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From YouTube: February 7, 2022, Safety, Services, & Licenses Committee, and Finance Committee Meetings
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February 7, 2022
Safety, Services, & Licenses Committee Meeting 6 PM
Finance Committee Meeting 7 PM
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Okay,
let's
start
with
our
agenda
committee
business
matters
carried
over,
we
have
cafe
day,
restaurant
and
bar
carlos
santos.
This
is
the
90-day
follow-up
continued
from
november.
We
put
restrictions
on
this
license
as
far
as
the
time
and,
let's
just
see
how
it's
going.
Is
anyone
here
representing
cafe
day,
mr
sanchez,
if
you're
you're
here,
you
need
to
press,
raise
your
hand,
so
you
can
be
let
in
to
speak.
If
you're
on
the
phone,
it
says
star,
six.
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No
it's
more
of
a
policy
decision
than
it
is
a
legal
issue,
but
if
I
recall
at
the
time
the
this
license
was
approved,
subject
to
various
conditions
which
were
made
in
response,
I
think
to
a
group
of
neighbors
who
had
various
concerns
such
as
parking
hours
of
operation.
Things
like
that,
so
my
my
suggestion
would
be
since
we
obviously
we
don't
know
the
status
of
any
of
those
things.
The
gentleman
indicated
that
he's
going
to
he
plans.
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Yeah,
I
suggest
making
a
motion
to
send
this
continue
this
for
90
days,
so
we
get
to
have
the
true
feel
of
the
restaurant
being
open
the
90
days.
That
was
the
intent,
and
I
think
there
might
be.
I
see
another
hand
up.
I
don't
know
anybody
else
from
the
neighborhood
that
wants
to
talk
on
this,
but
that
would
be
my
suggestion.
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Yes,
the
address
is
1405
plain
field
park,
johnston,
rhode,
island,
02919,
okay
and
go
ahead,
and
I
I
heard
yep
I've
heard
the
proceedings
and
I
know
we
will
last
here
on
november
1st
with
restrictions,
and
the
committee
has
voted
to
continue
it
for
90
days
for
review.
But
one
of
the
things
carlos
had
mentioned
when
I
was
talking
to
him
last
week
about
this-
is
that
he
plans
on
opening
next
month
in
march.
I
I
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Sword
fit
to
give
this
gentleman
opportunity
trying
to
be
as
pro-business
as
possible.
I
certainly
myself
personally,
wouldn't
be
inclined
to
lift
any
restrictions
this
evening,
one
we
haven't
seen
how
things
have
gone
yeah
number
two:
is
we
really
didn't
advertise
that
we
were
going
to
be
doing
anything
like
that
so
yeah
to
make
a
call
on
something
advertised
on
the
docket.
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Yeah,
ultimately,
my
plan
is
to
open
up
a
record
and
music
merchandise
store.
You
know
it's
attached
to
the
lucy
juicy
smoothie,
which
is
run
by
the
wife
of
my
best
friend
so
I'll,
be
sharing,
sharing
and
subleasing
a
space
there.
Yeah
I've
been
looking
forward
to
doing
something
like
this.
My
my
entire
life
and
and
finally
felt
like
I
was
in
the
position
to
to
take
the
chance
and
change.
You
know
a
lot
of
road
time
and
spend
a
little
bit
more
time
closer
to
home.
H
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E
Yes,
thank
you,
chairwoman.
So
while
I
don't
know
mr
browning,
I
did
stop
by
and
I
actually
met
the
owner
of
lucy
juicy
this
past
week
I
went
into
business
twice.
I
saw
the
actual
space
of
where
mr
browning
is
looking
to
go.
I
did
ask
about
the
hours
of
operations
which
I
will
be
asking
for
that
now
as
well
for
the
record,
and
so
I
don't
foresee
it
being
a
problem
in
terms
of
leasing
that
internal
space
that
she
has
extended
within
lucy
juicy.
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Yes,
okay,
I
see
that
we
have
no
committee
business
matters
carried
over
there,
isn't
any
correspondence
or
communications
that
I
see
at
this
time.
Is
there
anybody
from
the
public
that
would
like
to
make
public
comment
on
any
of
the
matters
that
are
on
the
docket
this
evening?
If
you
could
you
please
raise
your
hand.
D
M
Thank
you
to
the
chairman
at
the
city
council
meeting
council
president.
This
was
actually
your
agenda
item
and
they
just
weren't
ready
at
the
time
because
they're
waiting
to
hear
back
as
the
status
on
this.
