2026-09-22 - City Council

04:28to bring tonight safety services and

04:31licensing to order.

04:34Clerk, please take a roll call.

04:40>> Councilwoman Vazeri,

04:41>> present.

04:42>> Councilwoman Graciano,

04:44>> present.

04:44>> Councilman Ritz,

04:45>> present.

04:46>> Councilman Travocante,

04:47>> present. Councilman Anduhar

04:49>> present.

04:49>> Council Vice President Hoyan

04:51>> present.

04:52>> Council President Wolf

04:54>> here.

04:56>> There are no minutes from the last

04:58meeting. Um public comment tonight on

05:00agenda items only. If anyone hears from

05:03the public would like to comment, you'll

05:06come up with the

05:10>> Tom. Is there any public comment online?

05:13>> There's no public comment online. I'm

05:15going to close public comment now. All

05:17right. Under new business, we have the

05:19Oak Club Rhode Island LLC doing business

05:22as Oak Club DBA at 573 Oaklorn Avenue.

05:28Um, if anyone would like to come up to

05:30the mic and just say your name and your

05:32address. If we have any questions, we'll

05:34ask you or unless you want to tell us

05:36anything.

05:37>> Sure. Um, I'm Christina Taska. This is

05:39Julia Bonet. Um, you know, we know this

05:42was a special meeting that was put

05:44together today just for us and we really

05:46appreciate that. Um, we've been working

05:48really hard to get our space open and,

05:51you know, get it ready for Cranston. We

05:53obviously love doing business in

05:54Cranston considering we deli.

05:58So, you know, we just want to continue

06:00opening businesses in Cranston and keep

06:01it going.

06:02>> Thank you.

06:05>> Okay. I'm going to ask for a motion to

06:07approve this.

06:08>> So moved. Second. Any discussion?

06:12Clerk, could I have a Oh, Councilman

06:15Ritz.

06:16>> You guys, thank you for keep opening

06:18stuff in Cranston for us. We appreciate

06:19it. Remember us when you have the ribbon

06:20cutting, too. Let us know. All right.

06:22Thank you guys.

06:23>> Thank you. We love Cranston.

06:26>> Clerk, could I please have a roll call

06:27vote? Counciloman Bizeri,

06:30>> yes.

06:30>> Counciloman Graiano,

06:31>> yes.

06:32>> Councilman Ritz,

06:33>> yes.

06:33>> Councilman Travocanti,

06:34>> yes.

06:34>> Councilman Andir,

06:35>> yes.

06:36>> Council Vice President Hyan,

06:37>> yes. Yes. Council President Wall.

06:39>> Yes.

06:40>> Excellent.

06:41>> Thank you.

06:42>> All right. I would like to motion to

06:43adjourn tonight's meeting.

06:45>> Motion to adjurnn.

06:46>> Second.

06:48>> Right. All those in favor say I. All

06:50those say nay.

06:52>> Oppos signify by saying nay.

06:54>> Thank you. Thank you all.

06:56>> Congratulations having you.

25:55and welcome to this September the 22nd

25:58regular city council meeting. At this

26:00time, I'd like to call this meeting to

26:02order. And I ask the clerk to please

26:04call a role.

26:05>> Councilwoman Graciano,

26:06>> present. Councilman Anduhar,

26:08>> present.

26:09>> Councilwoman Vizeri,

26:10>> present. Councilman Ritz

26:12>> present.

26:13>> Councilman Kapiano

26:14>> present.

26:15>> Councilman Trafocanti

26:16>> present.

26:17>> Councilman Banano

26:18>> here.

26:19>> Council Vice President Hoyan

26:21>> present. Council

26:22>> President Wall

26:23>> here. Thank you. First item is going to

26:26be the pledge of allegiance. I would ask

26:28everyone to please rise for the pledge

26:29of

26:30>> allegiance.

26:41One nation.

26:51Thank you. To begin tonight, we have a

26:55couple of very important citations

26:57honoring uh players in both the Cranston

27:00East Little League and Cranston West

27:02Little League. Um we're going to begin

27:04uh from with the citation and this is

27:06going to be presented by council member

27:09trafficy um honoring the 1516 Cranston

27:14East Little League District Champions.

27:18Councilman Trafocanty, the floor is

27:20yours.

27:24Mr. Council President, members of the

27:26council, no one to my knowledge

27:29expressed the importance of youth

27:31athletics better than great coach Vince

27:33Lombati when he stated, "The will to

27:35win, the fighting heart, the commitment

27:37to excellence and to victory, these are

27:40the things that endure and these are the

27:42things that are far more important than

27:44any event that may occasion them." And

27:46what the great coach was talking about

27:48was that football or baseball or

27:50basketball, etc., is not a means to an

27:53end. It's a means to a beginning, a

27:56beginning of those qualities and

27:58characteristics that are learned through

28:00participation in youth athletics. So,

28:03congratulations to the district

28:04champions on your will and your fighting

28:07heart and your commitment to excellence

28:09as district champions. If I may, Mr.

28:11Council President, will you have

28:12permission? Ask the school committee

28:14member from Ward 5 to come forward to

28:17make a few comments since her son is

28:19playing on that particular team and also

28:21to identify the coaches and players of

28:23that particular team.

28:24>> Absolutely. This is Andrea Nato.

28:46Hi, I'm Andrea Nato. Um, school

28:48committee rep for W 5 and also a proud

28:50baseball mom for Cranston East Little

28:52League.

28:55So, I'm going to start by beginning um

28:57I'm going to start by reading the

28:58proclamation. Says, "The state of Rhode

29:00Island, the city of um city council,

29:03Cranston City Council, be it be it known

29:05to all that the city cranon city council

29:09hereby issues this citation to

29:12Cranston Little League and all its

29:13players and coaches, which I'll read the

29:15roster when I'm finished. In recognition

29:17of your exceptional accomplishment in

29:19capturing the title of district

29:21champions, your determination,

29:23discipline, teamwork, and cognitive spir

29:25competitive spirit have distinguished

29:28you throughout the season and brought

29:30great pride to the Cranston East Little

29:32League and the city of Cranston.

29:35Through countless hours of practice,

29:37pers perseverance, and commitment, you

29:39have exemplified the qualities of true

29:41champions.

29:42The Cranston City Council proudly

29:44recognizes the players, coaches,

29:46volunteers, and families whose

29:48dedication contributed to this

29:49outstanding achievement. We commend your

29:52remarkable season and extend its best

29:54wishes as you continue to pursue new

29:56goals, create lasting memories, and

29:58represent Cranson with pride in the

30:00years ahead.

30:09And I'd like to acknowledge the head

30:10coach, Brian Harpin.

30:13Coach John Croak,

30:16Coach Ray Sylvestri,

30:19Coach Nick Killian.

30:21>> Up, please receive your citations.

30:48Okay.

30:51>> And the players

30:53>> come forward as they call your name. Max

30:54Miano,

30:58Matt Ayaniti,

31:05Logan D. Carlo,

31:18that Glen Croak.

31:28James Burgess,

31:33Eli Osbeck,

31:43Patrick Mitchell,

31:48Eddie Marian,

31:57Dolores Cup of Biano

32:07Angel Christosimo

32:09[clears throat]

32:14Angel is Angel

32:18Jackson Nato No,

32:34>> Drew Baron,

32:46Jaden De Leon,

32:55Harry Marcel,

33:03John Marco Bayz,

33:10that's everybody.

33:22You want

33:40folks? If any parents want to come take

33:42photos, come on up to the front. Don't

33:44trample everybody. Don't trample

33:46anybody.

34:35What you want?

34:40Do whichever one first.

34:47>> Which one do you want me to do first?

34:49Hold on.

35:01>> John's here.

35:05>> Yeah.

35:09All right, the next order of business

35:11and uh

35:14would be a citation honoring the 12U

35:19Cranston West girls softball team, the

35:21Allstar champions, all-star state

35:24champions, and the New England

35:25finalists.

35:27And I'm going to turn the floor over to

35:30Councilwoman Graciano.

35:34Oh, good [clears throat] evening,

35:35council president, council vice

35:37president, and council members,

35:40families, and our all of our softball

35:42and baseball families. Thank you for

35:44coming this evening. Tonight, I have the

35:46privilege of recognizing an incredible

35:49group of young women, their coaches,

35:51their families, and the entire Cranson

35:54West CLCF Little League community for

35:57another remarkable summer of softball.

36:00The 12-year-old team made its way

36:02through the Rhode Island State

36:03Tournament and earned the opportunity to

36:06represent our city in our state at the

36:08New England Regional Tournament in

36:10Bristol, Connecticut. And what's

36:12particularly impressive is that this

36:15isn't just a once- ina generation

36:17accomplishment for Cranson West. They

36:19have built a program that continues to

36:21find its way back to the stage. Year

36:23after year, new groups of girls come

36:26through the league believing that they

36:28can compete at the highest level because

36:30they've watched girls ahead of ahead of

36:32them do exactly that. That kind of

36:35sustained excellence matters. But think

36:39but what I think matters even more than

36:41what we're giving these young women

36:43through sports is we're giving them

36:45opportunities to compete and lead. We're

36:48teaching them to trust themselves and

36:50one another. We are teaching them how to

36:52handle pressure, how to respond when

36:54things don't go their way, and how to

36:56stand confidently alongside their

36:59teammates when they do. And they're

37:01learning all of that while representing

37:03Cranson on a stage that can take them

37:05all the way to Bristol and on to ESPN.

37:09Think about what that means for a

37:11younger girl playing softball in

37:12Cranston today. She can watch these

37:15girls and see what's possible for her.

37:18That's how strong programs sustain

37:20themselves. One generation sets the

37:23standard and the next generation grows

37:25up wanting to reach it. None of this

37:28happens without the coaches who give an

37:30extraordinary amount of their time. the

37:33volunteers who keep the youth sports

37:35organization running and especially the

37:37parents and families who rearrange their

37:40summers, drive countless miles, and sit

37:42through practices, tournaments, and make

37:45sure these girls get the opportunity to

37:47chase something special together. So, to

37:50the players, congratulations. You should

37:53be incredibly proud of what you've

37:55accomplished. And to everyone at

37:57Cranston West who helped get them there.

37:59Thank you for continuing to build a

38:01program where young women have an

38:03opportunity to compete, lead, grow, and

38:06show everyone what they're capable of.

38:08You represented Cranston Cranson

38:11beautifully, and we are very proud of

38:13you. Congratulations.

