CANCELLED
CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
137 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET, RI
MARCH 21, 2018
7:00 PM
PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA
5:15 PM – JOINT ORDINANCE, RECREATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE/DARE FUND COMMITTEES
5:25 PM – ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
6:35 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – DAVE CLEMENTE
6:45 PM – PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD
6:45 PM – BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
7:00 PM – PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTION TAX TREATY – FULLER MILL
7:00 PM – PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTION ABANDONMENT OF R.O.W. ON NEWPORT AVE
7:00 PM – PUBLIC HEARING – ORDINANCE CREATING A CMU ZONE
7:00 PM – PUBLIC HEARING – ORDINANCE COMP PLAN/ZONING FROM MO & CG TO CMU
7:00 PM – CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC HEARING
CONVENED___________________PM
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A 12-YEAR TAX STABILIZATION AGREEMENT FOR FULLER MILL REALTY LLC, 145 EXCHANGE STREET (AP22 L58)
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PUBLIC HEARING
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY ON NEWPORT AVENUE, ENCOMPASSING APPROXIMATELY 93 SQUARE FEET OF LAND
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PUBLIC HEARING
CONVENED___________________PM
AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “ZONING” ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT (CMU) SUBSTITUTE A
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PUBLIC HEARING
CONVENED___________________PM
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DOCKET
CONVENED__________________PM
The purpose of this meeting is for discussion and/or consideration of the following:
1. Previous Minutes of 03/05/2018: City Council
Previous Minutes of 03/07/2018: City Council
Committee on Claims and Pending Suits
2. *CONSENT AGENDA
3. *CORRESPONDENCE
| | A. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to Her Excellency Gina M. Raimondo, Governor. (Requesting that some Pawtucket’s Census Tracks be identified as Opportunity Zones) |
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| | B. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Opioid Lawsuit Agreement) |
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| | A. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to All Members of the Transfer Station Stakeholder Group. (Suspension of the Hassenfeld Institute Process) |
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| | B. Communication from Patricia St. Germain, FACT President, Stop the Dump Coalition Member, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Requesting an Ad Hoc Committee to Study the Transfer Station Issues) |
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| | C. Communication from Beverly Hall, Warwick City Clerk’s Office, to RI City and Town Clerks. (Resolution Supporting the Removal of the Sunset Provision in the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program) |
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| | D. Resolution from the Smithfield School Committee, to RI City and Town Clerks, in Support of Article 5 of H-2018 7200 that would place a Referendum before the Voters for $250 Million for Renovation of Existing and Construction of New Public Schools. |
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| | E. Communication from Amy Rose Weinreich, CMC, Charlestown Town Clerk, to RI City and Town Clerks. (Resolution in Opposition to the Inclusion in the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leaking Program) |
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| | G. Various Forms and Statements from Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank. |
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| | H. Communication from Joanna L’Heureux, Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Annual Report on Take Home Vehicles) |
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| | I. Communication from Dylan M. Zelazo, Deputy Director of Administration, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Response – Purchase of National Grid Street Lights) |
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| | J. Communication from Don Zimmerman, Director of Human Resources, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Play Plan Ordinance Changes for Local 3960) |
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| | K. AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR LOCAL 3960 IN §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996. (Reclassify: Assistant Tax Collector, Chief of Project Development and Deputy Finance Director) – TO BE 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: June Aronson – Pending Estimates Christina Bento – No Amount Specified Rose Ross Dickens - $154.00 Christopher LeFort - $335.85 Christopher LeFort - $264.50 Peter Medeiros - $50.00 Maria Silva by Wayne G. Resmini, Esq. - $100,000.00 Shirley Thurber - $3,565.00/$3,690.00 Gabriel German Urena by Allstate Insurance – $1,091.13 Jody Wheeler - $341.67 Marialana Wilkinson – Pending Estimates |
1. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Memorial Hospital Update)
2. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF 2018 S-2437 ENTITLED “AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – THE HOSPITALS CONVERSIONS ACT” CREATING NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR HOSPITAL CLOSURES.
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
3. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF 2018 H-7385 AND S-2270 ENTITLED “AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY – MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE MEDIATION CONFERENCE” ELIMINATING THE “SUNSET” PROVISION FOR RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE MEDIATION.
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
4. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY NOT TRANSFER THE MONEY FROM RI HOUSING TO ADDRESS THE DEFECTS IN THE FISCAL 2019 BUDGET AND SEEK ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS.
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
5. RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE THREE-MONTH EXTENSION OF THE OPERATING LEASE WITH LINK ENVIRONMENTAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2018.
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
6. THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVEYING AN EASEMENT OVER AND ACROSS CITY OWNED PROPERTY ON SMITHFIELD AVENUE (NATHANAEL GREENE SCHOOL) TO NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
7. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A 12-YEAR TAX STABILIZATION AGREEMENT FOR FULLER MILL REALTY LLC, 145 EXCHANGE STREET (AP22 L58)
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
8. THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
9. THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “ZONING” ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT (CMU) SUBSTITUTE A
FOR FIRST PASSAGE
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
10. THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
FOR FIRST PASSAGE
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
11. THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
FOR FIRST PASSAGE
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
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Posted: March 16, 2018
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