City Council, October 11, 2017

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at 7:33 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

 

Present – President Moran, Councilors Barry, Kallman, Mercer, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – Councilors Cano and Rudd.

 

President Moran presides.

 

The reading of the records of September 20, 2017 and October 2, 2017 is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.

 

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

 

*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS ARE READ AND ORDERED FILED:

 

611	A.    Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Deputy Finance Director, to Mayor Donald R. Grebien.  (Uniform Overtime FY18)
611	B.     Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Deputy Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Final FY17 Medical Fund Report)
061	C.     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, 2017 through August 31, 2017)
	D.    Communication from William E. Ankner, PhD, Director of Public Works, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Stormwater Quality Master Plan) TO BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.
	E.     Communication from Frank J. Milos, Jr., Esq., to Council President David P. Moran. (License Agreement – M & M Conant Street, LLC (210 Conant Street) IS REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE
630	F.      Communication from Robert W. Burns, Tax Assessor, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Tax Abatements for April, May and June, 2017)
	G.    RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABATEMENT OF TAXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, REAL ESTATE AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR APRIL, MAY AND JUNE, 2017, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $27,056.77) - IS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
630	H.    Communication from Robert W. Burns, Tax Assessor, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Tax Abatements for July, August and September, 2017)
	I.       RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABATEMENT OF TAXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, REAL ESTATE AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 2017, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $292,295.40) – IS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
	J.       Communication from Douglas J. Emanuel, Chace Ruttenberg & Freedman, LLP, to the Honorable David P. Moran, President, Pawtucket City Council. (Pawtucket Armory – Request for Renewal/Extension of Tax Treaty) IS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
	K.    Communication from Robert W. Burns, Tax Assessor, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (172 Exchange Street – Pawtucket Armory Art Center LLC.) – IS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
623	L.     Communication from Don Zimmerman, Director of Human Resources, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Establish a Pay Ordinance and Repeal Chapter 3089 in its Entirety, Teamsters Local 251 – Effective July 1, 2017)
	M.   Collective Bargaining Agreement Between Teamsters Local 251 and the Pawtucket Water Supply Board - Period of July 1, 2017-June 30, 2020) - IS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
	N.    AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR LOCAL 251 IN SECTION §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996 - IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
	O.    AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY POLICE INITIATIVE FUND – IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
	P.      AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF SECTIONS §302-8, §302-31, §302-44, §112-7, §112-12, §260-3, §260-4, §260-9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, REGARDING LICENSES (Licenses, Expirations, Fees) – IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE.
	Q.    THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS: Lindsay Adler – No Amount Specified Amilcar Lima - $157.56 Andrea Raymond - $256.00/$953.59 Elaine T. MacIntosh by Charles J. Vucci, Esq. - $100,000.00 Polanco Viruet by Christopher E. Fay, Esq. – No Amount Specified

 

 

Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment to the Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture for CONFIRMATION:

 

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

 

589   Gina Lisa DiSpirito, 545 Pawtucket Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the first Monday in October, 2020, 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 Moran, Councilors Barry, Kallman, Mercer, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES - 0.

 

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

 

Gina Lisa DiSpirito, 545 Pawtucket Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the first Monday in October, 2020.

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WILDENHAIN.

 

With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by Councilor Barry, is PASSED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

The Clerk is instructed to send a communication to Patricia DiCenso, Superintendent of Schools, regarding the health and safety initiatives of the School Improvement Plan. The Council is requesting a list of the planned initiatives and a timeline of when they are expected to begin and be finished.  In addition, they specifically wanted to know if the installation of security cameras at any of the schools is included in those initiatives.

 

Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment to the Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture for CONFIRMATION:

 

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

 

589   Ricardo Pimentel, 204 Downing Drive, Attleboro, MA 02703. Term expires the first Monday in October, 2020, 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 Moran, Councilors Barry, Kallman, Mercer, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES - 0.

 

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

 

Ricardo Pimentel, 204 Downing Drive, Attleboro, MA 02703. Term expires the first Monday in October, 2020.

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS READ AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barry, Kallman, Mercer, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES - 0.

 

032   RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BURIAL LOT IN OAK GROVE CEMETERY FROM HARRY B. MANNING, JR. BACK TO THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET FOR USE BY A VETERAN. (Section M, Lot 22)

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY ARE APPROVED FOR PAYMENT ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barry, Kallman, Mercer, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES - 0.

 

Esteban Felix Garcia - $1,511.74

Kristin and Joseph McManus-Guisti, claim 2- $5,707.25 for property damage.  Personal injury claim to be REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND THE RI INTERLOCAL TRUST

Mark Savard – $2,850.00

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY ARE REFERRED TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT/RHODE ISLAND INTERLOCAL TRUST FOR FURTHER REVIEW, ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

Derek Barnier as Guardian of Suraya Barnier by Rob Levine & Associates – No Amount Specified

Deborah Draine by Rob Levin & Associates – No Amount Specified

Kelyn Salazar Sequen – No Amount Specified

Julio Albano by Paragon Subrogation Services, Inc. - $13,551.28

Lynn Farinelli – No Amount Specified

Richard Silva by Brian Cunha & Associates, PC – No Amount Specified

Ronald Williams by Christine Monahan, Esq. – No Amount Specified

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS POSTPONED, ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

Kristin McManus-Guisti by Nationwide Insurance, claim 1- $703.25.

 

 

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS DENIED AND REFERRED TO LINK ENVIRONMENTAL, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barry, Kallman, Mercer, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

John A. Varella - $2,237.42

 

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS DENIED AND REFERRED TO PAWTUCKET WATER SUPPLY BOARD, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barry, Kallman, Mercer, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

Bethany Sculley – No Amount Specified

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilor Mercer, the meeting is adjourned at 7:55 p.m., in memory of Fr. Cornelius Lynch.