PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

137 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET, RI

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024

12:00 PM

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council was held Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 12:14 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

 

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

 

Absent – Councilors Coderre, Moran and Stachowiak.

 

President Mercer presided.

 

 

1.      The reading of the records of the August 7, 2024 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.

 

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

 

            *THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE READ AND ORDERED FILED

           

1. 028 - Various Forms and Statements from RI Infrastructure Bank

 

2. 028 - Communication from Jordan Karlik, Blackstone Distribution Center, LLC, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Response – 1 Moshassuck Q2 2024 Construction Update) POSTPONED ON 7/24/24, 8/7/24

           

3. 591 - Communication from The Honorable Mark J. Wildenhain, Second District Councilor, to Carl Johnson, Zoning Director (Signs on Utility Poles)

           

4. AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 227 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “GRAFFITI” (SUBSTITUTE B) – WAS LAID ON THE TABLE WITH RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

           

5. THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:
   Gregorio Monteiro – $417.51 (Drain Cover)

           

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

 

 

3. 589 - Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as a member of the City Planning Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

 

Christopher Fontes, 150 Walcott Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term Expires the 1st Monday in January 2026, was READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation, was CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

Christopher Fontes, 150 Walcott Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term Expires the 1st Monday in January 2026.

 

City Council, August 21, 2024

 

4. 589 - Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as a member of the City Planning Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

 

Adam Greenman, 311 Vine Street, Pawtucket, RI 02861. Term expires the 1st Monday in January 2026, was READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation, was CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

Adam Greenman, 311 Vine Street, Pawtucket, RI 02861. Term expires the 1st Monday in January 2026

 

 

5. 589 - Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as a member of the City Planning Commission, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

 

Maribel Echeverry McLaughlin, Esq., 87 Varnum Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the 1st Monday in January 2027 (To fill the unexpired term of Antero Martins), was READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

The following nomination submitted by His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, for confirmation, was CONFIRMED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

Maribel Echeverry McLaughlin, Esq., 87 Varnum Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the 1st Monday in January 2027 (To fill the unexpired term of Antero Martins)

 

 

6. 588 - UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

            RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS

 

 

7. 588 - The following resolution was APPROVED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

AYES – President Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Moreno, Rubio, and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – Councilor Gregor.

 

            RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $18,350,000 BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2024 AND 2025.

 

 

8.      330 - The following ordinance was read for the SECOND time and APPROVED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 410 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “ZONING” (Amendment to Zoning Ordinance to Regulate Accessory Dwelling Units) AS AMENDED

 

 

 

9.      588 - The following resolution was APPROVED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

RESOLUTION SUPPORTING INITIATIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THE AARP/WHO AGE-FRIENDLY CITIES AND COMMUNITIES NETWORK.

 

        

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Moreno, the meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM.