Posted - February 27, 2003

REGULAR MEETING      MARCH 3, 2003 

TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND


 The following items of business, having been filed with the Town Clerk under the Rules of the Council, will come before the Council at a regular meeting to be held on Monday, March 3, 2003 at 7:00 P.M. at the Middletown Town Hall.
Any person not a member of the Council, desiring to address the Council concerning a matter on the docket of the Council, not the subject of a Public Hearing, shall submit a written request to the Town Clerk stating the matter upon which he desires to speak.  Persons are permitted to address the Council for a period not to exceed five (5) minutes.

ACTING AS A BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSION


1. Public Hearing (Advertised)
 Application of Elizabeth Amarant and Eleni Moisiades, dba Aquidneck Pizza Restaurant, holder of a Retailer’s Class BV Alcoholic Beverage License for premises located at 27 Aquidneck Avenue, to TRANSFER said license to EA & EM, LLC, dba Aquidneck Pizza Restaurant, for use at the same premises.


2. Public Hearing (Advertised)
 Application of Beijing, Inc., dba Beijing Tokyo Buffet Restaurant, for a Retailer’s Class BV Alcoholic Beverage License for use at premises located at 665 West Main Road.  
 (NEW)    

CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Proclamation of Council, re:  March 22, 2003 as Rotary Day in the Town.

2. Memorandum of City Clerk, City of Pawtucket, with enclosure, re:  Pawtucket resolution supporting reallocating $80 Million of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) for Federal Revenue Sharing to the Countries, Cities, and Towns.

3. Memorandum of City Clerk, City of Pawtucket, with enclosure, re:  Pawtucket resolution supporting 2003-H 5772 Entitled,”An Act Relating to Businesses and Professions-Electricians.”

4. Applications received from the following named persons, firms and corporations for RENEWAL of Sunday Selling Licenses for the 2003-2004 licensing year. (See attached list)

TOWN COUNCIL

1. Resolution of the Council, re:  Commendation for the Middletown High School Black History Bowl Champions.

2. Application of EA & EM, LLC, 27 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, for Victualling House License for the 2002-2003 licensing year.  (NEW)

3. Petition of Narragansett Electric and Verizon for relocation and upgrade of pole on Paradise Avenue.

4. Communication of Paul Roderick, re:  Turner Road project.

5. Communication of B. Alexander Nance, re:  Request for support for Lacrosse team.

6. Memorandum of Police Chief, re:  Support for proposed amendment in gun permit legislation.

7. Resolution of the Council, re:  Support for proposed amendment to sections 11-47-11 and 11-47-18 RIGL concerning gun permits.

8. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re:  SSES Funding with use of Clean Water Series 94.

9. Resolution of the Council, re:  Approving SSES Funding with use of Clean Water Series 94.

10. Continued from Meeting of February 18, 2003
 Memorandum of Finance Director, with enclosures, re:  Proposed charge for Technology Advisory Committee.

11. Memorandum of Rosemarie K. Kraeger, Superintendent of Schools, re:  Energy Savings Performance Contract.

12. Memorandum of Councillor Charles J. Vaillancourt, re:  Dumpsters in residential areas.

13. Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (First Reading)
 An ordinance in amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown, Title IX, General Regulations, Chapter 92, Accumulation Of Waste On Property, Section 92.08 Temporary Bulk Storage of Household Waste.

14. Memorandum of Councillor M. Theresa Santos, re:  Senior Citizen’s Tax Reductions.

15. Memorandum of Councillor Suzi Conklin Nance, re:  The make up of the Parks and Fields Commission.

16. Memorandum of Councillor Suzi Conklin Nance, re:  Recreation Department Creation Meeting.

17. Memorandum of Middletown Beach Commission, re:  Ajustment to Quahog camp-a-rama contract.

18. Memorandum of Middletown Beach Commission, re:  Approve purchase of plastic boardwalks for all alleys at 2nd and 3rd Beach.

19. Public Hearing (Advertised)
 Application of the Town of Middletown for a Small Cities Community Development Block Grant in an amount not to exceed $400,000.

20. Memorandum of Council President William J. Flynn, with enclosures, re:  Economic Advisory Committee.

21. Continued from meeting of February 3, 2003  
 Appointment of one (1) member to the Middletown Economic Development Advisory Committee for a term expiring in January 2008.


PUBLIC FORUM SESSION

Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Rules of the Council, Citizens may address the Town Council on one (1) subject only, said subject of substantive Town business, neither discussed during the regular meeting nor related to personnel or job performance.  Citizens may speak for no longer than five (5) minutes and must submit a public participation form to the Council Clerk prior to the start of the meeting.
     

                               
                                         Wendy J.W. Marshall, CMC
                                         Deputy Town Clerk
         

This meeting location is accessible to the handicapped.  Individuals requiring interpreter services for the hearing impaired should notify the Town Clerk’s Office not less than 48 hours before the meeting.