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January 11, 2023
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: None
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Communication, Mayor Mitchell to City Council, submitting an Ordinance, Amending Chapter 2, Article Ix, by changing the Human Relations Commission’s name to the Human Rights Commission, and an Ordinance, Amending Chapter 10, Article I, Section 10- 43 – In General, by striking the phrase “Human…
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Ordinances relative to changing the Human Relations Commission’s name to the Human Rights Commission.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Burgo and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the Ordinances relative to changing the Human Relations Commission’s name to the Human Rights Commission..” (Motion: Burgo, second: Abreu)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment and a proposed Order approving the New Bedford MacArthur Drive Redevelopment Plan (Ref’d 10/13/2022) (11/14/2022 – Public Hearing held and closed; matter tabled);…
To send a Favorable Recommendation, recommending that the City Council approve the MacArthur Drive Redevelopment Plan and finds the plan in conformance with the Citywide Master Plan; and further, the Planning Board voted to send a Favorable Recommendation, recommending that the City Council approve the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to insert the MacArthur Drive District text and map. (Ref’d 11
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: to send a FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION, recommending that the City Council approve the MacArthur Drive Redevelopment Plan and finds the plan in conformance with the Citywide Master Plan; and further, the Planning Board voted to send a FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION, recommending that the City Council approve the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to insert the MacArthur Drive District text and map. (Ref’d 11/10/2022) (11/14/2022 – tabled) was removed from the table by Councillor Carney and seconded by Councillor Burgo. (2, 2a, 2b, 2c).”
To amend the New Bedford MacArthur Drive Area Redevelopment Plan by striking the tax credit language found in four places in the plan, as follows: - Strike on page 11, second paragraph, the sentence that relates to the tax credits - Strike on page 25, at the bottom, the words that reference the same - Strike on page 64, in the 4th paragraph, the words that reference the same - Strike in appendix I
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To amend the New Bedford MacArthur Drive Area Redevelopment Plan by striking the tax credit language found in four places in the plan, as follows: - Strike on page 11, second paragraph, the sentence that relates to the tax credits - Strike on page 25, at the bottom, the words that reference the same - Strike on page 64, in the 4th paragraph, the words that reference the same - Strike in appendix III, at the top/left side, the words that reference the same.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Gomes)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Ordinance and the Order, approving the New Bedford MacArthur Drive Redevelopment Plan, as amended.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Burgo, Carney, Gomes, Lima, Markey, PereiraNo: Giesta, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Pereira, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDINANCE and the ORDER, approving the New Bedford MacArthur Drive Redevelopment Plan, as amended..” (Motion: Morad, second: Pereira)
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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