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 Firestone Complete Auto Care to operate an auto repair shop at 748 Pleasant Street. This was followed by four separate requests for curb removal to create new driveways and parking access 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, explaining it was for a two-family dwelling to create off-street parking. The final four items were petitions from National Grid and Verizon for new jointly-owned utility poles. Aaron Roy from National Grid presented the requests, stating that poles on Bay Street, County Street, and Jefferson Street were part of an ongoing reliability project, while a new pole on Eclipse Street was a customer request for a new home construction. No opposition was voiced for any of the nine items, and the council voted to close and adjourn the hearing. The Committee on Finance meeting began with an announcement that Councilor Peckham was running late due to a minor car accident, but was unharmed. The primary agenda item was a presentation of citations led by Councilor Pereira. She introduced Dr. Sedgwick Harris, President of Bristol Community College, and Kristen Pavo, Founding Director of the Agassi Collegiate School. Dr. Harris spoke about the importance of community colleges as a starting point for students' educational and career paths and celebrated the achievements of students in their program.
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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