Newport City Council will host their next Regular City Council Meeting on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 6:30 pm.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place in the City Council Chambers at Newport City Hall.
CITY OF NEWPORT
DOCKET FOR THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 13, 2024
The following items of business, filed with the City Clerk under the Rules of the Council will come before the Council at meeting to be held at 6:30 pm in the City Council Chambers, 43 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840
Presentation of Certificates of recognition to Rogers High School Culinary students Zoila Chavarria, Xander Cantelmo, Jada Unger, Sebastian Ganes, Dominic Carfora
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.
1. PUBLIC HEARING – FY2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program
2. 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).
a. Minutes of meeting held February 14, 2024 (Approve)
b. Special Events:
1. Greater Newport Chamber, d/b/a Women in Business After Hours, Rosecliff; March 21, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
2. Newport in Bloom, d/b/a Daffodil Days, various locations throughout the city; April 6-23, 2024
3. Audrain Automobile Museum, d/b/a 10th Annual Daffodil Parade, route attached; April 21, 2024 from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (Rain Date April 27, 2024)
4. Newport/Fall River Star Kids Scholarship Program, d/b/a Star Kids Annual Fundraiser, Ochre Court; May 11, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
5. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, d/b/a Live from the Loading Dock, grassy area between Great Friends Meeting House and Mumford Manor; 5/15/24, 6/12/24, 7/17/24, 8/21/24, 9/18/24 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
6. Newport Rugby Football Club, d/b/a NERFU Championship Rugby Tournament, Fort Adams State Park; May 18 & 19, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
7. Trinity Episcopal Church, d/b/a Strawberry Festival, 1 Queen Anne Square; June 15, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
8. Newport Rugby Football Club, d/b/a Newport Summer 7’s Rugby Tournament, Fort Adams State Park; June 22 & 23, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
9. Boys and Girls Club of Newport County, d/b/a Newport Yacht Rendezvous, Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard; June 22, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
10. Boys and Girls Club of Newport County, d/b/a Growing Together, Hotel Viking; September 26, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
c. Tattoo License, Renewal, Owner/Operator, Bret Lohnes, d/b/a Captain Bret’s Tattoo Shop, Inc., 4 Collins St., Unit 4A
d. Food Concession License, Newport Rugby Football Club, d/b/a:
1. NERFU Championship Rugby Tournament, Fort Adams State Park; May 18 & 19, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
2. Newport Summer 7’s Rugby Tournament, Fort Adams State Park; June 22 & 23, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
e. 2024 Holiday Selling License Renewal (list attached)
f. Communication from Samuel Goldblatt, re: Resignation from the Zoning Board of Review (Receive with regret)
g. Communication from the William Farrell, Colonel Commanding, Artillery Company of Newport, re: Liberty Square and the proposed Newport Middle Passage Marker (Receive)
h. Communication from Maureen Cronin, Chair, Tree and Open Space Committee, re: Supporting the plan for the Newport Skate Park (Receive)
LICENSES AND PERMITS
3. Mobile Food Cart License, Renewal, Longade, LLC, d/b/a Del’s Lemonade, 1 Winfield Court, Middletown, RI
4. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Council Liaison Updates
Appointments
RESOLUTIONS
5. Recognizing the Edward King House Senior Center on becoming a Nationally Accredited Senior Center in Rhode Island by NISC in March 2024– M. Aramli, X. Khamsyvoravong, D. Carlin, C. Holder, L. Ceglie
6. Requesting the City Council support the request of $2.5M to support development of Newport Contemporary Ballet’s Center for Arts, Dance & Education, whether through an amended appropriation to the 2025 State Budget by the Governor, or through legislative appropriation, or bond, on behalf of all residents of the City of Newport and State Of Rhode Island- J. Napolitano, X. Khamsyvoravong, L. Ceglie
COMMUNICATIONS
7. Council Priorities Dashboard
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
8. Action Item #6245/24 – RE: Resolution on Real Estate Tax for General Assembly (w/accompanying resolution)- continued from February 28, 2024
9. Memorandum from the City Manager RE: Information on Easton’s Beach Operations
10. Action Item #6256/24 – RE: Contract – Strategic Plan Implementation Assistance (w/accompanying resolution)
11. Action Item #6257/24 – RE: Award of Bid 24-073 – Easton’s Beach Demolition (w/accompanying resolution)
12. Action Item #6258/24 – RE: Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan (w/accompanying resolution)
13. Action Item #6259/24 – RE: Award of Contract – Short-Term Rental Compliance Solutions (w/accompanying resolution)
ADJOURN AS COUNCIL AND CONVENE AS BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Class F-1 Daily Liquor License, Newport Rugby Football Club, d/b/a:
a. NERFU Championship Rugby Tournament, Fort Adams State Park; May 18 & 19, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
b. Newport Summer 7’s Rugby Tournament, Fort Adams State Park; June 22, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
2. Communication from Christian Infantolino, Esq., re: Requesting permission for the Jamestown, the MV Katherine and The Coastal Queen to serve alcoholic beverages while at dockside at several stops in Newport Harbor for the 2024 season (Approve)
LICENSES AND PERMITS
3. 2024 Sunday Selling License Renewals – Class A Liquor Stores (list attached)
4. Action Item #6243/24 – RE: Show Cause Hearing: Bull Shot, LLC, d/b/a Cabana – Operating Without a Valid Class BV Alcoholic Beverage License- continued from February 14, 2024
5. Action Item #6244/24 – RE: Show Cause Hearing: Newport North Hotel Property, LLC, d/b/ Wayfinder – Operating Without a Valid Class BT Alcoholic Beverage License- continued from February 14, 2024
Adjourn- March 6, 2024
Laura C. Swistak, CMC City Clerk