[0:00] Welcome to the Bristol Town Council
meeting of August 19th. If you could all
[0:03] rise for the pledge of allegiance.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:10] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
[0:15] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[0:20] » Thank you everyone.
Before
[0:25] we go through the regular agenda, if I
could ask the council for a motion to
[0:31] add an agenda item to recognize um two
Bristolians that uh passed away that
[0:37] were connected with the town.
>> So move second.
[0:40] » Motion made by Tony, seconded by Aaron.
All in favor?
[0:43] » Any opposed? Thank you. So I will start
with uh the passing of Andis Bisbana. Uh
[0:51] Andis was the former uh superintendent
of the Bristol school systems, not the
[0:56] Bristol Warren school system, Bristol
school system. Going back a bit. Um and
[1:01] like we always do, we're so sorry for
the family and friends. Um our hearts go
[1:07] out to them. Um anybody that gave u time
back to the community, whether they were
[1:13] an employee or a volunteer,
um this town very much appreciates. and
[1:18] not just this council but the town
itself. So many people were touched by
[1:22] him. Uh so many touched by our school
system. Also the passing of Gail
[1:27] Hallagan. Um she was a Fourth of July
committee member for a very long time
[1:33] along with her husband Dudley. Again uh
this council's um thoughts and prayers
[1:38] go to the family go to to Dudley
himself. Um and uh I knew her
[1:45] personally. I think we all may have been
touched by her too and um wonderful
[1:49] person. She'll be sadly missed. Anything
that the council wants to add?
[1:53] » Just just very briefly, Mr. Chairman. Um
actually, Mr. Bisbano, I had the
[1:58] opportunity and pleasure to work for him
as a faculty uh at the high school for
[2:04] quite a few years. Also appointed me as
a soccer coach as well back to 1905.
[2:13] » I'm going to question the fact on that.
said 1905.
[2:16] » Yes, he did.
[2:19] » Okay. Thank you, council.
>> Madame clerk in the group,
[2:24] » Mr. Chairman, members of the council,
the first item on the agenda is the
[2:27] consent agenda.
>> Make a motion to approve it.
[2:30] » Second.
>> Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary.
[2:33] Any discussion? Hearing none, all in
favor?
[2:36] » Any opposed? Thank you.
>> The next item on the agenda is the town
[2:40] council meeting minutes. There's a
motion only from July 29th as well as
[2:43] the executive session meeting minutes
also from July 29th.
[2:47] » Make a motion to approve it.
>> Second.
[2:50] » Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary to
approve. Any discussion? Hearing none.
[2:54] All in favor?
>> I.
[2:55] » Any opposed? Thank you.
>> The next item on the agenda is C1. This
[3:00] is ordinance number 2026-9
amendment to chapter 16 motor vehicles
[3:04] and traffic article 4 section section
16-114
[3:09] stop intersections designated and this
is for a four-way stop intersection at
[3:14] Cogshell Avenue in Platt. This is first
reading.
[3:17] » Make a motion to constitute a first
reading.
[3:19] » Second.
>> Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary as
[3:22] stated. Any discussion?
>> Hearing none. All in favor? I.
[3:26] » Any opposed? Before we go to the next
agenda, I should have said that
[3:29] Councilman Sweetie is not here tonight.
He's at a family event out of state. I
[3:33] believe it's a graduation of his niece
out in Austin, Texas. So, thank you. Go
[3:39] ahead, Madam Clerk.
>> The next item on the agenda is C2. This
[3:42] is ordinance number 2026-10.
This is proposed amendments to chapter
[3:47] 28, zoning, article 9, division 2,
development and areas of special flood
[3:52] hazard. This is for section 28303
definitions and this is the modification
[3:56] from the 10 to 5year look back period.
This is first reading and call for
[4:00] public hearing on September 16th.
>> Make a motion to constitute first
[4:04] reading call for public hearing uh
September 16th.
[4:08] » Second.
>> Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary as
[4:11] stated. Any discussion? Hearing none.
All in favor?
[4:14] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[4:15] » Thank you.
>> The next item on the agenda is C3. This
[4:18] is ordinance number 2026-11
proposed amendments to chapter 28 zoning
[4:24] article 1 section 28-1 definitions
article 3 section 28-82 use regulations
[4:31] article 5 section 28-162
short-term rentals this is first reading
[4:35] and call for public hearing
>> make a motion to constitute first
[4:39] reading call for public hearing on
September the 16th
[4:44] » second motion made by Tony seconded by
Aaron Any discussion hearing? None. All
[4:50] in favor? I. Any opposed? Thank you.
>> Ask,
[4:56] » Mr. Chairman, if that motion may also
include that it has to be referred to
[4:59] the planning board for recommendation,
that would be fantastic.
[5:02] » That's exactly what I heard. I heard it
seconded and voted unanimously. It was
[5:05] absolutely definitely.
>> Yeah, of course.
[5:09] » The next item on the agenda is C4. This
is ordinance number 2026-12.
[5:14] This is proposed amendments to chapter
12 fire prevention and protection
[5:17] article 1 section 12-1 outdoor fires
prohibited exceptions section 12-2 for
[5:23] recreational and cooking fires section
12-3 permitted burning for land clearing
[5:28] and yard waste section 12-4 and this is
for
[5:34] training fires section 12-5 restrictions
hazardous conditions section 12-6 use
[5:41] restrictions in section 12-7 Enforcement
section 12-8 penalties for outdoor and
[5:47] recreational fire protection first
reading.
[5:49] » Before we get a motion for first
reading, chief reached out to well came
[5:53] over to me before the start of the
meeting and asked if he'd clarify a
[5:57] couple things. Chief.
>> Sure. Absolutely. Thank you, Mr.
[5:58] Chairman. Mike Mallo, fire chief. So,
first off, uh this ordinance I believe
[6:02] reflects what's already in state fire
code, which is already low, but it also
[6:06] provides a balance um of what can and
can't be done. So, it allows residents
[6:10] to enjoy their fire pits if they so
choose um under certain conditions. Um
[6:17] however, there are two sections in here
as I reviewed this this afternoon uh
[6:21] that were added. The TW section 123 for
land clearing and yard waste. We
[6:26] currently don't allow that now um by any
permitting method and I would recommend
[6:32] that that be that section be strike
stricken from this proposed ordinance.
[6:36] Um, typically burning leaves and
branches and things like that in your
[6:40] backyard, regardless of whether you have
enough space or not, just burn emits a
[6:45] ton of smoke. Yeah.
>> And is typically more problematic than
[6:48] actually the fire pit. So, that's the
reasoning I would recommend striking
[6:53] that. And then the following section
124, not necessarily opposed to it. I
[6:57] just don't think it needs to be there.
Um, I think the fire department
[7:00] typically trains and follows a bunch of
different guidelines that we have to
[7:05] adhere to when we do any type of live
burn training. So, I don't I don't think
[7:09] that necessarily needs to be in there
either. The rest of the material I think
[7:14] deflects what's currently in state law
and think would be good practice. So um
[7:18] before we get a motion effect Andy
solicitor could is there any reason that
[7:24] what additional steps other than what
we've already taken would be required
[7:29] for second reading since it's omissions.
I
[7:33] » I think you can just go forward with it
now and then um bring that forward at
[7:39] the second reading and hearing since
you're removing sections not adding
[7:43] sections.
So take this next step again at the this
[7:47] same step at the next meeting.
>> Yes.
[7:48] » Okay. Council.
>> So I make a motion to constitute first
[7:52] reading.
>> Second.
[7:55] » Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary
that this constitutes first reading. And
[7:58] just for the record that if we could get
those uh possibly uh either stricken or
[8:04] redlined or something that it clearly
brings it to our attention at the next
[8:08] meeting. Any other discussion? I just
wanted to say though I'm glad that was
[8:11] clarified because I had some questions
about one part of that section. So that
[8:18] answers that. Thank you.
>> Perfect. Any other discussion? Hearing
[8:21] none. All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Thank you. Thanks, Chief.
[8:26] » Mr. Chairman, members of the council,
the next item on the agenda is D1. This
[8:30] is Jennifer Cleveland from the Ottabbon
Society of Rhode Island, 10401
[8:34] Hope Street. This is a request for
dancing and entertainment license.
[8:39] BA based on the recommendations. I make
a motion that we approve it with a
[8:42] six-month review and also by inspection.
>> Second.
[8:48] » Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary as
stated. Any discussion?
[8:53] » Hearing none. All in favor?
>> I. Any opposed?
[8:55] » Thank you.
>> The next item on the agenda is D2. This
[8:59] is Courtney Girtton from Molly Palooa, a
benefit for almost home rescue, 230 Wood
[9:03] Street. This is a request for one-day
dancing and entertainment license to be
[9:07] held at the Cup Defenders on Sunday,
October 11th from 2 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
[9:12] » Welcome, Courtney.
>> Hi. Thank you for having me. Share.
[9:15] » How many years is this, please?
>> This is year number 15.
[9:17] » Good for you. Good for you. This is your
30 to 45 second commercial.
[9:23] » Okay. This is our annual fundraiser.
It's um Almost Home Rescue's largest
[9:27] fundraiser that supports um abandoned,
abused, and neglected dogs. It's a um
[9:34] clamboiled. The event takes place at the
cup defenders. With all luck, we will
[9:38] have it outside. Last year was a
noraster, so we had to pivot plans.
[9:42] Literally a noraster, but all of the
years have been good weather. So, with
[9:46] that said, if we do get great weather,
then it takes place under a tent. Um,
[9:52] and we have a band from 2 to 4:30
outside. And typically we do all the
[9:57] music. We used to do all the music
outside but this year um and actually
[10:00] last year it started we moved u the last
band inside and so that the last band
[10:05] would be 5:30 to 7:30. The event used to
end at 9:00. Now I every year I shorten
[10:11] it because I'm tired and old.
This year is is 8:00 p.m. with the last
[10:17] ban um scheduled to end at 7:30 p.m. And
that again that would be inside
[10:22] » if one wanted to buy tickets.
>> Yes, we have a Facebook event page. We
[10:27] have um almost homerescue.org.
Um the event is also on that. You can
[10:33] also see me. I'm going to put up a
poster. There's a little Venmo code.
[10:37] There's plenty of ways. I'm always
selling.
[10:39] » And how much are they?
>> How much are the tickets?
[10:42] » The tickets are $40 and that includes
the little neck boil, the music. Um and
[10:46] then there's other catering from CP's
Catering Common Pup and Grill as well.
[10:50] » Very nice.
>> And then it's 21 cash bar at the cup.
[10:53] » Excellent. Does the Excuse me. Does the
boy include watermelon and corn?
[10:59] » Yes, it does. It does.
>> It does. It does.
[11:04] » I could get the cup of fenders to
possibly whip up some stuffies. So, and
[11:08] um just out of curiosity, a fun little
fact. Um it started off 14 years ago, 15
[11:13] years ago. Um as just a backyard
barbecue, we raised, you know, for $5 a
[11:18] cup. We raised $200 that first year. And
I calculated um from year one to year
[11:24] 14. Last year we raised 30 grand alone,
but and altogether we've raised $123,080
[11:31] for abandoned.
>> Congratulations. I'm hoping to beat the
[11:37] 30,000 mark this year.
>> Outstanding.
[11:39] » So if anyone This is my little pitch. Do
I have five seconds left? Go ahead. If
[11:43] anyone's interested in sponsoring, we're
always looking for businesses and I give
[11:46] a lot of good promotion.
>> Council,
[11:49] » that's my sales pitch. Thank you. based
on the uh recommendations in 15 years.
[11:55] Uh I make a motion that we approve it.
>> Second.
[11:58] » Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary to
approve. Any discussion?
[12:02] » Just briefly, just the uh following the
town ordinances. You're familiar with
[12:07] those the noise and fire inspection.
>> Yes, absolutely. Yep. New England tent
[12:13] um donates the tent. So they do um they
have all their fire permits and
[12:17] extinguishers. They follow that. Um and
the cup defenders is very diligent about
[12:22] if if we do have to move it inside like
last year, they have a counter to make
[12:26] sure that you know we stay under
capacity. Noise ordinances, we will
[12:30] follow all of that. We've never had an
issue in the past. Um so I plan to make
[12:34] sure that we follow.
>> We appreciate that.
[12:38] » Thank you.
>> Any other discussion?
[12:40] » Hearing none. All in favor? I.
>> Any opposed?
[12:42] » Good luck.
>> Thank you. I'm gonna hand my co drive.
[12:48] » You do.
>> Mr. Chairman and members of the council,
[12:51] the next item on the agenda is D3. This
is Donna Falcoa from Benjamin Church
[12:56] Tenants Association, 1014 Hope Street.
This is a request for a bingo license on
[13:00] Fridays by monthly from September 2026
through August 2027.
[13:07] Uh based on the positive
recommendations, I make a motion that we
[13:10] approve it, including, you know, state
police approval.
[13:15] » Second.
>> Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary as
[13:18] stated. Any discussion?
>> Uh, yes. I like the comment that they
[13:22] made that the prizes are returned to the
players. I think that's awesome, you
[13:27] know, so it's not like somebody's
cashing out on it.
[13:30] » Good point.
>> Any other discussion?
[13:34] » Hearing none. All in favor? I. Any
opposed? Thank you.
[13:38] » The next item on the agenda is D4. This
is Annabro Amada, chair of the Bristol
[13:43] 4th of July committee. This is a request
for bingo license for a fundraiser on
[13:46] Wednesday, September 16th from 5 to 9:30
at the VFW at 8:50 Hope Street. Just
[13:52] want to note that there's two um
recommendations that I received at
[13:56] meeting um from the police and the fire
[14:02] » based on a positive recommendations. I
make a motion they will approve again
[14:06] with the same stipulation with state
police approval.
[14:10] » Second
>> motion made by Tony seconded by Mary to
[14:13] approve as stated. Any discussion
hearing? None. All in favor?
[14:17] » I.
>> Any opposed? Thank you.
[14:21] » The next item on the agenda is E1. This
is a three-month review from the show
[14:25] cause hearing consideration of the
revokeion and or the suspension of the
[14:29] dancing and entertainment license and
the class Bingling
[14:32] intoxicating beverage license issued to
AZJ John Street LLC Jeffrey Quinland
[14:38] Zack King Andrew Tutler doing business
as Aiden's Pub 5 John Street. This was
[14:43] continued from April 29th.
