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May 11, 2023
Public Works Committee
Ordinance Committee
Finance Committee
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Present
and
for
the
record
this
evening,
Council
vice
president
Vargas,
who
is
the
chair
of
this
committee,
she
had
a
previously
scheduled
commitment
and
was
not
able
to
make
it
councilwoman
Jermaine.
The
vice
chair
of
this
committee
had
a
medical
emergency
with
her
son
breaking
his
arm
this
afternoon,
and
our
best
wishes
are
with
her
and
her
son
as
he
recovers.
For
that
reason
this
evening,
why
don't
we
take
a
a
vote
on
chairing
the
meeting
this
this
evening?
If
I
could
have
a
motion
along
those
lines.
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And
no
objection
from
Council
Members
right,
okay,
we'll
just
continue
that
agenda
item
per
her
request
to
next
month.
At
this
time
a
next
up
is
public
comment.
I
would
ask
that
we
will
take
a
public
comment
if
you
can,
please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record,
and
please
keep
your
comments
limited
to
four
minutes
on
docketed
matters.
First,
we
will
take
public
comment
in
Chambers
foreign.
E
I'd
like
to
thank
the
council
for
giving
me
a
few
minutes
tonight
to
speak
with
you
about
Bud
long
pool,
my
name
is
Susan
Blake.
My
address,
my
name
is
Susan
Blake
and
my
address
is
173
Grand
Avenue
in
Cranston
I'd
like
to
speak
about
Bud,
long
pool
for
a
few
minutes,
specifically
attendance.
According
to
rough
numbers
provided
to
me
by
director
tessaglia,
the
approximate
average
daily
attendance
at
the
pool
during
the
last
summer
that
it
was
opened
was
220
people
a
day.
E
220
people
a
day
times
five
dollars
each
to
enter,
not
including
people
with
passes,
equals
eleven
hundred
dollars
a
day.
If
you
take
the
six
weeks
that
the
pool
is
open
times
seven
days
a
week,
that's
42.!
If
you
take
that
eleven
hundred
dollars
a
day
and
you
multiply
it
by
42
days.
It
comes
out
to
forty
six
thousand
two
hundred
dollars
worth
of
Straight
Cash
Revenue
at
the
door.
E
E
The
more
I
speak
to
people
about
the
reality
of
what
the
mayor
is
proposing
and
I,
listen
to
their
stories
and
clear
expectations
for
the
pool.
I
can't
help
but
wonder
what
the
advertising
spin
will
be
used
to
promote
this
new
facility
to
the
excluded
residents.
How
are
we
supposed
to
feel
about
having
less?
How
is
an
upgrade
turning
into
a
downsizing?
E
Why
should
residents
rejoice
in
their
fantastic
right-sized
pool
being
gutted
and
buried,
leaving
behind
a
tiny
wading
pool?
We
are
over
80
000
residents
and
we
want
the
pool
that
was
gifted
to
us
to
be
restored
and
for
everyone
to
be
able
to
swim
and
learn
to
swim
in
I
realized
that
in
hindsight,
Everything
Is
2020
but
I
suspected
either.
E
The
mechanical
and
structural
situations
are
being
embellished
to
scare
us
into
being
grateful
for
our
wading
pool
or
a
dangerous
situation
is
being
exposed
and
the
city
will
lose
the
trust
of
the
residents
about
safety,
I'm
very
interested
in
hearing
about
the
condition
of
the
pool
from
the
former
Parks
and
Recreations
director.
At
some
point,
were
there
structural
issues
still
grave
that
the
pool
was
closed
when
the
pool
was
closed
for
the
pandemic,
and
if
so,
this
means
that
the
city
knowingly
allowed
innocent
swimmers
of
all
ages
to
be
exposed
to
imminent
danger.
E
Two
and
three
option,
one
from
Federal
Hill
group,
was
to
fix
the
existing
pool
structurally
and
mechanically,
as
well
as
the
bath
house,
and
it
was
the
least
expensive
option,
even
knowing
the
problems.
It
was
that
the
least
expensive,
so
with
up
to
4.75
million
to
spend
on
this
project.
Why
don't
we
do
that?
I
won't
accept
anything
less
than
making
Bud
long
pool
a
whole
again
to
use
legal
terms
and
hearing
lifeguards
yelling
don't
run
or
get
off.
The
lane
floats
that's
going
to
be
a
thing
of
the
past.
E
There
will
be
no
no,
where
to
run
and
no
Lane
marker
floats
will
be
needed.
It
will
be
too
small
and
too
late.
It's
the
right
time
to
say
I,
don't
like
the
small
pool
plan
that
the
mayor
is
pushing
and
it's
not
too
late,
but
it
will
be
before
too
long.
Thank
you
is.
Can
I
read
something
that
somebody
emailed
to
me?
She
wanted
it
read
pertaining
to
the
pool,
or
is
that
not
allowed.
E
E
She
writes
that
her
daughter
was
two
when
she
moved
to
the
city,
one
of
her
piano
students
told
her
about
Budlong
pool
and
how
she
would
love
it.
She
grew
up
swimming
in
her
grandfather's
pool
every
day
all
summer.
She
he
was
a
scuba
diver.
She
learned
how
to
snorkel
when
she
was
two
she
she
says.
I
was
looking
forward
to
bringing
my
daughter
to
Bud
long
I
wanted
her
to
learn.
E
She
goes
on
to
say,
I'm,
sad
that
the
plan
is
not
to
repair
the
great
pool,
but
long
was,
but
to
replace
it
with
something
so
much
less
about
building
community
and
learning
the
skills
and
enjoyment
of
real
swimming.
We
need
a
big
pool
to
get
the
whole
Community
to
have
access.
I
know
I'm
not
the
only
single
mom
out
there
who
cannot
afford
gym
memberships
in
swim,
lessons
nor
the
time
to
the
time
not
working
to
get
to
the
beach
when
it's
unbearably
hot,
but
I
could
get
my
daughter
to
that
pool
now.
E
H
It's
not
really
clear
to
me
what
the
plan
is
for
the
pool.
Even
now,
I
mean
people
are
referring
to
the
Federal
Hill
group
report,
but
I
don't
know
whether
it
is
one
of
those
plans
that
the
mayor
plans
to
move
forward
with,
but
I
think
that
there's
going
to
be,
you
know
a
huge
problem
with
public
outcry
and
with
just
you
know,
people
questioning
the
lack
of
straightforward
process,
there's
obviously
a
lot
of
people
in
the
city
who
are
really
concerned
about
the
pool
remaining
having
the
character
that
it
has
had.
H
H
How
can
we
see
it
so
that
people
can
be
made
aware
of
it
and
can
communicate
to
the
council
and
to
the
mayor
whether
or
not
it's
something
they
support
or
not?
I
think
if
that
doesn't
happen,
you
know
those
who
did
not
come
clean
and
be
transparent
about
this
whole
thing
are
going
to
remember
so
appreciate
the
time.
Thank
you.
I
I
I
You
know
it
would
be
really
nice
if
the
other
areas
were
developed
and
there
were
additional
recreational
aspects
of
it.
But
that's
extraneous,
and
the
bottom
line
is
that
we
just
want
our
pool
so
I,
don't
know
who,
where
the
origin
of
the
different
plans
came
from,
but
they
don't
represent
us
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
J
Wojic
w-o-j-I-c-k
11,
Paul,
Place
Cranston
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
was
trying
to
fully
comprehend
the
polo
situation.
So
I
went
back
and
I
spent
time
this
morning.
Reading
every
article
in
the
Cranston
Herald
and
after
I
finished
the
last
sentence
and
the
last
article
I
was
totally
confused
as
to
where
the
mayor
is
and
where
we
are,
with
the
plans
for
a
pool
they
completely
obfuscates
and
changes
and
goes
from
one
place
to
another
place
and
I
just
feel
that
the
the
whole
system
is
abominable.
J
This
seems
to
be
a
typical
political
move
that
maybe
I
could
even
have
this
new
pool
named
after
me,
and
it
would
add
it
to
my
political
curriculum
vitae
for
the
next
election,
but
I
think
what
you're
hearing
and
what
we're
hearing
from
people
that
we're
contacting
is
that
if
there
isn't
a
process,
if
the
mayor
doesn't
come
forward
and
reveals,
what's
going
on
and
the
money
being
spent
they're
going
to
be
a
lot
of
very
disgruntled
and
unhappy
people,
it's
not
going
to
be
a
winner
for
the
mayor.
Thank
you.
