City Council, July 24, 2024

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council was held Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 12:47 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

 

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

 

Absent – Councilors Moran and Moreno.

 

President Mercer presided.

 

 

The reading of the records of the July 10, 2024 Finance Committee meeting, Committee on Claims and Pending Suits meeting, and the 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 Gregor, the *Consent Agenda was APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

            *THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE READ AND ORDERED FILED

           

1          A.        Pawtucket Animal Shelter (Quarterly Report April-June, 2024)

 

B.        Communication from Jordan Karlik, Blackstone Distribution Center, LLC, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Response – 1 Moshassuck Q2 2024 Construction Update) WAS POSTPONED UNTIL THE AUGUST 7, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 

C.        Communication from the Honorable Yesenia Rubio, Councilor-At-Large, to Tina Goncalves, Police Chief (Request for Update on Flock Camera Program) WAS POSTPONED UNTIL THE AUGUST 7, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 

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

Manuel & Maria Restrepo – $2,705.47, $3,220.71 (Vehicle Damage) David Charbonneau by Thomas A. Tarro III – $300,000.00 (Vehicle Accident)

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR RUBIO

 

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

 

Communication from Major David Holden, Pawtucket Police Department, to Tina Goncalves, Police Chief (Response – Update on Flock Camera Program)

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Rubio, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the following communication WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE AUGUST 7, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING on a unanimous voice vote.

 

Communication from Major David Holden, Pawtucket Police Department, to Tina Goncalves, Police Chief (Response – Update on Flock Camera Program)

 

 

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

 

PARKS COMMISSION

 

            Mary Ellen Minton, 104 Sweet Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861. Term expires the 1^st Monday in August 2027, 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, Coderre, Gregor, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

            Mary Ellen Minton, 104 Sweet Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861. Term expires the 1^st Monday in August 2027

 

 

 

 

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

 

PARKS COMMISSION

 

Eunice E. Degre-Markley, 41 Unity Street, Apt. 11, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the 1^st Monday in August 2027, 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, Coderre, Gregor, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

Eunice E. Degre-Markley, 41 Unity Street, Apt. 11, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Term expires the 1^st Monday in August 2027.

 

 

 

 

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

 

PARKS COMMISSION

 

            Richard Tierney, 52 Stafford Street, Pawtucket, RI 02861. Term expires the 1^st Monday in August 2027, 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, Coderre, Gregor, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

PARKS COMMISSION

 

Richard Tierney, 52 Stafford Street, Pawtucket, RI 02861. Term expires the 1^st Monday in August 2027.

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

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. (July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027) AS AMENDED

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

            AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR LOCAL 1012 IN SECTION §88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996. (July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027) AS AMENDED

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

NOES – 0.

 

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF THE SCHEDULE OF PAY RATES FOR CLASSIFIED NON-UNION POSITIONS IN § 88-12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996. (Add: Bilingual Program Coordinator)

 

 

 

Council President Mercer adjourned the meeting in memory of Judge Edward Parker at 12:59 PM.