>> So I'm going to open it with if I may
[14:47] welcome gentlemen. Um, Chief, if you
could start off and just share with this
[14:51] council and the public has there any
concerns that would that we need to
[14:55] address and then also Mr. Solicitor if
you could weigh in on any other salient
[14:59] points. Chief,
[15:04] there was uh seven calls of service um
over at Aiden. So, we do have neighbors
[15:09] that are still concerned about the the
noise volume. However, it did not reach
[15:15] the point where it was a violation of
town ordinance and police department
[15:20] went over there uh and inspected those
met with folks from the establishment.
[15:25] Many times the establishment um
willingly uh turned down that music uh
[15:30] to acceptable levels to work with the
community. Um I think I'll save uh there
[15:36] was an issue relative towards um the
show cause hearing the consent order uh
[15:42] which was adopted uh in April of 2026
that allowed
[15:47] uh outdoor entertainment on both the
Friday and the Saturday.
[15:52] And when they came in in June of 26 uh
through the clerk's office and updated
[15:58] uh their license, um they no longer have
that Friday and Saturday. It's only for
[16:04] Fridays only from 7 to 9:00 p.m. I just
wanted to make that clear to the license
[16:09] holder that what's in the consent order
signed in April of 2026
[16:15] um has been modified if the solicitor
agrees with with my opinion on that. and
[16:19] their new license um only allows for
outdoor entertainment which I believe
[16:24] that they requested from Fridays from 7
to 9:00 p.m.
[16:28] » Thank you, Chief Andy.
>> Yes, thank you. Um
[16:34] confirming taking that last issue first
with the chief. Yeah. Um although the
[16:38] consent order in April talked about the
outdoor entertainment for longer um when
[16:43] they came in for their renewal um they
asked for 7 the only thing they asked
[16:48] for outdoors was 7 to 900 p.m. And also
it requires uh an indication a picture
[16:55] or a plan where it's going to be. Um
there was never anything about outdoor
[16:59] entertainment on the second floor deck.
So it needs to be limited just to the
[17:03] ground floor area. Um,
other than that, um, there were a few
[17:09] unfounded noise complaints. Um, there
were two complaints back in May. Food
[17:15] delivery at 5:00 in the morning. Um, but
after the second one that appears to
[17:21] have stopped, there haven't been any
more of those. Um and um the other thing
[17:29] um I will say the the reports the logs
that we're supposed to get with the
[17:33] security um the the reporting has been a
little bit lackadasical on that um not
[17:38] getting them promptly. Um, so all in
all, um, I don't think there should be
[17:44] any increase in our I I think things
should just stay the same as we go into
[17:50] the fall season with the students coming
back for Roger Williams and I think this
[17:55] will be coming back to us in November
anyway with the renewal of the liquor
[17:59] license for the year forward and uh,
revisit these issues at that time. if
[18:04] they want to apply for additional
entertainment uh to modify to change it
[18:08] for entertainment, that would probably
be the time to do that at the same time.
[18:12] But at the moment, I would just advise
leaving things the way they are with the
[18:16] note about outdoor entertainment is
downstairs only and 7 to 9 on Friday
[18:22] only for the only outdoor entertainment.
Thank you, Andy. Gentlemen,
[18:26] » good evening, chairman, members of the
council. My name is uh Joseph Baxter.
[18:30] I'm an attorney here representing the
license holder. Um, you know, I think
[18:34] obviously, uh, everything we've heard,
uh, so far is somewhat, you know, we
[18:38] expected to hear, uh, based on our
conversations with the solicitor, uh,
[18:41] and other town officials, uh, you know,
my client's hoping just to keep the
[18:44] status quo. Uh, for now, as has been,
uh, stated by several individuals here.
[18:49] Um, you know, and continue to comply
with the, um, pertinent details, uh, in
[18:54] the, um, settlement agreement,
obviously, uh, with the clarification
[18:58] regarding the outdoor entertainment. Um
and here with me is um Mike Cochro. He's
[19:03] the general manager uh of Aiden's. If
you have any questions for uh you know
[19:07] regarding operations specifically, he's
happy to answer those. Uh otherwise um I
[19:11] believe the only other point I wanted to
address um was the uh the locks issue.
[19:15] Obviously, we we'll work to address that
uh to make sure that we're operating uh
[19:19] under all the terms that uh have been
agreed to. So that no concerns as as it
[19:24] was expressed by the chief and the
solicitor following with no changes as
[19:30] just said through uh renewal would be in
November. So we'll uh the recommendation
[19:35] of this council I'm going ask the
solicitor in a moment certainly first
[19:38] I'm going to ask my colleagues if they
have any questions or concerns. Um but
[19:42] I'm going to ask the solicitor uh to
help us with that motion to make sure we
[19:45] capture that perfectly. Uh council
anything you wanted to add?
[19:49] » Yes. Um, briefly, I know I was very
disappointed when we met the last time.
[19:54] Um, I'm glad to see the improvement.
Certainly is appreciated in your end and
[19:58] our end, you know, and I'm sure the
neighbors appreciate that as well. So,
[20:03] thank you for those efforts.
>> Um,
[20:06] » I agree with Tony. I just had one quick
question and um I wondered what the food
[20:10] delivery was at 5 in the morning.
>> I was unaware of that. Um, I will talk
[20:15] to my food purveyors though. They they
have a key drop so they can get in and
[20:19] drop food off before we opened business
which is easier for them. Um but I will
[20:25] make sure that they don't come in.
>> Oh, so you're I was going to think Okay,
[20:28] so you're talking about like a truck
that was delivering food. I was thinking
[20:33] of some people working there still. I
was wondering about and they'd ordered
[20:37] food from somewhere. Okay. All
>> righty. Okay.
[20:40] » Yeah. Just so you know, I mean, it was
it was May 18th and then it was a week
[20:45] later, May 23rd. Um, the police the
police told him not to and there hasn't
[20:50] been anything
>> since then. So, I assume that they're
[20:53] not
>> follow just so you know.
[20:56] » Andy, would you help us with that
motion? I'm sorry. Is there any other uh
[20:59] questions or concerns from the council?
>> Okay, Andy.
[21:02] » Yeah. Um, a motion I I would say a
motion to continue this um to what's the
[21:11] date of the license review meeting?
>> November.
[21:15] » November 18th is correct.
>> Yep. To November 18th.
[21:19] » So move.
>> Second.
[21:21] » Do you need any clarification on any of
those points as part of the motion?
[21:25] Okay. All right. So we have a a motion
made by Mary. Sorry, Tony. Seconded by
[21:30] Mary. Any other discussion hearing?
None. All in favor? I.
[21:34] » Any opposed?
>> Thank you.
[21:36] » Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[21:38] » Thank you.
>> Thank you,
[21:42] » Mr. Chairman and members of the council.
The next item on the agenda is F1. This
[21:46] is Diane Maderas, the executive director
of East Bay Community Development
[21:49] Corporation, 150 Franklin Street. This
is a request for consideration of a
[21:54] compact vehicle only sign after the two
no parking spaces on the west side of
[21:58] the elderly care facility.
>> Hello, Diane.
[22:06] So, what's in front of us is a request
um for consideration for a couple of uh
[22:14] compact vehicle only sign, more
specifically uh parking in uh in
[22:20] proximity to the exit of the parking lot
of Franklin Court. What I'd like to
[22:26] propose to this council is that on a
semi-reent meeting, we spoke about uh
[22:31] and we are going to complete this uh
Franklin Street study and how it affects
[22:36] not only the neighborhood but in
Franklin Court is part of the
[22:39] neighborhood of course. Um I would
suggest that we continue this uh and
[22:44] make this part of that study. I spoke to
the to the administrator earlier and uh
[22:51] this was a portion of his suggestion. I
like it. Um, and that will make sure
[22:56] that the Franklin court has input so
they can share what they see as the
[23:00] issue right now. So the study includes
that and is considered.
[23:05] » Does that make sense to this council?
>> I certainly do.
[23:07] » So So Mr. Chairman, this would this
would really aim to get to the core of
[23:12] it. It it won't necessarily lead to the
compact car signs, but there might be
[23:18] other solutions through this study that
might resolve this situation. Is that
[23:23] what I'm hearing? Okay.
>> Well said.
[23:24] » Yeah.
>> Can I have a motion to that effect?
[23:27] » Uh, so move.
>> Second.
[23:29] » Motion made by Aaron, seconded by Tony
as stated. Any discussion
[23:34] » hearing? None. All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Thank you.
[23:38] » Thank you,
>> Mr. Chairman and members of the council.
[23:41] The next item on the agenda is F2. This
is Gregory Pastor, 44 Church Street.
[23:46] This is a request for removal of
accessible parking space located in
[23:50] front of the residence. This is second
reading.
[23:53] Based on the recommendation, I make a
motion that we approve it.
[23:56] » Second.
>> Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary as
[23:59] stated. Any discussion? Hearing none,
all in favor? I.
[24:02] » Any opposed? Thank you.
>> The next item on the agenda is F3. This
[24:07] is Richard Roachcha, 9 Jessica Drive.
Request the installation of two stop
[24:11] signs at the intersection of Kathy Core
and Jessica Drive.
[24:16] » Is the app the petitioner here?
No. So, what's in front of this council,
[24:22] as just stated by the clerk, is a
request for two stop signs at the
[24:26] intersection of Kathy Court and Jessica
Drive. Um, we've had some recent
[24:32] requests to this council, not for
specific actually specifically this,
[24:36] right? We have one, we just read a first
reading. Um, but I think what's missing
[24:41] from this one is a petition from the
petitioner uh with multiple signatures.
[24:47] So maybe I'll say that a different way
is that any impacted neighbors in that
[24:52] area, we should this council should have
a petition signed by those and I believe
[24:57] that reasonably speaking it should be
75%
[25:01] of the impacted neighbors approximately.
Um we'll say the the large majority are
[25:07] in favor of putting these stop signs
there. Um so we have a couple options.
[25:12] I'm obviously uh looking for council
input on this, but I'm thinking that we
[25:16] can continue this to our next meeting
and share through the clerk. Um the the
[25:24] requirement of that petition. Um and if
this council prefers, we could push it
[25:29] two meetings out. I'm not sure what we'd
like to do. I would I would think we
[25:33] could I would make a motion that we move
it to the next meeting and that we um
[25:38] just like ask our clerk to let the um
petitioner know what we're asking for.
[25:42] It shouldn't be that difficult to get
those signatures.
[25:45] » Yeah.
>> All right. So, we have a motion from
[25:48] Mary to move this uh to continue this
with those instructions and I'll second
[25:53] that.
>> Okay. So, we had
[25:54] » Is there a I'm sorry. Is there a radius?
Are you looking for like a a for 75% of
[25:59] like on the road or between Kathy and
Jessica or like a 200 foot radius of
[26:04] that intersection 75% like how do I
>> that's a great question 75%.
[26:09] » So I think we could follow in line and
again I'm looking for my colleagues
[26:13] input. Um we for the traffic calming I
think we could follow the same premise.
[26:19] Yeah
>> that's a good reference and it's a good
[26:21] it's also being consistent. So
>> thank you.
[26:24] She wanted that.
>> Oh, sure. Absolutely.
[26:28] » So, discussion did you I don't was
somebody coming up to
[26:32] » Oh, she might be for the next one. Okay.
>> She's next.
[26:34] » The the one from uh Kagashall that was
um the petition we had last time. That
[26:39] was very instructive as a really good
way of somebody doing something like
[26:43] that. Going around to the neighbors,
>> talking to everybody, getting input,
[26:47] making sure that people
>> weren't going to be upset if they had to
[26:50] stop at a stop sign every time now and
everything like that.
[26:53] » Mhm. and there's costs involved to the
town um to verify the need and if so um
[27:00] how to implement those things. So all
right so we had a motion made by Mary
[27:04] seconded by Tony as stated any other
discussion. Uh just very briefly I
[27:08] concur.
I have a little hiccup. Excuse me. Um I
[27:15] concur because the last thing we want is
one one resident requests a sign goes up
[27:21] and uh then the next thing is all the
neighbors go up. Why? I was not
[27:25] consulted you know. So obviously it is
important that we have more than you
[27:31] know be included on this uh decision.
>> I agree. Any other discussion?
[27:37] Hearing none. All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Thank you.
[27:41] » The next item on the agenda is F4. This
is Melissa Parsons, executive director
[27:45] of Biked Beach for Autism. This is a
request for approval of cycling event
[27:49] through Bristol on September 19th.
>> Hi.
[27:52] » You were here for this one, not the last
one. I got it. Please state your name
[27:56] and address for
>> I was here last year.
[27:58] » I'm Melissa Parsons. I'm with Bike to
the Beach and we have our annual annual
[28:03] cycling event that benefits local
nonprofits serving the autism and
[28:07] disability communities in Massachusetts
and Rhode Island and we're going to be
[28:11] coming through with your approval
through uh through Bristol.
[28:17] » If I may, uh could you refresh you using
what route are you following through 136
[28:23] 114? I know you're going through the
bridges that piece I read through.
[28:27] » Yes. Yes. But uh I wasn't very clear
which route you follow.
[28:32] » Let me let me bring it up
unless it's is it in the Let me bring it
[28:37] up.
>> I believe it's in the packet.
[28:39] » Was I missed
[28:44] » I'll get it here in just one minute.
>> Candy page 97 I think.
[28:51] » No.
>> Thank you.
[28:55] » Yeah, it starts on page 97.
>> It is. And the map is 102.
[29:00] » 102.
>> Yeah.
[29:01] » Okay.
>> This is a very complete application.
[29:04] Thank you. There's about 25 pages in
here.
[29:06] » It goes to show how much we got in this
packet. Right.
[29:09] » All set. Thank you.
>> Okay. Council.
[29:14] » Um based on recommendations. Is there a
recommendation is no, but I guess there
[29:20] has not been an issue. Yes, Chief.
>> Yeah. Unfortunat um this petition didn't
[29:27] process through the police department.
Do you know if there's going to be any
[29:30] traffic officers that are going to be
needed or detail officers?
[29:33] » Yes. And I was actually just texting my
colleague now. I wasn't sure if he had
[29:39] already submitted that to the police
department, but if he hasn't, it it
[29:45] should be coming over because we would
love to enlist your help as we did in
[29:49] prior years. Okay.
