2026-10-05 - City Council

00:00It is 5:00. The city council finance

00:05committee is called to order.

00:09Uh

00:13the start time is 5:00.

00:15First order of business is acceptance of

00:19minutes from September 14th. Do we have

00:22a motion?

00:23>> Motion to accept the minutes.

00:26>> Motion. Do we have a second?

00:28>> Second.

00:31All in favor?

00:32>> I

00:36PCR 106-26

00:38resolution relative to bids. First order

00:40of business

00:42is the acceptance of minutes from the

00:46committee meeting held on September

00:4814th. Do we have a motion?

00:51>> Motion to accept the minutes from

00:53September 14th.

00:54>> Second.

00:56>> All in favor? Hi.

00:59>> All right. The first is

01:05bid 2027164.

01:09>> Mr. Chair, as a reminder, we started to

01:12do the abatements first, assuming that

01:14the committee ascends to such.

01:19>> Thank you. Uh, one moment, Mr. Major.

01:24Uh, we had a request to move up the

01:26abatements to the first item on the

01:28agenda.

01:31Let me find where that is. Right here,

01:34PCR 104-26.

01:38Go ahead, sir.

02:00Can you talk speak into a little bit

02:02next? Do we have any changes,

02:07recusings?

02:11Uh, yes, Mr. Chairman. Uh, could we

02:14please have a PCR for abatement number

02:18173630

02:21uh regarding forier in the amount of

02:23$41520?

02:27>> All right.

02:28>> PCR109-26.

02:37>> Is that right?

02:39>> Yeah.

02:40>> And what was the dollar amount? $41520.

02:46>> All right. And that would we need to

02:49amend the abatement by that amount. Am I

02:51correct?

02:52>> If you could take a vote on PCR 10926

02:56that abatement first, we'll

02:57automatically adjust the the the balance

03:00of the uh

03:01>> Thank you. Do we have prior PCR

03:0410 I'm sorry first. Any comment from

03:07members of the committee

03:09council?

03:11Anyone in the public that would like to

03:13speak on PCR 109-26?

03:17Members of the public. Members of the

03:20public. Now, do we have a motion,

03:22please?

03:24>> Motion to accept uh PCR 109-26.

03:28>> Second.

03:31>> All in favor?

03:32>> I.

03:33>> Thank you. That now gets us back to the

03:36main

03:38PCR 107-26

03:42which would now be in the amount of

03:48>> 13,97840.

03:54>> All right. Do we Is that correct, sir?

03:56>> Yes.

03:57>> Do we have any comments from the

03:59committee? Questions or comments from

04:02the council?

04:04Questions or comments from the public?

04:07Questions or comments from the public?

04:10Questions or comments from the public?

04:14Seeing none, do we have a motion on PCR

04:17107-26?

04:20>> Motion to move favorable action.

04:21>> Second.

04:25>> All in favor?

04:28>> Thank you. Thank you, sir.

04:29>> Thank you. We are now back to the bid

04:34package and the first one is OEM parts

04:37for various police vehicles 2027-164

04:42being $220,000.

04:47>> Evening. Ryan Sberger Police Department.

04:49The police department recently went out

04:51to bid for OEM parts for various police

04:53vehicles uh for a two-year bid from

04:56November 18th, 2026 to November 17th,

04:582028 for the amount of $220,000.

05:01Received two bids back, one from Task

05:03Automotive Group out of Cranston and the

05:05other from Jack Madden Ford out of

05:06Norwood, Massachusetts.

05:09The uh parts and the purchase we made on

05:11as needed basis over the course of this

05:13contract. and uh basically for all parts

05:16that uh the common parts used to repair

05:17our vehicles and our fleet and maintain

05:19them and having access to these OEM

05:21parts routinely used by our police

05:23garage. Of those two bids, TASA

05:25submitted a 35% discount on the

05:27applicable list items in the bid while

05:30the competitor uh Jack Ben Ford

05:32submitted a 25 I'm sorry a 30% discount

05:34on the applicable prices. And

05:36essentially what it came down to was

05:37batteries, one of the most commonly

05:39ordered parts that we order about 100 a

05:40year. Taska beat them with a 25%

05:44discount on the car battery while Madden

05:45Ford offered a 20% discount on the

05:47batteries as well. And also having Taska

05:49in close proximity which can expediate

05:52by quick delivery to pick up parts as

05:54needed. Uh we feel that'd be better off

05:56to consistently stay with Taska for the

05:59amount of this bid or for the duration.

06:01Uh we're recommending the award go to

06:03taska for uh for such and purchases uh

06:06would come out of budget code 330 auto

06:08auto and vehicle maintenance and then

06:10when applicable uh for damaged vehicles

06:12that are insured we would also use

06:13proceeds from account uh 76358.

06:17[clears throat]

06:18>> Thank you. Uh just I was notified later

06:22this afternoon that I'd be cheering so I

06:26did my homework quickly. But is this is

06:30task of who we had prior to? We're just

06:33extending.

06:34>> Well, this would be this would be do we

06:36have them currently? We also have one

06:38other uh under the existing we also have

06:40one other vendor. They didn't bid the

06:43second time. So,

06:44>> but you've done

06:45>> we we have at least as far back as 2020,

06:47we've had Tesca, maybe even before, but

06:49in my my records, I can only go back to

06:512020 without bothering too many people.

06:53Correct. No issues whatsoever.

06:55>> They're four miles away.

06:56>> Thank you.

06:57>> Members of the committee, any questions?

07:01>> Just just a clarification. Uh is this

07:05for one year or two years?

07:06>> Two-year bid.

07:07>> Two years. Okay. And the pricing holds

07:09for two years.

07:10>> They do. They have I have an email here.

07:11They locked in their prices. Again, it's

07:12daily list price, so it can adjust as

07:14needed. But yes, they will honor that

07:15for the amount of this. Thank you.

07:21>> Members of the council,

07:24members of the public, any questions on

07:26this bid? Members of the public, members

07:30of the public, thank you, sir. The next

07:32bid is 2027224

07:35Microsoft Office 365 Licensing and

07:39Support.

07:44Good evening. Brenda Hammershmmit, uh,

07:46IT director. This is an annual that we

07:49submit through the state MPA227.

07:52Uh, licensing is purchased through the

07:54state because it's quantity discounts.

07:57So, they state of Rhode Island can

07:59purchase many more than we can. So, we

08:01purchased through them. Um,

08:04the state the current vendor that we use

08:06is Dell. And with Microsoft, it doesn't

08:09matter what vendor you go through. You

08:10get the pricing what they say. So it

08:12doesn't matter who we really go through.

08:14There are two line items on it that they

08:16the state is still negotiating. So I

08:19have them included in this. However, the

08:20pricing might go down. It might go up.

08:22We don't know yet. That's the exchange

08:24and the core cal. So I'm putting in for

08:27one not to exceed 150 with the hopes

08:29that those numbers will come down and I

08:31will be less than that.

08:34>> Thank you. Any questions from members of

08:37the committee?

08:39No.

08:42>> Director, you said that the state's

08:44still negotiating. Do you have any

08:45timeline as to when you think they'll be

08:47complete and get a final number?

08:48>> They hope to have it done by the end of

08:50the month, but we are running out of

08:51licenses right now. So, that's why I

08:53wanted to come through now so that I can

08:54get the licenses that I need. Right now

08:56we have a couple of um office staff that

08:59are supposed to be operating under a G3

09:01license which is a little bit more

09:03expensive but it gives them all of the

09:05Word Excel and everything. We've had to

09:07transfer them to F3 which is usually

09:09frontline licensing. So everything's

09:11done on the web app and I'd like to get

09:13them back to the G3 but I can't do it do

09:16that without getting this approved

09:17first.

09:18>> Understood. Thank you.

09:19>> Thank you.

09:21Any other members of the council with

09:25question on this bid?

09:27Members of the public, any questions on

09:30this bid?

09:31Members of the public?

09:34Members of the public. Moving on to the

09:37next item. 202515

09:41Rescue Service billing administrator.

09:48Please speak into the microphone, sir.

09:51Good evening, Bill Fendi, chief of

09:53staff. Um, finance director Proger is

09:55not able to be here tonight. Um, so I'm

09:58presenting on her behalf. I'll do the

10:00best I can to answer any questions. This

10:02is a three-year um bid, and you may

10:06remember that we did increase the rescue

10:08service um billing fees under this

10:11council increase the fees collected for

10:14the services provided for non-residents.

10:17Um, as a result, the rescue service

10:21billing administrator takes a percentage

10:23of the fee. Um, because we increase the

10:26fees, we projected a higher revenue.

10:28Therefore, we need to increase the

10:31amount of the payment because they get a

10:33percentage of it.

10:35>> So, am I am I understanding you this is

10:38more clerical?

10:39>> Correct. Yes.

10:40>> In other words, 10% of 200 is more than

10:4310% of 100.

10:46>> Correct. They don't get 10% though. I

10:48believe it's around 2.75%.

10:51>> Any questions from the members of the

10:52committee?

10:55Members of the council?

10:57Any questions from members of the public

10:59on this bid?

11:01Members of the public on this bid.

11:04Members of the public on this bid. Thank

11:07you. All right. We are now at the

11:09portion where we will pull any bid.

11:14They are now all under the 50,000

11:16threshold that you would like to

11:20question.

11:24>> Number seven.

11:25>> Number seven.

11:29>> Okay. All right. So I am asking for

11:32number seven for a amendment

11:37and that is all I have. Anyone on the

11:39committee would like anyone pulled?

11:45>> Council muda.

11:46>> Number five.

11:47>> Number five.

11:49M. Councilman Napper.

11:52>> Nope.

11:52>> Nope. Any members of the council would

11:54like a bid pulled? Seeing none. Any

11:57members of the public would like one of

11:59the bids pulled? Members of the public?

12:02Members of the public? Seeing none,

12:04let's go to the first one. 2027 2222

12:08purchase two two 30yard and two 40 yard

12:12dumpsters.

12:18>> Hi director. Uh these are more

12:21clarification questions. Um the budget

12:24codes uh that are listed. So, I have two

12:28budget codes that these are under. Um,

12:31at least in my notes, 401 0433

12:35and 4990451.

12:39Could you just confirm those for me?

12:45>> It's 4010433.

12:48Um, we had to actually the one of these

12:51letters does belong in here. Um, okay.

12:53>> It is 4010433.

12:55>> All right. Thanks for the clarification.

12:57And just a a question. The the um

13:02the note said that the reason to skip

13:06notice

13:08on on the bidding is that we needed we

13:13needed these for a reason of speed. But

13:16it looks like we're

13:18uh going with the vendor that is slower

13:22in delivery. It was it was the speed was

13:25not for the units themselves. Um there

13:28there was a slight price increase from

13:30the time I had requested the original

13:32quote for the dumpsters

13:34>> to the one that is in your packet. Since

13:36then there's also been another increase

13:38of $600 to $700 per unit um which I got

13:41that information from the vendor late

13:43last week. So um that's the urgency with

13:46this is that the price of steel

13:48obviously is is increasing. So, we'd

13:50like to get them and that also um would

13:54reflect back on the grant that we

13:56received. So, we want to make sure that

13:57we maximize that.

13:59>> Okay. Those are two of my

14:00clarifications. So, thank you.

14:07>> Director, did you say it increase $6,700

14:09per unit?

14:10>> 627.6

14:12to $700 per unit.

14:13>> 627. I thought you said 6700. I said,

14:16"What are we What are we doing?" All

14:17right. Thank you. Any

14:26question on this bid?

14:28Any members of the public question on

14:31this bid? Members of the public, members

14:34of the public. Seeing none, moving on to

14:37item seven, 2027 124 computer hardware

14:42and related equipment. We need a PCR to

14:50Good evening again, Brenda Hammershmmit,

14:52director of IT. Uh submitting this to

14:55amend to our existing bid of 2027124,

15:00which expires June 20th on 2027. I'm

15:03asking to increase the spending

15:05authority by $15,000, bringing the total

15:08cost to $75,000 plus.

15:12>> Oh, I'm sorry. [laughter]

15:17Um,

15:18>> oh, from 15,000 to 25,84982.

15:24Um,

15:26bring the total to 55 85,84982.

15:33I apologize.

15:36These are purchases that are not usually

15:39out of our IT uh budget. One is for the

15:42police forensics computer and one is for

15:45a printer plotter scanner for the water

15:47department which actually will be used

15:49throughout the city. We have about a ton

15:52is it a ton Jerry of

15:56a basement full of drawings that need to

15:59be digitized and the two uh the platter

16:01that we have in the water department

16:04right now does not connect to the

16:06clouds. It's over 15 years old. So we

16:09need to purchase another one. So it will

16:10be used throughout that department. So

16:14that's why we amended it on the floor.

16:15It just came up.

16:19All right. So just so I'm clear, PCR.

16:28Yep.

16:30Is that what we did here? PCR 106

16:3426

16:38>> 110 26

16:41>> 110

16:43>> just got 109.

16:44>> Oh, all right. Thank you. I'm just

16:46reading off this, that's why.

16:48>> Director, the acoustics are hard in

16:50here. Would you mind just repeating the

16:52new contract award? It was previously

16:54listed at $15,000. What is the new

16:57contract award number you're requesting?

16:59$25,849.82.

17:03That's for both the computer equipment

17:04for forensics and for the printer

17:07scanner plotter.

17:10>> All right. So, we'd be adjusting the

17:12note by 10,800 et the corresponding

17:15amount of the increase.

17:17>> Yes. The the original the total is

17:208584982.

17:23The original request was for 15, but

17:25we're adding 1084982.

17:28Thank you.

17:30>> Point of clarification

17:33for the somewhat novice here. Even

17:36though the PCR 8026 sub a is being

17:40increased, we are not dealing with that

17:42tonight. Correct, solicitor.

17:45>> What was that reference? Sorry,

17:46chairman.

17:48>> All right. I'm looking at the note.

17:51No, that is uh

17:54>> that's just not that's just a note for

17:56clarifying purposes.

17:57>> Yes, the

17:58>> Okay, so

18:00>> we're not amending that item. PCR 10626

18:03had this bid 2027124.

18:06We have now assigned it PCR 11026.

18:10What we're uh what is being requested

18:12here is to increase a prior award by

18:16that amount. Uh originally they were

18:18asking for 15,000. they'd like uh PCR

18:2011026 to be increased to that new number

18:23of 25,84982.

18:27Uh the notation at the bottom is kind of

18:29the corresponding how we're changing the

18:31prior uh contract that was being

18:34amended.

18:35>> Okay. Thank you. So in front of us is

18:39PCR 11026.

18:42The first thing is do we have a anyone

18:44on the committee have a question?

18:49Director, can you just state again the

18:51reason why we're adding in such an

18:53increase tonight? You were sort of like

18:56wavering around the microphone and

18:57couldn't really hear you.

18:58>> Sorry about that. So, the initial um

19:00increase, what the initial increase was

19:02for 15,000 for computer equipment, but

19:05we recently found out that we need to

19:07scan all of our over a ton of images

19:10that are in the basement

19:11>> to get them to be digitized. So, I need

19:13a better, more modern printer plotter

19:16that will work so that we can scan all

19:19of those images. We went out to price to

19:21see what would it would cost us if we

19:23went to like a Staples and had them

19:25price it. And we're looking at anywhere

19:27from $3 to $7 per image. So, it would be

19:30much more cost effective for cost

19:32effective for us to get another printer

19:35platter that actually does communicate

19:37with the the U cloud that we use. And

19:40that would be replacing some

19:42[clears throat] outdated hardware we

19:43currently have.

19:44>> Yes. Yes. We currently have an outdated

19:46one that is in water that cannot do what

19:49needs to be done. So this would be

19:51actually could be used by water and also

19:53anything else in the Department of

19:55Public Works.

19:57>> Oh, sorry. He says the P water doesn't

20:00have one. [laughter]

20:01There is one outdated.

20:06>> Now I

20:06>> What are the life expecties of those

20:08machines typically? So,

20:09>> well, this one is 13 years old. This one

20:12is 13 years old. Usually, printers that

20:14size don't add don't last more than 10

20:17years.

20:18>> Okay. And would that be covered under

20:20service warranties or anything that we

20:22have existing or is that

20:25>> uh Yes. That would be replacing the

20:26warranty that we have, the one that

20:28we're going to be getting rid of.

20:29>> So, the new one comes with its own

20:30warranty, starts a refresh. Do you

20:31happen to know how long that warranty is

20:33for?

20:33>> They're usually only one to three years,

20:34depending on how much we spend. So,

20:36right now, depending on what I get

20:38approved for, I can get a one or a

20:40three-year.

20:41>> Okay. Doing my best. Councilman Lattis

20:43or impersonation here.

20:46>> That's all I have. Thank you, director.

20:47>> Thank you. Sorry for all the confusion.

20:51>> Members of the council, questions.

20:55>> Members of the public, questions on this

20:56bid.

20:58>> Members of the public?

21:00Members of the public. All right. First,

21:02we're going to ask for a motion on the

21:05amendment to change the amount.

