Sounds like an actually hear you guys.

I'm gonna get that next year.

I'm gonna make use of it.

Now I'm actually getting my hair needs to be in right now.

Yes.

I'm gonna look into that again, seriously.

I did look into it last year.

I'm live.

I forgot.

We have a motion.

So moved.

Second.

All in favor?

Thank you.

So moved.

All in favor.

Thank you.

We have one bid that is above the fifty thousand dollars threshold.

The contract is for 100,000 dollars.

Sir, please come identify yourself and give us the background.

Hello.

Jerry Willette, Chief of Water.

The division is asking to increase the cap on the cold water meters by 100,000.

This is because we're actually changing out more meters than we anticipated.

And this just uh the increase in the spending authority, correct?

Correct.

Any questions from members of the committee?

Mr.

Mudo.

Thank you.

Hi, Chief.

So Councilman Latticer couldn't be here, and he uh sent me some questions, and I have a couple of questions myself.

So uh so when the uh the increase, we're halfway through the year.

Uh how long have you uh and your folks known that we're gonna be running short and uh needing an additional hundred thousand couple weeks before we wrote the um the request?

Okay.

Uh would you happen to know how much is left in that budget code right now?

I do not okay.

And would you know how many meters are left in stock right now?

I don't have an accurate number on that.

My guess would be a couple hundred.

A couple of hundred.

Okay.

Uh next question is uh how many meters have been used or installed uh since the original 350,000 uh uh was approved in on uh March 27th.

I don't have those numbers.

You don't have those numbers either?

Okay.

We're doing really well here.

Okay.

Um so how many meters do you need to finish up from now to 326?

Again, we we based it on our um recent spending.

We we really don't have numbers, it's something that I'm working on.

So I guess I'm challenged now.

Um is if you don't know how many meters you need, how do you know how much money to ask for?

Past performance what the PO's on the media, what the meter orders have been indicating.

That'll finish up.

What have we got three or four more months?

All right.

Um little disappointed with the lack of knowledge as far as the number of meters here.

Um what do you do you happen to know what the expected life um the expected lifespan of these meters are?

The warranty on them is 20 years.

20 years okay.

And with the replacement of the meters, uh obviously we're upgrading them to newer meters.

Does the water department uh track uh the efficiency of these meters, the increase uh in um better billing and less water usage?

Not as yet.

Um, we're working out a program that we should be uh implementing very shortly.

Okay.

Uh I will reserve the rest of my time.

I do have some other follow-up questions, but uh I I would like to see if I can get these the answers to these questions before I can actually uh vote uh affirmative for this.

Any questions from members of the council?

Yeah, let's hold it.

No, we're not at that point.

Not that any questions from members of the public.

Any questions from members of the public?

Any questions from members of the public?

I do have a follow-up.

The the line item on this, am I on?

Yeah, the line item on this for the year, because I I figure you're saying 326 26.

That'll get us to the next contract.

Yes.

All right.

Have you gone over the amount that was budgeted?

Yes, we were um this will get us through until March.

Uh we're implementing a program.

You'll see you'll see very shortly.

Um for meter replacement.

This is uh these numbers are basically has to be one of the budget.

No, no, we have not we have not gone over budget yet.

I misunderstood.

Say that again.

Can you please say that again?

Yes.

There's still four million dollars.

Okay.

Okay.

The 100,000 is coming out of capital improvements.

So we haven't gone over budget.

We just need the the cap of what we can spend increased.

Okay.

All right.

Do we have a motion?

I have a motion to hold until next meeting until we uh receive uh the information needed.

I'll second that with the understanding that we get questions over to the director.

So uh Bill Facente Chief Staff.

I yes, sir.

Thank you.

Bill Facendi, Chief Staff.

Um, we didn't receive any questions prior to this meeting.

Um we would have had those answers had we received these questions.

I mean, we need these meters, it's not an emergency, but we do need meters to install when people request them when they fail.

Um I'm not sure if the number that the chief gave you as a couple hundred meters in stock is entirely accurate.

It seems very high to me.

Um the most we have is a couple hundred, but that's different sizes also.

Right.

So it's all different size meters, it's not just of the household meters, it's a commercial industrial meters as well.

Um so just when does this expire?

March.

Okay.

So gonna hide hold the Jam right there.

So again, I just wish we would have gotten questions ahead of time.

Um we would have had those answers, surely.

Um, but since we didn't, that's the that's why I would be opposed to holding this.

Um, you know, so it's your pleasure.

You have an issue with it being held.

I I have an issue not asking the questions ahead of time to put the director or the chief on the spot like that.

Um, you know, how many meters he's installed, the warranty of the meters, and you know, all those those type of questions that should have been asked ahead of time.

Um that's what I would object to.

Uh Chief, if I may.

The the question I have is and I tell you before I asked my question, I wasn't willing to hold this, but what was the budgeted amount for this?

So originally was if I may explain my point.

My understanding was they're asking for additional right.

So the original the original was 350,000.

What was it?

350,000.

We're asking for an additional hundred thousand dollars of spending authority for that PO.

We have it in the that was for the the capital expenditure for the meter purchases.

So originally it was three hundred and fifty thousand.

Correct.

And now so you're not only asking for additional spending authority, you're asking for additional funds.

No, we're asking for additional spending authority.

Yeah, no, it's a dish.

Yes, please.

Christy Moretti Public Works.

Um, so we're asking for our 612 to an existing contract.

So it's an alteration of contract.

The original award on this bid was 350,000.

They have either come close to or just oh I don't know if they've overexpended.

They've they've come close to the cap um at this point.

So we are asking for an additional hundred thousand dollars for our meter purchases um for the period up until March 26th of 2026.

Okay, Chrissy.

I I'm sorry to put you on the spot.

It's okay.

But councilman Mudo, uh, can you answer any of the questions that the councilman has asked?

I know again, we're putting you on.

I'm apologizing personally.

I didn't find out till two o'clock this afternoon that I was chairing this.

That's quite all right.

The information I had at that point was sufficient for me, but as the chair, when I get a committee member who's asking a question, and we're not getting a clear answer.

So can you answer any of those questions?

So I don't have the answers to how many meters were installed.

I don't have the answers to how many meters we have on hand.

Um I forget the other, there was another one in there.

Um the budget code that these funds come from is 84799, which is the capital improvements budget code in the water division, and that is is still funded at over a million dollars, so they are well within their um their budget for uh this request.

So they are well within their um their budget for uh this request.

Okay.

Question uh uh Councilman Napa.

So I don't I don't think the issue is that do we have the funds available?

I think the issue is for me at least.

I think we're hearing that we've already blown through $350,000 to this point.

So we're asking for an additional 30% roughly in spending authority.

My concern is one, is that going to be enough considering how quickly we've run through meters it appears, and to I think Councilman Muto's question relative to how much do we have in backstock and what are we anticipating we need to do to finish the like how many installs do we need?

And I understand that you didn't get these questions in advance, and I and I apologize for that, but I think those are valid questions to comprehend the 30% increase.

Is that enough?

Are we in the right ballpark?

So I can tell you historically um that the request on this bid is historically been 350,000.

So that's that's the benchmark of where we start um when this bid is awarded.

So that's not out of the norm for the water division.

Um, and as the chief of staff indicated, there's different size meters, so obviously there's different cost uh price points associated with those.

So uh, you know, a commercial meter, which you know, if you can have a uh four-inch meter somewhere, might it's obviously gonna cost more than a household, you know, one and a half inch.

Um so that there's you know those things to be considered as well.

Um, but again, this this request is is nothing out of the norm for the water division.

Um, I actually wouldn't have handled this for them previously as well, when there was you know there was a vacancy in that department.

So um, I don't know if that helps answer any of the questions, but okay, thank you.

Uh clerk, do we need a PCR for this since it's being asked to be held?

Yeah, can we have that, please?

If if you are going to hold it, can I just ask someone email the questions?

