AGENDA
April 14, 2026
Town Hall, Town Council Chambers
514 Main Street
7:00 PM
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Written public comment to be read into the record must be received via email or in writing by Town Clerk Sandrea Speroni (ssperoni@townofwarren-ri.gov) no later than 4:00 PM on April 14, 2026.
RECOGNIGNITION:
PROCLAMATIONS/RESOLUTIONS:
57th Annual Municipal Clerk’s Week 2026 (May 3rd-9th)
National Small Business Week 2026 (May 3rd-9th)
PRESENTATION:
INTERVIEWS:
Arts & Culture Commission-1 position available (9 members):
1. Arianne Del Rios-3 Frank Court, Warren, RI 02885
Bristol-Warren School District Budget and Declining Enrollment Group-2 positions available (2 members):
1. Derrik Trombley-510 Child Street, Apt. 102C, Warren, RI 02885
Conservation Commission- 1 position available (7 members):
1. Madison Pitre-12 Mill Street, Warren, RI 02885
Economic Development Board-1 position available (8 members):
1.
Juvenile Hearing Board-1 alternate position available (5 members + 2 alternates):
1.
Planning Board-1 alternate positions available
(7 members + 2 alternates):
1. John C. Bento-772 Main Street, Warren, RI 02885
RI 250th Commission-4 positions available (13 members):
1.
Voluntary Historic District Committee-1 alternate position available
(5 members + 2 alternates):
1. John C. Bento-772 Main Street, Warren, RI 02885
RESIGNATIONS:
Discussion and action regarding the advertisement of open board position(s) and request the Town Clerk to send an appreciation letter to the following resigning board member(s):
· Planning Board Member Richard Matton
· Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Member Jeannine Casselman
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES:
Acceptance of March 10, 2026, Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes
Acceptance of March 18, 2026 1st Budget Meeting Minutes
Acceptance of March 25, 2026 2nd Budget Meeting Minutes
*Consent Agenda- all items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a council member or citizen, in which event the item will be withdrawn from the General Order of Business and considered in the normal sequence on the agenda.
*CONSENT AGENDA:
*P-1, *P-2
ORDINANCE:
Chapter 2, Administration
Article II. Town Council, Sec. 2-33. Order of business. (2nd Reading)
(a) The order of business for town council meetings shall be as follows:
(1) Pledge of Allegiance.
(2) Presentations, if any.
(3) Appointments, if any.
(4) Interviews, if any.
(5) Acceptance of minutes.
(6) Consent agenda.
(7) Introduction of ordinances, if any. Petitions, if any.
(8) Public hearings, if any.
(9) Petitions, if any. Introduction of ordinances, if any.
(10) Old business.
(11) New business.
(12) Reports of the manager, department heads, solicitor, if any.
(13) Adjourn.
(b) All business on the agenda not disposed of at the time of adjournment shall be first in order on the agenda for the next meeting.
(c) When any member is about to speak or to deliver any matter to the council, he they shall respectfully address himself themselves to "Mr. President," and the presiding officer who shall recognize the member who and shall first address him them. When two (2) or more members address the president at the same time, the president shall name the member who is to speak first. A member shall not be interrupted while speaking except by a call to order. If called to order the member shall immediately cease speaking, unless permitted by the council to proceed, which shall be determined upon motion without debate. No member shall speak more than once on the same question until the other members who have not spoken shall speak if they so desire.
(d) No motion shall be debated until it is seconded. A motion may be withdrawn by the mover at any time before a vote is taken on the motion.
(Code 1967, § 2-37; Ord. of 3-8-2011)
Chapter 4, Building and Building Regulations*
Article X. Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR), Sec. 4-199. Private Property.
(1st Reading)
PUBLIC HEARING:
Request for a Transfer of Class BV Beverage License
(Continued from March 10, 2026 Meeting)
From: Spindrift Hospitality LLC
a/k/a Chomp Kitchen & Drinks
(Sam Glynn)
279 Water Street
Warren, RI 02885
To: SWM Hospitality WRN, LLC
a/k/a Chomp Kitchen & Drinks
(Nicole Holden & Tanner Larkin)
279 Water Street
Warren, RI 02885
PETITIONS:
*P-1
Request for a Victualling License
From: Bee’s Sweets, LLC (Jennifer Beauchemin)
d/b/a Bee’s Sweets
691 Main Street (Hope & Main)
Warren, RI 02885
*P-2
Request for a Victualling License
From: Ventrone Barbecue, LLC (Randall Ventrone)
d/b/a Ventrone Barbecue
691 Main Street (Hope & Main)
Warren, RI 02885
Request for a Transfer of Victualling License
(Continued from March 10, 2026 Meeting)
From: Spindrift Hospitality LLC
a/k/a Chomp Kitchen & Drinks
(Sam Glynn)
279 Water Street
Warren, RI 02885
To: SWM Hospitality WRN, LLC
a/k/a Chomp Kitchen & Drinks
(Nicole Holden & Tanner Larkin)
279 Water Street
Warren, RI 02885
Request for a Transfer of Yearly Entertainment License
(Continued from March 10, 2026 Meeting)
From: Spindrift Hospitality LLC
a/k/a Chomp Kitchen & Drinks
(Sam Glynn)
279 Water Street
Warren, RI 02885
To: SWM Hospitality WRN, LLC
a/k/a Chomp Kitchen & Drinks
(Nicole Holden & Tanner Larkin)
279 Water Street
Warren, RI 02885
Entertainment: Outdoor & indoor entertainment, various days between 12:00 p.m. -
9:00 p.m.
