| | | SMITHFIELD TOWN COUNCIL MEETING SMITHFIELD TOWN HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 64 FARNUM PIKE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025 6:30 P.M. – EXECUTIVE SESSION 7:00 P.M. – OPEN SESSION |
6:30 P.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Convene into executive session to consider, discuss, and act upon matters pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws Section 42-46-5(a)(1) Personnel; to interview Frank Luca for possible appointment or reappointment to a Town board or commission and to discuss the Town Manager’s terms and conditions of employment and Section 42-46-5(a)(5) Real Estate; potential acquisition, sale or lease of real property.
7:00 P.M. AGENDA
I. Regular meeting reconvened at 7:00 p.m.
- Announce any executive session votes required to be disclosed pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws, Sec. 42-46-4.
II. Prayer
III. Salute to the Flag
IV. Emergency Evacuation and Health Notification
V. Presentations: None
VI. Minutes:
A. Move that the minutes of the October 7, 2025 open session meeting be approved as recorded.
B. Move that the minutes of the October 21, 2025 site visit meeting be approved as recorded.
C. Move that the minutes of the October 21, 2025 executive session meeting held pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws Section 42-46-5(a)(1) Personnel; to interview Daniel Kesler and David Kane for possible appointment or reappointment to a Town board or commission and to discuss the Town Manager’s terms and conditions of employment and Section 42-46-5(a)(5) Real Estate; potential acquisition or lease of real property be approved as recorded and sealed.
D. Move that the minutes of the October 21, 2025 open session meeting be approved as recorded.
VII. Consider, discuss and act upon the following possible appointments and reappointments:
A. Personnel Board appointment with a term expiring in March of 2028.
VIII. Public Hearings:
A. Conduct a public hearing to consider, discuss, and act upon amendments to Chapter 76 of the Code of Ordinances entitled “Police Department” sponsored by Council Member Michael Iannotti.
B. Conduct a public hearing to consider, discuss, and act upon amendments to Chapter 118 of the Code of Ordinances entitled “Alcoholic Beverages” sponsored by Council Member Michael Iannotti.
C. Conduct a public hearing to consider, discuss, and act upon amendments to the Code of Ordinances to add Chapter 120 entitled “THC in Food and Beverages” sponsored by Council Member Michael Iannotti.
D. Schedule a public hearing on December 2, 2025 to consider, discuss, and act upon amendments to Article 4 entitled “Use Regulations”, Sections 4.3 and 4.4A-4 entitled “Animal Raising, Non-Commercial, Outdoor” sponsored by Council Member Rachel S. Toppi.
IX. Licenses:
A. Consider, discuss, and act upon approving a new Mobile Food Truck License for Northern Lightworks, LLC d/b/a “Cookie Chow”, to sell cookies and drinks, located at 280 George Washington Highway from a truck with RI Reg. # 1YP438, 38 Broad Street, Woonsocket, RI, as applied, subject to compliance with all State regulations and local ordinances.
B. Consider, discuss, and act upon approving a new Private Detective License for Paul A. Silvestri, 19E Waterview Drive, Smithfield, RI 02917 for his business “Practical Response Solutions” as applied, subject to compliance with all State regulations, local ordinances, a copy of the Surety Bond, two (2) sets of fingerprints and two (2) 2X2 photos.
X. Old Business:
A. Consider, discuss, and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to enter into a Development Agreement for a new fire station at 341 George Washington Highway (AP 48/Lot 58).
B. Consider, discuss, and act upon authorizing the Town Manager’s terms and conditions of employment.
XI. New Business:
A. Consider, discuss, and act upon authorizing a request for qualifications for a Sewer Authority Master Service Agreement.
B. Consider, discuss, and act upon authorizing a purchase, through the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium, for an HP DesignJet T2600dr printer from Laser Lightning, Inc. of Douglas, MA in the amount of seventeen thousand, one hundred dollars and thirty-one cents ($17,190.31).
C. Consider, discuss, and act upon authorizing the Public Works Director to utilize the State Master Price Agreement #125 for the purchase of road salt from Mid-American Salt LLC at a per ton unit price of seventy-four dollars and seventeen cents ($74.17) to be paid for out of the annual operating budget.
D. Consider, discuss, and act upon authorizing a pole petition from RI Energy Co. to relocate one pole and install one new pole on Douglas Pike.
E. Consider, discuss, and act upon adopting a resolution for the Smithfield Safe Streets and Roads for All Safety Action Plan.
F. Consider, discuss, and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to enter into a Purchase & Sales Agreement for the sale of property at 321 George Washington Highway (AP 48/Lot 51).
G. Consider, discuss, and act upon approving the 2026 Town Council meeting dates.
H. Consider, discuss, and act upon approving tax abatements in the amount of one thousand, three hundred seventy dollars and thirty-four cents ($1,370.34).
I. Consider, discuss, and act upon requesting the Budget and Financial Review Board review a Municipal Court.
J. Consider, discuss, and act upon requesting the Budget and Financial Review Board review the Senior Tax Freeze.
K. Consider, discuss, and act upon requesting the Budget and Financial Review Board review monetization of the Town’s sports fields.
XII. Public Comment.
XIII. Adjournment.
AGENDA POSTED: October 29, 2025
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