1. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDER that the City acting through its City Property Committee issue an RFP for the purpose of acquiring the new site for the City of New Bedford Public Schools’ Central Kitchen in substantially the same format as attached thereto. (Ref’d 06/25/2020) (07/23/2020 – tabled) (08/10/2020 – remain in committee)

1a. AN ORDER, that the City acting through its City Property Committee issue an RFP for the purpose of acquiring the new site for the City of New Bedford Public Schools’ Central Kitchen in substantially the same format as attached thereto. (Ref’d 06/25/2020) (07/23/2020 – tabled) (08/10/2020 – remain in committee; Move that the Committee on City Property vote to acquire property by lease or by purchase for the purpose of acquiring a site for the public schools’ central kitchen and that proposals be solicited for said purpose, Yeas 10, Nays 0; Move that the Committee on City Property authorize the New Bedford public school department to proceed with issuing the request for proposals in accordance with Chapter 30B Sec 16 of the General Laws and that all bids received by the school department be submitted to the Committee on City Property with any written recommendations that the school department may choose to make to the Committee for selection, Yeas 10, Nays 0.)