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November 20, 2017
10 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Hugh Dunn, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad, Dana L. Rebeiro
Absent: Debora Coelho, Steven Martins, James D. Oliveira, Kerry M. Winterson
During the meeting:
- Rebeiro arrived late (7:35)
Every vote, in order
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Derek Santos, Executive Director, New Bedford Economic Development Council, to Council President Lopes and Members of the City Council, submitting STA Agreements and Resolutions approved by the Tax Increment Financing Board for five (5) year STA…
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Resolution, Approving Certified Project Application and Special Tax Assessment Agreement with Oceans Fleet Fisheries, Inc. and Harborview Realty LLC.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the RESOLUTION, Approving Certified Project Application and Special Tax Assessment Agreement with Oceans Fleet Fisheries, Inc. and Harborview Realty LLC..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
On. Quality Custom Packing is a company located on South 6th Street and the 20,000 sq. foot warehouse will allow for an increase in production, for which they will need to add 40 new jobs. Again, the STA is a standard five-year deal with a total of $1.4 million dollar investment, paying wages that are 30% above minimum wage rates. Mr. St. Ours provided an overview of his company and what the STA w
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: on. Quality Custom Packing is a company located on South 6th Street and the 20,000 sq. foot warehouse will allow for an increase in production, for which they will need to add 40 new jobs. Again, the STA is a standard five-year deal with a total of $1.4 million dollar investment, paying wages that are 30% above minimum wage rates. Mr. St. Ours provided an overview of his company and what the STA would do for his company..”
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Resolution, Approving Certified Project Application and Special Tax Assessment Agreement with Quality Custom Packing, Inc. and Saluti-St. Ours Realty LLC.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the RESOLUTION, Approving Certified Project Application and Special Tax Assessment Agreement with Quality Custom Packing, Inc. and Saluti-St. Ours Realty LLC..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Lopes)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting an Order authorizing the City to enter into a capital lease for the purchase of replacement vehicles assigned to the departments of Facilities and Fleet Management and Public Infrastructure (Ref’d…
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Order, authorizing the City to enter into a capital lease for the purchase of replacement vehicles assigned to the departments of Facilities and Fleet Management and Public Infrastructure.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, authorizing the City to enter into a capital lease for the purchase of replacement vehicles assigned to the departments of Facilities and Fleet Management and Public Infrastructure..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Abreu)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, R. Renee Fernandes, Treasurer-Collector to Councillor Linda M. Morad, Chairperson, Committee on Finance, Mass Clean Water Trust will be issuing two interim loans on behalf of the City for water and wastewater projects; these loans require approval…
To Approve as Presented.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Dunn, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, RebeiroAbsent: Coelho, Martins, Oliveira, Winterson
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE as PRESENTED. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 7, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Abreu, Carney, Martins, Morad, Rebeiro and Winterson, requesting, that Airport Manager Scot Servis and Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the “reported” appointment of the Acting…
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Abreu, Carney, Martins, Morad, Rebeiro and Winterson, requesting, that Airport Manager Scot Servis and Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the “reported” appointment of the Acting Assistant Manager, the salary being paid by the Airport Enterprise Fund to the
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu, Carney, Martins, Morad, Rebeiro and Winterson, requesting, that Airport Manager Scot Servis and Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the “reported” appointment of the Acting Assistant Manager, the salary being paid by the Airport Enterprise Fund to the Acting Assistant Manager and the specific duties that are the responsibility of the Acting Assistant Manager..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a Loan Order in the amount of $8,538,654.00 to pay costs of the reconstruction of Runway 14-32 at the New Bedford Regional Airport including design, engineering, administrative and constructions…
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Loan Order in the amount of $8,538,654.00 to pay costs of the reconstruction of Runway 14- 32 at the New Bedford Regional Airport including design, engineering, administrative and constructions services, and all other costs related thereto to be reduced by the amount of any State or Federal Aid received at the time of issuance.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the LOAN ORDER in the amount of $8,538,654.00 to pay costs of the reconstruction of Runway 14- 32 at the New Bedford Regional Airport including design, engineering, administrative and constructions services, and all other costs related thereto to be reduced by the amount of any State or Federal Aid received at the time of issuance..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Gomes)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a Loan Order in the amount of $2,000,000 to fund the costs relative to the land acquisition and final design for the public safety center to serve the area currently covered by Fire Stations 6 and 11 and…
To enter into Executive Session for Purpose No. 6 of MGL C. 30A, Sect. 21.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: to enter into Executive Session for Purpose No. 6 of MGL C. 30A, Sect. 21..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Rebeiro)
To return to Regular Session The Committee returned to Regular Session at 8:46 pm.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: to return to Regular Session The Committee returned to Regular Session at 8:46 pm..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Lopes)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Loan Order in the amount of $2,000,000 to fund the costs relative to the land acquisition and final design for the public safety center to serve the area currently covered by Fire Stations 6 and 11 and Police Station 2.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the LOAN ORDER in the amount of $2,000,000 to fund the costs relative to the land acquisition and final design for the public safety center to serve the area currently covered by Fire Stations 6 and 11 and Police Station 2..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
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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