Town Council - Regular Meeting

Okay, we'll call the September 2nd, 2025 North Providence Town Council meeting to order. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance and remain standing for a moment of silence. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Item number one, acceptance of meeting minutes. discussion and possible action vote with regard to the acceptance of meeting minutes from the meetings of August 6th and August 20th, 2025. We have a motion to approve. So move second. Motion's been made by Councilman Bala, seconded by Councilman Pollock. All those in favor. All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number two, zone change amendment. Town council to consider approval of an application from Connelly Law and Associates to amend article 5, section 409E of the zoning ordinance of the town of North Providence. this application.

Okay. This application was advertised in the Providence Journal on July 11th, 18th, and 2025 and 25th, 2025 for a hearing on this date. This item was continued from the August 6th, 2025 meeting. Do I have a motion to continue this to the October council meeting? Motion been made by Councilman Bala, second by Councilman Pollock. All those in favor? Mr. President, if I may, I'm going to recuse on this matter.

All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Please note, Council Mone is recusing on that one. Item number 14, Steven only house. James Laughler, chairp chairperson of the historic district commission, would like to address the council concerning the Steven only house on Smithfield Road. Just state your name for the record, please. James Laughler. Thank you.

Took it when I was going to put it in my speech. Um, council members, hello. My name is James Laughler and I am currently the chairperson of the historic district commission. I'm here to talk about the Captain Steven only house, a historic property located on Smithfield Road. This property is part of the original family farm that was later donated to the town to create Steven Only Park. It is situated within the town uh within the park's footprint and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since 2022, the house has had multiple owners and received multiple purchase offers. Work has been conducted outside the scope of work permits and without review by the historic district commission with the actual work being done at night and on weekends, possibly to avoid detection by town employees. There are multiple fines and leans issued to by the town for failing to clean, board windows, and cut grass, which the property owners did not do. Recently, several persons have made offers to purchase the property with plans to do quick flips, uh, make it a flop house, and partition into a multi-family residence. These options, although legal according to zoning regulations, are not suitable for a historic house of its current age, of 223 years old. This house also sits on a traditional stone foundation that more than likely could not withstand the use of multiple people living there. I say all this to urge the council to examine the possibility of taking this house uh possibly by eminent domain or purchase in an effort to preserve it for future generations. The property is already within the park's footprint and town personnel have been maintaining the grounds. I think there are some other people who want to say some stuff and that's it for me. Thank you.

Does anybody have any questions? Mr. L. Uh, whoever wants to come up, just state your name for the record, please.

I'm Marie Trupa. I'm also with a historic district commission. I've been on the commission since 2023 and 15 problems have come across the commission concerning the Steven only house. I'm not going to read all of them, but I think you should be aware of what has been taking place there. Repeated resale of property and transfers of ownership. The uh failure of the owners and prospective owners to show up for housing court. Replacement of windows in 2x two design when the rest of the house had a one by one design. Replacement of windows with vinyl when wood was required. Fire damage in the building which had been covered by sheetrock. Lack of attention to the chimneys and caps which are in need of repair. Replacement with steel doors when wood was required. Replacement of the front door lock and door knob with a modern set. And the vintage set found thrown in the dirt. Pest damage inside the house. windows and doors left open during the winter months in January,

in early February of 2022, and again in the winter of 2024. members of the commission have gone into the house to find shabby work done on the inside which will probably have to be replaced. So I urge the council to consider purching this h purchasing this house to save it. It has tremendous historical significance. Thank you. Thank you.

Excuse me. Did you just sign over there the paper? We don't have sign. Just sign your name that you spoke on the side. You want uh Jim to sign also item number 14 is fine. Councilman Bala has a question. Who who owns this property right now? currently out for sale. Who owns it? But who's putting up who I don't know? Ron is also member of our commission. I'm losing my voice, which is extremely good. Yeah.

Uh Loannis LLC is the name of the company. All right. We even know what they're asking for that property right now. They're asking $389,000. Yeah. Okay. Not to put you on the spot, Ronnie, how many acres what's that coming with as far as the house? It's 30,000 square feet. So, a little over Okay. Would anyone else like to speak from the district commission? I'd like to speak as a uh citizen of North Providence. Uh who's

Can you just state your name for the record? Oh, sorry. Vincent Jericho, District 2. Thank you. Uh, with an interest in the preservation of the house. Um, first I don't need to remind the council um that once a historic property is lost, it's lost forever. And we this is a golden opportunity to preserve an historically important both locally and nationally uh property. I also would like to see what the future holds for that house. Is it also part of the park? It also could be a showplace. It could also be a place for a future historical society for North Providence. It could be a place of education to the community. It could be a place of recreation for the community as well. And with an overseer program where you have a resident overseer, it also could provide some income for its own maintenance. I was a resident overseer with the Eleaser Arnold House in Lincoln, Rhode Island with what was then the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities is now called historic New England. you know, the Clemens Iron House and the Eleazar House are, you know, in joining towns Johnson and Lincoln. So, those are successful programs that can add revenue to its own upkeep. But, uh, citizen want it done. Thanks.

Thank you, Councilman Pollock.

Uh, Mr. Chairman, can you come back up for one second? I'm sorry, Actor. One, one minute. Um, maybe you don't know this answer, maybe you do. If the town was able to purchase this property and preserve this property, would there be substantial grants out there considering it's a historic uh property that you know might be able to play I'm sorry, may you might even know that answer. I I'm not an I'm not an expert on the grant proposal issue, but I do know that Rhode Island Historic Preservation does have grants. Um, this is a national register property, so I'm sure there's something out there from the from the park service. It just needs the right person to go digging for it. That's not me, but that's that's the answer to that.

I apologize, mayor. I probably should have There was Do you need me for anything? No, I'm good. Thank you.

Thank you for your time. So, if I may, we were going to place this on the agenda and I found out that the historic district commission would be here for the sole purpose to ask uh this council to consider u purchasing the property. We've been discussing this with the realtor. Um, and as was just stated, the asking price was 389,000. We we have um the option to purchase that property for 365,000 after the last discussion I that I've had um with the realtor. Um, as been stated, um, I will tell you, I think we're a little late in purchasing this probably property. We probably should have owned it prior to tonight and prior to all of the, um, things that have happened there. Uh, so, uh, just to just give you a little little history, I did a little study myself. This fellow was born in North Providence 270 years ago. Steven only is he's a descendant of Thomas only, one of Rhode Island's founders. And in the Battle of Princeton 1777, he saved the life of our future president, James Monroe. When he decided to settle down, he chose to return to North Proidence. He represented North Proidence in the General Assembly. And by the way, um being that he was a uh former uh neighbor of our council president, he served as the North Providence Town Council president. And as the Providence Journal recall

upon his death, he was in the best and highest sense of the words a patriot and devotedly attached to our national institutions and interests for which in his younger days he had so often been ready to make sacrifice of his life. Um, I did talk to uh and met with our finance director and um asked her about the finances to purchase the property. That would be a question tonight. And she had stated that we should just purchase the property through um our operating budget and if we have a deficit this year, we could then take the money from a surplus. But at this time we have it and again um I think smart business tells you that being that we own a property all around us that you purchase just for protection as I stated I think uh passes at this point in time be a major mistake and I think it as the gentleman stated we can get some monies for preservation and then could be part of our school system in in the history of our town. So decision I would think is up to you at this point in time. But again, these people that represent the district commission have worked so hard all the at this point in time major mistake on our

Thank you. Does anybody have any questions for the mayor? No, no, sir. I know Hector wanted to speak. I

uh I'll just state for the record that I myself uh am in favor of purchasing this property. Um I have lived in the town. I'm 43 years old. I've lived across from that. I grew up in the house across the street from that house. So, um I've seen the bad side of it, the good side of it. when I was a young kid and the last couple years it's fall upon tough times and uh you know my parents still live in that house so you know if my mother wasn't babysitting her grandchildren she'd probably be here tonight she you know my parents I care deeply about that property they're always asking what's going on so they live in that culde-sac all the neighbors same thing so I do think this is a great opportunity for the town and uh I thank you all for your interest in this and bringing it to our attention So

if if I could just piggy back one thing, I'm one of six bottles who grew up on that field and like your uncles up the street, we all used it. So to see that kind of deteriorate, I'd love to see it just stay the way it is. So I'm in favor of that too. Now my name is Hector. I hear a little bit about the house. Actually, I went and look for the house, you know, to uh see if my daughter willing to buy so I can fix it. I'm on a general contractor. General contractor. And when I inspect the house and need a lot of work is a house that is good for Mr. Ciance.

Oh, sorry. The mayor Lombardi who is very good at business. Um, I will say it's about $90,000 or $100,000 to fix it up. Number one, they put the wrong windows in an old house. Uh, and it's nothing there. It's not even remember nothing to remember the hero or whatever is in North Province. All it's going to do is create expenses for the taxpayers or North Province and draw the federal money to rebuild the house. So, are you for purchasing or not purchasing it?

I'm not to purchase the You don't want to purchase it? I even suggested to my daughter, don't buy it even if it's near the park. Okay. It's not worth it. All I can do is create more expenses and mayor can have some Italian family members and they are working when to somebody can come in and see what it was to remember the man. I apologize to you guys. But thank you. We pay to play any more games. No, under my watch. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Would anyone else like to speak on this matter? Ma'am.

Victoria. Thank you. I am actually not a citizen of North Providence, but I am a citizen of Providence, Rhode Island, and America. And I came to see the Steven Only House because Steven only is such a significant figure in history. And I found a beautiful park. I found an extraordinary historic cemetery. And I had dinner at Jackie's. So historic tourism can um encourage business as well. Um but setting that the practical considerations aside um this is an incredible piece of Americana. I've lived in five different states and one thing that distinguishes Rhode Island so extraordinarily is its historic resources. So, I urge you to consider the irreplaceability of this property as a piece of American history and to do whatever you can to preserve it.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Would anyone else like to speak on this matter, sir? Bill Truchi District 2. Um we are u my wife and I Rosemary are residents supporting the proposal as well based on the historical significance everything that was mentioned prior and also the location location fabulous within everything around it that's part of the town as well.

Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions, comments?

Hello. Uh, my name is James Reynolds. I'm in District 2 as well. I just I don't want to take much time. I just want to reiterate what has been said and I also want to put a final point on the fact that there's a historic cemetery on the site as well. And from what I've heard tonight, it sounds like currently the house is a liability to the town. There's a lot of trouble. There's a lot of damage to it. And it's sort of turning a liability into an asset by purchasing this property. And I'm sure the research can be done. I'm sure there are grants out there for the preservation of this property that can be tapped. For sure. For sure. But it's an opportunity that shouldn't be missed. And once lost, again, as everybody said, it's lost. He's an incredibly important person in our history. He's a North Proidence resident like the rest of us. So, thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Okay. I'll make a motion to continue this matter to either a special meeting before next month's meeting or the um October meeting, but if we can get on in here beforehand, you know, we'll have the mayor uh just put it on the agenda for purchase council or try to along as quick as possible.

I'll make a motion for those for a special meeting. Okay. Second. Okay. A motion's been made to schedule a special meeting for the purchase of this property by Councilman Bala, seconded by Councilman Laoio. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Okay. Item number five, victing license. Town Council to consider the approval of a victeling license for Cumberland Farms Incorporated. DBA Cumberland Farms number 1306 1874 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, Rhode Island. I don't know about this guy. I think we got to go easy on him. Yeah. No, unfortunately I have to recuse like to go at him coffee spot.

For the record, uh, Councilman Leaport, you will be recusing. Just state your name for the record, please, sir. Uh, thank you, Mr. President. Uh, members of the council, Joe Baxter. I'm here representing uh Cumberland Farms Incorporated. Um Mr. President, I know this item and the next item are very similar. They're both licensing matters uh for the same uh entity. So I don't know if you want me to take them in turn or Let me just read number six into the record. Sure.

Item number six, holiday sales license. Town council to consider the approval of a holiday sales license for Cumberland Farms Incorporated, DBA Cumberland Farms, number 1306 1874 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, Rhode Island. Go ahead. Uh thank you, Mr. President. Um so before you now are two licensing uh matters um arising from the sale of the Neon Gas Station on Middle Spring Avenue to Cumberland Farms. Uh all the licenses that were transferable uh at the uh prior to today were transferred. Uh so these are the only licenses that were not transferable. Uh so that brings them uh before you tonight. Uh, one thing I do want to clarify, I believe on the holiday license uh, form there was a a small error. It was uh, noted that the hours would be 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Uh, when in fact it's uh, 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. um, as is on all the other licenses. Uh, and just to note, those are the the current hours um that the Neon Gas Station was operating under. Um, as you uh, the council granted them. Um, so no big difference really there except with signage. um uh at that location. So, uh unless there are any questions, um just ask the council to uh vote favor favorably on uh these two licenses. Anybody have any questions? Do I have a motion to approve the victing license?

So, moved. Second. Motion has been made by Councilman Mone, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. And do I have a motion to approve the holiday sales license? So moved. Motion been made by Councilman Martone, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor? I. All those opposed. The eyes have it. Thank you very much. Thank you for your time. Good luck.

Item number seven, victing license town council to consider the approval of a victing license for Commines LLC DBA Crazy Wings and Things 2220 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Proidence, Rhode Island. Is there anyone here from Crazy Wings? Just state your name for the record, please. Good evening, councel. My name is uh David Thomas. Thank you. Representing Comines LLC. Sign in. Yes. We don't have our uh sheriff tonight.

All right. Um Mr. Thomas has a very successful business here in town. Does a good job. Anybody have any questions on the victual for the new business? What are your hours going to be? I'm sorry, sir. What are your hours going to be? uh 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and then Friday and Saturday to 12 a.m. Any other questions? Do a motion to approve? So move. Motion been made by Councilman Dorenzo. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Councilman uh Bala. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Thank you. Good luck. Good luck. Thank you, council.

All right. Item number eight, peddler vendor license. Town Council to consider a vote for the approval of a peddler vendor license for a mobile food truck for Cer and Spice Incorporated. DBA Cider and Spice 53 Cowwell Road, Greenville, Rhode Island. Is anyone here from Cer and Spice? Is there anyone here from Cider and Spice? Okay, I'll have a motion to remove this from the agenda. So moved. Motion's been made by Councilman Leo, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor? I

All those opposed, the eyes have it. Item number nine, class F1 liquor license. Town council to consider a vote for the approval of a class F1 liquor license for at your service bartending for an event at Camp Mian on October 31st, 20125. We have a motion to approve the class F1 license. So moved. Motion's been made by Councilman Laor. Was there a second? Second. Second by Councilman Pollock. Any questions? There being none. All those in favor? I. All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 10, class F1 liquor license. Town council to consider a vote for the approval of a class F1 liquor license for Easy Bar LLC for an event at Camp Mian on October 10th, 2025. Do I have a motion to approve the class F1 license? So moved. Second.

Motion's been made by Councilman Bala. Seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. Any questions? All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Ed number 12, JL and Bowery Investments LLC, DBA Dana Sports Lounge, representative of Dana's Lounge to appear for a check on the opening of the business after the flood and meeting of the requirements on the liquor license. State your name for the record, please. Yes. Uh, good evening, Mr. President. John Manny on behalf of the license holder. Uh, good evening, members of the council.

So, the status of this matter is we're moving along uh pretty well. Unfortunately, I think we need a little bit more time. Um the interior of the building has been uh worked on. There's some flooring, some painting, and some minor things to be done along with reordering and inventory. As far as the uh division and taxation payment was made of all uh sales and beverage tax today, in addition to that, employee taxes were paid and are up to date. Um there was one other item, I believe it was a food health management. uh we have someone uh the one of the managers of the uh facility and uh we paid the fee. They took the course and everything. So that fee has been paid. I don't think it's in the system yet. Uh but all of that was uh recently done. So I'm going to respectfully request um if we could put on the October um meeting uh hearing for that date and we expect everything to be completed by then. It's taken a little bit of time, but I think we made significant progress. Councilman Pollock,

council, how are you? Good. How are you? So, uh, JL Den has been in constant contact with me and I spoke to him recently. Okay. And we had talked about maybe moving this to the November uh, agenda. And and I'm going to make a motion in a moment, but well, what I'd like to do uh, Mr. President, I'd like to make a motion to actually move this to the November agenda. However, if he meets all necessary requirements before that date, you can meet with the town clerk and and allow him to open once he meets all necessary requirements if it's prior to that. I did.

Yeah, I just had a conversation with him and I I I understand he was originally believing it was November to that he'd be completed, but we're hoping it would be in the next couple weeks. Okay. Okay. So, if it's possible to keep it on, sir, we appreciate that. And that's fine. He, you know, like I said, I had spoke to him, right? And he expressed, you know, instead of having to come back in October and then come back in November. Um, but yeah, I have no problem with that. So, I'd like I'd like to amend that motion and if he thinks he can get open by October. Okay. A motion's been made to consider this matter to the October meeting. Second. Seconded by Council Laoro. Any other questions? All those in favor? I. All those opposed, you guys have it. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, sir. Welcome. Item number 13, parking issues. Anthony Cassan may

Good evening. Uh, item number 13, Anthony Castano. Anthony Costanzo, owner of a Costanzo holding would like to discuss a financial agreement with the town of North Providence for use of his parking lots by town taxpayers, vendors, or others with town business. Just state your name for the record, please. Anthony Castanzo.

Thank you. So, um, back in 2016 had an agreement with the town. Um, maybe not exactly the way it should have been, but nevertheless, there was an agreement in place to utilize the parking on the side of the building, which has been continuously used even up to like the last few days. Um, it is an issue with insurance for my insurance company. It's an issue of trying to work out a deal and I'm trying to open up a conversation about that. I don't expect any decision tonight on this, but I have a document I can get to Maryanne later and maybe make a copy so all of you can read what was agreed to in the past. Um, just want to try to put something together. I don't want to have any legal responsibility for anybody parking out there, tripping out there, falling out there. Um, I don't want to just let people use my property for free either. So, um, I'm open to discussion now or we can have a discussion later.

You said that there was an agreement in the past. Yes. Okay. Do you have a You're going to give Maryanne a copy of that? Yeah, I can make a copy or she could take it and make copies for all of you also. Okay. All right. Uh, does anybody have any questions? Anthony, when you say you wanted to open up dialogue, what do you mean? What do you I'd like to just have a dialogue as to what is a possibility for um compensation, taking care of the insurance, having a document stating that there is insurance the town like as for example, Stephen, you've asked us to cover ourselves and the town for the event,

right? I want to be I want to know that the town is covering themselves when people park in my lot, which is right next door. And I can almost bet you someone's parked in the lot right now. So, I'm not asking for the world. Um, but I would like some compensation for that and just really don't want at my stage of my life, I don't want to deal with the aggravation of an insurance claim. When you were saying dialogue back and forth, what do you have in your mind as a as a starting point or a salute? What are you thinking? Amount of money. Is that what you're asking? Money, insurance, this a line, a fence saying don't park here. I'm I'm asking you what

document here. Um, to be quite honest with you, I don't know if the town generated the document or if my attorney generated the document, but someone generated a very good document. The only thing that would have to change probably is financially bring it up to, you know, it's it's 10 years old at least, you know. So, does that have a financial a number on that one? Yeah. Is there a financial number on that? Yeah. Okay. Just I haven't seen it. I'm just asking. So, what? No, no one's seen this. So, with the rate of inflation and everything else, you're looking for another I'm not looking for the world. You're looking to have it looked at again, but you know, 10 years later. No, I'm I'm I'm saying that you're trying to adjust it for Yeah, exactly. That's all. Okay. Does anybody have any other questions?

