The City Of Warwick Docket of the City Council
Regular Business Meeting
FOR
December 10, 2007
@ 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CITY HALL
3275 POST ROAD
WARWICK, RI 02886
Joseph J. Solomon, President Presiding
Roll Call Time: 7:35 P.M.
Robert A. Cushman, Bruce S. Place (Absent), Helen S. Taylor, Joseph J. Solomon, John Delgiudice, Donna M. Travis, Charles J. Donovan, Jr., Raymond E. Gallucci, Steve Merolla
Salute To The Flag: Ward Taylor
Executive Communications
1. General Communications –
Acceptance of minutes from council meetings held on:
November 14, 2007 -
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: DelGiudice
Vote: 8VV
November 19, 2007 –
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: Gallucci, Travis
Vote: 8VV
2. Consent calendar:
A. PCR-227-07 - Resolution Relative To Bids. (Councilman Donovan)
A. Committee Report (Finance) Favorable – Donovan
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman
Adopted – R-07-176
B. PCR-228-07 - Resolution Relative To Traffic Studies. (Councilwoman Taylor)
A. Committee Report (Public Safety) Favorable – Taylor
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: DelGiudice, Cushman, Travis
Adopted
C. PCR-229-07 - Resolution Relative To Street Lights (Councilwoman Taylor)
A. Committee Report (Public Safety) Hold one week
D. PCR-230-07 - Resolution Relative To Claims. (Councilwoman Taylor)
A. Committee Report (Public Safety) Favorable - Taylor
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: DelGiudice, Travis
Adopted – R-07-177
E. PCR-231-07 - Resolution Relative To Tax Abatements. (Councilman Donovan)
A. Committee Report (Finance) None
F. PCR-232 -07 Omnibus Resolution Of Congratulations And Condolences.
(Councilman Merolla)
A. Committee Report (Community Affairs) Favorable –Solomon
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Solomon
Seconded by: Taylor, Cushman
Vote: 8 yes
Adopted – R-07-178
3. Announcement Of Appointments - None
4. Appointments Requiring Confirmation
Wildlife and Conservation Commission
Wayne Cabral – Ward 9
4157 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02818 Term to expire: 01/01/09
(Vice: Lee Whittaker)
A. Committee Report (Appointments) Favorable - Cushman
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Merolla
Seconded by: Cushman, Taylor
Vote: 8 yes
Accepted
Historic Cemeteries commission
Dereck Byrne – Ward 2
9 Broad Street
Warwick, RI 02888
(Re-appt) Term to expire: 11/1/10
A. Committee Report (Appointments) Favorable - Cushman
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: DelGiudice
Seconded by: Cushman, Travis
Vote: 8 yes
Accepted
Historic District Commission
Henry Brown - Ward 1
500 Spring Green Road
Warwick, RI 02888
(Re-appt) Term to expire: 4/1/10
A. Committee Report (Appointments) Hold till 1/14/07
Tourism Advisory Board
Bob Ayers – Ward 3
General Manager
Residence Inn by Marriott
500 Kilvert Street
Warwick, RI 02886
(Re-appt) Term to expire: 9/1/10
A. Committee Report (Appointments) Favorable - Cushman
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: Cushman
Vote: 8 yes
Accepted
Tourism Advisory Board
Kevin James Buchanan – Ward 3
General Manager
Hilton Garden Inn
1 Thurber Street
Warwick, RI 02886
(Vice: Andrea Delligatti) Term to expire: 9/1/09
A. Committee Report (Appointments) Hold till 1/14/08
Unfinished Business
In accordance with the City Charter Sec. 3-7 and Council Rule 16 the following item shall be reconsidered to over ride the veto:
1. PCO-21-07, as amended – An Ordinance relative to remuneration in lieu of health insurance for city employees.
(Councilman Cushman)
A. Committee Report (Finance) Donovan to Floor for Discussion
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Cushman
Seconded by: Merolla
Vote:
Move to reconsider: Cushman
Seconded by: Merolla
Vote: 4 yes (Solomon, DelGiudice, Merolla, Cushman), 4 no (Donovan, Gallucci, Taylor, Travis)
Motion to reconsider fails
Councilman Merolla went home sick at 8:35 p.m.
