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March 26, 2012, City Council Meeting
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Diana
gordon
363
pontiac
avenue
cranston.
Obviously
my
name
is
diana
gordon
and
I'm
a
resident
business
owner
and
the
coordinator
of
the
central
cranston
crime
watch
here
in
auburn.
As
you
know,
some
major
concerns
have
come
to
my
attention
that
are
taking
place
here
concerning
the
amount
of
drug
halfway
houses
and
methadone
clinics
in
and
around
auburn.
J
I
have
been
reading
the
cranston
municipal
code
book
on
this
issue.
It
defines
halfway
houses
as
a
residential
facility
for
adults
or
children
who
have
been
institutionalized
for
criminal
conduct
and
who
require
group
set
settings
to
felicit
the
the
transition
into
functional
members
of
society.
This
means
one
to
be
placed
in
a
halfway
house
must
have
committed
a
crime.
There
are
two
types
of
halfway
houses
for
drug
one
for
drug
and
alcohol
and
one
for
inmates
released
early
from
prisons
for
re-entry
into
our
society.
This
seems
a
bit
unnerving.
J
I
also
have
been
privy
to
a
study
done
by
the
cfcc
for
the
department
of
justice,
titled
sighting
halfway
houses,
suggestions
for
correctional
professionals,
selecting
reading
and
references
information
was
gathered
for
the
future,
placing
of
halfway
houses
and
communities
focusing
on
six
existing
sites
in
different
regions
of
the
united
states
and
the
public's
reaction
to
them.
They
found
out
that
if
halfway
houses
are
to
be
accepted
by
the
communities,
the
public
one
must
be
informed,
prepared,
educated
to
the
program's
purpose
and
that
the
community
have
input
and
involvement.
J
Two:
the
people
saw
the
authorities
as
untrustworthy
and
that
there
was
concern
for
quality
of
professionalism
of
the
programs.
Three,
the
communities
feared
for
the
safety
of
their
families.
Four,
the
public
felt
that
these
programs
made
no
viable
contributions
to
the
community
in
which
they
were
placed
and
five.
The
public
would
be
more
accepted,
acceptable
for
programs
in
the
neighborhoods
that
were
small
and
away
from
residential
areas
such
as
unused
factories
in
industrial
areas.
J
Six,
that
careful
assessment
of
the
community
is
a
priority
to
to
placing
them,
for
example,
placing
halfway
houses
near
a
school
or
children
is
a
safety
issue
and
deemed
not
acceptable
by
the
public
in
one
of
our
state
statutes.
The
department
of
health
is
the
licensing
authority
of
the
halfway
houses
in
rhode
island.
There
are
many
pages
of
laws
to
show
what
programs
are
administered,
but
a
couple
of
statutes:
put
a
red
flag
in
my
eyes:
chapter
40.1,
slash,
2,
24.5,
section
6
states
for
the
resident
the
opportunity
for
outdoor
recreation.
J
Are
they
going
to
be
supervised
and
where
can
they
go?
Also?
Chapter
fourteen
point:
one
slash
two
four
point:
five
eleven
talks
about
the
credit,
the
con
conf
confidentiality
of
the
residents
of
the
halfway
houses.
Are
they
sex,
milanders,
molesters,
muggers
or
murderers?
And
why
is
40.1
slash,
24.54
reserved?
J
J
In
fact,
it
is
hard
to
find
out
anything
about
these
facilities,
except
that
they
are
spreading
unchecked
throughout
our
communities.
Do
we
need
halfway
houses,
meth
clinics,
of
course,
but
the
public
should
be
notified
of
their
locations,
hopefully,
which
is
an
industrial
area
and
also
the
number
of
them
in
the
community?
What
and
what
crimes
are
acceptable
to
allow
admittance
to
the
programs?
The
staff
and
owners
must
have
absolutely
no
criminal
records
with
no
exceptions.
J
There
must
be
a
limit
to
the
number
of
halfway
houses
and
meth
clinics
in
our
residential
communities,
and
the
public
must
be
informed
and
considered.
I
ask
you
again
to
speak
to
the
legislature
to
enact
laws
to
protect
our
homes
and
families.
We
don't
want
a
tragedy
such
as
that
which
took
place
in
connecticut
to
happen
here
in
rhode
island.
Thank
you.
K
Thank
you.
Excuse
me,
my
name
is
abel
collins.
I
work
with
the
sierra
club
in
rhode,
island.
Our
office
is
located
at
42
rice
street
in
providence,
that's
o2
907,
and
I
came
before
the
finance
committee
a
week
or
so
ago
to
speak
in
in
favor
of
the
ripped
resolution.
I
wanted
to
come
again
to
speak
to
the
full
council
council
in
support
of
this
resolution.
Sierra
club
has
over
2500
members
in
rhode
island.
K
We're
48
out
of
50
in
terms
of
per
capita
transportation
investment,
and
that
is
not
good.
We
do
not
want
to
see
that
decline.
