[3:53] I will call the June 2nd, 2026 North

[4:02] Providence Town Council meeting to

[4:04] order.

[4:05] Please stand for the Pledge of

[4:06] Allegiance and remain standing for a

[4:08] moment of silence.

[4:10] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[4:12] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[4:12] United States of America

[4:14] and to the Republic for which it stands,

[4:16] one nation under God, indivisible, with

[4:20] liberty and justice for all.

[4:45] » Okay, item number one, acceptance of

[4:47] meeting minutes.

[4:48] Discussion and action and vote with

[4:50] regard to the acceptance of meeting

[4:51] minutes from the meeting of May 5th,

[4:54] 2026. So, I have a motion to approve.

[4:56] >> So moved.

[4:57] » So moved.

[4:57] >> A motion's been made by Councilman

[4:59] » A motion's been made by Councilman

[4:59] Baccala. Is there a second? Seconded by

[5:01] Councilman LaPorte. All those in favor?

[5:03] >> Aye.

[5:03] » Aye.

[5:03] >> All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[5:05] » All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[5:05] I'm going to skip due to a time

[5:07] constraint, Woodward Road, Louisquisset

[5:09] Golf,

[5:11] Mike Murphy and Andrew

[5:15] Pleseeka

[5:16] to appear at the request of the Council

[5:19] to address safety concerns related to

[5:21] golf balls entering residential

[5:23] properties along Woodward Road

[5:26] and potential mitigation measures,

[5:27] including fencing or protective netting

[5:30] at the adjacent golf course. Please

[5:32] state your name for the record, please.

[5:34] >> Andrew Pleseeka, here on behalf of

[5:35] » Andrew Pleseeka, here on behalf of

[5:35] Louisquisset Country Club. Thank you.

[5:38] Uh

[5:39] Good evening, Councilors. Uh

[5:41] I'm here on behalf of Louisquisset. We

[5:43] obviously received your letter of May

[5:45] 7th regarding errant golf balls in the

[5:47] neighborhood of Woodward Road. Um to

[5:50] date, we have not received any

[5:52] complaints from any adjacent property

[5:54] owners regarding the golf balls, but

[5:55] obviously that doesn't mean that it's

[5:57] not happening. Um we have two holes

[5:59] located adjacent to Woodward, uh holes

[6:02] two and holes three. Uh portions of uh

[6:06] Woodward Road that border the golf

[6:07] course feature a chain-link fence, and

[6:09] there are portions that feature a 50-ft

[6:11] net. Uh

[6:12] we are committed to working with the

[6:14] town in order to come up with

[6:15] cost-effective measures to mitigate

[6:17] errant golf balls leaving the property.

[6:19] Uh towards that end, we would request if

[6:21] the town council can provide us with the

[6:23] uh contact information for any of the

[6:25] property owners who are experiencing

[6:27] these issues, so that way we can kind of

[6:29] narrow down where the golf balls are

[6:32] problematic. Is it the tee from the

[6:34] second hole? Is it the approach shot

[6:35] from the third? So that way

[6:37] our analysis of the golf club and

[6:39] potential changes that we could make can

[6:40] be a little bit more focused as to what

[6:42] the actual problem is. Um accordingly,

[6:45] with that information, we'd be willing

[6:46] to come back here in a month. Uh we will

[6:48] come up with an action plan with respect

[6:50] to changes that we can make in order to

[6:52] uh mitigate this outcome, and we will

[6:54] report back to the town council.

[6:56] >> Thank you.

[6:57] » Thank you.

[6:57] If you just have a seat, is there anyone

[6:59] here from the neighborhood that would

[7:00] like to speak? Just come up to the

[7:01] microphone one at a time.

[7:03] And uh please just state your name for

[7:05] the record.

[7:06] >> Sherry Melo.

[7:07] » Sherry Melo.

[7:07] >> Thank you.

[7:08] » Thank you.

[7:08] >> Robert Melo.

[7:09] » Robert Melo.

[7:09] >> Okay. Still having issues?

[7:11] » Okay. Still having issues?

[7:11] >> We live at 725. Yeah, they they end up

[7:13] » We live at 725. Yeah, they they end up

[7:13] in the front and uh to

[7:15] his comment about not getting any calls,

[7:17] my wife has called and they said we

[7:19] can't do anything, you go through your

[7:20] home insurance.

[7:22] >> Okay.

[7:24] » Okay.

[7:24] >> I spoke to um a manager. I'm not sure

[7:27] » I spoke to um a manager. I'm not sure

[7:27] what his name was, but I spoke to a man

[7:29] when I called and asked to speak to a

[7:31] manager, um probably this time last

[7:33] year. And they told me that um I had to

[7:36] go through my homeowner's insurance and

[7:38] that they couldn't help me.

[7:40] >> You spoke to someone at Lewis Quince,

[7:41] » You spoke to someone at Lewis Quince,

[7:41] the golf course. Okay.

[7:43] And you're at 725?

[7:44] >> Yes.

[7:45] » Yes.

[7:45] >> Okay. Thank you.

[7:46] » Okay. Thank you.

[7:46] >> Thank you.

[7:51] » Just state your name for the record,

[7:52] please.

[7:52] >> Uh Felton Messina.

[7:54] » Uh Felton Messina.

[7:54] >> Uh thank you.

[7:54] » Uh thank you.

[7:55] >> Arden Nazar.

[7:55] » Arden Nazar.

[7:55] >> Thank you.

[7:56] » Thank you.

[7:56] >> I live in uh 721 Woodward Road. Um and

[8:00] » I live in uh 721 Woodward Road. Um and

[8:00] the the issue with the golf balls is

[8:02] just getting out of hand. Like this is

[8:04] the amount of golf balls just this month

[8:05] since last meeting.

[8:07] Um the other day I was just mowing my

[8:09] lawn and one just like almost hit me in

[8:12] the head. Like it's it it's just a lot

[8:15] at this point. So, that I mean that's

[8:17] why we brought the issue here.

[8:18] >> And you stated that you've contacted the

[8:20] » And you stated that you've contacted the

[8:20] >> I contacted Frank Perry uh last year

[8:23] » I contacted Frank Perry uh last year

[8:23] twice about this issue and he told me

[8:26] that there's nothing that he can do.

[8:27] That we should go through our homeowners

[8:29] insurance cuz there was property damage.

[8:31] And my biggest concern is damage to me

[8:34] or to my niece and nephew who are four

[8:36] and two who go and visit me a lot in my

[8:39] property. They play outside, so

[8:41] >> Okay.

[8:43] » Okay.

[8:43] >> yeah.

[8:44] » yeah.

[8:44] >> Thank you for coming. That's It's a lot

[8:46] » Thank you for coming. That's It's a lot

[8:46] of golf balls. That shouldn't be

[8:47] happening.

[8:48] >> Good progress.

[8:49] » Good progress.

[8:49] >> Come back up.

[8:54] Okay, does anybody have any questions

[8:55] from the council?

[8:58] Um they did state that they have

[9:00] contacted people at Lewis Quince it.

[9:03] They shouldn't have to deal with this.

[9:05] Um

[9:06] Let's see if we can get a plan of action

[9:07] in place as soon as possible.

[9:09] >> Oh, we'll do

[9:10] » Oh, we'll do

[9:10] >> If if you want, I can report back to the

[9:11] » If if you want, I can report back to the

[9:11] town council next month.

[9:13] >> We have a meeting on um

[9:16] » We have a meeting on um

[9:16] No, but there's a June meeting, too,

[9:17] before that. Uh I want to say Well, I'll

[9:20] have the clerk contact you.

[9:22] >> Yep.

[9:22] » Yep.

[9:22] >> And and we'll we'll put you on that

[9:24] » And and we'll we'll put you on that

[9:24] agenda so you can come up with a action

[9:26] plan.

[9:26] >> Excellent. Thank you.

[9:28] » Excellent. Thank you.

[9:28] >> Please leave your number with the

[9:29] » Please leave your number with the

[9:29] gentleman at the door.

[9:30] >> Absolutely.

[9:31] » Absolutely.

[9:31] >> Thank you.

[9:31] » Thank you.

[9:31] >> Thank you. Thank you all for coming.

[9:33] » Thank you. Thank you all for coming.

[9:33] >> Thank you.

[9:35] » Thank you.

[9:35] >> Now, now if if if that doesn't mitigate

[9:38] » Now, now if if if that doesn't mitigate

[9:38] the problem, just let us know. Okay?

[9:42] Thank you.

[9:42] >> Thank you.

[9:44] » Thank you.

[9:44] >> Yeah, I'm going to go back to item

[9:45] » Yeah, I'm going to go back to item

[9:45] number two, sale of property. Maryland

[9:47] Body would like to discuss and possible

[9:49] vote on two possible sales. One,

[9:52] consideration of the sale of portion of

[9:54] Lauri's Street to Michael Baron, 10

[9:57] Otter Street.

[9:58] And two, consideration of the sale of

[10:00] the Charles Condominiums, 1190 Charles

[10:03] Street, a portion of undeveloped road.

[10:07] Mayor.

[10:08] >> Mr. Chairman, members of the council.

[10:10] » Mr. Chairman, members of the council.

[10:10] These are two parcels of land that um I

[10:13] asked both the councilman uh from that

[10:16] district to uh

[10:18] visit with me uh to show

[10:21] uh the request for the purchase. Um and

[10:24] I will tell you this that both parcels,

[10:26] and hopefully uh council people would

[10:30] agree, are uh

[10:34] I want to say useless to the town. Uh

[10:37] the one on Otter Street, I think is

[10:38] important only because

[10:42] that could at some point in time become

[10:44] an ingress or egress to a large parcel

[10:47] of land which abuts

[10:49] the land behind the Geneva Mills.

[10:53] So, if this par- parcel of land

[10:56] is basically sold or abandoned, that

[11:00] would uh cease any

[11:03] uh concerns

[11:04] uh for that uh

[11:06] um

[11:07] area to become a cut-through.

[11:10] Um

[11:11] I I don't know um Mr. Fiorello Mr.

[11:14] Pollock.

[11:15] >> Mr. President.

[11:16] » Mr. President.

[11:16] >> Councilman.

[11:18] » Councilman.

[11:18] >> Mayor, if we uh

[11:20] » Mayor, if we uh

[11:20] agree to sell these two parcels,

[11:22] I would like to see some type of

[11:24] contingency on the purchase and sales

[11:25] for the one on Otter Street where they

[11:27] can't build or develop

[11:29] road on there.

[11:30] >> Yeah, that's any of the parcels consumer

[11:33] » Yeah, that's any of the parcels consumer

[11:33] and that

[11:34] we sold so far for the amount of money

[11:37] that we're selling it is with an

[11:39] agreement that there'll be no

[11:40] construction.

[11:42] And if if the agreement also states that

[11:45] if at any point in time they change

[11:46] their mind would have to come back to

[11:49] the council

[11:51] and um

[11:52] discuss that.

[11:55] Now,

[11:56] I'm sorry. Go ahead, Nick.

[11:57] >> Mr. President of the council, um to the

[11:59] » Mr. President of the council, um to the

[11:59] mayor's point both parcels are

[12:02] uneconomic remnants that their sold

[12:05] value is to the buyer it's really

[12:08] nothing

[12:09] but what

[12:10] and excuse me

[12:11] it's only value is to the buyer, excuse

[12:13] me.

[12:14] >> Thank you.

[12:15] » Thank you.

[12:15] >> Yeah, in fact, one of them the one at

[12:16] » Yeah, in fact, one of them the one at

[12:16] the Charles has already been developed

[12:18] parking spots.

[12:19] >> Okay.

[12:20] » Okay.

[12:20] >> What what's been happening there by me

[12:21] » What what's been happening there by me

[12:21] to the entire council, Mr. Chairman, is

[12:24] that

[12:26] the Charles condominium has been

[12:28] utilizing this property for parking.

[12:31] There was a small portion of it that

[12:33] there was a

[12:35] number of trees built on.

[12:38] And now one of the trees fell

[12:41] and damaged

[12:42] one of the owner's cars.

[12:46] Now, it became a situation who's

[12:48] responsible

[12:50] for the tree that fell on the car

[12:54] on the property that were they were

[12:56] illegally parking on, basically.

[12:59] So, we thought we would try to bring

[13:00] this to a head. That's why I had the

[13:02] council in visit and I think I spoke to

[13:03] you also, Mr. President, about it. Take

[13:05] a look at it. It's

[13:08] not can't be used by us, the town, in

[13:11] any way. So, I think to rid us of any

[13:14] possibility of um how can I say law

[13:20] uh

[13:21] cases or suits, I think it's the right

[13:22] thing to um sell the property.

[13:27] >> Any questions for the mayor?

[13:31] Has the price has been agreed upon?

[13:33] >> Yes, so

[13:35] » Yes, so

[13:35] as we've done with all of the other

[13:36] parcels, Mr. Chairman, members of the

[13:39] council, that we purchased from National

[13:41] Grid and Island Energy at the time, if

[13:44] they agree to not build on the property,

[13:47] it'd be $3.50 a square foot.

[13:50] If they

[13:52] choose to build on it, and

[13:54] as of right now, we haven't entered into

[13:56] one agreement

[13:58] that there would be construction on any

[14:00] property at this point in time. And

[14:02] there will be a few more that we're

[14:04] looking at right now that will be coming

[14:07] to you.

[14:09] >> Okay, is there any questions on this?

[14:11] » Okay, is there any questions on this?

[14:11] You have a motion to approve?

[14:12] >> So moved. Yeah, I'm I'll uh second that

[14:15] » So moved. Yeah, I'm I'll uh second that

[14:15] motion.

[14:15] >> Okay, a motion's been made by Councilman

[14:17] » Okay, a motion's been made by Councilman

[14:17] Filer, seconded by Councilman Pollock.

[14:19] >> Yes, I would like to make also make sure

[14:21] » Yes, I would like to make also make sure

[14:22] we have a written addendum purchase and

[14:23] sales and addendum that they cannot

[14:25] develop or or build a road there. That's

[14:27] all I ask.

[14:27] >> note note the addendum for the record.

[14:29] » note note the addendum for the record.

[14:29] All those in favor?

[14:30] >> Aye.

[14:30] » Aye.

[14:31] >> All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[14:32] » All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[14:32] Thank you.

[14:35] Okay, item number three, zone change

[14:36] amendment. Town Council to consider

[14:37] approval of an application from Smith

[14:39] Street Realty to amend Article 2 Section

[14:41] 203 use table

[14:43] of the zoning ordinance

[14:45] of the town of North Providence to

[14:46] classify doggie daycare as permitted use

[14:50] in the CP, CV,

[14:52] and the CG districts only. This

[14:54] application was advertised in the

[14:55] Providence Journal on February 6th,

[14:57] 13th, and 20th, 2026 for a hearing on

[15:00] this date. This item was continued from

[15:02] the May meeting. Do you have a motion to

[15:04] continue this to the August meeting?

[15:06] >> So moved.

[15:07] » So moved.

[15:07] >> Motion's been made by Councilman

[15:08] » Motion's been made by Councilman

[15:08] Baccala, is there a second?

[15:09] >> Second.

[15:10] » Second.

[15:10] >> Seconded by Councilman Filer, any

[15:11] » Seconded by Councilman Filer, any

[15:11] questions?

[15:12] All those in favor?

[15:14] All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[15:16] Proposed ordinance, notice was given of

[15:17] a public hearing on this date whereby

[15:18] the Town Council will consider passage

[15:20] of the following proposed ordinances.

[15:22] Item number four, ordinance 26-002Z,

[15:27] an ordinance amending the town of North

[15:28] Providence's zoning ordinance article

[15:30] two, section 203,

[15:33] use table. This item was in connection

[15:35] with the previous zone change item. It

[15:37] was continued from the May meeting. Do

[15:38] you have a motion to continue this to

[15:39] the August meeting? Motion's been made

[15:41] by Councilman LaPorte. Is there a

[15:42] second? Seconded by Councilman

[15:44] DiLorenzo.

[15:46] All those in favor?

[15:47] >> I. Thank you.

[15:47] » I. Thank you.

[15:47] >> All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[15:49] » All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[15:49] Item number five, ordinance 26-007,

[15:52] an ordinance amending chapter 19,

[15:54] article 10,

[15:55] section 182 of the code of ordinances of

[15:58] the town of North Providence entitled

[16:00] "No Parking Generally", provide for

[16:02] certain restrictions on May Street. Do

[16:04] you have a motion to

[16:06] adopt ordinance 26-

[16:08] 007?

[16:10] >> So moved.

[16:10] » So moved.

[16:10] >> Motion's been made by Councilman

[16:12] » Motion's been made by Councilman

[16:12] Is there a second?

[16:13] >> Second.

[16:13] » Second.

[16:13] >> Seconded by Councilman Feola. All those

[16:15] » Seconded by Councilman Feola. All those

[16:15] in favor?

[16:16] All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[16:18] Ordinance 26-008,

[16:20] an ordinance amending section 20-249

[16:24] of the town of North Prov- of the town

[16:26] code of ordinances concerning the

[16:27] juvenile hearing board. Do you have a

[16:29] motion to adopt ordinance 26-008?

[16:33] >> So moved.

[16:34] » So moved.

[16:34] >> Motion's been made by Councilman

[16:35] » Motion's been made by Councilman

[16:35] Baccala, seconded by Councilman

[16:36] DiLorenzo. All those in favor?

[16:37] >> I.

[16:38] » I.

[16:38] >> All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[16:40] » All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[16:40] Item number seven, class F1 liquor

[16:42] license, Town Council to consider a vote

[16:44] for the approval of a class F1 liquor

[16:46] license for Behind the Bars Mixology for

[16:48] an event at Camp Meen on October 4th,

[16:50] 2026. They are unable to appear, but

[16:53] work before us all the time. Do you have

[16:55] a motion to approve?

[16:56] >> So moved.

[16:57] » So moved.

[16:57] >> Second.

[16:57] » Second.

[16:57] >> Motion's been made by Councilman

[16:59] » Motion's been made by Councilman

[16:59] Baccala, seconded by Councilman

[17:00] All those in favor?

[17:02] >> I.

[17:02] » I.

[17:02] >> All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[17:04] » All those opposed, the ayes have it.

[17:04] Item number eight, peddler vendor

[17:05] license, Town Council to consider

[17:06] approval

[17:09] of a peddler vendor license for mobile

[17:10] food truck for Ta-Haunt Foods LLC DBA

[17:13] Big Dawg Eats, 23 Gibbons Ave, Warwick,

[17:16] Rhode Island. Anyone here from Big Dog

[17:18] Eats?

[17:20] Is there anyone here from Big Dog Eats?

[17:22] This is we continued from last month.

[17:26] Do I have a motion to remove this from

[17:27] the agenda?

[17:28] >> So

[17:29] » So

[17:29] >> Motion has been made by Councilman

[17:30] » Motion has been made by Councilman

[17:30] Baccala, seconded by Councilman

[17:31] Laporchio. All those in favor?

[17:33] >> I.

[17:33] » I.

[17:33] >> All those opposed, the eyes have it.

[17:35] » All those opposed, the eyes have it.

[17:35] Item number nine, peddler vendor

[17:36] license. Town Council to consider a vote

[17:38] for the approval of a peddler vendor

[17:39] license for mobile food truck for Meat

[17:42] Sweats RILLC

[17:45] 109 Breakheart Hill

[17:48] Road, West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Is

[17:50] there anyone here from

[17:52] Meat Sweats?

[17:54] Is that the one that we continued that

[17:55] one, too?

[18:01] Is there anyone here from Meat Sweats?

[18:03] Okay, do I have a motion to remove this

[18:04] item from the agenda?

[18:06] Motion has been made by Councilman

[18:07] Laporchio, seconded by Councilman Di

[18:08] Lorenzo. All those in favor?

[18:10] >> I.

[18:10] » I.

[18:10] >> All those opposed, the eyes have it.

[18:12] » All those opposed, the eyes have it.

[18:12] Item number 10, peddler vendor license.

[18:13] Town Council to consider a vote for the

[18:16] approval of a peddler vendor license for

[18:17] a mobile food trailer for the Lemon Bar,

[18:20] 1530 Atwood Avenue, Johnston, Rhode

[18:22] Island. Is there anyone here from the

[18:24] Lemon Bar?

[18:26] Just come up to the mic and state your

[18:27] name for the record, please.

[18:37] » Ryan Wason, owner.

[18:39] >> Thank you.

[18:40] » Thank you.

[18:40] >> Cherise Wason.

[18:41] » Cherise Wason.

[18:41] >> Thank you.

[18:42] » Thank you.

[18:42] Okay, you all have the information in

[18:43] front of you. Is there any questions?

[18:47] Okay, do I have a motion to grant?

[18:48] >> So moved.

[18:49] » So moved.

[18:49] >> Motion has been made by Councilman

[18:50] » Motion has been made by Councilman

[18:50] Filer, seconded by Councilman Laporchio.

[18:52] Any further questions?

[18:54] Hearing none, all those in favor?

[18:56] All those opposed, the eyes have it.

[18:57] Good luck. Thank you very much.

[19:01] Item number 11, peddler vendor license.

[19:02] Town Council to consider a vote for

[19:03] approval of a peddler vendor license for

[19:05] Keith Lambert of New England Novelty for

[19:07] fireworks to be sold at 1720 Mineral

[19:09] Spring Avenue.

[19:10] Just state your name for the record.

[19:12] >> Uh Ed McMahon.

[19:13] » Uh Ed McMahon.

[19:13] >> Thank you.

[19:15] » Thank you.

[19:15] Okay, we They come before us every year.

[19:17] We've never had any any issues.

[19:19] >> I'll make a motion.

[19:20] » I'll make a motion.

[19:20] >> Motion's been made by Councilman

[19:21] » Motion's been made by Councilman

[19:21] DiLorenzo to approve, seconded by

[19:22] Councilman LaPorte. All those in favor?

[19:25] All those opposed? The eyes have it.

[19:26] Thank you.

[19:27] >> Good luck. Thank you.

[19:28] » Good luck. Thank you.

[19:28] I'll second.

[19:29] >> I'm on the next one, too.

[19:30] » I'm on the next one, too.

[19:30] >> Oh, you're on the next one?

[19:30] » Oh, you're on the next one?

[19:30] >> Um all right. Item number 12, peddler

[19:32] » Um all right. Item number 12, peddler

[19:32] vendor license. Town Council to consider

[19:34] the approval of a peddler vendor license

[19:35] to sell fireworks for Alex

[19:38] Mutabar of Keystone Novelties

[19:40] Distributors LLC DBA Keystone Fireworks

[19:43] 10F 41 Smithfield Road and 1525 Smith

[19:46] Street, two locations. Any questions on

[19:49] the two locations?

[19:53] Do I have a motion to approve?

[19:54] >> So moved.

[19:55] » So moved.

[19:55] >> Motion's been made by Councilman Filer.

[19:57] » Motion's been made by Councilman Filer.

[19:57] Is there a second?

[19:58] Seconded by Councilman LaPorte. Do you

[19:59] have a question?

[20:00] >> Yeah, it was 41 Smithfield Road.

[20:03] » Yeah, it was 41 Smithfield Road.

[20:03] Is it Is it along the side of the road?

[20:05] >> What is the location at 41 Smithfield

[20:07] » What is the location at 41 Smithfield

[20:07] Road?

[20:08] >> 41 Smithfield Road.

[20:10] » 41 Smithfield Road.

[20:10] I was just reading it. It's It's

[20:13] It's in a parking lot and it's in the

[20:14] back. You know.

[20:15] >> What

[20:16] » What

[20:16] >> They've got the road here and then you

[20:18] » They've got the road here and then you

[20:18] have an opening.

[20:19] >> Uh-huh.

[20:20] » Uh-huh.

[20:20] Is that the one?

[20:22] >> Yeah, but I don't know where that that

[20:23] » Yeah, but I don't know where that that

[20:23] actually is.

[20:26] >> It's in the back of the

[20:27] » It's in the back of the

[20:27] >> Yeah, but the Admiral Plaza, is that the

[20:28] » Yeah, but the Admiral Plaza, is that the

[20:28] plaza?

[20:30] >> Yeah.

[20:31] » Yeah.

