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February 22, 2021
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Present: Ian Abreu, Maria E. Giesta, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad
Absent: None
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New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Infrastructure & Redevelopment Date: February 22, 2021 Time: 7:01 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…
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Council President Lopes, Councillors Giesta, Carney and Lima, requesting, that Department of Public Infrastructure Commissioner Jamie Ponte (or his designee) come before the Special Committee on Infrastructure and Redevelopment to discuss the City's "Streetscan” program, and how DPI uti
Yes: Abreu, Giesta, Lima, Lopes, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Council President Lopes, Councillors Giesta, Carney and Lima, requesting, that Department of Public Infrastructure Commissioner Jamie Ponte (or his designee) come before the Special Committee on Infrastructure and Redevelopment to discuss the City's "Streetscan” program, and how DPI utilizes the Pavement Condition Index (PCI), which is a numerical rating that grades the severity of distresses observed on the pavement surface of our streets/roads. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 5, Nays 0..” (Motion: Morad, second: Lopes)
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Markey and Abreu, requesting that DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte and CFO Ari Sky appear before the Committee of Infrastructure and Redevelopment to discuss the low water pressure issues in the Far North End.
Yes: Abreu, Giesta, Lima, Lopes, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lima and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Markey and Abreu, requesting that DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte and CFO Ari Sky appear before the Committee of Infrastructure and Redevelopment to discuss the low water pressure issues in the Far North End. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 5, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lima, second: Giesta)
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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