Unfortunately,
the
way
that
we
fund
transportation
in
rhode
island
is
related
to
our
gas
tax.
The
yield
from
the
gas
tax
is
in
perennial
decline
at
the
same
time
as
fixed
costs
for
our
transportation
agencies
are
are
increasing
for
ripta
in
particular.
Of
course,
diesel
fuels
are
going
up
and
labor
costs
in
terms
of
contractual
obligations
are
going
up
as
well.
K
K
Last
year,
4.6
million
dollar
deficit
was
10,
proposed
service
cuts,
so
we're
going
to
be
seeing
at
least
double
that
this
summer,
if
nothing
is
done
at
the
state
house,
and
we've
been
working
with
communities
around
the
state
to
to
show
that
the
public
has
broad
support
for
public
transit,
we're
also
working
with
city
and
town
councils.
Of
course,
six
other
cities
and
towns
have
already
passed
similar
similar
resolutions.
I
wanna
thank
councilman
stegos
for
for
proposing
this
one,
and
I
hope
you
all
will
consider
it
two
speakers.
K
I've
brought
today
are
mark
therian
who's,
an
assistant
general
manager
for
ripta,
and
he
can
speak
to
some
of
the
concerns
that
were
raised
in
the
finance
committee,
about
the
fiscal
management
of
ripta
and
then
also
representative.
Art.
Handy,
of
course,
is
one
of
our
transit
champions
at
the
state
house,
but
who's
also
a
valuable
member
of
cranston.
L
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Welcome
again
arthur
handy,
I'm
actually
you're
in
my
my
district
right
now
here
in
city
hall,
I'm
at
26
welfare
avenue
just
on
the
other
side
of
route
10
not
too
far
away
from
here
and
one
of
the
other
reasons
I
wanted
to
make
sure
I
came
as
as
mr
collins
had
mentioned.
I've
been
a
big
advocate
for
trans
transit
as
a
state
legislator,
but
long
before
I
even
ran
for
office.
L
I
I
realized
the
importance
of
public
transit
and
one
of
the
reasons,
though,
as
a
legislator
of
taking
it
up
is.
I
think
my
district
is
one
of
the
best
served
in
the
city
of
cranston
by
ripta
today,
but,
as
I
think
folks
know
that
that
read
the
paper
on
a
regular
basis,
we're
continuing
to
see
threaten
cuts
for
ripped
and
part
of
that
is
obviously
based
on
a
real
challenge
that
repta
has
being
you
know,
sort
of
squeezed
on
both
ends.
L
They've
got
increased
ridership
based
on
high
gas
prices,
they've
increased
costs
based
on
high
gas
prices
and
as
people
move
away,
move
to
more
fuel-efficient
cars
and
move.
Excuse
me
and
move
to
do
things
like
drive
less.
That
means
less
money
that
they
have
because
most
of
their
funding
comes
from
the
gas
tax.
L
The
second
most
is
the
car
is
your
car
and
things
that
we
can
do
to
help
our
constituents
reduce
that
cost
either
in
terms
of
letting
them
move
away
from
a
car
entirely
or
giving
them
an
opportunity
to
be
able
to
take
the
bus
once
in
a
while.
I
think
it's
really
important
to
making
sure
that
household
costs
are
staying
down
as
gas
prices
to
continue
to
go
up.
We
need
to
make
sure
we're
giving
people
the
choices,
the
choices
to
be
able
to
do
things
like
take
public
transit.
L
A
A
N
N
G
G
If
I
may
line
28,
which
currently
reads
be
it
further
resolve
that
the
mayor's
office
shall
report
monthly
to
the
public
works
committee
on
the
progress
of
the
following
projects,
I'd
like
to
offer
that
we
change
monthly
to
at
least
quarterly,
given
all
the
priorities
that
the
administration
has
right
now
and
vetting.
The
feasibility
of
some
of
these
projects
may
take
more
time
and
effort.
I
think
if
we
can
make
that
at
least
a
quarterly
report,
it
lifts
the
burden
a
little
bit
on
administration.
G
C
H
Thank
you.
Council
president.
My
only
concern
with
the
the
reporting
within
a
month.
I
think
this
is
a
very
extensive
and
aggressive
build,
which
I
think
is
great
ordinance,
but
I
think
it's
going
to
require
tremendous
analysis
as
far
as
cost
benefit,
and
I
think
we're
also
heading
into
the
budget
season.
So
it's
going
to
be
very
difficult
within
one
month
to
assess
this
entire
program.
H
I
think
that's
you
know,
I
think
quarterly
reporting
it
in
and
of
itself
will
be
difficult,
but
I
think
the
friendly
amendment
really
is
necessary,
because
I
think
it
would
be
unfair
to
expect
this
the
administration
to
deal
with
such
an
aggressive
project
on
a
monthly
basis.
So
I'm
going
to
support
the
friendly
amendment.
