2026-09-01 - City Council

06:52Good evening. Call the meeting to order

06:55of the Providence City Council,

06:57September 1st, uh, 2026.

07:00Madame Clerk, would you please call the

07:02role of the council?

07:04>> Councilman Fogerty

07:05>> here.

07:05>> Councilman Lawson.

07:07>> Council Vice President Rico. here.

07:10>> Councilwoman Souza

07:11>> here.

07:12>> Council President Rodri

07:13>> here. What the record show there's a

07:16quorum for members present. I did hear

07:19from Councilman Lawson a little bit

07:21earlier and he is unable to uh make it

07:25tonight. Sensor's regrets.

07:28Thank you.

07:30Please rise for the salute to the flag.

07:53Madame clerk, you can commence with

07:55reading of the docket.

07:57>> Consent calendar, regular meeting

07:59minutes, August 11th, 2026.

08:02Please note there's an amendment to that

08:04them meetings where the resolution

08:08was but it says motion for the minutes.

08:11Motion would have to be amended.

08:12>> Is there a motion to amend?

08:14>> There is.

08:15>> Councilwoman Souza makes the motion

08:17seconded by council vice president Rigo

08:20to make the

08:22>> Yes.

08:23>> Thank you. So um amending the minutes to

08:29August 11, 2026

08:31item E2

08:33to that was tabled. um let the minute

08:36reflect that uh vote.

08:39>> So that's a motion and a second. All in

08:42favor?

08:43>> I. Any opposed? The eyes have it. Thank

08:46you. Next item.

08:51>> I make a motion to approve the consent

08:53counter as amended.

08:55>> Motion by Councilwoman Souza to approve

08:58as amended. Seconded by Councilman

09:00Fogerty. All in favor? I. Any opposed?

09:03the ISAP.

09:08Next item, madam clerk,

09:10>> previous previously approved permits

09:11license reading only block party.

09:14Applicant John Fusk, Rhode Island Folk

09:17Fest. Application location, Crescent

09:20Park, 701 Bullets County Avenue. Date

09:23and time of function, August 30th, 12:00

09:26p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Street to be closed,

09:28none. Second one, reading only block

09:31party. Applicant Cory Wright. Applicant

09:34location 2011 Mercer Street. Time of

09:37function August 16th, 2026 8:00 a.m. to

09:419:00 p.m. Street to be closed 2011

09:44Mercer Street.

09:47>> Motion to approve the readin.

09:50>> Motion Councilwoman Soua to approve.

09:52Seconded by Councilman Fogerty. Other

09:55discussion? All in favor?

09:57>> I. Any opposed? You guys have it. Thank

10:00you.

10:01>> Licenses for discussion and possible

10:03vote. A non-public hearing.

10:08Application for special event alcoholic

10:10beverages. Natalie Caribbe 187 North

10:15Brow Street. Date and time of function

10:17September 6 p.m. to 700 p.m. Food truck

10:21and ice cream social.

10:23One day special event alcoholic

10:25beverage. Michael McIntyre 701 Bulocks

10:29Point Avenue September 5th 12:00 p.m. to

10:328:00 PM Indiefest 2026

10:36special event beer and wine applicant

10:39Jade Thomas Providence Country Day

10:42School 666 Waterman Avenue October 16th

10:466:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mobile Food

10:49Establishment

10:51Permit, Kayla Dailyaly, Lemon Lane LLC,

10:55DBA, Lemon Lane,

11:00Food Mobile Establishment Permit, Mark

11:03Sorell, Hippie Dog, Inc., DBA, Hippie

11:06Dog,

11:08Veticuling License, Michael Arena,

11:11Broadway Diner, Inc., 446 North

11:13Broadway. Food establishment license

11:16permit. Lee Cordiero, Cordiero

11:19Confections LLC, DBA tag team treats.

11:24One day entertainment license.

11:26Tracy Johnson, Great Town Pumpkin

11:29Festival. Crescent Park, October 3rd,

11:3211:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. DJ in a band

11:36entertainment license. Tracy Johnson,

11:38food and wine pairing, Crescent Pop,

11:40September 24th, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

11:44Acoustic performer.

11:46Special event, beer and wine, Tracy

11:48Johnson, Province Crescent Park,

11:50September 24th, 6:30 to 9:30. Food and

11:54wine pairing. One day entertainment

11:56license, Tracy Johnson, Stubs Wedding,

12:00Crescent Park, September 19th, 400 pm to

12:039:30 p.m. DJ Special event, Beer and

12:07Wine, Tracy Johnson, Stubs Wedding,

12:09Providence Crescent Park, September

12:1219th, 400 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Wedding

12:17and Block Party, Paul Mendesci the 3,

12:21Crescent Park, Bayside, September 5th,

12:2312:00 p.m. 700 p.m. Street to be closed.

12:26None.

12:28>> That last item, the name is Paul

12:30Mendance, just in case they are they're

12:33watching. You're welcome. No problem.

12:35>> Motion to bundle licenses as read.

12:37>> Motion to bundle the licenses first by

12:40councilwoman Soua. Second by council

12:43vice president Rigo. All in favor?

12:45>> I.

12:46>> I. Any opposed?

12:47>> The eyes have it.

12:49>> To approve public hearing licenses.

12:52Motion to approve those licenses as

12:54dread by council vice president Rigel.

12:56Seconded by councilwoman Souza.

12:59Discussion. All in favor? I. Any

13:02opposed? The eyes have. Thank you.

13:07>> Public comment. Anna Rigo.

13:15>> Is Miss Rigo? Is that you? Just come up

13:16to the podium to your right there.

13:20>> Whatever you want. You got the right

13:22last name.

13:24[laughter]

13:29>> Sorry, it's my first time

13:32>> and I'm very nervous.

13:33>> Relax.

13:36>> Everything's good.

13:37>> Hi, welcome to the meeting.

13:39>> You can uh proceed.

13:41>> We're not related to Mr. R.

13:42>> Related. I don't have

13:43>> I wish I was because maybe you would

13:45take action on my

13:46>> I would have to recuse myself if we were

13:49related.

13:50time. You don't want

13:51>> You are very fortunate not to be related

13:53to this man,

13:54>> but I'm sorry. Please proceed.

13:57>> If you guys know, I live in Maro Street.

14:00>> Yes.

14:00>> I don't know if you guys know in January

14:01on March 23rd, I had a sewage back up in

14:04my house. I wasn't living in a motel for

14:08three months with my family and my nine

14:11month old grandson.

14:14We've been back home for three months.

14:17We then had no hot water, no heat.

14:19Everything was damaged down the

14:21basement.

14:23I went to the news because nothing was

14:25being done. I came here to city hall

14:28five or eight times. I was embarrassed

14:31seeing the mayor to help me. They were

14:33pushing to Riola, Viola, whatever. The

14:36only person helped me crying

14:41was Andre. He should have been run for

14:44mayor. You have a heart of a soul. You

14:47help me. And he tried to help me from

14:50everybody.

14:52And nobody been back. Nobody's still

14:55helping me. And I need to know what's

14:57the actions to take for this not to

15:00happen again to anybody in these

15:02providence cuz nobody's taking action.

15:05This is not the first time this has

15:07happened to me. This has happened to me

15:08in 2014.

15:11Not as bad, but nobody did nothing about

15:13it.

15:14Do you do you have like receipts and

15:16everything?

15:17>> Yes, we do. I have everything as need to

15:19be done.

15:22>> Everything. They had a cleaning crew

15:24coming into the house. I was not there.

15:26I don't know what happened. Things were

15:28missing out of my house. They throw

15:30everything in the trash. I don't have

15:32nothing. Not the balloon. Not even the

15:34crib for the baby. Still sleep in a

15:36sleeping pen. Those little play pants.

15:39And there's no need for that.

15:42So, and and I'm not, you know, familiar

15:44with it. So, sorry to hear about this.

15:46I'm glad that um Mr. Herrera was able to

15:49help you uh at least give you an ear to

15:52listen. Uh so, Violia, the company that

15:56manages the sewer system. What was your

15:59>> hand everything to the trust? All this

16:01is have

16:02>> the insurance company is the trust.

16:04>> So, what's the problem? I'm back home.

16:06They were making a big deal because they

16:08had a container and I have all this

16:11proof they have a container. They were

16:12forcing me to get out of the motel. They

16:14were paying too much taxes. They were

16:15putting too much money for the container

16:17to be at my house. But you know what

16:19they sent inside those containers? I

16:21came and see I came and showed um Oh my

16:24god. I'm sorry.