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Next
up
is
councilman
Jermaine's
agenda
item
or
discussion.
She
has
asked
that
this
matter
also
be
continued
to
next
month.
So
if
we
can
continue
this
to
the
June
Public
Works
meeting
again
no
vote
is
necessary.
This
is
just
discussion.
Okay,
better
next
up
is
the
status
update
on
cranston's
participation
in
the
Rhode
Island
infrastructure,
Banks
Community,
septic
system,
Loan
program.
This
was
my
discussion
point
or
my
understand
in
speaking
with
the
administration
that
this
is
further
along
in
the
process
and
if
the
administration
wants
to
give
an
update,
that
would
be
great
foreign.
M
Yes,
that's
correct.
We
have
made
some
progress
in
the
last
month,
I'm
happy
to
report
that
Public
Works
has
completed
our
draft
of
the
on-site
Wastewater
management
plan
and
has
submitted
that
to
the
Rhode
Island
DEM
for
their
comments.
Well,
we
heard
back
that
it
will
take
about
two
to
three
weeks
to
hear
back
from
them
and
that
that
will
be
the
QA
QC
period.
Where
we
get
to.
You
know
fine
tweak,
all
the
the
verbiage.
M
The
outstanding
items
would
be
that
as
prior
to
final
approval
from
Dem,
the
city
needs
to
include
a
resolution.
As
part
of
that
submission
package.
The
city
has
prepared
a
resolution,
and
the
latest
update
I
have
is
that
we
have
submitted
it
to
be
sponsored
by
council
president
Mourinho,
which
should
be
heard
over
the
next
city
council
meeting
for
approval
other
than
that.
B
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B
Similar
to
the
public
works
meeting,
I
just
want
to
note
for
the
record
that
Council
vice
president
Vargas
had
a
previously
scheduled
commitment.
As
the
chair
of
this
committee,
then
the
vice
chair
being
councilwoman
Jermaine.
She
was
planning
on
attending,
but
she
had
a
medical
emergency
with
her
son
breaking
his
arm
this
evening.
So
for
that
reason,
I
am
pinch-hitting
as
the
chair
of
ordinance
this
evening
and
similar
to
public
works.
If
we
could
take
a
role
or
a
motion.
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Next
up
is
committee
business
matters
carried
over
223-04
ordinance
and
amendment
of
chapter
15
of
the
code
of
the
city
of
Cranston,
entitled
buildings
and
construction.
Led
safe
homes
is
sponsored
by
councilman
Donna,
getting
co-sponsored
by
councilwoman
Jermaine
councilman
Donegan.
Do
you
wish
to
be
heard.
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B
I
would
like
to
now
move
to
New
matters
before
the
committee
and
we
will
hear
3-23-05
ordinance
and
amendment
of
chapter
17
of
the
code
of
the
city
of
Cranston,
entitled
zoning
change
of
Zone
1388
and
1390
Cranston
Street
Knights
Corner
development
project
sponsored
by
councilman,
poploskis
I.
Would
ask
committee
members
to
hold
off
I'm
not
going
to
be
entertaining
any
motions
at
this
time.
I
would
just
ask
for
a
senior
planner
Doug
McLean
to
address
the
committee
thanks.
N
N
One
was
a
motion
to
recommend
that
you
revise
the
ordinance
and
it's
a
a
matter
of
the
parking
per
unit
count
going
from
1.25
spaces
per
dwelling
unit
to
1.5.
That
was
a
motion
that
was
unanimously
voted
on
by
the
plan
Commission.
There
was
then
a
separate
motion
to
send
a
positive
recommendation
to
this
group
along
with
that
consideration.
So
we
just
it's
a
minor
thing,
but
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
it
was
conveyed
to
you
correctly.
N
If
there
were
any
questions
or
confusion
about
it,
I'm
very
happy
to
to
speak
to
it
and
I
would
note
I.
Don't
think
that
that
particular
item
was
of
great
contention
at
the
previous
meeting.
I
think
the
applicant
has
already
intended,
through
its
master
plan,
submission
to
provide
you
know
up
to
or
to
meet
1.25
units
or
1.25
parking
spaces
per
unit.
But
this
was
really
meant
just
to
clarify
any
questions.
I'm
available.
B
Thank
you,
and
so
just
to
to
be
clear.
The
May
10
letter
from
the
plan
commission
to
this
Committee
just
sets
for
the
recommendation
to
amend
the
current
proposed
ordinance
to
change
the
parking
requirement
from
one
and
a
quarter
spaces
per
unit
to
one
and
a
half
spaces
per
unit,
and
that
would
received
unanimous
approval
from
the
plane
commission.
N
B
P
Thank
you
very
much
council
president
Mourinho
for
the
record:
Robert
Murray,
21,
Garden,
City,
Drive,
Cranston
and
I'm
here
tonight
on
behalf
of
333
Main
Street
LLC,
the
applicant
of
the
knights
Corner
project
at
1388,
1390
Cranston,
Street,
yeah,
the
it's
I
know.
All
of
you
are
very
familiar
with
this
project.
You
were
nice
enough
to
come
to
the
pre-application
site
visit
in
February
the
presentation
that
you
heard
that
that
morning
is
very
similar
to
what
we
will
offer
tonight.
To
the
extent
that
you
want
us
to
impart
that
information
to
you.
P
P
Since
we
were
with
you
in
February,
the
plans
were
refined.
We
listened
to
some
of
the
comments
from
that
cold
February
morning
and
we
appeared
before
the
Planning
Commission
on
May,
2nd
for
two
purposes:
one:
the
approval
of
the
major
land
development
master
plan,
application
in
which
they
did
approved
with
a
few
conditions
and
also,
as
Mr
McLean
just
said.
P
P
Okay,
all
right
well
we'll
get
to
that
in
a
second
we're
having
a
little
technical
difficulty.
What
I
gave
the
clerk
that
she
passed
out
to
each
of
you
was:
was
the
the
site
plan
and
existing
condition
plan
for
the
property
prepared
by
complete
engineering,
and
we
have
Jenna
Shea
from
the
Creed
engineering
tonight
to
speak
to
that,
we
also
gave
you
a
copy
of
the
architectural
plans
that
were
pretty
much
what
you
saw
in
February
and
Ron
Stevens.
Our
project
architect
will
speak
to
that.
P
I
also
gave
you
a
one-page
matrix
of
the
breakdown
of
the
buildings
and
the
number
of
units
in
each
building.
I
gave
you
a
copy
of
the
Financial
fiscal
study
prepared
by
Joseph
Lombardo,
who
I
know
you're
all
familiar
with
and
I
believe
that
was
the
ex.
There
was
one
more
thing
in
my
pack
and
I
apologize
foreign.
P
P
It
sets
forth
a
rezoning
of
this
industrial
property
from
its
current
zoning
of
M1
industrial
district
to
a
C2
zoning
District,
with
some
specific
conditions
of
the
C2
zoning
allows
the
multi-family
use
and
that's
the
primary
use
that
we're
seeking
approval
for
the
hundred
and
the
ordinance
allows
up
to
160
units
of
multi-family.
The
plan-
that's
before
you
this
evening
and
approved
by
the
Planning
Commission,
was
for
156,
so
we
comply
with
that
there.
There
is
also
the
flexibility
within
the
C2
Zone
to
allow
the
existing
church
building.
P
When
we
introduce
this
ordinance
because
of
the
constraints
of
the
of
the
clerks,
the
clerks
and
the
council's
process.
When
you
have
to
submit
ordinances,
it
was
proposed
of
1.25
and
you'll
find
that
language
on
line
82
of
the
Ordinance
one
1.25
spaces
per
dwelling
unit,
and
we
will
comply
with
the
standard
parking
requirements
for
the
restaurant
of
based
on
the
number
of
seats.
You
need
one
space
per
three
seats
after
we
submitted
the
ordinance.
It
was
a
little
ahead
of
us.
P
It's
only
a
recommendation
to
you
is
that
the
the
ordinance
track,
the
approval
of
the
plan.
If
the
council
chooses
not
to
include
that
recommendation
in
the
change
of
Zone
ordinance,
we
intend
to
comply
with
the
1.5.
That's
how
the
master
plan
was
approved.
We
have
a
plan
that
works
for
that,
and
that
will
be
the
plan
going
forward
in
the
future
alliterations
of
of
this
project.
So
it's
within
the
council's
purview,
whether
or
not
you
amend
the
ordinance
to
allow
to
to
require
a
minimum
of
1.5
parking
spaces
for
each
apartment.
