TOWN OF BARRINGTON, RI

BARRINGTON TOWN COUNCIL

6:30 pm Monday, May 4, 2026

Barrington Town Hall, Council Chamber

283 County Road, Barrington, RI

Agenda and attachments:  https://clerkshq.com/barrington-ri

 

 

TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA

 

1.           Call to Order   (TM)

2.           Pledge of Allegiance   (TM)

3.           Land Acknowledgement:    (TM)

“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)” 

 

4.           EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RI GENERAL LAWS   (TM)

·        Discuss Executive Session Minutes from April 6, 2026, for placement on the Council agenda to “receive”.

·        Closed Pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5(a)(2) – Litigation - ACP Shopping Center Assoc., LLC, v. Michelle DiMeo, PC-2025-05821.”

·        Adjourn Executive Session

·        Reconvene into Open Session

·        Motion(s) and Motion to Seal Minutes of Executive Session

 

5.           Discuss and Act on the Consent Agenda:    (TM)

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 requests, 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. (#6 - #15)

 

6.           *Receive Updates and Events (See Town Manager’s Memo):

•      Tree Planting & Removal: April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026– 52 trees removed/ 87 trees planted

•      Financial Town Referendum: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - All day voting from 7:00am-8:00pm at Town Hall, Council Chamber

 

7.           *Accept: Resignations:

·        Housing Board of Trustees: Christopher Brady, effective immediately

 

8.           *Approve: Reappointments to Boards and Commissions:

·          Planning Board:

o   Peter Costa to be reappointed as a full member with a term expiration date of May 31, 2029.

o   Roni Phipps to be reappointed as a full member with a term expiration date of May 31, 2029.

 

9.           *Accept Monthly Department Reports (March):

Business and Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Library, Police/Animal Control, Department of Public Works, Planning/Building and Resiliency, Recreation, Senior Services, Tax Assessor and Town Clerk

 

10.        *Approve: Abatement List

 

11.        *Approve Surplus Property:

(To declare the following items as surplus property and authorize the Town Manager, at his discretion, to dispose of this property (discard) if it is not practical to sell per Chapter 49 of the Town Ordinances): (none)

 

12.        *Acknowledge Correspondence:

BAY Team Monthly Report, BCWA monthly report

 

13.        *Acknowledge Receipt of Boards and Commissions Minutes and Recommendations (none)

 

14.        *Accept the Minutes: Town Council meeting

held on May 28, 2025 (FTM), April 6, 2026, and receive the minutes from Executive Session April 6, 2026

 

15.        *Approve: Grant of Easement

o      Utility Easement Request for 129 Barrington Avenue

o      EAM 13978690 Barrington High School, Lincoln Ave

o      EAM 13978710 Sowams School 364 Sowams Road

o      EAM 13978709 Primrose Hill School 60 Middle Highway

 

16.        Discuss and Act: Interviews and Appointments: (TM)

·        Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee: (2 vacancies: 2 alternates with term expiration date of March 31, 2027)

o   Interview: Victor Occhialini

·                  Board of Assessment Review: (1 vacancy: 1^st Alternate with term expiration date of March 31, 2029)

o   Interview: Marsha Crecelius

·        Housing Board of Trustees: (4 vacancies - 1 full member with term expiration date of February 28, 2027, and 3 Alternates: 1^st Alternate term expiration date of January 31, 2027)

o   Interview: Maura Foster

 

17.        Discuss and Act: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report with Bacon & Company (TM)

18.        Discuss and Act: Bids (TM)

o      Bay Team, Barrington's Prevention Coalition

o   Prevention Assistant Position

§  Police Department:

o   Public Safety Building Video Surveillance System

 

19.        Discuss and Act: Memorial Day Parade Update, Including Additional Banner dedicated in honor of Cato Bannister (Veterans Advisory Committee) (TM)

20.        Discuss and Act: Solar Project at Southernmost Portion of Landfill #4 to North of Public Works Complex (TM)

21.        Discuss and Act: Establish Credit Reduction Amount for Blind Exemption (TM)