2026-09-02 - Public Works Committee

09:442026 at 6:04 p.m. May I please get the

09:49roll call?

09:53>> Councilman Andar

09:54>> present.

09:55>> Councilwoman Bizeri present. Councilman

09:59Kimpiano

10:00>> present.

10:01>> Councilman Banano

10:02>> present. Council

10:04>> President Hoyan.

10:07>> Councilman Graiano

10:09>> present. Counc

10:11>> here.

10:13>> Thank you. Um if there's no objection on

10:16the committee, I'd like to take um

10:18agenda items out of order.

10:23Okay. Seeing none, I'm going to move on

10:25and take some items out of order. Okay,

10:28I'm going to do approval of meeting

10:29minutes. C can I get a motion to approve

10:33as drafted the June 9th, 2026 meeting

10:36minutes?

10:37>> Motion to approve.

10:38>> Second.

10:40>> Any discussion?

10:43Okay. Can I get the role, please?

10:47>> Yes.

10:49>> Counciloman Vizeri.

10:50>> Yes.

10:52>> Councilman Kapiano.

10:53>> Yes. Council

10:55>> Banano.

10:55>> Yes.

10:58Counciloman Graciano.

11:00>> Yes.

11:02Council

11:02>> President Wall.

11:04>> Yes.

11:06>> Thank you. Can I get a motion to approve

11:09approve the July 1st, 2026 meeting

11:11minutes as drafted?

11:13>> Motion to approve.

11:14>> Second.

11:18>> Any discussion?

11:20>> Can I get the role, please?

11:23>> Council Graziano.

11:25>> Yes. Councilman Anduhar.

11:26>> Yes.

11:28>> Counciloman Vizeri.

11:29>> Yes.

11:29>> Councilman Campiano.

11:31>> Yes.

11:31>> Councilman Banano.

11:33>> Yes.

11:33>> Council President Wolf.

11:34>> Yes.

11:37>> Great. Thank you. Um, can I get a motion

11:40to approve the August 5th, 2026 meeting

11:43minutes as drafted?

11:45>> Motion to approve.

11:46>> Second.

11:47>> Any discussion?

11:50Seeing none, can I get the role, please?

11:53>> Council Graciano. Yes. Councilman

11:56Anduhar.

11:56>> Yes.

11:56>> Counciloman Bizeri.

11:58>> Yes.

11:58>> Councilman Campiano.

11:59>> Yes.

12:00>> Councilman Banano.

12:01>> Yes.

12:01>> Council President Wool.

12:02>> Yes.

12:06>> Thanks. Cool. Okay. Um committee

12:09business matters carried over. We have a

12:11request from Rhode Island Department of

12:13Transportation for a permit to allow

12:15construction within 25 ft of the

12:17exterior boundaries of a historic

12:19cemetery, State Farm Cemetery. Number

12:22one. Um, is there anyone here um to

12:26discuss this? Do you want to go first,

12:29director?

12:29>> Yeah, Madam Chair, just want just to

12:31introduce uh M from DOT is the Mr. Bean

12:35andor Mr. Walsh, I believe, is tuned in

12:38into Zoom if I'd be happy to explain and

12:41answer any questions.

12:43>> Okay. Um, thank you for attending. Um,

12:46who would ever I actually can't see the

12:48both people. So, whoever would like to

12:50speak on this matter, please do so now.

12:55>> Hi, this is Jacob Dejan. Can you hear

12:57me? Okay.

12:59>> Yes, we can hear you.

13:01>> Sure. I'm the supervising historic

13:03preservation specialist at the Rhode

13:05Island Department of Transportation. I'm

13:06here to answer any questions you might

13:08have.

13:09>> Okay. Um, I have a question. Are they

13:11allowed to share their screen?

13:14>> No.

13:18So, would you mind sharing your screen

13:20of the plan that was sent to my email

13:22based on the last um public works

13:25committee meeting from July, August?

13:28What's today? September.

13:32>> Am I able to share my screen?

13:38>> He will be rejoining as a panelist in

13:40one second.

13:41>> Hi, this is David Walsh. Can you hear

13:43me?

13:47Yes, we can.

13:49>> Okay, thank you.

13:56>> Okay, I can share my screen and just

14:00give me one moment, please.

14:02>> So, Jacob, I have one question. Um I

14:04just want to know um after the uh August

14:08meeting um we went back to our office

14:12and our project manager um pulled up

14:16information about the scope of the

14:17project and the blue book information uh

14:19for contractors as far as uh regulations

14:22for doing work in the state and then um

14:26someone from Jacob's office put together

14:28uh some information on the on the

14:29cemetery permit and sent that into the

14:31council. Did the council receive that

14:34those documents in August?

14:36>> I I received

14:39I don't have it in front of me. Did

14:41receive an email

14:44titled general plan number 12 by AECOM

14:47dated January 21st, 2026. Is that

14:51correct,

14:54>> Jacob? That's what was sent from

14:56Elizabeth from your office?

14:59I I'm asking that.

15:02Let me give it a check.

15:03>> Okay. And chairman, included in that was

15:06the email information where we the uh

15:09contract lang which was highlighted and

15:11the blue book lang which was highlighted

15:12sent along with that email.

15:15>> Yes.

15:16>> Okay. Good.

15:20>> I just want to make sure that every

15:22committee member views the proposed plan

15:25so they're clear when we're issuing a

15:28decision. um what we're issuing the

15:30decision on.

15:34>> All right, just give me one second,

15:36guys.

15:43Madame Chair, what ward is this in? This

15:46is Ward One, correct?

15:48>> This No, it's not W one.

15:52It's I don't know. It's

15:59It's on route Route 37. Yeah, that's W

16:02six.

16:14Just getting my stuff together.

16:20All right. You should all be seeing a

16:22plan uh two plan sheets that were sent

16:25from our office to you which show the

16:30cemetery boundary in blue, a 25 ft set

16:35back from that boundary and a limit of

16:38disturbance for the work. And the work

16:40limit is with um colored pink.

16:47Can you all see that?

16:57It It's on my screen, Jacob. I don't

16:59know if the council can see it.

17:01>> Okay.

17:03Can the counselor see it?

17:06Oh, I see you're walking to the screen.

17:07Yep. Now, this is the first page. And

17:10then there's a second page. I'll slowly

17:12scroll to that and then I'll let you let

17:14me know if you need me to be on the

17:15first or second page. This is the second

17:17page.

17:19>> So, so

17:25>> would you mind zooming in? There are

17:27some members that are having trouble

17:29viewing it.

17:30>> Yep. Yep. Yep.

17:32Um, this is the second page.

17:36Um, and I can give you a kind of a brief

17:39overview. Essentially what's happening

17:40here is there's a milling and overlay on

17:45route 37. There's some replacement in

17:48kind of guard rail where needed. In the

17:51middle here where my cursor is is um

17:53median work and then there's some minor

18:00there's a filter sock being placed at

18:02the head wall of an outfall drainage

18:04outfall. And it's the same thing on the

18:07first page. The same work is continued

18:09for a small area of group 37.

18:14>> This is located. Um, please go ahead.

18:18>> The work is the pink, right?

18:21>> Correct. That work.

18:22>> So, you're not actually in the 25.

18:25>> Okay.

18:26>> We So, this cemetery is um we're

18:30actually located on top of a historic

18:33cemetery. The cemetery is located

18:35underground.

18:36It's difficult to know exactly how far,

18:39but it's approximately 15 to 20 feet

18:41below the ground uh below uh roaded

18:45fill.

18:50We will not be impacting any part of the

18:54cemetery. We'll only be milling off a a

18:57you know a couple inches uh probably not

19:00even that much. And the guardrail is

19:02already existing.

19:04and any disturbance that

19:07will be happening has already happened.

19:10Um,

19:12so there will be no new ground

19:13disturbance and the cemetery itself is,

19:16as I said, located quite a few feet

19:18underneath the roaded. I can get into

19:20the history of this if you want a little

19:22bit more. Um, this is the state alm

19:25cemetery,

19:27sometimes called the state farm

19:29cemetery. Um, it's also Cranston

19:32Historic Cemetery number 60. This was a

19:35cemetery from the um late 19th and early

19:3920th century.

19:41Um, and the burials there, as you can

19:46see in the pink line, I magenta you

19:49might want to call it, the dotted line,

19:51it's around a larger area.

19:54It was um out of use by the time that

19:59we're is no longer in use, I should say.

20:02Um

20:04in the

20:06when they when the Alms House was using

20:08it, the markers were typically made of

20:11wood and they would have weathered or

20:15burned down. The cemetery itself would

20:18have been overgrown.

