CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 29 1993
7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS
A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:10 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS
COUNCILMAN FERRI
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
QUORUM PRESENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN PRESIDED.
MEETING RECONVENED FROM DECEMBER 22, 1993.
COUNCILMAN FERRI REQUESTED TIME TO SPEAK ON A MATTERS NOT LISTED ON AGENDA. UNANIMOUS CONSENT GIVEN. COUNCILMAN FERRI DISCUSSED ALTERNATIVES AND MADE SUGGESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THE TRAILERS ON HIGH STREET.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED.
MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS TO OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN OPENED HEARING TO PUBLIC MEETING FOR DETENTION CENTER MATTERS.
WILFRED DEMEULE-BROAD ST. CF.,COMMENTED REGARDING HISTORY OF DETENTION FACILITY.
NO OTHER SPEAKERS. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED REGARDING ZONING CODES. CONTACTED JAMES STEPHENS ABOUT DETENTION CENTER. HE ALSO QUESTIONED 220 BED JUMP TO OVER 300.HE STATED THAT HE SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR/PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR. HE RELATED THAT FOR ZONING PURPOSES, A DETAINEE IS THE SAME AS SENTENCED PERSON.
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE QUESTIONED COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN ON FINDINGS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN RESPONDED.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FERRI TO CONTINUE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN CANNOT ACCEPT THE MOTION BECAUSE COUNCILMAN FERRI WAS NOT ON PREVAILING SIDE.
NO MOTION FROM VOTE ON PREVAILING SIDE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN AGAIN REQUESTS A MOTION.
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE REMARKS ON NUMBER OF INMATES, AND ZONING.
MOTION TO MOVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS QUESTIONED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN RESPONDED.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS STATED THAT HE WANTS A COURT ORDER TO STOP OUT OF STATE INMATES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN STATED THAT IF RESOLUTION PASSES HE WILL APPOINT COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS TO INVESTIGATE.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | ABSTAINED |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSTENTION 0 ABSENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN SUGGESTED THAT THE NEXT COUNCIL PRESIDENT ASK THE MAYOR TO APPOINT TWO COUNCIL PEOPLE TO DETENTION BOARD EX OFFICIO.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN APPOINTED COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS TO LEGAL SUB COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS QUESTIONED WHAT HE SHOULD DO REGARDING THE HIRING OF AN ATTORNEY.
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE COMMENTED AND SUGGESTED THE ZONING DEPT. BE ALLOWED ANOTHER DAY TO INVESTIGATE.
DISCUSSION ENSUED.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 5 YES O NO O ABSENT. TIME: 7:45 P.M.
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DANIEL J. ISSA
CITY CLERK