16:25>> Andre.

16:26>> Andre the photos [snorts] they packed

16:27the food full of The containers

16:31and the boxes. All the crap was in

16:34there. like who had dogs to eat that and

16:37nothing has been done

16:39>> now. Has has this been fixed yet?

16:42>> No, it's

16:43>> nothing is. So, you're not in the house?

16:45>> I we've been back in the house for 3

16:47months and I've been coming to the city

16:49>> with the sewage in the house.

16:51>> Oh, they clean it, but they

16:52>> That's what I'm asking. If it was

16:53cleaned,

16:54>> they broke everything. They broke They

16:56They had a big line like this. They took

16:58everything out. Destroy everything in

17:00the house.

17:01>> Solicitor, can you add to this? So I I'm

17:03not intimately familiar with the case

17:06but I am aware of it. Um I can confirm

17:08that it has been referred to the RN

17:10interlocal trust. I believe um I'm sorry

17:13Miss Rio is is not satisfied with the

17:15way they have handled the the claim.

17:17>> Yeah.

17:18>> Um and they the one they are the ones

17:21who do do handle the claim for us. Um

17:23I'm also told um through Andre that um

17:25Miss Regal does have an attorney uh that

17:28I guess she's working with.

17:29>> I had to get an attorney pick uh a month

17:31ago. And that's and that's fine and

17:33that's your right to do so. But but

17:34because of that I would just

17:35>> that we need to handle it through that

17:37through that trust process and the claim

17:39process. There's really

17:40>> you know obviously she's upset and right

17:43about the way it was handled and I guess

17:45there's might be some issues about

17:47whether or not she believes the cleaning

17:48was sufficient or she's been put back to

17:50a whole place. That's going to be

17:52litigated either through the claims

17:54process or through the court process.

17:56>> So that's where that that lays. I'm

17:58sorry, but I got an attorney a month

18:00ago. It wasn't because I didn't came

18:02here so many times crying for help and

18:05nobody helped me. You guys all turned

18:09their back on me.

18:11So is the trust. Nobody.

18:14>> Well, ju just to be clear, uh just to be

18:16clear, this the first council's hearing

18:19about it, so we didn't turn our backs.

18:21But um I don't know if Andre, do you

18:23want to add anything?

18:25like you were or do we want to just wait

18:27because it's an illegal?

18:29>> We're not going to turn your back. I'm

18:30sorry.

18:31>> That's all right.

18:31>> Say we're not going to I I would because

18:33there's legal

18:34>> that's so they've been doing it.

18:35>> Really would be

18:36>> we the council will not turn our backs,

18:38>> right?

18:39>> It just would be I mean I'm happy to

18:41hear that but I I don't the council

18:43really this is out of our the hands of

18:45even the city,

18:45>> right? It's in hands of the attorneys.

18:48>> Regal.

18:49>> Yes, sir.

18:50Even all this happened, the trustees got

18:54this uh clean kit to do the work.

18:56>> Yep.

18:57>> So, it was three houses on that street.

19:00One of the houses, the guy had the

19:02camera in the basement. They didn't even

19:03know. So, the guy in charge of the crew

19:06was telling them, "Take the cabinets out

19:08of the wall, clean them up, put them in

19:09a box, and we'll pretend we replace

19:11them." Would you want somebody like that

19:13working in your house?

19:14>> No, I would not.

19:16>> Okay. So now now they they give we we've

19:19been back in the house for 3 months. We

19:22still don't don't have our belongings.

19:24They're holding our belongings still

19:27that cleaning company and and that guy

19:29um the trustee that's in charge

19:33>> for the

19:34>> the lawyer for the trust. Trust is

19:36>> actually the adjuster that's in charge

19:38for the trustee.

19:38>> Okay. Insurance adjuster. Yeah. the way

19:40he's he talked to Mars before and the

19:42way he treated her. He's lucky I I don't

19:45see him in front of me because that guy

19:47shouldn't be in charge of anything.

19:50>> Mike, I have a I have a question for

19:52you.

19:54>> Their belongings if they you know again

19:57I remember when I came home to a

20:00inground swimming pool in my basement

20:02because hot water hot water. No, I mean

20:05my hot water heater blew and you know I

20:07was on the base. No, but yeah. Why have

20:11they not had their personal belongings

20:14returned from the cleaning company? Like

20:16when they took the stuff out of my

20:18house, I obviously it wasn't a claim to

20:20the city or anything like that, but

20:21through my insurance company, they did

20:24the work. If things were if things were

20:26beyond repair, they said it 3 4 months

20:31later, these people don't have their

20:32personal belongings. We we got to look

20:34in that. I mean they at least you know

20:37at least get them their personal

20:39belongings and then then we'll deal with

20:42and obviously we had to deal with the

20:44trust on the financial issues but for

20:46their personal belongings and to hear

20:49that a god grandchild I think sleeping

20:53not in their crib some that's that's

20:56wrong. We got to get their personal

20:58belongings back. That that's not even

21:00the worst because although he went on

21:02vacation last week and he contacted

21:04Clean Care and told them you need to

21:06contact my client and set up a time with

21:08them for them to get the their stuff

21:10back. So we made a list saying there's

21:14some stuff that was under the sewage. It

21:16doesn't matter how much you clean,

21:17you're not going to clean it.

21:19>> Yeah. So we made a list stuff we want,

21:21stuff we don't want. So I guess now she

21:24talked to Car Clean. Was it today?

21:27He He's telling her, "No, we're going to

21:29bring the stuff we think you should

21:31have." And who are you to tell me what

21:33I'm going to get back?

21:34>> They pack stuff

21:38open.

21:44The boxes

21:47videos

21:49that like we are dogs.

21:53>> The food is totally wrong. That's wrong.

21:56That's totally wrong. That's

22:00>> No,

22:02>> absolutely not.

22:04>> No. I mean, and it's a obviously we

22:07didn't hire that company and you know,

22:09shame on them. Shame on them. Shame on

22:12them. The way they've treated you that,

22:13you know.

22:18>> So, can we do this? Um,

22:20>> I'll follow.

22:21>> Can you get us a report from the trust?

22:23And for those listening, the trust is

22:26the insurance company that the city is

22:29involved with. Cities and towns

22:31throughout Rhode Island have this this

22:33trust, municipal insurance

22:35>> for Rhode Island to local municipal

22:36trust.

22:37>> Yes. So, um, at least I know we can't

22:39get involved in the legal

22:42uh back and forth, but can we at least

22:44get a report from the trust?

22:46>> Report.

22:47>> Okay. So, we'll get a report from the

22:49trust. See what they're telling us. We

22:51we agree with you. you know, we

22:53understand you're being very truthful

22:56about everything. Uh, so we'll we'll try

22:59to get them to

23:02>> Well, it's not your fault. Yeah.

23:09>> Yeah.

23:11>> Also, it happened before. And what

23:14happened before it was grease clog from

23:16the restaurants over there on Mar Street

23:19because it was the clock was on the main

23:22by M street. So the guy from the city

23:25that came that night to unclog the the

23:28the

23:29clock that was there, even remember what

23:31happened 14 years ago and he said it was

23:33the same thing. It was a was a massive

23:36grease clog.

23:37>> And when she came here,

23:39>> they told her on the news they they

23:41reported was was a tree was a tree.

23:44There was no tree.

23:45>> So now now the trustees um don't don't

23:49want to spend the money to fix the

23:50problem. They're trying to get us to pay

23:52for half, we pay for half, they pay for

23:54half for me to put a a backflow on my

23:57house. It was like, why am I going to

23:59spend money when the problem is not on

24:01my house? It's on your side. And you

24:03know, this happened before. Why didn't

24:05you fix the problem now then? Now it's

24:08causing a a bigger problem. And who's to

24:10know it's not going to happen 5 10 years

24:12down the road again?

24:14>> Would we have I mean, obviously it's 12

24:16years ago already. Mike is there do you

24:19think the city has the report from 12

24:22years ago about the same situation so

24:25that we can you know stop this obviously

24:29it wasn't the first time and and and if

24:33that gentleman from if it was from the

24:35water department or sewer whoever came

24:38down there and said it's because of

24:39those restaurants then we have an

24:43obligation to uh make sure Make

24:49make sure

24:55>> young

25:05two days later.

