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City Council, November 24, 2015
A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 6:02 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.
Present – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
Absent – President Moran.
President Pro-Tempore Hodge presides.
The reading of the records of November 10, 2015 is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.
Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by Councilor Cano, the *Consent Agenda is APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote.
*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS ARE READ AND ORDERED FILED:
| 028 | A. Communication from Michael O’Connell, Executive Director, RI Resource Recovery Corporation, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien. (Response - Proposed Change to Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Fee) | ||
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| ** 590 | B. Communication from Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Response - Disc Golf Course in Slater Park) | ||
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| 625 | C. Communication from Antonio J. Pires, Director of Public Safety, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (GIS Analysis – Public Safety Complex) | ||
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| 625 | D. Communication from Antonio J. Pires, Director of Public Safety, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Police Department Consultant Report) | ||
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| 611 | E. Communication from Joanna L’Heureux, Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Statement of Estimated, Realized and Unrealized Revenues for the fiscal period July 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015) | ||
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| 611 | F. Communication from Joanna L’Heureux, Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Fitch’s Bond Rating and Rating Outlook Update) | ||
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| 611 | G. Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Deputy Finance Director, to His Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Uniform Overtime FY16) | ||
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| 611 | H. Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Deputy Finance Director, to Joanna L’Heureux, Finance Director. (Medical Fund Report) | ||
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| | I. Communication from Barney S. Heath, Director of Planning and Redevelopment, to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk (Lease Extension for Library Parking) IS REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE | ||
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| 611 | J. Communication from Joanna L’Heureux, Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Delete Water Engineering Intern and Add Water CAD/GIS/Records Coordinator) | ||
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| | K. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3059 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET ESTABLISHING A PAY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET FOR LOCAL 1012 (PWSB – Delete: Water Board Engineering Intern; Add: Water CAD/GIS/Records Coordinator) - IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. |
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| L. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS: Kerri Dagraca, by Progressive Direct Insurance - $140.00 Terry Nau - $5,350.00 Caleb Pond by Robert J. Levine, Esq. – No Amount Specified Edrick Ramsey, by Richard Sinapi, Esq. - $250,000.00 |
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| ** | TAKEN OFF CONSENT AGENDA FOR COMMENTS ONLY, NO OTHER ACTION TAKEN. |
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UPON UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL, THE FOLLOWING MATTERS ARE TAKEN UP AT THIS TIME:
Communication from Colin Kane, Principal, Peregrine Group LLC, to Mayor Donald R. Grebien (Letter of Intent - Redevelopment of 45 Division Street)
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING PEREGRINE GROUP, LLC, AS THE PREFERRED DEVELOPER AND AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF THE LETTER OF INTENT FOR THE DIVISION STREET PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT. (Waterfront property located at the corner of Division and Water/School Streets Plat 23 Lots 599 & 73)
028 Communication from Colin Kane, Principal, Peregrine Group LLC, to Mayor Donald R. Grebien (Letter of Intent - Redevelopment of 45 Division Street) is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS READ AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
588 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING PEREGRINE GROUP, LLC, AS THE PREFERRED DEVELOPER AND AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF THE LETTER OF INTENT FOR THE DIVISION STREET PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT. (Waterfront property located at the corner of Division and Water/School Streets Plat 23 Lots 599 & 73)
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Juvenile Hearing Board for confirmation:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 Meghan E. Kallman, 93 Capwell Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018, is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Meghan E. Kallman, 93 Capwell Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018.
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Juvenile Hearing Board for confirmation:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 Elena Vasquez, 40 Pine Street, Pawtucket, RI. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018, is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Elena Vasquez, 40 Pine Street, Pawtucket, RI.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Juvenile Hearing Board for confirmation:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 Dave Williams, 38 Littlefield Street, Pawtucket, RI. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018, is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Dave Williams, 38 Littlefield Street, Pawtucket, RI.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018.
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Juvenile Hearing Board for confirmation:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 Wilder Arboleda, 197 Bucklin Street, Pawtucket, RI. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018, is READ AND ORDERED FILED
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Wilder Arboleda, 197 Bucklin Street, Pawtucket, RI.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018.
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Juvenile Hearing Board for confirmation:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 Alexander Danso, 104 Garden Street, Pawtucket, RI. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018, is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Alexander Danso, 104 Garden Street, Pawtucket, RI.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018.
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Juvenile Hearing Board for confirmation:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 Felisberto Fontes, 708 Weeden Street, Pawtucket, RI. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018, is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Felisberto Fontes, 708 Weeden Street, Pawtucket, RI.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018.
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment to the Juvenile Hearing Board for confirmation:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 John Ward, 11 King Philip Road, Pawtucket, RI. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018, is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
John Ward, 11 King Philip Road, Pawtucket, RI.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018.
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment to the Juvenile Hearing Board for confirmation:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 Diane C. Dufresne, 60 Summit Street, Pawtucket, RI. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018, is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Diane C. Dufresne, 60 Summit Street, Pawtucket, RI.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018
Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment to the Juvenile Hearing Board for confirmation:
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
589 Silas Cooper, 896 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018, is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation is CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
Silas Cooper, 896 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.
Term expires the 1st Monday in December 2018.
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS READ AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
588 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF A MEMORIAL PLAQUE NAMING THE CORNER OF MENDON AVENUE AND ROOSEVELT AVENUE IN HONOR OF RAYMOND J. GAGNE.
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS READ AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
588 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO UTILIZE $687,517 OF THE FY2015 SURPLUS TO PAY OFF THE BALANCE OWED TO MTG FOR THE BLUE RECYCLING BINS
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARIES FOR CLASSIFIED NON-UNION POSITIONS AND REPEALING CHAPTER 3008 IN ITS ENTIRETY”, ARE PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
Add the following (section b):
SECTION 4. (a) A set of performance benchmarks for the position of Recycling and Sustainability Administrator shall be provided to the City Council, and the Director of Public Works shall report quarterly to the Council on the progress made towards meeting those benchmarks.
(b) The position of Recycling and Sustainability Administrator shall be paid pursuant to this ordinance as long as there are sufficient funds in Fund 706, Municipal Waste Reduction Fund, from which the funding for this position is derived.
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
Amend the following:
SECTION 6. Schedule of Annual Hourly Pay Rates assigned to established Part-Time Classified Non-Union positions.
DEP. DIR. OF EMERGENCY MGMT. $14,461.20 $16.00-$19.00 Per Hour
FIRE DISPATCHER $15,600.00 $15.00- $18.00 Per Hour
PREPAREDNESS OFFICER $12.00$14.00-$16.00 Per Hour
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE IS READ FOR THE FIRST TIME, AS AMENDED, AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Hodge, Councilors Barry, Bray, Cano, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARIES FOR CLASSIFIED NON-UNION POSITIONS AND REPEALING CHAPTER 3008 IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS AMENDED.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BARRY.
Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilors Tetreault and Wildenhain, the agenda is amended to include the following communication:
Communication from Barney S. Heath, Director, Planning & Redevelopment, to David P. Moran, President, Pawtucket City Council. (Recommendation in Favor of Isle Brewers Guild, LLC for a Twelve (12) Year Tax Stabilization Request)
Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilors Tetreault and Wildenhain, the following communication is READ AND ORDERED FILED and REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
Communication from Barney S. Heath, Director, Planning & Redevelopment, to David P. Moran, President, Pawtucket City Council. (Recommendation in Favor of Isle Brewers Guild, LLC for a Twelve (12) Year Tax Stabilization Request)
Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by the Entire City Council, the meeting is adjourned at 6:25 p.m., in memory of Francis Kenney.