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All comments must be received no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting

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1.      CALL TO ORDER

 

INVOCATION – Councilor LaPietra

 

SALUTE TO THE FLAG – Council Vice President Scialabba

 

 

 2.    RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS & MEMORIALS

 

        RATIFY AND CONFIRM:

 

a.     Congratulations – Jen and Alan Brinton, Westerly Armory Appreciation

 

b.     Congratulations – Jack Carson, Westerly Armory Appreciation

 

c.     Congratulations – Craig Floyd, Westerly Armory Appreciation

 

d.     Congratulations – Barbara Watrous, Westerly Armory Appreciation

 

 

 3.    PRESENTATIONS

 

        None

 

 

 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 – 8/4/25

 

        b.     Fiscal Matters

 

1.     Resolution Authorizing the Addition to the Tax Rolls ($8,233.15)

 

2.     Resolution Authorizing the Deletion to the Tax Rolls ($14,018.52)

 

3.     Resolution Authorizing the Addition to the Pro-Rated Tax Rolls ($24,134.09)

 

4.     Resolution Authorizing Payment to The Law Office of Ferrucci Russo Dorsey PC (Litigation Matters - $21,982.49)

 

        c.     Resignations and Appointments

 

1.     Resignation:

a.     Alison “Ali” Mainka Noel, Economic Development Commission

 

2.     Appointment:

a.     Multicultural Committee

b.     Westerly Housing Authority

c.     Architectural Review Board

d.     Conservation Commission

e.     Planning Board

f.     Public Works Committee

 

 

 6.    PUBLIC HEARINGS (Adv. on 8/11/25 for this time)

 

a.     Proposed Ordinance – “An Ordinance in Amendment of Article V, ‘Traffic Control Signs, Signals, Markings and Devices,’ of Chapter 238 of the Westerly Code of Ordinances entitled ‘Vehicles and Traffic’” (Amend §238-50. Obedience to stop signs) – Discussion and Possible Action

 

 

 7.    UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

a.     Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Enter into an Electric Service Agreement with a Competitive Supplier as Part of the Community Choice Aggregation Program – Discussion and Possible Action (continued from 8/4/2025)

 

1.     Colonial Power Group, Electric Service Agreement Template

2.     Community Choice Aggregation, Indicative Price Proposals  

3.     23/24-62 Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Enter into a Contract with Colonial Power Group, Inc. for Professional Services Related to the Development and Implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program (adopted 3/18/2024)

 

b.     Resolution in Opposition to Pending State Firearms Legislation (reference to Rhode Island Bills H5436 and RI S359) – Discussion and Possible Action (continued from 8/4/2025)

 

c.     Proposed Ordinance – “An Ordinance in Amendment of Chapter 21 of the Westerly Code of Ordinances Prohibiting Roadway, Sidewalks, and Infrastructure in Napatree Point – Discussion and Possible Action (continued from 8/4/2025)

        (Order Adv. for Public Hearing on 9/8/25)

 

 

 8.    NEW BUSINESS

 

Suspend Town Council Rules of Procedure – Rule 9(d) – Council Operations to Discuss and Consider the Following Items:  8.a. and 8.b

 

a.     Resolution Opposing Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Service Cuts Affecting the Town of Westerly – Discussion and Possible Action

 

b.     Petition for Road Abandonment – Terminus of James Street – Steven Surdut, Esq., representing Richard and Margaret Caster, Petitioners – Discussion and Possible Action

        (Order Adv. for Public Hearing on 9/22/25)

 

 

 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 – 8/18/25

 

        c.     Town Manager – 8/18/25

 

        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 open to agenda items and any Town Government matter over which the Council has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power.  Other matters may be heard by a majority vote of the Council.

 

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.   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.