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The Fall River City Council held a public hearing followed by a Committee on Finance meeting. The public hearing addressed nine items, beginning with a license application for Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC to operate a Firestone Complete Auto Care at 748 Pleasant Street. The council then heard four separate requests for the removal of curbing to create new driveways for properties on McDonald Street, Salisbury Street, Aetna Street, and High Street. Bob Barabee of Proline Engineering spoke in favor of the McDonald Street request. The final four items were petitions from National Grid and Verizon for new jointly owned utility poles on Bay Street, County Street, Eclipse Street, and Jefferson Street. Aaron Roy, representing National Grid, explained that three of the poles were for an ongoing reliability project, while the pole on Eclipse Street was a customer request for a new home. No opposition was voiced for any of the nine items, and the public hearing was opened and closed with unanimous votes. The Committee on Finance meeting began with an announcement that Councilor Peckham was running late due to a car accident, but was unharmed. The first agenda item was a presentation of citations, introduced by Councilor Pereira. Dr. Sedgwick Harris, President of Bristol Community College, and Kristen Pavo, Founding Director of the Agassi Collegiate School, were in attendance. Dr. Harris spoke about the value of community colleges as a starting point for students' educational and career paths, sharing his own experience of starting at a community college before earning his doctorate.
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This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
0:15Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
0:21Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
0:39the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
0:47Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
1:09I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:20All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
1:41proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
1:53Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
2:08If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
2:18What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
2:44their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
2:50Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
3:12create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
3:29Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
3:41The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
4:00all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
4:24High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
4:34Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
4:55Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
5:24Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
5:51been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
6:11opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
6:38northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
7:05is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
7:15Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
7:21Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
7:43Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
7:58Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
8:04This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
8:27Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
8:48on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
9:03Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
9:21Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? has been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Councilor Kadeem. All those in favor? Oppos. AYE. Opposed?
9:37The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate.
9:43Made by Councilor Raposo. Seconded by Council Vice President Deon. All those in favor? AYE.
9:47Opposed? The ayes have it.
9:53The time is 6.08. This former City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim. Here. Kamara. Here. Canual. Here.
10:03Dion. Here. Hart. Here. Peckham. Pereira. Here.
10:09Repozo. Here. President Ponte. Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persima may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
10:27to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way, and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
11:00First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. I helped you
11:33when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college, and all the way to your
11:56doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
12:02Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda, as well as the city council, for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have...
12:17This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
12:27Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
12:34Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
12:52the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
12:59Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
13:22I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
13:33All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
13:53proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
14:05Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
14:21If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
14:31What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
14:56their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
15:02Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
15:24create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
15:42Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
15:53The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
16:12all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
16:37High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
16:47Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
17:08Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
17:36Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
18:04been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
18:24opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
18:51northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
19:17is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
19:28Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
19:34Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
19:55Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
20:11Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
20:17This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
20:40Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
21:01on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
21:16Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
21:34Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? Ordering has been made by Councillor Rapozo. Seconded by Councillor Kadhim. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed.
21:49The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings will be appropriate.
21:55Made by Councillor Rapozo. Seconded by Council Vice -President Dion. All those in favor? Aye.
21:59Oppose? The ayes have it.
22:05Time is 6.08. This forover City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim? Here. Camara? Here. Canual? Here.
22:15Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
22:21Repozo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persimmon may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
22:39to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
23:13First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach so I tend to talk loud and I have hearing loss so I tend to talk loud. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River and Kristen Pavo who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. We,
23:44I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. Um, if you want to express your experience, would you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have?
23:56And I just want to say when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college and all the way to your doctorates. Good for you.
24:11It was inspirational. Well, good afternoon or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda as well as the city council for having us here today. Uh, it's really important, um, what these young people have done and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again, uh, is always a fabulous opportunity for us as well as the founding, uh, folks who started the program. Uh,
24:36I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did, uh, start my academic career as a community college student. So when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, um, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning. And it's an opportunity for each and
24:58every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a, a promising start support to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that we're offering is something fabulous for us.
25:21This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
25:31Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
25:38Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
25:56the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
26:03Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
26:26I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
26:37All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
26:57proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
27:09Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
27:24If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
27:35What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
28:00their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
28:06Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
28:28create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
28:45Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
28:57The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
29:16all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
29:41High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
29:51Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
30:12Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
30:40Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
31:08been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
31:28opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
31:55northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
32:21is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
32:32Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
32:38Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
32:59Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
33:15Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
33:21This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
33:44Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
34:05on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
34:20Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
34:38Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing?
