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PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
137 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET, RI
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2024
7:00 PM
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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA
5:30 PM – ANIMAL CONTROL COMMITTEE
5:40 PM – JOINT CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE/COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE – A PORTION OF THE MEETING MAY BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION – Pursuant to Section 42-46-4 & Section 42-46-5 (A)(5) of the General Laws of Rhode Island regarding the acquisition or lease of real property for public purposes.
6:20 PM – COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS
6:30 PM – LICENSE COMMITTEE
6:45 PM – PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD – Must Sign-in at City Hall or Join via Zoom by 6:35 p.m.
6:45 PM – BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
7:00 PM – CITY COUNCIL
DOCKET
CONVENED__________________PM
1. Previous Minutes of 12/20/2023 City Council
2. *CONSENT AGENDA (*Denotes all items on the Consent Agenda)
*CORRESPONDENCE
A. Various Forms and Statements from RI Infrastructure Bank
B. Resolution from the Town of Warren (Class A Liquor License Holders to Collect 1% Gross Receipts Tax)
C. Communication from the Pawtucket School Committee to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Public Input By-Laws)
D. Communication from Jeannine S. Bourski, Deputy Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Statement of Estimated, Realized and Unrealized Revenues for the fiscal period July 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023)
E. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Reappointment of Arthur Plitt to the Pension Board)
F. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien; Patricia Royal, School Superintendent; Mark Stankiewicz, Finance Director; and Taylor Matthews, Hague, Sahady & Co. P.C. to David A. Bergantino, CPA, DFE, RI Auditor General (Pawtucket Fiscal Year 2023 Audit Extension)
G. Communication from Robert Runge, Construction Specialist, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Ordinance – Public Art Fund)
H. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XXIII OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “PUBLIC ART FUND” TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
I. Communication from the Samaritans of Rhode Island to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien and the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Request for Municipal Support) TO BE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
J. Communication from Mark Stankiewicz, Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Salaries of the Mayor and Council)
K. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 88-4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “SALARY OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBERS” TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
L. AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 88-5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “SALARY” (Mayor) TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
M. Communication from Eric Hammerschlag, City Engineer, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (RIDOT Municipal Road & Bridge Program) TO BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
N. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:
Alison Frigon – $599.65 (Railroad)
Joan Tremblay – $200.00 (Railroad)
O. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:
Debra Borrelli by Amica Insurance – No amount specified (Walk Sign Malfunction)
Noah LeBlanc, et al. by Danilo A. Borgas – No amount specified (Fire Department)
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
4. THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:
FOR FIRST PASSAGE
5. THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS RETURNS THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY:
Stacy Weaver – $543.13 (Firetruck)
ADJOURNED__________________P.M.
Posted: January 4, 2024
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