A
A
B
D
H
I
C
C
All
right
so,
therefore,
the
mayor
and
his
staff
have
to
allocate
individuals
hours
and
to
implement
this
in
the
six
awards
correct.
So
I
don't
know
if
we
should
be
that
quick
in
passing
this
tonight.
Perhaps
there
should
be
some
type
of
analysis
from
the
mayor's
office
to
say
what
the
fiscal
impact
will
be
based
upon
us
heading
into
the
budget
process.
That's
my
only
thought.
O
So
that's
what
is
being
asked
for
in
this
resolution
and
that
that's
what
the
city
would
report
back
to
the
administration
would
report
back
to
the
council
on,
and
none
of
those
things
are
involve
huge
amounts
of
time
or
money.
They
are
basically
things
like
talking
to
landowners,
seeing
if
they'd
be
interested
in
in
easements
and
investigating
investigating
not
purchasing
or
building
so
I
don't.
I
don't
think
it's
a
to
to
go
through
the
first
steps
is
not
a
a
big
cost
item.
N
N
To
pass
a
vote
to
pass
this
resolution
the
and
again
because
I
am
looking
for
ordinance
all
right,
so
it's
not
something
that
we
can.
You
know
the
mayor
does
have
to
let
us
know
whether
he
accepts
and
he's
gonna.
You
know
accept
this
resolution,
or
not
I
mean
so
we
can.
You
know
this
is
something
that
the
administration
has
to
decide
and
they
have
to
report
back
to
us
in
a
month
deciding
whether
they
need
more
time
to
look
this
up
or
whether
they're
going
to
support
it
or
not.
A
Just
as
an
aside
to
the
councilman
it,
this
is
just
to
set
up
the
impetus
to
get
to
go
forward
with
this
any
any
grants
that
up
that
are
made
that
might
have
city
matching
funds
would
have
to
come
through
this
body
for
an
ordinance.
So
you
would
get
to
vote
on
it
at
that
point,
but
it's
just
that
certainly
an
impetus
to
get
this.
This
ball
rolling
and
and
see
where
we
can
go
with
this.
It
certainly
benefits
all
the
citizens.
B
G
I
C
A
B
G
G
A
G
B
G
I
N
I
C
A
B
G
B
D
C
A
O
Not
I
don't
have
a
lot
to
say.
The
idea
is
to
meet
with
the
school
committee,
see
what
they
sent
you
a
letter
saying
that
they
had
different
ideas,
that
they
wanted
to
discuss
and
pretty
much
listen
to
what
they
have
to
say,
bring
it
back
to
the
finance
committee
and
then
decide
if
we
want
to
do
anything.
The
finance
committee
wants
to
recommend
anything.
A
I
know
that
the
this
refers
to
a
letter,
but
the
letter
was
sent
somewhat
erroneously
because
the
information
was
passed
on
to
them
erroneously.
It
would
it.
It
mentioned
two
other
schools
that
actually
had
been
dropped
from
our
discussion.
So
as
long
as
that
correction
has
been
made.
So
is
there
any
other
discussion
clerk?
Please
take
the
role.
Q
I
C
C
Yes,
just
a
reference
reading
the
providence
journal
this
week,
we
saw
that
how
the
ripter
corporation
agency
isn't
running
in
the
black,
I
think,
was
eight
million
dollar
deficit.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
I
just
for
general
comment.
I
think
the
intent
of
this
resolution
is
good.
I
think
more
people
should
be
using
and
utilizing
the
transit
bus
transit.
However,
I
think
the
management
of
the
ripter
needs
to
look
at
its
household
and
see
if
the
upper
echelon
of
administrators
can
be
shaken
up
a
bit.
F
F
M
M
Now
and
running
in
the
red
continuously,
we're
funded
by
gas
tax
people
are
buying
a
lot
less
gas
today
in
getting
higher
gas
mileage.
So
our
biggest
problem
is
that
our
revenues
are
dropping
gas
for
our
gas
tax
revenue
has
been
dropping
radically
and
our
costs
have
been
steady.
Our
costs
have
not
been
increasing
much
the
last
few
years,
so
yes,
this
would
help.
Okay.
M
G
M
Not
at
all,
because
two
of
you
had
that
question:
in
the
past
year
we
have
removed
15
of
what
I'll
call
the
senior
manager
positions
like
your
director
level
positions,
we've
gotten
rid
of
five
people
just
eliminated
positions.
We
have
recently
laid
off
30
people
at
ripta.
Now,
a
number
of
those
were
street
supervisors.
M
Anybody
who
doesn't
drive
a
bus,
their
job,
is
being
reviewed.
So
we
took
street
supervisors
about
half
the
street
supervision
force
and
they
were
offered
jobs
as
bus
drivers,
so
we've
reduced
the
managerial
level
very
thin.
I
would
say,
even
at
some
other
points
we're
taking
ourselves
down
to
the
borderline
as
far
as
we
can,
if
you
don't
drive
a
bus,
your
job
is
on
the
line
at
ripto
right
now,
so
we're
doing
everything
we
can.
