WARREN TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
Monday, September 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 September 14, 2026.
PRESENTATION:
Unveiling of the Massasoit of the Pokanokets, Ousamequin Portrait
RESOLUTION:
Discussion and action regarding a request that the Rhode Island General Assembly introduce the following Resolution.
RESOLUTION:
National Woman Owned Business Month
RESOLUTION:
APPOINTMENT:
Warren Housing Authority Resident Commissioner:
1. Lorraine Damaso-20 Libby Lane Apt. C31, Warren, RI 02885
INTERVIEWS:
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee-1 position available (5 members):
1.
Arts & Culture Commission-2 position available (9 members):
1.
Juvenile Hearing Board-1 alternate position available (5 members + 2 alternates):
1.
Planning Board-2 alternate positions available
(7 members + 2 alternates):
1.
Tax Board of Assessment Review-2 positions available (5 members):
1.
Zoning Board of Review-1 position available (5 members + 2 alternates):
1.
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES:
Acceptance of August 11, 2026, Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes
Acceptance of August 11, 2026, Executive Session 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no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a council member or citizen, in which event the item will be withdrawn from the General Order of Business and considered in the normal sequence on the agenda.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
PETITIONS:
*P-1
Request for a Victualling License
From: Marsan Company, LLC (Rose Marsan)
d/b/a Marsan Pure Caribbean (Caribbean-American food)
691 Main Street (Hope & Main)
Warren, RI 02885
*P-2
Request for a Victualling License
From: M6 Enterprise (Marques Franklin & Mercedez Franklin)
d/b/a Porchlight Meals & Catering (Small batch meal prep & Catering)
691 Main Street (Hope & Main)
Warren, RI 02885
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Friskie Fries (French Fries)
(Randy Dantuono)
17 Bluff Street
Providence, RI 02914
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: IAV, LLC (Israel Giron)
Shawarma Brothers (Mediterranean Food)
13 Mystic Street
Providence, RI 02905
Request for a Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit
From: Chicked Out Nuggz, LLC (Tiffany Betlez)
(Gluten Free Gourmet Chicken Nuggets)
13 Mystic Street
Providence, RI 02905
Request for a Class F Beverage License
From: Kenneth Munroe
20 Libby Lane E-70
Warren, RI 02885
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Warren Senior Center
20 Libby Lane
Warren, RI 02885
Event: Warren Tenants Association Halloween Party
Request for a Class F1 Beverage License
From: Reynolda L. Stenberg d/b/a Masons
420 Main Street
Warren, RI 02885
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Reynolda L. Stenberg d/b/a Masons
420 Main Street
Warren, RI 02885
Event: Soft Launch for Masons
Request for a Class F1 Beverage License
From: Elwood Donnelly
20 Campbell Street
Warren, RI 02885
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Frerichs Farm
43 Kinnicutt Avenue
Warren, RI 02885
Event: Folk on the Farm
Request for a Class F Beverage License
From: Julie Blount
11 Wheaton Street
Warren, RI 02885
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Parker Mills
426 Metacom Avenue
Warren, RI 02885
Event: Warren Heritage Foundation 12th Annual Gala-Harvest & Heritage
Request for a One-Day Entertainment License
From: Julie Blount
11 Wheaton Steet
Warren, RI 02885
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Parker Mills
426 Metacom Avenue
Warren, RI 02885
Event: Warren Heritage Foundation 12th Annual Gala-Harvest & Heritage
Entertainment: Paper Moon Jazz Band (4-piece band)
Request to serve Alcohol Outside
(Market Street Pub Parking Lot)
From: Amy Davock
25 Harris Avenue
Warren, RI 02885
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Event: Barktoberfest
Request for Outside Entertainment License (Market Street Pub Parking Lot)
From: Amy Davock
25 Harris Avenue
Warren, RI 02885
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Event: Barktoberfest
Entertainment: Music through speakers
Request for a One-Day Entertainment License
From: Michaela Scanlon
25 Serpentine Road
Warren, RI 02885
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Place: Windswept Farm
25 Serpentine Road
Warren, RI 02885
Event: Summer Concert & Fundraiser