[20:31] >> I believe it is, yeah.

[20:32] » I believe it is, yeah.

[20:32] >> That's Admiral Plaza?

[20:33] » That's Admiral Plaza?

[20:33] >> I don't think so.

[20:34] » I don't think so.

[20:34] >> Is that Admiral Plaza down near Shaw's?

[20:37] » Is that Admiral Plaza down near Shaw's?

[20:37] >> I believe so.

[20:38] » I believe so.

[20:38] As far as I know.

[20:39] >> Oh.

[20:40] » Oh.

[20:41] >> All right, we're going to hold off on

[20:42] » All right, we're going to hold off on

[20:42] approving that one. We'll We'll approve

[20:44] it pending that you the owner of the

[20:47] property approves it approves of it.

[20:49] Okay?

[20:50] >> Oh, we already checked with the owner.

[20:51] » Oh, we already checked with the owner.

[20:51] Yeah, that we don't do nothing unless we

[20:52] check with the owners.

[20:55] >> So, where are we looking at?

[20:56] » So, where are we looking at?

[20:56] >> Looking it up.

[21:00] » I wouldn't think so. We would just plop

[21:01] something on someone's

[21:02] >> Right.

[21:03] » Right.

[21:03] >> No, no, I know. I just want to get you

[21:04] » No, no, I know. I just want to get you

[21:04] that address.

[21:13] See.

[21:14] >> That's on there.

[21:15] » That's on there.

[21:15] >> It is.

[21:16] » It is.

[21:16] >> Cuz cuz

[21:29] Okay, so that is the plaza then, okay.

[21:31] Yeah, we all set?

[21:33] That's the That's the plaza which

[21:35] >> So, we're uh

[21:36] » So, we're uh

[21:36] >> Just wanted to make sure.

[21:37] » Just wanted to make sure.

[21:37] >> All right, I have a motion to approve.

[21:39] » All right, I have a motion to approve.

[21:39] >> So moved. I'll move.

[21:40] » So moved. I'll move.

[21:41] >> What's that?

[21:41] » What's that?

[21:41] >> Maybe Providence

[21:44] » Maybe Providence

[21:44] I'm not familiar with 41, but it looks

[21:46] like it's on the corner towards

[21:48] Providence, maybe a Providence address.

[21:50] >> Okay.

[21:50] » Okay.

[21:50] >> So, they need to probably check that.

[21:52] » So, they need to probably check that.

[21:52] >> Okay.

[21:53] » Okay.

[21:53] All right, all those in favor?

[21:55] >> I

[21:55] » I

[21:55] >> All those opposed, the eyes have it.

[21:57] » All those opposed, the eyes have it.

[21:57] Thank you.

[21:57] >> All right.

[21:58] » All right.

[21:58] >> Item number 13, victualing license.

[22:00] » Item number 13, victualing license.

[22:00] What's that?

[22:01] >> We're outside.

[22:01] » We're outside.

[22:01] >> We're outside, yeah.

[22:02] » We're outside, yeah.

[22:02] >> Okay.

[22:03] » Okay.

[22:03] Next year.

[22:03] >> Item number 13, victualing license. Town

[22:05] » Item number 13, victualing license. Town

[22:05] Council to consider the approval of a

[22:07] victualing license for a restaurant El

[22:09] Abuelo LLC, 1525 Smith Street, North

[22:12] Providence, Rhode Island.

[22:14] Is there anyone here from restaurant

[22:18] El Abuelo? Just come up and state your

[22:19] name for the record, please.

[22:25] » Sasha Jerome, owner.

[22:27] >> Kristina Jerome.

[22:28] » Kristina Jerome.

[22:28] >> Thank you.

[22:29] » Thank you.

[22:29] I see you guys are doing a lot of work

[22:30] over there. Looks like it's coming

[22:31] along.

[22:32] >> Yes.

[22:33] » Yes.

[22:33] >> Very good.

[22:34] » Very good.

[22:34] Are there any questions?

[22:37] That's the

[22:40] Okay, you all have the information in

[22:42] front of you.

[22:43] What are your hours of operation going

[22:45] to be?

[22:46] >> We'll be open from 9:00 in the morning

[22:48] » We'll be open from 9:00 in the morning

[22:48] to 10:00 at night.

[22:50] >> Okay.

[22:56] » Yes.

[22:59] 7 days a week.

[23:01] >> Okay.

[23:02] » Okay.

[23:02] >> Okay.

[23:03] » Okay.

[23:03] >> How many commercial tools?

[23:04] » How many commercial tools?

[23:04] >> Motion's been

[23:04] » Motion's been

[23:04] >> made by Councilman Di Lorenzo. Is there

[23:06] » made by Councilman Di Lorenzo. Is there

[23:06] a second?

[23:06] >> Second.

[23:07] » Second.

[23:07] >> Seconded by Councilman LaPointe. All

[23:08] » Seconded by Councilman LaPointe. All

[23:08] those in favor?

[23:09] >> I find.

[23:09] » I find.

[23:09] >> All those opposed? The eyes have it.

[23:10] » All those opposed? The eyes have it.

[23:10] Good luck. Thank you.

[23:11] >> Thank you.

[23:12] » Thank you.

[23:12] >> Good luck.

[23:13] » Good luck.

[23:13] >> Item number 14, speed bump.

[23:16] » Item number 14, speed bump.

[23:16] Mr. Luis Torres would like a discussion

[23:18] on a possible speed bump on Lowden

[23:20] Boulevard.

[23:22] Just come up and state your name,

[23:23] please.

[23:24] >> It might be his. I don't know.

[23:29] » Good evening. Luis Torres.

[23:31] Thank you.

[23:33] >> Uh Mr. Torres, you have the signatures?

[23:35] » Uh Mr. Torres, you have the signatures?

[23:35] >> Uh

[23:36] » Uh

[23:37] I gave them to the city clerk.

[23:39] >> Yeah. Okay.

[23:40] » Yeah. Okay.

[23:40] All right. Is there any questions? Is

[23:42] that everyone on the street?

[23:43] >> Everybody. Actually, even neighbors from

[23:46] » Everybody. Actually, even neighbors from

[23:46] the corners of each street.

[23:49] Each end of the street.

[23:50] >> Okay. I'm going to make a motion to

[23:52] » Okay. I'm going to make a motion to

[23:52] forward this to our DPW and have this

[23:54] asked that they put the speed bump in

[23:56] immediately. He does have a petition

[23:58] with everyone on the street. So,

[24:00] that is

[24:01] >> I'll second it.

[24:02] » I'll second it.

[24:02] >> Motion's been made by Councilman

[24:03] » Motion's been made by Councilman

[24:03] Is there a second?

[24:04] >> Second.

[24:05] » Second.

[24:05] >> Seconded by Councilman Fielder. All

[24:06] » Seconded by Councilman Fielder. All

[24:06] those in favor?

[24:07] All those opposed? The eyes have it.

[24:10] >> Thank you very much. God bless you.

[24:11] » Thank you very much. God bless you.

[24:11] >> We're forwarding that. So, if it doesn't

[24:13] » We're forwarding that. So, if it doesn't

[24:13] get done, let us know.

[24:14] >> Thank you so much.

[24:15] » Thank you so much.

[24:15] >> All right. Thank you.

[24:16] » All right. Thank you.

[24:16] >> Also,

[24:17] » Also,

[24:17] also, if you speak to Lieutenant Ginden

[24:18] in the meantime,

[24:20] I already spoke to him.

[24:21] He might be able to do something to get

[24:22] one of the trailers over there

[24:25] temporarily until that that speed bump

[24:27] is put in. So, if you speak to him,

[24:29] >> That'll be great.

[24:29] » That'll be great.

[24:29] >> Appreciate it. Thank you so much. God

[24:31] » Appreciate it. Thank you so much. God

[24:31] bless you. God bless you.

[24:32] >> Okay. Item number five, I mean 15,

[24:34] » Okay. Item number five, I mean 15,

[24:34] possible soil contamination. Maureen

[24:36] Gerard would like a discussion on soil

[24:39] contamination at peat properties. Mr.

[24:41] Gerard, just please come up and state

[24:42] your name.

[24:47] » Maureen Gerard. I'm here on behalf of

[24:50] the residents of the peat farm property

[24:52] area. Um I have some copies if you could

[25:07] So, as I stated, um I am here in behalf

[25:10] of the uh residents of the Pate Farm

[25:12] area of North Providence.

[25:14] Uh since 2021, we've been inquiring

[25:18] uh with local officials regarding the

[25:20] Pate Farm property and the town's

[25:22] prospects of using the uh uh Rhode

[25:25] Island DEM grant given in 2020.

[25:29] Uh most recent inquiries with DOH and

[25:32] DEM were done this past fall into early

[25:34] 2026.

[25:37] There was a request for soils testing

[25:39] this past fall, and many have asked

[25:41] about this testing to be done in 2023

[25:44] and 2024, but no progress was made in

[25:48] regards to testing.

[25:50] Just a little history, um

[25:52] most of you on the council, do you

[25:56] remember the 2014 cancer concerns in

[25:59] throughout the schools in North

[26:00] Providence, where the testing was done?

[26:04] Um anybody?

[26:05] No?

[26:06] >> I do.

[26:07] » I do.

[26:07] >> You do? Okay. So,

[26:10] » You do? Okay. So,

[26:10] that has

[26:12] that was the basis for the concern of

[26:14] when that soil ended up getting dumped

[26:16] at Pate. So,

[26:20] the asbestos, radon, lead, and mold

[26:22] tests were done, and the results were

[26:25] that these tests came back with

[26:26] acceptable levels.

[26:28] Please know that DOH and DEM had wanted

[26:31] to continue further testing, but it

[26:33] would interfere with the timeline of the

[26:35] two new schools being built, which were

[26:37] Stephen Olney and McGuire.

[26:40] Mayor Lombardi stated in a Breeze

[26:42] article that the town would not hold up

[26:44] the school builds, and they would begin

[26:46] as scheduled. With that being said, no

[26:49] further testing was done, and many

[26:50] residents was concerned about the

[26:52] possible contamination of the school

[26:54] demos asking that the town make sure

[26:57] that this

[26:58] would be taken care of.

[27:01] The soil that's at the Pete property is

[27:02] soil from these two builds. There were

[27:05] 25 to 30 truckloads dumped there.

[27:09] Initially, according to the early Breeze

[27:11] articles, only a partial amount of soil

[27:13] was to be dumped there and the rest was

[27:15] to have gone to the town dump on

[27:17] Smithfield Road. Unfortunately, that did

[27:20] not happen.

[27:22] Several recent Breeze articles stated

[27:24] Mail and Body saying that the soil was

[27:26] at the Pete because at Pete property

[27:28] because he didn't know what to do with

[27:30] it or is put there to be used if needed

[27:32] with the school builds. This was a

[27:35] little confusing.

[27:37] So, the residents of the Pete Farm area

[27:38] had some valid reasons to be concerned

[27:40] when seeing the soil being dumped there.

[27:44] Many of the residents began attending

[27:46] meetings expressing concerns about the

[27:48] town's interest in developing the area

[27:50] of the recreational fields,

[27:52] soccer, football, etc.

[27:54] Concerns with the area on a small bridge

[27:57] about the small bridge before the

[27:59] entrance to the Pete property that is

[28:01] very narrow.

[28:03] Mostly a one-way bridge for large um

[28:06] vehicles.

[28:07] Most importantly, once you cross this

[28:09] bridge, it's the only way into the

[28:11] neighborhood and the only way out of the

[28:13] area back over the bridge. There is no

[28:16] egress past the bridge. There's no signs

[28:18] to notify anyone of this either.

[28:21] The bridge has no signage stating weight

[28:23] limit or inspections.

[28:25] Concerns as to how the traffic amount of

[28:28] traffic from soccer fields, soccer games

[28:31] would um be accommodated in this

[28:34] tight-knit area were never

[28:36] answered from us.

[28:38] Please note that in 2025, Dominic

[28:40] Ruggerio had mentioned the possibility

[28:42] of widening this bridge, which was in an

[28:45] article in the Breeze, but unfortunately

[28:47] nothing more became of that.

[28:49] At this time, Casey Field was

[28:51] deteriorating and no baseball games were

[28:54] being played. And the concerns were,

[28:57] "How was the town going to maintain this

[28:59] new recreation area when the one they

[29:01] have is not being maintained?"

[29:04] Plus, they were wanting to add another

[29:05] soccer field up at the quality farm off

[29:08] Hemlock Street, less than a half a mile

[29:10] from the peat farm.

[29:12] DPW

[29:13] was down to a limited number of

[29:15] employees, and Mayor Lombardi did state

[29:17] the breeze in the breeze that he was not

[29:19] hiring at this time. That was

[29:21] concerning.

[29:23] The other concern that after

[29:25] corresponding with some DEM officials,

[29:28] the stream that runs along the farm and

[29:30] along under the bridge under 146 out to

[29:33] Upper Canada Pond

[29:35] is under DEM, and rules changed in 2022

[29:39] as to how close you can work next to the

[29:41] stream.

[29:42] I provided a printout of this change

[29:44] from DEM, and permits are required to to

[29:47] work with us. So, that's the first page

[29:49] that you see in a map that shows the

[29:51] stream

[29:52] that

[29:53] is affected over in that area.

[29:57] Several of us discussed these concerns

[29:59] with Stefano Formiglietti, who was our

[30:01] council president at the time.

[30:03] But, there was never any clear answers.

[30:07] I happened to find the grant that was

[30:09] awarded to the town online, and when

[30:12] inquiring about the property, I was

[30:13] referred to a Megan Depree.

[30:16] You have a copy of a letter that she has

[30:19] on the other She She writes back.

[30:23] You'll see that the first 3 years this

[30:25] grant was given to the town, the town

[30:27] didn't do anything on the property.

[30:31] This was way before

[30:33] talks began about possibly downsizing

[30:36] the property's plans for a recreation

[30:37] area to a green space.

[30:40] DEM had been out to the property to see

[30:43] the area and at this time in 2024 they

[30:45] saw no they found no solid waste. Again,

[30:49] confirming

[30:50] that this

[30:52] soil that came from these two schools,

[30:54] which I will

[30:56] tell you further,

[30:58] came came to that property clean.

[31:02] There had been some

[31:06] there had been some work in the stream

[31:09] on the property in 2023 for a brief day

[31:12] or two, but then it stopped and has not

[31:14] continued since.

[31:16] The tubing and piles of gravel and rock

[31:19] are still on the property.

[31:21] In 2025 I was told that a company from

[31:23] Johnston had been hired by the town to

[31:25] install the tubing. What was told stop

[31:28] after a day or two

[31:30] that the grant had run out. Their tubing

[31:32] and gravel still sits at the property

[31:35] and the grant was good to 2025.

[31:38] By this time, 2024 directions had

[31:41] changed for the area and we're looking

[31:43] at possible green space for the area

[31:44] instead of a recreational area.

[31:47] But that has stalled and there's not

[31:49] been any talk of this since.

[31:51] This brings us to the initial concerns

[31:53] of the soil testing.

[31:55] When I was able to reach out to DEM and

[31:57] talk to the correct person

[32:00] uh about the peat property,

[32:02] I spoke with a John a Mark Dennen.

[32:05] Uh the very last page I provide both

[32:08] Mark Dennen from DEM and uh Daniel Zebro

[32:13] from

[32:15] Department of Health.

[32:17] Um they were extremely helpful and

[32:20] providing me this information in regards

[32:22] to the soil

[32:23] and what they did with the schools, what

[32:26] they had the the process of the asbestos

[32:28] abatement.

[32:30] Um

[32:35] Since the two school builds were done

[32:37] with asbestos abatements, this

[32:39] this was the D Department of Health area

[32:42] since it deals with asbestos and radon.

[32:44] Lead and mold are with DEM.

[32:47] Daniel Zebro saw the records and

[32:49] informed me that the asbestos abatements

[32:51] at these two schools were done from

[32:53] beginning to end of the demos with no

[32:55] errors.

[32:57] Which means the soil was clean that came

[32:59] from the two schools that were dumped at

[33:00] the P property.

[33:02] All this information, if any of you were

[33:05] on the school committee bills,

[33:08] on the building committees,

[33:11] the information is there.

[33:13] It's been available to us all this time.

[33:16] It's at the school department and it's

[33:19] at the town records.

[33:21] And we could have just

[33:23] dug for it

[33:24] and seen that

[33:26] because this asbestos abatement was done

[33:28] with no errors,

[33:30] that soil was clean to be dumped at P.

[33:34] Mark Brennan also confirmed this

[33:36] asbestos abatement was done correctly

[33:38] and efficiently with no errors

[33:40] confirming this soil transported was

[33:43] clean.

[33:45] When talking with Daniel from DOH, he

[33:48] noted

[33:49] had the town council early on had wanted

[33:52] him to come and talk about the soil

[33:54] concerns, he would have been happy to

[33:55] come in.

[33:56] He does need special approval from DOH

[33:59] to do so and we need to be formally

[34:01] invited by the town council.

[34:04] Mark would also from DEM require the

[34:07] same.

[34:08] He also noted that the building

[34:10] committees for the schools have the

[34:11] information regarding the asbestos

[34:13] abatement and that they went through

[34:14] with no errors.

[34:16] The school department or the town hall

[34:19] has these records. He also noted to me

[34:22] that the soil at the P Farm property

[34:24] would need to be tested before removing

[34:27] any of it.

[34:28] Most likely would be purchased from

[34:30] whomever tested it to be brought to the

[34:32] Rhode Island Resource Recovery.

[34:35] Is this policy a regulation or possibly

[34:38] both since no matter where the soil was

[34:41] to go, it had to be tested first before

[34:44] leaving the property.

[34:46] So, no matter how many times we might

[34:48] have requested to have that soil tested,

[34:51] it didn't matter

[34:53] because

[34:55] one, the soil was clean, we didn't need

[34:57] to have it tested.

[34:59] But,

[35:01] in order for that soil to go anywhere,

[35:05] it has to be tested by the town

[35:08] to show that it's clean

[35:10] to be put anywhere.

[35:13] So, a company would come and test it,

[35:15] perhaps purchase it from the town, and

[35:18] they will sell it

[35:19] from there.

[35:24] Right now, this property is now seeing

[35:26] landscapers dumping their scraps and

[35:28] construction companies dumping debris.

[35:31] And worse, tires are piling up towards

[35:33] the back against the fence near the

[35:35] Canterbury Village Apartments. I'm told

[35:38] they come at night and they throw them

[35:40] over the fence. And this could become a

[35:42] serious issue and a real safety concern

[35:45] for nearby residents with having only

[35:47] one

[35:48] access out of that area.

[35:52] And to go right past the toxic fumes

[35:54] should these tires cause a fire.

[35:57] Let's Let's seriously hope this does not

[36:00] occur.

[36:01] I did send an email to the fire chief a

[36:03] month ago and attached photos. No

[36:06] response. The tires are high. There's a

[36:09] lot of tires. It's not like

[36:11] six tires hanging around. It's a lot.

[36:16] There's no signs

[36:19] stating no dumping. Please take notice.

[36:21] If there were, it might help some.

[36:25] I'm asking that let's start off on the

[36:27] right foot by asking the residents and

[36:29] getting the input and what the town is

[36:30] wanting to put in the area.

[36:33] Not one resident in this area was asked

[36:35] about this initial grant. We all want

[36:38] our youth to have access to recreational

[36:40] areas. Many of us have children that

[36:43] went through the North Providence school

[36:44] system, played in either football,

[36:47] baseball, soccer, or basketball.

[36:49] All three of my children went through

[36:51] the school system and participated in

[36:53] the sports and my husband coached for a

[36:54] time.

[36:56] Please know that the grant was not lost

[36:58] because of the nearby residents'

[37:00] concerns.

[37:02] The amount of soil that was dumped

[37:03] there, the process to test and remove

[37:06] it,

[37:07] now was way more than I believe the town

[37:09] expected.

[37:11] This is more likely why the grant was

[37:13] lost.

[37:14] But at the same time, the infrastructure

[37:16] of the area was not conducive to the

[37:18] original plans. The amount of traffic

[37:20] would have been concerning and possibly

[37:22] concerns for emergency vehicles' access

[37:24] to the back neighborhood.

[37:26] I sincerely ask that the council and the

[37:28] mayor, please, before doing another

[37:31] grant for that property, look into what

[37:34] complements and fits the area best.

[37:37] And I appreciate your time

[37:39] listening.

[37:40] >> Thank you. Thank you. Thanks.

[37:42] » Thank you. Thank you. Thanks.

[37:42] Councilman?

[37:44] So,

[37:45] um

[37:45] Maureen, thank you for coming.

[37:48] Mayor Mayor, I'm not trying to put you

[37:50] on the spot. I know your office sent out

[37:51] an email

[37:53] later this afternoon. Okay.

[37:56] >> It so happened that

[37:58] » It so happened that

[37:58] we were in today

[37:59] talk about a number of issues and

[38:02] thought that the right thing would be

[38:03] >> Okay. Can you hear me now?

[38:04] » Okay. Can you hear me now?

[38:04] >> I'm sorry.

[38:06] » I'm sorry.

[38:06] We were there today and talked about a

[38:07] number of issues and thought that the

[38:08] right thing to do, and you'll be getting

[38:11] a notice tomorrow in your door,

[38:13] as we notified the council that next

[38:15] Wednesday night there will be a meeting.

[38:19] Um we have two dumpsters that are being

[38:22] shipped there tomorrow because up in the

[38:23] furthest corner,

[38:25] I think someone might have been living

[38:26] in a a shed there.

[38:28] Plus the tires.

[38:30] >> There's feral cats that are

[38:32] » There's feral cats that are

[38:32] >> Uh we saw a couple of other things in

[38:34] » Uh we saw a couple of other things in

[38:34] there but by the way,

[38:36] yeah, no, no. So

[38:38] Mr. Chairman, maybe um we you know,

[38:41] concerns that the

[38:43] uh this young lady and her neighbors

[38:45] have, we can address on a Wednesday

[38:47] night because there is a thought of

[38:50] going in there and just cleaning it up

[38:52] for new grass to grow. But again,

[38:55] you guys have you know, be dictating to

[38:58] us as to what you'd like to see there.

[38:59] So that's that could be addressed on

[39:02] Wednesday evening here

[39:05] um and you'll get a notice tomorrow cuz

[39:06] they got printed today at 6:00.

[39:10] >> Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Any other

[39:12] » Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Any other

[39:12] questions for Marine?

[39:14] You can come.

[39:25] » I don't know if you remember me, but I

[39:26] was here about 7 months ago. And I

[39:29] talked about in front of the Pace

[39:31] property.

[39:32] There has been

[39:34] pieces of glass beer bottles all over

[39:36] the front. Litter everywhere. I walk my

[39:39] dog in front of Pace Farm. It's not a

[39:42] big road. There's enough space for two

[39:45] cars to go through. I'm walking my dog

[39:47] and when there's two cars, I have to

[39:49] move over.

[39:50] Stay there.

[39:51] So my dog or I don't get hit by a car.

[39:54] In front of Pace Farm, there's no place

[39:57] where in my neighbors I can step on

[39:58] their lawn, wait for the car to go back.

[40:00] I'm at the Pace Farm.

[40:02] I can I'm going to break my leg. There's

[40:05] all glass bottles. I was told the night

[40:07] I complained about this 7 months ago,

[40:10] the next day it would be addressed.

[40:13] And the Department of Public Works would

[40:14] be there to clean at least uh sidewalk.

[40:18] All of us in the neighborhood keep in

[40:21] front of our houses clear. If someone's

[40:24] walking and cars are coming by, there's

[40:26] a place to stand. But in front of Payson

[40:29] Farm, there is no place to stand if a

[40:32] car's going by. It's a liability. And I

[40:35] believe someone has already gotten hurt

[40:38] by a car in right around that

[40:39] neighborhood.

[40:43] Was hit by a car.

[40:48] And it's it's going to happen again in

[40:49] front of Payson Farm. I'm telling you, I

[40:51] walk my dog, I walk. And there's nowhere

[40:55] when the two cars are coming down. The

[40:56] street's just big enough for two cars.

[41:08] And right now, you can't drive by on one

[41:10] side without getting hit by the bushes

[41:12] that are coming on the road.

[41:14] You know, the cars are getting hit by

[41:16] growth that's coming out. And it's just

[41:20] it's ridiculous that

[41:22] as a homeowner, I couldn't let my

[41:23] property look like this. But the town

[41:25] owns this property. And this property

[41:28] looks like a dump in front of Payson.

[41:30] Never mind what's behind it.

[41:33] It's just And I was promised the next

[41:35] day, one of you said it, next day the

[41:37] DPW would be there and clean up. So we

[41:40] would have a place to step aside if we

[41:43] were walking or we were walking our

[41:45] dogs.

[41:46] And it wasn't done. It's like seven or

[41:48] eight months later. And not one leaf has

[41:50] been picked up, not one bottle.

[41:53] You know, in the whole neighborhood, the

[41:54] ball park

[41:56] You used to coach with my husband, you

[41:57] know.

[41:58] That ball park was nice.

[42:00] >> It was.

[42:00] » It was.

[42:00] >> Now there's chain link fence rolled up

[42:03] » Now there's chain link fence rolled up

[42:03] against a dugout.

[42:06] >> They left all of it.

[42:07] » They left all of it.

[42:07] >> Our neighborhood is just You wouldn't

[42:09] » Our neighborhood is just You wouldn't

[42:09] want to live there. And we we built our

[42:12] house 40 years ago. We take pride in our

[42:14] house.

[42:15] Mr. Baccalao, he coached with my

[42:17] husband. My husband we went as far we

[42:20] coached for our own children, we coached

[42:21] for our grandfather. I worked in the

[42:23] concession stand.

[42:24] I've done a lot for our neighborhood in

[42:27] the youth in our neighborhood. Now, I've

[42:30] been here once, I'm here twice. It's

[42:32] very insulting to me to think that it

[42:36] was the night that you were instated.

[42:38] That was the night I spoke and I

[42:40] addressed you

[42:41] about it. I had asked you you had gone

[42:43] over. And I all I want is someone

[42:47] you know, at least I mean I know we have

[42:49] a problem, but at least when you drive

[42:51] by, you don't look at this big mess the

[42:54] sidewalk. I mean

[42:56] it wasn't like that before.

[42:58] >> So, that's never been addressed?

[43:00] » So, that's never been addressed?

[43:00] >> No. No, you told one of one someone on

[43:03] » No. No, you told one of one someone on

[43:03] the council said, "Tomorrow we'll have

[43:05] DPD DPW get to it."

[43:08] >> yes, and I know we were under the

[43:10] » yes, and I know we were under the

[43:10] impression that was

[43:12] addressed. So, I can apologize.

[43:15] >> You could if you walk by right now, I

[43:17] » You could if you walk by right now, I

[43:17] mean someone just throws bottles and it

[43:20] and it's not like you can just walk on

[43:22] litter. This is like glass bottles.

[43:25] Nowhere to step.

[43:27] You know, and you wouldn't want to live

[43:29] you wouldn't want to live with this.

[43:32] >> Right. Now, I agree. I'm I'm

[43:34] » Right. Now, I agree. I'm I'm

[43:34] disappointed it hasn't been done. I

[43:37] Did you have a question?

[43:38] >> No, um just for the record Mr. Chairman,

[43:40] » No, um just for the record Mr. Chairman,

[43:40] we uh me and Councilman Pollock, we did

[43:43] contact DPW more than once and still not

[43:47] done. I'm kind of at the point where

[43:49] I'll go down there and clean it cuz it's

[43:52] been an ongoing thing like you said. Um

[43:54] but I just

[43:55] just for the record want to state we

[43:57] have been transparent, we have been

[43:58] contact contacting DPW. Um and like I

[44:02] said, if it's not done this week, I'll

[44:04] go down there myself.

[44:05] >> Yeah, I would I would hope that at least

[44:07] » Yeah, I would I would hope that at least

[44:07] someone

[44:07] has a question. Good. Mayor,

[44:10] >> is there any chance we could get that

[44:12] » is there any chance we could get that

[44:12] area that go along the road

[44:13] get that address their concerns?

[44:18] » It does not.

[44:19] Nothing has been done in front of the

[44:21] vacant lot. It's a dump. It's a dump in

[44:23] front of a dump. You know what I mean?

[44:31] With us, when you walk when you drive in

[44:33] the entrance, to the left there was a

[44:36] pile of tires there. Those are gone.

[44:39] But, the concern is in the cap.

[44:43] So, if you went into Canterbury Village,

[44:46] drove up to the fence

[44:49] over it.

[44:51] There's tons of tires.

[45:07] » When is it? It's June 10th?

[45:13] Well, I can't we just have them vote at

[45:14] the polls?

[45:16] Can Can Excuse me. Excuse me.

[45:20] Can you guys go in the back and discuss

[45:22] it cuz we got to Thank you very much.

[45:24] I'll see everyone June 10th.

[45:26] Thank you.

[45:29] That's the the meeting for for our paved

[45:31] property will be June 10th. No, no, no.

[45:33] June 10th.

[45:35] Is there anyone else that want to speak

[45:36] from the public?

[45:39] Okay, thank you. Item number 16, trash

[45:42] issues. Representative from Mega

[45:43] Management.

[45:47] I didn't see.

[45:50] Representatives from Mega Management to

[45:51] appear at the request of the council to

[45:53] discuss the frequent problems of trash

[45:56] and yard waste pickup.

[45:59] >> Uh Dave Workman, I'm the district

[46:00] » Uh Dave Workman, I'm the district

[46:00] manager. Uh I met with you guys a few

[46:02] months ago.

[46:03] And then I've got Santos

[46:05] sitting here. He is the

[46:08] one the the supervisor for the town of

[46:10] North Providence. And

[46:11] after watching last month's council

[46:13] meeting, I think Santos is the guy that

[46:15] you actually want to grill with some

[46:16] questions. But I wanted to

[46:18] wanted to give you a little disclaimer,

[46:19] let you throw a couple couple arrows my

[46:21] way before I put them up here.

[46:23] So, watching the council meeting from

[46:25] last month,

[46:27] we were able to identify you know a

[46:28] couple of those addresses that came up,

[46:30] all those specific streets. One of the

[46:32] things that we had in common on there is

[46:34] they were all on the same route.

[46:36] And so, while that driver is one of the

[46:39] friendliest drivers you'll ever meet,

[46:41] we also need him to be friendly and pick

[46:43] up the trash. So, we're going to trade

[46:45] trade routes.

[46:46] We're bringing back one of our more

[46:48] senior drivers. He's actually a trainer

[46:50] for us. And he'll be back on in North

[46:53] Providence starting next Wednesday. He's

[46:54] going to take a vacation, get ready, and

[46:56] then Wednesday he'll be back out here.

[46:58] So, on the trash side of the house, some

[47:00] of those streets that shouldn't be a

[47:02] problem anymore.

[47:04] I know that yard work was kind of a

[47:06] rough start as we started out in April.

[47:09] We've got a got a couple things that we

[47:11] want to do differently with that.

[47:13] We've got a plan for next year, which

[47:15] you know, next year's still a long ways

[47:16] away. But one of the things that we see

[47:18] every year and kind of with every town

[47:21] is there's some eager beavers out there

[47:22] that get going with their yard work. And

[47:24] then when April 1st starts, they're

[47:25] ready.

[47:27] And it's a lot of yard work to get

[47:28] collected all

[47:30] that they've been for the past month.

[47:32] So, next March, if the town would like,

[47:35] I'm happy to throw a couple 30-yarders

[47:37] your way. We can stage them wherever you

[47:39] like us to. And we'll haul those for

[47:41] free since we can dump the yard work

[47:43] under the town account. If folks want to

[47:45] bring their yard work to central

[47:47] location, we can talk about it as we get

[47:48] closer. But it'll just kind of help us

[47:51] get a jump start on yard work before

[47:53] yard work season actually starts.

[47:55] One of the other things that we do want

[47:58] to entertain pursuing is in in the

[48:01] contract there is a

[48:03] eight bag limit for yard work per

[48:06] address per week. That's not something

[48:08] that we've been enforcing. You know, our

[48:10] goal was to just pick up everything we

[48:11] could that's at the curb. Uh, but in

[48:14] order to kind of give everyone a fair

[48:15] shot versus just the people the front

[48:17] half of that route, that is something we

[48:19] would like to start enforcing kind of on

[48:21] a

[48:22] going forward basis. Just knowing that

[48:24] that's initially going to create phone

[48:26] calls. Cuz when I take eight of your

[48:29] nine bags, that's going to aggravate you

[48:31] when I've been taking all nine for the

[48:32] past 18 years.

[48:35] But, um,

[48:36] that's just one of the things we'd like

[48:38] to give a shot shot at. So, happy to

[48:40] take any questions. I'll bring

[48:41] Sanfilippo up here. So, if you've got

[48:43] any specific addresses, he'll give you

[48:44] intelligent answers.

[48:46] >> Councilman LoPresti has a question.

[48:47] » Councilman LoPresti has a question.

[48:47] >> Just a uh, quick question. Uh, uh,

[48:50] » Just a uh, quick question. Uh, uh,

[48:50] the number eight.

[48:51] >> Yes.

[48:52] » Yes.

[48:52] >> Is that typical for

[48:53] » Is that typical for

[48:53] most of the towns that you pick up?

[48:55] >> It's typically, I've seen between eight

[48:57] » It's typically, I've seen between eight

[48:57] and 10. Um,

[48:59] I don't Jim, have you seen 12? Yeah,

[49:02] eight to 10 is normally the the going

[49:04] rate. Um, that's that's what you have in

[49:06] there. Um,

[49:08] it's on pace. I mean,

[49:09] >> Okay. I just wanted to know if that's a

[49:12] » Okay. I just wanted to know if that's a

[49:12] a number industry wide that they use for

[49:15] normal pickups or

[49:16] >> And and and there are some towns that

[49:17] » And and and there are some towns that

[49:17] have don't have a limit.

[49:18] >> Yeah.

[49:19] » Yeah.

[49:19] >> Uh, but

[49:19] » Uh, but

[49:20] >> some more heavily wooded areas in town.

[49:22] » some more heavily wooded areas in town.

[49:22] Yes. The in the Charles area doesn't

[49:25] necessarily have they have a wooden

[49:27] haven, so to speak.

[49:29] Okay, thanks.

[49:30] >> So,

[49:32] » So,

[49:32] going back to the yard waste and saying

[49:33] see eight bags.

[49:35] So, that'd be eight bags

[49:38] yard waste every two weeks like with the

[49:40] normal trash or is that eight bags a

[49:42] month because what happens, at least

[49:44] some of the complaints that we've gotten

[49:45] is they'll put out some bags and it

[49:47] doesn't get picked up for

[49:49] two or three weeks, so people add more

[49:51] bags.

[49:53] >> Uh it would be 8 weeks per scheduled

[49:55] » Uh it would be 8 weeks per scheduled

[49:55] yard waste collection day. So, if we

[49:57] fall behind, that's on us for taking

[49:59] extras that next week.

[50:01] But the the intent here is that we don't

[50:04] fall behind and we meet the the

[50:06] commitment that we made to you and we

[50:07] pick it up on time.

[50:10] » Any other questions?

[50:15] » Is that every week you go out and

[50:16] collect the stuff?

[50:17] >> Yes, uh we had April 1 through December

[50:20] » Yes, uh we had April 1 through December

[50:21] 15. Yes, it'll be every week.

[50:23] Yes.

[50:23] >> Sometimes they go 2 weeks without seeing

[50:25] » Sometimes they go 2 weeks without seeing

[50:25] anybody.

[50:26] >> Sometimes we suck. Yes.

[50:30] Yeah.

[50:31] It it you know

[50:33] >> Go ahead.

[50:34] » Go ahead.

[50:34] >> Uh unfortunately, you know, we're always

[50:35] » Uh unfortunately, you know, we're always

[50:35] going to prioritize the trash recycling

[50:36] and and a lot of times yard waste is the

[50:38] short end of the stick and that's why

[50:40] we're, you know, looking at the

[50:41] eight-bag limit allows us to get further

[50:44] um and gives us a shot to to do what we

[50:46] said we're going to do.

[50:49] » Does anybody have any other questions?

[50:52] Uh go ahead.

[50:53] >> If I if I could just clarify one thing,

[50:55] » If I if I could just clarify one thing,

[50:55] um one of the other things I noticed

[50:57] from the meeting uh last month was

[51:00] uh one of my pet peeves, actually.

[51:02] You guys are saying that a lot of times

[51:03] you're not getting responses from my

[51:05] team when you're calling and voicing a

[51:07] concern.

[51:08] I hate that.

[51:09] Uh so, I just want to make sure that

[51:10] we're everyone has the correct contact

[51:12] information.

[51:14] So, Santos,

[51:16] he he's our supervisor for North

[51:17] Providence. If you're calling any other

[51:20] supervisor,

[51:21] you know, I know Mike Noons, everyone

[51:23] loves Mike Noons. Uh he used to be a

[51:24] supervisor out here. He doesn't oversee

[51:26] North Providence. So, if you're reaching

[51:28] out to Mike, while he's a great guy,

[51:29] he's not going to get the information

[51:31] funneled in the correct direction.

[51:33] Um you can go online, megadisposal.com,

[51:36] you can fill out a form online, or you

[51:38] can call the customer service department

[51:40] at that number on the website. But, if

[51:43] you're reaching out to anyone else at

[51:44] Mega that

[51:46] isn't one of those those venues, I don't

[51:48] want to see your complaints get lost.

[51:50] But, if you're calling our call center,

[51:51] I talked to the girls this morning.

[51:54] There's been 10 phone calls from North

[51:55] Providence this week. So, there's really

[51:57] not a lot of calls coming through our

[51:59] call center. They said it's one of the

[52:00] quieter towns.

[52:02] So, put them to work. Hopefully, they're

[52:03] not watching, but uh give them a call if

[52:06] there's issues, and they'll make sure

[52:07] that regardless of whether Santos, who's

[52:10] on vacation this week, um

[52:13] whoever whoever's covering that town,

[52:15] they're going to get that to that right

[52:16] person. I just want to make sure that

[52:18] you guys are getting the answers you

[52:19] need.

[52:22] » I was one of those people that didn't

[52:24] get called back, but thank you.

[52:26] Just just help us out, please.

[52:27] >> Absolutely.

[52:28] » Absolutely.

[52:28] >> I I know

[52:29] » I I know

[52:29] you know, you read the paper, this

[52:32] we're getting bombarded with calls. So,

[52:36] just just help us out. That's all I can

[52:37] ask.

[52:38] Um

[52:39] Santos, if you don't mind

[52:41] giving your number, if you don't have to

[52:42] give it in public, to the town clerk, so

[52:44] she can give it to us. And if, you know,

[52:47] we do get complaints,

[52:49] we'll I'll text you more.

[52:51] >> Yeah, sure. I I can go out in the front.

[52:53] » Yeah, sure. I I can go out in the front.

[52:53] >> You can give it to the gentleman

[52:56] » You can give it to the gentleman

[52:56] >> All right.

[52:57] » All right.

[52:57] >> He'll give it to me.

[52:59] » He'll give it to me.

[52:59] >> Thank you. Appreciate you guys coming

[53:00] » Thank you. Appreciate you guys coming

[53:00] out. Hey, oh, sir, you can come up to

[53:02] the microphone.

[53:06] Santos, you picked a bad week to have a

[53:07] vacation out of the state, huh?

[53:13] » Yes, I got a complaint with them. Can I

[53:15] have the guy that was talking come up

[53:18] here with me?

[53:19] >> Yes.

[53:21] » My problem with you people

[53:24] you don't know what you're doing.

[53:27] First of all,

[53:29] my comes down on a Friday.

[53:33] Last week, it was Saturday because of

[53:35] the holiday.

[53:37] That worked good. They picked everything

[53:39] up.

[53:40] Except the

[53:42] yard waste.

[53:44] All right, that's one.

[53:46] The week before that,

[53:48] my thing was supposed to be picked up

[53:50] Friday.

[53:52] They didn't come Saturday. What's the

[53:55] reason?

[53:56] >> Yeah, and you said your trash was missed

[53:58] » Yeah, and you said your trash was missed

[53:58] or was it your yard work?

[54:00] >> Huh?

[54:00] » Huh?

[54:00] >> What what was missed? Was it your trash

[54:02] » What what was missed? Was it your trash

[54:02] or your yard work?

[54:03] >> The trash came Wednesday.

[54:05] » The trash came Wednesday.

[54:05] >> Okay.

[54:06] » Okay.

[54:06] >> There's no excuse for 6 days.

[54:09] » There's no excuse for 6 days.

[54:09] >> I'll tell you what. What What is your

[54:11] » I'll tell you what. What What is your

[54:11] address?

[54:12] >> Mine's 9 Spicer.

[54:14] » Mine's 9 Spicer.

[54:14] >> 9 Spicer?

[54:16] » 9 Spicer?

[54:16] >> It wasn't mine. It was the whole street.

[54:19] » It wasn't mine. It was the whole street.

[54:19] >> Okay.

[54:19] » Okay.

[54:19] >> And the area.

[54:22] » What and what your service day is

[54:24] Wednesday, you said, correct?

[54:25] >> Friday.

[54:26] » Friday.

[54:26] >> Friday.

[54:26] » Friday.

[54:26] >> Friday's my pick up.

[54:28] » Friday's my pick up.

[54:28] >> All right. Right now, this week I will

[54:30] » All right. Right now, this week I will

[54:30] personally make sure that you're taken

[54:31] care of.

[54:31] >> And my point is

[54:33] » And my point is

[54:33] they come

[54:35] and they can only do so much and then

[54:38] they don't finish up.

[54:40] Are they supposed to finish the same

[54:42] day?

[54:43] >> The we we want them to finish the same

[54:45] » The we we want them to finish the same

[54:45] day. The The one constraint that they

[54:47] have is

[54:48] >> Yeah.

[54:48] » Yeah.

[54:48] >> Department of Transportation limits my

[54:50] » Department of Transportation limits my

[54:50] team to 60 hours of work per week. And

[54:53] so sometimes they run out of time on

[54:54] Fridays and we have to send a different

[54:56] driver out on Saturday that has time.

[54:58] >> Yeah, that's what's happening.

[55:00] » Yeah, that's what's happening.

[55:00] I can't understand why they can't do it.

[55:03] They can do it one day, why can't they

[55:05] do it the other day?

[55:06] >> And that's part of what we we we address

[55:08] » And that's part of what we we we address

[55:08] with changing the drivers. We're putting

[55:10] a more senior driver out in North

[55:12] Providence starting next week. He can

[55:14] get stuff done a little bit quicker.

[55:16] >> Now, we had a guy that's going back a

[55:18] » Now, we had a guy that's going back a

[55:18] year and a half.

[55:20] He didn't miss a day.

[55:22] >> That might be the guy that's coming

[55:23] » That might be the guy that's coming

[55:23] back.

[55:24] >> He was a very good guy.

[55:26] » He was a very good guy.

[55:26] >> So, excuse me.

[55:27] » So, excuse me.

[55:28] >> Now, this guy here

[55:30] » Now, this guy here

[55:30] will take me One day they make it, one

[55:32] day they they skip it.

[55:34] >> I'll tell you what. You have my number.

[55:37] » I'll tell you what. You have my number.

[55:37] If If they miss you, instead of like

[55:39] going back and forth, now if they miss

[55:41] you, call me and I will call them.

[55:43] >> Yeah.

[55:44] » Yeah.

[55:44] >> Okay?

[55:45] » Okay?

[55:45] >> That's it. I mean, I think I think you

[55:47] » That's it. I mean, I think I think you

[55:47] people should do a little bit better

[55:49] than we do now.

[55:50] >> We will.

[55:50] » We will.

[55:50] >> I have an opinion.

[55:51] » I have an opinion.

[55:52] >> We have your opinion. We have your

[55:52] » We have your opinion. We have your

[55:52] opinion.

[55:53] >> Thank you.

[55:53] » Thank you.

[55:53] >> You're welcome.

[55:54] » You're welcome.

[55:54] >> Yeah.

[55:54] » Yeah.

[55:54] >> Thank you.

[55:54] » Thank you.

[55:54] >> Thank you.

[55:55] » Thank you.

[55:55] >> You're welcome.

[55:56] » You're welcome.

[55:56] >> Thank you.

[55:56] » Thank you.

[55:56] >> Thank you.

[55:57] » Thank you.

[55:57] >> Yes, someone else had their hand up.

[55:58] » Yes, someone else had their hand up.

[55:58] >> Okay, I don't

[56:00] » Okay, I don't

[56:01] Can you go up to the microphone?

[56:04] » No, we're just saying that you go by the

[56:05] compactors or

[56:06] >> You have to You have to You have to come

[56:08] » You have to You have to You have to come

[56:08] up to

[56:09] Can you come up? Wait.

[56:11] We want to see you up here.

[56:13] We have people watching at home, so.

[56:19] Come on, you you got a good hat and

[56:20] jacket. We need to see it.

[56:31] » I understand that they're thinking of

[56:32] putting a couple of

[56:34] big 30-yd things you can People will be

[56:37] able to go there and throw their trash

[56:38] in there.

[56:39] I don't have a truck, and I'm not going

[56:41] to put eight bags or 10 bags of trash.

[56:44] Please.

[56:44] >> We are.

[56:45] » We are.

[56:45] >> Yard waste. Okay.

[56:46] » Yard waste. Okay.

[56:46] >> But All right, let's not

[56:48] » But All right, let's not

[56:48] >> put the yard waste in to bring it to

[56:49] » put the yard waste in to bring it to

[56:49] your 30 yard dump.

[56:51] >> All right.

[56:52] » All right.

[56:52] >> You got to throw it in there.

[56:53] » You got to throw it in there.

[56:53] >> All right, but that That's the first

[56:54] » All right, but that That's the first

[56:54] time This is the first time we've heard

[56:55] about it, so we can't

[56:56] >> Yeah, but I mean, doesn't Doesn't that

[56:57] » Yeah, but I mean, doesn't Doesn't that

[56:57] Does that make sense?

[56:58] >> No. No, we We will discuss that, but

[57:00] » No. No, we We will discuss that, but

[57:01] like

[57:01] >> I mean, I like to buy a truck, but I

[57:02] » I mean, I like to buy a truck, but I

[57:02] don't have the money. Unless you guys

[57:04] want to chip in or something, you know?

[57:05] >> I understand.

[57:06] » I understand.

[57:06] >> All right, thank you. Thank you.

[57:07] » All right, thank you. Thank you.

[57:07] >> Thank you.

[57:09] » Thank you.

[57:09] Okay.

[57:10] >> You

[57:12] » You

[57:12] Mayor Lombardi was talking about, people

[57:13] going and paying somebody and dumping

[57:15] stuff. Used to be a gate there. If there

[57:17] was a gate there, the landscapers

[57:18] couldn't get in there at night. Now the

[57:20] gate's, you know, hanging off or it's

[57:21] not there. Be easy to just throw the

[57:23] gate up there so nobody can get in

[57:25] there. But

[57:26] >> Okay, at a number 18, Senator Alejo

[57:28] » Okay, at a number 18, Senator Alejo

[57:28] Streetscape and Revitalization Project,

[57:31] Sherry LaPointe, Grants manager,

[57:33] requests discussion and possible vote

[57:35] regarding authorization to enter in

[57:38] into an agreement with DOT regarding the

[57:41] Centredale Streetscape and

[57:43] revitalization project. This item was

[57:45] continued from May Town Council meeting.

[57:48] Unfortunately, uh

[57:50] Ms. LaPoli could not make it tonight, so

[57:51] I'm going to ask that this item be re-

[57:54] continued to the August meeting.

[57:56] >> So moved.

[57:57] » So moved.

[57:57] >> Motion's been made by Councilman

[57:58] » Motion's been made by Councilman

[57:58] Baccala. Is there a second?

[58:00] Seconded by Councilman Martone. All

[58:01] those in favor?

[58:03] All those opposed? The eyes have it.

[58:05] Item number 19, Centredale Streetscape

[58:07] Initiative. Lisa Randolphia of Wood Wood

[58:10] Consulting requests discussion on

[58:12] information concerning Centredale

[58:14] Streetscape.

