Town Council - Regular Meeting

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We'll call the January 6, 2026 North Providence Town Council meeting to order. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance or remain standing for a moment of silence. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. you have to say.

Okay. Item number one, acceptance of meeting minutes, discussion and possible action and vote with regard to the acceptance of meeting minutes from the meeting of December 3rd, 2025. Do I have a motion to accept? So move second. Motion been made by Councilman Bala, seconded by Councilman Pollock. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number two, soil testing. Mayor Lombardi to present results from the soil testing at Property. Um, the mayor has informed me that the testing results have not been the report has not come in yet. Is there anyone here that would like to speak on it? I know there are people in the audience. So now we don't have

Can you come to the microphone, please? Yes. [laughter] Just tell it into the mic. That's all. Yeah. Yeah. I I I can't hear that. Sorry. You couldn't hear me? Yeah. I'm sorry. That's okay. I was told at the last meeting he had the results but he forgot to bring them. So now he didn't come. Well, he was here and he left, I guess. And but he doesn't have the results now. You guys put that stuff over there five years ago. I know you're new. You don't know. Take a walk down there. It's a dump now. Every you know, radiators down there and everything like that. But I mean, you know, we built a school on Douglas Pike with all that dirt. We just piled it over there and now it's you know we can't get

I I understand completely. Tonight we were fully prepared to discuss the results of this report. I was just approached and he said the report has not come in yet. I I can't make excuses. It's just disappointing because I understand I understand. I live there if you live there every day. Oh no no I understand completely. I I totally I hope to hope you come by the the area that you He has he has come by with me. Oh yeah. Oh, good. V tell you I go down there frequently. He's come by with me. So, okay. We were prepared to discuss it tonight. Joe. No. No. Um Joe got Come up. You got to come up. State your name.

Just stay by it, right? I live in the neighborhood there. You went by it, right? You went by the pates farm. Correct. Would you want to live next to that? I'm sorry. Would you want to live next to that? Because it's a mess. Well, he he's No, no, no. And listen, we've all been by. I totally totally totally understand where you're coming from. Trust me. I've I spoke to Mr. Vada, several members of the neighborhood. Um the way the way the soil was dumped there shouldn't have happened. Trust me.

Okay. Now, the sidewalk that the town obviously owns in front of the paid farm, there's all glass bottles there. all beer bottles. You walk you you walk in that neighborhood, there's just about enough room for two cars to go by. There's nowhere for you to go. I mean, a car went by the other day. I nearly twisted my ankle on a a beer bottle that's been sitting there for three years. I'll I'll wait. I got it. I got it. Okay. We will contact DPW tomorrow and make sure that's I It has to get cleaned up. We drive by there every day. And a lot of these people live right in the backyard of that,

you know, and everybody's dumping there. There's tires, there's tubes, there's old junk stuff there. What is it going to be? A landfill eventually with junk. If this council was tasked with the appropriation of the funds to purchase the property and when we approved that it was with the idea that everything would be communicated as to a plan of action. Um feels had been discussed. Um there's been a lack of communication. We feel your frustration. Um again I was informed tonight that the report was not in. Should the dirt have been dumped there? Who is responsible for that?

I can't answer that question. Well, I think someone should come up with the answer. You're right. Who is responsible for dumping all supposedly? It could be hazardous soil in our neighborhood. You're right. Someone needs to take responsibility and it needs to be cleaned up.

I agree. Thank you. Council, um, a few of the questions I'd like you to have from the mayor first is when was the soil tested? Was it when it was for Pete's farm acquisition or has it been since the piles of uh, landfill or the dirt soil from uh, the Steven only school, which which was tested because we like to know both. probably he had some stuff there. Probably because it was a construction company. There's no two doubts about that. But that has been there forever. I think what it's making the neighbors uneasy is the new dirt that came from the school. So that's one of the questions that you might want to ask. When was the soil tested and if it was tested prior to the sale or was it tested after the Steven only fill was was placed at the park or at at Peace Farm. Those are the two biggest questions because that way we're not comparing oh yeah the soil is great but we don't have an answer about the soil that was dumped there from Stephen Hall.

