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August 10, 2020
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: Debora Coelho
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New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on City Property Date: August 10, 2020 Time: 6:57 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…
That the Committee on City Property vote to acquire property by lease or by purchase for the purpose of acquiring a site for the public schools’ central kitchen and that the proposals be solicited for said purpose.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Coelho
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: That the Committee on City Property vote to acquire property by lease or by purchase for the purpose of acquiring a site for the public schools’ central kitchen and that the proposals be solicited for said purpose. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 10, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Giesta)
That the Committee on City Property authorize the New Bedford Public Schools Department to proceed with issuing the Request For Proposals (RFP) in accordance with Chapter 30B, Section 16 of the General Laws and that all bids received by the School Department be submitted to the Committee on City Property, with any written recommendations that the School Department may choose to make to the Committ
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Coelho
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: That the Committee on City Property authorize the New Bedford Public Schools Department to proceed with issuing the Request For Proposals (RFP) in accordance with Chapter 30B, Section 16 of the General Laws and that all bids received by the School Department be submitted to the Committee on City Property, with any written recommendations that the School Department may choose to make to the Committee for selection. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 10, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Abreu)
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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