August 31, 1995 - Special City Council Meeting

 

CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

THURSDAY AUGUST 31, 1995

 

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 3:08 P.M.

 

ROLL CALL

 

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS

COUNCILMAN GOES

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE

COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU JOINED AFTER THE ROLL WAS TAKEN.

COUNCILMAN CANAVAN

 

QUORUM PRESENT.

 

CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROBERT CANAVAN PRESIDED.

 

CORRESPONDENCE

 

LETTER TO MAYOR RE:ZONING ORDINANCE SEC. 601.1

PLANNING DEPARTMENT RE: SAME

 

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

 

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS

YES

COUNCILMAN GOES

YES

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE

YES

COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU

ABSENT AT TIME WHEN VOTE WAS TAKEN

COUNCILMAN CANAVAN

YES

 

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.

 

PUBLIC INPUT/COMMENTS ON CONCERNS

 

NO COMMENTS WERE MADE AT THIS TIME.

 

RESOLUTION INTRODUCTION/PASSAGE/PUBLIC HEARING

 

MORATORIUM ON THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CENTRAL FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

 

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED.

 

RICHARD LUSSIER RAND ST. COMMENTED IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION.

 

PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.

 

MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN WHO RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR IN ORDER TO SECOND.

 

THERE WAS NO COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

 

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS

YES

COUNCILMAN GOES

NO

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE

YES

COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU

NO

COUNCILMAN CANAVAN

YES

 

MOTION CARRIED 3 YES 2 NO 0 ABSENT.

 

ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING "ZONING ORDINANCE" SECTION 601.3 (B) AND (C). CLERK ISSA READ THE ORDINANCE.

Attachment

 

NO COMMENTS

 

SO INTRODUCED

 

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED ON THE LEGAL ADVICE GIVEN AT THE LAST MEETING. HE ALSO COMMENTED THAT HE IS IN FAVOR OF IMPROVING HOUSING IN THE CITY.

 

COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU COMMENTED THAT SHE TOO IS IN FAVOR OF IMPROVING HOUSING.

 

COUNCILMAN GOES COMMENTED ON SAME ISSUE AND IS SUPPORTING THE ADVICE OF CITY SOLICITOR.

 

COUNCIL DISCUSSION CONTINUED.

 

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS COMMENTED AND STATED THAT THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED BY THE PLANNING BOARD.

 

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN SET WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM FOR FIRST PASSAGE, PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RESOLUTION.

 

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS REQUESTED INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSAL REPEALING SEC. 600 OF THE ZONING FOR THIS SAME AGENDA.

 

ADJOURN

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOES. ALL AGREED. SO VOTED. TIME 3:24 P.M.

 

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DANIEL J. ISSA

CITY CLERK

 

August 31, 1995 - Special City Council Meeting
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