2. PCO-12-06 - An Ordinance regarding the sale of City Owned Property.
(Councilman Donovan)
Second Passage, as amended
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold till 1/14/08
3. PCO-47-07 - An Ordinance relative to the installation of No Parking Signs on the
East Side of Liverpool extending for approximately 150 North on
Liverpool. (Councilwoman Taylor)
Second Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Favorable – Taylor
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: Cushman
Vote: 7 yes
Second Passage – 0-07-30
4. PCO-9-07 - An Ordinance relative to Recycling and trash, specifically, White Goods. (Council Pres. Solomon on behalf of the Mayor)
First Passage
Description: Amend White goods Ordinance to read - 2 Free pickups per residence per year, additional pickups to cost $15.00 per item.
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Hold till 1/14/08
Unfinished Business Continued
5. PCO-11-07 - An Ordinance relative to Junk and Abandoned Property.
(Council Pres. Solomon on behalf of the Mayor)
First Passage
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Withdraw – Donovan
B. Action to withdraw
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman
Vote: 7 yes
Withdrawn
6. PCO-14-07 - An Ordinance Amending the Circuit Breaker Tax Credit.
(Council Pres. Solomon)
First Passage
Description: Change the circuit breaker tax credit range from $400 - $800 to new range Of $600 - $1,000.
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold till 1/23/08
7. PCO-20A-07 -An Ordinance relative to Refunding Bonds. (Council President Solomon on behalf of the Mayor)
First Passage
Description: The issuance of the Refunding Bonds will result in a financial benefit to the City of Warwick.
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold till 1/23/08
8. PCO-23-07 - An Ordinance prohibiting changes to any city pension plans that will increase the unfunded liability of the plan, unless the plan is funded at least ninety (90%) percent of its current liability prior to the proposed change and funding mechanism has been approved that will contribute the future dollars necessary to fund the
proposed change at one hundred percent of the new liability being created. (Councilman Cushman)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Hold till 1/14/08
9. PCO-24-07 - An Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinance regarding Trash Collection - Mattress Disposal.
(Council President on behalf of Mayor)
First Passage
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Hold till 1/14/08
10. PCO-43-07 - An Ordinance relative to the amendment to the Nuisance Task
Force legislation. (Councilwoman Taylor)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Favorable - Donovan
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: Travis
Vote: 7 yes
First Passage
11. PCO-46-07 - An Ordinance amending Section 56-6 of the Code Of Ordinances of the City of Warwick, relative to Requirements to Notice Bids.
(Council Pres. On behalf of the Mayor)
First Passage
Description: New language to include “may include publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the state as determined by the purchasing officer for the municipality not less than” at least ten days prior to the date set for the opening of bids.
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Favorable – Donovan
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman
Vote:
Move to amend: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman
Vote: 7 yes
Move as amended: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman, Taylor
Vote: 7 yes
First Passage, as amended
12. PCR-169-07 - A Resolution relative to the installation of a stop sign.
(Councilman Donovan)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Hold till 1/14/07
13. PCR-182-07 - A Resolution relative to wastewater treatment facilities.
(Councilwoman Taylor)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold till 2/11/07
14. PCR-209-07 - A Resolution to the School Committee relative to Employee Health Care Buy Back. (Councilman Cushman)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Intergovernmental) Hold till 1/14/07
New Petition For Referral and Advertising
1. PCO-48-07 – An Ordinance relative to an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance
Of the City of Warwick, North End Realty, LLC, Petitioner.
(Councilman Gallucci) Tentative P.H. Date: 1/23/07
New Business
1. PCR-233-07 - A Resolution relative to the allocation of funds to outside service accounts. (Councilman Cushman, Councilman Place &
Councilman Donovan)
Description: Move funds from several accounts to an outside service account to fund Council requests for outside consultant services.
