CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1993
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:00 P.M.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT
7:20 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS
COUNCILMAN FERRI
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
QUORUM PRESENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROBERT CANAVAN PRESIDED.
CONSENT GIVEN.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN QUESTIONED CHIEF SASSO RELATIVE TO NOISE AND WHAT COUNCIL COULD DO TO CURB THIS PROBLEM.
CHIEF SASSO STATED THAT HE RESEARCHED THE PAWTUCKET ORDINANCE AND RELATED THAT SOME REVISIONS IN THE PRESENT NOISE ORDINANCE AND THE COST OF NOISE METERS WOULD HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
CHIEF SASSO STRESSED THAT THIS WOULD BE AN EASIER WAY TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM. HE RELATED THAT THE PRESENT
ORDINANCE WOULD TAKE AN HOUR IN MUNICIPAL COURT VERSUS A TEN MINUTE TICKET RESPONSE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN QUESTIONED AND COMMENTED ON THE NOISE PROBLEM. HE COMMENTED THAT THE BOOM BOX IN CARS WERE THE MAJOR PROBLEM.
CHIEF SASSO STRESSED THAT THIS WOULD BE A BETTER WAS OF ENFORCEMENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN RELATED THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD MEET FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST PASSAGE AND THANKED CHIEF SASSO FOR HIS INPUT.
AUTHORIZING THE CENTRAL FALLS DETENTION CENTER FACILITY CORPORATION TO UTILIZE INTERLOCAL RISK TRUST SERVICES.
TABLED JULY 12, 1993.
FRANK FLAHERTY, ATTORNEY FOR THE DETENTION BOARD, JIM MARTIN AND COLLEEN M. BODZIONY WERE PRESENT TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO R.I. INTERLOCAL RISK.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN ASKED WHAT, IF ANY, RESPONSIBILITY THE CITY HAD TOWARDS THE DETENTION CENTER.
MR. FLAHERTY EXPLAINED THAT THE FACILITY WAS A DISTINCT LEGAL ENTITY ALTHOUGH AN AGENCY OF THE CITY IT HAS A
SEPARATE CORPORATION.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU ASKED WHY, IF THIS IS A SEPARATE CORPORATION, THE FACILITY WOULD WANT TO BE INSURED UNDER THE CITY'S PLAN.
MR. FLAHERTY EXPLAINED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHOULD BE INSURED FOR LIABILITY.
DISCUSSION ENSUED.
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT A RESOLUTION COULD REVERSE THIS DECISION IF NECESSARY.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN STATED THAT THIS PROTECTS OUR BOARD.
REGARDING THE SUNSET CLAUSE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROBERT CANAVAN STATED THAT BOTH MR. CHARLES COELHO AND MR. ALBERT LAROCHE RESIGNED
FROM THE HISTORIC COMMISSION BOARD.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS ASKED THAT THE MEETING BE OPENED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MATTER.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN.
JOSE ENRIQUES STATED THAT HE BOUGHT A HOUSE IN CENTRAL FALLS AND THAT HE IS A CITY EMPLOYEE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DENIED A PERMIT BECAUSE THIS HOUSE WAS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND REQUIRED DIFFERENT REGULATIONS. MR. ENRIQUES EXPLAINED THE HARDSHIP THE DISTRICT HAS CREATED.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU READ LETTER FROM STATE HISTORIC COMMISSION.
COUNCILMAN FERRI QUESTIONED MR. ENRIQUES ABOUT BOARD.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU QUESTIONED LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED.
COUNCILMAN FERRI REQUESTED THAT MAYOR LAZIEH PLACE A FREEZE ON ANY FURTHER APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU COMMENTED THAT THIS WOULD FURTHER DELAY ANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
ROBERT ZUBA STATED THAT IN FEBRUARY HE VOICED HIS CONCERNS AGAINST HISTORIC DISTRICT BEING MANDATORY. HE STATED THAT THE REGULATIONS ARE TOO STRICT.
JOSEPHINE MCLAUGHLIN STATED HER CONCERNS AND STATED THAT SHE WAS AGAINST A HUSBAND AND WIFE SERVING ON THE SAME BOARD.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN QUESTIONED IF THE COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ALLOW MR. ENRIQUES TO CONTINUE WITH WORK.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS COMMENTED ON THE STRESS THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH FOR THIS AFFECTED THE FAMILY, ETC. HE STATED THAT THIS IS UNNECESSARY STRESS. HE STATED THAT ITS NOT THAT SIMPLE FOR REPEAL. COMMENTED ON RHODE ISLAND GENERAL LAWS.
COUNCILMAN FERRI COMMENTED ON PROCEDURE AND REPEATED HIS REQUEST.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU STATED THAT SHE WAS CONCERNED WHAT THREE MORE MONTHS WOULD DO TO THE APPLICANTS.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS ASKED TO SET MEETINGS RELATIVE TO CHARTER REVISION MEETINGS.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS AND COUNCILMAN FERRI. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.
ALL AGREED. SO VOTED.
TIME 9:15 P.M.
ELIZABETH A. CROWLEY
DEPUTY CITY CLERK