL TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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
                              08/20/2025      City Council

                                    08/26/2025      Joint Recreation Committee/City Property Committee

 

 

 

2.      *CONSENT AGENDA (*Denotes all items on the Consent Agenda)

 

*CORRESPONDENCE

 

1. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Mayor’s Community Board Appointment – Josh Morton)

           

2. Communication from Carl Johnson, Director of Zoning & Code Enforcement, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Zoning Volunteer Taskforce Update – August 2025)

           

3. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:

            Joao Fernandes – $801.69 / $1,128.68 (Windshield)

            Lidia Trejo – $325.88 (Pothole)

           

4. THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:

            Stacey A. Pinto by Rappoport, DeGiovanni & Caslowitz, Inc. – No amount specified (Trip and Fall)

           

 

3.      Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Public Library Board of Trustees, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

Sandra J. Brasil, 356 Grand Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861

Term Expires the first Monday in January, 2027

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

4.      Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Historic District Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

 

Rashonda Hosendove, 35 Eaton Street, Pawtucket, RI  02861

Term Expires the first Monday in February, 2027

(To fill the unexpired term of C. Morgan Grefe)

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

5.      Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as an alternate member of the Historic District Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION (Alternate Member)

 

Zachary Russell, 214 Beverage Hill Avenue, Pawtucket, RI  02861.

Term Expires the first Monday in February, 2026.

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

6.      Communication from Frank J. Milos, Jr., Esq., City Solicitor, to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk, (City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island vs. Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, et al.)

 

City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island vs. Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, et al. (Case 1:18-cv-00139-WES-LDA) (Purdue Pharma/Sackler; Alvogen Inc.; Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Apotex Inc.; Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; Indivior Inc.; Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.; and Zydus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

 

ROLL CALL

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

7.      THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS RETURNS THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY:

            Myrna George – $208.98 (Tire)

 

                                                                        ROLL CALL

                                                            AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

8.      DISCUSSION REGARDING USE OF CURRENT SCHOOL BONDING AND FUTURE SCHOOL BONDING NEEDS

 

 

ADJOURNED__________________P.M. 

 

 

Posted: September 4, 2025                                                                                                Amended Agenda Posted: September 8, 2025

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