The City Of Warwick Docket of the City Council
Regular Business Meeting
FOR
January 14, 2008
@ 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, Helen S. Taylor(Absent), Joseph J. Solomon, John Delgiudice, Donna M. Travis, Charles J. Donovan, Jr., Raymond E. Gallucci, Steve Merolla
Salute To The Flag: Ward – Councilwoman Travis
Solomon – Brad Logan from Jonah Center services provided to the community are very important.
Ed Ladouceur instrumental in helping to raise funds. Raised $5,000.00 from Warwick Rotary in one afternoon
Travis – Write in campaign for Jonah is taking place.
Cushman – Question as to why health care consultants are members of West Bay.
Cushman – Concerned about crossing guards being advertised as open positions.
Merolla – Councilwoman Taylor – whish a speedy recovery.
Merolla – Support for Jonah.
Executive Communications
1. General Communications –
1. "Guest speaker - Trane Corporation - presentation relative to performance audit"
Will reschedule at a later date.
Acceptance of minutes from council meetings held on:
December 10, 2007 - Moved by: Travis
Seconded by: Merolla
Vote: 8 VV
December 17, 2007 – Moved by: Merolla
Seconded by: Travis, DelGiudice
Vote: 8 VV
2. Consent calendar:
A. PCR-1-08 - Resolution Relative To Bids. (Councilman Donovan)
A. Committee Report (Finance) Favorable – Donovan
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman
Adopted – R-08-1
B. PCR-2-08 - Resolution Relative To Traffic Studies. (Councilwoman Taylor)
A. Committee Report (Public Safety) Favorable – Donovan
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman
Adopted
PCR-15-08 – Bid 2006-208
Committee Report (Finance) Favorable – Donovan
Action: Hold one week
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: DelGiudice
Vote: 8 VV
Hold till 1/23/08
PCR-16-08 – Bid 2007-315
Committee Report (Finance) Favorable – Donovan
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: Cushman, DelGiudice
Vote: 6 yes, 2 no (Solomon, Merolla)
Adopted – R-08-3
PCR-17-08 – 2008-219
Committee Report (Finance) Favorable – Donovan
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: DelGiudice, Cushman , Place
Vote: 8 yes
Adopted – R-08-4
C. PCR-3-08 - Resolution Relative To Street Lights (Councilwoman Taylor)
A. Committee Report (Public Safety) Hold till 1/23/08
D. PCR-4-08 - Resolution Relative To Claims. (Councilwoman Taylor)
A. Committee Report (Public Safety) Favorable – Donovan
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Donovan
Seconded by: Merolla
Adopted – R-08-5
E. PCR-5-08 - Resolution Relative To Tax Abatements. (Councilman Donovan)
A. Committee Report (Finance) Hold till 1/23/08
F. PCR-6-08 - Omnibus Resolution Of Congratulations And Condolences.
(Councilman Merolla)
A. Committee Report (Community Affairs) Favorable – Merolla
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Merolla
Seconded by: DelGiudice
Vote: 8 yes
Adopted – R-08-6
3. Announcement Of Appointments - None
4. Appointments Requiring Confirmation -
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) Place – Hold till 1/23/08
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) Place – Hold till 1/23/08
Unfinished Business
1. PCO-12-06 - An Ordinance regarding the sale of City Owned Property.
(Councilman Donovan)
Second Passage, as amended
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Donovan – Hold till 2/11/08
2. PCO-43-07 - An Ordinance relative to the amendment to the Nuisance Task
Force legislation. (Councilwoman Taylor)
Second Passage
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Favorable – Merolla
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Merolla
Seconded by: DelGiudice
Vote: 8 yes
Second Passage – 0-08-1
Unfinished Business Continued
3. 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)
Second Passage, as amended
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 – Merolla
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Merolla
Seconded by: DelGiudice
Vote: 8 yes
Second Passage, as amended – 0-08-2
4. PCO-49-07 - An Ordinance relative to the Housing and Building Code.
(Councilwoman Taylor)
Second Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Merolla - Favorable
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Merolla
Seconded by: DelGiudice
Vote: 8 yes
Second Passage – 0-08-3
5. PCO-52-07 - An Ordinance relative to Tax Exemption for Open Space.
(Council Pres. Solomon)
Second Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Merolla – Favorable
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Merolla
Seconded by: DelGiudice
Vote: 8 yes
Second Passage – 0-08-4
Unfinished Business Continued
6. 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) Merolla – To Floor For Discussion
B. Action Hold one Month
Moved by: Merolla
Seconded by: Travis
Vote: 8 VV
Hold till 2/11/08
7. PCO-10-07 - An Ordinance amending the Building Code to Encourage Green Roofing. (Council Pres. Solomon on behalf of the Mayor)
First Passage
Description: Add green roofing provisions (the planting of roof gardens) into the building code for new construction.
A. Committee Report (L.U.) Merolla - Hold till 3/10/08
8. PCO-19-07 - An Ordinance prohibiting the Mayor or School Committee from agreeing to any provision that will restrict the city from establishing a comprehensive health care policy for all employees and retirees under one health care carrier. (Councilman Cushman)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Hold till 1/23/08
9. PCO-20-07 - An Ordinance establishing a minimum ten (10%) Percent of
premium health care cost sharing on all city and school employees and retirees who elect to receive coverage. (Councilman Cushman)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Merolla – To Floor for Discussion
Jeanne Bouchard – Merolla – Close P.H. – Seconded by: DelGiudice, Place –
Vote 8 VV
B. Action To Withdraw
Moved by: Cushman
Seconded by: Travis
Vote: 8 yes
Withdrawn
Unfinished Business Continued
10. PCO-22-07 - An Ordinance prohibiting lifetime health care or supplemental health coverage to any current or future city or school employee upon their retirement. (Councilman Cushman)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Hold till 2/11/08
11. 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) Merolla – Hold till 2/11/08
12. PCO-24-07 - An Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinance regarding Trash Collection - Mattress Disposal.