25:09>> Andre, did you see the 14 records?

25:14>> No. And he wasn't here. You weren't

25:16here. Okay.

25:17>> Okay. We will get a report. Could you

25:19come take this and I want you to call me

25:22personally. Keep me apprised of what's

25:24going on. I'll let the council know.

25:26This is my cell phone. And And um we're

25:28going to get a report from the city

25:30solicitor and

25:33Okay. Yep. That's right. We're not on

25:35the mic, so you can't we can't we can't

25:40Yes. Thank you.

25:42>> Okay. Thank you very much. We'll be in

25:43touch.

25:46Thank you for coming tonight and we'll

25:49work with it.

25:50You're welcome. That's why we're here.

25:52Um, next item, please.

25:54>> Council members, building permit process

25:56for nonstructural work, window

25:58replacement, permit fees, etc.

26:01Discussion only. Council President

26:03Rogers. So, based on uh couple of

26:06questions from a uh constituent,

26:11um I I wanted to u bring this uh

26:14publicly for other people that might

26:16have questions. I I did speak briefly

26:18with Andre. I don't know if you and any

26:21kind of a report but ba the basic

26:24question is

26:26um if a homeowner is replacing a window

26:30and not doing any structural change to

26:34the house. As I understand it, you still

26:36need a permit from the city to to do

26:40that. And I just want to verify that

26:42publicly that obviously the constituent

26:46didn't like that. thinks that um he's

26:49not changing anything. If he has a 2x4

26:52window and he's replacing it with a 2x4

26:55window, why does he need to have permits

26:58and inspections? And I'm sure safety

27:01might be uh but do you have any anything

27:04to illuminate this policy that

27:14council president?

27:15>> Thank you. Uh Rob Walker would have that

27:18information on the specific reasons for

27:21the permits. Um pulling permits is

27:24pretty common um for all type of work

27:27for safety reasons as you stated. Um but

27:30if you could forward that email to me

27:32that you received and um I can get a

27:34definitive answer on for that.

27:36>> Okay. I'll I'll thank you

27:38>> for that to you. Thank you.

27:42>> Okay. So, I'll follow up with um the

27:46constituent.

27:48Next item,

27:50>> public hearings ordinance for second and

27:52or final passes for discussion and

27:54possible vote and ordinance and

27:56amendment of chapter 18 of the revised

27:58ordinances of the city of East

28:00Providence, Rhode Island 1998 as amended

28:03entitled Vehicles and Traffic Summary

28:06section 18-307.

28:08The purpose of this ordinance is to

28:10place a no parking sign on both sides of

28:13Avenue from Warren Avenue south to

28:15Baldwin Street. Sponsored by Councilman.

28:20>> So, Councilman, I think we have some

28:22further clarification or

28:24>> it's much needed and I thank you and I

28:26appreciate your support for this.

28:30There's there's no reason not to support

28:32it. There's only a couple of houses.

28:34There's Lander Park on the Remax side of

28:36the street. And it's mostly for safety

28:39reasons for that area. Coming off of

28:41Warren Aav, it just makes complete sense

28:43to have that open and clear for fire

28:46rescue and any anything that has an

28:47emergency setting. And the homeowners

28:50that have been there forever deserve

28:52some uh peace and quiet from everyone

28:54parking there that doesn't belong there.

28:56Yeah, it's a it's a dangerous um

28:59dangerous corner and especially now

29:01there's uh work being done in Warren

29:04Avenue, Tucket Avenue as people change

29:07their route and come up do that makes it

29:10tough. But this is a public hearing

29:11before the vote. Um any other comments

29:15on the council? If not, anyone here

29:17that'd like to comment for or against

29:20this or in in general?

29:24Once again, this is a public hearing.

29:26Anyone here? We have discussed this a

29:29couple of times before

29:31um hearing none and I'll close the

29:33public hearing. We have a motion and a

29:35second. All in favor?

29:37>> The motion was Councilman Fogerty,

29:38seconded by Council Vice President Rigo.

29:41All in favor?

29:42>> I.

29:42>> I. Any opposed? The eyes have it. Thank

29:45you, Councilman. You.

29:46>> Next item, please. New

29:48>> business. Mayor Communications, Director

29:50of Policy and Constituent Services,

29:52Andre Herrera.

29:58Andre, we just need to move. I have a

30:00little desk for you right next to the

30:01podium.

30:06>> Oh, there's a chair right here. But

30:08>> yeah, you can take this chair right

30:10here.

30:12>> All right. Good evening.

30:13>> Thank you, counselors.

30:16>> Mayor, communications, director of

30:18policy and constituent services, Andre

30:20Herrera.

30:22Item number one, appointment re or

30:24reappointment requiring council

30:26confirmation. There are none. Item

30:29number two, appointment reappointment

30:31not requiring council confirmation. We

30:34have the appointment of Hope Moran to

30:36the mayor's young innovators advisory

30:39committee for a one-year term effective

30:42August 3rd, 2026 to August 2nd, 2027.

30:48Item number three, items for

30:51announcement or discussion. We have

30:54principal planner three, Dominic

30:56Leonardo to give a presentation on city

30:59projects.

31:06>> Thank you. Welcome, uh, Dominic.

31:10>> Good evening, Council President.

31:12Think he's going to pull up the

31:13presentation.

31:17just going to give a overview of some of

31:20the ARPA projects that are being

31:21completed by the end of this year as

31:23well as uh some of our capital budget

31:25projects. So you can um if you don't

31:28mind tapping through to go to the next

31:31slide

31:33then the next one.

31:37So, um, as you know, the community

31:39center, we have, uh, 2.7 million left

31:42out of our city's three million in ARPA

31:45spending that will be spent by the end

31:47of this year. So, this is one of the

31:48projects that it's fully encumbered and

31:51um, the project still on track to be

31:53completed um, and it'll be spent by the

31:55end of the year. So, that um, is the

31:56community center as far as ARPA

31:58projects.

31:59>> Dominic, are we budget for that?

32:01>> Correct. Yes, we are. Yep.

32:05and Crescent Park. Um, a couple of

32:06different opera dollars have been spent

32:08here as well as some capital budget

32:09items. Um, one is the Crescent Park seaw

32:12wall has been repaired. Um, the

32:14shoreline is being stabilized. We have

32:16our phase 2 stabilization that I believe

32:18is out to bid and should be coming back.

32:20Um, I believe the bids are closing this

32:22month, September. Um, and we have about

32:25$459,000

32:27left that is going to be fully spent by

32:29the end of the year on the um, the

32:32Crescent you know, bathrooms, office,

32:34and uh building facilities. So, this

32:35will be fully spent by the end of the

32:36year. It's fully encumbered. Um it's

32:38just tracking to make sure everything's

32:39spent by the end of the year

32:42>> on budget.

32:43>> Correct. Yep.

32:46>> Um placemaking, uh variety of projects

32:50throughout the city. Um we have $33,000

32:53about that we are finishing by the end

32:55of the year. Um and that has been

32:57allocated towards a variety of park

32:59signage throughout the city.

33:02and a utility art box. Similar 13,000 is

33:05left and this is uh fully allocated for

33:0714 more utility boxes that'll be painted

33:10um and again before the end of the year.

33:12>> Can we get in um the locations for those

33:1414 boxes?

33:15>> Y thank you.

33:18>> Uh Glen Lion Park um a lot of different

33:21repairs and um upgrades at this park.

33:23Again, this is a mix of capital and

33:25ARPA. I have the dollar amount in the

33:27bottom of about 146,000 and this should

33:30be um fully allocated. Dan is uh working

33:32on the equipment that's going to be uh

33:35upgraded at Glen Line as well as a

33:37variety of a couple of Rumford parks

33:39>> that in W.

33:40>> Yes. Yeah, Glenn Lions in Wan.

33:43>> Yeah. A couple we added um you can see

33:45from this aerial image uh added repaved

33:48the basketball court, uh the tennis

33:50court, and added pickle ball. Um some

33:52lighting improvements. Um, yeah.

33:57>> I mean, it looks fantastic. And then

33:59when I met with

34:04>> talked to constituents

34:08that were

34:10so new, it wasn't just

34:13somebody you or Dan or myself

34:22actually went to.

34:25mothers with young kids, teenagers, and

34:28and they

34:31stayed in budget.

