TOWN OF WEST WARWICK

 

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020

 

7:00 P.M.

 

MINUTES

                                    

A.         Meeting called to Order by the Town Council President

 

The meeting was called to order by President Gosselin at 8:04 p.m.

 

B.         Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Licciardi

 

Councilman Licciardi led the body in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

C.         Prayer led by Council Vice President D’Amico

 

Council Vice President D’Amico led the body in prayer

 

D.         Roll Call taken by Town Council Clerk

 

Members Present:

 

Councilman Licciardi     

Councilman Messier

Councilwoman Williamson

Council Vice President D'Amico

Council President Gosselin

 

Members Absent: None

 

E.         Quorum on Record Declared by Town Council Clerk

 

The Town Council Clerk declared a quorum for the record.

 

Others Present:            Acting Town Manager Knott, Fire Chief Varone, Finance Director Kristen Benoit, Town Solicitor Williamson

 

F.         Discussion regarding actions and planning pertaining to addressing COVID-19 Virus and the impact on town operations.

 

Acting Town Manager Knott reported:

•        An extension of the current Executive Order for the Town and a report of Covid related expenses will be on the 11/17/2020 Town Council agenda.

•        Internal exposure has increased which is affecting operations and staffing.

•        Covid safety guidelines were put out by Chief Varone to all department heads in March. People need to be reminded that the numbers of positive cases are increasing and that the rules and guidelines must continue to be followed.

 

G.        Discussion/Action/Vote of Town Council.

Any matter on this portion of the agenda may be acted upon by way of topic discussion and action by the Town Council with a vote on the record to approve, amend, deny or table the agenda item.

 

1.   Resolution authorizing the transfer of Town property to the Arctic Village Redevelopment

Agency for the purposed sale in support of the Newberry Place Condominium Development located within the Arctic Village Redevelopment District.

           

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilman Messier.

 

Councilwoman Williamson moved to table the item, seconded by Councilman Messier.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilman Messier                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes 

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

The vote was unanimous.

 

2.   Resolution authorizing the purchase of public safety and public works vehicles and equipment

and the financing thereof through an equipment lease purchase agreement and authorizing the execution and delivery of a lease purchase agreement and related instruments, and determining other matters in connection therewith.

 

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilman Messier.

 

Councilwoman Williamson moved to table the item, seconded by Councilman Messier.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilman Messier                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes 

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

3.   Resolution authorizing the purchase of a refurbished bariatric stretcher for a sum not to exceed $6,818.35

 

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilwoman Williamson.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilman Messier                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

4.   MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING–

Approval of minutes of the September 15, 2020 Town Council meeting, October 14, 2020 Executive Session, and October 20, 2020 Executive Session.

 

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilwoman Williamson.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilman Messier                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

5.   CONSENT AGENDAS - License Applications:      

 

a.   (New) Tag Day Permit: West Warwick Fire Fighters – Attn: Chris Seelenbrandt – Date(s):  11/27 & 11/28/2020 – Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p. m. – Location – Cowesett & Coit  -  Providence & Tollgate

b.   (New) Business License: Richard A. Deus dba 401 Not Found - 751 Main Street

c.   (Renewal) Business License: (July) - Trend-Setta’s Hair Lounge – 88 West Warwick Ave. Unit 4

d.   (Renewal) Business License: (October) – 27 Spice is Life – 8 Surrey Lane

e.   (Renewal) Business License: (October) – Albert J. Heroux – 4 Bettez Street

f.    (Renewal) Pawn Brokers License: Gendron Brothers Inc. dba Gendron’s Jewelers – 225 Cowesett Ave.

g.   (New) Kennel License: Robyn Plante dba Robyn’s Nest 42 Kimberley Lane

h.   (New) – Antiques, Secondhand Dealer Keeper of Shop – Empire Consignment Store LLC - 749 Main Street Unit A

i.    (Renewal) - 24 Hour Victualling House License: Phenix Restaurant  - 9 Pleasant Street           

j.    (Renewal) - 24 Hour Victualling House License: Aj’s Restaurant – 1365 Main Street

k.   (Renewal) - 24 Hour Victualling House License:  Debra Henderson/Cowesett Donuts Inc. dba Dunkin – 275 Cowesett Ave.

