23.     REPORT, Committee on Veterans Affairs, Elderly, Youth, Health and Housing and Disability Issues, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on a WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Morad and Oliveira requesting,, that Health Department Director Dr. Brenda Weis and Office of Planning and Community Development, Director Patrick Sullivan appear before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Elderly, Youth, Health, Housing and Disabilities Issues to discuss available options, to include grant funding, that can be made available to senior residents in the City of New Bedford whom have proudly owned their homes for many years and are looking to maintain the exterior of their properties, but are unable to fund the cost of this maintenance from their annual social security pension income.

23a.     WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Morad and Oliveira, requesting, that Health Department Director Dr. Brenda Weis and Office of Planning and Community Development, Director Patrick Sullivan appear before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Elderly, Youth, Health, Housing and Disabilities Issues to discuss available options, to include grant funding, that can be made available to senior residents in the City of New Bedford whom have proudly owned their homes for many years and are looking to maintain the exterior of their properties, but are unable to fund the cost of this maintenance from their annual social security pension income. (Referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs, Elderly, Youth, Health, Housing and Disability Issues - September 23, 2014.)