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Rico, speaking for staff and archives work, said the resolution was developed in consultation with the Providence City Archives and Daryl Waldron, executive director of the Rhode Island Indian Council. He read a prepared blurb: “The Providence City Council seeks to honor the Algonquin House by designating Laura Street as Algonquin Way.”

Staff noted that the Rhode Island Indian Council’s Algonquin House, founded in 1975 and later housed in the Steer House, has hosted cultural events, workshops and community programs and has served as a resource for Indigenous and other South Providence organizations. The resolution cites that the term “Algonquin” has been interpreted locally as meaning “people under the big house,” a phrasing staff said resonated with residents’ memories of the center as a gathering place.

Councilwoman Graves moved the motion to pass the resolution to the full council; Councilwoman Barrage seconded. The committee approved the measure by voice vote. The resolution will go to the full Providence City Council for final action and, if adopted, would direct the Department of Public Works to place honorary signage.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Providence Committee on URRP-Monday, April 28, 2025-5:30 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The committee voted to forward to the full council a resolution to designate Laura Street (turn off Broad Street serving the Algonquin House) as Algonquin Way, recognizing the Algonquin House’s cultural and community role.","taxTitle","Providence City, Providence County, Rhode Island","taxId",3637,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6577475,"Committee approves resolution to honor Donald J. 'Danny' Lopes with Camp Street renaming",1222,1811000,3033000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3141298-29d152edc1babef211138b235c57a074&start=1811&end=3033","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3141298-29d152edc1babef211138b235c57a074/thumbnail_1811000.jpg","/articles/6577475/Providence-City/Providence-County/Rhode-Island/Committee-approves-resolution-to-honor-Donald-J-Danny-Lopes-with-Camp-Street-renaming","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577475-85c9ac3f9c13c02c14a8848d527a305c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170831&Signature=haFwLnMgdbx2BCmpd9yxqMYHq3VZzSLH3FdzI-ptC7-6dGMaaA0e-TgJ8Cax-ziqVwkdUDa0TUKUiynnpgwsxrgI6TZo4F9wf~KWZcQFV1ZFMyJpKe3gxbPGZHA0NFCOJ7s8ypwvmc9HAVfmHT3BE9TW5fApKiK3Qu~AoR8QscsmvcWn6QMxkjWUZMftvxrd5eCBRTNAkqkQVqmLsOUNHAZa3GSCEXfym-2Jd-j7kJ-epNeJw7TlnbfENh89Xno-ZBR3EcaroziIDy2-OXrNXYtMFTFdFX724X-N-5ZpxUPHTkFvaYYl9zFx2FHRtNdqQnjEYnM7i29nQPwW01O9Nw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Providence City Council Committee on Urban Development and Renewal Planning on Monday voted to send to the full council a resolution establishing an honorary designation of Camp Street (from Cypress Street to Rochambeau Avenue) as Donald Danny Lopes Way in memory of Donald J. \"Danny\" Lopes Sr.

The resolution, read into the record by staff, recounts Lopes’s public service: he served as a Providence city councilman for Ward 3, was a delegate to the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, served on the Providence Civic Center board, led the organization SWAP (Stop Wasting Abandoned Property), and held leadership roles with labor and senior organizations.

Family members and community supporters addressed the committee in favor of the change. Misty Delgado, who identified herself as Lopes’s great‑niece, said, “It is with immense gratitude and a full heart that I stand here tonight on behalf of our family.” Larissa Lopes, who said she is the youngest of the Lopes clan, told the committee that “community was very important” to her father and described his lifelong habit of helping neighbors.

Miguel Young, who prepared an archival blurb for the committee, summarized the archival record and noted the family’s long ties to Camp Street. The resolution instructs the Department of Public Works to manufacture, install and maintain one or more honorary signs at prominent locations along the designated portion of Camp Street and asks that copies be shared with Lopes’s family.

Councilwoman Graves moved the motion to pass the resolution to the full council; Councilwoman Vargas seconded the motion. The committee approved the measure by voice vote.

