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PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL
PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX, 100 FREIGHT STREET
2nd FLOOR – TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ENTER PARKING LOT AT 75 SABIN STREET
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026
7:00 PM
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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA
6:15 PM – COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS
6:30 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – KYLE MCELROY – PAWTUCKET RESILIENCY TASK FORCE
6:40 PM – PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD – Must Sign-in or Join via Zoom by 6:30 p.m.
6:45 PM – BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
7:00 PM – CITY COUNCIL
DOCKET
CONVENED__________________PM
The purpose of this meeting is for discussion and/or consideration of the following:
1. Previous Minutes of 07/22/2026 City Council
2. *CONSENT AGENDA (*Denotes all items on the Consent Agenda)
*CORRESPONDENCE
A. Publication from Megan Khatchadourian, Assistant to the Director, RI ACLU to RI City and Town Councils and School Committees (Remote Access to Public Meetings)
B. Communication from Jason Pezzullo, Commerce Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Reappointment of Jennifer Kilsey, Cultural Affairs Program Coordinator, to the Arts Panel Review Committee)
C. RESOLUTION PROVIDING SITE CONTROL OF 142 SOUTH BEND STREET TO THE PAWTUCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW UNIFIED HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET – TO BE REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE.
D. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:
Juan Hernandez – $680.96 (Pothole)
Bernard Donald Grossi, Jr. – $140.00 (Tow)
E. THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:
Zachary Fulford by Gianfrancesco, Friedemann & Maselli – No amount specified (Personal Injury)
Margarita Cruz Serrano by Bottaro Law Firm, LLC – No amount specified (Personal Injury)
Makayla Gomes by Robert Testa, Esq. – No amount specified (Personal Injury)
Donnell Mitchell by Alexander Lebowitz, Esq. – No amount specified (Vehicle Damage/Personal Injury)
3. TO BE TAKEN UP BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
a. Traffic Control issues on Rice Street (Stop Signs)
4. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following reappointment to the Riverfront Commission FOR CONFIRMATION:
RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
Michael A. Lafond, 190 Littlefield St., Pawtucket, RI 02861.
Term expires the 1st Monday in June, 2029.
ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION
AYES_____ NOES_____
5. Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment to the Riverfront Commission FOR CONFIRMATION:
RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
David Sisson, 48 Underwood St., Pawtucket, RI 02860.
Term expires the 1st Monday in June, 2029.
ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION
AYES_____ NOES_____
6. RESOLUTION CHANGING THE DATE OF THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS AND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 (Statewide Primary Election Day) TO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIMES.
ROLL CALL AYES_____ NOES_____
7. THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS RETURNS THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY:
Christine King – $250.00 (Pothole)
Ashley Mazzucco – $281.27 (Tire)
ADJOURNED__________________P.M.