>> If you have the availability.
[29:52] » Yeah. May I make a suggestion? Why don't
we do a if this council agrees that we
[29:59] can approve it and then um
>> Exactly. And working with the the the
[30:04] police chief and the police department.
Yes.
[30:06] » For an appropriate um if officers are
necessary, then we defer to the police
[30:12] chief to to to put those systems in
place working with the applicant. Is
[30:16] that okay with everybody?
>> That's exactly what I said.
[30:19] » That's what I couldn't get it out.
>> Okay. So that was a motion made by Tony.
[30:23] Was there a second? I'm sorry.
>> Second.
[30:26] » Motion made by Tony, seconded by Aaron
as stated. Any discussion hearing? None.
[30:32] All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Thank you. Good luck.
[30:35] » Thank you very much. And we'll be in
touch. Take care.
[30:40] » Mr. Chairman and members of the council,
the next item on the agenda is G1. This
[30:44] is the Newport and Bristol County
Convention and Visitors Bureau. U also
[30:47] known as Discover Bristol. I mean
Discover Newport. This is for a 1
[30:50] three-year term set to expire in July
2029. We have Steven Bridgy with
[30:55] interest in reappointment and Elaine
White with interest in appointment.
[31:00] » Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to
reappoint Steve Bridgy.
[31:04] » Second.
>> Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary.
[31:07] Discussion. I'll add I spoke to both
applicants prior to uh this meeting. Um,
[31:15] and uh, that I I shared with both that
it's typically the council's practice to
[31:21] reappoint unless there's some reason not
to, which is what you've heard as as a
[31:25] motion in a second. And I also like to
share that um, Elaine shared that she'd
[31:29] like to uh, and she or her intentions is
to go to these meetings to become um,
[31:35] more uh, aware of what's happening there
on a momentto- moment basis and lend her
[31:40] support as she's part of Explore
Bristol. She was obviously the chairman
[31:43] of the 250 committee um to represent um
the the merchants of downtown plus uh
[31:49] the town of Bristol along with Steven
Bridgy. So wanted to have that for the
[31:54] record.
>> Any other discussion?
[31:56] » No, I I'm glad that you made you
mentioned that uh Mr. Chairman because
[32:01] obviously Elaine would certainly be a
great candidate to represent Bristol and
[32:06] she's done a terrific job, you know, in
many other committees along the way. So,
[32:11] we appreciate her efforts and her
volunteerism.
[32:15] » Tony, I'll add that sometimes I wish I
had half the energy and passion that
[32:19] Elaine White had for this kind of stuff.
That's awesome.
[32:23] » I think that I think um this shows like
once again that we have I mean we're
[32:27] very lucky in this town that we have
very good and highly qualified
[32:30] candidates that want to go on our boards
and commissions and represent the town
[32:34] in other things around the state. So,
we're very blessed with that.
[32:37] » Well said to all of you. Any other
discussion? Hearing none. All in favor?
[32:42] I. Any opposed? Thank you,
>> Mr. Chairman and members of the council.
[32:47] The next item on the agenda is G2. This
is the historic district commission.
[32:51] This is for one three-year unexpired
second auxiliary member set to expire in
[32:55] July 2027. And we have Blair Moore with
interest in appointment.
[33:00] » Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we
set a um well, a motion. Do I need to
[33:05] make a motion?
>> Yes, it would be a motion to set an
[33:08] interview uh with Mr. more.
>> Can we shoot for the September 16th
[33:13] meeting? That's our next one. And if the
council is amendable to it, uh possibly
[33:18] start at 6:30 for that one interview.
Does that work for everyone? I don't
[33:22] know if it works for the applicant, but
we can attempt to go.
[33:25] » We can put September 16th at 6:30 or at
the convenience of the all parties.
[33:30] » Yes, that works. Perfect.
>> So, Tony, that was your motion. Was
[33:36] there a second?
>> Second. There was a motion of Tony,
[33:39] seconded by Aaron. Any other discussion?
Hearing none. All in favor?
[33:43] » Any opposed? Thank you.
>> The next item on the agenda is H1. This
[33:49] is the municipal liquor licensing
practice. This was the review of the
[33:52] draft policy/guidelines
and phased approach. And this was
[33:55] continued from July 29, 2026. And
there's a resolution of a policy on
[34:01] liquor license applications attached.
And just to be consistent, I propose
[34:05] that we continue it again for no other
reason that all five council people are
[34:09] not here. And this is an important uh
topic. All topics are important, but
[34:14] this one in particular. So if we could
continue this to the next meeting, so
[34:18] all of us are here.
>> So I'll move
[34:21] » second.
>> Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary.
[34:24] Any other discussion? Hearing none. All
in favor. Any opposed? Thank you.
[34:31] Okay. The next item on the agenda is I1.
This is Councilman Lei. This is
[34:36] discussion and consideration of the
potential impacts of data centers on the
[34:40] town and related zoning regulations
regarding their construction and
[34:43] sighting in Bristol.
>> Councilman.
[34:45] » All right. Thanks everybody. Thanks uh
for your time. One of the reasons why I
[34:49] wanted to bring this up, I added a um
some supporting material in there from
[34:55] Smithfield, Rhode Island, who's dealing
with this situation right now. And I
[34:58] asked to have this on the agenda because
there's so much going on right now and I
[35:04] did have a chance to talk to Diane a
little bit about this and learned that
[35:09] our zoning table say nothing about data
centers yet. So I wanted to get the
[35:13] conversation going with my colleagues so
that we don't uh get caught flatfooted
[35:18] on this one. One of the reasons there's
several reasons why I'm concerned about
[35:23] this. I could lay out really a long list
of concerns, but there's two that I
[35:27] think that are especially important
here. The first is scale and uh
[35:31] permanence of of data centers. These are
large buildings with substantial
[35:36] mechanical equipment. Once they're
cited, it's there. It's not going away.
[35:42] So, we have one chance to deal with
this. The second is nuisance
[35:46] uh and the day-to-day impact on
neighbors who might be exposed to these.
[35:51] The cooling equipment for data centers
runs constantly. Backup generators are
[35:57] tested frequently and on a regular
schedule. And then trucks and equipment
[36:03] that service these things are uh always
coming and going causing diesel
[36:08] emissions and things like that. So, for
me, one of the things I would do, I
[36:12] personally would be interested in
addressing this through our zoning
[36:15] tables the same way that we just
recently did with the short-term
[36:18] rentals. Uh, but I'd like to hear from
my colleagues to see what their thoughts
[36:23] are and whether there's any interest in
moving forward on something like that.
[36:27] » Well, I I don't think it hurts to have
it in either our comp plan or in our
[36:32] zoning tables. I don't really think that
Bristol has any land large enough to be
[36:37] able to accommodate such a data center.
So, I don't think it's
[36:42] going to be something that we going to
have to address, at least in the scale
[36:45] that they have right now, nor do we have
really the infrastructure, the highway
[36:49] access and things like that. So, unlike
maybe Smithfield, which does have large
[36:53] tracks of land still, I don't think
we're in a immediate danger of having
[36:58] somebody coming knocking to do such a
thing, but it wouldn't hurt to have it
[37:01] in. And is it something that's come up
at the comp plan discussions or anything
[37:05] like that?
