Remarks by Lance L. Davis
410 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 12 of 17
Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you to the good Councillor from Ward 3 and the Chair for that. just want to draw the council's attention to to the point that the council more three made about the neighborhood residents because when I introduced this item I specifically called out that it had it had included allowing homeless shelters, which is a defined term, zoning in neighborhood residents by right, only requiring the meeting and the site plan review, but that I only did that so that we could have the conversation, because I wasn't sure exactly what the right approach was there. We did…
All right, seeing none, the committee report is approved. That puts two zoning amendments before us for enrollment and ordainment.
Thank you. Sorry. So that's not a zoning change. That's the approval of the act. That's why it only required one vote for my own. I'm on a roll here tonight.
All right. Very good. Good job, team. Next item, Madam Clerk.
All right. Any discussion on the report? All right. Seeing none, that report is approved. Next item.
Madam Clerk, let's take up item 7.2. Counselor, you can, unless you have any objection, 7.2 through 7.7 together and waive the readings. These are all a series of zoning amendments with lots and lots of section numbers that no one really needs to listen to. They are available through any means that you are able to read the agenda. There's dozens of them. So if there's no objection, we'll waive the rules, waive the readings, take 7.2 through 7.7 together. We can have discussion and comment on those if there's any. I see Councilor Wheeler, do you wanna speak to any of the items?
Director Najeeb Williams and or Chair Ewan Kampen, if either of you want to speak to that.
Or if there's even just a general, if there's any general uniform Providence, as you said are these directing the Jean Williams, anything, any context you can share with us?
I will add, just in terms of what these are, I read through. My read was that most, if not all, of these seem to relate to conversations I recall us having over the past period of time about various things. And it's like, OK, that must be the amendment that came out of that. Maybe not in all cases, but to some degree, that was the case. So that's sort of how I read them. And as as councillor and captain said we'll we will refer all of these to land use with a copy of the planning board for a whole bunch of public hearings and we'll get we'll get all the details but I will note for folks that…
Any objection? Any discussion? All right. Reading of those items is waived, and they are all referred to Finance.
Any discussion? Any questions? Do we need a roll call vote on these? I assume not, no, okay. All right, that item is approved. Next item.
Any discussion? All right, that item is approved. Next item.
All right, those items, those are all appointments by the mayor to various boards, so folks can read those. Any objection, any discussion? All right, seeing none, those items are placed on file. Next item.
Council Link, then Ewan Campin, then Hart, then McLaughlin.
Councillor Yuen Kampen, then Hart, then McLaughlin.
That's disrespectful. Colleagues, Councilor Schlesinger, you're not recognized. Councilor McCabin, let's keep all discussion on the item. I think that goes for several last comments. That's against the rules. Councilor Schlesinger, you're not recognized. This item is placed on file. It's a violation of the rules. It will apply to public health and public safety. Thank you. Next item, please.
If you haven't been to your block party or your neighboring street's block party, go. Look at this list, find a street nearby, check it out, especially this time of year, because this is when the apple cider donuts start showing up. Those are the best block party food. If you can't find a block party near you and you think your street hasn't had a block party, then contact the clerk's office and find out how to have your very own block party on the street here in the year of the neighbor and everything else that we've been declaring this year. What better way than getting together with your…
Lest we romanticize what happened in some of our youth, let's just not have any firecrackers or eggs or anything. Just behave, please. Any other discussion? All right, seeing none, that item is placed on file. Next item. Councilor Hart.
All right, 9.1 through 9.10, we were at the readings. I will note there's some really fun stuff in here. As I mentioned, it is that time of year when we do lots of stuff in the city. So take a look at the list. Keep your eye on that city calendar and go enjoy some of these events for which we are issuing licenses. Any discussion, Councilor Wheeler?
Right here. All right, see no further discussion. Those items are all approved. Next item.
Councilman Kemp, do you want that in committee or should it be placed on file? Why don't we refer it to committee?
I'll note I had a conversation with the administration earlier this week after the deadline for submitting items for the agenda. I was told that these leases were not finalized in time to meet that, so that's why they're showing up on the supplemental. And they will begin before we will have an opportunity to send them to committee and then back again so that is why they are on the agenda this evening but we will refer them to finance so they will be duly noticed and folks can have an opportunity to weigh in in advance and so if anyone in the public does have any thoughts on these send them…
Yes. Any discussion? Seeing none, that item is approved.
Any discussion? Seeing none, that item is approved.
Councilor Hart moves to approve both of those items. Any discussion? All right, seeing none, those items approved.