10. COMMUNICATION, First Assistant City Solicitor Elizabeth McNamara, to City Council, regarding the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MADOT) updated requirements resulting in the necessity for a full, updated layout of County Street.

10a. COMMUNICATION, DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte, to City Council, submitting RECOMMENDATION OF ACCEPTANCE, for the LAYOUT AND ACCEPTANCE of COUNTY STREET, 50 feet wide, from Sta. 0+00.00 being 31.56 feet north of Scott Street to Sta. 68+85.63, being 100.02 feet north of Union Street; the corridor meets the rules and regulations of City Code Section 22-35, relative to the acceptance of streets.

10b. COMMUNICATION, DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte, to City Council, submitting REQUEST TO TAKE LAND, for the LAYOUT AND ACCEPTANCE of COUNTY STREET, 50 feet wide, from Sta. 0+00.00 being 31.56 feet north of Scott Street to Sta. 68+85.63, being 100.02 feet north of Union Street, it is not necessary to take an easement or fee for highway purposes, as County Street has been identified as a public street and is therefore the property of the City of New Bedford.

10c. COMMUNICATION, DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte, to City Council, submitting AWARD OF DAMAGES, for the LAYOUT AND ACCEPTANCE of COUNTY STREET, 50 feet wide, from Sta. 0+00.00 being 31.56 feet north of Scott Street to Sta. 68+85.63, being 100.02 feet north of Union Street, it is not necessary to award damages, as County Street has been identified as a public street and is therefore the property of the City of New Bedford.

10d. COMMUNICATION, DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte, to City Council, submitting METES AND BOUNDS for the LAYOUT AND ACCEPTANCE of COUNTY STREET, 50 feet wide, from Sta. 0+00.00 being 31.56 feet north of Scott Street to Sta. 68+85.63, being 100.02 feet north of Union Street.

10e. AN ORDER, for a Hearing on THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 AT 7:00 P.M. in City Council Chambers, City Hall, for acceptance of proposed COUNTY STREET, 50 feet wide, from Sta. 0+00.00 being 31.56 feet north of Scott Street to Sta. 68+85.63, being 100.02 feet north of Union Street.

10f. AN ORDER, requesting the City Solicitor to prepare a LAYOUT ORDER for the layout and acceptance of contemplated proposed COUNTY STREET, 50 feet wide, from Sta. 0+00.00 being 31.56 feet north of Scott Street to Sta. 68+85.63, being 100.02 feet north of Union Street. (Hearing on said matter has been ordered for THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, City Hall.)