CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

DOCKET-REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020

CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 P.M.

Council May Call Executive Session in Room 101

 

OPEN SESSION TO BEGIN AT 7:30 P.M.

 

145 TAUNTON AVENUE - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

 

City Council:

Council President, Robert Britto - Ward 1

Council Vice-President: Bob Rodericks - At Large

Councilwoman Anna Sousa - Ward 2

Councilman Nate Cahoon - Ward 3

Councilman Ricardo Mourato - Ward 4

 

I.          CALL TO ORDER

II.         INVOCATION

The City Council of East Providence may meet in Executive Session pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws §42-46-5 (a) 2

 

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

a)      New Claims

1.      Natasha Sorrentino

b)     Sewer Charge Abatements

1.      Matthew Pawlik

2.      Daphne Phillips

 

III.        OPEN SESSION

IV.        PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

V.         MOTION TO SEAL THE MINUTES FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

           

VI.        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 the items unless a Council members so requests, in which event the item will be  removed from said Consent Calendar and will be considered in its normal sequence in the docket.

 

a)      COUNCIL JOURNALS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020 – REGULAR AND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

b)     “Run to Mama 5K” to benefit Brown Play School

4 Newman Avenue, Rumford

Date of Event: Sunday, May 17, 2020 – 9:00 A.M. 

 

VII.       LICENSE APPROVALS NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARING

 

a)      APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EVENT, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

CLASS F-1

TYPE OF EVENT: FESTIVAL – PIERCE MEMORIAL FIELD

DATE OF EVENT: July 10, 11^th and 12, 2020

APPLICANT: EAST PROVIDENCE HERITAGE DAYS

REPRESENTATIVE FOR APPLICANT: ALBA CURTI

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

b)     APPLICATION FOR CARNIVAL LICENSE

TYPE OF EVENT: FESTIVAL – PIERCE MEMORIAL FIELD

DATE OF EVENT: July 10, 11^th and 12, 2020

APPLICANT: EAST PROVIDENCE HERITAGE DAYS

REPRESENTATIVE FOR APPLICANT: ALBA CURTI

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

c)   APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EVENT – ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE – CLASS F

TYPE OF EVENT: DINNER – SACRED HEART CHURCH  

DATE OF EVENT: SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020

APPLICANT: MARIA A DUARTE/SACRED HEART CHURCH

REPRESENTATIVE FOR APPLICANT: MARIA A DUARTE

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

PUBLIC COMMENT

All persons wishing to make public comment shall sign a public comment sheet stating their name, address and the subject of their docket related item to speak on. This 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 by the City Clerk to the presiding officer no earlier than five (5) minutes before the call to order of the meeting. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes. The order of the speakers will be on a first come, first serve basis and the maximum time for public comment shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes per meeting.

 

X.         MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS, (COUNCIL APPROVAL NOT NEEDED-COMMUNICATION ONLY)

1.   Mayor’s Council on Veteran’s Affairs – new members

a) George Luttge – Term start date:

b) William McMahon – Term start date:

c) Christopher Lange – Term start date:

e) Robert Winston – Term start date:

 

XI.        MAYOR COMMUNICATIONS

1.      Communication Regarding the State of Bristol County Water Authority/CDM Smith Pipeline Project

2.      Bid Awards for Pierce Field Basketball Court Rehabilitation and Police Parking Lot Expansion

 

XII.       COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS

a)      Update Regarding Results from the Weaver Library Community Meeting

(Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.)

Councilwoman Sousa

b)      Event Announcement: International Women’s History Month Event at City Hall

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Councilwoman Sousa

c)      City Council Solicitor RFP (Request for Proposal) Discussion

Councilwoman Sousa

d)      Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank Clean Water and Drinking Water Bond Savings – Allocation of the $503,326.00 refund

Councilman Mourato

e)      Discussion: East Providence Resiliency

Council President Britto

f)       Update: (W/MBE) Women and Minority Business Enterprise High School Oversight Committee

Council President Britto

 

XIII.      NEW BUSINESS

a)      Reports of Other City Officials

 

1.      Claims Committee Report – Solicitor Dylan Conley  

 

2.      Handicapped Parking Removal 264 Juniper – Steve Coutu

Sponsored by: Councilwoman Sousa

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

b)     RESOLUTIONS

1.      RESOLUTION REQUESTING TRAFFIC STUDY AT THE PAWTUCKET AVENUE AND WATERMAN AVENUE INTERSECTION

Sponsored by: Councilwoman Sousa and Council Vice President Rodericks

For full language of the resolution (online):

https://clerkshq.com/eastprovidence-ri

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

2.      RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF 2020-H7430, 2020-H7480 AND 2020-S2285 RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTION DATES

Sponsored by: Councilwoman Sousa

For full language of the resolution (online):

https://clerkshq.com/eastprovidence-ri

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

3.      RESOLUTION RESCINDING, REPEALING, AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. 59 REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT RECREATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM

Sponsored by: Councilman Mourato

For full language of the resolution (online):

https://clerkshq.com/eastprovidence-ri

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

4.      RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE POLICE STATION PARKING LOT EXPANSION

Sponsored by: Council President Britto

For full language of the resolution (online):

https://clerkshq.com/eastprovidence-ri

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

5.      RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE PIERCE FIELD BASKETBALL COURT REHABILITATION

Sponsored by: Council Vice President Rodericks 

For full language of the resolution (online):

https://clerkshq.com/eastprovidence-ri

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

c)      INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES

 

1.      ORDINANCES FOR FIRST PASSAGE

 

A)     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”

Sponsored by: Councilwoman Sousa

For full language of the ordinance (online):

https://clerkshq.com/eastprovidence-ri

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

B)     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”

Sponsored by: Councilwoman Sousa

For full language of the ordinance (online):

https://clerkshq.com/eastprovidence-ri

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

XVI.     RECONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION (if necessary)

 

XV.      ADJOURNMENT

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

If communication assistance is needed or any other accommodations to ensure equal participation, please contact the City Clerk, Samantha Burnett at 401.435.7596