l.    (Renewal) - 24 Hour Victualling House License: Quaker Lane Gas LLC – 425 Quaker Lane

m.  (Renewal) – 24 Hour Victualing House License: Providence St Convenience LLC dba Providence Street Shell – 6 Providence Street

n.   (Renewal): Dance Live Band: American Legion Post 2 – 2 Legion Way

o.   (Renewal): Dance Live Band: Portuguese Holy Ghost Society – 11 Ventura Street

p.   (Renewal): Constable License – Nicole T. Knott – 28 Pine Orchard Rd, W.W.

q.   (Renewal): Constable License – Keith A. Medeiros – 110 Sunrise Ave., W.W.

r.    (Renewal): Constable License – Thomas Oates – 6 Colonial Way, W.W.

s.   (Renewal): Constable License – Matthew Manni - 34 Healy Brook Dr., Charleston, R.I.

t.    (Renewal): Constable License – Louis Traficante - 15 Catherine Wright Court, W.G.

u.   (New) Raffle License: Sacred Heart Church – 820 Providence St., - Date: 12-6-2020 – Location: 820 Providence Street – Time: 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

v.   (Renewal): Donation Collection Recycling Bins- Society of St Vincent DuPaul, 25 Webb St.

w.  (Renewal): Donation Collection Recycling Bins – Sacred Heart Church – 820 Providence St.

x.   (Renewal): Donation Collection Recycling Bins – St Joseph Church – 854 Wakefield St.

y.   (Renewal): Donation Collection Recycling Bins – St. Anthony Church – 1 Sunset Ave.

z.   (Renewal): Donation Collection Recycling Bins – Ray’s Polyclean – 1015 Main Street

aa. (Renewal): Donation Collection Recycling Bins – Mutual Properties - 1745 Main Street

bb. (New) Event Permit: Community Marketing LLC - Date(s): 1/2/2021 – Time: 12:00p.m. – 3:00 p.m.  – Location:  W.W. Field House - 100 Factory Street –

 

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilman Messier.

 

Councilwoman Williamson moved to table the item, seconded by Councilman Messier.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilman Messier                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes 

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

6.   Ordinance 2020-18 - (second reading) – (sponsored by Council President Gosselin) –

An ordinance amending Appendix C Traffic Ordinances of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of West Warwick.

 

•     No Parking Sign on South side of Phenix Ave. between Main St. and 17 Phenix Ave.

 

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilwoman Williamson.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilman Messier                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

7.   Ordinance 2020-19 - (first reading) – (sponsored by Councilman Messier) – An ordinance

amending Appendix C Traffic Ordinances of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of West Warwick.

 

•     (Andrews Ave.)  - Stop sign for traveling north on Andrews Ave. at the intersection of Rathbun St. and stop sign for traveling South on Andrews Ave. at intersection with Rathbun St.

 

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilman Messier.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilman Messier                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

8.   Ordinance 2020-20 - (first reading) – (sponsored by Councilman Licciardi) – An ordinance

amending Appendix C Traffic Ordinances of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of West Warwick.

 

•     (Rice Street) - Rice Street one way southerly from Pulaski Street to Remington Street.

•     (Rice Street) - No Parking on east side of Rice Street between Pulaski Street and Remington Street

 

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilman Licciardi.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilman Messier                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

            TOWN COUNCIL ACTING AS A LIQUOR COMMISSION

 

9.   Alcoholic Beverage License Renewals

 

CLASS A RENEWALS

 

a.   Rousselle Enterprises, Inc., dba Brookside Package Store, 1193 Main Street

b.   Centerville Liquors, Inc., dba Centerville Liquors, 287 Legris Avenue

c.   Break Away Liquors, LLC, dba Cowesett Wine & Spirits, 285 Cowesett Avenue

d.   House of Liquors, Inc., dba House of Liquors, 549 Quaker Lane

e.   Guru LLC, dba Joyals Liquor, 90 West Warwick Avenue

f.    L & K Corporation, dba Louise’s Liquor, 850 Main Street

 

CLASS B LIMITED RENEWALS

 

g.   Spartan Food Enterprise, Inc., dba Cowesett Pizza, 306 Cowesett Avenue

h.   Rui Qing Lei Inc., dba Fu Ming, 350 Providence Street

i.    Filippou’s Twisted Pizza, West Warwick, Inc., dba Filippou’s Twisted Pizza, 568 Providence Street

j.    UnWine’d Beer and Wine Lounge LLC, dba UnWine’d Beer and Wine Lounge, 400 Providence Street

k.   New England Authentic Eats LLC dba Papa Gino’s, 700 East Greenwich Avenue

 

