Councilors to Hold Public Hearing on St. Andrew's Tennis Court Plan

The Barrington Town Council holds another regular meeting tonight, July 15, in the Barrington library auditorium. The second meeting this month will take the place of the August monthly meeting. 

The meeting starts at 6:30 pm with interviews of 8 persons who have expressed an interest in serving on the Charter Review Committee. Dealing with the rest of the agenda is expected to commence around 7 pm.

The agenda includes a public hearing on the request from St. Andrew’s School for a zone change to build additional tennis courts – a proposal that is bringing some stiff resistance from neighbors around the vicinity of County Road and Winsor Drive. 

The school wants to raze a grove of trees just north of its playing fields off of Federal Road to build the additional courts. Several neighbors have hired Barrington attorney Arlene Violet to represent them in their fight against the proposal from St. Andrew’s School. 

Their primary concerns appear to be about storm water runoff from the courts onto their adjacent properties and the construction of the courts on land in a flood zone. 

A separate public hearing will be held on amendments to ordinances that deal with liquor-license rules and regulations and underage drinking or possession of alcohol. The ordinances are the most recent to be reviewed before the first Municipal Court session scheduled this month. 

The councilors also will be asked to grant a victualing license to Jonathan and Jennifer Pfeffer of Barrington for a make your own frozen yogurt sundae shop named YoGoCrazy. The shop is moving into the Maplewood Square space previously leased by Alfred's Consignments, which has moved to Warren.

Here is the complete agenda for tonight’s meeting:

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, JULY 15, 2013 @ 6:30 P.M.

AUDITORIUM, BARRINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Interviews: Charter Review Committee Candidates

4. Appointments: Charter Review Committee NOT BEFORE 7:00 P.M.

5. Announcements: 

6. *Adopt Town Council Minutes of July 1 and 10, 2013 Meetings

7. *Utility Petition 

8. Public Comment (two minute statement) - To the public: This agenda item is for members of the public to speak regarding a topic that is not already on the agenda. Please indicate that you would like to speak by raising your hand. When you are recognized, please approach the microphone in front of the Council.

9. License Requests:

• Holiday - Ch’I Lash, Inc. and Ch’I Spa, Inc.

• Victualing – YogoCrazy

10. Discuss and Act on Funding Leadership Matters Program

11. Discuss and Act on Barrington Business Association’s Request for Banners and Poles and for Harvest Stroll

12. Discuss and Act on Request from Peter and Jennifer May to Donate Portion of their Lot at 256 Sowams Road, Plat 31, Lot 19

13. Public Hearing: St. Andrew’s School’s Request for Zone Change

14. Update from Harbor Master re. Study of Policies and Procedures for Barrington Harbor Safety

15. Discuss and Act on Affordable Housing Questions and Update Comprehensive Permit/Low and Moderate Income Housing Exemption Applications 

16. Public Hearing for Ordinances Amending the Code of the Town of Barrington 

• #2013-7 Amending Chapter 63 Alcoholic Beverages, Article III Liquor License Rules and Regulations, 63-12. License Restrictions.

• #2013-8 Amending Chapter 63 Alcoholic Beverages, Article IV Possession of Alcohol by Underage Persons, 63-16. Underage Possession or Consumption of Alcohol. 

17. Discuss and Act on Council Policies and Procedures Including Resolutions and Ad Hoc Committees (continued from June 11), Standards for Removal of Appointed Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA) Directors and Abandonment of Public Roads or Rights-of-Way Process

18. Discuss and Act on Correspondence from Ken Lavin re. Sowams Road Nursery/Affordable Housing 

19. Set Agenda for Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Council Meeting 

20. Adjourn