Town Council - Regular Meeting

The February 3rd, 2026 Council meeting to order. Please remain standing for a moment of silence to the flag of the United States. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice of meeting minutes, discussion and possible minutes from the meetings of January 6 to accept. So move motions. All those in favor? Item number two, soil testing to present results from soil testing at P mayor.

Seated, Mr. Chairman, as requested, we presented a copy of the to you prior to this meeting. Number three, if I remember correctly, it uh says it all. property is clean and u neighbors here tonight that if they were of uh those results they can request it a marriage is correct there's quite a few pages 50 or 60 pages so if they get available to them okay one downstairs for them to look at if they want to come look they want

I think uh Mr. Chairman only my suggestion is if you would like to re to um it could clear so we could afford them a samples submitted the samples were submitted to New England testing labeary 16th 2026 the group report was assigned an in number for laboratory information the clients designations for the numbers are used to identify the this report of analytical results pertains to us by the client which I indicate record. The case number for this is 6028. Custody records are in and

is it five? Is it number five? The case if I remember reading I thought it was

that was page three. I'll read page five. Y was okay. Uh case narrative. This is page five. Sample rece associated with this work order received pulled and preserved containers. The chain of correspondent to the sample submitted analysis. All samples were prepared and analyzed within method specified whole labs documented standing operated procedures. The result for the associate method blank and laboratory control sample LCS were within methods and allowances results unless otherwise indicated are exceptions none sample samples N- NP and Tingley N- NP using the bulk material provided by the CL I think it might be helpful four legal counsel just directed.

So they're looking at this will help determine what test. So we'll give you a list of everything that was tested which is on this starting from polycllorinated meals organic pounds metals hydrocarbons organic compounds And I'm looking at this now and I know you can't all see it. There is of anything that was tested. I'm looking at it for

Okay. and I'm results the numbers of you'll have to look at yourself. I can't for those on the record. I'm not Is there any questions

an older ages hit with printable? No, no, no, no. Every levels and like anything else there are a lot of NDs in there just by looking acceptable levels of you know could be 1% or whatever it's not. Yeah, it's not alphabetical order either. I don't see a speestus, but I'm I I will read this. So,

so I don't think you can answer this either. I think someone could be in front of us, but I'm just going to use this as an example. 7.68 seems to be highlighted bold. I don't know how to differentiate out of all all this. Like I said, it's 50 something pages we just got today. I know they sold on 15th and they received it on the 16th. I know the results just came back I believe. I just don't know how to inter the other. That's just my question. Get a copy. Can you come up? Get a copy. [laughter]

Can't win. My question was be this. If I want a copy, call the clerk's office. I have a cop. Look at it. As you can see, it's pretty thick. Look at it. If you'd like a copy, you just got to give us a call ahead of time so that we have time to meet. Okay. All right. And I'm going to That's what you can look over. reason I want to because when that was first dumped there the school down on uh they dumped everything over there and they said they couldn't do any nonconforming material. The material is good which is fine. I'm glad but I'd like to see a copy of it so that I can

you can get the full cop like a guide to go by and thank you

voice you had mentioned provided provided by whom company that did the analysis take it give them a sample where did that sample originate that yeah that's a very good question because that makes a big as to if it was independently or if somehow How? So the analysis doesn't make any sense done independently. You know, I would say that to his site operation. Yeah. Excuse. You said you had a chain of custody. Yes, you're right, Steve. It it states as being the client and election uh was from DeFazio uh constructionity DeFazio

and it's prepared for so we would assume that corporation provided the sample and why were they chosen doing the testing just go there and get

putting the dirt there. Yeah. That's correct for um dumping the your information not possibility that we're going to be telling them that removing it. So I think the to buy it by the fact that it's it's good material. I do know when testing is done. I when I I dealt with net lab the material to the lab. So I before in private business questions who from the town was they witnessed that soil was actually taken from that site. They said it was I mean it could be from anywhere if there wasn't some town. I'm not saying there wasn't in a custody. That would be the first thing being at the site missed there to take the sample.

The chain of custody. No, I know. A list of it. So, actually six would be the chain of custody, right? Tingly. Yes. That's if you want to see Yeah. No, just just that. So, it was the contractor DeFazio that went there and got the soil sample. See, it's at page 46. It's in the back of the report. You can bring that back with you. Is there any other questions on this

to show that it's clean? Guys, what do you think? They're not buying the soil back to prove they're buying the soil because they can use it at another site situation. I I wouldn't make that. I don't think they're buying it because the results there to prove that it's clean. Maybe every results and you can take a look at it and maybe you may see something that we don't see. Well, because of what's going on. This is two years this has been going on. You stole four that you left in your office. Then you weren't able to come here because you had. So now we're look we're thinking how they're providing this information.

