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April 19, 2023
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver
Absent: Shane A. Burgo, Ryan J. Pereira
During the meeting:
- Carney arrived late (7:13)
- Gomes arrived late (7:26)
- Markey arrived late (7:06)
Every vote, in order
Councillor Baptiste called the Special Committee on Cannabis Regulation and Host Community Agreements Review to order and took attendance. The Clerk read Communications from Councillors Burgo and Pereira into the record explaining their absences and Councillor Carney explaining her tardiness. The…
To recommend that the City Council approve the Host Community Agreement for Ember Gardens Nbr, LLC and Ember Gardens, Nbp, LLC of 1 Nauset Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council approve the Host Community Agreement for Ember Gardens NBR, LLC and Ember Gardens, NBP, LLC of 1 Nauset Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts..” (Motion: Morad, second: Markey)
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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