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September 25, 2023
Special Finance Committee
Special Safety Services & Licenses Committee
City Council Meeting
B
A
A
D
A
We
do
have
a
portion
of
this
this
meeting
this
evening.
That
will
be
public
comment.
I
would
ask
that
members
of
the
public
please
keep
their
comments
to
two
minutes.
The
we
do
have
a
special
Safety
Services
committee
meeting
at
6:45,
followed
by
a
full
city
council
meeting
at
7M.
If,
in
the
event
that
there's
any
members
of
the
public
that
are
unable
to
speak
during
this
initial
5:30
meeting,
there
is
absolutely
an
opportunity
for
further
public
comment
at
the
7:00
meeting
under
undocumented
matters.
A
E
Brady,
council
president
chairman
Don
again,
council
members,
my
name
is
Joan
mcgunagle
I'm,
the
president
CEO
of
comprehensive
Community
Action,
which
is
the
largest
Human
Service
Agency,
serving
the
city
of
Cranston
44
years
ago,
when
I
started
at
CCAP,
we
had
five
neighborhood
centers
throughout
the
city
and
those
centers
really
were
a
focal
point
in
the
communities
they
engaged
residents
in
advocacy
in
their
Community
Unfortunately.
They
fell
by
the
wayside
when
all
of
that
funding
became
Grant.
E
Well,
that
grant
money
became
block
granted
and
the
focus
became
more
of
a
centralized
Service
delivery
system.
Recently,
A
needs
assessment
was
conducted
by
the
Health
Equity
Zone
that
we
have
in
the
city
of
Cranston.
The
results
revealed
a
surprising
amount
of
isolation
among
our
residents.
One
asked
what
the
major
issues
in
Cranston
were.
The
summation
was
an
overwhelming
lack
of
community,
a
lack
of
resources
and
a
lack
of
access
to
those
resources.
So
CCAP
would
like
to
do
this
we'd
like
to
provide
access.
E
We
currently
run
a
learnto
earn
program
which
provides
GED
job,
training
and
and
career
exploration
for
Kenston
residents
14
to
24
years
of
age.
The
younger
participants
are
out
of
school,
they
have
Alternative
Learning
plans
in
a
new
community
Center.
We
would
like
to
create
training
programs
for
OS,
School
youths
and
adults.
These
would
include
Hospitality,
culinary
teacher
assistant,
IT,
Tech,
Medical
translation,
dental
assistant
and
medical
assistant
once
completed
case
managers
will
work
with
participants
in
job
placement.
We
would
also
want
to
expand
our
GED
program.
Last
year
we
graduated
103
Cranston
kids.
E
We
would
also
create
a
triage
Cent
for
all
of
CCAP
Services,
which
really
would
be
intake
for
services
such
as
fuel
assistance,
our
health
center
and
other
Clinical
Services.
We
would
create
a
site
for
health
and
wellness
screenings.
A
nurse
care
manager
would
be
on
site
for
those
Health
screenings.
We
would
also
have
a
patient
Navigator
there
to
help
residents
maneuver
through
a
very
complex
world
of
Healthcare.
Training
funding
would
be
from
DHS
Tanana
funds
as
well
as
Workforce
investment
act
funds.
E
Health
funding
would
come
from
the
various
grants
that
support
our
four
federally
qualified
health
centers
for
over
inome
residents.
There
would
be
a
minimal
fee,
so
this
is
all
for
2026,
so
it
does
give
us
time
to
plan,
to
secure
funding
and
to
find
a
space
that
makes
sense
for
all
of
these
Services
and
in
ending
I
just
want
to
say.
In
my
opinion,
Johnston
was
a
little
shortsighted,
I
think
in
turning
down
these
funds,
simply
because
there's
agencies
there
that
could
also
provide
these
very,
very
needed
Services
in
the
area.
G
You
thank
you
city
council,
for
having
me
today.
My
name
is
Ed
Brady
I'm,
a
former
colleague
who
resigned
about
two
years
ago
on
a
Relentless
pursuit
to
to
save
the
building
next
door.
I
met
with
the
ethics
commission
as
a
reminder,
and
they
told
me
the
only
path
to
saving
the
theater
was
resigning
at
the
time.
G
I
didn't
necessarily
agree
with
their
assessment,
because
I
thought
I'd
still
be
able
to
serve
my
city
and
buy
a
business
and
try
to
revive
a
dater
and
the
reality
is
now
standing
in
front
of
you
all
I
understand
they
made
the
right
decision
because
theaters
across
the
country
are
struggling
to
survive.
Ticket
buyers
are
down
grant
funding
is
not
available.
Banks
aren't
lending
art
culture,
it's
the
fabric
of
our
future.
It's
the
Fab
fabric
of
our
kids.
G
It's
it's
the
fabric
of
keeping
community
alive,
I,
can't
think
of
a
better
site
that
you
all
should
consider
as
a
future
Community
Center,
through6
and
A5
million
dollar
of
Federal
grant
funding
that
won't
cost
local
city
or
state
taxpayer
dollars.
That
gives
us
the
best
opport
opportunity
at
this
grant
to
be
achieved.
G
Education,
jobs,
mental
health,
all
pillars
that
we
know
need
to
continue
to
be
invested
in
I
was
not
walking
away.
I
read
so
many
different
things
in
the
Press
about
myself
that
were
rumors,
I
I,
read
about
a
quarter
tax
bill
being
behind
and
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
articles
appeared
about
how
we
should
do
housing
redevelopments
next
door
and
the
doors
were
already
shut
and
producers
and
promoters
started
running
away
from
the
park
theer.
It
basically
killed
our
business
overnight.
10
events
just
departed
from
speculation
of
privately
leaked
conversations.
G
The
learn,
65
Grant,
is
a
good
Grant.
It's
a
grant
that
I
learned
about
when
the
governor
was
passionately
speaking
about
it
at
an
event.
He
was
talking
about
how
these
federal
funds
need
to
be
utilized
by
communities,
and
what
we
know
is
every
Community
is
not
going
to
get
it
some
of
it.
Some
communities
aren't
even
going
to
apply
like
Johnston.
That
was
just
previously
inferred
because
they
can't
figure
out
a
way,
some
of
them
to
spend
the
six
and
a
half
million
dollars
and
find
a
way
to
sustainably
keep
a
building
alive.
G
G
He's
invested
$1
million
over
the
last
decade
me
and
my
partner
have
invested
over
a
million
dollar
we're
smart
enough
in
business
and
smart
enough
in
life
to
make
sure
we
learn
how
to
Pivot
and
change
directions
when
the
economy
turns
when
we
need
to
make
a
reimagine
plan,
this
reimagine
plan
building
a
community
center
next
door
at
a
centrally
located
asset.
That's
50,000,
Square
F
feet
that
has
over
$
11
million
invested
in
it
in
the
last
decade.
G
Is
the
right
choice
for
the
city
of
Cranston
I'm
pleading
with
this
committee
with
this
city
council
to
give
this
opportunity
a
chance,
not
because
I
publicly
served
in
the
past
that
shouldn't
be
held
against
me.
It
should
be
held
for
me
think
about
all
the
things
that
I've
helped
by
working
on
other
sides
of
the
aisle,
with
all
of
you
in
a
bipartisan
effort
to
create
positive
change.
G
I'm
not
going
anywhere
I'm
standing
here,
feets
on
the
ground,
asking
for
the
opportunity
for
the
building
next
door
to
become
the
Cranston
Community
Center,
where
it
also
would
protect
a
theater
and
bring
in
potential
Broadway,
because
we've
taken
meetings
with
Consultants
we've
taken
meetings
with
theaters
we've
met
with
Pac
we've
met
with
vets.
We've
met
with
theater
by
the
Sea.
We've
learned,
a
sustainable
model
which
is
most
of
these
theaters.
Most
of
these
operations
are
owned
by
cities
and
towns.
G
The
infrastructure
is
good.
I've
read
things
in
the
paper
about
a
building,
that's
decapitated,
about
potential
housing.
Conversions!
Let
me
tell
you:
it
needs
three
AC
units
I
can't
afford
it.
I'm
all
in
on
community,
on
Cranston,
on
a
city
that
I've
Loved
on
a
city
that
I've
bled
for
since
I've
been
born.
I
have
many
people
here
in
support
of
a
conversation
that
I
couldn't
do
it
alone
with
they've,
been
there
day
in
and
day
out,
volunteering
their
time,
painting
buildings
bringing
events
talking
to
the
community.
These
are
not
easy,
Economic
Times.
G
This
has
the
ability
to
use
$6.5
million,
do
in
federal
funds
to
not
only
protect
protected
theater
but
show
a
sustainable
model
moving
forward
and
allow
us
to
do
hundreds
of
thousands
of
tickets
because
we're
using
the
same
models.
Our
neighboring
cities
and
towns
are
they've.
Given
us
the
opportunity
to
learn
the
model,
they
want
to
see
our
data
survive
and
the
best
way
to
do
it
is
by
emulating
other
models
of
community
centers
centers
that
are
owned
by
cities
and
towns.
G
This
is
an
opportunity
at
our
site,
next
door,
where
there's
a
bus
line
for
everybody
to
be
able
to
utilize
the
space
that
we're
continuing
to
try
to
make
efforts
to
revive
I,
assure
you
Council.
If
you
walk
away
from
this
opportunity,
if
you
just
surely
discredit
it
because
of
your
dist
distrust
hatred
for
other
political
people
involved,
then
the
people
that
are
going
to
lose
are
the
citizens
of
Cranston.
It's
the
people
of
Cranston.
This
asset
is
99
years
old.
G
Please,
please,
do
not
walk
away
from
at
least
listen
in
the
information.
Listen
to
a
proposal,
listen
to
a
vision
which
I've
somewhat
highlighted
today.
Out
of
respect
to
the
people
behind
me,
I'd
like
to
give
them
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
behalf
or
against
the
Park
Theater
and
answer
any
questions
this
committee
may
have
at
the
end.
If
that's
fair,
I
would
like
to
reserve
the
right
to
speak
later
on
any
questions
based
on
the.
B
H
I
have
been
part
of
the
discussions
about
a
community
center
since
the
beginning
in
late
August,
with
u
Mrs
mcgunagle,
who
was
still
here,
I
think
we
would
partner
with
the
city,
of
course,
in
any
kind
of
community
center,
because
not
only
does
it
benefit
our
students,
it
benefits
their
families
I.
We
have
been
asked
to
assess
the
Arlington
school
as
well
as
part
of
the
initial
discussions.
As
you
know,
we
are
building
a
new
Gladstone
Elementary.
That
school
will
be
ready
for
its
students
in
September
of
2025.
H
So
therefore,
the
site
at
Arlington
would
be
open
and
available.
I
know
what
Mr
Brady
is
going
through
because,
as
you
know,
as
being
a
public
figure
often
times
your
perspective
is
twisted
and
distorted
and
put
out
in
the
news
as
gospel
I
have
sought
to
be
a
good
partner
with
the
city
for
all
of
its
projects.
We
want
our
students
to
have
access
and
their
families
to
the
health
portions
of
the
Community
Center
that
Mrs
mcgunagle
spoke
about
as
well
as
extend
Ed
educational
programs.
H
That
would
be
part
of
a
community
center
I
realize
that
it
is
your
decision
as
to
where
that
Community
Center
is,
but
I
have
to
assure
you
that
if
you
are
looking
at
the
Arlington
school,
we
will
work
with
you
on
that
and
any
other
site.
That
may
u
be
considered,
as
you
will
be
doing
this
evening,
we
can
work
with
you
on
that
too.
But
I
was
asked
to
speak
as
to
when
the
Arlington
school
would
be
available,
and
that
would
be
in
probably
June
or
July
of
20125.
D
A
You
clerk
just
for
the
record
councilman
Pocus
is
here
as
well
as
Council
Vice,
vice
president
Vargas,
and
just
for
for
anyone
online
or
in
the
public
this
evening
for
procedurally
comments
between
the
the
public
and
the
council
were
not
allowed
to
have
back
and
forth.
This
is
something
that
is
established
at
every
city
council
meeting,
so
I
don't
want
anyone
to
think
that
this
is
abnormal.
It's
something
that
we
do
at
all
meetings.
I
Good
evening
city
council,
my
name
is
Levi
Pangburn
I'm
from
Praise
Tabernacle
Church
330
Park
AV
Cranston,
as
a
pastor
at
Praise,
Tabernacle
Church
in
the
Rhode
Island
Dream
Center
caring
for
our
community
is
Central
to
what
we
do.
If
you
want
to
know,
if
Ed
Brady
is
a
man
who
can
be
entrusted
to
oversee
a
committee
Center
in
our
city
come
ask
the
volunteers
from
our
food
truck
to
serve
the
homeless
population.
7
days
a
week.
I
They
will
tell
you
that
Ed
Brady
his
support,
counsel
and
resources
are
Paramount
in
enabling
them
to
do
what
they
do
come.
Ask
those
struggling
with
drug
addiction,
depression
and
mental
health,
getting
off
our
buses
having
just
enjoy
the
day
of
food,
laughter
and
community
at
one
of
our
quarterly
dinners
organized
and
put
on
by
Ed
and
his
amazing
team.
Their
full
bellies
speak
to
his
commitment
to
our
community.
Their
new
haircuts,
fromal
Barbers
salons
speak
to
his
commitment
to
our
community.
I
Their
smiles
and
rejuvenated
sense
of
hope
for
their
Futures
speak
to
his
commitment
to
our
community.
Come
ask
the
kids
playing
basketball
at
one
of
the
local
parks
like
Beachmont
Park.
Here
in
Cranston,
every
drop
of
sweat
from
their
pores
upon
the
fresh
paint,
the
flowers
and
trees
planted
by
volunteers
and
organizations
like
ours
who
gathered
together
in
this
labor
of
love,
speak
to
his
commitment
to
our
community.
I
I
wish
you
could
see
and
hear
are
the
many
stories
of
men
and
women
like
me
who,
on
The
Darkest
Day
of
their
life,
found
themselves
in
a
room
with
Ed
whose
support
encouragement,
aided
them
in
crawling
out
of
that
dark
place
to
live
the
good
life
that
God
called
them
to
live
at
One
Community
event,
I
asked
Ed.
What
brings
you
the
most
joy
in
life?
He
stepped
back
looked
around
at
some
of
the
most
broken
and
ostracized
in
our
community,
and
he
said
doing
this
right
here.
I
A
new
and
Powerful
Beacon
of
Hope
for
our
communities
in
the
Heart
of
the
City,
a
project
that
will
enable
Ed
and
his
team
to
do
what
they
do
best
and
love
most
helping
people
Ed
Brady
is
not
just
a
father,
husband,
son
friend
or
businessman
or
former
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt.
But
if
you
could
just
conclude,
your
I
will
conclude.
He
prays
for
the
city
he's
laid
down
his
life
for
his
City
his
legacy
and
even
his
position
as
city
councilman
to
serve
this
city.
I
He
ran
under
the
banner
PE
people
over
politics
and
he
lives
and
continues
to
live
under
that
Banner.
His
tireless
efforts
point
and
witness
to
his
commitment
to
people
over
politics.
If
we're
going
to
talk
about
caring
for
our
community,
we
must
talk
about
Ed
Brady,
a
man
who,
for
decades,
has
cared
for
this
city
served.
This
city
lay
down
his
position
as
a
city
councilman
for
this
city
and
I,
say
the
best
thing
we
can
do
as
a
city
is
continue
to
believe
in
Ed
Brady.
Thank
you,
cranon
city.
A
J
J
My
whole
life
I
would
support
Ed
Brady
in
all
my
wisdom
and
knowledge
at
that
building
across
the
street
to
benefit
the
city
of
Cranston.
That
I
love
very
much
there's
something
in
the
water
here
and
Ed
Brady
has.
It
is
also
I've
got
two
or
three
Champions
that
we've
made
with
yor
Cranston
water
and
Gary
tiger
boletto
senior
and
Junior
Vinnie.
J
Penza
that
went
to
the
park
theater
to
watch
Rocky
and
that's
how
he
became
a
boxer
with
his
dad,
so
there's
so
many
good
memories
in
all
the
meetings
I've
been
in
my
entire
life.
When
you
together
your
comments,
you
can
come
up
with
Solutions
I'm,
only
hoping
that
you
can
come
up
with
a
solution
and
not
let
all
that
work.
That's
been
done
and
money
over
there
just
go
down
the
drain.
Thank
you
all.
God.
K
K
K
I
was
thrilled
because
the
first
thing
I
thought
about
when
that
Park
Theater
came
for
sale
was
wouldn't
that
be
a
great
thing
for
the
city
of
Cranston
to
have
to
be
able
to
use
it
as
a
learning
tool
for
our
students,
and
it
falls
right
into
place
with
everything
everything
that
you're
talking
about
with
the
with
the
education
365
I
it
just
it.
It's
perfect.
If
you
think
about
all
the
things
we
want
our
kids
to
learn
in
life
right
there,
the
Park
Theater.
It
provides
all
of
that.
K
Kids
could
learn
how
to
run
a
business,
how
to
do
plumbing
Construction,
ction
marketing,
printing
decorating,
organizing
I'm,
a
former
school
teacher
I'm,
a
former
specialed
teacher
and
I
think
that
I
could
list
aund
ways
in
the
way
the
community
could
benefit
from
that
all
I
ask
is
that
all
of
you
take
a
moment
and
write
down
what
my
parents
used
to
make
me
do,
write
down
all
the
advantages
and
write
down
all
the
disadvantages
and
I
think
that
you're
going
to
find
there
are
far
more
advantages
than
disadvantages.
Thank.
L
Speak,
ladies
and
gentlemen
of
the
council,
my
name
is
Justin.
Eron
live
at
20,
Primrose,
Drive,
cranon
and
I
also
represent
cranon
KES
as
the
president.
It's
not
a
red
or
blue
thing,
or
red
or
green
thing.
It's
cranon
thing
this
whole
community
that
we're
at
today,
when
you
look
out
the
window,
you
see
the
Park
Theater.
You
hear
the
stories
of
Vinnie
P
going
there
seeing
the
first
Rocky
and
all
the
legends
of
the
stories
of
being
youthful
person.
L
I
coach
used
to
tell
us
stories
when
he
would
go
to
the
park
on
a
Friday
night,
get
a
smooch
from
his
honey.
Sorry
councilman,
but
it's
the
red
and
it's
a
Cranson
thing
guys
and
it's
a
community
thing
and
I
think
just
consider
it
saving
that
building.
Because
when
you
look
out
the
window,
you
don't
want
to
see
a
Soko
bright
neon
light
a
gas
station
condos.
You
want
to
see
a
community
building
with
Community
people
doing
community
things.
Thank.
M
M
M
It
may
be
to
tear
that
spot
down.
It's
such
a
perfect
spot
in
the
center
of
a
beautiful
city,
to
put
something
that's
needed
by
so
many
having
CCAP
and
I'm
a
huge
supporter
of
CCAP,
for
you
know
personal
reasons
that
I've
seen
people
go
through
their
organization
and
they're
tremendous
and
to
have
things
there
for
all
of
the
city
and
outside
the
city
to
come
to.
There's
nothing
else
like
it
here,
I,
don't
know
of
anything
else
like
it
in
the
state.