My my to you is this is not we need to get together and hire a company and have them check the bill. Let's um this report um we're seeing it for the first time. Um I think everyone's going to have a um and then we'll go from there. Um our copy if you guys wanted Yeah, you can have it. It's the same copy. Yeah, you can have that copy.

I uh I've dealt with him as well uh when I was in the banking business. The only question I would have is if they could somehow elaborate as to where the soil they they typically don't just go to one little pile and and do that into different portions or different areas or showed a map survey of where they put pick these uh samples. It may be a little bit more easing for them. The analytics say there's no detection from several places within the soil and it be a little bit uh more calming for the people.

That's a good question sir. uh last month mentioned to this board street in front of P's farm where there's down gate hanging on there's all kinds of people just dumped there in the front there in and there's trash all the somebody up there said I'll have it clean if it was cleaned yet. No, somebody said I'll have that look I'll have it done tomorrow. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Thank you. Here's what I'm going to do. We're going to put this in a little while. You guys are more than welcome to dice some business. We have to go over because are here. Let's get them out of the way and then we'll matter if you have any more questions. Okay. All right. Item number seven. Town Council to consider approval of an application from section 22 owning map of the town of North Providence by changing lots 16, 148, 150, 155, 158, 159, 160, 166, 214 to on assesses plat residential general to district denoted as V. This application was advertised in the Providence 19th, 26, and 2025 for a hearing. This zone passed at the last council meeting and there are some issues with it. uh neighbors who expressed concern the uh way the zone change amendment was um as I had asked in the beginning I said that the zone change amendment needed to follow along with the hensive plan the new one that we're doing that to address number it being brought to my attention it does not comprehensive plan and there are some issues with the comprehensive plan I have to go in to committee and before we and fix this zone. Is there any questions? Motion to repeal.

So move.

Motion's been made by Councilman Mone, second by all those in favor. The eyes have it. Ordinance notice was given of a public whereby the town council would consider passage of the following proposed ordinance. Item number four, ordinance 25-01Z, an ordinance amending the town of North Providence zoning ordinance and zoning map assesses plat lots 144, 145, 146, 48, 150, 155, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 166, and half of lots 167, 214, and 218. This item was a Providence zone change. Okay. Okay, I have a motion to rescend 011Z and send that to the order by Councilman Bala, seconded by Councilman Mone. All those in F have it. Any questions? Item number five, ordinance 25-0 the town of North Providence zoning ordinance two section 203H district use regulations article 8 definition for special use permit to create a use coding in associated definition use permits. These retailers are proposing. You all have that in front of you. Is there any question? Pass ordinance 25-022 been made by Councilman Fiola. Second. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number six, public hearing to be held on this date in the Providence Journal on 26 for a new class B or Sushi Seafood Buffet Incorporated DBA, North Providence, Rhode Island 029. Can you just step up to the mic and say your name? State your name. Uh my name is C Ken Song

very much. I uh spoke to the uh Steve Archinball. [clears throat] Charles did as well. I have the information in front of you. Is there any questions? What are the hours of operation? Uh we open 7 days a week 11:00 a.m. to 10 10:30 p.m. Okay. Motion to approve. Second. Motion has been made by council. All those in favor? All those good luck. Thank you. Hey, thank you so much. Thank you. Good. You're all set. You know, hey. Hey, how are you? Question. So, um the the passage of uh number five here is the cannabis one that number five. Number five. Yep.

Okay. So, for example, I'm across from three mineral spring next to Verizon. Do I fall does my store fall into that? You got to speak up. Yeah. He's asking He's asking if his store, which is next to Verizon, falls into this category. I have Yeah. And I don't know what kind we're white horse Verizon across some jockeyies. Yeah, I'll have Well, we have an application in at the state on the approval of the town. Let's uh I'm going to let our legal counsel. Yeah, I mean if it is if it if it like is should I like give you Okay, sure.

I mean, I just we're not trying to cultivate or grow. I mean, it's it's literally buying from wholesalers Slater Center or the area. So we we've been a longstanding in North Providence for about 12 years. There's about 11,000 customers that we've served and since the one of the first vape stores in New England uh that went national but this is our flag and um since the flavor ban went forward to printing since that you know our business has decreased by 80%. And obviously over or with a customer and a cannabis customer, right? This license would help help us out a lot and probably would keep us in business.

What is the uh flavor ban? Nips. So which are the most beneficial to help people quit smoking which is proven scientifically proven over and over again. So what in Rhode Island you can't buy it in different flavors? Yeah. Just only tobacco and menthol. Oh okay. Yeah. So it's it's it's catastrophic. go to Connecticut right across the border and you can it's it wasn't done per so that's a state spot but I know you're pretty well verssed in this is there um for the cannabis um that they um yeah and we and we box and all that good stuff

and um is there's um geographic regions they only recreational um this is per geographic region I'm not sure who else North Province is competing with, but it's not right out. So, we might have North Province, Newport. Um, so, uh, they you have to submit your application, but you also, my understanding is that you need zoning as well. So, um, so I don't know how that's working with regard to, you know, what comes first.

Um, so, but they're they're taking it slow. So, I don't I don't anticipate them making a decision like immediately. I do know they opened up applications. I think they're you know what I what I will say is guys with the I'm very familiar with that uh starting in uh the beginning of 2025 new law that came into effect that banned flavors for uh ENS products which are uh electronic nicotine delivery systems. And the reality is that the only thing that's get sold is flavored ends product. you can sell tobacco flavor and and mental. The whole point of of of uh and I and I hope it goes through. There is some uh push to get that repealed or

we're working on it. So, but um but yes, so as far as the the the um the cannabis I I know they're taking applic you know provide I've looked it up. You have to have a zoning certificate before you can apply. Yeah. I'm not the lawyer, you know, he's like just, you know, he's like go down there and check it out. But but that's the ultimate, right, to get

So the zoning that they would rules or guidelines as far as proximity to houses, would that be a zoning or is that a state? So we we can certainly um put that in any kind of zoning changes that there are state provisions regard to the distance from a school that really applicable because I I'm I'm just we're so condensed in this town something like is you know couple hundred 500 feet I so I'm just trying to think you know schools in churches gates 300 ft I think it was only 200 500 ft institutions, daycarees.

I don't I don't know that you could do 500 far north province. You could put a business. No, no, I'm just saying like right behind No, but right behind where they are, they're all it over. And I think in the meantime, you should contact. Okay. Questions? No, no. Good. Thank you. Thanks, guys. Just a request. The individuals for mayor and they have another meeting. have another meeting to attend to. I I apologize. Trash issues. James Simino EG MIGA disposal alongside with Mayor Lombardi to have discussion and problems of trash Greystone neighborhood. Just state your name for the record, please.

This is that's Jim who's the district manager for MIGA. Okay. Thank you for coming. Not to pile it on, but there's been secret. We've been having issues, you know, uh removal in the town. Um I I think I can speak for the council. Uh we've we've been getting phone calls. I know you guys are having trouble. Um just kind of give us a little overview as to what's going on.

Yeah, absolutely. So I would imagine that some phone calls probably around October, November kind of got hot and heavy. Right around that same time, we had a staffing our driver line of business but in our mechanics that we had had on board for about and they said, "Hey, look, now I know how to be a mechanic." and they went off and got, you know, $10 more an hour and not wanting to work night shift. I don't blame them work night shift. So when we leaving and you know succeeding for themselves and my down list that I have every day trucks in my fleet, trucks that are on the down list for one reason, one reason or another during the peak of that yard work season, we were up to 30 plus. And so it just kind of spiraled and that got really hard to get caught up ash and pick up the yard work all at the same time. Um it it just fine. Uh since that um we fixed that staff in the shop and they've got a nice little kicker. So this is not a problem that's going to repeat. We train them and then they're going to stay with us and keep on the road. Our fleet was tight and you know trucks are now about a half piece about $515,000 for for I have seven residential trucks. First one showed up a couple weeks ago. The first truck is yours. Truck 10001. You'll see it driving around town hopefully next week. It'll it'll work in your town. Um but truck 10001 is going to roll out here. We're just waiting on the come in the mail. So you'll have a brand new reliable truck as we look to Ox for for trash companies around here. Um put an extra chunk of money for so if we get to what I needed for my fleet. I've got a chunk of money set aside to rent trucks to to keep us going. Just in terms of of staffing on the driver's side of the house, we are at one driver opening that won't really go until April 1st when yard work season picks spring. Uh I uh on the agenda, you call out neighborhood in general. Um that that was a run of bad luck for Greystone and I I'm sorry for for those residents. That's the end. As the sun

goes down winter, we were just running out of daylight being the short end of the stick and we're doing safely. is we have to pull the truck off and then we would have to hit the Greystone neighborhood Wednesday morning every with a newer driver probably a driver that has the best attitude and is quick at picking up that Greystone area hasn't seen issues

councilman. Yeah. And I know you guys trying your hard kill it by street very tight. Uh miss it going by very small street. Uh this afternoon 3:00 missed his trash. This gentleman called me numerous times. Had three or four books in the past. Spoke to the mayor. So if you can get by there tomorrow. So okay but three 3:26 today. Okay. Got to come up. This is Santos. your your supervisor directly for North

uh today as of around 3:30 4:00 the street around that section so I know it's been picked up u usually like he said you know day goes by this is the last section usually that's why they most of the time get uh we have and this we can track where a trucks city on each street and I can see like what's you know the stops that he makes so picked up so he's all set though good yeah he should be um question about the volume of calls I get is recycling pickup because it's bi-weekly of non-recycling pickup. So if you to

So if we if we see emits during the dur if they're missed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, we can easily go back that same week and get from the previous week. We we are not going to make them wait until their next recycling. The recycling crews it's sending a crew back with an empty truck or with this pickup truck that's got a dump. Uh I do not want them to wait for their next goound. So I also get Thank you for coming to uh he skipped me. Someone skipped me today. I didn't get it today. Uh they did half the street. Other half is not done. So on and so forth. But my question to you is in your budget mentioned something in your budget rental in your budget in previous years.

The first time that because there there's no doubt about it. It was it was not leading a company that that performs team. So this is the first time that we've put that So if if um something happens, you you run out of daylight, whatever, is the pro you have a procedure in place in the sense of are they the first ones to get picked up the next day? Yes. Because I know that, you know, general people are are generally gets missed on a Tuesday afternoon, but there's a truck there on Wednesday morning. I think, you know, if it's Thursday or Friday, then you know,

well, that's frustrating. And you know a couple whole block that's missed. One if we always like to break down the afternoon you know if it's something with the city uh on an on any basis like hey this is what happened we didn't get here so the town should be tracking uh if it's a oneoff miss that we do need to hear about you know we do need the resident but my can's still out there and there's that might be but we won't know that that was gets called in if if you leave your can out. Hey, I got missed and they dragged their can back up at at 600 7 a.m. and like no can out here. I got that in the gym.

Some some resident told me you guys came when the next day. Is there a hotline that residents for us like I don't want to the mayor's office with a million phone calls about

Yeah, it if I've got a four wonderful women upstairs that uh I think their calls yesterday so and that please uh if there's any issue that you can call my customer service line that is going to be way to get get answers on the phone because for the day and like hey we're going back for these blocks in and if someone calls in in that list they've got Santos's cell phone number and so we're able to get a hold of them right I'm glad you guys came. That's that's this is very informative and I will say um like I live in the high ser I live on high service I have the Fatimar and a few weeks ago you did miss first thing the next morning. So is there any other questions?

No and I I had called there and uh they went there they picked it up it was perfect. So, mayor, we've [clears throat] spoken about this a number of times. I can say is that when and we pass that on to Mike, by the way, can I say shag the call?

They take and just bear with us and they will be coming. the problem we have now and the goals outside the bear with us and now the street at a car park you get them put in the trash bin out is trying to come down the street and we've um you know Mike and receptacle as close to the bank as possible so the truck can I want to thank them even though we've had some issues they've never not taken a call think that says it Thank you. Is there any other questions for [clears throat]

I tell you I called the company and they I notified them so the process does work. That's good too. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for saying that. Appreciate it. Thanks. You're good. Thank you. Item number seven, comprehensive plan to notice was given at a public hearing to be held on this on September 12th, 19th, and 25. This hearing is to consider a comprehensive plan 2025. This item is to be sent back to the ordinance committee. So move. Motion has been made by Councilman Bakala, seconded by Councilman Martone. All those in favor.