34:56Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate. Made by Council Raposo. Seconded by Council Vice President Dion. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it.
35:09The time is 6.08. This Forover City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim? Here. Kamara? Here. Canual? Here.
35:19Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Carrera? Here.
35:25Proposal? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persimmon may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
35:43to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way, and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Peckham.
36:17First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris, who is the President of Bristol Community College, and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the Principal at the Agassi Collegiate School.
36:47Founding Director. I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college and
37:12all the way to your doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
37:18Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda, as well as the City Council, for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done, and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us, as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
37:43and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student, so when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their
38:07career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that we're offering is something fabulous for us.
38:25This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
38:35Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
38:42Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
39:00the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
39:07Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
39:30I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
39:41All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
40:01proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
40:13Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
40:28If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
40:39What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
41:04their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
41:10Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
41:32create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
41:49Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
42:01The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
42:20all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. opening on High Street
42:45to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet.
42:51Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents. Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one
43:11jointly owned 45 Class II pole P88 -50 on Bay Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and building pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
43:44Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me. Three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I've been here
44:12a few times over the past couple months over an ongoing reliability project that we're working on in the city. This is part of that. This new pole will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much.
44:28Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows.
44:42This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street beginning on the point approximately 45 feet northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street in accordance with plan number 312 -85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid
45:151250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This is on the north. This will be in the north east corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
45:36Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
45:42Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines
46:13of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse in accordance with plan number 313 -07 -175.
46:19Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset representing National Grid.
46:25This is a customer request. The customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none.
46:53Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50 on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the
47:14intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 313 -04008. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none. Calling all
47:42opponents. Calling all... Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Thank you.
47:47Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing has been made by Councillor Raposo, seconded by Councillor Kadeem. All those in favor? Aye.
47:56Opposed. The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate. Made by Councillor Raposo, seconded by Councillor Vice -President Dion. All those in favor?
48:07Aye. Opposed. The ayes have it.
48:13The time is 6.08. This four of a City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Counselor Skidim. Here. Kamara. Here. Canual.
48:22Here. Dion. Here. Hart. Here. Peckham. Pereira.
48:28Here. Repozo. Here. President Ponte. Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persimmon may could audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
48:47to make a small announcement. Counselor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay but he is on his way and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Counselor Pereira.
49:20First and foremost... Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach so I tend to talk loud and I have hearing loss so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School.
49:51Founding director. I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college and
50:16all the way to your doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
50:22Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda as well as the city council for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
50:47and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student, so when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their
51:11career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that we're offering is something fabulous for us.
51:29This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
51:39Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
51:46Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
52:03the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
52:11Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
52:33I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
52:45All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
53:05proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
53:17Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
53:32If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
53:42What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
54:08their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
54:14Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
54:36create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
54:53Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
55:05The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
55:24all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
55:48High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
55:59Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
56:19Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
56:48Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
57:16been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
57:35opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
58:02northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
58:29is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
58:40Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
58:46Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
59:07Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
59:22Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
59:29This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
59:52Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
1:00:12on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
1:00:28Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
1:00:46Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? has been made by Councilor Raposo. Seconded by Councilor Kadeem. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate.
1:01:07Made by Councilor Raposo. Seconded by Council Vice President Dion. All those in favor? Aye.
1:01:11Opposed? The ayes have it.
1:01:17Time is 6 -08. This former City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim? Here. Camara? Here. Canual? Here.
1:01:27Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
1:01:33Repozo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persimmon may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
1:01:51to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
1:02:24First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach so I tend to talk loud and I have hearing loss so I tend to talk loud. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River and Kristen Pavo who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. We,
1:02:56I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. Um, if you want to express your experience, would you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have?
1:03:08And I just want to say when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college and all the way to your doctorates. Good for you.
1:03:22It was inspirational. Well, good afternoon or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda as well as the city council for having us here today. Uh, it's really important, um, what these young people have done and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again, uh, is always a fabulous opportunity for us as well as the founding, uh, folks who started the program. Uh,
1:03:48I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did, uh, start my academic career as a community college student. So when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, um, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning. And it's an opportunity for each and
1:04:10every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a, a promising start support to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that we're offering is something fabulous for us.