M
We
came
into
this
year
with
a
4.6
million
dollar
deficit
after
our
public
hearings
and
getting
crucified
by
the
public
because
they
don't
want
to
lose
it.
We
decided
to
cut,
as
I
said,
anybody
if
your
job
isn't
driving
a
bus,
your
job's
at
risk
and
a
lot
of
them
have
done
done
away
with,
and
that's
the
line,
we're
continuing
along
right
now,
we're
modernizing
very
quickly
you've,
probably
read:
we've
had
some
union
discomfort
when
you're
making
as
many
radical
changes
as
we
are
fast.
It
causes
some
problems.
G
M
We
negotiated
very
difficultly.
The
union
in
the
end,
decided
to
not
do
anything,
so
their
employees
are
being
laid
off.
It
was
one
or
the
other.
They
you
know
they
didn't
make
a
choice.
They
just
didn't
give
us
an
option
in
in
on
the
capital
side,
we're
modernizing
things
like
the
the
maintenance
department
going
with
a
totally
no
paper
we're
going
paperless
throughout
the
agency
and
that's
in
the
maintenance
department.
M
That's
very
difficult,
but
those
are
some
areas
we're
looking
to
cut
down
the
time
from
where
a
mechanic
needs
a
part
to
work
on
a
bus
that
he'll
go
to
enter
his
work
order
and
the
parts
department
will
see
and
bring
the
part
out.
So
the
mechanic
stays
on
the
bus
never
leaves
where
everything
to
the
fluid
controls,
better
fluid
controls
through
electronics
to
we're
installing
a
solar
roof
on
our
large
carbon
to
reduce
our
our
electrical
needs.
G
However,
since
the
committee
meeting,
I
did
a
little
bit
of
research
and
appreciated
you
corroborated
some
of
the
things
that
I
found
on
my
own,
I'm
actually
going
to
be
supporting
the
resolution
tonight.
It
does
sound,
like
the
management,
in
my
opinion,
has
taken
steps
to
streamline
cost
structures,
push
my
resources
down
to
the
front
line
into
trim
management
at
the
top
and
thinking
innovatively
about
ways
to
reduce
operating
expenses
on
a
sustained
basis,
not
just
a
one-time
basis.
A
H
You
council,
president
lupino,
through
the
chair,
I'd
like
to
ask
mr
therian
another
question.
Mr
therian,
I
know
you
you're
aware
obviously
is
the
cities
are
in
the
same
position
and
our
revenues
have
decreased
from
the
state
and
they
don't
necessarily
offer
us
more
money.
So
do
you
see
a
time
in
the
future
when
you
could
balance
this
budget
or
be
in
the
run
in
the
black,
or
do
you
have
projections
that
you've
done.
M
Now,
in
rhode,
island,
our
transit
system,
the
people
paying
fares,
support
about
30
percent
of
the
system
and
that's
much
higher
than
average
new
york's
around
40
percent
we
go
to
louisville
is
around
10
percent.
So
that's
a
political
decision.
How
much
you
want
the
public
to
pay
and
from
that
point
on
it
becomes
where
become
a
subsidized
item
like
road
repair
public
works.
If
people
want
to
have
it,
people
are
going
to
have
to
pay
to
keep
it.
That's
the
only
option
there
is
out
there.
M
So
when
you
look
at
30
percent
of
the
paying
customers
or
the
the
rest
of
the
customers
are
paying
30
of
the
fares,
we
actually
have
a
very
well
paid
for
system,
except
for
the
senior
and
disabled,
and
I
don't
advocate
doing
away
with
it
for
those
folks,
but
it
makes
it
very
difficult
for
us,
so
we
will
never
be
in
the
black
transit
will
not
run
in
the
black
will
like
an
amtrak
or
commuter
rail
will.
Never
run
in
the
black,
it's
not
a
business
model
that
works
anymore.
M
Get
closer
and
to
live
within
our
budget.
If
that's,
what
we're
budgeted?
That's
what
we'll
operate!
We
have
a
major
study
on
the
roots.
That's
just
starting
up
called
the
comprehensive
operations
analysis
to
critically
analyze
where
the
buses
go
and
how
often
and
frequent,
and
all
that
so
we're
looking
at
everything
we
do
in
trying
to
be
sustainable,
going
forward.
H
E
M
We've
looked
at
a
lot
over
the
years.
First
off,
around
30
of
the
transit
systems
in
the
country
are
funded
with
gas
tax,
so
they're
all
in
the
same
situation.
It
was
around.
30
percent
of
the
transit
systems
are
not,
but
there
it's
gas
tax
to
millage
fees,
real
estate
tax
in
some
places
in
new
york,
it's
income
tax.
They
take
a
piece
of
if
you
work
in
manhattan.
A
piece
of
your
income
goes
to
supporting
the
mta
in
new
york.
So
it's
done
a
lot
of
different
ways
in
different
places.
M
We've
floated
a
lot
of
different
ideas
through
the
years.
