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Providence City Council Meeting Summary: October 28, 2026

City Council — Wednesday, October 28, 2026
BodyProvidence, Rhode Island
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, October 28, 2026
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Speaker 1

27:29

Inside of the

Speaker 2

27:30

study,

Speaker 3

27:31

but that doesn't have to be deep whether

Speaker 2

27:33

it's something

Speaker 3

27:35

there's more right here.

Speaker 4

27:38

I think

Speaker 3

27:38

that's gonna be uh we ready for some extra.

27:44

The impression I got wasn't there for social media to go through.

Speaker 5

27:58

And we want to start reading it's Wednesday, October twenty eight, twenty six, and this four four seven PM.

28:09

Once I take it through once we mentioned us, and everyone who's here.

Unassigned speaker

30:00

Uh yeah any discussion these items yeah okay so now we're going to do it to you now six no so motion to approve one to five so motion made by most of them second by that one those in favor any extensions no motion plus now I need um my regular I am not six resolution you're passing a Catholic engineer to the status road street and two eight street okay these resolution I spoke with uh these resident area right these three well those three uh ways should be what's make design here right yeah okay um any you okay with this um yes we agree that it said we need to be a one the um make it two ways yeah all right hopefully that the resolution address people about it paint the paint in the paint yeah yeah we'll go far sounds good two of them I need a motion to approve number six so it's approved by first by consular spina second by consular analogus for those in favor aye those opposed any extension the motion passes thank you um now we need a motion to wait the reading of item seven to eleven um made motion made by now second by council women anavagas for those in favor administration motion passes um the social company any discussion on these uh items i don't have the questions so i need a motion to have a project testimony to the retro and item 10 uh so motion by second by women aye suppose the abstention motion passes um any discussion please uh no the only discussion i i question that i have is they have uh that's assessor here so thank you for government can you please explain that they have to pay any money that they own in these pieces events after we through it if not won't go to the floor then bring the check we have um estimated the values for the property but they are asking to be uh um abandoned and um um so the two properties for province college we have done separately uh obviously you would these have been done separately we have identified a value for each we would anticipate that um the amounts of money that we have estimated it was the council prefers different values um would be the number one we would be recommending we would also be anticipating that they would be supplying the city key where the D that is going to incorporate the land that is going to be abandoned into um whatever lot they are going to accumulate it into especially if it's on two sides of our previous street um in one of the cases they had developed a plan that had um four different um abandonments of two sections of the roadway and uh it's been they we've identified the various uh values for each of those passes um and ultimately we're going to need these that are going to incorporate that street into wherever they're going but we've identified those values uh the other two are also end of street abandonments we assume that any abutters have been thrust and somehow um the land is going to be free to be accumulated with the way they want

Speaker 6

35:00

And it's been they we've identified the various uh values for each of those passes.

35:07

Um, and ultimately we're going to need deeds that are going to incorporate that street into wherever they're going, but we've identified those values.

35:16

Uh the other two are also end of street abandonments.

35:20

We assume that any abutters have been dressed, and somehow um the land is going to be free to be accumulated with the way they want to.

35:30

Uh we would also need a deed um accumulating it for the lot they intend to accumulate it into as well as paying the monies that uh have been estimated.

Speaker 5

35:42

Okay, thank you very much for that information.

35:45

So everybody should know about it.

35:48

Yeah, he's a name.

Unassigned speaker

35:50

You

Speaker 5

35:51

have to pay for

Unassigned speaker

35:51

it.

Speaker 5

35:52

Um so I need a motion to group items to

Speaker 4

36:05

um I just have one issue on West Park Street.

36:08

Um in our uh in our testimony to the uh to the committee here, we're just seeing clarification on the area to be abandoned.

36:17

The two attachments uh on the plan show different limits.

Unassigned speaker

36:21

We

Speaker 4

36:21

would just need to clarify what those limits are uh by the

Speaker 6

36:26

way

Speaker 4

36:26

that's

Speaker 6

36:26

number 10, right?

36:27

That's number 10.

36:29

We we have estimated this 4180 square feet if that's different, then we would need to know also.

36:35

So

Speaker 4

36:36

the

Speaker 6

36:36

uh the survey

Speaker 4

36:37

plan shows one area um identified per abandonment and the radius plan shows the different area per abandonment.

Unassigned speaker

36:44

Okay,

Speaker 4

36:44

so we're just seeking for the uh

Unassigned speaker

36:46

you know

Speaker 4

36:46

for the petitioner to clarify that and to send us an electronic plan before it's moves forward.

Speaker 6

36:51

And if it's the different square footage, we need to know so we could recalculate Zara K.

Unassigned speaker

37:02

Is

Speaker 5

37:02

anybody want to let their hand

Speaker 6

37:07

that's Eric Bright?

Unassigned speaker

37:10

I

Speaker 1

37:11

think I

Unassigned speaker

37:12

do

Speaker 5

37:12

say you mentioned our small

Speaker 4

37:18

and we reach out to the surveyor um a handful of times also and have not heard back on the electronic plan.

Speaker 5

37:25

Okay, they're actually

Speaker 6

37:43

we recommend you hold that particular item until they can get that clarified.

Speaker 5

37:47

Okay, what about all right?

37:50

Um otherwise,

Speaker 4

37:55

everything else is good.

37:56

We support

Unassigned speaker

37:56

it.

Unassigned speaker

37:57

So

Speaker 7

37:57

you say that you just mean something testimony or

Speaker 4

38:01

the testimony is the we need clarification from the petitioner.

