PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

March 9, 2009

Agenda

Town Council Chambers, Town Hall, 2200 East Main Road

6:30 p.m. – Lower Glen Farm Preservation Committee

7:00 p.m. –

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

TOWN COUNCIL

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Thank you from the Family of Paul F. Buddemeyer

BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS – None.

ADJOURN

TOWN COUNCIL

PRESIDENT’S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

MINUTES – TCM 2/23/09 (6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. meetings)

BILLS

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

APPOINTMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

1. Request for Town Council Liaison/Aquidneck Island A.S.Weber

Planning Commission

2. Requests for Appointments, Advertised

a. Tax Assessment Board of Review, 1 vacancy

b. Town Center Project Committee, 5 vacancies

OLD BUSINESS

1. HEARING: Proposed Ordinance: Nuisances

2. Economic Strategic Planning Workshop Update R.Andrews

3. Request for Authorization to Proceed with Electrical and D.P.Faucher

Fire Code Upgrades at Glen Farm

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NEW BUSINESS

1. Request Support for House Bill 5200: to name the new Rep.J.Edwards

Sakonnet River Bridge after SSgt. Christopher Potts

2. Presentation/Resolution to Authorize the Issuance of General D.P.Faucher/

Obligation Refunding Bonds; Request for Approval B.Fazioli

3. Request Adoption by Resolution of the draft Portsmouth G.Crosby

Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

a. Planning Board Opinion G.W.Russell

4. Discussion: Transfer Station and Recycling Program K.Hamilton. 5. Request to Advertise Amendment to the Animal Control L.E.Hebert

Ordinance (Leash Law)

6. Request Approval: St. Anthony’s Feast Processions L.E.Hebert

July 18 and July 19, 2009

7. Discussion of House Bill 5766, Creating a Special Legislative P.McIntyre

Commission to be known as “The Aquidneck Island Bay Council”

8. Award of One Year Extension of Contract for D.P.Faucher

Mosquito Abatement Services

9. Tax Vouchers #20090309 01 - #20090309 06 D.E.Dolce

CORRESPONDENCE

1. Request Support of 2009-H 5389, Requesting the RIDOT Rep.J.Edwards

to undertake repairs at the Cove Bridge

a. Response regarding Cove Bridge/RIDOT M.P.Lewis

2. Request for Support: Turning Around Ministries, Inc. C.G.Robinson

3. Resolution: Support for End of Caruolo Act A.Padula,Jr.

4. Request to Submit Legislation to Amend Senate 3050 such E.R.Carpender

that Growth in the Tax Base be Excluded from the Cap and Chairman

be used as New Revenue/Portsmouth School Committee

FUTURE MEETINGS

March 23 – 7:00 p.m. – Town Council Meeting

EXECUTIVE SESSION

RIGL 42-46-5 (a) (2) Pending Litigation (fr. 2/23/09)

RIGL 42-46-5 (a) (2) Collective Bargaining

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POSTED: 3/4/09