Posted - January 30, 2003


REGULAR MEETING      FEBRUARY 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, February 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. Application of Elizabeth Amarant, Telly Amarant, Eleni Moisiades and Konstantinos 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, dba Aquidneck Pizza Restaurant, for use at the same premises. (Requires Advertising for Public Hearing)

2. Communication of Chen Feng Zhang, New No. 1 Chinese Buffet, Inc., 665 West Main Road, re:  Surrender of Retailer’s Class BL Alcoholic Beverage License.

3. 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; Requires Advertising for Public Hearing)
   
CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting, December 16, 2002.

2. Approval of Minutes - Special Meeting, December 30, 2002.

3. Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting, January 6, 2003.

4. Petitions (2) for Perpetual Care of burial lots in the Middletown Cemetery received from the following named persons:
    James Roberts - Lots 106,107, Section 50 East
    Andrew Z. Vouras - Lots 112, 113, 114, Section 50 East

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

TOWN COUNCIL

1. Application of Beijing, Inc., dba Beijing Tokyo Buffet Restaurant, 665 West Main Road, Middletown, for Victualling House License for the 2002-2003 licensing year. (NEW)

2. Application of John K. Medeiros, dba Dogs-On-The-Run, 4 Coddington Highway, Middletown, for Victualling House License for the 2002-2003 licensing year. (NEW)  

3. Communications (2) of Paula Bradley, Past President Quahaug Chapter 48, No. American Family Camping Assn., and Norma J. Silvia, re:  Requesting approval for Campout at Sachuest Beach  on September 5,6,7, 2003.

4. Memorandum of Finance Director, with enclosure, re:  Cost estimates for curbside waste pick-up.

5. Memorandum of Town Planner, re:  Phase II Stormwater Plan Public Hearing.

6. Public Hearing (Advertised)
    Middletown Phase II Stormwater Management Plan.

7. Memorandum of Town Planner, with enclosure, re:  Middletown Comprehensive Community Plan update.

8. Resolution of the Council, re:  Requesting General Assembly ratification of Town of Middletown Charter amendments approved by voters on November 5, 2002.

9. Communication of J. Clement Cicilline, M.S., President/CEO, Newport County Community Mental Health Center, Inc., re:  Traffic safety concerns at Valley/East Main Roads intersection.

10. Memorandum of Town Councillor Karen Roarke, re:  Report on meeting with traffic engineer, RI Dept. of Transportation.

11. Memorandum of Town Councillor Karen Roarke, re:  Proposed amendment to the Town Zoning Code relative to landscape compliance for Certificate of Occupancy.
 
12. Communication of Raymond S. White, Lieutenant, RI State Police, Aquidneck Island Police Parade Committee, re:  Request for support for Aquidneck Island National Police Parade to be held on May 4, 2003.

13. Continued from meeting of January 6, 2003  
      Appointment of one (1) member to the Middletown Economic Development Advisory Committee for a term expiring in January 2008.

14. Continued from meeting of January 6, 2003  
      Memorandum of Town Clerk, re: Appointment of three (3) members to the Middletown Pension Trust Fund Investment Committee, each for a three (3) year term, originally staggered.

15. Memorandum of Hedy M.S. Bennett, Chair, Middletown Planning Board, with enclosure, re:  Demery Land Committee.

16. Appointment of two (2) members to the Middletown Planning Board, each for a three (3) year term.

17. Memorandum of Town Planner, re:  Appointment of Middletown Planning Board representatives to the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, each for a one (1) year term.  

18. Memorandum Councillor Charles J. Vaillancourt, re:  Posting Town Council agenda at assisted living facilities.


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.
     

                           
                                         Barbara L. Nash, CMC
                                         Council 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.