That's a good point. Okay. Can I can I call you after to to Yeah, I want anytime you like to because I'm not sure of the timeline of when what was dumped exactly. So Chuck and I have discussed it, Nick. Um I just want to full My phone is gone for you. Thank you. Thank you.

Any questions? Anyone else like to comment? I would I I hate to piggyback on that gentleman's words over there, but I think it's very disrespectful that the mayor was here and knew this was on the agenda and should have been here to at least address this to these people. Um, this is just another stall that we're kicking the can down the road on this and they have been seeing this site for a while. could have been addressed tonight and at least you could have had some answers on that. Um, I would hope that he hears your voice uh and and would answer you folks because we as a body up here know exactly what you're saying. We hear it from you all the time and it's it's something that we should bring to a head for you. So that's my comment.

Thank you. Council President. Yeah. Can um one of the things that I would be interested in proposing is that we uh make a request that prior I guess let me ask you this. Was the request to continue this till February? Um not yet. [clears throat] No. Did the mayor Did the mayor said he thought he would have it by February? Do we do we have any idea? No. I I mean I was going to continue it anyways, but there was no request.

So my my my request would be that um if everybody's on board is that we get a copy of the report before the next meeting. That way we could take a look at it um and we don't just have it right in front of us at that time if we even get it. So, um, you know, that way we could take a look at it before the meeting and if we have questions, we can have questions and then, you know, we could even, uh, potentially disseminate it depending on on, um, you know, on when we get it. Okay. Motion's been made by Councilman Martone, seconded by Councilman Pollock. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Okay. Thank you.

I'll make a motion. Do we make the motion to continue? Yeah, you can make that motion. I'll make the motion. February. Okay. Motion been made to continue this matter to the February meeting by Councilman Arone, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor? All those opposed, the eyes have it.

Okay. Yeah, I was looking for that. Number seven, liquor license upgrade. Received an application for an upgrade of a class BV limited liquor license to a BV full liquor license. Set application was advertised in the Providence Journal on December 12th and 19th, 2025 for a hearing on this date for Carmines LLC, DBA Carmines Restaurant, 1538 Smith Street, North Province, Rhode Island 02911. Is anyone here from Carmines? Just come to the microphone, please.

Just state your name for the record. David Thomas. Okay. Thank you, Tom. Dave, um, you all have the information in front of you. He's obviously been operating for a while. Um, nothing but praise for the job you're doing. So, any questions? Yeah. My only question is, are you planning on changing the operations in any any way other than You mean hour-wise? Hours wise? Well, yes. At night, we're going to be doing Italian at night and we open to probably 9 9:30 during the week. I still haven't kind of figured that out yet. And then probably 10 10:30 on Fridays and Saturdays.

And if we have a special event, probably, you know, no later than 11:00 on a special event or something like that. Okay. Is any any other questions? Do I have a motion to grant? So move. Second. Motion has been made by Council Laio, seconded by Councilman Mone. All those in favor. All those opposed, the eyes have it. Good luck. Thank you.

Thank you, council. I really appreciate this. Thank you so much. Item [clears throat] number eight, liquor license upgrade. Received application for an upgrade of a class BV limited liquor license to full to a BV full liquor license. Set application was advertised in the Providence Journal on December 23rd 30th, 2025 for a hearing on this date for Koi House Cafe and Bar LLC DBA. Koi House Cafe and Bar 1027 Charles Street, North Providence, Rhode Island. Just state your name for the record, please. Yeah, council. Uh, yeah. My name is Thomas Lee, the owner of Qu House Cafe LC. Okay. Yeah. You all have the information in front of you. Any questions? So, I just have the same question. Are you planning on changing the operations at all? So, everything will be the same. Yeah, it will be the same. Yeah.

