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April 22, 2013, City Council Meeting
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A
A
A
F
Council
president,
it's
an
honor
to
acknowledge
nine
gentlemen
here
tonight
that
achieved
the
rank
of
eagle
scout
with
the
boy
scouts
of
america.
All
are
from
the
same
troupe
here
in
cranston.
One
eagle
happens
to
be
my
second
cousin
three
other
eagles.
I
know
through
their
involvement
with
the
little
league,
and
I
attended
high
school
with
the
father
of
one
other
and
walk,
but
we'll
keep
that
a
secret
every
now
and
then
through
facebook.
I
can
see
the
photos
of
the
camping
trips
and
other
outings
they're
involved
with.
F
B
A
G
They
captured
the
d2
state
championship
defeating
st
philomena
on
march,
10th
at
st
mayfield's
academy,
introduced
the
season
with
an
impressive
undefeated
15-0
record.
This
is
the
first
boys
title
in
school
history
and
the
school's
first
basketball
title
of
any
kind
since
0.304
council
president.
Not
only
that
the
coach
told
me
they're
all
doing
very
well
academically,
so
I
think
that's
a
double
header
as
far
as
I'm
concerned,
well,
academically
and
undefeated
as
a
in
athletics.
G
G
E
E
G
F
F
A
L
It
was
a
huge
problem
last
year,
as
you
all
know,
and
you
made
a
concerted
effort
through
the
city
to
control
and
debate
the
situation.
However,
they
are
abundant
once
again
and
I've
already
spoken
with
a
minimum
housing
inspector.
Mr
holtz
he's
come
over
and
taking
a
look,
but
I
just
I'm
concerned
that
the
summer
is
upon
us
within
a
few
weeks
and
I
don't
want
it
to
become
another,
blossoming
situation
out
of
control,
there's
a
lot
of
little
kids
in
the
neighborhood.
L
I
live
on
richard
street
two
blocks
from
here
and
in
the
four
households
that
I
can
scream
loud
enough
that
they
can
hear
me.
Here's
eight
school-aged
children,
four
dogs,
that
go
outside
three
cats,
and
if
you
multiply
that
by
the
number
of
households
in
the
area,
it's
just
it's
exponentially
catastrophic
if
it
goes
uncapped
at
this
point,
so
I
just
wanted
to
know.
L
M
Thank
you,
council
president,
for
the
opportunity,
mrs
blake,
if
you
would
be
so
kind
feel
free
to
contact
our
the
mayor's
office
tomorrow
morning,
ask
for
marissa
campassani
and
we
certainly
can
check
into
your
situation.
But
I
do
want
you
to
be
aware
that,
throughout
our
budget
hearings
and
throughout
regular
communication
with
this
council,
we
have
briefed
them
on
the
plans,
for
you
know
trying
to
get
ahead
of
that
situation,
and
we
are
currently
training
additional
personnel
to
be
able
to
administer
the
rat
poison
and
do
follow-up
and
check-ups
on
that.
M
So
I
think
what
you'll
see
in
this
upcoming
season
with
the
wreck
season
we'll
see
more
enforcement,
more
activity
with
the
rat,
so
please
contact
us
tomorrow
or
you
can
or
if
we
go
home
tonight,
just
go
on
the
cranston
website.
Look
for
marissa
she's,
the
constituent
affairs
person
and
she'll
get
right
on
top
of
it,
we'll
go
out
there
and
we'll
do
whatever
we
have
to
do
to
help
your
situation
and
your
neighbors.
J
J
J
J
J
F
People
mark
a
single
line
on
there
to
vote
for
a
particular
party
and
don't
look
further
down
the
ballot
for
other
races
referendum
that
they
might
be
voting
for.
So,
in
my
opinion,
it's
something
that
is
left
over
from
the
days
of
the
mechanical
machines
and
is
not
a
necessary
item
anymore.
So
I
urge
the
council
to
pass
the
resolution.
Thank
you.
N
I
don't
think
we
need
two
resolutions
that
talk
about
eliminating
single
party
voting.
This
council
and
its
wisdom
has
already
concluded
that
a
referendum
makes
sense
for
the
single
party
voting
to
eliminate
it.
So
I
don't
see
why
we
need
another
resolution
to
basically
say
the
same
thing,
just
a
different
way.
O
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
co-sponsored
this
with
the
councilman
botts,
so
obviously
I
I
supported
it.
I'm
glad
to
see
that
some
of
our
colleagues
have
apparently
changed
their
mind
because
it
came
out
of
committee
this
time.
I
think
it
makes
an
awful
lot
of
sense.
I
think
even
the
independent
candidate
ken
block
mentioned
that
it
it
affected
how
people
approached
even
independent
candidates,
so
I
think
it's
definitely
something
whose
time
has
come
and
I
think
I'm
glad
to
see
that
will
at
least
come
out
in
support
of
it.
O
G
F
G
That
could
change
his
mind,
we're
setting
up
a
resolution
that
may
not
be
heard
because
obviously
they've
already
sent
up
a
few
and
they
decided
to
hold
it
for
further
study.
So
I
was
sending
this
resolution
up
for
them
to
hold
for
the
study
or
I
was
sending
them
up
because
they
won't
be
hearing
it
again.
F
A
Anybody
else
I'll
make
a
quick
comment.
I
voted
against
this
in
committee
and
I'll
vote
against
it
tonight.
We
already
have
a
resolution.
I
ask
him
for
a
referendum.
A
referendum
involves
the
entire
population
to
vote
on
a
subject
like
this,
because
it
affects
everybody
by
saying
that
just
the
general
assembly-
and
we
all
know
what
happens
at
the
general
assembly-
things
get
buried
in
community
and
they
never
come
out
of
committee.
A
K
Next
on
the
docket
council
president
is
a
resolution
that
I'm
not
sure
what
the
outcome
was
in
the
honors
committee
on
this
could
come
to
the
floor
resolution.
The
city
council
support
clarifying
the
right
city
council
members
to
follow
constituent
concerns,
complaints
and
requests
for
information
to
senior
department.
Heads
motion
to
approve.
K
Thank
you,
president.
I
introduced
this
resolution.
This
is
only
a
resolution.
Does
it
mandate
anything,
that's
a
request
that
the
city
can
comply
with
or
the
city
may
not
due
to
the
fact
that
there
are
times
that
the
administration
is
overwhelmed
with
issues
or
with
concerns,
and
it
takes
hours
sometimes
days
in
order
to
contact
the
necessary
individuals
to
ex
expedite
matters.
So
if
this
resolution
passes
it
will
cut
english
red
tape,
it
will
streamline
government
and
make
the
citizens
more
happy.
K
I
think
with
government
also,
if
we
don't
pass
this,
we're
not
going
to
send
the
message
to
the
powers
that
be
that
if
you
look
at
the
charter
and
the
punishment
for
violating
this,
if
we
give
a
department
directive
or
call
a
department
head,
it's
a
draconian
punishment.
It's
a
removal
from
government-
and
I
checked
with
the
united
states
congress.
I
checked
with
the
brown
general
assembly
any
violation
to
in
the
realm
of
that
manner.
K
If
cranston
wants
to
continue
down
that
road
with
having
an
autocratic,
executive
and
a
wireless
legislative
branch,
we
can
you
know
let
the
executive
do
as
he
chooses,
but
the
reason
why
I'm
trying
to
pass
this
is
to
safeguard
ourselves
from
that
draconian
punishment.
That's
in
the
charter,
that's
my
reasoning.
P
A
G
Councilman,
thank
you.
Council
president.
I
agree
with
my
colleague
that
it
may
be
draconian
punished
by
the
punishment,
but
it's
it's
in
there
we
are
sworn
we
swell
in
a
bible
to
uphold
the
charter
and
whether
it's
draconian
or
not,
it
clearly
states
non-interference
with
another
with
the
administration
like
it
or
not,
that's
the
way
it
is
you
know,
and
I
just
feel
that
if
we
were
to
go
down
that
road
we
could,
you
know
possibly
lose
our
seats
so
and
I'm
not
gonna.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
president,
I
talked
about
this
in
committee
a
little
bit
when
it
came
before
us.
I
really,
as
a
council
member,
don't
see
any
harm
if
I
have
a
question
or
need
information
or
something
to
go
through
a
department
head.
I
know
what
the
charter
says.
I
can't
direct
a
department
head
to
do
anything
because
I
could
be
impeached.
Q
Q
You
know
with
our
schedules
we're
only
part-time
legislators
we're
not
here
24-7
like
some
of
the
department
heads
are
and
just
for
the
record
tony.
It
wasn't
me
who
left
any
messages
on
your
phone.
It
wasn't
me
who
left
any
messages
on
your
phone.
I
usually
catch
you
directly,
but
anyways
all
kidding
aside.
I
really
think
from
a
communication
standpoint
in
this
day
and
age.
Q
I
know
that
if
I
need
to
get
something
done,
you
know
I
have
to
work
through
the
administration
and
constituent
affairs,
but
on
the
other
hand,
if
I
just
have
a
quick
question
or
something,
I
really
don't
see
the
harm
in
being
able
to
pick
up
the
phone
and
talk
to
that
person
and
nine
times
out
of
ten
they're
going
to
say.
Well,
you
have
to
do
this
with
the
mayor's
office
anyway
and
that's
fine,
but
I'm
voting
and
I'm
supporting
this
resolution.
Thank
you.
N
N
F
My
concern
my
short
time
here
on
the
council.
I've
sent
a
few
emails
to
directors
and
you
know
got
timely
responses
back
to
my
questions
and
my
concern
is
with
this
resolution
in
trying
to,
I
guess,
codify
access
to
these
directors
is
that
we'll
just
move
it
in
a
different
direction,
where
they're
going
to
put
the
clamps
down
now
and
it
has
to
go
through
constituent
affairs
and
in
turn
we're
losing
that
unofficial
access
that
I
think
we
all
have.
F
O
Councilman
vecchio,
thank
you,
council,
president,
along
with
councilman
botts,
I
I
understand
the
need
for
some
clarification
on
how
we
go
about
addressing
issues
like
the
rat
problem
or
some
other
complaints
that
our
constituents
make.
I
certainly
think
that
clarifying
those
lines
of
communication
might
help,
and
I
understand
the
sponsor's
frustrations
at
times,
but
we
also
heard
mr
liberatory
tell
us
how
crazy
that
could
get
and
the
other
thing
is
we've
had.
I
believe
our
solicitor
mentioned
that
we
really
would
be
going
down
a
slippery
slope
with
regard
to
exceeding
our
authority.
O
The
the
directors
do
not
work
for
us,
they
work
for
the
administration
and
it
could
be
pretty
the
line
between
an
order
and
just
obtaining
information
could
be
blurred.
I
think
what
we
do
now,
for
the
most
part,
is
relay
information
to
them
and
ask
them
for
information,
but
we're
not
asking
them.
Okay,
we're
telling
them
to
go.
Do
something
take
care
of
this
problem
or
we
usually
try
to
get
the
administration
involved.
O
A
K
K
K
This
measure
is
measured
extremely
on
government
and
cut
the
red
tape,
also
as
a
safeguard
against
the
charter.
I
think
the
charter
is
too
oppressive.
I
think
that
needs
to
be
looked
at.
A
council
person
should
not
be
removed
from
his
position,
trying
to
get
something
done
for
a
constituent.
I
think
that's
that's
terrible.
R
I
spoke
at
this
at
the
subcommittee
meeting
as
referenced
by
council
vice
president
farina
and
councilman
san
maria.
I
think
it
does
present
a
slippery
slope
with
respect
to
whether
or
not
the
person
receiving
the
communication
sees
that
as
an
ask
for
information
or
ask
to
get
something
done
clearly,
there's
a
difference
between
the
two
the
administration
has
is
charged
with
looking
at
the
city
as
an
entire
city
and
moving
it
forward
in
the
direction
with
the
monies
that
you
allocate
towards
it.
R
That's
my
biggest
disagreement
with
councilman
arkado's
position
in
this
is
that
we
should
be
able
to
tell
the
city
directors
what
to
do
for
our
constituents
and
that,
quite
frankly,
is
not
the
role
the
legislature
and
I
think
it
fringes
upon
a
various
separation
of
powers,
issues
whereby
the
administration
does
govern
and
legit
and
administer
the
priorities
of
the
city.
