CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
Thursday, December 8, 2016
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OPENING OF SESSION BY
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT LINDA M. MORAD
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PRAYER LED BY:
REVEREND LEONA FISHER, PASTOR IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHURCH
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MAYORS PAPERS

M1.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDER for the TRANSFER of $100,000.00 from AIRPORT FREE CASH, to AIRPORT STABILIZATION FUND.

 

M1a.     AN ORDER,

M2.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDER for the TRANSFER of $150,000.00 from AIRPORT FREE CASH, to AIRPORT CAPITAL OUTLAY.

 

M2a.     AN ORDER,

M3.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a copy of A Host Community Agreement with ARL Healthcare, Inc., of Newton, MA, to operate a Registered Marijuana Dispensary (“RMD”) cultivation and processing facility in New Bedford, to be located at 167 John Vertente Boulevard, New Bedford Industrial Park; ARL Healthcare, Inc., is currently seeking approval from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to operate a medical marijuana cultivation/production facility at said location.

M4.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDINANCE, amending Chapter 19 PERSONNEL, Section 19-7 – Unit C Classification and Salary Plan.

 

M4a.     AN ORDINANCE,

M5.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a SEWER ABATEMENT REQUEST for STANLEY F. WEINER, 149 Townsend Street, New Bedford, MA 02746, Account No. 1029003 in the amount of $40.32.
M6.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a SEWER ABATEMENT REQUEST for JOSEPH AMARAL, 33 Bullard Street, New Bedford, MA 02746, Account No. 1008492 in the amount of $156.80.
M7.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, requesting the APPOINTMENT of MICHAEL POITRAS, HEAD TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, that Mr. Poitras be appointed at GRADE M-7, Step 7, with a salary of $59,441; also, respectfully requesting that a SIX-MONTH WAIVER OF RESIDENCY be granted in order to give Mr. Poitras time to relocate to New Bedford.
M8.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, requesting a ONE-YEAR WAVER OF RESIDENCY for ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR, ATTORNEY JOHN E. FLOR, of South Easton, MA (Current Waiver expires December 2016.)
M9.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, requesting a ONE-YEAR WAIVER OF RESIDENCY for PERSONNEL DIRECTOR, SANDRA VEZINA, Acushnet, MA, (Current Waiver expires December 21, 2016).
M10.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, requesting a ONE-YEAR WAIVER OF RESIDENCY for ELIZABETH TREADUP PIO, who moved to her husband’s home in Acushnet following their marriage and has been employed in the Mayor’s Office since 2006 and is a dedicated employee who serves as the City’s PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. (Current Waiver expires January 2017.)
M11.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, requesting a ONE-YEAR WAIVER OF RESIDENCY for CHRISTOPHER G. GOMES, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES; as of December 2016, Mr. Gomes will be residing in East Freetown, MA 02717, as the recipient of a newly constructed handicap accessible home through the Homes for Veterans Project.
M12.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the RE-APPOINTMENT of INEZ MELLO, New Bedford, MA, 02745, to the COUNCIL ON AGING; this term will expire in November 2019.

M13.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the APPOINTMENT of RICHARD M. PIMENTAL, Acushnet, MA, 02743, as a SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER.

 

M13a.     AN APPLICATION,                                           

NEW BUSINESS
1.     WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu, Winterson, Lopes, Bousquet and Rebeiro, requesting, that the New Bedford City Council write a letter of interest to Urban Smart Growth, which is a property management company based in Santa Monica, California, they manage properties all over the Country and specialize in revitalizing large buildings, mill spaces and Churches for business and residential use, Urban Smart Growth is an innovative real estate development and management company committed to the principles of smart growth, their goals are to achieve a unique sense of community and expand the range of transportation, employment, and housing choices all while preserving and enhancing natural and cultural resources, the representatives of Urban Smart Growth have a diverse team of experts and experience acquired over the course of decades of work across the United States, which make them uniquely qualified to take on challenging projects and transform urban blight into a neighborhood asset that complements the City revitalization efforts, the New Bedford City Council is interested in an Urban Smart Growth economic development assessment of our City and its un and under-utilized mill and Church spaces: and further, how we can begin the process of discussing the next steps once an assessment is completed. (To be Referred to Lance Robbins, Principal and Manager of Urban Smart Growth, the New Bedford Economic Development Council and the Special Committee of Employment Opportunities.)

2.     COMMUNICATION, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, to City Council, on behalf of Yesenia Maldonado, d/b/a YESENIA TRANSPORTATION, 177 Grinnell Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, hereby submitting a copy of the Application requesting a RENEWAL of a  PRIVATE LIVERY LICENSE, under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 159A, Section 1, and amendments thereto, and M.G.L. Chapter 270, Section 22 (Smoke Free Workplace Law) and all other laws applicable to such operation to carry passengers for hire over the streets of New Bedford. (Current License expired September 10, 2016.)

3.     PETITION/INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, JUAN E. RODRIQUEZ/LOURDES A. RODRIQUEZ, 243 Maxfield Street, New Bedford, MA   02740, for permission to encroach on City Property for a Handicap Ramp (2 feet by 6 feet). 

 

3a.     AN ORDER,

4.     COMMUNICATION Councillor Martins, submitting An Ordinance, RELATIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

 

4a.     AN ORDINANCE,

5.     COMMUNICATION, Councillor Abreu, submitting a Disclosure of Appearance of Conflict of Interest as required by M.G.L. c.268A, §23(b)(3), in reference to the Tax Classification hearing and vote held on Monday, November 28, 2016. (To be Received and Placed on File.)

6.     COMMUNICATION, Joseph E. Connarton, Executive Director of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission to the New Bedford Retirement Board notifying that $32,069,145.00 is the required Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriation which commences July 1, 2017. (Copy all Councillors 11/21/2016.)

TABLED BUSINESS

NO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA.