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Live Broadcast:  PEG RI-TV Channel 18 (Cox) or Channel 29 (Verizon)

 

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

 

 

 2.    RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS & MEMORIALS

 

a.     Condolence – Brian H. McCuin

 

b.     Congratulations – Westerly High School Culinary Arts Team

 

c.     Congratulations – The Frank Olean Center, Sixtieth Anniversary

 

d.     Proclamation – Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2026

 

e.     Proclamation – Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, April 24, 2026

 

        RATIFY AND CONFIRM:

 

f.     Congratulations – 2026 Westerly High School Athletic Hall of Fame

        Jill Beauchamp                                Madison McLaughlin

        Joseph Colao                                   Samantha Shawn

        Victoria Lima                                    Joseph M. Vacca, Jr. (Posthumously)

        Brian Mastrofino

 

 

 3.    PRESENTATIONS

 

a.     School Bus Garage Use and Environmental Compliance – Pare Engineering Corporation (PARE) – Discussion and Possible Action

 

 

 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 – 4/20/26

Budget Workshop – 4/16/26, 4/20/26

Special – 4/16/26, 4/22/26

 

        b.     Fiscal Matters

 

1.     Resolution Authorizing the Waiver of Penalty for Late Payments ($500.00)

 

        c.     Resignations and Appointments

 

        None

 

 

 6.    PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

               None

 

 

 7.    UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

a.     Proposed Ordinance – “An Ordinance In Amendment of Chapter 1439 of The General Ordinances of the Town of Westerly Entitled ‘Re-Enact and Re-Adopt Chapter 1242 Entitled ‘The Westerly, Rhode Island, Zoning Ordinance of 1998’, as Amended” – Discussion and Possible Action

        (Continued from 3/2/2026)

       

b.     Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Enter Into a Contract with Rockwell Amusements & Promotions, Inc./New England Rides & Amusements, Inc. to Provide Family-Oriented Amusement Rides, Carnival Games, and Carnival Food Booths at Wuskenau Beach, Pondside Area – Discussion and Possible Action

        (Continued from 4/20/2026)

 

 

 8.    NEW 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 – 5/4/26

 

        c.     Town Manager – 5/4/26

 

        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.   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 – Samuel Karol and Joan Karol v. David B. Thompson, in his capacity as Tax Assessor for the Town of Westerly, WC-2023-0015

 

 

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.