Request for Holiday License
From: Warren Family Fun Center (Al Monte)
326 Market Street
Warren, RI 02885
Request for Holiday License
From: Sky Nails Spa (Haoran Li)
601 Metacom Avenue Unit 5
Warren, RI 02885
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Chubby Chickpea Mobile, LLC (Middle Eastern Food)
d/b/a The Chubby Chickpea
(Avi Shemtov-owner & Matthew Cohen-Co-owner)
120 Jackson Street
Canton, MA 02021
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Incredabowl Food Co. (Rice Noodle Bowls)
d/b/a Incredabowl
(Russell Spellman)
1075 S. Broadway
East Providence, RI 02914
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Bev Voyage (Coffee, Pastries & Espresso Drinks)
(Hope & Main)
(Gina Torricelli)
77 Ruth Avenue
Rumford, RI 02916
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Championship Melt
(Gourmet Grilled Cheese, Mac & Cheese and Soft Drinks)
(Andrew Cordeiro)
121 Prescott Avenue
Riverside, RI 02915
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Antojitos & Delicias Kamila’s
(International food Guatemalan, Salvadoran, and Mexican)
(Pedro J. Gutierrez)
21 Lexington Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Sport Graphics (Chocolate Covered Strawberries)
d/b/a Berrysweets
(Stephen Aulenback)
87 Spring Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Sugah Rush (Ice Cream)
(Sarah MacMillan)
9 Westwood Road
Bristol, RI 02809
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Tanks Hotdogs (Hotdogs and Chips)
(Jameson MacMillan)
9 Westwood Road
Bristol, RI 02809
CORRESPONDENCE:
**These items are received and filed with no other action taken.
Bristol County Water Authority Monthly Report.
Department Head Reports.
Planner Laws
Resolution No. 2026-01 from the Town of Exeter Supporting Healthcare Advocacy
and Fair Reimbursement to Preserve Local Access to Care.
Resolution No. 2026-02 from the Town of Exeter in Support of Senate Bill S2275
House Bill H7447 Relating to Low- and Moderate-Income Housing-Comprehensive
Permit.
Resolution No. 2026-03 from the Town of Exeter in Support of Rhode Island House
Bill 7356 and Senate Bill 2216 “School Employee Background Check.”
Resolution No. 2026-04 from the Town of Exeter in Support of Legislation Allowing
Exeter to Establish a Tax Exemption for 100% Service-Connected Disabled
Veterans.
Resolution 2026-0006 from the Town of Tiverton in Support of H-7298 Relating to
Tax Classification in Tiverton.
Resolution 2026-0007 from the Town of Tiverton in Support of H 8181 Relating to
State Affairs and Government – The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement,
Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund – Exemptions from Tolling for Waste
Management Vehicles.
Resolution 2026-0008 from the Town of Tiverton in Support of H 8029 Relating to
Taxation – Collection of Taxes Generally.
Resolution 2026-0009 from the Town of Tiverton in Support of H 8025 Relating to
Taxation Property Subject to Taxation.
Resolution 2026-0010 from the Town of Tiverton in Support of H 8026 Relating to
Taxation Property Subject to Taxation.
Resolution from the Town of South Kingstown in Support of Establishing
Reimbursement for Community Paramedic Programs.
Resolution from the Town of Richmond, Town Council in Support of Rhode Island
House Bill H7224 (2026-An Act Relating to Towns and Cities--Award of Municipal
Contracts).
Resolution from the Town of Richmond, Town Council Requesting the General
Assembly Consider Swift Action on Change the date of the September 2026 Rhode
Island Statewide Primary Election Due to Concerns Regarding the Labor Day
Holiday.
Resolution from the Town of Lincoln to the Honorable RI General Assembly in
Support of Joint Resolution 7678.
Resolution from the Town of Lincoln to the Honorable RI General Assembly in
Support of House Bill H 7971.
Resolution from the Town of Lincoln to the Honorable RI General Assembly in
Opposition of House Bill H 8073 and Senate Bill 2710.
Resolution from the Town of Lincoln, Resolution 2026-5 Congratulating The Enrico
Caruso Society on the 100th anniversary of its Founding.
Resolution from the Town of Lincoln, Resolution 2026-4 to the Honorable RI
General Assembly an Amendment to Title 44 Chapter 3 of the Rhode Island
General Laws to Enable the Lincoln Town Council to Enact a Tax Credit for
Veterans.
Resolution from the Town of Lincoln, Town Council in Support of Municipalities
Collaborating in Reviewing, Analyzing, and Responding to the 2024 and 2025
Affordable Housing Laws.
Resolution from the Town of Lincoln, Resolution 2026-2 Related to Low and
Moderate Income Housing.
