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From YouTube: August 26, 2013, City Council Meeting
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August 26, 2013, City Council Meeting
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A
A
A
To
seal
the
business
second,
second:
any
discussion:
hearing,
none
clerk,
please
take
the
role.
B
A
B
A
There's
a
motion
dispensed
with
the
me
reading
of
minutes
of
the
previous
meeting.
Second.
F
G
A
A
D
H
H
H
For
over
30
years,
steve
geige
has
stood
there,
abandoned
unheated
unmaintained
and
an
eyesore,
diminishing
property
values
and
negatively
affecting
the
neighborhood's
quality
of
life.
It
was
a
fire
hazard,
a
source
of
vermin,
a
probable
site
of
dangerous
chemicals,
a
magnet
for
kids
looking
for
trouble
and
a
sometime
resonance
for
squatters.
H
It
should
be
turned,
it
should
be
torn
down
bas
and
everybody
else
knows
this,
but
they
don't
want
to
bear
the
expense.
The
mayor
and
the
city
council
should
demand
that
bas
remove
these
buildings.
These
three
buildings
in
a
reasonable
time
and
the
city
should
use
its
influence
along
with
the
mayor.
To
have
this
done.
H
H
H
H
We
want
the
the
plumbing
inspector,
the
housing
inspector,
all
the
people
that
might
have
an
interest
in
this
be
directed
to
inspect
this
building
and
bring
a
current,
not
some
10
year
old
situation,
but
a
current
estimate
of
what's
the
condition
of
that
building,
because
I
can
tell
you
this:
if
that
building
burns
down
and
houses
burn
down
with
it,
I
can
tell
you,
as
a
as
a
trial
lawyer,
that
their
insurance
companies
are
going
to
take
assignments
from
every
individual,
whose
house
they
have
have
to
pay
for,
and
they're
going
to
go
after
who's
responsible,
and
I
can
guarantee
you
that
this.
H
J
Hello,
my
name
is
john
lamp,
I'm
over
on
robert
circle,
and
I
also
am
here
for
the
no
basf
we'd,
like
the
city
council
and
the
mayor's
office
to
craft
a
letter
to
basf,
requesting
that
these
buildings
be
demolished,
which
I
just
saw
a
handout
that
mr
steichos
had
gotten
from
basf
explaining.
You
know
some
of
the
things
that
they've
been
doing
to
the
site
over
there.
I
don't
know
if
the
city
council
is,
is
truly
in
tune
with
the
actual
things
that
are
going
on
over
there.
J
The
site
itself
has
been
there
for
30
years,
abandoned
growing
weeds,
recently,
basf
decided
to
de-grub
the
property,
and
that
meant
that
they
were
going
to
go
in
there
with
big
machines
and
take
down
all
of
the
brush
that
was
adjacent
to
their
property
on
mill
street,
and
they
also
decided
that
they
were
going
to
remove
mature
pine
trees
perfectly
healthy,
that
served
as
a
buffer
between
the
building
and
the
the
neighbors
of
which
I
won.
Well,
I
can
tell
you
one
thing:
I've
been
living
at
that
house
since
1984.
J
J
I
don't
know
where
you
guys
live
and
gals
all
right,
but
I
can
tell
you
one
thing
that
it
would
be
unacceptable
for
you
to
come
out
of
your
house
and
have
a
family
of
rats
living
beneath
your
deck.
I've
got
a
nice
house
all
right
with
all
of
the
increases
in
the
taxes
that
this
city
has
had
over
the
past
two
or
three
or
four
years.
J
J
The
windows
are
still
open,
the
property
is
ill-kept
all
right.
I
mean
it's
just
it's
ridiculous
and
I
understand
that
the
city
is
getting
tax
revenue
from
from
basf,
but
enough
is
enough.
These
buildings
are
old.
They
got
to
go.
There
was
a
night.
There
was
a
study
done
for
the
for
the
brownstone
to
be
able
to
reduce
the
properties.
There
was
a
plan
in
place
from
siba
gagi
to
have
those
buildings
ripped
down
by
2012.
J
I'd
like
to
know
what
exactly
happened
to
that
plan,
I
don't
know,
are
you?
Is
anybody
on
the
city
council,
aware
of
that
plan
and
what
happened
to
it?
There's
pictures
out
there
there's
a
plan
out
there,
basf
supported
this
plan.
They
just
sent
a
a
memo
to
to
to
a
mr
styko
stating
that
they've
explored.
How
did
it
go
here?
J
Let
me
get
my
glasses
on
I'm
getting
old
guys.
I'm
tired
of
doing
this
in
a
letter
of
2012
to
mr
stykos
basf
stated
that
they
were
investigating
the
cost
of
demolishing
these
two
buildings
and
as
best
as
abatement
conducted
by
trained
professionals.
I
think
it's
time
you
know
and
and
and
always
we're
looking
dude
I
got.
I
got
a
team
of
of
of
gray-haired,
energetic
people
who
have
had
enough
we've
collected
over
almost
500
signatures
on
a
petition
that
will
give
to
you
and
in
in
that
petition,
all
right.
J
I
can't
emphasize
enough
how
much
the
community
has
had
they're
filled
of
the
lies
and
and
and
and
you
know,
the
the
misdeeds
of
of
corporations
over
there
I
mean
you
know
they
said
that
they
conducted
an
experiment
to
determine
the
viability
of
those
trees
that
were
over
there.
I
got
to
tell
you
when
those
when
those
trees
came
down.
All
of
those
trees
were
healthy
and
living
all
right.
There
was
not
a
reason
in
the
world
to
bring
those
trees
down.
They
also
said
that
they
went
and
talked
to
every
neighbor
over
there.
J
I
got
neighbors
here
right
now,
who
were
the
first
people
contacted
that
basf
came
to
them
and
said
that
every
other
neighbor
has
agreed
to
tear
down
the
trees
when
they
were
the
first
one
contacted
I
mean
come
on.
I
mean
enough
is
enough
guys,
so
the
only
thing
that
we're
asking
you
to
do
is
to
hear
the
voice
of
your
constituents,
because
it's
a
loud
voice.
J
A
K
My
name
is
sam
perenti
and
I
live
at
15
lawrence
and
I'm
wondering
is
it
permissible
to
speak
about
the
second
page?
The
financial?
The
last
item
on
the
financial
subcommittee
of
this
committee
is
that
is.
K
K
I'm
finding
that
my
taxes
and
I'm
sure
I
speak
for
many
of
the
of
the
other
people
in
crimson,
a
very
good
friend
of
mine.
I
want
you
to
know
so
that
you
consider
this
when
you
look
at
that
item
and
I'll
make
a
suggestion
on
as
to
what
I
think
should
be
done,
but
a
very
close
friend
of
mine
who
lives
in
my
neighborhood
is
spending
20
of
his
income
on
city
taxes.
K
And
that's
my
point-
and
I
hope
you
take
that
seriously
because
friends
of
mine,
like
the
one
that
I
told
you
about
having
a
very
difficult
time
now,
some
of
you
people
have
very
good
jobs.
K
L
Good
evening,
council
president
members
of
the
council
paul
the
letter
representing
the
firefighters,
usually
my
job,
when
my
name
is
the
other
name
on
the
tentative
agreement-
is
to
get
up
here
and
try
and
tell
you
what
a
good
deal
this
is
and
and
to
sell
it
to
you.
But
you
know
what
the
tentative
agreement
is
and-
and
I'm
not
gonna
attempt
to
sell
it
to
you,
because
I
think
it's
a
very
good
deal
for
the
city
and
a
fair
deal
for
the
firefighters.
L
We
part
of
this
deal
I'll
make
a
couple
of
highlights.
Part
of
this
deal
is
a
another
two
year
pay
freeze
which
we're
coming
off
a
two-year
pay
freeze,
which
we
did
in
the
middle
of
a
contract
three
years
ago
to
help
the
city
out
in
tough
financial
times.
So
why
is
the
union
president?