So
if
you
you
know,
I'm
not
looking
to
step
on
anybody's
toes
at
all,
I
thought
it'd
be
under
your
name,
but
if
there's
an
update,
since
there
was
a
public
announcement
as
to
the
opioid
settlement,
that
would
be
welcome
from
the
administration.
I
N
Okay
yeah
he
he
said
he
would
be
okay.
Obviously,
therefore,
I'm
gonna
be
somewhat
limited
unless
attorney
verdeckia
has
spoken
with
mr
malay,
but
was
informed
that
the
the
state
in
its
entirety
would
be
receiving
114
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
as
a
result
of
the
settlement
of
which
eighty
percent
to
be
retained
by
the
state
and
twenty
percent
of
that
number
distributed
to
the
municipalities.
N
F
Well,
I
I'm
here
and
I
I
have
not
spoken
with
solicitor
malay.
I
spoke
with
him
last
week
and
we
were
awaiting
the
announcement
from
the
attorney
general's
office
and
director.
Moretti
just
basically
told
us
what
that
what
the
final
outcome
would
be
in
terms
of
numbers
in
terms
of
whether
or
not
or
I
should
say
what
that
can
and
cannot
be
used
for.
I
have
not
had
any
discussions
yet
with
solicitor
malay.
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The
chair
just
to
follow
up
yeah
just
to
follow
up
on
attorney
videcki's
comments.
Yeah
john,
let
me
know
about
that
executive
session.
If
that's
something
we
can
schedule
at
the
full
council
meeting
at
either
the
end
of
this
month
or
do
a
special
meeting.
You
know
the
week
after
just
that,
let
me
know
because
we
don't
know
if
we're
going
to
be
on
zoom
still
or
not,
but
I
really
would
like
to
have
that
meeting
sooner
than
later,.
F
Yeah,
I
I
understand
the
only
reason
why
I
I'm
not
sure
it
would
need
to
be
an
executive
session,
but
you
know
whenever
I
see
the
word
litigation
you
know.
Obviously
the
you
know
the
red
flags
go
up
and
I'm
really
not
familiar
with
any
of
the
details
of
the
settlement,
whether
there
are
conditions
placed
on
it
so
on
and
so
forth.
C
I
have
one
follow-up
question
for
attorney:
videca
too,
if
that's
okay,
attorney
videkia,
to
the
extent
you
can
say,
I
know
we
had
an
executive
session
the
last
year
a
couple
years
ago
regarding
this
and
some
of
the
council
members
that
were
on
then
will
remember.
This
is
the
same
litigation
that
we
had
those
executive
sessions
for,
or
is
this
different.
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I
believe
I
and
I
know
I
included
director
mason
and
we
spoke
about
the
last
public
works
meeting
and
director
strom
you
may
or
may
not
have
been
included
on
that
email
and
it's
before
us
as
finance,
to
just
have
some
discussion
as
to
whether
or
not
this
is
something
viable
to
us
in
a
financial
way,
because
it
would
be
of
great
benefits
to
to
the
residents
and
just
for
a
brief
reminder
for
those
who
have
not
heard
about
it.
Previously,
it's
run
through
the
rhode
island
infrastructure
bank.
M
There
are
two
separate
programs.
One
is
a
community
septic
system
loan
program
that
allows
for
cities
or
towns
to
have
that
participate
in
the
program
to
have
residents
that
have
existing
accepting
septic
systems,
but
do
not
have
the
option
of
sewers
to
take
these
low
interest
loans
at
one
percent,
for
I
believe,
no
more
than
twenty
five
thousand
dollars.
M
I
think
it's
a
ten
year
term
for
the
loan
and
there's,
I
think,
about
16
cities
or
towns
that
participate,
but
cranston's,
not
one
of
them,
and
then
the
other
program
separate,
is
run
under
the
same
organization.
The
ryland
infrastructure
bank,
which
is
the
sewer
tie-in
loan
fund,
where
it
allows
residents
to
borrow
money
for
the
sewer
tie-in
at
a
low
interest.
M
N
N
What
happens
is
in
order
to
mr
mason
indicated
that,
in
order
to
proceed,
though,
that
the
city
of
cranston
would
need
to
be
d
m
approved
to
have
an
on-site
wastewater
management
plan,
he
informed
me
that
cranston
does
not
have
one
at
this
time
and
indicated
that
he
believes
probably
an
approximately
maybe
a
six
month
or
so
process
between
applying
and
getting
approved.
For
that
that
it
is
there's
a
potential
for
it.
You
mentioned
that
in
the
past.
N
I
guess
there
was
not
a
lot
of
energy
for
this
program
prior
administrations,
but
I
I
believe-
and
I
believe
the
mayor
feels
that
this
certainly
could
be
worthwhile.
There's
a
logistical
problem,
though,
in
the
meantime
is
the
burden
on.
This
would
probably
fall
with
two
departments,
one
being
public
works
and
the
other
big
finance,
whether
you
know
or
don't
know
we're
going
to
be
short
staffed
at
the
top
in
each
of
those
departments
very
soon.
N
D
Direct
them
already,
you
said
that
the
process
could
take
up
to
six
months
to
apply.
So
is
it
possible
before
anyone
retires
in
either
of
those
departments
that
we
at
least
get
the
application
submitted,
and
then
we
can
follow
it
up
with
with
whoever
replaces
director
strama?
Whoever
replaces
director
mason,
so
we
don't
lose
another
six
months.
D
N
Can
speak
to
mr
mason
about
it?
He
didn't
specify
the
exact
timing,
but
I
can
certainly
inquire,
though
we're
only
weeks
away
that
we'll
be
losing
him
and
given
any
transition,
I'd
be
happy
to
look
into
it.
But
again,
I
I
can't
over
over
promise
that,
because
just
a
matter
of
weeks
until
we're
gonna
be
shorthanded.
M
Sure,
if
I
can
thank
you
director
moretti,
I,
when
I
reached
out
to
to
you
in
early
january
and
this
I
had
also
reached
out
obviously
beforehand
to
the
ryland
infrastructure
bank
and
spoke
to
someone
who
handles
this
arena,
and
she
had
relayed
to
me
that
the
on-site
wastewater
application
with
dem,
if
we
didn't
have
one
on
file.
She
had
said
it's
something
that
might
only
take
three
to
four
months.
N
Happy
to
follow
up
with
him
again,
it
seems
like
a
worthwhile
program,
doesn't
see
a
reason
why
we'd
want
to
in
any
way
hinder
it.
Maybe
I'm
being
conservative,
but
there
are
staffing
issues
and,
and
but
I
would
have
to
I'd,
be
happy
to
pursue
it
with
him.
I
see
director
strom
is
on
if
you'd
like
to
convince
him
to
hang
on
a
little
while
longer
we'd
be
pleased
that
he
does
that.
K
I
have
no
comment
on
that
right
now,
but
I
will
I
will
do
everything
possible
to
try
to
make
a
smooth
transition,
at
least
in
finance,
and
hopefully
you
know
I'm
going
to
be
here
for
the
processing
of
each
department
for
the
budget
process
and
when
to
get
the
mayor
to
give
him
input
for
his
budget
presentation
on
april
1st.
After
that,
you
know,
we
could
see
what
needs
to
be
done.
I
could,
I
know
I'm
going
to
have
a
few
short-handed
individuals
in
finance.
K
I
have
one
individual
going
on
pregnancy
leave,
so
I'm
pretty
lean
on
staff
right
now,
but
I
could
see
what
I
could
do
to
help.
I
I'm
familiar
with
the
rhode
island
infrastructure
bank
and
jeff
deal
who's
the
head
of
it.
Maybe
I
could
reach
out
to
him
before
I
leave
and
see
what
assistance
he
could
give
from
a
financial
standpoint.
K
M
I,
if
I
can
ask
and
director
strong,
if
you
don't
know,
that's
fine,
I
want
to
put
you
on
the
spot.
I
I
recall
director
mason
mentioned
too
about
the
financial
aspect.
Do
you
know
from
experience,
maybe
in
talking
with
other
cities
and
towns
as
to
whether
or
not
we
need
to
have
a
separate,
we
need
to
have
a
person
administer
this
for
us.
D
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Please
have
a
question
for
director
strom,
if
possible,
director,
you
reviewed
the
fiscal
note
or
sent
us
a
fiscal
note
here,
anything
that
we
should
be
aware
of
cities.
Okay
to
you,
know,
fund
this
increase.
I've
always
said
the
custodians
you
know
make
the
smallest
amount
of
money
and
some
of
the
hardest
workers
that
we
have
so
I've
always
supported
the
custodian
increases,
but
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
in
good
financial
shape.
If
we
approve
this
moving
forward.
K
Now,
in
my
in
my
opinion,
I
think
this
is
a
fair
contract.
I
believe,
as
mike
crudel
mentioned,
that
the
three
percent
was
already
tabulated
into
this
year's
budget,
even
though
it's
back
retroactively,
so
that
shouldn't
be
an
issue
and
then
going
forward.
Two
percent
per
year
is,
in
my
opinion,
very
reasonable.