The
ctc
bill
is
the
same
thing
as
the
gas
tax
try
to
hit
up
people
to
support
the
transportation
system.
For
you
know
at
the
transportation
funding
piece,
so
car
registration
fees,
but
it
will
you
know
if
you
go
out
10
years.
It
reaches
a
point
or
five
years
where
you
know
we
have
to
control
our
costs,
and
some
of
that
is
just
controlling
the
labor
costs,
because
most
of
our
cost
is
labor
drivers
and
mechanics.
M
M
Yeah
electric
vehicles,
if
they
come
out
big,
will
be
big.
I
don't
know
where
people
are
thinking
at
this
point,
we've
been
pushing
the
legislator
with
the
ctc,
especially
taking
the
lead
to
do
something.
As
you
know,
you
need
to
come
forward
with
some
ideas.
There
was
a
petroleum
tax
like
they
do
in
connecticut,
but
that
has
a
good
organization
to
stop
us.
There
is
the
vehicle
miles,
travel
thing
they've
done
in
oregon,
so
you
put
you
know
the
little
gps
devices
that
are
in
most
of
the
new
cars
already.
M
A
So
there
is
no
impetus
for
people
to
to
to
take
ridership
other
than
the
parking
lot
because
of
the
average
200
to
250
a
month.
Apart
from
the
city-
and
I
was
late
for
a
hearing
here
today,
but
I
couldn't
get
a
parking
space
to
go
to
the
superior
court.
So
have
you
done
any
logging
on
that
sense
to
say
we
would
rather
be
the
preferred
method
of
transportation
in
the
city.
M
We
we
have
done
some
of
that.
I
mean
right
up
to
asking
rydot
if
I
could
use
the
breakdown
lanes
on
95
from
thurbers
avenue,
as
they
do
in
some
cities
minnesota
st
paul
area.
The
breakdown
lanes
are
actually
bus
ways.
Only
we've
tried
some
of
that.
We've
had
great
success
at
uri,
working
with
the
university
and
to
control
parking
move
parking
way
out.
Don't
let
anybody
inside,
except
for
the
transit,
it's
helped
turn
uri
into
a
much
greener
campus.
M
M
I'm
okay
with
that,
because
people
would
then
think
of
the
bus,
I'm
always
in
favor
of
tolls
on
roads,
because
if
you
pay
a
toll,
you're
more
likely
to
look
for
an
alternative,
even
if
it's
97
cents
or
whatever
it
is
in
newport,
people
will
look
for
something.
But
you
know
we
we
don't
lobby
because
it's
not
allowed,
but
we
speak
to
a
lot
of
legislators
with
some
of
these
ideas.
But
at
this
point,
if
they
sound
a
little
too
radical,
they
don't
go
anywhere.
N
O
M
M
Nine.
It
was
flat
ten,
it
went
up
a
percent
and
a
half
this
year.
Ridership
is
up
11,
so
oh,
the
the
gash,
the
big
gas
spike
and
everything,
but
the
gas
spike
started
around
january.
We
were
up
about
eight
percent
this
year
before
january.
So
ridership
has
really
been
going
up
fast
this
year,
now
we're
into
the
crisis
the
park
and
ride
buses.
There
were
standing
lines
at
exit
7
again,
so
we're
in
the
crisis
now
11
last
month,
probably
going
to
be
going
up
to
12
or
13
this
month.
M
M
I
C
C
Thank
you,
council
president.
This
resolution
came
through
the
tax
policy
review
commission
pertaining
to
changes
at
the
state
level.
I
believe
representative
mcnamara
is
addressing
the
motor
vehicle
tax
and
if
any
changes
take
place,
it'll
affect
our
budget
adversely
because
we
pass
our
budget
before
the
state
passes
their
budget.
So
so
we
we
will
not
be
in
balance.
It
would
benefit
us
for
any
changes
at
the
state
level
to
take
place
in
214.
A
H
H
The
cities
need
a
certain
amount
of
revenue,
they're
going
to
divide
it
up
between
real
estate,
taxes
and
car
taxes,
so
one
way
or
another.
We
need
the
money,
that's
in
the
budget,
so
I
think
that
this
will
at
least
help
us
get
through
this
budget
year
without
having
any
surprises.
So
I'm
going
to
support
it.
G
Thank
you,
president.
It's
a
tough
place
that
the
city
finds
itself
in
when
the
general
assembly
is
is
setting
their
budget
after
the
city,
though
so
I
fully
recognize
the
resolution.
I
think
it's
hard
because
we've
had
conversations
prior
to
the
start
of
the
meeting
for
about
residents
who
are
already
being
picked
hard
by
taxation
to
understand
for
us
too,
but
I
would
wonder
if
I
may,
through
the
council
president
to
the
finance
director.
P
R
A
C
N
As
to
the
merits
of
such
resolution
or
resolutions
within
10
days,
and
if
such
opinion
is
favorable
to
provide
such
counts
within
six
months
with
a
progress
report
setting
forth
they're
in
the
status
of
such
projects
or
capital
improvements.