What is the number on that agreement? It's um small amount. It's actually like dollars per day. So, it's $400 a month. What in your mind would you create as a starting point in 2025? Something uh between 800 and a,000 I think would be fine a day on today's numbers. Let's uh refer this to the finance committee. I don't like to uh goate or discuss contracts in in an open form. No, no need to discuss it tonight. I just need to put it forward. I appreciate that. Should something happen in the lot the future, I just I want to be on record saying I said I wanted to put something out. Okay. Thank you. Do I have a motion to send this to the finance committee?

Knock on wood. Second. Mo. Motion's been made by Councilman Bala, seconded by Council La Porsche. Is there any other questions? There being none, all those in favor I. All those opposed, the eyes have it. Thank you. Headder number 15, Pitman Street. Councilman Laortio request discussion and possible vote on parking on Pitman Street. Councilman.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh it's been an ongoing uh issue on Pitman Street. It's a very small street. Uh it backs up to Doyle. Uh, and it seems that the folks that live on Doyle Avenue, they they'd rather well they park in back of their house on Pitman Street, which creates no uh easement to go back and forth on the street should the people on Pitman Street park on either side of the street. So, it's parking on both sides. It becomes a little bit of a a public safety hazard in as much as there is a a woman that lives down the end of the street who is handicapped. Uh and if an emergency vehicle come for her or anybody on the matter for that on that street, uh it may cause a a problem there. Uh we have one of the the uh residents, Mr. Pe is here with us. Uh he's provided us with some photographs that you can all see. Uh there are cones on one side of the street so that at least the residents that live on that street can park there. So if Mr. If you'd like to come up and and uh elaborate on that, we'd appreciate it. And may I add also that there have been signs uh on the corner of the street uh that it's a dead end and one of the two signs has been p taken down. Correct.

Yes. Uh Paul Peasy, 59 Pman Street. Uh we would my neighbor Amarie Maguire from 55 Pitman was here I believe about a year and a half two years ago about the parking situation. At the time it wasn't as bad as it is now. It's it's out of control. I don't know where these cars are even coming from. They're lined up from the top of Fruit Hill in Pitman past my house, past Amarie's house on one side. We have put cones out on Tuesday night to ensure our trash is picked up on on Wednesday morning or Wednesday during the day. Um, we want to have company over. We have to put cones out. There's there's no room at all to maneuver. There's one one day I couldn't even get down the street. I had a park on uh West View. There's the the car there was a car in front of Andy Baldino's house, resident 638 Fruit Hill. And there was another car on the the I guess would be the north north side of Pitman and it was so far away from the curb I couldn't get down the street. So I don't know how we're going to resolve this. I hate like hell to do resident parking only on Pitman because there are other driveways 10 Doyle their driveways on Pitman. So put resident parking only. they have guest over, they're in violation because their address, physical address is Doyle. Same thing with Baldino, he's at 638. The other neighbor is at 650 Fruit Hill. So, I don't know how how we could go about resolving this issue, but hopefully something be done through the council through the ordinance committee.

Okay. Do we have you got something to say? Go ahead. Um would would we have to create an ordinance maybe I should ask Mario for that for them to have parking for the the people of that street only on there uh being that the the back side of Doyle abuts that street. Yeah. So you you have to go to ordinance to get through we we put up no parking signs without going to ordinance I think don't we? We have to have an ordinance for no parking or no parking resing as well. They have to ordinance for that.