21:09Do we have a motion?

21:10>> Motion move favorable action on the

21:12amendment.

21:13>> Second.

21:15>> One second, gentlemen. That's three.

21:18Second. Two. All in favor?

21:20>> I

21:21>> I

21:22All right. Same thing.

21:27All right. Now we're on the PCR 11026 in

21:31the amount of $25,849.82.

21:35We have a motion.

21:36>> Motion to move favorable action as

21:38amended. Second.

21:40>> Second.

21:41>> Second. All in favor?

21:43>> I.

21:44>> All right. No other items were asked to

21:46be pulled. So the next Do we do vote on?

21:50Yes. On the uh consent calendar part of

21:53that. Do we have a motion?

21:56Let me just get to the right page on my

21:59document. There we are. Motion to

22:01approve.

22:02>> Motion to approve on the consent

22:06>> CCR 10626. Seconded

22:10>> by six. M. Councilman Mudo. All in

22:13favor?

22:14>> I.

22:14>> Three. All right. We already did the

22:17abatements. We are now on

22:20PCR 1012627

22:242027-159

22:26traffic street and pole maintenance and

22:28repairs.

22:31Any comments or discussion on that from

22:33the committee?

22:36Comments from the council.

22:41>> If you if you have some information for

22:43us please. It it was held from the last

22:45meeting just for a clarification on the

22:47um the dollar amount for Ardan

22:50Engineering um for the the uh the fee

22:54per day for Lyft. It kind of bled

22:56through um a little bit on the copies, I

22:58guess, that everybody had. We've

23:00confirmed that it's $1,500 a day.

23:04>> Thank you.

23:06>> Do we need to make an amendment? No. No.

23:08Okay. Thankfal only. Just checking.

23:11>> All right. Any members of the com um

23:13public comments on PCR

23:17101-26 2027-159

23:21members of the public members of the

23:24public? Seeing none, do we have a

23:26motion?

23:27>> Motion to move favor action. Second.

23:33>> Uh you you motioned?

23:35>> Yes.

23:38>> All in favor? I

23:40>> I

23:42uh PCR 103-26

23:452027-134

23:49150 horsepower Yamaha four- stroke

23:52machine outboard motors.

23:56>> Good evening. Assistant Chief from the

23:58fire department.

24:00Uh, this bid was for 250 horsepower

24:03Yamaha Marine outboard motors for amount

24:06not to exceed 31,871.50.

24:11Uh, at the last meeting, uh, Councilman

24:14Latiser had requested some additional

24:15information, the year model, and some

24:18information on the existing engines,

24:19which we supplied with him, uh, back and

24:21forth with some conversations today.

24:25And am I am I correct? That's the

24:27information we received via email today.

24:30>> Correct. Yep. There was a couple emails

24:32back and forth between us and Assistant

24:34Chief Anderson.

24:36>> Members of the committee have followups

24:38on that.

24:40>> Yes. [laughter]

24:41>> Yes.

24:43>> Chief, thank you. Um, Councilman Lattis

24:46ask you a question relative to

24:48freshwater flush when they come back to

24:50dock. Is that common practice? They

24:52freshwater flush every time they come

24:54back.

24:54>> Correct. as part of the docking

24:55procedure for those s those crews when

24:57they come back as part of the checklist

24:58that they do when they whenever they

24:59redock.

25:00>> Yeah.

25:00>> Okay. And when I [snorts] was reviewing

25:02some of the email correspondence between

25:04Councilman Lasser and yourself that

25:07around 600 between 6 and 700 hours on

25:10each of those motors,

25:10>> correct?

25:12>> Okay.

25:13Is there a reason we're replacing them

25:15so low? I mean, from my experience with

25:18boats that you're getting 15 to 3,000

25:20hours on those. Yeah. Yeah, generally

25:22from what I understand, it's not a

25:24recreation. These phones aren't used

25:26recreationally. You don't they don't

25:27have the warm-up time that a normal

25:29engine would. I mean, these sit in the

25:31water idle most of the time and then

25:33when they get calls to use them on an

25:35emergency, they basically get started up

25:37and basically full throttled uh the

25:40entire time. So, they get used very

25:41differently. If you read the uh the uh

25:44email from Nate Webster, who from

25:45Webster Marine, he that he he kind of

25:48alludes to that, the fact that the way

25:49that these get used is very different

25:51than than the recreational outboard

25:52motor, which you would normally get a

25:54thousand hours out of or more, up to

25:563,000 for the newer ones.

25:58>> Got it. And how often do we take these

26:00boats out to get the engines running and

26:03keep them?

26:04>> They try to get them out at least once a

26:06week. They try to take if we don't have

26:08a a run, which they go on, they try to

26:09at least go down to the boat. So, every

26:11crew is responsible for at least a

26:13couple times a week going down and just

26:14checking the boat. Uh, but actually

26:16putting it in or uh, you know, taking

26:19the boat out on the water and actually

26:20running them. Uh, they try to do once a

26:22week as long as long as the weather is

26:24okay. [snorts]

26:25>> Okay. Thanks, Steve.

26:29>> Yeah. My question

26:30>> members of the council,

26:33>> members of the public, questions on CCR

26:36103-26

26:382027-134

26:41members of the public. Members of the

26:43public, do we have a motion? Uh

26:47favorable action. Do we have a move by

26:50who wants to make the motion?

26:52>> Motion to move favorable action. Second.

26:56>> All in favor?

26:57>> I.

26:58>> Thank you. Uh the final item on our

27:01docket PCO-33-26

27:04an ordinance amending section 60399

27:09relative to the indexation of benefits

27:12for retirees and beneficiaries

27:15council president on behalf of Mayosi

27:18president

27:21>> my understanding is that's being held

27:23correct

27:25or the request is to hold rather I

27:27should add hold. You know what the

27:29>> Hold on. I'm just verifying with the

27:31administration.

27:32>> That's the uh 603399.

27:37Oh, the section 60. Yeah. Uh first

27:40meeting in November, please.

27:42>> First meeting in November.

27:44>> November 9th.

27:48>> N 11th.

27:50>> 119.

27:54>> So help.

27:55>> Thank you. There are no other items on

27:58the docket. The

28:01finance committee called

28:04ended at 528.

28:10>> Would the ordinance committee please

28:11convene?

28:17>> I don't think so. I didn't have any in

28:18my packet.

28:20>> Well done, gentlemen.

28:24>> 28 minutes. Hold

28:30on, sir.

28:31>> Thank you. I tried.

28:34>> I actually be able to put my kid to bed

28:35today.

28:36>> Depend what I had to work with.

28:39>> I did good.

28:41Crippled.

28:43>> So I what? I named the little guy Oscar.

28:50>> Is that the rescue

28:52>> iguana? No. rescue a squirrel there. I

28:55was on my way to the mystery

28:58morning.

28:58>> You ran at all.

28:59>> I couldn't get out my door. There was a

29:01squirrel right on my step.

29:03>> I end up taking a video. I went back. I

29:06got some cashews, right?

29:08>> He stayed there.

29:10>> The cashews on his on his step. He

29:12actually I sent her a video of him

29:14eating soup.

29:16>> Funny.

29:17>> That was funny.

29:23Okay, the time is 5:29. Ordinance

29:27committee is now in session.

29:30>> Thank you, Councilman.

29:31>> First order of business is acceptance of

29:33the minutes from the meeting held on

29:35September 14th, 2026. Do we have a

29:37motion?

29:39>> Move favorable. Second.

29:46>> All in favor?

29:47>> I

29:47>> I 40. Motion passes. And the only order

29:51of business beyond that on our agenda

29:53tonight is PCO8-26,

29:55an ordinance establishing a real estate

29:57non-utilization tax. This was documented

30:00by Council President Sappi. Uh my

30:02understanding, Council President, is

30:04that the amendments that the solicitor

30:07is making on your behalf are almost

30:09complete and you're requesting a hold to

30:10the very next meeting on

30:16>> 19th.

30:16>> October 19th, two weeks from today. Is

30:18that correct?

30:20>> Correct.

30:21>> Okay. Any objection to the hold till

30:23October 19th?

30:25>> Seeing none. So held and the ordinance

30:29committee is adjourned at 5:30.

30:43>> Would the public safety committee please

30:45convene?

30:57question.

30:58>> No, I didn't have

31:01any more notes.

31:14Ted's at the hospital.

31:18yesterday.

31:20>> Yeah.

31:26>> Hey, how you doing?

31:29>> Good. How about you?

31:30>> Good.

31:41Page.

31:44Just double check.

31:54Castro was held until um the 19th.

31:59I just want to double check.

32:13>> 6:32.

32:14>> 6 or 5:30.

32:16>> 532. Okay.

32:17>> Not used to that.

32:18>> Right.

32:20>> Good evening. The public safety

32:22committee is now in session. Time

32:24started at 5:32.

32:27First order of business is to the

32:30acceptance of mi minutes of the

32:32committee meeting of September 14th.

32:34>> Move to accept.

32:36>> Any second?

32:39>> All in favor?

32:40>> I

32:42passes. All right. We have two items on

32:45our agenda. The first item is PCR68-26,

32:52a resolution in regards to installing

32:55stop signs on BL Street where it

32:58intersects Maple Street and Chestnut

33:01Street and on Elm Street where it

33:04intersects with Bllye Street. This is uh

33:07submitted by Councilman Rex. Would you

33:08like to give an overview?

33:11>> Thank you. So I would intend to present

33:15a slight amendment to this

33:20short overview here is that uh this is a

33:23set of intersections along BL Street.

33:27Uh, four-way stop signs have been posted

33:31at the intersection of Bllye and Elm, as

33:33well as four-way stop signs at the

33:36intersection of Maple and Bllye for as

33:40far back as anybody remembers.

33:43And uh, yeah, this house, excuse me,

33:46this street, Glly Street, from my house,

33:49I can literally see straight down it.

33:52That's the house I've been living at for

33:54a good I don't know 35 plus years now.

33:59Far back as anybody can remember. Stop

34:01signs have been there exactly as such

34:04that whole time.

34:06I believe that the traffic study here

34:08actually recommends removal of certain

34:11stop signs there, which was not the

34:14purpose of the traffic study, but rather

34:18purpose of the traffic study was to seek

34:21a recommendation relative to the posting

34:25of uh stop signs at the intersection of

34:28Bllye and Chestnut and otherwise

34:32formalize the existing signs.

34:35at B and Elm and Band Maple.

34:39Now, BL at Chestnut of all of the

34:42intersections is one where a four-way

34:45stop makes more sense, especially

34:49because that's the location of a bus

34:52stop. And all of these intersections

34:54receive significant traffic. They are

34:58basically used as cutthroughs through

35:00the neighborhood as well as

35:04well

35:06uh otherwise there are a lot of streets

35:10inside the neighborhood that people just

35:11use to connect even if people aren't say

35:15trying to dodge some of the uh stop

35:17lightss and the like on post road making

35:21their way to

35:23or would have to post road. So, I have

35:26received a number of communications,

35:28calls, emails from constituents on the

35:32importance of getting these four-way

35:35stop signs up. I completely agree. I

35:39would certainly not be in favor of

35:41removal of any of these stop signs that

35:45have probably been up for 35 plus years,

35:48probably longer.

35:51And so I would allow for public comment

35:54of course, but to sum it up, my

35:56recommendation would be to amend the

36:00resolution to simply state four-way

36:03stops along BL at each of the

36:06intersections

36:08of

36:09uh Maple, Chestnut, and Elm Streets. On

36:14the other hand, there is one other

36:16street that is not part of this traffic

36:18study, that being Sergeant Street.

36:20Sergeant Street does not have an outlet

36:22to Post Road. We would make no change

36:24there.

36:26That would remain a two-way stop because

36:29there is significantly less traffic

36:32along that uh particular road. Likewise,

36:36no change at the intersections of Bllye

36:39with Pine or Bllye with Pediconet. No

36:43need for any changes at any of those. So

36:46for those reasons, that would be my

36:49recommendation.

36:50>> Can I ask for a point of clarification,

36:52please? It based on the the resolution

36:56and [clears throat] the traffic study,

36:58there's no proposal to remove any stop

37:01signs, so I'm not sure I'm following.

37:04>> Thank you, Council President. Uh yeah,

37:08glad that uh

37:11glad that you actually raised that

37:13point. The traffic study itself

37:17is a little bit vague on that point. It

37:20specifically has a recommendation that

37:24all of the intersections stated. Bllye

37:26at each of Maple, Chestnut, and Elm

37:30remain as two-way stops.

37:33This doesn't make sense because Bllye at

37:36each of Elm and Maple have been four-way

37:41stops for ages. the stop signs are

37:43posted. So,

37:46uh that was a point of confusion, I

37:49suppose, with that traffic study. And to

37:52be clear, even though the traffic study

37:54states that it was completed as of I

37:56believe it stated that it was completed

37:58as of a couple of months ago, I know

38:00that the administration and city council

38:03had city council liaison had been

38:06requesting a copy of that and we only

38:09actually received a copy within the last

38:13week. So that's one of the reasons why

38:16perhaps there wasn't more clarification

38:19on that earlier.

38:26Councilman, would you be willing to hold

38:28this for a meeting because at a minimum

38:32the traffic study should align with

38:33what's happening and right now it

38:36doesn't and nor does the resolution. So

38:40even if we were going to go forward and

38:42act in the way that you don't want, I'd

38:45be uncomfortable because the materials

38:48upon which we'd be basing that on don't

38:50say

38:52what's going to be happening. In fact,

38:54they say something different. So I I

38:57like to get the traffic study at a

38:59minimum aligned with what's proposed,

39:02even if you plan on amending that

39:03because right now it's not just

39:06confusing, it's downright misleading.

39:08not intentionally, it just doesn't have

39:10the information we need to even begin.

39:14>> So, excuse me. Um, may I just quote a

39:17clarification? Is the traffic study

39:21required to match with what the

39:24resolution or proposed resolution is or

39:28do the sponsors or the committee have

39:30the ability to override the traffic

39:32study?

39:33>> We're required to have them.

39:35>> Yep. So what you do with them is at your

39:38own uh cautionary approach.

39:41>> Okay. So uh at least on record we we

39:45have one. So Councilman Ricks, what what

39:48would you this is your area. What are

39:51you proposing?

39:56My recommendation

39:58would be to amend this so that it states

40:03fourway stops.

40:06Now,

40:08in terms of

40:11uh whether we may be able to overcome

40:14procedural concerns

40:16by holding this until the next meeting

40:22if that may be sufficient to overcome

40:24those procedural concerns so that uh

40:29we're able to get the right result here.

40:32getting the result,

40:35making sure that we have safety at these

40:38three [clears throat] intersections,

40:40improve the public safety there. That's

40:43my main concern. So,

40:47uh, from what I'm hearing from the

40:48council president, it seems that,

40:53uh, having that period of two weeks

40:55should be sufficient, I would imagine,

40:58for us to get the clarification on the

41:01traffic study findings.

41:03>> Yes, please. Cuz at a minimum, that way

41:05we we can actually weigh in and say,

41:08"Hey, we saw where the study is. We

41:10disagree. We want to do this or we

41:12agree. we want to do this right now. We

41:15we can't even we can't even do that

41:17properly.

41:19>> Okay, a fair point. In that case, I

41:22would request that we hold this to the

41:24next meeting, October 19th.

41:27>> Okay. Uh any objections?

41:30>> Okay. So, held. All right. Next item.

41:34PCR 979 uh 26, a resolution in regards

41:39to authorizing stop signs on Cliff Road

41:43where it intersects with Britney uh

41:45Britain Avenue. Uh this was submitted by

41:50Councilman Liser.

41:52um he's not here to um talk on the

41:58motion, but uh from what I'm aware,

42:01there was a traffic study and it did

42:03align with the uh resolution. Um

42:09so I'm going to ask the president if we

42:12can move forward without the council.

42:14Okay. Okay.

42:16So any any uh conversations from our

42:20committee? Any comments?

42:23Go ahead.

42:24>> I would briefly state that

42:27uh I understand that Councilman Latir is

42:29absent due to a family situation. So uh

42:34certainly good cause for him to not be

42:37here.

42:38>> He has a stellar attendance record as uh

42:41we often discuss here at the city

42:43council over his 14 years. So, uh, I'm

42:47not sure if Councilman Lauder had

42:49expressed one way or another whether he

42:51would prefer for us to move forward on

42:54this without him being present here this

42:57evening, but I would uh defer to him and

43:00defer to the committee chair.

43:02>> Okay.

43:03>> Uh, since since it aligns, I'm going to

43:07u move this forward uh after after

43:10discussion. Any comments from the city

43:13council members?

43:16Any comments from the public? Any

43:19comments from the public?

43:21Last chance. All right. Uh with the

43:26debate done, may I have a motion to uh

43:29you favorable action?

43:31>> Move favorable action.

43:34>> Second.

43:34>> All right. All in favor?

43:36>> I.

43:37>> I. Okay. Motion approved. moves forward

43:41300 one absent. Okay. And that concludes

43:45our business and4.

