Ordinance Committee

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing on the following proposed Ordinance will be held before the Ordinance Committee on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 869 Park Avenue, Cranston, R.I. pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Charter.

Complete copies of proposed Ordinance is available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office, and the Cranston Central Library and the City’s website cranstonri.com under calendar by clicking on the meeting date.

“Individuals requesting interpreter services for the dear or hard of hearing must notify the City Clerk’s Office at 461-1000 ext. 3197 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the hearing date.”

Paul H. Archetto, Chair Maria Medeiros Wall, JD

Ordinance Committee City Clerk

PROPOSED ORDINANCE

NO. 7-16-01 IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 10.12.190 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON ENTITLED“TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL LIGHTS AUTHORIZED AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS”

(Broad Street and Sheldon Street)

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

Section 1. Title 10.12.190 of the Code of the City of Cranston, entitled “Traffic control signal lights authorized at certain intersections” is hereby amended by deleting the following:

[Broad Street and Sheldon Street]

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption.

Sponsored by: Allan W. Fung, Mayor

PROPOSED ORDINANCE

NO. 7-16-02 IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE 12 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON, 2005, ENTITLED “STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES”

(Bus Shelter Insurance)

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 12.04, entitled STREETS AND SIDEWALKS GENERALLY, is hereby amended by adding the following section:

12.04.120 – Bus Shelters

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority shall provide liability insurance coverage for bodily injury and property damage on the bus shelters it has placed and may cause to be placed on any public way in the City of Cranston, indemnifying the said city against any claims of injuries and damages resulting from such placement of said shelters; the limits of liability for such bodily injury and property damage shall be not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for each occurrence and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) in the aggregate, and be approved as to form by the city solicitor.

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption.

Sponsored by: Councilman Santamaria

7/28/16