PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX, 100 FREIGHT STREET

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026

12:00 PM

 

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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA

 

12:00 PM – PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD – Must Sign-in or Join via Zoom by 11:50 a.m.

12:00 PM – BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS

12:00 PM – CITY COUNCIL

                 

DOCKET

 

CONVENED__________________PM

 

The purpose of this meeting is for discussion and/or consideration of the following:

 

1.      Previous Minutes of          08/05/2026      Committee on Claims and Pending Suits

                                    City Council

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

2.      *CONSENT AGENDA (*Denotes all items on the Consent Agenda)

                                                                                                                                                                             

*CORRESPONDENCE

 

A.    Communication from Megan Havrilla, Associate Director, Colliers Project Leaders, to Pawtucket School Department & Others (Pawtucket High School Construction Report)

 

B.     Communication from the Honorable Yesenia Rubio, Pawtucket Councilor-At-Large, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien (The Elisha Project and Downtown Gateway Development)

 

C.     Communication from Michael J. Cioe, President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, appointing Detective Sergeant Andrew Torres to serve as a member of the Police/Fire Pension Board

 

D.    Communication from Joseph A. Keough, Jr., Esq. to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk (PWSB – Teamsters Local 251 Contract)

 

E.     Collective Bargaining Agreement by and Between Teamsters Local 251 and the Pawtucket Water Supply Board for the Period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029 – TO BE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

F.      Communication from John Marques, Proprietor, Joshua’s LLC d/b/a News Café, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Parking Lot Lease Renewal for 43 Broad Street) – TO BE REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE

 

G.    THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS:

Lisa Jones – $300.00 (Pothole)

Norka Quezada – $1,350.00 (Pothole)

Megan Loiselle – $375.00 (Vehicle Damage)

Irma Velez-Parent – $94.00 (Property Damage)

 

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

Joshua Overdeep by Daigle Law – $500,000.00 (Personal Injury)

Dale McGhee by Munro-Delotto Law, LLC – $1,500,000.00 (School)

 

 

3.      Communication from Andrew McNaught, Supervisor, Distribution Design, RI Energy, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting a petition for installation of a new pole at George St. TO BE APPROVED PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

 

4.      APPOINTMENT BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MERCER OF ANN-MARIE MCGEE TO THE PENSION BOARD. Term expires the 1st Monday in January 2028.

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

5.      REAPPOINTMENT BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MERCER OF AGUEDA DEL BORGO TO THE ARTS PANEL REVIEW COMMITTEE.  Term to expire June 1, 2029.

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

6.      Communication from Michael J. Cioe, President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, appointing BCI Detective Mark Ramos to serve as a retired member of the Pawtucket Police Department on the Pension Board FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

ADJOURNED__________________P.M.  

 

 

Posted: August 14, 2026                      

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