Agenda 2026-07-27

PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
JULY 27, 2026

AGENDA

The Portsmouth Town Council meeting will also be live-streamed on the web and by phone dial-in
using the Zoom remote meeting service. See below for directions.

7:00 PM – Town Council Chambers, Portsmouth Town Hall, 2200 East Main Road

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

SITTING AS THE PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

1. Roll Call

PRESIDENT’S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PUBLIC COMMENT

Residents may address the Town Council on matters relevant to the authority and jurisdiction of
the Town Council; neither discussed during the meeting nor related to personnel or job
performance, during the public comment period; speakers will be called in the order they appear
on the public comment sign-in sheet, which will be available up until the meeting start time, and
then will be provided to the presiding officer; a speaker may approach the Town Council only
once per public comment session; speakers shall state their name and address for the record; each
speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes in the public comment period and the period will not
exceed fifteen (15) minutes total; we ask that all speakers direct their comments to the presiding
officer and that they be respectful and courteous when speaking; the presiding officer shall
enforce the rules and maintain order.

CONSENT AGENDA

Directions to view licensing applications: 1) Click OpenGov, 2) Click Search, 3) Click Records, and then
type in the record number listed on the agenda, 4) Click on the highlighted record to view the application.
1. Bills

Payment Voucher #1521 on 6/18/26 in the amount of $77,181.65 as approved by the
Finance Director
Payment Voucher #1533 on 6/25/26 in the amount of $75,285.88 as approved by the
Finance Director
Payment Voucher #1539 on 6/30/26 in the amount of $91,025.49 as approved by the
Finance Director
Payment Voucher #1545 on 6/30/26 in the amount of $78,214.30 as approved by the
Finance Director
Payment Voucher #1548 on 6/30/26 in the amount of $160,437.83 as approved by the
Finance Director
Payment Voucher #1007 on 7/2/26 in the amount of $402,953.00 as approved by the
Finance Director
Payment Voucher #1017 on 7/9/26 in the amount of $31,541.67 as approved by the
Finance Director
Payment Voucher #1025 on 7/16/26 in the amount of $160,024.43 as approved by the
Finance Director

2. Peddler License – Mobile Food Establishment (MFE), Renewal:

TCM 7/27/26

a. Pedro J. Gutierrez d/b/a Antojitos & Delicias Kamilas, 21 Lexington Ave, Cranston

(#9517)

b. Khonny’s Korner d/b/a Kroffle Kreations, 31 Riverdale Ave, West Warwick (#9520)

c. Israel Giron d/b/a Shawarma Brothers, 13 Mystic St, Providence (#9521)

d. A Mano LLC d/b/a A Mano Pizza and Gelato, 72 Johnny Cake Hill Rd, Middletown

(#9534)

e. 1899 LLC d/b/a La Costa Lobster and Tacos, 72 Johnny Cake Hill Rd, Middletown

(#9535)

f. Cluck Truck LLC d/b/a Cluck Truck, 72 Johnny Cake Hill Rd, Middletown (#9536)

g. Peter Xiarhos d/b/a Sam’s New York System, 6 Freeborne St, Warwick (#9542)

h. The Incredabowl Food Co d/b/a Incredabowl, 1075 S Broadway, East Providence (#9541)
3. CRMC – Public Notice 2026-06-036
Lloyd & Deanna Monell, 54 Aquidneck Avenue, Portsmouth, RI 02871 for a State of Rhode
Island Assent to construct and maintain a new 10,000 lb boat lift to be attached to an
existing residential boating facility. Project Location: 54 Aquidneck Avenue.

SITTING AS THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS

Directions to view licensing applications: 1) Click OpenGov, 2) Click Search, 3) Click Records, and then
type in the record number listed on the agenda, 4) Click on the highlighted record to view the application.
1. Request approval for a temporary seasonal expansion of the service area:
Localz, Inc. d/b/a Localz Kitchen & Cocktails, 657 Park Avenue, to allow food and
alcohol service in an outside dining area from now until the end of the season (#2239)
2. Request approval for a temporary seasonal expansion of the service area:

Sunset Cove, Inc. d/b/a Sunset Cove, 706 Park Ave, to allow for a bar outdoors to the west

of the patio, from now through November 30, 2026 (#9337)

ADJOURN

MINUTES

6/22/26 & Exec.

