17.     REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on a WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings meet with Derek Santos from New Bedford Economic Development Council, along with members of the Board of Park Commissioners and a representative of the Administration and Mass Development Council for the purposes of discussing the planned Business Park proposal for the Whaling City Golf Course; and further, that Mr. Santos provide the Council with a breakdown of how much this will cost the City to develop, what are the pros and cons with all the losses included, what will be the tax return, and more importantly, why wasn't this discussed on a City-wide basis before this decision was made, with those from the Board of Park Commissioners as well as the taxpayers of the City of New Bedford.

17a.     WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings meet with Derek Santos from New Bedford Economic Development Council, along with members of the Board of Park Commissioners and a representative of the Administration for the purposes of discussing the planned Business Park proposal for the Whaling City Golf Course; and further, that Mr. Santos provide the Council with a breakdown of how much this will cost the City to develop, what are the pros and cons with all the losses included, what will be the tax return, and more importantly, why wasn't this discussed on a City-wide basis before this decision was made, with those from the Board of Park Commissioners as well as the taxpayers of the City of New Bedford. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – May 23, 2017.)