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold till 1/14/08
2. PCR-234-07 - A Resolution to the General Assembly to request legislation to keep the coastline clean. (Councilwoman Taylor)
Description: Clean The Bay has cleaned over 1000 tons of debris from Warwick to East Providence with a $300,000 grant and Captain Alan Wentworth has used $75,000
of his own money to do this.
A. Committee Report (Intergovernmental) Favorable – Cushman
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: Travis, DelGiudice, Cushman
Vote: 7 yes
Adopted – R-07-179
3. PCR-235-07 - A Resolution to the Building Department relative to records.
(Councilwoman Taylor)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (I.G.) Favorable - Cushman
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: Cushman, Gallucci, DelGiudice
Vote: 7 yes
Adopted – R-07-180
New Business Continued
4. PCR-236-07 - A Resolution to the Sewer Authority relative to records.
(Councilwoman Taylor)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (I.G.) Favorable – Cushman
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: Gallucci, Travis, DelGiudice
Vote: 7 yes
Adopted – R-07-181
5. PCO-49-07 - An Ordinance relative to the Housing and Building Code.
(Councilwoman Taylor)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Favorable – Donovan
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: Travis
Vote: 7 yes
First Passage
6. PCO-50-07 - An Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances regarding Vicious Dogs Enforcement and penalties. (Councilwoman Travis &
Councilwoman Taylor
First Passage
Description: Enforcement and penalties: Section 4-13. 1-7 – Animals
Section 4-13 . 1-11 – Human Beings
1. Display a sign on premises warning “Vicious Dog on Premises”.
2. Enclosure for vicious dog on property large area for larger dogs.
3. A Tattoo shall be placed on the upper inner left rear thigh of vicious dog.
4. Liability Insurance.
Note: Pawtucket and East Providence have a stronger penalty under GL 4-13-1.
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Hold till 1/14/08
New Business Continued
7. PCR-237-07 - Resolution relative to the installation of stop signs and speed
Limit signs on Airway Road. (Councilwoman Taylor)
Description: Stop Signs and Speed Limit Signs are to be installed according to the rec-ommendation of the Police Department.
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Favorable- Taylor
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Taylor
Seconded by: DelGiudice
Vote: 7 yes
Adopted – R-07-183
8. PCR-238-07 - A Resolution to accept a donation of land.
(Councilman DelGiudice)
Description: Daryl A. Dayian, Plat 377, Lots 222, 254, 255, 256
A. Committee Report (P.P.) Favorable – Donovan
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: DelGiudice
Seconded by: Cushman, Taylor, Travis
Vote: 7 yes
Adopted – R-07-184
9. PCO-51-07 - An Ordinance relative to the installation of No Parking Public Right of Way signs on Water Front Drive. (Councilman DelGiudice)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Hold till 12/17/07
10. PCR-239-07 - A Resolution relative to the installation of signage on West Shore Road in front of Benny’s located at 2574 West Shore Road.
(Councilwoman Travis)
Description: A Merge sign should be posted on the back of sign facing the Eastbound lane 2 and a merge sign should be posted at the Eastbound Lane and an additional lane merge sign should be placed on pole 237 replacing an old faded sign.
A. Committee Report (P.S.) to withdraw – Taylor
B. Action To withdraw
Moved by: Travis
Seconded by: Taylor
Vote: 7 yes
Withdrawn
New Business Continued
11. PCR-240-07 - A Resolution relative to the installation of a stop sign at the
Intersection of Sprague and Viscount.
(Council Pres. Solomon)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Favorable – Taylor
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman, Taylor
Vote: 7 yes
Adopted – R-07-185
12. PCO-52-07 - An Ordinance relative to Tax Exemption for Open Space.
(Council Pres. Solomon)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Favorable - Donovan
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman
Vote: 7 yes
First Passage
Unanimous Consent
For
December 10, 2007
Solomon, DelGiudice – To Docket For Next Week DEM Grant.
Move to Adjourn: Donovan
Seconded by: Travis
Vote: 7 VV
Time: 8:50 p.m.
Attest:
City Clerk