43:48>> Wow.

43:49>> 54

43:50>> at 5:44.

43:55>> Would the intergovernmental committee

43:56please convene?

43:59[clears throat]

43:59>> Thank you, gentlemen.

44:05Sure.

44:19That's not

44:38I can't believe

44:56>> Good evening. Time is now 5:45.

44:58Intergovernmental comes to order.

45:01Uh first up is acceptance of the minutes

45:03from the committee meeting held on

45:04September 14th.

45:05>> Motion to move favorable action.

45:07>> Second.

45:08>> Uh moved and seconded. All in favor?

45:11>> I

45:12>> I

45:13>> All right. We have some uh appointments

45:16this evening.

45:18One to the historic district commission,

45:21>> one to the two uh one to the wildlife

45:24commission. Uh, first up,

45:27uh, appointment for Paul Satis to the

45:30Historic District Commission.

45:33This is a new appointment. I believe we

45:36held this one last time.

45:39Um,

45:42everything appears in your binder in

45:45terms of biographical and the

45:47appointment document. Um,

45:51do you mind if we invite I think he I

45:54think he is. Yeah.

45:55>> Um, do you mind if we invite him up

45:57first and we'll go from there? Step

45:59right up to the microphone.

46:09>> Excuse me. Bum.

46:15My name is Paul Satis. Uh, I'm an

46:18architect. Uh

46:21I was the architect of uh the war fire

46:25uh department headquarters back in the

46:27day. I'm since retired uh still

46:30practicing some architecture. I shut my

46:33practice down and uh retired at the

46:36height of COVID and uh I saw uh the

46:41request for uh credentials and uh I

46:47submitted them and here I am.

46:51>> Well, thank you so much for joining us

46:52here tonight. Um members of the

46:55committee, does anyone have any

46:56questions um for Mr. Status?

47:00No, no questions, but your resume speaks

47:03for itself. You know, you're obviously

47:05highly qualified for this position and

47:07uh we applaud you for putting your name

47:09in the hat and coming here and be

47:11willing to donate your time to the city.

47:12So, and in in my cover cover letter, I

47:15said that uh I live in a historical

47:17house on Center Road, which was uh

47:21Barton Farm's daughter's house, uh which

47:26is a hund

47:29built in 1875. Uh and I enjoy it

47:32tremendously. I also enjoy the 100 acre

47:35Barton Farm uh nature preserve behind my

47:38house.

47:40Any other questions?

47:42Now, I just want to echo the uh the

47:45other council person's uh you know,

47:47thoughts and and appreciation for

47:50stepping up and serving on the

47:51commission.

47:52>> Okay.

47:52>> Thank you.

47:53>> Uh I just I just have one question. I

47:57know you said you're retired from your

47:59practice, um but still maybe practicing

48:02a little bit.

48:03>> Could you envision ever there being any

48:05any conflict or anything you might have

48:07to recuse from?

48:08>> No.

48:09>> Okay.

48:10>> Um Uh, most of my projects now are in

48:13Massachusetts.

48:16>> Thank you. Thank you for answering that.

48:18Um, members, anyone else? Members of the

48:21council, questions,

48:24members of the public.

48:30>> Sure.

48:33>> Hi. Uh, I'm George Schuster, the chair

48:34of the Historic District Commission. I

48:36just wanted to say I'm thrilled to have,

48:38uh, Mr. Satis step forward. Um, I've

48:40also reviewed his resume. Um, I'm also

48:42very thankful that the mayor and the

48:43council are able to act quickly to

48:45continue to fill seats as they become

48:47vacant on the HDC. There was a time not

48:49so long ago where we were struggling to

48:51have a quorum and now we're in much

48:52better shape thanks to Mr. Satis and

48:55others who have stepped forward to help

48:57fill out fill out the uh commission. So,

48:59thank you uh both to Paul and to the

49:01council.

49:02>> Thank you. Thank you very much. Any

49:04other members of the public?

49:07Uh, seeing none, uh, I'll entertain a

49:09motion.

49:10>> Motion to move favor action on

49:11appointment.

49:13>> Second.

49:14>> All in favor?

49:14>> I I

49:15>> I.

49:16>> Mr. Satis, welcome to the Historic

49:17District Commission.

49:18>> All right. Thank you.

49:22>> Okay. Next up for the Wildlife and

49:25Conservation Commission, Amy Capaceras.

49:38Good evening.

49:38>> Hello. Thank you for having me. I'm Amy

49:40Caviseras.

49:41>> Hi. Thank you for joining us. Um, do you

49:43want to tell us a little bit about

49:44yourself?

49:44>> So, I um have a degree in wildlife and

49:46conservation from the University of

49:48Rhode Island. Um, and I'm excited to put

49:51that degree kind of to use. I recently

49:52moved back to Warwick so I can now join

49:55the commission and luckily there was a

49:56space available.

49:58>> Excellent.

50:00Members of the committee, any questions?

50:04Miss Cavis Harris, welcome aboard.

50:07>> Thank you very much.

50:08>> Members of the council, Councilman

50:10Foley.

50:13>> I I appreciate when any members of the

50:17uh city step forward to take on these

50:20tasks because as someone said earlier,

50:22they can be thankless and we really do

50:24appreciate you stepping forward.

50:27>> Thank you.

50:29Thank you, Councilman. Any members of

50:31the public? Anything to add?

50:35>> Seeing none,

50:36>> motion favorable action on appointment.

50:38>> Second.

50:39>> All in favor?

50:40>> I

50:40>> I welcome to the wildlife and

50:43conservation commission.

50:44>> Thank you very much.

50:45>> Thank you.

50:47Okay, two further items for us this

50:50evening. None nearly as exciting as

50:53appointments to boards and commissions.

50:56PCR [clears throat] 9426, a resolution

50:58to the Rhode Island [snorts] Department

50:59of Transportation and State Traffic

51:01Commission requesting a traffic study of

51:04Tollgate Road where it intersects with

51:06Commonwealth A and Robert Shapiro Way.

51:09Council President Sappi.

51:12>> Uh, anyone who drives on these roads

51:14knows exactly why this is happening. The

51:16traffic there is problematic to put it

51:19mildly. So hopefully this helps lead to

51:22some changes.

51:24>> Did Did we

51:27submit something similar a year ago.

51:29>> Somewhat similar. Yes.

51:31>> So they they seem to pick and well, let

51:34me say it more positively. They seem to

51:36not realize they receive some requests

51:38and realize they receive other ones. And

51:40in all fairness, this one does cover

51:42some additional stuff. So

51:44>> Okay.

51:46Um and do you feel that this is

51:47sufficiently specific to the nature of

51:49the issue that you'd like reviewed that

51:52will get

51:53>> Yes. Especially because in to their

51:56credit when they do these traffic

51:57studies they are rather expansive they

52:00almost always look at even more than

52:02what we ask. So I am hopeful that

52:06between this and all the other ones we

52:07almost have one at like every single

52:09intersection in a long stretch on that

52:11road

52:12>> and they're fully aware that changes are

52:14necessary and that they keep saying

52:16they're going to put some in like timing

52:18the traffic lights but here we are.

52:20>> Okay. Uh well thank you. Um there's

52:22definitely been a lot of work on that

52:24stretch of road. Um I'm not sure that

52:27any of it has benefited it to the

52:29positive, but um all right. Thank you.

52:31Any members of the committee? Any

52:32questions? Members of the council,

52:35members of the public?

52:37>> Seeing none.

52:38>> Motion to move favorable action.

52:40>> Second.

52:40>> All in favor?

52:41>> I.

52:42>> I. Uh, next up, PCR 9526, a resolution

52:46Rhode Island Department of

52:47Transportation and the State Traffic

52:49Commission requesting a traffic study of

52:50Main Avenue where it intersects with

52:53Imperial Drive and Freeman Street. Uh,

52:55this is Council President Snappy.

52:57>> So, this is similar to a prior issue we

53:00had on Greenwich where the road diets

53:04their implementation has had the

53:05unintended consequence of causing

53:08problems for pedestrians that wish to

53:09cross the road. So, same idea here.

53:13Pedestrians are have been noting that

53:15crossing the road is much more difficult

53:17and unsafe than it was before. So,

53:20looking for the same thing here that we

53:21were looking on looking for on Grenwich.

53:24>> Okay. Excellent. Thank you for the

53:25explanation. Uh members of the council,

53:27any members of the committee, any

53:29questions? Members of the council,

53:33members of the public?

53:35>> Seeing none motion move favor action.

53:37>> Second.

53:38>> All in favor? I

53:39>> I I and that is all the business of the

53:43intergovernmental committee this

53:44evening. We are adjourned at 5:54.

53:51That concludes committees for this

53:53evening. The full council uh is

53:55scheduled to convene at 6:30 p.m.

54:20>> as you know these first couple months.

54:35kind of walk through what I'm trying

54:49>> to see. Yeah. Why not?

54:54[laughter]

54:58>> You know,

54:59what was that thing?

1:30:20Council will convene at 6:30 p.m. The

1:30:23clerk will please call the role.

1:30:25>> Mr. Sappi

1:30:26>> here.

1:30:27>> Mr. De Louuise

1:30:29>> here.

1:30:29>> Mr. Foley

1:30:30>> here.

1:30:31>> Mr. Gart

1:30:32>> here.

1:30:32>> Mr. Kirby.

1:30:35>> Mr. Kirby

1:30:37>> here.

1:30:38>> Mr. Ed,

1:30:40>> Mr. Nappa

1:30:41>> here.

1:30:42>> Mr. Ricks

1:30:43>> here.

1:30:43>> Mr. Mudo

1:30:44>> here.

1:30:46>> Trying to get rid of me too soon.

1:30:48>> All right, Councilman Ricks, if you

1:30:50could please lead us in the salute to

1:30:51the flag.

1:31:04>> Pardon me. I pledge allegiance to the

1:31:06flag of the United States of America and

1:31:09to the for it stands one nation

1:31:13indivisible liberty and justice for all

1:31:18[clears throat]

1:31:28the [singing] dawn early

1:31:31light

1:31:33what so proudly We held

1:31:37at the twilight [singing]

1:31:40last gleaming

1:31:42whose bright and bright stars

1:31:46through [singing] the narrow

1:31:49sparts

1:31:53we [singing]

1:31:55were so gallently

1:31:58streaming

1:32:00and the rockets

1:32:03[screaming] clear

1:32:04The bombs bursting [singing] in air

1:32:08gave proof through the night [singing]

1:32:13that our flag was still there.

1:32:17Oh, say does [singing] that star

1:32:21spangled

1:32:22B

1:32:27for the land

1:32:29of the free

1:32:33and the [singing] home

1:32:35of the bra.

1:32:46All right. First up, we have

1:32:47announcements of congratulations,

1:32:49condolences, or community events under

1:32:50general communications. Do we have

1:32:52anything for congratulations,

1:32:54condolences, or community events?

1:32:57Councilman Napa.

1:33:00>> Thank you, Council President. Just like

1:33:02to request a moment of silence for a

1:33:04retired member of the War Police

1:33:06Department who tragically passed lost a

1:33:07battle to cancer recently, Michael

1:33:09Clemens. Served for a number of years.

1:33:11He was held in very high regard, very

1:33:13decorated. U great person, great human,

1:33:16great family. So just a moment of

1:33:17silence for Mike Clemens. Could please

1:33:19have a moment of silence.

1:33:33Does anyone else have anything for

1:33:35congratulations, condolences, or

1:33:36community events?

1:33:41All right, seeing none, we move on to

1:33:42executive communications. First up is

1:33:44acceptance of minutes from council

1:33:45meeting held on August 26, 2026. Is

1:33:48there any objection to accepting those

1:33:50as is?

1:33:53See none. So accepted. Next is the

1:33:56minutes for September 14th, 2026 council

1:33:59meeting. Is there any objection to

1:34:01accepting those as is?

1:34:04Seeing none, they're accepted.

1:34:07Next we have announcement of

1:34:08appointments

1:34:09for the Harbor Management Commission. We

1:34:12have Alfred Nazareth III

1:34:15from Ward One and Donna Fieldman from

1:34:18Ward One.

1:34:19Next is appointments requiring

1:34:21confirmation.

1:34:23First we have the historic district

1:34:24commission.

1:34:27This would be Paul Satus and this is

1:34:29intergovernmental. So Councilman Gart.

1:34:31>> Yes, Mr. President. committee uh

1:34:33unanimously re recommended favorable

1:34:35action.

1:34:37>> So for action, Councilman Gart, I

1:34:39>> move favorable action.

1:34:40>> Second by Councilman Mle. Any further

1:34:43discussion on this? For the record, Mr.

1:34:47Sus is great. He's helped out on a

1:34:49number of issues in the ward. So I'm

1:34:50glad he's stepping up to help out even

1:34:52more. Uh the clerk will please call the

1:34:54role.

1:34:56>> Mr. Safy?

1:34:57>> Yes.

1:34:58>> Mr. De Louuise?

1:34:59>> Yes.

1:35:00>> Mr. Foley? Yes,

1:35:02>> Mr. Ghart.

1:35:03>> Yes,

1:35:04>> Mr. Kirby.

1:35:05>> Yes,

1:35:06>> Mr. Mudo.

1:35:07>> Yes,

1:35:08>> Mr. Napa.

1:35:09>> Yes,

1:35:10>> Mr. Ricks.

1:35:11>> Yes.

1:35:11>> It's zero. Motion passes.

1:35:14>> All right. Next, we have an appointment

1:35:15to the Wildlife and Conservation

1:35:16Commission. And I apologize in advance

1:35:18if I butcher her last name. It's Amy

1:35:21Caberis.

1:35:22>> Excellent. Well done.

1:35:23>> So, Councilman Gar, intergovernmental.

1:35:25>> Again, the committee unanimously

1:35:26recommended favorable action

1:35:28>> for action. Councilman Foley.

1:35:31Move favorable action

1:35:33>> seconded by Councilman Ghart, Council

1:35:35Muno. Any further discussion?

1:35:39Seeing none, clerk will please call the

1:35:40role.

1:35:41>> Mr. Sappy,

1:35:42>> yes.

1:35:43>> Mr. Douise,

1:35:44>> yes.

1:35:45>> Mr. Foley,

1:35:46>> yes.

1:35:46>> Mr. Gart,

1:35:47>> yes.

1:35:49>> Mr. Kirby,

1:35:50>> yes.

1:35:51>> Mr. Mudo,

1:35:52>> yes.

1:35:53>> Mr. Nappa,

1:35:54>> yes.

1:35:54>> Mr. Ricks,

1:35:55>> yes.

1:35:56>> 8 Z. Motion passes. All

1:35:58>> right. Next, we have the consent

1:35:59calendar. First up is PCR 106-26

1:36:02resolution relative to bids. Councilman

1:36:05Foley

1:36:06>> move favorable action.

1:36:09>> All right. So for action,

1:36:14>> do we have a second?

1:36:15>> Second.

1:36:15>> Seconded by councelor Mido.

1:36:17>> There was one item removed that was bid

1:36:192027124

1:36:21which has become PCR 11026.

1:36:26>> All right. Is there any further

1:36:27questions on the resolution relative to

1:36:29bids?

1:36:31All right. Next, we go to PCR 107-26,

1:36:34resolution relative to abatements.

1:36:36Councilman Foley,

1:36:39>> uh, I'm not sure on the order. We did

1:36:41pull a PCR on that. Should we just do

1:36:45the consent pot?

1:36:48There was one abatement number 173630

1:36:52regarding forier in the amount of $41520

1:36:57that has become uh PCR 10926.

1:37:02Uh the PCR 10726 is now in the amount of

1:37:0613,97840.

1:37:12>> Thank you.

1:37:12>> Does anyone else have any questions

1:37:14regarding the resolution relative to

1:37:15abatements?

1:37:17All right. Seconded by or was moved by

1:37:19council foy. Is there a second for that

1:37:20one?

1:37:21>> Second.

1:37:21>> Seconded by council m.

1:37:25>> All right. And now any questions on the

1:37:26consent calendar as a whole? So that

1:37:28includes the resolution relative to bids

1:37:30and the resolution relative to

1:37:31abatements.

1:37:33All right. Seeing none, the clerk will

1:37:35please call the role. Oh, do we need to

1:37:36do another motion for favorable action?

1:37:38Nope. All right. So clerk will please

1:37:39call the role on the motion for

1:37:40favorable action of the consent

1:37:42calendar.

1:37:43>> Mr. Sappi,

1:37:44>> yes.

1:37:44>> Mr. Duiz.

1:37:46>> Yes. Mr. Foley,

1:37:47>> yes.

1:37:48>> Mr. Gart,

1:37:49>> yes.

1:37:50>> Mr. Kirby,

1:37:51>> yes.

1:37:52>> Mr. Mudo,

1:37:53>> yes.

1:37:53>> Mr. Napa,

1:37:54>> yes.

1:37:55>> Mr. Ricks,

1:37:56>> yes.

1:37:57>> 8 Z. Motion passes. [clears throat]

1:37:59>> All right. And now, as far as items

1:38:00removed, first up, we have abatement

1:38:02number 173630,

1:38:06which is now PCR 109-26.

1:38:10So, Councilman Foley,

1:38:12>> uh, the new amount on that is $415.20.

1:38:1520 cents and I move favorable action.

1:38:20>> Seconded by council mino. Is there any

1:38:22discussion on this?

1:38:24>> See none clerk clerk will please call

1:38:26the role.

1:38:26>> Mr. Sappi

1:38:27>> recuse.

1:38:28>> Mr. Duis.

1:38:31>> Yes.

1:38:32>> Mr. Foley.

1:38:33>> Yes.

1:38:34>> Mr. Ghart.

1:38:35>> Yes.

1:38:35>> Mr. Kirby.

1:38:36>> Yes.

1:38:37>> Mr. Mudo?

1:38:38>> Yes.

1:38:39>> Mr. Napa?

1:38:39>> Yes.

1:38:40>> Mr. Rex?

1:38:41>> Yes.

1:38:41>> 70. Motion passes.

1:38:43>> All right. Next is bid 2027-1

1:38:46looks like a 124 now becomes PCR110-26.

1:38:52>> The new amount on that was $25,849.82.

1:38:57We move favorable action.

1:39:00>> All right. So for first we have the

1:39:01proposed amendment from Councilman

1:39:03Foley. He moves for favorable action. Is

1:39:04there a second? Seconded by council me.

1:39:06Is there any discussion on the proposed

1:39:08amendment?

1:39:09Seeing none, clerk will please call the

1:39:11role on the proposed amendment.

1:39:14Mr. Snappy,

1:39:15>> yes.

1:39:16>> Mr. De Louuise,

1:39:17>> yes.

1:39:18>> Mr. Foley,

1:39:19>> yes.

1:39:19>> Mr. Gart,

1:39:20>> yes.

1:39:21>> Mr. Kirby,

1:39:22>> yes.

1:39:23>> Mr. Mudo,

1:39:24>> yes.

1:39:24>> Mr. Nappa,

1:39:25>> yes.

1:39:26>> Mr. Ricks,

1:39:27>> yes.

1:39:28>> 8 Z. Motion passes.

1:39:30>> All right. And now we're on to the PCR

1:39:33110-26 as amended.

1:39:36First, do we have a motion for it?

1:39:39>> Move favorable action.

1:39:40>> Seconded by council me. Any discussion

1:39:42on PCR 110-26 as amended?

1:39:46Seeing none, clerk will please call the

1:39:48role.

1:39:48>> Mr. Sappi,

1:39:50>> yes.

1:39:50>> Mr. Deuise,

1:39:52>> yes.

1:39:52>> Mr. Foley,

1:39:53>> yes.

1:39:54>> Mr. Ghart,

1:39:55>> yes.

1:39:56>> Mr. Kirby,

1:39:58>> yes.

1:39:58>> Mr. Mudo,

1:39:59>> yes.

1:40:00>> Mr. Nappa,

1:40:01>> yes.

1:40:02>> Mr. Ricks,

1:40:03>> yes.

1:40:03>> 80. Motion passes.

1:40:05>> All right. Next, we're on to unfinished

1:40:07business. PCO8-26, an ordinance

1:40:09establishing a real estate

1:40:10non-utilization tax. Uh my understanding

1:40:13is that the recommendation is to hold

1:40:15till October 19th.

1:40:16>> Committee recommendation was to hold

1:40:17till 10:19.

1:40:19>> Is there any objection to that? Seeing

1:40:21none, so held.

1:40:25Next is PCR 101-26 bid 2027-159

1:40:29traffic street and pole maintenance and

1:40:32repairs. This is finance committee

1:40:35Councilman Foley.

1:40:37Move fable action.

1:40:40>> Second.

1:40:40>> Seconded by council Mino. Is any further

1:40:42discussion on this? All right. If not,

1:40:45clerk will please call the role.

1:40:47>> Mr. Safy?

1:40:48>> Yes.

1:40:48>> Mr. Duise?

1:40:50>> Yes.

1:40:50>> Mr. Foley?

1:40:52>> Yes.

1:40:52>> Mr. Ghart?

1:40:53>> Yes.

1:40:54>> Mr. Kirby?

1:40:55>> Yes.

1:40:56>> Mr. Mudo?

1:40:57>> Yes.

1:40:58>> Mr. Nappa?

1:40:58>> Yes.

1:40:59>> Mr. Ricks?

1:41:00>> Yes.

1:41:00>> 8 zero. Motion passes.

1:41:02>> Right. Next is PCR 103-26 bid 2027-134

1:41:08150 horsepower Yamaha four- stroke

1:41:10machine outboard motors. This is

1:41:12finance. Councilman Foley

1:41:13>> move favorable action.

1:41:15>> Seconded by council me. Is any further

1:41:17discussion on this?

1:41:19Seeing none, clerk will please call the

1:41:20role.

1:41:21>> Mr. Sappy,

1:41:22>> yes.

1:41:23>> Mr. De Louuise,

1:41:24>> yes.

1:41:24>> Mr. Foley,

1:41:25>> yes.

1:41:26>> Mr. Ghart,

1:41:27>> yes.

1:41:28>> Mr. Kirby,

1:41:29>> yes.

1:41:30>> Mr. Mudo,

1:41:31>> yes.

1:41:31>> Mr. Mr. Nappa,

1:41:32>> yes.

1:41:33>> Mr. Ricks,

1:41:35>> yes.

1:41:35>> 8 Z. Motion passes.

1:41:37>> All right. Now, we're on to new

1:41:38business. PCO 33-26, an ordinance

1:41:41amending section 60-399 relative to the

1:41:44indexation of benefits for retirees and

1:41:46beneficiaries. My understanding is the

1:41:48recommendation is to hold till November

1:41:499th.

1:41:50>> Correct.

1:41:51>> All right. Any objection to that? Seeing

1:41:53none, so held.

1:41:56Next we have PCR68-26,

1:41:59a resolution in regards to installing

1:42:00stop signs on BL Street where it

1:42:03intersects Maple Street and Chestnut

1:42:04Street and on Elm Street where it

1:42:06intersects BL Street. This is public

1:42:08safety. My understanding is the

1:42:09recommendation is to hold till October

1:42:1119th.

1:42:11>> That is correct.

1:42:12>> Any objection to that? Seeing none, so

1:42:15held. Next is PCR94-26,

1:42:18a resolution to the Rhode Island

1:42:19Department of Transportation and the

1:42:20State Traffic Commission requesting a

1:42:22traffic study of Tollgate Road where it

1:42:23intersects Commonwealth Avenue and

1:42:25Robert Shapiro Way. This is

1:42:26intergovernmental. Councilman Ghart

1:42:28>> committee recommended favorable action

1:42:30>> for action. Councilman Ghart

1:42:31>> move favorable.

1:42:33>> Seconded by Councilman Napa. Is there

1:42:35any further discussion on this? Seeing

1:42:38none, clerk will please call the role.

1:42:39>> Mr. Sappy,

1:42:40>> yes.

1:42:41>> Mr. Duise,

1:42:42>> yes.

1:42:42>> Mr. Foley,

1:42:43>> yes.

1:42:44>> Mr. Mr. Gart,

1:42:45>> yes.

1:42:45>> Mr. Kirby,

1:42:46>> yes.

1:42:47>> Mr. Mudo,

1:42:48>> yes.

1:42:49>> Mr. Nappa,

1:42:50>> yes.

1:42:50>> Mr. Ricks,

1:42:51>> yes.

1:42:51>> 8 Z. Motion passes.

1:42:53>> All right. Next is PCR95-26,

1:42:55a resolution to the Rhode Island

1:42:56Department of Transportation and the

1:42:58State Traffic Commission requesting a

1:42:59traffic study of Main Avenue where it

1:43:00intersects Imperial Drive and Freeman

1:43:02Street. This is Intergovernmental.

1:43:03Councilman Gart.

1:43:05>> Uh, committee recommend favorable action

1:43:06>> for action. Councilman Gart.

1:43:08>> Move favorable.

1:43:09>> Second.

1:43:10>> Seconded by Councilman Nappa. Is there

1:43:11any further discussion on this? Seeing

1:43:14none, clerk will please call the role.

1:43:15>> Mr. Sappi,

1:43:16>> yes.

1:43:17>> Mr. Dwise,

1:43:18>> yes.

1:43:19>> Mr. Foley,

1:43:20>> yes.

1:43:20>> Mr. Gart,

1:43:21>> yes.

