Providence City Council Meeting - September 8, 2026
Providence City Council Meeting - September 8, 2026
This meeting of the Providence City Council took place on September 8, 2026. Eight members were present (Courtney Hawkins, Sarah Silveria, Joseph DePina, Dante Bellini, and others) and four were absent (Council President Miller, Councilman Gonzales, Councilman Ryan, and Tyrell Stevens), establishing a quorum. Deputy City Solicitor Michael Pelec was also present. The agenda included the opening of bids, approval of advertisements, and approval of minutes from the previous meeting.
Consent Calendar
- No consent calendar was explicitly referred to as such; routine approvals were handled through motions and roll-call votes.
Discussion Items
- Bid Openings: Multiple bids were opened for several city contracts:
- Item 1: Department of Farm, Rate Management and Water Quality Controls, one-year contract with two one-year options (one bid received).
- Item 2: Department of Public Works, snow and ice control supplies for 2026-2027 (no bids received).
- Item 3: Department of Public Works, on-call heavy snow clearing and removal services, one-year term (bids received from True North Civil LLC, Richie Trainway and Company, Division One Landscaping, J.R. Fenagra Corporation, Leaves, Companies, Greenville Tree Company).
- Item 4: Office of Sustainability, dewatering and cleaning of a 38-inch storm water pipe at Public Street between Allen and Father David (bids: $7,900 and $134,860).
- Item 5: Water Supply, procurement (McGovern M.H. Q: $55,931.58 and $60,989).
- Item 6: Department of Public Property, minor construction renovations and trade services for two one-year terms (no bids received).
- A motion was made and seconded to refer all bids to city departments.
- Advertisements: A motion to approve the advertisements in Section C was made and seconded, and passed unanimously.
- Section A Items (1-3): A roll-call vote was taken to approve items 1 through 123 in Section A. The vote was 7 in favor (Sarah Silveria, Elaine Richards, Joseph DePina, Patricia Coinfae?, Shamari Husband, John R. Zimanian, Dante Bellini), 1 opposed, and 4 absent. The items were approved.
- Approval of Minutes: The board had copies of the minutes from the August 24th meeting. A correction was noted ("deputy superintendent" instead of another title). The minutes were approved as amended by a vote (all in favor).
Key Outcomes
- All bids were referred to city departments for review.
- Advertisements in Section C were approved.
- Items 1-123 in Section A were approved by a roll-call vote of 7-1-4.
- Minutes from August 24, 2026 were approved as amended.
- The meeting was adjourned following a motion.
Meeting Transcript
Courtney Hawkins, present. Council President Miller is absent. Councilman Gonzales is absent. Councilman Ryan is absent. Sarah Silveria. Joseph DePina. Dante Bellini. Tyrell Stevens is absent. We have eight present, four absent. We have a quorum. I'd like to entertain a motion to affect my subject representation. Made by Director Dupina, seconded by Director Richards, all in favor. All opposed. Yeah, I have it. Please let the record reflect that we're joined today by Michael Pelec, Deputy City Solicitor. So noted. Sorry, okay. Motion made by Director Richard, traditional Director Blaney, all in favor. I'll oppose the eyes have it. Section B, opening of bids. Item one, department of farm. Rate management and water quality controls, one year contract with two one year absent. The settings being extended to send them twenty first, one from the city. Item two, Department of Public Works, interested suppliers of snow ice control for the twins, twenty six, twenty twenty-seven. No, there's no bids for the buttons remaining on the agenda until further notice. Item three, Department of Public Works, on call heavy snow clearing and removal services, one year. This is what we just need to read the names into the record. No. No, this is this is a RLP. True and North Civil LLC. Unit price bid. True North Civil LLC. Richie Trainway and Company, a unit price bid. Division one landscaping unit requested. JR Fenagra Corporation, unit price bid. And leaves in unit price bid. Companies, unit price fiddle. Green Greenville Tree Company, unit requested. Item four, Office of Sustainability. Dewatering and cleaning of a thirty-eight-inch storm water pipe at public street between Allen and Father and David. Seven thousand nine hundred dollars. One hundred thirty-four thousand eight hundred sixty dollars. Item five water supply forward um chooses one forty four. McGovern MHQ, fifty-five thousand nine hundred thirty-one dollars fifty-eight cents. Sixty thousand nine hundred eighty-nine dollars. Item six, department of public property, minor construction renovations, and honor for all trade services for year for a fact of two one year. There are no bids I didn't be drawn. Um Madam Pucker, are there any unmarked bids? No. Okay.
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