City Council, August 21, 2019
A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at 12:17 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.
Present – President Pro-Tempore Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Barry, Vasquez, Vitali and Wildenhain.
Absent – President Moran, Councilors Kallman and Rudd
President Pro-Tempore Mercer presides.
The reading of the records of the August 6, 2019 Workshop Session – Joint Ordinance Committee and Ad Hoc Economic Development and Neighborhood Improvement Committee and the August 7, 2019 Joint Ordinance Committee and Ad Hoc Economic Development and Neighborhood Improvement Committee meeting, Committee on Claims and Pending Suits meeting, Substance Abuse Prevention/Non-Violence Fund Committee meeting and City Council meeting are dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.
Upon motion made by Councilor Barry seconded by Councilor Vitali, the *Consent Agenda is APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote.
*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS ARE READ AND ORDERED FILED:
7 A. Various Forms and Statements from RI Infrastructure Bank.
1 B. Communication from Det. Lieutenant Timothy Graham, Pawtucket Police Department, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (2019 Justice Assistance Grant)
028 C. Resolution from the Town of Charlestown Relating to Public Access to the Shoreline.
1 D. Communication from Tina Goncalves, Pawtucket Police Chief, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Response – Various Police Issues)
611 E. Communication from Joanna L’Heureux, Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Street Lighting – LED Bulb Financing)
F. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF STREET LIGHTS, THE CONVERSION OF FIXTURES TO LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ("LED") TECHNOLOGY, AND THE FINANCING THEREOF THROUGH A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT OR OTHER APPROPRIATION OBLIGATION AND DETERMINING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH – IS REFERRED FINANCE COMMITTEE.
G. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET 1996, ENTITLED “ZONING”, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION OVERLAY DISTRICT - SUBMITTED BY THE JOINT ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND AD HOC COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
H. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET 1996, ENTITLED “ZONING”. CHANGE IN OFFICIAL ZONING MAP (NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION OVERLAY DISTRICT) - SUBMITTED BY THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
I. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:
Lawrence Muhammand - $4,060.97
Dennis M. Sullivan – No Amount Specified
592 Communication from Jay Rosa, Assistant Director, Planning and Redevelopment, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (City of Pawtucket Blackstone River Bikeway – Front Street Route Alternatives) is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR VITALI:
Upon motion made by Councilor Vitali, seconded by Councilor Barry, the agenda is amended to include the following communication on a unanimous voice vote:
625 Communication from Dylan Zelazo, Director of Administration, to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk, regarding Emergency Call Boxes.
Upon motion made by Councilor Vitali, seconded by Councilor Barry, the following communication is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
Communication from Dylan Zelazo, Director of Administration, to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk, regarding Emergency Call Boxes.
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS POSTPONED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A ROUTE FOR THE BLACKSTONE RIVER BIKEWAY IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET
The following ordinance is read for the SECOND time and PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Barry, Vasquez, Vitali and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
330 AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 363 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “TAXATION.” (Fifteen (15) and Twenty (20) Year Tax Stabilization Program)
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WILDENHAIN:
Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by Councilors Barry and Araujo, the agenda is amended to include the following communication on a unanimous voice vote:
592 Communication from Susan Mara, Director of Planning and Redevelopment, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council regarding CDBG Funds Daggett Avenue.
Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by Councilors Barry and Araujo, the following communication is READ AND ORDERED FILED.
Communication from Susan Mara, Director of Planning and Redevelopment, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council regarding CDBG Funds Daggett Avenue.
The following ordinance is read for the SECOND time and PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Barry, Vasquez, Vitali and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
330 AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 302 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “PEDDLING AND SOLICITING”. (MOBILE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS)
The following ordinance is read for the SECOND time and PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Pro-Tempore Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Barry, Vasquez, Vitali and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
330 AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 108 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES” (Consumption in Public – Exceptions)
Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the meeting is adjourned at 12:26 p.m.