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February 19, 2019
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Dana L. Rebeiro
Absent: Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn
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The Chair announced she is taking items 1, 1a and 2 all up together with no objections. They are as follows: Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell to City Council, submitting a request from Pace, Inc to enter into a long-term lease agreement with the City for 32 Madison…
To notify Purchasing to move forward with the RFP as presented.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To notify Purchasing to move forward with the RFP as presented..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
To amend the RFP language to reduce the rental price from $57,000 to $50,000.
Yes: Carney, Giesta, RebeiroNo: Abreu, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Coelho, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Rebeiro and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To amend the RFP language to reduce the rental price from $57,000 to $50,000. This motion FAILED on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 3, Nays 6, with Councillors Abreu, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad opposed..” (Motion: Rebeiro, second: Giesta)
To amend the RFP to include language that stipulates that the use of the building shall stay the same up to a minimum of ten (10) years on the date the lease is executed.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad, RebeiroAbsent: Coelho, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To amend the RFP to include language that stipulates that the use of the building shall stay the same up to a minimum of ten (10) years on the date the lease is executed. This motion PASSED on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Morad, second: Lopes)
To inform the City Solicitor and the Purchasing Agent that they have permission to release the RFP to the public, once the amended language approved by the Committee is added.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: To inform the City Solicitor and the Purchasing Agent that they have permission to release the RFP to the public, once the amended language approved by the Committee is added..” (Motion: Lopes, 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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