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September 26, 2011, City Council Meeting
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D
E
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A
G
H
F
B
C
E
And
whereas
expanding
access
to
food
and
ending
hunger
is
a
critical
importance
to
aid.
Those
who
live
in
food
deserts
and
whereas
curbing
junk
food
marketing
aimed
at
children
is
of
vitality,
important
in
order
to
combat
rising
obesity
rates
and
raise
a
generation
of
healthy
children
and
whereas
protecting
the
environment
and
farm
animals
is
necessary
to
sustain
future
generations.
E
A
A
A
A
I
It
is
my
pleasure
to
be
here
this
evening
in
support
of
the
cranston
teachers
alliance
contract.
I
had
the
honor
of
defending
that
contract
before
the
finance
committee
last
week
and
there
were
several
great
questions
that
were
asked.
However,
I
did
just
want
to
shed
some
brief
history
as
to
how
the
discussion
started.
I
I
I
I
I
J
Richard
tomlins
400
farmington
avenue,
mr
president,
and
let
me
first
offer
my
public
condolences
on
the
passing
of
your
father.
I
would
have
been
there
paul
called
me,
but
it
was
the
same
day
that
my
85
year,
old,
brother-in-law
and
his
wife
was
flying
in
from
hawaii
to
celebrate
my
surprise,
80th
birthday
party,
but
my
sincere
condolences
also.
I
want
to
welcome.
Welcome
you
back
leslie,
because
now
it
gives
me
the
opportunity
to
say
lady
and
gentleman
of
the
council.
Once
again.
J
Let
me
first
congratulate
paul
our
kettle
on
his
recent
fundraising.
Some
of
you
were
there.
I
thought
it
was
an
astounding
turnout,
paul
I
counted
well
over
a
hundred.
You
may
have
had
some
comps
there,
but
I
think
it's
a
testament
to
what
you
try
to
do
day
in
and
day
out
for
the
citizens
of
the
city,
never
mind
just
ward
three,
so
I
congratulate
you.
J
J
J
A
A
A
A
J
K
I
wanted
to
thank
the
council
members
that
were
at
the
financial
committee.
I
know
that
mr
keto,
santa
maria
pelletier
councilman
navarro
vevecchio
and
stykos
as
well
as
you,
president
lupino
passed
through
the
the
teachers
contract.
I
have
a
few
things
I'd
like
to
address
as
well.
Andrea,
certainly
addressed
some
of
them,
but
because
of
the
efforts
of
the
school
committee
and
myself,
we
had
entered
into
discussions
a
long
time
ago,
because
the
climate
in
cranston
really
wasn't
that
good
in
the
economic
crises
all
over
the
world.
K
K
So
that
being
said,
we
had
a
contract
opener.
We
were
in
a
contract
already
that
was
going
to
expire
on
august,
31st
2012,
and
when
we
were
approached,
we
spent
many
months
discussing
how
we
could
actually
help
the
school
department
and,
as
you
know,
in
the
winter
time
we
had
the
global
agreement
in
which,
basically,
we
had
really
wanted
to
pay
down
the
debt,
and
we
were
called
very
bad
names
for
that,
because
we
obviously
had
some
kind
of
ulterior
motive.
K
K
K
K
We
did
not
mismanage
the
funds,
we
entrusted
those
funds
to
be
managed
properly
by
the
state
of
rhode
island
and
they
were
not,
and
we
also
did
not
control
the
economic
downfall
from
the
greed
that
we
had
in
our
investments.
We
had
no
control
over
that
whatsoever.
We've
worked.
We've
worked
hard
for
the
city
of
cranston
we've
paid
into
our
pension
in
the
state.
K
And
then
there
was
questions
about
the
teachers
work
day.
The
teacher's
work
day
was
reduced
by
five
minutes,
only
five
minutes
to
allow
for
16
one-hour
common
planning
times
to
be
added
to
the
school
year.
We
have
some
common
planning
time
during
the
day,
but
this
adds
more
common
playing
time
with
all
the
initiatives,
I
heard
some
people
snickering
about
the
five
minutes.
This
is
not
taking
any
time
away
from
any
of
the
students
day.
K
Basically,
teachers
aren't
going
to
be
leaving
five
minutes
early
anyway,
but
what
I
do
want
to
address
is
the
the
school
day
that
the
teachers
work.
The
the
work
day
starts
from
the
middle
of
the
bell
and
they
have
students
in
front
of
them.
So
all
the
preparation
and
all
the
work
that's
done
is
done
before
and
after
that
school
day,
because
they're
on
a
stage
that
whole
time
so
teachers
don't
just
work
six
and
a
half
hours.
K
I
know
I'm
going
a
little
bit
over
president
lupino,
but
I
just
wanted
to
address
all
the
things
that
came
up.
The
steps
were
readjusted
to
a
half
a
million
dollars
savings
for
the
school
district,
so
we
evened
everyone
out
and
there
were
no
big
bumps
and
steps.
Okay,
and
also
someone
asked
about
stipends
being
frozen.
K
All
of
the
stipends
are
frozen
and
I
think
I've
covered
all
of
that
now.
I
just
want
to
say
one
other
thing:
this
saved
the
school
district
over
five
million
dollars
and
this
cranston's
teachers
during
this
whole
period
of
time
were
denigrated
and
demoralized
publicly
and
maligned
by
mayor
fung.
He
took
every
opportunity
he
was
on
talk,
show
the
radio
shows
television.
K
He
was
at
rallies
state
house
board
of
regents
meetings,
hearings
on
mayoral
academy.
He
was
in
cumberland,
he
was
in
connecticut
and
he
was
in
new
york
all
with
the
mantra
that
we,
the
teachers
of
cranston,
were
not
innovative,
were
afraid
of
change
and
did
not
hold
high
expectations
of
our
students,
especially
our
low-income
and
minority
students.
K
But
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
cooler
heads
prevailed
and
all
we
needed
to
do
was
just
to
say
we're
moving
on
for
the
sake
of
cranston
public
schools,
and
I
felt
president
lopino
that
I
had
to
state
that
tonight
because
throughout
all
of
this
we
could
have
said
forget
it.
They
don't
respect
us,
but
that's
not
what
we're
about
we're
about
cranston
public
schools
and
we
wanted
to
do
everything
we
could
to
balance
the
budget
and
keep
our
fine
schools
going
and
believe
it
or
not.
K
A
L
L
L
Because
you're,
the
final,
like
the
final
step,
so
in
other
words,
my
concern
is,
if
I
were
a
council
person,
if
a
few
years
down
the
road,
something
comes
up
where
they
say
well,
there's
this
and
that
that
pushed
up
a
budget
or
caused
some
problem.
Would
they
now
just
have
to
come
back
to
the
city
council
or
do
they
revert
to
go
back
to
the
school
department.
L
L
M
M
Both
venues
create
constant
traffic
noise,
trash
lighting
pollution
in
our
backyards,
as
it
is
now,
our
backyards
are
lit
up
by
signs
lights
on
oaklawn
avenue
and
voices
from
a
car
wash
that
has
an
antiquated
obnoxious
communication
system.
Think
of
what
a
drive-through
would
do
to
residents
particularly
of
miles
avenue.
M
M
As
for
the
comprehensive
plan,
the
comprehensive
plan
can
and
has
been
amended,
and
this
is
one
of
those
dire
times.
We
implore
you
to
deed
restrictions
on
c3
zoning,
no
nightclubs,
no
drive-through
vote
with
c3
deeded
restrictions,
listen
to
the
neighborhood
residents,
who
are
voters
and
big
taxpayers.
A
B
D
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F
D
H
F
B
C
B
B
B
Thank
you
council
president,
at
this
opportunity,
I'd
like
to
take
the
time
to
thank
the
school
members
of
the
school
committee,
andrea
nazi,
the
current
teachers
alliance,
president
liz
larkin.
This
was
a
historic
moment
for
the
city
of
cranston.
This
is
the
first
time
that
the
city
council
has
ever
ratified
any
kind
of
school
collective
bargaining
agreement.
This
is
going
to
be
the
norm
for
the
for
the
rest
of
the
the
contracts
that
come
up
through
the
city,
so
this
is
a
job
well
done.
This
is
a
good
contract.
We
all
looked
at
it.
F
When
I
got
the
information,
I
had
asked
what
the
contract
represented
in
terms
of
the
total
budget
of
the
school
department,
and
it
was
63.6
percent,
which
was
less
than
what
I
thought,
and
I
think
that
in
reviewing
the
the
entire
contract,
I
think
that
the
I
think
the
salaries
are
fair.
I
think
the
contract
is
fair.
F
I
think
the
20
co-share
is
really
a
model
for
the
city,
and
I
think
that
you
know
the
school
committee
and
the
school
department
and
the
teachers
union
did
a
good
job
and
didn't
try
to
come
to
something
reasonable.
I
did
look
into
the
pension
issue
subsequent
to
our
hearing,
and
I
agree.
Zionazi
pointed
this
out.
I
believe
during
the
the
finance
committee
hearing
that
the
you
know,
the
general
assembly
really
controls
that
issue,
and
I
did
some
research
into
that
and
I
think
you
know
no
one
can
control
that.
F
Obviously
there's
some
good
and
bad
features
to
some
of
the
ideas
being
tossed
around
by
the
state
legislature
I
mean
we
may
we
may
you
know,
get
hit
with
extra
cost
on
the
pensions,
not
by
our
own
choosing
but
by
the
general
assembly,
just
deciding
that
we
need
to
contribute
more
to
help
them
with
their
deficit.
So,
and
I
think
I
don't
think
that
we
can
at
this
point
we
can't
look
at
that.
I
think
this,
so
I
think
that
the
contract
is
is
a
good
one.
N
Thank
you,
president
lupino,
and
I'd
like
to
just
apologize
to
finance
chairman
pelletier
and
members
of
the
finance
committee
for
my
absence
at
the
last
meeting,
traveling
back
from
business
in
a
delay.
Unfortunately,
last
spring,
this
council
passed
a
budget
in
part
based
on
a
presentation
that
vice
chairman,
frank
lombardi,
made
to
the
finance
committee
of
cranston
east
assuring
the
council
that
they
would
be
able
to
achieve
concessions
from
the
cranston
teachers
alliance
of
five
million
dollars.
N
So
I'm
not
sure
I
may
disagree
semantically
with
the
chairwoman
on
on
the
monumental
piece
of
it,
but
I
do
think
that
it's
a
it's
a
significant
piece.
I
guess
and
again
my
one
question
regarding
the
contract
and
I
and
I
wish
I
had
been
here-
I'm
sure
this
was
raised
at
the
finance
committee,
if
I
may,
through
the
council
president,
either
to
chairwoman
ionazi
or
to
the
superintendent
who
I
know
is
here,
help
me
understand
the
clause
that
prevents
the
administration
or
the
school
committee
from
layoffs
of
teachers
in
this.
I
If
I
may,
through
the
council
president,
there
is
a
it's
not
a
minimum
manning
clause,
but
for
to
ease
the
explanation,
I'll
call
it
that
for
right
now,
basically,
the
contract
says
that
the
cranston
school
department
has
to
employ
913
ftes
that
are
members
of
the
cta.
Currently
we're
staffed
at.
I
think
it's
9
28.
I
O
I
also
would
like
to
thank
the
school
committee,
the
school
administration
and
the
teachers
union
for
this
contract,
which
I
think
is
was
highlighted
a
couple
of
times
that
no
one
had
to
make
this
agreement.
This
was
a
a
voluntary
agreement
to
open
up
a
contract
and
and
change
it
in
some
pretty
major
ways,
and
I
I
would
look
forward
to
better
relationships
between
the
schools
and
the
city
hall.
O
O
I
do
have
another
point
and
that
is
at
the
finance
committee
meeting.
Councilman
arkhedo
asked
the
council
president
if
he
planned
to
vote
on
this
contract
and
the
in
light
of
the
fact
that
his
council
president's
wife
is
a
teacher
and
covered
by
this
contract,
and
the
council
president
said
that
he
did
intend
to
vote
for
it
and
was
acting
in
accordance
with
a
rhode
island
ethics.
Commission
decision
on
that
issue.
O
Accordingly,
it's
the
opinion
of
the
rhode
island
ethics
commission
that
the
petitioner
may
participate
that
petitioner
being
the
council
president
may
participate
in
negotiations
and
voting
with
regard
to
the
teachers
contract,
provided
that
all
members
of
that
class
are
affected
by
the
contract.
Equally,
however,
if
matters
come
before
the
petitioner
that
would
affect
his
spouse,
specifically
or
as
a
member
of
a
subset
of
teachers,
he
must
recuse
in
accordance
with
rhode,
island
general
laws.
36-14-6.
O
Additionally,
the
petitioner
is
prohibited
from
participating
in
the
negotiation
process,
since
it
is
unclear
at
the
on
onset
of
collective
bargaining
how
the
negotiations
might
impact
his
spouse.
Now
this
contract
is
not.
I
think
that
the
council
president
is
correct,
that
if
the
contract
was
a
across-the-board
raise
as
contracts
usually
are
that
he
would
be
perfectly
within
the
opinion
of
the
ethics
commission
to
vote
on
the
contract.
O
Specifically
to
a
sub
set
of
teachers
that
mr
lapino's
wife
is
a
member
of.
First
of
all,
as
a
top
step
teacher,
the
pay
raises
are
different
than
the
pay
raises
receiving
that
teachers
who
are
not
at
top
step
receive
under
this
contract
and
secondly,
as
was
mentioned
by
ms
larkin,
there's
a
change
in
planning
time
for
elementary
teachers.
O
A
I'll
respond,
that
ruling
is
2,
003,
29.,
okay,
the
subset
that
they
spoke
about
because
I
actually
attended
the
hearing
and
and
got
a
personal
explanation
from
miss
de
amber
at
the
time
is
subset,
meaning
a
particular
subset
if
it
were
only
kindergarten
teachers
or
only
gym
teachers.
A
small
subset,
the
the
class
of
teachers
that
we're
talking
about
is
far
exceeds
the
the
the
total
number
of
of
subsets
meaning
there
are.
There
are
many
teachers
in
that
group,
so
it's
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
rather
large
group.
A
I
A
A
The
care
and
control
and
the
administration
and
direction
of
the
schools
is
still
under
the
school
committee,
that
is,
by
state
law.
Grievances.
If
there
are
any,
I
still
still
go
through
a
particular
process,
as
outlined
in
the
contract,
which
is
through
the
administration
and
if
it
gets
to
a
particular
point,
still
the
school
committee.
So
we
have
not
given
up
any.
A
A
P
Thank
you,
president.
Is
that
a
yes?
Are
you
voting
for
the
contract?
Yes,
I
am
yes,
okay,
based
on
2329.,
may
I
ask
you
a
couple
of
questions
only
that
if
I
remember
councilman,
president
lanny
last
year,
wife
was
a
member
of
the
teamsters
and
he
recused
himself
from
that
vote.
I
also
remember
councilman
favichio
recusing
himself
from
the
teacher
assistant
vote.
P
If
that's
correct,
he
did
and
councilwoman
mcfarland
recused
herself
from
the
vote
out
of
committee,
so
I
seem
to
see
a
pattern
here
where
I
think
they're
doing
the
right
thing
and
not
involving
themselves
in
something
when
a
family
member
is
involved
in
a
contract.
