Posted 12.7.21

 

TOWN OF SCITUATE

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

Thursday, December 9, 2021 @ 6:30 PM

 

MEETING WILL BE HELD BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIA ZOOM

 

High School Auditorium

94 Trimtown Road

N. Scituate, RI 02857

 

The meeting will also be live-streamed only with no remote participation at the following address:

 

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Meeting ID: 831 9026 4577

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Please contact the Town Clerk’s Office during normal business hours with any questions.

 

AMENDED AGENDA

*Amended to add Possible Temporary Waiver of Vacation Carryover Policy in Human Resource Policy Manual

 

Attachments are available to view on our website www.scituateri.org

 

1.   Pledge of Allegiance

 

2.   Call to order – Council President

 

3.   Roll Call – Town Clerk

 

4.   Possible Motion(s) to convene into Closed/Executive Session:

 

A.   The Town Council may convene into Executive Session to discuss, take possible action, and/or vote pursuant to the relevant requirements of R.I.G.L. § 42-46-5(a) Subsection (1) Personnel (job performance, character, and/or physical and/or mental health as related to the contract of Building/Zoning Official). Discussion and/or Potential action, announcement and/or vote(s) from Executive Session and/or Open Session concerning the job performance, character, and/or physical and/or mental health as related to the contract of Building/Zoning Official.

 

5.   Motion to close Executive Session / Motion to seal Executive Session minutes / Announcement of Vote(s) in Executive Session, if any.

 

6.   Regular Meeting call to order – Council President – Beginning no earlier than 7:00 P.M.

 

7.   Public Hearings—Review, Discussion and/or Potential Action and/or Vote:

 

A.   Town Council sitting as Licensing Board Junk/Second Hand Sales Renewals, expiring December 31, 2022, subject to receipt of all required paperwork, all State and Local permits, and compliance with all stipulations, rules and regulations as previously required by the Town Council:

 

i.    Countryside Consignment

ii.   Chopmist Hill Marketplace

iii.  Scituate Trading Post

iv.  Glitz

v.   Hopkins Millinery

vi.  Rockland Rosie’s Resale

vii. Sweet Salvage

viii. Olde Towne Mercantile

ix.  Bewitched of Scituate

x.   Hall’s Garage, Inc.

 

8.   Public comment for items not on the agenda

 

9.   Consent Items – Review, Discussion and/or Potential Action and/or Vote:

 

A.   Approval of Town Council meeting minutes:

 

i.    Regular meeting of November 30, 2021

ii.   Closed session meeting of November 30, 2021

 

B.   Department Reports

 

i.    Town Clerk

ii.   Public Works

iii.  Building Official/Zoning

iv.  Police

v.   Treasurer

vi.  Senior Services

vii. Human Services

viii. EMA

ix.  Recreation

 

C.   Abatements and Additions: See attached list.

 

D.   Joint Pole Location(s):  none

 

E.   Re-Appointment(s):

 

i.    Scituate Budget Committee: Term ending December 31, 2022

 

a.   George Kuzmowycz

b.   Raymond Grigelevich

c.   Theresa Yeaw

d.   James Brady

e.   Dean Huff

f.    Gary Grande

g.   Michael Marcello

h.   David D’Agostino, Sr.

1.   Jason Parmelee

i.    Abbie Groves

j.    Charles Collins, Jr.

k.   Timothy McCormick

 

ii.   Building Board of Review: Term ending December 31, 2026

 

a.   Robert Salley

 

iii.  Fire Suppression Committee:  Term ending December 31, 2022

 

a.   Gary Grande

b.   Tim Picard

c.   Michael Scanlan

d.   William Jasparro

e.   Bruce Snow

 

iv.  Plan Commission: Term ending December 31, 2026

 

a.   V. George Mitola, Full Member, Term ending December 31, 2026

b.   Richard Pincince, Alternate 1, Term ending December 31, 2022

c.   Linda Cwiek, Alternate 2, Term ending, December 31, 2022

 

v.   Police Pension Board: Term ending December 31, 2022

 