Okay. Do I have a motion to grant? Motion been made by Councilman Pollock, seconded by Councilman Laoro. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Thank you. Good luck. Okay. Thank you, councelor. Item number nine, victing license. Town Council to consider the approval of eviction license for Centino Sports Group DBA, the Gulf Connection, 1527 North Providence, Smith Street, North Providence, Rhode Island. Just state your name for the record, please. Hi, good evening, Councilman Clerk. Uh, Mitch Centrachio, Gary Constantino. Thank you. Um, I think we're all well aware of the project going on over there. I think everyone's excited. I think it's a great project for the town. Does anybody have any questions? Councilman,

hours of operation. Uh right now, uh we're planning on like 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. When when's uh opening day? I know you guys did a lot of work in there. It was up to us sooner than later, but uh it's a lot of work. We're doing it right. Um we gutted the building completely. We took out over 15 tons of material. Um everything is going in process, but in a perfect world, March, but realistically, probably April will be uh realistic. Will you help with my golf game? It will. We have a full uh teaching facility inside. We have already hired a pro. There's a bay for club fittings and everything like that. You must have hired me.

I play with a couple of members up here. So, [laughter] you think you guys should both work in there overnight, get this thing done quickly? Absolutely. These guys need help. Okay. Do I have a motion to approve the victing l? Motion been made by Councilman Dorenzo, seconded by Councilman Laoro. All those in favor? All those opposed, the eyes have it. Item number 10, entertainment licenses. Town council to consider the approval for two entertainment licenses for Santino Sports Group, DBA, the Golf Connection, 1527 Smith Street, North Providence, Rhode Island, DJ and other types of entertainment. Um, explain the entertainment portion, please.

Sure. So, uh, if any of you have been in the simulators, they they're they're virtual golf, so they uh you actually play on a golf course and there's surround sound around them. And then usually there's background music in the background um playing uh just for enjoyment purposes as well as trying to do other corporate events and things like that, but nothing we're not going to be putting a nightclub in there or anything of that particular nature whatsoever. So, no live bands. Uh no live bands. Um, you know, uh, maybe some solo singers. No, I'm just kidding. [laughter] Nothing to scrub the golf swing. I hope. [clears throat] Any other questions?

So, I I I would just to be consistent, uh, you know, I would be um, looking to do some sort of a, you know, probationary license just because of that location. Yep. Um, so that I would say like six months from the time you open. Something like that. From the time he picks it up. Yeah. Yeah. I I completely understand the history of that place and everyone here knows I'm an open book. We want to do it right. We've been working with the building officials, the town council. I think this is something the town should be celebrating. It's a small business. It's, you know, we go up Mill Spring Avenue. It's just corporate, corporate, corporate. And this is a big undertaking and we're excited to bring it here.

Thank you. Okay. Okay. Do I have a motion to grant the entertainment license with a six-month check-in from the date they pick it up? So moved. Motion's been made by Councilman Bala, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Good luck. Thank you very much. Good luck, guys. Good luck. Item number 11, eviction license, town council to consider the approval of a victual license for sushi, seafood, buffet, and grill LLC, DBA Ichaku restaurant, 9 Smithfield Road, North Proidence, Rhode Island. State your name for the record, please.

Yes. Uh my name is Z Ken. I the super I mean the Susi Su buffet and grill in North P uh province uh marketplace. Okay. Um, [clears throat] I think you all have the information in front of you. Is there any questions? Are you open? Uh, we we we did open for a couple days, but we made a mistake and we shut down. No, I'm I'm not I'm not saying to get you because I think I think I had a mis communication with my lawyer, Steve. Uh, Alber Steve's your lawyer. Yes. Tell him we said hello.

Yes. [laughter] Thank you. Thank you. And I and by the way, I was curious because I want to come. So I Yeah, we've been eagerly waiting. Okay. So you're ready. So you're ready to go as soon as you get the license. Yes. All right. Any questions? Thank you for coming to North Providence. Thank you. I hope this uh this is my third one in Ren. So yeah, we have a couple uh in Smithfield and North Smithfield, too. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay. Do I have a motion to approve? So moved. Motion been made by who was that? Councilman Dorenzo, seconded by Councilman Lao Poor. All those in favor? All those opposed? You guys have it. Good luck. Thank you so much. Thank you, Council. Thank you. Thank you.

Item number 12, laundry license. Town Council to consider a vote for the approval of a laundry license for Laundry Max 1057 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Proidence, Rhode Island. Just state your name for the record, please. Markman. Thank you. Does anybody have any questions? Do I have a motion to approve the laundry license? So move.