1:04:32This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
1:04:43Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
1:04:49Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
1:05:07the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
1:05:15Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
1:05:37I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:05:48All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
1:06:09proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
1:06:21Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
1:06:36If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
1:06:46What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
1:07:12their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
1:07:18Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
1:07:40create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:07:57Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
1:08:09The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
1:08:28all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
1:08:52High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
1:09:03Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
1:09:23Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
1:09:52Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
1:10:19been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
1:10:39opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
1:11:06northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
1:11:33is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
1:11:43Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
1:11:50Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
1:12:11Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
1:12:26Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
1:12:32This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
1:12:55Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
1:13:16on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
1:13:32Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
1:13:49Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? none. Any hearing has been made by Councilor Raposo. Seconded. By Councilor Kadim. All those in favor?
1:14:04Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Public hearings would be appropriate. Made by Councilor Raposo. Seconded by Councilor Vice -President Dion. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it.
1:14:21The time is 6.08. This for our City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim? Here. Kamara? Here. Canual? Here.
1:14:31Deion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
1:14:37Repozo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Laura, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
1:14:55to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira. Thank you.
1:15:28First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director.
1:16:00I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. Thank you. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college and
1:16:23all the way to your doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
1:16:30Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda as well as the city council for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
1:16:55and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student.
1:17:05So when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that
1:17:29we're offering is something fabulous for us.
1:17:36This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
1:17:47Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
1:17:53Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
1:18:11the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
1:18:19Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
1:18:41I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:18:52All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
1:19:13proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
1:19:25Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
1:19:40If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
1:19:50What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
1:20:16their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
1:20:22Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
1:20:44create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:21:01Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
1:21:13The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
1:21:32all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. opening on High Street
1:21:57to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet.
1:22:02Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents. Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one
1:22:23jointly owned 45 Class II pole P88 -50 on Bay Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and building pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
1:22:56Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me. Three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I've been here
1:23:24a few times over the past couple months over an ongoing reliability project that we're working on in the city. This is part of that. This new pole will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much.
1:23:39Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows.
1:23:54This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street beginning on the point approximately 45 feet northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street in accordance with plan number 312 -85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid
1:24:271250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This is on the north. This will be in the north east corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
1:24:47Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
1:24:54Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines
1:25:24of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse in accordance with plan number 313 -07 -175.
1:25:30Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset representing National Grid.
1:25:36This is a customer request. The customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none.
1:26:04Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50 on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the
1:26:25intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 313 -04008. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Calling all
1:26:54opponents. Calling all, thank you Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? Has been made by Counselor Raposo, seconded by Counselor Kadeem. All those in favor? Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate. Made
1:27:15by Counselor Raposo, seconded by Counsel Vice President Deion. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed?
1:27:19The ayes have it. The time is 6.08. This four of our city council committee on finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim. Here. Kamara. Here. Canual. Here.
1:27:35Dion. Here. Hart. Here. Peckham. Pereira. Here.
1:27:41Repozo. Here. President Ponte. Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persimmon may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
1:27:59to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way, and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
1:28:32First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director.
1:29:04I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college and all the
1:29:28way to your doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
1:29:34Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda, as well as the city council, for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done, and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us, as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
1:29:59and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student, so when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their
1:30:23career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that we're offering is something fabulous for us.
1:30:40This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
1:30:51Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
1:30:57Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
1:31:15the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
1:31:22Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
1:31:45I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:31:56All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
1:32:17proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
1:32:28Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
1:32:44If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
1:32:54What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
1:33:20their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
1:33:26Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
1:33:48create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:34:05Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
1:34:17The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
1:34:36all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
1:35:00High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
1:35:10Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
1:35:31Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
1:36:00Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
1:36:27been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
1:36:47opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
1:37:14northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
1:37:41is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
1:37:51Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
1:37:57Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
1:38:19Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
1:38:34Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
1:38:40This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
1:39:03Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
1:39:24on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
1:39:39Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
1:39:57Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? none. The hearing has been made by Counselor Raposo. Seconded by Counselor Kadeem. All those in favor?
1:40:11Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate. Made by Counselor Raposo. Seconded by Counsel Vice President Deion. All those in favor? Opposed? The ayes have it.
