2026-10-21 - City Council

32:52be fascinated, right?

32:54>> All right. And so I'm going to put it on

32:56the microphone

32:58cuz to

33:01um

33:13Testing. Testing.

33:20>> Okay.

33:28All

33:32right. Rick, you're in charge because

33:34it's going to be down here where

33:35everybody's sitting.

33:40>> Why don't we have

33:43Moreno move down here and then I'll go

33:46over there.

33:47>> Well, no. The video is going to be on.

33:48It's going to capture everybody.

33:51>> For the sound,

33:53you want it. Is it better if he's down

33:55here closer?

33:59It's closer to this. So, it's right here

34:02between the

34:04move it down. If she just moves down,

34:08>> Michelle said

34:10[laughter]

34:11she patience.

34:15>> This is why I took last Friday off

34:17because my patience was at zero. Well,

34:20>> this one's not my fault.

36:40here. Can you hear?

36:42Can you hear when we talk?

36:43>> Yes, it is picking up volume.

36:45>> Okay, perfect. Sure.

36:47>> Okay. I'm going to call to order this

36:48meeting of the city property committee

36:51at 6:33 p.m. Or if you call the role.

36:57>> Chair Koviaak

36:58>> here.

36:59>> Council Rou here.

37:00>> Council Moreno

37:01>> here.

37:02>> Three in attendance.

37:03>> All right. Did we have any public input

37:05in person?

37:06>> No. No.

37:07>> Any online?

37:08>> No. I asked and I got no response for

37:12this meeting.

37:13>> Council, can you take number two,

37:14please?

37:15>> Item number two is a resolution

37:16authorizing the mayor to enter into a

37:18lease agreement with Joshua Cafe LLC VBA

37:22news cafe for a term of 6 months

37:24followed by a month-to-month tenency for

37:27the parking area lock fronting on Broad

37:30Street and North Union Street. Motion is

37:32to take up this resolution. Second.

37:34>> It's been motioned by councelor Roujo,

37:35second by councelor Moreno that we take

37:38up a resolution

37:40uh authorizing the mayor to enter into a

37:42lease agreement with Joshua Cafe LLC DBA

37:45News Cafe for a term of 6 months

37:47following followed by a month-to-month

37:50tenency tenency for the parking area lot

37:54fronting on Broad Street and North Union

37:56Street. All in favor of taking up this

37:58resolution. I

38:00>> All right.

38:01So

38:03this is just well Roberto you weren't

38:05here last week

38:07>> and I and I want to express appreciation

38:12towards um how the issue was handled.

38:15>> Okay. Yeah. And I made sure to let them

38:17know how you felt um from your message

38:19to me prior to that meeting as well. So

38:22um I think I I'm good with this

38:24resolution now that we've sort of had it

38:25in place and what we discussed.

38:27>> Yeah. I'll make a motion to approve the

38:30uh resolution. Second.

38:32>> It's been a motion by councelor Roujo,

38:33second by councelor Mareno that we

38:35approve the resolution um and send it to

38:38the full council with a recommendation

38:40for app. Okay. It's been moved by

38:42councelor Roujo and seconded by

38:44councelor Maro that we send the

38:45resolution to the full council with a

38:47recommendation for approval to authorize

38:49the mayor to enter into a lease

38:51agreement with Joshua Cafe LLC DBA News

38:54Cafe for a term of 6 months followed by

38:57a month-to-month teny for the parking

38:59lot area fronting on Broad Street and

39:01North Union Street. Clerk, if you could

39:03call the role.

39:05>> Chairman Kovak. Yes.

39:07>> Councilor Rio. Yes. Council Moreno.

39:09>> Yes. Three to zero.

39:10>> Council Rio number three. Item number

39:12three, resolution authorizing the city

39:13of enter into easement agreement

39:16Naragansa electric company to maintain

39:19an underground distribution system from

39:22the property located at 100 streets flat

39:268 lot number 417. Motion is to take up

39:29this resolution.

39:30>> Second. It's been motioned by councelor

39:31Rujo, second by council marino that we

39:33take up the resolution authorizing the

39:36city of Pucket to enter into an easement

39:38agreement with Narogansic Electric

39:40Company to maintain an underground

39:41distribution system for the property

39:44located at 100 freight street 8 lot 417.

39:48All in favor taking up this resolution.

39:50I

39:51>> Okay. Um

39:55>> Yep. Frank, so we had recommended some

39:57changes. you actually had recommended

39:59some changes to the resolution.

40:01>> Yep. So, um made the changes. I know

40:04they were sent over to National Grid,

40:06but it doesn't appear that anyone has

40:09gotten any actual feedback from them.

40:11The last email that I got in the chain

40:15that I've been on for the last week

40:17basically indicates somebody on behalf

40:20of National Grid was writing uh as part

40:24of the chain and just said, "I'll attend

40:25to the theme." uh right-of-way team

40:28informed me that the proposed edits

40:31needed to be reviewed by legal and that

40:34process has been initiated by him. I

40:37will follow up for an update. Any email

40:39I've gotten since then had nothing to do

40:40with the lease and that's correct.

40:42>> Person I talked and he hasn't seen

40:43anything. So I guess we're just waiting

40:46for them to reply. I don't know what the

40:49council wants to do with this tonight

40:51and because I don't know if they're

40:53going to have any issues with what I'm

40:56wanting or not.

40:57>> Yeah,

40:59>> if I may, maybe we because I know um

41:02director said there was a little bit of

41:04time sensitivity on this. Yeah. Is it

41:06possible that we make a motion to

41:08approve upon the agreement with um

41:13banana with

41:15>> being approved by them

41:16>> being approved by nar gas electric and

41:18if not then it will be brought back for

41:20further evaluation further discussion

41:22and we do that or is that not

41:24>> and I will say we do that with the polls

41:26right like when we have a resolution for

41:28them to do some sort of poll montavo

41:31whatever it always says

41:33per when it gets printed Yes, for the

41:36director.

41:37>> So, if we did that upon approval and

41:39they get back to you, then this way you

41:40don't have to wait for another meeting.

41:42So,

41:42>> yeah. I mean, if they get back and they

41:44say, "Look, we're good with all your red

41:45lines." Then then we're fine.

41:47>> Okay.

41:47>> I I guess the question is if they push

41:50back on some, do you still want it to

41:53come back to the council or do you want

41:55me to just

41:58negotiate to the best I can to try to

42:01keep some of those red lines in there?

42:02And and remember when I wrote and this

42:04is all public. There was nothing secret

42:05here. When I wrote to to Michelle Hardy

42:08on this back on this thrill, these were

42:10just my thoughts and I suggested in my

42:13correspondence none of these should hold

42:14up approval if the property committee

42:16preferred preferred to just accept the

42:19document as submitted. I mean I I

42:22thought we should have those items in

42:25there, but I hate to see them as deal

42:27breakers, make breaks, just a little

42:29added protection to the city. I'm asked

42:31>> Yeah.

42:32>> to weigh in. I'm gonna give my two

42:34cents.

42:34>> Yeah. And and I think our consensus was

42:37that we agreed that any extra protection

42:39is never a bad thing.

42:41>> Um Councelor Mareno, I you know, if you

42:43weren't here, I don't know if you had

42:44any additional feedback or you

42:46>> No. Okay.

42:48[clears throat]

42:49>> Um I just want to mention that

42:53one thing that we did hear back was from

42:56the easement. They we were taking they

43:00they mentioned the whole site and we

43:02said that it didn't make sense but they

43:04put that in because they needed to get

43:07access into the poll you have a little

43:10bit of service there. Yeah.

43:12>> So I'm not sure but they that might be

43:14something that may come back and say we

43:17you mean we're fine with removing the

43:19whole cipher. We might want to put some

43:21kind of language to give us access

43:24without being able to get in. So that

43:26might be one of the things that they

43:27might come back and I don't see a

43:29problem with that.

43:30>> I don't either. It just it just seems to

43:32me why do they need these over the

43:34entire nobody suggested why you know

43:37maybe that is a good

43:39>> explanation but the only what that means

43:42is that these needs to be brought

43:44>> yeah to allow that. So I mean

43:46>> I I don't think we're we're not giving

43:48anyone unfettered access to come onto

43:49the property anytime they want. So

43:52>> if they were going to do any work they

43:53were going to touch base with us anyway.

43:54So I understand why that's a really

43:56initiative. But

43:56>> yeah, in the resolution is there wording

43:59that says how much notice they have to

44:01give us? I don't know if I remember.

44:03>> Um,

44:04>> not in the resolution. I'm not sure if

44:07>> it's it's normally when

44:10>> it's when we normally have to call for

44:12service unless they're replacing

44:13something and they normally notify us

44:17[snorts] months in advance.

44:18>> Okay. So maybe you know if we do make a

44:20motion to boo um maybe we can make a

44:23caveat that anything that comes back if

44:26it comes back to the original and the

44:28city was comfortable with the fine if

44:31there's anything major changes that we

44:33didn't know about it bring it back.

44:35Okay. As long as you're comfortable with

44:36that.

44:37>> Yeah, I'm comfortable with that, too.

44:39>> The council hasn't done that in past.

44:40Sometimes you say just let it rip and

44:43>> you know do an agreement and

44:45>> without even

44:46>> Yeah.

44:48>> You're stating that I leave that up to

44:50you

44:50>> and and the final document will be

44:52presented to the council anyways. So, at

44:54that point, right, because we hopefully

44:56>> Oh, it's on the document tonight.

44:57>> It's not tonight. So if we were to set

44:59it for refuge tonight,

45:02>> we should

45:02>> Yeah, we just have to make sure we have

45:04boarding that says

45:05>> approved with the contingency around MG

45:08agrees and with allowing our city

45:11solicitor to in the Yeah,

45:16rest of our

45:22>> who always Anyways, all right. So, I'll

45:24make I'll make a motion to approve this

45:29resolution to send to the full council

45:33while granting authority for Council of

45:35Iowa to work with NASA electric. Um and

45:39if there's anything outstanding that the

45:43bill feel wasn't in the first for this

45:47revised um resolution to bring back

45:50otherwise you grant authority to approve

45:52it.

45:54Is that

45:55if I put this allow the solicitor to

45:58negotiate if there are any discrepations

46:05any objection

46:06>> otherwise

46:07>> yes

46:08>> I use my discretion to bring it up.

46:10>> Okay.

46:11>> Um

46:12>> so so moved.

46:13>> Yeah I was going to say so moved by what

46:15everybody is saying and then Rick you'll

46:17write that up for me to say. I'm I'm

46:19just gonna put allow the solicitor to

46:21negotiate if any objections by

46:23>> you know by Rhode Island Energy. Okay.

46:26>> And if they

46:28>> if it's the solicitor feels that

46:30>> needed they'll bring it back to the

46:32>> if it's minor they'll just inform us. If

46:35not we'll ask it to be brought back to

46:37the council.

46:38>> Okay. Councelor Marina you second that.

46:40>> Okay. Um uh clerk I think call the role

46:43based on that motion please.

46:46>> Chair Mr. Kovak.

46:47>> Yes. Council Rio. Yes. Council member

46:48Moreno.

46:49>> Yes. Three to zero.

46:50>> Right.

46:51>> Move to second.

46:52>> All right. It's been motioned that we

46:53adjourn this meeting at 6:43. All in

46:56favor?

46:57>> I motioned.

47:03>> So, what do I have to say?

48:17technical difficulties.

48:18>> Yeah,

48:20it was pretty bad. That's what Michelle

48:22>> So, at this time I have a people that

48:25have joined us online this evening. If

48:28you are here to speak at public input

48:31before the city council, um, please

48:34raise your hand by using the raise hand

48:36feature at the bottom of your screen or

48:40hitting star nine if you're joining us

48:43by phone.

48:59So again, I see no hands raised. If

49:02you're joining us online

49:04and would like to speak at public input,

49:08I know I've had a number of people here.

49:10Um, if you would like to speak, please

49:12raise your hand so I can recognize you.

49:20Thank you. I appreciate your time.

49:29Oh, I see one hand.

49:35>> At this time, I'm going to ask you to

49:37unmute so that you can give me your

49:40name.

49:41>> Hi, my name is Taiisha.

49:43>> I'm sorry, what is it?

49:45>> Taisha. T I E S H A

49:51Tisha. Can you say that again?

49:53>> What is your last name?

49:55>> Long. LG G.

49:58>> Long.

49:59>> Yes. Long.

50:01>> Okay.

50:04>> All right. Say, I'll call upon you when

50:06it's time to speak at public and u I'll

50:09allow you to speak at that time. Okay.

50:12>> Okay.

50:12>> Thank you.

50:15Oh, I got one mute mute.

50:27All right. I see I also have somebody

50:29else joining us that

50:32Gabby.

50:34Gabby, can you say your full name for

50:36me?

50:42Are you going to be speaking this

50:44evening? Gabby, I can't hear you.

50:57How about now?

50:59>> Hello. Can you hear me?

51:00>> Hello.

51:01>> Yes. Can I have your name, please,

51:03Gabby?

51:04>> Yes. My name is Gabriella Colinette.

51:08>> How do you spell your last name?

51:10>> C O L O N like Nancy. E T like Tom. T

51:17like Tom E.

51:19>> Okay. Very good. And you're here to

51:21speak at public input, correct?

51:23>> That's correct.

51:24>> All right. Thank you. We'll call upon

51:26you at that time. Okay.

51:28>> Okay. Thank you.

51:56Hey, good evening everyone. Welcome to

51:57our Freight Street city council chambers

52:00uh tonight's license commissioner

52:01meeting and protected city council

52:03meeting. Uh we have a few things we call

52:06pre-consel before we get to the rest of

52:08tonight's agenda. And there are four

52:11appointments to different and various

52:13boards and commissions. Uh the first

52:16appointment that we're going to consider

52:18is Amber Anza to the parks commission.

52:21Amory, I know you're here.

52:23Come on up.

52:30>> Welcome. How are you? Very well. Thank

52:33good.

52:33>> So you told me earlier your

52:37>> life dream to be on the park.

52:38>> So everybody was coming.

52:39>> I was on a park mission before

52:41something. [laughter]

52:42>> I was on a park mission. Let me let me

52:45tell you. So

52:46>> I'm born raised in Pucket.

52:48>> Yep.

52:48>> Grew up on high live on Wood Haven. I

52:51don't know. I've always wanted to do it.

52:52I'm in the park

52:55>> twice a day at least.

52:56>> And a retired walking my dog. Um, I am a

53:00retired school teacher

53:04and

53:05and

53:11>> um I worked at Zoom when I

53:16So, I have a lot of stories to tell.

53:19>> That's for another time.

53:20>> It is for another time. So, we just like

53:23to put a name to a face as a bank before

53:25we put something on any of the boards of

53:27commission. We've known each other a

53:29long time, so I I have no questions

53:31about you, but uh uh anybody have any

53:34questions for

53:36>> Greg?

53:38Hi.

53:40>> Okay.

53:41>> Thanks for applying. I just have a quick

53:43question. Do you believe that all parks

53:46should preserve the same treatment and

53:48preservation?

53:49>> Absolutely.

53:50>> Thank you.

53:51>> Absolutely.

53:53>> Anyone else? Well, again, Amarie, I told

53:56you kind of quick, right? So, uh, we

53:59appreciate it. We're not going to deal

54:00with any reappoints till much later

54:02tonight. Um, you're free to go. I can

54:05pretty much guarantee you that they'll

54:08confirm that. So,

54:12>> thank you.

54:14>> The next person for pre-consel is Dorene

54:19Haban.

54:23Dorene is being appointed to the

54:25advisory commission on arts and culture.

54:28Uh same thing Dorene, we appreciate you

54:32willing to serve. Um can you tell us a

54:34little bit about yourself and your

54:36interest in the the arts commission?

55:28Well, it's always what we're looking

55:29forward with that board. So, any

55:31questions for Darine? Again, kind of put

55:35a name to your face. You and I had a

55:36chat earlier. Um, thank you for your

55:38willingness to serve the community and

55:42nobody has any questions for you, so

55:43that's a good start. All right. Thank

55:45you.

55:49also for the um advisor commission on

55:52oxen council is Susette Wardell.

56:01>> Hi Susette, welcome. How are you?

56:04>> Good.

56:05>> Good. Thank you. So you're seeing two

56:06people go through and it's kind of

56:08painless. Um can you give us a little

56:10bit about yourself and your interest in

56:12honest?

56:13>> Sure. Um I'm currently professor and

56:16director of unified artic

56:19but I'm also a professional musician a

56:22musician for 40 years and I play with

56:25professional

56:27I play with the band

56:31and community and I'd love to continue

56:35to strengthen unified arts and the arts

56:38that are going on.

56:41>> Great. We have a very robust arts

56:43district and and arts festival. Any

56:46other questions for Sue that?

56:49Okay. Well, thanks so much for coming

56:50down.

56:54Finally, for appointments, pre-consel

56:56appointments. Uh Mike Michael Cooper, uh

57:00being appointed to the pension board.

57:04Mike, how we doing?

57:06>> Good. How are you? My mic off.

57:09Same thing. We appreciate uh folks being

57:12willing to step forward and and and

57:14serve on different boards. The pension

57:15board is a is a very important one as

57:17well. Give us a little bit of background

57:19on I don't already know a little bit of

57:21background on Mike Cooper and why you're

57:23interested in this position.

57:25>> Born and raised in the city of Kentucky.

57:27Um did a lot of youth coaching through

57:30the years. Coached Toman High School

57:32football and hockey. Uh went on to work

57:34for the government. Retired 20 year

57:36career in law enforcement. uh work with

57:39unions um retirement paperwork, making

57:43sure that the paperwork is is done in a

57:45fair, fair and concise manner. Um I

57:49think I'll be a good asset to the

57:50pension board.

57:52Um I'm going to reside in this city for

57:54quite a long time. So just, you know, I

57:56want to be part of the commission. Well,

57:59we appreciate people always willing to

58:01to lend a hand and give back. Any

58:05questions for Mike?

58:09Mike already know you Mike. So, thank

58:11you. Thank you very much.

58:17>> Okay, that brings us if

58:20that brings us to public input. Uh

58:23before we start public input, I have two

58:26written items of public input that were

58:30sent to us and we've read them. Uh one

58:32from John Criano and one from Jessica

58:35Shaw. And we had two online. Is that

58:39correct? And one person signed up in

58:41person. Uh we'll take that person first.

58:44It's uh attorney Scott Blei. Uh attorney

58:48like to come forward.

58:54Actually, blue light is on here. Okay.

58:56Thank you.

58:59>> Good evening, Councilman Mercer and

59:01members of the Kentucky City Council. My

59:03name is Scott Bleki. an attorney who

59:05represents Kentucky Teachers Alliance.

59:07My client has asked me to appear today

59:09to speak briefly as to his demand that

59:11the city council vote upon and has

59:13requested it ultimately approved the

59:15three-year collective bargaining

59:16agreement that was agreed to between it

59:18and the Kentucky School Committee. A

59:21letter that was written on behalf of my

59:22client concerning this demand was placed

59:24on the sequence agenda.

59:26The process of negotiating this

59:28collective bargaining agreement began in

59:30October of 2025 with a request for

59:32bargaining that was issued by the Pucket

59:34Teachers Alliance to the School

59:35Committee. Following a ground rules

59:37meeting in March of 2026 in the exchange

59:40of initial proposals in April, the

59:42parties engaged in intensive bargaining

59:44from April through much of August.

59:46In all, the parties sat at the

59:48bargaining table 11 times. These

59:50sessions were attended by the officers

59:52of the Pucket Teachers Alliance and the

59:54individuals who comprise the Pucket

59:56School Committee's bargaining team.

59:58These individuals included the Pucket

59:59School department's superintendent, its

1:00:02assistant superintendent, its CFO, and

1:00:04two members of the Pucket School

1:00:06Committee. A tenative agreement for a

1:00:09three-year contract was reached on

1:00:10August 19th, 2026.

1:00:13Is the PTA's position that the contract

1:00:15that was reached after bargaining with

1:00:16the committee is fair to both parties?

1:00:20The CBA was unanimous unanimously

1:00:22approved by the Pucket School Committee

1:00:24on August 25th, 2026 and it was ratified

1:00:27that same day by the Kentucky Teachers

1:00:29Alliance. Shortly thereafter, the

1:00:32contract was sent to the Pucket City

1:00:33Council for approval pursuant to article

1:00:352, section 2-310 of the Pucket City

1:00:39Charter, which provides all collective

1:00:41baring agreements which the city has

1:00:43negotiated with label organizations

1:00:45representing employees, including

1:00:47employees under the jurisdiction of the

1:00:49school committee shall be presented to

1:00:51the council for approval.

1:00:53is the position of the Pucket Teachers

1:00:55Alliance that under this provision of

1:00:56the charter, this council is required to

1:00:59vote upon the approval of the contract

1:01:02that it and the school committee agreed

1:01:04to

1:01:06despite the passage of almost two

1:01:08months. However, this has not happened.

1:01:11Unfortunately, the city council's

1:01:12finance committee has failed to put the

1:01:15contract before the city council for a

1:01:17vote, instead asking parties renegotiate

1:01:20their agreement.

1:01:22is the position of my client that the

1:01:24city charter does not vest the city

1:01:26council's finance committee with this

1:01:28authority. The charter's requirements

1:01:31are clear. The contract must be placed

1:01:34before this council for approval. The

1:01:37PTA asked that its contract with the

1:01:39school committee be placed before this

1:01:41council for a vote without any further

1:01:43delay. The PTA further requests that

1:01:46this council vote to approve the

1:01:47three-year collective bargaining

1:01:48agreement, which again was reached after

1:01:51intensive negotiations [clears throat]

1:01:53is fair and has been approved by both

1:01:55sides.

1:01:57If the city council will not take this

1:01:58matter up, the PTA intends to do or

1:02:02intends to take whatever steps are

1:02:05legally necessary to compel the council

1:02:07to do so. The PTA reserves all of its

1:02:10rights in this matter. Thank you.

1:02:32So at

1:02:34this time I'd ask Taiisha to please

1:02:37raise your hand again so I can un um

1:02:40mute you so you can speak at public

1:02:41input.

1:02:48Thank you.

1:02:53>> All right. And if you could just state

1:02:54your full name for the full council. Um

1:02:58and it's your turn to speak.

1:03:01>> Um Taiisha Long. Um I am a resident um

1:03:07next to the bar. Well, to the ISA and I

1:03:12just wanted to say that it being next to

1:03:15me has gave a lot of trouble just when

1:03:19it was the 2020 hookah bar to what it is

1:03:22now. I've had trouble with the owners um

1:03:26their parking them parking. They're

1:03:28having people park on my property when I

1:03:31ask. Um,

1:03:32>> I'm just gonna interrupt you for one

1:03:34second, Taiisha, because we do have a

1:03:37public hearing this evening

1:03:39>> on on that license.

1:03:42>> Okay.

1:03:42>> Do you mind if I call you up again at

1:03:44that time?

1:03:45>> Yes.

1:03:46>> Thank you so much.

1:03:47>> Okay.

1:03:52>> One more for sure.

1:03:53>> Yes.

1:04:10All right. So, next we have Gabriella

1:04:14Colonette.

1:04:17Gabriella, can you unmute yourself?

1:04:20>> Hi. Yes, I am here to also speak about

1:04:24the um liquor license.

1:04:26>> Okay, very good. Thank you. We'll call

1:04:28you up at that hearing. It'll be taking

1:04:30place very shortly.

1:04:32>> Okay. Thank you.

1:04:35>> Okay. So, we're all set then.

1:04:37>> All set.

1:04:38>> All right. At that point, us license

1:04:40officials call the meeting to order. The

1:04:42clerk to call a roll.

1:04:51President Mercer

1:04:52>> here. Councelor Roujo here. Codair

1:04:54>> here. Council Gregor

1:04:56>> here.

1:04:57>> Council Moran. Council Morano

1:04:59>> here.

1:05:00>> Council Rubio.

1:05:02Council SC

1:05:03>> here.

1:05:04>> Council Wilder

1:05:04>> here.

1:05:05>> Seven in attendance.

1:05:07>> Mr. President, I call for approval of

1:05:09item number one, which is the previous

1:05:10minutes from October 7, 2026.

1:05:13>> Move by council. Second by councel that

1:05:16approval be given to the minutes of the

1:05:17October 7, 2026 meeting as prepared by

1:05:20the clerk. Are there any concerns,

1:05:22amendments, deletions, additions?

1:05:25There are none. All in favor? I oppose.

1:05:27Motion carries.

1:05:28>> Item number two, consent agenda. Item

1:05:30number three, petition for licenses, uh,

1:05:32which is only one victim home house,

1:05:33first class new, which is, uh, Robbins

1:05:36Express, Robins Express incororated, 756

1:05:39East Avenue. Uh, motion is to approve.

1:05:44>> Move by councelor, second by councelor

1:05:47Miranda. That approved begin with items

1:05:49two and three. Uh the consent gener

1:05:51petition to single a petition for

1:05:52license for victory house first class

1:05:54new for providence express providence

1:05:56express inc 7567 the license of the

1:05:58vic-26-23

1:06:01any discussion all in favor motion

1:06:04carries hand just one second

1:06:10I know the applicant's here who's

1:06:13free to go so uh the individual from

1:06:16products express uh you're all set good

1:06:18luck with your

1:06:21Item number four, petition for license

1:06:23entertainment and class F beer and wine.

1:06:26Petition of Burbage Theater Company for

1:06:28a license to conduct a Burbage Theater

1:06:30Company's big time celebration

1:06:32fundraiser gala at 59 Blackstone Avenue

1:06:35to sell beer and wine at Monday, October

1:06:3826, 2026 from 7:00 p.m. until 10 p.m.

1:06:41License number EDT 26-88. Motion to take

1:06:45up move by council, second by councelor

1:06:48Kodier that we take up an entertainment

1:06:50and class F beer and wine petition of

1:06:54Burbage theater company for a license to

1:06:56hold a burbish theater company big time

1:06:58celebration fundraiser gala at 59

1:07:00Blackstone Avenue will sell beer and

1:07:02wine on Monday October 26th from 7 p.m.

1:07:04until 10 p.m. BG-26-88.

1:07:08This is in council man's district. Um,

1:07:11and he's here, not here tonight, but he

1:07:13let me know this afternoon. He's got no

1:07:14problem with with this one or the

1:07:19similar one thereafter. So, the motion

1:07:21is to approve. All in favor? I oppose.

1:07:24Motion carries. Item number five,

1:07:26petition for license entertainment, a

1:07:27class F1 full privilege petition of

1:07:29Burbage Theater Company for a license to

1:07:31conduct the second annual Little MX

1:07:34Berbage Halloween drag night and to sell

1:07:37food and alcoholic beverages at 59

1:07:39Blackstone Avenue on Saturday, October

1:07:4131st, 2026 from 9:00 p.m. until 12:00

1:07:44p.m. That license number is EBT26-90.

1:07:48Motion to approve. Micaso Micaso Moreno

1:07:52that approves given to an entertainment

1:07:54class form full credit petition of

1:07:56Burbage theater company for a license to

1:07:58conduct the second annual little miss

1:08:00burbage Halloween drag night to sell

1:08:03food alcohol at 59 Blackstone Avenue on

1:08:06Saturday October 31st from 9:00 p.m. for

1:08:08lead license on EBT-26-90

1:08:12mot to approve. Any discussion? All in

1:08:14favor? I oppose. Motion carries. Item

1:08:17number six, petition of license

1:08:18entertainment and expansion of premise

1:08:20one day petition of German American

1:08:22Cultural Society of Rhode Island, 78

1:08:25Potter Avenue for a license to conduct

1:08:27an indoor and outdoor Christmas market

1:08:30and for a one-day expansion of a class D

1:08:32liquor license to serve alcoholic

1:08:34beverages outside on Saturday, November

1:08:3728, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

1:08:40That license number is EBT26-91.

1:08:44Motion to approve. Moved by council

1:08:46Russo, second by council wen that

1:08:48petition for license for entertainment

1:08:50expansion of premise one day petition of

1:08:52German cultural society around 78 Avenue

1:08:56for a license to conduct an indoor and

1:08:58outdoor Christmas market for a one-day

1:09:00expansion of the class D liquor license

1:09:02to serve alcoholic beverages outside on

1:09:04Saturday November 28th from noon until

1:09:065:00 p.m. License number EBT-26-91.

1:09:10The motion is for approval. Any

1:09:12discussion?

1:09:14All in favor? I oppose. Motion carries.

1:09:17>> Item number seven, petition for license

1:09:18entertainment and expansion of premise

1:09:20one day petition of society Jacqu Kadier

1:09:23circle number four for license to

1:09:25conduct the Jacier cornhole tournament

1:09:28and for a 1-day expansion of the class D

1:09:30liquor license to serve food and

1:09:31alcoholic beverages at 8:16 Main Street

1:09:34outdoors on Saturday, October 24th from

1:09:3611:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. License number

1:09:39EBT26-89.

1:09:42Um I'll motion to take that up.

1:09:44been moved on council my council moranda

1:09:47got a petition for the license for the

1:09:48uh entertainment expansion credit for

1:09:51one day uh society Jacqu Kadier item

1:09:55four for a license tier cornhole

1:09:58department for a one day entertainment

1:10:00under class D liquor license to serve

1:10:01food alcohol and beverage at 816 Main

1:10:03Street outdoors on Saturday October 24th

1:10:06from 11:00 a.m. until 6 p.m. on the

1:10:08DBT-26-89.

1:10:11A motion to take take it up.

1:10:15Uh council district, are you good with

1:10:17this?

1:10:19Is anyone from Jaci in here? No.

1:10:25No. Um they've held several events that

1:10:27I had never had with them. So motions to

1:10:31approve it.

1:10:32>> Motion to approve. Second move by

1:10:34councel Kod second by council

1:10:37that approved the deal to the expansion

1:10:40of premise for one minute. Any

1:10:42discussion on a motion to approve? All

1:10:44in favor? Motion carries.

1:10:46>> Item number eight as advertised public

1:10:48hearing. Class B

1:10:50is express LLC 584 Springfield Avenue

1:10:54license number LQB 26-9

1:10:58previously 2020 hookah lounge. My motion

1:11:01is to convene this public hearing.

1:11:03>> Second move by councelor second by

1:11:05councelor siaak that we convene a public

1:11:07hearing regard class B vual new but I is

1:11:11express LLC 584 Smithfield Avenue

1:11:15license number LQB-26-9.

1:11:18This is previously 2020 hookah lounge.

1:11:21I'm going to declare the public clearing

1:11:23open. I know you two ladies are here for

1:11:25this right. if you could come to the

1:11:26podium please and uh you do know we have

1:11:31two folks at least Michelle

1:11:34>> correct.

1:11:35>> Hi ladies, could you just give your name

1:11:37and home address to the clerk please?

1:11:39Lou

1:11:47>> I'm sorry. Sorry I

1:11:48>> Yeah, your name and home address but I

1:11:51it was mutant. So if you could just

1:11:53drive

1:11:53>> Okay. My name is Judy Henriquez. My home

1:11:55address is 19 Earl Street, Lincoln,

1:11:58Rhode Island.

1:12:00And with you?

1:12:02>> I'm Jazelle and I'm um at 19 Earl Street

1:12:05and Lincoln, Rhode Island.

1:12:07>> Say last name.

1:12:08>> Oh, Jazelle Pekco.

1:12:11>> Um so are you two the co-licants for

1:12:14this coming house license?

1:12:16>> Yes.

1:12:17>> Oh, I am. So

1:12:19>> suggest moral support.

1:12:20>> Yes.

1:12:21>> Okay. Uh this is in pastor Sakoviaak's

1:12:23district. Um, so I'm going to turn it

1:12:25over.

1:12:28>> Hi, ladies. I apologize. I'm battling a

1:12:30little bit of a cold, so bear with me.

1:12:32Um, uh, council president, is it

1:12:34possible to hear the public input first

1:12:38since they had already started during

1:12:40public input?

1:12:40>> Uh, we can do it either way, but maybe

1:12:42if you ask questions, I don't think that

1:12:44sounds like their concern was more about

1:12:46previous.

1:12:47>> Yeah. Okay.

1:12:49>> Okay. Um, ladies,

1:12:51>> right? Uh let's start with a little bit

1:12:53of your history. Tell me a little bit

1:12:55about your history in the industry of

1:12:57owning a bar, a restaurant.

1:12:59>> Okay. So um I've been in the industry

1:13:02over 30 years. I'm sorry, 25 years. Um I

1:13:06started as a bartender waitress. Then I

1:13:09moved on to owning my own restaurant. I

1:13:12have 10 years with that location in

1:13:14Providence. Um haven't had a problem

1:13:17yet, thank God. Um, and now I've

1:13:19recently moved into Lincoln, right in

1:13:20the borderline of Pucket. I fell in love

1:13:22with Pucket and wanted to expand over

1:13:26there.

1:13:26>> So, is this location the same brand as

1:13:29your other location?

1:13:30>> It's the same name, but it's completely

1:13:32different. Um, the other one's more like

1:13:35um more of a lounge type restaurant, sit

1:13:38down. This one is an Express. That's the

1:13:40Diesel Express. Um, it's more like

1:13:42cafeteria version. Um, fast fast food.

1:13:46that there's warmers in the front and

1:13:47then there's a dining room um area.

1:13:50It's a little different.

1:13:51>> What are the hours that you're going to

1:13:53be operating?

1:13:54>> Um from Monday to Thursday, we want to

1:13:56be open from 9:00 a.m. in the morning

1:13:58till 7 to 8:00 p.m. at night. And Friday

1:14:01and Saturday, we want to be open from

1:14:049:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

1:14:08And Sunday, we want to do like an early

1:14:10brunch, so all the way to like 700 p.m.

1:14:13>> How many parking spaces do you have

1:14:15currently? We have 10.

1:14:21>> I wanted to address the phone call.

1:14:24>> Okay. If I can.

1:14:25>> No, we will.

1:14:26>> Let me I'll definitely

1:14:28>> um let's see. So, what do you think is

1:14:31your going to be your busiest hours um

1:14:34in terms of guests?

1:14:35>> So, as of right now, we've been open

1:14:37like three and a half to four months.

1:14:38It's the busiest. We have like lunch,

1:14:42um brushes, and dinner. And then we have

1:14:44that's all we've had so far because I

1:14:47and then we have we just recently

1:14:48started opening takeout window um only

1:14:51for food um and no business inside and

1:14:54we do Friday and Saturday to 1:00 a.m.

1:14:56in the morning.

1:14:57>> Okay. Um how many customers do you sort

1:15:00of anticipate during like that? Like

1:15:02what is that look like number-wise? Do

1:15:04you know?

1:15:05>> From Friday, Saturday or

1:15:06>> beginning Friday?

1:15:08>> Right now we're fairly new. So, we've

1:15:11maybe like 15. We most of our business

1:15:14is on online, Door Dash, um,

1:15:16embroidered, that service cuz it's more

1:15:18like a takeout kind of place as of now.

1:15:21>> Let's say those 10 spots that you have

1:15:23are taken. Where would your customers

1:15:25park after that?

1:15:27>> Um, a lot of them park across the street

1:15:30>> in this in the CVS. Um I I I don't know

1:15:32if they do, but I'm assuming I have I

1:15:35want to speak to the landlord there, but

1:15:38I I I honestly don't know. But we don't

1:15:40have that much space in there and it's

1:15:43express so far. And our seating when

1:15:46it's dining, there's not enough. So it

1:15:48should be 10 parking spaces should be

1:15:49enough.

1:15:51>> So tell me how liquor folds into this

1:15:55express idea. Like how is that working

1:15:57in this sort of branding? how I working

1:16:00forward. It's kind of since it is a

1:16:02cafeteria, there's still sit down. So,

1:16:05if you want to have like a meeting and

1:16:06you want to have a quick cocktail or if

1:16:09we want to do if you want to have like a

1:16:11quick bite at night time, you can just

1:16:13have a drink. It's not set up for it to

1:16:16be long stay the way it's set up, but

1:16:21drinking just has always been a part of

1:16:22my my brand. So, um alcohol, I'm sorry.

1:16:25So, it's more like a casual drink versus

1:16:29a all night thing.

1:16:31>> So, there's no bar. No one's coming to

1:16:32sit at the bar just to drink.

1:16:34>> No, there's no bar.

1:16:35>> It's a part of the the menu in a sense.

1:16:37>> Yes. Okay.

1:16:38>> There's no bar.

1:16:39>> Okay. Um I would be open to hearing the

1:16:42public input at this moment.

1:16:45>> Any person on the board have any

1:16:47questions for the applicants? Mel,

1:16:49>> please. Um thank you for coming in

1:16:51tonight. Um, you said a 10 pocket spots,

1:16:53but I see a map that only shows eight in

1:16:55the back. Is there any other parking

1:16:57outside of the back?

1:16:59>> It's just further back where we're using

1:17:01it for something else at the moment, but

1:17:03it's it's 10 parking.

1:17:05>> Okay. All right. So, just based on what

1:17:07I see here on the the drawings, that's

1:17:09all.

1:17:09>> Okay.

1:17:09>> Thank you.

1:17:11>> I'm sure the answer is no, but is

1:17:12anybody here in the audience who's here

1:17:15for this public hearer?

1:17:18Okay, then we'll go to the two

1:17:20individuals online.

1:17:22>> [clears throat]

1:17:23>> All right. So, I may have more than two

1:17:26because I only ask for public input

1:17:28earlier and then we're at the public

1:17:30hearing.

1:17:31>> Uh, so first I would like again to call

1:17:34upon uh Taisha Taiisha Long if you could

1:17:39please raise your hand um so I can There

1:17:43we go. And I'm going to allow you to

1:17:45speak at this time. So, if you could

1:17:47unmute yourself.

1:17:51There we go. Thank you. And Taiisha,

1:17:55please um address your concerns to the

1:17:57council.

1:17:59>> My concerns are I live right next door

1:18:01and I have my parking and so far I've

1:18:05been having several issues with them

1:18:08just having just their regular food.

1:18:10Everybody's been parking in front of my

1:18:13home.

1:18:15um in my driveway. Um when I go to them

1:18:18and I tell them this, it's more of a we

1:18:23can't control where people park that

1:18:26come to our restaurant. So, it's like a

1:18:28a no care in the world. I have a

1:18:3018-month old son. I come home and I want

1:18:32to pull in my driveway. I can't pull in

1:18:34my driveway because they have people

1:18:36parked there. I'm not saying that they

1:18:38can control people, but I mean, it's a

1:18:40small area. They have 10 parking spots

1:18:42in the back, they say, but they have

1:18:44tenants that live upstairs. So, some of

1:18:46the tenants take some of those parking

1:18:48spots. So, how much parking do you

1:18:50really have to incur alcohol and people

1:18:53to, you know, to drink and everything

1:18:55else? And my children are here. Um, like

1:18:58I said, um, the the level of parking is

1:19:01very low. Um, I put signs up. I've done

1:19:05had to call the police. Um, and like

1:19:09just the the the wave off like like they

1:19:13don't care. You know what I mean? And I

1:19:15I I really am concerned about where

1:19:19these people are going to park when

1:19:20they're drinking alcohol, they're

1:19:21already rude. Not saying the owner's

1:19:23rude or anything like that, but the

1:19:25people who's actually parking in my

1:19:26driveway, they have no regard for

1:19:29anybody. And when I say something or ask

1:19:31them to move out the spot, that you'll

1:19:33be all right. we'll be here for a little

1:19:35while and just a whole bunch of talk

1:19:37back. Then when I speak to somebody

1:19:38there, which is a guy, um it wasn't any

1:19:40of these young ladies that are here

1:19:42right now. He said he's the owner. He

1:19:45doesn't care. Like it was a whole

1:19:47debacle in front of my 18-month old son.

1:19:50And I feel like they shouldn't have a

1:19:52liquor license. I mean already with them

1:19:54just having the food license and not

1:19:56enough parking has been an issue. And

1:19:58the police have been called. So, at the

1:20:01end of the day, I just I'm concerned

1:20:03about the parking situation. I'm

1:20:05concerned about people now being able to

1:20:08consume alcohol. I mean, they're already

1:20:10belligerent enough when they come out

1:20:12and um you ask them, can they move out

1:20:14of the driveway or anything like that

1:20:16where it's my driveway? Um so, alcohol

1:20:20involved. I mean, I feel like it would

1:20:23get much worse um without the owners

1:20:26helping out and keeping people from pro

1:20:28parking on my property. I feel like it's

1:20:30not a good idea. I mean, I go, I ask,

1:20:33"Hey, can you, you know, tell them not

1:20:35to park here? This, and this, this and

1:20:36that." The stuff that I hear back is

1:20:38just like, "Wow, I had to end up calling

1:20:40the police because I had a whole guy

1:20:42when I had my 18-month old son in my

1:20:44hand yelling at me."

1:20:47So they they came, they did a report,

1:20:50you know, they left, but they feel like,

1:20:52oh, the way I'm talking to people, I

1:20:55don't I shouldn't have to come home and

1:20:57people are parked in my driveway and I

1:20:59have to park on the street or anything

1:21:00like that and take my 18-month-old son

1:21:03out the car to go to their restaurant to

1:21:05ask can people move from the parking

1:21:06spots in my driveway. So, I just feel

1:21:10like it's it's not a good idea to add

1:21:12liquor on top of that as well and them

1:21:15not having enough parking anyways where

1:21:17people are parking in my driveway. I'm

1:21:19exactly right right next to them to the

1:21:22point where people just say, "Hey, let's

1:21:23just park here and just go do whatever."

1:21:25You know?

1:21:27>> Can I ask you a question? When you say

1:21:28you're right next to them, do you mean

1:21:29I'm going to filled out like those new

1:21:30constructions?

1:21:32>> Yes.

1:21:37I'm at um 588. So I'm right right there

1:21:40next to them. And people come and they

1:21:42just park in the driveway. No, no,

1:21:44nothing. They don't care. When you ask

1:21:46them to move, it's like like I'm I'm

1:21:49bothering them, like I'm giving them a

1:21:51headache, you know?

1:21:53So, I just feel like adding alcohol to

1:21:55that situation is not going to be great.

1:21:59>> Thank you. I appreciate that feedback.

1:22:03Thank you, Taiisha. No problem.

1:22:06>> Next, we have Gabriella.

1:22:12So,

1:22:14there you are. Thank you for raising

1:22:16your hand. [gasps]

1:22:21All right, Gabriella, at this time, can

1:22:23you unmute yourself and again state your

1:22:25full name and your concerns to the

1:22:27council?

1:22:29Hi, my name is Gabriella Colonad. Um, my

1:22:33concerns with um the liquor license is

1:22:38very I'm dealing with the same issues as

1:22:40Taiisha. All of us, I think, are kind of

1:22:42dealing with the same issues. We're a

1:22:44pretty tight-knit uh community, so we've

1:22:47all kind of had talked about the same

1:22:50issues that we're experiencing with the

1:22:53restaurant. Um,

1:22:56I think my biggest issue is the parking.

1:22:59Uh, a lot of the like Uber drivers,

1:23:02customers park in my driveway. Um, and I

1:23:06have my driveway is right on the side of

1:23:08the building. So, I am not uh if someone

1:23:12is parked in the driveway, I'm not able

1:23:14to get in or out of my building. Um,

1:23:18there was one day where I had to pick up

1:23:19my kids from the school bus and I was

1:23:21not able to get out of the driveway

1:23:24because there was someone parked in

1:23:27front of in my driveway. Um, and I

1:23:31always have to go in the restaurant and

1:23:35let someone know if they can please move

1:23:38their car. Um, it's extremely

1:23:40inconvenient. It's super frustrating. um

1:23:43because it just feels like I have no

1:23:45control over coming in and out of my

1:23:47home. Um unfortunately, that's the only

1:23:50way for me to get into my backyard with

1:23:54my vehicle is through our driveway. Um

1:23:57so that's the first issue. I do think

1:24:01that adding liquor to that is going to

1:24:04just make the neighborhood more rowdy

1:24:08and louder. Um which I'm not really

1:24:10looking forward to. We also have dealt

1:24:13with a large uptick with rats um and

1:24:16rodents now that this restaurant is um

1:24:20next door. We've had issues with the

1:24:24dumpster outside of the parking lot

1:24:27being emptied. I um have had to text the

1:24:30owner to um request for her to empty it

1:24:34more frequently due to um so much trash

1:24:39being overfilled, the dumpster being

1:24:41left open, trash being on the floor, um

1:24:45rodents ripping the bags open, rodents

1:24:47just all over the place. It hasn't been

1:24:51easy since this restaurant has opened.

1:24:53Um, I always want to support small

1:24:56businesses, but this has definitely been

1:24:59a little bit um,

1:25:02it's been a little bit stressful since

1:25:04this restaurant has opened. It hasn't

1:25:06been easy with the um, customers parking

1:25:10in my driveway all the time and then the

1:25:13rodents and now this liquor license just

1:25:17feels like it would be way worse.

1:25:21And then I think also staying open super

1:25:25late is is probably not wouldn't be the

1:25:29best idea. I have children as well. I

1:25:31have two 5-year-old twins,

1:25:35so I don't I don't think um a liquor a

1:25:39restaurant with a liquor license would

1:25:41be uh helpful or good for me and my

1:25:47family living next door.

1:25:51Thank you. I appreciate your feedback.

1:25:53>> Thank you.

1:25:57>> All right. The next person I have um is

1:26:00Cynthia. Cynthia, would you like to

1:26:02speak? Could you raise your I know you

1:26:04put a comment in here

1:26:12on mute. Hi, good a good evening. Are

1:26:15you guys able to hear me?

1:26:16>> Yes. Hi. Um, so I

1:26:19>> if you could just say your full name for

1:26:21the record.

1:26:22>> Yep. Full name is Cynthia Diaz.

1:26:25>> Thank you.

1:26:27>> Um, my concern with Isla having the

1:26:30liquor license is I'm also in one of the

1:26:33new constructions, the one that is um,

1:26:36closer to the Lucas side to Lucas

1:26:38Street. I already deal with one bar that

1:26:41stays open too late, has liquor, and

1:26:44I've already experienced people coming

1:26:46out of there drunk. plenty of fights

1:26:48breaking out, police being called

1:26:50multiple times right in front of my

1:26:52home, as well as people walking out when

1:26:55they're drunk, belligerent, um, and

1:26:57yelling, you know, I'm going to shoot

1:26:59this place up. Just, you know, things

1:27:01that I I have kids as well. I have two

1:27:04young boys. I don't want to be hearing

1:27:06that. Feel like if Isa also has an

1:27:08alcohol license, that's going to be the

1:27:10same thing. And it's going to be two

1:27:12bars at the end where, you know, people

1:27:16are also going to be coming out. Same

1:27:17thing with the parking. While they don't

1:27:19park in my driveway, they park right in

1:27:21front. Um there's like a little side

1:27:24area they can park. Um sometimes it

1:27:26could block my car, sometimes not. Um

1:27:29and also the intake, the uptake as well

1:27:32of the mice and the rats. That wasn't

1:27:34there. I've been here for almost three

1:27:36years and them opening up. I've seen

1:27:38I've seen them and I've never seen them

1:27:40before. Um, so just very concerning

1:27:43overall for just the overall safety and

1:27:46well-being of the neighborhood in the

1:27:48area that we're currently in as we

1:27:50already have one bar that already, you

1:27:53know, comes with its issues.

1:27:58>> I appreciate that. Thank you so much for

1:27:59calling.

1:28:00>> Thank you.

1:28:02>> All right.

1:28:04>> It appears we have another speaker that

1:28:06would like to speak. If there's anybody

1:28:07else that's joined us online that would

1:28:09like to speak at this hearing, please

1:28:11raise your hand by using the raise hand

1:28:13feature at the bottom of your screen.

1:28:15Um, I do see one more.

1:28:22Thank you. If you could just unmute

1:28:24yourself

1:28:25at this time and state your full name

1:28:28for the record before speaking.

1:28:30>> Hi, my name is Delini Bora Kelly. I am a

1:28:33neighbor um not far from Isla. from

1:28:36probably like two houses down. I

1:28:38definitely disagree with the liquor

1:28:40license because we all have children and

1:28:44people do get belligerent after the

1:28:45club. There used to be a club in that

1:28:47location before and it was very hectic

1:28:50and rowdy over here and we're all just

1:28:52happy that that club is no longer there

1:28:55um because it did come with a lot of

1:28:57drama, a lot of fights and arguments at

1:28:59night and I don't believe that they're

1:29:01going to have control of the alcohol

1:29:03situation. you do not have control of

1:29:06adults who consume alcohol. And for the

1:29:09fact that we have children here and

1:29:10we're already dealing with one club, I

1:29:12don't think it's fair to put another one

1:29:14on the side of us. You know, we all have

1:29:17children. It is a kids-friendly

1:29:19neighborhood. So, I don't think that's a

1:29:22good idea. We're already dealing with

1:29:24one club. And then as far as like the

1:29:27mice situation and the parking, they've

1:29:29even parked in front of my driveway one

1:29:31time and the guy didn't say anything. He

1:29:33just drove off like nothing. So that's

1:29:36all I had to say and I hope you guys

1:29:40make the right choice.

1:29:42>> Thank you so much.

1:29:44>> Thank you.

1:29:46Is there anyone else that would like to

1:29:47speak at this hearing?

1:29:50Mr. President, I see none.

1:29:54>> Um so ladies, let's sort of address some

1:29:56of these concerns.

1:29:57to address.

1:29:58>> Yeah, I I I do want to make it clear. I

1:30:01you know, the last caller did use the

1:30:02word club. I understand. We talked about

1:30:04already what the brand is. No bar

1:30:05anything like that. So, I

1:30:06>> you're associating me with the other,

1:30:08but go ahead. I'm going to

1:30:09>> Yeah, I'm You don't have to I understand

1:30:11that. Um let's start with the the

1:30:15problem of pests, right? So, these

1:30:17residents are saying since you've moved

1:30:18in, they've seen an uptick of

1:30:20>> That's 100% false. I'm going to explain

1:30:21why. First of all, I'm I'm also the

1:30:23landlord of this property. I've owned it

1:30:26since 2020.

1:30:28Um, we've never had it's the same

1:30:31management. I'm still managing the same

1:30:33dumpster, same pickups, same everything.

1:30:35Yes, now we're open. But when you can go

1:30:38on Google and see my reviews, they I

1:30:42have almost five stars in the 3 months

1:30:43I've been open and the most thing they

1:30:45talk about is my cleansiness. People

1:30:47walk there and say, "Wow, you can eat

1:30:49off the off the floor here." Everything

1:30:50is spotless. Everything. So, I'm very

1:30:54very anal about that. Just passed my

1:30:55health my other my second health

1:30:57department. They check on that. They

1:30:58check on everything. I I don't

1:31:00understand why they think the road has

1:31:02to do with me, which they also have,

1:31:04sorry, another bar that sells food right

1:31:07next to that. Why does it have to be me?

1:31:09Why, you know, it doesn't mean I'm as

1:31:12clean as can be. I don't You can walk in

1:31:14there whenever you want. Like I said,

1:31:15you can walk into go into Google right

1:31:17now on your phones and see the reviews

1:31:20about my cleaning. So I don't know

1:31:22whether I feel every person that called

1:31:24on there is from the new construction

1:31:26and they all know each other and they

1:31:28got together to do that. So it's a

1:31:29little biased and unfair.

1:31:32>> I understand your perspective but they

1:31:34are residents so

1:31:37seriously

1:31:38>> of course as you should but we also I

1:31:40like I said I have this property since

1:31:422020. Um and I bought the property with

1:31:45the purpose of going into business with

1:31:48a liquor license. They also knew that

1:31:50when they they moved in. So, we need

1:31:53small businesses like that. And alcohol

1:31:54is not always related to rowdiness. That

1:31:57bar is a little rowdy. Mine is nothing

1:31:59to do with that. I have a restaurant

1:32:01that you have, you can go province, and

1:32:04go on. I've never had an issue. I've

1:32:06never had fights. I've never had any

1:32:07drama. They've actually congratulated me

1:32:10on cleaning up the place because the

1:32:12previous owner before me was a little

1:32:14rotten bar and I cleaned up completely.

1:32:17I've gotten awards. that invited to.

1:32:19It's not that type of vibe at all. The

1:32:22parking situation, I have a sign that

1:32:25says parking in the rear. There is off

1:32:27streetet parking in Weeden. You can't

1:32:30get mad if somebody parks in front of

1:32:31your house where there it's off streetet

1:32:33parking. Is it annoying? Maybe. I don't

1:32:35know. What? Have they parked in their

1:32:37parking lot? I don't know. And I I wish

1:32:40I can control that. And has she spoken

1:32:42to me? She has not spoken to me at all.

1:32:45They have not reached out to me one

1:32:46time. And the and the call that she's

1:32:49made about the cops was actually made by

1:32:51one of my employees and a customer that

1:32:54was there. She walked over and there's

1:32:56I'm sure this is public record so you

1:32:57can look that up as well. If the cops

1:33:00are called I'm assuming it's public

1:33:01record and they they put a non-transpass

1:33:03on her because getting very aggressive

1:33:06with the employee and they call the

1:33:08cops. This has happened already two

1:33:11times. They called the cops on her.

1:33:13She's gone up to customers very

1:33:14aggressively. So, I mean, it I'm doing

1:33:18the most I can. I put a sign up. The

1:33:20parking's in the rear. I maybe I can get

1:33:22a bigger one, and I'm willing to comply

1:33:25with her for them.

1:33:26>> Well, that was going to be my next

1:33:28couple questions, right? So, what kind

1:33:31of measures could you take to sort of

1:33:32prevent

1:33:34>> the blocking of the driveways? Right.

1:33:36>> And get a bigger bigger sign and put it

1:33:37towards their their side so people can

1:33:40see not to park there. Maybe the city

1:33:42can put a no parking at that right there

1:33:45because it is like a tight um I don't

1:33:48even know what to call it. It's it's

1:33:49it's like an alleyway. Yeah. So there

1:33:52it's not really their driveway. It's an

1:33:53alleyway that it's like a kind of like a

1:33:55street you can say that goes into their

1:33:57driveway. So people

1:34:00I guess I don't know if it's Uber

1:34:02drivers. I don't even know if people in

1:34:03the bar because she went in just a week

1:34:05ago and asked the customers very

1:34:07aggressively um who's in the car, you

1:34:09know, whatever and it was going to car

1:34:12so it wasn't at my place. And it's a

1:34:14very busy street. You have the CVS in

1:34:17front. You have Family Dollar. You have

1:34:19you have the Chinese restaurant in the

1:34:20front. You have the the Kverian bar

1:34:22that's next door. It it could there's a

1:34:25there's right next to me there that they

1:34:27have zero parking the the um restaurant

1:34:30right next to me. So it could be a lot

1:34:32of people to say it's me just

1:34:35>> So who do residents contact if they have

1:34:37issues? Is it you? Because somebody had

1:34:39mentioned they contacted a man and the

1:34:41man kind of shoot them off. Who is the

1:34:43person of contact?

1:34:44>> It should be me. Okay. Yeah.

1:34:46>> And are you willing to meet with these

1:34:49residents?

1:34:50>> Of course. 100%. Okay. 100%. What

1:34:52happens in the neighborhood is my

1:34:54business. Not only for my restaurant,

1:34:55but for my property as well. I want

1:34:57everyone to I want to be as you know as

1:35:01possible to everyone.

1:35:02>> This is what I want to tell you. I'm at

1:35:04a place right now that I want to postone

1:35:06this

1:35:07>> and I want to give you the opportunity

1:35:08to talk to these residents cuz they are

1:35:10all in line, right? So you know exactly

1:35:12where they are.

1:35:13>> I want to give you an opportunity to

1:35:14talk to them and come back to me with a

1:35:16plan of additional parking. How that's

1:35:19going to work when you if your business

1:35:20is going to, you know, uptick, right?

1:35:23How that's going to work with additional

1:35:25parking. Have you talked to them? Any

1:35:26solutions?

1:35:27>> I don't know how I can come up with

1:35:29additional parking parking on my

1:35:31property.

1:35:31>> Well, you said you haven't talked to CVS

1:35:33yet and what they did in the past,

1:35:34right? I just want you to do a little

1:35:36bit more backend work and then come back

1:35:39to us and we can talk a little bit more

1:35:41about this cuz I want to respect the

1:35:42four people that have called in. Um, and

1:35:46I want to hear their, you know, they

1:35:48have concerns that are valid. Um, so I

1:35:50just want to make sure that all of our

1:35:52eyes are dotted, our tees are crossed,

1:35:54and I do want to support small business.

1:35:56It sounds like they do as well. Um, and

1:35:58so I'm a big fan of if there is some

1:36:00sort of resident owner conflict that it

1:36:03gets met first, of course.

1:36:05>> So I'm going to post my colleagues that

1:36:08I just postpone this to the next meeting

1:36:09and give you a chance to kind of meet

1:36:11with them and come back to us um with

1:36:14some solutions. Okay,

1:36:16>> councelor. I will recess the public as

1:36:21opposed to close

1:36:23>> in case we get additional information.

1:36:25So, um the motion is to recess this.

1:36:29>> I just have one question. Sorry to

1:36:31interrupt.

1:36:31>> Let's go ahead.

1:36:32>> Um it seems like they have their mind

1:36:34made up about me already and I just want

1:36:37to know like is this like

1:36:39>> Well, my mind's not made up so I think

1:36:40that's going to work. That's what I want

1:36:41to know because I just I I want to make

1:36:43sure that cuz I I put my whole life into

1:36:46this course

1:36:46>> and I don't want it to be like a because

1:36:49>> and we want to find a balance, right? We

1:36:51want to support you adventure, but we

1:36:53also

1:36:54>> I want everybody to be happy, but I just

1:36:56feel like

1:36:58>> their mind is already set on me and if

1:37:00no if and I want to address also the the

1:37:02children's situation. Um my

1:37:05granddaughter is always at my

1:37:06restaurant. It's not that kind of place.

1:37:09There's no rowdiness. There's no any of

1:37:11that at all. There's it's children

1:37:13friendly. It's family friendly. It's

1:37:15nothing like that.

1:37:16>> And in the next two weeks, feel free to

1:37:17give me a call or a text need any

1:37:19clarification.

1:37:20>> Thank you so much.

1:37:21>> Okay. So, we will recess this public

1:37:24hearing and we convene it at the first

1:37:27meeting in November. Yes.

1:37:30Okay. Um that case

1:37:36would like to

1:37:40move by council second by council

1:37:42journal license commission and conven

1:37:45city council. Before we do, I ask every

1:37:47stand and join us in the pledge of

1:37:48allegiance by

1:37:56the United States of America and to the

1:37:59stands nation

1:38:05for all

1:38:11city council water roll.

1:38:21here.

1:38:23President President Mercer

1:38:25>> here.

1:38:25>> Council Roujo

1:38:26>> here.

1:38:26>> Go

1:38:27>> here.

1:38:27>> Council Greg

1:38:29>> here.

1:38:29>> Council Moran. Council

1:38:31>> Moreno

1:38:31>> here.

1:38:32>> Rubio. Council Kovak

1:38:34>> here.

1:38:34>> Council Wil here. Accepted attendance.

1:38:37>> Mr. President, I call for approval of

1:38:39item number one, which is the previous

1:38:41minutes of September 28, 2026 of the

1:38:45committee of the whole and committee on

1:38:47claims and pending suits and finance

1:38:49committee as well as meetings held on

1:38:53October 2nd, 2026, which was the city

1:38:56property committee, the committee on

1:38:58claims and pending suits, and the city

1:39:00council. Second move by council rouge a

1:39:02second by council will contain that

1:39:04approval be given to the minutes of the

1:39:06September 28th meeting of the committee

1:39:10of the whole and the committee of claims

1:39:11and pending suits and the finance

1:39:13committee as well as the October 7th

1:39:16meetings of the city property committee

1:39:18committee on claims and pending suits

1:39:20and the city council all as prepared by

1:39:22the clerk. Are there any concerns,

1:39:24amendments, deletions, additions?

1:39:26Hearing none. All in favor? I opposed.

1:39:28Motion carries. Call for approval of

1:39:30item number two which is the consent

1:39:32agenda and correspondence.

1:39:35>> Moved by council, second by council

1:39:37reynold that approve item two, the

1:39:38consent agenda and correspondence. Are

1:39:41there any items the members would like

1:39:43to deal with individually?

1:39:47Uh stop to my left.

1:39:49Cassette,

1:40:07did you have a hand?

1:40:16Anybody sign?

1:40:18Okay, with the exception of B C

1:40:24A I am going to take together F and G.

1:40:30All in favor? I opposed. Motion carries.

1:40:33Okay. Councelor Greger. Item B.

1:40:39Um item B is a letter from Blackstone

1:40:42Distribution Center LLC.

1:40:45your colleague Black Blackstone. Uh

1:40:48gentlemen, members of City Council on

1:40:50Mashas Street order 3 2026 construction

1:40:54update. Um

1:40:57I just wanted to see what uh they

1:41:00planning on doing with the extensive

1:41:02amount of what I would imagine is

1:41:04contaminated dirt that's sitting on the

1:41:06Greenville uh Greenville sign of the

1:41:08property being constructed. It's been

1:41:10sitting there for several months.

1:41:14you'd like to send a correspondence. Is

1:41:16that the

1:41:17>> Yes, council would send a correspondence

1:41:19um

1:41:21to Mr.

1:41:21>> Garlic Blackstone distribution regarding

1:41:24uh the extensive pile of dirt in Detroit

1:41:27that's sitting on the Queen side.

1:41:29>> Second that.

1:41:30>> Okay. It's been moved by council Greg,

1:41:32second by council, but the council sent

1:41:34a communication to Jordan Carlick from

1:41:37Blackstone Center LLC

1:41:40uh requesting an update of what they

1:41:42intend to do with the large mound of

1:41:45dirt on the Grenville side of the

1:41:48property. Is that correct, councelor?

1:41:50>> Well,

1:41:51okay. Debris and dirt and

1:41:56yes,

1:41:58that's sufficient for you. It is

1:42:00>> okay with a request for response by the

1:42:03first meeting the second meeting of

1:42:04November

1:42:06preference

1:42:09>> first meeting first meeting

1:42:10>> with the response by the first meeting

1:42:12of November that clear

1:42:15>> any discussion on the motion all in

1:42:17favor

1:42:17>> I motion carries uh council move C and

1:42:22then K please

1:42:25uh item C is a communication from Megan

1:42:30I apologize for torch from her name from

1:42:33the college project to the school

1:42:35department and others and I guess her

1:42:37included others. I just want to indicate

1:42:39that I still appreciate this uh

1:42:42communication that she sent these

1:42:44updates that she sends us uh and showing

1:42:48how that the $330 million of taxpayers

1:42:50have invested in that area is uh going

1:42:53along. So it's just appreciated from

1:42:55that standpoint.

1:42:57Number K is the communication from

1:43:01myself to uh Mayor Grian about Hasbro.

1:43:05Years ago, we we had turn around and big

1:43:08Hasbro they requested to turn around

1:43:10take the back end of their parking for

1:43:12overflow parking. We approved that

1:43:14request, but it made the pathway for

1:43:17children going to school a little bit

1:43:18smaller. U but they were a good partner

1:43:21with us in the past. since they're

1:43:24leaving. Uh my request is for them to

1:43:26put it back as a safe pathway for

1:43:28children to go to school. And I know

1:43:29several children in the district

1:43:31actually use that way. So I am

1:43:34requesting the administration reach out

1:43:36to Hasbro and have them place it back to

1:43:38the way it was before they exited the

1:43:40area.

1:43:42>> Thank you. Councelor Councel item D.

1:43:46>> Item D is a communication from Roseanne

1:43:49Brusco Rhode Island Energy to Richard J.

1:43:51Goldstein LLC city clerk in response to

1:43:53the problems on Smithfield A. Um I want

1:43:56to I I appreciate her swift response and

1:44:00the response of they will get to

1:44:02something by the end of November. Um but

1:44:05I would like to send her a response back

1:44:08if I may that um Cruz came out, [snorts]

1:44:13let me just look at my date here,

1:44:14Thursday of last week. Um, and so a

1:44:17couple of the residents who had

1:44:18obviously put in this complaint said

1:44:20they're here doing something about 200

1:44:21feet away from us. And so, well,

1:44:23hopefully that's the start of the

1:44:25solution that they have emailed us in

1:44:27response to. Um, whatever they did that

1:44:30day has apparently made things worse.

