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A councilor introduced the proposed ordinance amendment and asked staff to prepare the advertisement and public hearing materials for a hearing scheduled for June 16, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The council directed staff to revise the public notice to include the East Ferry parking lot language and to solicit public comment at the hearing.

Local business owners attending the meeting endorsed the change. Mark D’Arrezzo, owner and operator at a downtown business, told the council that customers often spend slightly more than two hours and that extending the limit to three hours would reduce the need for diners to leave mid‑meal and move cars. \"If you have to go to whether it's us or beach or wherever, and it's a busy night ... you're going to go out and move your car to finish your meal,\" D’Arrezzo said.

Police and staff representatives said a parking map the department publishes and distributes through the Chamber of Commerce shows additional unlimited‑time spaces and other parking options; staff encouraged businesses to make that map readily available to customers. The council also discussed adjusting the fine for violations (the draft language noted a possible change from $25 to $35) and directed staff to include such proposals for discussion at the public hearing.

Councilors and business owners also raised long‑standing issues about long‑term occupiers of downtown spaces and neighborhood parking pressure; staff and council members noted neighborhood permit concepts used in the past for streets with chronic long‑term parking.

Outcome: the council moved and seconded the motion to send the proposed amendments to public hearing; the motion passed by voice vote. The public hearing will allow the council to hear residents and business owners and to consider any revisions prior to adopting an ordinance change.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Jamestown Regular Council Meeting May 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Jamestown’s Town Council voted to advertise a public hearing on proposed ordinance changes to extend certain downtown on‑street time limits from two hours to three hours and to include the East Ferry municipal lot in the amendment.","taxTitle","Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island","taxId",79832,"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},6248129,"Jamestown pursues CDBG funds for senior center; announces $500,000 award for housing authority renovations",356,1590000,1946000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212109-10f4aab8c8a4811acfd2ff2485ddc27b&start=1590&end=1946","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212109-10f4aab8c8a4811acfd2ff2485ddc27b/thumbnail_1590000.jpg","/articles/6248129/Jamestown/Newport-County/Rhode-Island/Jamestown-pursues-CDBG-funds-for-senior-center-announces-500000-award-for-housing-authority-renovations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6248129-4d9a903f261156013527f60fa807cffb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205309&Signature=OVDfdoVKgR1CYTuAWblEHYUHfMvhb51qLZbOu3hcBCrpqv0YDK0yIZVGfCnu-iyPTJ5Fu7VxMNypZwGYnC2iflE7~ItcEoYsdV8o-YMpwI6~zvBL2Qac4fkpjlNLNFftHBGkSJ8igKZK9jolvSfP8FmTxaM7u5YyBt0ARuqrMtDyzHpYJdbqptQvFqX7phwtP1Q6eqKHHPsX-K9wKLgL4HKXRKHMgGPqtF4lZU5y~bpPyH11Q2mBlQyH6bQN41X5MAnt6kmLPOvcmv1AtyEv3bXqMB1EOVGWOT50rAxvOr-6HpGtYU~Qso6J9rRWnuf49kytNdbWYLnaOIya4Df-ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jamestown officials said the town will apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) competitive funds for a senior‑center project and move forward with a separate housing set‑aside application when that funding round opens.

At the meeting the town’s administrator reported that Jamestown had received word it was awarded $500,000 toward bathroom renovations at the local housing authority. Officials said that award would add to previously allocated funds and that, combined, the work on the housing authority should total about $1 million; the town historically invoices construction costs and is reimbursed through grant procedures.

Town staff explained the senior center project was part of the current competitive grant round for federal funds (referred to in the meeting as the 2023–2024 round) and that the state’s schedule for distributing competitive funds had been accelerated; staff said decisions for that competitive round are expected by about July 1. The council voted to approve the application and to waive the reading of the resolution related to the CDBG application.

Separately, the town administrator summarized other infrastructure and public‑safety items in the administrative report: the police chief had requested authorization for the town to execute a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety to migrate local dispatch and records to a shared CAD/records platform over the next 18 months, a change that the administrator said would produce interoperability benefits and a moderate increase in annual subscription fees (the five‑year annual cost quoted in the report was $19,703.33). The administrator also briefed the council on a proposed settlement and termination of a contract with New England Building and Bridge Company related to seawall and sidewalk work; the town retained approximately $62,000 in retainage in lieu of redoing some panels the town rejected for workmanship.

The administrator also described a new infrastructure bank program in which the state‑level bank contracted directly with consulting engineers (Fuss & O'Neil) to produce preliminary engineering for a Taylor Point/Freebody Drive erosion and stormwater project; town staff said the work is being advanced at the infrastructure bank’s expense to help small towns move projects toward shovel‑ready status.

