PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX, 100 FREIGHT STREET

2^nd FLOOR – TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

ENTER PARKING LOT AT 75 SABIN STREET

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026

7:00 PM

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket City Council was held on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 9:06 p.m., in the Temporary City Council Chambers, 2"! Floor, 100 Freight St., Pawtucket,

RI.

 

Present — President Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.

 

Absent — Councilor Coderre.

 

President Mercer presided.

 

1.      The reading of the records of the May 12, 2026 Budget Workshop Session FY 2027 meeting; the May 20, 2026 Finance Committee meeting, Joint Finance Committee and Committee of the Whole meeting, City Council meeting; and the May 28, 2026 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 Councilor Wildenhain, the *Consent Agenda was APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

*THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE READ AND ORDERED FILED

 

A.    Resolutions from the Town of Hopkinton in Support of RI Senate Bill S-2239 Regarding Local Authority Over Unfunded Education Mandates; in Opposition to House Bill H-7632 Relating to Age-Appropriate Design Code; in Support of House Bill H-7551, As Amended — Real Estate Title Fraud; in Support of Senate Bill S-2481 — Private Property Rights; and Requesting Parity in Ambulance Service Reimbursements for Services Provided on State-Owned Property

 

B.     Resolution from the Richmond Town Council in Opposition to House Bill H-7676 and Senate Bill S-2612 Relating to State Affairs and Government — Open Meetings

 

C.     Resolution from the Town of Burrillville in Opposition to Rhode Island 2026 Gun Control Legislation

 

D.    Communication from the Honorable Terrence E. Mercer, City Council President, to Christopher Blazejewski, Rhode Island Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Katherine Kazarian, Majority Leader, RI House of Representatives (Support of House Bill H-8204 — Financing Agreement for Samuel Slater Middle School)

 

E.     Communication from His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Mayor Brett Smiley, City of Providence, et al. (Regional Collaboration Along the Seekonk, Pawtucket and Blackstone Rivers)

 

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

 

G.    Communication from Robert Burns, Tax Assessor, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Abatement Recommendations for January, February, and March 2026)

 

H.    RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABATEMENT OF TAXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, REAL ESTATE AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2026, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $43,552.03 - WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

I.        Communication from Adam Olivere, Former Controller, Pawtucket School Department, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, and the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Pawtucket School District Issues), was READ AND ORDERED FILED. **Communication from Adam Olivere, Former Controller, Pawtucket School Department, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, and the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Pawtucket School District Issues)

** TAKEN OFF CONSENT AGENDA FOR COMMENTS ONLY, NO OTHER ACTION TAKEN.**

 

J.       THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND RI INTERLOCAL TRUST:

·         Bill Mazzariello by Michael F. Campopiano, Esq. — No amount specified (Personal Injury)

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR ARAUJO

 

3.      With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilors Moran and Moreno, was PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

AYES -— President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak, and Wildenhain

 

NOES - 0.

 

The Clerk was instructed to send a communication to Frank J. Milos, Jr., Esq., City Solicitor, requesting that he contact Joanne Bonollo, Chair, Pawtucket School Committee, to ask that she forward the above letter from Mr. Olivere to the School Committee’s legal counsel with the request that he commence a thorough investigation to determine if there was any abuse of office or other malfeasance based on the allegations in the letter from Mr. Olivere and report back to the School Committee with any findings.

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR STACHOWIAK.

 

4.      Upon motion made by Councilor Stachowiak, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the agenda was amended to include the following communication, on a unanimous voice vote:

 

Communication from Scott Perkins, Cox Communications, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Requesting Grant of Easement — Main Street Plaza, Pawtucket, RI)

Upon motion made by Councilor Stachowiak, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the following communication was READ AND ORDERED FILED and REFERRED TO THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE, on a unanimous voice vote:

Communication from Scott Perkins, Cox Communications, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (Requesting Grant of Easement — Main Street Plaza, Pawtucket, RI)

 

5.      Communication from Mark Goudreau, CD Program Manager, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Supporting Materials for the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan for the use of funding from the CDBG, HOME and ESG Programs)

 

Activity Applications                    Home Applications                  Public Service Applications

 

WAS READ AND ORDERED FILED

 

6.      The following resolution was APPROVED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

AYES -— President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak, and Wildenhain

 

NOES - 0.

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS UNDER THE 2026-2027 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

 

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

 

AYES -— President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak, and Wildenhain

 

NOES - 0.

 

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 210 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1996, ENTITLED “FIRE PREVENTION CODE” (Outdoor Burning and Cooking) SUBSITITUTE A.

 

8.      UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WERE APPROVED FOR PAYMENT ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES -— President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak, and Wildenhain

 

NOES — 0.

 

Gail Elliott — $400.00 / $595.00 (Property Damage)

 

Gregory W. Smith — $1,016.00 (Property Damage)

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS

APPROVED FOR PAYMENT ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES — President Mercer; Councilors Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak, and Wildenhain

 

NOES — 0.

ABSTAIN — Councilor Araujo

Jody Norberg — $175.00 (Property Damage)

 

Councilor Araujo abstained based on his statement that the claimant is his sister.

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS

DENIED AND REFERRED TO RI ENERGY, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES -— President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak, and Wildenhain

 

NOES - 0.

 

Mary Darden — $300.00 (Pothole)

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PENDING SUITS, THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY WAS

DENIED AND REFERRED TO MANAFORT BROTHERS, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES -— President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak, and Wildenhain

 

NOES - 0.

 

Melissa Miller — $456.90 (Tire)

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by the entire City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:26 PM.