20:20And then in the 1960s when Route 37 was

20:24built,

20:25um, at that time there were no

20:27environmental laws such as what we do to

20:31locate cultural resources and historic

20:33properties and they wouldn't have been

20:37looking for a cemetery um, before they

20:40would have built a highway there. And

20:42they graded the roaded like I'm saying

20:46we it's unknown exactly but

20:47approximately 15 to 20 ft in air in some

20:50areas to build Route 37 on top of this

20:53cemetery unknown to them at that time.

20:57Um, in 2006

21:00there was an erosion problem um, which

21:04actually exposed some human remains in

21:06this area where you can see my cursor.

21:10Um, this head wall here, the department

21:14built a new drainage structure here to

21:16prevent future erosion episodes. Um,

21:19that was completed roughly 2008. Um

21:24and

21:26at that time there was some further

21:28excavations.

21:30roughly 60 um burial shafts which

21:35included 71 human remains

21:38um because they put more than one burial

21:42in a burial shaft at that time were

21:45recovered and relocated in an annex to

21:48this cemetery um to the south of this

21:52site which is still there and you can

21:54actually go and visit it if um if you

21:57take the former um railroad right Okay.

22:01Um, so yes, it it's sort of a long

22:06history,

22:08but the end result is that to do

22:11maintenance of any sort on this section

22:15of Route 37 out of an abundance of

22:18caution

22:19um, and transparency, we seek a permit

22:23within 25 ft technically because we

22:27believe that we are within tech

22:29technically within 25 ft of a historic

22:31cemetery even though we're above it. And

22:34because this cemetery has gotten quite a

22:37bit of um media coverage and has a long

22:41history, we try to, you know, by the

22:43letter of the law to get um this this

22:46permit from the city of Cranston. We do

22:49the same thing with Warwick for the

22:51other um portion of it.

22:53>> Okay. Thank you. Um President Wall has a

22:56question. Go ahead.

22:58>> Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. So,

23:00uh, director, is that how I would

23:02address you?

23:04>> No, no, [laughter] no, no.

23:07>> I'm just, uh,

23:08>> your name's not up on the screen, so I

23:09apologize.

23:10>> Of course.

23:11>> Sure. I'm My name is the historic

23:14preservation specialist. I'm a historic

23:16preservation specialist at Rhode Island.

23:18>> Specialist. There we go. Easy question

23:21first. All right. So, specialist, if I

23:24understand correctly, you and from our

23:26last meeting, you will not be touching

23:28our historic cemetery at all. Is that

23:30correct?

23:32>> Correct.

23:33>> That's what I thought I heard again. And

23:35you promised whatever concussive

23:38construction, you promise in front of

23:41all these people and everyone at home

23:42watching on TV that you're not going to

23:44harm one bit of our cemetery. Is that

23:47what I understand?

23:48>> I absolutely promise that is correct.

23:50Yes.

23:51>> All right. Um, and seeing, as much as it

23:54pains me to admit this in public, for

23:57the life of me on the map, I can't find

23:59it.

24:01>> I've never seen it. I know where Route

24:0337 is, and I see your map. It's very

24:06>> difficult to follow.

24:08>> I can show you some other things if

24:09you'd like. That might help.

24:11>> Um, it might help other people viewing

24:13this. Um,

24:15>> you can show me something that shows me

24:16the location, where it is, so I have

24:18some understanding. I I've walked every

24:20inch of this area and for the life of

24:22me, I can't I can't find it or remember

24:24it.

24:25>> It's a little difficult for me to click

24:26around because I have like all these

24:27settings for the um Zoom, but I'm going

24:31to try and click around and show you

24:32some other things.

24:33>> Perhaps a close to perhaps an address

24:36that it's close to,

24:38Mr. Specialist.

24:39>> Oh, Power Road. It's um to the east of

24:42Power Road and it's sort of in the

24:44middle of Power Road and the former

24:47railroad right ofway. It's to the south

24:50of Top Golf if you know where that

24:52location is.

24:53>> Not quite.

24:54>> Yep. So, the area surround it's

24:56underneath the ground. It's below ground

25:00um anywhere from 4 feet to 20 feet and

25:03it surrounds that entire area.

25:08So, there's a good chance I I've walked

25:09right by it and never noticed that it

25:11existed.

25:12>> Yes. Correct. Many many people have

25:14driven over it and walked over it and do

25:16not know that it is there. That is

25:17correct. Yes.

25:18>> Okay. My my questions are concluded. I'm

25:21good. I'm good. I get it. I I follow I

25:23think I understand where it is now.

25:25>> Councilman Andar,

25:26>> thank you. Uh Mr. Specialist, um this is

25:29over by the old Sakanas training school,

25:32correct?

25:32>> Yes, it is correct. So the question I

25:34have is are there protocols in place in

25:37case you find a fossil where there are

25:40120

25:42bodies like thrown in one place? Do you

25:45have like a protocol in case you find

25:47remains or anything?

25:48>> We do. We call the state medical

25:50examiner and then we call the state arch

25:53uh the state archaeologist.

25:55Um they come in they try and figure out

25:59how old the burial is. what you know to

26:01make sure that's actually first and

26:03foremost a human bone. Um once they

26:07determine that they try and determine

26:09how old it is and then if they determine

26:11that it might be um a Native American

26:14burial then they would call a tribal

26:16historic preservation officer who would

26:18come in. Um if it's a rideoff project

26:21they would call me as well. We would all

26:23go there and there's a very specific

26:25protocol that we all follow follow. Yes.

26:28But if it interferes with the project,

26:29then you come back here and then you

26:31widen the scope. Correct.

26:32[clears throat]

26:33>> The project stops immediately. Yeah.

26:35>> Um and and then yeah, we follow the

26:37protocol and of course we would um

26:39include the city the city's involvement.

26:41Yes.

26:42>> Thank you.

26:44>> Okay. I actually would love to offer.

26:50Okay. Councilman Banano,

26:51>> I just had a question about this

26:53particular project in general. Was that

26:55allowed or we have to keep it to the

26:57cemetery?

26:58>> I'm not an engineer, but I can do

27:00[clears throat] my best.

27:02>> Okay. Um,

27:06is this is this where power road now is

27:09sort of bifurcated and is split in two?

27:13One half, you know, close to the prison

27:15and the other half closer to um Sakinas

27:19across road.

27:20>> It's nearby. Yes.

27:24Power Road would be just to the east of

27:26uh pardon me to the west of this plan

27:29sheet that I'm showing you here.

27:32>> Okay.

27:34All right. Yeah. All right. So, I just

27:37wanted to make sure I was thinking of

27:38the right stuff.

27:40>> Thank you.

27:41>> And and I do want to uh reiterate that

27:44uh there is no there is no disturbance

27:46of uh new land here. The only

27:49disturbance is going to be to the inch

27:51and a half to two inches of roadway

27:53that's already there that we're milling

27:55and paving like like we would do on 95

27:57or 146 or or 295. Um we're not going off

28:02any of the state right of way or any of

28:04the existing highway line uh to do any

28:07work. So there'll be no disturbance of

28:10any any new disturbance going on in that

28:12area. Um, it's just replacing the

28:14guardrail and the milling and paving to

28:16get the uh routability improved on Route

28:1937.

28:21>> Councilman Andahar.

28:22>> Yeah, I have a recommendation uh,

28:24director and specialist that while

28:26you're doing this, you should open that

28:27road back up for the state workers to be

28:29able to cut across to Garden City.

28:33Unfortunately, I don't have any um

28:36authority over the design

28:39once it's out of the you know other than

28:42to recommend that we don't impact any

28:44historic cemeteries.

28:45>> I want I want to say that as well is as

28:48a councilman I've got a lot of

28:49complaints about power road being closed

28:51especially being a department of

28:52corrections employee. So that whoever

28:54made that decision uh I'm not happy with

28:58them.

29:00I' I've taken not I've taken note of

29:02that

29:03>> on my end.

29:05>> Thank you.

29:06>> I appreciate that. Okay. Does anyone

29:08else have any other questions?

29:12>> This is going to be a minute. So, can

29:14you guys entertain me? Okay. So I would

29:17like to hear a motion to approve the

29:19proposed work as depicted on the plans

29:21titled general plan number 12 by AECOM

29:24dated 12126 with the following

29:27conditions. The contractor shall follow

29:30the requirements of RI do standard

29:32specifications for road and bridge

29:34construction. Two, work performed

29:37contrary to the contract or beyond the

29:39lines and grades shown on the approved

29:41plans or as otherwise provided will be

29:43considered unauthorized work and may not

29:45be consider and may not be approved

29:48under this permit. Work performed

29:51contrary to the contract or beyond the

29:53lines and grades shown on the approved

29:54plan shall be considered

29:57unauthorized work and shall be ordered

29:58to be removed or restored to its

30:00original condition.