Am
I
advocating
to
you
to
pass
a
fair
deal
for
the
firefighters,
because
I
think
in
the
the
last
few
years
your
firefighters
have
shown
that
they're
willing
to
come
back
to
the
table
and
help
the
city
out.
L
I
did
the
the
the
raises
we've
we've
received
during
this
administration,
while
some
of
you
were
also
sitting
here
as
consul
people
and
we've
averaged
1.8
percent
in
pay
raises
for
the
last
six
years.
That's
not
even
the
the
cost
of
living,
so
you
know,
what's
in
the
you
know,
what's
in
the
tent
of
agreement,
the
there's
a
two-year
pay
freeze,
there's
also
several
firsts
in
it.
L
For
the
first
time,
firefighters
have
an
option
to
go
into
the
health
savings
account
which
there's
that
number's
not
even
figured
into
the
fiscal
note,
because
we
don't
know
how
many
will
take
advantage
of
that.
Also
in
there
is
the
the
first
time
co-payment
in
retirement
for
firefighters.
L
That
might
be
the
first
fire
union
in
the
state
that
has
agreed
to
that
and
I
believe,
we're
the
first
fire
union
in
the
state
to
stop
paying
oped
benefits,
which
we
won't
see
the
benefit
benefits
of
doing
that
now,
that'll
come
in
10
and
15
years.
When
we
we
get
to
the
the
position
where
we
are
with
pensions
now
that
they
were
never
properly
funded.
Now
we've
started
to
properly
fund
opec
benefits,
so
hopefully
the
city's
not
looking
at
a
deficit
in
10
to
15
years.
L
So
we
would.
We
would
like
you
to
pass
this
tentative
agreement
tonight.
What
we
get
out
of
it
is
is
three
years
of
a
contract
where
we're
it's
always
best
to
have
a
contract
in
place
I'll
address
the
couple
of
the
issues
that
were
brought
up
in
the
finance
committee
that
led
to
a
couple
of
council
people
voting
against
this,
because
I
I
don't
know
what
the
the
feeling
is
from
the
rest
of
you
but
councilwoman
lee.
L
As
far
as
the
raises
you,
you
said
one
of
the
reasons
you
were
voting
against.
This
is
because
of
the
structure
of
the
raises.
You
said
it
was
confusing
because
they
were
half
here.
Those
raises
the
way
we
structured
them.
They
saved
the
city
money.
L
L
That
way
to
save
the
city
money
and
that's
part
of
the
city's
savings.
The
other
issue
you
brought
up
is
that
there
was
no
401k
for
new
hires.
Well,
I
will
stand
here
and
tell
you
and
not
try
and
be
flipping
that
as
long
as
I'm
president
of
this
local,
you
will
never
see
a
401k
as
a
pension
benefit
for
firefighters,
because
401ks
were
never
meant
to
be
a
pension.
You
can
ask
any
financial
advisor
that
that
doesn't
work
for
wall
street
401ks
was
strictly
supposed
to
be
to
complement
social
security.
L
That's
why
former
ones
were
created
in
1978
to
complement,
to
supplement
social
security.
You
should
know
that
firefighters
in
cranston
do
not
get
social
security,
never
paid
into
it.
The
city
never
paid
into
it.
That
was
a
decision
made
long
ago
before
I
was
here,
but
we
don't
get
social
security.
So
when
we
retire
our
pensions,
are
it
that's
it
we
get
nothing
else,
so
I
will
never
risk
a
401k
as
being
a
pension.
For
one
of
my
firefighters,
the
only
people
and.
L
L
L
Has
looked
into
his
your
finance
director
is
an
expert.
That's
why
he's
your
director
of
finance
he's
looked
into
this
councilman.
I
thank
you
for
sharing
your
fiscal
note
with
me
at
the
end
of
the
finance
meeting.
I
looked
at
it.
I
know
this
is
going
to
shock
you,
but
I
disagree
with
you.
I
will
leave
you
with
this.
L
Mr
strom
has
been
doing
this
fiscal
note
like
this
for
the
last
six
years.
There's
never
been
a
time.
I
don't
think
where,
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
that
mr
strom
has
had
to
come
to
the
council
and
say
the
the
salary
line
items
for
these
unions
are
wrong,
because
my
fiscal
note
was
wrong.
This
is
the
way
it's
always
been
done.
L
L
Then,
three
years
ago,
when
we
opened
our
contract-
and
we
gave
you
back
three
million
dollars
in
concessions-
that's
nearly
doubled.
If
you
want
to
do
it
the
way
councilman
stykos
did
it
I'll
leave
you
with
one
thing.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
go
along
the
council
president
I'll
leave
you
with
one
thing.
You
know.
Sometimes
you
gotta
look
at
the
the
experts
and
you
got
to
listen
to
them.
L
I
liken
this
too,
when
we
were
sitting
here
last
year
and
the
councilman
made
a
proposal
to
remove
the
personnel
director
from
from
the
charter.
Everybody
in
this
room
knew
you
couldn't
do
that
legal
experts
said
you
couldn't
do
that
we
went
ahead
and
did
it
anyways
and
we're
45
000
in
the
hole
now
and
who
knows
how
much
more
money
we're
going
to
spend
on
that.
L
M
Council
president,
my
name
is
peter
paula,
I'm
the
director
of
planning
for
the
city
of
cranston,
and
I'm
basically
here
again
like
the
ordinance
committee
to
answer
any
questions
that
the
council
may
have
on
the
two
zoning
ordinances
before
the
council
regarding
floodplain.
I,
if
you
have
questions
I'll,
gladly
answer
them.
When
you
take
it
up,
I
can
answer
them
now,
I'll,
just
briefly
state
that
what
what
is
before
you
was
an
update
of
the
existing
floodplain
regulations.
M
That
update
is
a
requirement
set
by
fema.
It's
a
requirement
that
we
must
comply
with
in
order
to
continue
the
city's
potential
participation
in
the
national
flood
insurance
program.
We
don't
have
floodplain
regulations.
We
can't
the
residents
of
the
city
can't
buy
flood
insurance,
it's
a
mandatory
requirement
and
I'll
sit
down.
Most
of
you
were
at
the
ordinance
committee.
If
you
have
questions
I'll
gladly
answer
from
if
you
when
and
if
you
ask.
A
N
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
be
here
last
session
when
olivia
culpo
won
the
miss
rhode
island
and
the
miss
universe
pageant
something
that
may
never
occur
again
in
the
in
this
city.
But
it's
a
great
honor
for
the
someone
you
know
it's
coming
from
this
small
town
to
win
some
a
prize
so
big,
and
it's
it's
a
pleasure
to
recommend
that
this
resolution
be
put
forward
and
pass
so
that
we
can
have
a
commemorative
way.
C
B
A
Yes,
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
resolution.
O
B
A
Yes,
our
report
of
committees,
the
owners
committee
chairman
aquido,
thank.
P
E
M
F
M
I
mean
the
zoning
ordinance
is
regulatory.
The
only
place
that
you
cannot.
We
did.
We
did
this
in
the
audience
community.
The
only
place
that
you
cannot
build
within
the
floodplain
is
within
the
floodway.
It's
a
sub
designation
other
than
within
the
floodway
is.
If
you
meet
the
requirements
of
the
zoning
ordinance,
you
are
permitted
to
build.
You
can't.
I
mean
it's
a
takings
issue.
We
just
prohibit
it
outright.
We'd
be
buying
an
awful
lot
of
land
in
this
city.
Well,
I
would
like
to
buy
all
the
floodplain.
M
I
don't
think
the
city
can
afford
it
it.
So
it's
regulatory
except
for
the
floodway.
It's
not
prohibitive.
E
So
if
somebody
had
a
two
acre
lot
and
it
was
zoned
for
two
acres
and
fifty
percent
of
the
lot-
was
considered
wetlands
or
a
flood
zone,
then
they
could
not
build
correct.
M
E
I
B
P
G
M
Fletcher
avenue
was,
we
were
doing
a
tablet
rails.
It
would
it's
in
existing
condition.
The
only
thing
that
can
would
help
fletcher
avenue
was
the
programs
that
were
ongoing.
