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Votes at a glance — Narragansett Town Council, Feb. 3, 2025
Summary
A concise list of formal actions taken by the council during the Feb. 3 meeting, including approval of minutes, contract amendments and scheduling actions.
The Narragansett Town Council recorded the following formal votes on Feb. 3, 2025. This is a concise summary of motions and outcomes as recorded at the meeting.
- Approval of minutes (Items A1 and A2): Motion to approve passed (recorded as "Motion passes 5 0").
- Agenda reordering: Motion to move item B2 before B1 and B3 passed (recorded as "Motion passes 5 0").
- Appointment: Council appointed a representative to the Washington County Regional Planning Council (Councilor Jim Durkin as primary; Councilor Conley as alternate). Vote: 5–0.
- Public hearing continuation (Appendix A zoning amendment to allow mixed uses in BB general business zone): Motion to continue and refer to the Planning Board for further work; continued to May 19. Vote: 5–0.
- Narrow River dredging: Approved Change Order No. 2 to the professional engineering services contract with Foth Infrastructure & Environment LLC in the amount of $21,508 and authorized the Town Manager to sign Addendum No. 2. Vote: 5–0.
- Information Technology contract renewal: Approved renewal of Cisco Duo Services with Zones LLC for $20,250 (via NCPA contract). Vote: 5–0.
- Direction on zoning ordinances: Council directed the Town Solicitor and Planning Department to review and draft recommended amendments covering setbacks, floor-area ratio, mixed-use zoning, duplexes/family dwellings, liquor-license special-use permits and consistency with state statutes. Motion passed 5–0.
- Short-term rental work session rescheduled: Motion to reschedule the 02/18/2025 work session to 03/17/2025 and to hold community roundtable discussions the week of Feb. 24 (date TBD). Vote: 5–0.
- Land Trust & Affordable Housing Trust work session: Council scheduled a work session with the Land Trust and Affordable Housing Trust Collaborative to discuss transfer-tax and funding options; scheduled for Feb. 18 (later confirmed). Vote: 5–0.
- Consent agenda: Items D2 and D3 approved; D1 (Rotary event) approved after being pulled for comment. Vote: 5–0.
Notes on vote records and procedure
- Several motions were recorded without a named mover/second in the transcript; votes are recorded verbatim as reported by the council (for example, "Motion passes 5 0"). - When the transcript did not name the motion mover/second, this summary lists the motion text and the recorded outcome; full vote records should be available in official minutes.