a.   Gary Grande

b.   Matthew King

c.   Timothy McCormick

d.   David Mack

e.   Theodore Przybyla

f.    Ian Noonan

 

vi.  Recreation Committee:  Term ending December 31, 2022

 

a.   Jean Angell

b.   Sal Gelsomino

c.   Ray Grigelevich

d.   Vincent Jackvony

e.   David Pannone

f.    Emily Mallozzi

g.   Stacy Wortman

 

vii. Recycling Committee:  Term ending December 31, 2022

 

a.   Jenna Ruthaford

b.   Monique Rossignol

c.   Jennifer Rudolph

d.   Dr. Robert Franzblau

e.   Steven Venditelli

 

viii. Ring Rock Acres/Frosty Valley Water Systems Investigation Committee: Term ending December 31, 2022

 

a.   Charles Collins, Jr.

b.   Cynthia Gianfrancesco

c.   Erica Bert

d.   Ralph Groves

e.   Darlene Grant

f.    Steven Calabrese

g.   Brian Venditelli

 

ix.  Traffic Safety: Term ending December 31, 2022

 

a.   Eric Rollinson

b.   David Campbell

c.   Michael Scanlon

d.   David Mack

e.   Kirk Loiselle

 

x.   Zoning Board of Review:

 

a.   Edward Rambone, Full Member, Term ending December 31, 2026

b.   Dean Costakos, Alternate 1, Term ending December 31, 2022

c.   Harry Hall, Alternate 2, Term ending December 31, 2022

d.   Peter Brewer, Alternate 3, Term ending December 31, 2022

 

F.   Authorization/Ratification to post for open positions:

 

i.    Recycling Committee, Term ending December 31, 2022

 

G.   Licenses – subject to receipt of all required paperwork, all State and Local permits, and compliance with all stipulations, rules and regulations as previously required by the Town Council

 

i.    Hawkers and Peddlers Licenses, expiring December 31, 2022

 

a.   Joshua Gorton d/b/a Del’s Lemonade

b.   Alejandro Arteaga d/b/a Palagis Ice Cream

c.   Jessica D’Alessandro d/b/a Little B’s BBQ

d.   Steven Gilman d/b/a Poppy’s Popcorn

e.   Jay McDonough d/b/a Pierogitory

 

ii.   Firearm Sales License, expiring December 31, 2022

 

a.   Rafael Matos d/b/a Elite Fire Arms

 

H.   Payment of Town Bills:

 

i.    Early Town Expenses - $81,876.45

ii.   General Obligation Bond - $13,148.01

 

10. Town Business—Review, Discussion and/or Potential Action and/or Vote:

 

A.   An update from EMA Director John Robinson on the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

B.   Possible awarding of bid from Request for Qualifications and Proposals for Roof Bid for the Historical Congregational Church Roof and Community House Roof.  Bids received from:

 

Bidder Name	Bid Amount
Plan B. Construction Co., LLC:
Historical Congregational Church	$79,000.00 Sheeting:        $230.00
Community House	$39,000.00 Sheeting:        $230.00

 

C.   Request from the Police Chief to accept the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (“COPS”) grant in the amount of $125,000.00 to hire 1 police officer, covering 59.65% for 3 years (Town responsible for 40.35%), and authorization to being the hiring/recruiting process to fill the 1 police officer position.

 

D.   Establish the representative(s) from the Town Council for upcoming negotiations for contract negotiations with NAGE Local R1-42 for new collective bargaining agreement beginning July 1, 2022; current collective bargaining agreement expires June 30, 2022.

 

E.   Request from Councilman Marcello on the status of and actuarial report of the police department pension private plan.

 

F.   Request from Councilman Marcello on the status of the Other Post-Employment Benefits (“OPEB”) actuarial study.

 

G.   Consideration of temporarily waiving the vacation carryover policy outlined in the Town's Human Resource Policy Manual to allow for more eligible days to carryover into the next calendar year due to difficulties of using vacation time resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

11. Adjournment of Meeting

 

 

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