It's
an
existing
development
is,
to
the
extent
I
mean
I'll,
try
not
to
wax
poetic,
but
the
extent
that
we
have
strong
ordinances
and,
to
the
extent
that
we
have
an
aggressive,
vigorous,
floodplain
management
which
we're
beginning
to
move
towards.
It
enables
us
to
secure
grants
to
sort
of
begin
to
help
people
and
that's
how
I
think.
Ultimately,
we
wind
up
helping
these
people.
M
First,
their
existing
development.
The
only
thing
this
will
do
is
when
and
if
they're
substantially
damaged,
that
they
do
substantial
improvement,
they'll
be
subject
to
increase
regulations,
but
the
idea
this
ordinance
doesn't
affect
them
in
the
sense
that
they
are
there.
Okay,
thank
you.
A
B
D
C
I
need
to
make
an
amendment
on
line
27.
It
has
150
feet.
I
need
to
change
that
to
100
feet.
It
was
a
little
over
ambitious
with
the
distance
from
reservoir
ave
to
the
end
of
the
property
line
for
the
business
in
question,
so
so
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to
amend
line
27
to
from
150
feet
to
100
feet.
Second,.
G
Machine.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
This
is
the
where
the
fence
is.
We
put
the
fence
up.
That's
correct!
Yes
little!
Yes!
Thank
you.
Any.
A
A
We
need
a
motion
on
the
amended
version
of
the
ordinance,
so
moved
motion
abated.
Second,
any
discussion
on
the
amended
version
hearing,
none
clerk,
please
take
the
role.
B
C
F
B
Council
councilman
for
viccio,
yes,.
A
C
Thank
you,
council
president,
for
those
that
weren't
in
ordinance
this
ordinance
being
proposed
is
for
on
pond
and
orchard
where
children
are
actually
walking
to
do
temple
school
along
this
path.
C
We
have
a
crossing
guard
at
park
in
orchard
and
when
they
cross
there
there's
a
straight
line
that
goes
to
do
temple
school
and
the
problem
is
that's
been
pointed
out
by
a
couple
of
parents,
one
being
the
former
president
of
the
pta.
The
school
was
at
one
of
the
cross
streets
being
pawned.
There's
no
stop
signs
for
perpendicular
traffic,
which
could
put
the
kids
in
danger.
So
that's
why
we
propose
this
ordinance
for
tonight.
G
B
G
B
G
L
N
R
N
N
R
A
R
Yes,
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk
about
fiscal
notes
and
I'd
just
like
to
review.
If
you
didn't
look
open
your
email
I'll,
give
you
the
fiscal
note
that
I've
put
together
and
I'll
briefly
go
over
the.
R
R
You
don't
count
it
anymore.
It's
it's
counted
once
because
that's
the
increase,
I
think
in
councilman
farina
would
say
that
the
first
year
it's
a
variable
cost
and
after
that
it's
a
fixed
cost.
So
you
don't
count
it.
R
The
raises
are
the
biggest
part
of
the
contract
and
they're
the.
As
I
see
it,
the
biggest
part
of
the
error,
because
the
raises
most
of
the
raises
are
on
six
month
increments.
R
So
that's
why,
when
you
look
at
the
cost
of
the
the
administration's
fiscal
note,
even
though
we're
raising
salaries
by
five
percent
over
the
agreement
over
what
it
would
have
been,
it
is
it's
seven
percent
over
the
contract,
but
the
firefighters
already
had
two
percent
coming
and
then
in
the
current
contract.
So
seven
minus
two
is
five
five
percent,
so
if,
in
somewhat
incredibly,
the
administration's
fiscal
note
says,
even
though
salaries
are
going
to
go
up
five
percent,
the
cost
of
that
is
only
two
and
a
half
percent.
R
That
just
doesn't
make
any
sense
and
the
reason
that
the
that
that
number
comes
out
on
the
administration's
fee
is
they
only
on
the
fiscal
note.
The
administration
they're
only
counting
that
raise
for
six
months
when
you
count
each
raise
the
cost
of
it
for
a
year,
because
you're
trying
to
get
the
cost
of
everything
for
a
year,
then
the
value
goes
up
to
the
five
percent
that
it
accurately
should
be
the
same.
R
Another
error
is
made
in
the
open
contribution,
which
is
a
a
important
concession
from
the
firefighters,
not
arguing
with
that,
but
in
the
first
year
of
the
contract
they
agree
they're
going
to
pay
25
a
month
towards
the
health
insurance
upon
retirement.
So
you
figure
out
what
the
savings
is
for
that
and
that
becomes
the
savings
in
the
first
year
of
the
agreement.
After
that,
you
don't
count
it
anymore
in
the
fiscal
note,
because
you
count
things
only
for
a
year.
R
If
you
get
a
raise
in
the
first
year,
you
don't
count
it
for
four
years.
You
count
it
for
the
first
12
months.
If
you
contribute
to
oped,
you
count
it
for
the
first
year
so
buy
that
combination
of
counting
the
raises
for
six
months
and
the
oped
considerable
opec
contribution
for
four
years
rather
than
one
year.
R
So
I
find
this
troubling
number
one,
because
the
administration
was
in
the
at
the
bargaining
table,
thinking
it
was
spending
250,
raising
the
cost
of
fire
protection,
the
salaries
of
the
employees
cost
by
250
000
by
the
end
of
the
contract,
250
000
a
year
when,
in
reality
it's
750
000,
that's
one
thing
I
find
troubling.
The
other
thing
I
find
troubling
is
frankly
that
we
can't
resolve
this
issue
and
because
it's
it's
all
about
numbers
and
we
don't-
we
can't
come
to
an
agreement
on
numbers,
because
the
administration.
R
You're
wrong:
we've
always
done
it
this
way,
and
I
present
numbers
I
presented
memos
and
there's
no
attempt
to
come
to
any
kind
of
agreement.
It's
just
you're
wrong
and
we
did
it
right,
so
that's
also
very
troubling.
I
think
that
in
a
democratic
society
we
have
to
have
debate
over
things
and
get
down
to
the
meat
of
the
matter.
Those
of
us
who
are
democrats-
our
party
chairman,
said
you
know,
vote
for
democrats
on
the
city
council
because
we
need
checks
and
balances.
R
Well,
this
is
the
this
is
the
process
of
the
checks
and
balances,
so
I
would
say
to
everyone
who
who
plans
to
run
for
re-election,
that,
under
this
contract
in
fiscal
year,
14,
which
is
the
year
that
we're
in
right
now
the
cost,
the
firefighting
costs
are
reduced
in
fiscal
year
15
they
go
up
slightly
in
fiscal
year.
16
they
go
up
quite
a
bit.
So
if
you
run
for
reelection
and
you
win,
you
may
be
looking
at
a
proposal
for
a
tax
increase
to
pay
for
this
contract.
D
R
Those
are
the
the
points
I
want
to
make.
I
also
just
to
give
you
an
example
of
for
the
public
of
the
kind
of
thing
that
I've
shown
to
the
administration
that
they
just
tell
me
I'm
wrong.
If
you,
if
you
we
picked
one,
I
picked
one
employee.
R
F
A
Councilman
box.
Thank
you,
council
president.
C
You
know
in
school,
they
always
say,
show
the
work.
Well,
I
wanted
to
see
the
work
on
paper
and
I
only
did
it
for
the
salaries
of
the
payroll
portion
of
the
contract
because
alluding
to
the
other
costs,
such
as
the
op
contributions
and
everything
else,
those
are
fixed
costs
and
if
you
take
using
the
opeb
example
here,
fifty
eight
thousand
eight
hundred
dollars
in
fiscal
year,
fourteen
you're
gonna-
have
that
money
each
year.
C
So
we'll
use
an
example
of
a
bank
account
you
make
a
deposit
in
that
bank
account
for
fifty
eight
thousand
eight
hundred
dollars
in
fiscal
year.
Fourteen
you
make
that
same
deposit
for
the
following
fiscal
years.
You
are
going
to
have
approximately
two
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
in
that
bank
account
that
the
firefighters
contributed
to
that
bank
account
that
the
city
did
not
have
to
pay.