So we're not doing this again in January.

Chief, we'll make sure that that the questions get across.

Thank you.

All right.

So we have a motion, we have a PCR, and we have a motion to hold.

And we have a second.

Next meeting.

Next meeting.

Uh the fifth one five.

So we have a motion to hold till 1526.

We have a second.

Do we have a vote?

All in favor.

Aye.

I voted uh yay also.

All right, now we come to the part where there are no other bids over the 50,000.

Are there any members of the committee that would like a bid pulled?

Mr.

Mura.

Uh like to have uh 2026-061, the computer hardware and related equipment.

And 2026-27A.

Mr.

Napa.

Uh any members of the council wish to have a item pulled.

Any members of the public would like to have an item pulled.

Seeing none, councilman Napa.

Just one item number bid number three, 2026 269.

Say that again, please.

2026 269, the third one on the docket.

Sure.

Yes.

Okay, thank you.

All right.

So let's go in order.

The first one is 2026, 061 computer hardware related equipment.

Councilman Muto.

All right, thank you.

Uh, these are clarifying questions.

Uh so in the um what's the in the bid package?

You call this unique computer equipment.

What do you mean by that?

Bill Carlucci, IT director, the IT department, uh budgets each year for our replacement program, and a number of peripherals that'll go off onto the side for keyboards, mice, cables, modems, switches, things along those, not motors, but switches and things along those lines.

Anything that a department has that's above and beyond something that's project related, something that's one off.

Um for the most part, that for the most part, not 100%.

It falls between the police department and the fire department.

They tend to have projects that they fund that are outside of the normal replacement.

This I have a breakdown of what all it is, but it does with a dispatch upgrade.

They're moving um some of the stations around to that mobile units within the cars that they're upgrading.

Um so I asked them for a breakdown of each of the items.

Um I have available.

No, I I read them.

Thank you.

It was more of trying to understand since you're the IT director, I would figure that you'd have your thumb on every IT piece in the city.

We we do approve all of them, all of them go through us.

So I bring those special requests, even though it's coming out of their um budgetary dollars.

I review them at budget time.

Um they're obviously in more generic form at that point in time, but when they come through, we do it not just as a check mark for it, but also because we have the original bid that has our standard vendors associated with it that we get our pricing.

We do our mini bids with all the vendors.

Um, so we tend to try to keep the business to them um just to get them the pricing that we get.

Great.

Um, let's see.

So all this equipment is for the police vehicles, not just for the vehicles.

There's some for the dispatch, some for the vehicles, um, some are peripherals that they're adding on to the things.

Vehicles.

Those are mostly the low dollar items.

And the um where the money is coming from, that's from a capital budget.

No, I don't believe so.

That's just their normal hardware um budget.

Third the police department's hardware budget.

Okay, so it's operating budget.

Yep.

Okay.

Yeah, when I said special projects, sometimes they are capital projects, sometimes they're not.

That's what I was going with.

How are you distinguishing between capital and operating IT?

Usually my mind is more of a capital expense in in the public sector like this, it's a little different because we don't have depreciation assets um that we get the tax break from because we don't pay the taxes on them.

But um, we certainly do delineate some of them.

They're more unique projects, something larger scale um that we tend to do uh capital with great.

I appreciate it.

Sure, thank you.

Yeah.

Anyone other members of the committee on that item?

Members of the council on that item, members of the public on that item, members of the public, members of the public.

Seeing none, we move on to the next item.

Item 2026, 269, fertilizer liquid weed control and line.

Hi, mistr.

Hi, Christy.

Uh just one question on this one.

So I noticed that only one person bid.

Is that typical for this particular bid?

Um, it sometimes.

Sometimes we do.

There's another company called Heritage Landscape Supply.

Um, they're not local to us.

Um, they do ship to us, but we we don't usually get more than two, three if we're lucky, but not usually.

And you're comfortable with what they presented as far as pricing and their availability for us.

Yes.

And they have a uh location right on Illinois Avenue we can pick up from.

Okay.

That's all.

Contra Mudo.

Uh yeah, just to follow up to the uh to um the uh the bidding process.

Uh we seem to have, you know, over the last several months, uh our bidding pool seems to get pretty uh pretty slim.

Are there any uh programs in place to try to expand some of these bidders to get a little more competition and and better pricing for the city?

Well, the purchasing um agent puts uh not our bids not only on the city website, but also also on a national website for a bidding.

Um I don't think you can get any bigger than that.

Um so and they are out there for anyone across the country to bid on.

Okay, so that's more of a passive approach versus an active approach.

So what I'm asking is are there a little more uh active recruiting?

You know, I'm thinking so you asking like if we call people and ask them to bid?

No, we don't.

You don't.

Okay.

Now, as far as the um fertilizer weed control, uh where's where is this going to be used?

Is this in our parks and recs?

This is for our field maintenance division.

So it's all the the bullfield soccer fields.

Um they do treat city hall, uh a couple of the the veterans park over near uh vets high school uh middle school.

Um, but you know, Confrida uh sports complex.

Um uh Mickey Stevens, they'll use it at you know, wherever we need to treat.

Okay.

Any idea how much that that will cover and use to, you know, if what you say where we need it.

Um is it evenly applied throughout the city, or are you selecting targeting certain fields?

We apply it to fields that require it.

So if there's uh obviously we we will treat uh Ben Street because there's the two the well, the four fields there.

Um, and then we'll do the fields at Mickey Stevens that are utilized.

Um, you know, Belmont, there's uh the the soccer and and um softball or baseball or whatever they whatever they do down there.

So it is you know, there are certain locations that yes, we do regularly.

Um and as well, the other thing that we also have to consider at this point is now the high schools are are also using city fields, so we have to make sure that we have um the ability to get the materials we need to make sure the fields are done properly.

Okay, thank you.

Yep.

Any members of the committee we're all set council, any members of the council, any members of the pub?

Any members of the public, any members of the public.

Seeing none, the next item 2026 270A, overhead door repair and replacement.

Councilman Muda.

Okay, thank you.

Where do I begin here?

Okay, so I guess the first one is the going to the price list.

So this is a uh question from Councilman Latticer.

Uh it's the list price percent off the net.

Um I believe it he's trying um councilman is trying to understand if the price, the list price that is provided if the bill comes in higher.

So you know, for example, if it's 120 dollars, then three months later it comes in at 200,000.

Uh is there someone in the department that's keeping an eye on that to to question the increase from the list price?

There is however, these parts are much like automotive where the prices fluctuate.

So if you notice on the other page, the actual pricing page, we ask for a percentage off list.

Yeah, that's that's what that's where we concern ourselves.

This page is just for to satisfy the uh the uh comparison.

I couldn't think of the word I wanted.

Okay.

Um let's see.

Oh, so this is for replacement across DPW sites.

Which which CPW sites are we placing the doors for?

The ones that we are responsible for.

So um all of the ones at the city yard, all the ones at the um Cooper building, police station.

Um would probably have to add the the plaza in.

They they have an overhead door there.

Um McDermott pool.

Hopefully, you're not gonna have to replace that one anytime soon.

Right.

McDermott Pool there arena.

Um, we all have overhead doors, so and we have a lot of them.

We we don't replace doors unless it needs to be replaced.

We call them out for service first.

If they can replace parts, then we have the door repaired.

If it is completely unrepairable and unusable, then we have it replaced.

Okay.

Great, thank you.

Also, any other members of the committee, members of the council, members of the public, members of the public, member of the public.

Seeing none, uh, I need a motion on I will make an exception for you.

Which one, sir?

Just read it off.

Uh bid number six, twenty twenty-six three zero seven.

And the description, please.

That is for the uh precast items for the manhole and catch basins.

Say that again.

Pre-cast items for manhole and catch basin.

Go ahead.

So Christy, on this one, I see also that that we haven't had any bidders for several years, and you're requesting uh how do you choose the vendor?