So
I
I
would
agree
with
councilman
stykos.
I
think
you
should
take
a
pass
on
this
one.
A
A
G
G
I'd
also
like
to
pay
tribute
to
the
francis
teachers
union
during
hard
times,
poor
economic
times,
they've
come
to
the
table
and
they're
willing
to
give
up
on
on
a
number
of
issues,
and
I
want
to
pay
tribute
to
them
also
the
hard
work
of
the
cranston
school
committee,
the
long
hours
that
they
had
to
stay
in
negotiations
along
with
superintendent,
mr
vader,
mr
balducci.
So
it's
a
tribute
to.
Q
G
G
What
what
people
forget
is,
I
think,
last
year,
the
year
before
the
rhode
island
general
assembly
passed
legislation
removing
study
periods
from
the
day,
so
any
teacher
now
has
to
teach
right
through
they
don't
have
any
prep
time,
there's
no
free
period
or
prep
time.
When
I
was
in
high
school,
we
were
given
at
least
two
or
three
studies
a
week.
That's
no
longer
the
case,
so
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
the
five
minutes.
G
Also,
we
see
that
the
the
savings
is
on
the
two-year
contract
is
monumental
and
herd
numbers
of
five
million
dollars.
So
you
know
I'm
going
to
support
this
contract.
I
think
it's
it's
an
excellent
contract.
As
far
as
voting
on
the
issue,
the
council
president,
I
think
he
should
play
it
safe
in
in
just
the
impropriety,
the
impropriety
of
the
fact
that
that
his
wife's
a
teacher,
the
public
perception
you
want
to
take
into
consideration
what
the
public
obsession.
What
perception
was.
G
It
was
only
last
year
that
I
nominated
a
relative
of
first
cousin
to
a
non-payable
commission,
and
the
council
president
was
in
opposition
totally
opposed
to
that
appointment,
and
it
was
a
first
cousin
to
a
non-payable
commission.
So
I
wish
the
council
president
would
would
have
second
thoughts.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you.
I
am.
I
am
going
to
support
this
new
teacher's
contract.
It's
before
us,
and
I
do
want
to
just
make
a
couple
of
notes.
We
did
run
was
voted
unanimously
in
the
finance
committee
and
a
couple
of
points
that
the
numbers
are
are
accurate
as
far
as
the
savings
and
that
are
being
attained
and,
more
importantly,
it's
in
there
it's
in
their
budget
that
currently
that
they
have
so
it's
very
important
that
they
did
come
to
the
table
and.
E
Help
and
give
some
concessions,
because,
if
not,
we
would
have
been
in
in
a
big
budget
hole
on
the
schools
with
the
schools.
So
I
do
want
to
commend
elizabeth
larkin
and
the
school
committee
and
the
administration,
the
superintendent
for
coming,
putting
us
together,
working
hard
and
truly
indeed
helping
out
not
just
the
school
kansas
schools,
but
the
entire
city,
because
a
debt
or
a
deficit
of
the
school
side
impacts
the
city
entirely,
and
I
do
hope-
and
I
want
to
reiterate
some
of
the
comments
that
councilman
cycles
have
said.
E
It
needs
to
be
better
communication
and
just
to
be
able
to
understand
that
this
is
an
entire
budget
of
the
city,
not
just
separated
it's
the
schools
and
the
in
the
city,
and
you
know
it's
it's.
We
all
have
to
work
together
so
that
we
can
minimize
the
tax
burden
on
the
citizens
of
the
city
and
one
of
the
big
things
that
makes
cranston
what
it
is
and
people
move
here
is
the
school
department.
E
You
know
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
moved
to
the
city
of
cranston
was
public
schools,
and
I
had
three.
I
have
three
kids
that
have
all
gone
through
the
cranston
school
system
and
I
can
tell
you
that
teachers
along
the
way
have
all
been
dedicated,
and
you
know
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
teachers
are
doing
our
have
fair
contracts
and
deliver
a
quality
education
which
is
very
important,
and
so
with
that
said,
there
is
a
historic
moment
as
far
as
a
city
council
approving
the
first
teacher's
contract.
E
It
was
something
that
the
citizens
of
the
city
voted
to
have
a
charter
change
to
have
the
another
legislative
body
and
city
council,
look
at
and
ratify
the
teachers
contracts,
and
this
is
the
first
one
before
us,
and
I
have
to
say
that
is
that
this
is
one
that
that
I
am
proud
to
to
vote
for
and
lastly,
I
do
want
to
just
mention
regarding
the
vote-
and
you
know
with
councilman
lupino
and
his
and
his
with
his
wife.
Being
a
teacher.
E
Lepino
yourself
may
put
some
some
letters
and
saying
that
it
was
unethical
to
have
someone
from
the
council
on
the
cut.
So
I
mean
I
would
say
that
just
in
an
abundance
of
caution,
you
should
recuse
yourself
from
this
type
of
vote,
just
to
relieve
any
any
perception
of
that
and
other
than
that.
I
am
going
to
be
supporting
this
contract,
and
I
want
my
colleagues
to
vote
for
it
as
well,
except
anybody
that
might
have.
D
E
B
E
F
B
G
B
R
Eight
three:
eight
three,
eight
five
and
three:
eight
seven
on
zoning
plat
fifteen
slash
two
located
on
the
easterly
side
of
oaklawn
avenue
and
the
southerly
side
of
miles
avenue
and
by
adding
there
to
the
following
c3
zoning
district,
with
restriction
of
no
drive-throughs
and
no
nightclub,
which
will
run
with
the
land
on
lots.
282,
283,
378,
384,
385
and
387
on
zoning
plot;
15,
slash
2,
located
on
the
easterly
side
of
oaklawn
avenue
in
the
southerly
side
of
miles
avenue,
and
that
zoning
relief
from
the
drive-through
restriction
is
prohibited.
B
A
P
P
S
O
S
O
D
S
S
I
indicated
that
fresno
drive-throughs
are
not
permitted
in
the
c2
or
c3
zone
and
I
didn't
think
it
was
fair
to
impose
that
restriction
and
we
did
not
support
that
particular
restriction,
but
we
we
proposed,
because
that
was
the
the
initial
feedback
from
some
of
the
council
members
about
the
nightclubs
that
happens
to
be
a
permitted
use
in
the
c3
zone.
We
weren't
interested
in
having
a
nightclub.
You
know
we
offered
to.
S
We
suggest
the
council
put
that
restriction
on
the
changes
zone.
The
drive
tool
was
not
something
that
came
from
the
applicants
and
since
they
are
not
allowed
in
a
c2
or
c3
zone,
I
didn't
think
it
was
appropriate
to
put
it
on
as
a
restriction,
and
I
don't
support.
We
don't
support
that
particular
because
it's
it's
it's
you're
impo
you're,
putting
a
restriction
on
something
that
doesn't
exist.
O
S
E
Thank
you,
councilman,
I'm
going
to
be
supporting
the
zone,
change,
there's
a
couple
of
things.
As
far
as
the
restrictions
are
concerned,
you
know
that's
definitely
part
of
the
big
reason.
I'm
supporting
it,
because
it's
going
to
have
restrictions
on
that
property,
the
another
properties,
the
affected
parcels
and
just
based
on
legal
counsel.
E
Someone
come
in
and
want
to
release
the
property,
and
then
it's
pretty
much
going
to
be
consistent
under
some
mixed
use,
but
because
it's
not
under
the
classification,
you
have
to
go
to
the
zoning
board
when
it
would
be
consistent
with
with
some.
It
just
gives
it
more
more
ability
to
to
lease
out,
and
I
think,
in
these
times
we've
got
to
look
at
ways
to
to
be
able
to
bring
business
in
to
the
city
of
cranston
and
not
not
make
it
harder
and
again-
and
again,
this
is
every
case
is
different.
