On the agenda: North Kingstown Town Council - Sep 14, 2026 — Data Center (Sep 14)

Town Council
Gregory A. Mancini, President
Linnea M. Drew, Member
Elizabeth Hill Ross, Member
Dr. Kimberly Ann Page, Member
Matthew B. McCoy, Member

Town of North Kingstown
Town Council Meeting
Monday, September 14, 2026
Town Hall Council Chambers
80 Boston Neck Road
7:00 PM

Agenda
1

Call to Order

2

Pursuant to RIGL 42-46-6(c), notice of this meeting has been posted on the Secretary of
State's website

3

Salute to Flag

4

Public Comment Those wishing to speak are respectfully requested to limit their
comments to 3 minutes

I. CONSENT AGENDA – Items 5 thru 19 All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be
routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item
will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
5

Approval of Minutes
Regular Meeting - July 13, 2026
Regular Meeting - August 17, 2026
Item 5 Cover Sheet.pdf
July 13, 2026 Minutes.pdf
August 17, 2026 Minutes.pdf

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6

Receipt of Donations - $3,750.00
Item 6 Cover Sheet.pdf

7

Letter of Resignation - Roberta Belanger resigning from the Arts Council
Item 7 Cover Sheet.pdf
Roberta Belanger Letter of Resignation Arts Council.pdf

8

Approval of a Sole Source Purchase - Fire Department - D ispatch Equipment Thundercat Technology - $864,451.00 (Utilizing cooperative purchasing power
with Omnia Partners Contract #R250609) (Funding is from the 2021 Voter
Approved Bond)
Item 8 Cover Sheet.pdf
Dispatch Equipment 31AUG26.pdf

9

Approval of a Sole Source Purchase - Fire Department - Replacement of Fifteen
(15) Air Cylinders for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus - MES Shipman's Fire
Equipment Co. - $23,918.45 (Funding is from Rescue Billing Account)
Item 9 Cover Sheet.pdf
SCBA Bottle Replacement 24AUG26.pdf
SOLE SOURCE MEMO-SCBA Cylinders Justification 24AUG26.pdf
Scott Safety North Kingstown FD SS Letter 082026.pdf
North Kingstown SCBA Cylinder quote 8-19-26.pdf

10

Approval of Emergency Purchase - Fire Department - Class A Demo Pumper Allegiance Fire and Rescue - $880,043.00 (Funding is from a lease purchase
through the Rescue Billing Account)
Item 10 Cover Sheet.pdf
Engine Emergency Purchase Recommnedation.pdf
North Kingstown Rescue Fund_Aug 2026 (002).pdf

11

Approval of Change Order - Recreation Department - North Kingstown
Municipal Golf Course Parking Lot Milling, Overlaying, and Striping - Tower
Construction Corp. - $221,292.06 (Funding is from Golf Course Special Projects
Line Item)
Item 11 Cover Sheet.pdf
gc parking lot-rec.docx
CP #6 Paving-rec.pdf

12

Award of Bid - Department of Water Supply - Snuff Mill Water Tank Exterior
Painting of the bottom 2 Rings and repairing the concrete base - Mass Tank and
Advanced Coating Equipment, Inc. - $49,000.00 (Funding is from Water
Department Contractual Services Account)
Item 12 Cover Sheet.pdf
Bid_Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation Results 09042026.pdf
Water Tank Painting Project.pdf

13

Award of Bid - Department of Water Supply - Construction Services for the
Poplar Point Water Main Replacement Project - C.B. Utility Co., Inc. -

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$2,967,960.00 (Funding is from Water Department - Other Capital Outlay
Account)
Item 13 Cover Sheet.pdf
Bid_Poplar Point Main 09022026.pdf
Poplar Point Neighborhood Water Main Replacement Rec. to Award Pkg.pdf
14

Acceptance of the Learn365 Round 5 Funding for the After-School Excursion
Program in the amount of $63,300.00

Item 14 Cover Sheet.pdf
Round 5 letter to TC-Rec.docx
15

Acceptance of the 2026 Working Wellness Award from the Rhode Island
Interlocal Risk Management Trust in the amount of $2,250.00

Item 15 Cover Sheet.pdf
202608_Congratulations WWA North Kingstown-Rec.pdf
working wellness acceptance-Rec.docx
16

Authorization for the Town Manager to sign an easement agreement between
the Town of North Kingstown and the The Narragansett Electric Company on
property known as 480 Oak Hill Road or Tax Assessor's Plat 97, Lot 1
Item 16 Cover Sheet.pdf
EAM 13797333- 480 Oak Hill Rd NKINRI.pdf
Sketch.pdf

17

Entertainment License (new) - Cocumscussoc Association, dba Smith's Castle, 55
Richard Smith Drive, to hold a Movie on the Meadow event on the grounds of
Smith's Castle on September 20, 2026 (rain date September 27, 2026)
Item 17 Cover Sheet.pdf
Smiths Castle Application.pdf

18

First Reading - Amendment to Chapter 3, entitled, "Animals", by amending
Section 3-1, entitled, "Definitions", by adding Section 3-26, entitled, "Pet Stores
- Prohibition of the Sale of Dogs and Cats", and by adding Section 3-27, entitled,
"Violations and Penalties"
Item 18 Cover Sheet.pdf
26-XX Amendment to Animals Chapter 3 Definitions.docx

