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February 27, 2020
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: Derek Baptiste, Hugh Dunn
During the meeting:
- Carney arrived late (6:45)
- Gomes arrived late (6:33)
Every vote, in order
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Lima, Abreu, Gomes, Morad and Markey, requesting, that the Special Committee on Environmental Affairs discuss the Boston University Superfund Research Program’s findings that there exists a potential airborne health hazard emanating…
To table items 1 and 1a at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To table items 1 and 1a at this time..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Lopes)
On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee Voted: To follow the Chair’s suggestion and recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on items two (2) through four (4). This motion passed on a voice vote. They are as follows: Notice, City Clerk of…
To follow the Chair’s suggestion and recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on items two (2) through four (4).
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To follow the Chair’s suggestion and recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on items two (2) through four (4)..” (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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