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Votes at a glance: actions taken at the April 15 Lincoln Town Council meeting
Summary
Summary of motions and outcomes taken during the April 15 meeting, including licenses, fund awards, easement amendment, bond authorizations, purchases, appointments and ordinance actions.
The Lincoln Town Council recorded the following formal actions on April 15 (outcomes are listed as recorded in the meeting):
1) Mobile food establishment licenses: Approved (motion by Councilman Russo; second by Councilor Azar). Clerk requires police-detail letter before issuing town licenses for events.
2) Mobile food establishment list for PVD truck events (100 Higginson and Chase Faugh): Approved (motion to approve list; second recorded). Police-detail confirmation required prior to issuance.
3) Municipal affordable housing fund: $100,000 awarded to Seminole Development to be applied as $25,000 per unit for up to four units restricted to households at 80% AMI; payment upon income verification and recording (motion by Councilman Musso; second by Councilor Azar). Passed.
4) Drainage easement amendment for Heritage View Estates (Manchester Palm Road area): Approved (motion by Councilman Pischet; second by Councilman Oney). Approval conditioned on North Providence subdivision approval and recording of maintenance obligations.
5) Purchasing committee awards: - Purchase of police ammunition (Triple A Police Supply), amount $11,500; bid waiver recommended and award approved (mover: Chairman Pachet; second: Councilor Azar). Approved. - Purchase of AEDs and all-weather outdoor cabinets (vendor: ZOLL Medical Corp / AED Team) in amount $9,231, funded by opioid settlement proceeds; recommended award approved. Approved.
6) Water system revenue bonds: Resolution authorizing issuance to fund Saylesville water main replacement project (approx. 7,500 feet). Approved. (Motion by Councilor Pachet; second recorded.) Public hearing on water rates scheduled for May 7.
7) General obligation refunding bonds: Resolution authorizing refunding of 2015 series A bonds adopted (motion and second; adopted by voice vote). Approved.
8) Resolution in support of House Bill H-59XX on low- and moderate-income housing (local-control/inclusionary provision): Motion to adopt carried. (Bill number in resolution recorded as referenced; the state bill was discussed as under committee review.)
9) Appointments: Linda Clark recommended and approved as an alternate to the Juvenile Hearing Board (motion by Councilman Ovi; second by Councilor Azar). Approved.
10) Multiple consent-agenda and committee items: Minutes, monthly bills and administrator reports adopted as a single motion; several appointments to boards were deferred by motion.
Where the meeting recorded roll call votes (ordinance amendment considered by ordinance subcommittee), votes were recorded as "yes" by councilors listed in the transcript (Councilor Azar, Councilman Russo, Councilor Nodie, Councilor Pachet). Many other items were approved by voice vote.
Ending: Several actions require follow-up (police-detail letters, income verification and recording, North Providence approvals, and a May 7 water-rate public hearing).