(Council President on behalf of Mayor)
First Passage
Description: $15.00 Disposal Fee per mattress
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Merolla – To Floor for Discussion
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: DelGiudice
Seconded by: Place
Vote: 3 yes, 5 no (Solomon, Cushman, Donovan, Merolla, Travis)
Failed
13. 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) Merolla – Hold till 2/11/08
Unfinished Business Continued
14. PCR-68-07 - A Resolution relative to Affordable Housing Bond , $5,000,000,
November 2008. (Councilwoman Travis)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Donovan – Hold till 2/11/08
15. PCR-72-07 - A Resolution relative to amending the Zoning Code to Encourage
Green Roofing. (Council Pres. Solomon on behalf of the Mayor)
Description: Add green roofing provisions (the planting of roof gardens) into the zoning code for new construction.
A. Committee Report (P.P.) Merolla – Hold till 3/10/08
16. PCR-73-07 - A Resolution relative to Amending the Planning Process to
Encourage Green Roofing. (Council Pres. Solomon on behalf of the Mayor)
Description: Add green roofing provisions (the planting of roof gardens) into the process for Planning Department and Planning Board approval.
A. Committee Report (P.P.) Merolla – Hold till 3/10/08
17. PCR-136-07 - A Resolution relative to the Land Trust requesting some
funding through land sales to be used for the purchase of open space with the consent of the Council. (Councilwoman Taylor)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Donovan – Hold till 1/23/08
18. PCR-169-07 - A Resolution relative to the installation of a stop sign.
(Councilman Donovan)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Donovan – Hold till 2/11/08
19. PCR-184-07 - A Resolution relative to obsolete and used city surplus equipment.
(Councilman Donovan )
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Donovan – Hold till 2/11/08
20. PCR-204-07 - A Resolution relative to Bid Awards. (Councilman DelGiudice)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Donovan – To Withdraw
B. Action To Withdraw
Moved by: DelGiudice
Seconded by: Travis
Vote: 8 yes
Withdrawn
Unfinished Business Continued
21. PCR-209-07 - A Resolution to the School Committee relative to Employee Health Care Buy Back. (Councilman Cushman)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Intergovernmental) Cushman – To Withdraw
B. Action To Withdraw
Moved by: Cushman
Seconded by: DelGiudice, Gallucci
Vote: 8 yes
Withdrawn
22. 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) Donovan - Hold till 2/11/08
New Business
1. PCR-7-08 - A Resolution requesting the Purchasing Director to issue an RFP for a camera Monitoring system for the Council Chambers.
(Councilwoman Taylor)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Donovan – Hold till 1/23/08
2. PCO-1-08 - An Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinance relative to the
Airport Land Use Committee Section.
(Councilwoman Taylor)
First Passage
Description: Add two residents to Airport Land Use Committee.
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Merolla – Hold till 2/11/08
3. PCR-8-08 - A Resolution to the General Assemble relative to the installation of a signage in front of Benny’s at 2574 West Shore Road regarding “Merging”. (Councilwoman Travis)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (I.G.) Cushman – Favorable
B. Action Favorable
Moved by: Travis
Seconded by: DelGiudice, Gallucci
Vote: 8 yes
Adopted – R-08-7
New Business Continued
4. PCR-9-08 - A Resolution relative to the installation of stop signs on Mullen Road at Deborah Road. (Councilman Place)
Description: Stop signs are recommended on Mullen Road at Deborah Road.
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Donovan – Favorable
B. Action: Favorable
Moved by: Place
Seconded by: Cushman, Travis
Vote: 8 yes
Adopted – R-08-8
5. PCR-10-08 - A Resolution requesting the Sewer Authority to install watering
apparatus when sewers are installed so the Governor Francis
Garden Club can maintain the shrubs and flowers.
(Councilman Cushman)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (I.G.) Hold till 2/11/08
6. PCR-11-08 - A Resolution requesting the Superintendent or Chairman of the School Committee appear before the Council.
(Councilwoman Taylor)
Description: This is a requesting for the Superintendent or Chairman of the School Committee to come before the Council to answer questions regarding the Student Bus Company and what their roll is in keeping the children on their buses safe and whether they are instructed in the keeping of the children in the event of a domestic or medical illness.
A. Committee Report (I.G.) Hold till 2/11/08
7. PCR-12-08 - A Resolution relative to requesting the RI Airport Corp. to install an alarm system to notify residents of a possible emergency.
(Councilwoman Taylor)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Donovan – Hold till 2/11/08
8. PCR-13-08 - A Resolution relative to changing the yield sign to a stop sign at the corner of Ridge Road and Chapin Avenue.
(Councilman DelGiudice)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (P.S.) Donovan – Hold till 1/23/08
9. PCR-14-08 - A Resolution relative to a Performance Audit.
(Council Pres. Solomon, Councilman Merolla and
Councilman Cushman)
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Finance) Donovan – Hold till 2/11/08
New Business Continued
10. PCO-2-08 - An Ordinance relative to the Station Redevelopment Agency.
(Council Pres. Solomon on behalf of the Mayor)
First Passage
Description: None
A. Committee Report (Ordinance) Merolla – Hold till 2/11/08
Unanimous Consent
For
January 14, 2008
None
Motion to Adjourn: Merolla
Seconded by: Cushman, DelGiudice
Vote: 8 VV
Time: 9:17 p.m.
Attest:
City Clerk