CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1993
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS AT 3:15 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS
COUNCILMAN FERRI
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
QUORUM PRESENT.
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROBERT CANAVAN PRESIDED.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU ASKED THAT THE COUNCIL ACT ON EACH CORRESPONDENCE SEPARATELY.
MAYOR THOMAS LAZIEH - VETO MESSAGE CODE ENFORCEMENT
CORRESPONDENCE READ BY ELIZABETH CROWLEY, DEPUTY CITY CLERK.
MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI TO PLACE ON FILE.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
MOTION TO OVERRIDE THE MAYOR'S VETO ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ORDINANCE WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU 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.
MAYOR THOMAS LAZIEH - NOISE ORDINANCE
MOTION TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS COMMENTED ON THIS CORRESPONDENCE AND STATED HIS OBJECTIONS TO PLACING IT ON FILE. HE REMARKED THAT THE COMMISSION DID NOT MEET DID NOT MEET TO COMPOSE THIS LETTER AS THERE WAS NO QUORUM FOR THEM TO DO SO.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED THAT HE OBJECTED TO THE LAST TWO SENTENCES OF CORRESPONDENCES. HE FURTHER COMMENTED THAT HE DREW NO CONCLUSIONS PRIOR TO THE MEETING RELATIVE TO MR. HENRIQUES.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU COMMENTED THAT SHE IS NOT HAPPY WITH LETTER BECAUSE NO HAPPY WITH LETTER. SHE ASKED IF APPLICANTS ARE BEING RESPONDED TO IN THIS SAME MANNER AS THE COUNCIL WITH THIS TYPE OF LETTER.
COUNCILMAN FERRI COMMENTED ON LETTER AND STATED THAT HE WAS NOT PLEASE WITH THE TONE OF THE LETTER. HE ALSO
ASKED THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT IF THERE WAS A NEED TO PLACE LETTER ON FILE AS THE CORRESPONDENCE WAS PRESENTED AT THE LAST MEETING.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN STATED THAT THE LETTER WAS ADDRESSED TO HIM AND HE ASKED THE CLERK TO MAKE COPIES AND PLACE ON THIS MEETING.
1. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 ENTITLED "LICENSES"
READ BY ELIZABETH CROWLEY, DEPUTY CLERK
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
2. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3-4 ENTITLED "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE MAXIMUM NUMBER"
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.
ROLL CALL
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
3. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.
COUNCILMAN FERRI QUESTIONED APPOINTMENTS OF BOARD MEMBERS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN STATED THAT AMENDMENTS WOULD BE MADE BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
4. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO NOISE
JUDGE PRATT COMMENTED ON THE COPY OF PAWTUCKET ORDINANCE AND STATED THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE READ BY THE CLERK. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL OMIT LANGUAGE RESIDENTIAL OR LOCAL
COMMERCIAL ZONE IN SECTION 3. HE STATED THAT THE PAWTUCKET ORDINANCE SPECIFIES DECIBEL IN ZONES AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD. HE COMMENTED THAT THE ORDINANCE SHOULD HAVE SOME STANDARD SET IN THE ZONE. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL STAY CLOSE TO PAWTUCKET ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CHALLENGED AND UPHELD.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU QUESTIONED THE NOISE LEVEL IN THE MANUFACTURING ZONE.
JUDGE PRATT SUGGESTED THAT IF COUNCIL KEPT CLOSE TO THE PAWTUCKET ORDINANCE IT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT AT PRESENT TIME.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS OF JUDGE PRATT WERE AS FOLLOWS:
STRIKE NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS... REASONABLE PERSONS OF NORMAL SENSITIVENESS...
PRIMA FACIA VIOLATIONS SHOULD BE PLACE IN ORDINANCE.
CONCERN WITH MOTOR VEHICLES.. SOME STANDARD SHOULD BE SET.
WITHIN 3 FEET....PROPERTY LINE ... IN MOTOR VEHICLE
WAS SUGGESTED BY JUDGE PRATT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN ASKED THAT A MOTION TO APPROVE BE MADE AND THAT AMENDMENTS WOULD BE MADE BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE.
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
5. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ANNUAL 1993/1994 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET SECTION 4.
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU 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 REPORTED ON SUB COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED RELATIVE TO HISTORIC DISTRICT AND COMMENTED ON HIS MEETING WITH THE MAYOR ON THE SUBJECT. HE STATED THAT THE MAYOR ASKED PLANNING
DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU COMMENTED ON TRAILERS ON HIGH ST EB TRUCK LEASING INC. IN LEWISTON MAINE.
COUNCILMAN FERRI COMMENTED ON HISTORIC DISTRICT ZONING.
MOTION TO ADJOURN MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU. ALL AGREED. SO VOTED.
TIME 4:00 P.M.
ELIZABETH A. CROWLEY
DEPUTY CITY CLERK