City Council, November 7, 2018

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 6:23 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

 

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

 

Absent – Councilors Kallman and Rudd.

 

President Moran presides.

 

THE COUNCIL RECESSES IMMEDIATELY TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING:

 

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTERS 1810, 1845, 1853, 1899, 1933, 2007, 2037, 2114, 2262, 2496,2511, 2547 AND 2864 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO THE PAWTUCKET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, ENTITLED THE “DOWNTOWN GATEWAY PROJECT”

 

 

COUNCILOR RUDD ARRIVES AT 7:06 P.M.

 

COUNCILOR KALLMAN ARRIVES AT 8:10 P.M.

 

 

THE COUNCIL RECONVENES AT 8:47 P.M.

 

 

The reading of the records of the October 24, 2018 City Council meeting, Committee on Claims and Pending Suits meeting and the City Property Committee meeting, and the records of the October 29, 2018 City Council meeting are dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.

 

 

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

 

*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS ARE READ AND ORDERED FILED:

 

 

A.         061      Communication from Joanna L’Heureux, Director of Finance, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Statement of Estimated Realized and Unrealized Revenues for the Fiscal Period July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018)

        

B.         028      Resolution from the Town of Foster in Support of Legislation to Amend Title 44, Chapter 5 Regarding Municipal Taxation of Real Estate

        

C.         028      Communication from RI Department of Environmental Management, to the City of Pawtucket. (RI Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program Meetings)

        

D.         017      Communication from Stephen Gross, BlumShaprio, to Pawtucket Government Officials.  (Audit of City of Pawtucket)

        

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E.          590      Communication from Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to Director Nicole Anderson Scott, MD, Rhode Island Department of Health. (Response – RIDOH Letter Dated October 15, 2018)

        

F.          590      Communication from Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to Andrew Gates, Apex Development Company. (Commercial Lease for the Apex Site)

        

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G.         643      Communication from Frank J. Milos, Jr., Esq., City Solicitor, to Councilor Terrence E. Mercer. (Response – Rat Poison Liability)

        

H.         625      Communication from Dylan M. Zelazo, Director of Administration, to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk. (Response – Various Issues – Council Letters 10/10/18)

        

I.            028      Communication from Angelo Calcagni, Waste Connections to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk. (Response – Pre-Council Invite on November 7, 2018)

        

J.           1          Communication from Tina Goncalves, Chief of Police and Acting Director of Public Safety, to Mr. Steven Brown, Executive Director, ACLU Rhode Island. (Response - Police Department’s Bicycle Donation Policy)

        

K.         616      Communication from Michael E. Burns, Traffic Engineering Supervisor, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. Response – Moshassuck Valley Industrial Hwy. and Sayles Avenue)

        

L.          634      Communication from Michelle R. Hardy, CMC, Deputy City Clerk, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Proposed Implementation Plan for Mobile Food Establishment Registration) TO BE REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

        

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M.        622      Communication from William Vieira, Acting Director of Zoning, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (ACLU’s Concerns Regarding Signage on Rice Street) IS REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

        

N.         617      Communication from Ann Hollands, MAI, Administrator for Real Estate, Rhode Island Department of Transportation. (Proposed Sale of State Land at 872 Newport Avenue) IS REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE

        

O.                     AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3124 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, AMENDING THE 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (1085 Central Avenue – AP13 L273) IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE SET FOR DECEMBER 5, 2018

        

P.                      AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 0F THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET 1996, ENTITLED “ZONING” (Official Map 1085 Central Avenue – AP13 L273) IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE SET FOR DECEMBER 5, 2018

        

Q.                     AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET 1996, ENTITLED “ZONING” (1253 & 1277 Newport Avenue – AP12 L270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275 and 783) IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE SET FOR DECEMBER 5, 2018

        

R.                     AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3124 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, AMENDING THE 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. (1253 & 1277 Newport Avenue – AP12 L270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275 and 783) IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE SET FOR DECEMBER 5, 2018

        

**     TAKEN OFF CONSENT AGENDA FOR COMMENTS ONLY, NO OTHER ACTION TAKEN.

        

 

 

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

 

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

 

589   Jeannine L. Chartier, 500 Prospect Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.  Term expires first Monday in October 2021, 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 Araujo, Barry, Kallman, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

 

Jeannine L. Chartier, 500 Prospect Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.  Term expires first Monday in October 2021.

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE RETURNED BY THE FINANCE AND ORDINANCE COMMITTEES IS READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE AS FOLLOWS:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTERS 1810, 1845, 1853, 1899, 1933, 2007, 2037, 2114, 2262, 2496, 2511, 2547 AND 2864 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO THE PAWTUCKET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, ENTITLED THE “DOWNTOWN GATEWAY PROJECT”

 

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Vitali, the meeting is adjourned at 9:10 p.m.