City Council, May 26, 2015

 

 

A Special Session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at 5:50 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. 

 

Present – Councilors Barry, Bray, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – President Moran and Councilor Cano.

 

President Pro-Tempore Hodge presides.

 

 

Communication from Council President, David P. Moran, calling a Special Session of the City Council on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at 5:45 p.m. is READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilors Mercer and Rudd, the *Consent Agenda is APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote.

 

 

*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS ARE READ AND ORDERED FILED:

 

 

592	A.    Communication from Barney S. Heath, Director, Planning & Redevelopment, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Filing of the CDBG for July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016)
592	B.     Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan (July 1 2014 – June 30, 2015)
	C.     AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS - IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE.

 

 

COUNCILOR CANO ARRIVES AT 5:52 P.M.

 

COUNCIL PRESIDENT MORAN ARRIVES AT 5:54 P.M.

 

PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE HODGE TURNS THE CHAIR OVER TO PRESIDENT MORAN.

 

PRESIDENT MORAN PRESIDES.

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BARRY.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the agenda is amended to include the following communication, on a unanimous voice vote:

 

590   Communication from Mayor Donald R. Grebien to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Budget Amendment Concerns)

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the following communication is READ AND ORDERED FILED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

Communication from Mayor Donald R. Grebien to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Budget Amendment Concerns)

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING MATTER WAS POSTPONED AT THE MEETING HELD MAY 20, 2015, AND IS AGAIN TAKEN UP AND IS READ AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

588   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.  (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)

 

 

 

The following ordinance is read for the SECOND time and PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

330   CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE FY 2015-2016

 

 

 

The following ordinance is read for the SECOND time and PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

330   AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 363 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET ENTITLED, “TAXATION” (EXEMPTIONS 2015)    

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE ENTITLED “ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE FY 2015-2016, AS AMENDED” IS PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Bray, Cano, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – Councilor Barry.

 

DECREASE TO PROPERTY TAXES		TOTAL  $390,000
	Current Real Estate 2016	$390,000

 

 

The following ordinance is read for the FIRST TIME, AS AMENDED, and PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE FY 2015-2016, AS AMENDED.

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Hodge, the meeting is adjourned at 6:15 p.m., in memory of Raymond Larson, Violet Cardin, and George Patrick Duffy.