CITY OF NEWPORT
MEETING
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The following items of business, filed with the City Clerk under the Rules of the Council will come before the Council at meeting to be held at 6:30 pm in the City Council Chambers, 43 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840
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.
a. Minutes of the Workshops held October 24, 2023, October 25, 2023, October 28, 2023, December 13, 2023, January 3, 2024, January 23, 2024 and January 31, 2024; Council Meetings held January 10, 2024 and January 24, 2024 and Council Interviews held on January 24, 2024 (Approve)
b. Special Events:
1. Marketing & Events, d/b/a 36th Annual Newport Winter Festival, various locations including Long Wharf; February 17, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., February 24 & 25, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
2. Puddingstone Events, Inc./Clemens Teufel, d/b/a Impressionism and Beyond, Gardiner House, 24 Lee’s Wharf; February 22, 2024 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
3. Coastal Property Management, d/b/a Easter Bunny @ Shops at Long Wharf, Long Wharf Mall; March 23, 2024 (rain date- March 24, 2024)
4. Gray Matter Marketing, d/b/a Newport Night Run, Rogers High School, Ocean Drive; April 6, 2024 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
5. Bowen’s Wharf Co., d/b/a Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival, Bowen’s Wharf & Market Square; May 18 & 19, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
6. Gray Matter Marketing, d/b/a BankNewport 10 Miler, Fort Adams/Ocean Drive area; June 2, 2024 from 7:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
7. Fireworks Display, Bailey’s Beach Club, barge off of Bailey’s Beach; July 6, 2024, 10- minute display beginning at 9:15 p.m.
8. Gray Matter Marketing, d/b/a Craft Brew Races Newport, Fort Adams; July 20, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
9. Communication from Turner C. Scott, Esq., re: Request to amend the dates of the special event license for the U.S. Open approved on January 10, 2024 to include July 1, 2024 (Approve)
c. Bingo License, Daily, Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina, 49 America’s Cup Ave., February 24, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
d. Holiday Selling License, New, Seashells in Bloom, LLC, d/b/a IDYL, 33 Bannisters Wharf
e. Communication from Maureen Cronin, Chair, Tree and Open Space Commission, re: Supporting the proposed equipment shed in Braga Park by the Newport Little League (Approve)
f. Communication from Officer John Sullivan, Newport Police Department, President, AINPP, re: Request permission to hold the annual Aquidneck Island Police Parade on May 5, 2024 beginning at 11:50 p.m. and to be the sole vendor (Approve subject to details being worked out with city administration)
g. Communication from Conor Melville, Manager, Newport Roast Beef Co., re: Notification of change in d/b/a to Newport Sandwich Co. at 469 Thames St. (Receive and make part of licensee’s file)
h. Actuarial Valuation Reports, Police and Fire Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) Valuations effective July 1, 2023 (Receive)
i. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for year ending June 30, 2023 (Receive)