CLASS B VICTUALER RENEWALS

 

l.    Aloha Pizza, Inc. dba Aloha Pizza, 126 Roberts Street

m.  Aquilante’s Bistro & Tavern, LLC, dba Aquilante’s Bistro & Tavern, 701, 703-705 Quaker Lane

n.   Bill's Place, Inc., dba Bill’s Place, 707 Main Street

o.   Boneheads Wing Bar Inc., dba Boneheads Wing Bar, 131-133 Washington St.

p.   Borowski's Café Inc., l626 Main Street

q.   721 Quaker Lane, LLC, dba Condesa Mexican Restaurant, 717-719 Quaker Lane

r.    Cowesett Inn, Inc., dba Cowesett Inn, 226 Cowesett Avenue

s.   Deborah’s Down the Road, Inc. 826 Main Street

t.    Forewest Clubhouse, Inc., dba West Warwick Country Club, 335 Wakefield         Street

u.   Fresco Also Inc., dba Fresco, 115 Cowesett Avenue

v.   Hong Kong Inc., dba Hong Kong Restaurant, 77 Washington St.

w.  KMJ Inc., dba The Hour Bar, 1193B Main Street

x.   House Of Wu & Chen, Inc., dba House of Wu, 52 Providence Street

y..  Thomas Arruda dba JJ’S Café, 289 Cowesett Avenue, Unit 3

z... Khoo Restaurant LLC, dba Khoo, 255 Cowesett Avenue

aa.. L.A. Cafe, Inc., dba L.A. Cafe, 245 Washington Street

bb. M & M Food Service LLC, dba Millonzi Bar & Grille, 11 C0urson Street.

cc.. Silver Crystal Restaurant, LLC, dba Silver Crystal Restaurant, 289-1 Cowesett Avenue

dd. Wakefield Corporation, 100 Lombardi Lane

ee.. Subin, LLC, dba Masala Pakistani and Indian Cuisine, 35 Quaker Lane, Unit 1

ff... Ye Express, Inc., dba Ye Express, 1117 Main St.

gg. Westcott House, Inc., 49 Providence Street

 

CLASS D CLUB RENEWALS

 

hh. Amici Club, dba Amici Club, 228-230 Providence Street

ii.   Club Frontenac, Inc., dba Club Frontenac, 1143 Main Street

jj.   Portuguese Instructional and Recreation Club, Inc., 918 Main Street

kk. Crompton Veterans Organization WWII, dba Crompton Veterans Organization, WWII Club 37 Hepburn Street

ll.   Pasco R. Senerchia Building Association, Inc, 68l Providence Street

mm.     Phenix Sportsmen's Club, dba Phenix Sportsmen’s Club, 715 Main Street

nn. Portuguese American Citizens Club, 97 East Main Street

oo. Portuguese Holy Ghost Society of West Warwick, dba

pp. Portuguese Holy Ghost Society, 11 Ventura Street

qq. Portuguese American Sports Club, 12 Bridge Street

rr.   Veterans Building Association, Inc., dba Sgt. David

ss. Langevin VFW Post 449, 197 Providence Street

tt.   West Warwick American Legion Post #2, dba West Warwick

uu. American Legion Post #2, 2 Legion Way

vv. West Warwick Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #6, Inc., dba West Warwick W.W. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # Inc., 1520 Main Street

xx. West Warwick Lodge of Elks, #1697 BPOE of USA, 60 Clyde Street

 

CLASS T RENEWAL

 

yy. The Arctic Playhouse, dba The Arctic Playhouse, 117 Washington St.

zz.  The Arctic Playhouse, dba The Arctic Playhouse Cabaret, 1249 Main Street

 

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilman Licciardi.

 

Councilwoman recused herself from item T. Motion to approve all items but item T.

 

Roll Call Vote:

 

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

Councilman Messier                  Recused

Councilwoman Williamson         Recused 

 

The motion passed.

 

Council Vice President D’Amico made a motion to approve item T, seconded by Councilman Licciardi.

 

Roll Call Vote:

 

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

Councilman Messier                  Recused

Councilwoman Williamson         Recused 

 

The motion passed.

