TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

Jamestown Philomenian Library

26 North Road

Monday June 26, 2006

7:00 PM
 
 

 

 


Inerviews:

Time:

Name:

Committee:

6:40 PM

Christopher Fabiszak

Buildings & Facilities Committee

6:50 PM

Daniel Shapiro

Fire Department Compensation Committee

 

 

I.                   CALL TO ORDER

 

II.                ROLL CALL

 

III.             AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1)         Tree city USA 4th Year Award presented by Paul Dolan, State Urban Forester

 

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.

 

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)                  June 5, 2006 (financial town meeting)

b)                  June 12, 2006 (regular meeting)

2)                  Bills and Payroll

3)         Minutes from Boards, Commissions and Committees:

a)         Jamestown Library Board of Trustees (05/02/2006)

b)         Jamestown Harbor Commission (05/10/2006, 05/15/2006)

4)         CRMC Notices:

a)         June 2006 Calendar (amended)

5)                  DEM Notices:

a)         Announcement re:  Request for Proposals for Nonpoint Source Pollution Abatement Grants (NPS), and Narragansett Bay and Watershed Restoration Fund Grants (BWRF)

6)         Proclamations & Resolutions from other Rhode Island cities and towns

a)         Town of Richmond re:  distribution of the annotated General Laws of Rhode Island

b)         Town of Burrillville re: in support of the general concept of real estate property tax relief, including the concepts of limiting by percentage the tax rate or amount a city or town may levy year to year

c)         Town of Barrington re: requests the General Assembly provide communities with the analysis that supported its decision to decrease education aid

7)         Abatements/Addenda of Taxes

 

VI.              EXECUTIVE SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT

 

VII.     COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATOR, SOLICITOR, COMMISSION/COMMITTEE COMMENTS & REPORTS

1)                  Town Administrator Report; items to be added as needed (verbal); the following items may require action by the Council:

a)                  Town Hall bid update

b)                  Landfill and Highway Barn

c)                  Trails Grant

d)                  Bikeway Project

e)                  Proposed 2006 road improvements

2)                  Memorandum from the Town Clerk re:  July Town Council meeting location

 

VIII.    PUBLIC HEARING 

 

IX.       ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

1)         Proposed ordinance amendment to Division 3 of Article III of Chapter 66 of the Code of Ordinances entitled “Members of Volunteer Ambulance Association and Fire Department (this amendment will bring the Code of Ordinance into compliance with recent changes to Chapters 237 and 370 of the 2005 Public Laws)

 

X.        COMMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS

            1)         GZA GeoEnvironmental reports

a)         Residential Well Sampling Results Report for the Former Jamestown Landfill

b)         Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring Report for March 2006

2)         Weaver’s Cove Energy re:  proposed LNG facility and request to give presentation at a Town Council meeting

3)         Jamestown Historical Society re:  building at 92 Narragansett Avenue (Jamestown Museum) lease and renovations

4)         Donna J. Cote re:  cumulative effect of ISDS variances and request for the Town to purchase property located in the Jamestown Shores area

5)         Council copy of letter sent to Frederick Brown, Building and Zoning Official from Magdalena Andres re:  construction of a building on Plat 9 lot 201

6)         Robert Dolan, Tree Committee member re:  support of planting low growing trees at the intersection of High Street and Walcott Avenue

 

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 LICENSE WITH VENDORS

                        a)         Jamestown Yacht Club (insurance certificate received)

                                    Fool’s Rules Regatta

                                    August 19, 2006 (rain date August 20, 2006)

                                    East Ferry Beach

                        b)         Conanicut Island Art Association (insurance certificate received)

                                    Jamestown Community Center

                                    July 29 – July 30, 2006

                                    10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

            2)         ONE DAY PEDDLER APPLICATION

                        a)         Jamestown Lions Club (insurance certificate received)

                                    July 4, 2006

                                    Mackerel Cove Beach

                                    6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

                                    * request to waive fee

           

XII.     OPEN FORUM

1)                  Scheduled request to address

a)                  Representative Bruce J. Long re:  legislative update

b)                  Senator M. Teresa Paiva-Weed re:  legislative update

2)                  Non-scheduled request to address

 

XIII.    APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS

 

XIV.    UNFINISHED BUSINESS

            1)         Golf Course lease (continued from 6/12/2006)

 

XV.      NEW BUSINESS

1)         CRMC ASSENT

Application #2006 04-103

            Applicant:  Elizabeth Perik

            Project Location:  10 High Street, Plat 9, Lot 380

            to construct and maintain a residential boating facility

            a)         Jamestown Harbor Commission review

2)         The Conservation Agency re: request for funding in the amount of $9,999.00 for Narragansett Bay coyote study (as requested by Council on 6/12/2006)

3)         Wood pile pier re:  request from the Jamestown Harbor Commission for emergency ordinance closing access on the wood pile pier and the concrete pier at East Ferry from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

4)         Award of Bid re:  recommendation from the Jamestown Harbor Commission to award the bid for a new harbormaster boat, trailer and engine with extended warranty on the tubes to:  RIBCRAFT for an amount not to exceed $95,770.00

5)         Golf Course lease (as requested by Council on 6/12/2006)

6)         Animal Shelter to Teen Center (as requested by Council on 6/12/2006)

 

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.