Newport City Council will host their next Regular Council meeting on Wednesday, June 26th at 6:30 pm at the Council Chambers at Newport City Hall. The meeting is open to the public.
Here’s a look at the agenda;
CITY OF NEWPORT DOCKET OF THE COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26, 2019
THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS 43 BROADWAY, NEWPORT, RI 02840
The following items of business, filed with the City Clerk under the Rules of the Council, will come before the Council at its regular meeting to be held on June 26, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Suggested Action: CITIZENS’ FORUM: (Speakers must sign in with the City Clerk) The Citizens’ Forum period shall be no longer than fifteen minutes, and citizens may address the Council on one subject only and for no longer than three minutes. Issues to be discussed shall not include matters to be considered or discussed as part of the regular Council agenda and must be related to substantive city business. No comments regarding personnel or job performance are allowed.
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CONSENT CALENDAR. (THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS APPROVED IN ITS ENTIRETY UNLESS THE COUNCIL REMOVES AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION. ALL LICENSES ARE GRANTED SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ORDINANCES #31-80 AND #98-40.)
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Minutes of the meetings held May 22, 2019 (Approve)
Island Moving Company, d/b/a Nuit Blanche Gala, Bellevue House, 304 Bellevue Ave.; July 5, 2019 from 7:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. – Street closure request: Berkeley Ave. from Freebody St. to Bellevue Ave. from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Rockwell Amusement & Promotions Inc., d/b/a Carnival, 150 Admiral Kalbfus Rd.; July 9 -14, 2019, weekdays from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The Zabriskie Memorial Church of St. John the Evangelist, d/b/a Music on The Lawn, 63 Poplar St.; July 18, August 1, 8, 15, 29 and September 5, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., d/b/a Newport Festivals Foundation Community Concert, Fort Adams State Park Quad; August 1, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Communication from Church Community Housing Corporation and the Newport Spring Leadership Committee, re: Newport Town Spring Park – Requesting the City of Newport endorses the plan developed by A+L Landscaping and the traffic plan by Beta Group (Receive)
Entertainment License, New, Class A (indoor) and B (outdoor), Old Battle Axe, Inc., d/b/a The Reef, 10 W. Howard Wharf from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 midnight (Hearing)
Entertainment License, Expansion, Class B (outdoors), NPG Hospitality, LLC, d/b/a Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina, 1 Goat Island, to expand entertainment to the North Lawn (Hearing)- Continued from June 12, 2019
Entertainment License, Expansion, Class A (indoors), @ The Deck, LLC, d/b/a @ The Deck, 1 Waites Wharf, to expand indoor entertainment from 12:00 midnight to 1:00 a.m. (Second Hearing)
Requesting a temporary road closures on Courthouse Street and Stone Street to simulate the proposal of the Newport Spring Project, Beta Group, Inc. and VHB from July 1-September 30, 2019- K. Leonard, J. Napolitano
ADJOURN AS COUNCIL AND CONVENE AS BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS CONSENT CALENDAR
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Class F Daily Liquor License, The Zabriskie Memorial Church of St. John the Evangelist, d/b/a Music on The Lawn at St. John’s, 63 Poplar St.; July 18, August 1, 8, 15, 29 and September 5, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Application of N.A.J. Associates, LLC, d/b/a The Pier, 10 West Howard Wharf, holder of a Class BV alcoholic beverage license to transfer ownership to Old Battle Axe, Inc. (Robert W. Flaxman- 95% and Andrea Gray Lazor- 5%), d/b/a The Reef at the same premises. (Hearing)
Action Item #5855/19 – RE: Show Cause Hearing: Unity 3, LLC, d/b/a Area – Violations of the Conditions of the Class BL Alcoholic Beverage License – Abandonment of License- Continued from May 22, 2019
Suggested Action: June 19, 2019 Docket of the Council Meeting June 26, 2019 Page 2 As has been past practice, the Council will meet at 6:20 p.m. to discuss docket items. This pre-meeting will be held in the Second Floor Conference Room. The public is invited to attend. The docket, along with all supporting documents, can be viewed on the City of Newport website: www.cityofnewport.com – “Council Agendas and Minutes.” Council Meetings can be viewed on Cox Cable, Channel 18; check local listings for dates and times. Newport City Hall is accessible and meets ADA requirements. INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING AN INTERPRETER OR OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS MUST NOTIFY THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE (845-5351) OR CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE (845-5429) ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