P
The
balance
of
the
ordinance
just
gives
us
some
flexibility
in
terms
of
signage,
which
we
really
haven't
designed
yet,
but
it's
it's
comparable
to
what
was
done
for
The,
Print
Works
and
the
most
important
thing
of
interest.
I'm
sure
to
the
council
is
that
in
this
project
we
are
providing
the
the
applicant
is
providing
a
provision
that
a
minimum
of
15
percent
of
the
overall
residential
units
be
designated
for
under
the
affordable
housing,
affordable
housing,
guidelines
of
Rhode
Island
housing
for
a
period
of
not
less
than
30
years.
P
P
Obligated
by
you,
council
president,
it's
a
beautiful
evening
and
you
have
a
light
agenda.
I,
don't
know
how
much
you
want
to
hear.
Perhaps
we
can
just
give
an
abbreviated
presentation
of
the
project
itself.
If
that's
what
you
prefer
and
I
know,
last
month
that
The
Print
Works,
we
were
on
the
we're
on
the
accelerated
program,
which
was
fine.
The
result
was
was
desirable,
so
that
was
fine.
So
do
you
want
to
hear
some
some
of
the
presentation?
Sure
that's
fine?
Q
So
the
existing
site
has
a
church
building
located
in
the
front
of
the
property.
The
property
is
located
on
the
corner
of
Cranston
Street
and
Dyer
Ave
in
Cranston,
and
directly
to
the
right.
As
you
can
see
on
the
plans,
there
is
the
fire
station
so
for
this
site,
the
cover
is
currently
both
paved
and
wooded,
and
the
Topo
slopes
towards
the
left
of
the
page
towards
the
Pocasset
River.
Q
Q
Q
There's
20-foot
Drive
aisles
that
will
provide
access
throughout
the
site
and
for
parking
as
Bob
just
mentioned.
We
will
be,
we
will
be
providing
1.5
spaces
per
unit
regardless
of
the
size
and
that
will
equate
to
234
parking
spaces
that
are
designated
specifically
for
the
residential
use,
so
in
total
there'll
be
266
parking
spaces
for
the
entire
development
and
for
the
drainage
on
site.
Q
The
engineering
design
for
this
property
is
still
at
a
conceptual
level,
so
we
haven't
done
the
drainage
at
this
time,
but
all
storm
water
on
the
site
will
be
treated
for
water
quality
and
the
design
will
replicate
existing
drainage
patterns
to
the
greatest
extent
possible,
and
we
will
be
submitting
the
project
to
rid-em
through
the
PD
submission
the
utilities.
It
will
be
serviced
by
public
water
and
public
sewer
and
we
will
coordinate
with
the
appropriate
utility
companies
prior
to
preliminary
submission.
Q
P
I'll
wait
till
the
end.
Journal
will
be
available
if
you
want
to
do
it
that
way.
Our
next
presenter
is
Ron
Stevenson
our
project
architect.
Before
he
comes
up.
Let
me
just
clarify
I've
since
got
my
calculator
based
on
50
percent.
We
would
be
at
24
units
of
affordable
housing,
I
apologize,
they
didn't
have
that
rally
available.
I
also
failed
to
mention
that.
Obviously
this
is
an
important
pillar
of
this
project.
P
In
terms
of
the
zoning
you
know
there
are
many
levels
of
review
to
go
forward,
not
necessarily
with
the
council,
but,
as
you
know,
in
order
once
we
have
our
master
plan
which
we
have,
we
would
then
have
to
go
through
Dem
to
get
our
permits.
Then
we
would
go
to
the
development
plan.
Review
Committee
the
technical
review
process
in
the
city
within
the
city
departments.
Then
we
will
go
back
to
the
plan
commission
for
another
public
hearing
on
the
preliminary
plan
and
then
there
would
be
a
final
plan
stage.
P
R
I'm
with
South
County,
Architects
architecture
and
Design,
so
I'm
excited
to
work
on
revitalizing
this
site
because
it
is
vacant
in
the
back
and
as
you
can
see
within
this,
this
rendering
bird's
eye
view,
we
have
four
five-story
buildings
and
floors.
Two
through
five
are
all
the
same.
It's
a
mix
of
Studios
one
bedrooms,
two
bedrooms
and
three
bedrooms
throughout
and
you
know
the
buildings
intentionally
are
spread
out.
So
the
parking
Works
around
the
the
buildings
and
people
can
park
in
front
of
their
building.
R
Three
of
the
buildings
have
parking
on
the
ground
level.
So,
as
you
drive
in
you
drive
under
the
building
and
you
park,
there's
18
spaces
under
each
building.
The
three
buildings
that
have
the
parking
is,
the
I
would
say
upper
left
and
then
the
bottom
left
and
the
bottom
right.
So
those
three
buildings
have
parking
on
the
ground
level
as
well
as
bike
racks.
R
The
the
fourth
building
that
is
I
will
say
the
upper
right
that
whole
ground
level
is
a
recreation
space
and,
as
you
can
see,
between
the
two
buildings,
we
have
a
full
outdoor
area
that
that
this
Recreation
space
will
spill
out
to
so
we
have
a
tennis
court
that
could
be
used
as
pickleball
court
as
well
outdoor
kitchen
fire
pit,
and
you
know
a
place
to
sit.
Even
if
it's
raining
you'll
have
cover
over
you,
you
can
plug
in
your
laptop
and
work
from
outside.
R
As
you
drive
in
you,
can
see
the
space
between
the
two
buildings
that
the
outdoor
communal
space
and
the
design
of
the
buildings
is
intentional
to
create
a
base
and
create
a
top
and
then
have
the
middle
to
kind
of
break
down
the
scale
of
it.
We
also
have
this
this
a
very
vertical
white,
clapboard
or
shingle
element
which
is
going
to
relate
to
the
church.
R
All
the
details
still
need
to
be
worked
out.
This
is
very,
very
conceptual,
but
the
goal
is
to
tie
in
the
entire
site.
Make
it
very
walkable
have
walking
paths
around
the
perimeter,
making
it
easy
to
drive
to
and
get
to
your
your
apartment
or
and
and
and
have
it
very
open
communal
area
where
people
can
go
out
and
share
and
share
experiences
with
so
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
as
well.
Thank
you.
P
Excuse
me
I
also
should
acknowledge
the
presence
of
Jeremy
Moses
who's.
The
owner's
representative,
you
heard
him
at
the
site
visit
in
February
Jeremy
is
here
again
this
evening:
I
apologize
that
I
didn't
introduce
them
earlier.
I'm
going
to
ask
Paul
Bannon
to
come
up.
Paul
is
well
known
to
the
council
as
a
traffic
expert
and
was
engaged
on
this
project.
P
We
we
did
a
traffic
study
for
The
Print
Works
across
the
street
and
for
this
project.
Paul
did
this
side
of
the
street
vanas
and
Associates
did
the
other
side,
and
you
heard
from
their
representative
I
believe
last
month
or
he
was
present.
The
planning
department
and
commission
required
us
to
submit
to
a
peer
review
process
on
both
traffic
studies,
but
as
it
relates
to
this
par
Corporation,
we
paid
for
power
Corporation
to
review.
Mr
bannon's
traffic
study
make
comments
that
was
all
part
of
the
planet
commission
process.
P
We
submitted
a
traffic
study,
they
reviewed
it.
They
had
a
few
questions
or
comments.
Mr
Bannon
then
replied
to
it
and,
as
we
stand
here
tonight,
I
believe
we've
addressed
all
comments
or
questions
from
the
representative
par
Corporation
and
so
we'll
you
know
we'll
if
we
get
back
to
the
Planning
Commission,
we'll
we'll
update
them
at
that
point.
P
S
Good
evening
for
the
record,
Paul
Bannon
associate
with
beta
group
of
Lincoln
Rhode
Island
is
Bob
has
indicated
this
area
intersection.
Servicing
roadways
have
been
studied
extensively
over
the
last
three
months
and
we
got
involved
as
part
of
this
project.
I
worked
with
the
city
to
understand
any
concerns
and
issues
that
were
raised
through
the
other
project.
So
as
part
of
our
rapid,
we
completed
a
traffic
accounting
program
to
document
and
confirm
the
information
that
was
previously
provided
for
the
Printworks.
S
We
reviewed
crash
records
from
the
police
department
to
determine
if
there
are
any
safety
concerns
relative
operations
and
safety
in
the
area.
