MEETING CANCELLED
CITY OF NEWPORT
JANUARY 23, 2019
THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
CITY HALL, 43 BROADWAY, NEWPORT, RI
The following items of business, filed with the City Clerk under the Rules of the Council, will come before the Council at its regular meeting to be held on
January 23, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
CITIZENS’ FORUM: (Speakers must sign in with the City Clerk) The Citizens’ Forum period shall be no longer than fifteen minutes, and citizens may address the Council on one subject only and for no longer than three minutes. Issues to be discussed shall not include matters to be considered or discussed as part of the regular Council agenda and must be related to substantive city business. No comments regarding personnel or job performance are allowed.
(THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS APPROVED IN ITS ENTIRETY UNLESS THE COUNCIL REMOVES AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION. ALL LICENSES ARE GRANTED SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ORDINANCES #31-80 AND #98-40.)
a. Minutes of the meetings held December 1, 2018, December 12, 2018 and January 3, 2019 (Approve)
b. Special Events:
1) OceanPointe Christian Church, d/b/a Night to Shine, Newport Marriott; February 8, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
2) LMG Rhode Island Holdings d/b/a Newport Life Magazine, d/b/a 17th Annual Newport Bridal Show, Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Ave. & Oceancliff, 65 Ridge Rd.; March 3, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3) Newport This Week, d/b/a A Night to Remember, Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Ave.; March 22, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
4) The Beechwood Foundation d/b/a The Marley Bridges Theatre Company, d/b/a Mystery at the Museum: Kiss of Death, Newport Art Museum; 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9 and 3/16 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
5) The Beechwood Foundation d/b/a The Marley Bridges Theatre Company, d/b/a Mystery at the Museum: Last Call, Newport Art Museum; 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4 and 5/11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
6) Clean Ocean Access, d/b/a World Oceans Day, Easton’s Beach Rotunda; June 6, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
7) Clean Ocean Access, d/b/a Paddle for Access, Newport Shipyard, 1 Washington St.; August 17, 2019 from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
8) The Preservation Society of Newport County:
a. Newport Symposium, Rosecliff & The Breakers; April 11 & 12, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
b. Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch, Rosecliff; April 20, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
c. The Newport Flower Show, Rosecliff; June 21-23, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
d. Annual Summer Dinner Dance, The Elms; August 10, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
e. Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, Marble House, Rosecliff & The Elms; September 20-22, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
f. Holiday Dinner Dance, The Breakers; December 21, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
c. Fortune Teller License, New, Jessica Brown, d/b/a Soothing Sorrows, 134 Spring St. Unit 1
d. 2018 Annual Reports:
1. Newport Prevention Coalition
2. Cliff Walk Commission
e. Communication from Clean Ocean Access, re: Cliff Walk Sign Report (Receive)
f. Communication from Clean Ocean Access, re: Cliff Walk Photo Documentary (Receive)
g. Capital Improvement Program FY 2020-FY2014 (Receive and order advertised for public hearing on February 13, 2019) - A copy is available in the City Clerk’s Office and on the website http://www.cityofnewport.com/departments/finance/budgets-cafrs-cips
h. Communication from Marco Camacho, Chair, Newport Prevention Coalition, re: Project Purple Week- January 22-27, 2019 (Approve subject to details being worked out with city administration)
i. Communication from Discover Newport, re: Annual audit report for period ending June 30, 2018 (Receive)
j. Communication from Mary Jo Valdes, re: Resignation from the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission (Receive with regret)
Note: Vacancies currently or soon will exist on the following Boards and Commissions:
Affirmative Action Commission, Beach Commission, and Hospitality Commission
Reappointments
Historic District Commission –Diana Sylvaria (3 year term expiring 2/3/2021) - Continued from January 9, 2019
Appointments
Trust & Investment Commission – David Galvin
Historic District Commission – Nancy Stafford
3. Amending Chapter17.20.020, entitled, “Use Regulations” (Second Reading)
4. Amending Chapter 17.20.070, entitled, “Density Requirements” (Second Reading)
5. Amending Chapter Section 17.104.020, entitled, “Parking Space Standards” (Second Reading)
6. Amending Chapter 10.68.020, entitled, “Restrictions on use” (Second Reading)
7. Amending Ordinance 2018-05, Appropriating Revenues (Second Reading) - Continued from January 9, 2019
8. Communication from Clean Ocean Access, re: 2018 Q4 Report
9. Action Item #5825/19 - Reduction of Department Budgets and Reserve for School (w/accompany resolution)
10. Action Item #5826/19 re: National Grid Petition – Lakeview Avenue at Ledge Road – New Pole and Anchor
ADJOURN AS COUNCIL AND CONVENE AS BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
1. Class F-1 Daily Liquor Licenses, Preservation Society of Newport County:
a. Newport Symposium, Rosecliff & The Breakers; April 11 & 12, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
b. Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch, Rosecliff; April 20, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
c. The Newport Flower Show, Rosecliff; June 21-23, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
d. Annual Summer Dinner Dance, The Elms; August 10, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
e. Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, Marble House, Rosecliff & The Elms; September 20-22, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
f. Holiday Dinner Dance, The Breakers; December 21, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Laura C. Swistak
City Clerk
ADJOURN
January 16, 2019