E
H
E
And
you're
going
to
have
businesses
to
be
attracted
there
and
we're
going
to
have
to
find
we
have
to
find
the
balance,
but
in
this
particular
case
I
will
be
voting
for
it.
So
I
think
it's
it
enhances.
You
know
what
that
business
landlord
is
trying
to
do
there
in
order
to
promote
business,
and
it's
not
going
to
affect.
I
don't
believe
that
the
residential
aspect
of
it
in
a
detrimental
way.
F
Q
F
S
F
Thank
you
I
just
want.
I
just
have
a
couple
of
quick
comments,
because
I've
been
involved
in
this
from
the
beginning.
I've
spoken
to
the
applicant
into
many
of
the
neighbors,
and
I
thought
that
the
the
ordinance
as
we
have
it
presented
here
was
kind
of
was
a
a
compromise
which
you
know
doesn't
give
the
applicant
everything
they
wanted,
but
it
also
protects
the
neighbors,
and
I
think
that
the
uses
that
are
restricted
are
really
uses
that
don't
fit
that
neighborhood
very
well
and
try
drive
that
street
every
day.
F
B
A
A
Motion
is
there
a
second.
The
motion
is
second
any
discussion
on
that,
because
I,
I
think
that
it
was
the
intent
at
the
meeting,
and
I
and
I
was
at
the
meeting
that
the
intent
was
that
the
no
drive
through
and
no
nightclub
would
go
through
the
entire
parcel.
So
that
being
said,
there's
no
discussion
on
that
constant
navarro.
E
S
A
E
A
A
A
D
G
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
think
in
these
difficult
economic
times
grants
denise
southern
message,
business
friendly
and
I'm
glad
that
we
were
able
to
meet
halfway
with
the
residents
in
the
business
and
we
need
to
do
more
of
that
to
our
business
to
cranston.
So
I'm
in
favor
of
this
and
hopefully
support
this
act.
O
I've
been
in
opposition
in
committee
to
this
proposal,
but
I
will
be
voting
for
it
for
two
reasons.
One
is
that
the
neighbors
are
endorsing
it,
and
the
second
is
that
the
legal
questions
that
I
asked
were
answered
in
executive
session
of
the
ordinance
committee
at
our
last
meeting.
So
that
was
one
of
my
goals,
so
I
will
be
supporting
it.
D
A
D
N
A
P
You
went
back.
Can
you
go
back
to
the
discussion
on
the
original
audience?
I
I
agree
with
them.
Councilman
stakos.
I
was
against
this
and
I
still
have
a
pet
peeve,
as
attorney
murray
said
about
not
knowing
what's
going
there
and
I
still
will-
and
I
think
they
we
should
have
some
idea
of
what's
going
there
before.
I
make
his
own
change.
However,
the
neighbors
seem
to
be
for
it,
so
I'm
going
to
vote
with
them
with
reservations.
D
N
E
A
E
A
H
E
D
H
A
P
Of
the
services
licensing
committee
meeting
is
met
ordinance,
six,
eleven,
six,
six,
eleven
six
ordinance
amending
title;
ten,
thirty,
two
stopping
standing
and
parking
on
certain
streets
stop
sign,
heather
street
and
brown
street
council
president.
This
was
amended
in
committee
on
9
12
2011
to
match
the
traffic
engineers
requests
committee
has
met
and
recommends
approval,
emotional
proof.
V
D
N
F
B
A
D
N
Q
J
Richard
thomas
400
farmington
avenue
now
this
is
the
biggest
mistake
of
my
career.
So
far,
if
I'd
asked
the
president
to
let
me
go
another
couple
of
sentences,
I
would
have
gotten
right
into
the
school
contract
etc,
but
I
did
feel
obligated
to
speak
about
my
pants
on
fire
and
the
dan
york
show
if
anybody
heard
of
it,
nobody
heard
anything.
I
didn't
listen
to
that.
J
The
last
one
first
dan
proceeded
without
giving
me
an
opportunity
to
call
me
a
pig,
an
american
and
a
few
other
things.
So
since
richard
has
been
involved
in
a
few
things
in
his
life,
I
didn't
give
him
a
second.
I
went
right
back
at
him
and
we
just
went
back
at
each
other
talking
over
each
other
for
at
least
a
minute
and
a
half,
but
I
did
get
in
there.
I
said
dan.
J
I
think
you
all
know
the
citadel
owns
that
station.
When
my
honor
is,
I
could
take
a
lot
of
blows,
but
my
honor
is
not
going
to
be
questioned
the
same
thing
with
the
pants
on
fire.
I
have
a
copy
here.
If
anybody
wants
to
see
it,
which
is
the
reply
to
that,
it
should
have
been
in
the
paper
before
now,
but
I
it
was
really
through
my
negligence
that
it
didn't.
J
I've
had
a
lot
of
situations
at
home
with
my
wife,
as
most
of
you
know,
plus
the
fact
that
secret
birthday,
80th
birthday
party
was
coming
up
and
somehow
someway
that
took
some
of
the
time,
but
I
want
to
get
back
to
the
contract.
I
think
you
know
I've
watched
that
I've
attended
every
single
meeting.
J
I
just
want
to
say
without
getting
into
the
details.
I
think
it
was
the
right
contract
to
answer
your.
I
think
what
your
question
was
james,
the
payoff
the
trade-off
was
no
layoffs
for
the
reduction
and
I
followed
providence.
I
followed
many
different
of
the
state
contracts,
whether
they're
teachers,
police
or
firemen,
and
that
very
often
is
in
there,
whether
you
and
I
approve
of
it
or
not,
but
it's
always
they're
always
going
to
come
back
with
something.
J
However,
I
think
the
point
of
this
whole
exercise
with
the
charter
school
and
I'll
publicly
take
any
credit
for
bringing
it
to
the
to
the
public's
attention,
even
if
it
infringed
on
my
honor,
because
it's
something
that
had
to
be
addressed
all
you
have
to
know.
What's
going
on
now
in
the
city
in
the
state
and
in
the
country
you
just
saw
where
obama
now
has
decided
on
the
no
child
left
behind
to
make
another
change.
J
That
just
tells
you
that,
as
I
have
said
from
the
very
beginning,
that
any
top
down
never
never
never
comes
down,
even
if
it
was
good
intended
to
give
you
a
quickie.
My
son-in-law
thomas
d,
lorenzo
professor
de
lorenzo,
was
going
to
be
hired
by
regan.
He
already
had
the
letter
to
come
into
the
federal
government,
the
omb
office,
to
follow
every
law
to
make
sure
the
intended
use
was
there
and
it
met
the
financial
obligations
that
should
be
done.
J
J
But
the
point
is
this
that,
when
that
any
of
those
race
to
the
top
any
of
those,
this
is
what
I
think
we
all
have
to
keep
in
mind.
Certainly
you
folks,
when
you're
dealing
with
the
school
committee
and
by
the
way,
I
think,
we're
getting
to
a
point
now,
where
we're
getting
more
goodwill
among
men
and
women
in
dealing
together.
J
Anybody
that
thinks
you
can
separately
operate
a
city
with
50
percent
here,
47
or
53,
or
whatever
it's
been
through
the
years,
and
you
have
two
sides
colliding:
never
never
never
will
the
public
will
the
public
get
justice
but
to
continue
on
the
other
after
that
law
becomes
finalized,
then
the
head
of
education,
in
this
case
arne
duncan
on
the
on
the
last
program
that
went
through
after
congress,
gets
rid
of
it.
It
goes
over
there.
J
Then
they
put
out
all
the
rules
and
regulations
to
follow
that
any
resemblance
between
that
and
the
intended
use
may
be
purely
coincidental.
So
my
idea
is
to
get
rid
of
all
that
stuff,
get
it
back
to
where
it
should
be.
