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The following items of business, filed with the City Clerk under the Rules of the Council, will come before the Newport City Council at its regular meeting to be held on September 23, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
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CITY OF NEWPORT DOCKET OF THE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
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 Council Meetings held August 12, 2020 (Approve)
Island Moving Company, d/b/a Island Moving Company “Out of the Ruin” film, Cardines Field; October 2, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Rain date- October 3, 2020)
Rev. Canon Timothy Watt, d/b/a Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch, One Queen Anne Square; October 16-31, Monday- Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Communication from VHB, re: Post-Site Investigation Public Notice, Reconstruction of Pell Bridge Approach and Shared Use Path, Route 138, J.T. Connell Highway, Admiral Kalbfus Road and Halsey Street, Newport, Rhode Island RIDEM File No. SR-22-1875/SR-22-1944
Communication from Patricia Reynolds, Director of Planning and Economic Development, re: North End Urban Plan (Receive and Refer to the Planning Board)
2020 Annual Entertainment License, Renewal, Class A and B (Indoors and Outdoors), Salvation Caf?, Inc., d/b/a Salvation Caf?, 140 Broadway from 10:00 a.m. through midnight
Entertainment License, Expansion, Class A (Indoors), Kinsley’s LTD, d/b/a Newport Blue’s Café, d/b/a Newport Blues Café, 286 Thames St., holder of a Class A indoor license- Requesting removal of the condition requiring doors and windows to remain closed during entertainment (Hearing)
Authorizing the Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Ballard Family, the Aquidneck Land Trust and the City of Newport for Assessor’s Plat 41, Lot 389, granting Conservation Easements on Assessor’s Plat 41, Lots 389 and 390 and creating the Carol C. Ballard Park and Wildlife Preserve”
Communication from the Newport Prevention Coalition, re: Requesting a $28,000 appropriation from the City of Newport to cover the local cost share of the City’s Student Assistance Counselors for FY2021
Suggested Action: – (9/16/20) The docket, along with all supporting documents, can be viewed on the City of Newport website: www.cityofnewport.com – “Council Agendas and Minutes.” Docket of the Special Council Meeting September 23, 2020 Page 2
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum had 21 and the Boston Celtics routed the Chicago Bulls 124-97 on Tuesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey unveiled a new strategy Tuesday that she said will help the state’s 78 coastal communities work together to better cope with the challenges brought on by climate change.
Recent consecutive surveys and sample analysis confirmed that blue-green algae have been present but at acceptably low levels and that cyanotoxin is not present in detectable concentrations.
“The city needs to revisit its zoning plan and put more teeth into its regulations and enforcement to favor livability over the appetites of developers and visitors. A vibrant city is one where people really live.”
People’s Credit Union is accepting donations of unwrapped new children’s gifts and clothing at all branches during normal hours on behalf of the Salvation Army’s Holiday Angel Tree Program.
LICENSES AND PERMITS