Um, so this vendor that we've requested has uh changed ownership, I think a couple of times, but um years ago for us for islanders, they used to be called Park Av Cement.

Um, and so this is the vendor that locally has the a yard full of the items that we require, you know, uh center block, um, sewer bricks, you know, uh uh concrete mortar.

Um there's a whole uh list of items that we we utilize.

Um the reason that I I actually don't know why we haven't received any bids because we even send them the bid, um, but we don't get any responses.

So in order for us to, you know, for our drainage crew to do the work that they need to do, we need to be able to purchase these items.

So our alternative at this point is to write a 566 to be able to utilize the vendor at the the prices um that they charge for the material.

Is this somebody the city's used in the past and you have a comfort level with them, or is this just somebody I'm sorry, I didn't is this someone that we've used in the past?

Does the city use in the past and is comfortable with?

We've been using this vendor since before I landed in public works, so and that was a long time ago.

Okay, see Joanne's laughing because she knows.

Yeah.

Um, and then did you reach out to any other vendors, or we was this the only one?

Um, actually, you know, when we when we try to develop a vendor list or try to update a vendor list, you know, I you do a Google search, and and there's other locations, but they're not in Rhode Island.

A lot of them are in you know, western or northern Massachusetts.

Um, for us, you know, this this vendor is the only one that we're aware of in Rhode Island that provides this type of material.

Okay, all right, thank you.

All right, so we knew I'm looking for a motion on PCR 140-25 relative to bids, the consent calendar.

Do we have a motion?

Motion to move favorable action.

Move by Councilman Napa, seconded by Councilman Mudo.

All in favor, aye.

It is 528, and the Warwick uh finance city council finance committee is adjourned.

I don't know.

Next up is the ordinance committee.

Yeah, give me a second.

Are you off?

Thank you, sir.

No, another third second.

Okay, the time is now 5 30 p.m.

And the ordinance committee is now in session.

First order of business is acceptance of the minutes from the last committee meeting on November 17th, 2025.

Do I have a motion?

Refair price.

Do I have a second?

Second.

And all in favor.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

3-0 motion passes.

Okay, next order of business is PCO 20-25, an ordinance combining the housing border review and the building code board of appeals document by council president Sinapi on behalf of the mayor.

This is for second passage, right?

Yeah.

This is on for second passage.

Uh, do I have any questions or comments from the members of the committee?

No questions, comments from the members of the council.

We're all good on the right.

Questions, comments from the members of the public.

Questions, comments, and members of the public.

Seeing none, do we have a motion?

Second.

We have a motion and a second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

All right, moving on.

Uh we have PCO six-25, an ordinance to prohibit through trucking on Orchard Avenue for first passage.

Council President Sinapi docketed.

Council time out, so I gotta use yourself.

Please withdraw given the new traffic study that came in.

All right, Council President Snap, you like this one to withdraw.

Do we have a motion to withdraw?

Uh so second.

We have a motion and a second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Okay.

3-0 motion passes.

Next order of business is PCO 29-25, an ordinance amending section 20-291 to update the rescue services fee schedule.

This is also documented by CP on behalf of the mayor.

Is someone from Chief?

Are you presenting on this one?

This is the uh rescue fee schedule.

I'm gonna hold this one because it's not delayed.

Bear with me.

I printed, I just don't have it right on the top.

I guess I didn't take it off my desk.

Um so I don't I don't have the uh the document in front of me to tell you the actual numbers.

Um thank you, councilman.

Yeah, it's just so this is um this has been an issue for quite a number of years.

Um our reimbursement level is has been consistently lower than our surrounding communities.

The uh finance director Lynn Proger asked um for a uh comparison of around the the area surrounding area communities, and they did it by um county, and based on the new numbers, um, we are still below both Providence and our our surrounding communities.

Um they don't have it by specific city and town, they do it by county.

That's how the uh the trust does it.

That's the analysis they did.

Um, so we're asking for about a 15%, except for on one of them, I believe it's the uh level two advanced life support.

If we ask for an additional uh up to 15%, that would put us higher than our surrounding counterparts.

And just so you know, um residents of the city of Wow cannot charge this fee.

Um, this is outside of residents.

Um it does we do charge business owners uh but not residents.

Thank you, Chief.

Um just from work in my day job as an attorney, I can confirm that the billing department in at work rescue.

Um Bonnie there has been very instrumental in helping residents that do get a bill after like motor vehicle acts and such correct get those weights.

So um it's good to see that we're gonna be in line with other cities and towns.

It's a good revenue stream, and um we should be compensated adequately for the care that our fire department is giving.

Uh so I'm glad that this one's coming through.

Any questions from the members of the council?

Councilman Gebar.

I'm less a question, more of a comment, just that uh uh I think keeping on top of this helps helps us keep in line.

I think it's been probably six or seven years, probably north of that.

Yeah since this was updated.

Okay.

Um so I think wherever we can, you know, it put this on a schedule and you know run it every yeah.

The finance director um with with the addition of the new rescue, uh the fifth rescue, um, the finance director is is keeping a close eye on uh making sure that these numbers are updated, um, if not annually biannually.

Good.

Uh okay.

Well, that's all I have.

Thank you.

Okay.

Councilman Mudo.

Hi, Chief.

Uh more of a uh first part is a clarification.

I didn't quite hear it.

Uh are we moving our rates up to the average or are we still below?

We're still a little bit below, I believe.

Is there any reason since it's outside that we just don't um it's it's a considerable increase.

Um I think most like I said, um we all went um basic life support emergency, um advanced life support one was um I believe 15%.

And it we wanted to keep it, you know moderate increases.

We're gonna we'll evaluate this again.

Like uh Councilman Gapart mentioned, we'll evaluate this again to see what the numbers are bringing in and um how we're doing.

But we didn't want to we didn't go right to the top and wouldn't want to you know have it you know uh too much of our burden, I guess.

Uh although it's not on the residents, but we just wanted to make sure that we were being fair, not to raise it all the way up too quickly.

It's been councilman mentioned about seven years, it's probably been close to 10 years since these numbers have been adjusted.

So I was just proposing if we bring it up, we can catch up for those seven years of uh missed opportunity.

But um, but I'll I'll defer to the uh the wisdom of our finance department uh for that.

Um I also have a uh something I want uh Ed uh Councilman Ed Lattizer asked me to put into the record.

Um he mentioned um the ordinance of the uh rescue fees last year, and he wanted me to uh introduce um what he submitted last year and uh also wanted to be a co-sponsor on the um on the on the pos on the uh legislation.

So I'll hand this over to the folks.

If I may.

I think that's a is that a docket item, councilman meetup for later.

Is that gonna be a document item for there?

No, it's just I guess just he just wants it right.

Yeah, councilman meuto stole my thunder.

Councilman Lattiser would like to be added as a co-sponsor, which obviously I have no problem with.

And also I was gonna just to verify the run report fees going up, and we don't have to put it in here.

Yes, the the run report fees are gonna go up.

Perfect.

For those who don't know, those are also below average, so we're raising them, but they're not enumerated in the ordinance, so there's no reason to start doing so now.

Yes, my so run report fees, Carly.

The city is charging five dollars to get the run report if you if a third party requests the run report, like an attorney or an insurance company.

Other cities and towns are three to four times higher than that.

Um so we're just trying to get in line, which I think the administration is fully supportive of, and uh again, another stream of revenue that does not impact the residents of the city work, but keeps us in line with trends from other cities and towns.

All right, okay.

Any other questions?

Councilman Meter, your lights on.

Did you have any more?

Any questions or comments from the members of the public?

Questions, comments, the members of the public?

Seeing none, do I have a motion?

Move favorable action.

Motion move favorable action.

We have a second and a second.

All in favor?

All right.

Three.

Oh, motion passes first passage.

Uh forward.

You're gonna be digging tag.

Okay.

Next order item of business is PCO31-25, an ordinance to prohibit certain types of parking on Caddy Avenue, Lippett Avenue, and Mill Cove Road.