34:32>> Good. Oh, yeah. [laughter]

34:34Yeah. Important. That's great. Next

34:38slide. This is a before and after of

34:39Lyall Bourne. So, similar um park

34:41improvements and you could barely see

34:43the old paving, whatever was there,

34:45whatever courts were there. And now that

34:47is three pickle ball and a basketball

34:49court.

34:51um John Lewis Park. This is currently

34:53happening right now and this is again on

34:55track to be completed um before the end

34:58of the year. This is going to be um the

34:59parking lots being repaved, guard rail,

35:02um new guard rail and then benches

35:05>> and there's going to be like a walking

35:06path.

35:07>> Okay.

35:07>> Along the area with some dage.

35:11>> Okay. Um I know Dan's worked on that, so

35:13that was what I thought. Yeah. Okay.

35:16>> Um

35:17>> I'm sorry. Do we have an amount that was

35:19allocated to that? Um, I believe it's

35:22definitely fully encumbered, but I can

35:23check to see. I know that was also a mix

35:24of capital and ARPA.

35:27Pierce Field. I added this one because

35:30um, we are redoing the track right now.

35:32This actually I think most of this was

35:34capital. Um, and then the track is

35:35actually a $2 million congressional

35:38directed spending grant we got. So, this

35:40one I don't believe ARPA, but we had a

35:42lot of things happening at Pierce that I

35:44just wanted to highlight. Um, added the

35:46batting cages. We are currently

35:48constructing the police substation at

35:50item number three. Um and then the new

35:52track in handicap accessibility down

35:55into the field at Pierce. Um as well as

35:58a new bathroom.

35:59>> And

36:01just to clarify for everybody, the

36:04police substation is all through grants.

36:06It's nothing came from city budgeting.

36:10>> So the um the track, correct? The track

36:12is 100% grant funded. the $2 million. I

36:14believe the police substation I think

36:16was a capital as well. Yep. Capital.

36:19>> Yep.

36:20>> Yep.

36:21>> The bathrooms. Um those the bathrooms in

36:23the stadium.

36:24>> Um the one the bathroom I had here was

36:27the capital budget item number five,

36:29which is the compostable bathroom in

36:30between the the baseball fields.

36:33>> So, we haven't done any work to

36:35bathrooms and the stadium.

36:37>> Um I'd have to check with public

36:39buildings on what improvements they've

36:41made in there. I know they've like

36:43they've done things uh they have but I

36:46couldn't speak to the ex exact specifics

36:47within the bathrooms

36:49>> and I can remember them being redone

36:52years back

36:57>> I know the main bathrooms they did an

37:00overhaul on the main bathrooms

37:04>> I don't know how

37:07>> I know recently they had added

37:09partitions as well when someone was

37:10walking by they needed to do stuff. So,

37:11I know there there's been work, but

37:15>> just interested if they had like

37:16completed because I know they would do

37:17pieces of it.

37:21>> And then Saving Point, the storm water

37:22drainage improvements. Again, this

37:24actually isn't ARPA, but another large

37:26city project that I just want to go over

37:27as well as new playground equipment. So,

37:30that's happening right now.

37:32These are some of the larger completed

37:34ARPA projects. And again, some of these

37:36blended capital with ARPA and grants.

37:38Um, but still large projects.

37:42Um, this is Bold Point Park. A good

37:44before and after showing the um

37:47impervious and then pvious pavement we

37:49actually added um along with the walking

37:52paths and lighting came out really nice.

37:56Then Kent Park um again this was a mix

38:00of grant funding and capital and ARPA

38:02dollars. Yep. Saw the new pickle ball.

38:06What's all well used? It's always

38:08packed. Anybody who goes by sees each

38:09aspect being used

38:11>> and the first ADU playground city.

38:14>> Correct. Correct. Yes.

38:18Um this is Riverside Wreck. I think this

38:20was mostly capital actually, but the

38:22basketball court was repaved. The

38:24parking was expanded. Uh the guardrail

38:26fencing was added. Lighting was added. A

38:29planting buffer in the back up against

38:30the neighborhood was added. And then a

38:33concrete pad was poured for the

38:34concession uh stand over there which

38:37we're working with the junior townies on

38:38and getting um they're looking for like

38:40a storage thing on top of that concrete

38:42pad.

38:44Um willlet pond. This was grant funded.

38:46This is again pvious pavement up against

38:49the pond to um to allow for better

38:51drainage. This is a believe demand

38:53infrastructure bank grant funded.

38:56>> Dharma, if you could back up for just a

38:58second to the Riverside rep.

39:00>> Yeah, please. Uh just uh the police

39:02chief is here. Chief, if you want to

39:04just make a mental note and I'm sure you

39:07know you'll hear from some of us um as

39:10we get into the uh youth football season

39:14and some soccer. You know, we have that

39:17you know beautiful big parking lot now

39:19behind the school, but there still are

39:22people that are parking on the street

39:23even though there are no parking signs.

39:25And um there are days I've been there, I

39:29think many of us have, where you you

39:31can't get by. People are parking and you

39:34only need to walk a couple of hundred

39:36yards away and there's a big parking

39:38lot. So, um as the season starts, we

39:41need to I know it's hard because it's a

39:43habit. People park there. I remember

39:46doing it when I was involved with that

39:48program. Um, so just for those that are

39:52involved, we we will enforce again the

39:55parking along uh the street alongside uh

39:59the the wreck or big alante complex as

40:02it's also called. But thank you can

40:06continue. I'm sorry.

40:10>> That by the way is Somerset Street.

40:12>> Yeah, I was going to say about Somerset.

40:14>> Okay,

40:15>> then you can click the next one. The

40:16next one's just a street view of

40:17Willlet. So again, that's uh pvious

40:19asphalt, so the water can actually drain

40:20through it instead of running off into

40:22the pond. The guardrail fencing was

40:24added as well as a pergola and uh

40:26different tree plantings.

40:30Providence Avenue, this was ARPA funded

40:32and we believe we also got a grant from

40:34DEM for the splash pad. Um so these uh

40:37basketball courts were repaved and the

40:40playground equipment or the that

40:42playground structure has been moved as

40:44well as a new splash pad in Providence

40:46Avenue in Riverside.

40:52Um, so yeah, we have the splash pad at

40:53Providence A. It's right at the corner

40:55of Providence Avenue at the entrance of

40:57the parking lot. Um, and then Vitner

41:01Avenue, another um project of new

41:05playground equipment and walking path in

41:08Riverside. So, another park improvement,

41:11wastewater treatment plant. Um, ARPA

41:15dollars were spent on this as well. Uh

41:17this was I believe Dan recently gave a

41:19presentation on kind of the work that

41:20was done here. But I also just wanted to

41:21flag this as a a significant project

41:24that was ARPA dollars were used for.

41:25>> Is that completed yet? Dan gave two

41:29months ago. Has that project been

41:31completed?

41:33>> I believe so, but I don't want to

41:34misspeak when I talked about. So yeah, I

41:37would have to refer to Dan on that one.

41:42>> I'm just going to try to keep this

41:43presentation going over here. I

41:45apologize.

41:48And then city hall. Uh again, HVAC

41:51upgrades. The council chambers upgrades

41:53as just far as adding um carpet

41:55throughout the building, new ceiling

41:57tiles, and now we're going to be

41:59replacing the the windows. I believe

42:01this is also capital. And then police

42:03station utilized ARPA dollars. Uh

42:05renovated the police station, new roof,

42:07HVAC, interior, access controls, and

42:10expanding the parking lot. And

42:15you can probably answer this.

42:20Maybe the current chief can answer it

42:24for me.

42:25Under the ruling of the Department of

42:27Justice

42:29for the remodel, we could not use any of

42:32the camp I mean asset forfeite money. Is

42:36that something you can answer or is that

42:38something that want to you know

42:40>> I'll defer to the chief on that?

42:44>> Can you under we followed all the

42:47protocols under the asset forfeite where

42:50we we used the 2.5 opera money but we

42:54couldn't use any of the asset forfeite

42:56money for

42:58majority of this building.

43:00>> Unfortunately that's correct. Yes. Uh I

43:02wish we could because we could have done

43:03a lot more but uh the DOJ spending

43:07parameters with the uh equable sharing

43:09and asset forfeite accounts is very

43:12strict.

43:13>> Thank you. Thank you for the

43:14clarification.

43:16>> Absolutely.

43:20Thank you.

