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City of Central Falls
City Council Meeting
Board of License Commissioners Meeting
Central Falls City Hall
580 Broad St., Central Falls, RI 02863
Monday, September 9, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Meeting Minutes
Council President Maria Rivera called the meeting to order at 6:02pm.
I. Roll Call
Sonia Grace, City Clerk, conducted the roll call. Present were Council President Maria Rivera, Councilman Jonathon Acosta, Councilman Robert Ferri, Councilman Hugo Figueroa, Councilman Gus Silva, Councilman Franklin Solano, Councilwoman Jessica Vega. Quorum was present.
II. Pledge of Allegiance
Council President Rivera led the reciting of the pledge of allegiance.
III. Public Comment
Thomas Lazieh, 1072 Lonsdale Ave- Mr. Lazieh spoke about the agenda and documents that are made available to the public. He also asked about the status of the Wyatt Facility board meetings, the Osram Sylvania mill, and other properties of interest to the him. Mr. Lazieh spoke about the Nuisance Task Force and questioned how it operates.
IV. Approval of Records- Meeting minutes
A. July 29, 2019
Motion to approve the meeting minutes of July 29 was made by Councilman Silva, seconded by Councilman Solano. Motion carried 6-0. Councilwoman Vega abstained from voting.
B. August 7, 2019
Motion to approve the meeting minutes of August 7 was made by Councilman Silva, seconded by Councilwoman Vega. Motion carried 7-0.
C. August 19, 2019
Motion to approve the meeting minutes of August 19 was made by Councilman Silva, seconded by Councilwoman Vega. Motion carried 6-0. Councilman Acosta abstained from voting.
V. Executive Communications
A. Department Financial Reports- May 2019: Police; June & July 2019: City Clerk, Code Enforcement, Fire, Police; FY19 Unaudited Budget to Actual
Received
B. Mayoral Proclamation declaring September 21, 2019 as Museum Day in Central Falls
Received
VI. New Business
A. City Council Sitting as Board of License Commissioners
1. Consideration of petition of license
| Class of License | Business Information |
| Victualling Class A- Restaurant Transfer, new owner | Xin Rui, LLC d/b/a Auli’s Panda 863 Broad St. |
| Motion to approve the application was made Councilman Figueroa, seconded by Councilman Silva. Motion carried 7-0. | |
| Entertainment- per diem | Casey Club, aka Knights of Columbus 20 Claremont St Cigar Dinner, September 11, 2019, 6:00-9:00pm |
| Motion to approve the application was made Councilman Solano, seconded by Councilman Figueroa and Councilman Silva. Motion carried 7-0. | |
2. Advertised hearing and consideration of petition for transfer of Alcoholic Beverage Class B (Victualling) license from Benjamin’s III, Inc, LLC d/b/a Benjamin’s to JFN & Son, LLC d/b/a Benjamin’s III, 722 Broad St., Central Falls, RI
Motion to approve the transfer was made by Councilman Silva, seconded by Councilwoman Vega.
Roger Ross, attorney spoke on behalf of the applicant.
Motion carried 6-0. Councilman Ferri recused from voting.
