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April 26, 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: April 26, 2021 Time: 7:00 P.m. Place: Held Remotely in Accordance with the Governor of Massachusetts’ March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Provisions of the Open Meeting Law G. L. C. 30A, Section 20 and the City…
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Abreu, Dunn, Carney, Lima, Markey, Giesta and Council President Lopes, requesting that a Representative from Eversource come before the Special Committee on Infrastructure and Redevelopment to provide a status report of the condition and quality of all underground gas pipelines throughout the City, espe
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 Abreu, Dunn, Carney, Lima, Markey, Giesta and Council President Lopes, requesting that a Representative from Eversource come before the Special Committee on Infrastructure and Redevelopment to provide a status report of the condition and quality of all underground gas pipelines throughout the City, especially in the wake of the 3.6 magnitude earthquake which took place in New Bedford and throughout the region on Sunday, November 8, 2020. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 5, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Giesta, yes; Lima, yes; Lopes, yes and Morad, yes..” (Motion: Lima, second: Giesta)
To waive the reading and recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Baptiste, Gomes, Abreu, Morad, Carney, Lima, Council President Lopes, Councillors Dunn and Giesta, requesting that the Special Committee on Infrastructure and Redevelopment meet with the Mitchell Administration, Department of Public Health, Department of Public Infrastructure and P
Yes: Abreu, Giesta, Lima, Lopes, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To waive the reading and recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Baptiste, Gomes, Abreu, Morad, Carney, Lima, Council President Lopes, Councillors Dunn and Giesta, requesting that the Special Committee on Infrastructure and Redevelopment meet with the Mitchell Administration, Department of Public Health, Department of Public Infrastructure and Parks, Recreation and Beaches to discuss reinstalling the basketball hoops in our public parks that were removed due to COVID-19. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 5, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Giesta, yes; Lima, yes; Lopes, yes and Morad, yes..” (Motion: Morad, 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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