You
allocate
the
monies.
You
don't
tell
people
when
to
do
what
you
want
people
to
do
for
your
constituents.
R
R
Your
priorities
are
certainly
not
the
priorities
of
the
city
as
a
whole,
and
that's
the
beauty
of
the
system
is
that
the
mayor
is
charged
with
looking
at
the
city
as
a
whole,
and
the
priorities
of
a
hole
may
not
be
a
stop
sign
or
a
speed
bump
on
this
street
or
that
street.
So
we
take
them
in
order
of
priority
and
we're
sorry
that
your
priorities
may
not
be
our
priorities,
but
that's
the
way
the
system
is
designed.
M
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
too
have
previously
addressed
this
issue
in
front
of
the
subcommittee,
and
I
do
wish
to
reiterate
the
position
that
we
have
that
to
go
down.
This
road
is
not
advisable
and
the
old
saying
goes
that
the
road
to
hell
is
paved
with
good
intentions.
Well,
this
is
one
of
those
good
intentions.
M
I
do
think
that
the
administration
as
a
whole
is
very
responsive
to
most
of
the
needs
of
the
council.
I
can't
think
of
a
single
thing
within
reason
that
the
council
has
asked
for
that.
The
administration
hasn't
provided
or
given
access
to
or
responded
in
a
way
that
was
satisfying
to
the
council
person
and
to
the
constituent
as
a
whole.
M
P
Q
Q
Okay,
I
really
don't
think
we're
directing
anybody
to
do
something
if
our
constituents
have
a
question-
and
I
don't
have
the
answer-
and
I
need
to
get
back
to
them
right
away,
I
really
don't
see
the
hurt
in
asking
a
question
now.
I
understand
the
difference
between
asking
a
question
and
directing
a
director
to
do
something.
I
think
everybody
on
this
council
and
everybody
in
this
ordinance
understands
that.
Q
R
Want
to
tell
you
why
a
brief
example
council
president,
if
I
can
why
all
questions
are
not
created
equal,
you
are
the
governing
body
in
terms
of
allocating
money
for
the
budget
in
the
city.
When
you
call
department
head
for
question,
I
guarantee
that
that
department
has
feels
that
if
your
question
has
to
go
to
the
top,
either
rightly
or
wrongly,
because
of
the
power
that
you
yield
and
that
improperly
puts
a
greater
emphasis
and
makes
you
a
super
constituent,
not
any
constituent
and
that's
the
problem.
Q
Mr
president,
may
I
address
the
yes,
please
councilman,
I
I
I
disagree
with
you.
There's
a
public
budget
process
that
we're
currently
going
through
once
that
public
budget
process
is
done.
It's
done.
That's
the
budget
for
the
year.
The
mayor
proposes
it.
We
look
at
it.
We
allocate
what
we
think
is
right.
If
we
agree
with
the
mayor,
we
vote
for
the
budget
up
or
down
then,
after
that
I
don't
see
how
I'm
going
to
be
a
super
constituent
and
take
monies
from
one
department
and
give
them
to
another,
because
there's.
A
A
If
we're
going
to
do
something
like
this,
you
do
a
charter
change.
First,
you
put
it
out
for
referendum
change
the
charter.
If
the
majority
of
the
constituents
feel
that
way,
they
would
vote
yes
once
you
change
the
charter,
then
you
can
do
this
until
that
time,
you're
in
violation
of
the
charter-
and
I
am
not
going
to
violate
a
charter
that
I
swore
not
to
uphold
clerk.
Please
take
the
role
councilman
one
more
time.
K
A
E
P
G
Q
T
What
we
decided
to
do,
based
on
my
discussion
with
the
tax
collection
department
and
my
treasurer,
we
want
to
put
a
paragraph
and
a
dunning
notice
on
a
tax
bill
that
says,
please
be
advised.
The
city
across
in
accordance
with
the
state
tax
refund
offset
program
requires
that
all
taxes
be
paid
on
before
the
due
dates.
The
link
on
taxes
taken
from
previous
years
must
also
be
paid
in
full,
fairly
paid
taxes
made
their
way
or
may
lead
to
withholding
of
your
allowance
state
income
tax.
T
Q
When
I
questioned
him
on,
I
guess
the
newspaper
stated
that
they
received
1.2
million
dollars
in
collections.
Was
it
the
fact
that
they,
actually
you
know,
called
them
or
collect
them?
Or
was
it
just
the
fact
that
they
got
the
letter,
and
I
think
he
agreed
was
the
fact
that
they
got
a
letter
and
that
they
knew
about
the
program
that
kind
of
pushed
people
over
the
fence
a
little
bit
and
made
him
diligent
and
paying
back
taxes?
Q
P
K
U
Not
the
least
of
these
new
concessions
is
their
agreement
to
a
defined
contribution,
401k
style
pension
plan
for
all
new
employees,
just
as
the
teamsters
did
before
them.
This
concession
will
produce
long-term
ongoing
financial
benefits
to
the
city
of
cranston
finance.
Director
strom
is
available
to
address
address
any
of
the
financial
questions.
You
may
have
I'm
available
tonight
to
address
any
of
the
management
rights
questions
you
may
have
this
evening
in
regards
to
the
standard
of
agreement.
N
Farina,
I
said
this
in
the
committee
meeting
and
I'm
going
to
say
it
again:
the
laborers
are
one
of
the
first
barney
bargaining
units
to
step
up
and
give
back
concessions
when
this
city
needs
them.
I
know
if
the
city
was
to
hit
tough
financial
times
again
and
we
needed
concessions
to
help
get
us
back
on
track.
The
laborers
would
step
up
again
they
forego
to
5.9
raised
three
years
ago.
N
A
P
I'll
be
voting
against
this
contract.
The
reason
is
that
this
is
a
decision
to
increase
our
costs
in
the
public
works
department
by
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year,
and
I
so
the
question
to
me
is:
is
this
the
way
that
I
want
to
spend
another
400
000
and
the
answer
to
that
is
no.
I
would
rather
spend
it
restoring
the
music
program
in
the
schools.
P
I
would
rather
spend
the
money
hiring
new
people,
because
I
think
we
all
know
that
the
biggest
problem
the
city
has
is
the
lack
of
good
jobs,
and
these
are
good-paying
jobs
with
with
good
benefits,
and
if
we're
going
to
spend
400
000
a
year,
we
could
hire
some
more
people
and
make
some
families
in
a
lot
better
shape.
So
those
are
just
a
couple
of
things
that
I
think
are
more
important
than
the.
P
P
V
I
am
going
to
also
vote
no
on
this
contract.
I
have
a
hard
time
voting
for
a
contract
that
is
giving
over
three
percent
raises
for
three
years
in
a
row
when
inflation
last
year
was
around
two
percent
it
gives
these
raises
across
the
board
without
any
consideration
of
performance
or
merit.
So
I'm
going
to
vote
now.
Thank
you.
N
A
G
Somebody
went
on
the
council
last
term,
but
the
man
proposed
raises
for
his
administration
and
they
made
a
lot
more
than
these
guys
are
making
cosmos.
You
voted
for
the
raises
and
she
did
before
this.
I
was
the
only
person
who
voted
against
the
races,
so
so
you
quoted
from
the
bible
about
the
least
among
us.
G
F
F
F
We're
not
talking
a
lot
of
money
here
and
for
a
bargaining
unit
that
gave
and
gave
and
gave
and
concessions
over
the
past
three
years
when
the
city
was
in
a
definite
financial
bind
with
the
general
assembly
cutting
state
aid
to
the
cities
and
towns.
You
know
that
was
money
that
was
founded.
So
I
mean
that
was
needed.
So
you
know
to
say
again,
everything
needs
to
be
put
into
context.
F
P
G
O
T
T
T
O
Thank
you,
and
just
one
other
comment,
council
president.
If
I
may
yes,
while
I
understand
councilman
steicho's
argument
that
you
know
this,
it
doesn't
look
like
private
industry.