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
for
the
record,
because
that
is
our
ordinance
and
that's
what
I
was
trying
to
explain
earlier
today.
In
case
there
was
any
confusion
with
councilman
donahue.
C
G
N
Microphone
doesn't
work,
I'm
going
to
be
supporting
this
resolution
again.
I
think,
based
on
what
was
discussed
in
committee,
state
law
does
prohibit
the
city
council
to
pass
an
ordinance
regarding
the
zoning
board
of
review.
So
chinese
is
that
so
councilman
cycles.
I
commend
you
to
at
least
continue
and
put
forth
the
resolution
that
asks
them
to
change
their
operating
procedures
as
far
as
how
they
hear
matters.
So
I
am
going
to
be
supporting
this,
because
this
is
legal.
N
C
C
O
O
H
Five
or
six
hearings,
some
people
are
going
to
wait
until
the
end
of
the
night
to
get
a
decision,
because
their
case
is
going
to
be
occurred
that
much
later,
because
now
the
deliberation
I
assume,
what
you're
suggesting
is
the
deliberations
by
the
war.
Zoning
board
are
going
to
take
place
right
after
they
hear
the
merits
of
the
case.
H
I
just
I
just
don't
know
how
it's
going
to
save
that
much
time,
perhaps
maybe
scheduling
less
hearings
on
the
same
evening
might
solve
the
problem,
but
I
understand
that
it's
intentionally.
I
think
it's
very
good.
I've
been
to
meetings
until
midnight
in
some
cities
waiting
for
a
decision,
but
unfortunately
you
know,
I
think
part
of
that
is.
F
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
agree
with
you
mike
up
to
one
point.
When
they
make
decisions,
I've
been
to
a
few
at
the
end
of
the
night
they
make
them
in
in
rapid
order.
They
do
all
the
decisions
within
half
an
hour.
So
if
you
split
that
down
the
number
of
decisions
they
have
to
make,
they
probably
can
make
all
the
decisions
within
the
five
or
ten
minutes,
because
the
decision
process
doesn't
take
long.
F
So
if
you
take
that
divided
by
the
number
of
hearings
you're
going
to
get
five-minute
decisions,
I
mean
I
think
the
public
deserves
to
hear
a
decision
before
they
go
to
bed
at
night,
not
have
to
get
the
the
line.
Call
us
in
the
morning
and
we'll
tell
you
how
the
vote
went,
which
is
what
I've
heard
them
say
some
constituents.
O
Yes,
of
course
someone
will
have
to
wait
until
the
end
of
the
meeting,
but
that
will
be
better
than
everyone
waiting
to
the
end
of
the
meeting,
and
the
second
is
that
I
think
we
we've
all
been
to
public
meetings
where
the
chair
has
noticed
that
there's
a
lot
of
people
for
such
and
such
an
issue
and
taken
that
first,
so
that
a
lot
of
people
can
hear
the
result
and
go
home
rather
than
wait.
So
I
think
it's
both
you're
right.
O
C
C
Let's,
let's
talk
about
the
origin
of
this
and
I
I
believe
this
resolution
stems
out
of
the
stop
and
shop
proceedings
and
certain
members
of
the
edgewood
community
sitting
in
the
audience
and
waiting
for
the
zoning
board
to
deliberate,
and
evidently
the
zoning
board
didn't
deliberate
in
a
equitable
amount
of
time.
According
to
many
many
people.
So-
and
I
understand
that,
however,
I
do
believe
the
council
is
being
intrusive,
I
do
believe
we're
forcing
the
zoning
board's
hand.
C
There
are
some
issues,
zoning
board
issues
that
may
be
highly
sensitive-
that
may
be
highly
with
malice
and
and
to
to
force
those
people
to
make
a
vote
when
there's
not
the
proper
security.
When
there's
a
heated
issue,
you
know
I
just
don't
want
to
put
that
the
zoning
board
in
a
box
and-
and
I
would
like
to
leave
it
up
to
them-
to
make
to
to
allow
them
to
set
their
rules
on
their
sensitive
issues.
That's
how
I
see
it.
A
A
D
A
C
F
B
E
P
A
S
A
A
I
C
City
cranston
order
committee
met
mr
warner
noted
that
seven
firms
were
sent
the
rfp
and
that
only
two
submitted
bids
bravo
and
mclardrey.
He
also
noted
that
the
three
year
course
proposals
were
virtually
identical.
Good
summary
she
enclosed
after
renewed
discussions
of
the
merits
of
both
firms,
the
city's
six-year
cap
on
orders
and
the
value
of
continuity.
It
was
unanimously
agreed
that
it
would
be
in
the
best
interest
of
the
city
to
reappoint
bravo
as
the
city's
order
for
the
next
three
years
and
to
forward
that
recommendation
to
the
city
council.
