CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

DOCKET-REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021

CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 P.M.

145 TAUNTON AVENUE-CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

EXECUTIVE SESSION: CONFERENCE ROOM A

 

OPEN SESSION WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

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

 

Assistant City Solicitor, Dylan Conley

Deputy City Clerk, Leah Stoddard

 

PLEASE NOTE THIS MEETING WILL STILL BE LIVESTREAMED VIA

https://clerkshq.com/EastProvidence-ri

THERE IS NO ZOOM AVAILABLE – THIS IS A LIVE, IN PERSON MEETING

 

I.          CALL TO ORDER –

Council President Robert Britto

II.        INVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION –

Council may meet in Executive Session, pursuant to RIGL 46-45 (a) 2 relating to collective bargaining and claims.

NEW CLAIMS

1.      MARIA COSTA

2.      SHEILA KAUFFMANN

SEWER CHARGE ABATEMENTS

1.      GARY AND NATALIE KENT

2.      BAZL TALIAFERROW-MOSLEH

 

III.       SALUTE TO FLAG

IV.       CONSENT CALENDAR

A) Council Journal: Regular Council Meeting and Executive Session: July 17, 2021

B) Tax Abatements

 

 

C) PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMITS/LICENSES (Read in)

i)          Applicant: Gregory S. Dias

Location: Estelle/Tryon Avenue 02916

Type of Permit/License: One Day Entertainment License and Block Party Application

Date and Time of Function: 7/17/2021 from 2:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.

Type of Entertainment: Disc Jockey

 

ii)         Applicant: Ronny Periera

Location: 187 Waterman Avenue, 02914

Type of Permit/License: One Day Entertainment License

Type of Entertainment: Disc Jockey

Date and Time of Function: 8/7/2021 from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

 

iii)        Applicant: Lidia Alves, Representing Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity

Location: 59 Brightridge Avenue, 02914

Type of Permit/License: Application for Special Event – Alcoholic Beverage, Class F

Event: Holy Ghost Feast

Date and Time of Function: 07/16/2021 and 07/17/2021

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

IV.       LICENSES (REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NON-PUBLIC HEARINGS)

 

A)        Licenses Not Requiring Public Hearing

 

i)          APPLICATION FOR KENNEL LICENSE

Business Name: Faraway Farms, LLC (Business Type: Dog Center)

Applicant: Kristen Deblasio

Business Address: 60 Edmund Street, 02914

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

ii)         APPLICATION FOR DANCE/ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE

Business Name: Lane’s Food Company dba: Gregg’s Restaurants

Applicant: H. Robert Bacon

Business Address: 1940 Pawtucket Avenue, 02914

Type of Entertainment: Light Music

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

iii)        APPLICATION FOR WRECKING/TOWING SERVICES LICENSE

Business Name: Scorpio Towing

Applicant: Duane Souza

Business Address: 501 Main Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

iv)        ONE DAY ENTERTAINMENT LICENSES

 

a)         Applicant: Tara Machado

            Location: 79 Narragansett Avenue, 02915

Date and Time of Function: 09/06/2021 from 6:00 until 10:00 p.m.

Type of Entertainment: Live Band

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

b)         Applicant: Leanne Aldrich, on behalf of the East Providence Elks Club #2337

Location: 60 Berkley Street, 02914

Date and Time of Function: 09/25/2021 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Type of Entertainment: Disc Jockey

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

c)         Applicant: Silvestre Cardoso, on behalf of the East Providence Elks Club

Location: 74 Earl Avenue, 02915

Date and Time of Function: 09/19/2021 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Type of Entertainment: Outdoor Television Set Up for Football Game

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

d)         Applicant: Joel Osborne

Location: 15 Middle Street, 02915

Date and Time of Function: 09/17/2021from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Type of Entertainment: Block Party

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

v)         APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EVENT: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

 

 

a)         Applicant: Marcie Mello, representing East Providence Elks Club #2337

Location: 60 Berkley Street, 02915

Date of Function: 08/22/2021

Type of Entertainment: Family Fun Day Event

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

vi)        APPLICATION FOR VICTUALING LICENSE

 

a)         Applicant: Nasradin Musaev, Wise Guys Pizza, LLC.

Business Address: 467 Willett Avenue, 02915

Type of Victualing License: Transfer

7th. Transfer for Wise Guys Deli Holiday Sales & Vic Class 3

Transfer from: Kamuran Yakut - Transfer to: Nasradin Musaev

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

b)         Applicant: Ryan Gwiazdowski

Business Address: 80A Newport Avenue, 02916

Business: Subway

Type of Victualing License: Class 2, Transfer

Transfer for Underground Hero's Inc, DBA Subway Vic Class 2

Transfer From: Michael Decilio – Transfer To: Ryan Gwiazdowski

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

vii)       APPLICATION FOR HOLIDAY SALES LICENSE

 

a)         Applicant: Nasradin Musaev, Wise Guys Pizza, LLC.