Resolution from the Town of Smithfield in Support of Senate Bill S-2917 and House
Bill H-8015 Relating to Towns and Cities-Rhode Island Housing Resources Act of
1988.
Resolution from the Town of Smithfield in Support of Municipalities Collaborating
in Reviewing, Analyzing, and Responding to the 2024 and 2025 Affordable Housing
Laws.
Resolution #2026-03-23A from the Town of Portsmouth in Support of House Bill
2026-7971 Entitled an Act Relating to Public Property and Works--Labor and
Payment of Debts by Contractors.
Resolution #2026-03-23C from the Town of Portsmouth in Support of House Bill
2026-7678 Entitled Joint Resolution Creating a Special Joint Legislative
Commission on City and Town Affairs.
Resolution #2026-03-23D from the Town of Portsmouth in Support of House Bill
2026-8013 Entitled an Act Relating to Motor and Other Vehicles--Mobile and
Manufactured Homes.
Resolution No. 2026.08 from the Town of East Greenwich, Town Council
Supporting the Implementation of the Rhode Island Blue Ribbon Commission on
Education Funding Recommendations.
Resolution No. 2026.09 from the Town of East Greenwich, Town Council
Regarding Low-and-Moderate-Income Housing.
Resolution from the Town of South Kingstown Supporting the Rhode Island Bottle
and Extended Producer Responsibility Bills (H 7911 and S 3012).
Resolution from the Town of South Kingstown Proclaiming April 24, 2026 as
“Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day” to Commemorate the Armenian
Genocide of 1915 to 1923, and in Honor of Armenian Americans.
Resolution from the Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island Town Council
Opposing Proposed Water Rate Increase by Veolia Water Rhode Island Inc. In
Public Utilities Commission Docket NO. 25-30-WW.
Resolution from the Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island in Support of House
Bill 2026-8018 Entitled an Act Relating to Health and Safety--State Building Code.
Resolution from the Town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island in Support of Rhode Island
House Bill H7971 Increasing the Threshold for Prevailing Wages.
Resolution from the Town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island in Opposition to Rhode
Island House Bill H7035, H7755, H8068, H8071, and H8075.
Resolution from the Town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island Opposing Senate Bill 2389
and House Bill 7305 Relating to the Access to Public Records Act (APRA).
Resolution from the Town of Middletown, Council in Support of Municipalities
Collaborating in Reviewing, Analyzing, and Responding to the 2025 Affordable
Housing Laws.
Resolution from the Town of Middletown in Support of Amendments to the FY2027
State Budget to Fully Fund Certain Education Costs.
Resolution from the Town of Middletown, Council Urging Full Funding of the
School Housing Aid Program.
Resolution from the Town of Middletown, Council in Support of Fully Funding
State Aid to Libraries to the Full Twenty-Five (25) Percent.
Resolution from the Town of Middletown, Council Opposing a Statewide Nonowner
Occupied Property Tax.
Resolution from the Town of Westerly, Town Council in Support of Municipalities
Collaborating in Reviewing, Analyzing, and Responding to the 2025 Affordable
Housing Laws.
NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion and action regarding letter from Pamela Dunn regarding approval for
Public Parking signage.
NB-2
Discussion and action regarding all Town fees and fines.
(Councilman Rego) (Budget Committee)
NB-3
Discussion and action regarding special revenue accounts. (Councilman Rego)
NB-4
Discussion and action regarding five-year capital plan.
Discussion, action, and authorization for Town Council President to sign a
RecReator Licensing & Permitting Agreement with LynxLog.
Discussion, action and permission regarding the usage of the Town Hall steps for
two 250th Committee events, one on Sunday, May 3, 2026, and Saturday, July 4,
2026. (The 250th Committee) (Sarah Weed)
Discussion and action regarding resolution opposing 2026--H-7369 Mandatory
Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Funding Levels.
(Councilman Trombley)
TOWN MANAGER:
1. Discussion, action and authorization for the Town Manager to sign an agreement with Rubis to participate in the new national opioids six remnant defendants’ settlement.
2. Discussion and action regarding unexpended obligated ARPA money.
3. Request for authorization for the Town Manager and Solicitor to enter into contract negotiations with the Police Chief.
4. Discussion and action regarding recommendation from the Town Manager that the Town Council appoint Susan Annarummo as the new Social Service Director.
SOLICITOR:
1. Discussion and action regarding Presentation of Claim from Aitken Law.
FINANCE DIRECTOR:
POLICE CHIEF:
2. Request permission to overspend in Police Overtime Account (account # 01-540-00-1030) for $20,000.00 to be offset by Police Training Account (account# 01-540-00-2295).
RECREATION DIRECTOR:
1. Discussion and action regarding Warren’s 2026 Summer Concert Series.
TOWN PLANNER:
1. Discussion and action regarding Burr’s Hill Park.
HARBORMASTER:
ADJOURNMENT:
Individuals requesting interpreter services for the hearing impaired must notify the Town Clerk’s Office at least forty-eight (48) Hours prior to the meeting. 401-245-7340(voice) or “via RI Relay 1-800-745-5555” (TTY).
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