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PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL
PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX, 100 FREIGHT STREET
2nd FLOOR – TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026
7:00 PM
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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA
6:00 PM – PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
6:40 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – APPOINTMENT OF ANNMARIE DEBRITO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
6:40 PM – PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD – Must Sign-in or Join via Zoom by 6:30 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 01/07/2026 Ordinance Committee
Committee on Claims and Pending Suits
2. *CONSENT AGENDA (*Denotes all items on the Consent Agenda)
*CORRESPONDENCE
- Resolution from the Town of Exeter Regarding the Restoration of General Revenue Sharing to Cities and Towns
- Communication from Jordan Karlik, Blackstone Distribution Center, LLC, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (1 Moshassuck St. Q4 2025 Construction Update)
- Communication from Alain Noiset, Demeter, LLC, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, requesting an Easement onto City Property to Build a Ramp at 3 Exchange Street – TO BE REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE
- Communication from Leonard E. Rounds, President, Len’s Hot Dog Haven, Inc., to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Five-Year Contract Renewal for Lease of Concessions at Slater Memorial Park) – TO BE REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE
- THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:
Israel Thomas – $127.36 (Pothole)
- THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:
Ronald J. Sweeney, Jr. – $5,501.90 / $6,831.32 (Tree)
3. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment as a member of the Historic District Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
Adam J. Beauregard, 69 Harcourt Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02861
Term expires the 1st Monday in February, 2029.
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 reappointment as a member of the Pension Board, FOR CONFIRMATION:
PENSION BOARD
Cory Morel, 75 Archer St. Apt. 1, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Term expires the 1st Monday in January, 2028.
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 reappointment as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, FOR CONFIRMATION:
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Kevin Miniati, 470 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02861
Term expires the 1st Monday in January, 2031.
ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION
AYES_____ NOES_____
6. 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 Planning Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:
PLANING COMMISSION
Annmarie DeBrito, 80 Anthony Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02860
Term expires the 1st Monday in January, 2031.
ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION
AYES_____ NOES_____
7. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET 1996, ENTITLED “ZONING” (Text – Table of Use and Special Use Permit Requirements for Retail Cannabis Establishments) AS AMENDED.
FOR SECOND PASSAGE
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
8. REVIEW OF NETWORK CHARTER SCHOOLS
a. Communication from the Honorable Terrence E. Mercer, President, Pawtucket City Council, to the Members of the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education (Opposition to De La Comunidad Charter School)
b. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to Randy A. Buck, Interim School Superintendent (Requesting Additional Information Regarding Dual Language Charter School)
c. Communication from Frank J. Milos, Jr., Esq., to the Honorable Terrence E. Mercer, City Council President (Requirement for local support – RI Gen. Laws § 16-77-5.1 (De La Comunidad Charter School))
9. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE RI COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION’S APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION OF DE LA COMUNIDAD NETWORK CHARTER SCHOOL BE RESCINDED AS IT PERTAINS TO PAWTUCKET AS A “SENDING” COMMUNITY.
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
ADJOURNED__________________P.M.
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