Get
the
superintendent,
the
school
committee
you
folks
all
involved
to
run
education
in
this
city.
J
You
want
to
use
whatever
benefit
you
may
get
from
the
state
or
federal.
I
don't
mean
that,
but
until
we
get
to
that,
we'll
have
this
argument
forever.
I'm
just
hoping
now,
I'm
just
hoping
now
and
somebody
will
say,
and
rightly
so,
in
their
small
thinking.
Well,
they
just
came
around
the
teachers
unit
because
they
were
forced
to.
But
let
me
tell
you
something:
that's
life
folks.
I've
been
in
business
and
I
want
to
hire
somebody
at
a
very
high
salary
and
caliber,
but
the
board
says
we're
cutting
10.
All
of
a
sudden.
J
I
said
I
didn't
need
that
person.
So
it's
not
unusual
that
you
get
that
in
in
a
city
government
because
you're
only
dealing
with
human
beings.
We
all
have
to
understand
that.
So
I
applaud
the
direction
you're,
taking
the
discussion
that
you've
had
on
it
and
I'll
just
say
one
other
thing.
Mr
president,
I
have
no
personal
insight
as
to
you
voting,
but
perception
is
reality.
J
We've
all
been
faced
with
that,
including
me
in
the
last
few
weeks,
and
I
wouldn't
want
anything
to
go
down
that
would
take
away
from
what
we're
gaining
by
you
folks
in
my
vernacular,
getting
your
nose
under
the
tent
now
in
the
school
department
as
to
the
finances
that
might
allow
the
opposition
to
what
you're
doing
here
to
raise
their
ugly
head
and
come
after
you
on
that
basis
alone.
That
would
be
sad
if
that
happens.
J
J
Continue
the
good
work-
and
I
think
now-
maybe
just
maybe-
and
I
don't
mean
that
in
a
negative
way,
we
might
start
to
see
a
collaborative
effort
in
this
city.
We
won't
get
it
by
what
happened
with
the
charter
school.
That
was
an
atrocious
and
mis.
What
ms
larson
said
in
her
remarks
about
what
went
on
in
connecticut
and
new
york
up
at
the
state
house
and
all
that
by
may
of
fung
was
absolutely
incompetent,
because
if
you
want
to
declare
war
folks,
just
consider
this,
you
declare
war.
V
Valerie
shirley
27
farm
street
cranston,
rhode
island.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
that
stepped
up
and
asked
for
mr
lapino
not
to
vote
during
that.
I
came
from
wisconsin
before
I
lived
here
in
wisconsin
to
be
on
the
school
to
be
a
lunch
lady.
If
I
had
a
relative
on
the
school
committee,
one
of
us
had
to
go
just
to
be
a
lunch.
V
Lady
and
I've
lived
in
seven
different
states,
and
I
cannot
tell
you
how
this
has
bothered
me
for
a
long
time
and
it's
one
of
those
things
mr
lapino
and
I
are
going
to
agree
to
disagree
on
and
but
I
just
want
you
to
know,
there
are
citizens
that
find
that
I
just
have
to
question
the
ethics
of
the
ethics
committee.
That's
all
I
have
to
say
is
I
thank
you
guys
for
stepping
up.
V
H
L
To
address
a
safety
issue,
haywood
street
off
of
park
avenue
is
a
one-way
and
lately
about
the
past
few
months.
There
are
some
nights
I
come
down
and
there
are
cars
coming
up,
and
most
of
that
thing
is
due
to
cars
are
actually
parked
if
you're
going
south
on
it,
going
down
they're
parked
on
the
your
left
hand,
side
facing
up
now.
This
is
a
one-way
road,
one-way
street.
L
So,
and
I
know
there
are
parking
signs
there,
but
those
signs
are
formed.
People
turn
down
to
park
on
that
side
for
the
businesses
that
are
there.
So
my
concern
is
that
maybe,
due
to
the
park,
cinema
being
developed
and
what's
happening,
people
are
parking
there
facing
the
wrong
direction.
Coming
up,
I'm
concerned
that
one
night
we're
going
to
have
a
head-on
collision
there.
L
I
it's
it's
getting
worse
and
when
I
come
home,
7
30
8
o'clock
at
night,
and
I
see
cars
facing
the
wrong
way.
First
of
all,
that's
violating
the
law.
I
mean
we
I'll
be
very
frank.
There
was
one
thing
that
I
really
liked
about
michael
traficanthi
as
mayor
talking
violations
in
this
city
and
all
those
basic
rules
of
keeping
a
neighborhood
under
control
and
being
proper
we're
strictly
enforced.
L
I
know
we've
had
budget
cuts,
but
you
know
it
couldn't
hurt.
If
you
have
a
police
officer,
you
know
just
come
up
that
road
around
eight
o'clock
every
night
car
space
in
the
wrong
direction
just
ticket
them.
I
mean
it's
a
violation
and
the
worst
thing
is
it's
going
to
create
a
head-on
accident.
I
mean
I
came
down
one
night
and
there's
this
car
coming
right
up
at
me
and
there
and
I'm
pretty
much
driving
like
in
the
middle
of
the
road.
It's
it's
almost
insane.
L
So
I
just
want
to
address
that,
and
specifically
you,
mr
navarro,
because
you
know
ward
2,
that's
that's
a
real
safety
concern.
I
have
and
I
notice
it
more
towards
the
weekends
when
there
are
and
it's
great
that
the
park
cinema
areas
is
going
great
right
now,
but
either
either
keep
it
this
way
or
either
enforce
it
or,
let's
change
it
back
to
a
two-way
street.
L
L
The
first
of
all,
as
I
told
the
council
in
the
school
committee,
and
not
because
I'm
a
wizard,
the
mayoral
academy
was
not
going
to
pass
and
it
didn't
and
it
didn't
pass
because
of
what
I
said
the
governor
didn't
want
it.
He
had
his
his
head
guy
on
his
committee
and
the
story.
One
little
letter,
I
don't
want
it
in
cranston
done
so
you
know.
I
know
there
was
a
lot
of
this
brouhaha
in
this
city.
L
L
So
you
have
a
major
issue.
You
know
what's
happening
at
the
state
house,
these
individuals,
although
they
are
out
at
the
statos,
are
residents
of
cranston.
They
represent
cranston
people
and
the
city
council
hasn't
thought
of
sending
them
a
letter
saying
we
need
help
with
pension
reform
for
the
next
year.
Coming
up,
we
do,
mr,
mr
president,
would
you
consider
putting
a
letter
to
like
that
together,
the.
A
The
council,
this
the
cranston
city
council,
has
not
to
my
knowledge.
However,
the
rhode,
island
league
of
cities
and
towns,
which
we
are
remember,
has
been
actively
in
that
process.
So
they,
when
we
have
issues
that
go
well
beyond
cranston.
They
have
been
our
advocates
for
that
and
they
have.
They
have
pushed
and
lobbied
for
legislation
to
to
address
pensions.
H
W
City
council,
officers
and
members,
my
name
is
gene
powers,
and
I
have
lived
at
30
bretton
woods
drive
for
close
to
three
years.
Like
many
people
in
this
economy,
I
struggle
to
pay
my
bills,
including
cranston
taxes.
I
make
my
living
as
a
financial
analyst
dealing
with
logical
conclusions
on
a
daily
basis.
W
I
have
formed
an
opinion
regarding
the
handling
of
the
large
oak
tree
that
fell
across
bretton
woods
drive
on
sunday
august
28th
during
hurricane
irene.
I
formed
it
based
on
things
I
know
to
be
true,
as
well
as
information
that
appears
to
be
missing
when
it
shouldn't
be
or
where
more
than
one
version
of
information
exists.
