Ratified 01/17/07
Bonnet
Shores Fire District Council
Bonnet
Shores
Fire
District
Community Center
130 Bonnet Shores Road
Narragansett,
Rhode Island
Monthly
Meeting
November 15, 2006
Meeting Minutes
I.
The meeting was Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairperson Joe Thomas.
Those in attendance included Bruce Fournier, Pat Mannix,
Bob Stebenne and Dan Quirk.
District Manager Frank Murray, Treasurer Natalie McDonald,
Tax Collector Helen Patience, Harbormaster Mike Tortolani, and
Clerk Catherine Kelleher were also present.
Carmine Moretti, Pat Zito and Attorney Kerry Rafanelli were
absent.
II.
Pledge of Allegiance
The Assembly
recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Council and Assembly also observed a prayerful moment
of silence for the men and women in uniform who are serving in the
Armed Forces, in harm’s way, in
Afghanistan
and
Iraq
and, in particular, for those serving from our own state and
community.
III.
Urgent Business
A.
Chief
Smith of the Narragansett Police Department addressed the
assembly:
1.
Retired
State
Police Lt. Pat Dwyer will
replace Ron Leprey and serve as the liaison with the Police
Department and will serve out of the Building Inspector’s
office.
2.
Paul
Haas was praised for his work with the U.R.I. Coalition with
regard to rental concerns and ways to solving those problems.
3.
It was
suggested that the second semester nuisance ordinance be
evaluated.
4.
Computer
equipment to provide traffic data will be installed in the next
few weeks. Information
that will be available to the police includes:
a.
direction
of travel
b.
vehicle
type based on axle distance
c.
commercial
vehicles with trailers
d.
speed
e.
time of
day and day of week
B.
Michael
Zavalgia, registered engineer from Carrigan Engineering, answered
questions posed by the Council and Assembly regarding the Brooklyn
Road Roadway and Utility Extension.
1.
Coastal
has determined that they will accept the Town’s application
solely and exclusively of the Fire District.
The Town did make application through Coastal Resources for
this project and, therefore, the project has been approved by both
the Town of
Narragansett
and Coastal Resource Management.
2.
An
overview of the Roadway and Utility Extension was presented.
A lengthy discussion regarding the extension, the
maintenance of the system, notification of abutting property
owners, and the sequence of events for construction ensued among
Mr. Zavalgia, the Council and some members of the Assembly.
3.
A letter
is being sought from the Fire District stating the District’s
endorsement of the proposed roadway and utility extension prior to
issuing the roadway permit.
4.
A copy
of the assent was submitted to the Council for review.
C.
Joe
Thomas requested that Mike Zavalgia send a letter to the Bonnet
Shores Fire District Council indicating who will maintain the
system prior to getting the specific requested approval.
IV.
Period of Public Comment
Comments regarding the Brooklyn Road Roadway and Utility Extension were
made by Yvonne Johnson and Vin Indeglia.
V.
Ratification
of Minutes
Motion to accept the
minutes of the October 18, 2006 Council meeting was made by Bob
Stebenne and seconded by Bruce Fournier.
The motion passed 5 votes to none.
VI.
Committee Reports
A.
Beach (Bob Stebenne)
A copy of the
report is on tape and a hard copy is attached to the original
minutes. Both are
retained at the Community Center.
B.
Pond (Bob Stebenne)
A copy of the
report is on tape and a hard copy is attached to the original
minutes. Both are
retained at the Community Center.
C.
Community Center Study (Bob Stebenne)
A copy of the
report is on tape and a hard copy is attached to the original
minutes. Both are
retained at the Community Center.
D.
Trash (Pat Mannix)
1.
A copy of the report is on tape and is retained
at the Community Center.
2.
The last date for the dumpster was November 4,
2006.
3.
Waste Management did not collect trash or
recyclables on the Monday holiday on November 13th
because the central landfill in
Johnston
was closed.
E.
Roads (Bruce Fournier
1.
A copy
of the report is on tape and is retained at the Community Center.
2.
Discussion
regarding the assent from Coastal to dig where the drainage is
coming down
Bonnet Point Road
ensued. This plan will
alleviate flooding on
Lake Road
and also solve the drainage problems further upstream.
F.
Harbor Committee (Dan Quirk)
A copy of the
report is on tape and a hard copy is attached to the original
minutes. Both are
retained at the Community Center.
G.
Harbor Master (Mike Tortolani)
1.
A copy of the report is on tape and is retained
at the Community Center.
2.
Letters were sent to all mooring holders
regarding rules and regulations for moorings and the wait list.
3.
One bid has been received for the boat ramp.
4.
A meeting will be held with John Boothroyd on
November 16, 2006 to discuss the harbor.
VII.
Treasurer’s
Report (Natalie McDonald)
A.
A copy of the report is on tape and a hard copy
is attached to these original minutes.
Both are retained in the Community Center.
B.
There is a combined balance of the checking
account and money market account in the amount of $185,377.52.
C.
The Beach Bus was $2,300 under budget due to
cancellations because of inclement weather.
D.
The report has been filed for audit.
VIII.