[58:19] » Not you yet, though.

[58:20] >> No. Not yet. Not yet. Not yet.

[58:30] » Just state your name for the record,

[58:31] please.

[58:32] >> Lisa Andolsek.

[58:33] » Lisa Andolsek.

[58:33] >> Thank you.

[58:36] » President, President pro tems,

[58:38] well-respected members of the Town

[58:40] Council, it's an absolute pleasure to be

[58:42] with you this evening.

[58:43] As a result of a few news stories

[58:45] relative to Centredale Streetscape

[58:48] beautification, I received, like I'm

[58:50] sure many of you did, uh a number of

[58:53] phone calls inquiring about the two-way

[58:55] street. So, I'm here uh this evening um

[58:59] because I was able to secure the grant

[59:00] for 1.7 million, and I just wanted to

[59:03] share with you facts, data, and context.

[59:06] I deeply respect as Town Council

[59:08] members, you're the financial stewards

[59:10] of the town, and I'd like to share with

[59:11] you the grant application, the

[59:14] architectural renderings, and the letter

[59:16] from Senator Jack Reed, if I may.

[59:24] » That's her name.

[59:25] >> Yes. Can you put that in there?

[59:37] » That's okay.

[1:00:27] Go ahead, you can you can stop.

[1:00:28] >> Thank you, President. Uh the handouts

[1:00:31] » Thank you, President. Uh the handouts

[1:00:31] include the congressional appropriation

[1:00:34] application. Nowhere in there is there a

[1:00:37] two-way street traffic modification.

[1:00:40] There's a letter of support from Mayor

[1:00:42] Charles A. Lombardi. In his letter, he's

[1:00:44] actually requesting $2 million to

[1:00:46] beautify uh the Silver Dale Gateway.

[1:00:52] There's an award letter from Senator

[1:00:53] Jack Reed for 1.7 million that

[1:00:56] specifically notes Silver Dale

[1:00:58] streetscape revitalization.

[1:01:01] And the town actually invested over

[1:01:03] $63,000

[1:01:05] with Crossman Engineering for the

[1:01:07] beautiful architectural renderings that

[1:01:09] you have.

[1:01:10] It was a shared vision of the mayor, the

[1:01:13] town council, Crossman Engineering, and

[1:01:15] myself to actually stimulate the the

[1:01:18] Smith Street and make mixed use with the

[1:01:21] small businesses that are there and the

[1:01:23] residence to beautify it and create an

[1:01:25] old world European gardens, topiaries,

[1:01:30] oversized urns, herringbone sidewalks

[1:01:33] that are accessible,

[1:01:35] up-lighting, artwork, oversized

[1:01:39] fountains, benches, bike racks, and

[1:01:42] replace existing damaged missing light

[1:01:44] poles to reflect the character of this

[1:01:47] very unique area.

[1:01:49] The actual architectural design was done

[1:01:52] to slow travelers down to encourage them

[1:01:56] to shop here,

[1:01:57] to eat here,

[1:01:59] to live more, to make it more livable.

[1:02:03] Uh Crossman Engineering did all of the

[1:02:05] engineering. I want to share with you

[1:02:06] that

[1:02:08] the Rhode Island Department of

[1:02:09] Transportation

[1:02:11] in 2023 did a traffic and safety study.

[1:02:15] Nowhere in there does it mention making

[1:02:17] Smith Street a two-way street.

[1:02:20] I can understand these are the most

[1:02:22] challenging of times and I think

[1:02:23] everyone is doing a great job. I just

[1:02:26] wanted to share with you. I know that a

[1:02:28] match was an issue.

[1:02:30] Um in 2023 the town applied for CDBG

[1:02:33] funding. They may want to apply for that

[1:02:35] again because they can use that as the

[1:02:37] match for this 1.7 million. That's it. I

[1:02:39] just wanted to share it with you. If

[1:02:41] there's any questions, I would welcome.

[1:02:43] >> So,

[1:02:45] » So,

[1:02:45] again, I appreciate you coming.

[1:02:47] First of all, this looks

[1:02:49] excellent.

[1:02:50] Um thank you for putting that together.

[1:02:53] I would love to see Centredale look like

[1:02:55] that.

[1:02:56] And we actually talked about it at the

[1:02:58] last council meeting because there was

[1:03:00] never any discussion of a two-way

[1:03:02] street. And I think all of us got

[1:03:04] bombarded with phone calls and it kind

[1:03:05] of

[1:03:06] took on a

[1:03:07] a theme of its own.

[1:03:09] So, um

[1:03:10] I know there's several small business

[1:03:12] owners on that street that are concerned

[1:03:14] with parking.

[1:03:15] Um

[1:03:16] and I don't blame them because an issue

[1:03:17] as is. So,

[1:03:19] um I'm glad you came to explain this to

[1:03:21] us.

[1:03:23] And the CDBG funding could be could

[1:03:26] count as a match to this?

[1:03:28] >> Yes, it could be. Also, as of July 1,

[1:03:30] » Yes, it could be. Also, as of July 1,

[1:03:30] when Island Commerce will be putting out

[1:03:32] um another Main Street, we can apply

[1:03:35] there for site readiness, so I would

[1:03:36] encourage uh Sherry to apply there for

[1:03:39] it. We can use that as well.

[1:03:41] >> Okay.

[1:03:41] » Okay.

[1:03:41] >> Additionally, um I know we have the

[1:03:43] » Additionally, um I know we have the

[1:03:43] Santa Dale Festival um in the fall. Um

[1:03:47] if we actually revive it and and we

[1:03:49] beautify it, I think that very easily,

[1:03:51] like the North End of Boston, how they

[1:03:53] have the St. Anthony's Feast, that's for

[1:03:55] 4 days, Little Italy in New York, they

[1:03:57] have San Gennaro, people are here for a

[1:04:00] week. We have to have a vision to

[1:04:02] stimulate and revitalize it, and I think

[1:04:04] this is a beautiful investment that

[1:04:06] Crocetti made with these renderings, and

[1:04:08] I deeply appreciate your time.

[1:04:10] >> Does anybody have any Councilman? I I

[1:04:11] » Does anybody have any Councilman? I I

[1:04:11] just

[1:04:12] for my own

[1:04:15] the CBD money we could use, so that

[1:04:17] would alleviate us putting money into

[1:04:19] it, correct?

[1:04:21] >> Yes, Councilman, we wouldn't have to do

[1:04:22] » Yes, Councilman, we wouldn't have to do

[1:04:22] a 20% match cuz I read somewhere it was

[1:04:24] like 420 Yeah.

[1:04:26] >> Perfect. Thank I mean, that's uh

[1:04:28] » Perfect. Thank I mean, that's uh

[1:04:28] it seems like a

[1:04:29] >> It's like the movie Danny DeVito, other

[1:04:31] » It's like the movie Danny DeVito, other

[1:04:31] people's money, just people paid for it.

[1:04:33] >> use of other people's money and not

[1:04:34] » use of other people's money and not

[1:04:34] having to worry about ever repaying it

[1:04:36] would be a a very nice thing for that.

[1:04:38] Yeah.

[1:04:40] >> Does anybody have any other questions?

[1:04:43] All right. You're you're next on the

[1:04:44] agenda.

[1:04:46] Okay. Ask Ask

[1:04:49] >> Ask him first.

[1:04:50] » Ask him first.

[1:04:50] >> No.

[1:04:52] » No.

[1:04:52] All right. But you can sit down. Yeah.

[1:04:54] >> Hector, I

[1:04:55] » Hector, I

[1:04:55] >> I've never met

[1:04:56] » I've never met

[1:04:56] >> You can answer here what I asking you.

[1:04:58] » You can answer here what I asking you.

[1:04:58] >> I'm Hector Betancourt.

[1:05:00] » I'm Hector Betancourt.

[1:05:00] And I actually I have Nice to meet you,

[1:05:01] too. I have a petition which I have

[1:05:05] number of people to sign up,

[1:05:07] and that's what I'm here for, Ness. But

[1:05:09] I have a question for you.

[1:05:11] You mentioned about Cedardale Festival,

[1:05:13] which

[1:05:15] one of the councilmen here in Ballston

[1:05:17] is Steve DeLorenzo. Where are you

[1:05:18] planning to relocate

[1:05:20] the money?

[1:05:22] >> Oh, no, no, no.

[1:05:23] » Oh, no, no, no.

[1:05:23] >> No, I just ask you.

[1:05:24] » No, I just ask you.

[1:05:24] >> Have it extended, instead of it being a

[1:05:27] » Have it extended, instead of it being a

[1:05:27] a couple of days, it could possibly be a

[1:05:29] a week long if they actually implemented

[1:05:32] the architectural renderings, because we

[1:05:33] would be a destination like the North

[1:05:36] End. You have thousands of people that

[1:05:37] go there.

[1:05:39] I think we could we I wouldn't relocate.

[1:05:40] I would have it right It's not my plan.

[1:05:42] >> understand there's going to be two ways

[1:05:45] » understand there's going to be two ways

[1:05:45] traffic in front of the city hall.

[1:05:47] >> No.

[1:05:49] » I'm not aware of that, no.

[1:05:51] The application for the 1.7 million

[1:05:53] didn't mention it.

[1:05:54] He did a traffic study in 2023. It

[1:05:57] doesn't mention a two-way street.

[1:05:59] The grant didn't mention a two-way

[1:06:01] street, sir.

[1:06:03] >> What is the grant for? Actually.

[1:06:05] » What is the grant for? Actually.

[1:06:05] >> Hector, believe it or not, sometimes we

[1:06:07] » Hector, believe it or not, sometimes we

[1:06:07] listen to you.

[1:06:08] You're actually We're all allowed to

[1:06:10] agree with you tonight. I know you're

[1:06:11] going to hate it.

[1:06:12] >> The beautiful connection 1.7 million

[1:06:14] » The beautiful connection 1.7 million

[1:06:14] dollar

[1:06:15] is for

[1:06:16] uh actually including the two-way

[1:06:19] street.

[1:06:20] >> No.

[1:06:20] » No.

[1:06:21] >> No.

[1:06:21] » No.

[1:06:21] >> The money The money is not supposed to

[1:06:22] » The money The money is not supposed to

[1:06:22] That's just the beautiful connection.

[1:06:24] That's one of the things I want to ask

[1:06:25] you.

[1:06:26] It's What does that include?

[1:06:29] The 1.7 million

[1:06:30] >> Hector. Hector, you want the apple?

[1:06:32] » Hector. Hector, you want the apple?

[1:06:32] >> I'm a speaker.

[1:06:33] » I'm a speaker.

[1:06:33] >> Lisa.

[1:06:33] » Lisa.

[1:06:33] >> I'm a speaker, sir.

[1:06:37] » I'm giving you the application.

[1:06:38] >> All right. So, No, what I'm what I'm

[1:06:40] » All right. So, No, what I'm what I'm

[1:06:40] saying. So, including what? Sidewalks?

[1:06:43] We already have sidewalks.

[1:06:45] Just to be up front.

[1:06:48] We We already have sidewalks in all

[1:06:50] Cedardale.

[1:06:51] And they're in good, perfect condition.

[1:06:54] So, what is the What is the rest of the

[1:06:56] money goes for?

[1:06:58] The 1.7 million dollar.

[1:06:59] >> It was to make carry home sidewalks that

[1:07:01] » It was to make carry home sidewalks that

[1:07:01] are accessible.

[1:07:02] >> Mhm. But, we already have sidewalks. You

[1:07:05] » Mhm. But, we already have sidewalks. You

[1:07:05] can tell right here in the pictures.

[1:07:06] >> Lisa, you don't have to answer any of

[1:07:08] » Lisa, you don't have to answer any of

[1:07:08] the questions.

[1:07:09] >> Thank you. It was nice seeing you.

[1:07:10] » Thank you. It was nice seeing you.

[1:07:10] >> Thank you.

[1:07:11] » Thank you.

[1:07:11] Thank you.

[1:07:12] >> Thank you, Lisa.

[1:07:12] » Thank you, Lisa.

[1:07:12] >> Thank you.

[1:07:15] » Hold on, you're next. Okay, item number

[1:07:17] 20.

[1:07:18] Petition on Settlers Streetscape bypass.

[1:07:21] Hector Benaco would like to present a

[1:07:23] petition in opposition to this issue.

[1:07:26] >> Okay.

[1:07:27] » Okay.

[1:07:27] >> Well, before you rudely shut me down, I

[1:07:29] » Well, before you rudely shut me down, I

[1:07:29] was trying to give you the grant

[1:07:31] application so you can see that there is

[1:07:33] no

[1:07:35] There is mention no mention of two-way

[1:07:37] traffic.

[1:07:38] >> Okay, but I understand it's for

[1:07:39] » Okay, but I understand it's for

[1:07:39] beautification and sidewalks.

[1:07:43] And they also mentioned in the last

[1:07:44] meeting in of May, they mentioned

[1:07:47] something about uh

[1:07:49] I believe her name is

[1:07:51] Sherry

[1:07:53] Lupoli.

[1:07:54] >> Yep.

[1:07:54] » Yep.

[1:07:54] >> She mentioned about that she is going to

[1:07:55] » She mentioned about that she is going to

[1:07:55] request a

[1:07:57] uh another

[1:07:59] application to the federal government

[1:08:00] for lighting.

[1:08:02] So, that lighting is not included in

[1:08:04] this deal that she has mentioned here.

[1:08:07] It's just for the sidewalks, which has

[1:08:09] nothing wrong with the sidewalks on

[1:08:11] Settlers bypass or whatever. Because I

[1:08:15] went in

[1:08:16] keeping an eye on everything.

[1:08:18] >> And you And you saw nothing wrong?

[1:08:20] » And you And you saw nothing wrong?

[1:08:20] >> I see lighting in the day light in the

[1:08:22] » I see lighting in the day light in the

[1:08:22] daytime and no in nighttime and some

[1:08:25] part of the town.

[1:08:27] Because And I went around couple of few

[1:08:29] times in the day and see why is it like

[1:08:31] that. Maybe somebody turned the timer.

[1:08:34] Can be it. I don't know.

[1:08:37] >> I know we had this issue today.

[1:08:40] » Replacing the lights.

[1:08:43] The mayor requested here last May uh

[1:08:46] council

[1:08:47] um to replace all the lights. Arrogant

[1:08:51] enough to do that.

[1:08:52] I know how many lights is missing in

[1:08:54] Settlers bypass when you turn when you

[1:08:57] get in the end of Minuteman Spring

[1:08:58] Avenue, it's missing like five lights.

[1:09:01] >> Five.

[1:09:02] » Five.

[1:09:02] >> And there right for the ground.

[1:09:03] » And there right for the ground.

[1:09:03] >> Five.

[1:09:04] » Five.

[1:09:04] >> But, instead of replacing that for

[1:09:06] » But, instead of replacing that for

[1:09:06] to because of that

[1:09:09] the five lights that is missing in there

[1:09:11] and one uh

[1:09:13] crystal light and Mineral Spring when

[1:09:16] you first coming from North Province

[1:09:19] from uh the other side of the town

[1:09:21] is one missing bulb and another one all

[1:09:25] the light is missing there, too.

[1:09:27] >> Excuse me, make a record.

[1:09:28] » Excuse me, make a record.

[1:09:28] >> The crystal in that.

[1:09:29] » The crystal in that.

[1:09:29] I don't see anything else. And then

[1:09:31] right in uh downtown I noticed a couple

[1:09:36] of times that I went by and I say, "Why

[1:09:37] the lights are on in the daytime?"

[1:09:40] And at nighttime they off.

[1:09:43] So, I don't understand why.

[1:09:46] But, if you need some lights, why uh why

[1:09:49] the mayor is so arrogant that he wanted

[1:09:50] to replace all the lights

[1:09:54] and you agree with him.

[1:09:55] >> Yeah, we wanted them to match.

[1:09:57] » Yeah, we wanted them to match.

[1:09:57] >> You You wanted them to match.

[1:09:58] » You You wanted them to match.

[1:09:58] >> Yeah. And by the way, there's no five.

[1:10:00] » Yeah. And by the way, there's no five.

[1:10:00] So, obviously

[1:10:00] >> I'm going to tell you another thing.

[1:10:02] » I'm going to tell you another thing.

[1:10:02] It's why is the this town

[1:10:06] it's so pushy to

[1:10:10] doing something in Cerritos

[1:10:13] when they not do anything for other

[1:10:15] community business.

[1:10:17] They never involved in help them with

[1:10:19] parking space or anything.

[1:10:22] Never.

[1:10:24] >> Really? You got it?

[1:10:26] » Really? You got it?

[1:10:26] You must have missed those meetings.

[1:10:28] >> No.

[1:10:29] » No.

[1:10:29] I watch it on YouTube.

[1:10:31] >> Okay.

[1:10:32] » Okay.

[1:10:32] >> This is why when I wake up late at night

[1:10:34] » This is why when I wake up late at night

[1:10:34] it's like telling me, "You have to watch

[1:10:37] the May meeting." And when I see the

[1:10:39] request from

[1:10:40] >> Marshalls.

[1:10:40] » Marshalls.

[1:10:40] >> Sherry

[1:10:41] » Sherry

[1:10:41] >> Marshalls.

[1:10:41] » Marshalls.

[1:10:42] >> it's like I'm wondering.

[1:10:44] » it's like I'm wondering.

[1:10:44] >> Wow.

[1:10:45] » Wow.

[1:10:45] >> I'm wondering. $1.7 million uh and then

[1:10:48] » I'm wondering. $1.7 million uh and then

[1:10:48] added that she's going to request it for

[1:10:50] just the lighting to the federal

[1:10:52] government, my taxes, the future of

[1:10:55] taxpayers' money.

[1:10:58] Why can't get a if you going pay some of

[1:11:01] the light and missing today and days,

[1:11:04] you can get a seller lights. Who care if

[1:11:07] you know much?

[1:11:08] >> It's not tax money.

[1:11:09] » It's not tax money.

[1:11:09] >> I not think none of the people they sign

[1:11:11] » I not think none of the people they sign

[1:11:12] for me the petition care about without

[1:11:14] the lights are much.

[1:11:18] You understand? They actually say why we

[1:11:20] have to pay for

[1:11:22] private business.

[1:11:24] >> So, you think the people

[1:11:26] » So, you think the people

[1:11:26] So, you think the people

[1:11:27] >> Why we have to spend the

[1:11:28] » Why we have to spend the

[1:11:28] >> You think the people in North Providence

[1:11:30] » You think the people in North Providence

[1:11:30] are mad that we're spending too much

[1:11:31] money for the new street lights?

[1:11:32] >> I'm speaking, sir.

[1:11:33] » I'm speaking, sir.

[1:11:33] >> Now, I'm speaking.

[1:11:34] » Now, I'm speaking.

[1:11:34] >> Why we the task payers we have to spend

[1:11:37] » Why we the task payers we have to spend

[1:11:37] >> 2 million 124,000

[1:11:40] » 2 million 124,000

[1:11:40] dollar for just a group of family Nostra

[1:11:44] in Centralville.

[1:11:45] >> Oh.

[1:11:46] » Oh.

[1:11:46] So, these people from Cumberland are

[1:11:47] talking about how much

[1:11:49] >> what is going to bring

[1:11:52] » what is going to bring

[1:11:52] >> No one's from North Providence.

[1:11:53] » No one's from North Providence.

[1:11:53] >> How can

[1:11:55] » How can

[1:11:55] How can the mayor

[1:11:57] >> You got people on here from Cumberland,

[1:11:59] » You got people on here from Cumberland,

[1:11:59] Lincoln, Warwick, Johnston, Coventry.

[1:12:02] What does that got to do with North

[1:12:03] Providence?

[1:12:04] >> Well, what happened is I went to number

[1:12:07] » Well, what happened is I went to number

[1:12:07] one, I went to shots and I get a close

[1:12:10] shots.

[1:12:11] What's shots supermarket?

[1:12:13] >> Oh, sure. I thought he said shots. I

[1:12:15] » Oh, sure. I thought he said shots. I

[1:12:15] don't know what

[1:12:15] >> I collect close to 10 signatures. Then

[1:12:19] » I collect close to 10 signatures. Then

[1:12:19] I been invited to the park

[1:12:22] to Nardi Park.

[1:12:24] >> Who invited you?

[1:12:25] » Who invited you?

[1:12:25] >> You know, to hang out there.

[1:12:27] » You know, to hang out there.

[1:12:27] >> Did someone invite you to hang out there

[1:12:28] » Did someone invite you to hang out there

[1:12:28] or did you just go?

[1:12:29] >> And that's where I get

[1:12:32] » And that's where I get

[1:12:32] little bit over 100 signatures.

[1:12:36] Just in

[1:12:37] couple of hours, not even 2 hours.

[1:12:40] Boom, boom. Everyone gets excited. They

[1:12:43] see that I do something for them.

[1:12:45] Because when I mention the amount of

[1:12:47] money that we the task payers have to

[1:12:49] pay to pay the 20% of the 1.7 million

[1:12:54] dollar they found the ridiculous and

[1:12:57] they mentioned

[1:12:59] so many things and they told me stories

[1:13:01] about other things

[1:13:03] that I might get involved in those two.

[1:13:08] So

[1:13:09] this is the other thing I can mention.

[1:13:14] If it is

[1:13:15] 2.

[1:13:16] 100

[1:13:18] 24 25,000 dollar

[1:13:21] that is a lot of money just to

[1:13:28] to have this.

[1:13:30] Number one

[1:13:33] I'm going to show you what they going to

[1:13:36] do it so the public know

[1:13:39] what they doing.

[1:13:42] Number one if you see the giant

[1:13:45] fire trucks

[1:13:47] this is probably 1950 this one.

[1:13:52] The new truck that from the parade.

[1:13:55] Okay, I got to wait.

[1:14:00] What is

[1:14:05] So

[1:14:09] that 1950 fire truck is not an active

[1:14:12] piece of apparatus just so you know

[1:14:14] that. That doesn't respond to call

[1:14:16] sector.

[1:14:26] And ladders from the fire department

[1:14:29] coming from

[1:14:36] 18 wheelers coming from Providence

[1:14:39] and the moment they get an emergency and

[1:14:42] then you have cruisers coming at high

[1:14:44] speed to try to save someone by the side

[1:14:47] of Providence from Central Del and to

[1:14:49] Providence

[1:14:51] and the end of North Providence.

[1:14:55] >> Respectfully, we are agreeing with you.

[1:14:56] » Respectfully, we are agreeing with you.

[1:14:57] We're not talking about

[1:14:59] the two-way traffic. After we we're

[1:15:01] saying we're

[1:15:02] we haven't discussed it yet, but it's

[1:15:04] not something that we're favoring.

[1:15:08] Yeah, but but if you if you were

[1:15:09] listening rather than

[1:15:12] wanted to say what you said.

[1:15:14] Listen, those you had said the plans

[1:15:16] were originally for the grant that did

[1:15:19] not have two-way traffic. No, no, you're

[1:15:20] going to let me speak now.

[1:15:22] Did not have two-way traffic.

[1:15:24] Okay? So,

[1:15:26] that plus the CBD money that we could

[1:15:28] get would cost the taxpayers zero

[1:15:33] not to have two-way traffic, but to

[1:15:35] modify and beautify our area. Would you

[1:15:38] not like it done so it is light lit

[1:15:41] perfectly, looking beautiful, and not

[1:15:44] cost the taxpayer dime? Would you like

[1:15:45] that? Would you like it?

[1:15:47] Would you like that? Can you answer a

[1:15:49] question? Can you answer the Can you

[1:15:52] answer the question? It's not your

[1:15:54] money. It's a grant It's a grant grant.

[1:15:57] It's a grant Do you know what You know

[1:15:58] You understand what a grant is first,

[1:16:00] right? And we're going to get additional

[1:16:02] money put given to us so that we do not

[1:16:05] have to subsidize 5 cents for it.

[1:16:08] So, that means it costs the taxpayer

[1:16:10] zero. Would you like that?

[1:16:13] Would you like it if

[1:16:17] Let's get out of here. Let's move on to

[1:16:18] this. Let's Which We're moving on cuz

[1:16:21] you're not listening, and that's that's

[1:16:23] a shame because we're actually agreeing

[1:16:24] with you. You don't want to listen. It's

[1:16:26] not taxpayer money. It's grant money

[1:16:28] that could be matched with CDBG money.