30:02If for if during construction the

30:04contractor is found to have disturbed

30:05the cemetery grounds or go beyond the

30:07limit of work in the approved plans and

30:09work shall cease and desist and riot

30:12shall return to the city to review new

30:14plans for how the work may be performed

30:16without altering or disturbing the

30:17cemetery grounds and disturbed portions

30:20shall be restored. The contract five the

30:23contractor shall have supervising staff

30:25designated to be present during

30:26construction. This person shall be

30:28designated the construction monitor who

30:30will provide oversight during

30:32construction when working within the

30:33limit of the cemetery. Contractor shall

30:36not disturb or enter any part of state

30:38sorry you will be doing that of state

30:40farm cemetery itself.

30:43Um the monitor shall stop any work which

30:46violates this condition or any condition

30:47of the permit.

30:57So, Jacob, that sounds reasonable. As

30:59your as the person who does this with

31:01historic societies and towns, are you

31:03comfortable with that language?

31:04>> Perfectly comfortable with it. I just

31:06would ask that you please um somehow

31:08deliver it in email writing of some sort

31:11to my office so that we have a record of

31:12it and we can abide by it.

31:14>> Yes. Sorry, we're in the middle of a

31:16motion. Go ahead.

31:17>> So moved.

31:18>> Second.

31:20Now just any discussion?

31:24>> No, just as I said, please provide that

31:26to our office so we can um follow

31:28through with the condition.

31:29>> Members of the council, members of the

31:31council having discussion right now.

31:33>> I apolog.

31:39>> Okay. Any discussion from members of the

31:41committee?

31:43>> Seeing none, can I get a role?

31:46>> Counciloman Graiano.

31:47>> Yes.

31:48>> Councilman Anduhar. Yes,

31:49>> Counciloman Bizeri.

31:50>> Yes,

31:51>> Councilman Campiano.

31:52>> Yes,

31:52>> Councilman Banano.

31:53>> Yes,

31:54>> Council President Wool.

31:56>> Yes.

31:58>> Awesome. Okay, you guys are all set.

31:59I'll send you the language or I'll send

32:01Elizabeth the language because I have

32:03her information.

32:04>> Perfect. Thank you very much.

32:05>> Appreciate it.

32:06>> Thank you.

32:08>> Okay, moving on. Public comment. Is

32:11there anyone within council chambers

32:13that wishes to comment on docketed

32:16items?

32:20So many people here. Um I'm not seeing

32:22any in the chambers. Um is there any uh

32:25persons online that wish to comment on

32:28docketed matters only?

32:34>> There is no public comment online.

32:36>> Okay, [clears throat] last call. I'm

32:38going to go ahead and close public

32:39comment at 6:27 p.m. Um, and since we're

32:43going to go out of order because of

32:45executive session, I want to move to

32:47council communications so we don't

32:48torture everybody here for that. Um,

32:51we're going to start with vice um

32:54council vice president heroan and

32:55council president Wall um will be

32:58addressing the bud long aquatic complex

33:00and end of the season wrapup.

33:03>> Um, thank you. Thank you u madam madam

33:06chair. Um but the council vice president

33:08couldn't be with us this evening. Um but

33:11we did ask um

33:13sometimes clerk and director anuli if

33:16she would give us the final numbers for

33:18the budl long pool and she was gracious

33:20enough to say she would give that

33:21presentation. So

33:24>> chair I asked a question to director and

33:26correct. Um, so I I did even better and

33:29got director Priscilla to come to the

33:31meeting so that he can give a firsthand

33:36um knowledge presentation on what

33:38happened with the pool this summer.

33:40Thank you.

33:40>> Very well. Thank you.

33:43>> Well, let me just say first of all, um,

33:46the pool was a a major major success

33:50from day one to the last day.

33:54the the rave reviews we got from the uh

33:58from the patrons that attended which

34:01basically 80% were Cranston residents

34:04overall was uh a a great time at the

34:09place very family oriented um

34:13like resort-l like uh pool

34:18the the entry the zero entry to the pool

34:21was a huge huge huge success almost like

34:24being at a beach. And quite frankly, uh

34:27the rapport that uh the kids and the

34:31staff ended up having by the end of the

34:33summer was something to see. So, and

34:38zero problems, zero uh incidence of any

34:42type of uh u problem at the pool. The

34:47design tremendous. Um, I know there was

34:50concerns uh when the pool was built

34:52about the size. Uh, at no time at no

34:57time u was there a problem with the the

35:01pool size. Um, having well over at peak

35:05time 200 swimmers. So that was not even

35:10a furthest thing from an issue for the

35:12entire summer. So, um I would say it it

35:17it it didn't even meet expectation. It's

35:20it it it definitely passed expectations

35:23um by by far across the board. And uh we

35:28had a great staff. Um we kept the place

35:30in tiptop condition. And um again, I

35:34think the design and the weight was, you

35:37know, I know it's it's it's it's

35:40hard to say that we had to wait so long,

35:42but I'll tell you what, um it was a

35:45diamond for everybody that did attend

35:48and the consensus is they can't wait

35:50till next year. So, with that being

35:53said, I'll answer any questions. If you

35:56have specifics, then we can take it from

35:58there.

35:59>> I don't have any question. Um, but what

36:02I I I was pleased to hear you already

36:04answered the question. Uh, I would I had

36:06at first. Um, I could see that first day

36:08when I opened

36:11the appearance of it physically and

36:13those who were there could tell you just

36:15appeared much larger in size than the

36:17renderings indicated when we first were

36:19given this this plan. So, I'm pleased to

36:22say that, you know, perhaps I was

36:25incorrect in saying maybe it's a bit too

36:26small. So, I'm glad to hear that. And I

36:29I did see that the times I did attend to

36:31see how it was. I every word you say

36:34about the the joy that seemed to

36:35surround people in attendance to the

36:37pool was definitely there. So it was

36:39more of a comment that I have. So I'll

36:42relinquish my my time. Madam Chair,

36:45>> Councilman Banano,

36:46>> thank you. First I want to say um to

36:51Da Pispelio especially and your staff um

36:54as well as the administration

36:56um good job. It's it's not often we get

37:00to to say that these days. Um but but

37:03you guys proved um one of the great

37:05things about Cranston uh with with this

37:07pool. Um and I could tell you that how

37:10do I know it was a success? Because not

37:13one person called or emailed and I I

37:15haven't heard I don't want to speak for

37:17anybody else, but I haven't heard any of

37:18my colleagues say that they received

37:19complaints about the pool. Um residents

37:22tell us how the city's running. You know

37:24what I mean? and and um the feedback

37:27that I received was extremely positive.

37:29So, I wanted to say great job. Um I have

37:33a couple questions about um

37:37the closing date. The pool's closed at

37:41this point. Is that right?

37:42>> Correct.

37:43>> And how do we arrive at the uh the

37:45closing date for it? Is it does it

37:46dovetail with school?

37:48>> It it dovetales with school and college

37:50to be honest with you. the high the most

37:52of the lifeguards that certified go back

37:54to school. They start to move into their

37:56college dorms a little early. I can tell

37:58you from my previous days in Providence,

38:00Providence closed two weeks ago. We

38:02actually went an additional week further

38:04than Providence for the same reasons. Um

38:06the kids go back to school um and we

38:09don't have the capacity or the

38:11lifeguards to um undertake keeping it

38:15going for that particular time. Now,

38:17that's something we can probably address

38:19in the future. try to get people that

38:20are not uh not college kids. But let's

38:24face it, a lot of these summer jobs are

38:27college and high school kids and and

38:30looking for a quick buck uh for a seven

38:32eight week uh time frame.

38:35>> Yeah. And I I I I think I I would like

38:38to make a suggestion and I won't I won't

38:40be on the council next time the pool

38:42opens. Um, but I always and my my

38:46in-laws have a pool like, you know, and

38:48they close it down like this week and

38:50I'm like, now that I finally want to go

38:52in the pool cuz the [clears throat] the

38:54sun's not going to beat on my bald head,

38:56you know what I mean? It's it's it's

38:57closed. Um, if I may make a suggestion,

39:00obviously during the the peak times of

39:02summer during the week, uh, it's not

39:04going to be used once the kids go back

39:06to school, but perhaps like, you know,

39:09um, an evening hour from, you know, 3:00

39:12to, you know, 6 until um, till a certain

39:16point um, you know, until maybe the

39:18middle or end of September or even on

39:19the weekends. That could be something

39:21that we could work in. Obviously, like

39:24you said, it's a lifeguard situation and

39:26and many people go back to school and

39:27they physically travel. Um, but I think

39:30there's a lot of kids around here that

39:32are home on the weekends um that that

39:34might come back for that extra month.

39:36Um, just a suggestion. I I don't mean to

39:39to say it to make it sound like you guys

39:41did anything wrong. I don't want it to

39:42come across that way, but um I think

39:44it's still like I'm sweating right now.

39:46So, um you know, it's it's it's getting

39:49to be fall, but it's not quite fall yet.

39:51So maybe to have that little couple

39:52extra weeks just on the evening or

39:54weekend might be an idea for next year.

