The City Of Warwick
Docket of the City Council
Regular Business Meeting
FOR
September 11, 2006
@ 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CITY HALL
3275 POST ROAD
WARWICK, RI02886
Donald Torres, President Presiding
Torres - Moment of silence for 9-11 victims.
Stenhouse - Councilman Lee - Happy Birthday, 40th .
Stenhouse - Pilgrim High represented RI Remembers at the State House
Donovan - Mark Silberstein from Beacon leaving - Best Wishes
Roll Call Time: 7:20 p.m.
SUE STENHOUSE, DONALD TORRES, TIMOTHY LEE, JOSEPH J. SOLOMON, JOHN DELGIUDICE, DONNA M. TRAVIS, CHARLES J. DONOVAN, JR., RAYMOND E. GALLUCCI, STEVE MEROLLA
Salute To The Flag: Ward
Executive Communications
1. General Communications – Acceptance of minutes from council meetings held on:
August 28, 2006
Moved by: Stenhouse
Seconded by: Travis, Lee
Vote: 9 VV
2. Consent calendar:
A. PCR-127-06 - Resolution Relative To Bids. (Councilman Gallucci)
A. Committee Report (Finance) Favorable
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Gallucci
Seconded by: Stenhouse
Adopted - R-06-105
PCR-140-06 - Bid 2007-77 -
Committee Report : Favorable
Moved by: Gallucci
Seconded by: Stenhouse
Vote:
Move to hold 1 month: Merolla
Seconded by: Travis, Stenhouse
Vote: 9 yes
Hold till 10/11/06
B. PCR-128-06 - Resolution Relative To Traffic Studies. (Councilwoman Travis)
A. Committee Report (Public Safety) Favorable
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Travis
Seconded by: Lee
Adopted
C. PCR-129-06 - Resolution Relative To Street Lights (Councilwoman Travis)
A. Committee Report (Public Safety) Favorable
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Travis
Seconded by: Lee
Adopted - R-06-106
D. PCR-130-06 - Resolution Relative To Claims. (Councilwoman Travis)
A. Committee Report (Public Safety) Favorable
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Travis
Seconded by: Lee
Adopted - R-06-107
E. PCR-131-06 - Resolution Relative To Tax Abatements. (Councilman Gallucci)
A. Committee Report (Finance) Favorable
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Gallucci
Seconded by: Stenhouse
Adopted - R-06-108
F. PCR-132-06 - Resolution Relative to Tax Title Sale. (Councilman Merolla)
A. Committee Report (P.P.) None
None
G. PCR-133-06 Omnibus Resolution Of Congratulations And Condolences.
(Councilman Merolla)
A. Committee Report (Community Affairs) Favorable
B. Action: Favorable
Moved By: Merolla
Seconded by: Stenhouse
Vote: 9 yes
Adopted - R-06-109
3. Announcement Of Appointments - none
4. Appointments Requiring Confirmation - none
Historic Cemeteries Commission
Carl Robert Johnson - Ward 8
60 Lillian Court
Warwick, RI 02886 Term to expire: 1/1/08
(Vice - Linda Rogers)
A. Committee Report (Appts)
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Gallucci
Seconded by: Donovan, Travis, Stenhouse, DelGiudice
Vote: 9 yes
Accepted
Unfinished Business
1. PCO-37-06 - An Ordinance relative to the installation of No Parking signs in front of the new court house. (Councilman Merolla, Council man Lee, Councilman Gallucci)
Second Passage, As Amended
Description: The Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Frank Williams contacted
Councilman Merolla and asked that a No Parking signs be installed in
front of the new court house as soon as possible, and asked that the
Item be placed under Unanimous Consent so that it may be done in a
timely manner.
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Favorable
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Merolla
Seconded by: Travis, DelGiudice, Gallucci
Vote: 9 yes
Second Passage, as amended - 0-06-25
2 PCO-50-05 - An Ordinance relative to Minimum Housing and Code Enforcement
(Councilwoman Travis, Councilwoman Stenhouse, Councilman Lee)
First Passage
Description: Raise fines to appropriate levels and rigidly fine people and set as a deterrent.