W
W
W
I
don't
think
it
unreasonable
to
have
expected
him
to
walk
the
hundred
feet
to
determine
if
the
street
needed
to
be
blocked
off
from
traffic.
Luckily,
when
the
tree
crashed
down
20
minutes
later,
the
last
car
to
pass
by
was
about
30
seconds
down
the
road.
The
patrolman
then
called
in
the
downed
tree.
I
was
informed
by
a
local
landscaper
that
it
was
my
responsibility
to
have
the
tree
removed.
W
W
W
Apparently,
this
information
had
not
made
it
to
them
as
a
result
of
the
police
officer
calling
in
the
downed
tree
later
that
day
as
a
friend
and
I
were
walking
to
our
vehicle,
another
patrolman
pulled
into
the
area
to
clear
the
way
for
a
large
commercial
payloader
coming
down
the
road.
He
stated
to
my
friend
that
he
went
through
a
lot
to
make
this
happen.
W
Some
might
think
that
statement
was
the
city
machine
at
work
and
that
the
officer's
present
presence
lent
credence.
To
that
belief.
I
can't
help
but
think
why
would
a
patrolman
feel
the
need
to
make
anything
happen?
Regarding
the
tree,
there
was
no
accident,
there
were
warning
barrels
in
place.
Nobody
had
been
hurt
and
alternate
entrance
and
egress
was
available.
W
W
Leaving
was
a
mistake
on
my
part,
for
I
was
informed
by
witnesses
that
both
the
landscaper
and
the
payload
operator
had
trespassed
onto
my
property,
as
well
as
my
neighbor's
property,
with
the
loader
to
move
the
tree,
I
was
told
he
came
close
to
hitting
my
garage.
This
caused
additional
damage
to
my
asphalt
driveway
with
breakage,
as
well
as
stress
cracks
from
the
weight
and
operation
of
the
commercial
grade
machine.
W
W
The
following
day,
monday
august
29,
the
landscaper
began
to
cut
up
the
tree.
When
questioned,
he
told
many
people,
including
the
cranston
police,
the
highway
department
and
my
neighbors
that
I
had
contracted
with
him
to
remove
the
tree
since
he
could
not
produce
a
contract
nor
reach
me
on
the
phone.
He
was
asked
to
cease
by
police
until
he
could.
He
left
a
note
in
my
mailbox
asking
me
to
state
that
I
had
given
my
permission
for
him
to
cut
up
the
tree
that
evening.
W
The
same
fellow
told
me
that
he
often
did
project
work
with
a
payload
operator
and
that
the
operator
had
been
subcontracted
by
the
city
to
move
the
tree.
He
said
that
he
directed
the
operator
on
the
best
way
to
move
the
tree.
He
neglected
to
mention
the
falsehood
regarding
my
purported
contract
with
him.
When
I
told
him
I
would
make
some
calls
on
tuesday
to
determine
the
proper
protocol
for
the
situation.
He
insisted
there
was
no
protocol.
W
W
W
W
I
question
the
judgment
of
both
of
these
men
for
unnecessarily
trespassing
on
private
property,
as
well
as
the
police
officer
on
the
scene
who
allowed
them
to
do
it.
I
question
the
capability
of
the
payload
operator
in
that
he
needed
direction
from
anyone,
much
less
a
private
citizen
on
how
to
move
the
tree.
W
I
think
the
city
should
question
whether
this
man
should
be
subcontracted
for
any
city
project
in
the
future.
As
his
actions
show,
he
is
more
of
a
liability
than
an
asset
on
wednesday
august
31st.
The
day
after
we
had
submitted
the
police
report,
my
neighbor
was
informed
that
the
payload
operator
had
been
subcontracted
and
that
the
mayor's
office
was
unaware
of
that
on
tuesday.
W
I
find
that
terribly
convenient.
I
spoke
briefly
with
my
councilman
on
thursday,
who
told
me
to
expect
a
phone
call
from
the
police
department
that
call
never
came
later.
That
day,
copies
of
the
police
report
were
delivered
to
my
neighbor.
I
found
the
report
to
be
very
disappointing.
It
was
merely
a
regurgitation
of
our
three
statements.
W
W
W
This
substantiates
the
comment
made
by
the
police
officer
regarding
going
through
a
lot
to
make
this
happen.
When
I
add
up
all
this
information,
my
conclusion
is:
is
that
this
all
began
with
one
person
who
sought
to
benefit
benefit
himself
at
the
expense
of
others.
I
believe
the
tree
was
moved
for
the
convenience
of
the
landscaper.
W
W
There
was
a
complete
disregard
for
any
rights
we,
as
homeowners
and
taxpayers
of
this
city
may
have.
I
understand
that
mayor
fung
expects
all
officers
and
employees
to
act
with
the
highest
ethical
conduct
and
with
accountability
to
the
residents
of
cranston.
I
am
not
convinced
that
this
is
what
happened
in
this
instance.
Thank
you.
X
X
X
I
was
informed
at
that
point
in
time
that
when
the
tree
was
removed,
my
wires
would
be
connected
so
that
when
the
line
came
up,
I
could
have
my
service,
along
with
my
neighbors,
because
of
this
man's
zealousness
because
of
the
unethical
and
unconscionable
actions
of
the
people
involved.
In
this,
my
neighbors
received
their
service
on
tuesday
morning
at
6,
10
a.m
and.
X
X
The
men
who
came
to
connect
my
wires
found
them
to
be
too
short
because
part
of
the
wires
were
in
the
tree,
so
they
in
turn
had
to
take
a
cable
and
use
the
wire
that
they
had
being
that
they
were
from
michigan
and
the
wire
that
they
used
wasn't
compatible
with
the
wire
that
the
grid
uses
here.
So
basically,
my
house
has
been
mickey
mouse
to
the
pole.
X
X
X
This
man
in
his
zealousness
to
obtain
the
free
wood
from
this
tree
is
going
to
end
up
costing
the
city
money.
The
grid
would
have
taken
this
tree
and
done
what
they
did
at
the
mechanical
valley,
parkway
problem
where
the
tree
took
down
all
the
wires.
I
went
personally
to
the
supervisor
at
the
mechanical
valley,
parkway
project,
and
he
told
me
that,
as
long
as
that
was
a
priority,
they
would
connect
the
wires
when
the
tree
was
removed.
X
Neighborhood
and
I'm
still
dealing
with
it,
so
we
have
brought
this
to
the
attention
of
the
mayor's
office
through
emails.
I
have
spoken
to
councilman
santa
maria
he's
well
aware
of
this.
I've
spoken
with
council
president
lupino
he's
well
aware
of
this,
and
basically
we're
getting
lip
service
from
the
administration.
X
Now
my
driveway
needs
to
be
fixed.
My
insurance
company
won't
cover
it
because
the
payloader
came
on
that
property
and
it
belonged
to
the
city,
because,
by
virtue
of
the
fact
that
this
man
has
been
subcontracted,
even
though
he
can't
tell
anybody
who
told
him
I
spoke
with
him
directly,
myself
couldn't
give
me
the
name
of
the
person
who
authorized
him
to
move
that
tree.
X
Everything
is
a
mystery
here.
The
only
mystery
I
find-
and
it
just
doesn't-
cease
to
amaze
me
that
in
this
day
and
age,
where
we
all
call
for
a
level
of
accountability
that
this
this
situation
is,
is
a
situation
where
everyone's
closing
ranks
and
protecting
each
other.
It
is
the
good
old
boys
network
at
its
best,
and
it
shouldn't
be
tolerated.
It
shouldn't
be
tolerated
by
the
citizens,
shouldn't
be
tolerated
by
the
council
and
we
want
answers.
I
want
my
driveway
fixed.
X
I
just
want
to
be
able
to
live
in
my
house.
