City Council, December 16, 2019

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Monday, December 16, 2019, at 6:25 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. 

 

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

 

Absent – 0.

 

President Moran presides.

 

 

The reading of the records of the December 5, 2019 Committee on Claims and Pending Suits meeting; and the reading of the records of the December 11, 2019 Committee on Claims and Pending Suits meeting, City Property Committee meeting, Finance Committee meeting, and City Council 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:

 

061      A.     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, 2019 through September 30, 2019)

           

061      B.     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, 2019 through October 31, 2019)

           

            C.     Communication from Louis Shapiro, VP, Strategic Partnerships, Change Healthcare, to David P. Moran, President, Pawtucket City Council.  (HCI Corp d/b/a Change Healthcare request for a 10-year Tangible Personal Property Tax Stabilization) – IS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

           

623      D.     Communication from Sara Miranda, Human Resources Coordinator, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Changes to the Pay Ordinances for the Non-Union Pay Plans)

           

623      E.      Communication from Sara Miranda, Human Resources Coordinator, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Amendment to Unclassified Non-Union Pay Plan – Executive Administrative Secretary and Administrative Secretary)

           

            F.      AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR UNCLASSIFIED NON-UNION POSITIONS IN §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996.  (Executive Administrative Secretary and Administrative Secretary) – IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

           

623      G.     Communication from Sara Miranda, Human Resources Coordinator, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Amendment to Classified Non-Union Pay Plan – Increase 19X)

           

623      H.     Communication from Sara Miranda, Human Resources Coordinator, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Amendment to Classified Non-Union Pay Plan – Add Human Resources Specialist 14X)

           

            I.       AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR CLASSIFIED NON-UNION POSITIONS IN §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996.  (Increase 19X and Add – Human Resources Specialist 14X) – IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

           

623      J.      Communication from Sara Miranda, Human Resources Coordinator, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Amendment to Heads of Departments Pay Plan)

           

            K.     AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS IN §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996.  (Increase in Range for Director of Finance, Director of Public Works, Chief of Police, Director of Commerce) – IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

           

623      L.      Communication from Sara Miranda, Human Resources Coordinator, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Amendment to Pay Plan Local 1012 – Administrative Assistant)

           

            M.    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.  (Administrative Assistant) IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

           

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

                     Alessandro Cassone – No Amount Specified

 

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

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

033   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABATEMENT OF TAXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, REAL ESTATE AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 2019, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $114,843.35.

 

 

The following ordinance is read for the SECOND time and PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

330   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 (Addition of 16 Kenilworth Way, AP64 L617, to the Historic District)

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Barry, the meeting is adjourned at 6:28 p.m.