This was docuted by Councilman Latticer and Council President Snappy is gonna speak on this item.

Yeah, Councilman Lattisser stated that this is supported by a traffic study, and he requested the committee move forward with favorable action.

Okay, as supported by a traffic study, uh the recommendations of the police department and I believe the administration.

Do we have a motion for favorable action on this item?

Uh I have a question.

Go ahead, Councilman.

Oh, just uh looking at the map.

Um I only got to the first one so far.

Just give me a sec.

Mill Cove Road.

So at least Caddy appears to be a road that leads directly to the shore.

Uh looks like Mill Cove as well.

Um so I I do have questions about um what the purpose of this is and what the what the potential um safety um issue is.

Um I just want to be careful that we're not exacerbating uh a problem we already have with prohibiting parking on roads that are that are adjacent to the shoreline.

Um I would be okay.

So I I honestly have not dug into the um traffic study yet.

I can do that.

Oh, I see.

Um I can do that a little bit more before the council meeting.

Um if maybe we want to send it uh I I'm okay with whatever.

If we want to send it with no recommendation or we want to send it with a recommendation, I'm fine either way, but I just want to uh make sure that I understand this.

And obviously, Councilman Lattice is not here, so maybe I'll hear from him in between.

Okay.

Any other questions?

Councilman Mito.

Hi, thank you.

Uh Chairman.

Uh this is uh from Councilman Latticer.

Um he mentioned that this was a housekeeping item.

Uh it's been on the books uh pre-2000, and uh the mayor and the administration wanted to make sure all of uh items like this go through the council.

So that was his note.

He wanted to be uh relay to the committee.

Okay, thank you.

Any questions from the members of the public?

Mr.

Schuster, thank you.

Good evening, everyone.

Uh uh good.

Uh George Schuster from the Riverview neighborhood where this uh ordinance proposed change is is taking place.

Uh I coordinated with Councilman Latticer in requesting this traffic study, which is uh in truth more like 10 or 15 years in the making.

Um all of the changes here were initially targeted at increasing parking at the rights of way in the neighborhood uh due to uh concerns of people who are just adjacent to the neighborhood who couldn't walk for various reasons, the half a mile or so to the beach, but live so close and and needed a better way to get there.

So um really the mandate here was to find um two things.

One parking signs that had been up for a long time and had never been authorized that had been put up by the neighbors themselves or someone else to get those down.

Um, and then also taking a fresh look at the safety concerns to make sure that only the true safety concerns were limiting parking and that otherwise uh parking would be opened up on those dead end streets to the water.

So um that's the background for this.

It was very much a public access oriented project.

Um, and then removing a stop sign that um has vexed my family because it's on the wrong direction of a uh T intersection um on our street.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Schuster.

That perspective was extremely helpful.

Okay, any other questions from the members of the public?

Seeing none, do we have a motion?

Move favorable motion, move favorable.

Do we have a second?

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Okay, first passage three zero.

Last order of business on our agenda tonight, PCO32-25.

An ordinance amending section 64-5 relative to the compensation of other officials documented by council president Sunapi.

Council President, would you like to speak on this item?

Sure.

So this was brought up.

The administration mentioned a uh board that had met in some time and basically become redundant due to the nature of how things changed over the years.

Before they had a purpose, and now their purpose is met elsewhere.

So there's no reason to continue paying them.

And in fact, in the long run, we're probably gonna request the General Assembly to actually just abolish it, but at least in the interim, we can make it so that we're not paying something for nothing.

And on the off chance they do for some reason meet the language as stated in the proposed change, we'll make it so that they do in fact get paid if they meet.

So we're kind of covering all our bases here.

So request favorable action, please.

Okay, so I see no harm in paying people only for the work that they actually do rather than just have a no-show jobs.

Seems like a good move.

Any other questions from the members of the committee?

Councilman Kephart.

Um similar to the to the um well, similar to the rescue fees.

Um consideration to adjusting these for inflation or cost of living or et cetera.

I I'm sure many of these have not been revisited in in many years.

Um okay.

Uh thank you.

I I mean I I would suppose if we were struggling to fill some of these compensation may come up as an issue potentially.

Correct.

Yeah, I mean, there's the city ward does it uh with the exception of a couple of the um some boards uh doesn't really have an issue filling the positions.

Okay, all right, great, thank you.

Okay, any other questions from members of the committee?

Members of councilman you know, thank you.

Uh chairman.

Um I'm forwarding these questions from um councilman Latticer.

Uh just for clarification, I'm not sure if we've we've addressed this based on your comment, Chairman.

Is we uh is uh is there an amendment or wording that um requires the members' attendance to be paid uh for them to get paid?

So that would be the first question.

Uh it would either probably be the ad administration chief staff.

This is actually the council president's um ordinance.

Oh uh as drafted, it does not have an attendance provision, neither do the existing boards.

This was just uh targeting the fact that a board exists potentially is being paid for a prolonged period without any meeting.

Uh but the language is updated, does not address that situation.

Okay.

Um this is probably true of the next next comment then.

Um should there be mandatory attendance requirements in the meetings in order to stay on the committee?

That's a policy question, not a legal one.

Okay.

Uh Mr.

President For that kind of change, it would have to be probably a global one, and I'm not sure if it would be something that's palatable either to the administration or forgetting them for a moment to the members of the boards.

But the focus of this particular item was just to address the board that was getting paid not to meet at all ever.

The other conversation that these questions get to is a far broader one that is definitely worth having, but doesn't make much sense for us to have it here given the nature of this particular proposal.

But again, the questions should happen at a in a in a different setting for sure.

Which what which setting well which setting um would you recommend is just say uh in an ordinance that could be submitted or or a committee would oh I understand what you mean by setting I meant so much with many things we dock it and bring before us.

We often meet with the administration, we often ask the solicitor to look into things as far as what other cities and towns do.

We often ask the same with the administration to basically figure out what makes sense, what seems to work with other cities and towns, what seems to not work.

So that is all the sort of stuff we would do beforehand, and then if and when it came time to change things, yes, absolutely we would dock it something similar to this and submit a proposed ordinance accordingly.

Okay, thank you very much.

That's all I have.

All right, seeing no other lights, any questions or comments from the members of the public?

Questions, comments, members of the public.

Seeing none, do I have a motion?

Move favorable action.

Motion to move favorable.

Do I have a second?

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Aye.

3-0 motion passes.

The time is now 5 50, and we stand adjourned.

Would the public safety committee now convene?

I am, but members of your nice.

That is very lovely.

Thank you so much.

Yes, just one item.

No problem.

There we go.

Public safety.

Six fifty-two.

At six fifty.

Five fifty two.

Close enough.

We're early, please.

Can't even tell time.

Yeah, and you're the timekeeper.

Nice.

Five fifty two.

All right.

So first order of business is the acceptance of minutes from the committee meeting held on July seventh.

Oh.

You can make the motion to hold.

Oh, I can I can make it.

You can make that motion.

Okay.

Uh make the motion to accept the minutes.

Second.

All in favor.

All right.

Oh, October sixth.

My correction.

The acceptance of minutes from October sixth.

Second.

All in favor?

All right.

Perfect.

All right.

Where are you?

You got it.

Oh, thank you.

Not used to be since it's been October.

It's a little uh little rough.

All right.

Um so what's in front of us is PCR one thirty nine dash twenty five?

A resolution in regards to installing and removing stop signs at the intersection of Riverview Avenue and Wentworth Avenue.

Uh it's brought in by uh Councilman Latticer.

Um I don't actually have the details on this.

So I can say for Councilman Lannister, it's supported by a traffic study, and he requests favorable action.

Okay.

Any questions from the committee?

Any questions from the council?

Any questions from the public?

Any questions from the public?

Any questions from the public?

Seeing none.

I move favorable action.

Second.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

The public safety committee is adjourned at five fifty-four.

Five fifty-four.

Next up is the intergovernmental committee.

