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February 23, 2022
2 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
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Present: Ian Abreu, Shane A. Burgo, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Derek Baptiste, Brian K. Gomes
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New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Ordinances Date: February 23, 2022 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 with an Extension Signed on…
To receive and place on ftle the Ordinance drafted by Attorney David Gerwatowski, Relative to Zoning of Garden Style Apartments.
The minutes list each councilor’s vote, but the list does not match the 8–0 count, so individual votes are not shown. We will ask the City Clerk to confirm.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on ftle the Ordinance drafted by Attorney David Gerwatowski, Relative to Zoning of Garden Style Apartments..” (Motion: Pereira, second: Abreu)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption and Pass to a Second Reading, the Ordinance, Relative to Zoning of Garden Style Apartments.
Yes: Abreu, Burgo, Dunn, Giesta, Lima, Markey, PereiraNo: MoradAbsent: Baptiste, Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION and Pass to a Second Reading, the ORDINANCE, Relative to Zoning of Garden Style Apartments..” (Motion: Pereira, 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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