Agenda 2026-02-09

PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 9, 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. The Executive Session will not be streamed to the public.
See below for directions.

6:00 PM – Town Council Chambers, Portsmouth Town Hall, 2200 East Main Road

EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. RIGL 42-46-5(a) (2) – Sessions pertaining to collective bargaining or litigation, or work sessions
pertaining to collective bargaining or litigation. – Status reports from Town Solicitors on
pending and threatened litigation involving the Town of Portsmouth.

ADJOURN

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

CONSENT AGENDA

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1. Bills

Payment Voucher #1301 on 1/22/26 in the amount of $196,476.91 as approved by the
Finance Director
Payment Voucher #1308 on 1/29/26 in the amount of $270,483.67 as approved by the
Finance Director
2. Committee Minutes:

Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Committee 1/22/26

Board of Canvassers 12/16/25

Harbor Commission 1/7/26

Pension Advisory Committee 10/27/25

Pension Advisory Committee 1/27/26
3. Peddler License – Mobile Food Establishment (MFE), Renewal:

Yapa LLC d/b/a Tolia Food Truck, 39 Rhode Island Ave Unit 3, Newport (#9396)

MINUTES

1/27/26

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

1. Transfer station and curbside sales update
2. Citizens’ Police Academy
3. FY27 budget update
4. Town Hall closed February 16th

RESIGNATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

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1. Resignations:

Dog Park Committee – D. Kurland, C. Mathers-Kurland
2. Appointments:

Melville Park Committee (Unlimited membership) – S. Luce
Board of Canvassers (Re-Appt.) – E. Vadney

Dog Park Committee (Re-Appt) – J. McGinley

NEW BUSINESS (Discussion/Action)
1. Presentation of the FY25 Audited Financial Statements. / M. Sahady, Hague, Sahady & Co. (30)
2. Narragansett Electric and Verizon New England Inc. ask permission to relocate P19-90 42' W of
existing location and installing 12’ lead anchor at Fairview Ln. / P. Rodrigues (5)
3. Decision on a proposed plan for the 3S fields. / P. Rodrigues (10)
4. Adopt the recommended policy for Town Council appointments to decision-making boards:
Zoning Board of Review, Planning Board, Design Review Board. / L. Hitchen (10)

CORRESPONDENCE

1. EFSB Docket No. SB-2021-04 Notice of LNG facility at Old Mill Lane provided additional
natural gas supply to Aquidneck Island’s natural gas distribution system on Jan. 25, Jan. 28,
Jan. 30 and Feb. 2, 2026. / The Narragansett Electric Company d/b/a Rhode Island Energy
2. Bristol Ferry Town Common Committee update. / R. Sears, Chair
3. Notice of Final Decision and Order in EFSB Docket SB-2022-02 re: SouthCoast Wind Energy
LLC’s application to construct a major energy facility. / S. De La Rosa, Commission Clerk,
Public Utilities Commission
4. The Portsmouth Economic Development Committee summary of findings and recommendations
regarding the issue of natural gas availability in Portsmouth. / J. Forgione, Chair
5. Resolution in support of House Bill 2026 – H 7049 and Senate Bill 2026 – S 2147 moving the
September primary election day to after Labor Day. / Burrillville Town Council

FUTURE MEETINGS
Feb 23 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting
Mar 9 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting
Mar 16 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting
Mar 23 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting

EXECUTIVE SESSION - (If needed)

ADJOURN

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

OPEN SESSION

ADJOURN

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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

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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 2/4/26