Posted - May 1, 2003
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN,
RHODE ISLAND
REGULAR MEETING MAY 5, 2003
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, May 5, 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.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Proclamation
of the Council, re: May 2003 as Senior Citizens Month in the
Town of Middletown.
2. Proclamation
of the Council, re: May 2003 as Stroke Awareness Month in the
Town of Middletown.
3. Notice
of award of contract for emergency repairs to portion of West
Main Road sewer line- contract awarded to East Coast
Construction for total bid price of $59,549.
4. Communication
of Senator June N. Gibbs, District 12, Deputy Minority Leader,
with enclosure, re: Support for increased school aid.
5. Town of
North Kingstown resolution, with enclosure, re: Support for
Senate Resolution 2003-S-180 and House Resolution 2003-H-5081
relative to separation of powers.
6. Memorandum
of Town Manager, Town of Smithfield, with enclosures, re:
Support for 1) Senate Resolution 2003-S-180, House Resolution
2003-H-5081 relative to separation of powers and 2) resolution
opposing the development of casinos in Rhode Island.
7. Application
of Deborah Winthrop, dba Fine Lingerie & Gifts, 510 East
Main Road, for RENEWAL of Sunday Selling License for the
2003-2004 licensing year.
8. Application
of Jerold Schwartz, Accupicture Tattoo, 1 Coddington Highway,
for RENEWAL of Tattoo License for the 2003-2004 licensing year.
TOWN COUNCIL
1. Oral
report of Emergency Management Director Steve Martin, re:
Hurricane emergency procedures.
2. Public
Hearing (Advertised)
An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown
(First Reading)
An ordinance in amendment to the Town Code
of the Town of Middletown, Chapter 152, the Zoning Code,
Article 7, Supplementary Regulations, Section 724, Landscaping.
3. Memorandum
of Councillor M. Theresa Santos, with enclosures, re:
Senior citizens' tax exemptions.
4. Communication
of Audrey E. Rearick, 296 Tuckerman Avenue, re: Senior
citizens' tax exemptions for persons turning 65 during 2003.
5. Memorandum
of Councillor Paul M. Rodrigues, re: Road condition of Howland
Avenue and Third Beach Road.
6. Memorandum
of Rosemarie K. Kraeger, School Superintendent, with
enclosures, re: Energy performance contract.
7. Memorandum
of Finance Director, re: Energy efficiency project.
8. Communication
of Rosemarie K. Kraeger, School Superintendent, re:
Request that Town secure enabling legislation for
November 2003 school bond.
9.Communication
of Rosemarie K. Kraeger, School Superintendent, re:
Appointment of Town Council member as ad hoc member of
Building Advisory Committee.
10. Resolution
of the Council, re: Supporting state acquisition of a
portion of US Navy property at West Main Road/Coddington
Highway intersection for right turn lane.
11. Appointment
of one member to the Demery Memorial Park Committee for an
indefinite term.
12. Memorandum
of Finance Director, with enclosures, re: Split
commercial/residential tax rate.
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.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
42-46-2., 42-46-4. and 42-46-5. (a) (1), RIGL, the Council will
meet in executive session to consider, discuss and act upon
matters related to personnel (Town Administrator Search).
Barbara L. Nash, CMC
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.