43:23And then animal control facility added a

43:26new roof, new kennels, updated the

43:28flooring, upgraded the HVAC and

43:30ventilation systems.

43:32>> It really came out great. Good. Um, now

43:36these are the capital budget line items.

43:38Um, so that was that was the overview of

43:40some of the large scale um like the ARPA

43:42projects that are still going and then

43:43the completed one.

43:44>> So some of the projects that weren't

43:48larger in scale.

43:49>> Yeah.

43:50>> You didn't include

43:50>> I didn't capture every single purchase

43:53>> Kimberly and Rock Field. It was the back

43:55stops.

43:55>> Okay.

43:56and you know and taking taking the

44:00baseball field and converting it into

44:02the softball field and being the first

44:05city in this in the state to have the

44:07fif, you know, the mid-range, you know,

44:106040

44:12field. You didn't put that in, but that

44:15falls under opera.

44:16>> Okay.

44:18>> Okay. I mean, there's there's

44:19>> Yeah, I didn't I that that's not

44:21inclusive of every every absolutely

44:22everything. I kind of wanted to go over

44:24especially the ones we were still

44:25working on the community center crescent

44:26>> smaller pieces that y

44:29>> correct correct yep

44:32um yeah so planting these are ones that

44:35are active we spend down the plant tree

44:36planting maybe have one tree left and

44:38then public art we draw down from a

44:40variety of public art projects

44:42throughout the city

44:45[laughter]

44:46>> in line.

44:47>> Yeah. And then the next one is the

44:50library. These are currently underway

44:51with the window replacement at Weaver

44:53Library and then also the elevator

44:55modernization at Weaver Library. So, um,

44:57which takes you to the children's

44:59section. So, that's currently being

45:00worked on now.

45:03Engineering, these are kind of like

45:04annual city road improvement projects um

45:07that are funded annually and continually

45:09being spent down.

45:14Variety of highway projects I believe

45:15for Willlet Pond. just um some final

45:18plantings at that projects. Sidewalks

45:20are citywide. Um and again, you'll see

45:23some overlap with some of the capital

45:25projects that we also had combining

45:26funds with grants and ARPA dollars for

45:29some of the projects. And um yeah,

45:32continuously making repairs skate Rob

45:35the Kettle Point ramp at ADA that's

45:37currently that's in connecting the bike

45:39path to the Kettle Point pair, making

45:41that ADA accessible. So, we have capital

45:44funds for that. And I know uh Dan and

45:45Eric have put together a plan to get

45:47approved by DEM and DOT for that

45:49connection. And then some other some

45:52other purchases of vehicles. And there

45:54it is. Um Councilwoman Sus, I believe

45:56the final dollars there for John Lewis

45:59Park is 21,000. And then also the South

46:01Broadway and Martin uh cleaning and

46:03lining and paving project which was just

46:06uh just recently approved of 1.7

46:08million.

46:11Refuse and recycle. This is a project uh

46:13Dan is working on that he's designing

46:16where the public goes to commercial way

46:18um kind of reorganizing how the public

46:20is able to do like the drop off of all

46:22the all the different types of debris

46:24that's happened to make it safer and

46:26easier for all the city vehicles and the

46:27public to interact in with that space of

46:29the drop off recycling area.

46:33um public buildings. Um this is the

46:36surveillance cameras at Pierce. That

46:37final spending will be on the uh police

46:40substation to have security cameras on

46:42that uh at Pierce. Um city hall lighting

46:47um we've used that for a lot of the

46:49lighting exterior lighting at city hall.

46:51And then the VAV installation which is

46:53uh like the HVAC um HVAC equipment

46:56throughout city hall. and then um

46:58repairing the pump hills the pumps mill

47:02pump house there is to stabilize that

47:04building to make it weathertight. Um and

47:06then making ADA repairs the bathroom at

47:09city hall and then again the the window

47:11replacement which is going to be

47:12happening

47:15police um the police substation and the

47:19which I already talked about and then

47:21their uh parking lot security project

47:24that was funded last year. here. I know

47:25the chief's working with Dan on securing

47:27um just additional security with the

47:29with the city hall with the police

47:30station and then the two cruisers which

47:32he's ordered and he's awaiting delivery.

47:34Um and that police substation at Pierce

47:36Field is actively being um it's now work

47:38is commencing on that now.

47:42And then fire, these are different um

47:44vehicles that have been purchased over

47:45the the past few capital budgets. Rescue

47:48three, ladder three, rescue two, rescue

47:50four, and then um two fire car,

47:54the marshals

47:56recreation. This is um this is the

47:58landscaping and lighting project we did

48:00at the senior center. And this is um the

48:03remaining like plantings for for that

48:05area.

48:07And then Pierce Field, it looks like um

48:11we have the 10,000 remaining for the

48:13bathroom upgrades and then the

48:15concession stand. Uh, I'm sorry. The

48:17field the um the bathroom that we

48:20installed as well as the new lighting

48:22that we had just uh you you guys just

48:24approved recently or the softball field

48:29and then the carousel. These are a um

48:33most of these were all kind of the

48:35facility improvements that are currently

48:36being constructed now. So, it was the

48:38combination of these capital budget

48:40items for the concession buildings and

48:43the facilities improvements with the

48:44ARPA dollars to construct that um the

48:47facility that's being constructed now,

48:49the bathrooms and the office.

48:51>> So, Dan, where it shows zero remaining,

48:53does that mean they're pretty much

48:55complete?

48:55>> Yeah, that's that's all encumbered. Um I

48:58wouldn't say complete because that was

48:59all that's all being funded for that

49:01construction project that's happening

49:02right now.

49:02>> Okay.

49:05And then the question Yep. That's all

49:07concession start and then stabilization

49:08phase two will occur um will occur in

49:12what Paul Tracy after. Yeah. So that's

49:15that's happening

49:17and that's uh that's concludes my

49:19presentation.

49:21>> So Dominic I'd have to say um it's it's

49:25an amazing report. I mean, when you

49:29notice the budget and what's remaining,

49:31that tells me that everything is on on

49:34budget, the budget, which is uh

49:37obviously a good thing. But more than

49:40that, I mean, I talked to people in

49:43other communities and we've become kind

49:45of an envy of some communities. Our

49:47pocks from the tip of Riverside to the

49:49tip of Rumford and the Pucket line. Um,

49:53I'll argue with anybody that they're as

49:55good as anywhere in Rhode Island. I

49:59walking around the Kent Park, which is

50:01an area that I grew up in as a kid,

50:04remembering how it used to be, and I

50:07always thought it was great, but seeing

50:09it now, I was talking to a person who's

50:12lived there for about 40 years, and he

50:16said it is absolutely amazing the amount

50:18of people that he sees, his family see

50:23at Kent Park, you know, growing up

50:26called it the field, But at Kent Park,

50:29uh, every day he swears there's a

50:32hundred people or more just enjoying it.

50:36The two dog parks, which are way out of

50:38the way, away from the neighborhood,

50:40away from the playground equipment and

50:43and the rest of the parks from some of

50:45the smaller parks in uh center of the

50:50city to the larger parks where there's

50:53more more space. and Pierce Stadium is

50:56is getting beautiful, you know, is when

50:59I first got on, I mean, there were

51:02fences that were curled up spiking

51:06athletes and people nobody want it's

51:09it's amazing. And we're doing all of

51:11this without taxing the budget. These

51:15grants aren't going to be here forever.

51:16So, let's use them and then we just need

51:19to keep maintaining. I know the

51:22councilwoman and I talked about this the

51:23other day. Yeah, we got to maintain

51:25which we know we have to do that. Today

51:28I walked around the uh community center,

51:32council vice president Rigo and I and

51:35we're gaining a 100 parking spaces I I

51:37think which is going to be um an an

51:40improvement and the building you know at

51:42first I was wondering is it going to

51:44look good? Is it going to be it's going

51:46to fit but it fits and it looks good and

51:49there's plenty of parking and it's

51:50across from the high school. So, that's

51:52a great report and people uh that have

51:56questions really need to check this

51:58stuff out.

52:00Thank you. Anyone else want to come?

