[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.

Town of Bristol RI Town Council Wednesday August 19 2026

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