The resolution will next be considered by the full Providence City Council, which will determine whether to adopt the honorary designation and authorize installation of signage by the Department of Public Works.","The committee voted to forward to the full council a resolution to designate Camp Street from Cypress Street to Rochambeau Avenue as Donald Danny Lopes Way, honoring the late councilman’s service to Providence.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6577480,"Committee advances Providence HUD entitlement budget; splits $50,000 Ward 9 neighborhood award",404,1317000,1721000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3141298-29d152edc1babef211138b235c57a074&start=1317&end=1721","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3141298-29d152edc1babef211138b235c57a074/thumbnail_1317000.jpg","/articles/6577480/Providence-City/Providence-County/Rhode-Island/Committee-advances-Providence-HUD-entitlement-budget-splits-50000-Ward-9-neighborhood-award","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577480-a02398d28925c5033b7a08948c435408/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170831&Signature=V9-XDCOO3Jmwv391H9X5fTB7TkYp4aDTuiyuIMB6PbYGZyEyY08Q-nPAZbeAKEced3vWZ0ocTDLSOzHjhSc6D6Hn1P9rC8HS5su-epziLAbMkZ2CtS7rAsN5k-iiiOeh2TTB4-x2230AKVkEVW1cEtF06DVGu22unNqh7B4FiLEEDeTQyHx5yFWq-AfKrrK8ynqic8mpceX6bLFy3C9y9msfzxQjg4XLwEwXbmSqjcfl~imGGS69ifnC~TK8Y-yeS9TyycSw8rfvLodYXLnVlHtoEJi48brIw4UFRHVhbNfXpgjym4L-nytj5vYq3vxqse4ntkFfJ35zWFBLLVJvvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Providence City Council Committee on Urban Development and Renewal Planning on Monday approved a substituted ordinance to advance the city’s 2025–26 HUD entitlement grant budget and voted to amend a Ward 9 neighborhood investment allocation, splitting a $50,000 facility-improvement award into two $25,000 grants.

Alisa McDermott, director of Housing and Community Development in the Department of Housing and Human Services, told the committee that “this budget is the first year of investment under our new 2025 to 2029 consolidated plan” and that staff shaped the draft to prioritize critical services and housing interventions.

McDermott said the department received nearly 100 proposals, totaling about $20.5 million in requests — including roughly $12.3 million in CDBG requests — while operating under a federal continuing resolution that leaves funding levels projected to remain flat. She said the ordinance includes a contingency provision to allow pro rata adjustments once federal allocations are announced, which staff expect in mid‑May.

The committee and staff emphasized priorities in the draft: food access, childcare, homelessness prevention, refugee supports, and facility and housing projects that address operational barriers such as fire safety and flood mitigation and that create new affordable units for lowest‑income residents. McDermott acknowledged staff support from Kyle Delgado and Robert Baptista in assembling the project list.

On the neighborhood investment strategy line for Ward 9, the committee approved an amendment to change a single $50,000 facility‑improvement award listed for the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce into two awards: $25,000 for the Rhode Island Indian Council and $25,000 for Urban Ventures. Councilwoman Vargas moved the amendment; Councilwoman Briggs seconded the motion, which the committee approved by voice vote.

After approving the substitution and the amendment, the committee approved the ordinance as amended (motion moved by Councilwoman Vargas and seconded by Councilwoman Graves) and agreed to have the committee sponsor the ordinance for the full‑council docket. Staff said they expect to finalize the ordinance in time for the May 9 submission deadline to HUD and will adjust award amounts pro rata if the final federal allocation differs from the department’s estimate.

The ordinance covers the city’s entitlement programs (CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA) and, if adopted by the full council and submitted to HUD, will set the city’s investment priorities and project list for program year 2025–26.","The Providence City Council committee approved a substituted ordinance advancing the city's 2025–26 HUD entitlement grant budget and passed an amendment reallocating a $50,000 Ward 9 neighborhood investment award into two $25,000 grants.","actionData","errors"]

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