Motion has been made by Councilman Pollock. Is second. Seconded by Councilman Baloa. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 20. One second. Item number 13, 24-hour license. Town council to consider approval of a 24-hour license. Philandro Max, 1057 Middle Spring Avenue, North Providence. Okay. As I explained, we're okay with tableabling that at the moment. Um, okay. Our normal hours would be we open 6:00 a.m. till 12:30 a.m. 7 days a week. Okay. Until such time as, you know, you guys would be uh okay to talk about it again. But right now, that's not uh anything we're worried about. You guys okay with that?

Okay. Do I have a motion to approve 12:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. 12 12:30? 12 6 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Do I have a motion to approve? Been made by Councilman Pollock. Second. Seconded by Council Malo. All those in favor? I. All those opposed, the eyes have it. Good luck. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you.

Yeah. Oh, anybody here for Item number three, zone change amendment. Town council to consider approval of an application from the town of North Providence to amend article 2 section 202 of the zoning ordinance and zoning map of the town of North Providence by changing lots 1446 148 150 1558 159 163 164 166 214 216 and 27 247 on assesses plat 2 from residential general to a district denoted as commercial village CV This application was advertised in the Providence Journal on September 12th, 19th, 26, 2025 for a hearing on this date. [clears throat] This matter has been heard and continued several times. Um, we actually had a very good hearing on it in the last ordinance committee where our zoning official was there, explained a lot. I know Councilman Pollock was in attendance and uh, Councilman Martone of what you can and can't do there. I think there um we have some safeguards over to the concerns of the neighbors. Um but if there is anybody that's here that would like to speak on this matter, please let me know. Just come up to the microphone. [snorts]

Hello. Um my name is Deborah Pesuro. My sister and I own 977 Mineral Spring Avenue and we're trying to sell our building and we can't do it the way it's zoned. I don't know when Residential General became that you couldn't have a small business, but all of a sudden it seems like we can only sell it as a hairdressing shop or as a single family home, which is ridiculous because it's never been a home. Um,

we've lost like three potential buyers that wanted to give a deposit, but they wanted to open an office. So, we've lost them. That was in the summer. Now, it's at the point that we're getting bids like a h 100,000 below the asking price because they know what's going on. And it it's just ridiculous. Can you I don't mean to put you on the spot, but from a zoning perspective, can you explain what we discussed in the zoning, why that was the way it was? I you're an attorney. I'm not. I Why uh why was zoned the way it was? And

in other words, when the tanning salon opened, it used to be H&R Block. Like there was we came I came registered it tanning salon. There was no questions. Next door where the taco place is used to be a hairdresser. It became a gem ravioli. Now it's a taco restaurant. Like when did it become that you can't switch little businesses? original construction. Now it's Providence Glass that everything's okay until we went to sell our building. So, uh I I mean I did look into and and it's it is true that if you're a salon it's so the I don't know when the zone changed. I don't know if it did change. I don't know if it's been like this.

They're saying it didn't change but before we could mix businesses. I mean it's also potentially as a result of change in um staff. you know, some staff, you know, there are things that got by in Providence 20 years ago that wouldn't fly now. Um, so, but the reality is that the way they're interpreting the law as it currently sits, you have a non-conforming uh use at that location. So, the way Brent is interpreting it is correct is that they cannot put anything other than the current non-conforming use unless you change it to commercial village unless it gets changed. But I've been paying commercial taxes for 48 years.

Well, you do have a commercial business there. I'm not You have a commercial business there. So, it's now they're telling me I can only sell it as a single family home or or the current commercial. No hairdresser has looked at it.

No, no, I'm not I'm not disc changing it for you. And and what I what I will say is that Brent did make me feel more comfortable about it in the sense that it's um one it's it's a relatively small move uh in zoning classification. So from from residential general to commercial village uh there are limited things you're not talking about putting into any kind of industrial use. The other thing is the uh the lots that we're changing are relatively small. There are a few double lots to go back. However, this change would only apply to the first 100 ft. So, if someone were to purchase a double lot, they may be able to do something more intense on. They can only do it for the first 100 ft, which provides us with some protection. So, it's not like anybody's going to be able to go into the into the neighborhood 200 ft and impact those neighbors. So, you know, I I I do think that that there do seem to be safeguards. The other thing is is that for any kind of uh more intensive use uh most of those are protected by a special use permit which means they would have to come back before us and actually apply for that use. So there there are a good amount of things that you can do by right in commercial village but there are other things that you could only do that are typically more impactful if you came back before the zoning board and asked the zoning board for permission which they don't have to grant. So, uh, so it does sound like they, you know, I think they were deliberate about how they did this and, uh, to to limit the impact on those people that live in that area.