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Summary of Proceedings

Providence City Council Meeting: October 28, 2026

The Providence City Council met on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 4:47 PM. The meeting included the approval of a consent agenda, a resolution to convert a street from one-way to two-way traffic, and discussions regarding a street abandonment petition.

Consent Calendar

  • Items 1 through 5: Approved unanimously in a single motion with no discussion.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • The City Assessor provided an explanation regarding the valuation and payment process required for street abandonments, detailing that petitioners must pay estimated property values and provide deeds to consolidate the abandoned street land into adjacent lots.
  • City planning/engineering staff member Eric Bright testified on Item 10 (West Park Street). He stated that the survey plan and the radius plan for the street abandonment show different limits for the area to be abandoned. Staff had estimated the area at 4,180 square feet, but the discrepancy required clarification. He noted that the petitioner's surveyor had not responded to multiple requests for an electronic corrected plan.

Discussion Items

  • Item 6 (Street Conversion Resolution): The council discussed a resolution to convert a roadway from one-way to two-way traffic, a change reportedly requested by area residents. The council agreed on the change without opposition.
  • Item 10 (West Park Street / Providence College Abandonment): The council discussed a petition for street abandonment, reportedly involving Providence College. The Assessor outlined the valuation process. City staff recommended holding the item due to conflicting map attachments in the petition regarding the area to be abandoned.

Key Outcomes

  • Items 1-5: Approved (Consent Calendar).
  • Item 6: Approved. Motion by Councilor Spina, seconded by Councilor Aponte. Unanimous vote.
  • Items 7-11: The reading of items 7 through 11 was waived.
  • Items 7, 8, 9, and 11: Approved by a single motion. Unanimous vote.
  • Item 10: Deferred. The item was held to allow the petitioner to provide the necessary electronic plans and clarify the abandonment limits.

Meeting Transcript

Inside of the study, but that doesn't have to be deep whether it's something there's more right here. I think that's gonna be uh we ready for some extra. The impression I got wasn't there for social media to go through. And we want to start reading it's Wednesday, October twenty eight, twenty six, and this four four seven PM. Once I take it through once we mentioned us, and everyone who's here. Uh yeah any discussion these items yeah okay so now we're going to do it to you now six no so motion to approve one to five so motion made by most of them second by that one those in favor any extensions no motion plus now I need um my regular I am not six resolution you're passing a Catholic engineer to the status road street and two eight street okay these resolution I spoke with uh these resident area right these three well those three uh ways should be what's make design here right yeah okay um any you okay with this um yes we agree that it said we need to be a one the um make it two ways yeah all right hopefully that the resolution address people about it paint the paint in the paint yeah yeah we'll go far sounds good two of them I need a motion to approve number six so it's approved by first by consular spina second by consular analogus for those in favor aye those opposed any extension the motion passes thank you um now we need a motion to wait the reading of item seven to eleven um made motion made by now second by council women anavagas for those in favor administration motion passes um the social company any discussion on these uh items i don't have the questions so i need a motion to have a project testimony to the retro and item 10 uh so motion by second by women aye suppose the abstention motion passes um any discussion please uh no the only discussion i i question that i have is they have uh that's assessor here so thank you for government can you please explain that they have to pay any money that they own in these pieces events after we through it if not won't go to the floor then bring the check we have um estimated the values for the property but they are asking to be uh um abandoned and um um so the two properties for province college we have done separately uh obviously you would these have been done separately we have identified a value for each we would anticipate that um the amounts of money that we have estimated it was the council prefers different values um would be the number one we would be recommending we would also be anticipating that they would be supplying the city key where the D that is going to incorporate the land that is going to be abandoned into um whatever lot they are going to accumulate it into especially if it's on two sides of our previous street um in one of the cases they had developed a plan that had um four different um abandonments of two sections of the roadway and uh it's been they we've identified the various uh values for each of those passes um and ultimately we're going to need these that are going to incorporate that street into wherever they're going but we've identified those values uh the other two are also end of street abandonments we assume that any abutters have been thrust and somehow um the land is going to be free to be accumulated with the way they want And it's been they we've identified the various uh values for each of those passes. Um, and ultimately we're going to need deeds that are going to incorporate that street into wherever they're going, but we've identified those values. Uh the other two are also end of street abandonments. We assume that any abutters have been dressed, and somehow um the land is going to be free to be accumulated with the way they want to. Uh we would also need a deed um accumulating it for the lot they intend to accumulate it into as well as paying the monies that uh have been estimated. Okay, thank you very much for that information. So everybody should know about it. Yeah, he's a name. You have to pay for it. Um so I need a motion to group items to um I just have one issue on West Park Street. Um in our uh in our testimony to the uh to the committee here, we're just seeing clarification on the area to be abandoned. The two attachments uh on the plan show different limits. We would just need to clarify what those limits are uh by the way that's number 10, right? That's number 10. We we have estimated this 4180 square feet if that's different, then we would need to know also. So the uh the survey plan shows one area um identified per abandonment and the radius plan shows the different area per abandonment. Okay, so we're just seeking for the uh you know for the petitioner to clarify that and to send us an electronic plan before it's moves forward. And if it's the different square footage, we need to know so we could recalculate Zara K. Is anybody want to let their hand that's Eric Bright? I think I do say you mentioned our small and we reach out to the surveyor um a handful of times also and have not heard back on the electronic plan.

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