Specifically
at
the
signal
we
inventory
the
project
area
of
the
physical
characteristics
for
horizontal
germ
and
vertical
geometry:
the
roadway
to
ensure
that
safe
site
lines
were
available
for
the
points
of
access
and
egress
to
the
property.
S
We
estimated
future
trips
to
the
development
based
on
the
apartment,
land
use
and
the
the
restaurant
use,
and
then
we
evaluated
the
safety
and
operations
of
the
roadway
driveway
intersections
in
the
in
the
existing
intersection.
Signalized
part
of
that
our
final
recommendations,
we
saw
some
deficiencies
at
the
signalized
intersections.
This
intersection
and
made
recommendations
to
restripe
the
intersection
for
separate
left
turn
Lanes
on
Cranston
Street.
That
would
help
improve
the
safety
of
the
intersection
because
of
the
way
people
drive
through
it
and
the
type
of
crashes
that
occur
at
it.
K
S
Behind
turning
traffic
today,
also,
we
determined
that
one
of
the
loop
detectors
is
broken
on
Dyer
Ave,
which
makes
the
intersection
operate
less
efficiently,
because
it
has
to
recall
back
to
that
and
there's
a
lot
of
lost
time.
So
that's
kind
of
the
backups
that
you're
seeing
on
Cranston
Street
are
maintenance
related
that
can
be
fixed
easily
as
part
of
this
project
or
maintenance
effort
with
the
city
they'll
answer
any
questions.
B
P
He
looked
at
the
the
fees
that
will
be
paid
from
sewer
to
impact
fees
that
that
it
is
a
positive
for
the
City
generally
on
the
revenue
side,
so
we're
not
making
a
gazillion
dollars,
but
you
know
we're
not
losing
money
but
I'd.
Be
happy
to
have
Joe
further
highlight
that
if
you
feel
it's
necessary,
if
not
we'll
we'll
rest
at
this
point,
and
you
can
we'll
stay
available
for
committee
questions.
B
Yes,
I
was
going
to
ask
is
if
you
can
be
available
and
committee
members
can
ask
questions,
but
at
this
time
I'd
like
to
jump
back
to
public
comment
to
give
the
public
an
opportunity
to
be
heard,
and
then
we
will
go
back
to
the
matter
itself.
So
at
this
time
I'd
go
to
public
hearings.
If
there's
anyone
in
Chambers
that
wishes
to
be
heard
on
a
docketed
matters,
please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record
and
please
keep
your
comments
limited
to
four
minutes.
Thank
you.
T
Stephen
fryas
107
Garden
Hills,
Drive
Cranston,
member
of
the
planning
board
a
couple
of
quick
things.
First
of
all,
the
commission
did
recommend
I,
do
support
this
project
and
we
did
recommend
approval
of
the
ordinance,
as
amended
as
amended,
is
important
instead
of
1.25
parking
spaces
1.50.
The
reason
for
that
is
pretty
simple.
Generally,
these
are
going
to
be
two
and
three
bedroom
apartments.
T
The
charter
requirement
is
that
it's
a
two-thirds
vote.
If
you
do
not
agree
with
the
commission's
recommendation
on
the
more
important
issue
I
wanted
to
talk
about
is
the
fiscal
impact
study.
As
you
heard,
Mr
Lombardo
had
an
impact
site.
It
shows
about
a
twenty
thousand
dollar
net
gain
for
the
city
showing
14
students.
I
brought
this
up
at
the
planning
board
through
cross-examination
and
I
just
want
to
inform
you
and
so
that
you
guys
do
this
wide
open.
T
Like
I
said
it's
a
good
project,
but
I
believe
that
the
number
of
students
here
is
underestimated
that
there
are
16
three
bedrooms:
52
two
bedrooms,
that's
going
to
be
more
than
14
students.
How
do
I
know
that,
because
I
got
information
from
the
schools
and
from
the
tax
assessor's
office
of
how
many
students
are
at
our
large
properties,
our
large
apartment
complexes,
so
I
went
to
the
school
department.
I
said:
give
me
this
number
of
students
at
these
apartments
at
Pocasset
Village,
which
is
slightly
to
the
South.
T
There
are
43
students
there
at
a
74,
two-bedroom
apartment,
complex,
okay,
River,
Bend
Apartments
has
105
students
over
there
with
84
two
bedrooms
and
33
three
bedrooms,
so
I
even
looked
at
Mr
Lombardo's
viewpoint
on
Springfield,
which
is
the
100
Elena
Street
Apartment
Complex,
he
lists
nine
I
asked
the
school
department.
It
was
27.
Okay.
T
So
to
me,
you
take
that
14
number
and
you're
going
to
have
to
increase
it,
probably
in
the
range
somewhere
between
25
and
57,
but
in
any
case,
because
you
only
have
a
net
gain
of
about
twenty
thousand
dollars
on
the
fiscal
side.
For
the
city,
you're,
probably
going
to
be
looking
at
a
negative
impact,
okay
could
be
90.
000
could
be
four
hundred
thousand
now,
usually
I.
Don't
like
approving
projects
like
that.
T
Okay,
but
I,
want
it
to
be
clear
to
you
that
I
believe
the
most
likely
outcome
is
going
to
be
a
net
negative
impact,
fiscally
the
reason
I
supported
it
still
is
because
we
do
need
more
housing.
We
do
need
more,
affordable
housing
and
Gladstone
school
when
it
is
completed,
should
have
enough
capacity
to
manage
these
kinds
of
these
number
of
kids,
even
with
Print
Works
coming
on
and
I
did
the
math.
T
If
there
was
not
enough
capacity
at
that
local
school,
we
were
going
to
have
to
change
School
boundaries.
I
was
probably
not
going
to
support
this.
To
be
honest
with
you,
I
wanted
to
be
clear.
Why
I
did
what
I
did
for
the
record,
and
you
guys
go
into
this
with
your
eyes
wide
open
last
thing,
I'll
just
mention
is
that
in
one
year
here
we
have
approved
over
400
apartment
units
of
which
78
are
affordable.
T
We
are
doing
our
part
here,
so
the
state
wants
to,
of
course,
override
our
local
control
in
some
ways,
but
what
the
state
should
do
is
help
us
if
they
want
more
housing,
help
us
pay
for
it,
because
these
apartment
complexes
with
large
amounts
of
children
will
cost
us
money,
let's
not
fake
it.
So
that's
what
I
wanted
to
tell
you
all.
You
can
support
this
project,
but
understand
I.
T
Think
there's
going
to
be
a
consequence,
fiscally
I
think
we
can
handle
it,
but
a
lot
of
these
kinds
of
apartment,
complex,
is
what
I
hope
from
the
state
I
think
is
going
to
cause
a
lot
of
problems.
So
this
is
my
honest
assessment.
I
can
give
you
anytime,
you
want
documents,
I
have
in
your
schools.
In
the
tax
assessor's
office,
okay,
if
you
have
any
questions,
let
me
know
I'm
sorry,
if
I
went
over
four
minutes,
but
I
try
to
be
succinct.
B
P
On
this
project-
and
you
all
in
various
forms
of
expressed
excitement
as
the
developer
has
is
excited
about
it.
I
just
want
to
clarify
my
French
Steve
Frias.
You
know
I
think
he
was
here
as
a
net
speaking.
The
Planning
Commission
speaks
through
the
written
recommendation.
He
is
not
the
Planning
Commission.
He
is
certainly
as
a
private
citizen,
as
a
member
of
the
punishment.
Certainly
welcome
to
commentary
entitled
to
speak.
I
want
to
be
clear.
P
The
charter
says
that
if
within,
if
the
commission
adopts
a
resolution,
disapproving
the
ordinance,
the
council
is
required
to
have
a
two-thirds
vote,
I'm
hoping
it'll
be
unanimous,
but
the
if
the
planning
commissioner
recommended
denial,
this
ordinance,
you
would
have
to
overcome
it
with
a
two-thirds
vote,
not
a
simple
majority.
They
did
not
do
that.
So,
in
my
opinion,
it's
only
a
simple
majority.
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
commission
may
have
questions,
but
that
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Murray
public
comments
now
close
and
at
this
time
we'll
move
back
to
the
matter
of
3-23-05.
As
previously
stated
and
before
I
take
a
motion
from
committee
members.
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
what
we've
heard
this
evening
as
presented
from
the
senior
planner
and
Mr
Murray
as
well
in
his
presentation
that
the
plan
commission
has
set
forth
as
recommendation
that
we
amend
this
ordinance,
which
would
be
on
line
82
instead
of
1.25
ish.