A
R
N
I
think
this
is
their
second
second
time
that
that
they've
been
consecutively
doing
the
audit,
and
I
know
when
I
served
as
finance
chair
as
well
as
on
the
audit
committee.
I
know
they
were.
They
were
also
the
auditing
firm.
The
my
question
is:
I
know
that
our
ordinances-
and
I
don't
haven't-
looked
it
up
yet.
Is
there
a
limit
to
how
many
times
we
can
consecutively
appoint
the
same
auditing,
firm.
N
G
C
E
H
E
A
S
B
B
G
C
H
A
T
B
G
I
E
A
B
G
I
I
U
A
U
A
F
A
T
F
Okay,
we
can
take
this
off
the
docket
council
prison
jerry.
Can
you
get
back
to
us
with
when
we
get
that
actual
when
we
get
the
actual
money?
Thank
you
and
then.
Lastly,
the
walmart,
the
carlos
told
me
that
the
property
owner
was
leafleting
the
trucks
asking
them
that
they
have
a
certain
point
before
they
get
towed
sunday.
Yesterday,
I
drove
by
there
were
six
along
with
that
infamous
camper
yeah.
F
U
This
week
he
was
planning
to
have
the
police
actually
help
him
enforce
the
trespass
orders
that
would
be
issued
to
any
remaining
trucks
that
are
there.
So
I
did
try
to
reach
him
today,
but
he
did
not
return.
My
phone
call,
so
it's
pending
with
him
to
find
out
where
he
is,
if
he's
taking
the
next
step,
to
try
to
clear
up
the
trucks
that
are
there.
A
U
Council
president,
I
I
could
wholeheartedly
concur
with
you
and
I'm
working
with
frank.
I
don't
know
why
he
hasn't
attacked
that
particular
aspect
of
it,
but
I
certainly
will
mention
it
to
him
again,
because
I
have
mentioned
that
as
well,
that
you
know
we.
We
all
know
that
the
guy
at
the
camper
is
the
one
that's
watching
those
trucks,
so
I
do
agree
with
you.
If
we
get
rid
of
him,
maybe
the
others
will
follow
suit.
F
F
O
O
I
do
have
a
another
issue.
I
went
canoeing
on
the
patuxent
river
this
weekend
and
there
are
two
dumpsters
in
the
river
downstream
from
elmwood
avenue,
and
I
had
heard
that
the
that
they
were
going
to
be
removed
at
some
point,
maybe
by
the
patuxent
river
authority.
I
just
wonder
if
the
administration
could
look
into
that
and
or
if
you
know
anything
about
it
or
if
you
could
look
into
it
with
the
with
them.
For
me,.
N
I
just
I
got
two
is
two
questions
that
I
want
to
address
with
you.
I've
addressed
by
the
administration,
the
first
one
is
the
the
wendy's
the
zone,
change
on
the
wendy's
proposed
plan,
I'd
like
to
know
from
the
administration
what
action
has
been
taken
because
they
have
filed
a
complaint
against
the
the
city
and
the
city
council
and
I'd
like
to
know
exactly
have
we
met
the
deadlines
or
whatever
in
order
to
answer
their
complaint.
D
N
N
What's
going
on
with
that
and
how
the
city
being
that
you
know
we
have
a
republican
mayor,
and
I'm
sure
you
know,
with
the
republicans
they
they'd
like
to
just
like,
obviously
make
a
decision
to
spend
money
and
then
have
a
special
election
in
a
time
that
we
couldn't.
We
can't,
but
as
far
as
it's
also
the
city,
the
democrats
on
the
city
council
have
been
have
been
also
filed
suit
on
that
complaint.
N
D
A
I
A
D
Enough
be
that
as
it
may,
the
attorney
for
the
plaintiff
sent
notice
out
that
he
was
going
to
approach
the
formal
and
special
cause
calendar
on
friday
at
two
o'clock,
at
which
point
in
time
I
notified
the
solicitor
chris
rawson,
as
well
as
pat
quinlan
and
attorney
independent
attorney
for
the
board
ken
mcgonagall
pat
quinlan,
had
a
on
such
short
notice
had
a
prior
commitment,
which
I
can't
fault
him
with.
He
was
there
shortly
after
the
hearing
was
over.
D
The
preliminary
request
by
judge
taft
carter
was
denied.
The
case
was
put
over,
I
believe,
until
april.
Second
or
third,
I
don't
have
the
date
off
top
of
my
head
and
at
that
point
in
time
the
petitioner
requested
time
to
seek
additional
discovery,
including,
but
not
limiting
to
taking
depositions,
specifically
a
former
council.
Vice
president
pelletier.
D
D
What
I
I
will
represent
to
the
council
that
I
will
cont
I've
continued
to
ask
the
independent
council
that
was
selected
by
chairman
delorenzo
to
continue
in
that
fashion,
and
he
has,
in
my
opinion,
done
a
very
admirable
job
that
would
be
ken
mcgonagall,
who
was
former
chairman
of
canvassing
at
some
at
some
point
in
time.
