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October 21, 2021
2 meetings this evening, 5 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Start my ballot →6:33 p.m. · Committee on Ordinances
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Ordinances: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: Derek Baptiste, Debora Coelho, Brian K. Gomes
During the meeting:
- Carney arrived late (6:45)
- Lopes arrived late (6:49)
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Ordinances Date: October 21, 2021 Time: 6:33 P.m. Place: City Council Chamber, Room 214, Municipal Building Present: Councillors Hugh Dunn, Chairman; William Brad Markey, Vice Chairman; Ian Abreu; Naomi Carney (6:45); Marie Giesta; Scott Lima; Joseph…
To send an Unfavorable Recommendation, recommending that the City Council deny the request from Vaz Construction, Inc., 93 Perry Street, New Bedford, MA, to rezone Sw Howard Avenue, Plot 116/Lot 29 from Mixed-Use Business to Industrial A (Ref’d 09/24/2021) was received and placed on file and the hearing opened by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Lima. (1,la)
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: to send an UNFAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION, recommending that the City Council deny the request from Vaz Construction, Inc., 93 Perry Street, New Bedford, MA, to rezone SW Howard Avenue, Plot 116/Lot 29 from Mixed-Use Business to INDUSTRIAL A (Ref’d 09/24/2021) was received and placed on file and the hearing opened by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Lima. (1,la).”
To recommend to the City Council to follow the Planning Board’s recommendation to deny the request from Paul Vaz Construction, Inc., 93 Perry Street, New Bedford, MA, to rezone Sw Howard Avenue, Plot 116/Lot 29 from Mixed-Use Business to Industrial A.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Giesta and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to follow the Planning Board’s recommendation to deny the request from Paul Vaz Construction, Inc., 93 Perry Street, New Bedford, MA, to rezone SW Howard Avenue, Plot 116/Lot 29 from Mixed-Use Business to Industrial A..” (Motion: Giesta, second: Abreu)
7:05 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: Naomi R. A. Carney, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Debora Coelho, Brian K. Gomes
3 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: —- Committee on Finance Date: October 21, 2021 Time: 7:05 P.m. Place: City Council Chamber, Room 214, Municipal Building Present: Councillors Linda Morad, Chairperson; Joseph Lopes, Vice Chairman; Naomi Carney; Hugh Dunn; Maria Giesta; Scott Lima; William Brad…
By the Council in October 2016 (Ref’d 10/07/2021) was received and placed on file by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Dunn. (1) R. Renee Fernandes, Treasurer/Collector was present and gave an overview of the request to approve the interim loan financing for the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Project Cw-2022.
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: by the Council in October 2016 (Ref’d 10/07/2021) was received and placed on file by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Dunn. (1) R. Renee Fernandes, Treasurer/Collector was present and gave an overview of the request to approve the interim loan financing for the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Project CW-2022..”
To approve the sale of the zero percent Interim Loan Notes of the City to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust; to approve the related Financing Agreements and the execution and delivery thereof by the Treasurer and to approve the delivery of the related Bonds to the Trust.
Yes: Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Baptiste, Coelho, Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To approve the sale of the zero percent Interim Loan Notes of the City to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust; to approve the related Financing Agreements and the execution and delivery thereof by the Treasurer and to approve the delivery of the related Bonds to the Trust. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 7, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Markey)
To recommend to the City Council Approval as Amended, of the Appointment of Robert Dickinson as City Auditor for the City of New Bedford, also requesting, that Mr. Dickinson be established at a Salary M17, Step 1 ($100,169) on the Unit C Salary Schedule.
Yes: Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Lima, Lopes, MoradNo: MarkeyAbsent: Abreu, Baptiste, Coelho, Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL as AMENDED, of the Appointment of ROBERT DICKINSON as CITY AUDITOR for the City of New Bedford, also requesting, that Mr. Dickinson be established at a Salary M17, Step 1 ($100,169) on the Unit C Salary Schedule. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 6, Nays 1, with Councillor Markey opposed, Councillor Giesta made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Councillor Carney..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Carney)
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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