Item number eight, DBA, Arrima Irish Pub and Restaurant. Summons was delivered. Agent of 1058 LLCBAna Irish Pub and Restaurant North Providence, Rhode Island for a formal hearing license and entertainment licenses for this est to complete the requirements to renew state tax, town tax, and sheriff MC. Is anyone here from Arrigna? But if if I may, I I would just not make a motion that they um all the documentation and come back before us. With regard, it's the same business, different business. We're hurting anybody by just uh telling them they can't operate until they come back before us. You know, as soon as they're ready, I would just if we can get them on as soon as we can for

have every requirements and appear before us. Yeah. I mean, I wouldn't to have, you know, at least some of the stuff done if not new opening. So, exactly. Yes, I would I I would like them to suspicion is they're not going to open as the same type of what they're going to do. So that that would be my by Councilman Matone, seconded by Councilman Pollock. All those in favor. Item number nine, Dwan DBA Green Basil Restaurant. Summons with Nicholson, Esquire, registered agent of LC DBA Green Basil Restaurant located 6 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Proidence, Rhode Island for vote concerning the BV liquor license for this and the failure to complete the state tax. Just state your name for the record, sir.

Thank you. Uh f first off on this matter, uh all the taxes have been at taxation today. Hoping to get the the uh the meeting tonight uh of good standing should be coming through to the town uh tomorrow or the day after at the tax. Yes. Yeah. Just get us that letter and you'll be fine. Thank you. Thank you. Does anybody have any questions on that?

Nope. Number 10, BA Beverage Company, Everybody's Tavern by a registered agent of BA, DBA, Everybody's Tavern, located at 1910. Possible vote concerning the BV Liquor establishment and the failure to complete the requirements for renew January 3. Okay. State tax. You You have to Can you get that tomorrow? Yes. Yeah. Insurance. I get that. We can Yeah. Just get that by tomorrow. It's Any questions?

Item number 787 Restaurant and Lounge DBA 787 Restaurant and Lounge Summits was delivered to Liz Vasquez registered age of 787 Restaurant and Lounge LLC. DBA 787 rated at 1270 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Province hearing and possible vote concerning the B license for this establishment and the failures to renew said license state tax and corporation revoked. Is anyone here? Anyone here from 787? Okay.

What's what's outing? Yeah. State taxation revoked. insurance, health, all that is all held department, all that. That's all in state. Is the corporate revoked or did they get a revocation notice? It's revoked. What's the difference? I was just going to ask the attorneys. What's the difference? Revocation. So, they send out a revocation notice first. They So, they didn't ask. So, it's not very easy to to to look at it and think it's a revocation, but it's it's definitely been revoked. So, are they currently operating now? Yes. Yes. So if they're operating now, do they have a collections right now? No, they do not. They do not.

So we could we could do a conditional cease and decision. Um that would be effective immediately. Uh unless and until they buy Maryanne with the reinstatement of their corporations. I mean we we just didn't pull somebody out. Well, I think one goes with the other maybe. Um, does anybody have any questions on that? Sending a conditional cease and desist. What do theyffect? Yeah. What? They can. Yeah. Right. Yeah. So, do we notify them and Yeah. third time month.

So, do we send the there just to check to see if this is going on? Forbid. They're going to be operating without a license anyway. What happens there? sued. So this is something we usually give them a few months as long as they have paid their town tax. This issue is insurance which everyone has covered that except that last spa they have to get to her tomorrow. I'm not sure what does that entail. The the license is issued to the corporation. So that's what makes it a little bit normal thing that protects them as opposed to us. Oh, okay. But uh but the problem is the license. I don't know how Yeah.

Yes. I want to ask a question of the lawyers just to hear since we don't do anything. They stay open. They realistically do not have a what I'm reading here and seeing something they leave there. Someone gets in an accident. Yeah. I don't know if we would have legal liability. I haven't done any look at that. But that they do not have we issue the license. It is before we have some obligation that they aren actually It should be done immediately.

I I would agree with Mario conditional motion where if they provide their corporate status as a corporation they would still have to transnate static order. Yes. So a time is of essence with that that we should have something done immediately. Yeah. I think we direct and I don't know how but I think we direct a police officer to go by there tonight. I thought we were open tonight. What this may boil down to and mayor's managers and administrators is that if we well maybe now that we know and you know something not that Charles and Mario

I means I think well they've had ample and and I do think it's a you know just to try and be a different situation because of the corporate itself doesn't affect the operations doesn't mean they operate responsibly or irrespon It is a situation where you don't have a corporation that holds the license, which where they just owed state taxes. They still had a valid corporation that was holding the license. So we say, look, you can't serve alcohol until you get the corporation fixed. You're in the same boat as everybody else. Yeah, I active right now. We should have shut down. of the license.