Business Address: 467 Willett Avenue, 02915

7th. Transfer for Wise Guys Deli Holiday Sales & Vic Class 3

Transfer from: Kamuran Yakut - Transfer to: Nasradin Musaev

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

B)        LICENSES REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARING

 

Type of License: Full Privilege LQ license BV- Cafe Praca, LLC DBA Cafe Zara

Applicant: Levi Medina

Address: 130 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, 02914

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

V.        PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENATIONS – NONE

 

VI.       COMMUNICATIONS

A) Phillip Tirrell – Transfer of Land to the City to Be Improved as a Hammer Head on Vineland Avenue

B) Samantha Burnett – Lack of ADA and Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action resources and protection against discrimination in the City of East Providence for employees

 

VII.      PUBLIC COMMENT

 

VIII.    APPOINTMENTS - NONE

 

IX.       COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMUNICATION

 

A) Personal statement relative to negative character attacks.  For discussion.

Council Vice President Rodericks

 

B) Traffic issues on Promenade Street in Riverside. For discussion.

Council Vice President Rodericks

 

C) Charter 2-9 (6) which reads: Inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the    City and make investigation as to municipal affairs and, for such purposes, the Council may             subpoena witnesses and require the production of records if a simple majority of at least three (3) Council Members passes a resolution which shall state, with sufficient particularity, the legitimate public purpose for the issuance of any such subpoena and the scope of said subpoena; For discussion.

Councilman Mourato

 

D) Budget Timeline for 2021-2022 - Possible Vote on Dates

Councilman Mourato

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

E) Update on the new East Providence High School Discussion Only

Councilman Cahoon

 

X.        PUBLIC HEARINGS – SEE ORDINANCES FOR SECOND PASSAGE AND PUBLIC HEARING

 

      I)          NEW BUSINESS

A) MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS - Items of Communication Attached to Docket and Will Be Accepted Into Record with Approval of the Council

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

B) REPORTS OF OTHER CITY OFFICIALS - NONE

C) REPORTS OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE LIASION – NONE

 

D) RESOLUTIONS

 

i)          Resolution of the East Providence City Council Regarding Noise Pollution along the East Providence-Providence Waterfront

Sponsored by: Councilman Cahoon, Council President Britto, Council Vice President Rodericks and Councilwoman Sousa

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

ii)         Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with RISE Engineering for the Street Light Conversion

Council Vice President Rodericks

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

iii)        Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for the purchase of a small dump truck for the Water Utilities Division

Councilman Cahoon

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

iv)        Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract amendment for continued assistance with professional services for the strategic assessment of the wastewater operating contract and wholesale service project

Council President Britto

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

v)         Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with Arcadis U.S. Inc. for engineering and design services to conduct a capital improvement plan on the existing sewer distribution system and design services for the North Broadway interceptor replacement and City-wide sewer repairs

Council President Britto

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

vi)        Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract amendment with CDM Smith for continued assistance with the water supply main inspection services

Council President Britto

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

vii)       Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract amendment with Pure Technologies for continued assistance with the 42" water transmission pipeline pre-inspection planning

Council President Britto

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

viii)      Resolution authorizing the granting of a temporary utility easement and turner loop trail parking area related to the Hunts Mill Bridge #208 replacement project (Group 69E) Council President Britto

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

ix)        Resolution regarding the disposition of the City of East Providence’s interest in Tax Assessor’s Map 305, Block 6, Parcel 5.1

Council President Britto

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

E) INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES

 

XI.       ORDINANCES FOR FIRST PASSAGE

 

i)          AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 19 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED, “ZONING” (SECTION 19-322)

Summary: This ordinance addresses the zoning amendment for the Mixed Use Hub Overlay District.

Council Vice President Rodericks and Councilman Cahoon

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

ii)         AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 19 OF THE REVISED

ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 1998,

AS AMENDED, ENTITLED “ZONING” (Section 19-95)

Summary: This is a zoning change of the parcels 1, 2, and 11 as shown in the attached Exhibit A          presently located in an R-3 district are hereby changed to an R-4 district.

Councilman Cahoon

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

iii)        AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1998, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED “ANIMALS” (Section 3-2)

Summary: This amendment allows chicken/fowl to be considered for approval for emotional support animals.

Councilwoman Sousa

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

 

XII.      ORDINANCES FOR SECOND PASSAGE AND PUBLIC HEARING

 

i)          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 18-12 and 18-76)

Summary: Changes to certain traffic patterns and certain traffic signage to require City Council consent.

Councilwoman Sousa

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto

 

F.         ADJOURNMENT

Member	Aye	Nay
Cahoon
Mourato
Rodericks
Sousa
Britto