I.                   EXECUTIVE SESSION

The City Council of the City of East Providence will meet in Executive Session pursuant to RI General Laws § 42-46-5 (a)(2)(5).

A.    New Claims

1.      Chapman, Timothy

2.      Jeffrey & Cheryl Faria

3.      Carol Lothrop

4.      Merrimack Mutual Fire Ins. Co.

B.     Sewer Charge Abatements

1.      James & Julie Bailey

2.      Jennifer Belasco

3.      Gail Costa

4.      John DaSilva

5.      Jose Goulart

6.      Beverly Henderson

7.      Justin Krassner

8.      Arthur Lusignan

9.      Dennis Patricio

10.  Silvana Realty LLC (Grace Bento)

11.  Stella Sousa

12.  Richard Tanner

13.  Eugenia Zollo

C.     Discussion and vote regarding Acting City Manager terms and conditions.

D.    Disposition of City-Owned Property:

Union Primary, 1320 Pawtucket Avenue

II.                CALL TO ORDER

III.             SALUTE TO THE FLAG

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

V.                COMMUNICATIONS

A.    Izilda Teves, 345 Sutton Avenue (02914) requesting to address the Council regarding the playground project at Hennessey School. 

VI.             PUBLIC COMMENT

All persons wishing to make public comment shall sign a public comment sheet stating their name, address, and the subject of their comments.  .  Said public comment sheet shall be available on a desk at the entrance of the City Hall Chambers no later than forty-five (45) minutes before the call to order of any regularly scheduled council meeting and shall be delivered to the presiding officer no earlier than five (5) minutes before the call to order of the meeting.

VII.          APPOINTMENTS

A.    Traffic Control (by Councilman Conley)

Elisa Farrar, 49 Leroy Drive (02915)

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B.     Traffic Control (by Mayor Rose)

Greg Snead, 42 Heath Street (02914)

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VIII.       PUBLIC HEARING – ORDINANCES FINAL PASSAGE

A.  An ordinance regarding a stop sign on Purchase Street (northbound and southbound traffic) at Freeborn Avenue.

AN 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.  Subsection (b) of Sec. 18-269 entitled “Stop and yield intersections designated; when stops required” is amended by adding thereto the following:

Purchase Street (northbound and southbound traffic) at Freeborn 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:  Councilwoman Capobianco

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B.  An ordinance regarding a one way Bourne Avenue (westbound) from Brayton Avenue to Hoyt Avenue during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on school days.

AN 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.  Section 18-247 entitled “Designation of one-way streets” of Article VIII entitled “One-Way Streets” of Chapter 18 entitled “Vehicles and Traffic” is amended by adding thereto the following:

Bourne Avenue (westbound) from Brayton Avenue to Hoyt Avenue during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on school days.

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

Requested by:  Councilman Britto

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IX.             LICENSES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARING

X.                NEW BUSINESS

A.    City Managers Report  (by Acting City Manager Timothy Chapman)

1.      Revaluation Status

2.      Discussion of Homestead Exemption

3.      Lease of Union Primary School by East Providence Arts Council

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4.      Budget Status

B.     Council Members

1.   Vision Appraisal (by Councilman Conley)

C.    Reports of Other City Officials

1.      Claims Committee Report (by Assistant City Solicitor Greg Dias)

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XI.             ADJOURNMENT

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*If communications assistance is needed or any other accommodations to ensure equal participation please contact the City Clerk’s at 435-7590.