About this meeting
- Government Body
- Town Council
- Meeting Type
- Town Council
- Location
- North Kingstown, RI
- Meeting Date
- March 2, 2026
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Monday, March 2, 2026
32 items on the agenda.
SPECIAL BUSINESS•Item 4
Presentation to the Town Council and School Committee by CBIZ CPAs P.C. (formerly Marcum LLP) and the Audit Committee and receipt and filing of the Annual Audit Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025
SPECIAL BUSINESS•Item 5
Public Comment
Those wishing to speak are respectfully requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 6
Receipt of Donations - $100.00
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 7
Letter of Resignation - Ahren Cohen resigning from the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild & Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 8
Award of Bid - North Kingstown Municipal Golf Course - Construction of a Golf Cart Barn for Winter Storage of Golf Carts - Tower Construction Corporation - $1,544,000.00 (Funding is from the Municipal Lease Program for a 10-year term - Municipal Golf Course Enterprise Fund)
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 8a
Award of Bid - Department of Water Supply - Construction Services for the Post Road Water Main Replacement Project - D'Ambra Construction Co., Inc. - $1,785,590.00 (Funding is from Water Department - Infrastructure Replacement Account)
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 9
Ratification of the Town Manager's Approval of an Emergency Water Main Repair and Valve Installation - Water Department - Boyle & Fogarty Construction Co., Inc. - $30,976.46 (Funding is from FY2026 Water Department Budget - Infrastructure Replacement Account)
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 10
Acceptance of the Learn365 Municipal Learning Project Math Matters RI Grant in the amount of $8,500.00
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 11
Annual Entertainment License (renewal) - Town of North Kingstown, 100 Fairway Drive, to hold various outdoor concerts on various dates
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 12
Exhibition License (no vendors) - Wickford Village Association, c/o 17 Brown Street, to hold Harbor Fire (formerly Harbor Lights) on Brown Street, West Main Street, Updike Park, the Municipal Parking Lot, and the bridge over the Harbor, on May 15, June 18, July 16, August 13, September 18, and October 16, 2026 and authorization for the Town Manager to approve future rain dates
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 13
Exhibition License (1-10 vendors) - Transformative Action For North Kingstown (TANK), 72 Pine Tree Circle, to hold a Book Festival at the North Kingstown High School, 150 Fairway Drive, on April 11, 2026
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 14
Victualling License (new) - Bey Corp., dba Firehouse Subs, 1051 Ten Rod Road, Unit 10
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 15
Proposed Resolution Endorsing House Bill H-7352 and Senate Bill S-2607 - Rhode Island Civil Rights Enforcement Act
CONSENT AGENDA – Items 6 thru 16•Item 16
Final Bond Reduction - Cottages at Weeden Farm - $142,719.57
REPORTS•Item 17
Report by the Town Manager
Information regarding Town's steps concerning Bitumar Facility in West Davisville/QDC
REPORTS•Item 18
Report by the Finance Director YTD Budget Report
NEW BUSINESS•Item 19
Coastal Resources Management Council Application Number 2026-01-032 to allow Joshua Lipinski to construct and maintain a residential pier consisting of a ramp, to a fixed pier, to a ramp, to a float, 28 Enfield Avenue, Plat 117, Lot 31
NEW BUSINESS•Item 20
Request to modify approved Water Main Extensions (Quonset Apartments and 165 Namcook Road) to service The Edge Development - Devils Foot Road and Namcook Road (Plat 147, Lots 30, 34, 37, 67, 68, and 79 and Plat 181, Lots 13 and 28)
NEW BUSINESS•Item 21
Request for a Water Main Extension to service Franklin Commons located at 7259 Post Road, Assessors Plat 136, Lot 170
NEW BUSINESS•Item 22
Appointment of a Town Council Representative to the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council
NEW BUSINESS•Item 23
Arts Council - seven (7) members to March 1, 2028
NEW BUSINESS•Item 24
Asset Management Commission - one (1) At-Large Representative to July 1, 2027 to fill the unexpired term of Dianne Izzo
NEW BUSINESS•Item 25
Conservation Commission - two (2) members to March 1, 2029
NEW BUSINESS•Item 26
Harbor Management Commission - one (1) Marina/Boat Yard Operator Representative, one (1) Recreational Boating Representative, one (1) Environmental/Conservation Group Representative, and one (1) Commercial Fishing Representative to March 1, 2028
NEW BUSINESS•Item 27
Information Technology Advisory Committee - one (1) Expert Member to March 1, 2029, one (1) At-Large Member to March 1, 2029, and one (1) Alternate At-Large Member to March 1, 2029
NEW BUSINESS•Item 28
Personnel Board - one (1) member to March 1, 2029
NEW BUSINESS•Item 29
Tree Warden to March 1, 2027
NEW BUSINESS•Item 30
Veterans Day & Memorial Day Parades Committee - one (1) member to March 1, 2029
NEW BUSINESS•Item 31
Wickford Village Design Guidelines Committee - one (1) Alternate Business Property Owner to December 31, 2027
NEW BUSINESS•Item 32
Discussion on Sidewalk Clearing Ordinance; who is responsible, liability, enforcement (requested by Councillor Hill Ross)
NEW BUSINESS•Item 33
Discussion - North Kingstown being an Accepting Community (requested by Council President Pro Tem Page)
NEW BUSINESS•Item 34