38:25We're going to call everyone up. We're

38:26going to call the coaches and then the

38:27players. You'll have an opportunity to

38:29take pictures and then we're still

38:30asking people to keep in their seats. We

38:33have one more team after this. Thank

38:35you.

38:37This

38:39>> y

38:41>> Okay.

38:42>> Is that Should I read the citation I

38:43think as well?

38:44>> Sure. Feel free to do that.

38:50It is my honor and my privilege to read

38:52the citation issued by the Cranon City

38:55Council. It says the following. The

38:57Cranon City Council let it be known that

38:59the Cranston City Council hereby issues

39:01this citation in recognition of your

39:04outstanding achievement as Rhode Island

39:06State Champions New England regional

39:08finalist. Through talent, determination,

39:11teamwork, sportsmanship, you have

39:14achieved success at the highest levels

39:16of competition while proudly

39:18representing your community. The city of

39:20Cranston and the Cranston City Council

39:23proudly recognizes the players, coaches,

39:25volunteers, and families whose

39:27commitment and support have contributed

39:29to this remarkable accomplishment. Your

39:32success has brought great pride to the

39:34city of Cranston and it serves as an

39:36inspiration for young athletes

39:38throughout our community. The Cranston

39:40City Council celebrates your

39:42championship season and applauds your

39:44impressive regional achievement and

39:46wishes you continued success as you

39:48pursue new opportunities and expire

39:51inspire future generations of athletes.

39:54Signed by all the members of the council

39:56this day, the 20th of September, 2026.

40:00And I will read the read the names and

40:02we'll do my best to read them. Well, uh,

40:05Emma Emma

40:07Ariggi,

40:22Sloan Benki.

40:32Miller Castillo,

40:44Alyssa Chhatel.

40:53>> No, don't read that one. Sure. Should I

40:56read it anyway?

40:58>> Um, not here. Hayden Serio,

41:08Brooke Dolan,

41:17Nina Graciano,

41:21[snorts]

41:25Melania Morris,

41:38Sophia Pis,

41:47Aubrey Rker,

41:56McKenzie Tavaria,

42:06Chloe Whittenberger.

42:16All the girls. Now, if I could ask the

42:19coaches to come up. Robert, Robert, the

42:22manager, Robert Areni,

42:32uh, Coach Michael Serio,

42:42and Coach William Chhatel.

42:50Congratulations on behalf of the

42:52Cranston City Council.

43:18Wait, wait.

43:47I'm just going to take it right from

43:48there.

43:50Just going to do it right there. So, the

43:52next one is going to be a citation.

44:06Once again, congratulations on behalf of

44:08the Cranston City Council. Our next

44:11citation will be a citation honoring the

44:1413 and 14 Cranston East Little League

44:17state champions.

44:19I'm once again call upon Councilwoman

44:21Graciano to do the honors.

44:26Thank you, Council President.

44:28Good evening.

44:30Um, tonight we have the privilege of

44:32recognizing Crany's Little League

44:34juniors, a group of 13, 14year-old boys

44:37who gave us a pretty memorable summer.

44:40They won the Rhode Island State

44:41Championship sweeping easily through

44:44districts and states, earning the

44:45opportunity to represent Rhode Island

44:47and at the Eastern Regional Tournament

44:50in Duboce, Pennsylvania. For Cranes,

44:52that became familiar territory. This

44:55program has now made the trip to Duboce

44:57four times in the past five years.

44:59That's an extraordinary record of

45:01sustained excellence, especially in

45:04youth sports, where the players change

45:06every year. This particular team went to

45:08Pennsylvania and played five games

45:11against some of the best teams in the

45:12East. They won three of them and lost

45:15two, including a loss to the team that

45:17ultimately won the regional championship

45:20and came home with a fourth place

45:22finish. But as proud as we are of

45:25baseball, I think the best part of the

45:27story is everything that happened around

45:29it. These boys are from different parts

45:31of Cranon and came together and over the

45:33course of a summer became a team. Kids

45:36practiced together, traveled together,

45:39won together, lost together, and built

45:41friendships that would never have ex

45:43existed without baseball. [snorts] And

45:46somewhere along the way, friendship

45:47starts looking like a lot like

45:49brotherhood.

45:51When you get in that deep into a

45:53tournament, you also learn that

45:55everybody matters. Pitching, catching

45:57gets thin. Every player has to learn how

46:00to be a utility player. Help when

46:02needed, where you are needed. learn new

46:06skills, positions to help them get

46:08through an incredibly difficult game.

46:10Each player on this team did just that.

46:13No complaints. And that's youth sports.

46:17And I have to admit, this one is

46:18especially personal this year for me

46:20because I'm a parent of one of the

46:21players. So, I got to watch this

46:23experience not only as someone who

46:25believes deeply in what youth sports can

46:28do for our community, but as a parent

46:30seeing it firsthand.

46:32I watched these boys se spend their

46:34summer away from their phones, social

46:37media, and video games. They were on

46:39baseball fields. They were laughing in

46:41dugouts. They were competing. They were

46:43learning how to depend on one another.

46:45And I watched families and an entire

46:48community rally around them, including

46:50fundraising to help offset the cost of

46:52getting everyone to Pennsylvania so that

46:55experience could belong to the whole

46:57team. Years from now, the boys may not

47:00remember every score of every inning,

47:02but they're going to remember that

47:04summer. They're going to remember Dubo.

47:07They're going to remember their

47:08teammates. Hell, I'm going to remember

47:10it. And so will the families who

47:12experienced it. We became a closer

47:14community. We became a family. To the

47:17coaches, volunteers, sponsors, families,

47:19and everyone who made this possible.

47:21Thank you. And to the boys,

47:24congratulations. You represented Cranson

47:26and Rhode Island exceptionally well and

47:28we are proud of you. Congratulations.

47:31[applause]

47:41>> Yep.

47:47>> All right. Once again, I do have the

47:48honor of reading the resolution on

47:50behalf of the city council.

47:52[clears throat]

47:53Be it known that the Cranston City

47:55Council hereby issues this citation in

47:58recognition of your outstanding

48:00achievement in earning the title of

48:02Rhode Island State Champion. Your

48:04dedication,

48:06perseverance, teamwork, sportsmanship

48:09have brought great pride and honor to

48:11Cranston East Little League and the

48:13entire city of Cranston. Through your

48:15hard work and commitment to excellence,

48:18you have demonstrated the values that

48:20make champions both on and off the

48:22field. The Cranson City Council proudly

48:25proudly rather congratulates the

48:27players, coaches, and families of this

48:29remarkable accomplishment and commends

48:32you for representing our community with

48:34distinction. May this championship serve

48:37as the foundation for future

48:39achievements, lasting friendships, and

48:41continued excellence in the years ahead.

48:44signed by the members of the Cranson

48:45City Council this day, September 20th,

48:482026.

48:50Congratulations.

48:54[snorts]

48:58>> So, as your name is called, please step

49:00up and receive your citation. Liam

49:03Graziano.

49:11Not on order.

49:19You can do that.

49:23>> Brad de uh Dempsey,

49:32don't worry.

49:40Camden came.

49:52Daniel Lenoi.

49:55You know,

50:04>> JJ Hamilton,

50:16Jo Blanco. So,

50:31Johnny Martinez,

50:41Logan

50:43Sariva,

50:53Nick Delgennis,

51:05Nolan Winters,

51:13and Victor Calderon.

51:24And now for the coach. Am I

51:35>> There's one more. But

51:36>> we're getting it for you.

51:40>> It was my fault. I pressed the wrong

51:42button.

51:42>> Yes,

51:43>> I'm sure.

51:46Sorry,

51:58>> Toby Cruz.

52:12Councilwoman, could I have the names of

52:14the coaches as well?

52:16>> Um, Coach Dan Dempsey.

52:25>> Coach Keith Winters.

52:33Here's Coach Winters.

52:35And last but not least, Coach Jeff

52:38Hamilton.

52:47And once again, players and coaches,

52:49congratulations from the city council

52:51and the city of Cranston.

53:15What's the number?

53:58Sorry.

54:28Once again, congratulations to the

54:30players and the family on su the

54:32successes. Feel free at this time not to

54:35enjoy the rest of the meeting.

54:37Feel free.

55:32Come on.

55:51Please.

55:55You like to have a big house when you

56:00>> only

56:16then there were three

56:18four.

56:24All right.

56:27Our next order of business will be the

56:29approval of minutes. At this time, I'm

56:31going to entertain a motion for the

56:34approval of the June 15, 2026 ready

56:37regular city council meeting. Is there a

56:40motion to approve?

56:41>> So moved.

56:42>> Second.

56:43>> Is there any discussion or additions or

56:45amendments?

56:47Seeing none, I'm going to ask the clerk

56:48to please call the role.

56:51>> Councilwoman Garciano,

56:53>> yes. Councilman Andor,

56:55>> yes.

56:55>> Councilwoman Vazeri,

56:57>> yes.

56:57>> Councilman Ritz,

56:58>> yes.

56:58>> Councilman Campiano,

57:00>> yes.

57:00>> Councilman Tracanti,

57:02>> yes.

57:02>> Councilman Banano,

57:04>> yes.

57:04>> Council Vice President Heran,

57:06>> yes.

57:06>> Council President Wall,

57:07>> yes. That motion carries. Thank you.

57:10Next item for business will be public

57:12hearings, public comment. Is there

57:14anyone in chambers this evening who

57:15would like to speak on docketed matters

57:17only? If there is, please step up to the

57:19podium. State your name and your address

57:21for the record and I will give you four

57:24minutes.

57:28Good evening. Uh Robert Murray, 75

57:30Debbie Drive in Cranston. Um just very

57:32quickly, members of the council, um I

57:35wanted just to speak on ordinance 8-1701

57:38regarding the uh rental of pools. Um,

57:42uh, I have no, you know, if the sponsors

57:44and the council think this is an

57:45important issue, I that's fine. Um, I I

57:48just happen to look at these things and

57:50I, um, and maybe this has already been

57:53brought to your attention, but the

57:55section that you're amending has to do

57:57with police alarm system licenses,

58:00chapter uh, 8.24 of the Health and

58:04Safety Code. I'm not sure that's what

58:06was intended.

58:08um it's amending a section that doesn't

58:10exist, but I think it's in the wrong

58:12section. So, and if it's in the wrong

58:15section, I just caution you what your uh

58:19availability to enforce this. So, um I

58:23just, you know, I'm trying to be

58:24constructive. I'm not being critical. I

58:26just thought I'd mention that because it

58:28looks like it's I don't know if it's a

58:30typo or intentionally put in that

58:32section, but I'm not sure it's the right

58:34one. and I'm not sure what where the

58:37proper one is, but I just share that

58:39with you. Thank you.

