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May 22, 2017
8 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the Appointment of Sarah Morris, Md, New Bedford, MA to the Board of Health, replacing Dr. Athena Xifaras, whose term has expired; this term will expire April 2020 (Ref’d 4/12/17) was received and placed…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the Appointment of Sarah Morris, Md, New Bedford, MA to the Board of Health, replacing Dr. Athena Xifaras, whose term has expired; this term will expire April 2020.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Winterson and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of SARAH MORRIS, MD, New Bedford, MA to the BOARD OF HEALTH, replacing Dr. Athena Xifaras, whose term has expired; this term will expire April 2020..” (Motion: Winterson, second: Rebeiro)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the Appointment of Leslie J. Magalios, New Bedford, MA to the Airport Commission, replacing Moira Tierney, this term will expire December 2018 (Ref’d 4/27/17) was received and placed on file by…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the Appointment of Leslie J. Magalios, New Bedford, MA to the Airport Commission, replacing Moira Tierney, this term will expire December 2018.
The minutes record 3–8, but that does not match the councilors listed as present and voting, so individual votes are not shown. We will ask the City Clerk to confirm.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Oliveira and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of LESLIE J. MAGALIOS, New Bedford, MA to the AIRPORT COMMISSION, replacing Moira Tierney, this term will expire December 2018. This motion FAILED on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 3, Nays 8..” (Motion: Oliveira, second: Abreu)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Abreu, Winterson, Gomes, Lopes and Martins, requesting that Representatives from both Eversource Energy and Spectra Energy come before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to discuss both the potential economic and social…
To receive and place on file the Communication from John P. Sheridan, Director of State Government Affairs for Algonquin Gas Transmission.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Martins, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on file the Communication from John P. Sheridan, Director of State Government Affairs for Algonquin Gas Transmission..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Martins)
To table this matter for 30 days.
Yes: Coelho, Dunn, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, Oliveira, WintersonNo: Abreu, MartinsAbsent: Carney, Rebeiro
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Winterson, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter for 30 days. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 7, Nays 2, with Councillors Abreu and Martins opposed and Councillors Carney and Rebeiro not present for the vote..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Winterson)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting that Mr. Dennis Galvam or a Representative of Nstar Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy, come before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to explain to the Council and City Residents the high cost of…
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting that Mr. Dennis Galvam or a Representative of Nstar Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy, come before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to explain to the Council and City Residents the high cost of delivery charges appearing on the electrical bills and their request to the
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Winterson, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting that Mr. Dennis Galvam or a Representative of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy, come before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to explain to the Council and City Residents the high cost of delivery charges appearing on the electrical bills and their request to the State Regulators for a rate increase..” (Motion: Morad, second: Winterson)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Abreu, Winterson, Gomes, Lopes, Council President Morad and Councillors Carney and Martins, requesting that Jean Fox, Project Manager of “SouthCoast Rail” for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and the “Rail to Boston”…
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Abreu, Winterson, Gomes, Lopes, Council President Morad and Councillors Carney and Martins, requesting that Jean Fox, Project Manager of “SouthCoast Rail” for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and the “Rail to Boston” Coalition come before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to dis
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Martins, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu, Winterson, Gomes, Lopes, Council President Morad and Councillors Carney and Martins, requesting that Jean Fox, Project Manager of “SouthCoast Rail” for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and the “Rail to Boston” Coalition come before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to discuss the recent updates of this project to both the Council and the Residents of New Bedford as it approaches its 30% permitting and design phase; and further, how this body can help further the advocacy of this project amongst both our State and Federal delegations..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Martins)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting, on behalf of the Cape Verdean Recognition Day Parade Committee, that the City waive all cleanup costs associated with the Recognition weekend, including the streets and parks being utilized for the Recognition…
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting, on behalf of the Cape Verdean Recognition Day Parade Committee, that the City waive all cleanup costs associated with the Recognition weekend, including the streets and parks being utilized for the Recognition weekend; and further, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings meet
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, on behalf of the Cape Verdean Recognition Day Parade Committee, that the City waive all cleanup costs associated with the Recognition weekend, including the streets and parks being utilized for the Recognition weekend; and further, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings meet with all organizations sponsoring events in the City to discuss this waiver fee that has been implemented and how this current fee may possibly cause upcoming events to be cancelled in the City..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Carney)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting, that the City establish a permitting application for the private delivery of Port-A-Johns onto City parks and recreational property (To be Referred to the Board of Parks Commissioners, Mary Rapoza, Director of Parks,…
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting, that the City establish a permitting application for the private delivery of Port-A-Johns onto City parks and recreational property.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lopes, requesting, that the City establish a permitting application for the private delivery of Port-A-Johns onto City parks and recreational property..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Abreu)
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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