 

10. (New) Class BV Limited Liquor Licenses:

 

a.   Gel’s Kitchen Inc.

Dba Gel’s Kitchen

1745 Main Street Unit 1

 

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilman Licciardi.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

 

Councilman Messier                  Recused

 

The motion passed.

 

b.   Taqueria La Casa Del Sabor LLC

Dba Taqueria La Casa Del Sabor

943 Main Street

           

Council Vice President D’Amico moved the item, seconded by Councilman Messier.

 

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Licciardi                  Yes

Councilman Messier                  Yes

Councilwoman Williamson         Yes

Council VP D'Amico                  Yes

Council Pres Gosselin                Yes      

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

            TOWN COUNCIL ACTING AS TOWN COUNCIL

 

11. DISCUSSION/ACTION

 

a.   Update from Town Solicitor Williamson on the Factory Street Playground – (Sponsored by   Councilwoman Williamson).

 

Councilwoman Williamson noted that this project has been going on for a long time and that Town Solicitor Williamson has gathered a tremendous amount of information. She recommends hiring a project manager who is not a town employee to investigate.

 

 

Town Solicitor Williamson gave an overview of the information gathered and reported that the two volumes of information will be available to the public.

 

b.   Use of State Master Pricing Agreement (MPA) and issuing RFP/RFQ to establish various relationships in effort to provide means to accomplish outstanding projects Playground – (Sponsored by   Councilwoman Williamson).

 

Councilwoman Williamson expressed the need for a back-up mechanism to get Town projects done. The State has a Master Pricing Agreement (MPA 2402-site improvements) that West Warwick can use. Also, using the MPA, the Town would not have to go through the RFP process. Projects can be prioritized and taken care of when DPW is short staffed or behind on projects.

 

12. UPCOMING APPOINTMENTS:

a.   Sewer Use Board of Review: one (1) Alternate member vacancy with terms to expire in 2021, & (1) vacancy with a term to expire on 10/2023

b.   Pension Committee: three (3) vacancies with terms to expire in 2022, 2023 and 2024

c.   Zoning Board of Review: one (1) Alternate member with a term to expire on 7/2025

d.   Pawtuxet River Authority: one (1) vacancy with a term to expire 6/30/2023

e.   Board of Tenants Affairs: one (1) vacancy with a term to expire on 8/2022 – (WW Manor), one (1) vacancy with a term to expire on 04/2022, Two (2) vacancy with a term to expire on 4/2022 one (1) vacancy with a term of 11/2021 – (Public), one (1) vacancy with a term of 3/2022 – one (1) vacancy with a term of 04/2022 – One (1) vacancy with a term of 02/2021

f.    West Warwick Housing Authority: one (1) vacancy with a term to expire on 11/2025

g.   Arctic Redevelopment Commission Board: one (1) vacancy with a term to expire on 10/1/2025

h.   West Warwick Public Library Trustees – one (1) term to expire on 02/2021

i.    Recreation Committee – one (1) vacancy

j.    Juvenile Hearing Board – one (1) – term to term 12/2024 

 

13. PUBLIC COMMENT:

 

Designated portion of Town Council’s open meeting for Citizens to address comments to the Town Council relating to matters affecting the public business. (RIGL 42-46-2 (3) and RIGL 42-46-2 (6)).

 

Comments will only be addressed to the Town Council who will take them under advisement.

 

When addressing the Town Council, please state your name and address; please conduct yourself in an orderly and respectful fashion. The comments of citizens accessing this portion of our meeting are neither adopted nor endorsed by this body but heard as requested.

 

Members of the Town Council, being the duly elected public body as identified in RIGL 42-46-2 (3) have no obligation to respond to the Public’s Comments.

 

Councilman Licciardi asked if DPW would be open for residents to dump off yard waste. He has received calls from residents whose yard waste is not being picked up by Mega. DPW Director

Ouellette informed that the yard will be open on Thursday

 

Cc Derek Read asked if the soil at Riverpoint was tested. Don reported that it did not need to be tested and was being used as fill.

 

 

14. ADJOURN  

 

Councilman Messier made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Councilwoman Williamson. The vote was unanimous.

 

The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.

 

 

A TRUE COPY ATTEST

 

Marianne Kelly

___________________________

MARIANNE KELLY, CMC

TOWN COUNCIL CLERK