39:55>> It's a it's a good suggestion, but doing

39:58this as long as I have pools come um in

40:01waves,

40:03pun intended, but when you open up a

40:05pool the first couple of weeks, you're

40:06going to be extremely busy. Then you're

40:08going to get a low. Then first week in

40:11August, second week in August, it's

40:12going to pick up. You're going to get

40:13another rush of people coming to the

40:17pool. And then like anything else it

40:20dies down. Um and it usually dies down

40:23by the second third week in in August.

40:25And as far as uh extra hours uh weekends

40:29um we did open a couple of nights a week

40:32and um the numbers were not I think

40:36overall in the seven nights that we

40:37opened we had a total of 310 people from

40:405 to 7 which is about 45 people after

40:43hours. Um, you would think that the

40:45numbers would be even higher on

40:47Saturday, but quite frankly, after about

40:502 o'clock, the numbers went down. Uh,

40:52it's just it's just the way that pools,

40:56municipal pools have always gone um as

40:59far as the the eb and flow of a of a

41:01pool season. But it's something to look

41:03at for sure.

41:07>> Councilman Ritz,

41:09>> I was just going to make a couple

41:10comments. I think this is an example of

41:12seeing is believing. And I I think once

41:14people saw it, they they understood and

41:16believed the vision that that everyone

41:17had here too. And just want to say thank

41:19you. You know, the mayor and yourself,

41:21you took a lot of questions and a lot of

41:23heat and uh you know, it worked out

41:25perfect and like Councilman said, I

41:27haven't heard anything but positive

41:28things everywhere and they're quick to

41:30tell us the negatives. So, fantastic job

41:32there. And you know, I I trust your

41:34expertise. Uh you've been doing this a

41:36long time. Is there any learnings or

41:38anything you can prepare for next year?

41:40anything keeping you back in mind for

41:41budget season?

41:42>> Yeah, I think we're always uh willing to

41:45learn and and get better. Um obviously

41:47because it was um such a an immediate

41:50thing, we didn't um we didn't offer any

41:52swim swim classes or or learn to swim,

41:55we did swim test on a daily basis,

41:58something we can think about. We can

42:00think about um potentially bringing in

42:02>> some dayc carees or what have you and

42:04and offering additional hours. Um

42:07there's always things we can do better.

42:09Um, I think the big emphasis this year

42:11was just get it up and running, get it

42:13open, um, touch, feel, and work out the

42:16kinks, which I think we did a tremendous

42:18job. Um, and I think, um, as we move

42:21forward, we can build upon the momentum

42:24that we have. I will say because I

42:26wasn't part of the design and I wasn't

42:28part of the overall first part of this,

42:32>> the design is is is

42:34second to none. I mean, I can't tell you

42:37how many people u commented that the

42:40city of Cranston should be very lucky

42:43that we have a complex like this. Um,

42:46I'll give you a for instance. Um, the

42:48vendor that filled the pool,

42:52don't press

42:54met him a couple of times after he

42:56filled the pool and he said he fills

42:58pools from Maine

43:00>> to uh Connecticut and he says there's

43:03not a pool like this.

43:06as far as a municipality, this belongs

43:08in a resort. That's that's a high

43:11compliment to pay. So, you know,

43:13whatever was part of the design and and

43:16and the building of it and people that

43:19know s um Southshore, Southshore is the

43:23best around. They do the best work as

43:25far as the pool installation and they

43:27didn't let the city down at all. So, and

43:30I I will say, you know, when the mayor

43:32showed me this, I but you know, he he

43:34had a good vision there and and I give

43:36him a lot of credit and and stuck with

43:37it and got it done. I I I'll just

43:39mention I love I love the data driven

43:41decisions, too. Nothing urgent, but if

43:43it's possible to get some of the numbers

43:45just so we have like

43:46>> I can give you some numbers right now. I

43:47have them at the top of my head.

43:49>> Yeah, I'm not that quick of a write up,

43:51but yeah.

43:51>> Yeah, but we can give them to you. But

43:53we had like 7,450 people uh go to the

43:56pool. It was open 29 days.

43:59>> It's a great story to tell. So having

44:00that stuff would help us.

44:02>> And we have all that statistics. Um

44:05>> of the 7,450 people, 80% of them

44:08Princeton residents.

44:10Gave out 79 season passes. Of the 79

44:13passes, 74 of them were Cranston

44:16residents. Um, so the, you know, the

44:23emphasis should be on Cranston residents

44:24and it was and they took advantage of

44:27it. I think that was important.

44:30So th those are really good numbers. Um,

44:34and like I said, we had peak peak

44:37swimmers a few times at 200 around 200.

44:40Never did it go over 200. And that's

44:42when we had well over 450 people at the

44:46p at the pool. You'd be surprised at how

44:49many people would sit down with a book

44:51and read, put a a blanket down and have

44:56full families there. It was almost like

44:58a a mini beach. It really was. So, um

45:03you know, I have numbers from every

45:04single day.

45:06I think those highlights are great. if

45:08it's possible to get that. I think

45:09that's a great story to tell at some

45:11point. Director Clark's hope that Yeah.

45:15Thank you.

45:19>> Okay. Wonderful. Councilman Anderhar

45:21>> Director, how many people were denied

45:22access?

45:24>> 35 315 total.

45:27>> So 315 people and how many of those were

45:29Cranston residents?

45:32>> Denied access. No one was denied access.

45:35No one.

45:35>> So everybody had money to pay?

45:37everybody. And let's get to that because

45:40that's a huge point that I didn't say

45:41and I'm glad you brought that up. It was

45:44a moneyless, cashless program. We had a

45:47square system. We developed it right

45:49away. Um, everybody from top to bottom

45:53was thrilled with the fact that they

45:55could pay with a card. And for most of

45:57you that know, I mean, most of the

45:59venues that you go to now, you go to a

46:00concert, you go to a sports venue, you

46:02go anywhere, it's basically cashless. I

46:05mean, you got to find a vendor that's

46:07taking cash. You almost got to walk

46:09around the stadium to find somebody

46:10that's taking cash at this time. So, no

46:13one was turned away. No one.

46:16>> So, no kids with bikes showed up and

46:18they didn't they couldn't afford it and

46:20they couldn't get it.

46:20>> They did not That did not happen.

46:23>> That did not happen. And I will say

46:25this, and I'm probably letting the cat

46:27out of the bag. There were times when

46:29kids did not and said they would come

46:31back tomorrow with the car. Do we let

46:33them in?

46:35We let them in.

46:36>> So there were kids that didn't have

46:38money that wanted to come in.

46:40>> They did, but we let them in. And when

46:42they came back the next day, they had

46:44what they need.

46:45>> They bought the card.

46:46>> Correct.

46:46>> Okay.

46:47>> So, we never turned them away because of

46:49the money. Not once.

46:51>> That's good. Director, thank you.

46:52>> No problem.

46:53>> Okay. Um, Councilwoman Roseri,

46:57was anyone ever turned away because of

46:59capacity?

47:00>> No, we never reached nowhere near

47:03capacity. capacity is 400.

47:06So, um 400 in the pool.

47:08>> And you said there was about just over

47:10200 at a time at peak uh peak time. Um

47:13200 was that peak time, which means like

47:16a day that we had 450 come through the

47:18uh the door. The most members we had in

47:22the pool was 200 and it never went above

47:25that. And again, that just goes to show

47:27that the pool is more than adequate for

47:30the needs of the city. Do we rent it out

47:33to like swim teams to practice?

47:36>> We have not. We haven't even entertained

47:38that. Um I think a lot of the teams that

47:41swim teams that um have their programs,

47:45you probably might not have the pool

47:47filled by then or open by then, a lot of

47:50those kids to be honest with you, life.

47:54A lot of them. So you're welcome.

47:57>> Thank you. Um, Director Moretti, you

47:59have something to enter into the docket?

48:02>> Yeah. Yes, please. I I wasn't going to

48:04say anything, but I really feel

48:06compelled to do so because um, director

48:10Piscapello hit on a couple very key

48:11points. Um, there were problems with the

48:14former pool, not only structurally and

48:16we heard about it, too much capacity,

48:19saw and so much which was debated, but

48:21there was a lot of trouble at that pool

48:23where police officers required to be

48:25there quite often. And I believe not

48:27once was there any incident as he

48:29described. It really is a a family gem

48:33and it proved to be a real f it's what

48:35Cranston should be and what Cranston is

48:37and that's what it all represented. Um

48:39he mentioned about the size of the pool

48:42mentioned about the design of the pool

48:44and and yes I'm biased and yes I'm going

48:46to stick up for my boss but Mayor

48:48Hopkins deserves a ton of credit. This

48:51man was put through hell with this pool.

48:54He stood by what he believed was the

48:56right thing for the city of Cranson.

