City Council, December 20, 2023

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council was held Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at 6:02 p.m., in the Jenks/JMW Complex for the Performing and Visual Arts Media Center, 350 Division St., Pawtucket, RI. 

 

Present – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – Councilor Coderre

 

President Mercer presided.

 

 

The reading of the records of the November 29, 2023 Joint Committee of the Whole/Ordinance Committee meeting and the December 6, 2023 Ordinance Committee meeting, Committee on Claims and Pending Suits meeting and City Council meeting was dispensed with and the records were APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.

 

 

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

 

*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE READ AND ORDERED FILED

           

590      A.     Communication from the Mayor’s Community Board to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Public Input By-Laws)

           

**651  B.     Communication from Ashley Tashian, Assistant Treasurer to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Write-offs for 2012)

           

625      C.     Communication from Dylan M. Zelazo, Director of Administration, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Response – Hilltop Letter) POSTPONED FROM 12/6/23

           

            D.     AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 227 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “GRAFFITI.” SUBSTITUTE A. WAS LAID ON THE TABLE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE.

           

            E.      Communication from Dylan M. Zelazo, Director of Administration, to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk (Freight Street Property) WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE

           

            F.      Communication from Frank J. Milos, Jr., Esq., to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk (Walco Electric Company Sublease Agreement) WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE

           

            G.     THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WERE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:

Ariah Rabbitt by Jessica L. Basso, Esq. – No amount specified (School)

Lynn Farinelli – $100,000.00 (Claim of Relief)

Lynn Farinelli – No amount specified (Claim of Relief)

           

**        TAKEN OFF CONSENT AGENDA FOR COMMENTS ONLY, NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN

 

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

 

AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

330      AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR LOCAL 3960 IN SECTION §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996. (ADD: Cultural Affairs Program Coordinator, Supervisor of Sewers, Sanitation & Recycling; DELETE: Economic & Cultural Affairs Officer, Sewer Supervisor; CHANGE: Fleet Mechanic, Fleet Mechanic EVT Certified)

 

 

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

 

AYES – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak 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”. (Updates to Incorporate Required Changes due to Enacted Land Use Laws), AS AMENDED

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Moreno, the meeting adjourned at 6:05 PM.