1:43:22>> Mr. Kirby,

1:43:23>> yes.

1:43:23>> Mr. Mudo,

1:43:24>> yes.

1:43:25>> Mr. Nappa,

1:43:26>> yes.

1:43:27>> Mr. Ricks,

1:43:28>> yes.

1:43:28>> 80. Motion passes.

1:43:30>> Next is PCR 97-26, a resolution in

1:43:33regards to authorizing stop signs on

1:43:35Cliff Road where it intersects Brenton

1:43:37Avenue. This is public safety.

1:43:39Councilman Mutoo.

1:43:42>> Uh, we recommend a favorable action.

1:43:44>> For action, Councilman Mutoo.

1:43:45>> Favoral action.

1:43:47>> All right.

1:43:48>> Seconded by Councilman Nappa. Is there

1:43:49any further discussion on this?

1:43:51>> Right. Seeing none, clerk will please

1:43:52call the role.

1:43:53>> Mr. Sappi,

1:43:54>> yes.

1:43:55>> Mr. Duiz,

1:43:56>> yes.

1:43:56>> Mr. Foley,

1:43:57>> yes.

1:43:58>> Mr. Ghart,

1:43:59>> yes.

1:44:00>> Mr. Kirby,

1:44:00>> yes.

1:44:01>> Mr. Mau,

1:44:02>> yes.

1:44:03>> Mr. Nappa,

1:44:03>> yes.

1:44:04>> Mr. Ricks,

1:44:05>> yes.

1:44:05>> Eight zero. Motion passes.

1:44:07All right, we're on to unanimous

1:44:09consent.

1:44:11First up is PCR, well, not first up, the

1:44:14only one. PCR 108-26, a resolution in

1:44:16regards to installing stop signs on

1:44:18Pocahontas Drive where it intersects

1:44:20Algangquin Drive and Squantum Drive. Is

1:44:22there any objection to considering this

1:44:24item?

1:44:26Objection by council Amo. So, my

1:44:28understanding is we simply move on.

1:44:29>> Uh PCR 10826 uh has been objected to.

1:44:32It'll be um in play at the next meeting

1:44:35on October 19th.

1:44:38>> Got it. All right. Next up, we have a

1:44:40matter of reconsideration. PCO26-26,

1:44:43an ordinance to prohibit overnight

1:44:45parking on the easterly side of River

1:44:47Street. Councilman Foley.

1:44:50>> Yes. Uh asking for reconsideration so

1:44:54that a fix can be done. the overnight

1:44:58parking restriction signs were extended

1:45:01beyond what was requested. So in order

1:45:05to correct that situation, I need this

1:45:09reconcerted and modified.

1:45:12>> All right. So we need one more person

1:45:14who is on the side of the favorable vote

1:45:15to second that or just anyone?

1:45:19>> Seconded by many people. Okay.

1:45:21Councilman Rex, Councilman Nappa. So now

1:45:24it's before us up on reconsideration.

1:45:30>> All right. So first clerk will please

1:45:32call the role on the request for

1:45:34reconsideration.

1:45:37>> Mr. Sappi,

1:45:38>> yes.

1:45:39>> Mr. Douise,

1:45:40>> yes.

1:45:41>> Mr. Foley,

1:45:42>> yes.

1:45:42>> Mr. Ghart,

1:45:43>> yes.

1:45:44>> Mr. Kirby,

1:45:45>> yes.

1:45:46>> Mr. Mudo,

1:45:46>> yes.

1:45:47>> Mr. Nappa,

1:45:48>> yes.

1:45:49>> Mr. Ricks,

1:45:50>> yes.

1:45:51>> 8 Z. Motion passes. Also, I think I

1:45:53misspoke. We don't even need this the

1:45:55second person the person seconding to be

1:45:57on the favorable side. Correct. We

1:45:59changed that. All right. Yeah.

1:46:02>> All right. So, now

1:46:04>> so Councilman Foley's uh is now before

1:46:07us and the request is an amendment. Um

1:46:10the the prior sentence was on the

1:46:12easterly side of River Street between

1:46:13the hours of 10 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Uh

1:46:16the amendment is to insert north of

1:46:18Bellow Street. This would uh limit the

1:46:21application it to a very targeted

1:46:23northerly segment of River Street itself

1:46:27during those same hours and not

1:46:28applicable to a disconnected section of

1:46:30the street that continues um with some

1:46:33separation. So, um Councilman Foley

1:46:36amends to make the sentence read on the

1:46:38easterly side of River Street north of

1:46:40Bellows Street between the hours of 10

1:46:42p.m. and 6 a.m.

1:46:45>> Yes.

1:46:46>> Thank you.

1:46:47>> Sorry. Is there a second regarding that

1:46:48request?

1:46:49>> Second.

1:46:49>> Seconded by Councilman Rex, Councilman

1:46:51Gart. Is there any further discussion on

1:46:54this

1:46:57>> on the proposed amendment?

1:46:59>> All right. Seeing none, the clerk will

1:47:00please call the role.

1:47:02>> Mr. Sappy,

1:47:03>> yes.

1:47:03>> Mr. Duise,

1:47:05>> yes.

1:47:05>> Mr. Foley,

1:47:06>> yes.

1:47:07>> Mr. Gart,

1:47:08>> yes.

1:47:08>> Mr. Kirby,

1:47:10>> yes.

1:47:10>> Mr. Mudo,

1:47:11>> yes.

1:47:12>> Mr. Nappa,

1:47:13>> yes.

1:47:14>> Mr. Ricks,

1:47:14>> yes.

1:47:15>> Eight zero. Motion passes. All right. So

1:47:17now this stands before us as amended.

1:47:20>> Move favorable action.

1:47:22>> Second.

1:47:22>> Seconded by Councilman Nappa. Is it

1:47:26>> So any further questions from the

1:47:28council on this first? All right. See

1:47:31none. Is there any questions from the

1:47:32public on this?

1:47:36All right. So seeing none, clerk will

1:47:38please call the role.

1:47:39>> Mr. Sappy?

1:47:40>> Yes.

1:47:41>> Mr. Duise?

1:47:42>> Yes.

1:47:43>> Mr. Foley?

1:47:44>> Yes.

1:47:44>> Mr. Ghart?

1:47:45>> Yes. Mr. Kirby,

1:47:47>> yes.

1:47:48>> Mr. Mudo,

1:47:49>> yes.

1:47:50>> Mr. Nappa,

1:47:51>> yes.

1:47:51>> Mr. Ricks,

1:47:52>> yes.

1:47:53>> Zero. Motion passes.

1:47:58[snorts]

1:47:59>> All right. Do we have is there any

1:48:01objection to this going on the next

1:48:03agenda by unanimous consent?

1:48:07All right. See none. So it shall be

1:48:12and that'll be for second passage.

1:48:15And

1:48:17does anyone have anything else for

1:48:18unanimous consent?

1:48:21Seeing none, I will stare at you.

1:48:24>> Yes. Move favorable actions.

1:48:26>> Docket session.

1:48:27>> Oh, I'm sorry. Yes. Since there's no

1:48:30more business be in front of this

1:48:32honorable body, I move to a docking

1:48:34session.

1:48:35>> Second by Councilman Nappa. Any

1:48:37objection? All in favor? I.

1:48:40>> All oppose. All right, we're in the

1:48:42docket session. Ward one.

1:48:43>> Uh, yes. A resolution regards to the

1:48:46installation of stop signs on Pocahontas

1:48:48at the intersections of Alangquin and

1:48:50Squantum.

1:48:51>> All right. So, that'll be on no matter

1:48:53what, right? For the next one

1:48:54automatically.

1:48:56That was the same one.

1:48:59>> Yeah. Anything else? W two pass. W

1:49:04three. Ward four. Ward five. Ward six.

1:49:09>> Ward seven.

1:49:11>> Yes. Like to submit a resolution to

1:49:14preserve the historic shoreline and

1:49:17access along Midley A corridor at

1:49:19Arnold's neck.

1:49:27>> So enter. All right. And then W nine.

1:49:30>> Nothing for me.

1:49:31>> All right. I have two

1:49:35both on behalf of the mayor. First up is

1:49:39a resolution authorizing the city of war

1:49:41to participate in the PVC pipe antirust

1:49:44litigation uh ND Illinois

1:49:50>> in a governmental problem.

1:49:52And then the other one is a resolution

1:49:56authorizing the Warick Sewer Authority

1:49:58to borrow $300,000 from the Rhode Island

1:50:01Infrastructure Bank

1:50:03>> Finance.

1:50:03>> That'll go to finance.

1:50:06All right, that should be it for us as

1:50:09of 6:51 p.m.

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