I
don't
want
people
trespassing
on
my
property
with
a
payloader
when
I'm
not
there
to
authorize
it,
and
we
went
through
a
lot
of
steps
to
make
sure
that
that
tree
was
marked
with
barrels.
Richard
was
there
one
of
the
supervisors
from
the
highway
department
came.
There
were
barrels
put
at
sagamore
road.
There
were
barrels
put
in
front
of
the
tree
that
tree
was
set
for
the
night.
There
was
no
reason
that
tree
had
to
be
touched.
X
X
A
Why
you've
you've
gone
beyond
the
time
that
we
usually
allow?
So
if
you
can
kind
of
sum
up,
because
some
of
the
allegations
you're
making
would
would
have
to
be
made
at
a
particular
time,
okay
particular
venue,
so
we
can
make
no
decision
on
this
other
than
to
say
you
know.
We
would
like
the
administration
to
respond
to
you
by
a
certain
time
or.
A
X
I
just
make
one
more
point
before
you
cut
me
off,
I
just
want.
I
just
want
the
council
to
understand
that
we
made
a
formal
complaint.
The
payloader
operator
was
never
called
in
and
questioned
regarding
the
matter.
The
landscaper
was
never
called
in
in
question
regarding
the
matter
we
were
dismissed
and
put
off
and
just
told
that
this
was
a
civil
matter.
E
E
H
X
Y
X
A
U
A
A
T
T
You
exceed
and
there's
an
attorney
general's
opinion
on
point
on
this-
that
there
is
not
to
be
a
dialogue
back
and
forth
that
the
public
hasn't
been
given
advanced
notice.
No,
I'm
not
saying
she's
out
of
border.
I'm
saying
that
the
law
does
not
allow
you
to
engage
in
a
continued
dialogue
without
giving
the
public
notice
that
this
is
going
to
be
on
the
docket.
That's
what
I'm
trying
to
say.
P
P
X
A
In
the
administration
I
have
to
stop.
I
have
to
stop
discussion
if
you
can't
talk
from
the
from
the
from
the
seat,
I'm
going
to
stop
discussion
at
this
point,
because
I'm
being
advised
by
our
council
our
council,
that
we
have
to
stop
discussion,
because
this
is
not.
She
brought
up
issues
and
it's
only
her
ability
to
speak
by
us.
Having
a
back
and
forth,
they
allowed
one
issue
to
be
addressed
that
the
the
the
administration
said
that
they
would.
A
They
would
answer
you,
but
anything
further
than
that
is
going
to
cloud
the
issue
and
it
might,
it
might
have
negative
implications
for
the
city
or
the
com
or
the
claimant.
So
I
think
it's
in
the
abundance
of
caution
that
we
stopped
the
discussion
at
this
point
in
time
your
your
letter
has
been
received.
A
E
E
I
just
want
to
say
something
hold
on.
I
don't
want
to
be
cut
off.
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
find
it
I'm
very
disappointed
with
with
the
administration,
gary
courtney
coming
up
here
and
saying
that
it's
under
the
solicitors-
and
I
think
I
have
an
opinion
on
this-
I
would
you
know
I
find
it
that
the
administration
has
taken
so
long
to
respond
to
a
constituent
and
constituents
that
have
been
affected
the
way
they
have.
So
I'm
not
talking
about
the
liabilities
of
the
city
on
the
solicitor's
opinion.
What.
T
I
disagree.
I
believe
that
the
law
is
very
clear
on
this,
as
an
attorney
general
lynch's
opinion
that
when
the
matter
is
put
up
before
here
and
engages
in
the
dialogue
and
the
public
has
had
no
notice,
there
may
be
other
people
who
have
something
to
say
about
this.
I
think
councilman,
santa
maria's
suggestion
that
this
be
put
on
as
a
communication
for
next
month
to
get
a
full
report
and
give
the
public
an
opportunity
to
come
in
here
and
comment
on
it
as
well
as
the
council
is
the
way
that
the
law
requires.
E
My
opinion
is
that
I'm
disappointed
that
it's
taking
this
long
for
someone
from
the
administration
to
give
them
constituent
answers
and
that's
all
I
think
that
they
deserve
better
than
that
and
I'm
surprised,
but
the
administration
has
been
very
quick
to
get
back
to
people
responsible
regarding
the
hurricane
and
for
this
to
have
gone
on
and
come
to
before
us
tonight.
On
the
public
comment,
I
think
that
the
administration,
you
know
something
they
shouldn't
address
this
sooner.
That's
why
that's
all
I
have
to
say.
U
U
They
have
certain
rights,
hearings
or
things
of
that
nature.
That
cannot
just
be
discussed
in
public
okay.
So
what
I
would
direct
them
to
do
is
that
if
you
want
the
city
to
do
something
for
you,
the
right
way
to
do
it
is
not
to
engage
in
a
gang
mentality
is
to
file
a
claim
so
that
our
office
can
properly
evaluate
it
and
look
at
it
in
terms
of
what
your
damages
are
and
what
we
can
do
about
it.
That's
how
we
seek
redress
from
the
city.
X
A
W
G
You,
mr
president,
from
my
understanding,
these
citizens
have
waited
30
days
already.
We're
going
to
put
this
now
in
the
next
counts
me
30
days.
Can
you
request
a
special
session
of
the
city
council
to
to
to
meet
within
seven
days
or
or
14
days?
I
think
they
were
put
in
front
of
public
works.
I
think
they
waited
long
enough.
Council
president,
I
think
it's
up
to
you
to
stand
up
and
let's
get
a
hearing
on
this
as
soon
as
possible.
Thank
you.
A
The
processes
in
place
request.
There
are
certain
allegations
made
that
require
to
require
a
due
process
for
those
those
employees
mentioned.
You
cannot
discuss
that
without
their
presence
and
it
needs
to
be
in
an
executive
session.
The
claim
it
still
has
the
opportunity,
as
as
miss
miss
patron,
knew
from
day
one
that
she
could
file
a
claim
and
the
rest
of
the
process
will
go
through
as
prescribed
by
law,
but
you
know
that
under
advice
from
both
the
council's
attorney
and
the
city
solicitor
discussion
on
this
has
ended
right
now,.
A
Y
Q
U
C
O
Y
Y
There
are
25
public
and
parochial
schools
in
the
city
that
we
do
the
crosswalks
we've
done
them
all
about
11.
At
this
point,
the
normal
painting
begins
in
june,
but
it's
also
weather
related.
It's
got
to
be
clear
and
dry
in
order
to
do
this
and
as
you
know,
in
june
we
had
a
micro
burst
and
some
very
heavy
rains,
and
then
that
was
followed
again
in
september
with
the
the
hurricane.
O
P
Y
Y
P
C
Y
We
are
at
a
point
right
now
where
we
could
put
salt
in,
but
we
haven't,
because
we
still
want
to
install
some
interior
lights
to
make
the
visibility
a
little
better
and
it's
easier
to
access
the
roof
without
the
salt,
but
we're
hoping
by
next
week.
This
time
we
can
start
putting
salt
in
there,
so
we're
ready
for.
B
B
C
Y
B
Y
Yes-
and
it's
it's
a
little
confusing
to
describe,
but
basically
the
storm
cleanup
was
approached
on
a
a
snow,
plow
district
basis
is
how
they
approached
it,
and
some
of
the
confusion
in
regards
to
whether
or
not
a
particular
street
had
been
completely
cleaned
or
wasn't
completely.
Cleaned
came
from
the
fact
that
some
of
these
roads
crossed
boundaries
into
other
snow
districts,
so
when
they
reported
that,
let's
say
pontiac
avenue,
a
better
example
would
be
a
seven
mile
road
when
it
was
reported
that
seven
mile
road
was
complete.
