City Council, June 5, 2019

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 7:14     p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. 

 

Present – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, Barry, Kallman, Rudd, Vitali.

 

Absent – Councilors Mercer, Vasquez and Wildenhain.

 

President Moran presides.

 

The reading of the records of the May 14, 2019 Budget Workshop Session – Joint Finance Committee and City Council meeting; May 15, 2019 Workshop Session - Joint Ordinance Committee and Ad Hoc Economic Development and Neighborhood Improvement Committee meeting; May 16, 2019 Budget Workshop Session – Joint Finance Committee and City Council meeting; May 22, 2019 City Council meeting, Substance Abuse/D.A.R.E. Fund Committee meeting, City Property Committee meeting, and Finance Committee meeting; and May 29, 2019 City Council meeting; is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.

 

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

 

 

*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS ARE READ AND ORDERED FILED:

 

028      A.     Resolution from the Town of Foster Declaring Itself to be a Second Amendment Sanctuary Town.

           

028      B.     Resolution from the Town of Foster in Support of Fully Funding  E-911 Service.

           

028      C.     Resolution from the Town of Portsmouth in Support H-5628 Establishing an Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund (OSCAR)

           

028      D.     Resolution from the Town of Portsmouth in Support of S-410 and H-5671 entitled “Plastic Waste Reduction Act”

           

028      E.      Resolution from the Town of Warren Requesting that the Governor and the Legislature Work Towards the Stabilization of Funding and Increased Equity in the Distribution of State Aid to all Communities in RI

           

028      F.      Resolution from the Town of Warren in Support of S-410 and H-5671 entitled “Plastic Waste Reduction Act”

           

            G.     Communication from Elizangela Santos, Fairlawn Cardinals Secretary, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, requesting funding from the Substance Abuse/D.A.R.E. Fund. – IS REFERRED TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE/D.A.R.E. Fund.

           

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

Suzanne L. Costello, by Robert J. Levine, Esq. – No Amount Specified

 

 

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

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

588   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF LAND IN THE TOWN OF CUMBERLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PAWTUCKET WATER SUPPLY BOARD. (Mercy Lodge Property, Wrentham Road, Cumberland – AP48 L60)

 

 

592   Communication from Jeanne Boyle, Commerce Director; Susan Mara, Director, Planning & Redevelopment, and Edward Soares, CD Program Manager, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Supporting Materials for 2019-2020 Consolidated Plan for the use of funding from the CDBG, HOME and ESG Programs)

 

Activity Applications                                 Home Applications              Public Service Applications;

is READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.

 

With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilor Vitali, is PASSED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

The Clerk is instructed to send a communication to Police Chief Tina Goncalves requesting that the speed trailer be set up on Piave Street near the intersection with Dora Street. 

 

Once the data collection from the speed trailer is completed, the Council is requesting that the police presence on Piave Street be increased to control the speeding and to stop people from driving through the stop sign at the intersection with Dora Street without stopping.

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.

 

With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilor Barry, is PASSED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

The Clerk is instructed to send a communication to Pawtucket School Superintendent DiCenso regarding cones which are put up to block vehicles from entering the parking lot at Nathanael Greene School after school starts in the morning.  Councilor Rudd noted that the cones are left up after all the children are gone in the afternoon, which prevents people from parking in the lot who are going to the ballfields in the evening.  This results in several cars parking on the street instead of off-street.  The Council is requesting that the cones be moved out of the lot at the end of the school day to allow the lot to be used at night by people going to the ballfields.   This comes from a discussion Councilor Rudd had with residents of Grotto Avenue.

 

 

The following resolution is read and PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

588   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM 2019-2020. 

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE IS READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 351 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, REGARDING STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.

 

With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilor Kallman, is PASSED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

The Clerk is instructed to send a communication to Eric J. Earls, PE, Director of Public Works, requesting that the sidewalk regulations (if authorized in the above ordinance)  include conditions for allowing restaurants to place tables on sidewalks abutting their buildings.  If a restaurant meets those conditions, it would be allowed to petition the Board of License Commissioners for permission to have the outside tables.

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR KALLMAN

 

With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Kallman, seconded by Councilors Rudd and Barry, is PASSED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

The Clerk is instructed to send a communication to Eric J. Earls, PE, Director of Public Works and Tina Goncalves, Police Chief, requesting that the proposed sidewalk regulations include a provision that requires the appropriate district councilor to be consulted prior to approving the location of any docking station for scooters and/or bikes.

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY ARE APPROVED FOR PAYMENT ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

Glenn Demers - $193.00

John R. Alves - $510.00

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS DENIED AND REFERRED TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

Linda McCoy – No Amount Specified

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS DENIED AND REFERRED TO THE CARDI CORPORATION, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

Herbert Ramey - No Amount Specified

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS POSTPONED UNTIL THE COUNCIL GETS A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER’S REPORT, SAID ENGINEER TO BE HIRED BY THE CLAIMANT; ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

Waldo Saul Mijangos - $7,491.00/$8,550.00

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITE, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS REFERRED TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND THE RI INTERLOCAL TRUST FOR FURTHER REVIEW, ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

Eugene Santos - $55,000.00

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BARRY.

 

With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by the entire City Council, is PASSED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

The Clerk is instructed to send a communication to the Pawtucket Delegation to the General Assembly to suggest that when legislation comes up in the General Assembly that will affect the city, that they check in with some members of the City Council or the administration to get some input on the bills.

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry seconded by Councilors Kallman and Rudd, the meeting is adjourned at 7:41 p.m.