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Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
Chair and 2 members. Committee votes are recommendations; the full council takes the final vote.
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Chair: Linda M. Pereira
Members: Joseph D. Camara, Christopher M. Peckham, Sr.
Meetings with posted minutes
The city does not post this committee’s minutes online, so we can’t show its own votes or attendance. Below is what it sent to the full council.
What the full council did with its recommendations
Items listed in the council minutes under “Committee on Economic Development and Tourism recommending.” Each shows the full council’s vote.
Apr 14, 2026 · Item 9: Approve Communication — Letter to Administration requesting the creation of a Tourism Advisory Committee
To approve the communication
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Hart, it was unanimously voted to approve the communication.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Hart)
Apr 9, 2024 · Item 12: City Council send letter to the Administration and various departments regarding potential actions to improve tourism and support local groups and the community at-large.…
To approve the sending of the proposed letter
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Hart, it was unanimously voted to approve the sending of the proposed letter, with Councilor Raposo absent and not voting.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Hart)
Feb 28, 2023 · Item 6: Resolution — Discuss amenities available at the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve Trails
To grant the resolution leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to grant the resolution leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Raposo)
Feb 28, 2023 · Item 7: Resolution — Public Art Policy
To grant the resolution leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to grant the resolution leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Pereira)
Feb 28, 2023 · Item 9: Resolution — Discuss future events and past events with community organizations
To grant the communication and resolution leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to grant the communication and resolution leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Pelletier)
Apr 26, 2022 · Item 4: Resolution — Provide electrical cabinets to handle electrical needs at Gates of the City
That the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the resolution be granted leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
Apr 26, 2022 · Item 5: Final Report - acceptance of Small Street, extending from President Avenue to a dead end and 280 feet of Stanley Street extending from Small…
To refer the matter to the Planning Board
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to the Planning Board.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Raposo)
Apr 26, 2022 · Item 6: Order — Michelle Arruda, 37 Chicago Street for the removal of 10 feet of curbing for a ; total of 32 feet
To adopt the order, as amended
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pereira, RaposoAbstained: Pelletier
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was voted to adopt the order, as amended with Councilor Pelletier abstaining.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Cadime) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Apr 20, 2021 · Item Late 6a: Resolution — Discuss outdoor dining/seating for restaurants
To refer the matter to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Pelletier)
Apr 20, 2021 · Item Late 6b: Resolution — Public Arts Policy
To refer the matter to the Commitiee on Ordinances and Legis/ation
Yes: PereiraNo: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Peckham, Pelletier, Ponte
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was voted 1 yea, 8 nays to refer the matter to the Commitiee on Ordinances and Legis/ation, with a copy to Corporation Counsel, with Councilor Pereira voting in the affirmative.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Peckham)
To refer the matter to the Commitiee on Economic Development and Tourism
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Laliberte, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to the Commitiee on Economic Development and Tourism.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Laliberte)
Feb 9, 2021 · Item 12: Order — City Council Appointments to the Community Preservation Committee
That the order be adopted, as amended, to approve Caroline Aubin and Alexander Silva as the two City Council appointees to the Community Preservation Committee
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Peckham, Pelletier, Pereira, Ponte
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was voted 9 yeas that the order be adopted, as amended, to approve Caroline Aubin and Alexander Silva as the two City Council appointees to the Community Preservation Committee, with terms to expire on January 13, 2024.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Lee)
Oct 22, 2019 · Item 4: Resolution — To discuss the development of a cultural district
That the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was unanimously voted that the resolution be granted leave to withdraw, with Councilors Kilby and Stephen Long absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Joseph D. Camara)
Apr 11, 2019 · Item 22: Order — Downtown Urban Renewal Plan
To adopt the order
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted to adopt the order.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Long)
Apr 11, 2019 · Item 23: Order — Waterfront Urban Renewal Plan The Committee on Economic Development and Tourism recommended amending the order for the Waterfront Urban Renewal Plan by…
To adopt the order, as amended
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted to adopt the order, as amended.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Long)
Apr 10, 2018 · Item 8: Resolution — Administration outline plans for the "Make !t Here" campaign
That the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted that the resolution be granted leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Long)
That the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor SCamara and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted that the resolution be granted leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Steven A. Camara, second: Long)
Dec 13, 2016 · Item 6: Order — $30,000 be transferred from Mayor's Office Salaries to Mayor's Office Expenditures for branding initiative
To refer the order to the Committee on Finance
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cliff Ponte and seconded by Councilor Richard Cabeceiras, it was unanimously voted to refer the order to the Committee on Finance, with Councilor Pam Laliberte- Lebeau absent and not voting.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Cabeceiras)
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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