I'm
sure
that
anyone
on
the
council,
that's
in
private
industry,
doesn't
get
these
kind
of
benefits
some
of
these
benefits,
but
the
salary
scale
is
low.
It
seems
so
all
things
considered
now
that
we've
gone
to
a
defined
contribution
plan.
O
Q
Q
000.,
so
so,
really,
if
you
take
that
number
over
the
last
four
years,
I
know
that
we're
protecting
the
future
of
the
city
by
the
defined
benefits
program.
But
if
you
look
at
that
that
two
point
something
million
dollars
that
when
the
city
was
in
need
these
gentlemen,
who
aren't
the
most
highest
paid
employees,
came
to
the
city
and
gave
something
back
to
their
credit.
So
I
I'm
going
to
vote
for
this.
I
think
that
we
have
a
plan
in
place
for
the
future.
I
want
to
thank
him.
Okay,.
P
D
To
address
some
of
your
concerns,
I
represent
seven
different
municipalities,
I'm
doing
my
due
diligence
and
mr
carter
will
attest
to
this.
I
did
a
marketing
evaluation
of
the
state.
This
is
the
third
largest
state,
mr
cycle.
You
would
not
want
to
pay
the
workers
in
the
blue
cross
after
retirement.
They.
D
A
Anybody
else,
well,
my
comments
are
going
to
be
this.
I've
served
under
four
mayors
every
time
the
city
had
a
crisis.
The
first
union
to
step
up
was
the
laborers
they're,
not
the
highest
paid,
and
I've
seen
comparisons
between
them
and
school
custodians,
and
I
questioned
that
because
it
wasn't
apples
to
apples
at
the
time.
A
A
W
P
P
P
P
P
K
K
P
The
recommended
amount
was
a
13
million
dollar
problem,
but
at
that
point
we
were
only
giving
about
6
million
and
5
million.
So
that's
really
where
the
the
ball
was
dropped.
The
o'leary
administration
did
not
properly
fund
the
pensions,
but
the
laffy
napolitano
and
fund
administrations
have
made
a
much
better
effort
to
fund
these
pensions,
but
the
whole
that
was
done
back
in
the
90s
under
the
traffic.
Anti
majority
really
set
us
on
the
path
that
we
are.
Unfortunately,
at
today,.
K
Something
that
the
city
chose
not
to
fund
a
hundred
percent,
also
the
pay
as
you
go.
I
don't
think
it
was
a
good
idea,
but
I
know
that
the
traffic
administration
did
put
the
working
people
that
were
working
for
the
city
to
choose
that
they
could
go
in
the
state
pension
system.
So
I
think
that
was
one
credit
from
their
traffic
community
that
he
got
a
number
of
individuals
out
of
the
city
pension
and
into
the
state
pension.
Q
O
Councilman,
thank
you
council
president,
just
as
we
discussed
in
the
in
the
committee
meeting,
you
know
this
is
not
something
that
we
chose
to
do.
We
were
left
with
this
problem
after
40
50
years
of
not
funding
these
pensions
correctly
and
frankly,
I
think
that
if
they
had
been
funded
100,
they
probably
would
have
been
more
frequent
tax
increases
over
the
last
50
years
because
it
was
simply
not
enough
money
to
fund
them
at
100
percent
they're
unsustainable.
O
So
we
have
to
do
something,
and
I
think
that
I'm
I'm
impressed
with
what's
going
on
as
far
as
attempting
to
negotiate
something
on
this,
I
don't
think
we're
asking
too
much
of
some
of
the
retirees.
I
think
that
council
president
brought
forward
the
the
average
pensions
that
are
being
received
and
the
benefits,
and
I
think
that
you
know
we're
asking
a
little
bit.
V
P
D
P
P
A
G
A
R
G
R
G
R
Q
Q
A
N
I
A
A
S
I
just
want
to
clear
something
up
on
the
the
evidence
that
you
did
tonight:
cosmos
it
had
nothing
to
do
with
traffic
and
not
that
mayor
traffic
nathan
meets
prevalent
to
speak
for
him,
but
he's
not
here
tonight.
Our
pension
was
in
trouble
long
before
he
became
mayor.
That's
why?
