TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
(as
amended
A regular meeting of the
Jamestown Town Council was called to order at the
David J. Long, Vice
President
Claire M. Ferguson
Julio J. DiGiando
Guy J. Settipane
also
present were:
Thomas P. Tighe,
Arlene D. Petit, Town
Clerk
J. William W. Harsch, Town
Solicitor
Representative Bruce Long
Richard Condon, Harbor
Management Commission
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.
None
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.
It was requested that
items 1 (a), (b) and (c) be removed from the consent agenda. It was moved by Councilor Long, seconded by
Councilor Ferguson to accept the consent agenda as amended. So unanimously voted.
1) Adoption of Council minutes:
a)
b)
c)
2) Bills and Payroll
3) Minutes from Boards, Commissions and Committees:
a) Conservation Commission (
b)
c)
d) Tax Assessment Board of Review (
4) CRMC Notices:
a) Public notice re: Lois J. Mariorenzi & Priscilla Szneke,
5) Abatements/Addenda of Taxes
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1) Adoption of Council minutes:
a)
Council President Littman
requested that the following change be made:
Unfinished
Business, 2. Petition for street
abandonment – change the word petition to petitioner and add the word
seeking. The sentence should read,
Council President Littman stated that the attorney representing the petitioner
seeking to abandon….
It was moved by Council
President Littman, seconded by Councilor Settipane to approve the minutes as
amended. So
unanimously voted.
b)
Council President Littman
noted that the date was not on the minutes for the
It was moved by Council
President Littman, seconded by Councilor Long to approve the minutes as amended
with the date corrected to
c)
Council President Littman
stated that the special meeting was called as a special meeting on Monday by
the Council President pursuant to the provisions as set forth in the Town
Charter and asked that the minutes be changed to reflect that.
It was moved by Councilor
Long, seconded by Councilor Ferguson to accept the minutes as amended by
President Littman. So
unanimously voted.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
ANNOUNCEMENT
1) Pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5 (a) (5) Real Estate: Lease
Negotiations
Council President
announced that the Council would go into executive session at the end of the
business meeting to discuss lease negotiations, pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5 (a)
(5).
COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATOR,
SOLICITOR, COMMISSION/COMMITTEE COMMENTS & REPORTS
1) Town Administrator verbal report
The following issues were
reported by the Town Administrator:
The Town Administrator
informed the Council that GZA GeoEnvironmental has recommended that the trailer
not be located at the former landfill as this would not be an appropriate
storage area. Mr. Tighe will continue to
work with Mrs. Bolger to find an appropriate location.
Floating Dock at East
Ferry
The Town Administrator
noted that Acting Chief Donovan has consulted with a marine engineer to
determine the number of individuals that can safely fish on the floating dock
at one time. Chief Donovan has reported
that there should be not more than ten people allowed to fish on the floating
dock at one time.
The Town Administrator informed
the Council that he would see that the proper notice be posted on the floating
dock at East Ferry.
2) Conservation Commission
a) Memorandum re: deer management on
It was moved by Councilor
Long, seconded by Councilor Ferguson to accept the memorandum from the
Conservation Commission regarding deer management on
Council President Littman
introduced a letter he received from the Acting Chief of RIDEM, Division of
Fish & Wildlife, Michael Lapisky
requesting Council input on opening
Patrick Bolger,
Conservation Commission, stated that the memorandum from the Conservation
Commission was put on the agenda so that the Council could take a vote this
evening on the issue of the controlled deer hunt. Mr. Bolger mentioned that RIDEM’s
deadline for comment is
The Council expressed
concern because it was not clear on the agenda that the Council would be taking
action this evening; however, they would be agreeable to holding a work session
as soon as possible.
It was the consensus of
the Council to move item 9 Controlled Deer Hunt under unfinished business up on
the agenda.
Unfinished Business
9) Controlled Deer Hunt
It was moved by Councilor
Long, seconded by Councilor Ferguson to hold a work session on
REPORTS
3) Jamestown Police Department
a) Request from Police Chief Donovan re: accept COPS UHP Grant
Council President Littman
stated that the grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
(COPS) for the hiring of one new full-time police officer was applied for prior
to the Financial Town Meeting; however, it was awarded after the budgeting
process. As such, there was a question
as to whether the grant could be used for the hiring of the officer that was
hired in the 2004-2005 budget cycle, or would it be necessary to hire another
new police officer.
The Town Administrator
noted that the funds could be accepted and if not used within one year they would
be returned. The deadline for response
to the grant is
It was the consensus of
the Council to have the Town Solicitor review the grant for the specifics of
how this grant can be used and continue further discussion to the next Council
meeting on
PUBLIC HEARING
1) Proposed amendment to the Jamestown Charter re: Town Council
and School Committee, number, selection and terms (cont. from
a) Memorandum from School Committee re: committee terms to
accommodate a change in election dates
Council President Littman
opened the public hearing at
Council President Littman noted that the purpose of changing the election date is to avoid the ve