I.       CALL TO ORDER

7:30 PM Meeting called to order on November 9, 2010 at Council Chambers, City of East Providence, East Providence, RI.

II.     INVOCATION

III.    SALUTE TO THE FLAG

1.   Motion To:         To return from Executive Session and keep the minutes of Executive Session sealed.

IV.     Motion to approve the consent calendar minus the meeting minutes of October 19, 2010.

All items under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be of a routine and non-controversial 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

B.  Abatement/Cancellation

D. Council Journals

1. Regular Council Meeting October 19, 2010

2. Special Council Meeting November 1, 2010

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:         Carousel Park Commission (by Mayor Larisa)

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

Marie Camille, 99 Wampanoag Trail, Apt. 1 (02915)

2.   Motion To:         Canvassing Authority Re-Appointment (by Councilman Cusack)

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

Thomas C. Riley, 3620 Pawtucket Avenue (02915)

VI.     NEW BUSINESS

A. CITY MANAGERS REPORT

1.   Motion To:         Motion to approve the City Managers Report (by City Manager Richard Brown) authorizing the sale of 100 Grove Avenue.

COMMENTS - Current Meeting:

          Sale of 100 Grove Avenue

B.  REPORTS OF OTHER CITY OFFICIALS

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

C.  COUNCIL MEMBERS

1.   How money and misrepresentation bought council and school committee seats in EP. (by Mayor Larisa)

2.   Grandstanding? The new Council can lower 1) the 3.5% property tax increase; 2) the new water and sewer rates; and can enact a new City car tax exemption to counter the State elimination of the State car tax exemption. (by Mayor Larisa)

3.   The end of taxpayer protection? (by Mayor Larisa)

4.   Unanimous Consent is granted to Mayor Larisa who thanks Alicia Pina for her work reporting on the City of East Providence for the Providence Journal and on her new promotion within the paper.

VII.   ADJOURNMENT

1.   Motion To:         Motion to Adjourn

 Approved By Council:  November 30, 2010

Attest: _________________

                City Clerk