City Council, July 20, 2022

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 12:19 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. 

 

Present – Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – President Moran and Councilors Gregor and Schuette.

 

President Pro-Tempore Mercer presides.

 

The reading of the records of the June 28, 2022, meeting of the Ordinance Committee/Committee of the Whole, and the July 6, 2022 meetings of the City Council, the Committee on Claims and Pending Suits and the City Property Committee is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Stachowiak, the *Consent Agenda is APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

            A.     Various Forms and Statements from RI Infrastructure Bank.

           

            B.     Communication from Cheryl McWilliams, Ed.D, Superintendent, Pawtucket School Department, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien.  (Revised FY23 School Budget)

           

            C.     Communication from Miriam Plitt, Chair, Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (2022 Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture Annual Report)

           

            D.     Communication from Detective Lieutenant Dino Giorgio, Pawtucket Police Department, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)

           

            E.      Communication from Joseph A. Keough, Jr., Esq., to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk.  (Teamsters Local 251 Contract)

           

            F.      Collective Bargaining Agreement by and Between the Teamsters Local 251 and the Pawtucket Water Supply Board for the period July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023.  IS  REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

           

            G.     Communication from Joseph A. Keough, Jr., Esq., to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk, (Employment Contract for Russell L. Houde, Jr., PE, Assistant Chief Engineer)

           

            H.     Employment Agreement between the Pawtucket Water Supply Board and Russell L. Houde, Jr., P.E., Assistant Chief Engineer  IS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

           

            I.       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 FOR 120 WEBSTER STREET (AP9 L570) FROM RT TO CG ZONE. – IS LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS SET FOR AUGUST 10, 2022.

           

            J.      THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY IS REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:

Georgina Castillo, by Joseph J. Voccola, Esq. - $50,000.00 (Accident with Police Vehicle)

           

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ARAUJO.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Vasquez, the agenda is amended to include the following communication, on a unanimous voice vote:

 

Communication from Dylan M. Zelazo, Director of Administration, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, informing them of a property sale agreement between the City of Pawtucket and Riverside Burial Society of Pawtucket (Morley Field).

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Stachowiak, the following communication is READ AND ORDERED FILED AND REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE, on a unanimous voice vote.

 

Communication from Dylan M. Zelazo, Director of Administration, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, informing them of a property sale agreement between the City of Pawtucket and Riverside Burial Society of Pawtucket (Morley Field).

 

 

COUNCILOR GREGOR ARRIVES AT 12:21 PM.

 

 

Communication from Richard J. Goldstein, MMC City Clerk, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment by Council President Moran as a member of the Riverfront Commission, pending confirmation by Mayor Donald R. Grebien

 

RIVERFRONT COMMISSION

 

John J. Barry, III, 118 Division Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the 1^st Monday in June, 2025 is READ AND ORDERED FILED:

 

The following reappointment is APPROVED pending confirmation from Mayor Donald R. Grebien, on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

AYES – President Pro-Tempore Mercer, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

RIVERFRONT COMMISSION

 

John J. Barry, III, 118 Division Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the 1st Monday in June, 2025.

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by the entire City Council, the Council adjourns in memory of Marceline Wildenhain, at 12:28 p.m.