Check out the agenda items for Y-Gate
By Will Collette |
| Y-Gate is back on the agenda. So is the Ninigret "MOU" |
Last month, I got the idea - duh, after months of suffering through scrambled agenda - of publishing the agenda the way it actually happens in real life. There are always a number of items that are taken from the middle and end of the agenda and stuck in front. There are a number of items marked "CA" ("consent agenda"), meaning they will be voted on as a bloc, without discussion or debate, not necessarily in the same order they appear in the official printed agenda.
So, for your convenience, here is the July 9 Town Council agenda as it will actually happen - unless of course, they decide to change it again.
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TOWN
COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – July 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Charlestown
Town Hall, 4540 South County Trail, Charlestown, RI
The regular monthly meeting of the Charlestown
Town Council will be held on July 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Charlestown Town Hall, 4540 South County Trail, Charlestown, RI. The proposed agenda is as follows:
1. CALL TO
ORDER, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance
2. ROLL CALL
Motion to move items 15a, 7a, 7d, 10a, 12, 18a, 18b and 18c to be heard
next on the agenda. This
substantially changes the actual order of business during the meeting so that,
in reality, the meeting looks nothing like the published agenda
15 a. Commendation
for Whitney Frost of the Coastal Pond Management Commission
7. a. Report from the
Skim Boarding Tournament and Camp organizers
7. d. Discussion of
and potential action regarding correction of the Heavers’ property zoning and
other privately owned lots that are currently zoned as Open Space
10. COUNCIL SITTING
AS BEVERAGE LICENSING BOARD
Request from VSA Arts Rhode Island (Rhythm and Roots Festival) for a Class F Liquor License for the event to be held at Ninigret
Park on August 31 - alcohol served 4:00 pm until 11:00 pm, September 1 -
alcohol served 11:00 am until 11:00 pm, September 2 - alcohol served 11:00 am
until 11:00 pm, subject to receipt of all required paperwork and stipulations
and rules and regulations as required by the Liquor Control Administration and
the Town Council.
THREE MAJOR Y-GATE items:
18. a. Discussion and
potential action regarding a special election for authorization to spend
$398,000 from the undesignated surplus for the purchase of a conservation
easement from the Charlestown Land Trust on the YMCA property
18. b. Approval of
purchasing conservation easement on YMCA property for $398,000, in conjunction
with purchase of same property for preservation by the Charlestown Land Trust,
using open space and recreation bond funds
18. c. Resolution authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and notes of the Town of Charlestown not to exceed $2,000,000 to finance the acquisition, preservation
or protection of open space or any interest therein alone or in conjunction
with federal agencies, state agencies, land conservancies, land trusts or
preservation organization for preservation, Ground water protection or the
development of public recreation facilities.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
for items not on the Agenda
4. COUNCIL
COMMENTS
5. PERSONS
WISHING TO BE HEARD
a. James M. Mageau – The Severance Agreement signed by for
Town Administrator, William DiLibero and the Town
b. Kyle G. Donovan – Charlestown Beach
Road Right of Way
6. ADMINISTRATOR,
SOLICITOR, COMMISSION REPORTS
a. Town
Administrator
b. Town Solicitor
7. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
c. Discussion of
and potential action regarding the Police Chief Selection Committee
e. Consideration,
comment and potential action regarding a Memorandum of Understanding with the
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a Ninigret Park Stakeholder
8. NEW
BUSINESS
a. Discussion and
potential action regarding a Historic District Committee
9. PUBLIC
HEARINGS
a. Public hearing
and potential action regarding Ordinance #350 amending Chapter 206. Vehicles
and Traffic, Article I. Parking (Town Dock Road)
b. Public hearing
and potential action regarding Ordinance # 351 amending Chapter 26. Juvenile
Hearing Board, Section 4
12. CONSENT AGENDA All
items marked with “CA” are to be considered consent agenda This means that these items will be approved as a bloc,
without discussion or debate, on one single vote. Some councilors may decide at
the last minute to object to having an item on the “Consent Agenda” and ask
that it be removed and discussed in its original spot in the agenda.
Motion to accept, approve and place on file the following
as the consent agenda: 7b, 11a, 11b, 13a, 13b, 17b, 17c, 17d, 18d and 18e
7. “CA” b. Approval of Charter Revision questions for
placement on the November 6, 2012 General Election ballot.
11. LICENSES AND
PERMITS
“CA” a. Approval of the application for a Peddler
License from First Bite Bakery, subject to receipt of all required paperwork
and subject to the stipulations recommended by Acting Police Chief Paliotta.
“CA” b. Approval of the
request from the FirmMan Half Iron Triathlon to conduct a portion of a 56-mile bike race through the
Town of Charlestown
on Route 1A on September 9, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. to Noon.
13. MINUTES
AND REPORTS
“CA” a. Town
Council Minutes: June 6; June 11 (Executive and Regular)
17. “CA” b. Reappointments to the Zoning Board of Review as recommended
by Chair Michael J. Rzewuski: Raymond Dreczko, Jr. - term to expire July 2017; Scott Northup,
Alternate #1 – term to expire July 2013; David Provancha,
Alternate #2 - term to expire July 2013; Amanda J. Magee , Alternate #3 - term
to expire July 2013.
