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October 25, 2017
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Debora Coelho, Joseph P. Lopes
Absent: Steven Martins, Linda M. Morad
Every vote, in order
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Abreu, Martins, Council President Lopes, Councillors Winterson and Coelho requesting that a Representative of the City Solicitor’s Office come before the Special Committee on Licensing and Zoning for Cannabis to begin the…
That we invite a representative from the Licensing Board to provide us with a copy of the requirements for the establishment of a regulation Liquor Store in the City of New Bedford and that Legal Counsel from the Licensing Board attend the next meeting of this Committee.
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: That we invite a representative from the Licensing Board to provide us with a copy of the requirements for the establishment of a regulation Liquor Store in the City of New Bedford and that Legal Counsel from the Licensing Board attend the next meeting of this Committee..”
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Coelho and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Coelho, second: Lopes)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting, that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, review Ballot Question 4, which allows for the Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the City of New…
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting, that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, review Ballot Question 4, which allows for the Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the City of New Bedford begin the process for a ballot question on the next bi-annual
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Coelho and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting, that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, review Ballot Question 4, which allows for the Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the City of New Bedford begin the process for a ballot question on the next bi-annual State Election, to ask whether to allow, in the City of New Bedford, the sale of marijuana and marijuana products for consumption on the premises where sold, and that this be submitted to the voters of the City of New Bedford on the next bi-annual State Election..” (Motion: Coelho, second: Lopes)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting, that the Committee on Ordinances draft an Ordinance that would limit the number of marijuana retailers to no more than 20 percent of the number of licenses issued by the City of New Bedford for the retail sale of…
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Report, Committee on Ordinances, recommending to the City Council Adoption of the Ordinance as Amended, Relative to the Use of Marijuana in Public (Ref’d 9/22/16) (3/21/17-Referred to the Committee on Licensing and Zoning for Cannabis from the Committee on…
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Ordinance as Amended, Relative to the Use of Marijuana in Public.
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 ORDINANCE as AMENDED, Relative to the Use of Marijuana in Public..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
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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