PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
PRUDENCE ISLAND MEETING
OCTOBER 17, 2020 (SATURDAY)
AGENDA

On Saturday, October 17, 2020, at 9:00 AM, the Portsmouth Town Council meeting will be live
streamed on the web and by phone dial-in using the Zoom remote meeting service. Please note
that any displayed documentation during the meeting will be visible through the web or mobile
device but will not be visible using the phone dial-in option.

To access the meeting by phone dial-in, please dial:1-88 8-788-0099
Once prompted for the meeting ID, please dial: 996-8471-9966#
Once prompted for a participant ID, dial # again.

You will now be in the meeting.
While in the audio conference, to raise your hand to ask a question, dial *9 and the host will be
notified of your interest to ask a question. Dial *6 to mute and unmute yourself.

To access the meeting through the web using a computer or mobile device, go to the following
web link in any browser (i.e. Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox,
etc.) to run the Zoom app and view the meeting:
https://livestream.portsmouthri.com/towncouncil
Using your laptop or mobile device, you can raise your hand to ask a question, or pose the 
question in the moderated Question and Answering chat window. The host will then be able 
to respond to your raised hand or Q&A question.

 

9:00 AM - Town Council Chambers, Portsmouth Town Hall, 2200 East Main Road

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

SITTING AS THE PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

1.  Roll Call
 

OLD BUSINESS (Discussion/Action)

1.   Prudence Island Internet update. / A. Shenberger, American Broadband (5) (no backup)
2.   National Grid status report and updates. / J. Alfonso, National Grid (15) (no backup)
3.   Update on boat ramp repairs. / B. Woodhead (10) (no backup)
 

NEW BUSINESS (Discussion/Action)

1.   Update on Prudence & Bay Islands Transport and policies due to COVID-19. / A & R 
      Marine (5)
2.  Open forum for discussion and Q & A for Prudence Island issues. / K. Aguiar
             a. Request for a Hazardous Waste Disposal Event on Prudence Island.  
             b. Discussion on Hazard or Hazards to navigation in the Homestead mooring and the
                 possibility of the Town asking DEM to help with remediation action.
             c. Discussion on the cost of yard waste removal off island and being closed entirely
                 during the fall and winter months.
Documents:
  1. COVID announcement and updates through 9-2.pdf
  2. 2020-06-26-Phase-3-Ferry-Guidance-FINAL.pdf
 

FUTURE MEETINGS

Oct 26      7:00 PM - Town Council Meeting
Nov 09     7:00 PM - Town Council Meeting
Nov 23     7:00 PM –Town Council Meeting
 

ADJOURN


The public is welcome to any meeting of the Town’s boards or its committees. If communication assistance (readers/interpreters/captions) is needed or any other accommodation to ensure equal participation, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 683-2101 at least (3) business days prior to the meeting. POSTED 10/13/20