City of Central Falls

City Council Meeting

580 Broad Street

Central Falls, RI 02863

Monday, June 8, 2026

6:00 p.m.

 

 

Agenda

Posted 06/04/2026

Time: 5:09pm

 

I.       Roll Call

 

II.     Pledge of Allegiance

 

III.    Public Comment

 

IV.    Approval of Record

a.   Meeting minutes of April 27, 2026, City Council Meeting

b.   Meeting minutes of May 11, 2026, Special City Council Meeting (Budget Address)

c.   Meeting minutes of May 11, 2026, City Council Meeting

d.   Meeting minutes of May 21, 2026, Special City Council Meeting

e.   Meeting minutes of May 28, 2026, Special City Council Meeting

f.    Meeting minutes of June 1, 2026, Special City Council Meeting

The Council may vote on these items

 

V.      Executive Communications

a.   A proclamation of the Mayor of the City of Central Falls Proclaiming June 19th to recognized as Juneteenth National Independence Day in the City of Central Falls.

 

b.   Department Financial Reports-May 2026

i.    City Clerk

ii.   Police Department

 

VI.    New Business

a.   Consideration of Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Central Falls and the Central Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #2 re: MERS

The Council may vote on these items

 

b.   City Council sitting as Board of License Commissioners

Hearing and Consideration of Petition of License

License Type		Business Name
Mobile Food Establishment New		Milsa Rodriguez D/B/A H&O Amore y Sazon 1208 Lonsdale Ave Applicant: Milsa Rodriguez
Sidewalk Café, Inc. New		Three Flags Bakery Inc. D/B/A Three Flags Bakery 1255 Broad St Applicant: Maria Correira
Amusement & Entertainment Jenks Park Per diem		Progreso Latino 626 Broad Street
Amusement & Entertainment Jenks Park Per diem		Ministerio Internacional Bethiel 161 Cross Street Applicant Felix Nava

The Council may vote on these items

 

VII.   Petition to the Council

a.   Joseph Depina

D/B/A Mato Grande Pub

536 Hunt Street

Request to stay open until 3am during the world Cup on the following dates:

June 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 27; and July 2 and 3, 2026.

The Council may vote on these items

 

b.   Tony Reverdes

D/B/A Paradise Lounge LLC

200 Cross Street

Request to stay open until 3am for World Cup on the following dates:

June 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 27; and July 2 and 3, 2026.

The Council may vote on these items

 

c.   Walter Rodriguez

D/B/A The Cosmopolitan Restaurant

494 Dexter Street

Request to stay open until 2am for World Cup on the following dates:

June 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 27; and July 2 and 3, 2026.

The Council may vote on these items

 

d.   Nathanial Lopez

D/B/A Zonaviva Bar & Grill

855 Broad Street

Request to stay open until 4am during the world Cup on the following dates:

June 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 27; and July 2 and 3, 2026.

The Council may vote on these items

 

e.   La Colombian Bar & Grill Segura Inc.

Owner: Julian Segura

D/B/A La Cantina

664 Dexter St

Request to stay open until 3am during the world Cup on the following dates:

June 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 27; and July 2 and 3, 2026.

The Council may vote on these items

 

f.    Jose Vicente

D/B/A Hackers Pub Inc.

435 Pine St

Request to stay open until 3am during the world Cup on the following dates:

June 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 27; and July 2 and 3, 2026.

The Council may vote on these items

 

g.   765 Taqueria Lounge LLC

D/B/A Vanderley Restaurant

765 Broad Street

Request to stay open until 4am during the world Cup on the following dates:

June 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 27; and July 2 and 3, 2026.

The Council may vote on these items

 

h.   Fernando Santos

D/B/A Benjamins III Bar Restaurant

722 Broad St

Request to stay open until 3am during the world Cup on the following dates:

June 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 27; and July 2 and 3, 2026.

The Council may vote on these items

 

VIII. Hearing and/or Consideration of Claims:

a.   Keith Keenan

Pawtucket, RI 02860

Reason: Pothole Damage

Amount: $173.51

The Council may vote on these items

 

b.   Ian Rourke

Cumberland, RI 02864

Reason; Pothole Damage

Amount: $189.72

The Council may vote on these items

 

c.   Barbare O’Neil

Central Falls, RI 02863

Reason: Pothole Damage

Amount: $1,480.00

The Council may vote on these items

 

d.   Nicole Rafferty

Lincoln, RI

Reason: Pothole Damage

Amount: $571.36

The Council may vote on these items

 

e.   Ligia Rodrigues Silva

North Providence, RI 02904

Reason: City plow hit parked car

Amount: Unknown

The Council may vote on these items

 

IX.    Schedule of Bills-Hearing and/or consideration

a)   An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map to Rezone Certain Property Located at 162 Washington Street from R2 to C1. Councilperson Rivas Lugo by request)-Introduction

The Council may vote on these items

 

b)   An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map to Rezone Certain Property Located at 306 Cowden Street from R2 to C1. Councilperson Rivas Lugo by request)-Introduction

The Council may vote on these items

 

c)   An Ordinance Amending Chapter 32, Streets, Sidewalks and other Public Places, Article I, General, Section 32-12, Tree Ordinance. (Councilperson Rivas Lugo by Request)-First Reading

The Council may vote on these items

 

d)  Ordinance Amending Chapter 10, Building and Building Regulations, article III, Flood Prevention, Section 10-243, Applicability. (Councilperson Kazarian by request)- Second Reading

The Council may vote on these items

 

e)   FY 2027 Annual Operating Budget Ordinance-General Fund (Ferri, by request)-Second Reading

The Council may vote on these items

 

f)   Ordinance Pertaining to the Salaries of Department Heads and Others in Unclassified Service-SUBA (Ferri by request)-Second Reading

The Council may vote on these items

 

g)   Ordinance Amending the Wage Schedule Generally (Ferri, by request)-Second Reading

The Council may vote on these items

 

h)  Annual Capital Program and Capital Budget Ordinance (Ferri, by request, by request)-Second Reading

The Council may vote on these items

 

X.     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)

 

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