58:40>> Thank you. Anyone else in chambers who'd

58:43like to speak on docketed matters only?

58:49>> I see none at this time. Uh, Mr. Lima,

58:53is there anyone online who would like to

58:54speak on targeted matter?

58:55[clears throat]

58:55>> Drake Patton.

58:58>> Miss Patton, can you hear me?

59:00>> Yep. Good evening. Drake Patton 684 NIC

59:03Avenue.

59:04I got to hand it to you guys. Running

59:06right into the most controversial

59:08project the city has had next to the

59:09Budlong pool

59:12adding a nationalist flag to the mix. Um

59:17I guess you know I could understand it a

59:19Trian flag but I'm pretty sure that our

59:21tax dollars are not coming from just

59:24people of Italian descent but rather

59:26from all of us whether we are Italian

59:28descent or something else. And that park

59:31was paid for by all of us. And I really

59:33am confused by this decision. It's a

59:35little insulting. It's a minor point

59:37tonight, but I had to make that be

59:40heard. The big conversation I want to

59:42have with you tonight is about this

59:44so-called pool ordinance. Um, you know,

59:47I have expressed my thoughts to many of

59:48you in writing um on a number of

59:51occasions during the council

59:53conversations regarding this. Um, you

59:56know, renting a pool in your private

59:58backyard is non-permitted commercial use

1:00:01in a residential neighborhood. And that

1:00:03is why we have zoning. Period. End of

1:00:06story. That's the purpose of zoning. So,

1:00:09it's confusing to me, and I'm sure

1:00:11others why we have to make a new tool

1:00:14for something we already have a tool

1:00:16for. Enforcement seems to be the

1:00:18question here.

1:00:20And although historically there have

1:00:22only ever been two pools for rent on any

1:00:25pool rental site anywhere two at any

1:00:28point in the past or present there are

1:00:31none today which I assume is because for

1:00:33the last two years this council has

1:00:36chosen to make this a project.

1:00:40And as written this word salad of an

1:00:43ordinance uses a non-legal term space

1:00:47which is a noun but not a legal term as

1:00:50a reference that essentially becomes

1:00:54something that no one meaning that no

1:00:56one can do anything outside if they

1:00:58charge for it. I thought this was about

1:01:01pools. It doesn't seem to be about

1:01:04pools. So, for example, let's consider a

1:01:08licensed home daycare that has a yard

1:01:10for the kiddos or, god forbid, a

1:01:12playground can no longer let the kids

1:01:15outside because they charge for the kids

1:01:17to be there. So, they can't do that

1:01:19anymore. Or let's talk about a church

1:01:21that sets up an annual bazaar and

1:01:24charges vendors as a fundraiser. They

1:01:27can't do that anymore because there's a

1:01:28charge.

1:01:30Or perhaps CCAP that I believe leases

1:01:32from the city. So they're someone who

1:01:34leases which is in this word salad at

1:01:37the pastori center will they'll need to

1:01:39shut down. Or how about a restaurant

1:01:41with an outdoor space for private events

1:01:44which is part of their business. Well,

1:01:45they can't do that either.

1:01:48Or farms like mine or Southside um or

1:01:52Southside's involvement with the good

1:01:53earth where they charge money for events

1:01:56that happen there. They probably can't

1:01:58do that anymore. or right here on my

1:02:00farm where I teach natural dying with

1:02:03plants that are grown on my property in

1:02:05my dye space, which is a loose term and

1:02:08not a legal term. I can't do that

1:02:11either.

1:02:12Or maybe the farmers market at Garden

1:02:14City should shut itself down because,

1:02:17well, that's something that's, you know,

1:02:19in a space that's owned by somebody

1:02:21else. So, I guess my question for all of

1:02:23you is what is this ordinance actually

1:02:26about? And if it's about pools, let's

1:02:28make it about pools. Although again, two

1:02:31people in the entire city and you spent

1:02:34two years on this. Did anyone with a

1:02:36legal degree or even a good law

1:02:38dictionary have anything to do with this

1:02:41writing? I really hope the answer is no.

1:02:45This is an embarrassment for you and for

1:02:48all of us as your constituents. It is

1:02:50total total utter nonsense. Thank you

1:02:53for the opportunity to speak.

1:02:56Thank you. Is anyone else online who

1:02:58would like to speak on doceted matters?

1:03:00>> Chess Salter,

1:03:03>> can you hear me?

1:03:07I believe you're muted.

1:03:16>> Please unmute yourself.

1:03:19>> Okay. Sorry about that. Can you hear me?

1:03:21>> Yeah. Could you just to be clear, could

1:03:23you state your name and address for the

1:03:24record, please?

1:03:25>> Sure. Jess Salter, 6 Von Lane.

1:03:29Um, I just had a couple of comments

1:03:31about the the wording in the crafted

1:03:35draft ordinance as it stands right now.

1:03:38Um, it seems a bit confusing as to the

1:03:42limits of the ordinance. It also seems a

1:03:44bit confusing as to

1:03:47I know that the point of the ordinance

1:03:48is to restrict the the renting of pools

1:03:51for recreational activity, but that's

1:03:53not at all what this ordinance says. Um,

1:03:56the way that it's wording worded right

1:03:59now by using the phrase including but

1:04:02not limited to makes pools, spas,

1:04:04playgrounds, and yards examples rather

1:04:07than limits, which I don't think was

1:04:09probably the intention. And as was

1:04:13previously stated, there's a number of

1:04:15different examples that could

1:04:16potentially fall within this, which

1:04:18again, I I assume is not the not the

1:04:21intention of this either. Um, I don't

1:04:25understand why something, if this really

1:04:27is an issue, why it couldn't just be as

1:04:29simple as saying a residential swimming

1:04:31pool may not be rented separately from

1:04:33the dwelling for short-term recreational

1:04:35use. Something quite that quite that

1:04:38simple. I also looked up um I was a

1:04:42little confused about the wording around

1:04:44assembly in in people's own private

1:04:47property and the only examples I could

1:04:50find where assembly in Cranston's

1:04:53wording was used regularly really dealt

1:04:56with building or occupancy

1:04:58classifications.

1:04:59So in this draft it's not really clear

1:05:02whether the ordinance means that

1:05:03technical building code concept or if it

1:05:06simply means people gathering together.

1:05:08I assume it's the latter, but um the

1:05:12wording is ambiguous. Um and it it also

1:05:16is a little too wide reaching um where

1:05:19it doesn't mention that it's strictly

1:05:22[snorts] residential, it could be

1:05:24commercial, it could be nonprofit. Um so

1:05:27as it's written right now, it doesn't

1:05:29seem to be a pool rental ordinance. It's

1:05:32as it's read now, it's closer to a

1:05:35city-wide prohibition on compensated use

1:05:38of outdoor property for assemblies. And

1:05:40that is a very wide net to cast and one

1:05:44that I think is is concerning. Um, and I

1:05:49just wanted to to bring those points to

1:05:51light. Thank you.

1:05:53>> Thank you. Is there anyone else online

1:05:55who would like to speak on docket?

1:06:00I see no other public comment online.

1:06:02>> So, at this time, I'm going to close

1:06:04public comment. Thank you, S Lima.

1:06:06[clears throat]

1:06:08Okay, we're going to move right along to

1:06:10resolutions.

1:06:11The first item for consideration this

1:06:13evening will be a resolution authorizing

1:06:15the permanent flying and displaying of

1:06:18the official flag of the Republic of

1:06:20Italy at Eri Park in the neighborhood of

1:06:23Knightsville. sponsored by Councilman

1:06:25Banano, Councilman Trafocanti,

1:06:27Councilwoman Bizeri, and Council Vice

1:06:30President Hawaiian. Um, Councilman

1:06:33Mandano, would it be right to call you

1:06:36on this?

1:06:37>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um,

1:06:39just give a little background. Uh, first

1:06:42of all, I I would like to say that I

1:06:43didn't think in all of my life I would

1:06:46get um analophobic comment at a city

1:06:49council meeting, but I guess there's a

1:06:50first there's a first time for

1:06:51everything. Um [clears throat] however

1:06:54uh for about I want to say 50 years

1:06:57there was an Italian flag displayed at

1:06:59the old what is now park in um in

1:07:04Knightsville and when the park was

1:07:05redone uh for some reason or another um

1:07:08I think there was there's now less flag

1:07:10poles there. So, one of the flags that

1:07:12went by the wayside was the Italian

1:07:13flag. And many folks um in that

1:07:17neighborhood have approached many of us

1:07:20um uh to put that flag back um to put

1:07:24the Italian flag back. It's named RI

1:07:25Park after a place in Italy. We have a

1:07:29sister relationship with the uh town of

1:07:31Etri. Um, my Italian is not good except

1:07:34for swear words, but we have a gimmalio

1:07:37relationship with the uh town of Etri

1:07:39where many of the people in that

1:07:40neighborhood um ancestors are from. I

1:07:44myself have blood as my

1:07:46great-grandparents came here from Etri.

1:07:48Um, so, um, with that being said, um, I

1:07:52would like to formalize, uh, and codify

1:07:55the Italian flag being flown at Eri

1:07:57Park, uh, now and in the future at the

1:08:00request of the residents, uh, in that

1:08:02neighborhood. Um,

1:08:05I mean, I'm not going to read the whole

1:08:06resolution, but, um, Italian-Americans

1:08:08have contributed greatly to America, to

1:08:12uh, Rhode Island, and especially to

1:08:13Cranston and Knightsville. And it's um

1:08:16especially worth noting that, you know,

1:08:17we have two great Italian-American

1:08:19societies and the Prada Society and the

1:08:22St. Mary's FE Society that are in or

1:08:24within throwing distance uh of uh

1:08:26Knightsville. So, I think um this will

1:08:29satisfy many of the residents in that

1:08:31area. Thank you.

1:08:32>> All right. Thank you uh for putting this

1:08:34resolution in. Um Cranston certainly

1:08:36does have a rich heritage of

1:08:39Italian-Americans contributed to the

1:08:40city. I appreciate we've done. I'm going

1:08:43to look for a motion to approve and then

1:08:44I'm going to open the floor to comments.

1:08:46Is there a motion to approve?

1:08:47>> So moved.

1:08:48>> Second.

1:08:48>> Okay. Would anyone like to comment on

1:08:51this? I see council Ritz hand first.

1:08:53>> Yeah. I'll just uh I appreciate the

1:08:55sponsors putting this in. I I think it

1:08:56makes a lot of sense to have that there.