Entertainment: Live music (1-4-piece band)
PUBLIC HEARING:
PH-1
Chapter 32-Zoning, Article VIII.-Zoning District Use Regulations, Sec. 32-55.-
Wholesale Business and Storage Uses. (Self-Storage Facilities Allowed by Special Use
Permit in Certain Zones). (2nd Reading) (continued from August 11, 2026 meeting)
| Wholesale Business and Storage Uses | R40 | R20 | R15 | R10 | R6 | VB | B | W | SD | M | CI | FC |
| Wholesale Business and Storage of Non-Flammable and Non- Explosive Materials Within a Structure | | | | | | S | S | S | S | P | S | |
| Open Lot Storage of New Building Materials or Machinery | | | | | | | S | | | S | | |
| Storage of Flammable Materials | | | | | | | | | | S | | |
| Self-Storage Facilities | | | | | | | S | | | S | S | |
ORDINANCE:
O-1
Chapter 10 -HARBORS AND VESSELS
Article III -Mooring Regulations
sec. 10-48. – Mooring permit fees. (2nd reading)
Annual fees for vessels twenty-five (25) feet in length. Additional five dollars ($5.00) eight dollars ($8.00) per foot for vessels over twenty-five (25) feet. Note: The following fees are recommended by the Harbor Commission:
Private residential
2003-2004 ....$75.00
2004-2005 ....$100.00
2005-2006 ....$125.00
2006-2007 ....$150.00
2007-2008 ....$175.00
2026………. $200.00
Private nonresidential
2003-2004 ....$175.00
2004-2005 ....$200.00
2005-2006 ....$225.00
2006-2007 ....$250.00
2007-2008 ...$.275.00
2026………. $325.00
Commercial (current commercial fees are $125.00)
2003-2004 ....$250.00
2004-2005 ....$275.00
2005-2006 ....$300.00
2006-2007 ....$325.00
2007-2008 ....$350.00
2026……….$400.00
Town Dock Fee (Per Foot) $75.00 $90.00
Commercial Dock Fee $300.00 $400.00
All State Boating Fines $100.00
Mooring application fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). thirty dollars ($30.00)
Waiting list renewal fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) fifteen dollars ($15.00) each calendar year. The accrued fee shall be applied to the first assigned mooring fee. The waiting list renewal fee is non-transferable and non-refundable.
Current residential mooring permit holders having more than one (1) mooring will have the additional moorings assessed at the nonresidential rate.
Upon approval of a mooring permit, the full mooring fee shall be due. Residents of the Town Warren and Barrington shall pay residential fees in the Warren River.
(Ord. No. 10-9-90(a), Art. V, § 10-24; Ord. of 7-14-92; Amend. of 3-11-2003)
O-2
Chapter 3- Animals and Fowl
Article II, Dogs
Section. 3-31. -Impoundment Fees (2nd reading)
Any dog impounded under the provisions of this article may be reclaimed upon payment by the owner to the town clerk of the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) twenty five dollars ($25.00) per day and the additional sum of two dollars ($2.00) for each day such dog is kept, except that the second reclamation within a one-year period shall incur a fifteen-dollar ($15.00) charge and thereafter, at twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per reclamation and the dog must be licensed prior to accepting the impoundment fee.
The town clerk shall require any unlicensed impounded dog to be licensed prior to accepting the impoundment fees.
(Ord. of 5-14-85, § 4-14)
Sec. 3-39. - Violation notices; charges.
(a) The animal warden may issue a violation notice to any owner or owners of any dog which violates any provision of this article or fails to cause a dog owned or kept by him to be licensed. The violation notice shall inform such person of the particular violation and that he shall pay the following charges:
Unlicensed Dog (1st Offense) $25.00 $50.00
Unlicensed Dog (2nd Offense) $100.00
Vicious Dog $10.00 $20.00
Vicious Dog harm to another domestic animal $10.00 $15.00
Vicious Dog bites human (each year) $20.00 $30.00
Dog Waste (non-removal) $25.00 $50.00
Payment shall be made to the town treasurer by mail or in person, within seven (7) days of the date of the violation. If a person refuses or fails to pay the charge within the seven-day period, the town treasurer shall inform the police department, and the person shall be prosecuted in court according to law for such violation.
(Ord. of 5-14-85, § 4-21; Ord. of 4-12-2005)
CORRESPONDENCE:
**These items are received and filed with no other action taken.
Bristol County Water Authority Monthly Report.
Department Head Reports.
OLD BUSINESS:
Discussion and action regarding the clearing of sidewalks after snow events.
(Councilman Trombley) (continued from August 11, 2026 meeting)
NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion and action regarding a request from Madina Petashvili of Norbert Street
concerning no parking restrictions on either side of the roadway for the entire
length of Norbert Street. (Council President DePasquale)
NB-2
Discussion and action regarding the grand opening and dedication of the Broken Bridge in honor of Ann Morrill, scheduled for October 18, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
(Council President DePasquale)
NB-3
Discussion and action requesting the Town Planner to work with all Board Chairs to format: A Member Reference Packet. (Councilman Rego)
Discussion and possible action regarding a request for the Town Manager to develop a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all Town departments establishing a consistent monthly income and expense reporting process. The monthly reports shall follow the same format as the adopted Town budget. The Budget Committee shall review the proposed reporting format and provide recommendations regarding any additional data or information that should be included. (Councilman Rego)
NB-5
Discussion and action requesting the Finance Director to send the Budget Committee a provisional budget to review potential financial options for the 27/28 budget. (Councilman Rego)
NB-6
Discussion and action requesting the Finance Director to work with the Budget Committee to establish a Project Approval Form. (Councilman Rego)
NB-7
Discussion and action requesting the Finance Director to establish a separate Cash Balance Sheet for the Sewer Department. (Councilman Rego)
NB-8
Discussion and action regarding Letter of Support for the Sowams Heritage Area with our National Senatorial and Congressional Representatives. (David Weed)
NB-9
Discussion and action regarding non-utilization tax ordinance.
TOWN MANAGER:
1. Update on the procurement of electricity through Power Options.
2. Discussion and action regarding purchase of a portable speed sign.
3. Discussion and action regarding recommendations from the Traffic Committee concerning Orchard Avenue.
SOLICITOR:
1. Discussion and action regarding a complaint filed in the United States District Court by Plaintiff Lisa Silvia and the Town of Warren as the defendant.
2. Request for a motion for the Executive Session (closed session) pursuant to RIGL § 42-46-5(a)(2), discussion on the collective bargaining agreement with the IBPO, and RIGL§ 42-46-5(a)(3) regarding a matter of security and the deployment of security personnel.
3. Request for Executive Session pursuant to RIGL § 42-46-5(a)(2) litigation regarding Last Ever Realty v. Town of Warren.
4. Action on matters discussed in Executive Session.
FINANCE DIRECTOR:
1. FY 2025-2026 Revenues & Expenditures.
2. FY 2026-2027 Revenues & Expenditures.
3. Discussion and action regarding line items that have exceeded the budgeted amounts for FY25-26.
· The Outside Services Expense account (01-520-00-2040) is over budget by
$ 3,969.00 this amount will be offset with funds from the Attendance Premiums account (01-510-00-2135) in the amount of $3,969.00.
· The Police Holiday account (01-540-00-1050) is over budget by $6,294.00 this amount will be offset with funds from the Police Salary account (01-540-00-1020) in the amount of $6,294.00.
· The Town Hall Expense account (01-560-03-2010) exceeds the budget by $4,926.00 this amount will be offset with funds from the Attendance Premiums account (01-510-00-2135) in the amount of $4,926.00.
· The Government Center Expense account (01-510-03-2010) is over budget by $8,542.00 this amount will be offset with funds from the Attendance Premiums account (01-510-00-2135) in the amount of $8,542.00.
· Mary V. Quirk School Expense account (01-510-00-2175) is over budget by $3,348.00 this amount will be offset with funds from the Attendance Premiums account (01-510-00-2135) in the amount of $3,348.00.
· Street Lighting Expense account (01-510-00-2185) is over budget by $6,343.00 this amount will be offset with funds from the Attendance Premiums account (01-510-00-2135) in the amount of $6,343.00
· Public Works General Office Expense account (01-550-00-2010) is over budget by $1,907.00 this amount will be offset with funds from the Public Works Foreman Salary account (01-550-00-1045) in the amount of $1,907.00
· Public Works Tipping Fees Expense account (01-550-15-2400) is over budget by $36,179.00 this amount will be offset from the Public Works Trash Collection account (01-550-00-2305) in the amount of $36,179.00.
· Public Works Clothing Allowance Expense account (01-550-00-2030) is over budget by $690.00 this amount will be offset with funds from the Public Works Protective Equipment account (01-550-00-2051) in the amount of $690.00
· Public Works Overtime account (01-550-00-1030) is over budget by $4,970.00 this amount will be offset with funds from the Public Works Foreman Salary account (01-550-00-1045) in the amount of $ 4,970.00
TAX ASSESSOR:
1. Additions to 2026 tax roll in the amount of $586.67.
TOWN CLERK:
(Postage Machine)
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).
Posted: 09-10-2026 S.O.S Website, Town Hall, and Library