Y
I
didn't
get
today's
report
yet
because
I
was
here,
but
they
were
hoping
to
complete
that
today,
if
not
by
noon
tomorrow
and
then
what
they
do
is
they
begin?
The
second
round,
which
is
the
phone
calls
that
came
in
that
said,
you
missed
my
pile,
so
they'll
be
chasing
those
back
and
then
the
third
go
round
is
their
specific
trees
in
the
city
that
were
on
city
property,
landed
on
private
property,
and
we
will
be
going
back
out
after
those.
B
Y
To
the
hotline,
absolutely
if
the
trucks
have
already
been
down
their
road
and
there's
still
debris
left
behind.
Most
of
the
calls
that
we've
gotten
so
far
with
missed
debris
really
comes
from
the
truck
driver's
unfamiliarity
with
the
city,
because
there's
always
a
lot
of
little
nooks
and
crannies
and
then
some
of
the
ways
to
get
back
into
the
city
to
a
city
street
from
say,
warwick
or
scituate.
So
those
little
pockets
we're
paying
attention
to
now
and
getting
those
cleaned
up.
B
Okay-
and
I
have
just
two
more
things-
the
next
one
is
I'm
working
with
school
committee,
member
janice
ruggieri
on
an
issue
on
metropolitan
avenue
down
by
the
high
school
there's
a
woman
there
that
claims
that
there's
a
piece
of
property-
that's
city,
owned,
partially
city,
owned
and
partially
owned
by
province,
water
that
is
overgrown
with
trees
and
debris
and
trash
and
province.
Water
is
an
accepting
responsibility
for
it.
B
B
Y
I
I
was
here
sunday
of
the
hurricane,
and
I
parked
my
car
way
out
here
in
the
middle
to
make
sure
the
big
tower
couldn't
fall
on
it
and
after
the
the
biggest
part
of
the
wind
was
over.
I
was
gonna
move
it
back
to
my
spot,
because
I
was
coming
up
to
my
office
about
nine
that
evening,
and
I
noticed
that
the
hurricane
took
your
sign
out
just
curious.
Y
A
G
Thank
you
council
president.
I
just
like
to
request
for
next
month's
meeting
on
communications.
If
the
direct
administration
would
care
to
discuss
providence
water,
let's
progress
in
my
in
my
district
in
ward,
three
also
the
bike
path
that
connects,
I
guess,
ubain
and
goes
towards
western
cranston,
and
also
I'd
like
to
discuss
the
feasibility
of
speed
bumps
on
harmon
avenue.
I
like
to
discuss
those
communications
for
next
month's
council
meeting.
A
T
R
G
A
G
Through
the
cheer
to
mr
quinlan
pat
council
rules,
state,
is
it
five
members
of
the
council
if
they
request
a
council
meeting,
it
will
happen.
Is
that
correct
council
rules
correct
so
five
members
request
a
meeting,
a
meeting
will
occur
and,
what's
the
what's
the
time
frame,
is
there
any
time
frame
in
that
one.
R
G
R
G
R
Proposed
ordinance
9-11-1
an
amendment
of
title
9.0
way
to
the
city
code.
This
pertains
to
offenses
pertaining
to
property,
tree
removal
and
pruning.
This
is
a
new
ordinance
in,
in
conformance
with
the
state
statute,
requiring
notification
to
the
public
when
a
tree
is
going
to
be
pruned
or
removed
and
allowing
for
a
hearing,
if
requested
by
one
of
the
parties,
one
of
the
members
of
the
public
that's
to
be
referred
to.
R
R
Proposed
or
that's
to
be
referred
to,
the
ordinance
committee
for
hearing
on
october
13th
proposed
ordinance
9-11-3
an
amendment
of
title
8.40
of
the
code
of
the
city
cranston,
entitled
security,
alarm
systems.
This
ordinance
in
proposed
ordinance
9-11-4
amending
the
schedule
for
the
alarms.
The
first
one
establishes
changes:
the
notification
to
the
offender
from
certified
mail
to
regular
mail.
The
second
ordinance
911-4
designates
the
use
of
the
the
fines
collected
to
be
reserved
for
municipal
vehicles.
Both
of
those
ordinances
are
to
be
referred
to
the
finance
committee.
R
For
a
hearing
on
october,
13th
proposed
ordinance
9-11-5
an
amendment
of
title
10.32
of
the
code.
The
city
of
cranston
has
to
do
with
the
stop
intersections
enumerated.
This
is
clarification
of
some
of
the
stop
signs
that
were
posted
when
we
did
the
the
missing
stop
sign
ordinance.
This
is
to
be
referred
to
safety
services
for
hearing
on
october
3rd.
R
R
B
F
A
P
A
It
it
depends
on
what
you
want
to
discuss,
because
if
you
want
to
discuss
the
claims,
it's
got
to
go
through
claims
committee.
First,
if
you
want
to
discuss
the
allegations
that
has
to
be
presented
through
administration
and
the
solicitor,
because
there
are
personnel
issues
that
have
been
brought
up
so
so
this
you
got
and
then
then
there
are
further
issues
of
allegations
of
someone
allowing
a
contractor
to
do
certain
work.
So
you
really
get
three
issues
that
I
see
it
well.
P
A
A
Don't
don't
misconstrue
while
why
the
discussion
was
stopped.
There
were
two
issues:
one.
There
were
things
that
were
brought
up
that
are
not
part
of
the
docket.
She
can
make
her
her
allegations,
but
a
response
to
those
allegations
is
not
on
the
docket.
It's
only
for
public
speaking,
that's
number
one
number
two.
The
other
portion
was
out
of
a
of
caution
because,
as
the
as
the
solicitor
has
said,
there
were
allegations
about
particular
city
employees,
whether
they
are
named
or
not.
P
A
E
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
our
council
members
councilman
santa
maria,
that's
his
ward
as
his
constituent
that,
as
soon
as
the
administration
has
an
answer
and
it's
going
to
communicate
it
to
the
constituent
that
we
also
get
get
an
email
to
us
or
or
let
us
know
what
the
what
was
the
final
outcome
of.
What's
going
on.
You
know
so
that
way
it's
personal
right
to
the
council
members
and
it
doesn't
have.
A
P
U
P
U
That's
discoverable:
if
we
get
sued
we're
protecting
the
city
money
here
and
evaluating
a
claim,
there's
two
competing
interests.
We
have
to
address
the
validity
of
the
claim
and
let's
not
put
the
card
before
the
horse.
Let's
see
if
the
claim
is
valid,
so
first
I've
heard
of
it
tonight.
Note
no
disrespect
to
you.
Okay,
okay,
we'll
talk
all
right!
I'm
talking
right
now!
Thank
you,
but
there
will
never
be
a
attorney
work.
Client
privilege
for
my
office
circulated
over
the
internet
before.
U
U
The
claims
committee
meets
in
a
couple
of
weeks.
Doesn't
it
steve?
I
mean
chairman
cyclist
of
the
claims
committee
for
those
of
you
who
aren't
on
the
claims
committee.
I
think,
does
an
excellent
job
and
he's
very.
He
hears
everyone's
opinion.
He
doesn't
shut
anyone
out
and
whoever
has
a
point
of
view
gets
to
be
heard
and
that's
the
appropriate
place
where
a
claim
is
adjusted.
That
was
never
a.
Y
P
T
I
you
know
this
is
potential
litigation
here:
the
city's
treasury's
at
stake.
What
mr
cordy
said
he
will
update
the
council
next
week
with
regard
to
a
report
to
the
council.
If
you
want
a
communication
from
the
administration,
updating
you
publicly
it'll
be
a
limited
communication.
If
there's
a
threat
of
a
lawsuit
in
order
to
protect
the
city,
I
mean
until
the
facts
are
out
and
as
council
president
said,
you've
got
police
officer
bill
of
rights,
perhaps
involved.