CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
DOCKET OF REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 21,
2006
7:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO
ORDER
II. INVOCATION
III. SALUTE TO
THE FLAG
TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR
All items under “CONSENT CALENDAR” are
considered to be of a routine and noncontroversial nature by the City Council
and will be enacted by one motion. There
will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council member so
requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the “CONSENT CALENDAR”
and will be considered in its normal sequence on the docket.
Motion__________By_____2nd_____
Caine_____Midgley_____Perry_____Larisa_____ _____
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL JOURNALS
February 21, 2006 – Regular Meeting
February 21, 2006 – Closed Meeting – Collective Bargaining
March 7, 2006 – Regular Meeting
B. RESOLUTION - Town of Foster – Letter in support of Senate Bill 2006 S - 2135 – An Act Relating to Education.
C. RESOLUTION - Town of Glocester – Resolution in support of House Bill 3427 and Senate Bill 1479 concerning Lyme Disease.
D. RESOLUTION – Town of Glocester – Resolution in support of Senate Bill S2079 Low & Moderate Income Housing.
E.
RESOLUTION – Town of
F. RESOLUTION – Town of Burrillville – Resolution in support of Senate Bill 2006 -S 2049, An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government elimination of MTBE as a gasoline additive.
G. RESOLUTION – Town of Burrillville – Resolution in support of House Bill 2006 – H 6806, An Act Relating to Education.
H. RESOLUTION - Town of Burrillville – Resolution in support of Senate Bill 2006 –S 2029, An Act Relating to Public Utilities - legislation requiring utilities to pay for relocation of infrastructure.
V. PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, & INTRODUCTIONS
Presentation of plaque and proclamation to Paul Capaldo.
VI. APPOINTMENTS
1) Jennifer L. Cavaco,
Motion__________By_____2nd_____ _____
2) Lisa Larisa,
Motion__________By_____2nd_____ _____
3)
(Change from alternate member to permanent member)
Motion__________By_____2nd_____ _____
4)
Richard Mercier,
Motion__________By_____2nd_____ _____
5) Kim Casci,
Motion__________By_____2nd_____ _____
Alternate Member:
Pier
Motion__________By_____2nd_____ _____
VII. CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS LICENSING COMMISSIONERS
LICENSES REQUIRING PUBLIC
HEARING
1) Secondhand/Clothing Subject to approvals from the Chief of Police, Building Inspector, Zoning, and Fire Marshall.
Ana P. Soares/Zelika Khaytin d/b/a
Zelana’s Children’s Resale Boutique,
Public Comments
Motion__________By_____2nd_____
Caine_____Midgley_____Perry_____Larisa_____ _____
2) Class A – Retail (Transfer of Stock Only) Subject to approval from Division of Taxation.
Haxton’s of Riverside, Inc.,
Public Comments
Motion__________By_____2nd_____
Caine_____Midgley_____Perry_____Larisa_____
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LICENSES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC
HEARING
3)
From: Richard W. Buckett, d/b/a Buckett’s General Store
To: Bindhu Thomas d/b/a Bullock’s
General Store,
Motion__________By_____2nd_____ _____
4) Vict/Not Over 25 (New)
Subject to approvals from the Chief of Police, Building Inspector, Health
Inspector and Fire Marshall.
Bindhu Thomas d/b/a Bullock’s
General Store,
Motion__________By_____2nd_____ _____
5) Peddler/Ice Cream Subject to approvals from the Chief of Police
and Health Inspector.
John P. McGarry, Jr., d/b/a Jack’s
Ice Cream,
Motion__________By_____2nd_____ _____
LICENSING COMMISSIONERS RESUME SITTING AS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
ORDINANCES – FINAL
PASSAGE (Given first passage March 7, 2006. Advertised-Providence
Journal – March 10, 2006)
The
following is an ordinance
amendment regarding a COLA increase:
SECTION I. Article V entitled “Firemen’s and Policemen’s Pension Fund” of Chapter 11
of the Revised
Ordinances of the City of
“Personnel,” Subsection 11-236 entitled “Service retirement annuity” is amended to read as
follows:
(e) Effective May 1, 2006 those members who retired from service between 1962 and
1984 shall receive an increase of $900.00 per member per year except in the case of a
widowed member, whose increase shall be $600.00 per year, and those members who are
receiving an annual cost of living adjustment.
Public Comments
Motion__________By_____2nd_____
Caine_____Midgley_____Perry_____Larisa_____
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IX. CONTINUED BUSINESS
X. NEW BUSINESS
A. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
1. School Department Projected FY 2006 Deficit – Report
from Finance Director
2. Update on
3. Update on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway/Rosa Parks & Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Garden Project
B. REPORTS OF OTHER CITY OFFICIALS
CLAIMS COMMITTEE (By William
J. Conley, Jr. City Solicitor)
Motion__________By_____2nd_____
Caine_____Midgley_____Perry_____Larisa_____ _____
C. APPENDIX
A – LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT FEES (By Gregory Dias, Assistant City Solicitor)
Section I. Zoning fees.
(a) Any petition to amend Chapter 19 of the
Revised Ordinances of the City of East Providence entitled “Zoning” and/or the
official zoning map of the City of East Providence shall be accompanied by a
filing fee as provided for below to
be set by the city clerk council
to cover the cost of advertising and notice.
(b) Any application or petition to the zoning board of review for an appeal, special use permit, dimensional variance or use variance, except by the city, shall be accompanied by a filing fee, payable to the City of East Providence, in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Residential districts:
a. Application limited to one (1) lot……………………….$75.00
150.00
b. Each additional lot……………………………………… 25.00
50.00
(2) Commercial districts:
a. Application limited to one (1) lot and/or construction
of five thousand (5,000) square feet or
less……………. 150.00 300.00
b. Two (2) or more lots and/or construction in excess of
five (5,000) square feet………………………………... 200.00
400.00
(3) Industrial districts:
a. Application limited to one (1) lot and/or construction
ten thousand (10,000) square feet or
less……………… 250.00 500.00
b. Two (2) or more lots and/or construction in excess of
ten thousand (10,000) square feet……………………... 300.00 600.00
(4)
All districts:
The filing fee shall include a charge of
five dollars ($5.00) per each abutter to a maximum fee of two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00) and a fee for recording the decision of the Zoning Board of
Review in the land evidence records.
(c) Any application for development plan review, Article VIII of Chapter 19 entitled “Zoning”, or land development project, Article V of Chapter 19 entitled “Zoning”, shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus twenty dollars ($20.00) per acre for each full acre in the development, payable to the City of East Providence.
(d) In the event the applicant/petitioner or his/her authorized agent requests a continuance, a second filing fee in the same amount as the first, is required prior to said application or petition being placed on the next zoning board of review or city council docket.
(Ch. 252, § II, 9-7-93)
Motion__________By_____2nd_____
D. COUNCIL MEMBERS
1)
Santilli decision and Solicitor as Legal Counsel for School Department (By Mayor Larisa)
2) Special Election in Ward 2 (By Mayor Larisa)
3) City
Manager Search Update (by
Councilman Caine)
E. COMMUNICATIONS
1)
Charles Mello, Jr., 8 David Street. To
discuss emergency evacuation procedures for the citizens of East Providence
during times of hurricanes, chemical spills, or other man-made or natural
disasters.
2)
John F. Conley, Democratic City Committee Chairman. Presentation of petitions to Council and
expediting the special election in Ward 2.
F. ADJOURNMENT