You know, I I say they are in violation and selling out and they pay the penalty and shut be shut down. It's good standing and they're able to run. You know, sometimes sometimes we have a hard problem with this because Rob, we don't want to hurt anyone. Yeah. But realistically, as guardians of some of the town stuff, that place should be closed down. If they do not have a liquor license and they're serving booze, they they should not be serving. They should My opinion of it just to protect everyone. Can you operate if you don't have liquor? I mean the license but that is the motion a conditional cease and desist if they then they have to close correct I'll second that that's you're making a motion

just in terms of the motion motion for a conditional cease and or I shouldn't say I'm sorry this is uh with the condition that if they reinstate their corporation they can effective immediately like if they provide it to Maryanne they don't have to come back before soon cease exist should they they should be no is If they're assuming they're open. Yeah, if they're if they're open and we have the um I think that's fine. I would say yes. Okay. A motion's been made by Dorenzo. Any questions? Question I have being the public safety director, Charles, I would ask you uh the police here to make Yes, we've done that. We've done that in the past.

Is this the police order issued by the council pursuant to the shutting down of the closure of the business? I think they still have license as well. But that because I until we send someone in, in fact, they're selling your liquor or not. We don't know that.

No, but in the past, but uh the chief would send u we pass the motion, the chief uh an officer in there with a mo a de cease and desist letter and lock the doors and we would make sure that they serve food. Can they say open to serve food? So in a normal circumstance, I think service of food would still be if they hold a food license under the same again, you know, there's nobody entity that's that's that can hold that license. So I think I think we're in a weird spot. Do do we that they have a corporate license, the insurance and the local itself corporate state? That's

corporation the corporation is is is and the corporation can I assume I hate to revoking that uh corporate license would probably be because they probably didn't pay any corporation taxes in my cons what other reason would be that what what other reason would to not to pull it or or it could be that you they they revoke corporations if you don't file your annual report that's to fill out so easily I don't know chairman just request Maryanne whatever is just to make sure that the police department of that decision that if we're going to send anybody as early as tomorrow night

get that to me I'm going to give the police yeah and they'll actually possible that's only my opinion okay motion all those opposed the eyes have Item management group LLC DBA Senadale Revive registered agent of SR management located at 2031 Smith Street. He hearing and possible vote concerning the BV for this establishment in the failure to the requirements to renew said licenses state. Uh yep straightened out uh probably within the next Okay. Does anybody have any questions for

All right. Just get the letter. And while you're up here, CDBA Cook and Dagger Summons was delivered. Agent of SR Management Group LLCD 2009 Smith Street for a formal hearing and possible vote concerning the B licenses for this establishment and failure to renew said licenses. Same. Does anybody have any questions on cooking? Okay. All right. Just get it by this week. Thank you. There you go. One more.

All right. Number 14, outdoor license town council to consider the approval Senadale Revival LLC DBA Cook and Dagger 2000 Rhode Island. Okay. Motion's been made by Councilman Bller. Is there a second? Second by Councilman Pollock. Good luck. Number 15. Vuling of a villing license for La Doce Vita6 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, Rhode Island. The record, please. Vita Cafe. Okay. Veronica just opened up a business. It's been me about a month or so to go. Very very good. Uh she does get the particulating license. So motion's been made by Councilman Dorenzo, seconded by any questions. All those in favor have it. Try the food. It's very

Item number 16, entertainment license, Tom Taneta, DBA 7 Smith Street, North Providence. Is anyone here from the agenda? Motion been made by Penzo, seconded by Councilman Bala. All those in favor? Item number 18, technology fee for tickets. request discussion and possible vote on a $2 technology fee to be added to traffic tickets. I'd like to enterain that to the March motion made by Councilman Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor?

Item number 19, council committees. Council President Orma, Councilman Famagedi on council committee. I'd like to detain a motion to put it committee and economic development committee. Councilman Laoio second. I all those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number Councilman Dorenzo requil on Fruit Hill Avenue behind Adelaide Avenue across from the Francis.

So uh in the last three months there's been two accidents. First person drove right through the fence and into uh Dr. Cambio's daughter's yard. The second one cracked the pole in half. Going by fast enough. I'm looking to put a guard rail up a little bit after the VFW post prop 75 to 100 feet around that small little bend. So, what I'd like to do is send a letter to the administration. I think he just left. They left, but I want to send a letter to the mayor to Okay. So, did you see this? Let me read it for the record.

