6:30 pm Monday, April 7, 2025
Barrington Town Hall
Council Chambers
283 County Road
A MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL SITTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS
TRUSTEES OF THE AMEY TUCKER SPENCER FUND
Agenda and attachments: https://clerkshq.com/barrington-ri
1. Call to Order (TM)
2. Approve: Minutes from the Spencer Trust meeting held on January 13, 2025 (TM)
3. Discuss and Act: “Super-Senior” Financial Assistance Program (TM)
4. Public Comment (TM)
5. Adjourn: Spencer Trust Meeting (TM)
Spencer Trust meeting to be immediately followed by a meeting of the Town Council
Agenda and attachments: https://clerkshq.com/barrington-ri
“Aquene (Peace) We recognize the unique and enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories. We acknowledge that we are in the ancestral homeland of the Pokanoket Tribe within the original territory of the Pokanoket Nation. We commit to ongoing efforts to recognize, honor, reconcile and partner with the Pokanoket people whose ancestral lands and water we benefit from today. Aquene (Peace)”
All items with an asterisk (*) are routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a council member or citizen so request, and the request is for good cause in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. (#5 - #16)
· Tree Planting & Removal: March 1, 2024 – February 28, 2025 – 49 trees removed/162 trees planted
· Barrington 250th Ad hoc Committee: Thomas Giordano effective immediately.
· Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee: Thomas Ollila effective immediately.
· Economic Development Commission: Bryan Hoffman effective immediately.
· Open Space Committee: Ron Pitt effective immediately.
· Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Karen Pringle effective immediately.
· Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee to appoint Lisa Watts from alternate to full member with a term to expire on March 31, 2028.
· Planning Board: to appoint Peter Costa from alternate to full member with a term to expire on May 31, 2026.
Business and Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Library, Police/Animal Control, Department of Public Works, Planning/Building and Resiliency (no report), Recreation, Senior Services, Tax Assessor and Town Clerk
BAY Team Monthly Report, and BCWA Monthly Report and Letter: J. Palazzolo re Complete Streets
held on May, 22, 2024 (FTM), January 28, 2025 (BFC), February 26, 2025 (Budget), March 3, 2025 (TC) and March 11, 2025 (COA/TC)
· Committee on Observing the 250th Anniversary of the Nation’s Founding: : (2 vacancies: 2 openings from the Community at Large. (1 member from Preservation Society (Maria Bruce accepted 3-3-25), 1 member from the Veterans Committee (Amy Herlihy), 1 members from the DEI Committee (Kristin Linder), 1 member from the Economic Development Committee (Oliver Norton) and 3 members (Julia Lazarus approved 3-3-25 (T. Giordano resigned he was appointed 3-3-25) from the Community at Large.
o Motion to approve the Veterans Committee member, Amy Herlihy.
o Motion to approve the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion member, Kristin Linder
o Motion to approve the Economic Development Committee member, Oliver Norton
· Sr. Services Advisory Board: (2 vacancies: 1st and 2nd alternates with an expiration date of February 28, 2026.) Interview: Lisa Davis
· Zoning Board of Review: (1 vacancy: 3rd alternate, with a term expiration date of December 1, 2025.) Interview: Andrea Slomkowski
· INTRODUCTION(S):
o 2025-4 an Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 19 Municipal Court; §19-8 Municipal Court Bailiff
· PUBLIC HEARINGS:
o 2025-3 An Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 179 Vehicles and Traffic, Article II Stop Intersections, §179-3 Stop Intersections Designated (Bowden King Philip Avenue)
(1) An analysis of speed cameras by the Town to include personnel requirements, impact on Municipal Court, projected revenue and costs, anticipated safety benefits, and prioritization of school zones based on speeding/ticket data. (M. Correia) (Continued from 3-3-25). Set for a later special meeting - date to be determined. (2) Establishment of Transportation Advisory Committee
· Town Manager:
o Bay Spring Community Center Renovation Project – Construction
o Energy Management System – Public Safety Building
o Watson Avenue: Phase I Archaeological Survey
· Planning/Building/Resilience:
o Bowden Avenue Stormwater Improvement Project – Construction
· Resolution: Regarding the Restoration of General Revenue Sharing to Cities and Towns
· Resolution: Amending Chapter A225: Seasonal Beach Parking Pass
· Resolution: Proclaiming Friday, April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day in the Town of Barrington
· Resolution: Support of Rhode Island League of Cities and Town 2025 Legislative Priorities
· Resolution: Declaring the Town of Barrington, RI a Sanctuary Town for Transgender People, and All Members of the LGBTQIA2S+ Community and Their Allies
for the construction, improvement, renovation, alteration, furnishing and equipping of public schools and school facilities in the town and all expenses incident thereto including, but not limited to, costs of design, athletic fields, playgrounds, landscaping, parking and costs of financing
2024 Field Improvement and Culvert Bond priority projects (Continued from 3-3-25)
· Bid: Public Works
o Haines Park Softball Fencing: To award the bid for Softball Fencing Replacement to Johnson Landscaping, 279 Beverage Hill Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860 with a cost of $124,310.00
with Department of Public Works United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO-CLC, Local 14845
(Maximum one statement per speaker up to three minutes in length):
To the public: This agenda item is for members of the public to speak regarding a topic that is not already on the agenda. Please indicate that you would like to speak by raising your hand. When you are recognized, please state your name and residence for the record.
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:30pm, to be held in Council Chamber
· Discuss: Veterans Memorial Day Parade
· 42-46-5 (a) Collective Bargaining:
o International Brotherhood of Policer Officers (Dispatch), Local 555
· Discuss Executive Session Minutes from January 13, 2025 and March 3, 2025, for placement on the next Town Council agenda to “receive”.
· Adjourn Executive Session
· Reconvene into Open Session
· Motion(s) and Motion to Seal Minutes of Executive Session
The Town of Barrington will provide accommodations needed to ensure equal participation in all meetings. Please contact the Town Clerk’s office prior to the meeting so arrangements can be made to provide such assistance. A request for accommodations can be made in writing to 283 County Road or by calling 401-247-1900, Ext. 301 (voice). Hearing impaired callers can dial 711 “Relay” for additional assistance. The Barrington Town Hall, Barrington Public Library and Barrington Public Safety Building are accessible to the disabled. Posted date April 3, 2025, at Barrington Town Hall, Barrington Public Library, Town of Barrington Web Site, and Secretary of State Web Site.