That
is
a
total
savings
for
the
city
of
225
thousand
dollars.
C
So
I
don't
think
that
can
be
argued
any
other
way,
except
on
a
fiscal
note.
It
shows
the
city
saves
225.
000
by
not
having
to
make
that
contribution,
so
I
didn't
bother
running
the
other
numbers.
I
believe
the
city
is
absolutely
correct
on
its
fiscal
note.
As
far
as
those
go,
so
I
passed
out
to
the
fellow
council
people
a
spreadsheet.
I
ran
regarding
the
payroll
and
what
I
use
is
the
budgeted
numbers
to
start
with
on
fiscal
year.
14.
C
C
So
if
you
look
down
at
the
bottom
or
the
second
I
apologize,
I
should
probably
should
have
printed
the
grid
lines
with
this,
but
in
total
fiscal
year
change
at
the
bottom
of
each
civilian
column.
So
that's
the
total
amount
either
the
city
saved
that
year
for
both
categories
or
expended
or
expended
so
in
fiscal
year
14.
I
came
up
with
100
a
savings
of
118
000,
which
is
pretty
close
to
what
the
fiscal
note
had.
C
It
might
be
due
to
the
fact
that
I
didn't
get
the
beginning
numbers
that
director
strom
used,
but
you
know
they're
close
enough
for
government
work
partner
on
so
you
know
in
agreement
for
fiscal
year
14.
I
think
we
can
agree
that
we're
pretty
much
on
track
with
what
we
did
so
then,
in
fiscal
year,
15
again
you
get
the
1.5
raise
in
that
mid-year.
C
So,
of
course
you
have
the
total
payroll
and
you
multiply
that
by
1.5
and
that's
where
you're
going
to
get
your
total
raise
for
fiscal
year.
15.
and
again
the
city
had
96
821.
I
had
98
000
again,
that's
probably
the
difference
in
our
starting
numbers
from
at
the
beginning
of
this
exercise.
So
again
we
agree.
C
We
get
a
little
bit
off
the
path
in
fiscal
year,
16
not
as
much
as
councilman
psychos
alludes
to,
and
I
think
it's
that
it's
again
it's
a
double
raise
in
fiscal
year,
16,
where
you're
getting
that
1.5
raise
on
half
the
payroll
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
So
you
take
that
6
million
233
000
in
the
non-civilian
fiscal
year
16.
multiply
that
times
1.5
and
that's
your
raise
now
when
you
take
that
two
percent
raise
in
the
second
half
of
the
year.
C
You
have
to
do
that
on
that
1.5
percent
calculation
that
we
just
did,
because
you
have
to
compound
that
into
your
calculation
and
something
also
that
councilman
styko
said
is
that
the
city
isn't
is
going
six
months
to
six
months
with
the
raises
not
including
it
in
the
following
year.
Well,
yes,
you
are
because
you're
carrying
that
over,
if
you
notice
in
my
calculations
in
fiscal
year
15,
I
have
a
total
at
the
bottom
of
12
million
467
801..
C
So
I
think
the
only
difference
director
strom
and
I
had
in
this
is
that
that
calculation
of
that
second
year
raise
so
the
city
had
229
680
for
fiscal
year
16..
I
had
a
total
of
331
so
we're
off.
By
about
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
but
again
using
the
calculations,
they
are
correct.
I
think
in
budgeting
this
way
they
are
correct
and
then,
if
you
go
to
fiscal
year,
17
the
city
at
134,
724
for
salary,
I
had
135.8084.
C
So
again
correct-
and
this
is
this-
is
math.
You
can't
change
math,
you
can't
do
it
any
other
way
you
have
to
compound
the
raises.
You
have
to
carry
them
over
the
next
year.
So
again
the
total
change
from
fiscal
year
14
to
fiscal
year,
17,
a
total
for
just
salaries
alone,
was
446
548
and
your
total
percentage
change
over
the
course
of
the
contract
is
3.27
percent,
and
you
know
my
spreadsheets
online.
C
If
you
go
to
the
sorry
harold
if
you're
here,
but
if
you
go
to
patch.com,
you
can
click
on
a
link.
You
can
see
all
the
formulas
I
use,
you
can
break
it
down
any
way
you
want,
but
this
is
the
way
it
was
done
and
I
believe
the
city
is
is
correct
on
on
what
they
did.
So
thank
you.
Council,
president,
for
the
time.
O
Thank
you,
council
president
councilman
psychos
did
mention
that
I
would
have
said
that
salaries
are
calculated
as
an
indirect
expense
and
other
things
like
rent
utilities
or
calculated
as
a
direct
expense
and
I'll.
Tell
you
why.
D
O
O
So
I
think
that's
the
difference
of
opinion
here.
When
you
look
at
the
two
methods
of
calculating
a
fiscal
note,
a
fiscal
note
takes
the
actual
fiscal
impact
year
over
year.
So
the
change
every
year,
not
the
whole
change,
because
the
firefighters,
though
we're
giving
them
a
two
percent
raise
in
year,
one
are
only
getting
one
percent
of
that
raise.
O
So
even
though
the
salary
is
going
up
by
two
percent
we're
only
giving
them
one
percent.
So
you
need
that
to
calculate
the
fiscal
impact.
You
can't
say
that,
because
I
gave
them
a
two
year
raise
in
year,
one
six
months
into
the
year
that
they
get
a
two
percent,
raise
it's
actually
a
one
percent
net
effect
of
the
city
and
that's
how
I
understand
the
contract.
A
G
You,
council,
president,
through
the
chair,
could
I
ask
councilman
stegos
a
question
steve
your
room.
Your
spreadsheet,
for
instance,
on
the
opeb
contribution,
shows
58.
G
G
To
know,
but
all
right,
just
thinking
logically
they're
paying
out
they're
paying
the
oped
contribution
in
that
fiscal
year.
Well,
yes,
they
are
so
I'm
just
looking
at
it
and
well
and
if
you're,
looking
at
your
paycheck
and
you're,
seeing
the
okay
contributions
coming
out.
So
that's
like
councilman
bots,
the
less
money
that
the
city's
putting
in
because
the
firefighters
are
putting
it
in.
So
I
can't
see
where
zero
accurately
portrays
that.
G
R
Right
this
year
you
get
a
thousand
dollar
raise.
Then
the
thousand
dollars
and
under
this
method
would
be
counted
this
year.
It
wouldn't
be
counted,
it
wouldn't
be
listed
next
year.
It's
just
a
change
over
a
12-month
period.
So
if
money's
coming
out
at
25
at
58
800
a
year
consistently,
you
only
count
it
in
the
year.
This
is
a
this
is
an
analysis
of
the
change.
R
G
Okay,
so
can
I
ask
the
question
on
the
salary
line
and
then
council
can
I
just
ask
one
more
yeah,
just
kind
of
wrap
it
up
when
the
council
vice
president,
said
that
you
count
it
as
a
one
percent
raise
rather
than
a
two
percent
rate,
because
it's
a
half
a
year?
Is
this
96
821
along
those
same
lines
or
do
you
have
it
as
a
two
percent.
F
R
I
haven't
this
is
the
first
I've
seen
of
what
councilman
botts
did
so
I've
sent
out
what
I
did
to
everybody
and
I've
handed
it
out
ahead
of
time,
so
people
can
react
to
it
with
the
with
the
1.5.
The
first
raise
that
their
the
firefighters
are
getting
the
administration
says
in
fiscal
year
15.
R
R
You've
got
to
count
another
96
000
if
you're
trying
to
figure
out
the
annual
cost
of
things,
and
so,
if
you
give
a
raise
in
the
middle
of
the
year,
you
as
the
as
paul
the
letter
said
you
do
delay
the
raise
for
for
six
months,
but
eventually
that
pay
comes
up
six
months
later.
Okay,.
R
Well,
you're
not
carrying
the
other
one
across
because
it's
starting
in
the
beginning
of
the
year.
If
you
look
down
on
the
the
dental,
see
the
dental
limit
that
one
that
starts
in
the
middle
of
the
year
that
inc
that
cost.
