Johnston Town Council

1385 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, RI

           

 

Town Council Agenda

June 10, 2024

Johnston Municipal Court Building

 

 

Council President Russo will call the meeting to order at 7:00 PM at the Johnston Municipal Court Building located at 1600 Atwood Avenue, Johnston, RI 02919.

Town Sergeant, Stephen Mallane will lead with the Pledge of Allegiance

 

Please note: pursuant to Rule 3 Section E of the Town Council Rules, adopted by

Resolution 2023-4, the Council shall adjourn at 10:30 p.m. and any unfinished business shall be carried to the fourth Monday of the month or to a date agreed upon by the Council.

 

Roll Call

 

                                               District 1 – Councilwoman Linda L. Folcarelli

                                               District 2 – Vice-President Lauren A. Garzone

                                               District 3 – Councilman Alfred T. Carnevale

                                               District 4 – President Robert V. Russo

                                               District 5 – Councilman Robert J. Civetti

Votes may be taken on any or all items on this agenda

 

Award & Recognition Ceremonies

 

 

Status on Public Hearings

 

Ordinance 2024-3

An Ordinance Amending Section 1-18 of Chapter 1 entitled “Discretionary Authority of Municipal Court Judges” of the Town of Johnston Code of Ordinances

Pending Legislation from the RI General Assembly

 

 

Ordinances to be Read

 

Licenses

 

2024-CP-63

TW Properties/ Location: 49 Mulberry Circle

Business Operating License- Phone Calls Only

Property Management

Continued from May 13, 2024

 

 

2024-CP-84

Capital Auto Sales, Inc d/b/a Capital Auto Sales/ Location: 5 Mowry Ave

Used Vehicle Sales License-

Used Auto Sales

 

 

2024-CP-85

Advantage Kitchens Baths Countertops and Floors d/b/a Advantage/ Location: 1232 Hartford Ave

Business Operating License-

Design and Sales of Cabinetry, Countertops & Flooring

 

 

2024-CP-86

Anthony’s Pharmacy Atwood, LLC d/b/a Anthony’s Pharmacy/ Location: 1524 Atwood Ave, Suite 114

Business Operating License-

Independent Retail Pharmacy

 

 

2024-CP-87

Empire Studio-RI/ Location: 1227 Plainfield St

Business Operating License-

Tattoo Studio

 

 

2024-CP-88

Quality Massage Now/ Location: 1200 Hartford Ave

Business Operating License-

Holiday Sales-

Professional Therapeutic Massage

 

 

2024-CP-89

Bomb Smoothies/ Location: 118 Greenville Ave

Business Operating License-

Holiday Sales-

Smoothies & Ice Cream

 

 

2024-CP-90

 

Rocco’s Ice Cream, LLC/ Location: 775 Hartford Ave

Mobile Food Truck License-

Lemonade & Ice Cream Cart/Truck

 

 

2024-CP-91

Rhode Island LHPH, LLC d/b/a Guaranteed Auto Sales/ Location: 920 Plainfield Street

Used Auto Sales License-

Sales and Leasing of Used Vehicles

 

 

Liquor Licensing Commission

 

2024-L-1

Our Lady of Grace Church/ Location: 4 Lafayette St

Special Class F Liquor License- Beer & Wine

Annual Feast- September 5th to September 8th, 2024

 

 

2024-L-2

St. Rocco’s Church/ Location: 927 Atwood Ave

Special Class F Liquor License- Beer & Wine

Annual Feast- August 15th to August 18th, 2024

 

Constituent Requests

 

Unfinished Business

 

2024-CP-50

Petition submitted by Jessica & Corey Harris for the purchase of a vacant abutting parcel of land know as Assessor’s Plat 13, Lot 142

Pending Planning Board Advisory Opinion

 

 

New Business

 

2024-CP-93

Presentation by the Consultants regarding the School Deficit Report

 

 

2024-CP-94

Re-appointment of Daniel Robbins to the Assessment Board of Review

 

 

2024-CP-95

Re-appointment of Susana Cuellar-Daza to the Republican Position on the Board of Canvassers

 

 

2024-CP-96

Appointment to the Republican Alternate Position on the Board of Canvassers to fill the vacant position of Richard Fascia

 

 

2024-CP-97

Petition from Narragansett Electric and Verizon New England, Inc., to install 3 new jointly owned poles-P-173-50, P-174-50 & P-182-50 on Central Avenue

 

 

2024-CP-98

Petition from Narragansett Electric and Verizon New England, Inc., to replace a damaged pole with a new pole P-1 on Arcadia Avenue

 

 

Resolution 2024-21

A Resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement between the Town and Curia Systems, Inc., for Case Management Software for the Johnston Municipal Court

 

 

Resolution 2024-22

A Resolution awarding a bid and authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement for refuse, recycling and yard waste collection and disposal services

 

 

Resolution 2024-23

A Resolution awarding a bid and authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement for engineering services for Streetscape and drainage improvements to Hartford Avenue and Atwood Avenue and to allocate an additional $85,000 for said services

 

 

Resolution 2024-24

A Resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement for GIS Mapping Services in support of the Town’s (GIS) Graphical Information System

 

 

Resolution 2024-25

A Resolution allocating funds from ARPA Funds to construct an enclosure around the bocce courts at the Johnston Senior Center

 

 

Resolution 2024-26

A Resolution creating a Waste Water Management District and accepting a loan in the amount of $300,000 from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank under the Community Septic System Loan Program

 

 

Abatements

 

 

2024-TO-6

Tax Assessor Abatements – June, 2024

 

 

Public Hearings for Ordinances

 

Approval of the minutes and transcripts from previous meetings

 

Transcripts Prepared by the Stenographer

January 8, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes

February 12, 2024 Regular Meeting, Special Meeting & Executive Session

 

Minutes prepared by the Town Clerk:

May 13, 2024 Regular Meeting

May 21, 2024 Special Meeting

 

Claims

 

2024-CP-99

Claim from Kelvin Doan for damage related to a sewer back-up

 

 

2024-CP-100

Claim from Jairo Gomez for damage caused by a plow

 

 

Requests to be heard

 

Please note: pursuant to Resolution 2023-4 of the Johnston Town Council, any person requesting to address the Council shall be heard for a maximum of 3 minutes. This will be strictly enforced. The Council may not take any action on matters appearing in the request to be heard portion of the agenda.

 

Adjournment

Attest:

 

 

 

 

 

Vincent P. Baccari, Jr., Town Clerk

 

 

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