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November 21, 2022
2 meetings this evening, 4 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Special Committee on Affordable Housing and Homeless Affairs (2024): committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Maria E. Giesta, Scott J. Lima, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: None
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Special Committee on Affordable Housing & Homeless Affairs Date: November 21, 2022 Time: 6:32 P.m. Place: City Council Chamber, Room 214, Municipal Building Present: Councillors Shane Burgo, Chairman; Derek Baptiste, Vice Chairman; Maria Giesta; Scott Lima; Ryan…
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Baptiste, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Pereira, second: Baptiste)
7:13 p.m. · Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: None
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods Date: November 21, 2022 Time: 7:13 P.m. Place: City Council Chamber, Room 214, Municipal Building Present: Councillors Brian Gomes, Chairman; Shane Burgo, Vice Chairman; Ian Abreu; Derek Baptiste; Naomi Carny; Hugh Dunn;…
To recommend to the City Council that when the Eversource Energy Acushnet to New Bedford Maintenance Project Line that replaces the existing transmission line from the Beech Street Substation in Acushnet to the Pine Street Station in New Bedford, that a Memorandum of Understanding and a full Safety Plan be negotiated between Eversource Energy and the City of New Bedford; and that the Committee on
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: to recommend to the City Council that when the Eversource Energy Acushnet to New Bedford Maintenance Project Line that replaces the existing transmission line from the Beech Street Substation in Acushnet to the Pine Street Station in New Bedford, that a Memorandum of Understanding and a full Safety Plan be negotiated between Eversource Energy and the City of New Bedford; and that the Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods review and have final approval of said Memorandum of Understanding and the Safety Plan..”
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Pereira, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Morad, second: Pereira)
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Dunn, requesting, that the Department of Inspectional Services and the Fire Department meet with the City Council to discuss the structural safety of New Bedford's multifamily residences, in light of the tragedy in Surfside, Florida, the briefing should revolve around whether the City has the most modern
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Dunn and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Dunn, requesting, that the Department of Inspectional Services and the Fire Department meet with the City Council to discuss the structural safety of New Bedford's multifamily residences, in light of the tragedy in Surfside, Florida, the briefing should revolve around whether the City has the most modern building codes to protect against natural disasters as well as non-disaster related structural degradation and decay; and further, the briefing should also cover whether the recertification process for multifamily residences is sufficient to keep New Bedford residents safe..” (Motion: Dunn, second: Burgo)
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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