Maryanne, after assessing the area, I am in approval for a guardrail. I feel that 75 ft would suffice. There has been two accidents in the same location within I feel that this action would mitigate any further. Colonel Alfredo Rogerio Jr. seen uh I saw him we were at the scene and uh you do it's the third time this is it's been two and three or four months but it's really the third time that it's happened. Send something to the mayor. Been made by councilman Dorenzo second. Seconded by councilman Bala. All those in favor item number 21 our lady of Fatima Hospital. Discussion of sale of our light lady of Fatima Hospital. So motion's been made by council second by council fail all those

my own ratification that we can have someone from someone come and talk to what what's coming but I mean can we get someone to clarify what's happening what's going on I mean the problem is I just don't know who you would I mean I've the attorney general's kind of taken a leadership matter we could reach out to his office there the last I heard there was going to be a meeting the speaker the attorney general and the governor about possibly to bail these hospitals out. That was um I don't know I don't hear like like last week very recent. So Nona is the is I correct is Noner is the guy who's putting out the money

come from the budget but he is getting some money to there's he's holding I think from uh is that the settlement with the the dentist 50 million that that was I think when when when there's a um money but but my understanding was going to be that 50 million was getting released Turion Centurion's asking for another 18 from state or at least in order to effectuate the deal. If okay, if you give me a $100 million, I'll take the hospital, you know, I I listen, I don't know enough. Yeah. I just don't know who who we're going to get to come in. I don't have any answers. I don't know how we're going to get any 50 million 100 million and we try to speak to someone, you know.

Well, if I'm not mistaken, said they were going to pay the taxes and we were like think more insight than any of us or who again? Just me. Okay. Anyway, just to open the process back up to somebody else, maybe. All right. I said next month. How does that possible vote regard to a claim received from the following Vivian Avenue, North Providence, Rhode Island 029. Send this to the claims committee. So moved. Move. Councilman, second by Councilman Pollock. I all those opposed. You guys have it. Three claims committee report. Town council discussion action regard to the claims committee report to be presented by council president. The claims committee met tonight. There was five claims. The other three were part of that was damaged by DPW. So the uh the report tomorrow.

Okay. Motion by Councilman Pollock. All those in favor? All those public services committee report town presented by Councilman Laorte. Councilman the report to the council uh approved as read. I will tell you that there will be a further meeting uh on the 24th 24th uh in which we would like to have all members if uh a public service committee there uh superintendent go to make it I've heard that uh one of the other um so that we can uh get this okay thank you councilmanio is there a second seconded by councilman bala all those in favor

all those opposed eyes have it back to item number two. Did you have time to feel free to come up? You all can come up. This is Did you get You guys probably know more than we do, right? Maybe because we uh and neither has the council. I I think uh Councilman Pollock, he went right to the gist of it. We needed somebody from that company to be here. What's accepted levels? Is just telling us their results were we don't know what acceptable levels are. It wasn't in there on the like a actually know. So there's no there's no guide as to there's no there was no and that's kind of one thing I was looking except range

I was looking something like that when I just saw some of the highlighted like bold I that's why I you know I'd let the lab come in and explain it to us a little

and unlike blood work you know where that came from came from one arm this is a that has like just loads and loads of dirt go over there because it one sample did somebody go there and inside the gate and go. Oh yeah. Boom. Is it multiple samples of dirt there? There's a lot of area. It It would be easy to say, you know what? This little pile right here from in front. Greatund different things and it all came back fine. What about the what about the stump back there? The samples taken from back there. So basically it looks like at the back about a single sample a single sample that I would concern me

come from Stephen only it wasn't like it came from four different you do remember when we were told it was non-conforming material when we when we were told it was non-conforming mater anything in there right now but I don't know how many years non-conforming what did I miss I'm my kid was playing baseball so I'm going okay about non-conforming for the last non-conforming back then, right? So, you remember that was so one of the concern uh concern was um

when I tried reaching out to de they eventually kept telling me that they had nothing on record of but the school department would have them. So, we contacted the school department was able to get a hold of the records. Collier and Gilbane did do the dumping because the soil was dumped in towning was required. another town. So that's superintendent go. You said DEM said I thought DM

no had no record of the according to dem and the builders all who did the demo the whole building plan went as it went the abatement supposedly it all went as planned schools not the current school

just Stephen is dumped at pay 25 to 30 truckloads. So my question, why would you in your own town in the middle of a resident ship it out somewhere else? Why would you not require testing or because shipping that I know it would yeah testing that soil out would have been very expensive.