The the big question was if someone came in and bought three or four of those houses, if they can go back and then the safeguard, like you said, was 100 feet in front, you can only go that far. Yeah. So, that kind of took care of that problem. Yeah. See, the neighbors are concerned of people buying the whole block and turn and putting it cumbling farms across the street. There was one neighbor that came. I saw it. We couldn't come to the last two meetings. No, that's fine. But they were on Wednesday, but I we've gotten a lot of calls about it. Um, so, you know, we had, like I said, we had a a good meeting. A lot of this stuff was discussed. Um, I think our legal counsel feels comfortable with

I do. I do. I echo I echo councelor Martone's opinion and you know, I understand the queen of bread office, but I think the commercial village appropriate zoning for that space given the restrictions. Is there any other questions? Do I have a motion to approve the the zone change amendment? Motion has been made by Councilman Pollock. Is there a second? Second. Second by Councilman Fiola. Any questions? I got it. Councilman.

We also put a motion in that for the safeguard of that 100 ft to make sure it's in there so that we can protect all the neighbors there. That would be in the ordinance that that would be the ordinance that follows it would have to be amended. Okay. So I don't know if you want to pass it as amended or what you want to do with it. We could pass it subject to that restriction. If that's the motion. So if he wants to characterize or stylize the motion saying that there has to be something explicitly that Well, see the thing is the ordinance is already on. Yeah, we can. All right, so we're going to pass that. All those in favor? I. All those opposed, the eyes have it. Thank you.

You're welcome. Thank you. Proposed ordinance. No notice was given of a public hearing on this day whereby the town council would consider passage of the following proposed ordinance. Item number four, ordinance 25-011Z, an ordinance amending the town of North Providence zoning ordinance and zoning map assesses plat 2 lots 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 155, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 166, and half of lots 167, 214, and 218. This item is in connection with the town of North Providence zone change item. I'd like to entertain a motion to pass ordinance 25-011Z with the amendment proposed by Councilman Dorenzo.

Motion's been made by Councilman Pollock. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Councilman Baller. Any questions? Ju just just for the record in the application and I think it's fine to do to do that just to protect ourselves. It does the the what the relief they're requesting is a zone change for a depth of 100 feet on both sides of of Mspree Avenue. It's in the application. I don't think it's a bad idea to try and work it into the ordinance somehow because you know these things can kind of get lost. So, but it is in the application that it's only for 100 ft. All right. All right. All those in favor.

All those opposites. Item number five, class BV liquor license. Notice was given of a public hearing to be held on this date in the Providence Journal on November 14th and 21st, 2025 for a new class BV limited liquor for Carmines LLC DBA Crazy Wings and Things 2220 Middle Spring Avenue, North Province, Rhode Island, 02911. This item is being removed from the agenda by the applicant. Item number six, outdoor dining license. Town Council consider a vote for approval of an outdoor dining license for Comines LLC, DBA, Crazy Wings and Things, 2220 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, Rhode Island. This item is being removed from the agenda by the applicant. Item number 14, liquor entertainment license renewal not in compliance. Discussion and possible vote on the non-compliance of the renewal for the liquor and entertainment licenses for the following. A. 787 state tax corporation revoked. B. Acorn Room state tax. C. Arrigna Irish Pub. State tax. Town tax insurance. FSV and MFMC. D. Senate Revival. DJ Entertainment Application. State Tax. Town Tax Insurance. FSVN FMC. Everybody's Tavern State Tax. Green Basil state tax. Kadier Bar and Grill state tax. Stella Suites, Cook and Dagger. The DBA has never been received. State tax, town tax, insurance, FSV, and FMC. Has any of this stuff been updated?