1:40:29The time is 6.08. This former City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim. Here. Kamara. Here. Canual. Here.
1:40:39Dion. Here. Hart. Here. Peckham. Pereira. Here.
1:40:45Repozo. Here. President Ponte. Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persima may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
1:41:03to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way, and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
1:41:36First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. I helped you
1:42:08when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college, and all the way to your
1:42:32doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
1:42:37Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda, as well as the city council, for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done, and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us, as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
1:43:03and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student.
1:43:12So, when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that
1:43:37we're offering is something fabulous for us.
1:43:44This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
1:43:55Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
1:44:01Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
1:44:19the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
1:44:26Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
1:44:49I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:45:00All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
1:45:21proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
1:45:32Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
1:45:48If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
1:45:58What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
1:46:23their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
1:46:30Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
1:46:52create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:47:09Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
1:47:21The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
1:47:40all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
1:48:04High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
1:48:14Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
1:48:35Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
1:49:04Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
1:49:31been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
1:49:51opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
1:50:18northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
1:50:45is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
1:50:55Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
1:51:01Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
1:51:23Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
1:51:38Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
1:51:44This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
1:52:07Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
1:52:28on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
1:52:43Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
1:53:01Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? The following has been made by Councillor Raposo. Seconded by Councillor Kadeem. All those in favour? Aye.
1:53:16Opposed. The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate. Made by Councillor Raposo. Seconded by Council Vice President Dion. All those in favour?
1:53:26Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it.
1:53:33The time is 6.08. This former City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim. Here. Kamara. Here. Canual. Here.
1:53:43Dion. Here. Hart. Here. Peckham. Pereira. Here.
1:53:49Repozo. Here. President Ponte. Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persima may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
1:54:06to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way, and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
1:54:40First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. I helped you
1:55:12when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college, and all the way to your
1:55:36doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
1:55:41Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda, as well as the city council, for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done, and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us, as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
1:56:07and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student.
1:56:16So, when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that
1:56:41we're offering is something fabulous for us.
1:56:48This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
1:56:59Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
1:57:05Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
1:57:23the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
1:57:30Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
1:57:53I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
1:58:04All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
1:58:25proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
1:58:36Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
1:58:52If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
1:59:02What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
1:59:27their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
1:59:34Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
1:59:56create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
2:00:13Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
2:00:25The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
2:00:43all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
2:01:08High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
2:01:18Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
2:01:39Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:02:08Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
2:02:35been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
2:02:55opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
2:03:22northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
2:03:49is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
2:03:59Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:04:05Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
2:04:27Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
2:04:42Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
2:04:48This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
2:05:11Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
2:05:32on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
2:05:47Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
2:06:05Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? none. The closed hearing has been made by Councillor Raposo. Seconded by Councillor Kadeem. All those in favor. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our
2:06:25public hearings would be appropriate. Made by Councillor Raposo. Second. Seconded by Council vis odorwind Deion. All those in favor. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it.
2:06:36The time is 6.08. This horrible City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim? Here. Camara? Here. Canual? Here.
2:06:46Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
2:06:52Repozo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persimmon may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
2:07:10to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
2:07:44First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach so I tend to talk loud and I have hearing loss so I tend to talk loud. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River and Kristen Pavo who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. We,
2:08:16I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. Um, if you want to express your experience, would you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have?
2:08:27And I just want to say when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college and all the way to your doctorates. Good for you.
2:08:42It was inspirational. Well, good afternoon or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda as well as the city council for having us here today. Uh, it's really important, um, what these young people have done and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again, uh, is always a fabulous opportunity for us as well as the founding, uh, folks who started the program. Uh,
2:09:07I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did, uh, start my academic career as a community college student. So when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, um, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning. And it's an opportunity for each and
2:09:30every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a, a promising start support to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that we're offering is something fabulous for us.
2:09:52This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
2:10:02Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
2:10:09Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
2:10:27the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
2:10:34Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
2:10:57I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
2:11:08All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
2:11:28proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
2:11:40Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
2:11:56If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
2:12:06What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
2:12:31their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
2:12:38Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
2:12:59create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
2:13:17Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
2:13:28The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
2:13:47all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
2:14:12High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
2:14:22Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
2:14:43Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:15:11Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
2:15:39been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
2:15:59opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
2:16:26northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
2:16:52is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
2:17:03Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:17:09Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
2:17:31Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
2:17:46Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
2:17:52This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
2:18:15Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
2:18:36on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
2:18:51Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
2:19:09Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? Seconded by Councillor Kedem. That gdyby the public hearing was made, it was made by Councillor Repozo Seconded by Councillor Kedem. All those in favor. Aye. Opposed? The Ayes have it.