[1:16:31] That's all federal money.

[1:16:33] If you have a problem with that, call

[1:16:34] the federal government. There's no

[1:16:36] two-way street, and that's it. You're

[1:16:38] done. Yeah. You're done.

[1:16:40] You're done. Yes, you're done.

[1:16:43] >> No, you're done.

[1:16:44] » No, you're done.

[1:16:44] >> You're done.

[1:16:45] » You're done.

[1:16:45] >> I have a petition here.

[1:16:47] » I have a petition here.

[1:16:47] >> You have petitions not even from people

[1:16:48] » You have petitions not even from people

[1:16:48] from North Providence. So, move on.

[1:16:52] All right, but you have to give other

[1:16:53] people to speak. So, go sit down,

[1:16:54] please.

[1:16:55] >> Should I go to the

[1:16:55] » Should I go to the

[1:16:55] >> Or I'll have you removed.

[1:16:58] » Or I'll have you removed.

[1:16:58] >> Yeah, she also has some questions.

[1:17:00] » Yeah, she also has some questions.

[1:17:00] >> I'm just down.

[1:17:01] » I'm just down.

[1:17:01] >> Yeah, I got it.

[1:17:03] » Yeah, I got it.

[1:17:03] >> Did you want me to read this to you?

[1:17:04] » Did you want me to read this to you?

[1:17:04] >> Yes.

[1:17:05] » Yes.

[1:17:05] >> Can I ask my questions first or should I

[1:17:07] » Can I ask my questions first or should I

[1:17:07] >> You can you're welcome to

[1:17:09] » You can you're welcome to

[1:17:09] and asking any questions

[1:17:12] and do you mind if I take it this?

[1:17:14] >> That's why he came to

[1:17:16] » That's why he came to

[1:17:16] >> I've never been here like here. I don't

[1:17:18] » I've never been here like here. I don't

[1:17:18] normally do this. I met him in Shaw's,

[1:17:20] but I am a North Providence resident.

[1:17:23] So, I was I was like, "Okay, like I

[1:17:25] would like to learn a little bit about

[1:17:26] my community and go to a meeting and I

[1:17:29] offered to read his petition and I

[1:17:31] signed the petition.

[1:17:33] Um

[1:17:34] >> Can I ask one question? Was this done

[1:17:35] » Can I ask one question? Was this done

[1:17:35] during the parade?

[1:17:36] >> No, Shaw's.

[1:17:37] » No, Shaw's.

[1:17:37] >> I was in Shaw's. I was just shopping and

[1:17:40] » I was in Shaw's. I was just shopping and

[1:17:40] I had plenty of time and we just started

[1:17:42] chatting, you know? So, whatever's in

[1:17:45] this petition is his view and you know,

[1:17:47] whatever. But

[1:17:49] I just didn't even know about this and I

[1:17:52] drive a lot

[1:17:54] and I'm very familiar with the roadways

[1:17:56] around here. Is there are there plans to

[1:17:58] widen that area that road?

[1:18:01] >> There is no like anybody that lives in

[1:18:04] » There is no like anybody that lives in

[1:18:04] this half of the town or

[1:18:06] owns a business in half of the town this

[1:18:08] half of should love this idea. All that

[1:18:11] is is to beautify the sidewalks.

[1:18:13] >> Well, yeah, but it's also a middle class

[1:18:14] » Well, yeah, but it's also a middle class

[1:18:14] neighborhood, sir, and you know,

[1:18:17] you're saying it doesn't come from the

[1:18:18] taxpayers, but

[1:18:20] >> No. You guys are not understanding the

[1:18:21] » No. You guys are not understanding the

[1:18:21] issue.

[1:18:22] >> Taxpayers pay for all of this, whether

[1:18:23] » Taxpayers pay for all of this, whether

[1:18:23] it's

[1:18:24] >> No, it is a grant. It is a grant.

[1:18:27] » No, it is a grant. It is a grant.

[1:18:27] >> Right, grants from our government that

[1:18:28] » Right, grants from our government that

[1:18:28] are

[1:18:30] we pay for everything. I mean, get a

[1:18:32] paycheck, you have federal taxes taken

[1:18:34] out and you have state taxes taken out.

[1:18:37] This money isn't coming up from nowhere,

[1:18:38] it's coming obviously from citizens.

[1:18:40] >> I I I understand what you're saying.

[1:18:42] » I I I understand what you're saying.

[1:18:42] >> I'm saying? I'm not trying to be

[1:18:43] » I'm saying? I'm not trying to be

[1:18:43] difficult. I'm just saying

[1:18:44] >> it's a federal appropriation. That money

[1:18:46] » it's a federal appropriation. That money

[1:18:46] is going to get appropriated to

[1:18:48] somebody. So, if you think it's a waste,

[1:18:52] >> No, I I honestly I don't know. Honestly,

[1:18:54] » No, I I honestly I don't know. Honestly,

[1:18:54] I'm trying to figure it out.

[1:18:55] >> a federal appropriation. So, the federal

[1:18:57] » a federal appropriation. So, the federal

[1:18:57] government is going to appropriate that

[1:18:58] money to some state or some town.

[1:19:00] >> Okay.

[1:19:01] » Okay.

[1:19:01] >> I'd like it to if we're going to be us.

[1:19:03] » I'd like it to if we're going to be us.

[1:19:03] >> I agree. If there's money to be there in

[1:19:05] » I agree. If there's money to be there in

[1:19:05] our community, that's great. You know,

[1:19:08] but at the same time, you know, it's

[1:19:11] just

[1:19:12] how much traffic is it going to bring?

[1:19:14] Obviously, there are going to be

[1:19:15] changes. Are there going to be

[1:19:16] stoplights? New stoplights?

[1:19:19] Do you guys not know?

[1:19:20] >> I think it's I think it's all still

[1:19:21] » I think it's I think it's all still

[1:19:21] preliminary. Yeah, this is like the

[1:19:23] first step.

[1:19:24] >> When you come down Route 44, a lot of

[1:19:26] » When you come down Route 44, a lot of

[1:19:26] people right now, they hop on the

[1:19:28] highway to get to Providence. When you

[1:19:30] come from 95 south,

[1:19:33] you can go south and hit that traffic,

[1:19:36] you know? When you go to Route 6, you

[1:19:39] hit traffic there. So, our my concern is

[1:19:42] are you going to give people cuz with

[1:19:44] Waze and all these apps, it'll tell

[1:19:46] people the quickest way to get

[1:19:47] somewhere. So, is that going to bring a

[1:19:50] massive amount of traffic to our area,

[1:19:52] you know what I mean? And it's such a

[1:19:54] small it's like a neighborhood, you

[1:19:56] know, where children ride their bikes

[1:19:58] and there's a school close by.

[1:20:00] >> that the rendering here that we have in

[1:20:01] » that the rendering here that we have in

[1:20:01] front of us is changing any of the

[1:20:04] traffic patterns at all. So, it it's

[1:20:06] status quo. It would look like this in

[1:20:09] in theory, the roads are going to be

[1:20:10] one-way, just going to be beautified,

[1:20:13] and again, with grant money to make

[1:20:16] North Providence look a little bit more

[1:20:18] appealing than it does right now.

[1:20:20] With zero cost to the taxpayers, so it's

[1:20:23] a plus.

[1:20:24] As far as redesigning roads, that's not

[1:20:27] on here.

[1:20:28] >> And another thing is uh the lady was

[1:20:31] » And another thing is uh the lady was

[1:20:31] really nice. Her I just feel like some

[1:20:33] of the comments she made comparisons are

[1:20:36] just not even close. Like, you can't

[1:20:39] compare a Boston that has 600,000,

[1:20:42] 700,000 people, you know, South Boston

[1:20:45] or North Boston, whatever it was, to

[1:20:47] little center. It's just not an equal

[1:20:48] comparison even to bring like, "Oh,

[1:20:50] we're going to be the new little Italy."

[1:20:52] >> the festival.

[1:20:53] » the festival.

[1:20:53] >> Have you been Have you attended the

[1:20:54] » Have you been Have you attended the

[1:20:54] festival?

[1:20:54] >> She's saying like hopefully we'll get

[1:20:56] » She's saying like hopefully we'll get

[1:20:56] that many people. We're not going to get

[1:20:59] >> Have you attended the

[1:21:00] » Have you attended the

[1:21:00] >> Guys, guys, guys, guys.

[1:21:01] » Guys, guys, guys, guys.

[1:21:01] >> saying we're not going to get That's a

[1:21:02] » saying we're not going to get That's a

[1:21:02] 600 That's a much larger city. I'm just

[1:21:05] saying it wasn't a really fair

[1:21:06] comparison. That's all.

[1:21:08] >> Very good. Thank you.

[1:21:09] » Very good. Thank you.

[1:21:09] >> All right.

[1:21:10] » All right.

[1:21:10] >> Sir,

[1:21:11] » Sir,

[1:21:11] >> Oh, yeah, and I do I do have to read

[1:21:12] » Oh, yeah, and I do I do have to read

[1:21:13] this for him.

[1:21:18] I'm just going to read it for him. Like

[1:21:19] I said, it's not my view. I don't know.

[1:21:21] It's just a petition.

[1:21:23] >> Sir, did you have a question?

[1:21:26] » Sir, did you have a question?

[1:21:26] Did you want Did you

[1:21:27] What's that?

[1:21:28] >> Can I read the petition?

[1:21:29] » Can I read the petition?

[1:21:29] >> You don't have to read the petition.

[1:21:31] » You don't have to read the petition.

[1:21:31] Okay. You don't have to read it. We all

[1:21:33] have it. Thank you.

[1:21:35] Straight up. We have it.

[1:21:37] >> Can I please read it?

[1:21:38] » Can I please read it?

[1:21:38] >> We have it.

[1:21:39] » We have it.

[1:21:39] >> So, well, but the community wants

[1:21:41] » So, well, but the community wants

[1:21:41] >> It's my decision.

[1:21:43] » It's my decision.

[1:21:43] It's my decision. It's my decision, and

[1:21:46] I am saying no.

[1:21:49] Thank you.

[1:21:51] It's my decision and I'm saying no.

[1:21:53] >> So, I'm not allowed to read something?

[1:21:55] » So, I'm not allowed to read something?

[1:21:55] >> No. We have it.

[1:21:57] » No. We have it.

[1:21:57] >> Is there a way for the people of North

[1:21:59] » Is there a way for the people of North

[1:21:59] Providence to see it?

[1:22:00] >> Everybody can It's It's on the agenda.

[1:22:03] » Everybody can It's It's on the agenda.

[1:22:03] >> your agenda, and how would people get to

[1:22:05] » your agenda, and how would people get to

[1:22:05] see your agenda?

[1:22:06] How would they access it?

[1:22:09] Like, how would the people the citizens

[1:22:11] I don't know why that's a hard question.

[1:22:12] How would the citizens

[1:22:13] >> Becomes part of the record. Yeah.

[1:22:15] » Becomes part of the record. Yeah.

[1:22:15] >> But how would the people like access

[1:22:17] » But how would the people like access

[1:22:17] that

[1:22:18] on your town website?

[1:22:20] Is it on the

[1:22:21] >> Meetings are all online. Yes.

[1:22:22] » Meetings are all online. Yes.

[1:22:22] >> It's on the website. Okay. It's on the

[1:22:24] » It's on the website. Okay. It's on the

[1:22:24] North Providence

[1:22:26] town website. Thank you.

[1:22:29] » I'm all for

[1:22:33] » We have it.

[1:22:47] No, Dino. I'm Dino. I'm Dino.

[1:22:52] Yeah, I know.

[1:22:54] And I'm saying no again.

[1:22:56] Cuz you make no sense.

[1:22:58] And we're trying to conduct business.

[1:23:00] Sir, did you have a question?

[1:23:03] Okay.

[1:23:04] Do Do we know them? You got it.

[1:23:11] All right. Good.

[1:23:14] Okay. Let me know how it works out.

[1:23:17] >> Hayden Kendall might be making a

[1:23:18] » Hayden Kendall might be making a

[1:23:18] mistake. I just wanted to say I do very

[1:23:21] strongly support this project as a

[1:23:22] resident. I live down the road, Rosemont

[1:23:24] Terrace, so

[1:23:26] Thank you for everybody who put the work

[1:23:27] in for this, and that's all I want to

[1:23:28] say.

[1:23:29] >> Thank you for the policy approval. That

[1:23:30] » Thank you for the policy approval. That

[1:23:30] was a That was a tough act to follow.

[1:23:33] How dare we compare ourselves to Boston

[1:23:34] and try to be better? God forbid.

[1:23:37] Considering they don't know each other.

[1:23:40] Okay. Anyone else?

[1:23:42] Thank you.

[1:23:43] Item number 21, One of One Lounge.

[1:23:46] Please Chief Forgerio, Councilman

[1:23:47] Laporte here would like discussion and

[1:23:49] possible vote on One of One Lounge, 1759

[1:23:52] Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence.

[1:23:55] Would you please come up and state your

[1:23:56] name for the record?

[1:24:02] » Good evening, Council. Um my name is

[1:24:05] Lance Cherry

[1:24:06] Partners.

[1:24:07] >> What's Arlene?

[1:24:08] » What's Arlene?

[1:24:08] >> Good evening. Um I'm Mike.

[1:24:11] » Good evening. Um I'm Mike.

[1:24:11] >> Okay.

[1:24:12] » Okay.

[1:24:12] Guys, I'm going to start off um

[1:24:15] I spoke with the councilman that

[1:24:16] represent the district. I spoke with the

[1:24:18] police chief.

[1:24:20] Um I'm going to be honest with you. I'm

[1:24:22] very

[1:24:23] I thought the meeting last meeting went

[1:24:25] well.

[1:24:26] I thought we got started off on the

[1:24:28] right foot.

[1:24:29] Um

[1:24:30] it would be in our best interest not

[1:24:32] even to allow any entertainment over

[1:24:35] there anymore cuz we've had so many

[1:24:36] problems in the past. And we went over

[1:24:39] all those problems. We told you guys

[1:24:41] what the problems were.

[1:24:43] We told you guys about the past five

[1:24:45] businesses and we told you we were not

[1:24:47] going to hold what happened in the past

[1:24:50] against you guys. You know that, right?

[1:24:53] So, to open last week

[1:24:56] without any licenses

[1:24:58] yeah, we've been contacted by every

[1:25:00] single neighbor in that neighborhood.

[1:25:02] We've been sent videos. We have multiple

[1:25:05] police reports. It is disappointing cuz

[1:25:07] I really thought we got off

[1:25:09] on the right foot. So

[1:25:12] I mean

[1:25:14] think about the position we're in now.

[1:25:16] >> So, pretty much we got fed the wrong

[1:25:17] » So, pretty much we got fed the wrong

[1:25:17] information. Um, when we had um, fire

[1:25:20] marshal come out and um, board of health

[1:25:23] and pretty much from the last ownership,

[1:25:25] the pretty much what they told us was um

[1:25:27] all we needed was um, the fire marshal

[1:25:29] with an insurance.

[1:25:30] >> We told you. We did in our office. We

[1:25:32] » We told you. We did in our office. We

[1:25:32] told you numerous times what you needed,

[1:25:36] how you had to do it, what you had to

[1:25:37] upload and until you opened when you

[1:25:40] weren't supposed to after that you were

[1:25:43] backpedaling and putting them on like

[1:25:45] all the There was like 10 things you

[1:25:47] needed when you opened last week. And we

[1:25:49] tell you. We need to call you. We we

[1:25:52] write into the system and tell you what

[1:25:54] you need. I'm not sure if you're not

[1:25:55] reading it or what, but we've been

[1:25:57] telling you right along. Like my clerk

[1:25:59] said.

[1:26:01] >> Um

[1:26:01] » Um

[1:26:01] >> I can't say that we haven't. We have.

[1:26:06] » Yeah, at the time we've been

[1:26:07] communicating with you um, we was not

[1:26:10] operating. That's when we had the news

[1:26:12] from our attorney that, you know, we

[1:26:15] wasn't supposed to be open and we

[1:26:17] >> But for a week before that. No, not a

[1:26:19] » But for a week before that. No, not a

[1:26:19] week. It was that weekend before and

[1:26:21] then once

[1:26:23] Yeah.

[1:26:24] But the moment we had we had the news,

[1:26:27] we immediately shut down within we

[1:26:29] didn't operate any business after that.

[1:26:31] So until then we still

[1:26:33] our doors are still closed.

[1:26:34] >> Told you before that you weren't

[1:26:36] » Told you before that you weren't

[1:26:36] supposed to open.

[1:26:37] >> Um

[1:26:37] » Um

[1:26:37] >> In all of our communications in the

[1:26:39] » In all of our communications in the

[1:26:39] portal for the license, we go back and

[1:26:42] forth. You receive an email every time

[1:26:45] you have a message in the portal. So

[1:26:47] unless you're not checking your email,

[1:26:49] we have been keeping up with everything

[1:26:51] telling what you need, but apparently

[1:26:53] you just thought you could open without

[1:26:55] it. I mean, if

[1:26:57] we didn't have health department

[1:26:58] >> I mean, by the week before that before

[1:27:00] » I mean, by the week before that before

[1:27:00] our attorney, um that's where we really

[1:27:02] started

[1:27:03] treat um like one-to-one started to

[1:27:05] contact you guys. That was after the

[1:27:07] news. Before that it was our attorney.

[1:27:10] So all we was under the impression that

[1:27:13] the only um documents that we we needed

[1:27:17] which was the last step to do was um

[1:27:20] getting approved from the health

[1:27:21] department

[1:27:23] for the building inspection. We thought

[1:27:24] since it's multiple units in that in

[1:27:26] that building, so it we thought it was

[1:27:28] something that was done, you know,

[1:27:30] probably like a one year

[1:27:32] for all the all the units. We didn't

[1:27:34] know if it was like something that was

[1:27:36] conducted through

[1:27:37] like individually for each businesses.

[1:27:40] So that's why we, you know, it was a

[1:27:42] miscommi- uh communication. We're not

[1:27:44] here to make any excuses. You know,

[1:27:45] we're to own to our, you know, you know,

[1:27:48] to our actions.

[1:27:50] You know, but we're not here to make any

[1:27:51] excuses, but that was the the impression

[1:27:53] that, you know, it was a

[1:27:54] miscommunication that, you know, we're

[1:27:56] here to And for the um

[1:27:59] for the noise complaints,

[1:28:01] we didn't have anyone outside acting

[1:28:03] erratically or just going crazy outside.

[1:28:07] Everyone was inside. The problem was it

[1:28:09] was the sound system

[1:28:10] from the previous owners cuz we wasn't

[1:28:12] too familiar with the sound system. It

[1:28:14] was all

[1:28:15] >> Actually the the complaints were about

[1:28:18] » Actually the the complaints were about

[1:28:18] pardon

[1:28:18] >> Like

[1:28:19] » Like

[1:28:19] one second I and I just want to address

[1:28:21] like

[1:28:22] you guys came in here and said you're

[1:28:23] going to be a restaurant and you know

[1:28:25] these videos

[1:28:26] from inside the place do not look like a

[1:28:28] restaurant.

[1:28:30] We specifically said don't do a

[1:28:32] nightclub.

[1:28:33] And

[1:28:34] we were sent videos

[1:28:36] of the promotional

[1:28:38] It's a nightclub.

[1:28:40] >> So so that was for the grand opening. We

[1:28:42] » So so that was for the grand opening. We

[1:28:42] had a lot of friends and family in town.

[1:28:45] Just um supporting the business.

[1:28:46] >> If I can

[1:28:48] » If I can

[1:28:48] >> Councilman

[1:28:48] » Councilman

[1:28:48] >> We we

[1:28:50] » We we

[1:28:50] told you about the history of the

[1:28:51] building before and the the the uh

[1:28:55] the business that were run there.

[1:28:57] We said do not emulate that in any way,

[1:28:59] shape, or form.

[1:29:01] We gave you a probationary

[1:29:03] entertainment license

[1:29:06] because we wanted to play fair.

[1:29:08] You approached us as three very good

[1:29:11] businessmen

[1:29:12] all having good business sense.

[1:29:15] If that were us that came to you, would

[1:29:17] you say we had good business sense and

[1:29:20] did exactly what you asked us to do?

[1:29:22] >> Of course.

[1:29:24] » Of course.

[1:29:24] >> Opening without a license

[1:29:27] » Opening without a license

[1:29:27] having a video like this when you told

[1:29:29] us specifically

[1:29:30] you were not

[1:29:32] a nightclub.

[1:29:33] That is a nightclub.

[1:29:36] There's no cut and chase about that.

[1:29:38] That is a nightclub.

[1:29:39] We want a restaurant which has

[1:29:43] food

[1:29:45] You can have beverages obviously.

[1:29:48] No entertainment.

[1:29:50] That is entertainment. Whatever sort of

[1:29:52] entertainment it is, it's entertainment.

[1:29:55] That is what we do not want.

[1:29:57] We have already asked you once.

[1:30:00] Please go by the rules and we will

[1:30:02] extend

[1:30:04] we'll extend that probationary period.

[1:30:07] But if we have one slip-up

[1:30:10] you gentlemen all were in agreement with

[1:30:11] us. It's not going to happen. That's

[1:30:14] what we have to hold you

[1:30:15] >> I'm aware of everything you're saying um

[1:30:16] » I'm aware of everything you're saying um

[1:30:16] but um

[1:30:17] from the Department of Health that came

[1:30:19] out for inspection that Friday.

[1:30:21] They also mentioned to us that um if

[1:30:24] everything goes well, we could open that

[1:30:25] same night.

[1:30:26] >> This is getting We're talking apples and

[1:30:28] » This is getting We're talking apples and

[1:30:28] oranges right now. We're talking

[1:30:29] entertainment.

[1:30:31] >> I know what you mean.

[1:30:31] » I know what you mean.

[1:30:31] >> And and so

[1:30:33] » And and so

[1:30:33] we're off on the as as the president

[1:30:35] said, we're off on the wrong foot again.

[1:30:37] And we do not want to be off on the

[1:30:39] wrong foot again.

[1:30:39] >> Um we definitely don't want to start on

[1:30:41] » Um we definitely don't want to start on

[1:30:41] a wrong foot. We're just pretty much

[1:30:42] saying that we got the wrong

[1:30:43] information.

[1:30:44] >> Unfortunately, it's already done.

[1:30:46] » Unfortunately, it's already done.

[1:30:46] >> I know what you're saying though, but

[1:30:46] » I know what you're saying though, but

[1:30:46] I'm just saying we had the

[1:30:47] misinformation. Um we wasn't clear. We

[1:30:50] wasn't aware that, you know, we wasn't

[1:30:52] supposed to open. We did not want to

[1:30:54] cause any scene or be out of line or be

[1:30:56] >> Just Just one more thing and and and

[1:31:00] » Just Just one more thing and and and

[1:31:00] we told you the history.

[1:31:02] Uh on 5:24

[1:31:06] per our conversation before, I think

[1:31:08] it's a good idea if you guys close

[1:31:10] earlier than you had said you were going

[1:31:11] to, right?

[1:31:12] 5:24 between 11:00 and 12:00 a.m.

[1:31:16] a steady flow of vehicles went through

[1:31:18] the back neighborhood.

[1:31:21] Uh at 5:00 uh 12:00 and then that was at

[1:31:24] 11:00 12:00 12:48, a man parked in front

[1:31:27] of one of the houses

[1:31:29] from the place, from the bar

[1:31:31] yelling and screaming. Returned back

[1:31:33] there at 1:00.

[1:31:37] A neighbor has videos of it.

[1:31:40] We don't want that.

[1:31:41] At We can't be any more clear about

[1:31:43] that.

[1:31:45] >> Um I'm not sure who's recorded or what's

[1:31:47] » Um I'm not sure who's recorded or what's

[1:31:47] happening. It was just that we had a lot

[1:31:49] of friends and family for um the soft

[1:31:51] opening.