>> Yeah. No.
[37:07] » Diane, if if you were to envision adding
this to our zoning table, what would it
[37:13] look like in very high level?
[37:17] » So, super high level. I would envision
it being a I would I would and just so
[37:22] you know in conversations with um Ed
Tanner who's also the zoning officer I
[37:27] if a use is not specifically listed in
the table then it is not allowed unless
[37:33] the petitioner could prove that it's
similar to another use that is listed.
[37:38] So in his opinion there would be no
other use similar and we could say no.
[37:43] But to Aaron's point, if you want to
have something specifically prohibiting
[37:47] them, I would say it would be a a use
listed in the use table with a no with
[37:52] an N for no in all resident in all the
zoning districts.
[37:56] » Mhm.
>> That's how I would see it.
[37:59] » I guess I'm not advocating in any way
for data centers just but following
[38:04] questions is that it would seem to me
data centers what I'm picturing are
[38:10] massive, right? But maybe they're not
massive. Are what if is if if you define
[38:16] a data center as servers inside, can it
be 5,000 square ft? My research says
[38:23] yes. Again, I'm not advocating for a
data center, but I'm wondering at what
[38:28] point are we are we excluding something
like that that we would be fine with if
[38:32] it was small? So I guess what I'm saying
is should we define and it seemed to be
[38:38] the answer yes is how big is big how
much is too much kind of thing and how
[38:42] much is not too much. I'll say it one
more time. I'm not advocating for data
[38:47] centers, but just saying that that if I
don't I'm not for large did a I I'm
[38:53] assuming that all of you and certainly
Aaron did some research on it and I
[38:57] consider myself techie a little bit and
been following this for a while and
[39:02] everybody's seen uh prices for
electronics go up because of the RAM
[39:07] shortage based off data centers. So
there's a lot of things that affect, but
[39:11] as it pertains to zoning, I'm wondering
if it was a small building, do we care?
[39:16] Is it a big deal? I don't think as Mary
pointed out earlier that our
[39:21] infrastructure is not there both for
electrical for a large data center. We
[39:26] also don't have um a multi-ter
connection for what would be required
[39:32] for it. But I also agree was what was
said that I don't have a problem with it
[39:37] being put into the zoning. I just need a
better definition because I can't
[39:42] imagine us saying no to something like
5,000 square feet, right? But definitely
[39:46] saying no to a large one,
>> right? And maybe similar to what we do
[39:50] with other uses. It's sort of a scaled,
you know, it's a no if you're big and
[39:53] maybe a special use permit if you're
small.
[39:56] » See, and that's a nice way of doing it.
I I would also like to research a little
[40:00] bit about um
as you say, you know, where these
[40:04] typically are are proposed because I
know we've been really um we advocate
[40:09] strongly to keep the manufacturing zoned
property for jobs and I'm not sure that
[40:14] these really come with jobs. I don't.
>> So maybe as an accessory use to an
[40:18] existing building or in a building that
can build an addition to support this.
[40:23] I'm just I just want to look into that a
little bit more too. But maybe we could
[40:27] refer it to the planning board and then
they could study it like they did with
[40:30] the short-term rental, come back with a
recommendation for you.
[40:33] » You know, one of the things I think
about the jobs question is I think it's
[40:37] true that there's not a lot of jobs, you
know, like daytoday, but there would be
[40:41] a lot of jobs on the construction end of
it. And I know a lot of times in Rhode
[40:45] Island, um the uh construction workers
become, you know, very vocal in terms of
[40:52] which is fine, you know, because there's
going to be a lot of jobs to build stuff
[40:55] like that.
>> Um so, you know, I always think it's
[40:58] tricky like do we mean ongoing permanent
jobs of like highpaying or do we mean
[41:03] construction jobs that might be
depending on what you're building could
[41:07] take a considerable amount of time um
that would keep people working.
[41:13] But I I agree with Nathan in the sense
that because it can always be changed or
[41:18] we can just do it as like a special user
discussion. I mean right now as we know
[41:22] what they are, we don't have the space
for it. We don't really Bristol's not
[41:27] really a qualifying place, I wouldn't
think. But in a couple of years, who
[41:32] knows? They might shrink way down and to
be much smaller, much quieter, use a lot
[41:37] less um energy and resources, so forth.
And then that might be something that
[41:42] you we'd want to look at. So either we
then change the zone or change the
[41:45] zoning tables we check on every
periodically every so often or we just
[41:50] let it in by special use if it is
something that the technology has
[41:55] changed or it's much smaller.
>> Mhm.
[41:58] » So what I would Tony
>> uh I just have I I've heard about them.
[42:03] Okay. But do do we have any locally? I
mean in the state of Rhode Island is has
[42:09] any community already taken up one? I
know there was some discussion. I think
[42:14] was it the South Kingston, North King?
>> Smithfield or Smithfield.
[42:20] » South Kingstone just had a had it come
up on their agenda too. I think they
[42:24] were being more proactive like we would
be on it, but I don't think they had
[42:28] somebody applying for one.
>> Gotcha. Okay. But currently there's none
[42:33] in Rhode Island that we are aware of.
>> I'm not aware of any. Okay. I don't
[42:36] think I don't think there are. But I
mean some of the places I mean some it's
[42:40] very become very controversial
everywhere even places that have it
[42:44] » and it is you know how disruptive it can
be to even I was just listening. It
[42:50] happened to be on today a news program
just a lot in county and um Virginia. I
[42:56] think they're bringing in something like
1.3 billion to the town to the county to
[43:00] the county. Um, but like one part is
more uh urban and that's where they're
[43:06] located. I'm using the word urban. I'm
not saying it's urban. And then the
[43:10] other part is more farmland like across
like the other side of the county and
[43:14] but yet all these electrical poles and
stuff have to go through the farmland
[43:19] » and so they're not very happy with it.
You know what I mean? So I think there's
[43:23] a lot to consider and a lot more than we
probably all know because we live in
[43:27] basically a city state,
>> right? And and my understanding is um
[43:31] they use a lot of uh resources like um
water to cool the unit. So there's a
[43:36] huge demand for some of the those
resources too.
[43:39] » It's funny is that it's and this is why
research is so important is that a large
[43:44] data center uses as much as an 18hole
golf course.
[43:48] » Oh my god. So when you start doing it,
so but there's no question about an
[43:51] 18hole golf course.
>> I'm going to say it one more time. I'm
[43:54] not advocating for data centers. It's
just a balance. That's just an
[43:58] interesting topic. It's an interesting
topic that is out there being talked
[44:02] about by a lot of places with, you know,
vast tracks of land. And what they're
[44:07] talking about also in the electrical
power is
[44:09] » that they would have to generate their
own power maybe through small uh nuclear
[44:15] reactors. So those are all things that
you know the small ones like submarines
[44:18] use. So those are all things that are
out there in the world I think being
[44:22] discussed and Nathan obviously
researched it far more than I have but
[44:25] just in hearing about it and thinking
about it a little bit
[44:29] » I would say and Erin this was your
agenda item I would say that Dian's
[44:34] suggestion to refer to the planning
board for discussion and recommendation
[44:39] back to the council would be seems very
appropriate.
