City Council, August 22, 2018

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at 12:08 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

 

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

 

Absent – Councilors Kallman, Rudd, Tetreault

 

President Moran presides.

 

The reading of the records of the August 8, 2018 City Council meeting, Committee on Claims and Pending Suits meeting, Ordinance Committee meeting and Finance Committee meeting, 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:

 

A.       617 Communication from David W. Fish, P.E. Administrator of Project Management, RIDOT, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Extension of Comment Period and Additional Public Hearings for Toll Locations)

       

B.       1     Communication from Detective Lieutenant David Holden, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (2018 Justice Assistance Grant)

       

C.       614 Communication from Eric J. Earls, PE, Director of Public Works, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Transfer Station Contract Extension)

       

D.       614 Communication from Eric J. Earls, PE, Director of Public Works, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Response – Street Sign Replacement)

       

E.       614 Communication from Eric J. Earls, PE, Director of Public Works, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.   (Response – Street Tree Placement)

       

F.        611 Communication from Joanna L’Heureux, Director of Finance, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Pay Plan – Senior Municipal Elections Clerk)

       

G.              AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR LOCAL 1012 IN §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996.  (Create: Senior Municipal Elections Clerk) – IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

       

H.              RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2018 PAWTUCKET – CENTRAL FALLS MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN – RETURNED BY THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE A PUBIC HEARING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2018.

       

I.                AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3124 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, AMENDING THE 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (PAWTUCKET/CENTRAL FALLS TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AREA) – RETURNED BY THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE A PUBIC HEARING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2018.

       

J.                AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, ENTITLED “ZONING” CHANGE IN OFFICIAL ZONING MAP (Change of Zone from MB to CD for the following properties: 349 Barton Street – AP44 L601; 195 Weeden Street – AP44 L433; 173 Weeden Street AP44 l581; 181 Conant Street (Fram Alley) AP44 l612) – SUBMITTED BY THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2018.

       

K.              AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, ENTITLED “ZONING” CHANGE IN OFFICIAL ZONING MAP (Change of Zone from MO to MBRD for the following property:  593 Mineral Spring Ave AP48 L521) – SUBMITTED BY THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2018.

       

L.           THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:

Stephanie Scanlon - $116.56

 

 

609   Communication from Christopher Montalto, Engineering Supervisor, Distribution Design, National Grid, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, requesting to install a new joint pole on Church Street, IS APPROVED PENDING THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

   

 

 

609   Communication from Christopher Montalto, Engineering Supervisor, Distribution Design, National Grid, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, requesting to install a new pole on South Union Street, IS APPROVED PENDING THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

 

 

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO EXTEND THE OPERATING LEASE WITH WASTE CONNECTIONS US, INC., FOR THE TRANSFER STATION AT GROTTO AVENUE THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Vitali, the meeting is adjourned at 12:13 p.m.