1:44:33And I have gotten texts from the

1:44:34residents saying that um, it is much

1:44:37worse. The vibrations are so ridiculous.

1:44:39It's worse than ever. You hear things

1:44:41rattle. It's scary. It sounds like a

1:44:44giant earthquake, especially when a

1:44:45truck a truck is going by. It sounds

1:44:48like our houses are about to be knocked

1:44:49down. Um, so I would like to send a

1:44:52response that whatever work was done

1:44:55quickly on that Thursday has made things

1:44:57worse. And if there's any way to

1:44:59expedite

1:45:00what's happening there, um it would

1:45:02probably be in the best interest of all

1:45:04parties and especially the residents

1:45:06there is now just getting to the point

1:45:08that these poor people are it's the

1:45:11quality of life is gone.

1:45:13moved by councel.

1:45:15I second by councelor Wilh that we send

1:45:18a followup communication to Rhode Island

1:45:20energy uh Rosanne

1:45:22Brusso uh asking that they readress the

1:45:26issues and remediate whatever they did

1:45:30on October October 15th that worsened

1:45:33the situation

1:45:35that work

1:45:38may get that one out tomorrow if you

1:45:40could please all favor I motion carries

1:45:47That brings item F and G. Uh F is really

1:45:50a followup to G. G is a communication

1:45:52from attorney Scott Pleki from Cameron

1:45:54Middle Cameron Middleman uh to Frank J.

1:45:57Miles, the city solicitor of the

1:45:58collective bargaining agreement between

1:46:00Texas school committee and teachers

1:46:02alliance from local 9:30

1:46:05aft CIO. uh as a followup to that

1:46:08communication is one from uh William

1:46:12Connley from uh Conor Associates to this

1:46:17one is actually not to the council but

1:46:20to um council wild um regarding the same

1:46:24thing. I'll kind of paraphrase what the

1:46:27the the letters say. Um Mr. Ble attorney

1:46:31Bon mentioned it earlier. Uh

1:46:34the the the charter does call for the

1:46:37the the bargain agreement to be sent to

1:46:41or presented to the city council for

1:46:44approval. I don't think you attorney is

1:46:47suggesting it must be approval. It's

1:46:49just that it go to the full counsel. Am

1:46:53I getting you right there? Turn it. My

1:46:56understanding with city charter group

1:46:58that the uh contract come to council for

1:47:02a vote uh is our hope that will be

1:47:04approved.

1:47:05>> Right. But your suggestion of the chart

1:47:08is saying presented to the council for

1:47:10approval is not a mandate just you're

1:47:13saying it's presented to the council or

1:47:16a vote.

1:47:17>> That's correct. I believe so.

1:47:20>> Yeah. So we did handle it the way we

1:47:22normally handle everything. We sent it

1:47:24to our our committee process and it went

1:47:26to the finance dire the finance

1:47:27committee and the finance chair as we

1:47:31frequently do

1:47:34said it wasn't quite ready to send to

1:47:36the council. Um

1:47:39what he said at that point if I recall

1:47:41correct that he begins to paraphrase was

1:47:43he thought another suggestion might be

1:47:46appropriate and that if it came back in

1:47:48the same way he would be in noble pretty

1:47:51much what he said. So um your letter

1:47:54serves to indicate that the suggestion

1:47:57is rejected and that your your

1:47:59suggestion is that it must now go to the

1:48:02full council which I don't disagree

1:48:04with. So I am going to ask the finance

1:48:08chair um now that we understand that it

1:48:11is the desire of both parties that I go

1:48:13before the council for a full vote uh

1:48:16that he

1:48:18organize another finance committee

1:48:20meeting with I would suggest that both F

1:48:23and G be on there as well as a contract

1:48:25itself uh with the intent of the finance

1:48:28committee uh bringing the to the council

1:48:31a recommendation one way or the other

1:48:34for a full vote.

1:48:35So, could you do that for me, please?

1:48:37Council

1:48:37>> Council President, I'll be more than

1:48:38happy to do that. I'll I'll reach out to

1:48:40the clerk and we'll set something up.

1:48:42>> Okay. Thank you. Okay, we're on to item

1:48:48three.

1:48:49Item three is a communication from his

1:48:52honorable mayor Donald Reban to the

1:48:54honorable members of the Pucket City

1:48:57Council

1:49:01admitting the following appointment as a

1:49:03member of the

1:49:06parks commission for confirmation and

1:49:11on 129 Liberty Road for a turn expiring

1:49:17the first Monday of August 2028 to fill

1:49:23the unexpired term of Mary Haley. Move

1:49:28for approval on a roll call

1:49:34second. I moved by councelor Moreno

1:49:36second by councelor Roujo that

1:49:37communication from his automated

1:49:39dialogue members of the Kentucky city

1:49:41council submitting the following

1:49:43appointment as a member of the parks

1:49:44commission and Marie Bansson 129

1:49:46Woodhaven road for expire is the first

1:49:49Monday in August of 2028. This term is

1:49:52this is to fill the unexpired term

1:49:55motion for is for confirmation on a roll

1:49:58call vote. Uh this is again to fill an

1:50:03unexpired term. Uh Mary Healey has

1:50:07served the parks commissioner for quite

1:50:08some time and has moved on to uh

1:50:13Massachusetts. So this is just uh

1:50:16filling out the rest of her term which

1:50:18expires uh the first Monday August the

1:50:2020th. Any discussion on the motion for

1:50:23approval a confirmation I'm sorry. That

1:50:26is correct. Go

1:50:48>> Could you take that please?

1:50:49>> Absolutely. Item number four was a

1:50:51communication from Zana Mayor Mayor

1:50:53Donald to the honorable members of the

1:50:55Kentucky city council submitting the

1:50:57following appointment as a member of the

1:50:58advisory commission on arts and culture

1:51:00for confirmation. Advisory Commission on

1:51:03Arts and Culture Dorene Havajion

1:51:06[clears throat] 133 Grove Street Lincoln

1:51:09Rhode Island 02865.

1:51:11Term expires on the first Monday of

1:51:13October 2027 to fill the unexpired

1:51:18term of Sam Shaw. I will call for

1:51:20confirmation on a roll call vote. Second

1:51:23move by councelor Roujo seconded by

1:51:25councelor communication mayor Donald

1:51:29members of Kentucky city council

1:51:30submitting the following appointment as

1:51:31a member of the advisory commission on

1:51:33arts and culture Dorene Aangen 133

1:51:38Grocery Department 1 Lincoln Rhode

1:51:40Island for a term that expires the first

1:51:42Monday in October 2027. This is to fill

1:51:45the unexpired term of Sam Shore. The

1:51:47motion is for confirmation on a roll

1:51:49call vote. Is there further discussion?

1:51:52Call the roll.

1:51:53>> President.

1:51:54>> Yes.

1:51:56>> Yes.

1:51:58>> Yes.

1:52:01>> Yes.

1:52:04>> Yes.

1:52:06to zero.

1:52:17Item five, communication from

1:52:21Mayor Rivian to members of Texas City

1:52:23Council meeting following appointment

1:52:25with a member of the advisory commission

1:52:26arts and culture for confirmation.

1:52:29Advisory Commissioner Arts and Culture

1:52:31Satell

1:52:35School Department

1:52:37Monday October 2029.

1:52:43I

1:52:43>> I do have a question.

1:52:46>> Is it motion confirmation roll?

1:52:49>> No, I said a question about the address

1:52:51as school department.

1:52:54>> Well, let's put it out as a motion first

1:52:56and then All right.

1:53:00Motion for confirmation.

1:53:03Second move by councelor Greg to second

1:53:06with councelor uh Moreno that a

1:53:09communication from his honor mayor

1:53:10Donald membella

1:53:18school department uh term expires first

1:53:20Monday in October 2029. The motions for

1:53:23confirmation on a roll call vote. Is

1:53:25there any discussion? Okay, counselor. I

1:53:27think what you're asking is why is it

1:53:29there is an appointee I believe is this

1:53:31correct appointee on this council that

1:53:33comes from the protective school

1:53:35department. Is that correct?

1:53:37>> No. Why isn't there an address?

1:53:38Everybody else is listed as the address.

1:53:42>> Then it's

1:53:45200 M Street

1:53:46>> 286.

1:53:47>> 286 Main Street. But it's it's it's the

1:53:51appointment of the school department on

1:53:55this.

1:53:56>> Okay.

1:53:59>> The administration build is validation

1:54:00but it's kind of

1:54:04that help.

1:54:04>> Yes. Okay.

1:54:06>> Any further discussion

1:54:09call?

1:54:10>> President Mer.

1:54:11>> Yes.

1:54:12>> Council Rou.

1:54:13>> Yes.

1:54:15>> Yes.

1:54:15>> Council Gregor.

1:54:16>> Yes.

1:54:17>> Council Moreno.

1:54:18>> Yes. SC.

1:54:20>> Yes.

1:54:21>> Yes.

1:54:22>> 70.

1:54:22>> Number six, the communication from his

1:54:24mayor

1:54:26honorable Donald R. Griffian. The

1:54:28honorable members of Tucket City Council

1:54:30submitting the following appointment as

1:54:32a member of the personnel board for

1:54:34confirmation. Michael William Cooper

1:54:37Bella Avenue, Puck, Rhode Island. Turner

1:54:39expires the first Monday in January

1:54:412029. and a call for approval on roll

1:54:44by councelor wilder by councel moreno

1:54:48communication from his mayor Donald

1:54:51council as a member of the personnel

1:54:53board Michael Cooper for Bella Avenue

1:54:56for a term that expires the first

1:54:58funding in January of 2029 this will

1:55:00confirmation on a roll call vote is

1:55:02there any discussion

1:55:04>> it's the pension board not personnel

1:55:07>> did I say personel

1:55:10>> uh pension board

1:55:12What's that? You said not me, right?

1:55:14>> I think both.

1:55:15>> I think you said Oh, actually it says

1:55:18personnel board in the in the

1:55:20>> tagline, but it is the pension measure.

1:55:22Correct.

1:55:23>> Okay. So, the motion by council by

1:55:26council

1:55:28uh second by councelor Moreno is uh

1:55:33submitting the following appointment as

1:55:34a member of the pension board. Michael

1:55:37William Cooper for Bot Avenue for

1:55:38tournament expires first Monday in

1:55:40January 2029. Motion for confirmation on

1:55:43roll call vote. Is there any discussion

1:55:46Gregor?

1:55:48>> Yes. Uh regarding that so this term

1:55:50looks like it would start on first

1:55:53Monday of uh

1:55:56January 20

1:56:0227

1:56:04expiring then. Um my problem is similar

1:56:07with these other reinforcements that the

1:56:09mayor has made in certain boards and

1:56:11commissions that I my feeling is that

1:56:14there's it's ultra virus. If the mayor

1:56:16is not the mayor on the first Monday of

1:56:19uh January, which is

1:56:22January 4th, I'm not sure where the

1:56:24authority comes in to appoint anyone. Is

1:56:27not going to be the mayor when this term

1:56:29supposed to start has expired already.