48:57Yeah, he's not perfect though. He some

48:58made some mistakes. I've made mistakes

49:00in this administration, but this is not

49:02one that he made a mistake on. He stuck

49:04by it. He believed in it. He held a

49:06criticism. There's a lot of political

49:08banter. The room was packed criticizing

49:11him about the mayor's tiny pool and the

49:13mayor's tiny waiting pool and his vanity

49:15project. It proved it's not. This

49:18gentleman persevered and he got it done.

49:20And I give Mayor Hopkins 100% credit for

49:23this. of course with a wonderful team of

49:25wonderful contractors that did get it

49:27done. There were delays. We ran into

49:28some problems as we know about. There

49:30were obstacles that I'll call political

49:32obstacles um as well that were put in

49:35front of us. But I think this man and

49:37several council people indicated uh

49:39credit to the mayor, but I have to do

49:41that. And uh I wouldn't feel right if I

49:43went to sleep tonight and didn't say

49:44that. And yes, I'm biased. Um but f but

49:48this man deserves a whole heck of a lot.

49:50And I thank you giving me the

49:51opportunity to say that. You're welcome.

49:54Anyone else?

49:58Okay, I think we're good on that

50:00subject.

50:01>> Thank you, Tractor.

50:02>> Thank you.

50:03>> Okay, next up, um, Councilman Anduhar,

50:06you would like to give us an update on

50:08funding for sidewalks citywide, which

50:10looks fun and amazing.

50:13>> Yeah, [clears throat] if the

50:14administration could tell us what's

50:15going on, if there's any money or

50:17>> Okay, Director Moretti, it looks like

50:18you have some information for us. I'm

50:20excited.

50:21>> Yeah. Well, don't get too excited,

50:22Council Councilwoman, on [laughter] this

50:24one. Um, first of all, Director uh Caro,

50:28he had a personal family commitment. Of

50:30course, you know, he's always reliable.

50:32The guy's working 247, so you got sloppy

50:36seconds with me tonight. So, I'll do the

50:37best I can. Um,

50:40>> in terms of sidewalks, there is $31,000

50:43that for this year's budget for the

50:45matching program that you might be

50:46aware, I'm sure you're aware of. Um

50:48that's it in terms of infrastructure uh

50:51funds is uh it's been it's been consumed

50:54already. Um there will be could be money

50:57uh pending uh [clears throat] there's

50:59you know council had approved

51:00infrastructure money in the budget but

51:02that's going to be pending voter

51:04approval in November. Um if that's

51:06approved that will allow uh uh the uh

51:09finance director to come to you folks

51:11for bonding. Uh so we'll see where we

51:13are pending the outcome of that. And so

51:16as as I mentioned to uh the clerk

51:19slashdirector

51:20that this my public service announcement

51:23those people interested in funding for

51:25infrastructure such as roads and

51:26sidewalks here's the opportunity to do

51:28so in November.

51:30>> Thank you director. I just wanted to get

51:31that on the record because um as you

51:33know in social media there's a lot of

51:34posts of people um going against the

51:38bonds that are coming up and I just want

51:39to make sure that everybody's aware that

51:42we do need money for sidewalks and

51:43infrastructure and those bonds are very

51:45important. So that's why I just wanted

51:46to get it on the record and I thank you

51:48for doing that.

51:50>> Thank you uh Council President Wall. Um,

51:54I couldn't uh second what my colleague

51:57Council Mander had said more more

51:59strongly. There has been a lot of

52:01misinformation presented about these

52:03bonds on on the internet and on social

52:06media. Um, to coin a phrase um from the

52:10director, you know, these this is not

52:13about any type of any way, shape or form

52:15any type of vanity projects. These are

52:17very utilitarian necessities. And we

52:21will remind you again as we said several

52:23times before any bond is uh exercised or

52:27opened up it will come before the

52:29council again even after the voters vote

52:32if they do vote favorably. So thank you

52:34for putting this on the docket.

52:37>> Thank you

52:40Councilman Pano.

52:41>> Yeah. Um, I agree with my two colleagues

52:44that everyone should do their homework

52:46as far as the bonds, should read them,

52:48know how they work before you just

52:51reject them. I understand why that

52:54sentiment is out there. However, um, you

52:57know, we could be cutting our nose off

52:59despite our face if if that's the case.

53:01With specificity to sidewalks, um, I

53:05have a I have a couple questions um,

53:07just to see how things work. Um,

53:11so if I I live on a street without

53:13sidewalks. If I wanted to put a sidewalk

53:14on my street, the city would pay for

53:16half and I would pay for half in front

53:17of my house. Is that how it works?

53:19>> There there is a it used to be 50/50,

53:21but the the uh the amounts have ch I

53:24forget what the

53:25>> So there's there's a ratio.

53:26>> It's a it's a matching program, but I

53:28forgot it's if it's 50/50 or or better

53:33for the uh for the residents.

53:34>> For the resident.

53:35>> Yeah, I think some there might be an

53:36income level or something. I recall. But

53:38yes, there's definitely a uh it's a

53:41participation of the city and the in the

53:43uh and the until the funds are exhausted

53:46between the city and the and the

53:48resident.

53:48>> My my more important question is and and

53:52I've gotten this question from

53:54constituents, especially actually

53:56constituents in the Edgewood section of

53:57Cranston. Um,

54:00and

54:02with specificity to to the two main

54:04complaints I've gotten where people have

54:05asked me questions over and over again,

54:07it's there was a a a tree

54:10um that buckled the sidewalk.

54:13The tree was removed by the city um

54:17because it was buckling the sidewalk,

54:20which makes sense because you want to,

54:21you know, make it safer. Yet,

54:23[clears throat] the buckled sidewalk

54:25remains. So to me to me that's a that's

54:29a situation where um you know the the

54:31it's not I don't think that should be on

54:34the resident because they didn't plant

54:36the tree. The tree is not theirs. Um it

54:38may hang over but the tree is on city

54:40property if it's within x amount of feet

54:42of the street. So does that work the

54:44same way with the with the ratio or is

54:46that a different situation where city

54:48would

54:49>> I would think if there's a public safety

54:50concern let us let us know. We'll send

54:53out DPW to take a look at it, see if it

54:55might need to be corrected. I'm sure

54:57something could be improved at least for

54:59safety. At least

55:01>> aesthetics notwithstanding, you know,

55:03for safety.

55:04>> Absolutely. Please let it let us know.

55:06It happened many times and we'd be out

55:08there. We repair it whether it be

55:10temporarily, you know, with asphalt or

55:13or concrete, depends on the situation,

55:15but

55:15>> Okay. [laughter]

55:15>> Okay. So, thank you.

55:17>> Encourage people to let us know. The

55:18reason why I I ask and I'm not the the

55:21resident themsself um has tried to to do

55:24that. So I'll I'll talk to you privately

55:26and maybe we can get something moving on

55:27that. I I don't think the resident

55:29themselves was able to uh to get some

55:32traction on on the particular issue. So

55:33we'll we'll talk privately. Thank you

55:35very much.

55:35>> Sure.

55:39>> Okay. Director Enzulli has something to

55:41add. I I just wanted to make a

55:43correction to put on the record just for

55:46Councilman Banano's example about

55:48putting a new a new a sidewalk where

55:50there isn't one that does not qualify

55:52under the sidewalk share program. That

55:56was his his example. He said if I wanted

55:57to put a sidewalk in front of my house

55:58with a city payout

56:00>> sidewalk.

56:00>> Yeah. No, originally his original

56:02question had about I don't want anyone

56:04to think if they don't already have a

56:06sidewalk that they qualify for this

56:08program. I just have it in front of me.

56:10So, I just wanted to put that on the

56:11record.

56:12>> All right. I appreciate that. If I may

56:14through the chair, just ask one followup

56:15to that. Then the the ratio payment

56:19would be for if I have a sidewalk and I

56:24want it improved, but not to the point

56:26where it's a public safety nuisance. Is

56:28that is that right?

56:29>> Or if or or if it is. I I'd have to I

56:33get techy ordinance. Okay. I'm sorry

56:35about that.

56:38>> Okay. Okay. Um, do we know how many

56:40miles of sidewalks we have in the city

56:42of Cranson?

56:44>> Public works, I believe, does have that

56:45information.

56:47>> Frank, Director Co can get that to me.

56:50>> Frank would could do it, too.

56:52>> Um,

56:54and the reason that we stopped paying

56:57for our sidewalks is it's just too

56:59expensive. Is that when did that happen?

57:01>> No, just running out of infrastructure

57:03funds. Yeah. Just using those up,

57:05>> right? Just too expensive.

57:07Well, we exhausted the available funds

57:09and the, you know, authorization, so we

57:12do have just limits.

57:13>> I mean, why don't we fund 100%.

57:16>> Oh, you're saying the the matching

57:18program?

