December 14, 1993 - Regular Claims Committee Meeting

CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS CLAIMS COMMITTEE MEETING

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

DECEMBER 14, 1993

A MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS CLAIMS COMMITTEE WAS HELD IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE ABOVE DATE AT 8:37 P.M.

ROLL CALL:  PRESENT

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS

COUNCILMAN FERRI

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE

COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU

COUNCILMAN CANAVAN

QUORUM PRESENT.

CHAIRMAN LOUIS PAQUETTE, JR. PRESIDED.

CORRESPONDENCE

DANIEL J. ISSA NOTIFIED ATTORNEY WILLIAM BURKE REPRESENTING CHARLES PYTEL OF THIS MEETING.

MOTION TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS.

ROLL CALL:

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

CLAIMS & PENDING SUITS FILED WITH R.I. INTERLOCAL

PAUL HAYHURST, PERSONAL INJURY THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 25,1993 AT BENJAMINS III INC.

MARIA ALMEIDA (ALLSTATE) -PERSONAL INJURY AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 1, 1993 AFTER BEING STRICKEN BY HARRY R. MINKE. (SUBROGATION)

DWIGHT CROUTEAR BY HIS ATTORNEY JOSEPH A. CAPINERI FOR POLICE MISCONDUCT.

ROSA MORALES ET ALS BY THEIR ATTORNEY - R.I. LEGAL SERVICES -

RUSSELL WOLFGANG-SMITH, ESQ.  v.s. MINIMUM HOUSING DEPT.

READ BY CITY CLERK ISSA.

MOTION TO REFER TO LEGAL DEPARTMENT WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.

ROLL CALL:

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

PENDING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES UNDER $1,000   

NINA CUCINOTTA FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WHILE HER VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON COWDEN STREET, ON 9/15/1993 BY A HIGHWAY VEHICLE.

CITY CLERK ISSA INFORMED THE COUNCIL OF THE EVENTS RELATIVE TO THIS ACCIDENT.

COUNCILMAN FERRI CHIDED THE DRIVER OF THE TRASH TRUCK FOR NOT STOPPING AND REPORTING THE DAMAGE.

COUNCILMAN CANAVAN COMMENTED.

COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE CLAIM ENSUED.

MOTION TO PAY LOWEST ESTIMATE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS FOR PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION.

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS QUESTIONED WHETHER THE CITY TRUCK IS YELLOW AND ASKED IF THE CITY OWNED A YELLOW TRUCK. HE ALSO QUESTIONED THE LACK OF A SIGNATURE ON THE POLICE INCIDENT REPORT. HE ALSO ASKED IF THE REFLECTOR WAS MATCHED UP WITH THE TRASH TRUCK?

CHAIRMAN PAQUETTE RESPONDED THAT SGT. MORAN WAS ON THE REPORT CARD AT THE CENTRAL FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE PROVEN THAT A CITY TRUCK DID IN FACT HIT THIS VEHICLE.

COUNCILMAN FERRI STATED THAT POLICE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER.

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS COMMENTED THAT HE WANTS MORE INVESTIGATION ON THE INCIDENT.

CITY CLERK ISSA WAS ASKED TO HAVE CENTRAL FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND TO INFORM THE CLAIMANT TO BE AT THE NEXT CLAIMS COMMITTEE MEETING TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT A CITY VEHICLE DID DAMAGE THE CAR.

MOTION AND SECOND WITHDRAWN.

MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI TO TABLE.

ROLL CALL:

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

OLD BUSINESS

WILLIAM BURKE, REPRESENTING - CHARLES J.PYTEL CONTINUED.

MOTION TO RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER RIGL POSSIBLE LITIGATION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU. ASSISTANT CITY SOLICITOR JAMES BRIDEN WAS PRESENT TO REPRESENT CITY SOLICITOR MUKISIAN UNTIL HIS ARRIVAL LATER IN THE MEETING.

ROLL CALL:

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

CLAIMS COMMITTEE RECESSED UNTIL SOLICITOR ARRIVED 8:55 PM.

MEETING CONVENED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

MEETING RECONVENED AT 11:15 P.M.

MOTION TO SEAL THE MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS UNDER THE ADVICE OF THE CITY SOLICITOR WAS MADE BY

COUNCILMAN CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.

ROLL CALL:

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 1 NO 0 ABSENT.

MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.

ROLL CALL:

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT. TIME 11:20 P.M.

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DANIEL J. ISSA CITY CLERK