[44:42] » All right. Well I got a motion here to
that effect. I think that, you know,
[44:46] certainly I think the verdict is still
out on data centers. I think that our
[44:49] conversation here captured it very
nicely where um it could be a positive
[44:54] thing for us to just pump the brakes a
little bit on on these and wait and see
[44:59] a little bit and then tailor our our
zoning ordinances around to something
[45:03] that we're very comfortable with. And I
think we can do that in partnership with
[45:07] our planning board. So, I'll make a
motion to refer the question of data
[45:11] center land use to the planning board uh
and to return to this council with a
[45:17] recommended definition of of data center
>> and um
[45:23] » and proposals
>> a recommendation for uh where they can
[45:26] be used.
>> Yeah.
[45:27] » Is that
>> Yeah. So to to add it to the zoning
[45:30] table.
>> Zoning table. Yeah.
[45:32] » Second.
>> Motion made by Aaron, seconded by Tony
[45:36] as stated. Any other discussion?
>> Yes. Just simply thank you for bringing
[45:40] that this to our temple.
>> Absolutely. Thanks for the conversation,
[45:43] guys.
>> Any other discussion?
[45:45] » Hearing none. All in favor? I. Any
opposed?
[45:48] » Thank you,
>> Mr. Chairman and members of the council.
[45:51] The next item on the agenda is me. I
too, Clerk Ado with upcoming election
[45:56] details.
>> Long day.
[46:01] » Thanks for I know. Did I hear that um
early voting s tomorrow?
[46:04] » Yes. So, uh, elections come fast and
furious. So, if you haven't gotten about
[46:09] 10,000 rooc calls, you know that
elections right around the corner. So, I
[46:13] just wanted to let uh just
forformational, uh, public information,
[46:16] the state primary is going to be on a
Wednesday this year, not on a Tuesday.
[46:20] It'll be on Wednesday, September 9th.
There was legislation that passed that
[46:24] because it's after the day of Labor Day.
They're going to be moving it to the
[46:26] Wednesday. So, um, the September primary
will be on Wednesday, September 9th.
[46:30] Polls open at 7:00 a.m. They close at
8:00 p.m. Early voting starts tomorrow,
[46:35] August 20th, and that will run through
September 8th, the day before election.
[46:39] Early voting will be held at the Catera
School Building this year, which is 35
[46:43] Washington Street. The hours are Monday
through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
[46:47] p.m. and it will be closed on Labor Day,
Monday, September 7th. The uh for the
[46:53] primary, we are condensing to five
polling locations. We sent out pretty
[46:58] little postcards to every registered
voter, so you should have gotten one in
[47:01] the mail. If you didn't get it, you can
go on vot.gov to see where your polling
[47:05] location is going to be, or you can call
us here at the Bristol Town Hall. We
[47:09] will gladly help you figure out where
your polling location will be on
[47:12] election day. Um, the general election
will be on November 3rd. Um, and just so
[47:19] everybody knows, the mail-in ballots do
need to be returned by election day,
[47:23] September 9th, by the close of the
election at 8:00 p.m. Those can be
[47:28] returned either by mail in any dropbox
in front of this any city hall within
[47:32] the state of Rhode Island or at any
polling location on election day. They
[47:36] will they have a dropbox there that you
can drop them off. And again, if anybody
[47:40] has any questions, they can call town
hall or go on vote.gov.
[47:45] Melissa, uh, Melissa, what door at the
Echiter School? It would be in the back
[47:49] or
>> It is the back door. It's the ADA
[47:52] accessible door. We put the signs out
today. So, it's marked and there'll be
[47:56] more signs going out tomorrow.
>> So, it will be right where the parking
[47:58] is.
>> It's right where the parking is. There's
[48:00] two There's three ADA accessible spots
right in the front. It's ADA accessible
[48:04] through the the side and it goes right
through the fence and there's signs all
[48:08] the way around the building.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[48:10] » You're welcome.
>> Just need a motion to receive files. A
[48:15] motion to receive and file.
>> Second.
[48:17] » Motion made by Tony, seconded by Aaron.
Any other discussion?
[48:20] » Yes. That thank you for all your
efforts.
[48:23] » Thank you. Thank you.
>> Well said.
[48:25] » All in favor? I.
>> Any opposed?
[48:28] » You.
>> The next item on the agenda is I3. This
[48:32] is public notice. RIDM, Office of Water
Resources, Jeffrey Vincent, 11 Waterview
[48:37] Lane, Warren, requesting permission to
alter a freshwater wetland at the
[48:41] intersection of Tilbury and Leah Drive.
This requires uh a response by September
[48:46] 8th. And I just want to note a memo from
the community development officer that's
[48:50] noted as received at meeting I3 on your
DAS.
[48:54] » Diane, instead of us reading this, could
you give us the eye level on this?
[48:58] » I can. So um as you know, this is sent
to you for um public comment from the
[49:04] DEM. they send it to individuals and
agencies uh for um that invitation to
[49:12] provide comments. I also wanted to note
that the town is also in a butter to
[49:15] this site. There's three lots that were
acquired um a few years ago from a um uh
[49:22] tax sale that the developer changed his
mind on. So those are open space wetland
[49:27] parcels. this lot. Um I I reviewed this
application uh the I reviewed the
[49:33] application submitted with the DEM
paperwork and I also um did some
[49:37] research in our records to kind of give
you some um points that I think you
[49:40] should submit to the DEM. Um the first
is the property is an undeveloped
[49:44] non-conforming single lot of record
containing approximately 6,835
[49:50] ft of lot area. The wetland flagging
shown on the plan indicates that almost
[49:54] the entire lot consists of wetlands. Um,
the proposed foundation is shown as
[49:59] being in the water table with a
foundation drain that discharges to a
[50:03] pad behind the building proposed
building. It does not indicate that this
[50:08] is a sump pump, but based on the
foundation elevation and the water
[50:12] table, uh, a sump pump is more than
likely going to be necessary and sump
[50:17] pumps in the water table pump
constantly. Um, obviously, um, I did
[50:23] review the town's GIS drainage map.
There is no drainage in Tilbury Drive.
[50:28] There is no drainage um in Whopping
Drive north of Ley, which is the area of
[50:33] the neighborhood where this property is.
Um
[50:38] there is uh drainage in Basswood, but
it's further south. It doesn't come that
[50:42] far north. So, storm water runoff in
this area is mostly overland, and the
[50:48] wetlands serve to um help to
store that storm water flow overland. Um
[50:55] we have been called out um several times
over the last few years to um
[51:03] investigate and try to address the
existing drainage and flooding problem
[51:06] primarily with homes on basswood. We've
had our engineering engineer consultants
[51:11] out there. They've looked at it with us.
There is no easy way to connect the
[51:16] drainage um to that neighborhood. And we
did do our due diligence. We, like I
[51:20] said, we've been out several times to
see if there is something that can be
[51:24] done on the town's land or in the road,
and it just seems like it's not very
[51:29] feasible. Um, so with the alteration of
the wetlands and the additional
[51:34] impervious area and some pump water that
this site will discharge, I have
[51:38] concerns about exacerbating the existing
flooding problems in the neighborhood.
