TOWN OF SCITUATE

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

Thursday, January 12, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

 

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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AGENDA

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

 

1.   Pledge of Allegiance

 

2.   Call to order – Council Clerk

 

3.   Roll Call – Town Clerk

 

4.   Reorganization of Newly-Elected Town Council—Review, Discussion and/or Potential Action and/or Vote on Election of Officers.

 

5.   Pavement Management Program Presentation from Beta Group, Inc. by Anthony Garro, Senior Vice President; Review, Discussion and/or Potential Action and/or Vote to dedicate up to $500,000.00 of American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds to implement the Pavement Management Program as recommended by Beta Group, Inc.

 

6.   Establishment of Liaison Assignments—Review, Discussion and/or Potential Action and/or Vote:

 

A.   Police Department

B.   Public Works

C.   Building, Planning & Zoning

D.   Senior Services & Human Services

E.   Recreation

 

7.   Public Hearings—Review, Discussion and/or Potential Action and/or Vote: NONE

 

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.    Executive session – December 8, 2022

ii.   Regular Meeting – December 8, 2022

 

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.   Correspondence: NONE

 

E.   Joint Pole Location(s):  NONE

 

F.   Re-Establishment of Ad Hoc Committees and Appointments Thereto—Review, Discussion and/or Potential Action and/or Vote:

 

i.    Sustainability Initiative Committee, Term ending 12/31/2024

 

a.   Jenna Ruthaford

b.   Monique Rossignol

c.   Jennifer Rudolph

d.   Dr. Robert Franzblau

e.   Gregory Thuotte

f.    Ellen Asermely

 

ii.   Human Resource Committee, Term ending 12/31/2024

 

a.   Brian Grossguth

b.   Salvatore Lombardi

c.   Alicia Ann Kelley

d.   Abbie Groves

e.   Gary Grande

f.    Chris DaRosa

 

iii.  Threat Assessment Committee, Term ending December 31, 2024

 

a.   Eric Rollinson

b.   John Robinson

c.   Kirk Loiselle

d.   Jason Martin

 

iv.  Budget Committee, Term ending December 31, 2023

 

a.   George Kuzmowycz

b.   Raymond Grigelevich

c.   Theresa Yeaw

d.   Dean Huff

e.   Gary Grande

f.    David A. D’Agostino

g.   Jason Parmelee

h.   Abbie Groves

i.    Charles Collins, Jr.

j.    Timothy McCormick

k.   Theodore Przybyla

 

G.   Re-Appointments/New Appointment(s):

 

i.    Town Officials and Other Assigned Responsibilities – see attached list

ii.   Police Constables – see attached list

 

H.   Resignations & Retirements: NONE

 

I.    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.    Private Investigator Licenses, expiring December 31, 2023

a.   Renewals:

1.   Peter Costello, 5 Brett Drive

 

ii.   Victualling License, expiring December 31, 2023

a.   Liv Nutrition – 15 Village Plaza Way (New License)

 

J.    Approval of dates for Town Council Annual Calendar – see attached

 

K.   Payment of Town Bills:

 

i.    Early Town Expenses - $74,573.73

ii.   Regular Town Expenses - $664,126.33

 

10. Resolutions—Review, Discussion and/or Potential Action and/or Vote: NONE

 

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

 

A.   Update from EMA Director John Robinson.

 

B.   Consideration of First Amendment to PCS Lease with T-Mobile Northeast LLC (previously known as “OHI”) concerning the cellular tower lease contract for PCS located at 116 Main Street, North Scituate; original lease with OHI began August 14, 2000 with four (4) extensions of five (5) years each; proposed amendment includes five (5) possible extensions of five (5) years each, with T-Mobile paying Two Thousand, Seven Hundred Dollars ($2,700.00) per month as rent, with a Three Percent (3%) escalation in rent beginning November 2026, and annually thereafter; authorization for the Town Council President, in consultation with the Town Solicitor, to sign any and all documents necessary to effectuate the forgoing.

 

C.   Approval for Verizon Communications/SAI Communications, LLC to survey and perform preliminary due diligence regarding building a new cellular tower on Town-owned property located on North Rd across from Baldwin Drive (Plat 7/Lot 25) with the Town owning the future tower and Verizon paying rent to the Town, with the cost of building the Tower to be borne by Verizon.

 

D.   Approval of the Town of Scituate Emergency Operations Plan as recommended and drafted by the EMA Director; authorization for the Town Council President, in consultation with the Town Solicitor, to sign any and all documents necessary to effectuate the forgoing.

 

E.   Request from the EMA Director to purchase police/fire/EMS dispatch console, police portable radios and mobile units off of the State Master Pricing Agreement:

 

Price	Manufacturer	Equipment
$133,420.68	Cyber Communications	Avtec Equipment A
$169,442.20	Motorola Inc.	APX8500 and VRX mobile radios
$200,408.32	Motorola Inc.	APX8000 Portables
$38,189.10	Motorola Inc.	Control Stations Resource

 

F.   Request from Police Chief Rollinson to raise the fee for the National Background Check (fingerprinting) from $10 to $45, as advised by the Office of the Attorney General.

 

G.   Appointment of Lawrence Desormier as Building and Zoning Official, including establishment of salary and benefits, with other terms and conditions of employment consistent with the Town of Scituate Human Resource Manual

 

H.   Potential retroactive pay for Camp Counselors for canceled shifts of three hours pay per shift or other arrangement as the Town Council deems fit.

 

I.    Request from the Town Treasurer in consultation with the Purchasing Agent to post a request for proposals (“RFP”) for Town Audit services.

 

J.    Consideration of a request from the School Committee to appoint a Town Council Member to serve on the Building Committee, a subcommittee of the School Committee

 

K.   Consideration of posting an RFP for a Grant writer with possible funding from ARPA.

 

L.   Trail improvements at Lawton Farm, Westconnaug Meadows, and Esek Hopkins, which are considered “Section 4(f) properties” under the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (36 CFR 774); Authorization for the Town Council President to send correspondence to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation that the Town of Scituate concurs that each property’s project serves to improve or enhance existing Section 4(f) properties and the proposed work would be covered by the exception in 23 CFR 774.13(g) because the work is solely for the purpose of preserving or enhancing an activity, feature or attribute that qualified the property for Section 4(f) protection.

 

M.  Appoint Councilperson to work with the Town Clerk’s office and Town Solicitor’s office to draft a mobile food establishment (“MFE” or “food truck”) ordinance.

 

12. 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. General Laws § 42-46-5(a) Subsection (3) matter(s) of security concerning actions necessary for the safety and security at the Town’s public schools and Town-owned buildings. Discussion and/or Potential action, announcement and/or vote(s) from Executive Session and/or Open Session concerning actions necessary for the safety and security at the Town’s public schools and Town-owned buildings.

 

13. Adjournment of Meeting

 

 

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