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April 22, 2014
2 meetings this evening, 8 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Start my ballot →6:35 p.m. · Committee on Ordinances
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Ordinances: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: David Alves, Henry G. Bousquet, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, James D. Oliveira, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: Brian K. Gomes, Linda M. Morad, Dana L. Rebeiro
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting an Order authorizing the City to enter into a Net Metering Power Purchase Agreement with Future Generation Wind, LLC for the purpose of purchasing wind-generated electricity at 10.8 cents per kWh for the…
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Order, Authorizing the City to enter into a Net Metering Power Purchase Agreement with Future Generation Wind, LLC for the purpose of purchasing wind-generated electricity at 10.8 cents per kWh for the next twenty years.
Yes: Alves, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Lopes, Martins, Oliveira, WintersonAbsent: Gomes, Morad, Rebeiro
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, Authorizing the City to enter into a Net Metering Power Purchase Agreement with Future Generation Wind, LLC for the purpose of purchasing wind-generated electricity at 10.8 cents per kWh for the next twenty years. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 8, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
7:05 p.m. · Committee on Appointments and Briefings
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Appointments and Briefings: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: David Alves, Henry G. Bousquet, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: Brian K. Gomes, Linda M. Morad
7 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Public Hearing, on a Communication/Demolition, New Bedford Historical Commission, to City Council, re: Building Demolition Review, 177 Cove Street, Map 20, Parcel 346, advising that “built in 1915, the structure is a two and one-half story hipped roof building…
To recommend to the City Council, a six (6) month delay on the Demolition of 177 Cove Street, Map 20, Parcel 346.
Yes: Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Lopes, Martins, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: AlvesAbsent: Gomes, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council, a six (6) month delay on the Demolition of 177 Cove Street, Map 20, Parcel 346. This motion passed on a Roll Call vote of Yeas 8, Nays 1, with Councillor Alves opposed..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
Councillor Lopes asked that item 6 and 6a be taken out of order. There were no objections. Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Rebeiro, requesting that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings discuss and accept the petitions signed by New Bedford Residents regarding…
To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Alves, requesting, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings meet with representatives of Community Choice Aggregation to discuss implementing a municipal aggregation program in the City of New Bedford similar to the program…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the opportunity to entertain Community Choice Aggregation Program with the recommendation that the Mayor consider utilizing Global as an information expert on this matter.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Oliveira and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of the opportunity to entertain Community Choice Aggregation Program with the recommendation that the Mayor consider utilizing Global as an information expert on this matter..” (Motion: Oliveira, second: Lopes)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Gomes, Winterson, Coelho, Alves, Bousquet, Council President Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira and Rebeiro, requesting, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings meet with the President of the Whaling City Festival for the…
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Carney and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Carney, second: Lopes)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings meet with the Administration, Vice President of Berklee College of Music’s Outreach Program called City Music, along with Berklee College of Music’s Satellite Program…
To keep this matter on the table.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee VOTED: To keep this matter on the table..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Carney)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting that the Morgan Celebration Committee meet with the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to provide the Committee with an overview of the celebratory plans for her return visit to New Bedford. (Ref’d 10/10/13,…
To keep this matter on the table.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Bousquet, the Committee VOTED: To keep this matter on the table..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Bousquet)
On motion by Councillor Bousquet and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee Voted: To take “No Further Action” on the items seven (7) through seventeen (17). This motion passed on a voice vote. They are as follows: Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City…
To take “No Further Action” on the items seven (7) through seventeen (17).
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Bousquet and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee VOTED: To take “No Further Action” on the items seven (7) through seventeen (17)..” (Motion: Bousquet, second: Carney)
From the official minutes kept by the New Bedford City Clerk (agendas and minutes). The minutes are text documents; we read every action, check every roll-call count against the councilors named, and quote the exact wording. Most items pass by voice vote, and the minutes record only the result for those; how each councilor voted is shown only for roll calls. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: cropped from the City of New Bedford's official 2026 City Council photo (newbedford-ma.gov). The 2024–2025 group photo, and the photos of Maria E. Giesta and Linda M. Morad cropped from it: City of New Bedford, provided by the City Clerk.
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