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Written public comment can be submitted prior to the meeting by emailing mleblanc@westerlyri.gov.

All comments must be received no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting in order to be entered into the record of the meeting.

 

 

1.        CALL TO ORDER

 

INVOCATION – Councilor Cordio

 

SALUTE TO THE FLAG – Council President Aiello

 

 

2.     RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS & MEMORIALS

 

RATIFY AND CONFIRM:

      

a.    Congratulations – Westerly Armory Restoration, Inc.

            Dora Vasquez-Hellner             Byron Brown

            Gail Quattromani                     Thomas A. O’Connell

 

b.    Greetings – Carla Martinez, National President of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the   United States Auxiliary

 

 

3.     PRESENTATIONS

 

a.    Multicultural Committee – April Dinwoodie, Chair and

 

b.    Ad Hoc Affordable Housing Study Committee – Captain Theodore Lee Rice, Co-Chair and Nicholas Scola, Co-Chair

 

c.     Ad Hoc Westerly Marina Study Committee – Douglas Brockway, Chair

 

d.    Ad Hoc Former Bradford School Site Study Committee – Daniel J. King, Chair

 

e.    Riverfront (Main Street) Renewal Project – Gina Fuller, District Manager for Southern Rhode Island Conservation District

 

 

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 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.  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 (Councilors may have up to five (5) minutes to respond to Citizens’ Comments, should not engage in discussions between Councilors, shall maintain decorum, and shall refrain from personal attacks and disparaging remarks.  A level of decorum is the expected standard.)

 

 

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 – 4/1/24

Budget Workshop – 4/8/24

Executive – 4/1/24 (Sealed)

 

        b.    Fiscal Matters

 

1.     Resolution Authorizing Deletion To Tax Rolls ($661.62)

 

2.     Resolution Authorizing Payment To The Law Office Of Cameron & Mittleman LLP (Litigation Matters – Weekapaug Fire District Property - $2,528.75)

 

3.     Resolution Authorizing The Town Manager To Enter Into A Lease Agreement With George Tattersall For Property Located At 316-318 Atlantic Avenue

 

        c.     Resignations and Appointments

 

        None

 

 

6.     PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

               None

 

 

7.     NEW BUSINESS

 

a.    Possible Extension of Ad Hoc Committees – Discussion and Possible Action

1.     Ad Hoc Affordable Housing Study Committee

2.     Ad Hoc Westerly Marina Study Committee

3.     Ad Hoc Former Bradford School Site Study Committee

 

b.     Resolution Urging The RI State Legislature To Support Allocating Funding For Permanent Safety Barriers On Rhode Island’s Bridges Over Narragansett Bay – Discussion and Possible Action

 

c.     Resolution Of The Town Of Westerly In Support Of Keeping Rhody Litter Free – 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.  Written communication is not considered an agenda item.)

 

        a.    Liaison Reports

 

        b.    Town Council – 4/15/24

 

        c.     Town Manager – 4/15/24

 

        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

 

        h.    Requests of Town Solicitor 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.  Comments shall be limited to agenda items only.

 

 

 

 

COUNCILORS’ RESPONSE (Councilors may have up to five (5) minutes to respond to Citizens’ Comments, should not engage in discussions between Councilors, shall maintain decorum, and shall refrain from personal attacks and disparaging remarks.  A level of decorum is the expected standard.)

 

 

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 – Robert J. Broccolo, Sr. v. Town of Westerly et al. – C.A. No.: WC-2024-0137.

b)    §42-46-5(a)(2) Litigation – Potential Litigation Regarding Retiree Benefit  

c)    §42-46-5(a)(5) Land Acquisition

 

 

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.

 

 

INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED MUST CALL 348-2505 IN ADVANCE OF THE HEARING DATE.

 

 

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