[1:31:51] >> Well, if your friends and family should

[1:31:53] » Well, if your friends and family should

[1:31:53] have been more respectful towards your

[1:31:55] new business and wanted to help you

[1:31:57] >> Exactly. They didn't do wrong um at that

[1:31:59] » Exactly. They didn't do wrong um at that

[1:31:59] particular time. Um when our friends and

[1:32:02] family was over there. I'm not sure what

[1:32:03] they did wrong. Was it them being

[1:32:05] chaotic? What was the complaint?

[1:32:07] >> Steve, Steve.

[1:32:08] » Steve, Steve.

[1:32:08] Yeah, get the lieutenant up here and

[1:32:09] read them.

[1:32:10] >> Yeah. Yeah.

[1:32:11] » Yeah. Yeah.

[1:32:11] >> All right, get you guys have a seat. I'm

[1:32:13] » All right, get you guys have a seat. I'm

[1:32:13] going to have the lieutenant come up and

[1:32:14] go over the police reports.

[1:32:15] >> Okay.

[1:32:16] » Okay.

[1:32:16] >> Thank you.

[1:32:21] » Good evening.

[1:32:27] Good evening.

[1:32:29] >> Colonel originally asked me to come up

[1:32:31] » Colonel originally asked me to come up

[1:32:31] and speak in reference to this Adam.

[1:32:34] Um,

[1:32:35] we were there on three occasions on

[1:32:37] 5/22.

[1:32:39] Um, we were there at approximately

[1:32:43] 11:30 for loud music.

[1:32:46] At 11:24 we were there

[1:32:50] at 1:23 in the morning

[1:32:53] uh, again for loud music. Several um,

[1:32:56] vehicles leaving the area.

[1:32:58] Uh, officers did go in, found it to be

[1:33:01] several people in there. There was

[1:33:03] hookah involved. Um,

[1:33:06] they did speak to Mr. Orlean who was

[1:33:08] cooperative. Um, and then on

[1:33:11] on 5/25 we were also there for loud

[1:33:14] music.

[1:33:15] Um,

[1:33:16] because of this, because of the past,

[1:33:18] and because of um,

[1:33:20] what we talked about before, the colonel

[1:33:22] is requesting um,

[1:33:25] to install detail officers there on

[1:33:26] Friday and Saturday nights.

[1:33:29] He believes that the residents in that

[1:33:30] area has had enough.

[1:33:32] And we can't be there every minute.

[1:33:35] So, the colonel is uh, recommending

[1:33:37] detail officers Friday, Saturday nights

[1:33:39] from 10:00 to 2:00 a.m.

[1:33:41] Thank you.

[1:33:42] Does anybody have any questions for the

[1:33:43] lieutenant while he's up here?

[1:33:46] >> Yeah, lieutenant, you so you said 5/22

[1:33:49] » Yeah, lieutenant, you so you said 5/22

[1:33:49] at 11:30 there was a loud music call?

[1:33:51] >> Yep.

[1:33:51] » Yep.

[1:33:52] >> That was from inside the establishment

[1:33:53] » That was from inside the establishment

[1:33:53] or from outside the

[1:33:55] >> inside.

[1:33:55] » inside.

[1:33:56] >> From the inside, the music that was

[1:33:57] » From the inside, the music that was

[1:33:57] playing inside.

[1:33:57] >> Correct.

[1:33:58] » Correct.

[1:33:58] >> Okay.

[1:33:58] » Okay.

[1:33:58] >> Uh,

[1:33:58] » Uh,

[1:33:59] >> believe the officers went in and the

[1:34:00] » believe the officers went in and the

[1:34:00] music was lowered.

[1:34:02] >> Okay.

[1:34:02] » Okay.

[1:34:02] >> We didn't go back there again that

[1:34:04] » We didn't go back there again that

[1:34:04] night.

[1:34:04] >> All right, then 5:23

[1:34:06] » All right, then 5:23

[1:34:06] which would have been

[1:34:07] >> 5:24

[1:34:08] » 5:24

[1:34:08] >> Oh, 5:24. Okay, sorry. 5:44 at 1:23 in

[1:34:12] » Oh, 5:24. Okay, sorry. 5:44 at 1:23 in

[1:34:12] the morning.

[1:34:12] >> Correct.

[1:34:13] » Correct.

[1:34:13] >> Loud music call.

[1:34:14] » Loud music call.

[1:34:14] >> Loud music again, there was several

[1:34:16] » Loud music again, there was several

[1:34:16] vehicles seen leaving the area. Officers

[1:34:18] went in. It was a full-fledged

[1:34:21] >> Inside it was still operational.

[1:34:23] » Inside it was still operational.

[1:34:23] >> inside there was several officers had to

[1:34:25] » inside there was several officers had to

[1:34:25] go in

[1:34:27] shut them down. They spoke to Mr.

[1:34:29] Orlean.

[1:34:30] He was cooperative, but again, we

[1:34:32] shouldn't have to be going in there to

[1:34:34] shut them down.

[1:34:35] >> And then 5:25 at what time would

[1:34:37] » And then 5:25 at what time would

[1:34:37] >> 5:25 we're there at

[1:34:40] » 5:25 we're there at

[1:34:40] um

[1:34:44] like

[1:34:46] 10:24

[1:34:48] in the evening.

[1:34:49] >> Yeah.

[1:34:49] » Yeah.

[1:34:49] >> We were there for loud music again and

[1:34:51] » We were there for loud music again and

[1:34:51] they went in and told them to shut it

[1:34:52] down.

[1:34:53] >> Yes.

[1:34:59] » I like this guy.

[1:35:01] One sec, one sec.

[1:35:03] But

[1:35:04] Is there anybody here? We're going to

[1:35:05] bring you guys back up.

[1:35:07] Is there anyone here from the

[1:35:08] neighborhood that would like to speak?

[1:35:09] Sir, if you could just come up to the

[1:35:10] microphone.

[1:35:15] Just state your name, please.

[1:35:17] >> Who's your TV?

[1:35:18] » Who's your TV?

[1:35:18] >> Thank you.

[1:35:19] » Thank you.

[1:35:19] >> Thank you. Uh my biggest issue, I've

[1:35:21] » Thank you. Uh my biggest issue, I've

[1:35:21] been living in this property for 10

[1:35:22] years. I'm active duty military and

[1:35:24] usually have to work or report to the

[1:35:26] naval base in Newport. I have to wake up

[1:35:28] early in the morning. I don't mind

[1:35:31] the you know, whatever business they're

[1:35:32] running as long as it's respectful.

[1:35:35] But my neighbors and

[1:35:37] their clientele that they're usually

[1:35:38] having over there, they're really

[1:35:40] disrespecting the whole neighborhood.

[1:35:42] Trash, loud music, all of that stuff is

[1:35:44] just

[1:35:46] you know, very disrespectful. And the

[1:35:48] other issues I have right now is the

[1:35:50] trash.

[1:35:51] >> What is the trash issue?

[1:35:53] » What is the trash issue?

[1:35:53] >> I have pictures right now.

[1:35:55] » I have pictures right now.

[1:35:55] Basically collecting rats and

[1:35:57] happy people

[1:35:58] every other weekend over there.

[1:36:03] And this has been

[1:36:05] It was mentioned to the owner out for

[1:36:07] the past few years and right now it's

[1:36:09] getting out of hand.

[1:36:10] >> How recent was this picture, sir?

[1:36:12] » How recent was this picture, sir?

[1:36:12] >> I took it just today.

[1:36:13] » I took it just today.

[1:36:13] >> Thank you.

[1:36:13] » Thank you.

[1:36:13] >> This morning just to present that.

[1:36:15] » This morning just to present that.

[1:36:15] And they got holes on the back of the

[1:36:17] dumpsters.

[1:36:18] I done everything and it's and plus the

[1:36:20] next door neighbors uh apartment

[1:36:22] buildings they have trash bins over

[1:36:23] there also. For a point right now

[1:36:26] I need your help.

[1:36:27] >> That that's closest to your fence,

[1:36:28] » That that's closest to your fence,

[1:36:28] right? That's in the corner of the back

[1:36:30] of the lot.

[1:36:30] >> Yes.

[1:36:31] » Yes.

[1:36:31] >> But but this is a trash for the whole

[1:36:32] » But but this is a trash for the whole

[1:36:32] building. This isn't necessarily as a

[1:36:34] result of the

[1:36:35] >> It's not just you guys. Yes, it's the

[1:36:36] » It's not just you guys. Yes, it's the

[1:36:36] next door neighbor also. It's two I have

[1:36:38] two trash bins over there.

[1:36:39] >> So So I want to I want to call your

[1:36:41] » So So I want to I want to call your

[1:36:41] attention to May 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and

[1:36:44] 25th.

[1:36:45] >> Okay.

[1:36:46] » Okay.

[1:36:46] >> Were there So that was the weekend that

[1:36:47] » Were there So that was the weekend that

[1:36:47] they were open?

[1:36:48] >> Yes.

[1:36:49] » Yes.

[1:36:49] >> What did you experience during that

[1:36:51] » What did you experience during that

[1:36:51] weekend?

[1:36:51] >> myself also.

[1:36:52] » myself also.

[1:36:52] >> You called Okay, but what was going on?

[1:36:53] » You called Okay, but what was going on?

[1:36:53] >> Yes.

[1:36:54] » Yes.

[1:36:54] >> What what was happening?

[1:36:56] » What what was happening?

[1:36:56] >> Loud music

[1:36:57] » Loud music

[1:36:57] >> traffic inside the place or from cars?

[1:37:00] » traffic inside the place or from cars?

[1:37:00] >> Outside.

[1:37:00] » Outside.

[1:37:00] >> Oh.

[1:37:01] » Oh.

[1:37:01] >> Outside on the uh the parking lot.

[1:37:03] » Outside on the uh the parking lot.

[1:37:03] >> Okay.

[1:37:04] » Okay.

[1:37:04] >> Outside on the parking lot, loud music,

[1:37:06] » Outside on the parking lot, loud music,

[1:37:06] and people were disrespecting the uh the

[1:37:07] whole neighbors, my next door neighbor

[1:37:09] Jen.

[1:37:10] They were driving by playing music and

[1:37:12] trash I have to jump over the the fence

[1:37:14] between the the street lows to pick up

[1:37:16] trash every other weekend.

[1:37:19] So I contacted the city. They said they

[1:37:22] didn't know what to do. So

[1:37:24] this is my first time here. I you know,

[1:37:25] we need something to be done about it.

[1:37:26] >> Were there people like loitering in the

[1:37:28] » Were there people like loitering in the

[1:37:28] parking lot as well? Or were there

[1:37:30] people hanging around hanging out in the

[1:37:32] parking lot?

[1:37:33] >> Yes.

[1:37:33] » Yes.

[1:37:33] >> And what about what time was that?

[1:37:35] » And what about what time was that?

[1:37:35] >> It was uh a little after 1:00.

[1:37:37] » It was uh a little after 1:00.

[1:37:37] >> After 1:00.

[1:37:42] Okay. Uh

[1:37:43] any other issues during that weekend?

[1:37:46] >> No. That was all.

[1:37:47] » No. That was all.

[1:37:47] >> Now the loud music and the people in the

[1:37:49] » Now the loud music and the people in the

[1:37:49] parking lot, did that occur on each

[1:37:51] night or was it just one night?

[1:37:52] >> Just one night.

[1:37:52] » Just one night.

[1:37:52] >> Just that night. Do you remember what Do

[1:37:54] » Just that night. Do you remember what Do

[1:37:54] you remember what night that was?

[1:37:55] >> Uh it was about 2 weeks ago.

[1:37:57] » Uh it was about 2 weeks ago.

[1:37:57] >> Okay. But do you remember Friday,

[1:37:59] » Okay. But do you remember Friday,

[1:37:59] Saturday?

[1:38:00] >> I'm not sure.

[1:38:01] » I'm not sure.

[1:38:01] >> That's okay. All right.

[1:38:03] » That's okay. All right.

[1:38:03] >> If I'm not mistaken, you you also got

[1:38:05] » If I'm not mistaken, you you also got

[1:38:05] contacted by other neighbors.

[1:38:07] >> Yes.

[1:38:07] » Yes.

[1:38:07] >> That couldn't be here this evening. They

[1:38:09] » That couldn't be here this evening. They

[1:38:09] couldn't be here also.

[1:38:09] >> Yes.

[1:38:10] » Yes.

[1:38:10] >> And can I just ask you they

[1:38:12] » And can I just ask you they

[1:38:12] Basically, it's the same sentiment,

[1:38:14] right?

[1:38:15] >> Same sentiment. Yes.

[1:38:17] » Same sentiment. Yes.

[1:38:17] >> What's your name, this gentleman?

[1:38:19] » What's your name, this gentleman?

[1:38:19] >> Yeah, you can come back up now.

[1:38:20] » Yeah, you can come back up now.

[1:38:20] >> Yes. He said 2 weeks ago. It wasn't open

[1:38:22] » Yes. He said 2 weeks ago. It wasn't open

[1:38:22] 2 weeks ago.

[1:38:24] >> I think he meant last weekend.

[1:38:25] » I think he meant last weekend.

[1:38:25] >> I think he meant last week. I think he

[1:38:27] » I think he meant last week. I think he

[1:38:27] I'm assuming he meant last week.

[1:38:28] >> weekend. Not this past weekend. The

[1:38:30] » weekend. Not this past weekend. The

[1:38:30] other weekend.

[1:38:30] >> Yeah.

[1:38:30] » Yeah.

[1:38:30] >> And And it wasn't open the other weekend

[1:38:32] » And And it wasn't open the other weekend

[1:38:32] as well.

[1:38:33] >> What days were you guys open?

[1:38:34] » What days were you guys open?

[1:38:34] >> Both.

[1:38:35] » Both.

[1:38:35] >> So So you don't have

[1:38:36] » So So you don't have

[1:38:36] >> Well, it's only between the

[1:38:37] » Well, it's only between the

[1:38:37] >> This information is not correct or

[1:38:39] » This information is not correct or

[1:38:39] accurate.

[1:38:39] >> Wait a minute. He wasn't open 2 weeks

[1:38:41] » Wait a minute. He wasn't open 2 weeks

[1:38:41] ago.

[1:38:41] >> What were you guys open?

[1:38:42] » What were you guys open?

[1:38:42] >> What do you mean?

[1:38:42] » What do you mean?

[1:38:43] >> We were open one day. Was that Saturday?

[1:38:45] » We were open one day. Was that Saturday?

[1:38:45] >> Yeah, that was that Saturday.

[1:38:46] » Yeah, that was that Saturday.

[1:38:46] >> He said 2 weeks ago. Almost 2 weeks ago

[1:38:48] » He said 2 weeks ago. Almost 2 weeks ago

[1:38:48] now.

[1:38:49] >> Not last week. The week before.

[1:38:51] » Not last week. The week before.

[1:38:51] >> All right. Hold on. I'm sorry.

[1:38:53] » All right. Hold on. I'm sorry.

[1:38:53] You were only open 1 day?

[1:38:54] >> 1 day. Yes.

[1:38:55] » 1 day. Yes.

[1:38:55] >> So but the police went on three separate

[1:38:57] » So but the police went on three separate

[1:38:57] occasions, came into your place, and saw

[1:39:00] >> music

[1:39:01] » music

[1:39:01] >> operational on three occasions. So you

[1:39:03] » operational on three occasions. So you

[1:39:03] weren't open 1 day. You were open more

[1:39:04] than 1 day.

[1:39:05] >> It was the the the second time it was

[1:39:06] » It was the the the second time it was

[1:39:06] cuz we had two soft openings. It was a

[1:39:08] small

[1:39:09] >> They were open. The doors were open.

[1:39:12] » They were open. The doors were open.

[1:39:12] >> But um what I'm what I'm trying to say

[1:39:17] » It's 3 days. 3 days. It's 3 days.

[1:39:19] >> So

[1:39:21] » So

[1:39:21] >> What I'm saying is that the day we had

[1:39:23] » What I'm saying is that the day we had

[1:39:23] the big crowd of people was 1 day.

[1:39:25] >> Okay.

[1:39:26] » Okay.

[1:39:26] Well, I'm assuming that's the that's the

[1:39:27] night that the 1:30 complaint came in.

[1:39:29] Right?

[1:39:30] >> Yes.

[1:39:30] » Yes.

[1:39:31] >> So that that's

[1:39:33] » So that that's

[1:39:33] I don't think that's helping the case.

[1:39:34] >> If you've been open for 3 days, we've

[1:39:37] » If you've been open for 3 days, we've

[1:39:37] had three incidents already. You You

[1:39:40] really don't have a license to do that.

[1:39:43] To to be be open period yet.

[1:39:45] >> Right.

[1:39:46] » Right.

[1:39:46] >> You you guys haven't even had the

[1:39:48] » You you guys haven't even had the

[1:39:48] opportunity to open and this is what

[1:39:50] we're confronted with.

[1:39:51] >> We was misinformed with that. What I'm

[1:39:52] » We was misinformed with that. What I'm

[1:39:52] trying to say we thought we had the

[1:39:54] green light to open up.

[1:39:55] >> I got to be honest, that's kind of

[1:39:56] » I got to be honest, that's kind of

[1:39:56] splitting hairs cuz what whether whether

[1:39:58] would whether you made the mistake or

[1:39:59] that you think they said okay or

[1:40:01] whatever, regardless, if there was no

[1:40:04] there was no incidents, the police

[1:40:05] weren't called, the neighbors weren't

[1:40:06] called, I got to be honest with you, no

[1:40:07] one on this council would have probably

[1:40:08] even known

[1:40:10] if your li- you know, the license went

[1:40:11] through, you didn't have one. Now, when

[1:40:13] the police got called cuz the neighbors

[1:40:15] called and people came in, now it's

[1:40:16] like, "Well, wait, you shouldn't be open

[1:40:17] yet." And here you are opening and we

[1:40:19] already have some issues.

[1:40:21] >> Right.

[1:40:23] » Right.

[1:40:23] >> And I wasn't like we weren't frank about

[1:40:25] » And I wasn't like we weren't frank about

[1:40:25] it.

[1:40:26] >> Have Have the licenses been paid for

[1:40:28] » Have Have the licenses been paid for

[1:40:28] already?

[1:40:29] >> Oh, yes.

[1:40:30] » Oh, yes.

[1:40:30] >> They've been paid for at the clerk's

[1:40:31] » They've been paid for at the clerk's

[1:40:31] office?

[1:40:34] » No.

[1:40:35] >> I'm sorry, sir. Can

[1:40:37] » I'm sorry, sir. Can

[1:40:37] Please.

[1:40:41] » We haven't made payment with the town

[1:40:42] clerk yet for the licenses.

[1:40:44] >> They They're not paid.

[1:40:45] » They They're not paid.

[1:40:45] >> No, they're not paid yet.

[1:40:46] » No, they're not paid yet.

[1:40:46] >> Then you don't have a license if it's

[1:40:48] » Then you don't have a license if it's

[1:40:48] not paid.

[1:40:51] » So, um

[1:40:54] you know, we're here to

[1:40:56] you know, to say that cuz

[1:40:58] it's our first business, right? Um and

[1:41:00] plus, you know, the town

[1:41:01] we're new in the town. So,

[1:41:04] that we wasn't familiar with the

[1:41:06] situation that, you know, we needed the

[1:41:09] the license and and cuz when we checked

[1:41:11] the portal, it was the license say

[1:41:13] active.

[1:41:16] » Sir, when you When you approached us,

[1:41:18] you were three businessmen.

[1:41:19] >> Yes.

[1:41:21] » Yes.

[1:41:21] >> So,

[1:41:22] » So,

[1:41:22] you know how business is run.

[1:41:25] There are certain rules and regulations

[1:41:28] to run businesses

[1:41:29] for any business.

[1:41:32] You have to have a license, number one.

[1:41:35] It has to be paid for, number two.

[1:41:37] When you come in front of a a governing

[1:41:39] body and say

[1:41:41] we are definitely not doing this because

[1:41:43] we know you people have been slapped in

[1:41:45] the face and we don't want to do that.

[1:41:46] We want your residents to be

[1:41:48] comfortable.

[1:41:49] And we say, "Hey, that's a great idea,

[1:41:52] guys. We appreciate you wanting to lend

[1:41:54] it on that."

[1:41:56] You're open 3 days and we already get

[1:41:58] hit three times.

[1:42:00] To me,

[1:42:01] I can't be comfortable with it.

[1:42:03] And I apologize, but I can't be

[1:42:05] comfortable with it on behalf of the

[1:42:06] residents of the town that have lived

[1:42:08] here for years and I don't think I don't

[1:42:11] I don't I may be wrong that you folks

[1:42:13] live in town.

[1:42:16] I don't think our town residents should

[1:42:18] be subjected to that.

[1:42:23] Plain and simple.

[1:42:31] » Any other questions?

[1:42:32] >> Yeah, I I have a couple.

[1:42:33] » Yeah, I I have a couple.

[1:42:33] Um

[1:42:36] All right. So, you open I think you said

[1:42:39] someone someone said from the it was set

[1:42:41] Saturday.

[1:42:42] >> It was Saturday, Sunday um Sunday and

[1:42:44] » It was Saturday, Sunday um Sunday and

[1:42:44] Monday.

[1:42:44] >> Saturday so

[1:42:45] » Saturday so

[1:42:45] >> So, Monday that's um so, Saturday that's

[1:42:47] » So, Monday that's um so, Saturday that's

[1:42:47] when I spoke to one of the North

[1:42:49] Providence

[1:42:50] um officers.

[1:42:51] >> All right.

[1:42:52] » All right.

[1:42:52] So,

[1:42:53] let's put put the the the lack of

[1:42:55] license aside for a second.

[1:42:57] Um

[1:42:58] what I'm curious about is so, the first

[1:43:02] night you're open, the police go in and

[1:43:04] there's loud music.

[1:43:05] >> They did not go in. I spoke with the

[1:43:06] » They did not go in. I spoke with the

[1:43:06] officer outside. I was in the Everybody

[1:43:09] was

[1:43:10] >> Listen, what I want to do I want to have

[1:43:11] » Listen, what I want to do I want to have

[1:43:11] an honest conversation. When I say the

[1:43:12] police go in,

[1:43:14] the police show up.

[1:43:15] >> Yeah.

[1:43:15] » Yeah.

[1:43:15] >> They They tell you they got a complaint

[1:43:17] » They They tell you they got a complaint

[1:43:17] about loud music.

[1:43:19] >> Um

[1:43:19] » Um

[1:43:19] >> They don't tell you that.

[1:43:20] » They don't tell you that.

[1:43:20] >> No, he didn't say um

[1:43:22] » No, he didn't say um

[1:43:22] I was under the impression that they was

[1:43:24] passing by they see, you know, a large,

[1:43:26] you know, group of cars around and they

[1:43:28] just stopped by, but he never mentioned

[1:43:30] that. Um he has a they received a a

[1:43:34] noise complaint. I was never told that

[1:43:36] by the officer.

[1:43:38] >> Do we know do we know so we know they

[1:43:39] » Do we know do we know so we know they

[1:43:39] responded for loud music but we don't

[1:43:41] know.

[1:43:42] >> Didn't come to the the point of a a

[1:43:44] » Didn't come to the the point of a a

[1:43:44] report using our dispatch log. They did

[1:43:47] respond there because we got calls for

[1:43:48] service there.

[1:43:49] >> Okay.

[1:43:49] » Okay.

[1:43:50] >> And it wasn't just by they were passing

[1:43:51] » And it wasn't just by they were passing

[1:43:51] by.

[1:43:52] >> Okay.

[1:43:52] » Okay.

[1:43:52] >> We got called there.

[1:43:53] » We got called there.

[1:43:53] >> Yeah.

[1:43:54] » Yeah.

[1:43:54] >> All right. Um

[1:43:57] » All right. Um

[1:43:57] and

[1:44:00] then

[1:44:01] you're open until

[1:44:03] 1:00

[1:44:04] >> Yes.

[1:44:04] » Yes.

[1:44:04] >> which you're allowed to be.

[1:44:06] » which you're allowed to be.

[1:44:06] >> Yes.

[1:44:07] » Yes.

[1:44:07] >> Everybody's supposed to be out within 20

[1:44:09] » Everybody's supposed to be out within 20

[1:44:09] minutes.