Okay. I would like to authorize the clerk to issue summones to each of the following business for the what are we February council meeting. Does anybody have any questions? Yeah, this was due when? December 1st. So I I have a question. Go ahead. I understand. Well, Senator Sumpman is are these places all in business at this point in time and do they really have other collections at this point? They they're on they're in business yet. I think everyone except I don't I mean R is closing is close. I think they'll be doing it. Aren't they Didn't they say they're not doing business? No, they're

I'm sorry. You don't know. They're not respond. They don't respond. Okay. Yeah, they're closed to black. They were going to reopen because they did do the application. Um construction type thing. I think they were under construction site. Yeah. So, they still have to comply though if they reopen. Yep. Oh, absolutely. Any questions? Steve, you all set?

Oh, no. I'm not really. So, [clears throat] I'm sorry, but The point I'm trying to make is you had a they have all these businesses and listen I'm very poor business. They've all had a month to get this all together. So now we're going to give them until we send them some will be another month. My concern is in that month's time are they operating with selling liquor if they do not have a liquor license? Because as it stands right now they do not. Am I correct? You mean they haven't it's it's expired. I mean, standard practice and does that put the town on the line? That's that's my second question. Standard practice since I've been here, we've always in January issued a summons,

right, to have them back in for February. That that's been standard. I understand your point. Um Charles, if you want to. Yeah, I think generally what we have done is we've issued them an opportunity to come here and explain and potentially resolve the situation prior to taking any action or suspend in the inter I understand that Charles and but we've been doing it for nine years the same way. So so we always listen we're very pro business all of us are and we want to keep things going but you know last year and I look at it again this year and I wonder how much the town is on the hook if something should happen. That's my question.

So the the the the one concern that I have is someone that has not provided us with insurance, proof of insurance. That's the what I worry about is someone goes in, they fall off a chair, they smash their head, we know that they haven't submitted their insurance to us, and now they say, "Well, what are you doing as a town?" Um the two of Senator I I see who they are. uh furniture.

If I'm not mistaken, is this the first year we've done it where you got to download everything online or because before they used to be able to come in town hall and give you all the certificates, right, and do it? Okay. So, this is the first year that we're using a computer system to do everything. And not to defend, you know, one person over the other. I've gotten multiple calls from other businesses that want to know who really set this up because it's it's not user friendly. That's all that's all I'm saying. But and they don't even have the ability to come in and give you everything. Am I correct? They can come in and give it to us so we can upload it if they don't know. Oh, you will do that if they don't know how to upload it. Then that's that's a different story because that's not what that's not what I upload it to their their Well, we will do that for the business owners and they can but most of them just you know and my assumption is that they have insurance. We just need to see it.

Yeah. I'm saying it should be a relative. You bring in the proof the town hall does that satisfy us until the state stuff and everything the taxes that satisfies me. I I don't I don't know if it satisfied. It would satisfy me too, but that's [laughter] Yeah, I mean the taxes are a different story. You don't know anybody's, you know, what they're doing. But you also got some help to FSB in Listen, what whatever it is, if they bring it in, will we accept it and download it for them if it's not? The question I have, Steve, is as of right now, right, we have not sent a summon. We they're presumably on notice as a result of the matter being scheduled on our agenda, but they haven't actually been served. So, I have a little bit of a concern.

That's fine. I mean, what you're going to do is fine. And we've been we've been doing it all these years. Uh but you know, last year was a concern for me because we did a couple of things we waited an awful more time for last year. And uh this year here, I just hate to see the the the town get on the hook for something that we're not controlling. You know what I mean? Can we have the officer deliver the summons before the end of the week? Because sometimes, you know, can can we prepare them before the end of the week? And when they're delivered explain I mean we could say like you got to show proof of insurance by the weekend. Correct.

You could style something like that respectively that proof of insurance has to be provided or within 48 hours of receiving and to what Marian was saying she's got some health department issues there. Can that be added to it as well? Yeah, those health department of food managers and food safety. I mean that's what I would be more is that under our that's not under our poisoned or gets whatever I is that under our uh perview though the

that's the health department stuff that we require. FSV is for the actual building that they inspect everything and the FMC is the food manager which is the person that's supposed to know what's good and what's bad. Okay. Okay, I'm going to make a motion to send uh to summon these places in um have the summons go out before the end of the week this week and have the officer request uh proof of insurance within the next 48 hours as to when he drops them off. Is that comparable for everyone? So moved.