I
don't
know
where
it
was.
I
think
it
was
in
the
early
90s.
N
N
Just
want
to
just
follow
up,
and
just
finally
so
so
the
board
of
campus
is
going
to
convene,
if
you
know
not
based
on
this
complaint
by
the
republican
party.
In
order
to
you
know,
you
know,
warrant
a
special
election,
so
if
the
board
of
canvases
deems
that
that
mr
pelletier
moved
out
on
such
a
date
and
that
a
thought
and
they're
within
their
powers-
and
they
established
that
for
the
record,
does
that
mean
now
that
we're
going
to
have
to
would
the
city
move
to
a
special
election?
N
D
E
D
D
B
I
would
just
like
to
say
that,
as
a
council,
it
is
our
duty
to
uphold
the
charter.
If
the
charter
says
that
if
a
person
vacates
their
seat
within
the
first
six
months,
you've
got
to
hold
a
special
election.
So
say
the
republican
party
is
trying
to
cost
the
taxpayers
money.
That's
not
true,
you
can't
have
it
both
ways.
It's
either
you
were
thumping
the
ipso
facto.
B
B
F
D
That
this
is
enough
for
debate
tonight.
We
all
have
our
positions.
The
council
made
its
decision.
You
know
I
have
an
obligation
to
represent
the
council
at
this
point
in
this
decision
and
that's
what
I'm
going
to
do.
I
don't
think
we
need
to
reopen
this
argument.
The
board
of
elections
will
do
what
they
do
and
it's
not
on
the
agenda
tonight.
F
I
F
A
To
represent
the
the
canvassing
authority,
what
line
item
does
that
come
from
that's
the
first
question.
Second
question
is:
that's
only
as
of
february
7
2012.,
so
we
what?
How
much
more
have
are
we
going
to
expend
and
where
is
that?
Coming
from?
What
line
item
is
that
for
the
the
question
was
to
mr
strom
as
far
as
he.
D
D
C
Thank
you,
president,
just
the
general
commenter
right
so
thus
far
through
frivolous
suits.
We
do
have
a
173
thousand
dollar
deficit.
We
need
to
pay
to
the
school
department
because
of
the
the
banner
now
we're
going
down
the
road
with
the
republican
party.
It's
going
to
cost
the
city
more
money.
I
mean
the
election's
only
six
months
away.
C
G
P
Q
Q
For
the
cleanup
public
works
for
the
cleanup
on
wilbur
wrap,
do
we
have
who's
here
from
public
works?
I
don't
know,
I
don't
know
if
anybody
got
the
message,
because
I've
seen
nothing
done
since
then,
so
I
just
hope
for
the
next
committee
meeting
that
there
will
be
a
clean
up
for
that
area
on
wilbur.
T
Q
Q
Q
A
Discussion
of
the
monthly
meeting
scheduled
changes
proposed
changes
are
to
move
claims
to
the
fourth
month
of
the
month
at
6
pm,
which
would
be
prior
to
the
council.
Meeting
public
works
committee
moved
to
the
first
month
of
the
month
at
6,
00
p.m,
and
then
a
flip-flop
on
thursday's
finance
committee,
time
change
to
7
pm,
ordinance
committee
time
change
to
6
pm.
I
T
S
There's
the
pact:
the
council
has
a
packet
of
new
business
in
that
packet.
The
last
two
resolutions
were
received
beyond
the
council
deadline.
According
to
its
rules
of
noon
on
friday,
they
are
resolutions
both
sponsored
by
councilman
arkheto.
One
is
encouraging
the
administration
to
grant
a
three-day
grace
period
for
attack
payment
of
taxes,
and
the
other
is
a
resolution
support
of
the
general
assembly
approval
of
bonding
authority
to
purchase
new
buses
in
accordance
with
council
rule
34
b.
In
order
to
accept
these
for
introduction,
we
need
a
motion.
S
If
not
I'll
proceed
with
the
business,
I
have
proposed
ordinance
03-12-1
an
amendment
of
title
10,
chapter
28
of
the
code
of
the
city
of
cranston.
Overnight
parking
permits
to
be
referred
to
the
ordinance
committee
for
hearing
on
april
12
at
6
pm
proposed
ordinance.
3-12-2
authorized
authorizing
the
city
to
agree
to
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
respect
to
payments
in
lieu
of
taxes
to
be
paid
to
the
city
of
cranston
by
johnson
wales
university
to
be
referred
to.
G
S
F
A
So
are
there
any
objections?
I
see
no
objections,
so
those
are
going
to
that
committee.
The
next
regular
monthly
meeting
will
be
held
on
april
23rd
at
7
p.m.
However,
this
friday
at
6
30,
is
the
budget
presentation
of
the
mayor.
I
will
not
be
in
attendance,
I
I
will
get
a
preview
before
that.
I
have
a
commitment,
but
I
encourage
every
my
colleagues
to
be
here
and
be
prepared
and
with
that
being
said,
is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn.