15. REPORT, Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, recommending that the City Council request that the Chief of Police look into reinstating periodic checks along with the Licensing Board, of local bars and establishments to ensure they are operating correctly without issues or violations.

15a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu and Pereira, requesting that New Bedford Police Chief Paul Oliveira come before the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods to discuss on-going public issues relating to the south end of the City, where residents and business owners alike are growing increasingly concerned for their safety and overall well-being. (To be Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods and New Bedford Police Chief Paul Oliveira.) (Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods – May 11, 2023.)