CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE   RHODE ISLAND JOURNAL OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:00pm Executive Session 7:30 PM Regular Meeting

 

 

I.       CALL TO ORDER

 

II.     INVOCATION

III.    SALUTE TO THE FLAG

1.   Motion To:         Motion to Return to Open Session

IV.     TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR

All items under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be of a routine and noncontroversial nature by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the CONSENT CALENDAR and will be considered in its normal sequence on the docket.

 

A. Letters

1.  Rhode Island Ethics Commission draft of New General Commission Advisory relating to Historic Architects Who are Members of Historic District Commissions.                                 

2.  Notice of Change of Property Number, E. Edward and Devaroti S. Ross,  24 Pleasant Street, Map 603, Block 04, Parcel 003.00, Zoning R2.

B.  Vict/Not Over 25

Sun Wai Chinese Restaurant LLC, 126 Taunton Avenue (02914)

C.  Abatements

Abatements
Year	Amount
2010	$15,789.39
2009	$1,459.52
2008	$1,383.82
Total	$18,632.73

V.      APPOINTMENTS

All Council appointments will appear on docket under the heading Appointments, listing the committee the appointment is being made to, the name and address of the candidate, and the Council member nominating the candidate.

1.   Motion To:         Assistant  Harbormaster/Pumpout Boat Operator- (byCouncilman

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

Steve Prew, 15 Promenade Street (02915)

VI.     LICENSES (Requiring Public Hearing and Not Requiring Public Hearing)

A. Licenses Requiring Public Hearing

1.   Motion To:         Pawnbroker - Second/Miscellaneous

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

Spindle City Pawnbrokers Inc. DBA Fall River Pawnbrokers,

80 Newport Avenue (02916), Ernest C. Sprague, Jr., 21 Navarre

      Street, West Warwick, RI 02893.

2.   Motion To:         Motion to Change the Order of Business

3.   Motion To:         Holiday Sales

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

Spindle City Pawnbrokers Inc. DBA Fall River Pawnbrokers,

80 Newport Avenue (02916), Ernest C. Sprague, Jr., 21 Navarre

      Street, West Warwick, RI 02893.

4.   Motion To:         Motion to Return to the Regular Order of Business

5.   Motion To:         B-Limited Victualer

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

Zoe’s Pizza & Seafood, 1022 South Broadway (02914),  Tigran

Hakobyan, 31 Thistle Drive, Cranston, RI 02920.       

6.   Dance/Entertainment - Defer to next Meeting 9/7/10

Bruno Foods Inc., DBA Cattails City Grille, 315 Waterman Avenue (02914)

B.  Licenses Not Requiring Public Hearing

1.   Motion To:         Vict/Not Over 25

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

*** Note City Solicitor Jim Briden recused himself as he represents the landlord, Paul Gilmore, on another matter. 

MagicBees LLC, 1345 Wampanoag Trail (02915), Jegan V. Gomangalam,

250 Kennedy Drive, Apt. 412,  Malden, MA 02148-3318,  Sivakumar

Shanmugasundaram, 22 Mayfield Road, Barrington, RI 02806.

2.   Motion To:         Holiday Sales

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

*** Note Jim Briden recused himself as he represents the landlord, Paul Gilmore, on another matter. 

MagicBees LLC, 1345 Wampanoag Trail (02915), Jegan V. Gomangalam,

    250 Kennedy Drive, Apt. 412, Malden,MA 02148-3318, Sivakumar

    Shanmugasundaram, 22 Mayfield Road, Barrington, RI 02806.

VII.   ORDINANCES FINAL PASSAGE

A. An ordinance pertaining to Beekeeping

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE

REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE,

RHODE ISLAND, 1998, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED ANIMALS.

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.  Section 3-6 entitled Beekeeping. of Chapter 3 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island, 1998, as amended, entitled Animals is hereby repealed.

SECTION II.  This ordinance shall take effect upon its second passage and all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

1.   Motion To:         Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Ordinance

2.   Motion To:         Motion to Approve

B.  REPORTS OF OTHER CITY OFFICIALS

1.   Motion To:         Claims Committee Report (by City Solicitor James Briden)

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

Pursuant to R.I.G.L. 42-46-5(a)(2), a motion is made by Councilman Ditraglia and seconded by Councilwoman Perry to convene in closed session for the purposes of discussing claims & litigation.  Upon a roll call vote:  Mayor Larisa - Aye, Councilman Coogan - Aye, Councilman Cusack - Aye, Councilman DiTraglia - Aye, Councilwoman Perry - Aye, the motion is approved 5-0. 

 

          EAST PROVIDENCE CLAIMS COMMITTEE

          CLAIMS & LITIGATION REPORT

          AUGUST 17, 2010; ROOM 101; 7:00 P.M.

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          NEW CLAIMS

 

MARK E. KENT, SR.   $1676.70

RM No. 10-039, Claim No. 10-034

 

Claim for property damage sustained when a tree limb fell on claimant’s parked vehicle.  See recommendation of the Assistant Superintendent of Parks.

 

Motion by:  Councilman Cusack       Seconded by:  Councilman DiTraglia

 

Motion:  Deny the claim.

 

 

METLIFE AUTO & HOME        $4016.01

INSURED: JILL & DANIEL CARDOZA

RM No. 10-046, Claim No. 10-037

 

Claim for property damage sustained when a tree limb fell on the insured’s parked vehicle.  Recommend referral to insurance carrier.

 

Motion by:  Councilman DiTraglia     Seconded by:  Councilman Cusack

 

Motion:  Refer the claim to the insurance carrier.

 

BARRY W. SPADEA    $279.00

RM No. 10-040, Claim No. 10-036

 

Claim for reimbursement of expenses incurred as a result of a sewer block.  See recommendation of the Director of Public Works.

 

Motion by:  Councilman DiTraglia     Seconded by:  Councilwoman Perry

 

Motion:  Defer the claim.

2.   Motion To:         Grant of Easement - 46 Dunbar Avenue (by Planning Director Jeanne Boyle)

C.  COUNCIL MEMBERS

1.   EP Budget Update

Continued to the next meeting on 9/7/10

D. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES

1.   Motion To:         The following is an ordinance pertaining to adding a Stop Sign

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1998, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED ?VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC?

SECTION I.  Sec. 18-269 entitled Stop and yield intersections designated; when stops required, is amended by adding thereto the following:

RAVENA AVENUE (westbound traffic) at Sweetbriar Avenue

SECTION II.  This ordinance shall take effect upon second passage and all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Requested By:  Director of Public Works

E.  COMMUNICATIONS

Any person who submits a communication to the Council and wishes to speak on it must indicate this in writing by completing a "Docket Request Form"

1.   Richard Rodi, 77 Pitman Street, Providence requesting to address the Council with an update on the Red Bridge Neighborhood Association and showing illustration of graffiti at certain sites.

VIII.  ADJOURNMENT

1.   Motion To:         Motion to Adjourn in Memory of Lucy Rose

 

Approved By Council:  September 7, 2010

 

Attest:  __________________

                   City Clerk