October 10, 1995 - Regular City Council Meeting

CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

OCTOBER 10, 1995

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:15 P.M.

ROLL CALL

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS

COUNCILMAN GOES

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE

COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU ABSENT DUE TO ILLNESS

COUNCILMAN CANAVAN

QUORUM PRESENT.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROBERT CANAVAN PRESIDED AND LED THE ASSEMBLY IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS

CORRESPONDENCE

TOWN OF FOSTER RESOLUTION RELATING TO STATE AID AND PROPERTY TAXES.

L H FOX & ASSOCIATES RE: LEGAL FEES

TOWN OF CUMBERLAND RE: ZONING ORDINANCE.

READ BY CLERK ISSA

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

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.

THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA WAS CHANGED TO HAVE THE RESOLUTION OF JOSEPH KRAKOWSKI HEARD WITHOUT OBJECTION.

FINAL PASSAGE/PUBLIC HEARING

RESOLUTION DEDICATING THE BASEBALL FIELD AT MACOMBER STADIUM "THE JOSEPH F. KRAKOWSKI FIELD"

COUNCILMAN GOES, AUTHOR OF THE RESOLUTION, ASKED THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, HE COMMENTED ON THE MANY QUALITIES THAT MR. KRAKOWSKI POSSES AND OF HIS DEDICATION TO THE YOUTH OF THE CITY AS WELL AS TO THE

CITY ITSELF. HE SPOKE OF THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY MR. KRAKOWSKI.

MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GOES AND SECONDED BY THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

MR. KRAKOWSKI THANKED THE CITY COUNCIL AND COUNCILMAN GOES FOR THIS HONOR.

RESOLUTION/ PUBLIC HEARING/FINAL PASSAGE

RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DESIGNATION OF THE ADDITIONAL AREAS IN CUMBERLAND, R.I. AS PART OF THE CENTRAL FALLS/VALLEY FALLS ENTERPRISE ZONE.

RE: ENTERPRISE ZONE MOVED UP AT REQUEST OF COUNCIL WITHOUT OBJECTION.

PATRICIA CROWLEY, PLANNER FROM THE TOWN OF CUMBERLAND WAS PRESENT TO EXPLAIN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. SHE RELATED THAT ABOUT 65 BUSINESSES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ZONE.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN QUESTIONED MS. CROWLEY.

MS. CROWLEY RESPONDED.

MAYOR LAZIEH SPOKE REGARDING ENTERPRISE ZONE REQUEST WITH TED BROWN ENTERPRISE ZONE COORDINATOR.

MAYOR RECOMMENDS PASSAGE. CENTRAL FALLS RESIDENTS WORK IN THE AREA ALSO.

TED BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE ZONE. JOINT COMMUNITY APPLICATION IN BEGINNING. TAX CREDITS FOR JOB CREATION.

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS QUESTIONED MR. BROWN.

MR. BROWN RESPONDED THAT 90% OF AREA IS BUILT. 90% OF JOBS COME FROM BUSINESSES ALREADY HERE.

CENTRAL FALLS IS ONLY CITY IN STATE WHERE WHOLE CITY IS IN ENTERPRISE ZONE. TAX CREDITS ONLY GO TO BUSINESSES THAT MAKE MONEY. WEB OF COOPERATION IN COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN RULE-WORKING TOGETHER IS LONG RANGE ADVANTAGE.

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED

CLOSED

MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS AND COUNCILMAN GOES.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.

ABATEMENTS

ANTHONY HARRAKA, CITY ASSESSOR (SEE LIST)

COUNCIL MEMBERS QUESTIONED THE ASSESSOR.

MR. HARRAKA, TAX ASSESSOR, RESPONDED THAT EXEMPTIONS WERE REQUESTED AFTER DEADLINE, MANY DUPLICATIONS (TAXED IN OTHER COMMUNITIES), FIRST YEAR OF NEW MUNIS SYSTEM FOR TAXATION, BUT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS IS MOST OF LIST.

MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GOES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.

CITY OFFICER'S REPORTS

MINIMUM HOUSING; BUILDING PERMITS; PLUMBING PERMITS; ELECTRICAL PERMITS.

MOTION TO TABLE BUILDING PERMITS AND ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORTS WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOES.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.

LICENSES

CLASS C LICENSE (NEW)

CARMEN R. VARGAS

D/B/A EL CONUCO MARKET

746 BROAD ST. C.F.

HUSBAND PRESENT AND RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GOES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.