“CA” c. Appointment
of Damon Hamilton to the Ninigret Park Dog Park Facility Subcommittee, term to
expire November of 2013.
“CA” d. Appointment
of Ann S. King to the Senior Citizens Commission, term to expire in January of
2013.
18. “CA” d. Award of the Charlestown Elementary
School Sign Installation bid to Tom Ready and Sons Excavating, Inc. for an
amount not to exceed $7760.00, with $5005.00 to be funded by impact fees and the
balance of the funding to be supplied by Charlestown EMA and the Charlestown
Fire District.
“CA” e. Request from JoAnne Santos, Tax Collector for
approval of Tax Bill printing, mail merge and online posting services, from
Vision Government Solutions as a sole source vendor based on the requirements
of the Town Purchasing Manual, Section V. Special Procurements, A. Exclusive
Service/Sole Source Vendor, #2. The vendor is sole manufacturer of a particular
service, as approved by the Acting Town Administrator and authorization for the
Acting Town Administrator to facilitate this service, for an estimated cost of
$ 4705.90 with funding from line item 01.460.6020.000.
Consent
agenda now over, so we return you to the regularly scheduled program
14. ANNOUNCEMENTS
15. ORDINANCES,
RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
b. Introduction
and first reading of Ordinance #352 amending Chapter 27 Municipal Court,
Chapter 74 Alcoholic Beverages, Chapter86 Boats & Waterways, Chapter 93
Numbering of Building, Chapter 152 Noise, Chapter 155 Nuisance, Chapter 158
Parks, Beaches & Recreation Areas, Chapter 162 Peace & Good Order and
Chapter 206 Vehicles and Traffic. Motion to order advertised for public hearing
on August 20, 2012.
16. COMMUNICATIONS
AND PETITIONS - None
17. APPOINTMENTS
AND RESIGNATIONS
a. Appointments
to the Town Administrator’s Search Committee. Applications under consideration:
Ronald J. Areglado, Susan H. Ogle, Sean White,
Christopher J. Sheehan, Richard H. Hosp, Peter W. Arnold, Richard J. Sartor,
Janice Falcone, Anne M. Irons, Leone Mainelli, Janice Carlson, Arthur R. Ganz,
David R. Bailey, Dr. Dolph Santiello,
Vaughn P. Ballard, Stephen Hoff, J. Lawrence Dunn, and Steven Santos
18. FISCAL MATTERS
f. Authorization of the Acting Town
Administrator and Parks and Recreation Director to adjust the Professional Vending Services Bid at the Beach Facilities to allow for the use of
electricity.
19. LEGAL
MATTERS - None
20. ADJOURNMENT
Will-
ReplyDeletePoint of info
Is it not correct that an individual can serve only on one Board/Commission?
Thus how can Ron Aregldo---the Ethically challenged morals President be appointed to this search committee AND RUN FOR COUNCIL?
Ethically and morally challenged is he?
I suspect the current town council wants the search committee to complete its work before November so they get to pick the new administrator. So presumably by the time Areglado were to be elected (assuming he is), there'll no longer be a search committee to serve on.
DeleteThough there could be some interesting ethical dilemmas here. Given his wife's prominent role in the forced resignation of our most recent administrator, maybe she plans to apply for the job. Does hubby get to vote on her candidacy? Or what if the search committee doesn't complete its work until Election Day and Areglado gets elected; does he then get to vote as councilor on his own choice as search committee member? Hm. Wish we had a Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership to help sort this stuff out...
There is noting wrong with being on a Commission and running for an office. People who have been involved in serving the town in one role often volunteer for another. Several candidates are on Commissions now:
Delete. I am on the Wastewater Management Commission and running for Town Council. If I win the election I will have to resign immediately from the Commission.
. Similarly Connie Baker is on the Affordable Housing Commission and running for the Planning Commission.
. Paula Andersen is the Chair of the Parks and Rec Commission and running for the Council.
. Tim Quillen is a member of the Parks & Rec Commission and running for Council.
. Frank Glista is Chair of the Economic Improvement Commission and is running for Planning.
. George Tremblay currently is in an elected position on the Planning Commission and is running for Town Council. His Planning position is not up for re-election this year so if he loses for the Council position he can just continue in the Planning role.
. And I may have missed one or two...
... the operative words being that if elected, you'll have to resign from the commission. So basically the election is just one big game of musical chairs.
DeleteIf I am not mistaken, a person can be put on an ad hoc, such as the search committee while being on another committee. I think the Solicitor had opined on that a number of years ago and had said if it were an ad hoc it was ok.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe the Charter speaks to being on the search committee while one is running for election.
Of course, this can be checked out with the Clerk's Office.
I thought the law was if the TA position became open 6 months or less before the election, an appointment was made. Or is that for an elected office/position only??
ReplyDeleteIf a council seat were vacated within a year of taking office, an election is held. If it were vacated within a year of the next election, the council will appoint a replacement.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't work that way with employees of the town. If there is a vacancy, then someone is hired. None of the staff are elected, only appointed.