M a couple of things. one um in in my limited experience with environmental shoes, whature is and and you you were just asking is typically generally they call it phase one relatively limited um research and you Dr. Right [clears throat] now I'm not sure how to read this this report. I don't read it uh but I'm not a scientist. uh suggest that the levels were not that they were below the detection limit. There are a lot of numbers in here too. I don't know if that means they're above the detection limit or if they're probably my experience has generally been is you drill those and then you use th the results from those to see if you got to drill more. Right? So, so I think makes sense and I think what what we're the way we're we need somebody to explain these to us and what we need to this comes in and says oh no these are all within and and we know they took one from one and one from another then I think that's kind of the the now if they come in and say these numbers now I think we we we kind of move on to is we got to we got to start checking different and go all around and make sure you know kind of on step one but we're all operating from a level of you know this is This is not our car is you know reading this stuff numbers here [clears throat] that would which suggests they're above number next to it whether that means or not I don't know but I think we got to get somebody here

when we did Twin Rivers it the gentleman came here the problem was and then also came up with a remedy what we had to do for Twin Rivers and I think I with all due respect I mean I'm not a or or a civil engineer and by the way the remedy might be take that dirt and get it out of as part of it. That's all of it. My suspicion would be they would get that dirt out of there. Then you would test again and see what's you know what's still there. Right. One one question. Uh excuse me. Councilman Leo has a question. Uh thank you.

I have no reason to believe that that Net Lab would not research properly. I think what we need to maybe they have a site map of where they took when they took the soil what these results actually mean in the depth. Well, yeah, that that's do a phase one. There's there's certain protocol. The property here has no experience with any type of environmental. Okay. Well, so let's double check that out. They they would and they would that and sample it. Okay. Now, where did they take it just from one corner of which they normally would do that if they had a site map and a little bit that would make you guys feel better if it came back. The levels look pretty good, guys. They just didn't want to see that getting stirred up because if there is any high levels of speest

and they and they would have to do that would say this the environmental companies a different name for it though I'm sorry could be a different name for it Joe I was in another name yeah another take great precaution when they're doing this soil okay go ahead council uh and I'm sorry I apolog yes you had come up to address something when you said that it wasn't him said that The council had said contact DPW or the mayor's office and get someone out. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well, the clean president said last month that the land Yeah. the next day it was like

I'm just listen I'm not there but I could tell you he called me and my colleague from the district had he had sent DPW out there. I think it even referenced that in the breeze also. But we were called. It said that uh Bernard Anun were told it was taken care of, right? By who? I was telling the mayor's office called like I wasn't But when you said that the Yeah. Well, somebody said we'll get on somebody. But I'm just saying didn't go over there. What was related to me is the mayor did call they sent DPW has not been Mr. Sagan, do you have a question? I just want make sure I understand something. So do know that's what the mayor said and they're going to take it away. [sighs and gasps] It's in our neighborhood. So, we own it.

I don't want to see my fellow council. I don't want to I don't want to us because we got this report probably I was at work so I didn't have time to read it. I think we need a representative from the father. Does net lab come out like would they they would have someone compensate? Yeah, I agree. I don't know. Like technically we own the dirt if they're looking to buy it. Well, what the mayor just said tonight there in case they need it to backfill. Yeah, that's that's and they're going to take it away. But what community is going to get? We're just passing the problem on. Well, yeah. If they go by the anyway, that's one other thing. Yes, sir. I can take permission to go on his prop. He said

I don't have a problem. I have contacts. I can get soils. I'll get a procedure how you supposed to accumulate it. You go to a few different places. Was that? Yeah, I I'll video record it. Take your camera. I got a drone. Net lab drone. Is that what we said? I've taken pictures down there before when they were moving dirt around. Thank you for all of our neighbors here. We Yes. And we we understand that. And when you do get the answers, it's them to give us something informative. Your time, Councilman. Mr. President, I want to uh continue this to next month. Get ask the mayor come back at least discuss the results. If the results are good, but at least they can what the results look like. Well, I can't decipher it. So, I want to put that in formal.

We're going to do a special meeting on six o'clock before, you know, in the middle of an agenda and trying to clock. It's going to be March 3rd. Okay. Appreciate your time. We have no power. No, you're not. But I mean, you're not at all that you you want to bring your children your field. I don't blame you at all. I understand. The motion's been made by Councilman Pollock. Is there a second? No. Ordinance introduction, discussion and possible ordinance relating to a cross street, clock street and right street introduce. So moved. Motion been made by council. Second by council pollic. All those yes. So moved by con.