B. Consideration of Tax Abatement submitted by Tax Assessor
| Property Owner | Tax Year | Property Information |
| Duque, Manuel & Carolina | 2019 | RE: 19 Tiffany St. |
| Foseca, Jose A | 2019 | RE: 679 Lonsdale Ave. |
| Pinto, Alicia and Michael | 2019 | RE: 112 Clay St. |
| Kong Tat Sum | 2019 | RE: 29 Tiffany St. |
| Rehab, Ronald (Lewis Street Realty) | 2019 | RE: 33 Lewis St. |
| ACS Automotive/Lonsdale Auto Sales | 2019 | PP: ACS Automotive/Lonsdale Auto Sales |
| Bush, Jason | 2019 | PP: Jason Bush Auto Repair |
| Scholz, Kimberly L/E to Antaya, Lillian | 2019 | RE: 10 Reed Avenue |
| First Data Merchant Services Inc | 2019 | PP: Leasing company, no office |
| Signet Electronic Systems Inc | 2019 | MV: 2009 Dodge GCA |
| Monterroso, Mario R | 2019 | PP: Guatelinda Beauty |
| Montilla, Maria S | 2019 | RE: 13 Aetna St. |
| Kelly Investments, LLC | 2019 | RE: 107 Summit St. |
| Appiah, Kwasi A | 2017 | MV: 2007 Toyota |
| Marin, Giovanni Jose | 2019 | RE: 75 Washington St. |
| Duarte DosReis, Karen | 2019 | MV: 2014 Nis Alt |
| Duarte DosReis, Karen | 2019 | MV: 2014 Kia M SPO |
| Showcase Laundramat | 2019 | PP: 361 Dexter St. |
| Marcotte, Ernest & Vivian | 2019 | RE: 975 Dexter St. |
| Marin, Giovanni Jose | 2019 | RE: 75 Washington St. |
| Szlashta, Patrick Jr | 2019 | RE: 392 Dexter St. |
| City Bank RI CF C/O Ryan LLC | 2019 | PP: Leasing company, no office |
| Pereira, Jose A | 2019 | RE: 113 Hendricks St. |
| Toyota Industries Commercial Finance | 2019 | MV: 2017 HINO 258 / 2017 HINO Reg: 071977/2018 HINO |
| Morrissey, William H Jr | 2019 | RE: 533 High St. |
| Penske Leasing & Rental Co | 2019 | MV: 2018 FREIG CAS / 2019 FREIG CAS |
| Raheb, Ronald | 2019 | RE: 119 Lincoln Ave. |
| Hakimi, Mohammad | 2019 | RE: 148 Earle St. |
| Wells Fargo Financial Leasing | 2019 | PP: Lease company, No office |
| JP's Barbershop | 2019 | PP: 782 Broad St. |
| Vpad Services | 2019 | PP: 122 Railroad St. |
| Daniel's Barbershop | 2019 | PP: 120 Chestnut St. |
| Mac-Gray Services, Inc | 2019 | PP: Leasing company, no office |
| Cardoso, Justo | 2019 | RE: 48 Illinois St. |
| Darosa, Belarmino | 2019 | RE: 21 Mary St. |
| APF Associates | 2019 | RE: 1152 High St. |
Motion to approve the abatements was made by Councilman Solano, seconded by Councilman Silva.
Mr. Bob Battey, Tax Assessor, answered questions from the Council related to the abatements.
Motion carried 7-0.
VII. Schedule of Bills- Hearing and/or consideration
A. Ordinance amending Division 1 "Generally" of Article VI "Finance" of Chapter 2 "Administration" of the Revised Ordinances, City of Central Falls, Rhode Island, is hereby amended by creating section 2-333 “Affordable Housing Trust Fund” (Vega, Rivera, Acosta)- First Reading
Public Hearing: no one signed up to speak
Motion to approve the ordinance was made by Councilman Acosta, seconded by Councilwoman Vega. Motion and were withdrawn.
Matthew Jerzyk, City Solicitor, reviewed changes in ordinance being proposed as a Sub-A.
Motion to replace the ordinance with Sub-A as presented was made by Councilman Ferri, seconded by Councilman Solano. Roll call vote: Council President Rivera: yes; Councilman Acosta: yes; Councilman Ferri: yes; Councilman Figueroa: yes; Councilman Silva: yes; Councilman Solano: yes; Councilwoman Vega: yes. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion to approve the ordinance as amended was made by Councilman Figueroa, seconded by Councilman Silva. Roll call vote: Council President Rivera: yes; Councilman Acosta: yes; Councilman Ferri: yes; Councilman Figueroa: yes; Councilman Silva: yes; Councilman Solano: yes; Councilwoman Vega: yes. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Ordinance Amending Appendix A of The Code of Ordinances Titled "Zoning" Adopted October 15, 2007 by Adding Vocational Training Facility to Article III. Use and Dimensional Regulations and to Appendix A of The Zoning Ordinance (Rivera) First Reading
C. Resolution Designating 469 Roosevelt Avenue, Lyon Fabrics, as a Historic Central Falls Landmark (Vega)
Motion to approve the resolution was made by Councilman Silva, seconded by Councilwoman Vega.
Councilwoman Vega spoke on behalf of the resolution and provided background information on its development
Motion carried 7-0.
D. Resolution of Central Falls City Council in Condolences and Congratulations
None
VIII. Continued Business
None
IX. Good & Welfare
Council President Rivera announced that, at the September 23rd meeting, the City Council will recognize the barbers who donated their name for the back-to-school event.
X. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made by Councilman Silva, seconded by Councilman Figueroa and Councilman Ferri. Meeting adjourned at 6:33pm.
Sonia Grace
City Clerk
Approved September 30, 2019