2. Mobile Food Truck, Renewal, Newport Chowder Company, LLC, d/b/a Newport Chowder Company, 10 Pell St.
3. Mobile Food Cart, Renewal, GMP Hospitality, d/b/a Drift Café, 298 Broadway
Council Liaison Updates
Appointments
Planning Board- Jarrod Pimentel (3-year term expires 10/31/2024)
5. Supporting the R.I. League of Cities and Towns 2024 Legislative Priorities
6. Joining the Town of Jamestown in advocating for the use of 16.9 acres of Gould Island for public recreation
7. Revenue Review Committee- A. McCalla, L. Ceglie
8. Requesting the local Legislative Delegation introduce legislation authorizing local governance of houseboats- D. Carlin
9. Requesting the City Council recognize the Ancient Order of Hibernians Pipe and Drum Band on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Sister City twinning of Newport RI and Kinsale, Ireland and authorizes $7,500 in community support funding to help offset the costs of travel for the band, who will be performing as part of the visiting Newport, R.I. delegation- D. Carlin
10. Requesting the City Council to authorize $2,500 in support of the R. I. City and Town Clerk’s Association in advance of the New England Association of City and Town Clerk’s conference being held in Newport in November 2024 - D. Carlin
11. Council Priorities Dashboard
12. Action Item #6228/24 – RE: Award of Contract – RFP #2023-074 - State Government Relations and Advocacy Services and Transfer from Council Contingency (w/accompanying resolution)
13. Action Item #6229/24 – RE: First Reading of Non-Union Personnel Ordinance (w/accompanying resolution and ordinance)
14. Action Item #6230/24 – RE: Grant of Easement – The Narragansett Electric Company, d/b/a Rhode Island Energy-Electrical Distribution System – New Rogers High School Project (w/accompanying resolution)
15. Action Item #6231/24 – RE: Recommendation to Raise Cruise Ship Landing Fees (w/accompanying resolution)
16. Action Item #6232/24 – RE: Award of Contract – RIMPA - Cliff Walk Repair Professional Services for Final Design & Construction Phase Services (w/accompanying resolution)
17. Action Item #6233/24 – RE: Award of Contract-RIMPA-James L. Maher Center Feasibility Study and Design of Office Space (w/accompanying resolution)
18. Action Item #6234/24 – RE: Award of Bid # 24-063 – Roadway Resurfacing Project 2024 (w/accompanying resolution)
19. Action Item #6235/24 – RE: Award of Contract – RIMPA - Brick Market Newport History Museum HVAC Architectural and Engineering Services (w/accompanying resolution)
20. Action Item #6236/24 – RE: Ordinance Revision – 10.24.010. Parking prohibited at all times in designated places (w/accompanying ordinance)
21. Action Item #6237/24 – RE: Ordinance Change: Chapter 12.32.061 - Public Tennis Courts and Running Tracks-Regulations (w/accompanying ordinance)
22. Action Item #6238/24 – RE: Show Cause Hearing – MMKJR, Inc., d/b/a A-1 Pizza, 306 Broadway – Violation of the General Laws of Rhode Island and Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport - Failure to Meet the Conditions of the City Council in Granting of Victualing License
23. Action Item #6239/24 – RE: Show Cause Hearing –Jakhar Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a 7-Eleven 23880D, 29 Memorial Blvd. – Violation of the General Laws of Rhode Island and Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport - Failure to Meet the Conditions of the City Council in Granting of Victualing License
24. Action Item #6240/24 – RE: Show Cause Hearing – Springline Coffee, LLC, d/b/a Springline Coffee, LLC, 33 Bannisters Wharf – Violation of the General Laws of Rhode Island and Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport - Failure to Meet the Conditions of the City Council in Granting of Victualing License
25. Action Item #6241/24 – RE: Show Cause Hearing – Bellevue Boards, LLC, d/b/a Bellevue Boards, 84 Broadway – Violation of the General Laws of Rhode Island and Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport - Failure to Meet the Conditions of the City Council in Granting of Victualing License
26. Action Item #6242/24 – RE: Show Cause Hearing – Bossy Monkey Corporation, d/b/a Bossy Monkey, 472 Thames Street – Violation of the General Laws of Rhode Island and Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport - Failure to Meet the Conditions of the City Council in Granting of Victualing License
ADJOURN AS COUNCIL AND CONVENE AS BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
1. Class F Daily Liquor Licenses:
a. Gray Matter Marketing, d/b/a BankNewport 10 Miler, Fort Adams/Ocean Drive area; June 2, 2024 from 7:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
b. Gray Matter Marketing, d/b/a Craft Brew Races Newport, Fort Adams; July 20, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
2. Class F-1 Daily Liquor License, United States Golf Association, d/b/a U. S Senior Open Championship, Newport Country Club; June 24, 2024 through July 1, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
3. Communication from 1899, LLC, d/b/a La Costa on Thames, 515 Thames St., holder of a Class BL alcoholic beverage license, to change the d/b/a to The Cluck House (Receive and make part of licensees file)
4. Action Item #6243/24 – RE: Show Cause Hearing: Bull Shot, LLC, d/b/a Cabana - Operating Without a Valid Class BV Alcoholic Beverage License
5. Action Item #6244/24 – RE: Show Cause Hearing: Newport North Hotel Property, LLC, d/b/ Wayfinder - Operating Without a Valid Class BT Alcoholic Beverage License
Adjourn- February 7, 2024
Laura C. Swistak, CMC
City Clerk