2:19:28Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate. Made by Councillor Repozo Seconded by Councillor Vice President Dion. All those in favor. Aye. Opposed? The Ayes have it.
2:19:41Let's reply to 9 1 PM. Bank of Derek Medicare Report This affirmative City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim? Here.
2:19:48Camara? Here. Canual? Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham?
2:19:55Pereira? Here. Repozo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A.
2:20:01Persimmon may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible.
2:20:14I just want to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
2:20:48First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach so I tend to talk loud and I have hearing loss so I tend to talk loud. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River and Kristen Pavo who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. We,
2:21:20I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. Um, if you want to express your experience, would you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have?
2:21:31And I just want to say when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college and all the way to your doctorates. Good for you.
2:21:46It was inspirational. Well, good afternoon or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda as well as the city council for having us here today. Uh, it's really important, um, what these young people have done and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again, uh, is always a fabulous opportunity for us as well as the founding, uh, folks who started the program. Uh,
2:22:11I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did, uh, start my academic career as a community college student. So when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, um, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning. And it's an opportunity for each and
2:22:33every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a, a promising start support to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that we're offering is something fabulous for us.
2:22:56This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
2:23:06Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
2:23:13Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
2:23:31the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
2:23:38Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
2:24:01I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
2:24:12All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
2:24:32proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
2:24:44Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
2:25:00If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
2:25:10What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
2:25:35their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
2:25:41Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
2:26:03create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
2:26:21Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
2:26:32The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
2:26:51all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. opening on High Street
2:27:16to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet.
2:27:22Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents. Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one
2:27:42jointly owned 45 Class II pole P88 -50 on Bay Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and building pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:28:15Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me. Three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I've been here
2:28:43a few times over the past couple months over an ongoing reliability project that we're working on in the city. This is part of that. This new pole will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much.
2:28:59Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows.
2:29:14This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street beginning on the point approximately 45 feet northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street in accordance with plan number 312 -85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid
2:29:461250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This is on the north. This will be in the north east corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
2:30:07Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:30:13Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines
2:30:44of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse in accordance with plan number 313 -07 -175.
2:30:50Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset representing National Grid.
2:30:56This is a customer request. The customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none.
2:31:24Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50 on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the
2:31:45intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 313 -04008. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none. Calling all
2:32:13opponents. Calling all... Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing has been made by Councilor Repozzo. Second. by Councillor Kadeem. All those in favor. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate.
2:32:34Made by Councillor Repozzo. Second. Seconded by Council Vice -President Dion. All those in favor.
2:32:38Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it.
2:32:44The time is 6.08. This four of a City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Counselor Skidim. Here. Kamara. Here. Canual.
2:32:54Here. Dion. Here. Hart. Here. Peckham. Pereira.
2:32:59Here. Repozo. Here. President Ponte. Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persimmon may could audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
2:33:18to make a small announcement. Counselor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay but he is on his way and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Counselor Pereira.
2:33:52First and foremost is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach so I tend to talk loud and I have hearing loss so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School.
2:34:22Founding director. I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college and
2:34:47all the way to your doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
2:34:53Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda as well as the city council for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
2:35:18and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student, so when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their
2:35:42career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that we're offering is something fabulous for us.
2:36:00This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
2:36:10Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
2:36:17Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
2:36:35the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
2:36:42Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
2:37:05I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
2:37:16All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
2:37:36proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
2:37:48Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
2:38:03If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
2:38:14What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
2:38:39their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
2:38:45Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
2:39:07create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
2:39:24Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
2:39:36The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
2:39:55all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
2:40:20High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
2:40:30Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
2:40:51Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:41:19Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
2:41:47been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
2:42:07opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
2:42:34northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
2:43:00is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
2:43:11Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:43:17Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
2:43:38Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
2:43:54Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
2:44:00This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
2:44:23Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
2:44:44on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
2:44:59Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
2:45:17Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing?
2:45:35Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate. Made by Councillor Raposo. Seconded by Council Vice President Dion. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it.
2:45:48The time is 6.08. This four of a City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim? Here. Kamara? Here. Canual?
2:45:57Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Carrera?
2:46:03Here. Proposal? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Laura, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just
2:46:22want to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the Council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way, and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Peckham.
2:46:56First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College, and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School.
2:47:26Founding director. I helped you when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation at Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college, and
2:47:51all the way to your doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
2:47:57Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda, as well as the city council, for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done, and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us, as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
2:48:22and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student, so when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their
2:48:46career path in a fabulous institution. that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that we're offering is something fabulous for us.
2:49:04This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
2:49:14Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
2:49:21Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
2:49:39the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
2:49:46Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
2:50:09I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
2:50:20All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
2:50:40proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
2:50:52Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
2:51:07If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
2:51:18What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
2:51:43their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
2:51:49Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
2:52:11create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
2:52:28Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
2:52:40The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
2:52:59all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
2:53:23High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
2:53:34Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
2:53:55Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:54:23Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
2:54:51been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
2:55:10opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
2:55:37northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
2:56:04is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
2:56:15Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
2:56:21Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
2:56:42Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
2:56:58Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
2:57:04This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
2:57:27Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
2:57:48on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
2:58:03Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
2:58:21Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? Has been made by councilor Raposo. Seconded by councilor Kadeem. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate.
2:58:42Made by councilor Raposo. Seconded by council vice president Dion. All those in favor? Aye.
2:58:46Opposed? The ayes have it.
2:58:52The time is 6.08. This former City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim. Here. Kamara. Here. Canual. Here.
2:59:02Dion. Here. Hart. Here. Peckham. Pereira. Here.
2:59:08Repozo. Here. President Ponte. Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persima may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
2:59:26to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way, and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
2:59:59First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. I helped you
3:00:32when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college, and all the way to your
3:00:55doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
3:01:01Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda, as well as the city council, for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done, and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us, as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
3:01:26and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student.
3:01:36So, when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that
3:02:00we're offering is something fabulous for us.
3:02:08This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
3:02:18Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
3:02:25Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
3:02:42the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
3:02:50Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
3:03:12I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
3:03:24All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
3:03:44proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
3:03:56Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
3:04:11If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
3:04:21What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
3:04:47their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
3:04:53Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
3:05:15create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
3:05:32Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
3:05:44The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
3:06:03all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
3:06:27High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
3:06:38Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
3:06:58Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
3:07:27Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
3:07:55been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
3:08:14opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
3:08:41northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
3:09:08is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
3:09:19Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
3:09:25Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
3:09:46Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
3:10:01Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
3:10:08This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
3:10:31Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
3:10:51on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
3:11:07Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
3:11:25Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? none. Hearing none. Seconded by Councillor Rapposso. Seconded by Councillor Kadeem. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed.
3:11:40The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate.
3:11:46Made by Councillor Rapposso. Seconded by Councillor Vice President Dion. All those in favor? Aye.
3:11:50Opposed? The ayes have it.
3:11:56The time is 6.08. This former City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim. Here. Kamara. Here. Canual. Here.
3:12:06Dion. Here. Hart. Here. Peckham. Pereira. Here.
3:12:12Repozo. Here. President Ponte. Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persima may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
3:12:30to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way, and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
3:13:03First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. I helped you
3:13:36when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college, and all the way to your
3:13:59doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
3:14:05Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda, as well as the city council, for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done, and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us, as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
3:14:30and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student.
3:14:40So, when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that
3:15:04we're offering is something fabulous for us.
3:15:11This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
3:15:22Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
3:15:28Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
3:15:46the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as been made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
3:15:54Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. 200 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the assessor's plan.
3:16:16I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
3:16:27All opponents. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number two, McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant
3:16:48proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak.
3:17:00Come on down right to the floor. And just state your name and address for the record, please. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the City Council. Thank you.
3:17:15If I can just have you speak it to the microphone, please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee. Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering, 190 Guiders Nick Road, Swansea, representing the applicant.
3:17:25What they have is an existing residence on McDonald Street. They have about 50.2 feet of frontage. It's all curb. They'd like to provide off -street parking. It's a two -family dwelling. And they want to park on the side of the house. There's about 22 feet from the property line to the house. So they'd like to open up a curb cut and then put the cars off street into
3:17:51their parking in the back of the property. Thank you very much, Mr. Barabee.
