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City of Central Falls

City Council Meeting

Monday, November 9, 2020

6:00 p.m.

Pursuant to Governor Gina M. Raimondo’s Executive Order 20-25 (April 15, 2020),

extended by Executive Orders 20-53 (July 10, 2020) and 20-63 (August 7, 2020),

the meeting of the City Council will be held using the platform Zoom-

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87075242007?pwd=WlBocDVFWk02aW9nN0d6S0hESUVNQT09Detailed meeting invitation is found on page 3

Minutes

Council President Rivera called the meeting to order at 6:03pm

I. Roll Call

City Clerk, Sonia Grace, conducted the roll call. Present were Council President Maria Rivera, Councilman Jonathon Acosta, Councilman Robert Ferri, Councilman Hugo Figueroa, Councilman Franklin Solano, and Councilwoman Jessica Vega. Councilman Gus Silva was absent. Quorum was present.

II. Pledge of Allegiance

Council President Rivera led the reciting of the pledge of allegiance

III. Public Comment

Lilian Kirby, George Wiley Center- spoke in support to the resolution

IV. Approval of records

None

V. Executive Communications

A. Department Financial reports- City Clerk, Fire, Police: October 2020; Finance: FY21 through October 31, 2020 (unaudited) - Revenue and expense, Reserve Cash Balance and Capital Expenditure

Motion to accept the reports was made by Councilman Ferri, seconded by Councilman Solano. Motion carried unanimously.

VI. New Business

A. City Council Sitting as Board of License Commissioners

i. Hearing and consideration of petition of El Paso LLC d/b/ El Paso Restaurant, for extension of time by which petitioner may claim Alcoholic Beverages Class B License

Motion to approve a 60-day extension was made by Councilman Ferri, seconded by Councilman Solano. Motion carried unanimously.

i. Advertised hearing and consideration of 2020-2021 liquor license renewals

Business Name	Business Address	License
3Amigos	735 Dexter Street	Class B Ltd Liquor
ABC Liquors	390 Broad St.	Class A Liquor
American Colombian Liquors	738 Broad Street	Class A Liquor
Benjamin's III	722 Broad St.	Class B Liquor
Cafe Restaurant Beirao	1374 Broad Street	Class B Liquor
Casey Club	20 Claremont Street	Class D Liquor
Casimir Pulaski Mutual Aid Society	516 Roosevelt Avenue	Class D Liquor
Central Warehouse Liquor	1060 Broad Street	Class A Liquor
Costa Del Sol Restaurant	502 Roosevelt Ave.	Class B Liquor
Darling's Cyber Cafe	663 Dexter St.·	Class B Ltd Liquor
El Paisa Restaurant	598 Dexter Street	Class B Liquor
El Salvadoreno Restaurant	791 Lonsdale Avenue	Class B Ltd Liquor
Garfield Social Club	11 Hunt Street	Class B Liquor
Hacker's Pub	435 Pine St.	Class B Liquor
Hark's Hadwin St. Cafe	63 Hadwin Street	Class B Liquor
JD'sBar	137 Central St.	Class B Liquor
La Casona Restaurant	768 Broad Street	Class B Liquor
La Colombiana Bar & Grill	477 Dexter St.	Class B Liquor
La Herradura Taqueria Mexicana	716 Dexter Street	Class B Ltd Liquor
La Milonga Bar	674 Dexter St.	Class B Liquor
La Se7enta Bar & Grill	855 Broad St.	Class B Liquor
La Sorpresa Restaurant and Bakery	723 Broad Street	Class B Liquor
La Taberna Night Club	695 Lonsdale Avenue	Class B Liquor
Lima's Place	499 High Street	Class B Liquor
Madeira Club	46 Madeira Avenue	Class B Liquor
Mato Grande Pub	534 Hunt Street	Class B Liquor
Payamps Liquor	551 Dexter Street	Class A Liquor
Splash Snack Bar	548 Lonsdale Avenue	Class B Liquor
Stanley's Famous Hamburgers	535 Dexter St.	Class B Ltd Liquor
Taqueria Lupita	765 Dexter Street	Class B Ltd Liquor
Tio Pepe's Cantina	508 Dexter St	Class B Liquor
Tropicana Nightclub & Restaurant	134 Cowden Street	Class B Liquor
Vanderly Coffee Restaurante	765 Broad St.	Class B Liquor
Vulcao Cafe	200 Cross Street	Class B Liquor

