PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 9, 2023
AGENDA

On January 9, 2023, the in person Portsmouth Town Council meeting at 7:00 PM will also be live streamed on the web and by phone dial-in using the Zoom remote meeting service. Please note that any displayed documentation during the meeting will be visible through the web or mobile device but will not be visible using the phone dial-in option.
 
To access the meeting by phone dial-in, please dial:1-888-788-0099
Once prompted for the meeting ID, please dial: 996-8471-9966#
Once prompted for a participant ID, dial # again.
 
You will now be in the meeting.
While in the audio conference, to raise your hand to ask a question, dial *9 and the host will be notified of your interest to ask a question. Dial *6 to mute and unmute yourself.

To access the meeting through the web using a computer or mobile device, go to the following web link in any browser (i.e. Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) to run the Zoom app and view the meeting:
https://livestream.portsmouthri.com/towncouncil
Using your laptop or mobile device, you can raise your hand to ask a question, or pose the question in the moderated Question and Answering chat window. The host will then be able to respond to your raised hand or Q&A question.
 
 

7:00 PM - Town Council Chambers, Portsmouth Town Hall, 2200 East Main Road

 

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

SITTING AS THE PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

1.  Roll Call
 

PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Directions to view licensing applications: 1) Click on Viewpoint, 2) Click Records and then type in the
record number which is listed on the agenda, 3) Click on the highlighted record to view the application

1.

Bills

Documents:
  1. Bills-1233.pdf
  2. Bills-1234.pdf
  3. Bills-1252.pdf
  4. Bills-1256.pdf
2.

Peddler License – Mobile Food Establishment (MFE), Renewal:

Cluck Truck LLC, 256 Maple Ave, Newport, 1 vehicle (#2263)

 

MINUTES

12/12/22

Documents:
  1. M 12-12-22.pdf
 

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT

1.  RI League of Cities and Towns Annual Convention
2.  Moody’s Rating Review update
3.  RI Trust Annual Dinner
4.  Transfer Station Sticker sales update
5.  Legislative priorities
6.  Ethics training
7.  DPW contract update
8.  Park Avenue parking update
9.  Awarding of Federal community project funding to the Police Department

 

REMOVALS, RESIGNATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

1.

Removals:

a. Melville Park Committee – J. Wesner, W. White
b. Tree Commission – B. Deprest, R. Taylor

Documents:
  1. Removal-Melville-Wesner - White.pdf
  2. Removal-Tree-Deprest - Taylor.pdf
2.

Resignations:

a. Bristol Ferry Town Center Committee – A. Vickers
b. Melville Park Committee – R. Abraham

Documents:
  1. Resign-BFTCC-Vickers.pdf
  2. Resign-Melville-Abraham.pdf
3.

Appointments:

a. Melville Park Committee (Unlimited membership)
b. Parks & Recreation Committee (3 vacancies)
c. Design Review Board (Re-appt.) – L. Costa
d. Harbor Commission (Re-appt.) – P. Rossi
e. Planning Board (Re-appt.) – K. Wilson
f. Tree Commission (Re-appt.) – L. Costa


Documents:
  1. Appt-Melville-Alexander.pdf
  2. Appt-Parks Rec-Patton.pdf
  3. ReAppt-DRB-Costa.pdf
  4. ReAppt-Harbor-Rossi.pdf
  5. ReAppt-Planning Bd-Wilson.pdf
  6. ReAppt-Tree-Costa.pdf
 

OLD BUSINESS (Discussion/Action)

1.

Monthly Finance Report. / R. Kilpatrick (5)

Documents:
  1. Finance Report YTD November 2022.pdf
 

NEW BUSINESS (Discussion/Action)

1.

Request approval of a letter of support for Church Community Housing Corporations application to RI Housing for the consolidated funding program. / L. Katzman (5)

Documents:
  1. CCHC Letter of Support.pdf
2.

PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed amendment to Chapter 364 Tobacco Products.

Documents:
  1. PH-Tobacco and Cannabis.pdf
 

CORRESPONDENCE


1.

Public notice of Proposed Rule-Making and Public Hearing – Ocean State Adaptation and Resilience Fund (650-RICR-30-05-01). Public hearing to be held on January 10, 2023. / CRMC

Documents:
  1. Corr-CRMC PH Rule-Making.pdf
2.

Neighborhoods are for neighbors letter. / S. Panaggio

Documents:
  1. Corr-Neighborhoods.pdf
 

FUTURE MEETINGS

Jan 23     7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting
Jan 30        7:00 PM – Ethics Training
Feb 13        7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting

 

ADJOURN

The public is welcome to any meeting of the Town’s boards or its committees. If communication assistance (readers/interpreters/captions) is needed or any other accommodation to ensure equal participation, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 683-2101 at least (3) business days prior to the meeting. 

POSTED 1/5/23