M
So
why
not
take
advantage
of
that
property
and
bring
something
in
that
everyone
else
would
be
an
a
of
look.
What
goes
on
here
in
Cranston,
we
deserve
it,
we're
a
great
City.
You
know:
I
went
to
Cranston
West
I've,
always
loved
it
here
in
and
out
I'm
back
again
in
Cranston,
I
wouldn't
change
anything.
It's
such
a
great
spot.
It's
such
a
great
community
and
we
have
wonderful
community
members.
M
O
O
I,
unlike
everyone
here,
I'm,
not
a
member
of
the
Cranson
Community
but
I,
know
Ed
extremely
extremely
well
and
I
have
to
say
if
everyone
here
wasn't
moved
by
what
he
said,
I
mean
that's
the
reason
I'm
standing
up
here
right
now,
I,
don't
want
to
talk
about
how
great
of
a
person
that
is
as
a
professional
in
the
real
estate
business
I
just
want
to
say.
One
thing
that
building
over
there
the
highest
and
best
use,
is
what
Ed
is
proposing
simple.
O
As
that
we
want
to
talk
business
bottom
line
that
is
the
highest
and
best
use.
Not
only
is
it
going
to
contribute
to
the
community,
it's
going
to
do
far
greater
things.
Ed
is
the
guide
to
see
that
all
the
way
through
plain
and
simple
I,
think
the
the
town
here
has
a
obligation
to
step
forth
and
help
out.
This
all
I
have
to
say.
Q
Thanks
hi
everyone,
my
name
is
Bon
Davis
I
live
at
20,
Laurel,
Street,
Johnson,
RH,
Island,
02919
I'm,
not
up
here
tonight
to
talk
about
why
I
think
who
owns
the
theater
should
be
granted
any
grant
for
any
reason,
but
just
to
share
a
little
bit
about
my
experience.
I've
worked
at
the
Park
Theater
since
they
took
over
the
building
two
years
ago.
Q
Q
Volunteers
ushers
reporters
who
have
came
I
see
people
on
the
council
that
have
enjoyed
nights
at
the
theater
and,
aside
from
the
theater
on
the
other
side,
where
we
run
the
events,
that's
where
that's,
where
my
role
is
and
we've
hosted
countless
reunions
for
both
Cranson
East
and
Cranson
West
we've
hosted
Sports
Banquets
children's
movies
and
the
most
rewarding
experience
for
me
was
when
people
would
leave
the
building.
Saying.
Thank
you
guys
for
putting
the
effort
in
to
save
this.
My
daughter
had
a
great
sweet
16.
Our
kids
had
a
great
Sports
banquet
tonight.
Q
A
S
Martina
jvid
1221
Reservoir
a
Cranston
today,
I
stand
before
you
to
shine
a
spotlight
on
this
remarkable
individual
that
everyone
has
already
been
speaking
of
at
Brady
and
on
the
batterman
of
Cranston.
Through
his
vision
of
the
Park
Theater,
you
know,
Ed
Brady
is
not
just
a
successful
business
person
he's
a
tremendously
caring
individual
who
consistently
demonstrates
his
dedication
to
the
community
and
the
welfare
of
his
residents.
S
I
met
Ed,
Brady
I
think
around
2010
through
many
networking
events
and
I
can
tell
you
that
the
support
for
organizations
like
May
Organization
for
the
homeless,
which
I
founded
in
2008
and
organizations
like
the
CCAP
and
so
many
others,
is
really
a
testament
to
his
compassion
and
commitment
to
improving,
not
just
the
lives
of
many
but
the
city
that
he
loves.
I
mean
the
the
Park
Theater
is
an
iconic
landmark
in
Cran.
S
I
can't
see
how
the
residents
there
would
want
to
tear
it
down
and
make
it
anything
else
other
than
an
Arts
community
and
a
community
where
he
can
gather
so
many
Under
One
Roof,
for
to
take
advantage
of
learning
programs
and
of
growing
and
and
just
so
much
I.
Can't
wait
for
me
organization
to
be
able
to
partner
with
that
Brady
on
The
many
programs
that
he
Vision
he
envisions
for
the
Park
Theater.
T
Portion,
my
name
is
Henry
plazo
and
I
reside
at
NAC.
Avenue
I
am
a
lifelong
Cranson
resident
born
and
raised,
and
it
wasn't
until
late
teens
early
20s
that
I
met
Ed
Brady
and
from
the
second
that
I
met
him
I
realized
what
an
incredible
person
he
was
how
devoted
he
was
to
his
fellow
citizens,
friends,
pretty
much
everyone.
T
The
only
thing
that
I've
ever
heard
negatively
about
Ed
is
that
he
was
too
happy
and
he
tried
to
help
everyone
so,
and
just
like
most
of
you
here
in
this
Council
I
know
many
of
you
from
all
different
aspects
of
Cranston
life,
whether
it's
Sports,
whether
it's
a
neighbor,
whether
it's
through
religious
activities,
whether
it's
through
volunteering
on
Charities
and
Ed
Brady,
should
not
be
penalized
because
he
happens
to
know
people
who
are
part
of
the
city
council
or
part
of
any
decision-making
process.
The
reality
is
this:
grant.
T
T
It
was
mentioned
this
evening
and
that
Arlington
school,
which
is
also
a
great
idea,
might
not
be
available
to
2025
that
probably
isn't
going
to
look
favorably
upon
the
agency.
That's
giving
out
this
Grant,
and
also
we
should
look
at
what
is
the
negative
impact
of
having
this
project
this
the
way
I
look
at
it
is
the
state
wants
to
purchase
this
piece
of
prop.
The
two
minutes
are
up.
T
If
you
could
the
way
I
look
at
it,
the
state
wants
to
purchase
this
piece
of
property
and
give
the
city
possibly
$3
million
to
renovate
it
for
a
senior
center.
Do
we
want
to
accept
that
gift
from
the
state
the
theater
is
99
years
old?
Let's
make
it
100
in
the
end
of
this,
what
side
of
History
do
each
as
every
person
in
this
room
want
to
be
on?
Thank.
U
U
Hi,
my
name
is
Nicole
VES
I
own,
the
doughnut
Shack,
located
in
tton
Road
Island.
Sorry,
this
is
in
my
face.
I
had
met
Ed
Brady
nearly
a
year
ago,
and
he
gave
me
and
my
business
the
opportunity
to
open
a
popup
storefront
and
use
the
Park
Cafe
for
a
month
which
turned
into
three
months
and
really
gave
me
exposure
for
my
business
and
I.
Couldn't
thank
him
enough
for
that.
Thank
you.
U
Thanks
prior
to
owning
the
doughnut
Shack
I
was
a
construction
manager
for
nearly
10
years.
I
have
to
respectfully
disagree
with
all
of
the
assumptions
on
the
cost
of
renovation
for
that
building.
I
have
been
in
there
many
times.
I
fell
in
love
with
the
building.
I
donate
all
of
my
time
that
I
can
into
the
building
and
get
nothing
out
of
it.
U
V
V
W
Speak
hello:
my
name
is
Taylor
Brady
I.
Don't
need
to
stand
up
here
and
talk
about
how
wonderful
of
a
man
my
husband
is.
He
does
everything
he
does
for
the
community
because
he
wants
to,
and
he
genuinely
cares
about
this
community
I
truly
believe
that
the
Park
Theater
is
a
great
location
for
this
Grant
and
I.
Just
ask
every
one
of
you
to
just
consider
it
because
again
this
grant.
It's
not
guaranteed
just
hear
out
his
Vision
he's
done
his
research
with
the
Grant
I.
Just
it's
a
99-year-old
historic
theater.
The
building
is
perfect.
W
A
X
Meet
good
evening,
council
members,
Mr
chairman
in
terms
of
the
whole
Grant
it's
coming
together
very
quickly.
As
you
know,
the
the
mayor
did
sign
on
to
the
governor's
learn
365
compact
initiative,
which
enable
the
city
the
opportunity
of
two
grants
at
this
point.
One
is
a
50
thou,
I
think
I
mentioned
this.
X
The
last
meeting
of
$5,000
Grant
for
encouragement
of
driving
student
enrollment,
one
of
the
key
tenants
of
what
the
governor's
trying
to
do
with
this
These
funds
and,
secondly,
assisting
students
as
they
go
on
to
secondary
education,
post-secondary
education,
helping
them
with
their
FASA
applications,
and
that's
those
programs
will
be
developed,
I
believe
sometime.
What
next
fall
it
has
to
be
rolled
out
so,
but
the
the
logic
Grant
opportunity
should
we
wish
to
go
forward
with
it.
X
It
started
out
about
$6
million
and
whatever
communities.
What
happened?
There's
a
formula
that
was
allocated
throughout
the
state
to
all
the
municipalities
of
the
X
dollars
that
were
available
for
those
communities
that
do
not
take
advantage
of
the
of
the
grant.
The
money
gets
redistributed
to
the
remaining
communities
and
the
numbers
go
up
so
three
weeks
ago,
or
so
the
amount
amount
was
just
shy,
just
above
$6
million.
Today
the
number
is.
X
At
this
point
and
the
originally
about
two
weeks
ago,
they
had
the
deadline
of
September
29th
that
a
phase
two
application
very,
very
detailed
plan
outlining
programming
regarding
potential
Community
Center,
would
need
to
be
com
submitted
along
with
an
idea
of
the
of
a
facility.
So
there
was
very
much
a
rush
on
this.
X
There
wasn't
a
lot
of
time
to
roll
this
out,
so
if
things
seems
like
they're
being
expedited,
they're
being
expedited
as
to
that
deadline
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
they
have
extended
the
deadline
for
the
application
of
the
phase
two
to
October
10th,
so
we
we
have
a
bit
longer
to
apply
just
to
just
shy
of
approximately
two
weeks.
So
this
process,
you
know.
If,
if
we
are
to
proceed
regardless
of
facility,
it
needs
to
be
expedited
soon.
X
Now,
obviously,
we
would
love
to
have
many
many
Community
meetings
Etc,
but
I.
Don't
think
that
timing
is
going
to
allow
us
so
so,
with
that
some
of
the
input
about
the
community
center,
the
the
the
grant
grant
is
provided
through
the
US
Department
of
treas
Treasury
and
administered
through
the
state
of
Rhode
Island
pandemic
recovery
office
and
the
a
if
our
city
wishes
to
go
forward.
X
A
community
center
would
need
to
be
established
to
all
people,
all
all
all
Races
ages,
all
demographics
and
to
be
available
to
the
public
for
free
relative
to
the
programming
that
I'll
mention
programming
must
Encompass
education,
educational
component,
which
is
broadly
stated
a
health
monitoring
component
and
a
jobs
or
job
development
component,
and
it
could
be
up
to
the
creativity
of
each
of
the
cities
and
towns
to
submit
the
programming
that
they
they
so
wish
to
Endeavor
upon
and
U.
That's
the
essence
of
it
in
terms
of
a
facility.
X
X
What
what
it
is
relatively
the
programming,
it's
basically
explaining
what
the
city,
how
they
intend
to
involve
the
community
relative
to
those
three
tenants,
again:
jobs,
health
monitoring
and
education
and
to
to
to
a
good
degree
as
possible,
ideally
to
have
a
facility
in
mind
in
which
we're
building
the
programming
around
it
is
possible
to
speculate
and
I'm.
Speaking
with
the
the
pr
office
that
you,
you
could
do,
the
grant
write
up
the
grant
with
a
couple
of
different
scenarios,
but
obviously
it
gets
more
dicey.
X
D
X
You
would
have
to
build
I
believe
it's
I
believe
to
be
one
facility.
Otherwise,
you're
gonna
have
to
build
this
programming
specific
around.
So
we
have
two
facilities
which
I'm
not
quite
sure,
if
they're
amiable
to
that,
but
remembering
the,
if
you
think
about
the
whole
365
program,
it's
in
addition
to
our
existing
schools
to
to
what
we're
trying
trying
to
do
relative
to
schools.
It's
in
addition
to
to
encourage
you,
know,
year
round,
learning
if
you
will
and
extracurricular
learning,
so
something
to
mention
terms
of
facilities.
X
Y
Y
The
so
we
we
have,
we
have
a
per
we.
We
have
the
Park
Theater
owner
with
us
this
evening
and
I'm
just
trying
to
understand,
because
I'm
I'm
trying
to
really
Wordsmith
myself
right
now
is
we
have
a
grant
that
is,
is
available
and
I
of
which
requires-
and
this
is
probably
to
the
administration
of
which
requires
no
use.
We
won't
use
any
R
AR.
You
know
ARP
money
right
at
all
for
this
for
the
American
Rescue
plan,
that
is
a
totally
separate,
Grant
correct.
Well,
not
a
grant.
This
is
a
grant.
Y
Apart
than
the
money
that
we
received
from
the
federal
government
a
few
years
ago.
Okay
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that's
that's
cleared,
but
I'll
be
just
straightforward.
I
learned
about
this
ongoing
story,
that's
been
taking
place
about
the
Park
Theater,
trying
to
solicit
the
grant
with
the
blessing
of
the
administration
through
the
Press
I
didn't
know
about
this.
I
knew
about
the
grant,
but
I
didn't
know.
Park
Theater
was
seeking
this
grant
at
all.
Y
Somehow
the
press
found
out
about
the
fact
that
Mr
Brady
was
wanted
to
move
forward
and
have
the
blessing
of
the
administration
and
possibly
of
the
council.
I
got
a
few
emails
from
constituents
in
the
city
of
Cranston.
Tell
me
it
was
a
bad
idea
because
of
the
prer
article
once
I
started
getting
all
these
emails
that
were
coming
in
on
these
few
emails.
That
I
received
I
went
on
to
the
projo
website,
unfortunately
have
to
pay
to
read
some
of
their
articles
right,
so
I
was
managed
to
finally
get
it
another
way.
Y
However,
I
heard
and
read
about
comments
about
some
of
the
folks
saying
we
thank
the
administration
by
not
going
forward
with
this,
and
we
are.
You
know
it's
finally
about
time
that
the
administration
and
I'm
paraphrasing
listens
to
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Cranson
and
not
to
move
forward
with
this
Grant.
Y
The
fact
that
I
didn't
even
know
the
full
details
and
I'm
getting
asked
questions
as
to
why
I
am
in
favor
or
in
support.
I
couldn't
give
a
response.
I
wasn't
in
any
of
the
meetings,
if
there
any
with
the
administration
and
whoever
else
was
involved
in
that
room.
So
I
can't
provide
or
share
my
opinions
without
doing
my
due
diligence
and
asking,
and
so
when
I
knew.
This
meeting
was
coming
before
us.
Y
I
have
a
few
questions
to
ask,
because
one
of
the
things
that
I
also
heard
was
that
the
grant
was
actually
going
to
be
using
American,
Rescue
plan
money
and
so
I'm
hearing
that
that
is
not
the
case
correct.
This
is
a
diff.
This
is
a
grant.
This
is
not
money
that
we,
as
as
a
council,
need
to
approve
every
time
a
penny
gets
spent
from
that
particular
money
pop
right.
X
It
it
is:
it's
not
part
of
the
arpa
money
that
you're
familiar
with.
However,
if
the
acquisition
of
any
property
from
the
city
would
have
to
be
with
the
approval
of
the
city
council
and
I
I,
when
you
have
a
chance,
I'm
willing
to
express
I
have
a
timeline.
I
knew
would
be
very
important
for
you
that
I
prepared
to
tell
you
how
this
was
laid
out.
That
could
answer
a
lot
of
your
questions.
Y
Y
Application
doesn't
need
full
authority
of
the
city
council
because
and
the
reason
why
I'm
asking
is
really
it's
to
educate
my
myself
and
to
educate
everybody.
That's
either
watching
will
watch
or
the
public
that's
here
this
evening
if
it
doesn't
require
councel
and
it's
just
the
mayor's
office
and
he
was
to
move
forward
with
the
grant
because
there's
no
guarantee
that
the
grant
will
actually
be
awarded
there's
so
many
communities
fighting
for
the
same
dollar
amount.
Y
So
if
he
was
to
move
forward
and
we
and
and
the
mayor
was
to
say
yes-
and
this
is
like
multiple
layer
questions
here
and
we
didn't
get
awarded,
we
don't
pay
a
penalty
for
that.
If
we
get
awarded
in
another
and
I
say
we
meaning
like
the
applicant,
then
at
that
point
it
comes
before
the
council
and
then
we
would
have
to
move
forward
to
vote
on
any
partnership
initiatives
or
any
legality
that
would
have
to
go
in
place
on
this
actual
building
the
park.
Y
X
A
X
But
to
answer
to
answer
the
questions
I
mentioned
the
city
council
will
need
to
acquire,
is
approval
is
necessary
to
acquire
any
facility
and
I
may
add
it's
not
it's
not
councilman
former
councilman
Brady's
proposal
or
his
Grant.
It's
a
grant
of
the
federal
government
administered
by
the
pandemic
recovery,
Office
of
the
State
of
Rhode
Island
and
offered
to
the
city
of
Cranston.
If
the
city
wishes
to
build
a
acquire,
a
community
center.
X
X
Y
Which,
if
we
don't
get
it
D
director,
we
don't
pay
any
penalties
just
like
any
grant
that
we
submit.
If
we
don't
get
it,
we
are
not.
We
we're
not
awarded
right.
That
is
correct,
but
in
this
case
the
mayor
would
like
the
blessing
of
the
council
before
he
moves
forward
with
a
Grant
application.
Is
that
am
I
understanding
that
correctly
it
would?
It
would.
X
Y
X
Y
X
Good
point:
the
question
the
U,
the
answer
to
that
is
the
facility
and
Furnishings
would
come
with
this
grant
the
programming
and
any
overhead
costs
would
be
not
part
of
this
grant.
There
was
I'm
kind
of
jumping
ahead,
but
a
a
concept
is
to
rely
upon.
Ask
I'd
love
to
go
into
give
you
the
facts
and
answer
these
questions
a
logical
way.
A
So
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to
step
in
and
Council
vice
president,
you
certainly
can
reclaim
the
floor
afterwards,
but
to
try
and
minimize
or
potentially
address
any
questions
that
the
committee
might
have
going
forward.
I'm
GNA
ask
I'm
going
to
provide
Mr
Moretti
the
opportunity
to
lay
out
whatever
facts,
you'd
like
to
lay
out
that
way
that
might
address
some
of
questions
we
might
have,
because
I
do
want
to
be
cognizant
of
the
time
that
we
do
have
two
meetings
following
this
this
evening.
Okay,.
X
Director
M
the
floor
is
yours.
Thank
thanks.
So
much
and
and
kind
of
to
clear
the
ear
I
have
to
open
by
truly
saying
the
mayor
never
did
propose
purchasing
the
Park
Theater
facility,
even
at
zero
cost
to
the
taxpayers.
Rather,
he
was.
He
was
tasked
by
several
Key
Community
stakeholders
to
perform
limited
due
diligence
to
determine
if
the
park
building
should
be
considered
as
a
viable
site
for
a
possible
Community
Center
under
the
guideline
of
guidelines
of
Governor
mck's
learn
365
initiative
on
June
14
2023.
X
The
mayor
signed
the
365
compact
with
the
governor
at
City
Hall
on
August
7th
2023.
