The new East Providence City Council holds its first business meeting tonight at 7:30 pm in the City Hall.

New Mayor James Briden will preside after being elected Monday evening at the inaugural ceremony. Here is the agenda:

CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

DOCKET OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

December 4, 2012

Council Chambers, City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914

7:30 P.M. Open Session

I.                   CALL TO ORDER

II.                SALUTE TO THE FLAG

III.             TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR

All items under “CONSENT CALENDAR” are considered to be of a routine and noncontroversial nature by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the “CONSENT CALENDAR” and will be considered in its normal sequence on the docket.

A.  Letters

1. Coastal Resource Management Council Semi-Monthly Meeting, Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 6:00 PM, Conference Room A, Administration Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence.              

2. Letter of resignation, Carousel Commission, Marie G. Camille.           

B.  Council Journals

1.   Regular Meeting November 20, 2012

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IV.             PUBLIC COMMENT

V.                APPOINTMENTS

A. Carousel Park Commission (by Councilwoman Capobianco)

Bruce Rogers, 500 Warren Avenue (02914) (to fill the unexpired term of Marie Camille)

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VI.             NEW BUSINESS

A.  City Managers Report (by City Manager Peter Graczykowski)

1. Departmental Activity Update

2. Sewer Easement - Universal Optic Pump Station (Citizens Bank and Village Green North)

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3. Legal Services RFP Update

4.  Budget Commission Activity Update

B.  Reports of Other City Officials

1. Council and Claims Committee Meeting Dates for 2012-2013 (by City Clerk Kim Casci)

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C.  Council Members

1. Looking Ahead (by Councilman Rose)

D.  Introduction of Ordinances

1. An ordinance regarding tree root liabilities.

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1998, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED “UTILITIES.”

SECTION I.  The definition of building sewer lateral as contained in Section 17-76 entitled “Definitions” of Article III entitled “Sanitary Sewer System” of Chapter 17 entitled “Utilities” is amended to read as follows:

Building sewer lateral means a pipe laid incidental to the original construction of a sewer from that sewer to some point at the side of the street, highway or similar location, and there capped, having been provided and intended for extension and for use at some time thereafter as a part of a building sewer. When a building sewer lateral has been connected with and extended for the purpose of installing a building sewer, the lateral shall become and thereafter be a part of such building sewer, to be maintained as provided for building sewer. Sewers constructed prior to 1951, where building sewer laterals were installed at the owners expense, shall continue to be installed at the expense of the owner. The city will assume responsibility for repair of a broken or cracked sewer lateral between the curb line and the sewer main or for any blockage caused by a city tree. This provision shall not prevent the city from holding any third parties liable for damages to a sewer lateral.

SECTION II.  This ordinance shall take effect upon its second passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Requested By:  City Solicitor

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2. An ordinance regarding a one way street westbound on Alice Street.

            AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1998, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”

SECTION I.  Section 18-247 entitled “Designation of one-way streets” of Article VIII entitled “One-Way Streets” of Chapter 18 entitled “Vehicles and Traffic” is amended by deleting therefrom the following:

Alice Street (westbound) from Taunton Avenue to James Street

SECTION II.  This ordinance shall take effect upon second passage and all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Requested By:  Director of Public Works

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VII.          ADJOURNMENT

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* Any items listed on the Council Docket may be subject to a vote.