52:02>> Yeah, I just wanted to say thank you so

52:03much, Dominic, for coming up and

52:05presenting this and working on it to uh

52:07to update us on this stuff. It's really

52:09important, I think, for us as a council

52:11to see how things are moving along, at

52:13least from a budget standpoint, how much

52:15money we've spent, how much money is

52:17left over. Um, I want to thank the

52:19council currently and the previous

52:21council for being innovators and asking

52:24and demanding that we take care of our

52:26park and our city infrastructure because

52:27I think that's a big portion of it along

52:29with the uh city staff who work so

52:32diligently to get these grants and get

52:34this money and work to make sure that

52:37this all comes to fruition. Um, so we

52:40appreciate, at least I know I do, but

52:42I'm sure I'm speaking on behalf of the

52:43council. We all appreciate everything um

52:46that you guys do on a day-to-day basis

52:47to make

52:48>> Thank you, Councilwoman community

52:50because it's it's coming out great and I

52:51know there's always, you know, more to

52:54get done. Um but one step at a time,

52:56right?

52:56>> Yes. Thank you.

52:57>> I have to say your attention to details

53:00on this report. It's outstanding.

53:11I'd give you a five, just so you know.

53:13But

53:14>> long and short of it, like what council

53:16president said,

53:18having been, you know, born and bred and

53:21lived in the Rumford section of East

53:25Providence my whole life and see the

53:27parks, but see what finally happened up

53:30at Glenline

53:32and Bourne Park. I mean, it's I mean, I

53:35know I was involved in little league on

53:38the board. It was 1994 was the last time

53:42that anything was done up at run line

53:44and then they added the you know then

53:45they added the walkway and and Bourne

53:48Park as people didn't even know Borne

53:51Park was there. I mean, they you did it.

53:55You know, again, as councilwoman Soua

53:57said,

53:59the past council and this council have

54:02definitely

54:04our attention to detail on pox and to

54:07make this community better have, again,

54:09I don't want to grade myself, but think

54:12you everybody's done a great job.

54:15>> Well, the key the key is is not

54:17frivolous spending. Th this was through

54:22DEM grants, federal grants, OPA funding,

54:26um, not what's that capital funds, which

54:31are put aside specifically for things

54:34like like this. And I want to invite

54:38people from throughout the city, mostly

54:40Riverside up through almost Rumford,

54:43because I think Rumford people know

54:44Lyall Bourne. And as you said, uh,

54:47council vice president, growing up, I

54:50never heard of it. I, a few years ago, I

54:53was driving that area and I saw this

54:55sign, Lyall Bourne Park, and I said,

54:57"What is that?" And I drove in and there

55:00was this expansive, beautiful green area

55:03with some courts and things. And I did

55:06some research to find out who is Lyall

55:09Bourne and why do And then it's a city

55:11park. And now it's it's better than

55:14ever. It's um it's probably a secret

55:16that not everyone wants to know get out

55:19there because you can go and have

55:21picnics and anyway I don't want to

55:23belabor it but thank you very much

55:25Dominic. where you go. You know, I'm

55:27going to weigh in, right? I've known you

55:29half your life at least. Great job,

55:32planning the city, all the work is even

55:35even with the left with what you left

55:37out. Grassy Plains I attended the other

55:39day. It's beautiful, right, for the

55:41little kids learning how to bike with

55:42the stop signs, the yield, and we

55:44discussed more of those coming our way.

55:47Um, the waterways, the infrastructure.

55:49I'm really happy about all that. You did

55:51such a fantastic job. You know, I'd be

55:53remiss without saying something. I'm

55:54glad I'm last, but you know, you get a

55:5610 A+ the whole staff and especially the

55:59workers and everybody involved. Thank

56:01you very much.

56:02>> Thank you.

56:03>> Thank you, Councilman. Good job. Next

56:06item, please.

56:09>> Or Andre, you continuing? Yes.

56:14All right.

56:15Thank you, Dominic, for the

56:17presentation. Uh, next we have a

56:20proclamation honoring minimum housing

56:22code enforcement inspector Eugene

56:25Savorvery upon his retirement after 32

56:28years of dedicated service to the city

56:30of East Providence. You will be missed,

56:34Jean.

56:36Next, we have a proclamation recognizing

56:39September as Alzheimer's awareness month

56:41in the city of East Providence.

56:44Next, we have a proclamation recognizing

56:46September 7th as Brazilian Independence

56:48Day in the city of East Providence.

56:51Next, we have a proclamation recognizing

56:53September as childhood cancer awareness

56:55month in the city of East Providence.

56:59Then, we have a proclamation recognizing

57:01September as Hispanic Heritage Month in

57:03the city of East Providence

57:06and a proclamation recognizing September

57:08as suicide prevention and awareness

57:10month in the city. Uh, Andre, I just I'm

57:14going to cut in for a moment, but

57:16please, if you're watching this

57:20and you're thinking about doing

57:22something awful,

57:25please call 988.

57:27988. And if you know somebody,

57:32check on if they're not acting right.

57:36You got to check. You You have to check

57:38on your fellow fellow humans. but out

57:42there now and if you happen to be

57:45listening to this or you see some you

57:47see a family member 988. Thank you.

57:51>> Thank you vice president. And that's all

57:52we have.

57:55Thank you sir.

57:59Next next item

58:02resolutions for discussion and possible

58:04vote. Number one, resolution authorizing

58:08the mayor to enter into a contract with

58:10Sperry Fabric Architecture for the

58:12purchase of a 48 by 98 Savannah

58:16structure tent at Crescent Park

58:18sponsored by Council President Rogers.

58:21>> So, this is a continuation of the the

58:24plan at Crescent Park. We're we're

58:26trying to get this um microphone seems

58:29low tonight. Okay. We're we're trying to

58:32get this uh project finished. Something

58:36we've been discussing for a long time.

58:38So, this is another step along the way.

58:42>> Passage.

58:43>> Council vice president moves passage.

58:45Seconded by Councilwoman Souza.

58:48>> Any other discussion? All in favor? I.

58:51Any opposed? The eyes have it. Thank

58:53you.

58:54>> Resolution in support of the

58:56reintroduction and passage of the

58:58natural forest protection act.

58:59Councilwoman Soua. Thank you. Um so this

59:03is something that we've discussed uh

59:06probably the beginning of the opening of

59:08the um the session um last year and um

59:12the house bill um was before the house

59:157914

59:17um and it's kind of still sitting there.

59:18They haven't really moved on it either

59:20way uh from committee. It's a really

59:23important piece of legislation because

59:24it protects um the uh forest, the public

59:29forest that's stateowned and

59:30biodiversity throughout the state from

59:33being harvested by um

59:37commercial um logging companies. Um

59:40which is really important because as we

59:42know, you know, green space is is

59:44important space and it needs to be

59:46preserved for futures to come. Um the

59:49state did have in 1987

59:52uh 78 to 2007 a um statewide national

59:56heritage program that identified,

59:59monitored and protected um a wide

1:00:02variety of species um including uh

1:00:05native plants and rare endangered

1:00:08species on these stateowned properties.

1:00:11Um this is just another push um for us

1:00:14to help protect that uh wildlife and um

1:00:17the forest management to again protect

1:00:21and sustain what we currently have um

1:00:24and for future um generations to come.

1:00:27So, with the council's support, um I

1:00:29move passage to send this um to the

1:00:32general assembly um and the house

1:00:35environment uh committee and

1:00:38agricultural committee um up at the

1:00:40state house.

1:00:40>> We'll second that motion.

1:00:42>> Thank you. Motion by Councilwoman Soua,

1:00:44seconded by Council Vice President

1:00:46Regal. Other comments? All in favor? I.

1:00:49Any opposed? The eyes have it. Thank you

1:00:51for that.

1:00:52>> Thank you. And just to mention, we do

1:00:53have specifically state property here in

1:00:56the city of East Providence that could

1:00:58be, you know, endangered if this was not

1:01:01to be passed. It could be uh used. And

1:01:04so since, you know, a lot of people have

1:01:06already expressed concerns about having

1:01:09wildlife disturbed and being in the

1:01:12communities, this does affect us here

1:01:14locally, not just on a statewide level.

1:01:17Thank you. Resolution authorizing the

1:01:20mayor to enter into a contract with one

1:01:23floor corporation to increase school

1:01:25safety at East Proidence High School

1:01:27sponsored by Council Vice President

1:01:29Regal and Councilman.

1:01:32>> Mr. President. Yes, sir.

1:01:36Through the solicitor,

1:01:39there's some language changes that need

1:01:41to be put on this uh resolution. I just

1:01:45want you to have it. Mhm.