R
So
there
they
get.
This
increased
limit
on
the
dental
that
bob
strom
estimated
to
be
5
100
a
year
a
year
so
but
because
it
starts
in
january,
you
should
put
half
of
it
in
fiscal
year.
15
and
half
16.
N
Thank
you,
council
president,
drew
the
chair
to
the
sponsor,
but
steve,
if
you're
applying
that
rule,
which
you
just
said
on
the
opeb
contribution
that
it's
already
there's
no
further
change
in
that
second
year.
Isn't
that
the
same
with
some
of
the
other
other
items
such
as
the
salary?
That's
been
budgeted
so
that
it's
not
increasing
that
same
amount
each
and
every
each
year
once
it
reaches
a
new
base,
then
that
base
is
carried
forward
until
there's
another
increase.
N
Otherwise
we
could
go
back
25
years
and
see
what
the
base
was
and
see
how
much
we've
increased
our
our
salary
costs.
I
mean
they
do
go
up.
That's
the
nature
of
the
beast,
so
the
by
not
carrying
those
savings
on
opec,
they're
going
to
contribute
each
and
every
year
the
same
thing
with
the
copay
they're
going
to
pay
that
20
000
in
presumably
each
of
those
four
years,
which
means
it
should
be.
R
R
For
two
and
a
half
years,
they're
not
going
to
get
it
for
the
first
year
and
a
half,
but
they
are
going
to
get
it
for
two
and
a
half
years
and
then
you
have
to
count
the
1.5
percent
raise
that
they're
going
to
get
at
the
beginning
of
fiscal
year
16.
R
You
have
to
count
that
for
two
years,
because
because
what
the
number
you're
looking
for
you're
you're
saying
what
is
the
total
amount
that
they're
going
to
contribute
to
opec
for
the
over
the
term
of
the
contract?
And
you
know
that's
a
legitimate
number.
But
if
you're
going
to
do
that,
then
you
have
to
say:
what's
the
total
amount
that
the
mechanics
pay
is
going
to
go
up?
Well,
it's
going
to
go
up
20
000
times
four,
not
times
one,
because
you
can.
That
was
another
one
where
they
they
listed
it
four
times.
N
May
I
have
make
another
comment
council
president,
but
well
I
think
the
big
picture
is.
Is
it
a
good
contract?
Is
it
too
much
to
pay?
You
know,
contracts
go
up,
I
mean
I
wish
my
landscaper
would
never
charge
me
an
increase
over
the
next
four
years,
but
that's
not
likely
to
happen.
Everything
goes
up.
I
don't
think
that
it's,
the
numbers
are
bad.
N
We're
we're
gaining
193
000
in
this
week
this
next
fiscal
year
we're
we're
paying
down
we're
paying
down
the
road
a
little
bit
more
we're
giving
those
increases,
but
they've
conceded
to
give
up
the
the
firefighters
are
giving
up
the
one
percent
raise
that
that
was
already
booked
for
this
year,
so
that
this
year,
they're
putting
it
off
for
another
year
and
they're
putting
by
the
time
they
catch
up.
You
know:
they've
saved
the
city
as
considerable
amount
of
money,
and
I
I
think
that
we've
seen
director
strom.
N
We
know
that
our
outside
auditors
have
looked
at
the
contracts
we've
done
for
the
last.
You
know
four
or
five
years:
they
they
haven't
written
any
disclaimers
or
any
qualifications
to
those
contracts
and
those
fiscal
notes.
N
So
obviously,
there
are
a
lot
of
accountants
that
that
agree
with
director
strom
and
how
he's
approaching
this
and
even
council
vice
president
farina
feels
that
the
you
know
the
budgeted
items
you
can't
just
keep
once
those
increases
have
been
those
raises
have
been
given,
then
that
sets
the
new
base
for
those
pays
and
we
that's
what
we
have
to
pay.
N
I
think
the
administration
and
mr
valletta,
you
know,
spent
considerable
time
crafting
a
contract,
that's
fair
to
the
city
and
fair
to
the
firefighters,
and
I
think
that
we
should
we
should
pass
it.
S
S
S
Maybe
the
pensions
go
towards
the
state
run
pension
system
or
to
see
them
go.
I
I,
I
guess
define
contribution
I
didn't
realize
that
is.
Is
that
automatically
a
401k?
S
I'm
not
a
finance
expert
in
any
way,
but
I
was
just
feeling
like
the
risk
that
we
all
take
with
these
pensions
over
time
has
been
demonstrated
and
we're
paying
the
price
for
them
in
our
taxes,
and
I
would
like
to
start
with
these
contracts
and
and
start
to
see
an
effort
being
moved
to
rectify
this
situation
that
the
city's
put
in
with
the
leverage.
S
So
I
guess
that's
that's
one
of
my
issues
and
also
I
truly
don't
see
why
you
can't
represent
the
the
raises
as
a
yearly
raise
and
instead
of
the
half-year
steps-
and
I
see
you're
explaining
I'm
trying
to
just
the
reading
through
the
contracts
are
new
to
me
this
year.
S
So
I'm
sort
of
catching
up
on
all
the
intricacies
and
they
are
intricate
and
and
catching
up
with
all
the
numbers,
and
I
just
I
kind
of
felt
like
it
would
have
been
more
straightforward
to
represent
them
as
a
full
year
of
one
percent,
one
and
a
half
percent
and
average
that
out
so
that
that's
my
my
thoughts,
I'd
like
to
put
out
there.
Thank
you.
P
Council
president,
as
a
history
professor
in
historian,
I
I
just
want
to
take
this
contract
into
context
historically
and
and
let
the
taxpayers
be
aware
that
in
the
last
five
years
the
firefighters
have
opened
up
their
contract
twice
to
assist
the
city
of
cranston
during
fiscal
hardship
and
the
firefighters
gave
back
over
three
million
dollars.
In
the
last
five
years.
The
taxpayer
city
of
cranston,
mr
valletta,
the
union
leader
for
the
active
firefighters,
played
a
vital
role
in
negotiations
with
the
retired
firefighters.
P
So,
as
far
as
the
fairness
of
this
contract,
we
have
a
union
that
came
to
the
table
when
the
city
was
in
desperate
needs.
When
the
state
cut
revenue
sharing
and
if
they
didn't
come
to
the
table,
many
services
in
the
city
would
be
cut
in
including
a
number
of
in
the
school
department.
P
My
colleague
recently
wrote
an
editorial
and
in
the
editorial
I'd
like
to
quote
it,
it's
a
cities
like
france
that
will
never
restore
school
music
and
sports
programs,
improve
other
city
services
or
stabilize
property
taxes
if
they
negotiate
labor
contracts
like
the
recently
negotiated
fire
country.
Well,
I
don't
want
to
have
fallacies,
but
it's
the
administration
that
negotiates
contracts.
The
mayor,
the
mayor,
negotiates
all
contracts.
P
P
Another
fallacy
is
music
and
sports
programs
can't
be
restored
until
the
school
department
pays
back
a
loan
that
the
city,
council
and
council
president
atlanta
was
gracious
enough
to
give
them
because
they
had
overspent
constantly
constantly
responding
councilman
steinkels
and
I
served
on
the
school
committee.
I
was
there
when
a
teacher's
contract
was
not
even
financially
analyzed,
no
telling
what
it
would
cost.
The
city
was
an
exorbitant
contract
that
my
colleague,
mr
stuttgart,
voted
against,
and
the
council
president
made
sure
that
I
had
a
conflict.
P
P
Now,
if
my
colleague
wants
to
save
on
this
end
in
order
to
send
more
money
to
the
school
department,
that's
just
going
to
spend
it
exorbitantly
doesn't
make
sense
to
me
and
the
other
statement
my
colleague
made.
He
said
if
we
vote
on
this
and
those
who
are
fortunate
to
get
re-elected,
we
may
face
a
tax
increase.
P
My
colleague
this
year
advocated
a
tax
increase.
I
don't
know
if
it
was
10
or
15
cents.
I
don't
know
what
it
was,
but
he
advocated
tax
increases,
so
tax
increases
are
no
strangers
to
the
councilman
award
one.
I
am
going
to
support
this
contract
because
the
firefighters
came
to
the
table
came
to
the
table
at
a
time
and
we
see
their
credits
that
really
needed
help
and
they
were
good
enough
to
to
help
the
taxpayers.
E
Thank
you,
mr
president,
through
the
chair
to
director
strom.
T
Now
what
they
do
is
when
they
come
in
every
fiscal
year
to
do
an
audit.
They
review
the
contracts,
make
sure
that
the
the
contracts
are
up
to
date.
They
review
certain
components
of
it
specifically
salary
and
benefits,
and
things
of
that
nature,
and
they
make
sure
that
we're
following
the
the
percentages
and
the
different
amounts
that
was
been
negotiated
and
never
once
has
it
ever
been
brought
to
my
attention
that
there's
ever
been
a
problem.
E
To
follow
up
with
my
colleague,
councilman
marketo
said
this
current
budget.
We're
in
is
a
zero
tax
increase
to
the
taxes.
That
is
correct
in
your
opinion,
this
contract
do
we
have
enough
money
budgeted
for
this
year
and
can
you
project
into
next
year
to
say
that
it's
not
going
to
be
a
burden
on
the
taxpayers.
T
Well,
for
fiscal
year
14,
it's
certainly
not
a
burden
because
the
fire
has
given
back
money
to
the
city.
So
we
budgeted
approximately
two
hundred
thousand
more
than
what
we're
going
to
have
to
pay
out
to
the
fire
because
they
were
decent
enough
to
come
to
the
table
and
give
back
a
one
percent
increase.
Don't
forget
when
we
did
the
budget
that
was
in
may
we
didn't
have
a
a
contract
in
place
by
the
fire
department.
T
T
E
Okay,
and
just
for
the
record,
mr
council
president,
while
I
appreciate
the
spreadsheet
that
the
councilman
botts
did
and
the
work
that
councilman
styko
has
put
in-
and
I
know,
I've
had
a
couple
of
conversations
with
councilman
farina-
the
fact
that
we
have
a
very
qualified
director
of
finance
handling
the
finances
of
the
city
and
who's
telling
us.
This
is
a
good
contract.
O
As
a
follow-up
to
councilman
aceto's,
questions
to
the
chair
to
the
director
of
finance
you've
done
seven
separate
contracts.
O
C
Thank
you,
council,
president
I'll,
be
brief.
You
always
you
always
strive
for
perfection
and
in
this
contract
there
are
a
couple
items
that
you
know
I
I
think
could
have
been
changed
in
my
opinion,
for
the
better.
But
overall
I
think
this
is
a
fair
contract.
The
positives
outweigh
the
negatives,
in
my
opinion,
and
the
opeb
contributions
is
definitely
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
C
The
salary
increases,
according
to
my
calculations,
three
percent
over
four
fiscal
years,
3.27
over
four
fiscal
years.
Again,
I
think
it's
a
fair
and
equitable
contract
for
both
the
city
and
the
firefighters,
so
I
will
be
voting
in
favor
of
this
contract.
Thank
you.
R
Just
very
briefly,
the
auditor,
the
city
auditor,
does
not
audit
the
fiscal
notes.
The
city
auditor,
as
as
the
finance
director
pointed
out,
he
looks
at
the
contracts
and
sees
if
the
city
is
paying
the
amounts
that
are
in
the
contract
and
that
and
I
have
no
I'm
not
saying
that
that
the
city
won't
make
budget.
But
I'm
saying
the
budget
is
going
to
have
to
be
more
to
cover
the
cost
of
the
contract
than
is
being
projected.
R
My
argument
is
with
the
projections,
not
the
what
may
happen
down
the
road
with
the
financial
statements.
T
T
G
A
S
I
have
a
question:
are
we
moving
the
question
of
the
the
finance
report
or
this
is
to
take.
F
D
B
Councilwoman
lee
yes,
councilman
steichos,
councilman
dots.
C
B
A
E
Yes
coordinates:
5-13-4
ordinance
and
amendment
of
title
13,
the
code
of
the
city
of
france
in
2005,
entitled
public
service
sewer
connection
permits,
as
amended
in
committee.
On
august
5th,
the
public
works
committee
met
and
unanimously
approved.
This
ordinance
motion
to
approve.
E
Just
for
public
knowledge,
what
this
ordinance
basically
does
does
is
it
codifies
the
the
sewer
permit
process
where
there
was
kind
of
no
process
before
we
have
both
city
residents
connecting
to
the
system
and
out
of
city
residents.
E
So
if
you're,
a
cranston
taxpayer,
it's
an
administrative
thing
for
the
public
works
department
and
if
you're
an
out
of
town
person
trying
to
connect
to
our
system,
you
have
to
go
in
front
of
the
public
works
committee
and
the
full
council
to
get
approval
to
connect
so
that
some
of
the
questionable
connections
that
happen
in
the
past
won't
happen
again.
Thank
you.
A
Any
other
discussion,
councilman.
G
E
B
A
Safety
service
license
committee
chairman
santa
maria
thank.
G
You,
council,
president
ordinance
713-8
ordinance
and
amendment
of
title
5.64
of
the
court
of
the
city
of
cranston
2005,
entitled
business
license
and
regulations,
public
entertainment,
expiration
date.
Council
president.
This
will
just
make
the
renewal
date
coincide
with
the
renewal
for
their
liquor
license.
G
So
they'll
get
one
bill
for
their
liquor
license
in
their
expansion
of
service,
rather
than
the
way
it
is
now
which
would
be
in
the
mid
year.
So
this
is
just
a
kind
of
a
tidying
up
of
the
regulation
to
make
it
easier
for
the
clerk's
office
and
I
recommend
approval.
R
B
A
S
This
is
a
report
for
informational
purposes.
Only
we
issued
264.98
for
a
broken
windshield
to
geraldine
cannon
and
angelina
agen.
S
Had
vehicle
damage
that
totaled
145.77.
S
And
we
have
another
broken
windshield
that
we
contributed
to
and
fifty
cents
to,
and
that
was
it:
okay.
A
Thank
you
public
hearing
on
any
docketed
or
undocumented
items.
Anybody
from
the
public
like
to
speak
on
any
subject.
Please
come
up
give
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Please.
I
Richard
thompson's
400
farmington
avenue
when
I
stood
up
here
last,
I
said
something
to
the
effect.
This
was
a
well-engineered
contract
and
it
was
it's
politically
deft.
I
think
councilwoman
lee
hit
on
it
when
she
said
it
was
very
complicated,
but
I'm
sure
she
changed
her
mind.
There's
been
a
lot
of
political
pressure.
Obviously,
to
make
this
contract
work
a
couple
of
other
things.
We
shouldn't
bring
the
school
department
in
here.
I
We
shouldn't
take
advantage
of
the
children
in
any
discussion,
and
I
think
mr
straub
said
the
school
department,
unless
I
didn't
hear
correctly,
was
giving
twice
as
much
under
budget
this
year
and
they
are
on
a
fine.
They
are
on
a
fine
path.
I
know
that
for
a
fact,
so
this
council
member
everybody
here,
should
want
our
children
to
be
educated
to
the
best
to
the
fullest,
which
they're
not
now
so
to
use
them
as
political
pawns
is
at
best
degrading
to
the
author.
I
The
other
thing
is
on
numbers:
numbers,
don't
lie,
that's
one
of
the
worst
comments
anybody
could
make.
I've
sat
in
meetings
with
two
big
eights
in
those
days,
given
the
same
set
of
numbers.
Come
up
with
different
conclusions,
there's
all
reasons,
there's
certainly
accounting
rules.
Sometimes
it's
to
do
with
the
company
itself
sometimes
is
to
do
the
state
law
federal
law,
so
numbers
numbers
are
used
all
the
time
for
various
reasons.
So
I
don't
blame
mr
stykos
for
coming
up
with
his
analysis.
Somebody
should,
and
somebody
should
have
come
up
with
a
different
analysis.
I
The
other
analysis
that
were
made
were,
you
know,
kind
of
political
too.
All
they
did
is
follow
exactly
what
the
administration
does
and
we've
proven.
If
you
want
any
proof
about
what
happens
with
numbers
right
now,
there
are
what
was
big
firms
either
the
chiefs
of
those
are
going
to
jail
or
they're,
paying
heavy
fines,
and
don't
you
can't
say
that
they
did
that
on
purpose.
They
come
up
with
a
set
of
numbers
that
was
proven
at
least
legally
in
the
in
the
law
failed
wrong.
I
You've
done
a
little
bit
better
job
tonight
I
see,
but
we
all
knew
it
was
a
foregone
conclusion
and
the
arguments
were
really
exactly
as
I
thought
they
would
go
down
tonight.
We
had
a
couple.
I
was
surprised
at
the
numbers
contract
and
the
school
contract
the
school
idea
bringing
this
into
it,
but
other
than
that
it
is
what
it
is
and
I
think
miss
lee
knows.
Thank
you.
U
My
name
is
gayle
donnelly
and
I
live
at
77
robin
circle.
I'm
just
going
through
my
notes
here,
and
it
says
that
mr
cycles,
it's
you,
you
printed,
you
wrote
on
monday
july
2013.
U
I
have
personally
told
the
company
that
the
city
would
be
interested
in
at
least
some
of
the
property
for
a
park.
This
discussion
cannot
get
underway
until
it
is
clear
that
the
land
would
be
acquired
by
the
company
that
is
safe
for
recreational
use.
Is
that
a
truism
I
mean
you
did
write
it
and
it
is
on
one
of
your
sites
and
it
said
that
you
personally
told
the
company
that
the
city
would
be
interested
in
buying
some
of
this
land.
I
haven't
heard
a
word
of
that.
R
R
The
council
passed
a
parks
plan
about
two
years
ago
and
in
that
plan,
which
is
just
a
plan,
it
doesn't
have
any
money
expended
part
of
the
cipa
geige
property,
the
belfast
basf
property,
the
the
bellfont
pond
is
one
of
the
items
on
that
and
the
the
planning
director
who,
I
don't
think
is
here
anymore-
has
talked
with
basf.
I
believe
about
donating
the
land.
U
R
U
Able
to
accepting
the
land
and
all
the
reasons.
U
I'm
just
wondering
what
would
prompt
you
to
say
that
the
city
would
be
interested
in
purchasing
or
obtaining
the
land.
If
that
really
wasn't
a
truism,
because
it
you
know,
I
mean
with
so
many
attachments
to
it.
I
I
don't
understand
how
they
could
be
interested
when
they
turned
it
down.
It
was
offered
to
them
for
a
dollar.
I
do
believe
at
one
point
and
it
was
going
to
be
a
parking
space
for
large
equipment
and
I'm
new
to
politics.
U
So
forgive
me,
but
you
know
it
just
struck
me
as
a
little
funny
that
that
would
come
across
as
the
city
being
interested
you
know.
Is
anybody
else
aware
that
the
city
is
interested
in
purchasing.
R
Well,
the
park's
plan
was
approved,
as
I
said,
by
the
council
and
signed
by
the
mayor.
So
there's
interest
is
the
city
going
to
buy
it?
I
have
no
idea.
Is
the
city
going
to
accept
it
as
a
donation?
I
have
no
idea,
but
it
that
discussion
doesn't
start
until
the
environmental
reports
are
in
for
exactly
the
reasons
that
you
said.
U
We're
asking
your
help
and
the
mayor's
help,
because
basf
is
such
a
big
company.
I
mean
I've
called
them
every
week,
the
commun
the
community
relations
department
and
have
yet
to
talk
to
anybody
in
new
jersey.
So
you
know
thank
you
for
your
time
and
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
a
a
couple
of
points.
Thank
you.
A
V
Good
evening,
thank
you,
council
president.
The
administration
respectfully
submits
that
lieutenant
dean
brockway
is
submitting
a
request
to
be
continued
in
service.
V
P
B
A
Council
president
communications,
we
went
through
a
long
and
exhaustive
process
with
by
this
contract
we
met
several
times.
We
made
an
executive
session,
a
lot
of
yelling
and
screaming,
but
overall
we
felt
it
was
a
fair
contract,
and
the
vote
of
this
council
reflects
the
view
of
the
majority.
The
vast
majority
council
people,
mr
sram,
did
an
excellent
job
and
I
think
the
way
he
does
that
financial
report
is
the
same
way
almost
every
community
in
rhode
island.
Does
it
to
change
that
procedure.
D
A
We
continue
to
work
to
weld
together
as
a
council.
We
do
have
our
disagreements
at
times,
but
we
are
here
to
do
the
people's
business
and
do
what's
best
for
the
taxpayers
of
the
city
and
that's
why
we
voted
for
this
contract
because
it's
not
a
big
burden.
The
fire
department
gave
up
an
awful
lot
in
the
past.
A
D
O
V
Thank
you,
councilman
farina,
our
director
of
constituent
affairs,
marissa
campassani,
has
been
in
touch
with
our
code
enforcement,
and
director
paikel
did
inform
her
that
he
has
been
in
touch
with
the
property
owners
and
they're
working
on
cleaning
up
that
site,
and
it
probably
will
be
done
within
the
week.
Thank
you.
O
And
my
second
one's
more
of
a
statement,
I
just
want
to
thank
the
administration
and,
more
importantly,
tony
libertore-
for
updating
some
of
the
playgrounds
out
there.
I
have
two
little
kids
a
four-year-old
and
a
two-year-old,
and
there
are
a
lot
of
playgrounds
that
were
in
disrepair,
so
they
took
bond
money
and
they
fixed
four
or
five
of
the
playgrounds
in
the
city
to
make
the
city
a
better
place
to
live.
So
I
thank
the
administration,
tony
latoya,
for
getting
that
done
for
us.
V
Thank
you
councilman,
and
it
shows
what
we
can
do
in
the
spirit
of
cooperation.
We
couldn't
do
it
without
you
guys
as
well.
Thank
you
another.
G
Question
councilman
mariah
thank
council
president
walmart
and
plainfield
pike
still
haven't
got
a
local
contact
and
carlos
has
asked
for
one
more
time
to
look
into
it.
I
will
say
that
I
called
the
gentleman
in
missouri
and
he
pretty
much
refused
to
give
me
a
local
contact,
so
he
didn't
have
to.
I
quoted
him.
The
state
war
which
says
yes,
he
does,
and
the
conversation
didn't
end
well
so
just
kind
of
asking.
If
the
administration
can
get
us
a
local
contact,
there
are
other
issues
if
there's
a
fire
there.
G
If
there's
vandalism
this
guy's
not
gonna,
get
on
a
plane
from
missouri,
he
has
to
have
a
local
contact.
So
can
we
get
a
local
contact.
V
Councilman
santamaria,
yes,
I'm
aware
of
the
conversation
you
had
with
the
gentleman
from
missouri
and
we're
working
to
set
up
a
method
of
communication
with
a
local
contract.
He
does
have
a
property
manager,
slash
observer,
but
he
didn't
want
to
give
us
the
number
for
that
particular
person,
so
we're
trying
to
figure
out
a
different
way
in
which
we
can
have
a
local
contact
and
it
may
entail
going
through
the
listed
agent
at
the
secretary
of
state's
website.
G
V
Well,
like
I
said
he
has
a
property
manager
or
person
who
observes
and
keeps
a
lookout
for
those
overnight
trucks.
We
just
don't
know
who
it
is
or
how
to
contact
that
person.
So
I
would
imagine
that,
if
something
like
that
happened
at
the
location,
this
person
would
miraculously
appear
and
reveal
themselves,
but
in
all,
in
all
seriousness,
we
are
working
to
resolve
the
situation.
G
Just
have
a
couple
of
27
vigilant
street
in
the
old
garzillis
bakery
in
knightsville
of
both
one's
a
foreclosure.