Intergovernmental?

Good evening.

Time is five fifty-eight.

Intergovernmental comes to order.

First up is acceptance of the minutes from December first.

Motion to move favorable action.

The second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Okay.

First up, resolution amending the rules of the Warwick City Council for the twenty twenty-five-twenty twenty-six term.

Uh council president.

Councilman Lattiser asks that we hold this till the next meeting so that he can be present for the vote.

Uh okay.

And is that what you would like also?

So it would be January fifth.

Okay.

Um, do we have a motion to hold to January fifth?

Motion to hold till January fifth.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Uh okay.

PCR one fifteen twenty-five resolution relevant to omnibus withdrawal of docketed items undrafted, no longer rev relevant, necessary, or ready for action by current sponsors.

Council President.

This is just the annual housekeeping.

Yep.

Where we try to remove things that are just unnecessary for whatever reason.

And I think a number of us have thrown some under the pot here.

Uh yes, this keeps our just for his hair on his head.

Just for my own edification and education.

Are these items that do we does council president or solicitor circle through uh members of the council that have docketed items that have gone stale and just a check-in, or are these yes.

Uh I've conducted uh check-ins with all members that have items that have been in the so on somewhat called pending file uh to do a check-in and either see if anything is pertinent to put in here, or it's a good reminder for uh doubling back and doing our diligence uh to get things rolling for twenty twenty six.

So but the items here are at the the approval of the individual members.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's just because I've never done this before, those first time I've seen it.

So appreciate the education.

And that's all I got.

Uh okay.

Any uh other members have any questions on the on these uh withdrawals?

Any members of the council?

Members of the public.

Okay.

Uh seeing none, uh take a motion on one fifteen twenty-five.

Motion to move favorable.

Second.

All in favor.

I okay.

I think we are adjourned at five fifty-nine.

Next up is the public properties uh committee.

Oh boy.

What time is it?

I don't have to look at six o'clock.

Okay, the public properties land use committee and community affairs is underway at six oh one.

We need the acceptance of the minutes from committee meeting held on December first, twenty twenty-five.

So moved.

Do I have a second?

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Okay, first up is PCO dash twenty-eight twenty-five and ordinance amending the zoning ordinances of the city of Warwick, Anthony Albanese slash bridge group LLC.

Applicants nine post road assessors plat two ninety-one, lots thirty-one and thirty-two.

This is Councilman Foley.

So I asked for favorable action.

Move favorable action.

Aye.

Okay, second up is PCO Dash thirty dash twenty-five, an ordinance amending the zoning ordinances of the City of Warwick, Alexander and Courtney Bucci, applicants eighty five Tollgate Road assesses plat two forty six, lot ninety one ninety-one, Council President Sinape.

Seeing none, do we have a motion?

Move favorable action.

All in favor?

Aye.

Wait a minute, what?

Six thirty.

We don't come until six thirty.

See, this is this is this we have to.

I know.

You have a decision.

So the council can be at six thirty p.m.

Mr.

Synappy.

Sinapi, Mr.

Delouise, Mr.

Bowley, Mr.

Gephott, Mr.

Kirby, Mr.

Ladissa, Mr.

Mudo, Mr.

Napa, Mr.

Riggs.

Seven present.

Councilman Mudo can please lead us in the salute to the flag.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

And to the republic for which it stands.

One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

And the wrong game versus nuts that our flag was still there.

Oh stay down the side world and never again win.

And the whole break.

All right, first things first, general communications announcements of congratulations, condolences, or community events.

First, the the obvious one, the recent shooting at Brown University, not to mention all the other shootings that somehow managed to happen on the same day.

So if we could please have a moment of silence for that.

Seeing none, we can move on to it.

Executive communications.

There are none.

Next is acceptance of minutes from council meeting held on December 1st, 2025.

Is there any objection to accepting the minutes as is?

Seeing none, so held.

Next is public comment.

Rule 41.

After general communications and prior to the consent calendar at the last regularly scheduled meeting of the city council each month, there shall be a period of time not to exceed 30 minutes during which citizens may comment about Warwick City Government issues subject to the following stipulations.

The total period of time for public comment shall not exceed 30 minutes.

Comments need to be brief in order to allow as many citizens as possible to participate.

Each citizen signed up and present shall have not to exceed five minutes to speak, provided, however, that if there are more than six citizens are signed up and present, the 30 minutes will be split evenly amongst speakers.

Time shall not be transferable amongst speakers.

The topics for comments shall be issues directly affecting city government.

City council members will not respond to questions during the public comment period.

The public comment session will terminate at the expiration of the earlier of all speakers, concluding their allotted time or 30 minutes.

Waiver of this provision requires a unanimous vote of the council.

So we have eight signed up.

Does anyone have any objection to giving each person signed up four minutes?

It it brings us to roughly 32 total minutes rather than 30.

Is that all right?

All right, see no objection.

First things first, and I will apologize advance for any and all failures of pronunciation, which will undoubtedly happen.

Suavis.

Hello, council.

My name is Maya Quavos.

I'm here to address an issue with you guys, and as many of you know that there is a homeless crisis going on in Rhode Island.

There is a larger growing population in the city of Warwick.

I and my husband are one of those people.

We currently live in our car, and before that, you open any judgment.

No, we are not substance abusers.

We actually have income.

It's just not enough.

Over the course of time of being homeless, I have interacted with people at the Walmart parking lot at Oakland Beach.

There are many of your residents of Warwick living in their vehicles.

There's more RVs pulling into Walmart parking lot for people to have a home.

It is currently 10 degrees on any given night in this winter weather.

My husband and I, we wake up every morning to ice on the inside of our windshields because our breath is what's keeping us warm.

And that condensation is freezing on the inside of our vehicles.

The Warwick City Council, I believe, public works has removed the porta potties because it is the winter time.

A lot of homeless people rely on those porta potties during the evenings when there's not many public restrooms open.

That's just one of the issues.

I think that this issue should be brought to the city council because we are your people and we want to see that you care for your people.

There are many people that aren't substance users that do have income supporting children in their vehicles.

We just want to see that you guys care.

I've reached out to Amy Santiago and Megan Smith.

Amy Santiago is the leader of the Better Help Project in uh Providence.

They provide tents to people and uh in need.

Their funding has slowly dwindled.

Um, Megan Smith, she actually is the leader of the storage unit living in Providence.

Um, and when I brought her my concerns, she said to bring this to the council and offered me a possible solution.

Now, I know that it takes a lot of numbers for you guys to figure solutions out for the city of Warwick, but life is not a dollar sign for people.

This are your people.

What can happen, I believe, is that we should open an emergency warming center in Warwick just for residents that are homeless at this time, just for people to charge their phones, get warm for the night, know that they're safe.

There's been many times where police have vacated the homeless residents, which actually goes against the homeless bill of rights in Rhode Island law.

I believe it's 31-27.

Um just struggling.

This economy is hard, as all of you know.

The economy has been dwindling for quite some time.

I've been a resident of Warwick for the greater part of 30 years.

And in the beginning, it felt like I was part of something.

We had a great economy, a great community that worked together.

And now all of these families are just struggling and don't know where to go.

There's a lot of full shelters in Providence, but I don't think that we should send our people to other cities.

We should do something here.

And that's my public comment for the night.

Thank you.

Next is again, I apologize, Christopher Belice, maybe.

Um, I know some other parents are going to talk about some other issues tonight regarding that.

But as a resident of Warwick, um, also I'd like to say that it's been a personal point of pride playing on the fields of Mickey Stevens, swimming in the pool, being on the rink throughout our entire life.

Um, my daughter, both my daughters are members of the Warwick Figure Skaters Club.

One is on the Synchro team, and the other day my daughter came to me and said, Dad, the bathroom doors won't close.

It's really creepy in there.

Um, it's an unfortunate state of affairs in the ring in the rink.

Um, I understand that there are fiscal constraints with operating any major facility, let alone a facility as huge as Mickey Stevens is.