B
F
B
Any
other
discussion-
okay,
I,
will
just
say,
I
respect,
councilman
Donegan
and
his
thoughts
on
that.
However,
I
will
be
voting
in
support
of
the
increase
to
one
and
a
half
spaces
per
unit,
particularly
since
there
are
several
three-bedroom
units
and
I
think
that
even
at
one
and
a
half
parking
spaces,
it's
going
to
be
tough
to
fulfill,
despite
the
close
proximity
to
the
bike
path,
Ripta
lines
Etc.
So
at
this
time
the
Madam
clerk
can
please
take
the
role
thanks.
Excuse.
B
U
B
L
C
J
D
Councilwoman
Renzulli,
thank
you.
This
would
be
another
question
for
a
representation
from
the
applicant
I
know
that
at
the
the
site
walk
discussion,
there
was
some
mention
of
Green
Building
standards
and
use
of
solar
panels,
and
I
know
that
one
of
the
investors
was
was
very
into
it.
I
just
wonder
if
that
has
come
up
again
at
all.
P
P
D
B
G
P
Just
very
quickly,
we're
now
prepared
tonight
to
show
you
the
actual
plan.
Mr
Banner
will
come
back
up
and
talking
for
the
depot,
let
me
give
you
the
Bob
Murray
explanation:
there
is
discussions
with
the
peer
review
par
Corporation
vanas
on
behalf
of
Brady
Sullivan
at
The,
Print
Works,
and
it's
all
Bannon
on
the
on
this
project.
What's
envisioned
is
there
will
be
a
re-striping
to
add
a
left-hand
turn
at
Cranston
Street?
P
There
is
a
loop
detector
right
now,
networking
that
could
affects
probably
by
the
city
in
short
order,
which
would
help
the
the
timing
of
the
light.
So
we
believe
that,
with
the
improvements
that
we
will
propose
in
concert
with
the
city,
it
will
improve
the
my
suggestion.
I'm
sorry
I
will
make
the
commitment
to
you
that,
when
we're
at
that
point,
going
back
to
the
development
Review
Committee
I
will
make
certain
that
the
council
is
provided.
A
F
Thank
you
I
just
like
to
say
that
you
know
this
being
in
ward.
3
I
was
very
excited
when
this
project
first
came
to
my
attention.
It's
an
area
that
you
know,
I,
live
in
fairly
close
proximity
to,
and
and
certainly
have,
many
memories
driving
by
that
church
and
The
Print
Works,
I.
I
think
this
is
a
it's
a
great
addition
to
the
area
to
the
revitalization
of
the
area
and
I
would
encourage
everyone
to
to
vote
in
favor
of
this.
B
Thank
you
councilman
down
again,
thank
you
to
the
developers.
Thank
you
to
attorney
Murray.
Thank
you
to
Doug
earlier
with
respect
to
his
representation.
As
to
the
vote
at
the
planned
commission
stage,
I
know
that
I
was
very
pleased
as
I
relayed
at
the
time
of
the
site
visit
with
the
plan.
Commission
back
in
February
and
I
remain
pleased
with
this
project
as
well,
and
at
this
time
I'd
ask
for
rosalba
to
please
take
the
role.
C
A
G
W
L
W
L
F
F
L
F
F
As
council
president
had
mentioned
in
the
prior,
the
two
prior
meetings-
councilwoman
Jermaine,
had
an
unfortunate
family
circumstance.
Her
one
of
her
sons
broke
his
arm
this
evening.
She's
dealing
with
that
we've
sent
him
our
best
wishes
Council.
Vice
president
Vargas
had
a
prior
commitment
and
Council
councilman.
Poplazquez
did
also
reach
out
to
me
that
he
had
a
family
matter
to
attend
to
as
well
in
advance.
B
F
W
F
F
A
I
C
N
F
Next,
we
have
ordinance
3-23-01
ordinance,
transferring
350
000
from
the
American
Rescue
plan
act,
Grant
fund
for
engineering
design,
development
cost
for
construction
of
a
bud,
long
pool
and
partial
renovation
of
an
improvement
upon
the
property.
This
is
sponsored
by
mayor
Hawkins,
and
this
was
continued
at
the
April
3rd
meeting.
X
So
because
we
have
a
resolution
asking
to
use
350
up
to
350
000
for
the
engineering,
and
we
have
4
million
approved
already
in
order
to
get
going
with
the
project,
our
recommendation
would
be
I
know
we
can't
take
a
vote.
Both
the
mayor
would
like
to
do
and
I'd
love
to
hear
your
individual
opinions,
but
proceed
and
and
I
can
explain
the
process
for
securing
an
engineer.
X
The
engineer
that
we
would
propose
to
move
forward
and
if
so,
if
this
kind
of
consensus
to
move
on,
so
we
can
contact
the
engineering
firm
to
move
forward.
We've
been
told
we're
under
extremely
tight
deadline
as
it
is,
though,
it
might
not
be
a
ton
of
time
to
wait
another
two
weeks.
We
think
the
process
has
already
been
approved.
X
If
you
will
there's
going
back,
I
don't
have
the
specific
dates,
but
there's
I'll
call
it
an
on-call
professional
list
that
went
out
for
RFQ,
whereas
The
Firm
of
sukosha,
the
local
for
Cran,
arrested,
firm
of
sukosha
and
Associates
as
a
one
of
those
qualifying
people
that
met
the
criteria
for
the
RFP
going
back
I
believe
a
couple
of
years
ago,
and
that
was
the
rationale
for
using
this
firm
that
felt
it
was
competitively
bid
or
fairly
fairly
procured.
If
you
will,
there
are
a
couple
of
reasons
for
it.
X
This
is
the
firm
that
director
bernado
had
contracted
to
the
architectural
drawings
that
this
firm
is
familiar
with
it.
They
fall
within
the
reasonable
rates.
If
you
will
that
qualify
them
and
I
believe
actually
they
did
work
on
the
pool.
Many
many
years
ago,
the
last
time
there's
been
a
renovation
to
the
pool.
This
firm
has
worked
with
the
city
of
Cranston
on
several
occasions,
with
the
good
regard
good
success.
X
So
the
long
story
short
is,
we
believe,
if
we
don't
receive
any
objection
here
to
proceed
to
in
the
interest
of
saving
time,
to
proceed,
to
come
Associates
to
begin
the
engineered
drawings
for
a
pool
versus
waiting
another
two
two
weeks
or
so.
If
we
have
to
just
trying
to
isolate
approval
of
the
resolution.
F
Thank
you
director,
one
one
question
I
would
have
and
and-
and
it
certainly
is
not
because
I
wish
any
delay
in
the
process
whatsoever
or
not.
You
know,
as,
as
you
know,
I
I
made.
The
motion
to
amend
the
capital
budget
to
include
the
rescue
plan
act
funds
that
budget
technically.
We
have
not
taken
final
action
on
right.
F
I,
don't
know
if
legal
wants
to
weigh
in
I
mean,
can
we
again
I
guess
essentially
my
question
is:
can
we
spend
funds
for
fiscal
year
24
in
fiscal
year
23.
and
have
we
have
we
legally
approved
a
fiscal
year
24
budget?
Yet
if
the
answer
to
those
questions
are
no,
then
I
would
say
we
should
move
forward
with
this
to
not
delay
anything
I.
G
G
G
I
I
think
I
would
need
to
just
for
a
moment.
I
just
want
to
talk
to
the
Finance
director
just
for
a
moment,
so
I
have
a
better
understanding
again,
it's
because
it's
a
it's
an
opera,
Bond
and
I'm,
not
sure
that
I
completely
understand
the
accounting
when
it
comes
to
Opera
funds.
Let
me
just
if
you
could
just
give
me
a
just
a
moment:
I'll
I
just
want
to
consult
with
the
finance
director
for
a
moment.
G
Solicitor,
thank
you
so
through
the
chair,
so
I
I
would
say
under
normal
circumstances,
I
and
what
I
mean
my
my
normal
is
the
characterization
of
these
funds
because
they
are
our
funds.
My
understanding
is
that
they
are
available.
We
do
have
them
so.
For
that
reason,
in
my
opinion,
I
believe
that
they
are
from
a
legal
standpoint,
independent
of
the
capital
budget,
I
I'm,
not
the
accountant,
I'm,
not
the
finance
director,
but
according
to
the
director,
those
funds
are
available.
They
are
sitting
there.
They
are,
they
are
Opera.