57:18>> I'm just saying in general, why doesn't

57:20the city pay for the sidewalks and their

57:22own right away?

57:24>> Um, we could, but you got to budget for

57:27it. And there's a sidewalks are very

57:30expensive. Director Core could tell you

57:32it's exponentially more for sidewalks

57:35per foot per linear foot than it is

57:38asphalt and paving. So, who complains

57:40about the sidewalks? Who complains about

57:42the roads? It's that it's that balance,

57:44but it's a budgetary issue. It's a

57:45matter of how much money is put aside.

57:49>> Okay. But you guys also get state

57:51funding for some of the roadways, right?

57:54>> Yeah. That tends not to lately it's tend

57:56not to be big dollars. maybe a few

57:58hundred,000 of recent last couple of

58:00years if that, but that doesn't get you

58:03too $300,000 isn't going to get you too

58:05far.

58:07>> All right, thank you.

58:11>> Anyone else?

58:13>> Okay, moving on. Councilwoman Bazeri,

58:18you have a question on replacement

58:20signage on Eden Park Drive.

58:22>> Yes. Can I have an update on that? Um,

58:25I've had multiple constituents reach out

58:27saying that there once were signs, now

58:29there's not. And um, there's cars that

58:32block the road and block in people's

58:34driveways.

58:35>> I checked with Mr. Mohee and he says

58:38that has been ordered. So, it's it's in

58:42in process. I says that the I think

58:45they'll tend to it pretty soon. Okay.

58:46The expectation should be shortly.

58:49>> Okay. Do you have any idea of a time

58:52frame like a month? He didn't commit.

58:54Right now, we're we're short in that

58:56department. The someone's out sick. Um

59:00the sign maker. So,

59:04a lot depends on that.

59:06>> Okay.

59:07>> So,

59:08>> council president.

59:09>> Oh, yeah. Certainly. Um just a followup

59:11because I'm not as Good job, Madam

59:13Chair. Um

59:15I'm not as familiar with the the area.

59:17Is it a sign that we had? What What did

59:20the sign say?

59:21I believe they said no parking.

59:24>> Don't we make our own no parking sign?

59:26>> That's right. I said the sign maker is

59:28is is is out sick at the moment.

59:30>> Oh, our sign is out sick.

59:32>> Yeah. So, the answer is yes. Well, we

59:33do.

59:33>> So, it sounded like you said you were

59:34going to order them. Like, what do we

59:35order?

59:35>> I ordered he has ordered them to the

59:38highway.

59:39>> He ordered safety department.

59:41>> We make we make all our signs in house.

59:45>> The most of the garden variety signs.

59:47Correct. Parking.

59:48>> Correct.

59:48>> No way. Something like that. way you get

59:51the picture. All right, that's all. That

59:53was my followup. That's why I

59:55>> Okay, anyone else on this matter?

1:00:00Okay, seeing none, we're going to move

1:00:02on to Councilman Ritz talking about

1:00:04residential trash, recycling, bin

1:00:06maintenance, review, and concerns.

1:00:09>> Yeah, I I appreciate having this on

1:00:11here. Again, uh you know, we talked

1:00:12about it at a high level the last

1:00:14meeting um through the the mayor's

1:00:16office. I did talk to director Kareo and

1:00:19you know some of the concerns I'm

1:00:20getting are directly about waste

1:00:22management from residents. He suggested

1:00:24that uh the council president and myself

1:00:27and maybe one other council member we

1:00:28have the smaller meeting with waste

1:00:30management to kind of discuss some of

1:00:32these issues. They were more comfortable

1:00:33in that situation and then we could

1:00:36bring it back and kind of report out um

1:00:38the discussion and some of the changes

1:00:40too. So um I don't know if there's much

1:00:42more besides that. I was hoping to have

1:00:44that meeting before this one. Maybe if

1:00:45we can just continue this to the next

1:00:47meeting and I'll follow up with the

1:00:48director and see if we can make that

1:00:50meeting happen.

1:00:50>> Absolutely. I would love to be involved

1:00:52in that. Also, just as a note,

1:00:55Edgewood A, the even side, I talked to

1:00:58Director Crayo. Their trash was not

1:01:00picked up on Monday. I talked to lady

1:01:03twice on my way here and yesterday.

1:01:05She's at 20 Edgewood Avenue

1:01:09and it was just the even number side.

1:01:13She's very nice. She's 90. She needs her

1:01:15trash picked up.

1:01:18>> Well, we'll get address this tomorrow.

1:01:20>> Thank you.

1:01:24>> Okay. Wow, we got you guys got a lot. I

1:01:27love this. So, I will add that to the

1:01:29next agenda. Um, Councilman Capabiano

1:01:32would like to discuss bulky waste pickup

1:01:35and give a little presentation for the

1:01:37residents.

1:01:39I don't know about a presentation, but

1:01:41there was some confusing on uh on what

1:01:43was accepted and what wasn't cons

1:01:45accepted. So, I was hoping that

1:01:47directors would uh clarify that tonight.

1:01:49So, we know Oh, director. Oh,

1:01:53>> she's at the moment. We kind of How do

1:01:55we say it right now? She's in the she's

1:01:57acting as the clerk or deputy clerk.

1:02:00>> Stand corrected.

1:02:03>> Um

1:02:04>> you are relieved of your duty.

1:02:05>> Yeah.

1:02:07Well, she's been doing a lot as we all

1:02:09know. Um, so yeah, September is bulky

1:02:14waste month and you folks they think

1:02:17there's an incorrect version that

1:02:18originally was was released that has

1:02:21been corrected to I think you all have

1:02:24this this version now. So yes, September

1:02:271st, you know, it be began. I know that

1:02:31if those people wanted to participate, I

1:02:33believe there's up to it'll say, but I

1:02:35believe up to three items they could

1:02:37place outside on their normal trash day,

1:02:40but in advance they have to notify

1:02:42directly with waste management. And so

1:02:45they, you know, they'll log that in so

1:02:47they'll know what trucks are going to go

1:02:48where for the pickups. But so they have

1:02:50to they do have to coordinate in advance

1:02:52with waste management the way they've

1:02:54done it previously and and you know not

1:02:57no real change from before but is

1:02:59through the month of September and they

1:03:01go call in advance and the pickups are

1:03:03on the and the normal trash day and

1:03:05there are some restrictions as to what

1:03:07can be disposed

1:03:09um on this flyer for instance uh if

1:03:11anyone's listening furniture desks

1:03:13dressers uh carpeting but not such

1:03:16things as mattresses white goods and

1:03:19crash and construction debris, those

1:03:21types of things or electronics and those

1:03:23things if you have electronics on I

1:03:26think it's Thursdays they can take their

1:03:28electronics and dispose at the at the

1:03:30DPW facility as long along with

1:03:32mattresses. So that is always available.

1:03:37>> Okay. So um if they do need to dispose

1:03:39of a mattress, is there a certain day to

1:03:41get rid of a mattress? I know Thursday

1:03:43uh to at at at DPW uh DPW area the yard.

1:03:49>> Okay. And that's same with electronics.

1:03:52>> Yes.

1:03:52>> And they can call to make their

1:03:54appointment

1:03:55>> there and they can just show up with the

1:03:56with those items. But in terms of bulky

1:03:58waste, please contact in advance uh

1:04:02waste management. Tell them they're

1:04:04going to ask you what items and they

1:04:06tell them what it is and make sure

1:04:08they're approving the items if you will.

1:04:09They'll log them in. But do remember

1:04:12each each resident has one opportunity.

1:04:15So not four opportunities during the

1:04:17course of the month.

1:04:18>> All right. So uh a lot of us shared that

1:04:21fly and and I'm assuming it's on the

1:04:23city website so they can see it there.

1:04:26>> Director Rinsley posted that.

1:04:28>> Thank you.

1:04:29>> Okay. Councilman Ritz has a question. I

1:04:31just had a question and I I try not to

1:04:34get too far off track but you know we

1:04:35did receive a flyer and I'll just say

1:04:36you know communication has been great

1:04:38from the mayor's office and council

1:04:39ribbon cutings all these things with the

1:04:42director moving over to the clerk's

1:04:44office. Is there a plan in place for

1:04:46these type of flyers that we get to

1:04:48someone else to take over that role?

1:04:51Is there a succession plan now? Well,

1:04:53the plan is to get someone else.

1:04:55[laughter]

1:04:57Try to keep it

1:04:59since we did talk about the the flyer

1:05:01being out there. [laughter] Is that

1:05:02going to be a role that will replace?

1:05:05>> Sure. Yes.

1:05:06>> All right. Thank you.

1:05:08>> Um Okay.

1:05:09>> And pardon me. Pardon me. Pardon me,

1:05:10chair. Where there's essential things to

1:05:13post, we'll figure out a way of doing

1:05:14that in the meantime. So residents can

1:05:18get one bulky waste pickup with one to

1:05:2220 items as many items.