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold One Month
Hold till 10/11/06
Unfinished Business Continued
3 PCO-12-06 - An Ordinance regarding the sale of City Owned Property.
(Councilman Donovan)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Hold till 1st meeting in October
Hold till 10/11/06
4 PCO-21-06 - An Ordinance relative to pension reform - Creditable Service Clari- fication. (Councilwoman Stenhouse & Councilman Lee)
First Passage
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold One Month
Hold till 10/11/06
5. PCO-36-06 - An Ordinance relative to the installation of No Parking signs on
Vanderbilt Airway. (Councilman Lee)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Favorable
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Lee
Seconded by: Travis
Vote: 9 yes
First Passage
6. PCR-120-05 - A Resolution Relative to City Owned Property, AP 262, Lot 104.
(Councilman Gallucci)
A. Committee Report (Public Properties) Hold till 2nd meeting in November
Hold till 11/27/06
7 PCR-194-05 - A Resolution relative to reimbursement to taxpayers.
(Councilman Solomon)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold one month
Hold till 10/11/06
Unfinished Business Continued
8. PCR-119-06 - A Resolution relative to Purchase a portion of City Owned
Property, located on plat 375, Lot 549. (Councilwoman Travis)
Description: Offer to purchase a portion of vacant land owned by the City of Warwick.
A. Committee Report (P.P.) Favorable
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Travis
Seconded by: Stenhouse
Vote: 9 yes
Adopted - R-06-111
9. PCR-120-06 - A Resolution relative to legislation regarding sex offenders.
(Councilman Donovan, Travis)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (I.G.) Hold till 9/18/06
Hold till 9/18/06
10. PCR-126-06 - A Resolution Relative to a Land Donation:
(Councilman Merolla DelGiudice)
Description: Requested by James Dessaint of 65 Paine Street, Warwick, RI.
Plat 358, Lots 243 & 244
A. Committee Report (P.P.) Hold one month
Hold till 10/11/06
New Business
1. PCR-134-06 - A Resolution relative to the Opposition to proposed casino
in West Warwick. (Councilwoman Stenhouse)
Description: The City of Warwick strongly opposes the expansion of gambling and specifically the proposed constitutional amendment to allow for a casino in the Town of West Warwick.
A. Committee Report (I.G.) To floor for discussion
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Stenhouse
Seconded by: Lee
Vote: 3 no (Lee, Solomon, Travis), 6 yes
Denied
New Business - continued
2. PCO-39-06 - An Ordinance relative to the installation of “No Parking Either Side” signs for Cooke Place. (Councilwoman Stenhouse)
First Passage
Description: Based on a traffic study, No Parking Either Side signs should be posted along the entire length of Cooke Place.
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Favorable
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Stenhouse
Seconded by: Lee, Travis
Vote: 9 yes
First Passage
3. PCR-135-06 - A Resolution relative to Foreclosure of tax title lots for preserva- tion of open space by the Warwick Land Trust.
(Councilwoman Stenhouse)
Description: The Warwick Land Trust would like to foreclose on the right of redemption for the following tax title lots to preserve them as open space: Plat 303, Lots 4-17 and
Plat 334, Lots 254, 257-258, 260-264, & 336-337.
A. Committee Report (Land Use) Hold one month
Hold till 10/11/06
4. PCR-136-06 - A Resolution relative to the installation of a stop sign.
(Councilman Donovan)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Hold till 1st meeting in October
Hold till 10/11/06
5. PCR-137-06 - A Resolution relative to Greenwich Bay Water Shed Summit.
(Councilman Merolla)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (I.G.) Hold one week
Hold till 9/18/06
6. PCR-138-06 - A Resolution relative to funding the Warwick Teachers contract.
(Council President Torres)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold one week
Hold till 9/18/06
Wetland Petition
Public Hearing
1. PCR-139-06 - A Resolution relative to the alteration of a wetland, Kent County
Hospital petitioner. (Councilman Gallucci) L.U.
Public Hearing
A. Committee Report (L.U.) Recommend P.H.
B. Action Open P.H.
Moved by: Gallucci
Seconded by: Stenhouse
Vote: 9 VV
Speaking For: Dan Callahan
Craig Carrigan - Project Engineer
Move to Recess: Travis
Seconded by: Stenhouse, Lee
Vote: 9 VV
8:22 - 8:30 p.m.
Speaking Against: None
Motion to close P.H. Stenhouse Seconded by: Gallucci
Vote: 9vv
Moved by: Seconded by:
Vote:
Move to amend to deny petition: Lee
Seconded by: Stenhouse
Vote: 8 yes, 1 no (DelGiudice)
Move as amended: Lee
Seconded by: Stenhouse
Vote: 8 yes, 1 no (DelGiudice)
Denied - R-06-112
Unanimous Consent
For
September 11, 2006
None
MOTON TO ADJOURN: Travis SECONDED BY: Stenhouse
VOTE: 9 vv TIME: 8:40 P.M.
Attest:
City Clerk