G
F
Y
Through
the
chat,
I
think
it
should
be.
There
should
be
some
consideration
about
the
process
where
it's
May
11th
by
the
time
everything's
finalized.
The
distributions
probably
will
not
start
until
the
new
fiscal
year
is
in
place.
They
still
have
to
get
what
requirements
the
administration
wants.
They
have
to
get
the
contracts
together.
Y
So
I
believe
that
if
it
was,
if
you
didn't,
approve
the
350
I
still
think
it
would
fall
within
the
confines,
because
you're
about
45
days
out
and
probably
will
take
that
long
to
get
the
process
and
the
first
invoice
to
be
sent
in
which
would
fall
under
the
approval,
which
should
happen.
Monday
night
council.
B
If
I
could
just
jump
in
I
think
it
might
be
helpful.
If
perhaps
we
move
ahead
with
the
ordinance
tonight,
assuming
that
it
does
get
approved,
which
we
can
have
discussion
on.
If
it
does,
then,
if
it
turns
out
that
that
the
funds
won't
be
expended,
this
ordinance
isn't
necessary.
Then
it
can
be
withdrawn
before
it
comes
before
full
Council.
X
X
Foreign,
you
can't
give
an
absolute
guarantee
until
you
get
the
RFP
for
the
construction.
At
that
point.
You're
gonna
have
a
fantastic
idea
and
the
yeah
the
numbers
that
the
engineers
to
this
point
estimate
are
probably
gross
without
the
Grant
and
maybe
in
the
three
million
dollar
range
is
the
last
we
heard,
but
no
matter
what
project
you
had
the
capital
project.
Here,
it's
no
different
than
anything.
We
do
you
don't
know
until
the
bids
are
out.
A
I
think
we're
being
advised
that
we
don't
need
to
approve
this
350
000
tonight,
so
I
would
not
be
in
favor
of
voting
to
approve
this
350.
in
lieu
of
the
fact
that
we've
already
approved
four
million.
So
I
cannot
support
passing
this
resolution
tonight,
because
I
think
they
can
still
pull
this
off
with
the
4
million
and
get
the
architect
to
do
the
job
and
build
build
it
build
it
after
July
1st.
B
However,
if
we
at
least
approve
it
tonight,
we
can
then
have
time
between
now
and
the
full
council
meeting
to
determine
if,
in
fact,
that
is
going
to
be
the
case
and
when
exactly
the
funds
would
need
to
be
expended
at
least
we're
keeping
the
ball
moving
forward,
and
it
would
give
council
members
a
full
opportunity
at
the
full
council
meeting
to
vote
no
on
this
rather
than
killing
it
this
evening
and
tying
our
hands
with
this
project.
Once
again,.
K
X
To
be
clear,
I
think
we're
all
in
agreement.
The
scope
of
the
project
would
be
renovating
the
bathhouse
in
order
to
be
Ada
and
and
Health
Department
compliant,
and
to
build
a
swimming
pool
of
adequate
size
to
provide
for
those
225
300
people
a
day,
not
a
wading
pool,
and
if
anyone
from
the
console
or
the
public
wishes
to
contact
the
Bayer's
office
would
be
happy
to
discuss
this
with
anyone,
but
I
think
we're
all
in
agreement.
X
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Director
I
hear
the
concern
of
of
my
colleague,
councilman
Ferry
and
I
guess.
This
would
almost
be
counter
to
everything
that
I
just
said
previously.
Is
there
a
way
to
include
in
this
ordinance
if
passed
language
that
would
suggest
that
this
is
not
in
addition
to,
but
a
part
of.
L
G
I've,
never
the
short
answer
is
I
I,
don't
think
you
can
no
I
I,
don't
think
you
can
put
that
type
of
limiting
language
in
this
type
of
an
ordinance
legally
counting
wise,
I
I
can't
answer
how
it's
handled
accounting,
wise,
but
I'm,
not
comfortable
with
that
type
of
language
that
type
of
limiting
language
I
again,
this
ordinance
can
be
rescinded
at
a
later
time.
If
it
becomes
superfluous,
it
just
gets
too
cumbersome.
I
think
it
gets
too
confusing
by
by
inserting
that
kind
of
language.
I
think
it
sets
a
bad
precedent.
A
A
Will
I
will
support
it
tonight
and
I
am
basing
that
on
the
fact
that
everybody's
going
to
make
sure
that
somehow
this
does
not
get
added
to
the
four
million
dollars
we've
already
allocated.
I
want
to
go
on
record
with
that
I'm
not
I
do
not
want
to
allocate
4
million
three
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
build
a
pool
period.
So
that's
why
I
don't
want
to
do
it,
but
I
will
support
it
to
pass
it
tonight,
and
it's
going
to
go
before
the
full
Council
correct.
Okay,
I
will
support
it
tonight.
F
F
V
F
F
Are
there
any
seeing?
No
other
members
of
the
public
in
person
this
evening
Tom?
Are
there
any
members
of
the
public
online
that
wish
to
speak
this
evening?
There
was
no
public
comment
at
this
time.
We
will
close
public
comment,
the
next,
the
next
portion
of
our
meeting.
We
are
scheduled
to
enter
into
executive
session
pursuant
to
Rhode
Island
general
law,
section
42,
46,
5a2
pertaining
to
collective
bargaining.
This
is
for
a
discussion
on
the
ibpo
contract.
Local
301
proposed
for
fiscal
year,
2024
through
2026.
That
is
before
us
this
evening.
A
C
F
F
We
have,
we
have
a
motion.
Do
we
have
a
second
all
right,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
all
right
all
right,
so
any
members
of
the
public
that
are
here
or
online,
what
we're
going
to
do
is
we're
going
to
step
out
of
the
meeting
we're
going
to
go
into
another
room,
discuss
those
two
matters
and
then
we'll
come
back
out.
Foreign.
L
F
So
at
this
time
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
close
the
minutes
of
executive
session,
so
move
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
all
right
and
at
this
time
we'll
entertain
a
motion
to
extend
time
of
previously
closed
minutes
pursuant
to
42
46
7c,
so
moved
any
discussion,
seeing
none
all
in
favor,
say
aye
all
right
at
this
time
we
have
new
matters
before
the
committee
before
us
is
ordinance:
4-23-02
ordinance
ratifying
the
International
Brotherhood
police
officers,
contract
Local,
Union
301
for
the
fiscal
years
2024
through
2026..
This
is
sponsored
by
Mayor
Hopkins.
B
X
I'll
be
very
brief:
I
just
want
to
introduce
it
the
the
discussions
and
negotiations
to
come
to
this
agreement.
We're
certainly
a
good,
very
good
faith.
If
you
will
met
with
the
highest
level
of
professionalism
by
the
executive
team
of
the
ibpo
since
on
Triple
underscoring
that
negotiations
went
so
smoothly,
it
was
No
Nonsense
got
to
the
point.
It
was
effective,
efficient
in
fear
and
so
just
want
to
give
a
heap
of
praise
for
Mike
caramonte
and
the
entire
executive
board
and
I
make
the
comment
the
public
comment.
X
It's
certainly,
we
all
give
a
lot
of
praise
to
the
police,
Command
Staff
and
the
members
of
the
Cranston
Police
Department,
but
that's
one
of
that.
That's
certainly
the
case,
but
one
of
a
key
cog
in
that
is
actually
that
Union
leadership
from
the
ibpo
is
very
much
an
important
part
of
that
organization.
So
it
just
gels
so
well
and
it's
it's
that's
why
the
Cranston
Police
Department
in
part,
along
with
the
command
staff
and
all
the
members
of
the
department,
that's
regarded
so
highly
so
I,
just
wanted
to
pass
that
along
approval.
U
U
So
this
contract
raises
that
are
embedded
in
the
contract.
Do
that
I
can
tell
you,
many
departments
are
offering
Stein
on
bonuses,
we
recruitment
bonuses,
things
of
that
nature,
so
this
keeps
us
competitive
in
that
competitive
area
with
other
departments,
and
we
have
a
lot
to
offer
as
a
accredited
Police
Department
Department.
That
cares
about
the
offices
that
work
there
and
public
officials
like
yourself
in
the
mayor's
office
that
appreciate
what
we
do
when
some
cities
and
towns
not
only
Emerald
island
and
across
the
country
chose
to
defund
the
police.
U
U
The
experience
in
different
areas
of
policing
and
then
when
they
go
back
to
their
original
assignments,
they'll
bring
that
experience
with
them.
So
you
know
there
will
be
some
vacancies.