Um, but I remember back when we were kids, that was a point of pride and a center point of sports in the community, not just for the city of Warwick, but for the state of Rhode Island.

Um my grandfather's name adorns the main field at Mickey Stevens, and I'm embarrassed to show my kids that field because it's in such a bad state right now.

Um, I again I understand it is expensive and it is a lot of money, but I would ask the council to help to work with us to make not just the rink, but all of those facilities better in the future.

Thank you.

Next, we have Carlo Neville.

Good evening.

My name is Carla Neville.

This is my daughter Nora.

Um, my husband and I have been proud residents of Warwick for 15 years.

I'm here tonight to share how positive and meaningful my 10-year-old daughter's experience has been with Warwick Figure Skaters.

Nora started skating in Warwick when she was three.

From the moment she joined, we found more than just a skating program.

We found a true sense of community.

When Nora's little, we stumbled upon a synchro practice after one of her skating lessons, and she said, Mommy, I want to do that.

She joined Warwick Synchro three years ago and will be a longtime member for sure.

Just this past Saturday, her team skated at the New England Synchro Classic at the skating club of Boston and earned first place, a testament to the program's strength.

The Warwick Synchro program itself is demanding in the best possible way.

Through structured practices and high expectations, Nora's learning discipline, time management, and perseverance.

The coaching staff is incredible.

They're knowledgeable, committed, and genuinely invested in each skater's development as an athlete and as a person.

Their guidance has pushed Nora to improve while still making skating something she loves to do.

Being part of a synchronized skating team has also taught her what it truly means to be part of a team.

Accountability, trust, and working towards shared goals.

Nora's in fifth grade.

She attends Cedar Hill with the in the Warwick Public School Department.

She is especially excited to attend Winman Middle School, unlike some of her classmates who may be a little nervous or anxious.

But next year, she will know some synchro friends that will actually be there with her.

Warwick Figure Skaters has given her skills, friendships, and experiences that will stay with her forever.

And thanks to Warwick Figure Skaters, I have a confident, well-adjusted daughter who has figured out exactly how she likes to spend her time, which some of us grown adults could try and figure out on our own as well.

It's important to our family that Warwick Figure Skater has revive reliable and available ice, um, which is you'll hear some other folks speaking to tonight.

So thank you for your time.

And there's more to come.

Next is Kristen Pakora or Dacora, I'm not sure.

Mr.

President, City Council, members of the public, good evening.

I'm Kristen Pacora.

Thank you for allowing me to speak tonight about the ongoing challenges at the Thayer and Warburton Ice Rinks.

For more than 20 years, my husband and I have both served our country as active duty members of the military.

During that time, we've been stationed across the country.

For the first time, we found a group that has really provided a sense of community, Warwick Figure Skaters.

But more importantly, Warwick Figure Skaters has provided our nine-year-old son with much needed stability while we've both deployed across the globe over the past five years.

Earlier this fall, when I was away on a two-month deployment, I learned that the Warburton rink would be closed due to a cooling tower tower failure.

Now that I've returned home, I've seen firsthand how disruptive this closure has been to all of the families.

Personally, my husband and I are shuttling our son across the state, finding any available ice time so he can continue and develop and grow in the activity he's passionate about.

He already gives up so much with our deployment schedule.

It's how we can give back and support him.

Now, as the commanding officer of my own nearly 40-year-old ship, I completely empathize with the budget struggles of any government organization, especially when it comes to the maintenance and repair of aging equipment.

If one of my engines fails, it's a scramble to fix it so we can head out on our next mission.

So believe me when I say that I greatly appreciate the efforts that have gone into replacing the Kooling Tower as fast as fast as possible to bring the Warburton rink back online.

However, this failure isn't an isolated incident.

And the facilities at both rinks are in need of an overhaul.

Other systems and structures at the facilities are nearing the end of their service life.

While I understand my organization's plans to maintain and eventually replace my ship, I cannot say I understand the same about Warwick's plans for the future of the Mickey Stevens sports complex.

As such, I would ask the council to look beyond the immediate cost of this current repair, which I know is pricey.

Please identify how to best support these facilities toward the future.

The current posture of responding to emergent casualties is not cost efficient, nor does it effectively meet the community's needs.

I would ask you to recognize these aren't just recreational athletics facilities.

They are locations that help our student athletes learn teamwork, confidence, and perseverance.

Leadership attributes that will help them succeed both on and off the ice.

Please consider the growth and development of these future leaders as you determine a sustainable path forward for the entire complex.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

Yeah.

If you could just state your name when you get up rather than me butchering it, I'd appreciate it.

You're not the first to butcher my name, and you won't be the last.

So hi, I'm Chiera Pacora.

Um to the council, thank you for having us tonight.

Uh so I represent the Warwick figure skaters as a member of the board uh of directors.

Um you should be proud of the Thayer and Warburton rinks.

Uh we are the um we're the only two rink club or facility in the state.

Uh, that should be a mark of pride.

Right now it's not.

Um each year, millions of dollars are brought in to the city through those rinse.

I can tell you our club alone brings in at least by our math, at least $3 million of revenue into city businesses each year, just based off of the amount of sushi and pizza we buy at Dave's after skating and the amount of time we have to fill our gas tanks before we go home.

We understand that these are difficult facilities to maintain.

Um, we know because our club has been at the rinks since 1970.

All right.

We have between the the different club sports that operate out of there, over a thousand families are members of uh clubs that are associated with the rink.

We know that the aging infrastructure needs to be addressed.

And we are really appreciative of the leadership of the mayor and of the council to provide the resources to fix the casualties as they've come up.

But the reality is we could have fixed them two years ago.

It would have cost less because we could have gotten the parts on hand.

We could have set up a more fiscally efficient contract to do the install, and we would have not had the thing that is very damaging to our programs, which is the loss of ice.

This comes after the fact that we had unplanned maintenance to the Thayer rink, which the CD had already sold the ice to us and had to reimburse us the cost because we had no notice.

Not only is that lost money to the city, but it does not give us the ability to go do what we have to normally do and find ice in the state, which is very challenging because as I said, this is the only two-rink facility in the state of Rhode Island.

So I would like you to think about what the Mickey Stevens complex could be, which is a revenue generating facility for the state.

If you can look at what the Mickey Stevens complex could be, it could hold tournaments, four seasons out of the year, hockey, figure skating, synchro.

I would note that we supported the national synchro championship uh in the year 2000.

We were not able to hold it in Warwick because there was no facility to support it, right?

So that speaks to the amount of revenue we could be bringing into the city if we had a proper facility that we could take advantage of because we are the some of the most um prosperous and successful programs in the state for these sports, especially coming up to a winter Olympics year.

It's a great opportunity for our clubs to grow, but right now we can't even get ICE access to put on the classes.

So for everyone to know we had to cancel our weekend learn to skate programs in October because we could not secure ice.

We're uncertain right now, and it's hard to advertise for our January ones because we don't know when we're gonna get the rinks back, right?

We lose those skaters, we lose the pipeline for our club like forever.

So our You have one minute, sir.

Thank you.

Our our current ask in the short term right now is uh we're very excited about the new outdoor rink.

We were there to support the opening.

We would like the the weekend public skate to be shifted completely to the outdoor rink so that we can have the Sunday afternoon block so that we can put on a learn to skate program, which will generate money for the city, which is right now a revenue loss because you're running a public skate that no one's showing up to.

You're diverting public skate away from the new rink, which you need to support.

And our ask would be that we can work together, the the tenants, the clubs with the city to identify alternate funding resources at the state and federal level to be able to do what we were just able to do with the city hall plaza rink, which is invest in ice that will drink bring money from the rest of the state into Warwick.

Thank you.

Next is Tom Dillon.

Hi everyone, my name is Tom Dillon.

I am the uh vice president of the Warwick Figure Skating Board.

