PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

August 24, 2009

Agenda

7:00 p.m. – Town Council Chambers, Town Hall, 2200 East Main Road

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

TOWN COUNCIL

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Public Notice: metroPCS Site #PVD0225A, 2154 West Main Road/

SAGE Environmental, Inc.

BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS

HEARING – CLASS B Limited Liquor License:

Anna D, LLC d/b/a Anna D Café, 954 East Main Road, E.P.Chappell

Anna M. DiMattino, Greg DiMattino, 192 Immokolee

Drive, Portsmouth, RI, Members

ADJOURN

TOWN COUNCIL

PRESIDENT’S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

MINUTES – TCM 7/27/09 & Exec., TCM 7/30/09

BILLS – Listings – FY 2008-2009 (2)

– FY 2009-2010 (2)

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

APPOINTMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

1. Solid Waste/Recycling Study Committee Resignation S.Margolis

2. Request for Appointment, Portsmouth Housing

Authority, Advertised (fr. 7/27/09)

OLD BUSINESS

1. HEARING: Road Abandonment T.Wright

APPLICANTS: Janice E. Rebello and Charlotte M.

Chang - Request their petition for abandonment

of a possible highway, alleging that it has ceased to

be useful to the public, said possible highway being

that certain sector of Narragansett Blvd. described

as being between Assessor’s Plat 5, Lot 45 and

Lots 71 and 70.

2. Prudence Island School/Memo of Understanding S.Lusi

3. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Award R.G.Driscoll

a. 2009 Community Development Block Grant D.P.Faucher

(CDBG) State Award

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OLD BUSINESS (continued)

4. Police Personnel Deployed for Search for Missing Python R.G.Driscoll

09-1310-OF

5. Cove Escape Bridge J.A.Seveney

NEW BUSINESS

1. Request for Comment and Action: Resolution Opposing K.Hamilton

the Reinstatement of Tolls on the Mt. Hope Bridge

2. Request for Discussion and Action: Annual Performance K.Hamilton

Reviews of Town Administrator and all Town Employees

3. Bench at Redwood Farms Playground J.A.Seveney

4. Request for Clean-up/Park Avenue Sidewalk P.T.Driscoll

5. Sakonnet River Bridge Construction/23 Hillside Avenue J.Kane/B.Kane

6. Notice of Retirement/Fire Captain Lawrence Cook D.P.Faucher

7. Tax Vouchers #20090824 01 - #20090824 19 D.E.Dolce

CORRESPONDENCE

1. Resolution Opposing Rate Increases Proposed by Blue J.M.Fecteau

Cross and United Health/Town of Glocester

2. Request Resolution Support to Enact Legislation W.J.W.Marshall

Criminalizing Prostitution/Town of Middletown

3. Traffic Signal Denial/RI State Traffic Commission R.Rocchio

4. Independent Auditor’s Report Year Ending March 31, 2009/ D.A.Gatta

Newport County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau

5. FYI: Town of Bristol Grant Award/Rhode Island Foundation O.Heleen

FUTURE MEETINGS

Sept. 14 – 7:00 p.m. – Town Council Meeting

Sept. 28 – 7:00 p.m. – Town Council Meeting

EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

RIGL 42-46-5 (a) (2) Pending Litigation

THE TOWN HALL IS HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. THOSE PERSONS REQUIRING ASSISTANCE SHOULD CONTACT THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE AT 683-2101 PRIOR TO ANY MEETING.

POSTED: 8/19/09