Public Hearing: no one spoke

Motion to approve renewals collectively was made by Councilman Solano, seconded by Councilwoman Vega. Motion carried unanimously.

ii. Consideration of the 2020-2021 license renewals-

Business Name	Business Address	License
7-Eleven Inc. #35008a	603 Hunt Street	Class C- Variety
A.C.S.	679 Lonsdale Avenue	Automotive Repair
A-1 Tire & Auto Detailing	1289 Broad Street	Second Hand
Alaska Auto Repair	19 Cross Street	Automotive Repair
Auli's Panda	863 Broad St.	Class A- Restaurant
B &LSales	824 Lonsdale Avenue	Automotive Repair Second Hand
Benjamin's III	722 Broad St.	Amusement Entertainment Pool
Best Eastern Restaurant	791 Lonsdale Avenue	Class A- Restaurant
Botelho's Service Station	1190 Broad Street	Automotive Repair
Braulio Franco	211 Shawmut Ave.	Pigeon License
Brava Employment	38 Crossman Street	Employment Agency
Broadway Transmission & Auto Repairs	877 High Street	Automotive Repair
Burger King #4983	Boo Lonsdale Ave	Class A- Restaurant
Cafe Restaurant Beirao	1374 Broad Street	Entertainment Victualing
Capital Farms	622 Dexter Street	Class C- Variety
Car Wash & Quicklube	1325 Broad Street	Automotive Repair
Casey Club	20 Claremont Street	Entertainment
Casimir Pulaski Mutual Aid Society	516 Roosevelt Avenue	Entertainment Pool
Central Falls Provision Co. Inc	84 7 High Street	Class C- Variety
China House	555 Dexter Street	Class A- Restaurant
Chiqui Auto Sales and Muffler Shop	601 Lonsdale Avenue	Automotive Repair Second Hand
Club Casa De La Aguila	870 Dexter St.	Class A- Restaurant
Costa Del Sol Restaurant	502 Roosevelt Ave.	Entertainment Victualing
Cumberland Farms Inc. # 1214	478 Broad Street	Class C- Variety
CVS Pharmacy #4096	309 Broad Street	Class C- Variety
Darling's Cyber Cafe	663 Dexter St.	Class A- Restaurant Sidewalk Cafe
Dexter Laundromat 1	336 Dexter St.	Laundry
Dollar General (Store# 19284)	400 Broad Street	Class C- Variety
Dunkin Donuts	542 Broad Street	Class A- Restaurant
Dunkin Donuts 2	957BroadSt	Class A- Restaurant
El Kiosko De La Alcapurria	65NewRd.	Mobile Food Establishment
El Paisa Restaurant	598 Dexter Street	Class A- Restaurant Victualing
El Paso Restaurant	1252 Broad St.	Class A- Restaurant
El Salvadoreno Restaurant	791 Lonsdale Avenue	Entertainment
Extreme Clean Laundry	900 Broad St.	Laundry
Fall River Pawnbrokers	400 Dexter Street	Pawn Broker Second Hand
Farm Fresh Rhode Island	559 Dexter St.	Hawker
Garfield Social Club	11 Hunt Street	Amusement Entertainment Victualing
Georgia's Restaurant Ltd	915 Dexter Street	Class A- Restaurant
Great China Chinese Restaurant	402 Dexter Street	Class A- Restaurant
Hacker's Pub	435 Pine St.	Entertainment Pool Victualing
Hark's Hadwin St. Cafe	63 Hadwin Street	Amusement Pool Victualing
Holiday Auto	1295 High Street	Automotive Repair Second Hand
Hub's Auto Sales	925 Broad Street	Second Hand
International Auto Repair	96 Blackstone St.	Automotive Repair
International Meat Market	756 Lonsdale Avenue	Class A- Restaurant Class C- Varie ty
J &JMarket	69 Washington	Class C- Variety
J Furniture & Money Transfer	817 Dexter St	Second Hand
JD's Bar	137 Central St.	Entertainment
Joao G. Gomes	44 Notre Dame St.	Pigeon License
Jose Burgo	637 Pine Street	Pigeon License
Just Like Home Laundromat	1322 Broad Street	Laundry
Justo Cardoso	48 Illinois Street	Pigeon License
King's Mobil Service Station	890 Dexter Street	Automotive Repair
La Casona Restaurant	768 Broad Street	Class A- Restaurant Entertainment Victualing
La Colombiana Bar & Grill	477 Dexter St.	Entertainment Pool Victualing