These
officers
have
done
a
phenomenal
job,
stepping
up
with
some
vacant
positions,
we're
hoping
to
recruit
and
send
some
officers
to
the
2024
academy
in
January,
and
we
only
want
the
very
best
and
to
get
the
very
best.
You
have
to
pay
salaries
that
I
could
measure
it
to
getting
the
very
best.
U
So
I
think
this
contract
accomplishes
that
we're
very
excited
about
the
future
of
the
Cranston
Police,
Department
and
I.
Just
want
to
thank
president
karamonte
for
the
way
he
negotiated
as
Chief
of
Staff
mentioned
very
professional
and
again
we
had
that
common
goal
in
mind
and
we'll
continue
to
move
this
department
forward.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
D
You
chair,
I,
am
not
a
member
of
this
committee,
so
I
don't
have
a
vote
tonight,
but
due
to
a
work
related
commitment,
I
won't
be
there
on
full
Council
to
vote
so
I
just
like
to
say
thank
you,
I'm
very
supportive
of
our
police
department
and
I
can
appreciate
that
this
contract
strikes
a
balance
between
seniority
and
performance-based
opportunities.
I
think
it's
as
someone
who
works
with
the
younger
generation
and
talks
to
kids
all
the
time
about
what
they
want
to
do
after
high
school
and
going
forward
for
their
careers.
D
I
know
it's
important
to
them
to
have
the
opportunity
for
Upward
Mobility
long
before
they've
been
working
somewhere
for
10
years.
So
that's
something
they're.
Looking
for
and
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity
with
Cranston
Police
Department
I
will
encourage
the
kids
I
know
who
could
pass
an
Agility
Test
to
apply.
So
thank
you.
So
much
I
appreciate
that
this
was
negotiated
in
good
faith
and
that
there's
such
a
good
working
relationship
between
the
union,
the
administration
and
the
mayor's
office.
So
thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
councilman
Don
again,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
rank
and
file
your
brothers
and
sisters
in
in
blue
for
what
they
do
every
day.
You
know
oftentimes
as
council
members
we're
here,
and
you
know
we
see
the
administration,
and
this
is
a
good
opportunity
for
us
to
just
be
reminded
of
the
sacrifices
that
the
department
makes
on
on
a
regular
day
for
the
Greater
Community,
and
we
thank
the
administration
and
we
thank
the
union
representation
and
the
colonel
as
well.
B
F
Before
we,
we
I
call
for
a
role
I,
just
like
to
reiterate
that
the
comments
of
my
two
colleagues,
we
are
very
fortunate
in
Cranston
to
have
such
a
a
strong
police
department,
and
you
know
it's
something
that
I
think
all
of
us
as
public
officials.
You
know
we
we
support,
and
we
appreciate
what
you
do
every
day
and
you
know
just
again.
Thank
you
at
this
time
clerk
please
take
a
role.
A
X
Yeah,
thank
you
again,
chair
on
this
oppose
ordinance,
modification
or
Amendment.
A
lot
of
thought
went
into
this.
This.
It
was
a
I'll
say
a
group
discussion
of
the
administration
on
over
a
course
of
a
couple
of
months
that
there
was
we
had
brainstorming
sessions,
including
certainly
the
mayor,
the
members
of
the
myself
other
members
of
the
third
floor,
a
tax
assessor,
a
finance
director.
X
We
had
a
legal
department
involved
and
I
believe
there
are
probably
more
people
than
that,
but
this
amendment
has
evolved
over
over
two
or
three
brainstorming
sessions
and
then
the
the
proposed
amendments
are
were
developed
from
those
discussions
and
and
Mr
Millet.
Our
tax
assessor
pretty
much
led
the
charge
with
directors
of
Dallas
focusing
on
this
amendment,
and
we
took
the
basic
belief
that
the
the
end
result
was
to
basically
modify
what
we
currently
have
in
ordinance
in
terms
of
tax
incentives.
X
Everything
we
know
about
good
about
the
city
of
Cranston
that
it
is
not
in
the
best
interest
of
the
city
to
put
forward
any
residential
incentives,
because
we
believe
the
city
of
Cranston
speaks
for
itself
and
is
extremely
highly
desirable
place
to
develop
to
develop.
As
we
know,
we
can
list
probably
a
half
a
dozen
major
developments
that
are
being
contemplated
or
actually
put
to
paper
or
as
we
speak,
or
just
about
ready
to
break
ground.
X
So
with
that,
we
intentionally
excluded
residential
from
this,
and
we
did
have
a
discussion
frankly,
knowing
that
about
a
trending
about
affordable
housing.
At
this
point
in
in
in
history
about
point
in
time
we
also
I'm.
Sorry,
we
also
brought
in
director
planning
director
pazulo
into
this
discussion
to
ask
his
opinions.
X
X
So
it
was
basically
I'll
say,
tighten
up
the
phase
ends.
The
second
part
was
we
raised
the
thresholds
a
little
bit
from
this
ordinance
was
last
past,
I
believe
over
over
a
decade
ago.
So
the
thresholds
we
moderately
increased
the
proposing
to
increase
the
thresholds
in
terms
of
the
level
of
investment,
we're
trying
to
capture
employment
for
residents
of
the
city
of
Cranston
that
Mr
Millet
could
mention.
So
that's
an
element
that
we
have
here
and
and
lastly,
just
there
was
a
I'll
call.
X
It
a
committee
but
I,
don't
think
it's
called
that,
but
an
approval
process,
if
you
will
for
the
applicants
to
to
receive
these
incentives
to
also
include
the
signature
or
review
in
addition
to
the
planning
director
to
access
economic
development,
director
ability
inspector
but
to
add
the
finance
director,
we
thought
that
would
be
an
important
position
to
add.
That's
the
overview,
so
I'd
like
to
defer
Mr
chairman
to
Ken
Millet,
a
tax
assessor.
O
Thank
you
very
much
chairman
we.
When
we
looked
at
this
ordinance,
we
looked
at
the
various
workings
of
the
ordinance
and
we
found
that
there
needed
to
be
some
tightening
up.
We
didn't
need
to
commit
the
city
to
20
years
of
incentives.
Most
businesses
are
going
to
succeed
or
fail
within
seven,
so
giving
them
20
years
was
not
amenable
to
the
city.
It
also
committed
future
councils
to
continue
these
incentives,
so
we
tried
to
lock
them
down
a
little
bit
more.
O
We
try
to
we're
making
the
approval
process
much
more
stringent,
where
we're
looking
at
both
Financial
need
and
the
financial
capabilities,
making
sure
that
funding
is
available,
making
sure
that
progress
projects
are
properly
funded
in
order
to
move
forward,
so
that
we
don't
have
somebody
commit
to
something
and
then
fall
out
of
the
good
graces
of
the
city.
So
the
idea
was
to
offer
an
incentive,
but
also
to
tighten
that
incentive
up
and
make
sure
that
it
was
both
palatable
to
the
developer,
but
also
palatable
to
the
residents
of
the
city.
O
How
long
are
the
residents
going
to
supplement
this
development,
and
that
was
the
idea
behind
our
meetings?
We
added
a
fifth
person
to
the
committee:
that's
going
to
do
the
review.
That
was
just
the
right
thing
to
do.
We
added
the
finance
director
who
will
assist
us
with
all
the
financial
ends
of
it
and
also
it
it
rounds
it
up
to
five
people.
So
there
will
be
no
tie
vote
in
this.
Everybody
has
their
voice.
Every
voice
will
be
heard.
O
Any
questions
on
on
this
I
know
you
have
it
in
front
of
you.
We
just
kind
of
tightened
it
up
to
allow
us
to
make
sure
that
if
a
development
is
fully
operational
or
fully
funded
that
they
commit,
they
commit
not
only
to
adding
employees
but
to
adding
Cranston
residence.
That
was
one
of
the
big
things
that
we
stressed
when
we
developed
this
make
sure
that
we're
getting
cranced
in
Residence.
We
want
Cranston
residents
to
get
these
better,
paying
jobs
to
get
the
leg
up.
So
that
was
the
reason
for
including
that
in
this.
F
B
O
Correct
that
is
correct,
residential
and
Retail
were
left
out
of
this
on
purpose
because
of
the
items
that
director
already
pointed
out,
Branson
is
a
desirable
place.
You
can
see
that
by
how
many
people
are
coming
before
the
council
asking
for
these
major
developments.
There
is
no
need
to
add
an
incentive
for
residential
development.