1:08:58I think it celebrates the the history of

1:08:59the park, the history of the people in

1:09:01that area. And if the sponsors would

1:09:03allow me, I'd like to be a co-sponsor on

1:09:05this.

1:09:07>> Councilman Anderhart.

1:09:09>> Thank you, Mr. President. as someone

1:09:10that grew up in an Italian neighborhood.

1:09:12Um this was uh

1:09:15a neighborhood that was, you know,

1:09:17basically full of Italians in Federal

1:09:19Hill and they welcomed my family when we

1:09:21when my mother first came here in the

1:09:2370s. So it would be an honor for me if

1:09:25the lead sponsor could allow me to be

1:09:28part of this um resolution.

1:09:31>> Absolutely.

1:09:31>> Any other discussion or comments?

1:09:35I don't I see councilman trafficy

1:09:38>> members of the council just keep in mind

1:09:40that about 10 years ago 10 or 12 years

1:09:42ago this park was codified as a sister

1:09:45city by the mayor of the city of cron

1:09:47and approved by the city council

1:09:49>> and and the park is actually named in

1:09:51honor of an Italian city called so it's

1:09:54appropriate the flag flies in that

1:09:56particular area

1:09:58>> thank you councilman any other comments

1:10:00I do see councilman uh strike that

1:10:02councilman campiano

1:10:04>> thank you council President. Uh I just

1:10:06want to say if anybody's interested in

1:10:07seeing what the Cranson Park looks like

1:10:10in Etri, I got pictures on my phone

1:10:12today of the uh park out there. It's

1:10:14about the size of this room.

1:10:16>> So um it's pretty interesting. So if you

1:10:18if you want to see it, I'd be more than

1:10:20willing to show you after the meeting.

1:10:21Thank you.

1:10:22>> Thank you for that offer. Councilman,

1:10:25>> would you like to speak? The director

1:10:26came in and and certainly before I take

1:10:28a vote, I'd like to hear from

1:10:31>> Thank you, Councilman. Council

1:10:33President. Nice to know someone would

1:10:34like to hear from me.

1:10:35>> No, no, no.

1:10:36>> Thank you. [laughter]

1:10:37>> At least right now.

1:10:39>> Yeah. I ju I just want to add in the

1:10:40administration mayor particularly

1:10:42certainly supports this. Uh proud to do

1:10:44it. Um as you know and I'm going to it's

1:10:46a personal thing too. I'm going to give

1:10:48I'm from a night I'm from Knightsville

1:10:49but to give him some credit. He had the

1:10:51guts to do this project amid people

1:10:53criticizing him. And now it's a gem of

1:10:55the city of Cranon. think what

1:10:57councilman Banano was sponsoring along

1:10:59with council woman vizer and in and uh

1:11:02uh in heroyan and and her I believe uh

1:11:06congratulations for doing it

1:11:09mayor trafficant

1:11:11he's been around yes but but everyone

1:11:14fully endorses this it's great but I did

1:11:16want to mention that and also a little

1:11:17shout out to former councilman uh pep

1:11:20lockis for urging the mayor to push this

1:11:22thing along also and that was kind of

1:11:24over the last several years how this

1:11:26came to fruition, but that'd be a nice

1:11:28uh capping off of of of that park. Thank

1:11:30you.

1:11:32>> Thank you, director. Um, and before I

1:11:34take a vote, I ask the the sponsors if

1:11:36it would be okay if you add my name as

1:11:38well as a co-sponsor to this. I appreci

1:11:40I would appreciate that. And if there's

1:11:42nothing further, I ask the clerk to

1:11:44please call the role.

1:11:47>> Come.

1:11:54>> Yes.

1:11:55Councilman Andor,

1:11:56>> yes.

1:11:57>> Councilwoman Vizeri,

1:11:58>> yes.

1:11:59>> Councilman Ritz,

1:12:00>> yes.

1:12:00>> Councilman Campiano,

1:12:01>> yes.

1:12:02>> Councilman Travocante,

1:12:03>> yes.

1:12:03>> Councilman Banano,

1:12:04>> yes.

1:12:05>> Council Vice President Hoyan,

1:12:06>> yes.

1:12:06>> Council President Wall,

1:12:08>> yes.

1:12:10That motion carries. Very good. Moving

1:12:12right along to a resolution celebrating

1:12:15Hispanic Heritage Month. This was

1:12:17sponsored by Councilman Anderhar,

1:12:20myself, Councilwoman Vizeri, and

1:12:23Councilwoman Council Vice President

1:12:25Heroyan. I'm going to ask Councilman

1:12:28Andahar if you'd like to speak on this

1:12:30matter.

1:12:30>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, I

1:12:32officially would like to open Hispanic

1:12:34Heritage Month, which is from September

1:12:3615th through October 15th. I'd like to

1:12:38thank my co-sponsors for jumping on this

1:12:41resol this resolution. And I'd like to

1:12:43read just on line 38 through about line

1:12:4641 where it says, "Whereas Hispanic

1:12:48heritage is found throughout the

1:12:50everyday life of Cranston in our

1:12:52classrooms, our neighborhood businesses,

1:12:54on our playing fields and playing

1:12:56grounds at community celebrations and

1:12:59family tables among the residents who

1:13:01volunteer, serve the public, help their

1:13:03neighbors, and make an investment in the

1:13:05future of this city." So, that basically

1:13:07sums up the Hispanic community and how

1:13:09we're growing and how we are invested in

1:13:11Cranston, how we will continue to be

1:13:12invested in Cranston. So, again, I'd

1:13:14like to thank my co-sponsors for um

1:13:16co-sponsoring this resolution. It means

1:13:18a lot to my community, our community, I

1:13:21should say. So, with that, Mr.

1:13:23President, I would entertain a motion to

1:13:25approve.

1:13:26>> All right. Well, you know what? With

1:13:27that, I'm going ask for a motion to

1:13:29approve. I get it. So, moved. Is there a

1:13:31second? I see a second. Um, I also, um,

1:13:36want to make a statement of, you know,

1:13:38working in in Cranston, but also working

1:13:40in Providence. Uh, I have had a great

1:13:43deal of opportunity to be surrounded by

1:13:46a great many people of the Hispanic

1:13:48culture, and I I certainly have

1:13:49benefited from it. I've even learned a

1:13:51little Spanish. Um, so I'll open the

1:13:54floor to any um anyone who'd like to

1:13:56make comment. I see Councilman Banano's

1:13:57hand and Councilman Trappy Candy after

1:13:59that.

1:14:00>> Thank you. Uh, we just got done talking

1:14:02about Italian culture. And if you go

1:14:04back a couple generations,

1:14:07um, when the Italian-American people

1:14:09came here, you know, they they had to

1:14:11assimilate and they had to enrich the

1:14:13culture of the United States. Fast

1:14:15forward to this generation, and that's

1:14:17what the the Hispanic and Latino

1:14:19community are doing now. They're adding

1:14:21another layer of enrichment to all of

1:14:23our cultures here in Cranston and

1:14:25throughout the state. And um, you know,

1:14:27I'm I'm happy to vote in favor of this.

1:14:29If my colleague would allow it, I would

1:14:31also like to be added as a co-sponsor

1:14:33for this one.

1:14:33>> Yes, you can. Thank you,

1:14:35>> Councilman Traffic. Ken,

1:14:36>> I just like to be added as a co-sponsor

1:14:37as well, Mr. Council President.

1:14:40>> Yes. Thank you,

1:14:41>> Councilman Ritz.

1:14:43>> Same. If you don't mind, I'd like to be

1:14:44added.

1:14:45>> Thank you,

1:14:46>> Counciloman Graiano.

1:14:47>> Yes, if I could be added as well. I'm

1:14:50sorry.

1:14:50>> I didn't get in on the other one.

1:14:53>> Any other comments before I take a vote?

1:14:56Once again, proud to be part of this uh

1:14:59this resolution. Um if you could clerk,

1:15:02please call the role.

1:15:04>> Counciloman Graciano,

1:15:05>> yes.

1:15:05>> Councilman Andar,

1:15:06>> yes.

1:15:07>> Councilwoman Vizeri,

1:15:08>> yes.

1:15:08>> Councilman Ritz,

1:15:09>> yes.

1:15:10>> Councilman Campiano,

1:15:11>> yes.

1:15:11>> Councilman Tracanty,

1:15:13>> yes.

1:15:13>> Councilman Banano,

1:15:14>> yes.

1:15:15>> Council Vice President Hoyan,

1:15:16>> yes.

1:15:17>> Council President Wall,

1:15:18>> yes. Okay, that motion carries. Moving

1:15:21right along to reports from committees.

1:15:22We are going to start off this evening

1:15:24with a report from the claims committee

1:15:26chair, Councilwoman Missouri.

1:15:28Councilwoman Missouri, the floor is

1:15:30yours.

1:15:30>> Thank you, Council President. Um, the

1:15:32claims committee did meet on September

1:15:3414th, 2026, and we have nothing new to

1:15:37report out.

1:15:39>> Thank you, Councilwoman. Moving right

1:15:41along to the chair of the safety

1:15:43services and license committee. Report

1:15:46out from our council vice president,

1:15:48Councilwoman Hoyan. Councilwoman Hoyan,

1:15:50the floor is yours. Thank you. We did

1:15:52meet on the 14th and we have nothing to

1:15:55report out.

1:15:57>> Thank you. Thank you, Council Vice

1:15:58President. Next up would be a report

1:16:01from the chair of the finance committee,

1:16:04uh, Councilman Anduha. Councilman

1:16:06Andyha, the floor is yours.

1:16:07>> Thank you, Mr. President. The finance

1:16:08committee did meet on September 14th,

1:16:11and I'm pretty sure everybody saw the

1:16:13real estate tax abatements, so Irish

1:16:15passage.

1:16:16>> Is there a motion to approve? So moved.

1:16:18>> Is there a second? Any discussion?

1:16:21I see none. Clerk, please call the role.

1:16:25>> Councilwoman Graciano,

1:16:27>> yes. Councilman Andar,

1:16:29>> yes.

1:16:29>> Councilwoman Bazeri,

1:16:30>> yes.

1:16:30>> Councilman Ritz,

1:16:31>> yes.

1:16:32>> Councilman Campiano,

1:16:33>> yes.

1:16:33>> Councilman Travacy,

1:16:34>> yes.

1:16:35>> Councilman Banano,

1:16:36>> yes.

1:16:36>> Council Vice President Hoyan,

1:16:38>> yes.

1:16:38>> Council President Wall,

1:16:39>> yes.

1:16:40>> Moving on. Tangible tax abatement. I'm

1:16:42pretty sure everybody saw it in their

1:16:44package. I urge passage.

1:16:46>> So moved.

1:16:47>> Second. Is there any discussion?

1:16:50>> There being none, clerk, please call the

1:16:52role.

1:16:53>> Councilwoman Graciano,

1:16:54>> yes.

1:16:55>> Councilman Andar,

1:16:56>> yes.

1:16:56>> Councilwoman Bazeri,

1:16:57>> yes.

1:16:57>> Councilman Ritz,

1:16:58>> yes.

1:16:58>> Councilman Campiano,

1:17:00>> yes.

1:17:00>> Councilman Tracanti,

1:17:01>> yes.

1:17:01>> Councilman Banano,

1:17:02>> yes.

1:17:03>> Council Vice President O'Brien,

1:17:04>> yes.

1:17:05>> Council President Wall,

1:17:06>> yes. Thank you, Councilman. Moving right

1:17:09along to a report from the public works

1:17:11committee. The chair being Councilwoman

1:17:13Graciano. Councilwoman Graciano, the

1:17:15floor is yours. Thank you. Um report

1:17:18from the public works committee held

1:17:19September 2nd, 2026 is that the

1:17:22committee did in fact issue um a permit

1:17:26to work within the Rhode Island State

1:17:28Farm Cemetery and that was approved um

1:17:31with a plan titled general plan number

1:17:3312 by AECOM dated January 21st, 2025.

1:17:37Thank you.

1:17:38>> Thank you. All right, moving along and

1:17:41just I'm just going to take a brief just

1:17:43a breath, not even a recess. I just want

1:17:45to check with the uh to make sure we

1:17:47have our ordinance numbers correct

1:17:49because I thought we had a discrepancy

1:17:51last time we were here

1:21:05Mr. President, I think we should take a

1:21:07fiveminute recess.

1:21:10>> Um, I think the councilman is correct.

1:21:12We're going to take a fiveminute recess.

1:21:13Thank you.

1:27:33Before

1:27:48I turn it over to we'll reconvene.

1:27:51Before I turn it over um to Councilman

1:27:54Andhar,

1:27:56hearing some of the concern uh

1:27:58specifically the call letter. Um,

1:28:01you know what? Somehow we get the wrong

1:28:02call letter again. I thought we fixed

1:28:04it. Um, we do want to get that call

1:28:06letter correct. Um, so we I'm going to

1:28:10I'm going to tell uh councilman I'm

1:28:12going to continue to the October 19th

1:28:15meeting. At that point, hopefully we can

1:28:17get that correct. If at that time before

1:28:20then we sub see some sub substantive

1:28:22changes, I certainly will continue

1:28:24reintroduce it back to ordinance if

1:28:26necessary. All right. So you can pull

1:28:28that one and continue it for now to the

1:28:31October 19th meeting.

1:28:34Do I need a motion to Yes. So

1:28:36>> So moved, Mr. President.

1:28:38>> Is there a second?

1:28:39>> Second.

1:28:39>> Second.

1:28:40>> Any discussion?

1:28:43>> I see none. Please call the role.

1:28:47>> Councilwoman Graciano,

1:28:48>> yes. Councilman Anduhar,

1:28:50>> yes.

1:28:50>> Counciloman Bazeri,

1:28:51>> yes.

1:28:53>> Councilman Ritz,

1:28:54>> yes.

1:28:54>> Councilman Campiano,

1:28:56>> yes. Councilman Tracany,

1:28:57>> yes.

1:28:58>> Councilman Vano,

1:28:59>> yes.

1:28:59>> Council Vice President Royan,

1:29:01>> yes.

1:29:01>> Council President Wall,

1:29:02>> yes.

1:29:04>> Councilman Floyd.

1:29:06>> So, like I was saying earlier, the

1:29:08ordinance committee did meet on

1:29:09September 2nd. Um, moving on to

1:29:11ordinance 81703, ordinance and amendment

1:29:14of title 10, chapter 32, section 20 of

1:29:16the city of Cransson code of ordinances,

1:29:182005,

1:29:19entitled stop intersections, enumerated

1:29:22sponsored by councilman traffic. I urge

1:29:24passage. Is there a motion to approve?

1:29:27>> So move, Mr. President.

1:29:28>> Second and there is a second. Is there

1:29:30discussion?

1:29:33>> President,

1:29:34>> I see um Councilman Traffic here.

1:29:37>> Council President, I ran all three of

1:29:39the uh following ordinances before the

1:29:41traffic safety engineer and all three

1:29:44were approved by him. That's why they're

1:29:46on the docket in this particular. Okay.

1:29:48>> Thank you. And we have that those items

1:29:50here. Is that what I have? The traffic

1:29:52engineer.

1:29:55Oh, for the first one.

1:30:01So, um, this first one says what? You

1:30:04recommended a yield sign. Okay.

1:30:08So, and and you pass that out to

1:30:10everyone. So, all right. So, all council

1:30:12members have this in their packet. The

1:30:13traffic engineers recommendation. Um,

1:30:15Councilman Banado,

1:30:16>> I don't Thank you, Mr. President. I

1:30:18don't want to put words in anyone's

1:30:20mouth. Um but what what I think and

1:30:25man traffic can please correct me if I'm

1:30:27wrong but what I think happened is in a

1:30:30private conversation with councilman

1:30:32trafficy

1:30:34traffic engineer made a suggestion

1:30:36council trafficy then codified that

1:30:38brought it to the council for approval

1:30:40and then subsequent to that the traffic

1:30:41engineer changed his recommendation

1:30:45which was the same thing he did to me

1:30:47when I made a couple traffic changes.

1:30:50So, I just want that to be clear uh as

1:30:53we're considering this. Thank you.

1:30:56>> Thank you, Councilman. Any other

1:30:57comments?

1:31:00>> I don't see any. Um there is a motion to

1:31:03approve on the table. We taking

1:31:05comments. I'm going to ask the clerk to

1:31:06please call.

1:31:07>> Councilwoman Graziano,

1:31:10>> yes.

1:31:11>> Councilman Anduhar,

1:31:12>> yes.

1:31:12>> Counciloman Pazeri,

1:31:13>> yes.

1:31:14>> Councilman Ritz,

1:31:14>> yes.

1:31:15>> Councilman Campiano,

1:31:16>> yes.

1:31:16>> Councilman Tracy,

1:31:17>> yes.

1:31:17>> Councilman Bernano,

1:31:18>> yes. Yes. Council vice president Aoyan.

1:31:20>> Yes.

1:31:20>> Council president Wall.

1:31:21>> Yes.

1:31:23>> Moving on to ordinance 81704 ordinance

1:31:27and amendment of title 10 chapter 32

1:31:29section 520 of the city of Cranston code

1:31:31of ordinances 2005 entitled 1h hour

1:31:34parking between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.

1:31:36p.m. Monday through Friday. Sponsored by

1:31:39councilman traffic. I urge passage.

1:31:41>> So moved.

1:31:41>> Second.

1:31:42>> Second. There's a mo motion a second.

1:31:44All right. Um is there any comment?

1:31:47Councilman, do you want to speak at all

1:31:48on this one? Councilman Tracendi

1:31:51did.

1:31:52>> Okay, very good. No further comment. So,

1:31:54there's a motion to approve on the

1:31:56floor. No further comment. Cler, please

1:31:57call the role.

1:31:58>> Councilwoman Graciano,

1:32:00>> yes.

1:32:00>> Councilman Andar,

1:32:01>> yes.

1:32:01>> Counciloman Bazeri,

1:32:02>> yes.

1:32:03>> Councilman Ritz,

1:32:03>> yes.

1:32:04>> Councilman Campiano,

1:32:05>> yes.

1:32:05>> Councilman Travocanti, yes.

1:32:06>> Councilman Banano,

1:32:07>> yes.

1:32:08>> Council vice president Royan,

1:32:09>> yes.

1:32:09>> Council President Wall,

1:32:11>> yes. Moving on to ordinance 81705,

1:32:14ordinance and amendment of title 10,

1:32:15chapter 32, section 40 and section 660

1:32:19of the city of Cranson code of

1:32:20ordinances 2005 entitled no parking on

1:32:23certain streets generally and two-hour

1:32:25parking between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

1:32:28Monday

1:32:30through Friday sponsored by Councilman

1:32:32Traffic Anti. Irish passage.

1:32:33>> So move.

1:32:34>> Is there a second?

1:32:36>> Is there any discussion?

1:32:38>> I see none. Cler, please call the role.

1:32:42>> Counciloman Graciano,

1:32:43>> yes.

1:32:44>> Councilman Andhar,

1:32:45>> yes.

1:32:45>> Counciloman Bizeri,

1:32:46>> yes.

1:32:46>> Councilman Ritz,

1:32:47>> yes.

1:32:48>> Councilman Campiano,

1:32:49>> yes.

1:32:49>> Councilman Tracanti,

1:32:51>> yes.

1:32:51>> Councilman Banano,

1:32:52>> yes.

1:32:53>> Council Vice President Hoyan,

1:32:54>> yes.

1:32:55>> Council President Wall,

1:32:56>> yes. That motion carries. Thank you. Uh,

1:33:00Councilman Andhar, moving right along to

1:33:02public comment on undocketed matters. Is

1:33:05there anyone in chambers here this

1:33:07evening would like to speak on undoceted

1:33:09matters

1:33:16Kimberly Begoian 45 Mount View Drive

1:33:20Cranston.

1:33:21Uh this is in regards to the Oaklan

1:33:24flooding. Um, I know that area a lot and

1:33:29we do have the caution, the flashing

1:33:32lights, but they weren't on. So, I saw a

1:33:35police vehicle stuck in the water. I saw

1:33:39two um cars stuck in the water. Um, it's

1:33:43an inconvenience for anyone who drives

1:33:47on Oaklan when it's uh weather like

1:33:51that, when it's brought on by flooding.

1:33:54um in the storms and I have to take

1:33:58Planefield Pike to get on to 295. Uh if

1:34:02we can get a solution to that, that

1:34:05would be great. Thank you.

1:34:10>> Is there anyone else in chambers who'd

1:34:11like to speak on undoceted matters?

1:34:14Please step up, state your name and

1:34:15address for the record.

1:34:19Hi, my name is Robert Luty, 22 Waterfall

1:34:22Way, Cranston.

1:34:24Um, thank you for bringing that up

1:34:26because I was one of the vehicles in the

1:34:28water last Sunday. 11:00 the flashing

1:34:33lights were not working.

1:34:35I was the one who called the police and

1:34:37the fire. Neither of them decided to

1:34:40help me. I went out the passenger window

1:34:43of my vehicle and I don't know what the

1:34:47problem is, why we can't get this fixed.

1:34:50I've been living in Cranston for 26

1:34:52years, a homeowner for 21 years, and

1:34:56when all I have to read about on uh

1:35:00Facebook commentary is, oh, everybody

1:35:02knows if it floods. Well, that's not an

1:35:03excuse. Something needs to be done with

1:35:05this. the vehicle is totaled and uh it's

1:35:09really just a huge inconvenience not

1:35:11just driving around but having to swim

1:35:14to shore to uh get out of my vehicle. So

1:35:18I just wanted to bring it to the

1:35:19attention the I know this the signs are

1:35:22there. I see them myself on non-rainy

1:35:24days but the lights were not flashing.

1:35:26So I took the right and went right under

1:35:29the bridge.

1:35:31The water was barely to the height of my

1:35:34tires and then all of a sudden it was

1:35:36above my hood. So, I don't know what

1:35:39else I was supposed to do because there

1:35:41was nobody blocking the road.

1:35:44So, that's all I just wanted to bring

1:35:46this. I'm sure this is not the first and

1:35:48won't be the last time. It's uh been

1:35:50brought to all of your attention, but

1:35:52something really needs to be done in

1:35:54that that area for all the not only the

1:35:56residents, but just for safety purposes

1:35:58alone, too. It it was a huge uh

1:36:01inconvenience. I'm still dealing with it

1:36:03uh with luckily it was a work car so

1:36:06it's not come out of my pocket but uh

1:36:10my work's not too thrilled with me

1:36:11either. So uh but nothing I could have

1:36:13done about it unfortunately but again I

1:36:15just wanted to show up and I thank you

1:36:17for prefacing that my uh commentary but

1:36:20just the frustration is is overwhelming

1:36:22right now with this. So thank you.

1:36:25>> Thank you sir.

1:36:27Is there anyone else in chambers who

1:36:29would like to speak on undoceted

1:36:31matters?

1:36:35See none. Um Tom, is there anyone

1:36:37online?

1:36:42>> I see no public comment online.

1:36:45Um in your packets this evening before I

1:36:48close public comment. In your packets

1:36:50this evening, there was written

1:36:52testimony from Anthony Milo and also

1:36:55Joshua Um

1:36:58hello. I entertain a motion to enter

1:37:01both these letters into the record.

1:37:02>> So both second

1:37:04>> second discussion

1:37:07there being none. Cler, please call the

1:37:08role.

1:37:09>> Counciloman Graciano.

1:37:11>> Yes.

1:37:11>> Councilman Andovar.

1:37:12>> Yes.

1:37:12>> Counciloman Bazeri.

1:37:14>> Councilman Ritz.

1:37:15>> Yes.

1:37:17>> Councilman Campiano.

1:37:18>> Yes.

1:37:18>> Councilman Travacante.

1:37:20>> Yes.

1:37:20>> Councilman Bunano.

1:37:21>> Yes.

1:37:21>> Council Vice President Hoyan.

1:37:23>> Yes.

1:37:23>> Council President Wall.

1:37:24>> Yes. Thank you. At this time, I'm going

1:37:26to close public comment on undoceted

1:37:28matters. So, that is closed at this

1:37:30time. We're going to move right on.

1:37:32There's no election appointment of

1:37:34officials, report of city officials, but

1:37:37executive communications. All of you

1:37:39received the legal expense report in

1:37:43your packets this evening. Solicitor

1:37:45Videki is here to answer any questions.

1:37:48Know this, we are not going into

1:37:49executive session this week, so it would

1:37:52wouldn't be substantive about any case.

1:37:54Um just matters regarding whatever is

1:37:57public record. Um does anybody have

1:38:00questions regarding the illegal expense

1:38:02report for solicit yet?

1:38:11Do I see no hands or is your hand going

1:38:13to go up slowly or sometimes when you

1:38:15take off your glasses you kind of fake

1:38:17me up. You ready buddy? All right. Good.

1:38:20I see none. All right. So at this time

1:38:22we're going to move on.

1:38:24I have no communications this evening,

1:38:26so I'm going to turn the floor over to

1:38:28Councilman Ritz, who has two items. The

1:38:30first item being an update on the from

1:38:32the administration regarding the Oakland

1:38:35Avenue flooding. The floor is yours,

1:38:37Councilman Ritz. Thank you, Council

1:38:38President. So after the uh tremendous

1:38:41amount of rain that that we had there, I

1:38:42did hear the next day on the uh Gene

1:38:45Balisenti news show, uh the DOT was on

1:38:48there said that they were meeting with

1:38:50the mayor and that they had a solution

1:38:52that they thought they could implement

1:38:53quickly to at least warn people of that.

1:38:56Um I was just wondering if that meeting

1:38:58had happened and if there's a temporary

1:39:00solution as we heard from uh the entire

1:39:02crowd here tonight. It's a concern.

1:39:07director.

1:39:08>> Thank you. To give perspective, um it's

1:39:12not a city problem. It's not a state

1:39:13problem. It's a city-state problem. Um

1:39:16as you are probably aware, the vast

1:39:19majority of the water that goes into the

1:39:20Wilbur Avenue is coming from Oakland

1:39:23Avenue, which is a state road and

1:39:25copious amounts of water primarily from

1:39:27there is what enters there. So the city

1:39:30can do whatever it can do on Wilbur, but

1:39:32it's not going to solve the problem. So

1:39:34it has to be in accord in conjunction

1:39:36with the state. At the same time the

1:39:38state would say much of the water is

1:39:40coming down from the hills of uh garden

1:39:42hills uh coming down into that. So

1:39:45there's absolutely no simple solution

1:39:47we'd be any more would be a liar to tell

1:39:49you differently. Um we have brought this

1:39:52up my when when director uh Viditi was

1:39:55uh uh head of DOT uh the mayor myself

1:39:59director of public works at the time did

1:40:02meet with him him and his staff about

1:40:04this issue. It was left that he was

1:40:06going to go back talk to his engineers

1:40:09and see what could or should be done uh

1:40:12and what funds may be available. Um that

1:40:16that fell flat. Um, so we've haven't

1:40:19we've been following up. There's been a

1:40:21transition

1:40:22uh in just tomorrow uh tomorrow sometime

1:40:26early afternoon I believe we have a

1:40:28meeting the mayor requested with uh

1:40:30acting director uh Rockio uh to discuss

1:40:34this and and to see what could be done.

1:40:38Um I don't think anyone should

1:40:40anticipate a quick fix to this thing.

1:40:42It's a multi- multi multi-million dollar

1:40:45fix. Um, so it's finding th those those

1:40:48those monies to do that. Um, so it's

1:40:52frustrating. He's frustrated. Uh, but

1:40:55it's we'll come to the council with many

1:40:56millions of dollars, but obviously the

1:40:58more that the state can can assist

1:41:01financially and from an engineering

1:41:04perspective, which is necessary, um,

1:41:06that will that it's going to be pursued.

1:41:09Um just one solution

1:41:12>> uh or thought process that went into

1:41:14this is as you know in that area where

1:41:16it floods it's a gully where it's taking

1:41:18water that comes down into enters from

1:41:20Oakland Avenue and from the other end of

1:41:22Louisville primary Oakland

1:41:25and uh so floods there uh but aix would

1:41:29be raising the road removing the the

1:41:33bike bike bike path train trestle

1:41:35removing that building up the road and

1:41:38and making it, you know, making it, you

1:41:40know, a go go go over. Um, so I know

1:41:44that had been discussed in the meeting

1:41:45with M. Director Alvidi. I'm sure we'll

1:41:48be talking about that. Um, then I know

1:41:50the question came on to where does that

1:41:52water go? And they they never had a

1:41:54solution for that. Um, so it's not a

1:41:57again it's not a quick fix and we're

1:41:59just kind of just sitting back to uh

1:42:01that we something that's readily

1:42:03available. Uh but um those that thought

1:42:06proc those uh brainstorming will be held

1:42:09tomorrow and to see if something can be

1:42:12done uh with director.

1:42:15>> Thank you D. And it's not a new problem.

1:42:17I mean 30 years it's been flooding like

1:42:18that. I'm sorry when they were on there

1:42:19they spoke more of a better warning

1:42:21system that they thought they could

1:42:23implement. Um I I think you know as part

1:42:25of the discussion that's probably the

1:42:26first thing to heard tonight you know

1:42:28even a guardrail that came down and shut

1:42:31it or something like Yeah, I was

1:42:34interested to hear this evening about

1:42:36the system didn't go off, that those

1:42:38light, those flashing lights didn't go

1:42:40off. Um, I certainly have a note to

1:42:43wonder why.

1:42:45>> Uh, what the heck happened to that? That

1:42:48warning system, it's a pretty good

1:42:49system. Uh, and obviously we give people

1:42:52a heads up, but but in the ve very short

1:42:55term, I will look into that. Certainly

1:42:57you're right about possibly uh we'll

1:43:00look into the safety considerations of

1:43:02the god of that arm coming down but yes

1:43:05we'll we'll discuss that and look into

1:43:06that also.

1:43:07>> Thank you.

1:43:11>> Anything further before I take questions

1:43:16we can keep this on for

1:43:19an update. So we're going to keep that

1:43:21on the October.

1:43:23>> Thank you. Um, yes, Councilwoman

1:43:25Graiano.

1:43:27>> Um, you know, all I couldn't resist to

1:43:30speak on this. Um,

1:43:33I am going to recommend that you apply

1:43:35for the EPA 319 nonpoint source uh

1:43:40grant. That would be [snorts] my

1:43:42suggestion. Um, the federal government

1:43:45has a lot of money and they're willing

1:43:46to look at some of these projects. And

1:43:48this isn't the only option. I just

1:43:50pulled it up quickly. I've applied for

1:43:52before and received funding. Um, and

1:43:56this is for state and municipalities.

1:44:00Um, the there was a seminar that I

1:44:02recently took and I'll get you the

1:44:04information. Um, there was one in

1:44:06Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island

1:44:07and I went to both. Um, they were just

1:44:09like an online thing and it listed all

1:44:11of the grants that you can apply for um,

1:44:14to assist with storm water control. Um,

1:44:19I will caution you against raising the

1:44:22road. Um, that would not be my

1:44:25recommendation, but I think you need to

1:44:28look at underground storage and

1:44:30subsurface infiltration systems. And

1:44:32then what areas of the rightway you own

1:44:35along the roadway in order to create

1:44:37infiltration basins. Um, you're going to

1:44:40need to store a lot of water. And I'm

1:44:42thinking, my first thought is that it

1:44:45needs to be underground. My second

1:44:47thought was you can look in the

1:44:48surrounding areas, but um if you fill

1:44:52and push water to other locations,

1:44:54you're going to push it onto other

1:44:56people's property because water goes

1:44:57where water wants to go. Um and if you

1:45:00don't address it through proper

1:45:01engineering, it could be a serious issue

1:45:04um to abudding properties. I I feel your

1:45:06pain. I I I do this every day. And you

1:45:10know, it's you really need to obviously

1:45:12I think you're going to have to get a

1:45:14warning system for now, but um you're

1:45:17yeah, you're going to have to start

1:45:19putting bids out for I know you have no

1:45:21money, but we have no money, but you

1:45:23need bids out to for design. Um

1:45:27and I would really encourage that you

1:45:30start looking for some of these grants

1:45:31because there's some serious money out

1:45:33there. Um and I I I think you can get

1:45:36it. I think you can get it. I think this

1:45:38is a big enough issue that you can get

1:45:39it.

1:45:41>> Thank you. Councilwoman,

1:45:42>> did you want to respond directly?

1:45:44>> Yes, please. I just want to remind you

1:45:46folks that the council does have a grant

1:45:48writer and that's the only grant writer

1:45:49there is in the city. So you folks have

1:45:52that authority to ask her to look into

1:45:54it. We'll be happy to do it as part of

1:45:56the administration also. But you also

1:45:59have that person available reporting to

1:46:00this body.

1:46:02>> Thank you. Any

1:46:05uh any other comments on this matter

1:46:07before I move on?

1:46:09>> Council President,

1:46:10>> uh Councilman Train,

1:46:12>> uh may I suggest that while you're

1:46:14looking at that particular area that the

1:46:16entire Oklahoma Avenue will be looked at

1:46:18because during rainstorms, the entire uh

1:46:22that's a state highway, by the way. It

1:46:24gets flooded. So, you're going to look

1:46:26at just that one section. I would I

1:46:28would definitely um have you look at the

1:46:30entire road of Oakland Avenue because

1:46:33it's flooded constantly.

1:46:38>> Take one quick one. One quick one. I

1:46:40just want to also mention the mayor was

1:46:41actually his thought was possibly

1:46:42underground temporary storage too. Just

1:46:45he is going to pursue that.

1:46:47>> Thank you. Thank you. Other comments

1:46:49from the council.

1:46:51All right. Then we're going to move on

1:46:52to uh Councilman Ritz next uh an update

1:46:55regarding uh from the administration

1:46:57regarding uh their meeting with waste

1:46:59management.

1:47:01>> Yeah, I just had this continued from the

1:47:03last time through the administration. I

1:47:04had talked to director Caro to see if

1:47:06waste management come in just so we

1:47:08could talk to them about some of the the

1:47:09issues we're hearing from residents. A

1:47:10lot of customer service issues. He has

1:47:12suggested maybe a smaller meeting with

1:47:14just himself, council president, myself,

1:47:16maybe another council person. I just

1:47:18didn't know. I can reach back out to him

1:47:19to see if we could set that up to to see

1:47:21if we could still have that

1:47:22conversation.

1:47:23>> Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, sure. Sure

1:47:26thing. There was a meeting uh that they

1:47:29did have with with waste management. The

1:47:31folk the local folks are I'll say

1:47:33excellent are receptive or empathetic.

1:47:35they do do the best they can realize

1:47:38it's a national uh company and I think

1:47:41the biggest frustration people are

1:47:43experiencing speaking to the people down

1:47:44there is when the basically the it's the

1:47:48program calls for waste management to

1:47:50replace bins to replace lids replace

1:47:53wheels but contacting waste management

1:47:56seems to be the big bugaboo and and hate

1:48:01to say it but there

1:48:04um the folks in public works have a way

1:48:07of bypassing it to get to a human being

1:48:09because it's a national call center.

1:48:11You're not calling uh the the landfill

1:48:13in Johnston or you're not calling a

1:48:16Pontiac Avenue.

1:48:18>> So, um and I know that when if you want

1:48:20assistance for replacing a bin or a lid,

1:48:23you have to hit a prompt called billing.

1:48:26I would have never thought of that. So,

1:48:28what they're trying to do is force you

1:48:29to go online

1:48:31>> and that that's where it is. So

1:48:33certainly the frustration is there, but

1:48:34it's a national system. It's a national

1:48:37call center. It doesn't fix it, but I

1:48:39just want to say I find that very

1:48:41frustrating things. It was I had had

1:48:43some screenshots sent to me of some of

1:48:45their their comments in the chat and how

1:48:47you know how difficult it was to reach.

1:48:48So you know if if we're able to have a

1:48:50private conversation, we can share some

1:48:51more details with that and get a little

1:48:53more direction.

1:48:54>> And and just to add, we're through one

1:48:56year of five years of the contract. So

1:48:58there's another four years and they were

1:49:00the lowest bidder. Uh, and there's only

1:49:02one other company. Um, [clears throat]

1:49:04so it's basically monopoly.

1:49:08>> Before I take any uh questions, so I

1:49:11just want, this is the first I heard. So

1:49:13they would prefer waste management

1:49:15because you know, you've heard

1:49:16complaints. People be on the phone for

1:49:18hours or whatever. They'll leave a

1:49:19message, never hear back. There's a big

1:49:21crack and a hole in the, you know, their

1:49:24their barrel. So they prefer is is there

1:49:29somewhere we can put that? And maybe

1:49:30it's there. And I I've never had to

1:49:32replace my barrel, but this is the first

1:49:33I've heard of it. So, there's a online

1:49:35place where you could put your put your

1:49:38name in and your address and they'll get

1:49:39you a barrel. They'll they'll they'll

1:49:41try to fulfill whatever necessary trash

1:49:43receptacle.

1:49:44>> Yeah.

1:49:46>> Yeah. Let's I'll take that back. Let's

1:49:47look into what the prompts are by

1:49:50helping people guide them when they're

1:49:52talking to that the national system that

1:49:54could assist.

1:49:55>> If that's more efficient, we can kind of

1:49:58promote that. Um it's the first I've

1:49:59heard of it. Maybe I wasn't listening

1:50:01hard enough. I hadn't heard that.

1:50:02>> No, I'm learn I'm learning if the

1:50:03situation

1:50:04>> you're learning it as well. Okay, very

1:50:05good. So, that's a first and that's a

1:50:08big frustration, you know, right now.

1:50:11Um, even if let's say hypothetically

1:50:13found about someone who doesn't have a

1:50:15barrel, someone actually stole a barrel.

1:50:19>> Why they would want it, I don't know.

1:50:21But this is the case. Why would you say,

1:50:24"What do you do?"

1:50:26Right? What do you do? I can't I can't

1:50:28throw trash out. we're going to have a

1:50:29problem. Okay, that's kind of a big

1:50:31deal. I'm going to open the floor for uh

1:50:34Council Mitch, you're all set, right?

1:50:35>> Okay, Council Vice President Heron.

1:50:38>> Um I'll start off by saying totally

1:50:40disgusted waste management.

1:50:42Unacceptable. I know we're one year into

1:50:45a 5-year contract. I have constituents

1:50:48calling me saying recycling bin was

1:50:51stolen. I called them and they said,

1:50:54"Your city has no money. We don't have

1:50:56any available. We have a rodent problem

1:50:58in the city and how are constituents

1:51:01supposed to keep their neighborhood

1:51:03clean if we don't provide a garbage can.

1:51:06This isn't very good. At least let them

1:51:09buy their own from Waste Management to

1:51:11replace, but they don't have those

1:51:12either. Driving here, I was lucky enough

1:51:15a few weeks ago that somebody came out

1:51:18and replaced about five lids right here

1:51:20in Rugby. Well, tonight there's four

1:51:22lids with garbage cans with no lids.

1:51:26like we have a rodent problem, but us as

1:51:29a city, we're not doing our job. And I

1:51:32don't know if it's the director or what

1:51:34didn't warn us, hey, we need to spend a

1:51:36little bit more money. We need more

1:51:38trash barrels. We need pots. Something

1:51:41is failing. Yeah,

1:51:43>> it's largely a money issue. I would say,

1:51:45just so you know, too, the bins, they're

1:51:4710 year old bins, 10 year life cycle

1:51:49bins, and they're 14 years old. And

1:51:52that's what these things are literally

1:51:54falling apart.

1:51:56And so it would be a citywide

1:51:57replacement is a solution. Uh but

1:52:01obviously that's uh millions of dollars.

1:52:04I believe in the city I'm guessing about

1:52:06two million or so. But it it be but but

1:52:09that is a solution. Money money is

1:52:11logically that issue and right we there

1:52:13was so these m these bins were breaking

1:52:15down so much and needing replacement

1:52:18that we ran out and they're on order.

1:52:19They're going to come in in a second or

1:52:20third week of October. I'm told

1:52:23>> will be in the second or third week of

1:52:25October.

1:52:26>> I would say I was I would say count on

1:52:27the third week. I you know second or

1:52:29third I

1:52:30>> and so from now till then what should I

1:52:33tell my constituents?

1:52:34>> Uh put them on order.

1:52:37>> What about their weekly rubbish trash?

1:52:39>> That's a big

1:52:42>> um I don't have the answer to that

1:52:44because I know that they just have the

1:52:45automated trucks.

1:52:48>> The purple Yeah, thank you. Yeah, the

1:52:50the purple bags.

1:52:52>> So we

1:52:56you know Kath maybe we could bring it up

1:52:58at public works. Yeah. Uh

1:53:01>> yeah again some of these specific

1:53:03questions I I don't get that granular

1:53:05sometimes.

1:53:06>> I was recently walking

1:53:09recently pull

1:53:14those garbage cans in the locked.

1:53:18we go about retaining those so we could

1:53:20give them to people that live here,

1:53:22taxpayers.

1:53:23>> I I'll ask them to I guess scoop them

1:53:25up.

1:53:26>> Thank you.

1:53:28>> Any other comments on this, Matt?

1:53:31>> It is. Yes, Councilman Bernard.

1:53:34>> Thank you. I'm not going to Every time

1:53:38we talk about garbage, I get really mad.

1:53:39I'm going to try not to do that tonight.

1:53:41But I just want to echo what

1:53:43Councilwoman Hoyan is saying and I

1:53:44appreciate the position that, you know,

1:53:47they're on order. I mean, they can only

1:53:49come in so fast. Um,

1:53:52moving forward, we need to be much more

1:53:54proactive. Um, because

1:53:58the, you know, there are certain things

1:54:00that the city is responsible for that

1:54:02people really, really expect and one of

1:54:05those things is garbage collection. you

1:54:07know, um there are many things that the

1:54:09city does that are wonderful things, you

1:54:12know, um but I think, you know, first

1:54:14responders, education, plowing the

1:54:17streets, garbage collection, those are

1:54:20like, you know, the Mount Rushmore of

1:54:21what what the city needs to do. So, um I

1:54:24think we we need to get more proactive,

1:54:26maybe as the council, maybe as a city in

1:54:28general. Um, and we need to ensure

1:54:34that waste management knows our

1:54:36expectations and we hold we hold them

1:54:39accountable as a city because I think,

1:54:42you know, it's easy to blame you

1:54:43standing there, but it's not it's not

1:54:45Anony's fault. It's not director

1:54:46Morett's fault. It's not the

1:54:47administration's fault. A lot of these

1:54:48things, you know, when I see things like

1:54:51somebody's recycle bin going up into the

1:54:53automated uh truck and half the

1:54:56recycling winds up on the ground, that's

1:54:59a problem. You know what I mean? That's

1:55:00not a bin problem. That's that's a waste

1:55:02management problem. Same thing with the

1:55:04trash. You know, especially with, you

1:55:06know, loads and loads of Amazon and

1:55:08other delivery uh services dropping

1:55:11things off, there's a lot more stuff to

1:55:13be picked up that can fly away. And

1:55:16that's what I see in my neighborhood. Um

1:55:17and that's not that. So what happens

1:55:19then? Then the constituent calls us or

1:55:22public works and now that's more work

1:55:24for them to have to do which costs even

1:55:26more money. So um

1:55:29the main point is we need to make sure

1:55:32that we are very direct with waste

1:55:34management what our expectations are and

1:55:36if those expectations are not met or

1:55:38exceeded we need to make sure we let

1:55:40them know that and we need to either be

1:55:41compensated um or you know we need to we

1:55:46need to be made whole on that as a as a

1:55:48city. So um I don't think I got mad but

1:55:51that's my two cents on the waste

1:55:52management for tonight.

1:55:54Thank you. Council

1:55:56Councilwoman Missouri,

1:55:59>> is there a protocol if waste management

1:56:02finds a bin at someone else's house?

1:56:06Because aren't all of the barcodes

1:56:08associated with a house?

1:56:10>> Uh they were as a sign, correct? But

1:56:12they don't. Waste management does not.

1:56:14We We need the

1:56:16>> trash police to go in and identify

1:56:19those.

1:56:20Waste management doesn't do that. Would

1:56:23they if we asked them to?

1:56:24>> That happened to me. I my I was looking

1:56:27for my barrel. [laughter]

1:56:30>> Um,

1:56:31>> so it doesn't Once they're gone, they're

1:56:33gone.

1:56:34>> They won't help.

1:56:37>> I I I I was a victim of some my my

1:56:41barrel being missing and I scoured the

1:56:44neighborhood with the I called city

1:56:45hall, asked my identifying numbers and

1:56:48>> my barrel wasn't located. And but my

1:56:51point is it's it's hard. That was a

1:56:55difficult one.

1:56:58>> Director, did you get your barrel back?

1:57:00>> I I got a new barrel eventually. I

1:57:04didn't want it actually. I I kept on

1:57:05searching.

1:57:06>> I had to hear the story.

1:57:08>> I'm sorry. [laughter]

1:57:10is there. It's It's not a funny I mean

1:57:14that part that that that part is a

1:57:16little funny, but it's not a funny story

1:57:18when we're starting to look at like what

1:57:20do we do when the barrel's gone and

1:57:23you've got a whole bunch of rubbish and

1:57:26like so this sad truth is as they're

1:57:28falling apart, they're 14y old barrels

1:57:30that were supposed to last 10 years like

1:57:33I what' you say the purple purple bag or

1:57:35something. These are some of the things

1:57:36we're going to have to start thinking

1:57:38about more as long as we have these

1:57:39things because that person's going to

1:57:41make trash. They pay their taxes. They

1:57:43should have it picked up. Um, and I

1:57:47can't I'll tell you what, you've told me

1:57:49three weeks I could in three weeks I

1:57:50have to where am I going to my trash for

1:57:51three weeks.

1:57:54That's that's a that's an issue in the

1:57:56city because as as it was alluded to and

1:57:58I'm trying I haven't used the rat word

1:58:00at all today, but we do have a rat

1:58:02problem. Mhm.

1:58:03>> And those rats are not little because

1:58:05they're eating well here.

1:58:06>> And

1:58:08we're telling people we can't throw the

1:58:10garbage away. That's a big thing. So, we

1:58:11got to figure out that contingency. And

1:58:13I don't think you can figure out on the

1:58:14fly here. So, that's not what I meant,

1:58:16but something to think about.

1:58:17>> Yeah.

1:58:21>> Do you have a comment? And I see you

1:58:23went right up to the microphone. Council

1:58:26Vice President,

1:58:27>> I do want to also put it on record that

1:58:30it cost the city money when our

1:58:32constituents do not recycle properly and

1:58:35we're still not providing waste

1:58:37management can't, you know, give them a

1:58:39replacement bin. Um, I know some of the

1:58:42council people took a tour last year of

1:58:44waste management and was it 600 in

1:58:48663,000

1:58:50it cost the city for returned

1:58:52recyclables.

1:58:54But that's and and just if I now you

1:58:57went to the landfill if I remember and

1:58:59that was not a waste management problem.

1:59:01That [clears throat] was a landfill

1:59:02problem. Correct.

1:59:03>> That was the landfill with stuff that

1:59:05was not recyclable that they had

1:59:07>> because one voice just so I I couldn't

1:59:10hear John the microphone.

1:59:11>> Sorry. That was the uh waste that they

1:59:14were me. Yes. The projected load. So it

1:59:15was stuff that couldn't be recycled that

1:59:17was put in the recycle bin that they had

1:59:18to send was charged

1:59:20>> and there was some nuance. It was re it

1:59:22was it was rejected loads being uh they

1:59:25saw through there people actually

1:59:27witnessed their employees at the at um

1:59:31at the landfill.

1:59:32>> Yeah.

1:59:32>> They evaluate what's thrown and if a

1:59:35certain percent of is is mixed and non

1:59:40recyclable they put it in the landfill

1:59:42and hence we pay the landfill fee

1:59:44whereas we would pay zero just for

1:59:47recycling. And so it was that

1:59:48incremental cost to put it in the

1:59:50landfill. And by doing so, it puts us

1:59:52over the cap because we have like an

1:59:54agreement. So really paying like a

1:59:56premium on that

1:59:57>> and that's what resulted in that

1:59:58>> $600 education recycle education issue

2:00:02that that we're going to have to do

2:00:03because we're losing money. That's

2:00:04basically where we're going. Okay.

2:00:10>> I next I say next budget I would

2:00:12recommend restoring that position. I

2:00:14think we're hurting

2:00:16>> not having that position there. Frankly,

2:00:18it's it's

2:00:20>> because we're having the director.

2:00:22>> I think you're right. If it's the right

2:00:24person, I agree with you. If it's the

2:00:26right person who can do the job, I

2:00:27agree. And it's going to be someone's

2:00:29going to have to be somewhat dynamic

2:00:30because it's they're going to have to

2:00:32be,

2:00:34you know, they're going to work hard

2:00:35because that's that's un

2:00:39we're all have an idea.

2:00:41>> Any other comments? I see. Councilwoman

2:00:43Graio.

2:00:45>> Thank you, Council President. Sorry. So,

2:00:47there's Can you just back up? There's a

2:00:50budget for

2:00:53bins that the city has in their omnibus

2:00:56budget.

2:00:58>> And we don't have that right now.

2:01:00>> There's a budget for bins and we're

2:01:02staying within that budget, but it's not

2:01:03not full city replacement right now on

2:01:06order. And I don't know the full budget.

2:01:08I know on order perhaps Director Strong

2:01:10might know the number, but I don't know

2:01:11if it's fair if he off the top of his

2:01:13head, but there's a little less than a

2:01:14thousand of the blue bins and the gray

2:01:16bins that are coming in. That'll get us

2:01:19by for a while. I'm not sure how long it

2:01:22would be. It depends on the maybe.

2:01:24>> Okay. Yeah, I think at some point do

2:01:27need to get that number. Um, just so we

2:01:30know.

2:01:31>> Just uh just let me caution us and

2:01:34advice council. Well, I didn't think of

2:01:35it myself, but thank God, Attorney

2:01:37Marcela, we are kind of off our agenda

2:01:40now as we've all got off. We've moved on

2:01:42to the budget away from whatever we say

2:01:44should go on to the waste management

2:01:46issue.

2:01:48Um,

2:01:50>> so we council, we'll follow up meeting.

2:01:54>> Sweet. And then

2:01:58>> unless it as long as it ties into the

2:01:59waste management issue, I'm okay.

2:02:01>> We need to apply for the grant.

2:02:05Fair enough. With that, I think you're

2:02:08good. All right. Next item of business

2:02:11would be the introduction of new

2:02:13business. If there are no objections,

2:02:17I'd like to entertain a mo motion to

2:02:20send all prospective new businesses to

2:02:23their respective subcommittees.

2:02:29>> All right. There shouldn't be any

2:02:30discussion. So, clerk, please call the

2:02:33role.

2:02:37Counciloman Graciano,

2:02:39>> yes.

2:02:39>> Councilman Andor,

2:02:40>> yes. Counciloman Bizeri,

2:02:41>> yes. Councilman Ritz,

2:02:42>> yes.

2:02:43>> Councilman Campiano,

2:02:44>> yes.

2:02:44>> Councilman Travocante,

2:02:45>> yes.

2:02:46>> Councilman Banano,

2:02:47>> yes.

2:02:47>> Council Vice President Hoyan,

2:02:48>> yes.

2:02:49>> Council President Wall,

2:02:50>> yes. And with there's nothing more

2:02:53before the city council this evening at

2:02:54this time, I will entertain a motion to

2:02:56adjourn.

2:02:58>> Is I heard somebody say it. Is there a

2:03:00second?

2:03:01All in favor please signify by saying I.

2:03:04I oppose signify by saying nay. The eyes

2:03:06have it. The motion carries and this

2:03:08meeting is adjourned.

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