La Esquina Del Sabor	801 Broad Street	Class A- Restaurant
La Fruta Loca	883 Dexter St.	Class A- Restaurant
La Milonga Bar	674 Dexter St.	Entertainment
La Se7enta Bar & Grill	855 Broad St.	Entertainment
La Sorpresa Restaurant and Bake ry	723 Broad Street	Entertainment Sidewalk Cafe
La Taberna Night Club	695 Lonsdale Avenue	Entertainment Victualing
Lemyre's Collison Center	925 Broad Street	Automotive Repair
M & J Auto Sales and Body	1220 Broad Street	Automotive Repair Second Hand
M & M's Auto Repair	96 Blackstone Street	Automotive Repair
Madeira Club	46 Madeira Avenue	Entertainment Pool Victualing
Mato Grande Pub	534 Hunt Street	Amusement Entertainment Pool Victualing
Mi Pueblo Market	528 Dexter St.	Class C- Variety
Mi Tierra Supermarket	693 Dexter Street	Class C- Variety
Miriam's Tipico and Fried Chicken	744 Dexter St	Class A- Restaurant
Palagi Bros	28 Delta Drive	Peddler
Palagis Ice Cream	55 Bacon Street	Peddler
Panaderia El Antojo	494 Dexter Street	Class A- Restaurant
Pizza R Us/Convenience R Us	791 Lonsdale Avenue	Class C- Variety
Quality Auto Repair	503 Dexter Street	Automotive Repair Second Hand
Rosa V. Freitas-Dias	123 Sylvian St.	Pigeon License
Salud Es Riqueza	578 Dexter St.	Class A- Restaurant
Salud YVida	797 Broad St.	Class A- Restaurant
Showcase Laundromat	361 Dexter Street	Laundry
Sonrisa Restaurant	48 Cross Street	Class A- Restaurant
Spanish Wholesale Center Inc.	760 Dexter Street	Class A- Restaurant Class C- Variety
Speed Pay Food Mart	1051 Lonsdale Ave.	Class C- Variety
Splash Snack Bar	548 Lonsdale Avenue	Amusement Entertainment Pool Victualing
Subway Central Falls	310 Broad Street	Class A- Restaurant
Sunshine Market	181 Washington St.	Class C- Variety
Taqueria Lupita	765 Dexter Street	Class A- Restaurant
Ted's Auto Sales	326 Broad St.	Second Hand
Tesana Natural Health Food	862 Broad Street	Class C- Variety
The Warde-Robe	1286 Broad St.	Second Hand
Three Flags Bakery	1255 Broad Street	Class A- Restaurant
Tienda Y Panaderia Zacapa	740 Dexter St.	Class C- Variety
Tikal Bakery & Market	761 Broad Street	Class C- Variety
Tio Pepe's Cantina	508 Dexter St	Entertainment Pool Victualin_g
Tony Meat Market Fruits and Vegetables	135 Washington St.	Class C- Variety
Tropicana Nightclub & Restaurant	134 Cowden Street	Entertainment Pool Victualing
Vulcao Cafe	200 Cross Street	Victualing
Xelapan Bakery & Food Market	904 Lonsdale Avenue	Class C- Variety

Major Craig Horton of the Central Falls Police Department spoke about Pizza R Us/Convenience R Us that was alleged to be in violation of city ordinances.

Motion to approve licenses collectively, except Pizza R Us/Convenience R Us and to send notice for the December meeting was made by Councilman Solano, seconded by Councilman Ferri. Motion carried unanimously.

iii. Hearing and/or Consideration of Claims

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

b) Claim by Roberto Couto of 306 Illinois St., Central Falls for alleged damages to personal property sustained on November 1, 2020 (pothole claim)

Motion to approve the claim of Mr. Couto was made by Councilman Solano, seconded by Councilwoman Vega. Motion carried unanimously.

VII. Schedule of Bills- Hearing and/or Consideration

None

VIII. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn was made by Councilman Ferri, seconded by Councilman Solano. Meeting adjourned at 6:24pm

Sonia Grace

City Clerk

Approved December 14, 2020

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