Councilors asked about scheduling and how any grant awards could affect pending local bond or capital questions. Town staff said some bond questions included debt service in the proposed budget and that other bonds, if approved by voters, would be accounted for in future budgets. Staff also described planning for the upcoming financial town meeting, including a printed budget book to be distributed to voters and a single paper ballot the moderator would use if specific questions are called for paper ballots.

No council vote was required to accept the CDBG award announced to the housing authority; the grant award was reported by staff. The council did vote, by voice, to approve submitting applications for the competitive funds and to waive the reading of the related resolution.","Council authorized applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) competitive funds for a senior center project and discussed an anticipated housing set‑aside; the town announced it received a separate $500,000 award toward ongoing housing authority bathroom renovations, bringing that project closer to a $1 million total investment.",{"_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},6248134,"Jamestown council creates Fort Getty ad hoc committee, sets June 2026 reporting deadline",1387,168000,1555000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212109-10f4aab8c8a4811acfd2ff2485ddc27b&start=168&end=1555","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212109-10f4aab8c8a4811acfd2ff2485ddc27b/thumbnail_168000.jpg","/articles/6248134/Jamestown/Newport-County/Rhode-Island/Jamestown-council-creates-Fort-Getty-ad-hoc-committee-sets-June-2026-reporting-deadline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6248134-a8b8bfefe51919fd35ee362d956bd6a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205309&Signature=mc9OwVgfoQFmaylrPS2c1HaL0g739Nz3iVXfIX1LB8Ah-8ri73wt9JhzLW01N6byJkhhWPvPC7~0W~Eja841-gGCS~~~Rwrmipz~w6iWoO5fRKqhnqD-Q5MiMA3ccKWz2kml9kkpvcXlO60QAYNKJE3GkkrGhFl7SshAbPTQdGfgCYKrhFs4EogZKonYvO4ccb92JpxZxkcYAlEzCZ1yg~V5qiPLGB2p2VOefpVUHX7Puqm8L8PxTvaQIX0jgRNasqzC4jshGZ~mZpWuuOdmS66L3rUZBlO-TyrIsr~yNXex8pJJexjbpBIbPDuqZx5yp8-4qLMp8ehJb07a36R99g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jamestown Town Council voted unanimously to create a Fort Getty ad hoc committee charged with reviewing the park’s physical condition, historic military structures, docks and boat ramp, beaches, camping facilities and parking, and to report progress in six months and final recommendations by June 2026.

Council members debated the committee’s composition, timeline and the need for staff representation before approving an amended version of the resolution. The approved charge calls for representatives from the planning or planning staff, recreation department, the harbor commission, a conservation commission designee and four citizens at large, with the citizens constituting a majority of the committee.

Council members said staff participation would help the committee with technical knowledge and historical context and that the harbor and recreation departments’ familiarity with docks, camping operations and facilities maintenance made their involvement important. One councilor argued the committee should not be “fully a citizen committee with no staff” and favored a balance of staff and citizen members; another councilor warned that a six‑month deadline might be too tight given past effort that took longer.

Concerns raised in the discussion included: the schedule for RV contract renewals (noted to begin in January 2026), deferred maintenance at Fort Getty including aging electrical pedestals and a leaking water line, and the need to avoid limiting the town’s ability to perform essential safety and maintenance work while the committee studies options.

The council amended the draft charge to explicitly include the harbor director and the recreation director or their designees, clarified that one representative would come from the conservation commission, and set the committee’s citizen membership at four. Council member Mary, who moved approval as amended, said the council owed the town “a point of view on this in the next year.” The motion passed by voice vote; the transcript records the vote as all in favor.

The council and speakers discussed whether the committee should be allowed to request town resources or outside consultants to accelerate work such as conducting a community survey and preparing designs; several council members said the committee should convene first and then identify required resources, which the council could then consider providing.

The council’s action directs the ad hoc committee to produce an interim progress report in approximately six months and to submit final recommendations to the council by June 2026. No specific budget appropriation for committee work was included in the approved resolution; councilors left open the possibility the committee could request staff time or outside consulting funds after it convenes.

The council noted Fort Getty’s heightened public interest — including a canceled town meeting that had been oversubscribed — when weighing the timetable. Speakers repeatedly emphasized continuing routine maintenance and safety work (for example, water-line and electrical pedestal repairs) regardless of the committee’s deliberations.

What happens next: the council will begin soliciting appointments that match the approved charge; if the committee requests outside resources or additional staff support, the council said it would consider those requests at a later meeting.","The Jamestown Town Council voted unanimously to establish a Fort Getty ad hoc committee to evaluate the park’s physical condition, historic structures, docks and camping facilities and to deliver recommendations by June 2026; council members debated committee composition and timeline before approving an amended charge.","actionData","errors"]

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