1:01:47>> Just want you to read it so it's

1:01:48properly uh noted for the record

1:01:55>> for the next

1:01:56>> the next three resolutions. The uh

1:02:00the the resolve cause that the city of

1:02:01East Province City of East Province

1:02:03hereby authors the mayor of the city of

1:02:05East Province enter into a contract with

1:02:07the various it's actually to release

1:02:09funds release grant funds.

1:02:15what called cops grant funds

1:02:18uh for the stated purpose for for the

1:02:20stated purpose.

1:02:21>> We're releasing these funds to the

1:02:23school department.

1:02:24>> Correct.

1:02:25>> So that would that have to be in there

1:02:26released to the school department.

1:02:28>> No, the the if you want to add that you

1:02:30can release the funds from the cops to

1:02:32for the purpose of the school

1:02:33department. The grant was for the school

1:02:35department. So that's why

1:02:36>> so but at least they you know so the

1:02:38public knows that this isn't the city

1:02:40side that this is the

1:02:42>> this is a

1:02:43>> school department school committee

1:02:45program

1:02:46>> correct this the grant was um

1:02:48particularly applied for and I know the

1:02:50police chief is here uh in conjunction

1:02:52with the school department and and but

1:02:54the the process of awarding and whatnot

1:02:57had to come went through the

1:02:58>> and and this is similar to what we just

1:03:01did for Bay View High School. Now it's

1:03:04uh continuing on for our high school and

1:03:07um if there are questions the chief is

1:03:10here otherwise it's pretty standard. Uh

1:03:13>> yeah, is there a motion? Um

1:03:14>> I just so for the next three so we just

1:03:16know the resolve clause will we'll say

1:03:19for the for the mayor of this city of

1:03:20East Province to release the cops grants

1:03:22>> to the East Providence school uh

1:03:24department and then for the stated

1:03:26purpose.

1:03:26>> Okay. And the chief is here. So, if you

1:03:28want to add a summary of of of this and

1:03:31it's uh it was intended to do what in

1:03:34the high school

1:03:37>> the cops grants for 2025 included was

1:03:40very it was very specific to uh

1:03:42increasing school violence and safety.

1:03:44Uh, so I had my cops grants, excuse me,

1:03:47my grant writers, meet up with community

1:03:49policing and the local schools. We

1:03:52received approximately $250,000 to

1:03:54implement uh some of these uh projects

1:03:58that were requested through AU Academy,

1:04:01which was already approved, and the

1:04:03school department. And then we had a

1:04:04small small amount of about uh $7,000

1:04:07for some initiatives with the elementary

1:04:09school.

1:04:11>> Great. Another good use of some some

1:04:14federal funds that

1:04:16can't help but hurt uh help school

1:04:19security especially this time of year.

1:04:21Uh other questions,

1:04:23>> can you just specifically u mention what

1:04:25the school improvement safety

1:04:27improvements are going to be for the

1:04:28high school that are related to these

1:04:30three?

1:04:30>> Sure. There was some security door

1:04:32upgrades. Um there was uh camera

1:04:35upgrades, a lot of wiring updating some

1:04:38of the the camera uh camera needs and

1:04:40then two-way radios that would be

1:04:41districtwide. about 175 radios that

1:04:44would be used throughout the entire

1:04:45school department.

1:04:47>> Thank you.

1:04:49>> There are invoices and things that were

1:04:51involved. I think it did get emailed

1:04:53out. So if you if you want to get into

1:04:55the weeds, there's a lot of stuff here,

1:04:57but this is this is good news. Um, who

1:05:00made that motion?

1:05:03Council vice president. Is there a

1:05:04second?

1:05:05>> Can I make can I through the chair? Can

1:05:06I make a motion to amend the wording to

1:05:10state the resolutions authorizing the

1:05:12mayor to release comp grant funds um to

1:05:16the vendors listed in

1:05:19>> Is that what you were doing?

1:05:20>> Three, four, and five.

1:05:22>> Okay. So, that'll be both uh council

1:05:24vice president and councilwoman Soua

1:05:26doing the amendment amendment which is

1:05:28releasing the funds. It's not a

1:05:30contractual thing at this at this point.

1:05:33Seconded by Councilman Fogerty. All in

1:05:35favor?

1:05:36>> I I Any opposed? The eyes have

1:05:39>> Thank you very much. Appreciate that. I

1:05:42I uh that's all on my grant writers.

1:05:45They do a great job. So

1:05:46>> appreciate it.

1:05:46>> Thank you,

1:05:47>> Council President. I make a motion to

1:05:48approve the amended resol.

1:05:50>> Motion now is to approve as amended by

1:05:53Councilwoman Susan. Second,

1:05:54>> seconded by Councilman Rigo. All in

1:05:57favor? I. Any opposed? The eyes have.

1:06:00Thank you, Chief. Good luck.

1:06:01>> Thank you.

1:06:02Uh

1:06:04can I get some clarification from the

1:06:07solicitor

1:06:08>> so there's no confusion.

1:06:12This this was a we're involved in this

1:06:15aspect of money with the school

1:06:17department because it was a grant. But

1:06:22I am I right in I think it's section 16

1:06:26of the Rhode Island general laws that

1:06:29after the city council approves

1:06:32a school department budget that we no

1:06:36longer have any authorization in where

1:06:40the finances go or how it's dictated.

1:06:43>> Correct. under title 16 of the R general

1:06:45laws once the council appropriates money

1:06:47to the school department and you

1:06:48appropriate a lump sum how that is spent

1:06:51is up to the school department not to

1:06:52the city. So

1:06:53>> this was a little different because this

1:06:54was

1:06:55>> yeah not this grant but in general

1:06:58>> because people saying why are they doing

1:07:01here but we can't do this well this is

1:07:03the clarification. Thank you Mr.

1:07:05Solicitor.

1:07:06>> Thank you. Very good. Thanks. Next item.

1:07:09>> Am I reading four

1:07:11amendments?

1:07:12>> Yes. as amended.

1:07:15The amendment applied to all four of

1:07:17three of them. So just

1:07:25>> Okay. So those have been voted on.

1:07:27>> No, four. No,

1:07:28>> except for

1:07:29>> four and five.

1:07:29>> Four and five, right?

1:07:31>> Resolution authorizing the mayor to

1:07:34release grant.

1:07:35>> Correct. As amended.

1:07:37>> As amended.

1:07:40With sign it to increase school safety.

1:07:42East Providence High School

1:07:45Council Vice President Regal and Council

1:07:47Kobe.

1:07:49>> So it's what we just discussed and the

1:07:51the amendments been made. So is that a

1:07:53motion to approve?

1:07:55>> Motion to approve.

1:07:58>> Second by Councilman Fogerty. The motion

1:08:00is to approve as amended. All in favor?

1:08:05>> I. Any opposed? The eyes have it. Next

1:08:08one. Resolution authorizing the mayor to

1:08:12release grant funds for the stated

1:08:14contract with Challenge Electronics,

1:08:16Inc. to increase school safety in East

1:08:18Proidence High School.

1:08:21Not contract with Challenge Electronics

1:08:24to increase school safety at East

1:08:26Providence High School. Sponsored by

1:08:28Council Vice President Rigo and

1:08:30Councilman.

1:08:32>> Same

1:08:33>> same motion and second by Councilman

1:08:35Fogerty.

1:08:36>> All in favor? I I any opposed? The eyes

1:08:40have it.

1:08:42>> Number six, resolution authorizing the

1:08:45granting of an easement to the near

1:08:47electric company related to press

1:08:49improvements sponsored by council

1:08:51president Rogers.

1:08:52>> So, as we've done with other projects

1:08:54throughout the city, uh we sometimes

1:08:57have to grant easements for utility

1:09:00companies or other vendors to have

1:09:03access to cross over land and work on

1:09:06the project. This is all related to uh

1:09:08all the work being done in Crescent

1:09:10Park. Pretty standard. Um

1:09:13>> motion to approve.

1:09:14>> Motion by Councilwoman Soua to approve.

1:09:17Seconded by Councilman Fogerty. All in

1:09:19favor? I

1:09:20>> I. Any oppose? The eyes have.

1:09:23>> Thank you.

1:09:25>> Resolution authorizing the mayor to

1:09:27execute all necessary

1:09:29to the Washington Bridge project

1:09:31concerning a temporary construction

1:09:33easement and condemnation of land for

1:09:37the Washington Bridge sponsored by

1:09:39Council President Rogers.

