9.     WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that letters be sent to the Respective Captains of Police Stations 1, 2, and 3 of each sector of the City, thanking all special units, uniform patrol for their continued initiative to make the City streets safer, and commending them for their quick work and major arrests over the summer which has resulted in taking some major crime figures, weapons and drugs off the streets, and closing the case immediately after the crime has been committed; further, stating that we the City Council have your backs as you have our backs and the people of the City of New Bedford, and continue to protect and to serve the City as a whole as you are our frontline and heroes.