CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
RHODE ISLAND
JOURNAL OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The City Council meets in the Council Chamber Tuesday, February 6, 1996 and is called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Mayor Rolland R. Grant.
Present: Rolland R. Grant ) Mayor
Joseph S. Larisa, Jr. ) Council Members
Gerald R. Lynch )
Norman J. Miranda )
Robert D. Sullivan )
Paul E. Lemont ) City Manager
William J. Conley, Jr. ) City Solicitor
Valerie A. Perry ) City Clerk
(Carole Malaga, Woods Reporting, 20 Fifth Street, Providence, Rhode Island, is present to record the proceedings of the public hearings)
Invocation is given by Councilman Norman J. Miranda.
Salute to the Flag is led by Councilman Joseph S. Larisa, Jr.
TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR
On motion of Mr. Lynch, seconded by Mr. Sullivan, and on a unanimous roll-call vote with all Council members present and voting, the Consent Calendar is approved.
(Permission to advertise)
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE - Class B Full Privilege - (Victualler)
Applicant - Chelo's of East Providence
Location - 911 Warren Avenue
Subject to approvals from: Chief of Police, Building Inspector, Health Inspector Richmond Town Council - (Resolution)
By Patricia A. Valliere, CMC
EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Antique Show
Applicant - Southeastern New England Antique Dealers Association
Location - 2117 Pawtucket
Approved: Chief of Police
All CC items are approved on one motion.
Councilman Norman J. Miranda presents Holiday Display Awards certificates to Casa Horta, 76 Taunton Avenue, and to Mr. & Mrs. Idelberto Medina, 5 Marsh Street.
Secondhand/Auto
Applicant - Program Cars, Inc.
Location - 636 Warren Avenue
Approved: Chief of Police, Zoning Officer
Subject to approval from: Building Inspector
Kenneth Zuckerman, 1484 Phoenix Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island, and David Kilmartin, 30 Downing Street, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, are present and sworn.
On motion of Mr. Miranda, seconded by Mr. Lynch, it is unanimously voted on a roll-call vote with all Council members present and voting to grant the above license.
Private Detective License
Applicant - Roderick A. Cavanagh, 47 Oak Forest Drive Middletown, RI 02842
Roderick A. Cavanagh, 47 Oak Forest Drive, Middletown, Rhode Island is present and sworn.
On motion of Mr. Sullivan, seconded by Mr. Larisa, it is unanimously voted to grant the above license.
Dance/Entertainment
Applicant - Roast House Pub & Restaurant Corp
dba - The Roast House
Location - 40 Newport Avenue
Approved: Zoning Officer
Subject to approvals from: Chief of Police, Building Inspector, Health Inspector
W. Robert Frieberger, 14 High Point Drive, North Smithfield, Rhode Island is present and sworn. Mr. Frieberger states that the entertainment will be on special days and after dinner hours. It will consist of a guitarist or jazz quartet - nothing loud.
License unanimously granted on motion of Mr. Lynch, seconded by Mr. Larisa.
LICENSING COMMISSIONERS RESUME SITTING AS CITY COUNCIL
The report from the Claims Committee is unanimously accepted on motion of Mr. Larisa, seconded by Mr. Lynch.
Requesting a date for Work Shop for discussion of transfer fees- Rescue Squad Mr. Lemont asks for a workshop to discuss Rescue Squad Fees.
Mr. Larisa says he requested a formal memo on the topic and wants the discussion held at a regular Council meeting. He says he wants the memo to show the number of runs per year for the Rescue service, the charge we would make for the service, and whether the plan can be instituted without any resident paying out-of-pocket for costs not paid by the insurer. He says there are two bills being introduced - on which would outlaw municipalities from billing residents for rescue services and the other would make insurance companies pay for the service.
Mr. Lynch says before any public meeting, the Council needs more information from the administration regarding what other communities are doing.
After further discussion, a motion is made by Mr. Larisa, seconded by Mr. Lynch, to schedule a hearing on the matter for the second meeting in March (March 19, 1996). Motion passes 5-0.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING UNDER THE RHODE ISLAND HOUSING HOME PROGRAM.
RESOLVE NO. 26
(Requested by Planning Department)
The above-entitled Resolution is introduced and, on motion of Mr. Larisa, seconded by Mr. Lynch, and on a unanimous roll-call vote with all Council members present and voting, is adopted.
Mayor Grant receives Unanimous Consent and says he met with Representative Rose who has agreed to set up a meeting with the owners of the corporation that own Redfern Apartments, regarding the hairdresser problem discussed at last week's meeting.
Motion is made by Mr. Sullivan, seconded by Mr. Lynch, and unanimously voted on a roll-call vote to go into Executive Session to discuss City Manager Job Performance. It is noted that the City Solicitor will take the notes at the Executive
Session.
Open meeting recesses into Executive Session at 8:50 P.M. on a roll-call vote with all Council members present and voting, on motion by Mr. Sullivan, seconded by Mr. Lynch.
The Executive Session adjourns at 10:50 P.M. and the meeting resumes in Open Session.
The meeting is adjourned at 10:50 P.M.
Attest:
Valerie A. Perry, CMC
City Clerk