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September 17, 2018
2 meetings this evening, 5 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Start my ballot →6:30 p.m. · Committee on Finance
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Finance: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Dana L. Rebeiro
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Gomes arrived late (6:33)
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, R. Renee Fernandes, City Treasurer/Collector, to Councillor Joseph P. Lopes, Chairman, Committee on Finance, presenting a request for interim loan financing for the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust projects Dwp-17-06 and Dwp-17-07; these loans were…
To approve, as amended, the sale of the following zero percent Interim Loan Notes of the City to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Projects Dwp- 17-06 and Dwp-17-07.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad, Rebeiro
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: To approve, as amended, the sale of the following zero percent Interim Loan Notes of the City to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Projects DWP- 17-06 and DWP-17-07. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0..” (Motion: Morad, second: Rebeiro)
7:00 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: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Dana L. Rebeiro
Absent: None
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Public Hearing on a Written Motion, Councillor Giesta, requesting, on behalf of Mr. Bruno Frustazi, that Plot 100/ Lot 108 (Ns Davis Street), be Rezoned from Mixed-Use Business to Industrial “B”, in its entirety (To be Referred to the Committee on Ordinances and…
To send an Unfavorable Recommendation, recommending that the City Council deny the rezoning request for Ns Davis Street, and as such, keep the current zoning for this parcel as a Mixed Use Business (Mub) zone (Ref’d 9/13/18) were received and placed on file and the hearing opened by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Abreu. (1,1a) Tabitha Harkin, City Planner, read into the record the let
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: to send an UNFAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION, recommending that the City Council deny the rezoning request for NS Davis Street, and as such, keep the current zoning for this parcel as a Mixed Use Business (MUB) zone (Ref’d 9/13/18) were received and placed on file and the hearing opened by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Abreu. (1,1a) Tabitha Harkin, City Planner, read into the record the letter submitted by the Planning Board to the Ordinance Committee recommending that the City Council deny the rezoning request for the north side of Davis Street, and as such, keep the current zoning for this parcel as a Mixed-Use Business (MUB) zone..”
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Ordinance, rezoning Plot 100, Lot 108 (north side of Davis Street) from Mixed-Use Business to Industrial “B” in its entirety.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad, Rebeiro
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Giesta and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Ordinance, rezoning Plot 100, Lot 108 (north side of Davis Street) from Mixed-Use Business to Industrial “B” in its entirety. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0..” (Motion: Giesta, second: Rebeiro)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Council President Lopes, requesting that the Committee on Ordinances review the governing structure of the Board of Park Commissioners, as it relates to the Members of the said board (To be Referred to the Committee on Ordinances.) (Ref’d…
To recommend to the City Council to Amend the Ordinance, Chapter 18, Parks and Recreation, Section 18-1 Board of Park Commissioners – Establishment, There shall be a Board of Park Commissioners consisting of five (5) persons, with one being the DPI Commissioner or a designee appointed by the DPI Commissioner.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to Amend the Ordinance, Chapter 18, Parks and Recreation, Section 18-1 Board of Park Commissioners – Establishment, There shall be a Board of Park Commissioners consisting of five (5) persons, with one being the DPI Commissioner or a designee appointed by the DPI Commissioner..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Coelho, Abreu, Lopes, Giesta, Dunn and Lima, requesting, that the Committee on Ordinances revisit the Ordinance, Chapter 17, Section 14, pertaining to false alarm calls placed throughout the City to the Police Department to update…
To table this matter for thirty (30) days.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Coelho and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter for thirty (30) days..” (Motion: Coelho, second: Rebeiro)
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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