City of Central Falls

City Council Meeting

Board of License Commissioners Meeting

Central Falls City Hall

580 Broad St., Central Falls, RI 02863

Monday, January 28, 2019

6:00 p.m.

 

Agenda

Revised agenda- posted 1/24/2018

 

I.        Roll Call

 

II.       Pledge of Allegiance

 

III.     Public Comment

 

IV.     Approval of Records-Meeting minutes

1.    December 10, 2018

2.    January 7, 2019

 

V.       Executive Communications

A.   Consideration of appointment, by Mayor James Diossa, to the Central Falls Detention Facility Board

1.    Gary Berdugo, 146 Central St., Central Falls

2.    Herman Yip, 501 Roosevelt Ave., Central Falls

 

B.   Department Financial Reports

1.    City Clerk Department- November, December 2018

2.    Department of Code Enforcement- November, December 2018

3.    Finance Department: November 2018: Revenue, Expense

4.    Fire Department- November, December 2018

5.    Police Department- December 2018

 

VI.     Schedule of Bills- Hearing and/or consideration

A.   Ordinance amending Division 2 “Retail Licenses” of Article II “Dealers” of Chapter 4, “Alcoholic Beverages” (Silva)- Introduction

 

B.   Ordinance amending Chapter 1 “General Provisions” (Ferri)- Introduction

 

C.   Ordinance amending Chapter 26, “Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions,” Article I. “In General (Acosta, Vega)- Introduction

 

D.   Ordinance amending Article 1 “In General” of Chapter 34, “Taxation” (Silva)- Introduction

 

E.   Ordinance amending Chapter 12, “Business”, Article X “Tobacco Dealers” (Acosta)- Introduction

 

F.    Resolution of the Central Falls City Council calling on the General Assembly to pass enabling legislation for Municipal Tobacco Licensing (Rivera)

 

G.   Resolution of the Central Falls City Council supporting the Rhode Island Reproductive Health Care Act of 2019 (Rivera)

 

H.   Resolution of the Central Falls City Council permitting the Tai-O Group to construct a first-floor deck over city property as part of the renovation of 1420 Broad Street (Ferri, by request)

 

I.     Resolution of Central Falls City Council in Condolences and Congratulations

 

 

VII.    New Business

A.   Election of Probate Judge

 

B.   Consideration of Appointments to the Municipal Court

1.    Elizabeth Ortiz, Municipal Court Judge

2.    Raymond P. Cooney, Municipal Court Judge Emeritus

3.    Robert J. McConnell, Associate Municipal (Housing) Court Judge

 

C.   Consideration of Tax Abatement submitted by Tax Assessor

Property Owner	Tax Year	Property Information
Mariaca, Andres F	2018	MV: 2014 Honda Accord

 

D.   City Council Sitting as Board of License Commissioners

1.    Hearing and consideration of petition by JDs Bar, LLC. d/b/a JDs Bar, 137 Central Street, for extension of time by which petitioner may claim Alcoholic Beverages Class B License

 

2.    Consideration of petition of license

Class of License	Business Information
Second Hand New	John E. Karbowski dba Ted’s Auto Sales 326 Broad St.
Victualing- Class C Transfer	Tienda Y Panaderia Zacapa 744 Dexter St.
Laundry Transfer	Extreme Clean Laundry, Inc. dba Extreme Clean Laundry 900 Broad St.
Entertainment New	Rockwell Amusements & Promotions, Inc. Carnival at 558 Roosevelt Ave.: 3/29/19-4/7/19

 

E.   PUBLIC HEARING- Request for public input and comment on the City of Central Falls “Year 15 RIPDES MS4 Report,” as required by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

 

F.    Consideration of Appointment of Tree Warden- Matthew C. Largess

Re-appointment; term to expire 1/1/2020

 

G.   Election of Special Constable pursuant to RIGL 45-16-8

Name	Address
John Agrela	131 Pleasant Ave, #18, Smithfield, RI 02917
Jean P. Barros	1 Williams St., Pawtucket, RI 02860
Charles E. Beaudoin	30 Washington St., Central Falls, RI 02863
Robert Di Martino	351 Princess Ave., Cranston, RI 02920
Jason N. Dymek	308 Hunt St., Central Falls, RI
Charlene Gaffney	354 York Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02860
Donald Godin	14 Illinois St., Central Falls, RI 02863
Dakota Jacobowitz	176 Bay Spring Ave., Barrington, RI 02806
Thomas Lazieh	1172 Lonsdale Ave., Central Falls, RI 02863
Michael A. Lussier	36 Pleasant View Dr., N. Providence, RI 02904
Elaine Partridge	70 Clark St., Cumberland, RI 02864
Venus Zayas	66 Carpenter St., Cumberland, RI 02864

 

H.   Consideration of City Council Rules

 

I.     Consideration of City Council 2019 Meeting schedule

 

J.    Hearing and/or Consideration of Claims

1.    Executive Session pursuant to R.I.G.L § 42-46-5 (a)(2), pertaining to litigation or work sessions pertaining to litigation in

a)    re: Robert Sayre-McCord

b)   re: Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation

 

VIII.  Good & Welfare

 

IX.     Adjournment

 

Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws § 42-46-4, the City Council reserves the right to convene in executive session on any of the aforementioned items for one or more of the purposes listed in Rhode Island General Laws § 42-46-5(1)-(10)

 

 

To view an electronic version of the agenda with supporting documentation, click on link: http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=centralfalls-ri

 

 

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