19

First Reading - Amendment to Section 20-20, entitled, "Service Pipe

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Connections"
Item 19 Cover Sheet.pdf
26-XX Amendments to Section 20-20 Service Pipe Connections.docx
Service Pipe Connections Ordinance Memo.pdf
II. REPORTS
20

Report by the Town Manager (Report will include the Town Manager's regular
update on Quonset-related issues)

Item 20 Cover Sheet.pdf
091426 Managers Report.pptx
21

Councilor Page to provide update on School Department Bond Projects
Item 21 Cover Sheet.pdf

III. OLD BUSINESS
22

Update on the numerous complaints received by the Town of North Kingstown
and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on the
unacceptable asphalt smell in the West Davisville area (requested by Council
President Mancini)
Item 22 Cover Sheet.pdf

23

Discussion concerning Post Road Sidewalk Project (requested by Councilor Hill
Ross)
Item 23 Cover Sheet.pdf

IV. NEW BUSINESS
24

Arts Council - one (1) member to March 1, 2028 to fill the unexpired term of
Edgar Arroyo
Item 24 Cover Sheet.pdf
Arts Council.doc
Jessica Moore Jutras Arts Council App.pdf

25

Asset Management Commission - one (1) At-Large Representative to July 1,
2027 to fill the unexpired term of Dianne Izzo
Item 25 Cover Sheet.pdf
Asset Management Commission.doc
Earle Coppa Asset Management Cmsn App.pdf

26

Building Code Board of Appeals - one (1) Second Alternate to July 1, 2029
Item 26 Cover Sheet.pdf
Bldg Code Board of Appeals.doc
Karl Sauerbrey Bldg Code Brd App.pdf

27

Economic Development Advisory Board - one (1) member to December 1, 2029

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Item 27 Cover Sheet.pdf
Economic Development Advisory Board.doc
Earle Coppa Economic Dev Adv Brd App.pdf
Matthew Cayer Economic Dev Adv Brd App.pdf
28

Information Technology Advisory Committee - one (1) Alternate At-Large
Member to March 1, 2029
Item 28 Cover Sheet.pdf
Information Technology Advisory Committee.doc

29

Leisure Services Advisory Committee - one (1) member to July 1, 2029
Item 29 Cover Sheet.pdf
Leisure Services Advisory Committee.doc

30

Library Board of Trustees - two (2) members to October 1, 2029
Item 30 Cover Sheet.pdf
Library Board of Trustees.doc
Pamela Rowland Library Brd App.pdf
David Dejesus Library Brd App.pdf
Thomas Sgouros Library Brd App.pdf

31

Personnel Board - one (1) member to March 1, 2029
Item 31 Cover Sheet.pdf
Personnel Board.doc

32

Sewer Appeals Board - three (3) members to October 1, 2029 and two (2)
Alternate Members to October 1, 2029
Item 32 Cover Sheet.pdf
Sewer Appeals Board.doc
Ahren Cohen Sewer Appeals Board App.pdf
Patricia Siegmund Sewer Appeals Brd App.pdf
Peter Healey Sewer Appeals Brd App.pdf

33

Veterans Day & Memorial Day Parades Committee - one (1) member to March
1, 2027 to fill the unexpired term of John Fitzgerald
Item 33 Cover Sheet.pdf
Veterans Day & Memorial Day Parades Committee.doc
Patrick Murray Vet Day Mem Day Parades Cmte App.pdf

34

Veteran's Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee - two (2) members to July 1,
2027
Item 34 Cover Sheet.pdf
Veterans Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee.doc
Patricia Siegmund Veterans Mem Scholarship Cmte App.pdf

35

Wickford Advisory Committee - two (2) Wickford Village Business Owners to
October 1, 2029 and two (2) Wickford Village Residents to October 1, 2029
Item 35 Cover Sheet.pdf
Wickford Advisory Committee.doc

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Nancy Sherman's Letter.pdf
Suzanne Mancini Wickford Adv Cmte App.pdf
Robert Zimmer Wickford Adv Cmte App.pdf
Donald Nixon Wickford Adv Cmte App.pdf
36

Wickford Village Design Guidelines Committee - one (1) Alternate Business
Property Owner to December 31, 2027
Item 36 Cover Sheet.pdf
Wickford Village Design Guidelines Committee.doc

37

Zoning Board of Review - one (1) member to July 1, 2029 and one (1) First
Alternate to July 1, 2029
Item 37 Cover Sheet.pdf
Zoning Board of Review.doc
Max Reynolds Zoning Board App.pdf
Patricia Siegmund Zoning Board App.pdf
Matthew Cayer Zoning Board App.pdf

38

Discussion concerning Data Center(s) (requested by Councilor Hill Ross)
Item 38 Cover Sheet.pdf

39

Correspondence
Item 39 Cover Sheet.pdf

V. ADJOURNMENT

THE TOWN OF NORTH KINGSTOWN WILL PROVIDE INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD
OF HEARING AT ANY MEETING PROVIDED A REQUEST IS RECEIVED THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO
SAID MEETING BY CALLING 294-3331, EXT. 120.

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