AUGUST 4, 2025 6:45 P.M.

NORTH SMITHFIELD TOWN COUNCIL
83 GREENE STREET, NORTH SMITHFIELD
PARTICIPATION FOR THIS MEETING WILL BE IN-PERSON ONLY *Amended
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I. OPEN MEETING-PRAYER-PLEDGE
II. ROLL CALL
III. OPEN FORUM – PURSUANT TO 42-46-6 (d) (Maximum 3 minutes per person)
IV. DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL, VOTE, OR OTHER ACTION ON PAYMENT OF BILLS
     A. Adjustment to Motions Made on July 21, 2025 Town Council Meeting
     B. Monthly Bills
V. OLD BUSINESS
     A. Discussion by Council, Vote or Other Action on Status/Progress Report Items
        1. Charter Review Committee – Ms. DeCristofaro
        2. Halliwell Multi-Generational Building Committee – Mr. Porter
        3. Municipal Building Review Task Force – Ms. Alves
           a. ECC Updates – Brian Frigon
           b. Payment to Signal Works – Invoice #2415-112
        4. Material Sand & Stone (Pound Hill Realty) – Status of Experts – No Public Comment at This
         Time

     B. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Approval of Town Council Rules of Order
     (Draft of 5/5/25)
VI. NEW BUSINESS
     A. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Sewer Commission – Sewer Commission         Chairman, Mr. Dorry and Sewer Superintendent Mr. Descoteaux
        1. Update: Sharon Parkway Sewer Pump Station Improvements
       2. Payment for the Sewer Pump Station Improvement Project – Design Phase
     B. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Approval of Proposal for Irrigation System at   North Smithfield Elementary School Soccer Fields – Mr. Pendergast
     C. *Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Approval of Proposal for Purchase of Street Sweeper for Department of Public Works – Mr. Pendergast
     D. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Approval of Sole-Source Procurement for Windows at the Memorial Town Hall – Mr. Keene
     E. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Communications from Town Administrator – Mr. Gibbs
        1. On Call Engineering Services; Request for Qualifications, Recommendations on Firm S      Selection, Authorization to Engage
        2. Administrator’s Report
           a. Update on Grants
           b. Route 146 Initiative
           c. Human Resources: Employee Handbook, Onboarding Manual, Human Capital Evaluation
           d. Finance Department: Policies and Procedures
     F. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Enforcement of Maintenance of Sidewalks and No Parking from Park Square to Union Square and Additional Streets with Dangerous Sidewalks – Mrs. O’Hara and Mr. Beauregard
VII. OPEN FORUM – PURSUANT TO 42-46-6 (d) (Maximum 3 minutes per person) VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed)
     A. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action Pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5(A)(2) Sessions   Pertaining to Bargaining or Litigation or Work Sessions Pertaining to Collective Bargaining or Litigation or Potential Litigation
        1. Dudley Development Corp. v. Jennifer St. George in her capacity as Tax Assessor for the Town of North Smithfield, C.A. No. PC 2022-5064
        2. Dudley Development Corp. v. Jennifer St. George in her capacity as Tax Assessor for the Town of North Smithfield, C.A. No. PC 2025-1305

IX. OPEN SESSION
     A. Dudley Development Corp. v. Jennifer St. George in her capacity as Tax Assessor for the Town of North Smithfield, C.A. No. PC 2022-5064
     B. Dudley Development Corp. v. Jennifer St. George in her capacity as Tax Assessor for the Town of North Smithfield, C.A. No. PC 2025-1305
X. ADJOURN

Individuals requesting special assistance should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 767-2200, ext. 504 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the meeting date.
Agenda posted July 30, 2025