In
1976,
the
police
and
fire
unions
took
the
city
to
court
to
fund
our
pensions.
S
The
pensions
were
never
funded
since
the
inception,
so
mere
trafficking
had
nothing
to
do
with
it.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
when
he
came
into
office
in
84,
he
started
the
boardroom
to
put
new
firefighters
into
the
mirror
system.
The
state
pension
system.
Imagine
the
problem
we
have
today.
If
he
didn't
do
that,
if
he
didn't
have
the
foresight
to
put
the
guys
into
the
state
pension
system
and
then
what
we
did
is
we
went
backwards.
We
put
active
firefighters
from
90
to
95.
S
S
You
also
had
to
remember
when
he
put
firefighters
into
the
state
pension
system
that
rarely
part
of
the
system
he
had
to
pay
the
state
he
had
to
pay
the
murders
that
money
to
accept
those
veteran
firefighters
into
the
mirror
system.
So
that's
the
reason
he
didn't
fund
the
the
way
it
should
have
been
funded
because
he
had
to
pay
for
those
fire
fighters
that
he
placed
into
the
into
the
system,
so
there's
belief
to
go
around,
but
it
shouldn't
be
at
the
feet
of
mayor
traffic
candy.
Thank
you.
W
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
the
whole
snow
removal
thing.
I've
lived
in
cranston
10
years
at
least
eight
of
those
years.
I've
been
trying
to
do
something
about
that
and
I
always
got
to
no
way.
No.
How
so
I'm
so
thankful
that
you
finally
have
stepped
up
to
the
plate,
whoever
was
behind
it.
Thank
you
and
now
actually
to
see
it
actually
happen
now.
Just
voted
on
will
be
a
wonderful
thing
for
those
of
us
that
walk
the
streets
for
the
children
that
walk
to
school.
Thank
you.
A
U
V
V
A
We
cannot
carry
a
300
million
dollar
plus
unfunded
liability
because
that's
going
to
have
to
be
paid
by
the
taxpayers
and
the
settlement
was
fair.
I
know
there's
some
firefighters
and
there's
some
police
who
do
not
agree,
but
when
you
average
it
out
they're
getting
a
one
and
a
half
percent
per
year
for
the
next
approximately
12
years.
A
G
U
Yes,
customers.
We
discussed
earlier
there's
there's
a
couple
of
snags
that
natural
resources
has
run
into
in
regards
to
some
of
the
properties
over
there
and
they're
going
through
what
they
call
a
regulatory
review
now
to
see
if
they
can
get
a
little
more
latitude
from
the
grant
money.
So
right
now
we're
kind
of
in
a
holding
pattern
as
far
as
getting
any
more
commitments.
G
U
So
what
we've
asked
the
traffic
engineer
to
do
is
to
go
down
there
and
evaluate
the
intersection.
If
he
comes
to
the
same
conclusion
that
you
and
I
have,
then
he
will
put
together
a
letter
right
back
to
ripta
because
we're
not
going
to
be
dealing
with
their
advertising
company
we're
going
to
deal
with
ripa
and
explain
to
them
what
we
feel
needs
to
be
done.
We.
U
Was
a
couple
things
we
looked
at
just
so
that
you
know
one
is
that
the
cemetery
does
not
have
the
money
to
put
any
kind
of
a
locking
gate
on
there
right
now,
because
they
just
spent
most
of
their
assets
rebuilding
the
bridge,
and
secondly,
we
also
found
out
through
the
historical
cemetery
society.
I
believe
it
is
the
ones
that
oversee
historical
cemeteries,
that
you
cannot
keep
anyone
from
accessing
the
cemetery
and
it
goes
way
back
into
historical
times,
but
basically,
historical
cemeteries.
Exactly
right,
you
cannot
you
can't
ban
access
to
them.
F
F
I
was
unable
to
attend
on
sunday
only
because
I
had
numerous
commitments
but
including
my
son's
confirmation,
but
they
did
an
excellent
job
and
they
should
be
commended
for
the
work
they
did
and
the
well
square
looks
absolutely
beautiful
right
now
and
the
amount
of
garbage
bags
that
were
there
waiting
to
be
picked
up
is
a
testament
to
the
hard
work
they
did
so
I'd
like
to
congratulate
them.