[1:44:10] >> Yeah, they was out within 20 minutes.

[1:44:12] » Yeah, they was out within 20 minutes.

[1:44:12] >> That's not what the police are telling

[1:44:13] » That's not what the police are telling

[1:44:13] us. It's 1:23

[1:44:15] and the place was still in operation.

[1:44:17] >> No, it was not operating.

[1:44:19] » No, it was not operating.

[1:44:19] Well, we was well over we was well over

[1:44:22] that.

[1:44:22] >> How many people were in there at that

[1:44:23] » How many people were in there at that

[1:44:24] time?

[1:44:25] >> Um I say approximately

[1:44:27] » Um I say approximately

[1:44:27] um

[1:44:28] about 70.

[1:44:30] >> 70?

[1:44:31] » 70?

[1:44:31] >> 80.

[1:44:32] » 80.

[1:44:32] >> And and it wasn't in operation. Guys

[1:44:33] » And and it wasn't in operation. Guys

[1:44:33] were just chit-chatting.

[1:44:35] >> No, I'm not saying doing doing past

[1:44:37] » No, I'm not saying doing doing past

[1:44:37] business hours. I'm saying in general.

[1:44:39] >> Oh.

[1:44:40] » Oh.

[1:44:40] >> Yeah, he he meant at the 1:20 mark the

[1:44:42] » Yeah, he he meant at the 1:20 mark the

[1:44:42] closing.

[1:44:43] >> Oh, no cuz it was us in there just you

[1:44:45] » Oh, no cuz it was us in there just you

[1:44:45] know wrapping up and cleaning up and

[1:44:47] stuff like that cuz I we also had our

[1:44:48] families in there too just helping

[1:44:50] helping out to clean up cuz it was our

[1:44:52] first night and it was just you know a

[1:44:54] lot going on.

[1:44:55] >> Is the lights still off at 12:55 we

[1:44:58] » Is the lights still off at 12:55 we

[1:44:58] turned the lights off.

[1:44:59] Like the the open sign lights. We open

[1:45:01] it and we close it at 12:55 and

[1:45:03] everybody's out here in the front.

[1:45:05] >> Is there is there body cam?

[1:45:06] » Is there is there body cam?

[1:45:06] Of these?

[1:45:09] All right. If if if we could get the

[1:45:11] body cam on these when the police show

[1:45:12] up I'd like to see them.

[1:45:14] >> Yeah, once you see the body cam

[1:45:16] » Yeah, once you see the body cam

[1:45:16] you'll see me um

[1:45:18] talking with the officer.

[1:45:21] And um he said cuz he's get he

[1:45:24] gathered all information and he said um

[1:45:27] uh we can't have this cuz you know from

[1:45:30] previous and you we have to make sure

[1:45:32] like So pretty much what he was talking

[1:45:34] about is just you know make sure outside

[1:45:36] is cleared and there's not people you

[1:45:38] know making noises and people just you

[1:45:40] know coming out and leaving. That's all

[1:45:42] he mentioned. He never came to me and

[1:45:43] said we got noise complaint and stuff

[1:45:46] like that. There was any of that

[1:45:47] mentioned. If you check any body cam

[1:45:49] that you see That was on Monday.

[1:45:52] Um approximately about I believe it was

[1:45:56] 9 to 10. I'm not Yeah, 9 to 10. That's

[1:45:59] when the officer

[1:46:01] um

[1:46:02] uh came by. He said our music was too

[1:46:04] loud.

[1:46:05] That's when he I think he it was at the

[1:46:08] door.

[1:46:09] Cuz I wasn't there at the time. My

[1:46:10] colleagues um they texted me. They said

[1:46:12] the police just stopped by. He said our

[1:46:14] music was too loud. That was just on

[1:46:16] Monday.

[1:46:17] I believe he actually mentioned a couple

[1:46:18] times that the

[1:46:19] police came by and he mentioned noise

[1:46:22] complaints. But there was there was only

[1:46:24] one time that they stopped by.

[1:46:25] >> Yeah.

[1:46:26] » Yeah.

[1:46:26] Sh- So uh So pretty much you guys have a

[1:46:29] security company?

[1:46:29] >> Yeah.

[1:46:31] » Yeah.

[1:46:31] >> Wha- How do you handle security?

[1:46:33] » Wha- How do you handle security?

[1:46:33] >> Um so pretty much um it was just friends

[1:46:35] » Um so pretty much um it was just friends

[1:46:35] and family out there. Everyone that was

[1:46:36] there we knew. There was no need for

[1:46:38] security. It was a soft opening.

[1:46:40] Everyone that was there

[1:46:41] >> Which you said there was one night you

[1:46:42] » Which you said there was one night you

[1:46:42] were open.

[1:46:42] >> Yes. Pretty much that one night. Um it

[1:46:44] » Yes. Pretty much that one night. Um it

[1:46:44] was just friends and family that was

[1:46:46] there. So there was there was not

[1:46:47] necessary to have security.

[1:46:49] But going forward yes we will have

[1:46:51] security there. And we was only um

[1:46:53] notified that it was a noise complaint

[1:46:55] that uh one night. All other nights

[1:46:57] there was nothing that was mentioned to

[1:46:58] us that we was being loud and

[1:47:01] or being you know

[1:47:02] >> But at the end of the night do you have

[1:47:03] » But at the end of the night do you have

[1:47:03] anybody go to the parking lot and see

[1:47:05] what's going on?

[1:47:06] >> Yes. It was all three of us um pretty

[1:47:08] » Yes. It was all three of us um pretty

[1:47:08] much in the parking lot.

[1:47:09] >> outside myself. I

[1:47:10] » outside myself. I

[1:47:10] I saw I spoke with officer um

[1:47:13] >> In the back?

[1:47:14] » In the back?

[1:47:14] >> No, it wasn't in the back. It was It was

[1:47:15] » No, it wasn't in the back. It was It was

[1:47:15] on the side street.

[1:47:17] >> So many of your patrons park in the

[1:47:18] » So many of your patrons park in the

[1:47:18] back, right?

[1:47:19] >> Yeah, cuz there's the back parking lot.

[1:47:20] » Yeah, cuz there's the back parking lot.

[1:47:20] We have a back parking lot. Yeah.

[1:47:22] >> So, I was out there myself just making

[1:47:24] » So, I was out there myself just making

[1:47:24] sure everybody getting into the car, you

[1:47:26] know, in the process. You know, just So,

[1:47:28] everybody just, you know, at the time

[1:47:30] it's late, nothing going on, so

[1:47:32] >> And the parking lot was completely

[1:47:33] » And the parking lot was completely

[1:47:33] >> calm like to I mean, the problem is, I

[1:47:35] » calm like to I mean, the problem is, I

[1:47:35] know what you're saying, but we're

[1:47:37] getting information from the police and

[1:47:38] information from a neighbor saying that

[1:47:40] may not have been as calm as you're

[1:47:42] making it out to be.

[1:47:43] >> It was definitely like you said, if you

[1:47:46] » It was definitely like you said, if you

[1:47:46] could provide security cameras footage,

[1:47:48] you'll see that it was calm. There was

[1:47:49] not I promise you it was not chaotic. Um

[1:47:53] it was a it was quite a few people in

[1:47:55] the back parking lot, but it was cleared

[1:47:56] out by 1:25.

[1:47:58] >> The point is that there were there The

[1:47:59] » The point is that there were there The

[1:47:59] point is that you still don't have a

[1:48:01] license and you opened up that way. So,

[1:48:04] if I don't know how you want to do it.

[1:48:05] You want to do it off

[1:48:06] >> Off the licenses, we got the wrong

[1:48:07] » Off the licenses, we got the wrong

[1:48:07] information. We was notified by the

[1:48:10] Board of Health that if we pass

[1:48:12] inspection that night, we could open the

[1:48:14] same night. That's what he said.

[1:48:15] >> haven't paid for it yet, so how could

[1:48:16] » haven't paid for it yet, so how could

[1:48:17] you have a license?

[1:48:18] >> Um we um through our legal fees, we had

[1:48:21] » Um we um through our legal fees, we had

[1:48:21] paid our lawyer to pretty much handle

[1:48:23] everything.

[1:48:24] >> then? Who is making our payments?

[1:48:25] » then? Who is making our payments?

[1:48:25] >> So, we didn't know cuz all the payments

[1:48:28] » So, we didn't know cuz all the payments

[1:48:28] that he requested, we made with them.

[1:48:30] So, he don't have been processing. I've

[1:48:32] been in contact with the town clerk.

[1:48:34] >> Right.

[1:48:34] » Right.

[1:48:34] >> So, that's where we we came in like we

[1:48:36] » So, that's where we we came in like we

[1:48:36] thought like, you know, everything was

[1:48:38] situated.

[1:48:39] >> And we have no

[1:48:39] » And we have no

[1:48:39] >> So, it's not like we just, you know,

[1:48:41] » So, it's not like we just, you know,

[1:48:41] trying to

[1:48:42] you know, trying to miss anything or

[1:48:44] just trying to operate under our own,

[1:48:47] you know,

[1:48:48] our own rules, but every fees that our

[1:48:51] lawyer requested, you know, that was

[1:48:53] requested from the town, you know, we

[1:48:55] sent that in through him. He'd been the

[1:48:56] one that

[1:48:57] >> Lawyers have been been the

[1:48:58] » Lawyers have been been the

[1:48:58] >> been the one that been paying.

[1:49:00] » been the one that been paying.

[1:49:00] >> your liaison to our clerk's office.

[1:49:02] » your liaison to our clerk's office.

[1:49:02] >> so everything that's been

[1:49:04] » so everything that's been

[1:49:04] >> spoke to them or did you speak to the

[1:49:05] » spoke to them or did you speak to the

[1:49:05] lawyers?

[1:49:06] >> We actually managed to spoke to the

[1:49:07] » We actually managed to spoke to the

[1:49:07] lawyer.

[1:49:09] Yeah.

[1:49:10] And that was the only

[1:49:11] >> And the owners.

[1:49:14] » Yes, money.

[1:49:15] >> That's the only one.

[1:49:16] » That's the only one.

[1:49:16] >> Yes.

[1:49:16] » Yes.

[1:49:16] >> That's who she spoke to, her, him, and

[1:49:18] » That's who she spoke to, her, him, and

[1:49:18] the lawyer.

[1:49:20] >> So when I've been when I started

[1:49:22] » So when I've been when I started

[1:49:22] contacting the town clerk myself is when

[1:49:25] after the um um um the warning from the

[1:49:29] town clerk to through our lawyer. So

[1:49:31] they contacted our lawyer

[1:49:33] um telling us that we not, you know, we

[1:49:35] don't have the green light to op- to be

[1:49:37] operating yet. So that's when I started

[1:49:39] contacting the um the town clerk myself

[1:49:41] to make sure that we have everything. So

[1:49:44] what right after that we have we

[1:49:45] received the news. We did not operate.

[1:49:48] Our doors was shut, you know,

[1:49:51] right away. We took immediate action. We

[1:49:53] shut our doors. We was not operating

[1:49:56] then. That's when I started com- um

[1:49:58] contacting the town clerk myself to make

[1:49:59] sure, you know, we have everything that,

[1:50:02] you know, that needed, you know, for us

[1:50:04] to be operating again.

[1:50:06] >> Yes. Um from from our council, um the

[1:50:09] » Yes. Um from from our council, um the

[1:50:09] impression we got was all we needed was

[1:50:11] program insurance, which we had.

[1:50:13] Fire marshal, board of health gave us

[1:50:15] the green light. So from that impression

[1:50:17] we thought we had the green light to

[1:50:18] open up. So we would never

[1:50:20] you know

[1:50:21] >> You didn't pay.

[1:50:22] » You didn't pay.

[1:50:22] >> Um um we paid through our lawyer. Yeah,

[1:50:24] » Um um we paid through our lawyer. Yeah,

[1:50:24] so the lawyer had all the fees and

[1:50:25] everything. So all the payments were

[1:50:27] just forwarded to our lawyer. So from

[1:50:29] that from our payment

[1:50:30] >> Your lawyer advised you that you could

[1:50:31] » Your lawyer advised you that you could

[1:50:31] open then?

[1:50:32] >> Yes.

[1:50:33] » Yes.

[1:50:33] >> So um we actually got access to the

[1:50:35] » So um we actually got access to the

[1:50:35] portal like uh last week. So before that

[1:50:38] we were not able to just log into the

[1:50:40] portal and like check things, right?

[1:50:43] >> Yes. Our lawyer had the um

[1:50:44] » Yes. Our lawyer had the um

[1:50:44] >> Yeah, so before that like everything was

[1:50:46] » Yeah, so before that like everything was

[1:50:46] pretty much going through like our

[1:50:48] lawyer. Um so that So we're not trying

[1:50:52] to make an excuse for it. Like we

[1:50:54] understand uh

[1:50:55] but at the same time like we're just we

[1:50:58] understand the we the the mistake that

[1:51:00] was made, but like we wouldn't make a

[1:51:04] intentional mistake like that cuz we

[1:51:05] came here like present our like

[1:51:07] ourselves. Like we would at least like

[1:51:09] if we wanted to to something like that,

[1:51:11] we'll probably wait until we have like a

[1:51:13] permanent license before that cuz I know

[1:51:15] like we are all like already like under

[1:51:18] uh probation. So, that's not something

[1:51:20] we would intentionally do. Like we just

[1:51:23] um got that business. So, we wouldn't

[1:51:24] want to what I risk like all that uh

[1:51:27] effort. I would let's not even talk

[1:51:29] about double the money, but like it was

[1:51:31] just a like a lengthy process really. Uh

[1:51:34] so,

[1:51:36] it's very unfortunate, but we we we do

[1:51:39] take take

[1:51:41] take I like accountability for it, but

[1:51:43] um

[1:51:44] it's just like we we didn't really know

[1:51:46] exactly if we were not supposed to be

[1:51:48] open.

[1:51:50] >> We

[1:51:50] » We

[1:51:50] >> I I think All right.

[1:51:52] » I I think All right.

[1:51:52] I see.

[1:51:54] Guys, we we told you exactly what

[1:51:56] happened before.

[1:51:58] And it's exactly what's happening

[1:52:00] currently under your ownership.

[1:52:04] It's exactly what happened. People going

[1:52:06] in the back neighborhoods,

[1:52:08] parking,

[1:52:09] throwing debris, yelling. Those were the

[1:52:11] exact That's the exact conversation we

[1:52:13] had last month. Do you remember that?

[1:52:15] >> Yes, I remember that, but also we we was

[1:52:18] » Yes, I remember that, but also we we was

[1:52:18] only aware like hold on.

[1:52:20] Um also that we didn't we wasn't aware

[1:52:22] of anything. We was out there ourself.

[1:52:24] The first night we had a lot of people

[1:52:25] there like about 70 people that night.

[1:52:27] We was outside clearing the parking lot.

[1:52:29] So,

[1:52:30] any complaints that somebody's was

[1:52:33] saying that we was out there ourself

[1:52:35] making sure everybody was getting in the

[1:52:36] car and when the police officers they

[1:52:38] have

[1:52:39] can record because see

[1:52:41] us three in the back clearing the

[1:52:42] parking lot. And I guarantee you no one

[1:52:44] was out there being loud. And if you

[1:52:47] have video if the officers have videos,

[1:52:48] you'll see proof that the parking lot

[1:52:50] was cleared within 10 to 15 minutes. The

[1:52:53] latest somebody was out there in the

[1:52:55] back parking lot was 1:25. That's the

[1:52:57] latest. And if you have the footage of

[1:52:59] that night, you'll see it. There was no

[1:53:01] one out there being chaotic or causing

[1:53:03] problems. In that one

[1:53:06] instance we had somebody that came into

[1:53:08] the spot was that one night which was

[1:53:09] Monday night.

[1:53:11] The police officer came in and said we

[1:53:12] was being too loud. That was around 9:00

[1:53:14] to 10:00 p.m. And we actually turned off

[1:53:16] the music.

[1:53:18] And the following day after that, that's

[1:53:19] when we was notified that we shouldn't

[1:53:21] be open. But other than that, we was

[1:53:23] only aware we was being loud one night.

[1:53:26] That's the only night we got a

[1:53:27] complaint.

[1:53:29] >> Okay, I think we can let's let's start

[1:53:32] » Okay, I think we can let's let's start

[1:53:32] to wrap this up.

[1:53:34] I I think

[1:53:36] you guys open without a license. That's

[1:53:39] the problem.

[1:53:40] That's a problem.

[1:53:42] There's nothing we can do about that

[1:53:43] right now.

[1:53:45] I think the issue we have to figure out

[1:53:47] here up here is

[1:53:49] the way you operated and the way it was

[1:53:51] promoted.

[1:53:53] That's my concern.

[1:53:55] There's still the same issues with the

[1:53:56] neighbors

[1:53:58] and it was promoted as a nightclub

[1:53:59] online.

[1:54:01] So, I think it's up to this body

[1:54:04] to figure out whether we let you open at

[1:54:06] all

[1:54:07] because you still technically don't have

[1:54:08] a license

[1:54:10] or we're going to have to let you open

[1:54:11] with a police detail. And

[1:54:15] >> Also, um can we request another um town

[1:54:18] » Also, um can we request another um town

[1:54:18] meeting before we make a decision so we

[1:54:19] can have our lawyer involved?

[1:54:21] Um cuz um we feel like we're being

[1:54:24] blindsided. It was pretty much what what

[1:54:25] we got from

[1:54:27] our lawyer was pretty much um

[1:54:29] >> But you didn't get blindsided by us.

[1:54:30] » But you didn't get blindsided by us.

[1:54:30] >> Um I'm saying um um pretty much what

[1:54:33] » Um I'm saying um um pretty much what

[1:54:33] Yeah, but we still I feel blindsided by

[1:54:34] anybody um

[1:54:36] cuz we wasn't aware we did anything

[1:54:37] wrong. And there was no warning

[1:54:40] that was presented to us and we didn't

[1:54:41] have access to the portal

[1:54:43] till like a week after. So,

[1:54:46] we want to have presentation and we have

[1:54:48] our lawyer involved.

[1:54:49] >> We we need to

[1:54:51] » We we need to

[1:54:51] >> Yes, so

[1:54:52] » Yes, so

[1:54:52] >> I think we're splitting hairs again. So,

[1:54:54] » I think we're splitting hairs again. So,

[1:54:54] I'm just splitting hairs again. Again,

[1:54:56] >> Right.

[1:54:57] » Right.

[1:54:57] All I'm saying is that can we get um we

[1:54:58] just want our lawyer to be present. Um

[1:55:00] so, can we request another meeting?

[1:55:02] That's all I'm asking for.

[1:55:03] >> if if

[1:55:05] » if if

[1:55:05] you guys don't plan on opening before

[1:55:07] June 18th,

[1:55:09] that we have a meeting June 18th. I can

[1:55:10] put you on the agenda that night.

[1:55:13] >> Just put us on the agenda for that.

[1:55:15] » Just put us on the agenda for that.

[1:55:15] >> Is that's that all right with you guys?

[1:55:17] » Is that's that all right with you guys?

[1:55:18] >> And

[1:55:19] » And

[1:55:19] and also, um,

[1:55:21] I like to, um, I know it's a

[1:55:24] >> Yeah, that's fine. Is that all right?

[1:55:25] » Yeah, that's fine. Is that all right?

[1:55:25] >> Yep.

[1:55:26] » Yep.

[1:55:26] >> Yes.

[1:55:27] » Yes.

[1:55:27] I don't know how you guys will go about

[1:55:29] it, but I would

[1:55:30] I would like to ask, you know, a last,

[1:55:33] you know, a chance

[1:55:36] to prove ourselves to make sure that,

[1:55:38] you know,

[1:55:39] to do things the right way, to really

[1:55:40] see if that's how we really operate in

[1:55:42] business, cuz I know it was literally a

[1:55:44] beginning,

[1:55:45] you know, some mistakes were made, then

[1:55:46] we take accountable actions for it. But

[1:55:48] if we could have like a last, you know,

[1:55:50] chance, then if if things keep going how

[1:55:53] it's going for real, then, you know,

[1:55:55] then I know we would know that I now

[1:55:58] it's it's really us. Then there would

[1:56:00] there's nothing we could do about it.

[1:56:01] All we asking is, you know, as a last

[1:56:03] chance to really prove ourselves to see

[1:56:05] that if we was really doing it on

[1:56:07] purpose, or if we was been

[1:56:10] So all I'm asking if we could have a

[1:56:11] last chance.

[1:56:12] >> Well, you guys got to you have until the

[1:56:14] » Well, you guys got to you have until the

[1:56:14] 18th to

[1:56:16] um,

[1:56:17] try and get everything together. And if

[1:56:20] you're going to have your lawyer

[1:56:22] come in.

[1:56:22] >> It needs to be here.

[1:56:23] » It needs to be here.

[1:56:23] >> Is that

[1:56:23] » Is that

[1:56:23] >> Yeah, before, um, so to have our things

[1:56:25] » Yeah, before, um, so to have our things

[1:56:25] together, what do you mean by that

[1:56:27] exactly?

[1:56:28] >> Yeah, what do we mean? It's a good

[1:56:29] » Yeah, what do we mean? It's a good

[1:56:29] question.

[1:56:30] >> Cuz everything is already accounted

[1:56:32] » Cuz everything is already accounted

[1:56:32] before. So we just waiting to make

[1:56:33] payments.

[1:56:34] >> All the licenses paid for.

[1:56:35] » All the licenses paid for.

[1:56:35] >> Yeah.

[1:56:37] » Yeah.

[1:56:37] >> inspection from he had two

[1:56:40] » inspection from he had two

[1:56:40] he had two exit signs, I believe.

[1:56:43] >> Yes, that's already

[1:56:44] » Yes, that's already

[1:56:44] >> pulled out. So then I guess you went to

[1:56:45] » pulled out. So then I guess you went to

[1:56:46] get them. Now he's got to release Did he

[1:56:48] come and look at it again?

[1:56:49] >> Yes, he did.

[1:56:50] » Yes, he did.

[1:56:50] >> All right, he has to release it from the

[1:56:51] » All right, he has to release it from the

[1:56:51] portal before I and then you are allowed

[1:56:54] to pay for it. Until all the inspections

[1:56:56] are approved, you can't pay for it.

[1:56:59] You're not allowed. So, that's why you

[1:57:01] have to do that first and then pay for

[1:57:03] your

[1:57:03] >> Yes, um well, I'm well aware of that

[1:57:05] » Yes, um well, I'm well aware of that

[1:57:05] now. That's why I've been, you know, in

[1:57:07] contact with you every day just to make

[1:57:08] sure that we getting everything we

[1:57:10] supposed to be getting done. You know,

[1:57:12] every day I've been getting in contact

[1:57:13] with you. I know I've been annoying you

[1:57:15] for the week, but I've been getting in

[1:57:17] contact with you every day to make sure,

[1:57:18] "Ah, did you receive that? Did you

[1:57:20] receive that?" You know, we just trying

[1:57:21] to do things the right way and I'm just

[1:57:22] asking, you know, for a last chance. You

[1:57:24] know, if we could get the last chance,

[1:57:26] you know, we could go about it. You

[1:57:27] know, I know June June by June 18th, you

[1:57:29] know, if we, you know, if we been

[1:57:32] getting complaints, if anything not

[1:57:33] situated, then we understand everything.

[1:57:36] Now, you guys is you guys to do what you

[1:57:38] got to do.

[1:57:38] >> Just tell you most neighbors and most

[1:57:40] » Just tell you most neighbors and most

[1:57:40] constituents call us, they email us.

[1:57:43] Very rarely do they come to the

[1:57:44] meetings. So, for that gentleman to take

[1:57:46] time out of his

[1:57:47] out of his life to come here, you know,

[1:57:49] then it would there was something that

[1:57:50] was done that was serious enough to

[1:57:52] bring him bring him here. So, that

[1:57:54] that's what I concern is. Not that we're

[1:57:55] not concerned about your business, but

[1:57:57] we're concerned more about the the

[1:57:59] constituents and the neighbors that live

[1:58:00] there and pay their taxes to be a little

[1:58:02] bit, you know, quiet. And now it's not

[1:58:05] even the summer yet. Some of these even

[1:58:06] have the windows open. Well, right now

[1:58:08] they're closed. Think about it.