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

1. Curbside and Transfer Station updates
2. RI Trust Grant to Police Department
3. RIPTA Flex on Demand pilot service update
4. Town Hall Closed August 10th
5. August 22nd Community Event at Glen Park
6. Departure of Finance Director

RESIGNATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

1. Resignations:

Harbor Commission – C. Commons
2. Appointments:
a. Discover Newport, Portsmouth Representative (ReAppt.) – M. Gray
b. Dog Park Committee (Re-appt) – L. Anderson

c. Harbor Commission (Re-appt) – I. Ramsden
d. Melville Park Committee (Re-appt) – R. Abraham, R. Alexander, J. Haga, E. Rizy

e. Planning Board (Re-appt) – D. Garceau
OLD BUSINESS (Discussion/Action)

1. Municipal investment strategy presentations / D. Reise, TD Bank, Fidelity Asset Management
Solutions (Ocean State Investment Pool), and The Yalanis Private Wealth Management Group of
Wells Fargo Advisors (30) (No backup)

NEW BUSINESS (Discussion/Action)
1. Presentation of the disaster loan program for small businesses and non-profits with economic
losses from the February blizzard. / E. Canfil, Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Field
Operations and Disaster Recovery, Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, U.S. Small
Business Administration (5)
2. Presentation of a workable plan for Coggeshall School for Portsmouth Youth Activities Center. /
D. Ingraham (10)

CORRESPONDENCE

1. Thank you for the new flag. / Hathaway School
2. Request for continued support to reach more children, families, and older adults across Rhode
Island. / S. Jacobsen, President & CEO, Child & Family
3. FEMA determination if a property on Newport Beach Drive is located within an identified
Special Flood Hazard Area that would be inundated by the flood having a 1-percent chance of
being equaled or exceeded in any given year. / D. Bascom, Acting Director Engineering and
Modeling Division, Risk Analysis, Planning and Information Directorate
4. Notice of a public hearing for proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Community Plan, the
Zoning Map, and the Zoning Ordinance. / Town of Middletown
5. Water quality Consumer Confidence Report 2026 covering calendar year 2025. / Prudence
Island Water District
6. Letter sending best wishes to Portsmouth as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of
the Declaration of Independence. / Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, England
7. Monthly RIRRC Report. / Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp.
8. Thank you for the donation made to Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice. / J. Fairbanks, CEO
9. Thank you letter for the donation made to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center. /
H. Strout, Executive Director
10. Updated report examining the practices of school committees and municipal councils in
providing remote public access to meetings. / ACLU Rhode Island

FUTURE MEETINGS
Aug 11 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting (Tuesday)
Aug 24 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting
Sept 14 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting
Sept 21 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting

ADJOURN

Virtual access is being provided only as a convenience and is not an official “location” where
access to the meeting is guaranteed; please note that being physically present at the meeting is
the only way to guarantee complete access to the meeting.

To access the meeting through the web, go to the following web link in any browser to run the
Zoom app and view the meeting: https://livestream.portsmouthri.com/towncouncil

To access the meeting by phone dial-in, please dial 1-888-788-0099. Once prompted for the
meeting ID, please dial 996-8471-9966#. Once prompted for a participant ID, dial # again. You
will now be in the meeting. While in the audio conference, to raise your hand to ask a question,
dial 9 and the host will be notified of your interest in asking a question. Dial 6 to mute and
unmute yourself.

The public is welcome to any meeting of the Town’s boards or its committees. If communication
assistance (readers/interpreters/captions) is needed or any other accommodation to ensure equal
participation, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 683-2101 at least (3) business days prior to
the meeting.

POSTED 7/22/26