For
that,
no,
I
lost
my
train
of
thought.
O
O
O
To
summarize
what
it
was
about
it
was,
it
was
concerning
the
the
fines
and
penalties
through
the
municipal
court
on
minimum
housing
violations
and
some
of
you
weren't
here
when
this
went
down
the
last
year
and
a
half.
I
guess-
and
maybe
this
could
be
a
guide
to
how
to
deal
with
the
administration
on
some
of
these
issues.
But
I
had
gotten
into
this
issue
with
minimum
housing
because
of
my
constituents.
O
So
I
then
had
some
discussions
with
the
chief
judge
of
the
municipal
court
and
he
agreed
that
he
would,
you
know,
be
more
attentive
to
those
complaints
as
the
prosecution
of
those
came
before
the
court
through
the
solicitor's
office
and
the
result
of
it.
Now
we've
seen
there
was
one
fine
of
fifty
thousand
dollars
that
was
paid
to
the
to
the
city.
O
So
you
know,
while
money
was
not
the
big
issue,
it
was
the
the
issue
of
trying
to
force
some
compliance.
But
I
just
wanted
to
report
that
the
the
court
is
enforcing
those
fines
and
penalties.
They
are
very
severe
and
it
does
work.
Hopefully
the
banks
and
other
people
will
get
the
message
at
some
point
when
they
start
having
to
hand
over
those
rather
large
checks.
So
I
just
wanted
to
report
that.
F
I
remember
the
other
item
through
the
chair
to
administration.
I
just
have
a
question
regarding
providence,
water
and
the
paving
on
well
not.
I
know
the
city
is
going
to
be
doing
legion
way,
but
the
other
areas
have
you
heard
from
them.
If
they're
going
to
start
work
on
the
culverts
or
the
the
where
they
did,
the
work
last
fall,
I
think
what
they
did.
Is
they
patched
it
and
they're
supposed
to
come
back
in
the
spring
and
have
you
heard
any
word
from
them
or
not.
M
Yes,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
I
spoke
with
nick
capezza
our
engineer
and
he's
meeting
with
them
this
week
to
go
over
the
plans
for
those
areas
and,
as
you
know,
he
has
to
sign
off
on
any
of
the
work
that's
done,
and
I
can
assure
you
that
any
work
that's
done
in
these
in
these
areas
is
going
to
meet
the
highest
standards
that
that
we
can
hold
into.
So
we
are
on
top
of
it,
and
we
certainly
think
that
we'll
see
the
fruit
of
the
work
that
they
do.
V
Concerning
me,
I
was
just
wondering
this
is
for
the
administration.
I
suppose
now
that
we're
asking
about
projects,
I
was
wondering
what
the
progress
was
on,
that
bridge
the
amtrak
bridge
and
and
what
we
could
expect
with
that
bridge,
going
over
park
avenue
there
going
over
the
train
tracks
on
park,
avenue.
V
M
Are
and
have
in
the
past
looked
at
that
one
of
the
complications
is
that
there's
a
I
believe:
it's
a
gas
name
or
some
sort
of
tube
okay
that
has
utilities
going
through
it
and
that's
what
hinders
it
on
one
side
and
on
the
other
side,
it's
just
a
matter
of
them,
making
a
decision
of
what
they're
going
to
do.
However,
what
I
can
do
for
you
now
is
make
sure
that
when
ken
mason
the
director
meets
with
them,
we
bring
that
question
to
them
and
try
to
get
a
response
for
you.
That
would
be.
M
V
A
K
Thank
you.
Council
president,
I
just
went
through
a
new
business
and
saw
a
ordinance
there
that
supposedly
I
am
going
to
introduce,
but
I
never.
It
was
something
I
introduced
last
year,
but
I
hadn't
decided
to
introduce
this
until
I
spoke
with
you,
but
I
see
it
for
your
business
now
and
I'm
just
wondering
how
it
got
there,
because
I
never
made
a
call
to
get
it
on
the
docket.
So
I
just
for
the
future.
I
just
want
to
correct
these
things.