Newport City Council will host their next Regular Council Meeting on Wednesday, October 23rd at 6:30 pm in the Council Chamber at Newport City Hall.
A reminder that these meetings are open to the public. If you can’t make it to the meeting, you can watch it live or after the fact here.
Here’s a look at what’s on the agenda;
CITY OF NEWPORT DOCKET OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 23, 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 October 23, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Suggested Action: ~Proclamation honoring Matt Kestler, Rogers High School Baseball Coach – Named Rhode Island Coach of the Year -Rogers High School Baseball Champions ~ 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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PUBLIC HEARING: Abandonment of Bartlett Court Action Item #5886/19 – RE: Bartlett Court (Easternmost Portion) –Request for Abandonment of Public Right of Way (w/accompanying resolution)
PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to change Lot 123 of Plat 21 (2 Kay St.) from the R-10 Zoning District to the General Business Zoning District
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Ordinance amending Section 17.12.020 entitled, “Zoning Map”, to change Lot 123 of Plat 21 (2 Kay St.) from the R-10 Zoning District to the General Business Zoning District (First Reading)
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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Special Events:
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Dawn Gardner, d/b/a Bonfire for Rogers High School Homecoming Week, Easton’s Beach; November 27, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Communication from Bret A. Lohnes, re: Correcting the business owner for tattoo license for Captain Bret’s Tattoo Shop, Inc., 4 Collins St., Unit 4a (Receive and make part of licensee’s file)
Farmers Market License, New, Aquidneck Community Table, d/b/a Aquidneck Grower’s Market, Easton’s Beach Rotunda, Saturday’s from November 2, 2019- May 9, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Entertainment License, Expansion, Class B (outdoors), NPG Hospitality, LLC, d/b/a Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina, 1 Goat Island, to expand outdoor entertainment to the North Lawn for an outdoor skating rink from November 15, 2019 through March 1, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from Monday through Sunday (Hearing)
Amending Title Three, entitled “Personnel”, Chapter 3.12.020 entitled, “City manager to maintain specifications- Enumeration of Classes” and Chapter 3.16.060 entitled, “Executive, Administrative, and Professional Employees, Supervisory Employees- N.E.A.” (Second Reading)
Amending Chapter 5.12.040, entitled, “Number of Licenses permitted”, to decrease the number of Class BL licenses (First Reading) -Continued from August 28, 2019
ADJOURN AS COUNCIL AND CONVENE AS BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS CONSENT CALENDAR
Suggested Action: LICENSES AND PERMITS
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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 August 28, 2019
Application of JACE Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Andrew’s Liquors, 297 JT Connell Highway, to transfer its Class A alcoholic beverage license to Hammetts Wharf Hotel, LLC (Hammetts Wharf, LLC 100%- Colin Kane, Managing Member), d/b/a Hammetts Wharf, 4 Commerical Wharf (Hearing)
Application of KL Partners, LLC, d/b/a to be determined, 137 Spring St, to transfer its Class A alcoholic beverage license to BHLL, LLC (Jeffrey M. Farrar- 50%, John W. Hubber- 25%, James F. Carlin, III- 25%), d/b/a Brenton Hotel, 31 America’s Cup Ave. (Hearing)
Pizza Carrissalex, Inc. 306 Broadway Annie’s Annie’s Newport LLC 176 Bellevue Ave. Bagel Boys Bagel Barn, Inc. 178 Connell Hgwy. Bamboo Bamboo Restaurant Inc. 163 Connell Hwy Unit G Belle’s American Shipyard Co., LLC aka Newport 1 Washington St. Ben & Jerry’s Dockside Scoops, LLC 33 Bannister’s Wharf Ben & Jerry’s Dockside Scoops, LLC 359 Thames St., Unit C Ben’s Chili Dogs Ben’s Chili Dogs, LLC 156 Broadway Binge BBQ Binge BBQ, LLC 12 Broadway Bishop’s Fourth Street Diner Bishop’s Fourth Street Diner of Newport LLC 184 Admiral Kalbfus Road Broadway Mini Mart Broadway Mini Mart Corp. 316 Broadway