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May 11, 2020
2 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: Brian K. Gomes
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New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Ordinances Date: May 11, 2020 Time: 7:34 P.m. Place: Remotely Held in Accordance with the Governor of Massachusetts’ March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law G. L. C. 30A, Section 20 and the City Council’s Vote to…
; To close the public hearing.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Lima, Lopes, MarkeyNo: Giesta, MoradAbsent: Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Lima, the Committee VOTED: ; To close the public hearing. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 8, Nays 2, with Councillors Giesta and Morad opposed) On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Lima, the committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDINANCE, amending Chapter 9, Section 1200 Zoning by clarifying the definition of seafood processing and light manufacturing and adding a definition for seafood products..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Lima)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Ordinance, amending Chapter 9, Section 1200 Zoning by clarifying the definition of seafood processing and light manufacturing and adding a definition for seafood products.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Lima, Lopes, MarkeyNo: Giesta, MoradAbsent: Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Lima, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDINANCE, amending Chapter 9, Section 1200 Zoning by clarifying the definition of seafood processing and light manufacturing and adding a definition for seafood products. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 8, Nays 2, with Councillors Giesta and Morad opposed..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Lima)
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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