1:05:23>> No, I I believe three B if I recall from

1:05:25I did it myself. I believe they they

1:05:27limit you to three bulky waste items uh

1:05:30on your trash day. Any any of your trash

1:05:32days in September,

1:05:34>> but you still have to call them and let

1:05:35them know.

1:05:35>> Yes,

1:05:36>> it's just free.

1:05:38>> It will be free. Yes.

1:05:41>> Okay, great.

1:05:43Anyone else for bulky waste items?

1:05:47Great. Seeing none,

1:05:50we're we're going to head over to new

1:05:52matters before the committee.

1:05:54Um, I would like a motion to enter into

1:05:58executive session pursuant to Rhode

1:06:00Island General Laws 42-46-5A

1:06:04for the purpose of discussing litigation

1:06:07regarding the city of Cranson versus

1:06:09Shriners of Rhode Island Charities

1:06:11Trust.

1:06:12>> So move, Madam Chair.

1:06:13>> Second.

1:06:15Any discussion? Can I get the role,

1:06:18please?

1:06:19>> Counciloman Graciano,

1:06:20>> yes. Councilman Andar,

1:06:22>> yes.

1:06:22>> Counciloman Bazeri,

1:06:23>> yes.

1:06:24>> Councilman Campiano,

1:06:25>> yes.

1:06:25>> Councilman Banano,

1:06:26>> yes.

1:06:27>> Council President Wolf,

1:06:28>> yes.

1:06:33>> We can now move to executive session.

2:03:20Can I get a motion to return um into

2:03:23public session from executive session?

2:03:26>> Motion to return to the public session.

2:03:29>> You need a second

2:03:31>> discussion.

2:03:34No.

2:03:37>> Okay. Return to public session from

2:03:40executive session sealing the minutes of

2:03:42the executive session. Get a motion.

2:03:44>> Second.

2:03:45>> Any discussion?

2:03:47>> Can I get the role, please?

2:03:49>> Counciloman Graciano,

2:03:52>> yes.

2:03:53>> Councilman Andar,

2:03:54>> yes.

2:03:55>> Counciloman Vizeri,

2:03:56>> yes.

2:03:56>> Councilman Campiano,

2:03:58>> Councilman Banano,

2:03:59>> yes.

2:04:00>> Council President Wolf,

2:04:01>> yes.

2:04:03>> Okay, seeing nothing else in the agenda,

2:04:05can I get a motion?

2:04:07No votes were taken.

2:04:08>> No votes.

2:04:12>> Vote. No votes were taken in executive

2:04:14session.

2:04:17>> And we just got an update status on

2:04:20pending litigation.

2:04:23Great.

2:04:25Thank you.

2:04:27Okay. Seeing nothing else on the agenda,

2:04:29can I get a motion to adjurnn?

2:04:30>> Motion to adjurnn.

2:04:31>> Second.

2:04:32>> Okay. All those in favor say yes. I.

2:04:34>> Any opposed? We're adjourned.

2:04:45>> Committee agenda. Uh before we start, uh

2:04:48President Wall, will you be speaking on

2:04:49behalf of Mayor Traffic Anti for his

2:04:54>> um I hadn't

2:04:55>> I mean they're pretty straightforward.

2:04:56>> But I will I will.

2:04:59>> You're going to let me catch up.

2:05:00>> All right. Uh today is September 2nd

2:05:04and we are starting the ordinance

2:05:07committee meeting uh Wednesday,

2:05:08September 2nd and the time is 8:01 p.m.

2:05:12Clerk, can you please take a role?

2:05:16>> Counciloman Graiano,

2:05:17>> present. Councilman Andor,

2:05:19>> present.

2:05:20>> Counciloman Bizeri,

2:05:21>> present.

2:05:21>> Councilman Campiano,

2:05:22>> present.

2:05:23>> Councilman Bonano,

2:05:24>> here.

2:05:24>> Council vice president Hoyan. Council

2:05:27president Wall

2:05:28>> here. We have a quorum. Moving on. Um,

2:05:31may I entertain a motion to take uh the

2:05:34approval of minutes from June 9th, July

2:05:371st, August 5th of 2026 as a block.

2:05:41>> So move.

2:05:42>> Second.

2:05:43>> Any discussion? Cler, please take a

2:05:45role.

2:05:46>> Counciloman Graiano,

2:05:47>> yes.

2:05:47>> Councilman Andor,

2:05:48>> yes.

2:05:49>> Counciloman Vizeri,

2:05:50>> yes. Councilman Campiano, Councilman

2:05:52Banano,

2:05:53>> yes. Council

2:05:54>> President Wall,

2:05:55>> yes. May entertain a motion to approve.

2:05:57So moved.

2:05:58>> Second.

2:05:59Any discussion? Clerk, please take a

2:06:00role. Counciloman Graiano. Council,

2:06:05>> yes.

2:06:05>> Counciloman Vizeri,

2:06:06>> yes. Council

2:06:07>> Campiano. Councilman Banano,

2:06:09>> yes.

2:06:09>> President Wall,

2:06:10>> yes.

2:06:12>> At this time, I'm entering in public

2:06:14comment. Is there anyone in the audience

2:06:16that would like to speak on doceted

2:06:18items only? Seeing nobody in the

2:06:20audience, clerk, is there anyone online?

2:06:25>> There is no public comment online

2:06:27>> at this time. and closing public

2:06:28comment. Moving on without uh let me

2:06:31start over. Without uh any objection, I

2:06:33would like to take the agenda out of

2:06:35order.

2:06:41>> See, hearing none, moving on to taking

2:06:43the agenda out of order. Moving on to

2:06:46ordinance 81703, ordinance and amendment

2:06:49of title 10, chapter 32, section 20 of

2:06:52the city of Cranston code of ordinances

2:06:542005 entitled stop intersections

2:06:56enumerated sponsored by councilman

2:06:58trafficant. Um

2:07:02I guess councilman bano, would you like

2:07:03to speak on this?

2:07:04>> Sure. Um council traffic is not here

2:07:06tonight, but he's also not a member of

2:07:07this committee. So, um he just wants to

2:07:10or he's sponsoring an ordinance to uh

2:07:14add

2:07:15um a stop sign uh to an intersection

2:07:19where there's already a stop sign sort

2:07:21of on the opposite side of the road. Um

2:07:23so it makes it a little bit safer. This

2:07:26is uh

2:07:28>> Thank you. Thank you, Councilman

2:07:29Bernano. Do we have anything from the

2:07:31traffic engineer?

2:07:43Well, we could go again. We could go

2:07:45with capacity traffic engineering and uh

2:07:48at the next at the full council meeting.

2:07:50So, may I entertain a motion to approve?

2:07:52>> So, move.

2:07:52>> Second.

2:07:53>> Any discussion?

2:07:55>> Cler, please take a role.

2:08:00>> Counciloman Graiano,

2:08:01>> yes. Councilman Andar,

2:08:03>> yes. Council Vizeri,

2:08:05>> yes.

2:08:06>> Councilman Camp Piano,

2:08:07>> yes.

2:08:08>> Councilman Banano,

2:08:09>> yes.

2:08:10>> Council President Wall,

2:08:12>> yes.

2:08:12>> Okay, passes. Moving on to ordinance

2:08:158-704,

2:08:16Ordinance and amendment of title 10,

2:08:18chapter 32, section 520 of the city of

2:08:20Cranston Code of Ordinances, 2005,

2:08:22entitled 1hour parking between 8:00 a.m.

2:08:25and 5:00 p. p.m. Monday through Friday.

2:08:28Sponsored by Councilman Tracanty. Pretty

2:08:30sure everybody saw this in their packet.

2:08:36>> And would I entertain a motion to

2:08:37approve?

2:08:39>> Second it.

2:08:39>> Is there a second by Councilman Banano?

2:08:41Any discussion?

2:08:44>> We'll do the same thing. Uh there's no

2:08:46traffic engineering report, so we'll

2:08:47move it on to the next. We'll wait for

2:08:48the council meeting. Uh clerk, please

2:08:50take a role.

2:08:51>> Councilwoman Graziano,

2:08:52>> yes.

2:08:53>> Councilman Anduhar,

2:08:54>> yes.

2:08:55>> Council Vizeri,

2:08:56>> yes.

2:08:56>> Councilman Campiano, Councilman Bernano,

2:08:59>> yes. Council President Wall.

2:09:00>> Yes.

2:09:02>> Great. Moving on to ordinance 817-05,

2:09:06ordinance and amendment of title 10,

2:09:08chapter 32, section 40 and section 660

2:09:11of the city of CR code of ordinances

2:09:132005 entitled no parking on certain

2:09:15streets generally in 2hour parking

2:09:18between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday

2:09:21through Friday. I'm pretty sure

2:09:22everybody saw it in their packet. Um

2:09:25clerk, do we have anything from traffic

2:09:27engineer? No. So, we'll move it to the

2:09:28next council meeting. May I entertain a

2:09:29motion to approve?