1:09:41>> Once again, uh permission being

1:09:43requested to uh uh get going on the

1:09:46Washington Bridge. I do not want to be

1:09:48the person that's in the way of getting

1:09:51this bridge done. So, if they need some

1:09:53permission to work on some of our land

1:09:55to get that bridge done, I'm okay.

1:09:58>> Motion to

1:09:58>> motion to approve by my pocket.

1:10:01>> I can use your lots, too.

1:10:04Souza's Councilwoman Souza approve makes

1:10:06the motion to approve. Councilman

1:10:08Fogerty, Councilman Rigo second. All in

1:10:11favor?

1:10:11>> I.

1:10:13>> Any opposed? The eyes have it. Thank

1:10:15you.

1:10:17>> Resolution represent requesting that the

1:10:19East Providence City Council name the

1:10:21traffic island

1:10:23and avenue the James B. Lap senior

1:10:27island

1:10:29sponsored by council vice president.

1:10:31>> Just one

1:10:32note on that. That should be Center

1:10:34Street. I mean,

1:10:37>> Center Street, not Center Avenue.

1:10:40>> We'll amend it.

1:10:41>> Make a motion to amend.

1:10:42>> Make a motion to amend Center Avenue to

1:10:45Center Street.

1:10:46>> Second.

1:10:47>> Motion is made to amend the language to

1:10:50say Center Street, not Center Avenue,

1:10:53but Councilman Rigo, seconded by

1:10:54Councilwoman Souza. All in favor of the

1:10:57amendment? I. Any opposed? The eyes have

1:11:00it. Motion Councilman Fogerty, second by

1:11:03Councilwoman Souza to approve as

1:11:06amended. And this was something

1:11:08discussed at prior meeting at length. Uh

1:11:11all in favor?

1:11:12>> I. Any oppose? The eyes have

1:11:15>> I like to get with you and well Dan

1:11:17because this city sign. I'd like to have

1:11:19this uh presentation and sign up like in

1:11:23October. I don't want to wait a month or

1:11:25so. we can get this done so that the

1:11:28family's around and not wait till uh

1:11:31cold weather.

1:11:32>> Congratulations to the family.

1:11:36Next item,

1:11:38>> introduction of ordinances for

1:11:40discussion, possible vote and ordinance

1:11:43and amendment of chapter 18 of the

1:11:45revised ordinances of the city of East

1:11:47Providence, Rhode Island, 1998, as

1:11:49amended, entitled Vehicles and Traffic

1:11:53Summary to make Bourne Avenue westbound

1:11:55from Bratton Avenue to Frederick Street

1:11:59a one-way street during the hours of

1:12:018:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p p.m.

1:12:03to 3:30 p.m. food days sponsored by

1:12:07council vice president Rio.

1:12:09>> Councilman.

1:12:11>> Thank you uh Mr. President. Um are you

1:12:14people familiar with where my J Francis

1:12:16School is and Bourne Avenue? um the road

1:12:21narrows and it's also a situation where

1:12:26cars come around the curve and it's a

1:12:31and cars parking. It's becomes a become

1:12:35a potential liability for god forbid a

1:12:38child or even a parent from you know

1:12:40picking up their child from school to

1:12:43get hit. So this is a safety precaution

1:12:45measure and the hours, you know, uh fit

1:12:49in. It's not like we're doing this all

1:12:51day long. So I move passage as another

1:12:55safety aspect uh that we have been doing

1:12:59with our schools.

1:13:01>> Second

1:13:02>> motion by council vice president Rio,

1:13:04seconded by Councilwoman Soua. All in

1:13:06favor?

1:13:07>> I. Any opposed? The eyes have. Thank

1:13:09you. An ordinance and amendment of

1:13:12chapter 18 of the revised ordinances of

1:13:15the city of East Providence, Rhode

1:13:16Island 1998 as amended entitled vehicles

1:13:20and traffic summary to place a stop sign

1:13:22at roads avenue northbound and

1:13:24southbound traffic at Burnside Avenue

1:13:27sponsored by council president Rick

1:13:29Wadri.

1:13:31another traffic um managing

1:13:34process uh requested by the neighborhood

1:13:38and and the city officials.

1:13:42I don't have anything else to add. I

1:13:43support it. Is there a motion?

1:13:46>> Motion to pass.

1:13:47>> Motion by Councilwoman Souza, seconded

1:13:49by Councilman Fogerty. All in favor? I.

1:13:52Any opposed? The eyes have.

1:13:54>> Thank you. Ordinance and amendment of

1:13:57chapter 18 of the revised ordinances of

1:13:59the city of East Providence, Rhode

1:14:00Island 1998 as amended entitled Vehicles

1:14:03and Traffic Amending section 18-308

1:14:07entitled parking time limitations 15

1:14:10minutes

1:14:12summary section 18-308.

1:14:15The purpose of this ordinance is to

1:14:17place a 15minute parking sign at Warren

1:14:20Avenue southside from a point of 105 ft

1:14:24west of South Pole Street westerly 20

1:14:27ft. Council President Rodri.

1:14:35Councilwoman, did you want to

1:14:36>> Sure. Thank you, Council.

1:14:38>> Make a comment. Thank you.

1:14:39>> So, um, this was tabled last meeting. Um

1:14:42I'm going to table this again uh for the

1:14:46upcoming meeting. Um having spoke with

1:14:48the business owner um that is directly

1:14:52uh in front of this um we came to a

1:14:55resolve for a more appropriate time of

1:14:58no parking than the 15 minutes um and

1:15:01the the length of which that parking

1:15:05would be restricted to. Um so uh

1:15:08everybody's on board with that. So we'll

1:15:10bring it back uh in two weeks before the

1:15:12council for a vote.

1:15:14>> Good good compromise. Uh motion by

1:15:16councilwoman Soua.

1:15:18>> The table

1:15:19>> tables that is

1:15:20>> Yes, please.

1:15:22>> Also

1:15:26>> Yeah.

1:15:29>> Yes. So that's a second to table. All in

1:15:33favor?

1:15:34>> I Any oppose? Have

1:15:36>> motion to adjurnn. Before we adjourn,

1:15:38uh, don't for don't don't forget, um, I

1:15:41hate to use the term end of summer, but

1:15:43remember we have a council sponsored

1:15:46concert, the end of summer concert at

1:15:49our beautiful Crescent Park. Uh,

1:15:52Saturday, September 12th, right, Becky

1:15:55Chase? September 12th. I want to thank

1:15:57uh, 2 PM. Thank the recck department for

1:16:00and others uh Tracy and mayor's office

1:16:03and everyone for helping out with this.

1:16:06Uh it's 2 to 7. At 2 o'clock is a

1:16:09vintage car show thanks to Joe Maderas

1:16:12and his volunteers and the fabulous uh

1:16:17nationally known band Brass Attack will

1:16:21come on at 4:30 to 6:30. Thanks to the

1:16:26recreck department, we will run a

1:16:27shuttle service because parking is a

1:16:30little different this year with some of

1:16:32the construction at the park. There is

1:16:34parking, but if you want to go to the

1:16:36Oldm School, the old closed Oldm School,

1:16:40there will be a shuttle bus running from

1:16:433:00 to 7:00 to take people back and

1:16:46forth. Um, and our own Riverside

1:16:49resident Dave Tannery with Island Music

1:16:52Hall of Fame, part of Brass Attack, and

1:16:54it will be a great show. Hopefully the

1:16:57weather uh cooperates. So, mock the date

1:17:00and time down and don't don't miss that

1:17:03concert.

1:17:04>> I'll be I'll be singing. Yes. Um along

1:17:07that I that just means no one will show

1:17:09up. Now,

1:17:10>> is that a motion to adjourn? Yes.

1:17:12>> To adjourn. You know, I just wanted to,

1:17:14you know, say thank you for staying this

1:17:16whole meeting and listening to us.

1:17:18>> The Rigo family. Yes.

1:17:20>> Thank you.

1:17:20>> And I I wish and I hope that there's

1:17:22good resolve and that we all can help

1:17:24you in any way we can.

1:17:25>> Oh, I appreciate that.

1:17:28>> Yeah. We're going to get a report on

1:17:29that. Is there a second to the

1:17:31adjournment? Councilman Fog. All in

1:17:33favor? I. Any opposed? Meeting is

1:17:36adjourned. Thank you all.

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