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Special Committee on Environmental Affairs
Chair and 4 members. Committee votes are recommendations; the full council takes the final vote.
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Chair: Ian Abreu
Members: James Roy, Leo Choquette, Brian K. Gomes, Ryan J. Pereira
Meetings with posted minutes
At the start of each meeting: Abreu 7 of 8 · Roy 3 of 3 · Choquette 3 of 4 · Gomes 6 of 8 · Pereira 5 of 6
0 recorded votesEveryone present0 recorded votesAbsent: Ryan J. Pereira0 recorded votesEveryone present0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Leo Choquette, Maria E. Giesta0 recorded votesAbsent: Derek Baptiste4 recorded votesEveryone present0 recorded votesAbsent: Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Brian K. Gomes, William “Brad” Markey0 recorded votesAbsent: Derek Baptiste, Hugh Dunn0 recorded votesAbsent: Debora Coelho, Brian K. GomesWhat the full council did with its recommendations
Items listed in the council minutes under “Special Committee on Environmental Affairs recommending.” Each shows the full council’s vote.
Mar 5, 2026: Report, Special Committee on Environmental Affairs, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Choquette, requesting that Jamie…
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0238).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0239).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0240).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0241).”
Dec 11, 2025: Report, Special Committee on Environmental Affairs, recommending to the City Council Adoption of the Resolution, approving the 2025 City of New Bedford Multi-Hazard Mitigation…
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1932).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1933).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1934).”
May 11, 2021: Report, Committee on Environmental Affairs, recommending to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Lima, Abreu, Gomes, Morad…
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0580).”
Mar 12, 2020: Report, Committee on Environmental Affairs, recommending to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Bousquet and Council President…
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0378).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0379).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0380).”
Apr 9, 2015: Report, Committee on Environmental Affairs, recommending to the City Council Adoption of the Two Orders, authorizing the Mayor to execute on behalf of the…
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0479).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0480).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0481).”
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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