REGULAR MEETING of the Burrillville Town Council to be held Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. in the Town Council Chambers, 105 Harrisville Main St., Harrisville for and within the Town of Burrillville.
PRESENT: Council President Nancy F. Binns, Councilors Wallace F. Lees, Kevin M. Blais, Margaret L. Dudley, John M. Karmozyn Jr., Norman C. Mainville and Cynthia L. Roe
MEMBERS ABSENT:
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. That the question of accepting the minutes of the regular meetings held February 27 and March 12, 2008; and the question of dispensing with the reading of said minutes; be now taken up.
3. Public Comment:
4. That the General Good and Welfare of the Town of Burrillville; be now taken up
5. Petitions to be considered and acted upon: None
6. Special Business
Unfinished - to be considered and acted upon:
08-074 Correspondence from Councilor Norman C. Mainville regarding his request that the Town Council recognize Kenneth Lussier for his actions in assisting a motorist who was involved in an accident.
08-075 Correspondence from Councilor Norman C. Mainville regarding his request that the Town Council recognize the Burrillville High School Robotics Team, its Faculty Advisor, and the engineers of Raytheon Company.
New - to be considered and acted upon:
08-093 Correspondence from Dana J. Gould, Burrillville Lions Club, regarding Burrillville Earth Day;
MOTION to adopt a proclamation declaring April 19, 2008 as Burrillville Earth Day; to be considered and acted on.
7. Unfinished Business to be considered and acted upon:
08-069 Correspondence from Michael C. Wood, Town Manager, regarding adoption of the proposed classification plan.
08-081 Proposed resolution relative to An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government - The Rhode Island Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2008, as requested by Ms. Susan Kent; to be considered and acted on.
08-085 Correspondence from Matthew R. Coppa, Controller, E.A. McNulty Real Estate, regarding their requests: 1) that the Council reconsider the condition(s) placed on the acceptance of a portion of Mill Pond Drive; 2) for permission to be granted a temporary certificate of occupancy for a home.
8. New Business to be considered and acted upon:
08-094 Correspondence from Stephen Elmasian, Armenian National Committee, regarding the committee's request that the Town raise the Armenian flag at the Town Building on April 24, 2008 in memory of the 1,500,000 Armenian men, women and children who lost their lives during the Armenian Genocide.
08-095 Consider and act on joining the Governmental Health Group of Rhode Island, Inc. (GHGRI).
Pending and proposed legislation to be considered and acted on:
08-096 Proposed resolution and letter of support relative to House Bill 2008 - H 7776, An Act Relating to Labor and Labor Relations - Health and Welfare Funds - Pension Plans; to be considered and acted on.
08-097 MOTION to declare surplus certain items, as listed, as requested by Edward J. Pienkos, Information Systems Manager; to be considered and acted on.
08-098 MOTION that the chairpersons of the town political committee(s) be asked to submit lists of qualified electors, from which the Town Council President will nominate one member and two alternate members of the canvassing authority; and if the chairperson(s) of the town committee(s) fail or refuse to submit lists, that the Town Council President make nominations for these three position; to be considered and acted on..
9. Town Clerk/Communication to be considered and acted upon:
08-099 MOTION to receive and file the Quit Claim Deed granting 96 Pascoag Main Street from the Town of Burrillville to the Burrillville Redevelopment Agency; to be considered and acted on.
08-100 MOTION to receive and file the correspondence from Henry G. Burrell, U.S. EPA, acknowledging receipt and acceptance of all reports required to close out BF97153101-0 - Brownfields Cleanup; to be considered and acted on.
08-101 Correspondence from Kathleen Viera Beaudoin, Town Clerk, of the Town of Portsmouth, regarding the Portsmouth Town Council's request for support of their resolution #2008-02-25 B.
Note: This resolution is in support of Senate Bill 2008 S 2655, introduced by Senator Paul W. Fogarty at the request of the Burrillville Town Council.
08-102 Correspondence from the Towns of Richmond and South Kingstown regarding their Town Councils' receiving and filing correspondence from the Burrillville Town Council relative to requests for support of various legislation.
10. Reports 1 through 25; to be received:
1. Town Treasurer: Report of February 2008
2. Burrillville Sewer Commission: No report
3. Tax Collector: Report of February 2008
4. Department of Public Works: Report of February 2008
5. Chief of Police: Report of February 2008
6. Office of Building Official: Report of February 2008
7. Animal Control Officer: Report of February 2008
8. Burrillville Housing Authority: Meeting of February 13, 2008
9. Planning Board/Town Planner: Meeting of February 4, 2008
10. Zoning Board of Review: No report
11. Parks and Recreation Department: No report
12. Information Systems Department: Report of March 2008
13. Burrillville Conservation Commission: February 12, 2008
14. Ordinance Subcommittee: Meetings of December 24, 2007 and January 11 & February 22, 2008
15. Redevelopment Agency: No report
16. B-PAC: No report
17. Personnel Board: Meeting of February 12 & 26, 2008
18. Screening Subcommittee: No report
19. Budget Board: No report
20. Library Building Committee: Meeting of February 13, 2008
21. Library Fundraising Committee: No report
22. Burrillville School Committee: No report
23. Callahan School Building Committee: No report
24. Senior Center Feasibility Study Committee: Meeting of February 6, 2008
25. Emergency Management Agency: No report
11. Additional New Business to be considered and acted upon: None
12. Adjournment
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