But but you're you're asking if we were to contemplate resident only parking, can you limit it to the residents of Pitman? Is that what you're saying? Correct. Yes, we can do that. I don't see why not. Okay. Yeah. I don't see why. What happens like people on Doyle that have driveway access is Pitman? Like if they have guests over, they're not Pitman residents though, you will only be able to go and find the house. Like you'll you'll come for a permit and we will put your address on that permit and then you put that permit in your window when you park the car, but it'll only be each resident will be able to park in front of the

So it sounds to me like you would need you would need resident only on one side and no parking on the other. I mean, I don't I don't that that street seems small, too small to begin with. Sorry, you're not I don't think you're understanding the the go down Pitman. The house at the end, the bottom the bottom pit on the right, their address is 10 Doyle. Their driveway is on Pitman. So, I don't want to I don't want to, you know, clude them from being able to park on, you know, let's uh I think you got to figure out what we'll do is like we have a lieutenant here. Um, we'll have him go out, take a look, bring the suggestion back to the ordinance committee.

We'll create an ordinance that best suits the residents of that street. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, Steve, you want to make a motion to send this matter to? Yes, I make a motion that we uh send this to ordinance. I'll second. Okay. And no, that we have I'm sorry, Lieutenant uh survey it and and see what he come up with for some data on it. Okay. A motion's been made by Council Laorio, seconded by Councilman Pollock to send this to the ordinance committee and have the lieutenant go out and take a look. Mayor

Okay. Okay. A motion's been made and seconded. All those in favor. All those opposed, the eyes have it. You know, Lieutenant, while he's speaking, if you want to look at this for as a reference, these are from him. Sorry. Okay. Remind me to go back to I'm going to go to All right. Just remind me to go back to them.

I got you. Um, item number 16, board appointments. Town council discussion action with regard to appointments to be made to the following boards. Reappoints A. Tax Board of Review Kenneth Cody. B Juvenile Hearing Board Elizabeth Vashan. Do I have a motion to reappoint Kenneth Cody and Elizabeth Vashan? So move second. Motion's been made by Councilman Bala, seconded by Councilman Pollock. All those in favor. All those opposed? The eyes have it. New appointment tree warden Timothy Thorp. Is Mr. Thorp here? Can you uh just state your name for the record and sign in?

Yes. Hi, Timothy Thorp. Uh I've been a resident of the town for 25 years. Uh with me tonight is Fyet Amston, a former tree warden and I'm a licensed arborist. I would be pleased to provide this service to the town. Great. Any questions for me? You all have his information in front of you. Um the appointment usually comes from the mayor's office. Mr. Mayor, um, do you have Mr. Thorp called uh,

anybody have any questions? Just make sure Marian's phone number. Do I have a motion to approve Mr. Thorp as the tree warden? So moved. Motion been made by Councilman Bala, second by Second Council Dorenzo. All those in favor. All those opposed, you guys have it. Good luck. Thank you. Thank you. Ate number 17, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Discussion and possible vote on the sale of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Uh assuming that nothing new has taken place, I will make a motion to continue this to the October meeting. So moved. Motion has been made by Councilman Mone, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor?

All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 18, claim submitted. Town council discussion and possible vote with regard to the claims received from the following. Catherine Katherine Boragod, Four Haven Street, Cumberland, Rhode Island. Do I have a motion to send this matter to the claims committee? So moved. Second. Motion's been made by Councilman Bala, seconded by Councilman Pollock. All those in favor? I.

All those opposed, the eyes have it. Item number 19, tax addendas. Town council discussion and action and vote with regard to the list of tax addendas received from the tax assessor in the amount of 1,812,9657 for real estate and 1,629,34611 for tangibles. Do have a motion to send this to the finance committee. That's coming in to us. That's not an over. This is because of bad amount. Okay. So these this money is coming into us that I have a motion to grant. So move. Motion's been made by Councilman Bala. Is there a second?

Second. I'll seconded by Council LaCo. Council Martone. Yeah. I'm I'm curious. Is this Does this mean we're getting We've been told we're getting this money. It's not I know Angelina told me that they didn't include this before because they thought it was a sale. Not I guess the sale didn't go through. State was I think we should I think we should have the mayor explain what's going on. Yeah. Angelina told me that this is coming into us from hospital. Basically that's what she said. All right. I'm going to hold off taking a vote on this one. We'll go back to item number 19. Yeah.

Item number 20. Tax abatements under a,000. Town council discussion, action, and vote for the approval of the list of tax abatements under $1,000 received from the tax assessment in the amount of $2,29841 for real estate and $295.36 for tangibles. Motion to approve. Motion's been made by Councilman Maton. Is there a second? Seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 21, tax abatements over a thousand. to town council discussion and action and possible vote for the approval of the list of tax abatements over $1,000 received from the tax assessor in the amount of $3,178.81 for motor vehicles. Do I have a motion to finance?

Motion's been made by Councilman Martone, seconded by Councilman Dorenzo. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 22, claims committee report. Town council discussion and action regard to the ordinance committee report to be presented by Councilman Bakala. Councilman. Uh, just make a motion to accept the report as submitted. Okay. Motion's been made by Councilman Bala, seconded by Councilman Leaporio. All those in favor? I. All those opposed? The eyes have it. Item number 23, finance committee report, town council discussion, action with regard to the finance committee report to be presented by Councilman Martone. Councilman.

Yes. Uh, we did have a finance committee meeting. Um, we've had a couple. I just want to put on the record that all of the uh tax abatements have been approved by the all the pending tax abatements have been approved by the finance committee. Um and uh we will submit a uh supplemental report as well. Okay. A motion has been made by Councilman Marone. Is there a second? Second. Second by Councilman Bakalo. All those in favor? I. All those opposed? The eyes have it. Okay. Back to the beginning. Item number two. Oh, we already did two.

Item number Okay. Proposed ordinances. Notice was given of a public hearing on this day whereby the town council would consider passage of the following proposed ordinances. Three, ordinance 25-007Z, an ordinance amending the town of North Providence zoning ordinance, article 4, section 49E. This item is in connection with the previous zone change item. We have a motion to continue this matter to the October meeting. So move. Motion been made by Councilman Pollock. Is there a second? Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Councilman Bala. For the record, Council President, I'll be recusing on this. Okay. All those in favor?

All those opposed? The eyes have it. For the record, Councilman Marone will recuse on item number three. Item number four, ordinance 25-009, an ordinance amending sections 6-1 to 6-5 of the town code of ordinances related to business regulation. Do I have a motion to pass ordinance 25-009? So the amendment ask that amendment be made by

Okay. Do I have a vote? Is there a motion to take up an amendment on the effective date? So move. Motion's been made by Council Ball. Is there a second? Second. Second by council Laorio. You want to explain the amendment? The amendment would remove the effective dates for the registration of business located in January 1st 2026 draft of the July. It was May I think?

Yeah, they had two different dates in there. So for purposes of the ability of business to comply. Okay. Is there any questions on that? Do I have a motion to approve to pass the ordinance with the the amendment? So move. Motion's been made by Council Baller. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Council Martone. All those in favor? I

All those opposed, the eyes have it. Item number 11, entertainment licenses. Town council to consider the approval of two entertainment licenses for S. Alex Jackson, DBA 360 venue, 1525 Smith Street, North Providence, Rhode Island, DJ and other types of entertainment. Uh, you all received the email on the Alex Jackson license. Um, as a result of that email, I'm going to ask this is that this item be removed from the agenda. So moved. Second. Motion made by Councilman Bala, seconded by Councilman Pollock. Any questions? There being none. All those in favor. All those opposed, the eyes have it. That it may

Did he leave the building coming in? That is money coming in. Not going. Yeah. I I I have a question on that. All right. Councilman Pollock, your question. So, since the mayor is not here, I'd like to make a motion to continue that to the special meeting, upcoming special meeting we're going to have. Yeah. Okay. Motion's been made by Councilman Pollock to continue this matter to the upcoming special meeting. Is there a second? Make a recommendation.

All right. He's going to call now. Call right now.

All right. And we'll hold off recess for about five minutes. Maybe a quick answer. Item number 19 to the special meeting.

So moved. Motion been made. Second by Council Mala. Seconded by Councilman Laorio. All those in favor? I. All those opposed? You eyes have it. And do I have a motion to adjurnn? So moved. Second. Motion's been made. Second it. Meeting adjourn.