The
administration
received
an
email
notification
of
the
availability
of
the
facility
Grant
from
the
governor's
Pro
office,
the
pandemic
recovery
office
on
August
10th.
The
administration
submitted
a
one-page
online
application
stage,
one
Municipal
Grant
application,
August
17th,
the
mayor
and
members
of
the
administration
met
with
the
the
key
Folks
at
the
pandemic
recovery
office
in
City
Hall.
To
seek
information
about
this
grant
opportunity
we
very
green
to
us
at
the
time.
X
A
week
later,
10
days
later,
August
28th,
the
ad
Administration,
a
member
of
the
administration,
sat
in
a
in
a
grant
information
Zoom
session,
sponsored
by
PR
to
all
municipalities,
August
28th,
the
mayor
and
the
administration.
Members
of
administration
met
with
the
president
COO
of
CCAP
to
determine
if
this
I
think
answers
a
key
question,
he
had
councilwoman
to
determine
if
CCAP
had
an
interest
and
had
the
capabilities
for
sponsoring
programming
in
in
a
in
a
community
center.
X
If
it
came
about
so
a
thought
would
have
would
have
been
if
CCAP
would
come
in,
which
is
federally
funded,
it
wouldn't
be
burdening
burden
some
if
you
will
to
the
taxpayers
of
the
city,
T
incremental
Staffing,
and
so
that
concept
was
broached
to
Miss
Miss
mcgonagle.
On
that
same
day,
actually
I
came
here
and
informed.
X
The
Council
of
these
two
grants
at
the
time
was
$50,000
for
the
FASA
in
in
School
attendance,
Grant
and
then
at
the
time
is
just
over
$6
million
for
what
we're
speaking
about
now
in
terms
of
a
facility
for
education,
jobs
and
and
health
monitoring,
I
I
stated
at
that
point,
so
there's
nothing
behind
closed
doors.
Here.
At
that
point,
I
basically
asked
I
went
back
and
I
reviewed
the
tapes
I.
We
said
that
public
input
is
desired
and
actually
required
for
the
programming
aspect
in
order
to
qualify.
X
So
we
have
to
prove
to
the
Feds
that
public
input
was
received.
What
happens?
The
mayor
is
also
soliciting
key
stakeholder
in
input,
including
including
the
city
council.
I
made
that
known
at
the
time
and
I
also
stated
at
the
time.
September
29th
was
the
deadline
for
the
phase
two
submission
which
obviously,
as
I
mentioned,
was
extended
to
October
10th
on
October
29th.
X
The
next
day,
the
mayor
myself,
other
Administration
Personnel
I
met
with
the
superintendent
school
superintendent
and
the
president
CEO
of
CCAP
the
to
further
discuss
possible
programming.
A
critical
meeting
was
on
August
28th,
the
mayor
and
members
of
administration
met
with
the
council
president,
who
was
available
via
telephone,
the
council,
minority
leader,
the
school
superintendent
school
committee
chairman
and
president
CEO
of
of
CCAP.
X
What
came
out
of
that
as
as
participants
and
leaders
of
both
parties
on
the
city
council,
these
leaders
had
the
opportunity
to
share
the
contents
of
that
discussion
with
their
respective
caucuses.
I
know,
there's
concerned
that
perhaps
the
mayor
or
someone
didn't
share
that
information,
but
that
would
be
that
was
that
was
the
idea
of
having
senior
members
of
both
parties
there
to
be
able
to
spread
the
word
as
to
what's
going
on,
the
Mayors
did
appraise
apprise
all
attendees
of
the
grant,
opportunities
and
Communications
to
date.
X
The
consensus-
and
there
was
no
dissent-
was
support
for
CCAP
to
lead
programming
and
administration.
Again
there
was
no
votes,
there's
no
decisions,
but
the
thought
and
discussion
came
across.
The
CCAP
seemed
like
a
very
viable
alternative
for
the
programming.
As
as
you
as
you
asked,
the
question
council
person
at
that
time,
relative
to
sites
the
mayor
offered
four
possible
sites
for
a
community
center
and
solicited
other
input,
no
other
viable
Alternatives
were
offered
at
that
time.
X
As
we
recall
from
from
the
group,
one
was
the
Park
Theater
as
a
possibility
with
an
opportunity,
as
a
revenue
generator
to
offset
loss,
taxes
and
overhead
operational
costs,
so
the
city
may
be.
If
we,
without
any
Revenue
generating
from
a
facility,
there
would
probably
be
some
overhead
cost
of
heat
electric
maintenance
of
a
facility
and
some
staffing
for
janitorial
services.
Another
possibility
discuss
was
Allington
school
when
it
would
be
decommissioned
expected
as
we
as
we
heard
in
June
July
of
2025.
It's
certainly
under
consideration.
There's
a
concern
there.
X
Given
that
timing,
can
it
be
executed?
Can
it
be
renovated
if
it
can
be
renovated
by
October
20
by
October
2026
realizing
if
we're
not
up
and
running
by
October
31st
2026,
and
we
invested
any
money
we're
at
risk
of
losing
all
that
money
if
we're
not
operating
at
that
time,
so
I
don't
think
that's
a
slam
dunk,
either
speaking
with
Mr
I,
say
Mr
Ed,
Ed
Collins
facilities,
person
for
the
schools.
X
He
has
concerns
for
the
structure
of
the
facility
in
that
the
roof
is
not
in
good
shape,
probably
require
roof.
Repair
hva
system
system
is
in
pretty
bad
shape.
He
indicated
also
the
insulation
factors
a
poor
poor
in
that
building.
So
he's
not
sure
if
renovating
is
an
alternative
or
possibly
might
be
less
expensive
to
knock
it
down
to
demolish
and
build
so
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
an
update
on
what
he
had
mentioned.
Two
other
thoughts
came
up.
Is
a
city
owned
land
in
Knightsville?
X
X
So
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
that,
basically
without
any
descent,
the
mayor
was
tasked
by
this
group
to
perform
limited
due
diligence
regarding
the
Park
Theater
building
as
to
a
would
it
be
suitable
to
accommodate
a
community
center
and
be
what
would
be
the
estimated
cost
of
of
requiring
required
for
improvements.
The
the
concept
with
the
park
was
I
kind
of
alluded
to.
It
was
that
we
would
have
the
grant
money
up
front.
X
The
city
then
would
be
would
lose
if,
if
the
city
were
to
take
it
over,
be
a
city
facility,
obviously
we're
going
to
use,
we
would
lose
tax.
You
know
tax
revenue,
real
estate,
intangible
taxes,
but
a
thought
a
thought
would
be
as
a
revenue
generator
to
either
either
through
form
of
rent
or
ticket
sales.
A
percent
or
a
fixed
dollar
amount
of
ticket
sales
as
a
revenue
source
for
the
city
to
help
pay
for
the
loss.
Taxes,
help
pay
for
repairs,
maintenance
of
the
facility
and
Staffing.
X
That
was
just
a
concept
but
realiz
though
at
no
time
did
the
mayor,
nor
anyone
else
on
the
steering
committee
recommend
the
Park
Theater
for
facility
purchase,
not
the
mayor,
not
the
city
council
president,
not
the
minority
leader,
the
superintendent
school
committee
chairman
no
one
else.
It
was
just
looked
at
to
say.
Please
look
into
this
as
a
possibility.
Obviously
things
got
blown
out
of
proportion
once
once
that
diligence
was
hit,
the
press
and
and
I
think
people
got
the
misperception
about
what
was
going
on.
But
in
no
means
was
this
behind
closed
doors.
X
A
Tonight
for
anyone-
that's
here
this
evening
for
the
645
special
Safety
Services
committee
meeting,
whether
online
or
here
in
in
in
person,
the
we
are
still
in
the
midst
of
a
special
5:30
pm
finance
committee
meeting
U.
So
please
hang
tight.
This
meeting
is
still
continuing
and
the
spe
special
Safety
Services
will
commence
after
this
meeting
concludes.
AA
Director
point
of
information-
I,
don't
know
if
you
like
to
know,
but
this
is
also.
This
is
literally
on
the
docket
as
well.
Learn
365
is
on
the
full
council's
docket.
So
if
you
end
up
needing
to
to
move
on
and
the
public
has
already
spoken,
we
will
have
an
opportunity
at
that
time
to
speak.
Thank
you.
A
X
AB
AB
Thank
you
a
couple,
a
few
different
things:
one
to
council,
woman,
renzulli's,
point
of
the
docket
for
the
full
city
council
meeting.
The
only
item
on
the
docket
is
learn,
365
grant
money,
it's
not
Community
Learning,
Center,
Grant
or
the
r
Municipal
education
compact,
so
will
defer
to
legal
on
that.
AB
We
don't
want
to
have
an
open
meetings
violation
because
that
is
not
actually
the
title
on
the
full
Council
agenda
is
just
learn:
365
grant
money,
and
this
specific
grant
money
is
not
from
my
understanding,
learn
365
that
is
limited
to
only
$50,000.
The
6.1
million
plus
is
actually
the
Community
Learning
Center
grant
money.
Air
Mar.
AC
Yeah,
that's
correct.
The
the
council
agenda
addresses
the
Larn.
365
is
an
agenda
item
on
the
Community
Learning
Center
Grant.
The
council
vice
president,
had
raised
an
issue
before
we
leave
the
floor.
Mr
chairman,
if
I
can
be
permitted
to
speak
for
a
minute.
Yes,
the
Community,
Learning
Center,
grant
money,
councilwoman
and
Council
vice
president
is
in
fact
part
of
the
American
Plan
rescue
act
fund,
but
it
is
a
special
allocation
given
to
the
governor's
office.
AC
The
governor
has
made
the
allocation
of
those
Grant
proceeds
so
we're
talking
about
a
grant
of
opa
money
to
a
Community,
Learning
Center
grant
program
that
is
applied
for
and
essentially
given
by
the
governor's
office.
So
there
is
no
solicitation
of
a
grant.
It
is.
It
is
a
grant
of
money.
If
you
choose
to
partake,
there
are
community
ities
in
Rhode
Island,
who
chose
to
refuse
participation
in
the
grant
program.
AC
Those
funds
went
back
into
the
governor's
pool
of
money
to
be
redistributed
proportionately
among
the
other
cities
and
towns
that
chose
to
partake
in
those
Grant
funds.
With
that
said,
there
are
particular
earmarks
with
respect
to
these
funds
and
I
know
that
the
council
financial
analyst
Mr
Deo
had
looked
into
the
particulars
of
that
and
has
had
some
discussion
with
executive
level.
Folks
at
the
state
and
when
I
say
earmarks,
the
money
must
be
used
for
particular
purposes.
AC
It's
a
brick
and
mortar
Grant
and
whatever
programming
resides
in
the
area
where
these
funds
are
expended.
That
programming
must
must
remain
in
effect
continuously
for
a
period
of
time.
If
it
does
not,
then
the
state
can
come
in
and
ask
for
their
money
back,
which
means
you've
spent
the
money,
but
you
have
to
give
it
back.
So
those
are
the
general
tenants
of
it.
Councilwoman
Council,
vice
president
asked
qu
asked
a
question
about
the
acquisition
of
property
that
the
city
does
not
yet
own.
AC
AB
Thank
you
yep.
That
was
gonna,
be.
My
third
think.
The
second
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
this
evening
is
U
touch
upon
what
director
meret
had
mentioned
into
Council.
Vice
president's
point
about
information
relative
to
this.
The
mayor
invited
myself,
councilwoman,
Renzulli
and
other
members,
such
as
the
superintendent
of
schools,
CCAP,
tax,
assessor
and
and
other
people
within
the
administration.
AB
It's
on.
Okay,
is
this
better?
Okay,
all
right
invited
us
to
a
meeting
a
think
tank
session,
just
saying
it
was
learn
365
at
the
time
on
a
28,
and
at
that
time
the
administration
revealed,
for
the
first
time,
this
$6.1
million
going
to
Cranston
and
threw
out
a
couple
of
proposals
that
they
were
thinking
of
one
being
the
Park
Theater
one
being
Arlington
Elementary
School
came
up
in
the
meeting.
I
myself
had
pitched
the
idea
of
potentially
the
libraries,
but
that
was
dismissed,
Bud
budget
order.
AB
Deo
will
speak
this
evening
about
his
conversations
and
research
that
he
did
with
respect
to
the
pandemic
resource
office
recovery
office
with
respect
to
these
funds,
but
in
fact
libraries
are
presumed
to
be
eligible
under
these
funds,
which
he
can
ex
expound
upon.
With
that
being
said,
the
administration
at
that
time
knew
that
they
had
to
do
a
lot
more
before.
There
would
be
anything
substantive
to
come
forward.
They
had
to
give
us
exact
deadlines
which
they
did
not
have
at
the
time
of
the
meeting.
AB
They
had
to
do
a
community
outreach
and
formulate
how
they
were
going
to
do
that,
and
once
they
had
and
I
believe
my
exact
words
were
presenting
us
with
a
plan
A
and
A
Plan
B.
Then
we
would
be
having
Council
sessions
to
put
forth
what
exactly
the
administration
was
proposing.
We
would
do
potentially
with
those
funds,
and
the
last
thing
I'll
say
is:
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
purchase,
but
what's
not
been
discussed
and
and
I've
mentioned
previously
is
we
can
renovate
an
existing
property?
A
The
did
have
a
conversation
with
the
council
president
and
the
library
director
over
the
weekend,
and
they
two
are
are
interested
in
being
involved
in
this
moving
forward
and
just
for
for
context
for
the
committee,
the
the
William
Hall
library
is
approximately
$444,500
th000
a
year
for
that
Branch.
The
Mr
Garcia,
the
library
director
estimated
that
a
an
additional
branch
at
a
at
a
new
at
a
new
facility
would
be
to
the
tune
of
about
half
of
that
per.
AD
AD
So
basically,
there
are
three
options
to
loate
the
money,
so
it's
actually
buy
land
and
build
purchas,
an
existing
established
building
within
the
city
and
remodel,
or
if
the
city
has
a
capital
asset
on
their
role,
they
can
remodel
the
capital
asset
and
use
that
a
couple
of
points
that
came
up
is
there.
There
was
concern
that
any
project
that
gets
done
has
to
be
completed
and
paid
forward
by
1231
of
2026.
So
the
concern
is
to
make
sure
that
whatever
project
gets
submitted.
AD
The
obtainable
goal
is
because
the
con
consquence
is
even
if
the
project
is
99%
complete.
If
it
doesn't
have
the
programs
in
place
and
it's
not
complete,
you
have
to
refund
the
full
balance,
not
just
the
1%,
that's
not
complete.
So
if
City
takes
on
a
major
project,
it
would
have
to
be
completed
accordingly,
along
with
the
requirement
is
the
pro
the
programs
have
to
be
serviced
for
five
years.
That's
the
commitment.
If
they're
not
serviced
for
five
years
and
don't
pass
requirements,
the
money
has
to
be
refunded.
AD
So
with
all
that
being
said,
if
the
city
finds
a
location
sets
up
programs
wherever
it
may
be,
there's
also
one
other
item
that
asset
has
to
maintain
as
a
city
asset
from
anywhere,
depending
on
whether
it's
remodeled
with
improvements
or
you
purchase
from
15
to
30
years.
It's
not
an
asset
that
can
be
rolled
out,
so
the
other
consideration
is
that
the
city
is
going
to
have
the
expenditures
of
that
asset
for
no
less
than
15
and
no
more
than
30.
So
that's
a
of
the
concern
of
doing
it.
AD
The
other
things
that
they
had
mentioned
is
because
of
the
deadline.
They
want
the
goal
to
be
specific
and
concise,
but
they
did
said
say
that
you
could
submit
more
than
one
plan,
but
he
did
say
that
if
you
do
submit
more
than
one
plan
and
they
get
funded,
the
plans
all
have
to
be
completed
by
1231,
not
just
one
two
or
three
of
them.
They
all
have
to
be
completed.
But
if
they're
set
separately,
if
the
money's
not
allocated
to
one
plan-
or
it's
not
complete,
just
that
portion
of
the
funding
goes
through.
AD
So
there
are
a
few
other
options.
But
again
they
did
say
that
you
only
have
till
October
10th
to
submit
and
a
part
of
the
submission
is
the
community
outreach
part,
the
timeline
and
the
proposal
that
you're
going
to
submit.
So
there
is
some
detail
that
has
to
be
done
and
some
due
diligence
in
any
of
these
grants,
and
in
that
we
go
for
we
have
to
be
concise,
because
if
it's
not
completed,
we
bear
the
burden
of
paying.
AD
If
we
don't
accomplish
the
goal
with
the
programs,
we
bear
the
burden
to
repay,
but
also
that
asset,
whatever
asset
it
may
be,
will
be
our
asset
for
an
extended
period
of
time
will
have
to
be
utilized.
So
if
there's
any
questions
feel
free,
but
that's
just
kind
of
a
quick
synopsis
of
the
options
that
the
city
has
to
to
go
forward
with
this.
N
A
AD
AD
Well,
the
open
land
too,
if
they
would
have
purchased
the
piece
of
property
that
you
had
mentioned
in
nightville,
that's
also
on
the
tax
roll
I,
don't
know
the
location,
but
I
guess
the
simple
way
is
any
asset.
That's
purchased!
That's
currently
on
the
tax
roll
to
be
used
for
this
grant
is
the
only
Revenue
that's
coming
in
currently
from
that
asset.
Y
Got
it
okay,
thank
you
and
to
the
administration,
there's
a
survey
that
went
out
today
from
the
administration
does
that
survey
have
to
do
with
this
particular
subject
matter:
I'm,
just
curious
of
the
fact
that
you're
going
down
through
a
timeline
of
events
that
are
taking
place
in
that
timeline
event,
I
know
that
you
had
meetings
amongst
the
administration.
That
was
a
think
tank
meeting
that
was
held
with
the
council
president
and
the
minority
leader
as
well.
Y
Z
X
The
purpose
of
the
of
the
August
28th
meeting
was
to
involve
the
council
without
violating
open
meetings.
So
the
council
president,
as
the
Democrat,
the
council,
man
minority
leader
as
the
Republican
to
take
that
information
share
it
with
their
caucus
and
if
anything
was
gleaned
from
that,
certainly
was
welcome.
As
it
turned
out,
the
survey
was
initially
developed
by
CCAP.
X
They
gave
a
proposal
submitted
it
so
to
the
the
mayor's
office,
the
mayor's
office
tweaked
it
a
little
bit
then
sent
that
draft
out
to
each
of
the
people
that
were
involved
now
call
I
refer
to
as
a
steering
committee
to
have
to
give
them
the
opportunity
they
they'll
all
all
be
a
brief
because
it
was
happening
very
quickly
because
again
we
have
an
October
10th
deadline.
So
I
apologize
in
in
haste
of
having
to
do
what
we're
doing.
But
if
we
don't
do
it,
then
we
could
just
call
it
off.
X
So
we
had
that
brief
period
for
the
steering
committee
to
give
their
input,
and
then
we
felt
to
get
the
the
best
thing
to
do
is
get
that
get
that
survey
out
and
then,
which
case
we
shared
it
with
the
council
and
asking
for
everyone's
input.
So
every
diligent,
honest
attempt,
transparent,
welcoming
approach,
has
been
executed.
I
hope,
there's
not
a
lot
of
criticism.
Y
I
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
so
much
again,
I'm
I'm
trying
to
listen
to
both
sides.
I
think
everybody
deserves
to
be
listened
to,
whether
you're
of
the
same
party.
If,
if
you
know
whether
you
lived
on
one
side
of
the
city
or
not,
I
personally
am
a
firm
believer
that
anybody
come
that
comes
before
us.
We
should
be
able
to
listen.
You
know
to
on
their
side
and
I.
Y
Does
it
mean
that
it's
here
in
finance
committee
today
and
we
have
a
there's,
a
deadline
of
October
10th,
whether
we
I
and
I,
say
we
meaning
because
I
think
we're
all
in
this
together
when
we
make
a
decision
right,
the
administration,
the
council
I
mean
there's
it's
interesting.
How
sometimes
the
mayor
brings
us
in
on
some
things,
but
also
not
on
others,
but
I'll
leave
that
as
as
that
goes,
but
in
this
case
there's
a
dead
of.
A
October
apologize
I
have
to
at
the
direction
of
our
of
our
Council
attorney
for
any
members
of
the
public
who
are
here
this
evening
in
person
or
online
for
the
purposes
of
the
special
Safety
Services
committee
meeting
at
6,
scheduled
at
6:45.
That
meeting
is
currently
in
waiting
for
any
members
of
the
public
that
are
here
in
person
this
evening
or
online
here
to
attend
this
7
p.m.
regularly
scheduled
city
council
meeting.
That
meeting
is
in
waiting.
We
are
currently
in
the
of
a
special
finance
committee
meeting.
Thank
you.
A
AB
Just
as
a
point
of
privilege
to
make
sure
it's
abundantly
clear,
despite
the
mayor's
intention
of
myself
as
the
council
president
as
a
Democrat
to
go
back
to
our
caucus
of
five
I
cannot
do
that
legally.
Yeah
I
know
you
understand
Council
vice
president,
but
the
public
may
not
understand
that
the
only
way
for
us
to
discuss
it
to
discuss
it
would
be
in
a
meeting
and
I.
AB
Take
that
very
seriously
and
I
had
specifically
said
in
that
think
tank
that
the
council
as
council
president
I,
would
be
open
to
having
whatever
meetings
we
needed
to
have
as
a
council,
including
special
sessions,
if
that
was
required
because
of
the
tight
deadlined
and
I
still
commit
to
doing
that.
But
the
administration
needs
to
give
us
the
pertinent
information
and
and
assess
it
from
there.
Thank.
X
AE
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
chairman
and
I
know.
We
are
up
against
a
very
busy
night
of
meetings
coming
up.
First
I
want
to
thank
a
lot
of
the
residents
here,
I
see
in
the
audience
from
Ward
five
I
see
Knightsville
banut,
Westwood
all
represented
so
hi
to
my
neighbors
and
and
friends
in
W
five.
You
know,
obviously
tonight
we're
all
learning
a
lot
about
this
councilwoman
Vargas.
Thank
you.
You
asked
a
lot
of
perent
and
great
questions,
direct
them
already.
AE
AE
To
None
just
for
the
ability
of
the
students
of
cranon
East
to
have
that
for
use
and
City
Hall
to
possibly
use
it
as
kind
of
like
an
Annex
in
a
way
and
I
think
that
you
know
having
CCAP
and
cpsd
both
represented
here
by
by
their
heads.
You
know
that's
great,
that
helps
us
as
a
council.
They
never
Ste
us
wrong.
In
the
past,
but
I
do
think
that
we
should
try
to
figure
this
out
I'm
glad
the
steering
committee
is
going
to
meet
again.
AE
We
really
should
probably
focus
on
one
location
in
government.
It's
really
hard
to
walk,
CH
gum
at
the
same
time
and
I,
don't
personally
like
the
idea
of
two
locations.
My
only
question
that
I
would
ask
you
to
bring
back
to
that
steering
committee
or
to
look
at
in
the
future.
For
anybody
that's
doing.
Diligence
on
this
is
to
look
at
the
ongoing
overhead.
AE
AF
Chairman
I,
full
disclosure,
I
know
Ed,
Brady
and
I.
Consider
Ed,
Brady
a
friend
and
his
biggest
floor
is
probably
is,
is
high.
It's
too
big
but
I
think
we're
losing
focus
here.
This
has
nothing
to
do
with
Ed
Brady.
This
has
everything
to
do
with
community
and
what's
good
for
the
people
of
cranon,
what's
good
for
the
kids
of
Cranson,
it's
it's
something.
That's
supported
by
CCAP
and
I.
Think
it's
supported
by
the
schools
and
as
a
businessman
I
see
this
strictly
as
a
business
decision.
AF
We
have
an
opportunity
to
acquire
property
at
what
is
a
reasonable
cost.
It's
well
worth
more
than
than
What's
proposed
here
and
also
it's
money.
That's
coming
from
the
government,
that's
a
once
in
a-lifetime
Opportunity.
So
that
being
said,
I
like
to
hear
more
about
the
finances
like
councilman
fer
says
and
if
they
work
out
I
would
be
some
part
of
it.
AA
I
have
a
question
for
our
auditor
I
I
heard
you
say
something
like
15
to
20
years
about
this
asset
and
I
just
want
to
know
where
to
find
that
information,
because
the
information
that
I
have
from
the
pandemic
recovery
office
says
program
support
under
the
US.
Treasury
guidance
needs
to
demonstrate
ability
to
provide
services
that
jointly
and
directly
enable
education,
work
and
health
monitoring
for
at
least
5
years,
post
construction
or
renovation.
So
I'm
I'm
just
wondering
where
the
further
info
comes
from.
So.
AD
So
that
is
that
the
fiveyear
program
is,
is
that's
the
Grant
and
that's
the
commitment
at
a
minimum
for
five
years.
If
you
decide
after
the
five
years
and
all
your
requirements
are
met,
you
can
stop
the
programs
in
the
asset
that
you
purchase
or
you
remodel,
but
you
cannot
liquidate
that
asset.
That
asset
can
be
used
for
anything
else.
The
city
wants
to
use
it
for
before
you
can
liquidate
that
asset.
It
has
to
come
in
within
a
15
to
30
years
service
with
the
city
of
Cranston,
the
example
they
gave
me.
AD
They
said
if
you're
doing
improvements,
they
felt
that
the
depreciation
over
the
improvements
would
be
about
15
years.
If
you
buy
an
asset,
that's
commercial,
it's
usually
31
and
a
half
or
30
years
they
weren't
specific,
but
the
tax
code
States
any
commercial
asset
purchased,
should
be
depreciated
over
31
and
a
half
years
and
any
repairs
in
m.
You
have
a
little
bit
of
judgment
on
the
useful
life
of
what
they're
going
to
be
used
for.
AA
X
Yes,
concur
with
the
council
auditor
just
one.
Other
thing
is
yes,
fiveyear
for
that
program
is
required
and
asset
at
least
15
years
after,
but
it
h.
Yes,
it
can
be
used
by
the
city,
but
it
has
to
be
open
to
the
public
so
to
say,
use
it
as
a
building
that
the
public
is
not
accessing.
It
would
be
disqualified,
but
as
long
as
a
city,
hall,
Annex
or
something
of
that
nature,
where
it's
open
to
the
public
qualifies,
thank
you
to
flip.
It
make
a
profit.
That's.
AA
It
is
fine
for
me
to
vote
on
this
if
this
goes
forward
and
I'm
pretty
sure
whoever
wrote
that
email
can't
find
them
on
the
voter
roles
or
anyone
anywhere
else
other
than
a
deceased
person.
So
this
seems
to
me
what's
unfortunate
here
is
I
feel
like
sometimes
the
mayor's
office
in
the
city
council
is
where
good
ideas
go
to
die,
because
this
came
out
in
the
press
in
a
negative
light
by
city
council
members,
who
only
one
of
them
had
any
idea
about
this
project.
AA
No
one
else
had
present
been
presented
anything
other
than
myself
until
tonight.
So
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
I
think
it
sets
a
really
bad
precedent
to
put
out
into
the
social
media
universe
and
into
the
newspapers
Miss
information.
We
can't
say
that
we
want
to
be
open
and
transparent
and
listen
to
the
people
if
we
kill
ideas
before
they've
even
been
presented
to
all
of
us.
That
is
not
fair.
That
is
not
why
we
were
elected.
AA
We
were
elected
to
resp,
responsibly,
consider
things
and
put
them
forward
or
approve
them
or
not,
approve
them
for
the
city
of
Cranston.
So
if
we
don't
start
taking
our
job
seriously,
Council
councilwoman
vice
president
Vargas
has
spoken
before
about
how
it's
almost
embarrassing
to
be
on
this
Council.
Well,
I
can
tell
you
that
I
was
recently
embarrassed,
as
members
of
this
Council
came
out
to
the
press
against
this
100%
saying
they
got
hundreds
of
emails
against
it.
I
would
like
to
see
those
hundreds
of
emails
because
I
didn't
receive
them.
AA
Maybe
someone
should
make
part
of
the
record
I
think
we
need
to
consider
things
going
forward,
and
this
is
a
city
asset
that
has
been
here.
It's
not
a
city
asset,
but
it's
an
asset
of
the
city
of
the
people.
It's
been
here
for
99
years.
How
do
we
know
that
in
one
year
it
couldn't
be
designated
as
a
historical
property?
Maybe
we
should
look
into
that.
This
has
bigger
ramifications
than
anything
political
than
anything
that
needs
to
be
going
on
for
five
years.
AA
A
AH
I
have
to
say
that
I'm
really
disappointed
because,
as
the
council
person
representing
world
two
where
the
Historic
Park
Theater
located
I
was
at
least
expecting
to
be
at
the
table
of
at
the
time
of
the
preliminary
conversation.
I
think,
as
the
person
representing
that
word
should
have
at
least
be
at
the
table,
but
it
is
what
it
is.
Unfortunately,
I
wasn't
given
the
opportunity
to
wait
on
the
proposal
or
whatever
it
was,
and
I
learn
it
as
everybody
in
the
Press.
AH
And
whatever
opinions
one
might
have,
whether
in
favor
or
against
the
proposal,
I
think
from
what
I
saw
on
the
press,
it
was
wrong.
It
was
really
wrong
doing
it
that
way.
It
wasn't
a
good
thing
for
our
city,
neither
for
by
who
is
the
owner
of
the
Park
Theater
so
politic,
political
aside,
that's
not
the
way
we
should.
The
business
I
feel
embarrassed.
Some
of
my
constituents
call
me
I,
didn't
know
what
to
say,
because
I
have
no
information
whatsoever
and
I
think
whoever
did
it.
AH
There
was
a
way
to
mislead
the
community
and
and
I'm
really
surprised
to
hear
the
director
said
the
mayor.
Listen
to
the
people,
that's
good,
because
we've
been
having
issue
for
the
mayor
to
listen.
We
have
B
longpool,
where
we
have
2,000
people.
Ask
the
mayor
to
do
things
and
he
didn't
listen.
So
now
it's
listen!
So
that's
something
very
interesting
for
me.
What
happened
in
the
cple
last
week
is
truly
evidence
of
a
great
deal
of
lack
of
leadership
in
our
city.
This
is
lack
of
leadership.
AH
It
is
disappointing
because
our
actions,
when
they
are
not
take
they
when
they
are
not
carefully
taught,
have
de
consequences
and
I
think
this
is
bad
for
the
reputation
how
we
are
like
childish,
because
we
cannot
thought
through
things
all
the
stakeholders
should
be
at
the
table
and
how
how
has
I'm
listening
to
seup,
CEO,
I'm,
listening
to
superintendent
and
how,
if
they
were
at
the
table,
how
the
May
can
just
flip
flap
one
press
release.
We
heard
something
another
one.
We
heard
another
thing
and
that's
the
problem.
AH
AH
Yes,
the
process
give
me
a
lot
of
troubles,
so
we
are
not
doing
things
as
people
who
who
who
cares,
who
have
their
their
mind,
set
or
their
head
straight
on
their
shoulder.
We
are
not
kids,
we
shouldn't
be
continuing
doing
things
that
way,
and
it's
happened
with
bul
and
it's
happening
like
this
from
the
start
from
the
start,
and
we
have
misleading
information.
AH
So,
as
I
didn't
know
what
the
proposal
was
and
now
I'm
thank
you,
chair,
U
Don
again
for
bringing
this
St
I
can
ask
the
question
I
really
want,
because
what
I
just
heard
from
director
Mo
I'm
not
totally
understand
all
of
the
things
so
I
would
like
to
know
if
there
is
a
plan,
a
proposal
ABC.
This
is
what
it
is.
This
is
where
we
should
go.
AH
We
have
in
our
city,
like
Budlong
pool
like
like
Park
Theater,
so
I
share
with
those
a
lot
of
constituents
share
with
a
lot
of
cson
political
aside.
Okay,
you
sherish
those
building,
p
po
p,
the
those
are
things
that
make
us
in
the
city
who
we
are,
that
that
share
the
bond
the
community
and
where
we
share
memories,
where
we
have
legacies
and
I
am
an
outsider.
I
wasn't
born
here,
but
I.
AH
AH
You
know
just
let
down,
because
it's
because
it's
as
his
owner,
because
he
was
for
a
principal
councel
or
because
he
was
friend
with
someone
I,
don't
want
to
see
that
if
there
something
that
can
do,
the
city
can
do
to
keep
this
the
the
partk
Thea.
We
should
do
it,
regardless
of
friendship
whatever,
because
this
is
for
Community.
We
need
to
go
beyond
that.
So
that's
my
position.
AH
Secondly,
it's
close
and
what
I
heard
from
secap
I
think
they
can
utilize
it
really
well,
because
it's
close,
it's
accessible,
that's
one
thing,
but
if
we
cannot
afford
it,
that's
something
else,
but
please
I
am
tired
with
things
that
do
do
not
have
a
sense
evidence.
Okay,
if
we
cannot
purchase
it,
give
me
why
so
my
question
I
didn't
know
if
we
will
purchase
I
didn't
know.
If
why
we
not
purchase
I,
don't
know
what
is
the
best
offer
for
the
city,
but
one
thing
I
know
is
Park
the
should
be
saved.
AH
That's
the
only
thing
I
know,
and
we
should
all
work
toward
that.
It's
not
like,
because
a
private
business-
and
we
know
we
have
a
pandemic.
President
Biden
has
an
infrastructure
B
to
help
small
businesses
to
recuperate.
So
if
there
is
money
that
can
help
a
small
business
to
recuperate
I,
don't
care
if
it's
a
friend
or
not
on
on.
If
they
goes
on
the
proper
process
they
eligible
they
go
to
the
right
way.
AH
They
should
be
able
to
do
it
so
I
don't
want
to
see
poater
for
other
purposes
or
whatever
someone
has
in
their
mind
te
down
and
become
something
else
in
the
community.
So
we
need
to
get
together
to
get
things
done
as
growing
up
people.
That's
what
I
believe
we
can
do
as
a
council
as
a
city
and
why
the
may
he
just
come
flip
flap
and
those
information
that
went
to
the
Press
I
think
it
was
really
I,
don't
want
to
say
the
word,
but
we
can.
We
can
overcome
this.
AH
We
can
get
on
our
feet,
we
made
mistake,
but
we
can
learn
from
our
mistakes,
but
we
can
do
better
and
I
think
we
should
do
better
and
and
those
gr
and
former
cons
they
say.
Oh
it's
upper
money
as
carvas
has
the
same
emails.
Do
we
all
taxpayer
money
and
we
I
know
we
all
we
all
so
care
about
our
taxpayer
money?
Where
is
the
information
come
from?
Is
it
taxy
and
I
think
to
go
to
a
process
of
gr?
AH
That's
a
lot
of
work
to
put
into
a
lot
of
work,
to
write
a
grant,
and
it's
not
there
yet
and
I.
Think
it's
it's
really.
It's
not
benefit
the
city
to
go
in
such
way
with
something
that
is
that
wasn't
well
taught
to
give
current
information
to
all
of
us
and
to
be
prepared,
and
that's
one
thing
be
prepared
to
give
us
information,
it's
insulting
to
give
us
small,
broken
information
and
and
intended
we
give
us
the
information
and
after
and
this
is
happened
to
me-
the
administration
did
it.
AH
So
when
we
sit
down,
we
talk
something
we
should
have
a
report.
We
should
have
a
minute
and
then
to
say
this
is
what
this
is.
What
was
said
in
that
meeting,
so
we
can,
if
we,
you
say
something.
Otherwise
we
can
have
the
evidence
and
please,
let's
start
doing
things
for
the
good
of
the
people,
I'm
tired
of
those
political
things,
and
you
know
turnning
turn
reputation
our
city
this.
The
way
these
things
come
out
in
the
Press
is
just
not
professional.
It's
it's
not
professional.
It's.
A
A
Budget
auditor
Deo
I
appreciate
the
work
that
you
put
in
as
well
as
city
council
attorney
Angel.
We
called
I
called
this
meeting
kn
that
we
have
a
very
tight
deadline
to
move
forward.
The
opportunity
to
receive
a
grant
of
at
the
time
6.1
now
6.97
I
think
is,
is
what
I
wrote
down
is
certainly
something
that
this
that
the
city
should
take
seriously
and
continue
to
look
into.
A
That
is,
that
is
our
job,
so
I
welcome
any
further
information.
That's
where
I!
That's,
where
my
thought
process
is
right
now
and
at
this
time
before
we
adjourn,
we
do
need
to
take
a
motion
to
accept
Mr,
Brady's
email
to
the
committee
into
the
record,
so
seek
a
motion
on
that
so
moved.
Second!
Is
there
any
discussion
seeing
none
all
in
favor,
say
I
I
I,
seeing
no
other
business
before
us
this
evening,
entertain
a
motion
moot
to
adjourn
all
in
favor,
say:
I
I.
We
are.
D
B
B
F
B
AI
N
N
B
B
D
D
G
D
Okay,
we
have
just
two
items
on
the
agenda:
we'll
do
this
as
quickly
as
possible.
First
of
all,
is
there
anybody
in
the
council
chambers
or
on
Zoom
that
would
like
to
speak
on
any
docked
matters
on
this
agenda
tonight?
Is
there
anyone
in
council
chambers
this
is
the
Safety
Services
meeting?
Is
there
anyone
on
Zoom
that
would
like
to
speak
on
the
Safety
Services
agenda?
Seeing
none
first
item
is
a
Class
B
evl
liquor
license
New
for
Shake
Shack
Rhode
Island,
located
at
30
Hillside
Road.
D
D
D
AJ
Yes,
so
from
my
understanding,
my
Council
spoke
with
the
Department
of
Revenue
that
we
do
have
a
Consolidated
account
or
we
filed
a
Consolidated
account
when
we
submitted
the
application
for
for
Cranston
and
that
we
get
c
clearance
automatically.
It
was
approved
on
Friday,
but
it
may
take
longer
for
us
to
actually
show
up
on
the
portal
that
that
was
what
the
last
thing
I've
heard.
AK
AL
AK
Well
to
the
committee,
I
I
would
recommend
that
you,
you
cannot
vote
on
this.
This
point
in
time
be
several
reasons.
First,
the
what
I'm
hearing
is
not
exactly
clear
and
concise
to
me.
There
were
too
many
questions.
I
think
we
need
more
certainty,
so
I
would
recommend
that
the
committee
not
vote
on
this
now
and
continue
it
to
I
guess
the
next
Safety
Services
will
be
first
week
of
October.
I
believe.
Is
that
correct
this
Monday
I
think
we
need
to
have
the
document
in
hand
from
division
of
taxation.
D
O
AK
AE
D
D
C
D
O
O
C
AK
D
AG
S
AB
AB
B
AB
Good
evening,
at
this
time,
we'll
call
into
session
the
regularly
scheduled
Cranson
city
council
meeting
for
the
month
of
September
I
welcome
everyone.
We
apologize
for
the
delay.
Our
two
meetings
earlier
ran
longer
than
anticipated
at
this
time.
I
would
ask
the
clerk
if
she
can
please
take
the
role
on
attendance
thanks.
D
N
AM
AB
Next
on
the
agenda
is
the
approval
of
Prior
meeting
minutes.
I
would
take
a
motion
to
take
these
three
approvals,
both
for
excuse
me
all
for
August
28th,
regular
Council,
September,
6,
special
Council
and
September
18
special
count
council
meeting
as
a
block
so
moved.
Second,
any
discussion
there
being
none
clerk.
Please
take
the
role
councilman.
AM
D
AH
AK
F
AM
O
AK
AK
AB
AB
Y
That
will
be
recognized
I'm
going
to
start
by
reading
a
little
bit
about
the
first
person
here,
a
city
of
Cranston,
a
stakeholder
of
our
great
city
and
that's
Chrissy.
Hernandez
Chrissy
Hernandez
is
a
registered
nurse.
She
is
happily
employed
with
the
VA
Medical
Center
in
the
city
of
Providence
for
the
last
19
years,
she's
married
for
the
last
20
years
to
Danielle
Danny
as
I
know
him
to
a
Providence
police
officer.
Y
Y
What,
but
what
she
didn't
mention
is
how
big
of
a
heart
she
has
and
the
passion
that
she
has
in
so
many
ways
to
not
just
our
community
but
a
great
state,
she's
passionate
about
her
profession,
she's,
a
person
who
will
extend
a
hand
to
those
in
needs,
and
especially
passion,
dedicated
to
helping
out
our
veterans,
who
she
car
cares
for
our
American
Heroes.
We
all
know
with
coid
there
were
so
many
professional
careers,
so
many
families
in
our
great
City
in
our
state
in
our
country
throughout
the
world
that
were
impacted.
Y
Many
of
us
had
the
opportunity
to
work
remotely
hybrid
Chrissy's,
a
nurse
she
was
needed,
and
so,
as
I
stand
here
today.
You
know
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
that
and
highlight
that,
according
to
the
American
Nurses
Association,
there
are
over
four
million
nurses
in
the
United
States
of
which
just
under
10%
are
Latinos,
and
so
I
wanted
to
take
this
time
to
recognize
Chrissy.
If
we
can
actually
have
Chrissy
come
to
the
podium
and
accept
the
citation
on
behalf
of
the
city,
please
come.
B
B
Y
Y
Isa
Mrs
isada
is
a
native
of
the
Dominican
Republic
who
immigrated
to
the
United
States
as
a
teenager.
In
1989
she
graduated
from
Hope
High
School
and
later
attended
Rhode
Island
College,
where
she
received
her
bachelor
in
secondary
education,
with
a
concentration
in
Spanish
in
bilingual
education.
Mrs
tahada
also
received
a
masters
in
Spanish
Literature
from
the
University
of
rhod
Island
and
a
master's
in
education
leadership
from
Providence
College.
She
has
been
married
for
24
years
and
is
a
proud
mother
of
two
young
adults.
Y
Mrs
Tad
and
her
family
have
been
residents
of
the
city
of
Cranston
for
23
years.
Since
1997
Mrs
tahada
has
been
an
employee
of
the
Cranston
public
school
system.
She
worked
as
a
Spanish
teacher
for
20
years
and
her
passion
for
teaching
her
cultural
in
her
culture
led
her
to
create
the
Spanish
Heritage
program
at
cransten
East,
where
students
of
Hispanic
descent
have
an
opportunity
to
improve
their
critical
thinking,
analytical
scales,
while
learning
about
their
culture.
Y
For
the
last
six
years,
Mrs
tahada
has
been
part
of
the
administrative
team
at
cranon,
High
School
East
she's
current.
She
currently
serves
as
an
assistant
principal.
She
has
pleaded
a
pivotal
role
in
transforming
the
culture
of
the
school
community
and
serves
as
an
instructional
leader
and
role
model
for
all
students.
As
an
administrator,
Mrs
tahada
has
the
privilege
of
welcoming
students
from
all
over
the
world
to
Cranston
East
in
ensuring
that
they
have
the
academic,
social
and
emotional
support
to
be
successful.
Y
Mrs
Isa,
Tada
is
a
very
proud,
is
very
proud
of
her
Hispanic
heritage
and
hopes
to
continue
to
inspire
a
sense
of
Pride
for
values
such
as
family
and
hard
work.
She
hopes
that
as
a
member
of
the
Cranson
Community,
she
can
Inspire
others
to
work
for
their
dreams
and
without
forgetting
their
Roots.
Now
I
want
to
say
before
I
ask
Mrs
deala
to
come
up
that
I
am
extremely
proud
to
have
a
vice
principal
who
reflects
on
the
demographics
of
the
city
of
where
Cranson
East
serves.
Y
Y
Our
next
recipient
of
that
we
are
providing
isation
this
evening
is
wilda
Gutierrez
WIA
Gutierrez
is
a
founder
of
espa
Hope,
founded
in
2015,
a
Cranson
resident
a
person
with
an
enormous
heart
who
lives
by
the
mot
motto,
spread,
love
and
kindness
of
the
organization
that
she
founded
again
esperansa,
hope
esperansa,
hope
is
a
registered
501c3
non-profit
organization
that
performs
various
charity
works
in
the
United
States
and
in
Dominican
Republic.
She
wants.
Y
The
organization
gives
hope
to
disadvantage
children
and
their
families
by
inspiring
them
to
have
a
more
optimistic
view
of
the
future
through
through
different
projects.
Espan
Hope
Has
Not
only
done
a
lot
of
community
work
in
the
Dominican
Republic,
but
here
in
the
United
States
here
in
the
city
of
Cranston
and
in
the
city
of
Providence,
she
does.
She
hosts
an
annual
turkey
giveaway
of
more
than
500
turkeys
each
year
during
Thanksgiving,
she
has
hosted
Arts,
exhibit
of
worked
on
by
local
youth
that
are
filled
with
colors
love,
P,
positivity
and
love.
Y
As
a
matter
of
fact,
I
hope
that
you
can
join
me
and
attend
in
their
eighth
annual
art
exhibition
in
graduation
of
this
pansa
hope.
Art
program
this
Saturday
and
take
a
look
at
all
of
the
exhibits
that
are,
you
know
that
been
done
by
our
great
students
and
local
youth
throughout
the
entire
State
WIA
Gutierrez.
Can
you
please
come
up?
Thank.
Y
Y
The
next
citation
is
being
that
will
be
handed
out
to
Jose
merano,
an
entrepreneur
and
owner
of
a
painting
company.
Now
the
history
on
the
painting
company
is
for
that
over
20
years
in
the
business
Jose
merano
Dove
head
first
in
the
construction
industry
as
a
laborer
learning
all
aspects
of
the
painting
per
performance
and
then
the
painting
business
serving
throughout
the
entire
State
of
Rhode
Island.
Y
While
constantly
learning
and
building
up
his
vision
on
what
a
great
Painting
Company
should
entail
in
January
in
2015
Jomar
painting,
LLC
was
established
to
serve
exclusively
on
state-owned
and
big
commercial
buildings
such
as
hospitals,
airports,
military
bases,
schools
in
University
and
colleges,
as
well
as
government
buildings,
apartment
complexes
and
more
that
serve
the
needs
of
the
community.
As
a
test
to
the
great
work
offered
by
Jamar
painting.
He
currently
holds
more
than
$1
million
on
yearly
Revenue
as
a
minority
business,
while
staying
on
top
of
all
the
great
projects
to
come.
Y
That
will
set
Rhode
Island
as
a
stellar
state
in
the
United
States
of
America,
in
a
reference
to
the
world,
hose
Marano
immigrated
from
Venezuela
many
many
years
ago
and
is
a
credent
resident
and
has
done
great
work
for
not
just
schools
throughout
the
entire
state.
But
that
also
includes
here
in
our
great
city
of
of
Cranston,
and
so
is
what
we.
Y
Call
the
next
citation
that
we'll
be
handing
out
this
evening
is
also
very
special
and
dear
to
our
great
state,
and
that
is
to
the
Rhode
Island
Chamber
of
Commerce.
The
rhod
island
Hispanic
chamber
of
commerce
is
an
organization
that
was
created
to
represent,
promote
and
Empower
a
growing
Hispanic
business
Community
Incorporated
since
2016
this
organization
strives
to
support
the
need
of
local
businesses
and
build
strong
relationships
between
Corporate
America
and
the
Hispanic
owned
business
in
Rhode
Island.
Y
The
specific
purpose
for
which
the
Rhode
Island
Hispanic
chamber
of
commerce
is
organized,
and
that
is
to
represent
our
businesses,
entrepreneurs
and
institutions
committed
to
the
economic
development
and
success
of
the
Hispanic
business
Community.
The
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
been
the
shoulder
that
many
Latino
businesses
in
Rhode
Island
have
leaned
on
for
guidance
to
expand
economic
opportunities
through
our
prospective
cities
and
towns
and
to
provide
resources
through
seminars
workshop
and
NW
working.
Y
There
was
a
lot
of
businesses,
particularly
and
underserved
communities
that
did
not
know
how
to
survive
and
go
through
the
impact
that
Co
19
had
on
our
local
businesses
and
so
the
Hispanic
chamber
of
commerce
gathered
together
in
full
forces
with
so
many
Community
leaders,
their
board
of
directors,
stakeholders,
corporations,
nonprofits
and
so
many
individuals
in
our
state
to
come
together
to
be
able
to
provide
that
resource
that
shoulder
again.
That
I
just
mentioned
to
be
able
to
lean
on
when
so
many
some.
Y
So
many
business
owners
sometimes
have
a
language
barrier,
and
so
osar
Mahia
is
the
president
of
the
Rhode
Island.
His
Hispanic
chamber
of
commerce
and
OT
is
not
here
with
us
this
evening,
he's
actually
attending
a
US
Commerce
of
Chambers
event
in
in
Florida,
but
on.
His
behalf
is
the
vice
chair
of
the
r
Island
Chamber
of
Commerce,
and
so
that
is
Carl
AAS
Vias
who's
here
to
receive
the
citation
on
behalf
of
the.
B
B
AB
AB
You
know
many
people
have
asked
I'm
sure
other
council
members
as
well.
You
know
why
rri
Park,
because
that
Community
was
largely
founded
and
still
has
close
ties
to
immigrants
from
rri,
Italy
berad
de
has
been,
has
persevered
for
a
very
long
time.
In
trying
to
maintain
the
history.
She
has
authored
two
books,
which
were
not
an
easy
task.
The
first
was
Viva
Maria
deita,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
Madonna
deach
chivita,
preserving
the
Eternal
Bond
of
Theon
immigrants
of
cranon
Rhode
Island.
AB
The
second
book
that
she
has
authored
is
Under.
The
Pier
tree
currently
bernardet
is
seeking
to
complete
a
documentary
with
respect
to
the
story
of
the
Tron
people
who
have
IM,
who
immigrated
from
rri
Italy
to
the
city
of
Cranston
around
the
turn
of
the
century
and
then,
even
as
the
decades
carried
on,
including
when
my
family
immigrated
to
the
United
States
from
rri
after
World
War
to
seeking
a
better
life
as
a
as
a
woman
in
the
community
for
a
number
of
years
Bernard.
AB
You
are
29
years
old
to
us
all
and
we
greatly
greatly
appreciate
your
advocacy.
I.
Do
want
to
also
make
mention
this
evening
that,
with
your
continued
purs
suits,
we
very
much
appreciate
that
with
the
upcoming
Italian
American
Heritage
Month
in
October
that
we
are
mentioning
this
evening
with
the
resolution.
Given
that
our
council
meeting
in
October
would
be
at
the
end
of
the
month
that
you
are
seeking
funds
for
your
documentary
as
well.
AB
You
have
a
fundraiser
if
people
are
looking
to
support
the
effort
that
will
be
October
15th
at
The,
Plum,
Point
beastro,
and
if
people
are
interested
in
supporting
that
that
effort
I'm
sure
those
efforts
would
be
welcome.
At
this
time,
the
city
cranon
city
council
celebrates
you
Bernadet,
as
a
local
author
and
documentarian,
in
recognition
of
your
steadfast
commitment
and
dedication
to
the
preservation
of
our
local
Italian-American
history.
AB
We
celebrate
you
as
local
author
and
documentarian
sharing
and
preserving
the
stories
of
the
Italian
immigrants
whose
families
have
made
Cranston
Rhode
Island
their
new
home,
while
continuing
to
honor
the
traditions
of
Italian,
Heritage
and
our
culture.
At
this
time,
bernardette
can
present
this
to.
N
AB
Next
on
the
agenda
this
evening
will
be
public
hearings
and
public
comment.
At
this
time
we
ask
for
public,
both
in
Chambers
and
on
Zoom,
to
speak
on
docketed
matters.
Please
keep
your
comments
limited
to
four
minutes
and
please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record
at
this
time.
Is
there
anyone
in
Chambers
who
wishes
to
be
heard
on
any
docketed
matter
this
evening.
AN
Just
hello,
I'm,
Bridget,
Graziano,
191,
Wentworth,
Avenue
and
I'm
here
to
provide
public
comment
on
council
person.
Vargas's
resolution
for
upgrading
maintenance
of
playgrounds
for
the
city
of
Cranston
I
just
want
to
give
a
thank
you
to
the
council
for
taking
up
this
resolution
for
the
residents
and
the
parents
of
Edwood
Highland
School.
AN
It
was
recently
shut
down
after
the
first
two
days
of
school
and
I
also
want
to
give
a
special
thank
you
to
council
person
Vargas
for
her
continued
advocacy
not
only
for
Edgewood
Highland
School,
but
for
her
advocacy
working
on
all
playgrounds
in
the
city
of
Cranston
I'm,
actually
here
to
support
the
repairs.
Obviously,
of
Edward
Highlands
I
have
two
small
children
who
attend
they're
in
grades.
Two
and
five
and
I
would
also
like
to
note
that
I'm
a
little
bit
concerned
about
regular
inspections
of
the
overall
playgrounds
in
the
city
of
Cranston.
AN
We
had
an
Abrupt
shutdown,
as
parents
of
Edwood,
Highland
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
not
happening
to
other
parents
and
other
residents
around
the
city
of
Cranston.
We
shouldn't
be
left
in
this
position
coming
to
city
council
and
also
In
fairness.
City
council
shouldn't
be
in
this
position,
doing
a
resolution
for
funding
of
playgrounds
in
the
middle
of
the
fiscal
year.
I
think
this
should
have
been
on
the
capital,
Improvement
budget
line
item,
and
it
should
have
been
part
of
our
annual
inspections.
AN
Our
kids
shouldn't
be
offered
the
lowest
cost
in
repair,
just
because
there's
been
a
lack
of
maintenance
for
24
years
on
this
playground.
I
have
been
fortunate
enough
to
know
a
number
of
individuals,
specifically
the
people
that
actually
constructed
it
in
1999
and
I,
sat
down
with
them
for
over
an
hour
today
and
reviewed
their
cost
proposals
that
were
provided
to
the
city.
Those
cost
proposals
were
for
two
different
options
that
I
assume
the
city
council
will
review
under
their
resolution.
AN
AN
If
that
is
not
a
temporary
Solution,
that's
a
permanent
solution
that
has
only
a
life
of
TW
15
years
with
a
2K
annual
cost
and
there's
concern
that
there
also
could
be
$7,000
in
just
edging
because
of
the
idea
that
you
have
to
remove
the
materials
down
12
in
and
we
don't
even
know
what's
under
the
PIP
today.
So
the
question
is,
if
you're
looking
at
it
in
30-year
increments,
what
is
the
best
bang
for
your
buck?
I,
don't
think
we
should
be
looking
at
it
like.
AN
Even
though,
let
me
tell
you
our
kids
want
it
open,
especially
one
of
the
kids
drew
this
I
promised.
I
would
show
this
tonight.
It's
a
little
sad
face,
and
this
is
supposed
to
be
a
playground,
but
I
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that,
like
I,
don't
want
just
the
cheapest
50k
today,
I
want
the
best
that
we
can
have
for
our
children
at
edw
Highland,
and
not
just
them
all
the
kids
at
the
playground
for
our
for
our
residents.
AN
So
I
request
that
the
city
council
take
a
look
at
this
resolution
and,
at
the
very
least,
provide
an
amendment
to
the
resolution
doing
a
full
funding
of
the
playground,
no
matter
what
the
cost
is,
because
this
is
really
important
and
our
kids
today
don't
have
a
playground.
I
mean
my
oldest
only
has
one
year
left,
but
we
have
parents
here
tonight
that
have
kindergarteners
that
are
going
to
be
at
this
school
for
the
next
six
years.
AN
AL
You
hello,
Megan,
Cressy,
Johnson,
145,
Villa,
Avenue
I'm,
also
here
to
support
the
resolution
by
Miss
Vargas
for
the
playground,
there's
quite
a
few
parents
here,
and
also
in
support
that
we've
been
contacting
via
email
with
the
shutdown.
The
very
quick
shutdown
of
our
playground.
One
piece
I
wanted
to
highlight
was
the
last
line
of
her
resolution
around
asking
the
city,
council
and
Mayor
Hopkins
to
act
quickly
on
the
assessment
cost
evaluation
to
quickly
open
the
Edgewood
Highlands
playground.
AL
AO
You
hi
I'm
Caroline,
McConnell,
48,
Betsy,
Williams,
Drive,
Cranston
I
just
wanted
to
support
councilwoman
vargas's
attempt
to
fix
the
playground
for
us
us
I,
just
want
to
say,
like
my
kids
have
gone
to
the
school
for
12
years,
I've
been
an
active
parent,
an
active
PTO
member.
Our
school
needs
help.
We
asked
for
a
paint
job,
we
didn't
get
it
like.
All
these
people
behind
us
made
a
mural.
We
painted
the
School
ourselves
like.
AO
We
can't
fix
the
playground
ourselves,
and
this
is
our
kids
socialization,
it's
their
socialization
during
the
day,
it's
their
socialization
after
school,
they
have
a
field
with
no
grass,
they
have
black
tops
with
no
games.
They
have
no
balls
to
play
with
there's
nothing
and
we
we
need
to
do
better,
so
I'm
here
taking
my
time.
Taking
your
time
to
just
say
we
we
got
to
get
it
together,
do
better
fix
it
the
right
way
once
and
for
all.
That's.
P
It
hi
my
name,
is
Noel
Christenson
John
I
live
at
1059
Nara
Boulevard
I'm
here
to
support
Miss
vargas's
resolution
for
the
playground,
I'm
just
kind
of
surprised
we're
here.
How
does
an
elementary
school
not
have
a
playground
so
I'm,
just
thinking
back
in
my
own
childhood
I
remember.
It
was
like
a
great
release
for
me,
so
it's
very
upsetting
to
me
to
think
that
the
kids
don't
have
that.
AP
And
during
our
open
house,
we
had
enough
phases
of
this
project
done
that
we
were
able
to
present
it
in
a
beautiful
way
to
the
to
the
community,
to
the
kids
who
are
going
to
be
coming
to
that
school
this
year
and
we
invited
city
council
members
to
come
and
join
only
a
few
days
later.
I,
don't
even
think
it
was
a
week
on
the
second
day
of
school.
AP
AQ
You
hello,
Amy,
Sloan,
11,
Haden,
Hill
Road.
My
daughter
is
in
first
grade
at
Edgewood
and
normally
we
take
advantage
of
the
playground
every
single
day
after
school,
so
we
are
and
we're
not
the
only
ones.
There
are
I
think
200,
something
close
to
300
kids
that
go
to
that
school
and
more
kids
than
that
in
the
community
that
use
the
playground
that
are
currently
without
a
playground.
AQ
If
any
of
your
parents,
you
might
understand
how
detrimental
that
is
to
not
have
that
outlet
for
our
children,
so
I'm
also
the
artist
who
designed
the
mural.
So
now
our
school
is
beautiful
and
our
kids
can't
really
enjoy
it
as
much
and
the
community
can't
enjoy
it
as
much
because
the
playground
is
closed.
AQ
So
I'm
glad
it's
got
closed
before
any
more
injuries
happened,
but
I'm
not
excited
that
it
was
closed
without
a
plan
to
get
fixed,
I
support
any
plan
that
fixes
it
I
agree
with
Bridget
that
it
should
be
fixed
the
right
way
for
the
long
term,
but
I
also
think
that
it
should
happen
quickly
as
a
parent
I
want
that
playground
back.
Thank.
AR
You
hi,
my
name
is
Caitlyn
Kelly
11:22
in
araga,
Boulevard
I
have
a
daughter
at
Edwood,
Highland
and
she's,
actually
only
in
the
prek
there,
but
that
means
that
she's
going
to
be
there
for
a
long
time.
The
playground's
also
our
neighborhood
playground.
So
we
are
just
really
looking
forward
to
getting
it
back
up
and
running
and
I'm
saying
that
that
way,
because
I
know
that
this
committee
is
going
to
figure
out
how
to
get
it
back
up
and
running
and
do
it
the
right.
AR
AS
My
name
is
Susan
Blake
I
live
at
173
Grand
Avenue
in
Cranston
I'd
like
to
thank
the
council
for
your
time
tonight,
I'd
like
to
speak
again
about
Bud
long
pool,
let's
be
clear.
I
am
not
politically
Affiliated
nor
motivated
I'm
purely
about
the
truth,
and
if
that
makes
some
people
uncomfortable,
that's
on
them.
The
Rhode
Island
Department
of
Health
inspected
and
renewed
the
license
to
operate
Bud
long
pool
every
single
year.
Here
are
the
receipts.
AS
Councilwoman
Renzulli
even
contacted
Matthew
Brady
from
the
very
Department
that
issued
those
renewals
and
was
told
that
all
pools
are
that
are
open
to
the
public,
regardless
of
the
age
of
the
pool
are
held
to
the
same
standards
of
safety
compliance
each
year
upgrades
were
made
at
Budlong
pool
to
comply
with
changing
regulations
as
required
example.
Here's
a
report,
a
a
receipt
from
the
liner
shop,
dated
1218,
I'm,
sorry
122818
for
upgrading
the
drain
and
cover
sleeve
to
comply
with
the
Virginia
grah
Baker
Act.
This
was
misrepresented
in
the
Weston
and
Samson
report.
AS
There
any
upgrade
requirements
post
shutdown
in
2019
is
on
the
administration
that
same
report
claimed
that
the
pool
lacked
depth
markers
when,
in
fact,
the
depth
are
not
only
marked
by
marble
tiles
set
in
cement
on
the
perim
of
the
pool
deck
all
around,
but
also
were
stencl
onto
the
brand
new
liner,
so
that,
if
you
were
in
the
water,
you
could
easily
see
how
deep
it
was.
These
depth
markers
are
clearly
visible
through
the
fence
to
anybody
who
goes
there
today.
AS
Why
would
they
lie
about
something
so
blatantly
obvious
that
diminishes
the
validity
and
the
Integrity
of
their
report
capacity?
The
maximum
capacity
for
a
pool
is
not
always
Optimum
to
allow
because
it
creates
unnecessary,
crowding
kids
bumping
into
each
other
without
room
to
swim.
Teens
standing
around
skilled
swimmers,
like
myself,
unable
to
dive
in
and
the
15
square
foot
per
swimmer,
applies
to
pools
with
a
maximum
depth
of
five
feet.
If
the
water
is
deeper,
then
the
allowances
per
swimmer
increase.
AS
It's
like
when
you
get
into
a
car
the
speed
armor
says
you
can
go
110
miles
an
hour,
but
you
don't
safely
do
that.
Right.
Speaking
of
cars,
I
saw
councilman,
Campa
drive
away
from
a
recent
city
council
meeting
in
a
very
big
vintage
restored
car,
and,
if
I
had
to
guess
I
would
say
it
was
probably
mid-70s
model
people
like
to
restore
and
maintain
and
drive
these
kinds
of
cars.
They
call
them
classic.
So
I
have
to
ask
where's
the
disconnect
with
a
vintage
classic
swimming
pool.
AS
AS
So
why
don't
you
contact
them
and
ask
them
the
same
questions
about
their
use
and
maintenance,
H
FYI
Budlong
required
less
than
5%
of
the
Parks
and
Recreation
operating
budget
each
year
according
to
City,
Records
and
lastly,
and
most
importantly,
I'm
asking
the
city
council
to
call
an
independent
pool
inspector
who
does
not
have
skin
in
the
game
to
come
and
do
a
real
inspection
and
evaluation
of
Bud
long
pool.
Why
are
you
accepting
these
half
fictional
reports
from
those
who
to
gain
so
much
of
our
money
off
the
lies?
AS
It's
outrageous
residents
of
this
city
deserve
the
truth,
so
please
get
an
inspection
lined
up,
and
if
the
mayor
won't
allow
them
onto
the
property,
then
the
question
becomes.
Why
not?
What's
he
hiding
I
think
it's
the
truth
about
the
pool's
real
condition
and
because
he
needs
to
the
lies
to
sell
his
small
pool
idea
to
fix
some
non-existence
problems.
I
said
what
I
said.
Thank.
AS
AT
That
said,
I
think
that
we
should
all
remain
troubled
and
unsatisfied
about
the
idea
of
replacing
the
existing
pool
without
first
getting
an
opinion
from
a
disinterested
expert
who
will
gather
the
facts
from
the
people
who
operated
and
service
the
pool
for
years
up
until
the
last
summer
that
it
was
open
and
we'll
give
the
City
a
real
breakdown
of
the
repairs
and
costs
needed
to
reasonably
extend
the
life
of
the
current
pool.
This
doesn't
have
to
be
expensive
or
time
consuming.
AT
If
a
disinterested
expert
comes
up
with
a
similar
estimate,
so
be
it,
people
will
be
able
to
accept
that
and
we
can
move
on
to
the
discussion
of
building
a
replacement
pool.
But
what
we're
being
asked
to
rely
on
now
doesn't
have
credibility
aside
from
Tony
liberatory
questioning
the
central
claims
in
the
Mariano
report.
I
also
received
records
from
the
rede
Island
Department
of
Health,
which
licensed
and
inspected
the
pool
annually
and
which
also
contradict
the
claims
in
the
Mariano
report
about
the
pool's
compliance
with
state
and
federal
regulations.
AT
So
again,
I'm
very
thankful
for
the
council's
effort
at
compromise
and
its
effort
to
be
responsive
to
what
Cranston
residents
have
been
saying
that
they
want
I.
Just
urge
you
to
take
that
one
important
step
to
make
sure
it
is
the
right
thing
before
the
beautiful
historic
bedong
pool
that
is
part
of
the
city's
special
character
is
gone
forever.
AB
R
R
AU
B
AU
Okay,
thank
you
hi.
My
name
is
Suzanna
Yim.
My
address
is
21
Dune
Avenue,
cron
Rhode
Island
I
am
here
to
express
my
sincere
gratitude
to
the
city
council
for
listening
to
the
conern
concerns
and
desires
of
Cranson
residents.
Regarding
the
proposed
pool
project,
your
dedication
to
ensuring
that
our
community's
needs
are
met
is
truly
commendable.
I
am
the
daughter
of
Cambodian
refugees
who
made
cron
their
home
our
family
frequented
Bel
on
pool
every
summer.
During
my
youth
and
I
held
a
deep
personal
connection
to
it.
AU
It
is
a
place
where
families
came
together.
Friends
created
lasting
memories
and
our
community
thrived.
This
pool
served
as
a
unifying
public
utility
that
brought
cron
residents
of
all
ages
together
and
we
need
it
back.
I
strongly
believe
in
importance
of
protecting
and
preserving
such
a
valuable
Community
as
asset,
while
it's
essential
to
consider
the
needs
of
our
small
children,
it's
equally
important
to
recognize
that
this
pool
was
and
will
be
continue
to
be
enjoyed
by
individuals
of
all
ages
from
all
generations.
AU
By
maintaining
and
enhancing
its
accessibility,
we
can
ensure
that
it
continues
to
serve
as
a
gather
in
place
for
our
entire
Community,
fostering
connections
and
enriching
our
lives.
In
light
of
this,
I
would
like
to
respectfully
request
that
the
city
council
seek
the
opinion
of
a
pool
expert
who
does
not
have
a
stake
in
a
mayor's
proposal
to
get
independent
advice
on
whether
the
existing
pool
can
be
repaired
and,
if
so,
at
what
cost.
Such
an
evaluation
is
a
prudent
step
before
proceeding
with
the
replacement
of
the
existing
pool.
AU
By
seeking
an
unbiased
expert
opinion,
the
city
can
make
a
well-informed
decision
that
ensures
fiscal
responsibility
while
also
meeting
the
recreational
needs
of
our
residents.
It
is
in
the
best
interest
of
Cranston
to
explore
all
options
thoroughly
before
embarking
on
a
significant
project
of
this
nature.
Once
again,
I
want
to
express
my
gratitude
to
the
city
council
for
your
commitment
to
our
community
and
your
dedication
to
making
informed
decisions
that
benefit
all
Cranson
residents.
AU
AV
Kelly
I'm
sorry
I
needed
to
unmute
I
I
Echo
the
comments
of
other
people
who
have
spoken
about
the
bud.
Long
pool
I
appreciate
every
effort
of
the
council
to
come
to
a
conclusion
that
considers
the
needs
of
the
people
of
Cranston
I.
Think
the
proposed
compromise
is
an
effort
to
do
that.
My
dream
is
to
see
figures.
AV
AV
I
would
like
to
see
exactly
what
the
compromise
would
cost
exactly
how
it
would
be
done,
but
I
would
also
like
to
see
before
we
ever
dig
up
the
budl
long
pool
and
erase
it
what
we
can
do
to
save
it
and
again
I'd
like
to
see
facts
and
figures
rather
than
proposals
that
as
yet
haven't
given
us
enough
enough
factual
information
to
have
a
really
educated
decision
made
again
I.
Thank
you
for
the
serious
work,
you're
doing
and
I
hope
you
can
continue
to
do
so.
Thank
you
very
much.
AB
N
AW
Pranon
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I'm
here
in
support
of
repairing
the
Edgewood
playground,
it's
very
important
to
the
community,
especially
my
two
little
girls
that
are
a
part
that
school
as
we
speak.
I
know
it's
in
rough
shape
and
I
know
it's
it'd,
be
very
it'd,
be
very
important
to
the
the
community
to
have
that
done.
You
know
faster
than
you
know
as
fast
as
we
can
thank.
AX
Okay,
hi
Alice,
Patron,
24,
Breton,
Woods,
Drive,
sorry,
I
didn't
get
up
fast
enough
before,
but
I'm
here,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
members
of
city
council
for
all
the
hard
work
that
they're
doing
that
I
know.
All
of
us
appreciate
here.
Who've
come
to
you
to
see
that
we
get
to
the
bottom
of
what
the
issue
really
is
here
at
the
pool.
AX
I
agree
with
Karen,
Rosenberg
and
I'm
sure
many
of
these
people
who
are
sitting
here
about
the
fact
that
it's
okay
to
compromise,
but
let's
get
an
opinion
that
really
truly
is
a
valid
opinion.
I
think
that
if
you
pull
the
people
who
are
here
in
the
this
audience
tonight,
they
would
all
Echo
the
same
thing.
AX
Y
Vargas,
thank
you
council
president.
As
noted
earlier
National
Hispanic
Heritage
Month
from
September
15th
through
October
15,
again
we're
you
know
we
we're
we
honor
and
and
recognize
the
contributions
of
many
Hispanic.
You
know
Americans,
and
there
is
one
slight
motion
that
I
I
like
to
propose
on
here,
and
that
is
that,
on
on
line,
44
I
actually
put
that
the
Hispanic
heritage
committee
Rhode
Island
Arts
in
the
celebration
of
the
31th
anniversary,
it's
actually
35th.
So
my
apologies
on
that
typo.
AB
Y
AA
Thank
you,
Madame
President,
first
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I'm
marked
present,
because
I
was
not
present
for
role.
Second
of
all,
thank
you.
Councilwoman
Vargas,
for
bringing
this
forward
tonight
and
honoring
the
people
in
the
community.
I
would
like
to
say
that
we
should
also
honor
councilwoman
Vargas
as
a
first
Latina
to
be
on
on
the
city,
council
and
I
would
like
to
know.
If
I
could
please
be
added
as
a
sponsor
for
your
resolution.
Thank.
AB
R
AK
AB
Yes,
next
this
evening
is
a
resolution
and
recognition
of
Italian-American
Heritage
Month,
as
mentioned
earlier
with
the
citations.
This
is
sponsored
by
myself
and
councilman.
Ferry
October
is
traditionally
Italian
American
heritage
month,
and,
given
that
we
have
our
meeting
at
the
end
of
the
month,
we
put
this
on
the
agenda
for
this
even
evening
and
I
think
it
Partners
very
well
with
Hispanic
American
heritage
month
as
well.
AB
AB
O
Z
N
A
AB
A
O
AM
AK
AK
D
AM
AK
AK
D
A
AK
AK
AM
D
AF
AM
AF
Thank
you,
council.
President
first
I
want
to
address
my
leaving
the
council
meeting
in
my
car
halfway
home
I
ran
my
my
headlights
went
out
so
it's
it
goes
to
the
point
that
it's
old
and
the
bud
long
pool
is
old
and
I
would
never
think
of
using
that
car
as
a
daily
driver
and
I
would
never
think
in
using
the
pool
in
the
condition
is
in
as
a
putting
out
to
the
public.
That
way.
AF
AF
AB
AF
AF
AF
AB
AF
AE
A
I'll
defer
to
the
sponsor
of
the
motion
before
I
speak
I,
don't
know
if
there
was
anything
you
wanted
to
I
I
would
I
I
appreciate
your
vote
in
the
finance
committee.
I
know
that
this
has
been
obviously
a
hotly
debated
issue
and,
and
so
I
appreciate
you
voting
in
support
of
it
in
in
committee
and
I
and
I
hope
that
you'll
support
the
resolution
this
evening
and
I
hope
that
all
eight
of
us
can
support
the
resolution
this
evening
evening.
AF
AF
A
Yes,
the
the,
whereas
starting
online
40,
whereas
the
administration
did
not
obtain
the
legally
necessary
approval
of
the
city
plan
commission
to
include
funding
for
repairs
to
the
budl
long
pool
in
fiscal
year.
23
budget,
that's
factual!
There,
there's
no
subjectivity
to
that
that
that
happened
44,
whereas
the
failure
of
the
mayor
Administration
to
get
proper
approval
for
the
funds
in
the
fiscal
year,
23
capital
budget
delayed
any
necessary
work
on
the
Budlong
pool,
leading
to
the
closure
of
the
pool
in
2023.
A
That
again,
that
that
is,
that
is
fact
the
ones
after
that
are
are
again
the
city
council.
We
passed
a
resolution
in
July
that
happened.
51
the
city
council
amended
the
budget
for
fiscal
year.
24,
that's
true
55,
whereas
the
mayor
Administration
recently
made
it
clear
that
they
intend
to
use
the
arper
funds
to
reduce
the
size
of
the
pool.
I,
don't
think,
there's
any
debating
that
so
I
just
I,
don't
know
where
what
what
is
wrong
with
the
language
can
someone?
If
someone
can
point
to
it
and
say
that's
not
correct?
A
AH
I'm
trying
to
understand
Council,
compano
point
and
I'm
looking
at
it,
I
said
what
is
exact,
L
wrong.
You
want
to
remove
for
what
reason
and
as
Council
Donan
just
mentioned
this
resolution,
this
resolution
is,
is
based
on
facts.
What
has
happened
since
we
start
talking
about
bulong
P
issue,
so
the
truth
we
are
looking
for.
Those
are
facts
that
support
our
STS,
so
it
may
be
hard
to
see
or
to
swallow,
but
that's
the
facts.
AH
That's
that's
the
truth
and
and
as
Council
faery
mentioned,
when
he
proposed
the
amendment,
we
want
to
compromise
and
I
have
to
say
for
me:
I
still
want
to
get
in
the
bottom
of
it,
and
and
that's
why
I
I
I
really
want
to
urge
my
council,
member
after
we
passed
this
resolution,
because
all
the
things
that
is
written
in
this
resolution
are
based
on
fact,
and
we
have
all
the
record.
We
have
all
them
online
on
YouTube
and
all
in
the
administration.
AH
If
you,
you
want
to
have
them
as
well
and
all
the
information
that
was
concealed
to
us,
we
have
all
of
them,
so
I
I
feel
you
I,
think
you,
you
feel
you
you,
but
this
is
the
fact.
Unfortunately,
this
is
the
fact:
that's
what
we
are
dealing
with
and
that's
why
accountability
is
important,
so,
no
matter
who
it
is.
So
if
we
want
to
do
things
perfectly,
not
perfectly,
but
with
decency,
we
need
to
hold
people
accountable.
So
those
are
the
facts.
AH
X
X
I
think
that'd
be
fair
as
to
40
through
42,
which
really
carries
into
44
to
45
correct
that
the
we
did
not
receive
or
submit
approval
to
the
Planning
Commission
for
repairing
the
pool.
Obviously,
as
we
know
with
the
engineering
reports
that
repairing
the
pool
is
not
a
good
economic
and
and
truly
viable
option
for
the
taxpayers
of
the
city,
so
again
they
it's
I'll,
say
true,
but
if
you
want
to
add
proper
context,
that
would
be
more
appropriate
if
you
want
the
full
truth.
Thank.
AB
AF
F
AB
AF
AE
AB
D
AE
AM
AA
Ruli,
thank
you
Madame
President,
as
you
know,
but
for
anyone
who
doesn't
know
I'm,
not
a
member
of
the
finance
committee
meeting
but
I
did
offer
comment
at
the
finance
committee
meeting
in
which
this
resolution
ution
passed.
I
did
praise
councilman
Ferry
for
offering
a
compromise.
I
did
have
questions
regarding
that
compromise,
because
putting
a
compromise
forward
is
wonderful,
but
we
to
no
fault
of
Mr
feries.
We
don't
have
the
information
to
make
that
compromise
with
the
numbers
didn't
know
how
much
an
11,000
foot
pool
would
cost
and
I
brought
that
up.
AA
We
didn't
know
what
that
would
do
with
the
pool
house,
because
there
is
a
certain
size
to
the
pool
house
in
relation
to
the
pool.
It's
not
currently
the
size,
it's
supposed
to
be
for
the
amount
of
people
that
can
fit
in
that
pool,
and
so
I
went
ahead
to
ask
the
questions
before
offering
anything
tonight.
The
emails
that
you
had
printed
for.
AA
You
are
my
emails
between
myself,
the
administration
who
I
asked
to
ask
these
questions
on
my
behalf
to
the
engineer,
Mark
Mariano,
so
that
we
could
have
some
contacts
and
some
facts
when
we're
putting
forward
a
resolution,
because
again,
I
will
say
factually
not
because
I
like
it.
But
what
we
say
here
doesn't
need
is
not
bound
by
anything.
So
I
think.
If
we're
offering
a
compromise,
we
should
have
facts
behind
it
and
we
should
all
actually
compromise,
not
one
compromise.
AA
If
you
want
to
build
an
11,000
foot
pool
than
what
we
have
so
in
front
of
you,
you
all
have
a
series
of
emails
I,
the
public
does
not
have
it
in
front
of
them,
but
question
I
asked
was
how
big
of
a
pool
can
we
build
without
ex
expanding
the
existing
pool
house?
That
I
think
is
an
important
question
because
there
will
be
cost
associated
with
expanding
the
pool
house,
which
will
then
take
away
from
the
money
we
we
can
put
into
the
pool.
So.
AB
AA
And
because
I
didn't
get
this
information
until
2
2:00
this
afternoon,
I
don't
get
out
of
work
until
4:30
I
couldn't
print
them
myself.
We
had
a
beer
at
5:30
except
ET
Etc,
so
in
a
manner
of
transparency,
I
wanted
you
guys
to
have
what
I
have
so
when
I
say
it
out
loud,
you
can
see
it
for
yourselves.
I
guess.
I
might
also
need
to
do.
I
need
to
make
a
motion
to
make
that
part
of
the
record
Madam.
AA
AK
AB
AA
AA
AB
O
D
F
AA
So
basically
my
series
of
questions
as
you
can
see
in
front
of
you
how
big
of
a
pool
can
we
build
without
expanding
the
pool
house?
My
concern
My
Hope,
was
that
there
would
be
a
compromise
in
between
the
11,000
and
the
7,000
that
would
not
trigger
having
to
build
a
bigger
pool
house,
because
I
think
we'd
be
wasting
money
on
building
that
would'
be
taken
away
from
the
pool
to
build
a
pool
house.
AA
The
answer
there
was,
it
would
be,
would
equate
to
roughly
9,200
sare
ft
with
a
cost
estimate
for
a
9,500
foot
pool
which
would
be
roughly
$
5.44
million.
Take
that,
as
you
will,
okay
I
asked
a
series
of
questions
regarding
operational
costs.
Like
supplies,
I,
don't
think
you
can
see
for
yourself
and
the
public
will
be
able
to
access
this
since
it's
part
of
the
record,
but
it
doesn't
appear
like
there's
a
huge
difference
in
cost
there.
But
I
was
happy
to
get
the
answer.
One.
AA
Another
question
councilman
F's,
proposing
11,000
ft
pool.
Will
that
necessitate
an
addition
to
the
pool
house
and
what
would
the
cost?
According
to
the
engineer
that
would
trigger
a
building
addition,
filter,
building
and
larger
infrastructure
to
accommodate?
This
would
render
an
occupancy
of
roughly
720
individuals
and
the
he
approximates
this
cost
to
be
$6.45
million.
AA
AA
We
can't
have
it
so
we're
fooling
ourselves
and
we're
fooling
the
community
by
saying
that
we
can
so
I
I
would
offer
an
amendment
to
change
this
to
8,000
square
ft
and
I,
really
I,
really
don't
care
the
shape
of
the
pool.
I
think
that
the
new
shape
is
nice,
it's
different.
It's
welcoming
it
looks
more
Resort
style,
but
I
I
don't
care.
If
a
community
wants
rectangle,
then
I
guess
they
want
rectangle,
but
I.
Just
think
that
we
are
fooling
ourselves
and
putting
in
essentially
like
a
a
fake
resolution.
AA
A
A
Regarding
that
and
the
mayor
said
again,
he
would
have
that
information
within
the
next
couple
days.
I
follow
followed
up
with
the
mayor
and
his
Department
over
the
weekend
and
was
told
that
they
would
have
this
information.
So
I
appreciate
you.
Finally
getting
this
information.
It
was
something
that
was
requested
two
and
a
half
weeks
ago,
I,
just
let's
just
as
big
of
a
pool
as
we
can
possibly
get.
Let's
get
that
pool.
That's
that's
what
I.
AH
Or
I
can't
trust
it,
because
when
we
have
the
meeting
on
Wednesday
last
time
they
could
not
answer
the
question:
did
they
go
to
the
pool?
They
were
struggled
to
give
us
this
because
they
were,
they
said
they.
They
have
been
told
by
staff.
That's
one
two
I
believe
they
have
some
conflict
of
interest
on
this
matter.
They
are
too
inclined
in
this
matter,
so
I
cannot
just
whatever
they
said.
AH
Secondly,
they
just
put
a
cost
of
5.44
million.
Where
is
the
breakdown?
So
just
a
number
come
from
this
SK?
How
this
number
is
breaking
down?
We
do
not
have
that.
Thirdly,
we
do
not
ask
them
to
to
tell
us
how
much
connection
fees,
convenience
fees
whatever.
That's
not
what
we
ask
them,
that's
not
their
business,
because
the
pool
no
the
rep
pool
has
should
have
a
budget
to
operate.
If
we
used
to
operate
this
pool
in
the
past
10
years,
why
not?
We
cannot
appr
it
now?
AH
Why
not
and
as
account
president
Marino
always
mentioned,
there
is
so
many
ways
we
can
be
creative
to
have
the
pool
operational
if
we
want
to
keep
the
size
of
the
pool.
So
it
is
I
just
feel
every
time.
I
just
feel
something
is
just
fishy
really
fishy,
because
we
said
we
compromise,
not
l
lower
than
11,000
square
ft.
I
think
that's
something
the
community
deserve.
We
can
do
that
to
them
and
all
the
thing
we
are
talking
about
all
the
concern.
West
West
Western
has
that's
not
their
concern.
AH
That's
not
what
we
asked
them
to
do.
We
asked
them.
Did
they
go
to
the
pool?
Did
they
join
the
pool,
how
it
works?
What
did
they
found,
but
they
did
not
go
to
into
the
pool
they
did
not
join
the
pool
and
they
had
have
staff
telling
them
things
about
the
pool.
Did
they
contact
for
a
park,
recreation,
Tony,
liberatory,
no
and
one
more
reason,
I
have
to
not
trust
this
report
is
we
have
from
the
public
record.
We
have
two
other
films,
New
England
aquatic
says,
give
an
estimate
2021.
AH
Where
says
this,
this
is
what
we
need
to
make
the
pool
run
up
and
running
as
fixing
what
needed
to
be
fixed.
We
have
information
where
the
Department
of
Health
they
give
granted
the
pool
to
be
operational
every
year.
So
now
we
need
to
question
so.
Do
somebody
from
the
Department
of
came
to
Grant,
the
pool
to
be
operational,
that's
say
lie
so
we
need
to
that's
need
to
go
deeper.
So
do
they
lie
when
they
say.
Oh
something
happened.
They
say:
okay,
you
can
function
and
then
it
wasn't
or
is
there
some
barbery?
AH
So
this
is
something
we
had
to
go
deeper
to
that,
because
all
the
information
we
have
if
2020
deol
has
the
the
the
license
to
operate.
Okay
and
and
in
the
resolution,
what
we
asked
to
remove
is
the
pool
was
closed.
That's
the
first
thing
we
all
knew
the
pool
was
closed
due
to
coid
19
pandemic
period,
nothing
else.
So
the
pool
was
functional.
AH
AA
Ruli,
thank
you.
I
can
only
ask
the
questions
to
the
places
that
I
can
ask
the
questions
like
we
have
an
engineer
that
was
hired
with
money.
We
authorized
to
hire
someone.
People
are
now
saying
we
need
someone
without
skin
in
the
game.
I
think
that
was
a
quote
to
do
an
assessment.
Anyone
we
pay
has
skin
in
the
game,
we're
paying
them.
I,
I,
don't
know
what
else
to
say
about
that.
AA
So
if
we
hired
someone
who
came
back,
who
said
something
different,
would
we
then
have
to
hire
a
third
firm
to
be
a
tiebreaker?
At
the
end
of
the
day,
we
want
a
pool
to
be
open
as
soon
as
possible,
so
so
now
I
don't
know
really
what
to
do.
I
I'm
trying
to
I
empathetic
I,
understand
what
you're
saying
councilwoman
Germaine
but
I
ask
the
questions.
The
only
places
I
have
to
ask
the
questions.
I
don't
know
who,
if,
if
councilman
donigan
asked
the
mayor
himself,
I
can
say.
AA
I
did
not
ask
the
mayor
himself
because
I
don't
ask
the
mayor
things
for
day-to-day
operational
things.
I
asked
the
operational
people
within
his
office
and
then,
if
I
don't
get
the
answer
right
away,
then
I
I
call
on
my
lunch
break
and
I'm
I'm
kind
of
annoying,
so
I
think
that
that's
why
sometimes
maybe
I
get
information,
because
I'm
annoying
I
don't
know
but
I'm
asking
the
right
questions
and
I
was
interested
in
the
operational
cost.
So
I
asked
that
question.
That's
why
he
answered
it.
He
didn't
just
offer
it
up.
AA
I
wanted
to
know
because
operational
C
I
was
curious
about
them.
Just
because
we
have
a
budget
for
operational
costs.
We
I,
we
don't
get
a
line
by
line
from
the
city
either
it
says
$150,000,
that's
how
much
it
cost
to
operate
the
pool.
We
have
no
idea
exactly
what
goes
to
chemicals
and,
what's
going
to
this
water,
we
don't
get
that
breakdown,
so
I
could
further
ask
for
more
of
a
breakdown
but
I'm
assuming
I,
don't
want
to
overset
my
bounds
either
because
I
don't
know
exactly
what
those
are.
AA
I
was
just
trying
to
have
information
to
come
here,
which
is
more
information
than
saying
11,000
square
feet,
and
if
you
guys
want
to
put
that
through,
you
have
more
than
enough
people
to
vote
Yes
on
it,
but
we
literally
can't
build
the
pool.
So
I
can't
vote
Yes
on
that,
because
we
that's
not
possible
according
to
this,
and
we
have
nothing
else
to
go
off
of
so
either
someone
say
we
have
money.
Let's
get
a
study
and
we'll
get
a
pool
in
2026.
You
guys
can
build
whatever
pool
you
want.
AA
D
Okay,
we're
talking
about
what's
in
the
emails
right,
Bas,
basically
all
right.
It
says
here
that
councilman
Ferry
is
proposing
an
11,000
foot,
rectangular
pool
which
will
ne
ne
necessitate
in
addition
to
the
pool
house.
First
of
all,
it's
not
councilman
Ferry,
offering
the
11,000
square
foot
pool
it.
Is
the
committee
correct
and
when
you
say
you
agree
with
someone
and
then
you
say,
but
everything
said
before,
that
is
dead
Okay.
So
a
compromise
is.
B
D
Not
not
not
when
one
side
comes
50%
of
the
way
and
the
other
side
wants
to
go
5%
of
the
way.
That's
not
a
compromise,
and
the
second
thing
is
when
you,
how
do
you
know
the
pool's
going
to
cost
more
than
$4.75
million,
because
you
asked
one
person
you
asked
one
person
I'll
take
I
said
it.
The
other
meeting
I'll
take
the
responsibility
to
finding
a
company
that'll
build
that
pool
for
$4.75
million
I'll
make
it
my
life's
mission
to
make
that
happen.
I
have
the
time,
but
the
bottom
line.
D
Is
you
don't
know
what
the
pool's
going
to
cost?
We
decided
we'd
worry
about
paying
the
lifeguards
after
we
built
the
pool.
People
have
compromised
they're,
not
even
happy
with
the
compromise
and
they're
still
willing
to
accept
it,
but
the
bottom
line
is
a
compromise.
Is
when
you
meet
someone
in
the
middle,
not
when
you
come
back
5%
and
ask
the
other
people
to
come
50%
of
the
way.
So
you
do
not
agree
with
me
on
that
councilwoman
ruli!
D
AB
I
can
I
councilwoman,
Germaine
and
councilwoman
ruli
I
see
your
hands
up.
You
have
both
spoken
I
believe
more
than
once
already
on
this
issue,
I
I
I
want
to
move
this
conversation
forward.
We're
already,
you
know,
started
the
meeting
late.
Is
there
anyone
else
who
has
not
been
heard?
Who
wishes
to
be
heard
on
this.
A
Ahead,
I
I
have
to
make
decisions
based
on
the
information
that
we
have
available
and
I
think
that
we're
getting
caught
up
on
what
the
language
here
in
the
resolution
we
all
agree.
We
want
as
big
a
pool
as
we
possibly
can
get
for
the
4.75
$4.7
million
correct.
Are
we
all?
Are
we
all
in
agreement
on
that?
I
see
everyone
shaking
their
head
pretty
much
yeah.
We
all
want
as
big
a
pool.
We
we're
all
yes,
okay,
getting
thumbs
up.
A
A
AH
AH
AB
B
AA
Did
not
write
that
question,
although
the
original
Amendment
came
from
councilman
Ferry
and
it
was
for
12,000
Square
fet,
my
apologies
that
was
written
from
the
administration
I
was
not
trying
to
trigger
you.
I
didn't
even
write
it.
I
was
just
trying
to
get
the
information.
That's
all
and
compromise
can
go
a
lot
of
ways.
It
doesn't
just
go
from
here
to
here,
but
we
literally
can't
pay
for
that
halfway
mark.
So
we
can't
have
it.
That's
it.
Slam
your
hands
down.
AB
I
want
to
State
that,
although
I
appreciate
councilman,
donigan
I
didn't
hear
a
second
and
frankly,
you
know
look
it's
up
to
the
other
members,
not
just
me
as
to
what
is
to
take
place.
If
there's
going
to
be
a
formal
motion,
but
I
think
we've
beat
this
horse
to
death,
we
have
all
stated
we
want
as
big
a
pool
as
possible
for
the
least
cost
possible
as
soon
as
possible
within
the
those
appropriated
funds.
We've
been
given
a
guideline
by
using
the
arpa
funds.
AB
The
resolution,
if
pass
this
evening,
sets
forth
what
the
council's
objectives
and
priorities
and
concerns
are
and
I
disagree
with
the
contentions
this
evening
about
portions
of
it
not
being
factually
accurate.
They
are
factually
accurate
if
we
want
to
move
this
forward
for
the
betterment
of
the
community.
AB
That
is
much
more
elaborate
and
again,
let's
point
out
it
would
be
half
the
size
of
what
we
for
decades
have
already
been
using
in
operation.
So
it
will
be
much
further
along
the
lines
of
being
less
expensive
to
operate
even
considering
enhancements
that
would
be
needed
to
the
to
the
pool
house
U
with
that
being
said,
I
appreciate
Council,
M,
donigan
doing
that,
and
you
know,
I
would
like
to
at
this
time
hear
from
the
administration
in
terms
of
specifically
the
11,000
square
foot
rectangle
pool.
X
Yes,
thank
you
a
couple
things.
The
mayor
did
request
of
the
engineer:
the
cost
of
a
rectangular,
11,000,
sare
foot
pool
to
follow
up
from
relating
to
the
resolution
that
passed
committee
and
regardless
he
also
asked
independent
of
that
is
what
would
be
the
largest
pool
that
could
be
built
for
up
to
about
$4.7
million.
There
may
be
something
sitting
in
emails
as
we
speak.
Obviously,
there's
been
some
email
exchanges
that
I
just
learned
about
a
little
while
ago.
X
I
did
see
something
from
Mr
Sosha
in
my
email
box,
as
I
was
going
through
the
phone
today,
so
there
might
be
something
there,
but
those
numbers
are
forthcoming.
I
assume,
if
by
some
chance,
Mrs
SOS
is
reporting
those
numbers
I'll
have
them,
but
the
I
think
we're
all
saying
the
same
thing
as
is.
We
is
about
the
11,000,
sqare
foot,
pool
and
also
the
largest
pool
possible,
and
we
should
have
those
numbers
forthcoming
council
president.
AB
AF
AE
AA
AB
With
all
due
respect,
councilwoman
Renzulli,
it
does
not
answer
my
question.
The
administration
referenced
that
there
will
be
additional
forthcoming
information.
Potentially
that
may
not
have
already
been
shared
with
this
Council
and
it
may
be
redundant,
but
I
want
to
make
it
abundantly
clear
if
it
happens
to
be
the
same
thing
that
is
sitting
in
Mr
Mer's
email
box
as
to
what
you
put
forth
this
evening.
So
be
it
in
the
event
that
it's
not.
AB
AA
AB
Y
Thank
you
join
the
Public
Works
committee
that
was
held
on
September
14
2023.
There
was
a
resolution
resolution
was
to
enter
into
a
construction
and
maintenance
agreement
with
the
R
department
of
transportation
for
safety
improvements
on
Atwood
Avenue,
and
this
was
sponsored
by
Council
Sorry
by
mayor
Hopkins
and
was
approved
by
the
public
works
committee
on
the
September
14th
meeting.
AG
AE
AE
AB
AG
D
B
AE
AB
Yes,
next
on
the
agenda
is
public
comment
for
any
undocked
matters.
If
there's
anyone
in
Chambers
or
on
Zoom,
who
wishes
to
be
heard
on
undocked
matter
this
evening,
please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record
and
please
keep
your
comments
limited
to
four
minutes
or
less.
Is
there
anyone
in
Chambers?
First,
who
wishes
to
be
heard
on
undocked.
AB
Moving
on
to
election
appointment
of
City
officials,
this
evening
we
have,
as
proposed
by
councilman
Ferry
the
appointment
of
Elizabeth
Bettis
as
alternate
one
to
the
juvenile
hearing
board
for
the
unexpired
term.
Ending
December,
1
2023
pursuant
to
chapter
2.72
of
the
Cranston
code
of
ordinances.
Do
I
have
a
motion.
Second,
any
discussion
there
being
none
clerk.
Please
take
the
role.
N
AE
AB
AB
Discussion,
I
I
would
just
like
to
remind
the
administration.
We've
had
past
discussions
in
Council
about
there
being
some
other
legal
matters
pending
with
legal
firms
hired
by
the
city
and
not
including
them
on
the
legal
expense,
analysis
report
and
I
believe
that
is
still
the
case.
So
I
would
like
to
see
that
change.
If
you
solicitor
Malay,
if
you
could,
you
know,
check
the
list
again
and
add
those
firms
to
the
to
the
list.
That
would
be
appreciated.
Thank
you.
AB
AB
12Th
I
do
know
that
the
plan
commission
held
a
public
Workshop
relative
to
the
comprehensive
plan
on
I
believe
it
was
September
20th,
because
I
had
three
other
things.
That
night
besides,
that
and
I
was
not
able
to
attend
due
to
go
to
open
house
for
my
son's
school,
but
I
did
see
the
replay
of
it,
and
I
saw
that
the
group
that
has
been
the
company
that
has
been
contracted,
which
I
believe
is
Weston
Samson
to
do.
AB
AB
So
if
you're
looking
for
a
comprehensive
update
on
where
the
comprehensive
plan
stands
for
the
city,
I
suggest
that
you
roll
the
tape
on
the
September
20th
meeting
and
I'm
sure
that
the
plan
commission
will
be
having
additional
meetings
going
forward
relative
to
the
updates
to
the
comprehensive
plan
and
moving
that
forward.
I
know
that
there
was
communication
along
the
lines
of
Expediting
that
as
soon
as
possible
and
to
keep
it
on
target
any.
Does
anyone
from
the
administration
wish
to
be
heard?
AB
AA
AH
We
just
talk
a
lot
about
the
Budlong
pool.
I
just
want
to
wait,
toate
my
position
regarding
Budlong
pole
project
I
want
to
make
it
clear
that
the
Budlong
pole
issue
has
not
been
cleared,
even
though
we
just
passed
a
resolution
to
compromise
to
11,000
square
feet,
at
least
the
minimum
we
can
have,
but
at
this
time,
based
on
many
discrepancies
in
the
reports
from
three
different
entities-
and
they
were
botal
of
former
director
of
Park
of
Recreation
on
Mr
Tony
Liberator.
AH
AH
So
that's
where
I
stand
right
now,
I
would
like
to
have
how
we
we
can
find
someone
if
someone
come
say:
yes,
the
pool
another
person
independent
neutral
that
can
say:
okay,
the
pool
cannot
be
fixed,
all
right,
we're
going
to
build
a
new
one
and
then
the
new
one
will
be
not
less
than
11,000
square
feet.
Thank.
X
Thank
you
just
to
make
it
clear
and
to
the
public
to
the
council
is
that
Mr
Mariano
we
don't
want
to
imp,
impinge
his
Integrity.
He
is
independent.
The
mayor,
not
myself.
Anyone
in
this
Administration
knew
of
Mr
Mari
know
that
he
existed
in
this
world
before
he
was
hired
as
a
consultant
he's
made
zero
contributions
to
the
mayor
and
zero
I.
To
my
knowledge,
no
one
else.
He
has
the
utmost
impeccable
credentials,
I
believe
everyone
will
agree
and
certainly
extremely
well
qualified
I.
X
Just
hope
that
no
one
interprets
what's
being
said
and
to
say
about
people
that
have
no
skin
in
the
that
have
skin
in
the
game.
Well,
Mr
Mariano
does
not
have
skin
in
the
game.
I
want
to
make
that
clear.
I
have
to
defend
his
Integrity,
his
abilities
and
his
expertise,
and
the
May
is
relying
upon
him
and
certainly
if
you
feel
that
he
is
independent,
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
and
I
think
it.
X
Y
Yours,
thank
you,
council
president.
So
the
first
item
that
I
have
on
here
was
a
request
of
a
comprehensive
list
of
the
conditions
of
all
our
city
playgrounds,
including
details
of
the
name
of
the
playground,
location
conditions
and
the
last
time
items
were
replaced,
for
example,
the
toys
The
Mulch
Rubber
fence
cours.
That
was
answered
through
a
list.
Y
It
wasn't
as
comprehensive
as
expected
and
I
asked
that
it
actually
stay
on
underneath
the
council
agenda,
but
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
look
one
of
the
many
things
that
I'm
looking
for
is
the
dollars
that
we
spent
per
playground
around
the
city.
If
we
have
a
list
to
the
administration
I
know,
our
finance
director
is
not
here
here,
nor
is
our
park
and
rec
director,
but
I
was
curious.
How
much
have
we
spent
and
and
I
wasn't
thorough
enough
to
say
what
fiscal
year,
but
ideally
I'm?
X
It
may
be
a
very
difficult
task
ask
frankly,
because
we
don't
account
for
it
that
way.
We'd
have
to
arbitrarily
go
into
look
at
potential
by
memory.
What
vendors
we
may
have
used,
how
what
our
city
efforts
were
for
attending
and
accumulating
time
I'm,
not
so
sure,
if
that
that's
U
readily
ascertainable,
and
how
how
productive
that
really
will
be
probably
I,
would
think.
X
The
conditions
and
assessment
of
playgrounds
is
probably
more
important
moving
forward,
because
you
could
spend
a
lot
of
money
on
something
and
get
a
bad
result
or
a
little
money
and
get
a
very
good
result.
I'm,
not
sure
that
effort.
What
it's,
how
beneficial
that's
going
to
be
the
cost
benefit
relationship
to
that
information.
So
it's
it's
a
probably
a
bigger
ask
than
than
you
want,
but
it'll
take
some
time
too,
because
we
are
we're
extremely
short
staff
down
there.
X
We
have
someone
out
on
medical
leave,
we
have
an
open
position
and
we
have
a
finance
director
is
basically
what
we
have
right.
Now,
an
accounts
payable
person
and
and
and
there
were
issues
also
about
payroll,
so
very
extremely
limited
resources.
I
can't
guarantee
how
quickly
give
you
that
information,
if
it's?
If,
if
it's
necess,
if
it's
a
necessary.
X
Y
Systems
don't
that
way,
so
we'll
we'll
have
to
work
on
on
some
sort
of
a
system
that
we
can
actually
keep
track
of.
The
investment
that
we
put
into
our
toys
and
purchase
I
mean
I'm
sure
you
can
go.
The
purchaseing
department
can
go
through
the
port,
the
purchase
requisitions
that
have
been
submitted
and
approved
in
terms
of
allocation
of
funds
going
particularly
towards
playgrounds
in
our
city
or
any
type
of
parking.
Recreational
space.
X
Y
Okay,
we
can
follow
up,
possibly
in
a
meeting
on
on
where
I'm
trying
to
go
as
well
on
on
these
dollars
spent.
My
next
item
in
here
is
the
arpa
funds.
The
American
Rescue
plan
act,
funds
for
those
watching
or
here
I
had
asked
what
the
actual
dollar
amount
is
in
that
account.
Last
time,
I
heard
it
was
roughly
in
the
4
millions
and
it
was
5.1.
I
was
looking
to
really
seek
a
balance
sheet
as
to
where
what
we
have
What's.
X
Available
as
we
speak,
unencumbered
is
$5.6
million.
As
you
know,
the
May
is
proposing
$600,000
for
playgrounds,
whether
or
not
that
so.
If
that
passes,
then
it'
be
F.
5.3
million
the
finance
director
asked
the
council
and
the
administration
to
use
caution
and
using
any
of
those
funds,
he
was
able
to
support
the
$600,000
100
per
award,
but
does
caution
that
that
that
would
be
very
prudent
at
the
use
of
if,
if
those
funds
are
going
to
be
used.
Z
X
Y
AS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Okay,
I
think
last
time
we
were
awarded
in
2023.
The
1.1
and
I
think
submitted
by
the
mayor
under
Revenue
was
1.4
for
the
federal
award
and
then
under
the
program
was
160,000.
So
I
guess
my
question
and
for
those
that
are
here
who
may
know
may
not
know,
is
that
the
Community
Development
block
grant
is
providing
particularly
on
using
various
formulas,
but
some
of
the
formula
that
it
does
use
it
really
it.
It
provides
additional
funding
that
could
more
or
so
be
used
in
the
pocket
of
areas.
Y
What
I
consider
actually
the
purple
Zone,
but
the
cdbg
director
I,
think,
is
here
right.
So
if
he
can
actually
explain
to
us
how
we
how
we
can
actually
utilize
these
funds
and
the
reason
why
I'm
asking
is
that
we
have
one
playground
so
Edwood,
Edwood
playground,
Edward
Highland
playground,
does
not
fall
under
the
purview
of
the
cdvg
guidelines.
Y
However,
there's
a
playground
as
well
because
play
Edwood
playground
is
not
the
only
one
that
needs
a
lot
of
help.
It's
the
one.
That's
currently
closed,
Smith
Street,
which
is
just
a
few
streets
right
before
getting
into
Edward
playground,
does
fall
in
a
cdbg
Zone,
correct
of
which
I've
asked
in
the
past
to
look
at
that
playground.
It
is
quite
neglected
for
anyone
who
lives
in
those
neck
of
the
woods
drive
down
by
Smith,
Street
and
you'll,
see
that
it
it's
not
even
have
rubber
padding
or
even
the
wood
chips.
Y
We
wouldn't
be
in
this
situation.
Had
we
been
taking
care
of
our
playgrounds,
and
so
sir
thanks
for
being
here
this
evening,
can
you
provide
us
with
more
so
confirmation
as
to
when
our
a
little
bit
of
what
cdbg
is
for
those
that
are
here
and
then
second,
how
we
can
utilize
those
funds
potentially
for
at
least
a
Smith
Street
playground?
AI
Yeah,
obviously
we
are
a
division
of
Hud
and
according
to
them
there
are
certain
rules
and
regulations
we
do
have
to
follow.
We
put
together
starting
approximately
April
of
every
year,
an
action
plan
for
the
next
fiscal
year.
So
we
are
in
the
fiscal
year
of
July
1st
23
to
June
30th
24.
We
submit
that
to
HUD
basic
telling
them.
This
is
how
we're
going
to
allocate
our
money.
They
have
certain
formulas
where
we
can
use
15%
for
public
service.
AI
AI
So,
for
example,
if
we
have
allocated
180,000
for
Street
Paving
in
low
to
moderate
income
areas
or
purple
areas,
as
you
call,
we
can
adjust
the
action
plan
by
amending
it
and
say:
okay,
we're
going
to
take
60,000
of
that
and
dedicate
it
to
a
lomod
project
of
a
playground.
That's
how
we
would
have
to
do
it
that
process
has
to
be
advertised
in
the
paper
which
I'm
sure
many
of
you
see
it
all
the
time.
It
is
a
7-Day
waiting
period.
AI
AI
We
have
so
many
from
the
council
people,
okay,
the
guidelines
that
are
given
to
us
by
Hud
pretty
much
set
forth
what
we
can
use
the
money
for
now.
Obviously,
there's
there's:
if
there's
some
extra
money
that
hasn't
been
utilized
or
used,
that's
where
we
can
adjust
it
and
put
it
to
other
projects
and
I
guess
that's
where
we
we
put
put
money
towards
a
playground
so.
AI
Y
Okay,
just
just
for
the
sake
of
it
to
the
clerk,
if
we
can
just
add
it
under
the
Public
Works
committee
meeting
in
October
and
then
as
well
under
Council
Communications
in
the
October
council
meeting,
if
that's
okay
by
everyone,
so
that
way
at
least
we
don't
lose
track
of
those
fundings
and
the
projects
that
we
could
potentially
discuss,
even
as
as
a
council.
So
thank
you
for
that.
The
thank
you
so
much
sir
and
then
the
other.
Y
The
other
component
of
that
was
the
the
playgrounds
that
that
we
then
have
here
and
I
I.
We
just
so
everybody
knows
the
introdu.
The
resolution
that
was
submitted
this
evening
for
today's
council
meeting
has
been
referred
to
the
finance
committee
for
October,
2nd
2023.
However,
to
the
administration
we
had
chatted
in
the
meeting
that
we
had
and
it
was
to
discuss.
Potential
dollar
amounts
on
what
the
cost
would
be
to
temporarily
place.
The
wood
chips.
Remove
the
rubber
mat
edid
playground.
Y
Solution
so
that
way
we
can
at
least
open
the
Edgewood
playground
for
the
time
being,
given
the
fact
that
we
seen
what's
happening
around
the
city,
it
takes.
Sometimes
you
know
a
village
and
more
to
try
to
actually
make
sure
things.
Stay,
open
or
open
up
and
I
don't
want
to
see
that
happened
in
edid
playground.
Y
X
Said
that
you
said
you're
already
doing
your
resolution,
so
the
mayor
wants
to
give
it
immediate
attention
as
possible.
The
quickest
way
was
doing
it
by
getting
it
on
the
docket
to
be
referred
to.
Committee
committee
approves
it,
and
if
the
council
approves
it,
the
funds
will
be
available
to
start
Edward
Highlands.
So
we
we
already
are
be
before
you
even
I
read
your
resolution.
The
mayor
was
acting
on
it
as
a
result
of
our
meeting,
so
we're
all
in
concer
with
each
other
to
get
it.
Y
Y
Z
Y
Be
fiscally
responsible
when
it
comes
down
to
that
so
I
I
don't
want
to
get
into
the
resolution
on,
because
this
is
all
going.
A
new
business
and
I
don't
think
I
can
chat
even
discuss
items
that
are
going.
That
has
to
it's
being
referred
to
its
P
to
his
respective
committee,
but
at
least
for
the
time
being
on
the
playgrounds
I
had
asked
if
we
can
at
least
get
an
assessment
done
as
to
what
the
cost
was
going
to
be
to
remove
that
rubber
playground
mat
at
Edwood
Highland
and
we
had
roughly
discussed.
Y
We
had
discussed
that
it
was
roughly
going
to
be
between
$40
to
$50,000,
to
remove
it
and
that
we
didn't
have
the
Manpower
in
the
city
to
remove
the
rubber
matting
itself
and
that
we
would
possibly
have
to
Outsource.
So
I
asked
for
a
couple
of
things
and
I
I
haven't
heard
back
and
other
than
you
calling.
You
calling
me
asking
me
to
be
sponsored
of
that
resolution.
Y
I'm
just
trying
to
get
a
sense
in
terms
of
what
does
it
actually
cost
to
remove
the
rubber
matting
and
replace
it
with
that
wood
chip,
because,
ideally
the
cost
saving
is
rubber.
Mat.
That's
fine!
There's
a
Rhode
Island
DEM
grant
that
we've
already
have
discussed.
That
is
out
there
and
the
deadline
for
that
is
in
December.
We
may
not
know
if
we
get
awarded
that
or
not,
and
if
we
do,
it
won't
be
until
the
springtime
which
then
at
that
point
requires
all
of
us
to.
Y
X
Y
To
get
you
that
yeah,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
like,
can
we
actually
not
just
say
well
so
and
so
went
by
or
so,
and
so
this
is.
The
estimate
like
I,
want
I'd
like
to
ask
if
I'm
coming
before
the
council
for
money,
what
the
cost
of
the
project
at
least
tempor
is
going
to
be
I
know
we
need
to
act
quickly
on
this,
just
to
move
to
open
the
Edgewood
playground,
but
I
I.
Just
again,
we
can
get
the
dollar
Mount.
X
Sure
but
I
thought
we
had
an
estimate.
We'd
have
to
go
for
RFP,
toay
that
that
dollar
amount,
and
we
will
do
that
in
process,
but
we
thought
it
would
be
very
helpful
to
get
the
allocated
money
so
in
parallel
with
this
exercise,
to
be
able
to
get
Edgewood
open
as
fast
as
we
can.
If
I
don't
know
what
else
we
could
do.
Y
All
right
so
both
of
the
items
I
believe
are
getting
referred.
There's
a
resolutions
getting
be
referred
to
under
new
business,
but
in
the
meantime,
can
you
then
email
me
that
document
from
that
Friday
meeting
again
with
the
assessment
on
the
removal
of
the
rubber
mat
it
was.
It
was
given
to
me,
but
I
just
wanted
double.
You
know
make
sure
that
the
council
has
access
to
that
information.
Y
And
whether
or
not
we
can-
or
we
can't
do
that
as
a
in-house
project
in
terms
of
removing
the
rubber
mat
right,
if
you
know,
if
we
can
kind
of
make
sure
that
we
all
all
get
that
on
there,
that
would
be
greatly
appreciated.
Additionally,
I
I
do
want
to
thank
the
members
of
the
PTA
that
are
still
with
us
this
evening.
It's
been
a
long
night
but
I
believe
that
there's
some
information
that
the
PTA
has
also
done
on
their
end.
Y
So
if
I
could
actually
we
to
have
that
information
emailed
over,
so
we
can
put
that
into
the
record
and
then
I
can
share.
I
can
have
the
clerk
share
that
with
all
of
us.
That
would
be
ideal
and
then,
at
that
finance
committee
on
October,
6,
possibly
I,
think
six
seven
o'clock,
but
either
way
it'll
be
posted
if
anybody
has
any
feedback
or
anything
else
that
they'd
like
to
add.
That
would
be
the
appropriate
committee
to
to
do
so
on
either
of
the
resolutions.
Y
AB
You
thank
you
Council.
Vice
president
Vargas,
we
do
not
have
any
Council
business
matters
carried
over.
As
for
the
introduction
of
new
business
before
I
entertain
a
motion
to
take
them
as
a
block.
There
are
two
matters,
I
believe
the
clerk
informed
me
late
this
afternoon
that
are
going
to
be
withdrawn
by
the
applicant.
That.
AB
Is
yep
and
those
would
be
92,
232,
ordinance
and
9233
ordinance?
The
developer
has
reached
out
and
wants
to
withdraw
those
two
ordinances,
so
councilwoman,
Renzulli
and
I
are
going
to
do
that
this
evening.
The
only
matters
then,
as
a
block
would
be
all
other
matters.
Omitting,
92302
and
9233.
Yes
to
the
quote.
AB
All
right
this
evening,
it's
easier
for
us
to
just
take
them
one
at
a
time.
I'll
get
to
the
circumstances.
First
up
is
resolution,
proposing
recognition
of
the
Community
Builders
program,
Builders,
grant
program
funded
by
one
Cranson
Health
Equity
zone
of
CCAP
within
each
City
ward,
sponsored
by
councilman,
Ferry
council,
president
Marino
and
co-sponsored
by
donagan,
Renzulli
and
Jermain.
This
would
be
referred
to
finance
committee.
October
2nd,
do
I,
have
a
motion.
D
AB
D
AB
D
D
D
AB
AB
92304
allocating
600,000
from
the
arpa
funds
for
the
purpose
of
upgrading
city
of
cranton
playgrounds
and
all
six
WS
sponsored
by
the
mayor
referred
to
finance
committee.
October
2nd
do
I
have
motion
to
do
so.
Second,
any
discussion
there
being
none
all
those
in
favor,
say:
I,
hi,
all
opposed
and
next
92305
that
we're
going
to
amend
so
that's
referred
to
ordinance
Committee
of
November
7th.
AB
AA
AB
D
AB
Any
opposed
next
executive
session
we
have
the
matter
pursuant
to
RL
42-
46-5
subsection,
a
subsection
two
pertaining
to
prospective
and
actual
litigation
matters
being
Sonia
podrias
190
Aqueduct
road
do
I,
have
a
motion
to
go
into
executive
session.
Second,
any
discussion
there
being
none
clerk.
Please
take
the
role.