2:09:31>> Second.

2:09:32>> Any discussion?

2:09:33>> Yeah, ma'am. Mr. Chair,

2:09:35>> if I [snorts] may to the chair um

2:09:37request either director and or director

2:09:40Moretti reach out to the traffic

2:09:41engineer so he knows that it's on uh the

2:09:44docket for the full council meeting.

2:09:46>> He is aware.

2:09:47>> Thank you. Cler, please take a role.

2:09:50>> Councilman Graciano,

2:09:51>> yes.

2:09:52>> Councilman Anduhar,

2:09:53>> yes.

2:09:53>> Counciloman Bazeri,

2:09:54>> yes. Yes. Councilman Campiano.

2:09:56>> Councilman Banano.

2:09:57>> Yes.

2:09:58>> Council president Wall.

2:09:59>> Yes.

2:10:00>> Moving on to ordinance 81701, ordinance

2:10:03and amendment of chapter 824031

2:10:07of the city of Cransson code of

2:10:08ordinances 2005 entitled short-term

2:10:11rentals of outdoor pools and spaces.

2:10:14Sponsored by Council President Wall and

2:10:16Councilman Ritz. Councilman Ritz, I

2:10:18believe the floor is yours.

2:10:19>> Thank you. I I'll be brief. I know we've

2:10:21had this on on several dockets. you

2:10:23know, this has been an issue that's

2:10:24going on for for a few years now. Um,

2:10:26and I I appreciate the council

2:10:28president's help uh partnering with me

2:10:30to to put this ordinance together. I

2:10:32think um you know, we had a good handle

2:10:34on the app that was being used now uh to

2:10:37handle this, but it doesn't stop the the

2:10:39next app from coming forward and

2:10:42creating these problems. And and really,

2:10:43we didn't have the strongest uh

2:10:45straightforward framework in ordinances

2:10:48that we already had. So, I appreciate

2:10:50the council president working with me on

2:10:51this to uh creating a more stricter uh

2:10:54guidelines here that that protects us

2:10:56not only against this app, but any

2:10:58future apps that happen that come

2:11:00forward too. Um, you know, and again,

2:11:02we're not looking to interfere with any

2:11:04residential use of their property with

2:11:06any of these other type of activities,

2:11:08but it's when they become paid event

2:11:10spaces that that fall under a commercial

2:11:13use, too. So, um, this addresses all

2:11:16those outdoor spaces that could fall

2:11:18under this. Um, so it'll protect the

2:11:20residents against this going forward in

2:11:21the future.

2:11:23>> Thank you, Council Members, for bringing

2:11:25this up, Mr. President. The floor is

2:11:26yours. [clears throat]

2:11:28>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman, in working in

2:11:30collaboration uh with Councilman Ritz.

2:11:34Basically, we didn't reinvent the wheel.

2:11:36Um, this was an ordinance that existed

2:11:38in upstate New York. first looked at it

2:11:41I believe um a year ago when the swim

2:11:45swim rental app came out somehow the

2:11:48interest in that dissipated time I think

2:11:50they it kind of went away for a short

2:11:52time only to come back kind of like a

2:11:54rash or something. Um only to return

2:11:57itself with more more anger. Um so you

2:12:01look at it and you you kind of remember

2:12:04back when it was very hot and these

2:12:05parties were happening. Councilman Ritz

2:12:07was getting a lot of calls, disturbances

2:12:09in the neighborhood, various types of

2:12:11loud music, unlawful behavior. I won't

2:12:15go into any sort of details. There's

2:12:17also a safety concern um that those

2:12:21pools, you know, have a lifeguard,

2:12:22something terrible could happen on that

2:12:24property. You're operating a business in

2:12:26a residential area and there's no

2:12:29lensure for this. So, is

2:12:31well-intentioned as perhaps these apps

2:12:32are this is not the appropriate time.

2:12:35it's not appropriate for our residential

2:12:36areas. So, thank you for working with me

2:12:38on this and hopefully this rash won't

2:12:41come back next year.

2:12:42>> Thank you, Mr. President. Councilman

2:12:44Banano.

2:12:45>> Thank you. I want to compliment

2:12:48especially Councilman Ritz in addition

2:12:50to Council President. Um this is well

2:12:53thought out. Uh, I know council and I

2:12:55have had some conversations about it.

2:12:56And as he and I were talking about it,

2:12:58we realized that um most of this was

2:13:01happening in Ward 4 and the rest of it

2:13:04was happening in Ward 6 where council

2:13:06president and I both live. It's actually

2:13:08when I looked at the app street over

2:13:10from my house. Um, so um I think this is

2:13:14uh this is good. Nobody wants,

2:13:17you know, nobody wants a big huge pool

2:13:19party where there isn't a design for

2:13:21that or a lifeguard. So, uh, I would

2:13:23like to be out as a co-sponsor if the

2:13:25sponsors would, uh, allow it. Thank you,

2:13:28>> Councilman Kabiano.

2:13:31>> Thank you, chair. Um, I did look up, uh,

2:13:35ordinance 082403

2:13:39and it was police alarm and system

2:13:42standards. Is that is are we referencing

2:13:45Are we referencing the wrong

2:13:54I think you think we added a number to

2:13:56it so it goes in there.

2:14:03082431.

2:14:07Hold on. Mike's going to look it up.

2:14:13>> One sec.

2:14:17Perhaps if I may. uh point of order.

2:14:19Perhaps we should take a motion to

2:14:21approve as we're waiting just so we can

2:14:23have further discussion.

2:14:28>> So motion to approve.

2:14:30>> Second.

2:14:32>> So is it so it might need to be amended

2:14:34to make sure we have the the correct

2:14:36chapter. So yes,

2:14:37>> we may have to amend it. One second.

2:14:43>> Might be just one.

2:14:49Um, may I entertain a motion to take a

2:14:50fiveminute recess?

2:14:57>> All those in favor?

2:14:58>> I. Any nays? is we are in recess for 5

2:15:01That's

2:18:42back in session. Do I have to May I

2:18:45entertain a motion to

2:18:48>> return?

2:18:49>> Oh, we just returned into session then I

2:18:51guess no motions.

2:18:53>> Uh back into the ordinance for the

2:18:57pools. Councilman Kobiano.

2:18:59>> Thank you. Um

2:19:01I just uh questions to the sponsors. Are

2:19:03there any penalties for this?

2:19:06>> You can read it, right?

2:19:08>> We didn't put penalties.

2:19:09>> It would be the default.

2:19:11>> Yeah. You can't have it.

2:19:13>> So it's like the default sorry whatever

2:19:14the ordinance has for a default fine or

2:19:17that's what it would be. It would just

2:19:18go to the default.

2:19:18>> So whatever the the uh

2:19:19>> the default they call it default unless

2:19:21the ordinance has a penalty, you go to

2:19:22the default penalty which I think is

2:19:24$50. Yeah. Yeah.

2:19:28>> Okay. And um and how are we going to

2:19:30enfor who's going to the police going to

2:19:32enforce this to go out there or is the

2:19:34inspector

2:19:36>> police the police like others?

2:19:39>> Okay. Okay.

2:19:43All right. Thank you.

2:19:44>> This isn't an inspection issue. This is

2:19:46this is

2:19:48>> Yeah.

2:19:50>> Well, to end the discussion, Councilman

2:19:51Ritz, I really like to thank you. You're

2:19:53doing uh justice to the to the residents

2:19:55of Cranston and President Wall. Thank

2:19:56you. This is a quality of life issue

2:19:58that hopefully gets solved. Um, with

2:20:01that, I would like to entertain a motion

2:20:03to pass with the understanding that the

2:20:08ordinance number may be codified at at

2:20:10the next council meeting. May entertain

2:20:12a motion to approve.

2:20:14>> Motion to approve.

2:20:15>> Second.

2:20:15>> Any discussion? Cler, please take a

2:20:17role.

2:20:19>> Counciloman Graiano,

2:20:21>> yes.

2:20:21>> Councilman Andar,

2:20:22>> yes.

2:20:23>> Counciloman Vizeri,

2:20:24>> yes. Councilman Campiano,

2:20:26>> yes.

2:20:26>> Councilman Banano,

2:20:27>> yes.

2:20:28>> Council President Wall,

2:20:29>> yes.

2:20:31>> Motion passes. Congratulations. At this

2:20:33time, I entertain [clears throat] a

2:20:34motion to adjurnn.

2:20:35>> Motion to adjurnn.

2:20:37>> Is there a second? Yes.

2:20:38>> Second. All those in favor say I. I. Any

2:20:41>> naysay? Eyes have it. We are adjourned

2:20:42at 8:17.

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