TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Interviews:
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Christopher Lutyens |
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1)
2) Curtis Spalding, Executive Director of Save the Bay
re: Siting of LNG Facilities
3) Proclamation No. 06-012 honoring Jamestown Graduates Class of 2006
IV. COUNCIL SITTING AS ALCOHOLIC LICENSING BOARD
All approvals for licenses
and permits are subject to the resolution of debts, taxes and appropriate
signatures as well as, when applicable, proof of insurance.
MARINE VESSEL BEVERAGE LICENSE – CLASS G, 2006 Season
1) Conanicut Marine Services, Inc.
Vessel Name: The
Location: Dockside at East Ferry
2) Conanicut Marine Services, Inc.
Vessel Name: MV Katherine
Location: Dockside at East Ferry
V. CONSENT AGENDA
An item on the Consent Agenda need not be removed for simple clarification or correction of typographical errors. Approval of the Consent Agenda shall be equivalent to approval of each item as if it had been acted upon separately.
1) Adoption of Council minutes:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
2) Bills and Payroll
3) Minutes from Boards, Commissions and Committees:
a)
b) Board of Canvassers (
4) CRMC Notices:
a) June 2006 Calendar
5) Zoning Board of Review abutter notification
a) Application of Dean J. Wagner, 94 Lawn Avenue, Tax Assessor’s Plat 8 Lot 762 for a variance from Article 3 Table 3-2 to construct an addition which will be 7.5’ from southerly lot line
6) Proclamations
& Resolutions from other
a) Resolutions of the City Council,
i) No. 231, in support of Senate Bill 2006-S 2049 re: elimination of MTBE as a Gasoline Additive
ii) No. 232, in support of Senate Bill 2006-S 2029 re: an act relating to public utilities
iii) No. 238, in opposition to House Bill 2006-H 7280 re: statutes and statutory construction – publication and distribution of acts
iv) No. 239, in support of Senate Bill 2006-S 2135 re: education – the Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative
v) No. 240 in support of House Bill 2006-H 7249 requesting RI’s 39 Cities and Towns to support a nationwide boycott on all petroleum-based products from the Exxon Mobile Corporation
vi) No. 241 in support of House Bill 2006-H 6806 relating to Education – foundation level school support
vii) No. 242 requesting the establishment of a joint pension review committee to collect and analyze pension data
b) Resolution of the Town of
i) In opposition to the Providence Tax
Plan as it relates to the authorization of an additional 10 million dollars in
state aid to the City of
ii) In opposition to House Bill 7280 re: statues and statutory construction – publication and distribution of acts
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
1) Pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5(a) (2)
potential litigation (continued from
VII. COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATOR, SOLICITOR,
COMMISSION/COMMITTEE COMMENTS & REPORTS
1) Town
Administrator report (verbal); the following items may require action by the
Town Council
a)
b) Sewer treatment bid evaluation
c) Recreation facilities
d) Hurricane planning
e) Water Resource and Protection Committee
f) Siegmund arbitration award
g) Wildlife Committee recommendations
h) Town Hall bid update
i) Golf Course lease
2) Local Jamestown Traffic Commission
re: recommendation to deny a request to
restrict parking on Lots 172 and 173 at the Jamestown Ambulance Barn (continued
from
3) Jamestown Police Chief Thomas P. Tighe
re: recommendation to install street light on the west side of
VIII. PUBLIC HEARING
IX. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
X. COMMMUNICATIONS
AND PETITIONS
1) GrowSmartRI
re: Housing & Conservation Trust Study Commission recommendations (study can be found at www.growsmartri.com)
2) HousingWorksRI
re: thank you letter for Council’s endorsement of their 2006 policy platform
3) Petition
from
4)
5) The
Conservation Agency re: request for funding in the amount of $9,999.00 for
XI. LICENSES & PERMITS
All approvals for licenses and permits are subject
to the resolution of debts, taxes and appropriate signatures as well as, when
applicable, proof of insurance.
1)
EVENT
APPLICATION
a)
Holy Ghost Society of
Procession and
Event
2)
ONE DAY
PEDDLER & ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE APPLICATION
a)
July
20 –
i) Request to waive fee
XII. OPEN FORUM
1) Scheduled request to address
a) Representative Bruce J. Long re: legislative update
2) Non-scheduled request to address
XIII. APPOINTMENTS
AND RESIGNATIONS
XIV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1) Jamestown Tree Preservation and Protection Committee re: lack of quorum and request to advertise for replacements
2) Jamestown Wildlife Committee re: recommendations for continued efforts to prevent Lyme disease and funding to establish public awareness program
XV. NEW BUSINESS
1) Notice
of proposed I.S.D.S. requiring a variance from I.S.D.S. regulations re:
Application Number 0015-0351, Plat 16,
2) Harbor Commission Budget; if favorable, for Council approval and adoption
3) Weaver’s Cove proposed LNG project
a) Amicus brief filing
4) Request from Bridges, Inc. to waive the fee for use of the Rembijas Pavilion
5) Award
Advertising Bid to the Jamestown Press for an amount not to exceed their bid
proposal, for a term ending
XVI. EXECUTIVE SESSION
XVII. ADJOURNMENT
Pursuant to RIGL § 42-46-6(c)
Notice of this meeting shall be posted on the Secretary of State’s website and
at the Town Hall and the Jamestown Philomenian Library.
In addition to the two
above-mentioned locations, notice also may be posted, from time to time, at the
following locations: Jamestown Police
Station; Town Office; and on the Internet at www.jamestownri.com/meetings/index.htm
and www.jamestownri.net/council/council.html
ALL NOTE: This meeting location is accessible to the physically challenged. Hearing or speech impaired individuals requiring the services of an interpreter should call the Town Clerk at 401-423-7200 or facsimile at 401-423-7230 not less than 3 business days prior to the meeting.