Uh I wanted to read the statement that um has been passed out, I believe, to many of you that represents our position from the board.

So for more than six decades, Warwig Skaters and partnering programs have built the THAIR and War important arenas into safe, healthy, and constructive facilities for more than a thousand children annually.

As an organization committed to growth of figure skating and other ice sports in our community, we must address the critical challenges facing these aging and unreliable arenas.

Facilities essential to both our mission and our broader community.

Number one, our aging infrastructure and ice availability.

The Warburton and Thayer arenas, now 45 and 50 years, 55 years old respectively, are suffering from aging infrastructure.

Frequent refrigeration system failures have led to reoccurring distribution uh disruptions in the ice availability, jeopardizing our ability to deliver reliable programming, undermining the development of our athletes, and endangering the health of our program to continue.

The declining maintenance budget.

In recent budget cycles, the maintenance funding of these arenas have increasingly reduced resulting in significant decline in the condition of the facilities and persistent downtime.

From deteriorating locker rooms to inaccurate rink upkeep, the lack of investment have left the arenas unable to consistently meet the needs of the community.

Need of for a dedicated facility manager.

To improve the operations of these critical facilities, we strongly advocate for the appointment of a dedicated facility manager.

This individual would serve as a central point of coordination between the city's departments and the ranked tenants, ensuring that the arenas are managed effect effectively and efficiently.

Last, need for investment of the future of Warwick Ice Sports.

Future improvements to Thayer and Warbarton arenas should prioritize upgrading ice-related infrastructure.

These enhancements will not only improve the reliability of the facilities, but also reduce long-term operational costs.

The year-round demand, the year-round demand for ice justifies it.

I live in Warwick and I have three kids who ice skate, uh, two that are figure skaters, one that's a hockey on the work figure, uh, work hockey.

They this it has been a little bit disruptive the past couple of years.

I do appreciate the city and and uh the council quickly trying to adjust and get the uh the ice rink up and getting the money for the the new tower.

Um but in the prime of their season, they've they've gone from uh a lot of ice to a little.

I know um from the work figure skaters.

We've gone from probably about 30 hours of ice down to I think about three hours of ice a week.

You have one minute, sir.

Um, this is greatly uh hurt the the programs.

Um they need unlike other sports, we can't just find another field.

We need the ice in order to be able to um to figure skate or to to play hockey.

Uh there's not many other places, as Piero mentioned that have two rinks.

So for us, um, this last minute change was very hard for us to adjust.

There we have skaters that are skating at eight o'clock, nine o'clock at night and other ranks.

Um, so uh anything you guys can do to help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Next is Rob Cody.

All right, we'll come back to him.

Next is Richard Langseth.

Hello, uh Richard Langseth, Bud Long Farm.

I want to bring you folks up to date on the Buttonwood Beach Association right of way to the shore.

Um I understand that you had quite a discussion the last time about the um improvements to the water line going between Buttonwoods and Oakland Beach.

And as I said before, it's going to be at least two million dollars.

Um, and now I understand that the city's going to go to the infrastructure bank to get financing for this.

You must be aware that the infrastructure bank supports public facilities, not private facilities.

And another thing came up lately.

Um, the Coastal Resources Management Council has found that the Buttonwood Beach Association dedicated the roads in Buttonwoods to the public.

And they also reported that Mark McKennedy, McKenney, currently Senator McKenny, told the Superior Court in an affidavit that there's been continuous public use of the streets of Buttonwoods for all his memory and his memory goes back to the 1960s.

It's there's going to be a meeting coming up of the CRMC in January where the Buttonwood Beach Association is going to attack that report.

But I can assure you that when the Buttonwood Beach Association already told the Superior Court that the roads would be continuously used by the public for generations, it's not going to fly.

And anything you do to go in a different direction is just going to end up in chaos in Mayhem.

It's not that I want to attack the city of Warwick, but the city of Warwick has to recognize finally that these are public roads.

They've been public roads since 1872.

They've been public roads since 1768 by Parliament.

They've been public roads since 1870 by the Beers Atlas.

They've been public roads since 1904 by the state highway commission who has found these streets to be public roads.

Where do we get the idea that these are private roads?

There is nothing in the record that shows these are private roads.

Zilch, nothing.

And yet we're living this fantasy of these being private roads.

It makes absolutely no sense.

Why would the city spend two million dollars on a private road?

Going beyond that, when the sewers were put in, the city spent five million dollars on one minute, Mr.

Langseth.

Five million dollars uncompensated for the sewers.

Okay.

So now we have five million dollars plus at least two million dollars.

There's probably going to be more.

We're spending eight million dollars on a private facility that only 150 or 100 families live in.

Does that make any sense at all?

There are 30,000 families in Warwick and 150 of these families are holding this beautiful place hostage, and the city council won't recognize that it's public.

This makes absolutely no sense at all.

And I I really urge you to look at what's going on with the CRMC.

Perhaps go to the meeting.

See for yourself.

This is going to be an enormous problem moving forward when that waterline breaks or is otherwise capped off.

Um I just don't know how to deal with this.

And I would appreciate your help if possible.

Time's up, Mr.

Langson.

Okay, Merry Christmas, everybody.

All right, just circling back.

All right.

So then that concludes public comment.

First up, we have the consent calendar, PCR 140-25 resolution relative to bids.

This is finance.

Uh Councilman Foley.

Good evening.

Uh I need a little assistance.

We did pull one.

Do we deal with that first?

Uh there was one item pulled from the consent calendar.

It was bid 2024 349, which is now PCR 14125, and we'll deal with that after the consent calendar.

Thank you.

So PCR 140-25 resolution relative to the bids.

Uh recommend favorable action.

For action, councilman Lattice, or she's councilman Foley.

It's automatic.

Move move favorable action.

Second.

All right, motion made and second.

Any further questions that weren't already had in committee?

I just want to make a comment on the record.

Uh I was notified not at two o'clock this afternoon that I'd be chair, but at 11 o'clock this morning.

Councilman Lattice was very diligent in letting me know as soon as he realized I misspoke.

Thank you.

That sounds like a ringing endorsement for the consent calendar.

So seeing no further questions or comments, uh clerk will please call the roll.

Mr.

Sinapi.

Yes.

Mr.

Delouise.

Mr.

Foley.

Yes.

Mr.

Gepot.

Yes.

Mr.

Kirby.

Yes.

Mr.

Mudo.

Yes.

Mr.

Napa.

Yes.

Seven yes.

Motion passes.

All right.

And then next it's the item that was pulled bid 2024-349.

It's now PCR 141-25.

My understanding is that the recommendation is to hold till January 5th.

Correct.

All right.

Does anyone object to PCR 141-25 being held to January 5th?

See him no objection.

So held next.

We have unfinished business.

PCO 20-25 sub A and ordinance combining the housing board of review and the building code of appeals.

This is second passage ordinance.

So councilman Napa.

My understanding is that the recommendation is favorable action.

Committee recommended favorable action on second passage.

So for action, Councilman Napa.

Motion to move favorable action.

Second.

Motion made and seconded.

Any further questions or comments?

Seeing none, Clerk will please call the roll.

Mr.

Snapping, yes.

Mr.

DeLuise.

Yes.

Mr.

Foley.

Yes.

Mr.

Gephott.

Yes.

Mr.

Kirby.

Yes.

Mr.

Meudo.

Yes.

Mr.

Napa.

Yes.

Seven.

Yes.

Second passage.

Next is PCO 28-25.

An ordinance amending the zoning ordinances of the city of Warwick, Anthony Albanese slash bridge group LLC.

Applicants 9 Post Road Assessors Plat 291 Lots 31 and 32.

This is second passage public properties, which if I'm not mistaken.

Yeah, that was chaired by Councilman D Louise.

So councilman DLOES, my understanding is the recommendation was for favorable action.

Yes.

Recommend favorable action.

So for action, Councilman DLouise.

Yes.

So Councilman DLUise moves for favorable action.

Is there a second?

