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June 29, 2020
2 meetings this evening, 16 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Start my ballot →6:03 p.m. · Residency
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Residency: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Naomi R. A. Carney, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: None
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Waivers of Residency Date: June 29, 2020 Time: 6:03 P.m. Place: Held Remotely 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…
To strike the positions of Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department from the proposed residency requirement language.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To strike the positions of Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department from the proposed residency requirement language..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Markey)
To recommend that the City Council refer the amended draft Ordinance, Relative to Residency of City Personnel to the Ordinance Committee.
Yes: Carney, Gomes, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council refer the amended draft Ordinance, Relative to Residency of City Personnel to the Ordinance Committee. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 5, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
To recommend to the City Council to request the Special Committee on Waivers of Residency to refer all the Communications and Minutes from the Special Committee on Waivers of Residency meetings to the Ordinance Committee.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to request the Special Committee on Waivers of Residency to refer all the Communications and Minutes from the Special Committee on Waivers of Residency meetings to the Ordinance Committee..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
7:03 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: Derek Baptiste, 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: Ian Abreu, Hugh Dunn
13 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Finance Date: June 29, 2020 Time: 7:03 P.m. Place: Held Remotely 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 Approve the $67,800 for the Buttonwood Park Stormwater Management.
Yes: Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $67,800 for the Buttonwood Park Stormwater Management. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
To Approve the $200,000 for Capitol Theatre Renovations.
Yes: Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $200,000 for Capitol Theatre Renovations. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
To Approve the $10,000 for Digitization of Maritime Records/Whaling Logbooks.
Yes: Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, MarkeyNo: Baptiste, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $10,000 for Digitization of Maritime Records/Whaling Logbooks. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 7, Nays 2, with Councillors Baptiste and Morad opposed..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
To Approve the $20,000 for Digitization of Milton Silva Negative Collection.
Yes: Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, MarkeyNo: Baptiste, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $20,000 for Digitization of Milton Silva Negative Collection. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 7, Nays 2, with Councillor Baptiste and Morad opposed..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
To Approve the $56,900 for the First Baptist Church/Steeple Playhouse.
Yes: Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $56,900 for the First Baptist Church/Steeple Playhouse. This motion passed on a Roll Call Volte of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
To Approve the $175,000 for the Gilbert Russell House Restoration.
The minutes record 8–1, but that does not match the councilors listed as present and voting, so individual votes are not shown. We will ask the City Clerk to confirm.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $175,000 for the Gilbert Russell House Restoration. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 8, Nays 1, with Councillor Morad opposed..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
To Approve the $50,000 for the Hazelwood Park Bowling Green.
Yes: Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $50,000 for the Hazelwood Park Bowling Green. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Abreu)
To Approve the $300,000 for the Hillman Street Firehouse Lofts Restoration.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Baptiste and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $300,000 for the Hillman Street Firehouse Lofts Restoration..” (Motion: Baptiste, second: Lopes)
To Approve the $180,811 for the Temple Landing II.
Yes: Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Baptiste and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $180,811 for the Temple Landing II. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Baptiste, second: Lopes)
To Approve the $55,000 for the Verdean Vets Memorial Hall.
Yes: Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Baptiste, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $55,000 for the Verdean Vets Memorial Hall. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Baptiste)
To Approve the $29,500 for the West Beach Bathhouse Renovations.
Yes: Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To APPROVE the $29,500 for the West Beach Bathhouse Renovations. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Order, of the Community Preservation Act Funding Recommendations for eleven (11) Projects totaling $1,145,011.00.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, of the Community Preservation Act Funding Recommendations for eleven (11) Projects totaling $1,145,011.00..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Coelho)
To receive and place on file the Communication and annual CPA Budget for FY21.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on file the Communication and annual CPA Budget for FY21..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Lopes)
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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