[51:42] Um, in review of the town's GIS map
layer for the Bristol County Water
[51:46] Authority, there are several areas
without public water availability,
[51:50] including Tilbury, Belvadier, sections
of Opichi, Septton, and Basswood drives.
[51:56] So, many homes in this neighborhood rely
on private wells. The wetlands help to
[52:00] serve as a recharge for maintaining
groundwater capacity and um it is needed
[52:06] in this area because there is no uh
public water. So, I would just like to
[52:11] have you note those um in a
correspondence to the DEM.
[52:17] » So, we can do that through uh the clerk
if this council concurs and share um
[52:24] these
>> points of concern with the um through
[52:28] through that on uh advice of our
community development director.
[52:33] » Yes. And just to note that deadline for
the comments is uh precluding uh
[52:37] comments from the planning board because
they don't meet before the deadline. So
[52:42] that's why I offered my comments to
>> Thank you. So, I move that we um provide
[52:48] the comments um to DEM as to how this
will affect the neighborhood in the town
[52:55] um and ask the clerk to meet with um our
planning director and director of
[53:01] community development, I should say, and
come up with all the correct uh
[53:04] information and wording that and points
that we want to point out.
[53:07] » Okay.
>> So, a second.
[53:10] » Motion made by Mary, seconded by Tony. A
stated discussion.
[53:13] » Uh yes. you know, bless you. I I
>> I know we've lived I'm not going to say
[53:18] I we have lived through quite a few of
these situations. You know, I could
[53:23] highlight a few of them. You know,
Harker Harker was one of them. Uh at the
[53:28] corner of Wood and Hope. Uh there's
another area there and there's been a
[53:34] couple other areas throughout town
where, you know, if we don't do due
[53:39] diligence, make folks aware that there
is concerns, then we are in a hook. the
[53:44] hotel if possible.
>> Yes, the hotel is another one. Uh so
[53:48] there are some concerns. So I'm glad we
uh forward the our concerns to DEM.
[53:54] » I think the one thing that is important
to note just for people that may not be
[53:58] familiar with it is that DEM has the
ultimate say on whether you can fill a
[54:02] wetlands or not. Not not Bristol
Planning Board, zoning board, town
[54:07] council. So that's why it's important to
like get these words out to them and
[54:11] maybe they'll pay attention, maybe they
won't. Thank you, Mary. That's a good
[54:14] point.
>> Any other discussion?
[54:16] » Diane, thanks. Thanks for all the work
on this. I used to live in this area, so
[54:19] I remember the water issues over there.
It is uh it can get pretty bad. I
[54:24] believe in the springtime is it usually
the worst.
[54:26] » Yes.
>> Yeah.
[54:28] » Any other discussion hearing? None. All
in favor? I.
[54:32] » Any opposed? Thank you. Thanks, Diane.
>> Thank you.
[54:36] » You're welcome,
>> Mr. Chairman, members of the council.
[54:38] The next item on the agenda is J1. This
is bid number 1093. Catering services
[54:43] for the 4th of July ball 2027.
[54:48] » We had I know you just had it.
>> I can't believe on the ball.
[54:53] » Fourth of July ball.
>> They're going to they're going to be
[54:56] able to clear this all year. They're
going to get make sure they get their
[54:58] food saved up. I know.
>> So, we did have the bid opening today at
[55:02] 12. We received one bid. The bid was
received from CP Catering. It was option
[55:08] one, sit down in the amount of $40,155
and that was uh for $145 per person. And
[55:15] then option two, which was food stations
in the amount of 42,95
[55:20] with 155 per plate person.
>> Make a motion to refer to administrator
[55:26] in the 4th of July committee to act on
it in the best interest of the town.
[55:31] » Second.
>> Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary as
[55:34] stated. Any discussion hearing? None.
All in favor?
[55:37] » Any opposed? Thank you.
>> The next item on the agenda is J2. This
[55:43] is bid number 1094. This is the curbside
collection of residential yard waste. We
[55:48] did also have the bid opening today at
noon. We received two bids. The first
[55:53] bid is from Landscaping Services, Inc.
And this is base bid A. Total amount was
[55:58] to be determined. Base bid B was in the
amount of $1,160,597
[56:06] with a vehicle price of $45,000.
The next bid was from MTG Disposals LLC.
[56:13] This was a base bid A for option A in
the amount of 1,872,900.
[56:20] Base bid B option in the amount of
1,872,900.
[56:26] And then they also provided a 5-year
option. Base bid A 2,792,600
[56:35] and the base bid V also for the 5year in
the amount of 2,792,600.
[56:42] No vehicle.
[56:45] » H interesting. Landscaping service.
Where are they from? Did they give an
[56:49] address?
>> From Bristol State big.
[56:53] » Oh, okay. and MTG. Where are they from?
>> That's
[56:58] a disposal company somewhere in Rhode
Island. Rhode Island.
[57:02] » Oh, okay. Bristol.
>> All right. Uh, I make a motion to refer
[57:07] to the Distra to act in the best
interest of the D.
[57:11] » Second.
>> Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary as
[57:14] stated. Any discussion? Hearing none.
All in favor? I.
[57:17] » Any opposed? Thank you.
>> The next item on the agenda is J3. This
[57:23] is bid 1095, fireworks display for parks
and recreation. We had the bid opening
[57:27] today at 12. We received one bid from
Pyro Technical in the amount of 18,000.
[57:35] » Make a motion to refer to the uh town
administrator to act in the best
[57:39] interest of the town.
>> Second.
[57:42] » Motion made by Tony, seconded by Mary.
Any discussion?
[57:46] I'll just add that I um we haven't had
fireworks in quite a few years and last
[57:52] night concert has been in and out. I
think it's I love it. Um but I don't
[57:57] know if it's something that we can do
every year but when we can do it I think
[58:00] it's wonderful. So any other discussion
>> hearing none all in favor? Any opposed?
[58:05] Thank you.
>> So chairman and the last item on the
[58:09] agenda is J4. This is Chairman Caluro.
Discussion and possible action regarding
[58:13] the transfer of the public media budget
line item to the town administrative's
[58:17] budget for the payment of town council
meeting recordings and broadcasting
[58:20] services.
>> So actually there is no discussion
[58:23] necessary on this. Um I'm just going to
ask for a motion to table. Uh the
[58:28] discussion happened initially about
proposed changes and how these are
[58:32] completed but uh after further
discussion unnecessary. So I just need a
[58:37] motion to table. So move
>> there. Motion made by Tony, seconded by
[58:42] Mary to table. Any other discussion?
>> Hearing none. All in favor?
[58:45] » Any opposed? Thank you.
>> Uh ladies and gentlemen, we just need a
[58:51] motion to adjourn.
>> My friend from from Bar um who does the
[58:56] report for the water authority must be
on vacation.
[59:02] » Oh yeah, that's right. The water report.
this part of the show we're usually at
[59:05] BCWA and we
>> we're on mo we're on automatic on it. So
[59:10] I just need a motion to adjurnn, please.
>> So move.
[59:13] » Motion made by is there a second? Motion
made by Tony, seconded by Aaron to
[59:17] adjourn. So this is the end of the
meeting. Normally we go into executive
[59:20] session. There isn't any tonight. So we
say to all of you, good night. Thank
[59:24] you. Good night.
>> Thank you.