CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Thursday, November 17, 2016
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OPENING OF SESSION BY
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT LINDA M. MORAD
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PRAYER LED BY:
PRISCILLA LOURO-FONSECA, CHAPLAIN, BRISTOL COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION
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1. CITATION, Councillor Abreu, honoring MERCY MEALS & MORE, in recognition of the celebration of their fourth annual successful “Country Hoedown”.
2. CITATION, Councillor Bousquet, Council President Morad and Councillor Gomes, honoring ORGELIO “JAY” SOARES, in recognition of his academic, career technical and life accomplishments and continuing to be a role model and living an exemplary life.
3. CITATIONS, Councillor Gomes, Lopes, and Winterson, honoring the SEYAA New Bedford Police All Star Baseball Team, Members BENJAMIN SAUNDERS, RYAN SAUNDERS, CJ DUNSTON, BRYCE LOPES, GAVIN AMARAL, RYLAND ROSE, DENZEL CAMACHO, JACOB BENNETT, NOAH BENNETT, BENJAMIN GRANT, ETHAN COSGROVE, JOSIAH SWEENEY, TAGGER HESS, Head Coach, AARON WILLIAMS, and Coaches, GEORGE SYLVIA, ZEEQ LOPES and DEREK GRANT, in recognition of their winning the New Bedford City Championship - 2016.
4. RESOLUTION, Councillor Bousquet and Council President Morad, honoring THE GEORGE KIRBY, JR., PAINT COMPANY, on the occasion of their 169th year in business.
5. RESOLUTION, Councillor Gomes and Council President Morad, honoring CORPORAL PRISCILLA LOURO-FONSECA, on the occasion of receiving the 2016 Southeastern Massachusetts Veteran of the Year Award.
6. RESOLUTION, Councillor Bousquet, DECLARING FREEDOM FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A HUMAN RIGHT.