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All comments must be received no later than 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting in order to be entered into the record of the meeting.

 

1.      CALL TO ORDER

 

INVOCATION – Councilor Lombardo

 

SALUTE TO THE FLAG – Council President Aiello

 

 

 2.    RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS & MEMORIALS

 

        None

 

 

 3.    PRESENTATIONS

 

a.     Westerly Marina Study Committee (Ad Hoc) – Discussion

 

 

 4.    CITIZENS COMMENTS

 

     Sign-Up Sheets will be available at the Council Meeting for any citizens wishing to be heard.  Citizens who do not sign up to speak will have an opportunity to be heard following the individuals listed on the sign-up sheet.

 

     When addressing the Council, please state your name and address; please conduct yourself in an orderly and respectful fashion.  Citizens will have up to ten (10) minutes and one opportunity to speak.  The comments of citizens accessing this portion of our meeting are neither adopted nor endorsed by this body but heard as requested.  Comments shall be limited to agenda items only.  If the matter is scheduled for a public hearing, the comments shall be deferred to that agenda item. 

 

 

COUNCILORS’ RESPONSE

 

 

 5.    CONSENT CALENDAR (all items are considered routine and can be approved by one motion; however, if discussion is necessary on any item, it can be moved to “New Business”)

 

        a.     Approval of Minutes

Regular – 8/7/23 (Corrected), 8/21/23

Special – 9/18/23

Executive – 8/21/23 (Sealed)

 

        b.     Fiscal Matters

 

1.     Resolution Authorizing The Addition To The Tax Rolls ($1,150.84)

 

2.     Resolution Authorizing Deletion To Tax Rolls ($3,318.59)

 

3.     Resolution Authorizing The Addition To The Pro-Rated Tax Roll ($11,872.42)

 

4.     Resolution Authorizing The Waiver Of Penalty For Late Payments ($600.02)

 

5.     Resolution Appointing An Acting Probate Court Judge (Paula M. Cuculo, Esq.)

 

        c.     Resignations and Appointments

 

1.     Resignations:

a.     Scott Clairmont, Ad Hoc Westerly Marina Study Committee

b.     Eliza Griscom, Architectural Review Board

 

2.     Appointments:

a.     Conservation Commission

b.     Juvenile Hearing Board

c.     Planning Board

d.     Public Works Committee

 

 

6.     PUBLIC HEARINGS (Adv. on 9/18/23 for this time)

 

a.     Proposed Ordinance – “An Ordinance In Amendment Of Article VI ‘Use Of Public Sewers And Drains’ Of Chapter 206 Of The Westerly Code Of Ordinances Entitled ‘Sewers’” (§206-39. Charges for dumping trucked sewage – increase fee from $0.06 to $0.08 for each gallon dumped into the system, the origin of which is within the limits of the Town of Westerly and increase fee from $0.07 to $0.10 for each gallon dumped into the system, the origin of which is outside the limits of the Town of Westerly) – Discussion and Possible Action

 

 

 7.    NEW BUSINESS

 

a.     Resolution Of The Westerly Town Council Declaring Its Intent For The Town Of Westerly To Transfer Ownership Of Certain Streetlights To The State Of Rhode Island Department Of Transportation – Discussion and Possible Action

 

b.     Resolution Authorizing The Town Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Jacobs Project Management Company For The Design Plan Of The Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility – Discussion and Possible Action

 

c.     Resolution Authorizing The Town Manager To Enter Into A Contract With EG Shoreline 2 LLC For The Replacement Of The Water Main Located On Mary Hall Road In Stonington, Connecticut – Discussion and Possible Action

 

d.     Draft Subsidy Policy & Process, Draft Subsidy Application, Draft Subsidy Change Request Form and Draft Subsidy Reimbursement Form –– Discussion and Possible Action

 

e.     Proposed Ordinance – “An Ordinance In Amendment Of Chapter 2035 Of The General Ordinances Of The Town of Westerly Entitled ‘An Ordinance Setting Water Rate Schedules For The 2023-2024 Fiscal Year’” (Increase Right-Of-Entry Fee from $1,000.00 to $1,500.00)

        (Order Adv. for Public Hearing on 10/16/23)

 

f.     RI DEM Maintenance Agreement (Misquamicut Bike Path) – Discussion and Possible Action

        1.  Original Copy

        2.  Red-Line Copy

        3.  Modified/Clean Copy

 

g.     Lighthouse Road – Westerly Town Council To Direct The Town Solicitor To Research Ownership of Road, Public Right-Of-Way And Easements – Discussion and Possible Action

 

h.     Letter and Non-Binding Recommendations Of The Westerly Harbor Management Commission Regarding Ownership Of The Watch Hill Lighthouse Property – Discussion and Possible Action

 

 

 8.    UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

               None

 

 

 9.    COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS

(Backup materials for the following reports can be viewed on the Town of Westerly website at www.westerlyri.gov)

 

        a.     Liaison Reports

 

        b.     Town Council – 9/25/23

 

        c.     Town Manager – 9/25/23

 

        d.     Town Solicitor

 

        e.     Town Clerk

 

        f.     Agenda Referrals and Backlog Agenda (Items to be assigned to future agendas)

 

        g.     Requests of Town Manager by Councilors

 

 

10.   CITIZENS COMMENTS

 

     When addressing the Council, please state your name and address; please conduct yourself in an orderly and respectful fashion.  Citizens will have up to five (5) minutes and one opportunity to speak.  The comments of citizens accessing this portion of our meeting are neither adopted nor endorsed by this body but heard as requested. 

 

COUNCILORS’ RESPONSE

 

 

11.   POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

The Council may vote to go into executive session for discussion and/or action regarding those items of business exempt from open meetings under Rhode Island General Laws §42-46-4 and:

 

a)    §42-46-5(a)(2) Litigation – Town of Westerly v. One Parcel of Realty, Commonly Known as 460 Bradford Road Located at Parcel ID 15, Lot 14, and BPF Realty, LLC- C.A. No. WC-2018-0298

b)    §42-46-5(a)(1) Personnel – Job Performance

 

 

12.   ADJOURNMENT

 

 

42-46-6(b)  “…Nothing contained herein shall prevent a public body, other than a school committee, from adding additional items to the agenda by majority vote of the members.  Such additional items shall be for informational purposes only and may not be voted on except where necessary to address an unexpected occurrence that requires immediate action to protect the public or to refer the matter to an appropriate committee or to another body or official.

 

 

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The Town Council agenda and supporting documents can be accessed on the Town of Westerly website at www.westerlyri.gov.