City Council, December 19, 2002
A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Thursday, December 19, 2002, at five o’clock p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.
Present – President Barry, Councilors Bray, Carr, Grebien, Hoyas, Moran, and Wildenhain.
Absent – Councilors Clement, and Hodge.
President Barry presides.
The reading of the records of December 11, 2002, is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.
Upon motion made by Councilor Bray, seconded by Councilor Hoyas, the *Consent Agenda is APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote.
*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS ARE READ AND ORDERED FILED:
**TAKEN OFF CONSENT AGENDA FOR COMMENTS ONLY, NO OTHER ACTION TAKEN.
COUNCILOR HODGE ARRIVES AT FIVE TWO O’CLOCK P.M.
The following resolution is read and PASSED on a roll call vote as follows:
AYES - President Barry, Councilors Bray, Carr, Grebien, Hodge, Hoyas, Moran, and Wildenhain.
NOES - 0.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR GREBIEN.
With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Grebien, seconded by Councilor Hodge, is PASSED on a unanimous voice vote:
The Clerk is instructed to send a communication to Michael D. Cassidy, Director of Planning and Redevelopment, regarding the former Doctor Golf Building on Tim Healey Way in Pawtucket.
Councilor Grebien states that this building is used to house Winter Wonderland equipment and materials, as well as equipment for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, and was informed that this building is going to be used for other purposes. If the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency’s decision is to reduce storage space or to eliminate space altogether, this will result in disbanding of the Winter Wonderland tradition and its volunteers.
The Council is asking to provide plans for this building in time for the next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, 2003.
*THE FOLLOWING LICENSES ARE APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
PEDDLER Renewal –
Victor Iannitti, 21 George Street, Pawtucket, RI, LIC#5
DRIVER: Victor Iannitti
TO PEDDLE: Fruits and Vegetables
LOCATION: Broad (Between Exchange Street to Central Falls Line)
PEDDLER Renewal –
Frank Ribezzo, 62 West River Parkway, North Providence, RI, LIC#8
DRIVER: Frank Ribezzo
TO PEDDLE: Sandwiches, Pastry, Soda, Etc.
LOCATION: All of Pawtucket
PRIVATE DETECTIVE-New
Steven D. Vander Pyl , 60 McCabe Street. LIC#90180
TATTOO PARLOR- (Renewal)
Glenn Dummer, d/b/a Bulldog Tattoo, 431 Benefit Street, LIC#T0002
VICTUALLING HOUSE 1st Class (New)
Daniel A. Nugent d/b/a The Sandwich Shop, 272 Main Street, LIC# 00661
VICTUALLING HOUSE 1st Class (Renewal) –
B & G Supermarket, Inc., d/b/a Compare Foods, 502 Broadway, LIC#00644
Ghasan Eid., d/b/a Town Mart, 885 Newport Avenue, LIC#00320
M.J. Restaurant Inc., d/b/a The New Time Square Restaurant, 3 Exchange Street, LIC#00123
Matos Bakery Inc., 569 Broadway, LIC#00633
Bing Zhong Ruan., d/b/a Spring House Restaurant, 178 Mineral Spring Avenue, LIC#00625
Antoine Salameh, d/b/a Phoenicia, 506 ½ Armistice Blvd, LIC#00631
T & W Restaurant, Inc., d/b/a Super Dragon Chinese Restaurant, 805 Broadway, LIC#00640
*THE FOLLOWING BOND IS APPROVED, SURETY NAMED IS ACCEPTED:
PRIVATE DETECTIVE-
Steven D. Vander Pyl,, Surety – Hartford Fire Insurance Company
*THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY ARE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:
Berta Demoranville-$148.58
Lester Cutris Mombelly-$190.00/250.00
Kevin F.X. Mulligan-$228.43/233.09
Narragansett Electric Co., by Attorney Eileen G. Cooney-$1,150.09
Susana Ricco-$110.00
Amy Thompson-$785.47
Upon motion made by Councilor Bray, seconded by Councilor Grebien, the meeting is adjourned at five five o’clock p.m.