3:17:57Thank you so much. We're good. You're all set. Thank you. Any other proponents wishing to speak on this item? Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Any opponents? Anybody opposed to this public hearing? Hearing none. Thank you. Item number three. Steven T. Gomes, Living Trust, 721 Oak Grove Avenue for the removing of curbing as follows. The applicant proposes to
3:18:19create two new 16 -foot opening driveways on Salisbury Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 32 feet. This project has received site plan approval. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
3:18:36Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item number four. 87 Aetna Street, LLC. 87 Aetna Street for the removal of curbing as follows.
3:18:48The existing parcel is served by a 16 -foot curb opening on Vail Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 16 -foot curb opening on Aetna Street to provide improved access to the existing parking area. And parking. The total opening will be 32 feet. The total opening will be 32 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Calling
3:19:07all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Item five. Biswas, LLC. 80 Jensen Farm Road Braintree for the removing of curbing as follows. This is on Walnut Street, 386 High Street. The existing parcel is served by a 14 -foot opening on Walnut Street. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 -foot curb. A curb opening on
3:19:31High Street to provide access and parking. The total opening for the location will be 34 feet. Site plan review has been completed. Calling all proponents.
3:19:42Calling all proponents. Hearing none. Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this matter. Hearing none. Item six. The Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location. This is on Bay Street. This petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 45 Class II pole, P88 -50 on Bay
3:20:02Street, approximately 200 feet northeasterly of the center line of the intersection of Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue between existing pole 88 and pole 89 in accordance with plan number 31292208. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item.
3:20:31Good evening. City Council President and City Council Members. My name is Aaron Roy representing National Grid, 1250 Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Tonight I have four pole proposals in front of me, three of them being company asset requests and one being a customer request. This first job on Bay Street, National Grid has requested a new mid -span pole in line in the sidewalk. I have
3:20:58been here a few times over the past couple of months over an ongoing reliability project that we are working on in the city. This is part of that. This new poll will allow us to install one of those reliability devices. Thank you very much. Calling all other proponents wishing to speak on this item. Hearing none. Calling all
3:21:18opponents wishing to speak. Hearing none. Item number seven. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England Inc. for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on County Street. The petition is proposing to install one new jointly owned 45 foot class 2 mid -span pole P53 -50 on County Street. Beginning on the point approximately 45 feet
3:21:45northwest of the center line of the intersection of California Street. In accordance with plan number 312 85703. Calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy representing National Grid 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Same situation. National Grid is requesting a new mid -span pole in line. This will be installed in the sidewalk up against the curbing. This
3:22:12is on the north. This will be in the northeast corner of California Street and County Street. Is that it? That's it. Thank you very much.
3:22:22Hearing all other proponents. Hearing none. All opponents wishing to speak on this item.
3:22:29Hearing none. Number eight. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Eclipse Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned 35 foot class 4 pole P2 and one jointly owned anchor on Eclipse Street.
3:22:50Approximately 130 feet of existing P31 on Tucker Street and between the property lines of 81 Tucker and 190 Eclipse. In accordance with plan number 31307.
3:23:05Calling all proponents. Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid.
3:23:11This is a customer request. Customer is constructing a new home at 190 Eclipse Street in this location. There are currently no poles or any power lines. So the proposal here is to set a new pole and anchor and extend secondaries to feed this house. Thank you. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
3:23:34Calling all opponents. Wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents. Hearing none. Number nine. And finally. Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England for one jointly owned pole location as follows. This is on Jefferson Street. The petition is proposing to install one jointly owned mid -span pole P9 -50
3:23:55on Jefferson Street approximately 100 feet northerly of the center line of the intersection of Omen Street and Jefferson Street. This is in accordance with plan number 31304008. Calling all proponents.
3:24:11Aaron Roy, 1250 Brayton Point Road, Somerset. Representing National Grid. Another one of those requests for our reliability projects. We're requesting a new mid -span pole to install one of those devices. Calling all other proponents. Hearing none.
3:24:28Calling all opponents. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I don't think you're in opposition. Calling all other opponents. Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? has been made by Councillor Raposo. Seconded by Councillor Kadeem. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion to adjourn. Our public hearings would be appropriate.
3:24:50Made by Councillor Raposo. Seconded by Council Vice -President Dion. All those in favor? Aye.
3:24:54Opposed? The ayes have it.
3:25:00The time is 6.08. This former City Council Committee on Finance meeting will now be called to order. Madam Clerk. Councilor Skidim. Here. Kamara. Here. Canual. Here.
3:25:10Dion. Here. Hart. Here. Peckham. Pereira. Here.
3:25:16Repozo. Here. President Ponte. Here. Pursuant to the open meeting, Lauren A. Persima may go to audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. I just want
3:25:34to make a small announcement. Councilor Peckham is on his way. He did get into an accident on his way to the council meeting. He's okay, but he is on his way, and he is running a little late. First item on our agenda is a presentation of citations. Councilor Pereira.
3:26:07First and foremost, this isn't on. Is this on? Can you hear me? I used to teach, so I tend to talk loud, and I have hearing loss, so I tend to talk louder. First and foremost, I would like to have Dr. Sedgwick Harris, who is the president of Bristol Community College and a dear friend to Fall River, and Kristen Pavo, who is the principal at the Agassi Collegiate School. Founding director. I helped you
3:26:40when we founded that. I thought you were doing a good job there. I remember that. Those were tough days. If you want to explain a little bit about the program that you have, and I just want to say, when I was at the graduation of Bristol Community College, and you spoke, Dr. Harris, I was shocked when you said that you started out at a community college, and all the way to your
3:27:03doctorates. Good for you. It was inspirational.
3:27:09Well, good afternoon, or maybe good evening to the folks here. I'd like to thank Linda, as well as the city council, for having us here today. It's really important what these young people have done, and having the opportunity to celebrate them once again is always a fabulous opportunity for us, as well as the founding folks who started the program. I'm just lucky enough to be the fifth president at Bristol,
3:27:34and it's an opportunity for me to share the wonderful things that these students have done. As Linda said, I did start my academic career as a community college student.
3:27:43So, when I sit down and talk to some of these young folks, I tell them it's not just a community college. It's the beginning, and it's an opportunity for each and every person that walks through our doors to start their educational or their career path in a fabulous institution that gives them a promising start to wherever they want to go. To be able to provide the education and the workforce opportunities that
3:28:08we're offering is something fabulous for us.
3:28:15This Forver City Council public hearing will now be called to order. Madam Clerk roll call please. Councils Kadeem? Here. Camara? Canual?
3:28:26Here. Dion? Here. Hart? Here. Peckham? Pereira? Here.
3:28:32Raposo? Here. President Ponte? Here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. Motion to open
3:28:50the public hearing. Second. Motion to open the public hearing as being made by Councilor Raposo. Second by Council Vice President Dion. Discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye.
3:28:58Opposed? The ayes have it. First item on our public hearing is Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC. 204th Avenue Suite 100 Nashville, Tennessee. Doing business as Firestone Complete Auto Care for a license to operate on Auto Repair Shop at 748 Pleasant Street. Map M1082 in the Assessor's Plan.
3:29:20I'm calling all proponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all proponents.
3:29:32Hearing none. Hearing none. Hearing none. Hearing none. Hearing none. Is there any other proponents wishing to speak? Calling all opponents wishing to speak on this item. Calling all opponents.
3:29:39Hearing none. Item number two. McDonald Street, Realty, LLC, 317 Lindsay Street for the removing of curbing as follows. The existing parcel currently has no curb opening or driveway. The applicant proposes to create a new 20 foot curb opening to 20 foot curb opening driveway. The total opening for the location will be 20 feet. Calling all proponents wishing to speak. Come on down right to the floor.
3:30:06And just state your name and address for the record please. You can sit right where their laptop is. You can sit right where their laptop is just to see the city council. Thank you. Bob Barabee, Proline Engineering.
3:30:19If I can just have you speak into the microphone please. Mr. Barabee. Bob Barabee.
3:30:23Bob Barabee. Proline Engineering. 190 Guidesnick Road, Swansea representing the applicant. Bob Barabee, Proline Engineering.
3:30:29190 Guidesnick Road, Swansea representing the applicant. Bob Barabee, Proline Engineering.