[1:58:10] Someone's a little older at 1:30, they

[1:58:12] don't want to hear a lot of ruckus, you

[1:58:13] know, next to their house.

[1:58:15] >> Yeah, makes sense. Um also, we did um at

[1:58:18] » Yeah, makes sense. Um also, we did um at

[1:58:18] the time we were closed, we did um pay a

[1:58:22] a sound engineer to come by to check out

[1:58:24] the sound system. Cuz the way they the

[1:58:26] previous owner had it, it was it was

[1:58:28] overboard cuz we even tested out

[1:58:30] ourselves. After we got the complaint,

[1:58:32] we actually went outside to check to see

[1:58:34] how the sound was affecting outside. So,

[1:58:36] we did hire a sound engineer to come,

[1:58:39] you know, take a look at the mixer to

[1:58:40] set the sound properly to make sure

[1:58:42] sound is not getting outside outside of

[1:58:45] the venue.

[1:58:47] >> But but

[1:58:48] » But but

[1:58:48] let's not forget. I know and I

[1:58:50] appreciate you doing that, but you're

[1:58:51] supposed to be a restaurant first.

[1:58:55] Not a not a nightclub.

[1:58:56] >> We're not a nightclub.

[1:58:57] » We're not a nightclub.

[1:58:57] >> No, but think about the measures you're

[1:58:59] » No, but think about the measures you're

[1:58:59] doing to test sound quality.

[1:59:01] >> But look, um I know it it seems like,

[1:59:04] » But look, um I know it it seems like,

[1:59:04] you know, the way we

[1:59:06] you know, it was set up that the first

[1:59:08] night cuz um you we had a lot of of

[1:59:11] people come out, you know, we we did

[1:59:13] invite a lot of people to come out and,

[1:59:15] you know, see the spot to you know, to

[1:59:17] to support. So, that's why it seems like

[1:59:20] all right, you know, it's a nightclub.

[1:59:22] All I'm asking, you know, is another

[1:59:23] chance to prove ourself and then you

[1:59:25] guys could see for yourself.

[1:59:27] >> What do you guys want? Counseling?

[1:59:28] » What do you guys want? Counseling?

[1:59:28] >> And just just one more thing just to be

[1:59:30] » And just just one more thing just to be

[1:59:30] certain because I don't want to have any

[1:59:32] more miscommunication

[1:59:34] because we we want to

[1:59:35] play fair in the sand.

[1:59:37] You're not to open before the 18th.

[1:59:40] You're going to come with with your your

[1:59:42] attorney

[1:59:44] and talk about this. And so you know,

[1:59:46] about sound and I appreciate that. Um

[1:59:49] the concern of a restaurant is never

[1:59:51] sound and a subwoofer which

[1:59:55] produces a very low frequency that

[1:59:57] travels

[1:59:58] very fast, okay?

[2:00:00] That wouldn't even be an issue if it

[2:00:02] were from here to the back of that wall

[2:00:04] if it was a restaurant.

[2:00:06] >> Um

[2:00:07] » Um

[2:00:07] >> That

[2:00:07] » That

[2:00:08] >> I don't I'm just telling you I know a

[2:00:09] » I don't I'm just telling you I know a

[2:00:09] little bit about sound. Yeah, no, I'm

[2:00:11] not saying you don't, but I don't you

[2:00:14] know, I don't um

[2:00:15] remember us representing the the

[2:00:18] business as a restaurant.

[2:00:20] We did say it was a a lounge and bar

[2:00:23] with food.

[2:00:24] >> You guys

[2:00:25] » You guys

[2:00:25] >> never

[2:00:25] » never

[2:00:25] >> You got bottle service, you got you got

[2:00:27] » You got bottle service, you got you got

[2:00:27] multiple DJs on nights, you got bottle

[2:00:28] service, you got everything.

[2:00:30] >> You guys come on.

[2:00:31] » You guys come on.

[2:00:31] >> No, cuz the the way the

[2:00:33] » No, cuz the the way the

[2:00:33] >> No.

[2:00:35] » No.

[2:00:35] >> So, the way the way the um the lounge

[2:00:37] » So, the way the way the um the lounge

[2:00:37] set up, you know, there's um you know,

[2:00:40] next time we we do come in, we'll come

[2:00:42] in with pictures and then you guys will

[2:00:44] have a clear idea of the way the the

[2:00:46] business is set up.

[2:00:47] >> So, if if I So, so

[2:00:49] » So, if if I So, so

[2:00:50] >> What I What I would do on the way in,

[2:00:51] » What I What I would do on the way in,

[2:00:52] and

[2:00:53] I'm not giving you advice, but this is

[2:00:54] if I was coming back in on the 18th,

[2:00:57] I would pretend that everything you

[2:00:59] heard tonight from the police,

[2:01:01] and I'm not By the way, I'm not

[2:01:02] disputing what I anybody said, but I but

[2:01:04] I'm just telling you how I would

[2:01:05] operate. I would operate that every

[2:01:07] single thing that the neighbor said and

[2:01:08] the police said is absolutely true.

[2:01:11] And on June 18th, I would be prepared to

[2:01:13] address all of those issues and exactly

[2:01:15] how they're not going to happen again.

[2:01:18] And and in my opinion, that's that's the

[2:01:20] only way that I would feel comfortable

[2:01:23] to to allow this to to keep going is

[2:01:26] All right, you know, for better or

[2:01:28] worse, let's take this as the the first

[2:01:30] test drive, right? And we we figured out

[2:01:33] there's a few problems. So, I would be

[2:01:35] prepared

[2:01:36] again, take everything is true, even if

[2:01:38] you disagree with it. Take everything is

[2:01:40] true because it's at the very least a

[2:01:41] perception of the police and the

[2:01:42] neighbors.

[2:01:44] And I would address each thing and

[2:01:47] exactly how you how you're going to

[2:01:48] handle it and how you're going to do it.

[2:01:50] And I don't mind I When when they're

[2:01:51] done, I'll step off. I'll talk to them

[2:01:52] for for a minute, too.

[2:01:54] >> Okay. I appreciate it, um, counselor.

[2:01:57] » Okay. I appreciate it, um, counselor.

[2:01:57] But, um,

[2:01:59] Counselor Stephen, you mentioned that,

[2:02:00] um, we won't be be able to open until

[2:02:03] June 18th.

[2:02:04] >> Right.

[2:02:05] » Right.

[2:02:05] >> Um,

[2:02:07] you know, I'm I'm just asking if cuz if

[2:02:09] we have, you know, all our credentials,

[2:02:11] the only thing we have to make is

[2:02:13] payment. I know, um,

[2:02:15] the, um,

[2:02:16] I know, um, the fire department um now

[2:02:18] on the building inspection have to be

[2:02:21] submitted, you know, which is already,

[2:02:23] you know, accounted for. All you have to

[2:02:25] do is put it in.

[2:02:27] So, if we cuz, you know, we

[2:02:29] you know, not to make any excuses,

[2:02:32] this whole thing we started, we pay out

[2:02:34] of pocket for it. We didn't take any

[2:02:35] loans or anything. So, if we could close

[2:02:37] to June 18th, you know, that's

[2:02:40] you know, everything we got to come out

[2:02:41] of pocket for.

[2:02:42] >> All right. And and I You know, so it's

[2:02:43] » All right. And and I You know, so it's

[2:02:43] like And and I

[2:02:45] >> Guys, believe me from the bottom of my

[2:02:46] » Guys, believe me from the bottom of my

[2:02:46] heart.

[2:02:48] We're very very very business-friendly

[2:02:50] town.

[2:02:52] But we can hold you. And and the reason

[2:02:55] we're saying the 18th

[2:02:57] is to make sure that everything we're

[2:02:58] talking about today

[2:03:00] is done.

[2:03:03] We can say, all right, you got the

[2:03:04] license and the inspections is done. But

[2:03:06] we want to see your attorney

[2:03:08] and here with us and we're going to talk

[2:03:11] about this so that this, as Mario said,

[2:03:14] does not happen.

[2:03:16] We're going to be 100% sure of that.

[2:03:18] That's our job.

[2:03:20] That's what we owe to the people of our

[2:03:21] town.

[2:03:22] >> So, the thing is with the 18th is that I

[2:03:24] » So, the thing is with the 18th is that I

[2:03:25] just said the 18th because you guys were

[2:03:26] asking for

[2:03:28] another meeting to come in with your

[2:03:29] attorney.

[2:03:30] So, that's only giving you that

[2:03:33] opportunity. If you would open before

[2:03:34] then,

[2:03:36] then you'd have to open with a police

[2:03:38] detail.

[2:03:39] >> So, um

[2:03:41] » So, um

[2:03:41] as um Lieutenant mentioned, so it he

[2:03:44] said we have to um Lieutenant, you said

[2:03:46] we have to have a a detail from what

[2:03:49] 10:00 to So, he said 2:00.

[2:03:52] So, if we have a police detail, is it

[2:03:53] possible to go up until 2:00?

[2:03:55] >> No.

[2:03:56] » No.

[2:03:56] >> Lieutenant, he said 2:00, 10:00 to 2:00.

[2:03:59] » Lieutenant, he said 2:00, 10:00 to 2:00.

[2:03:59] >> They still get paid for 4 hours. They

[2:04:01] » They still get paid for 4 hours. They

[2:04:01] would be there from 10:00 to 2:00 to

[2:04:02] make sure everybody's cleared out

[2:04:04] and the place is closed.

[2:04:18] » So, is it is it possible that we could

[2:04:21] operate without a police police detail?

[2:04:24] And if

[2:04:26] June 18th, you know, we come back with

[2:04:29] complaints, then, you know, it's

[2:04:31] whatever you guys decided. Is it

[2:04:33] possible?

[2:04:35] >> Unfortunately, that's the recommendation

[2:04:36] » Unfortunately, that's the recommendation

[2:04:37] of our police chief. They're the ones

[2:04:38] that have to enforce this. We don't.

[2:04:40] >> Yeah, that's what I'm saying. So, that's

[2:04:42] » Yeah, that's what I'm saying. So, that's

[2:04:42] now it's like, you know, we willing to

[2:04:44] prove ourself to see if

[2:04:47] any report that would they receive

[2:04:51] any sort of report that they receive,

[2:04:53] you know, now it's like when we come

[2:04:55] back to the next

[2:04:56] >> What's going to be worse? The police

[2:04:57] » What's going to be worse? The police

[2:04:57] detail for 2 days or not opening until

[2:04:59] the 18th?

[2:05:00] >> Um

[2:05:01] » Um

[2:05:01] From a from a financial standpoint.

[2:05:03] >> So, pretty much um we don't want to be

[2:05:04] » So, pretty much um we don't want to be

[2:05:04] slapped with the police detail and we

[2:05:06] want to have our lawyer here involved to

[2:05:09] prove to you that the the the

[2:05:10] establishment we're trying to run does

[2:05:12] not require police detail.

[2:05:14] So, um with the

[2:05:15] >> How's the attorney going to prove that?

[2:05:17] » How's the attorney going to prove that?

[2:05:17] >> Cuz um we have um pretty much um

[2:05:20] » Cuz um we have um pretty much um

[2:05:20] everything the complaints that happened

[2:05:22] that we was not aware of any of these

[2:05:23] complaints except for one complaint that

[2:05:25] actually the officer came into the um

[2:05:27] establishment

[2:05:29] and explained to us. So, we just went on

[2:05:31] cuz we

[2:05:32] >> What was it that

[2:05:32] » What was it that

[2:05:32] >> we didn't

[2:05:35] » we didn't

[2:05:35] Um I feel like I'm you know, we being um

[2:05:37] cuz when when my attorney spoke to us,

[2:05:40] pretty much what he was saying that we

[2:05:42] was here to, you know, pretty much um

[2:05:43] get a speech and advice from from the

[2:05:45] police department. We was not aware it

[2:05:48] was going to be an um a discussion to

[2:05:50] pretty much um have police detail

[2:05:52] involved. So, we just want a chance to

[2:05:55] get advice and counsel from our lawyer

[2:05:58] going forward cuz that's not the

[2:05:59] establishment we're trying to run. We

[2:06:00] want to run an establishment where we

[2:06:01] that does not require police detail. So,

[2:06:05] we just pretty much want to request

[2:06:06] another hearing so we we could prove to

[2:06:09] to you guys that that's not the

[2:06:10] establishment we're running. It's just

[2:06:12] that the grand it was um

[2:06:14] when we when we got informed from our

[2:06:16] lawyer, pretty much we had the green

[2:06:17] light and everything we needed to open

[2:06:19] up and that's why we had a grand

[2:06:21] opening. Um and we had um that level of

[2:06:24] amount of people that was there that

[2:06:25] night.

[2:06:26] Um that's not what's going to happen.

[2:06:30] So, we just pretty much want to prove to

[2:06:31] you guys what we trying to run. What we

[2:06:33] trying to run does not require police

[2:06:35] detail.

[2:06:36] So we want to prove that to you guys.

[2:06:41] » Listen,

[2:06:42] I I first of all I'll I'll

[2:06:45] go with whatever the pleasure of the

[2:06:46] council is.

[2:06:48] I got to be honest with you. I think

[2:06:51] we're doing you a favor by telling you

[2:06:53] to stay closed cuz I think if we allow

[2:06:55] you if you if you get your all your

[2:06:57] stuff together tomorrow

[2:06:58] I have not heard a plan that is going to

[2:07:00] keep you from getting complaints.

[2:07:02] I I've seen enough of these places. I

[2:07:04] worked in Providence for 10 years.

[2:07:06] That's all I did for 10 years.

[2:07:08] >> Right.

[2:07:08] » Right.

[2:07:08] >> I've seen lounges, I've seen nightclubs,

[2:07:11] » I've seen lounges, I've seen nightclubs,

[2:07:11] I've seen restaurants. I

[2:07:14] I would bet a lot of money that if you

[2:07:17] don't sit back, talk to your lawyer,

[2:07:20] make a plan, have a security plan in

[2:07:22] place, have all this stuff ready to go.

[2:07:25] If you're If you open this weekend

[2:07:26] without a detail you're going to have

[2:07:28] you're going to get more complaints and

[2:07:30] then at that point if you come back in

[2:07:31] on the 18th, my position is going to be

[2:07:33] you don't get the license at all.

[2:07:34] >> No no, we're not going to be opening up

[2:07:36] » No no, we're not going to be opening up

[2:07:36] before the 18th. We want to make sure we

[2:07:37] have every ducks in a row.

[2:07:39] >> All right.

[2:07:39] » All right.

[2:07:39] >> Everything in line.

[2:07:40] » Everything in line.

[2:07:40] >> How come is that? I'm going to open you

[2:07:42] » How come is that? I'm going to open you

[2:07:42] don't need the police detail.

[2:07:43] >> Yeah Yeah, we just want to prove to you

[2:07:44] » Yeah Yeah, we just want to prove to you

[2:07:45] guys we don't need a police detail.

[2:07:46] >> Okay.

[2:07:46] » Okay.

[2:07:47] >> So that's our plan and we also we have

[2:07:48] » So that's our plan and we also we have

[2:07:48] sound monitors outside level recording

[2:07:52] the sound where we won't be going above

[2:07:54] driving traffic. So we will have proof

[2:07:57] and evidence of all that cuz we don't

[2:07:59] require a police detail. And we going to

[2:08:01] install two sound monitors outside that

[2:08:04] would be recording. So if we have noise

[2:08:07] complaints and we actually we have facts

[2:08:09] and proof that we are not going above

[2:08:11] sound level.

[2:08:12] >> May- maybe the landlord will help you

[2:08:13] » May- maybe the landlord will help you

[2:08:13] out with that.

[2:08:14] >> Right. So

[2:08:15] » Right. So

[2:08:15] >> they have them as well, right people?

[2:08:16] » they have them as well, right people?

[2:08:16] >> Yeah, so we Yeah, so we going to have

[2:08:18] » Yeah, so we Yeah, so we going to have

[2:08:18] these monitors ourselves. Cuz we don't

[2:08:20] want to you know cause chaos or

[2:08:22] anything. We just want to operate a

[2:08:24] business being consistent and have

[2:08:26] consistent income. And with having a

[2:08:28] police detail, we will not be able to

[2:08:30] survive and pay our bills. So, we want

[2:08:32] to go we want to run the business the

[2:08:34] right way and have

[2:08:37] everything flowing smoothly. And so

[2:08:39] >> with I agree with Councilman Tone and

[2:08:41] » with I agree with Councilman Tone and

[2:08:41] and you I would wait till the 18th and

[2:08:43] get everything all set and talk to the

[2:08:44] landlord. Maybe he'll give you

[2:08:46] a break on the rent cuz you're not going

[2:08:47] to be open for the till the 18th.

[2:08:49] >> Right. All right, let's wrap this up.

[2:08:51] » Right. All right, let's wrap this up.

[2:08:51] Any other questions?

[2:08:53] Mayor?

[2:08:57] » I can

[2:08:58] >> You guys can take a seat.

[2:08:59] » You guys can take a seat.

[2:08:59] >> I know there was

[2:09:01] » I know there was

[2:09:01] I know there was

[2:09:01] >> Guys

[2:09:02] » Guys

[2:09:02] >> Hey guys.

[2:09:05] » I know there was an issue with

[2:09:06] inspections

[2:09:08] and also the fire.

[2:09:10] So, I would just want to make sure that

[2:09:13] they're clear with the fire department,

[2:09:16] with building inspections, and then we

[2:09:19] have to make sure the occupancy

[2:09:21] is adhered to.

[2:09:24] >> Okay, do I have a motion to continue

[2:09:25] » Okay, do I have a motion to continue

[2:09:25] this matter to the June 18th town

[2:09:27] council meeting?

[2:09:28] >> I think it's 5:00 the meeting, not at

[2:09:30] » I think it's 5:00 the meeting, not at

[2:09:30] 7:00.

[2:09:31] >> Okay, a motion's been made by Councilman

[2:09:33] » Okay, a motion's been made by Councilman

[2:09:33] Bacalao. Is there a second? Seconded by

[2:09:35] Councilman Laporte. All those in favor?

[2:09:36] >> I.

[2:09:37] » I.

[2:09:37] >> All those opposed? The eyes have it.

[2:09:38] » All those opposed? The eyes have it.

[2:09:39] >> Good, guys.

[2:09:39] » Good, guys.

[2:09:39] >> Okay, thank you. Item number 22,

[2:09:41] » Okay, thank you. Item number 22,

[2:09:41] resignation letter. I've received a

[2:09:42] letter of resignation to be accepted

[2:09:44] with regret from Joseph Gemaco of the

[2:09:46] Historic District Commission.

[2:09:49] Greetings. I've served on the Historic

[2:09:51] Commission for a few years. I believe it

[2:09:53] is time for me to step down

[2:09:55] as a member of that board. Therefore,

[2:09:57] please accept my resignation effective

[2:09:59] immediately. I thank you and the town of

[2:10:01] North Providence for providing me the

[2:10:02] chance to serve. Sincerely, Joseph

[2:10:05] Gemaco. Do I have a motion to accept

[2:10:07] that letter?

[2:10:08] >> So moved.

[2:10:08] » So moved.

[2:10:08] >> Motion's been made by Councilman

[2:10:10] » Motion's been made by Councilman

[2:10:10] Laporte. Is there a second?

[2:10:11] >> Second.

[2:10:11] » Second.

[2:10:11] >> Seconded by Councilman Bacalao. All

[2:10:13] » Seconded by Councilman Bacalao. All

[2:10:13] those in favor?

[2:10:14] >> I.

[2:10:14] » I.

[2:10:14] >> All those opposed? The eyes have it.

[2:10:16] » All those opposed? The eyes have it.

[2:10:16] Item number 23, board appointment. Town

[2:10:18] Council discussion and action regarding

[2:10:19] to the appointment to be made the

[2:10:21] following board new appointment

[2:10:24] historic district commission Lind Alfano

[2:10:27] Dear members of the town council as a

[2:10:28] lifelong resident of North Providence I

[2:10:29] respectfully submit this letter of

[2:10:31] interest for appointment to the historic

[2:10:32] district commission after learning of

[2:10:33] the current opening.

[2:10:35] I have strong interest in preserving the

[2:10:36] historical character and heritage of our

[2:10:38] town and I believe the historic district

[2:10:40] commission plays an important role in

[2:10:42] protecting the identity and history of

[2:10:43] our community for future generations. It

[2:10:45] would be an honor to serve the residents

[2:10:47] of North Providence in this capacity and

[2:10:49] I would appreciate your consideration

[2:10:51] for appointment. Thank you for your time

[2:10:53] and consideration Lind Alfano Rhode

[2:10:55] Island.

[2:10:57] >> Make that a motion one point.

[2:10:58] » Make that a motion one point.

[2:10:59] >> A motion has been made by Councilman

[2:11:00] » A motion has been made by Councilman

[2:11:00] seconded by Councilman Lepore

[2:11:01] all those in favor

[2:11:02] >> I

[2:11:03] » I

[2:11:03] >> all those opposed the eyes have it.

[2:11:05] » all those opposed the eyes have it.

[2:11:05] Item number 24 claim submitted town

[2:11:07] council discussion and possible votes

[2:11:09] regard the claims received from the

[2:11:11] following Lucas Romalo 1934 Smith Street

[2:11:14] North Providence Rhode Island

[2:11:16] Edmund Lorenzo 28 Woodhaven Boulevard

[2:11:20] North Providence Rhode Island and

[2:11:23] Yevgeny Polishchuk 51 Beverly Ann Drive

[2:11:26] North Providence Rhode Island. Do you

[2:11:27] have a motion to send these to the

[2:11:28] claims committee?

[2:11:29] >> So moved.

[2:11:30] » So moved.

[2:11:30] >> Motion has been made by Councilman

[2:11:31] » Motion has been made by Councilman

[2:11:31] Baccala is there a second?

[2:11:32] >> Second.

[2:11:33] » Second.

[2:11:33] >> Seconded by Councilman Lepore all those

[2:11:34] » Seconded by Councilman Lepore all those

[2:11:34] in favor?

[2:11:35] >> I

[2:11:36] » I

[2:11:36] >> all those opposed the eyes have it. Item

[2:11:37] » all those opposed the eyes have it. Item

[2:11:38] number 25 claims committee report town

[2:11:39] council discussion and action regard to

[2:11:41] the claims committee report to be

[2:11:42] presented by Councilman Baccala.

[2:11:45] >> Unfortunately this evening due to some

[2:11:46] » Unfortunately this evening due to some

[2:11:46] car troubles

[2:11:48] I had to reschedule the claims committee

[2:11:50] meeting we could not meet and I'll get

[2:11:52] together with my fellow councilman to

[2:11:54] see when I can get this done. Hopefully

[2:11:56] I can do it maybe at one of our special

[2:11:57] meetings or

[2:11:58] before but I have nothing to nothing to

[2:12:01] submit so

[2:12:02] >> Thank you. Item number 26 finance

[2:12:04] » Thank you. Item number 26 finance

[2:12:04] committee report town council discussion

[2:12:06] action regard to the finance committee

[2:12:07] report to be presented by Councilman

[2:12:09] Martone. I know he we discussed the

[2:12:11] budget so I make a motion to accept his

[2:12:14] report. Motion has been made by

[2:12:16] Councilman Bacallao.

[2:12:18] Is there a second?

[2:12:19] >> Second. Seconded by Councilman Di

[2:12:20] » Second. Seconded by Councilman Di

[2:12:20] Lorenzo. All those in favor?

[2:12:22] All those opposed? The ayes have it. And

[2:12:23] item number 27, ordinance committee

[2:12:25] report, town council discussion and

[2:12:27] action regarding to the ordinance

[2:12:28] committee to be presented by Council

[2:12:30] President Odello. I will have that typed

[2:12:32] up and

[2:12:33] make a motion to accept as presented.

[2:12:37] Motion has been made by Councilman

[2:12:39] Bacallao. Is there a second?

[2:12:40] Seconded by Councilman Fiola. All those

[2:12:42] in favor?

[2:12:43] All those opposed? The ayes have it.

6/2/2026 Town Council Meeting

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