PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL

PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

100 FREIGHT STREET

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026

7:00 PM

 

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PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA

 

6:15 PM – CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE

6:35 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – APPOINTMENT OF ANN MARIE BRAGANCA TO THE PARKS COMMISSION

6:35 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – APPOINTMENT OF DORINE HAVANDJIAN TO THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

6:35 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – APPOINTMENT OF SUZETTE WORDELL TO THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

6:35 PM – PRE-COUNCIL – APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL WILLIAM COOPER TO THE PENSION BOARD

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          09/28/2026      Committee of the Whole

Committee on Claims & Pending Suits

Finance Committee

10/07/2026      City Property Committee

Committee on Claims and Pending Suits

City Council

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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

                                                                                                                                                                             

*CORRESPONDENCE

                                                                                                                                           

1. Resolutions from the Town of Exeter Supporting Glocester and Other RI Municipalities Seeking Reform of Dam Emergency Action Plan Requirements; and Requesting the RI General Assembly to Relieve Cities and Towns of the Unfunded Mandate to Prepare Emergency Action Plans for Privately Owned Dams, and to End the Penalizing of Municipalities for Owner Noncompliance

 

2. Communication from Jordan Karlik, Blackstone Center, LLC, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council (1 Moshassuck St. Q3 2026 Construction Update)

 

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

 

4. Communication from Roseann Brusco, RI Energy, to Richard J. Goldstein, MMC, City Clerk (Response – Problems on Smithfield Avenue)

 

5. Communication from Chris Crawley, Acting Director of Public Works, to the Honorable David Moran, 1st District City Councilor (Response – Rice Street Crosswalk)

 

6. Communication from William J. Conley, Jr., Conley Law & Associates, to the Honorable Mark Wildenhain, 2nd District City Councilor (Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Pawtucket School Committee and the Pawtucket Teachers Alliance, Local 930, AFT, AFL-CIO)

 

7. Communication from Scott F. Bielecki, Cameron & Mittleman, LLP, to Frank J. Milos, Jr., Esq., City Solicitor (Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Pawtucket School Committee and the Pawtucket Teachers Alliance, Local 930, AFT, AFL-CIO)

 

8. 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. (Finance & Grant Compliance Assistant) – TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

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

Napoleon Gonsalves – $275.00 (Pothole)

Nicholas Jensen – $315.98 (Pothole)

           

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

Mauricio Rueda – $3,994.00 (Property Damage)

Lynn Farinelli – $500,000.00 (Claim for Relief)

Lynn Farinelli – $100,000.00 (Claim for Relief)

 

11. ***Communication from the Honorable Mark Wildenhain, 2nd District City Councilor, to His Honor, Mayor Donald R. Grebien (Hasbro)

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

 

PARKS COMMISSION

 

Ann Marie Braganca, 129 Woodhaven Rd., Pawtucket, RI 02861

Term expires the 1^st Monday in August 2028.

To fill the unexpired term of Mary Healey

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

 

4.      Communication from His Honor Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as a member of the Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

 

Dorine Havandjian, 133 Grove St., Apt. 1, Lincoln, RI 02865

Term expires the 1^st Monday in October 2027.

To fill the unexpired term of Sam Shorr

 

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 as a member of the Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ARTS AND CULTURE

 

Suzette Wordell, Pawtucket School Department, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Term expires the 1^st Monday in October 2029.

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

6.      Communication from His Honor Mayor Donald R. Grebien, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council, submitting the following appointment as a member of the Personnel Board, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

PENSION BOARD

 

Michael William Cooper, 4 Bella Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02861

Term expires the 1^st Monday in January 2029

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

7.      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 Public Arts Fund Committee, FOR CONFIRMATION:

 

PUBLIC ARTS FUND COMMITTEE

 

Lydia Perez, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket, RI 02860

Term expires the 1^st Monday in June 2029.

 

ROLL CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

 

AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

 

8.      THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH JOSHUA CAFÉ, LLC D/B/A NEWS CAFÉ FOR A TERM OF SIX (6) MONTHS FOLLOWED BY A MONTH-TO-MONTH TENANCY FOR THE PARKING AREA LOT FRONTING ON BROAD STREET AND NORTH UNION STREET

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

9.      THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO ENTER INTO AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY TO MAINTAIN AN UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 100 FREIGHT STREET (ASSESSOR’S PLAT 8, LOT 417)

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

10.  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 (Add: Parking Enforcement Officer)

 

FOR SECOND PASSAGE

 

ROLL CALL   AYES_____   NOES_____

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNED__________________P.M. 

 

 

 

Posted: October 15, 2026

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