Most
of
your
Residential
Properties
are
up
and
running
within
three
to
four
years.
Fully
occupied
no
longer
need
the
city
to
be
supplementing
their
bottom
line,
so
that
was
the
whole
idea
behind.
Behind
that.
B
B
O
Well,
that
was
a
discussion
too
low
was
a
possibility,
but
we
also
wanted
to
take
into
consideration
the
2.5
million
as
a
retrofit
number
more
so
than
a
total
investment
number.
So
somebody
like
taco
wants
to
do
an
admission
onto
their
building.
The
2.5
gives
us
the
ability
to
make
sure
that
taco
can
qualify
if
they
search.
L
B
D
O
O
D
Okay,
but
the
five
and
the
five
that
are
already
committed
are
under
previous
rules
and
the
new
four
they
would
come
under
these
rules.
Okay
and
this
I
might
need
a
legal
opinion,
but
I
just
want
to
confer
with
something
you
just
said
to
council
president
Marino,
so
a
residential
apartment
complex,
which
is
like
commercial
residential,
would
not
qualify
correct
under
this,
so
we
we
have
one
kind
of
in
the
pipeline
now,
but
what
happens
to
that?
Is
it
automatically
disqualified?
G
G
G
G
What
happens
down
the
road?
If
another
developer
comes
in,
wants
to
do
a
residential
project?
What
will
be
the
tax
incentive
formula?
That's
followed?
Then
there
isn't,
there
doesn't
seem
to
be
established.
A
uniform
schedule
now
I
know,
there's
an
exhibit
attached
to
the
Legion
project.
Is
that
going
to
be
carried
forward
for
every
residential
project?
G
I
have
some
concerns
with
that
is
what
I'm
saying
so
I
think
before
we
get
to
councilwoman
renzulli's
question
I
think
that
issue
needs
to
be
addressed
and
I
know
I'm.
Bringing
this
up
late
and
I
know
it's
bringing
it
up
now,
but,
as
I
said
before,
this
issue
was
brought
up
to
me
today
by
the
administration.
B
You
thank
you
previously.
When
this
topic
came
up.
I
know
you
were
not
here
for
that
meeting.
The
reasoning
behind
allowing
potentially
and
a
tax
incentive
for
a
residential
property
was
that
the
theory
was
that
state
law
and
I,
forgive
me
I,
don't
remember
what
the
exact
General
law
was
allowed
for
it,
and
then
that
would
take.
You
know
priority
over
our
local
ordinances,
so
we
didn't
need
to
have
a
specific
local
ordinance.
G
Absolutely
and
to
your
point,
Madam
president
title
44
is
the
enabling
legislation
which
gives
the
the
towns
and
cities
the
ability
to
design
and
Implement
a
tax
and
set
of
program.
Provided
you
know
certain
procedures
are
followed
and
that's
why
I
prefaced
my
remarks
too
by
saying
I
just
became
involved
in
this
specific
issue
tonight,
which
is
why
I
said
it
needs
further
study
and
I.
You
may
be
absolutely
100.
Correct.
G
I
have
not
had
the
opportunity
to
fully
flesh
out
the
state
legislation
to
see
if
there's
some
type
of
carve
out
as
as
you've
mentioned,
that
would
apply
to
residential
projects
in
the
towns
and
cities,
thereby
rendering
a
local
ordinance
Superfluous,
because
we've
got
the
state
enabling
legislation,
I
don't
know,
and
you
could
be.
You
could
be
right,
it's
just
when
I
first
saw
it
and
I
looked
at
our
ordinances.
G
X
Just
I
just
want
to
mention
we're
being
more
explicit
in
terms
of
making
reference
in
in
the
commercial
properties,
making
a
point
of
being
very,
very
explicit
about
it
excludes
residential
the
exist.
We
believe
in
Mr.
Millet
could
tell
me
differently
that
existing
oh,
it
is
just
the
tax
incentive
ordinance
doesn't
does
not
pertain
to
residential.
So
it's
not
that
we're
changing
residential
to
exclude
it.
X
We're
just
continuing
to
exclude
residential
and
just
anecdotally
part
of
the
rationale
why
we
hope
focus
on
retail
and
commercials,
as
we
said,
because
all
the
good
things
about
Cranston,
but
the
bigger
picture
is,
would
really
try
to
be
competitive
with
other
municipalities
in
the
state
of
Rhode
Island,
and
we
do
feel
as
if
we
still
need
to
be
competitive
more
in
regard
to
Industrial
and
and
some
of
these
logic,
commercial
property
is
such
as
such
as
banking
headquarters,
Insurance
headquarters
Etc.
As
you
know,
we
lost
citizens.
Obviously,
it's
a
great
example.
X
So
that's
why
that
rationale
was
there.
We
do
feel
as
if
we
still
need
to
be
competitive
in
those
areas,
but
not
as
competitive.
If
you
will
residential
compared
to
all
the
other
competing
communities
where
they
would
want
to
develop,
and
we
think
France
is
most
desirable
for
retail
and
residential.
O
One
is
miniature
castings
on
Slater
Road,
the
other
is
a
self-storage
place
up
on
Washington,
another
two,
better
think
about
them,
because
I
don't
have
the
applications
in
front
of
me.
I
do
know
that
there
there
are
a
number
of
them.
It
was
two
and
two
store
self
storage
places
and
I
believe
that
was
it.
So
there's
there's
four
but
I'm
not
sure
exactly
what
they
are.
O
F
A
G
A
I
personally
feel
that
I
don't
know
enough
about
this,
and
there
was
no
Workshop.
No
explanation,
no,
no
foresight!
No,
you
know
we
were
just
being
thrown
28
pages
and
we're
supposed
to
just
fully
understand
what
we're
voting
on
and
I
I.
Just
don't
feel
comfortable
being
able
to
approve
this
at
this
time,
not
to
say
that
I'm
not
going
to
approve
it
down
the
road,
but
I
just
need
think
I
need
to
know
more
about.
What's
in
this
before
I
can
make
a
commitment
to
it.
That's
just
how
I
feel
about
it.
F
X
X
The
administration
would
urge
we
us
to
proceed.
We
believe
We,
abided
by
the
procedures,
the
rules
of
the
council
to
introduce
the
introduce
this
matter,
no
I'm
sure
appropriate
amount
of
time
has
gone
by
now.
Was
that
committee
and
I
don't
I
I,
don't
understand
why
we
would
act
outside?
Why?
Why
anything,
different
we're
playing
by
the
rules?
The
administration
is
playing
by
the
rules?
I
guess
we
just
ask
that
we
had
a
lot
a
lot
of
the
proper
amount
of
time.
X
If
you
think
that
we
did
anything
wrong,
we
would
accept
the
criticism
so
and
I
do
want
to
caution
people
that
if
you
open
up
a
residential,
the
mayor
will
endorse
every
other
residential
application
in
the
city.
It
could
be
devastating
to
the
city
of
Cranston.
They
just
want
to
pass
that
along
make
no
bones
about
that.
B
So,
for
those
reasons
I
would
be
in
in
favor
of
this,
because
again
we
already
have
the
law
on
the
books
and
we're
just
shrinking
the
the
time
frame
so
that
it's
more
Advantage
for
us
financially
as
a
city
rather
than
having
these
commercial
industrial
projects
come
forward
with
the
existing
law
on
the
books,
where
we'll
be
losing
more
money
in
with
the
available
tax
incentive
programs.
The
way
they
exist
today.
D
D
So
that
was
not
there
before
and
I
think
what
we
should
be
giving
these
incentives
to
businesses
and
developments
who
need
them.
They
need
them
financially,
then,
and
they're
bringing
jobs
to
the
city.
Then
we
give
it
to
them,
but
if
they
don't,
then
it's
just
corporate
welfare
and
we
shouldn't
be
giving
it
to
just
anybody
who
asks
for
it,
because
if
a
company's
doing
just
fine,
then
they
don't,
the
taxpayer
doesn't
need
to
be
to
be
putting
the
bill
for
them.
So
that
is
something
that
I
would
really
support.
As
a
stance.
F
Before
I
call
for
a
motion,
are
there
any
other
com
members
of
the
committee,
so
I
I
agree
with
both
the
comments
of
councilman
Rizzoli,
which
she
just
said,
I
think
that's
a
good
change
and
regarding
the
kind
of
the
overall
interpretation
of
what
this
is
doing,
I
agree
with
with
Council
Council
Reno.
This
is
really
just
updating
some
of
the
the
verbiage
that
is
on
the
books.