The
grass
needs
to
be
cut.
A
Thank
you,
councilman
vecchio,.
N
Yes,
thank
you,
council
president,
just
one
follow-up
to
what
councilman
vice
president
farina
said.
I
know
there
was
a
question
last
meeting
about
the
brayton
avenue
field
and
the
playground
and
I
did
go
by
and
they
were
replacing
the
the
equipment
there.
So
it
had
been
taken
down.
But
in
order
to
be
replaced
so
that
I
believe
is
accomplished.
Q
I
was
just
briefed
on
this
issue
today,
so
I'm
not
entirely
up
on
the
entire
the
facts,
but
I
do
know
that
the
administration,
the
city
from
our
perspective,
has
no
interest
in
becoming
a
responsible
party
or
buying
the
site,
while
still
under
remediation.
Q
If
in
fact
it
still
is
so
that
has
to
be
established,
we
are
seeking
to
get
an
update
on
that
particular
situation.
We
understand
that
the
city,
through
its
inspectors,
has
been
going
to
the
site.
Mr
holt
went
to
the
site
on
july
19th.
He
gave
a
report
to
the
city.
There
was
additional
cleanup
that
was
specified
by
him
and
bs
bsf
was
responsive
and
cleaned
up
accordance
with
what
he
cited.
Q
Q
Q
So
I
think
the
key
for
the
city
is
that
we
don't
want
to
undertake
a
substantial
liability
at
this
time
for
an
environmental
cleanup.
Q
While
you
know
just
new
to
the
situation,
I'm
hearing
constituent
issues
with
respect
to
the
condition
of
the
property,
and
certainly
you
know
that
needs
to
be
addressed,
which
is
not
really
evident
from
the
safety
reports.
Obviously,
my
comments
here
don't
address
how
the
people
feel
living
next
to
that
site.
Q
Nor
could
they,
but
those
have
to
be
addressed
as
well,
and
we
can
work
with
director
lopez
and
marisa
to
try
to
address
an
intel,
a
dialogue
with
bsf
about
that,
but
I
can
say
with
certainty
that
there's
really
no
drive
to
acquire
a.
What
could
be
a
liability
for
the
city
of
cleanup.
R
I
agree
100
and
that's
all
I've
ever
said
to
basf.
Is
there
can't
even
be
a
discussion
until
there's
the
environmental
reports
are
in,
I
mean
they
would
like
to
unload
it.
I
don't,
I
think,
if
remember,
if
you
were
around
when
the
traffic
candy
administration
had
the
plan
to
assume
it
for
a
dollar
and
part
of
that
plan
was
that
the
city
would
be
it
was
in
the
agreement.
R
R
What
about
with
that
inspector
holtz
report?
Can
I
get
a
copy
of
that.
Q
I
can
ask
director
lopez
if
he
could
give
me
a
copy
of.
I
don't
know
if
there
are
no
to
their
report
but
yeah
I
can
get
whatever
it
is.
R
And
is
it
is,
do
you
happen
to
know
if
it's
a
code
violation
to
have
boarded
up
windows
for
25
30
years.
F
Q
E
Yes,
through
the
chair,
councilman
steichos
steve,
if
you
want
to
put
that
as
a
agenda
on
public
works,
so
we
get
an
update
or
if
some
of
the
neighbors
want
to
come
and
voice
their
complaints.
If
it's
okay
with
the
council
president,
it's
okay
with
me
that
we
could
put
it
on
the
public
works
and
hear
it.
So
you
know
we
could
hear
it
more
frequently
and
get
some
action
done
on
it.
But
that's
your
call,
I'm
willing
to
do
that.
So
I.
R
Thank
you,
I
think
we
may
maybe
we
need
a
an
ordinance
that
sets
a
time
limit
on
board
it
up.
E
If
we
could
have
put
it
on
a
monthly
update
on
the
public
works
committee
and
that
way
there,
maybe
we
can
expedite
some
of
the
things
here.
Q
Yes,
we
can
do
that
and
in
addition
to
that,
there
are
two
contact
people
who
which
we
can
discuss
in
committee,
one
from
rydem
who
deals
with
interfaces
through
the
epa
and
the
other
who
handles
the
superfund
sites.
And
perhaps
they
would
be
better
able
to
determine
a
remediation
schedule
for
capping
and
for
making
sure
that
there's
no
further
contamination
on
the
site.
E
Through
the
chair
do
we
know
evan
when
the
last
time
we've
had
any
correspondence
with
them
concerning
the
property,
I.
Q
R
R
They
they're
monitoring
the
just,
so
you
know
that
dem
they're
two
sides
of
the
street
mill
street
dem
is
in
charge
of
one
side
epa's
in
charge
of
the
other
side.
They
are
essentially
waiting
for
basf
to
give
them
a
final
remediation
plan.
Then
they
have
to
review
that
plan
and
decide
whether
they
think
it's
proper
or
not.
R
So
as
far
as
I
know,
and
I'm
not
up
to
date,
but
basf
hasn't
submitted
those
plans
yet,
but
that
when
we
had
a
meeting,
we
had
a
community
meeting,
maybe
a
year
and
a
half
ago
and
both
of
the
the
environmental,
the
dem
person
came
and
the
epa
person
came
and
that's
pretty
much
what
they
they
said
so
and
so
just
mr
lopez,
will
you
be
getting
me
that
inspector's
report
or.
V
C
C
V
Mr
lopez,
thank
you,
council
president
councilman
butch.
Yes,
I
can
tell
you
that
it
appears
that
there
was
a
miscommunication
with
the
paving
people.
The
original
intent
of
paving
both
of
those
streets
was
due
to
the
water
damage
from
spectacle.
Is
it
spectacle
upon
at
the
end
there
and
the
culvert
that
at
the
end,
obviously,
when
it's
rainy
or
there's
a
flooding
issue,
the
asphalt
the
the
street
itself
suffers
a
lot
of
water
damage,
so
in
our
planning?
V
That
was
the
genesis
of
selecting
those
streets
to
be
done.
Unfortunately,
somewhere
in
the
communication
and
execution,
it
was
not
understood
by
the
contractor
that
we
were
going
all
the
way
to
the
water.
So
what's
going
to
happen
is
because
of
the
way
paving
is
done,
they
have
to
have
a
milling
machine
and
that
machine
costs
a
ton
of
money
to
have
out.
So
once
the
machine
is
gone,
it's
not
financially
practical
for
the
city
to
just
call
it
back,
even
though
the
mistake
was,
you
know
theirs
or
misunderstanding
was
theirs.
V
So
what
we're
going
to
do
is
we're
going
to
revisit
those
streets,
probably
in
the
spring,
when
we're
doing
the
rest
of
the
paving
project.
That's
been
approved
this
year,
so
it
is
our
intention
to
make
sure
that
those
streets
are
taken
care
of,
but
I
asked
the
residents
on
that
end
of
the
street
to
be
patient.
We
will
get
to
them,
but
it
will
not
be
until
the
spring
great.
Thank
you
I'll
pass
that
on.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
B
19
sharp
drive
to
be
referred
to
finance
committee
for
hearing
on
september
12th,
a
poll
location
request
from
national
grid
for
middle
midvale
avenue
to
be
referred
to.
Public
works,
we're
hearing
on
september,
9th
a
joint
location
from
national
grid
and
verizon
for
a
location
on
carolina
street
also
to
be
referred
to
public
works
for
hearing
on
september
12th.
B
We
have
the
following
claims
to
be
referred
to.
The
claims
committee
for
hearing
on
september
9th
a
property
damage
claim
from
ann
coutu
and
renee
kutu
after
the
alleged
incident
on
august
18
2013
a
property
damage
claim
from
nancy
hilton
from
an
alleged
incident
on
june
25th
2013,
a
property
damage
claim
from
robert
lucy
from
an
alleged
incident
on
march
14
2013,
a
property
damage
claim
from
curtis
matthau
from
an
alleged
incident
on
july,
9
2013,
a
property
damage
claim
from
andrea
cibriano
from
alleged
incident
on
october,
2nd
2013..