Okay, motion's been made by Councilman Mone. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. Any questions? All those in favor? I. All those opposed? The eyes have it. As part of that motion would would be to continue them. Well, not continue. We're going to issue summones for them coming. Item number 15, trash issues. Excuse me. Councilman Ludia request discussion and possible vote on requesting a conversation with the mayor, town council, and representative from Mega Management. discuss the frequent problem of trash and yard pickup on by street and surrounding streets and Greystone neighborhood. Councilman,

well, uh I guess we can't really have a discussion on that again. uh mayor should have been here for this, but uh he did speak to a a constituent about 3 weeks ago who had a had called me for about three weeks in a row where trash had not been picked up. Mayor did call uh the next day the trash fish picked up. However, in that time span, I've had a couple other people approach me from different streets now. one being MacArthur Street uh where they've missed their trash four weeks and lo and behold today they didn't pick up our street for uh they picked up half

they picked up the the trash but not the uh but they picked up half the recycling on Wednesday when Scott not all and then the rest of the neighborhood they didn't pick up our I think that you know the biggest moment of contention is the inconsistency of what's going on. Uh, I I have a problem with that and we should resolve something for the the residents. Mr. Senator Gana, go ahead.

Yeah, I'd like to weigh in on uh on that. Um, this past year it's been it's been ridiculous. I don't know how many times they call the mayor's office. They pass me on. They says, "You need to call Mega." I call Mega. I go online. I fill out their uh their form that they have on there. I've stopped the driver and asked him what's the problem. One time the the uh supervisor came and took the guy off the truck. He got fired. Um when I've talked to the mayor about this uh his reply is they only have one vendor that accepted their offer, their contract. My question, maybe you could raise it with them, is are the restrictions at the when the contract's written, is it that difficult that only one vendor submitted uh a contract for that? I mean, what's the problem here? Why you only getting one bid? This is coming from the from the mayor. He told me this, we only have one bid influence. So, naturally, that's the one you're going to take. But, I mean, what is the the contract when it's written? What is it states in? Is it too difficult for any other vendor to uh make a bid on it? And the bottom line is you get what you pay for. I mean, we're getting lousy service because it's the only it's the only vendor that wants to go for it.

I will say I I I agree with what you're saying. And and to Steve's point, you know, this company did a a pretty decent job for a while and you started to see things fall off a couple years ago. And I think we were this council was on the assumption, okay, the the trash contract is going out to bid. This is an opportunity for a new company to come in and no one else bid on the job.

Nobody. So, I think at some point, not not now, this isn't going to resolve this issue, but we do have to look at the way that contract is written and why it's so restrictive. I'm I'm not a purchasing agent, so I can't answer that. But, um, I [clears throat] know several people who work in that business who said the contract's not worth it, you know, for for them to bid on and and hence we're stuck with one company. And, you know, I there is no excuse for the the issues we're facing right now. I mean, I've called three weeks before they came and pick up trash. This is down on Ivan, uh, Gem, uh, all the streets off Ivan. Basically, call them up and tell them about that. So, yeah, we need to address it and see what's going on.

Thank you. All right. Thank you. Thank you. You um, it's a problem. You want to continue it or It's a huge problem. You want to continue it or? Uh, yeah. I'll make a motion to continue this uh to the next meeting. Go ahead. Was a letter sent to a representative from Mega to Sorry. Was a letter sent to the representative from Mega? Oh, no. It was the mayor uh that was supposed to requesting a conversation with he was supposed to come here but not the mega guy.

You know, Dino's right. You know that for a while it was very very good. You were right. You know, that company got sold. Ma got sold to a different company. And that's when when they sold that company, it just started gradually going down. You know something? I'm getting more phone calls about this than anything right now. Yeah. Most of the phone calls I've got have been about yard waste. Yeah. And our DPW is overworked as it is and having to send them out to pick up yard waste. I I mean, this company is getting paid for that. Correct. Um, mayor, just on this, the way it reads is that conversation with the mayor, town council, and the representative from Megan to to have him come.