GENERAL MERCHANDISE

JEAN B. VITALI

D/B/A DEPOT FLEA MARKET

309 BROAD ST. C.F.

WILLIAM BURKE, ESQ. OF 75 PARK PLACE, PAWTUCKET WAS PRESENT TO REPRESENT MR. VITALI.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN QUESTIONED MR. BURKE REGARDING 1993 PAWTUCKET STRUCTURAL STUDY OF WHICH COPIES TO CENTRAL FALLS AND PAWTUCKET WERE PROVIDED BY MR. VITALI.

CITY CLERK ISSA READ A LETTER FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTOR OF PAWTUCKET CERTIFYING THE RECEIPT OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING REPORT.

MAYOR LAZIEH SPOKE REGARDING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

COPY OF THE C.O. FROM 1993 WAS PROVIDED TO COUNCIL.

MAYOR LAZIEH STATED THAT IT IS STILL VALID. MAYOR LAZIEH INDICATED THAT CF CODE ENFORCEMENT DID INSPECT. HE SAID REPORT INDICATED THAT BUILDING WAS IN REASONABLE COMPLIANCE. MAYOR SAID NO NEW CO IS NEEDED, THIS IS STILL VALID.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN INDICATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE, OR COPY FOR COUNCIL.

MR. VITALI SPOKE.

MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GOES WITH AMENDMENT FOR HOURS FROM 7 AM TO 9:00 PM SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.

FUNDRAISERS & RAFFLES

ST. BASIL'S CHURCH

445 BROAD ST.

BAZAAR & RAFFLE NOV. 19, 1995

NOTRE DAME 668 BROAD ST.

BAZAAR, RAFFLE & KITCHEN

NOV. 3 & 4 1995

MOTION TO APPROVE COLLECTIVELY WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GOES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.

PUBLIC INPUT/COMMENTS ON ANY CONCERNS

RICHARD LUSSIER CENTRAL STREET COMMENTED.

CHAIR INDICATED THAT LEGAL COUNSEL NOT HERE. WILL HAVE TO ASK HIM.

RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTION REGARDING DISPOSITION OF CENTRAL FALLS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROPERTIES.

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE GAVE SUB COMMITTEE REPORT.

JOHN MCALMONT WAS NOT PRESENT DUE TO ILLNESS.

MAYOR LAZIEH OFFERED TO SPEAK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

MOTION TO TABLE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOES.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

ORDINANCES

FINAL PASSAGE/PUBLIC HEARING

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CHILDREN'S CURFEW.

CHIEF MOFFATT SUGGESTED UNDER THE AGE OF 13 AS AN AMENDMENT.

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND CHIEF MET AND OTHER AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED.

EXEMPTIONS ASKED FOR NEGLECT CITATIONS.

CHIEF AND COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AGREED ON AMENDMENTS.

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE SPOKE.

COUNCIL DISCUSSION ENSUED.

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED

MAYOR LAZIEH SAID AGE 13 AND UNDER OK.

MAYOR READ SECTIONS OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND COMMENTED. FINES INCLUDED.

CITY SHOULD TAKE ACTION. WILL SUBMIT WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

CANAVAN SPOKE ABOUT NEEDS IN ORDINANCE.

NANCY KREIGER CHANNEL ONE DIRECTOR SPOKE IN FAVOR OF PASSAGE IN SOME FORM OF THE CURFEW.

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AGREED WITH CHIEF THAT CHILD NEGLECT ORDINANCE IS MORE NEED THAN CURFEW. AMENDMENTS NEEDED. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS REVIEWING. CHANNEL ONE NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED, MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE ALSO.

CHANNEL ONE CLASSES ON PARENTING ALSO NEEDED. SUGGESTED NINE PAGE ORDINANCE SHOULD BE THREE PAGES.

CHIEF SUGGESTED MORE OF A NEGLECT ORDINANCE. WARNING FIRST TIME, THEN APPEARANCE BEFORE COURT.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED.

MS. KREIGER PREFERS WORD CURFEW, NOT NEGLECT.

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE COMMENTED.

MAYOR LAZIEH REQUESTED THAT COUNCIL DEFER UNTIL RESUBMITTED BY SOLICITOR.

MOTION TO TABLE AND REFER TO SUB COMMITTEE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOES.

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS SUGGESTED LEGAL OPINION IN WRITING. SAID THAT THIS IS A CHANGE IN INTENT.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.

SUB COMMITTEE REPORTS

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE COMMENTED ON CAMERA OPERATOR JOB DESCRIPTION.

COUNCIL DISCUSSED.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT TAKEN OUT.

SALARY TO BE OPEN.

COUNCIL TO INTERVIEW.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

CANAVAN CONGRATULATED COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS ON SUCCESS IN PRIMARY.

MAYOR LAZIEH CONGRATULATED COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS.

ADJOURN

MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GOES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE. ALL AGREED. SO VOTED. TIME 8:55P.M.

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DANIEL J. ISSA

CITY CLERK