Second.

Motion made and second.

Any further questions or comments?

Seeing none, Clerk will please call the roll.

Mr.

Snappy.

Yes.

Mr.

Delouise.

Yes.

Mr.

Boley.

Yes.

Mr.

Gipot.

Yes.

Mr.

Kirby.

Yes.

Mr.

Muito.

Yes.

Mr.

Napa.

Yes.

Seven.

Yes.

Second passage.

All right.

Next is PCO six-25.

An ordinance to prohibit through trucking on Orchard Avenue.

Ordinance.

So Councilman Napa.

So this is uh up for first passage and the committee recommended to uh withdraw.

All right.

So councilman Napa for action.

Motion to withdraw this from the calendar.

Is there a second?

Second.

Second.

Motion made and second.

Any further question or comment?

See none, clerk will please call the roll.

Mr.

Snappy.

Yes.

Mr.

DeLuise.

Yes.

Mr.

Boley.

Yes.

Mr.

Gephott.

Yes.

Mr.

Kirby.

Yes.

Mr.

Mudo.

Yes.

Mr.

Napa.

Yes.

Seven to withdraw.

So next is PCR 93-25 resolution amending the rules of the Warwick City Council for the 2025-2026 term.

This is intergovernmental.

So councilman Gippart.

Uh committee.

Committee recommend hold five.

All right.

Is there any objection to holding till January 5?

Which one are we on?

Six.

Seeing none, so held.

Next is new business.

PCO 29-25.

An ordinance amending the section 20-291 to update the rescue service fee schedule.

This would be first passage.

This is an ordinance.

So councilman Napa.

On first passage, the committee recommended favorable action.

For favorable action, councilman Napa.

Motion to move favorable on first passage.

Second.

All right.

Motion made and second.

And as a reminder, Councilman Latticer asks to be added as a co-sponsor to this.

Seeing no further questions or comments, Clerk will please call the roll.

Mr.

Snappy.

Yes.

Mr.

DeLuise.

Yes.

Mr.

Boley.

Yes.

Mr.

Gephott.

Yes.

Mr.

Kirby.

Yes.

Mr.

Mudo.

Yes.

Mr.

Napa.

Yes.

Seven.

Yes.

Next is PCO 31-25.

An ordinance to prohibit certain types of parking on Caddy Avenue, Lippett Avenue, and Mill Cove Road.

It's to be first passage ordinance.

So Councilman Napa.

This was on first passage committee.

Also recommended favorable action on this item.

So for action, Councilman Napa.

Motion to move favorable action.

Second.

Motion made and seconded by Councilman Gebhardt and hold on one moment.

Yep.

I'm like all schools.

Please hold on.

I'm going to wait it.

Which one was the money?

So that was what's going on.

All right.

So is there any further questions or comments on PCO 31-25?

Seeing none, Clerk will please call the roll.

Hang on a second.

Mr.

Sinapi.

Yes.

Mr.

DeLouise.

Yes.

Mr.

Boley.

Yes.

Mr.

Gephott.

Yes.

Mr.

Kirby.

Yes.

Mr.

Muto.

Yes.

Mr.

Napa.

Yes.

Seven.

Yes.

Motion passes.

All right.

And then the clerk correctly caught that I skipped one.

PCO 30-25.

An ordinance amending the zoning ordinances of the city of Warwick.

Alexander and Courtney Bucci.

Applicants 85 Toolgate Road, Assessors Plat 246, Line 191.

This is under unfinished business, by the way.

So this is second passage public properties.

So that was Councilman D Louise.

My understanding is that the recommendation was for favorable action.

Yes.

Recommend favorable action.

So for action, Councilman DeLuise.

Yes.

Recommend favorable action.

Okay.

So Councilman DeLuise moves favorable action.

Seconded by Councilman Gebhardt.

Is there any further questions or comments?

All right, Clerk will please call the roll.

Mr.

Snappy.

Yes.

Mr.

DeLuise.

Yes.

Mr.

Boley.

Yes.

Mr.

Gapot.

Yes.

Mr.

Carby.

Yes.

Mr.

Mudo.

Yes.

Seven yes and passage.

All right.

Back to new business.

PCO 32-25.

And ordinance amending section 64-5 relative to the compensation of other officials.

This is ordinance.

So councilman Napa.

This was recommended favorable action by committee.

So for action, Councilman Napa.

Motion to move favorable action on first passage.

Seconded by Councilman Gephardt.

Any questions or comments on this item?

Seeing none, Clerk will please call the roll.

Mr.

Snappy.

Yes.

Mr.

Delouise.

Yes.

Mr.

Boley.

Yes.

Mr.

Gephot.

Yes.

Mr.

Kirby.

Yes.

Mr.

Mudo.

Yes.

Mr.

Napa.

Yes.

Seven.

Yes.

Motion passes.

Next is PCR 139-25.

A resolution in regards to installing and removing stop signs at the intersection of Riverview Avenue and Wentworth Avenue.

This is public safety.

So councilman Muto.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

The committee recommended favorable action.

For action, Councilman Muto.

Move to uh for favorable action.

Seconded by Councilman Gephardt.

Any further questions or comments?

Seeing none, Clerk will please call the roll.

Mr.

Sinapi, Mr.

DeLuise, Mr.

Foley, Mr.

Gephot, yes, Mr.

Kirby, Mr.

Mudo, yes.

Yes.

Seven yes motion passes.

Next is PCR 115-25.

Resolution relative to the omnibus withdrawal of docketed items undrafted, no longer relevant, necessary, or ready for action by current sponsors.

This is intergovernmental.

So councilman Gebhard.

Yes, Mr.

President, the uh committee recommend favorable action.

For action, councilman Gebhardt.

Move favorable action.

Second.

Motion made and second it.

Are there any further questions or comments?

Seeing none, Clerk will please call the roll.

Mr.

Sinapi, Mr.

DeLouise, Mr.

Foley, Mr.

Gephot.

Yes.

Mr.

Mudo.

Yes.

Mr.

Napa.

Yes.

Seven yes motion passes.

Right.

Does anyone have anything for unanimous consent?

All right.

Seeing none.

Does anyone wish to move us to the docket session?

Since there is no more business in front of this honorable body, I move to a docketing session.

Any second?

Second it.

Any objection to moving to the docket session?

Then so moved.

Uh ward one.

Pass.

Ward two passes.

Ward three.

Ward four.

Pass.

Ward five passes.

Ward six.

No, actually, ward five.

I'm going to dock it.

You dock it on behalf of Councilman Lattis?

On behalf of Councilman Lattice, sir.

Uh Councilman Lattiser would like to introduce.

What?

You're good.

Keep doing what you're doing.

Okay.

An ordinance establishing standards and consequences related to dishonorable service for all employees of the city of Warwick.

Oh, come on.

So ordinance.

Anything else for Councilman Lattice?

Unbelievable.

No, not for Cow.

Anything for you?

Ward six?

Of course.

All right.

So Ward Six.

We uh I'd like to introduce a docket for a resolution creating a special legislative commission to study the modernization, sustainability, and economic potential of the city's athletic and recreational infrastructure.

Is it a resolution?

Committee.

Intergovernmental.

Anything else?

Oh, sorry.

Coach Pop.

Deputy Councilman Mudo.

All right.

Come on.

Do you have anything else?

Uh no, but uh I have something for ward six and seven.

So Councilman Kirby and myself would like to uh introduce an ordinance in regards to parks and recreational facilities, specifically to the dog parks uh within our city.

So what's the title for the sake of the solicitor?

Uh dog parks um dog parks recreational facilities.

Okay.

You're all set?

Anything for ward seven?

Uh ward nine.

Is that a pass or a one thing?

All right.

Uh then for eight, we have omnibus resolution regarding traffic studies, omnibus resolution regarding congratulatory and condolences, and a resolution in regards to Christopher Motors claim.

And that's all.

So we adjourn at 7 13 p.m.