Tax
Collector’s Report (Helen Patience)
A.
A copy
of the report is on tape and a hard copy is attached to these
original meeting minutes. Both
are retained in the Community Center.
B.
160 past
due notices have been mailed.
C.
2007
Fiscal Year tax information is as follows:
·
Total
assessment - $575,711,200.00
·
Taxes
assessed - $232,587.32
·
Total abated
taxes - $2,999.91
·
Total
collectable taxes - $229,587.41
·
Taxes
collected to date - $215,414.35
·
Returned
check fees - $6.99
·
Interest
collected - $4.19
·
Percentage
collected – 93.83%
D.
Fiscal
Year 2006 tax information is as follows:
·
Uncollected
from the prior year - $1,220.98
·
Taxes
collected from prior year – $413.15
·
Uncollected
taxes - $807.83
·
Interest
collected - $51.89
IX.
Land Trust
A Land Trust meeting
was held on November 14, 2006,but the minutes have not been
ratified. Therefore no
report is available.
X.
District Manager’s Report (Frank Murray)
A.
Much
effort has gone into cleaning out the creek and keeping it open.
B.
Due to
recent storms, the dunes area and beaches have changed contour.
The sand has pushed up close to the road.
C.
Mr.
Murray and Gene DeCiccio are researching microphone systems for
the Community Center.
XI.
Old Business
A.
The paper road case was summarized by Joe Thomas
in Kerry Rafanelli’s absence.
B.
Mr. Thomas, Bob Stebenne and Frank Murray met
with Frisella Engineering
C.
Two quotes for surveys range from $2,600 to
$7,000.
D.
The blind spot in the road where Bonnet Point
meets
Col
. John Gardner was discussed by Joe Thomas and Bruce Fournier.
It was suggested that a survey
be done before asking the Town to change the contour of the
road. Such survey
would cost approximately $1,500.
E.
Mr. Thomas asked Kerry Rafanelli to contact
Anthony Montabano, a real estate attorney, to have an explanatory
session before money is spent on a survey.
F.
Faith LaSalle requested that she and Mike and
Carol McIntee be provided with the documents being presented to
Attorney Montabano.
G.
Natalie McDonald asked Doris Baris if she would
consider reapplying for a $1,500 grant for the engineering survey
of the curve at Bonnet Point and
Col
.
John Gardner since that area is a public safety concern.
Doris
indicated that she would place this on the agenda for the Land
Trust Committee.
H.
There was no report on the procedure for ballot
counting at the Annual Meeting.
I.
The Community Center rental proposal has been
deferred to the January monthly meeting.
J.
Joe Thomas reported that he is in receipt of a
letter from Carmine Moretti stating that she is resigning from the
Council.
K.
Regarding the U.R.I. Coalition, guidelines for
Chief Smith will be discussed and formulated at a meeting on
December 2, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.
The meeting posting will read:
“Urgent B.S.F.D./Town Regulations Compliance meeting”.
XII.
New Business
A.
Frank Murray reported that some of the benches
are in disrepair. Gene
DeCiccio suggested a uniform bench program.
Doris Baris presented a complete inventory of all benches
and bench plaques. The
Land Trust will not pursue collecting fees for maintenance of the
benches.
B.
Joe Thomas announced that Steve Ryder requested
information for the website regarding the UR.I. Coalition.
Paul Haas will contact Mr. Ryder.
C.
Bob Stebenne motioned to cancel the December
2006 monthly Council meeting.
That motion was seconded by Bruce Fournier and approved by
all Council members in attendance.
XIII.
Executive Sessions
None.
XIV.
Adjournment
A.
Bruce Fournier motioned to adjourn the meeting.
The motion was seconded by Pat Mannix.
B.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Catherine M. Kelleher
Clerk
Ratified 01/17/07
Bonnet
Shores Fire District Council
Bonnet
Shores
Fire
District
Community Center
130 Bonnet Shores Road
Narragansett,
Rhode Island
Special
Meeting
November 25, 2006
Meeting Minutes
I.
This meeting was Called to Order by Chairperson Joe Thomas for the purpose of seeking
nominations for a person to temporarily replace resigning Council
member Carmine Moretti until a new Council person can be elected
at the Annual Meeting.
II.
Those in attendance included Mr. Thomas, Bruce
Fournier, Pat Mannix, Bob
Stebenne and Dan Quirk.
Council member Pat Zito was absent.
III.
Nominations for a temporary Council member to
replace resigning Carmine Moretti until the July 2007 Annual
Meeting were as follows:
A.
Pat Mannix nominated Muriel Logee
B.
Bob Stebenne nominated Bill Dickinson
IV.
No nominations were received from Dan Quirk, Joe
Thomas or Bruce Fournier.
V.
Bill Dickinson and Muriel Logee were then
interviewed by the five Council members.
There was no recording of the interviews.
VI.
Bill Dickinson was elected to serve on the
Bonnet Shores Fire District Council through the 2007 Annual
Meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Catherine M. Kelleher
Clerk
NOTE: The Clerk was not in
attendance. These
minutes were transcribed from
a tape recording supplied to the Clerk.
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