AGENDA

A.  Move that the minutes of the June 23, 2020 Town Council executive session meeting held pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws and Section 42-46-5(a)(5), Real Estate, to consider, discuss and act upon the potential acquisition of property.

B.  Move that the minutes of the June 23, 2020 Town Council open session meeting be approved as recorded.

A.  Fire Department Building Committee Appointments.

A.  Consider, discuss and act upon approving a new Sidewalk Sales License for Blackbird Farm, LLC d/b/a “Blackbird Farm”, to hold a Farmer’s Market every Friday and Sunday through late October, with the hours of operation to be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., on property located at 122 Limerock Road, as applied, subject to compliance with all State regulations and local ordinances.

B.  Consider, discuss and act upon approving a new Victualling Only License for Jason Marino d/b/a “Juice Bar & Co.”, located at 266 Putnam Pike, as applied, subject to compliance with all State regulations and local ordinances.

C.  Consider, discuss and act upon approving a new Holiday Sales License for Jason Marino d/b/a “Juice Bar & Co.”, located at 266 Putnam Pike, as applied, subject to compliance with all State regulations and local ordinances.

A.  Consider, discuss, and act upon the adoption of Emergency Ordinance 2020-6 pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Smithfield Town Charter declaring the existence of an emergency posed by the novel Coronavirus known as COVID-19.

B.  Consider, discuss, and act upon authorizing a request from Ocean State Multisport to reschedule the date of the Sour Apple Road Race event in Smithfield to Sunday, August 9, 2020.

C.  Consider, discuss, and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to enter into a contract in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) with GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. for managing and administering reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other Federal, state and/or non-governmental funding sources available to the Town for expenses associated with the local response to the 2019–2020 coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID19).

D.  Consider, discuss, and act upon a bid award for student transportation services for the School Department.