MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River City Council · 2016–2017 Council · Regular meeting · 7:00 p.m.
February 23, 2016
25 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Linda M. Pereira, Richard Cabeceiras, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Pamela S. Laliberte, Stephen R. Long, Raymond A. Mitchell, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: Shawn E. Cadime
Every vote, in order
Priority Matters
1a Mayor & TIF agreements for — Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.
To waive the rules and allow the City Administrator to answer questions that the Councilors had
From the minutes
“A further motion was made, seconded and voted unanimously to waive the rules and allow the City Administrator to answer questions that the Councilors had.”
To adopt
Yes: Cabeceiras, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Mitchell, Pereira, PonteNo: Steven A. CamaraAbsent: Cadime
From the minutes
“Adopted, 7 yeas, 1 nay with Councilor Steven A. Camara voting in the negative and Council.”
1b Mayor & TIF agreements for — Harbour Hill, LLC
To adopt
Yes: Cabeceiras, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Mitchell, Pereira, Ponte, Steven A. CamaraAbsent: Cadime
From the minutes
“Adopted, 8 yeas with Council President Shawn E. Cadime absent and not voting.”
2 Mayor and order requesting approval to deficit spend the snow and ice account
To waive the rules to allow the City Administrator fo answer questions regarding the deficit spending of the snow and ice account, Councilor Cliff Ponte questioned how far over budget the city is at this point
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow the City Administrator fo answer questions regarding the deficit spending of the snow and ice account, Councilor Cliff Ponte questioned how far over budget the city is at this point.”
To adopt
Yes: Cabeceiras, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Mitchell, Pereira, Ponte, Steven A. CamaraAbsent: Cadime
From the minutes
“Adopted, 8 yeas with Council President Shawn E. Cadime absent and not voting ~.”
3 Traffic Commission recommending amendments to the traffic ordinances
To refer to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
From the minutes
“Referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation.”
Priority Communications
4 Open Meeting Law Complaint (City Council and School Committee)
To refer to Corporation Counsel
5 Open Meeting Law Complaint (City Council Committee on Ordinances and Legislation)
To refer to Corporation Counsel
Committee Reports
6 Proposed ordinance ~ Zoning/Apartment District [A-2]
Recommended by the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
To refer to the Planning Board
7 Proposed ordinance — Department of Community Maintenance
Recommended by the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
With Council President Shawn E. Cadime absent and not voting to amend the proposed ordinance as follows:
From the minutes
“A motion was made, seconded and voted unanimously with Council President Shawn E. Cadime absent and not voting to amend the proposed ordinance as follows:.”
7 Proposed ordinance — Department of Community Maintenance By striking out Section 3 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 3 By inserting a new section 2-216, as follows
Recommended by the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
To pass through first reading, as amended
Yes: Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Pereira, Ponte, Steven A. CamaraNo: Cabeceiras, MitchellAbsent: Cadime
From the minutes
“Passed through first reading, as amended, 6 yeas, 2 nays with Councilors Richard Cabeceiras and Raymond A. Mitchell voting in the negative and Council President Shawn E. Cadime absent and not voting.”
Resolutions
8 Com. on Ords. & Legis. convene to discuss removal of snow/ice from sidewalks
To adopt
9 City Council and Administration consider elimination of household fee
To adopt
10 Com. on Health & Env
To adopt
Orders: Miscellaneous
42 Police Chief's report on licenses
To adopt
13 Taxicab license #41, Faith Latessa d/b/a Town Transportation, LLC, 168 Stevens St.
To take item numbers 13 and 14 together
From the minutes
“A motion was made, seconded and voted unanimously to take item numbers 13 and 14 together.”
To adopt
14 Taxicab license #1 and #7, F.R. Taxi Service, Inc. d/b/a Vet's Safe-T-Cab Association, 67 Talbot Street
To adopt
15 Auto Repair Shop license renewals
To adopt
17 Transfer of Auto Repair Shop license #306 at 1741 Stafford Road from Jody Oliveira d/b/a Ground Earth Inc. to Pau! B. Faria d/b/a A and R Auto
To adopt
18 Revoke Auto Repair Shop lic. #202 at 182 Stafford Road at request of property owner
To adopt
Communications: Invitations: Petitions
19 Claims
To refer to Corporation Counsel
20 Fall River Housing Authority re Community Job & Education Fair, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 located at the Boys and Girls Club, 803 Bedford Street, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
To accept and place on file
21 AG's office acknowledging receipt of OML complaint
To accept and place on file and referred to Corporation Counsel
From the minutes
“Accepted and placed on file and referred to Corporation Counsel.”
Bulletins: Newsletters: Notices
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To adjourn at 7:56 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 7:56 p.m.”
From the official minutes kept by the Fall River City Clerk (agendas and minutes). The minutes are scanned documents; we read them with text recognition, check every vote count against the councilors named, and quote the exact sentence for each vote. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: the nine 2026–2027 councilors from the City of Fall River's official councilor photos (Contact the Council page, fallriverma.gov); earlier councilors cropped from the 2024–2025 council group photo and the 2022–2023 council group photo (as published by Fall River Reporter, September 2022). Trott Lee: from his campaign Facebook page (facebook.com/trottlee4cc). Ricky Tith: from Fall River Reporter (April 2025). 2018–2019 councilors (Steven A. Camara, Stephen R. Long, Derek R. Viveiros) and the 2018–2019 group photo: from the City of Fall River’s FY2019 budget book. Richard Cabeceiras, Raymond A. Mitchell and the 2016–2017 group photo: Herald News photo by Jack Foley (January 2016), provided by the Fall River City Clerk. The 2020–2021 and 2022–2023 group photos: provided by the Fall River City Clerk.
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