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March 12, 2024
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Attendance
Present: Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Leo Choquette, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste
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Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting two Orders that would collectively authorize the transfer to the City of the Horatio A. Kempton Elementary School at 135 Shawmut Avenue and the former William H. Taylor Elementary School located at 620 Brock Avenue, under the control of the…
To Adopt the Orders authorizing the transfer to the City of the Horatio A. Kempton Elementary School at 135 Shawmut Avenue and the former William H. Taylor Elementary School located at 620 Brock Avenue, under the control of the City Council’s City Property Committee, for purpose of transfer or disposition.
Yes: Burgo, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, PereiraAbsent: Abreu, Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Burgo and seconded by Councillor Pereira, the Committee VOTED: To ADOPT the ORDERS authorizing the transfer to the City of the Horatio A. Kempton Elementary School at 135 Shawmut Avenue and the former William H. Taylor Elementary School located at 620 Brock Avenue, under the control of the City Council’s City Property Committee, for purpose of transfer or disposition. (Matter #1643).” (Motion: Burgo, second: Pereira)
Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting that the Committee on City Property meet with a representative from the Mitchell Administration, to discuss what action plan is being implemented for the number of vacant School and City buildings, that are not generating taxes and are deteriorating in…
To recommend that the City Council take “No Further Action” on both items at this time.
Yes: Burgo, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, PereiraAbsent: Abreu, Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Burgo and seconded by Councillor Pereira, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on both items at this time..” (Motion: Burgo, 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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