PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX, 100 FREIGHT STREET

2^nd FLOOR – TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

ENTER PARKING LOT AT 75 SABIN STREET

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council was held Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 12:15 p.m., in the Temporary City Council Chambers, 2^nd Floor, 100 Freight St., Pawtucket, RI.

 

Present – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moreno, Rubio, and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – Councilors Moran and Stachowiak.

 

President Mercer presided.

 

1.      The reading of the records of the August 5, 2026 Committee on Claims and Pending Suits 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 Coderre, the *Consent Agenda was APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE READ AND ORDERED FILED

           

1. 028 Communication from Megan Havrilla, Associate Director, Colliers Project Leaders, to Pawtucket School Department & Others (Pawtucket High School Construction Report)

 

2. **591 Communication from the Honorable Yesenia Rubio, Pawtucket Councilor-At-Large, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien (The Elisha Project and Downtown Gateway Development)

 

3. 1 Communication from Michael J. Cioe, President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, appointing Detective Sergeant Andrew Torres to serve as a member of the Police/Fire Pension Board

 

4. 7 Communication from Joseph A. Keough, Jr., Esq. to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk (PWSB – Teamsters Local 251 Contract)

 

5. Collective Bargaining Agreement by and Between Teamsters Local 251 and the Pawtucket Water Supply Board for the Period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029 – WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

6. Communication from John Marques, Proprietor, Joshua’s LLC d/b/a News Café, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Parking Lot Lease Renewal for 43 Broad Street) – WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE

 

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

·         Lisa Jones – $300.00 (Pothole)

·         Norka Quezada – $1,350.00 (Pothole)

·         Megan Loiselle – $375.00 (Vehicle Damage)

·         Irma Velez-Parent – $94.00 (Property Damage)

           

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

·         Joshua Overdeep by Daigle Law – $500,000.00 (Personal Injury)

·         Dale McGhee by Munro-Delotto Law, LLC – $1,500,000.00 (School)

 

**        TAKEN OFF CONSENT AGENDA FOR COMMENTS ONLY, NO OTHER ACTION TAKEN.

 

 

3.      Communication from Andrew McNaught, Supervisor, Distribution Design, RI Energy, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting a petition for installation of a new pole at George St. WAS APPROVED PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

 

4.      Communication from Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk, on behalf of Council President Terrence E. Mercer, submitting the following appointment as a member of the Pension Board for APPROVAL PENDING CONFIRMATION from Mayor Donald R. Grebien:

 

PENSION BOARD

 

634 Ann-Marie McGee, 155 Benedict St., Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the 1st Monday in January, 2028, was READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

The following nomination submitted by Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk, on behalf of Council President Terrence E. Mercer

was APPROVED, PENDING CONFIRMATION from Mayor Donald R. Grebien, on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

AYES – President Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moreno, Rubio, and Wildenhain

 

NOES – 0.

PENSION BOARD

 

Ann-Marie McGee, 155 Benedict St., Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the 1st Monday in January, 2028.

 

 

5.      THE FOLLOWING REAPPOINTMENT BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MERCER TO THE ARTS PANEL REVIEW COMMITTEE  WAS CONFIRMED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moreno, Rubio, and Wildenhain

 

NOES – 0.

Agueda Del Borgo, 153 Walcott Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Term to expire June 1, 2029.

 

 

6.      Communication from Michael J. Cioe, President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, appointing former BCI Detective Mark Ramos to serve as a retired member of the Pawtucket Police Department on the Pension Board WAS READ AND ORDERED FILED AND THE APPOINTMENT WAS APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moreno, Rubio, and Wildenhain

 

NOES – 0.

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 12:21 PM.