Could we Oh, maybe I should put that in the form of a motion to to try to get a letter out to them as well to

Yeah. to have Mega to come and speak, you know, representative on their behalf. um we can only assume that there's uh employment issues or what have you. That's what I've heard in the past. But uh for us to be getting this type of a service uh is a disservice and there are certainly uh alternatives whether it be outsourcing or perhaps someday on our own doing the work like other towns do. He asking the mayor to to get in touch. I would like you from the council

a letter to the mayor's office to all meet here at the next meeting for discussion. Yeah. But do you want me to send it to me as well or do you want to No, we we sent it to us. Yes. To pay for the next council. Yes. All right. Okay. Motion been made by Councilman Laor. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Councilman Bala. Well, the the motion was to have MIGA, a representative from the trash company, the mayor, all at the next meeting so we can discuss. We're going to send a letter from the council though individually to try and get them here. Okay. All those in favor? All those opposed? Okay.

Okay. Item number 16, board appointments. Town council discussion, action with regard to the appointments to be made to the following boards. Reappoints. A. Personnel board Sarah Spedoni Lamreezy. B. Housing authority Carol Ponerelli. C. Board of Tax Review Marlo. D. Historic District Commission Joseph Giamakco Esquire. Do I have a motion to appoint reappoint the move to? Motion's been made by Councilman Pollock, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor. All those opposed? The eyes have it. [clears throat] New appointment a zoning board Donald Panerelli. Do I have a motion to appoint Donald Panerelli to the zone? Motion been made by Councilman Dorenzo, seconded by Councilman Martone. All those in favor?

All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 17, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Discussion and possible vote on the sale of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. I know that there's a nothing. No, I mean the the only thing I know is that I do I believe as of right now there is a deadline of January 15th. I read that. So I I I guess we're going to know something. Okay. Okay, I'll make a motion to continue this to the February meeting. Motion been made by Councilman McColl, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor?

All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 18, joint pole location. Discussion and possible vote with regard to the approval by the town council of a petition from Verizon New England and National Grid for work on a joint pole location on Coleman Street and Middle Street. I have a motion to approve. So move. Motion's been made by Councilman Matone, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 19, tax abatements under $1,000. Town council discussion and action. Vote approval of the list of tax abatements under a thousand received from the tax assessor in the amount of $768.95 for real estate. Do I have a motion to approve? So moved.

Motion been made by Councilman Bakal. Is there a second? Second by Council Lao. All those in favor? The eyes have it. Item number 20, tax abatements under $1,000 uncollectibles. Town council discussion and action and vote for the approval of the list of uncollectible tax abatements under $1,000 received from the tax assessor in the amount of $243,357.90 for motor vehicles and $1,02362 for tangibles. What do we do with but it's still under it's uncollectible. So we send that the next one. These are all under. So I'm disapproving them. Okay.

Do I have a motion to approve? So moved. Motion by mayor by council porch. Seconded by council ko. All those in favor. All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 21, tax abatements over a,000 uncollectibles. Town council discussion and action for the approval of the list of uncollectible tax abatements over $1,000 received from the tax assessor in the amount of $1,03.84 for tangibles. A motion to send this to the finance committee. So moved. Motion's been made by Councilman Dorenzo. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Councilman Fiola. All those in favor? I.

All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 22, claim submitted. Town council discussion and possible vote with regard to claims received from the following. Attorney Michael Manu of Partridge Snow and Han for Bradford Design, 40 West Minister Street Suite 1100, Providence, Rhode Island. Jeffrey Jilling 7 Seavoy Street, North Providence, Rhode Island. Donna Mandavville 60 Wood Haven Boulevard, North Proidence, Rhode Island. Amanda Perelli, 630 Smithfield Road, Apartment 1208, North Providence, Rhode Island, and Lewis Damassie, 5 Cushing Street, North Proidence, Rhode Island. Do I have a motion to send them to the claims committee? So move. Motion's been made by Council Mala, second by Counciloman Porch. All those in favor?

All those opposed? You have it. Item number 23, ordinance committee report, town council discussion, action with regard to the ordinance committee report to be presented by council president Oiello. I got to get that to you. Do I have a motion to accept the report as presented? So move. Motion been made and second it council mala council Pollock. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. And a motion to adjurnn. So move. Motion made and seconded. Meeting.