1:56:32Correct.

1:56:33>> I'm not sure when we voting on it.

1:56:36Okay. Thank you. Call roll.

1:56:39>> President.

1:56:40>> Yes.

1:56:42>> President.

1:56:43>> Yes.

1:56:50>> You said President Mar.

1:56:56I'm not used to being down at the end

1:56:57here. Council.

1:56:59>> Yes. Council Greg.

1:57:02>> No. All for the reason I articulated

1:57:03earlier.

1:57:04>> Council Moreno.

1:57:07>> Council SC.

1:57:08>> Yes.

1:57:08>> Council Wil.

1:57:09>> Yes. 6 to1.

1:57:12>> Item number seven is a communication

1:57:14from his honor. Mayor Don McGraven to

1:57:16the honorable members of the city

1:57:18council submitting the following

1:57:19reappoint as a member of the public art

1:57:22fund committee for confirmation. Public

1:57:25arts fund committee. Lydia Perez 10:05

1:57:29Main Street, Kataka, Verizon Island,

1:57:3202860.

1:57:33Term expires the first Monday in June

1:57:362029. A call for approval on a roll call

1:57:39vote. Second by council kod second by

1:57:42councel

1:57:45communication may

1:57:48city council follow on reappoint as a

1:57:50member of the public arts fund

1:57:52committee. Uh Lydia Perez at 105 Main

1:57:56Street expires the first Monday in June

1:57:59of 2029. The motion is for confirmation

1:58:02on a roll call vote. I'm going to

1:58:03feature you to this one. Council

1:58:05McGregor is

1:58:08when does this term expire?

1:58:12This is a reappoint for Miss Perez.

1:58:17When does her current appointment

1:58:19expire?

1:58:21I I believe Michelle is 206 2007.

1:58:25>> I'd have to look it up.

1:58:28>> Is it two two year or three year?

1:58:30>> Well, we've got plenty of time to to

1:58:32discuss this one, but I I I share

1:58:34Councelor Greer's

1:58:37concern at least on this one. uh even

1:58:40though it's a reappoint, if she's got 6

1:58:43months, 8 months to go on her term, I

1:58:46see no reason for us to reappoint her

1:58:49now. So you guys just look into when her

1:58:54current term, it's a reappointment, so

1:58:56she's on the board. when her current

1:58:58term expires.

1:59:01And if it is

1:59:04uh still valid until June of 27, uh I

1:59:09would suggest we don't go back agenda.

1:59:15So, I will postpone a vote on this until

1:59:20you get back to us from the clerk's

1:59:22office. Please,

1:59:26>> Mr. Mr. President, can you just state

1:59:27the name the name and the board for me

1:59:30again?

1:59:31>> Lydia Perez, public arts fund committee.

1:59:35>> Thank you.

1:59:36>> And just it does seem strange to me.

1:59:38We're talking about the first Monday of

1:59:39January. Now we're talking about the

1:59:41first Monday of June. And it's a

1:59:43reappoint. So it's not like it's filling

1:59:45out a term.

1:59:46>> With it being a reappoint, the

1:59:48suggestion is currently on the board

1:59:50serving in a fine capacity.

1:59:53Why would we be

1:59:56We do a deferred

1:59:59uh eight months early.

2:00:06Uh actually let me can I entertain a

2:00:09motion to postpone?

2:00:10>> So moved move by council second by

2:00:13council that will postpone item seven

2:00:16until we get clarification from the

2:00:17clerk's office. All in favor? I motion

2:00:20carries. Item eight.

2:00:21>> Item eight. The city property committee

2:00:23submits the following resolution. A

2:00:25resolution authorizing the mayor to

2:00:27enter into a lease agreement with Joshua

2:00:28Cafe LLC, DBA, News Cafe for a term of 6

2:00:32months followed by a month-to-month

2:00:33tenency for the parking area lot

2:00:35fronting on Broad Street and North Uni

2:00:37Creek. I move for confirmation on roll

2:00:39call vote.

2:00:40Move by councelor

2:00:42second by councelor ljo

2:00:45and council moro that the city property

2:00:46committee submit the following

2:00:47resolution or resolution authorizing the

2:00:49mayor to enter into a lease agreement

2:00:51with Joshua Cafe LLC DBA the news cafe

2:00:55for a term of 6 months followed by a

2:00:56monthto-month tenency the parking lot

2:00:59parking area lot fronting on Broad

2:01:01Street in North Union Street. A motion

2:01:04with the recommendation of the property

2:01:06committee is for approval of the

2:01:08resolution on a roll call vote. Is there

2:01:10any discussion

2:01:12for a call vote?

2:01:13>> President Mercer,

2:01:14>> yes.

2:01:15>> Council Rou,

2:01:16>> yes.

2:01:16>> Council Kier,

2:01:17>> yes.

2:01:17>> Council Greg,

2:01:18>> yes.

2:01:19>> Council Moreno,

2:01:20>> yes.

2:01:20>> Council SC,

2:01:21>> yes.

2:01:22>> Council Wig,

2:01:23>> yes.

2:01:23>> 70.

2:01:25>> Mr. President, I have the answer for

2:01:27you.

2:01:29>> All right. Um, so Lydia Perez's term

2:01:32expired May 31st

2:01:35of 2026.

2:01:37That term has sat expired. It's a

2:01:40three-year term. So it was from 2023 to

2:01:432026.

2:01:44Um, that board hasn't met in some time,

2:01:48but is actively gearing up to meet and

2:01:51they noticed that her term was expired.

2:01:53So this is a reappointment of her

2:01:55expired term from last May.

2:01:59>> Okay. I feel better about that. I will

2:02:01accept a motion to bring back item seven

2:02:06to the agenda.

2:02:07>> So moved.

2:02:08>> Moved by council moved to second by

2:02:09council that we reinvigorate item seven.

2:02:14Uh and the motion had been for a

2:02:17confirmation on a roll call. Is there

2:02:19any discussion now?

2:02:22Clerical call.

2:02:24President Mercu. Yes. Councelor Rucho.

2:02:26>> Yes.

2:02:28>> Counc.

2:02:28>> Yes. Council Gregor,

2:02:30>> yes.

2:02:32>> Council Moreno,

2:02:33>> yes.

2:02:33>> Council SC,

2:02:34>> yes.

2:02:35>> Council Wer,

2:02:36>> yes. 70.

2:02:37>> Thank you, Michelle.

2:02:38>> You're welcome.

2:02:39>> Number nine, the city property committee

2:02:41submits the following resolution. A

2:02:43resolution authorizing the city of

2:02:45Pucket to enter into an ement agreement

2:02:47with Maragansic Electric Company to

2:02:49maintain an underground distribution

2:02:51system for the property located at 100

2:02:53Freight Street, Assessor's Plant 8, lot

2:02:56417. I move for a confirmation on a roll

2:02:58call vote.

2:03:01>> Then moved by councel Kodak, second by

2:03:04both council moral and council rou of

2:03:06the city property committee submits the

2:03:07following resolution with a

2:03:09recommendation for approval. A

2:03:11resolution authorizing the city of

2:03:12Kentucky to enter into an easement

2:03:14agreement with Danic Electric Company to

2:03:17maintain an underground distribution

2:03:18system for property located at 100

2:03:20Freight Street. That's assessing a plan

2:03:228 lot 417. The motion is to approve the

2:03:25resolution on a roll call vote. Is there

2:03:28any discussion? Council koviaak.

2:03:30>> Um there was um the property committee

2:03:33is still sending this recommend

2:03:36recommendation for approval, but it does

2:03:38come with the caveat of we are waiting

2:03:41for approval of some changes that were

2:03:44made um due to the solicitor's input in

2:03:48terms of the size of the easement and

2:03:49just things that protected the city a

2:03:51little bit more. and they have not

2:03:53gotten confirmation yet. So this is an

2:03:55approval um with the caveat that we are

2:03:59uh we are waiting for the approval of

2:04:01the other party and the property

2:04:03committee has given uh solicitor Milos

2:04:06the okay to sort of negotiate in the

2:04:08best state of the city but if there were

2:04:10any major changes to what we had

2:04:12discussed in property committee that it

2:04:13will be resubmitted to us.

2:04:15>> That will be resid

2:04:17>> to property

2:04:17>> a new resolution.

2:04:19>> Yes.

2:04:21Did I say all that right? Okay.

2:04:23[clears throat]

2:04:25>> Okay. Um

2:04:28in that case, is there any other

2:04:29discussion? The motion is for approval

2:04:31on a roll call vote.

2:04:34Call.

2:04:37President Mercer.

2:04:38>> Yes. Council Rio,

2:04:40>> yes.

2:04:40>> Council Kier,

2:04:41>> yes.

2:04:41>> Council Greg,

2:04:43>> yes.

2:04:44>> Council Moria,

2:04:46>> yes.

2:04:47>> Councilor Wilson,

2:04:48>> yes.

2:04:48>> 70 to zero.

2:04:50Item number 10 is an ordinance repealing

2:04:53and replacing the schedule of pay rates

2:04:59for

2:05:09[snorts]

2:05:10Next, then

2:05:12um section 88-12

2:05:15of the code of ordinances of the city of

2:05:20Kentucky 1996

2:05:27[laughter]

2:05:28and

2:05:30aring in

2:05:33horsemen

2:05:38up for the sir. The New Orleans is

2:05:42from

2:05:47second.

2:05:53I move for approval on a roll call.

2:06:01Second move by council miranda second by

2:06:03council will condemn ordinance repealing

2:06:06and replacing the schedule of pay rates

2:06:07below 360 in section 88-12 of the code

2:06:11of goodness the city of Kentucky 1996 to

2:06:13add a parking enforcement officer. The

2:06:17motion is for second passage approval on

2:06:19a roll call vote. Is there any discuss

2:06:23roll?

2:06:25>> President Mercer.

2:06:26>> Yes.

2:06:27>> Council Rio.

2:06:28>> Yes.

2:06:29>> Put in.

2:06:29>> Yes.

2:06:30>> Council Gregor. Yes.

2:06:31>> Council Moreno.

2:06:32>> Yes.

2:06:33>> Council SC.

2:06:34>> Yes.

2:06:34>> Council Wley.

2:06:35>> Yes.

2:06:36>> 70 to zero.

2:06:38>> Before we adjourn, I ask that we um

2:06:43we adjourn the in memory of Lin Moran.

2:06:46Uh our counselor, colleague,

2:06:50uh Dave Moran's late wife. She passed

2:06:53away about a week ago now. um suffered

2:06:57from a terrible debilitating disease.

2:07:02Uh she was a lifelong protected

2:07:05resident. She was

2:07:08guiding force in the Maran family,

2:07:11worked for quite some time at Trip

2:07:13Funeral Home. Um

2:07:16she will be sadly missed, I know, very

2:07:19sadly missed by

2:07:23my friend Dave. Um, so I would just ask

2:07:27that we adjourn, please.

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