1. HEARING, NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a/Eversource Energy, for location of approximately 200’ of Conduit and Cable and one (1) Handhole and one (1) Manhole in CHESTNUT STREET.

1a. AN ORDER,

M1. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell to City Council, submitting a VETO of AN ORDINANCE, amending Chapter 19, Section 19-7 (c) by inserting title "Assistant City Clerk".

M1a. AN ORDINANCE, (Passed to be Ordained - May 24, 2022; VETOED by Mayor Mitchell on June 3, 2022.)

M2. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell to City Council, submitting a VETO of AN ORDINANCE, amending Chapter 19, Section 19-7 (c) by inserting title "Assistant City Council Clerk."

M2a. AN ORDINANCE, (Passed to be Ordained - May 24, 2022; VETOED by Mayor Mitchell on June 3, 2022.)

M3. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a LOAN ORDER, appropriating $11,170,000 for the purpose of making critically needed repairs to City-owned building, including but not limited to, projects for the repair and renovation of public safety facilities, recreational facilities, general office space, and roads and infrastructure and all costs incidental and related thereto. 

M3a.   LOAN ORDER,

M4. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a LOAN ORDER, appropriating $5,000,000 to pay costs of acquiring the land and building in the city at 449 North Street and for remodeling, reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to the building and property for use as a central kitchen for the New Bedford Public Schools, including site work, paving, structural repairs, repair or replacement doors, windows, plumbing, HVAC, electrical and fire protection systems, utility upgrades, hazardous materials abatement, installation of energy conservation measures, and interior reconstruction, and for the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto.

M4a. LOAN ORDER,

M5. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting an Amended Host Community Agreement with Metro Harvest, Inc., of East Freetown, Massachusetts, for a State license for the sale of recreational adult use marijuana at its proposed facility at 507-513 Church Street in New Bedford.

M5a.  FIRST AMENDED HOST COMMUNITY AGREEMENT, An Agreement between the City of New Bedford and Metro Harvest, Inc., to operate a recreational adult use marijuana facility at 507-513 Church Street.

M6. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a Lease Extension and Amendment between the New Bedford Airport Commission and Airport Mini Storage, Inc.

M6a.  LEASE EXTENSION AND AMENDMENT,

2. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to Grant the DEMOLITION of NS MANOMET STREET (Map 105/Lot 207) circa 1940 coal bin structure. 

2a. COMMUNICATION/DEMOLITION, New Bedford Historical Commission, to City Council,  re: BUILDING DEMOLITION REVIEW – NS MANOMET STREET (Map 105/Lot 207) circa 1940 coal bin structure; the structure is associated with the Manomet Mills, an early 20th century textile mill complex which became a National Register Historic District in 2012; the structure has been a long-term, vacant, blighted structure and has become a nuisance property, attracting trash, dumping and illegal activities; the City’s Neighborhood Task Force has sought demolition to cure the violations associated with this property; the structure consists of a brick building, metal canopy and bunker-type concrete walls, all parts of the structure must be removed as they currently have an adverse effect on the nearby historic resources and will continue to be a blight to the neighborhood and attract nuisance activity, “in light of these findings, the New Bedford Historical Commission has determined that the structure located at NS Manomet Street is not Historically Significant nor a Preferably Preserved Historic Structure.” (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – May 12, 2022.)

3. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to Grant the DEMOLITION of 24 N FRONT STREET (Map 79/Lots 2 & 4) Buildings 4, 12, 19, western part of 2, formally known as Revere Copper site. 

3a. COMMUNICATION/DEMOLITION, New Bedford Historical Commission, to City Council,  re: BUILDING DEMOLITION REVIEW – 24 N FRONT STREET (Map 79/Lots 2 & 4) Buildings 4, 12, 19, western part of 2; a historic resources survey, funded through a grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission found the property at 24 N Front Street, known as the former Revere Copper site, to be eligible as a National Register District; the property is significant as the largest copper manufacturing facility in New Bedford during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and as a relatively unaltered example of a large-scale, mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century manufacturing complex; the property is significant because of its association with the Paul Revere Copper Company (founded in 1801 in Canton, MA) and Paul Revere’s great-grandson Edward H.R. Revere (1867-1957), who became general manager in 1920 and lent his surname to the present company name in 1929; the existing buildings are in fair to poor condition and the current configuration of the buildings on the site does not lend itself to the operations of a water-dependent facility; the waterfront site has the potential to be a valuable port facility and the redevelopment of the site will mitigate site environmental hazards, have positive impacts on local employment and the commercial tax base, as well as help catalyze other economic investments in the adjacent Hicks Logan and Wamsutta Mills districts, “in light of these findings, the New Bedford Historical Commission has determined that Buildings 4, 12, 19 and western part of 2, located at 24 N Front Street are Historically Significant but are not Preferably Preserved Historic Buildings.” (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – May 12, 2022.)

4. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to Grant the DEMOLITION of 24 N Front Street (Map 79/Lots 2 & 4) Buildings 1, 3, 3A, eastern part of 2, formally known as the Revere Copper site. 

4a. COMMUNICATION/DEMOLITION, New Bedford Historical Commission, to City Council,  re: BUILDING DEMOLITION REVIEW RE: 24 N Front Street (Map 79/Lots 2 & 4 ) Buildings 1, 3, 3A, eastern part of 2; a historic resources survey, funded through a grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission found the property at 24 N Front Street, known as the former Revere Copper site, to be eligible as a National Register District; the property is significant as the largest copper manufacturing facility in New Bedford during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and as a relatively unaltered example of a large-scale, mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth-century manufacturing complex; the property is significant because of its association with the Paul Revere Copper Company (founded in 1801 in Canton, MA) and Paul Revere’s great-grandson Edward H. R. Revere (1867–1957), who became general manager in 1920 and lent his surname to the present company name in 1929; the existing buildings are in fair to poor condition and are unable to be adapted for the purposes of modern fish processing; the property owner will be collaborating with the City to construct a new building which is architecturally sensitive to the Hicks-Logan District and provide an easement to assist in the potential widening of N Front Street, per statements made by the applicant team during the presentation to the Historical Commission; “in light of these findings, the New Bedford Historical Commission has determined that Buildings 1, 3, 3A and eastern part of 2, located at 24 N Front Street are Historically Significant but are not Preferably Preserved Historic Buildings.” 

(Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – May 12, 2022.)

5. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to Grant the DEMOLITION of 24 N Front Street (Map 79 Lots 2 & 4) Buildings 15, northern part of 14, and eastern part of 10, formally known as the Revere Copper site. 

6. REPORT, Committee on Appointment & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL on behalf of Jenny Mejia, 88 Sagamore Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 d/b/a JENNY’S Transportation LLC, 88 Sagamore Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, the APPLICATION for a NEW PRIVATE LIVERY LICENSE to carry passengers for hire over the streets of New Bedford (License will expire June 30, 2022).

6a. COMMUNICATION, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, to City Council, on behalf of Jenny Mejia, 88 Sagamore Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 d/b/a JENNY’S TRANSPORTATION LLC, 88 Sagamore Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, hereby submitting a copy of the Application requesting a NEW PRIVATE LIVERY LICENSE to carry passengers for hire over the streets of New Bedford. (License will expire June 30, 2022.) (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – April 28, 2022.)

7. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL on behalf of Jenny Mejia, 88 Sagamore Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 d/b/a JENNY’S TRANSPORTATION LLC, 88 Sagamore Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, the APPLICATION for RENEWAL of a PRIVATE LIVERY LICENSE to carry passengers for hire over the streets of New Bedford. (Term of License – July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.)

7a. COMMUNICATION, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, to City Council, on behalf of Jenny Mejia, 88 Sagamore Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 d/b/a JENNY’S TRANSPORTATION LLC, 88 Sagamore Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, hereby submitting a copy of the Application requesting a RENEWAL of a PRIVATE LIVERY LICENSE to carry passengers for hire over the streets of New Bedford. (Term of License – July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.) (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – April 28, 2022.)

8. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of ELIZABETH BLANCHARD, MD, FASCO, New Bedford, MA, to the BOARD OF HEALTH; Dr. Blanchard will be replacing Dr. Sarah Morris, whose term has expired; this term will expire in April 2023. 

8a. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the APPOINTMENT of ELIZABETH BLANCHARD, MD, FASCO, New Bedford, MA, to the BOARD OF HEALTH; Dr. Blanchard will be replacing Dr. Sarah Morris, whose term has expired; this term will expire in April 2023. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – May 24, 2022.)

9. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of ASHLEY PAYNE, as the DIRECTOR OF TOURISM AND MARKETING, at a salary of Grade M-11, $69,302.00. 

9a. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the APPOINTMENT of ASHLEY PAYNE as the DIRECTOR OF TOURISM AND MARKETING, at a salary of Grade M-11, $69,302.00. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – May 24, 2022.)

10. REPORT, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDERS OF TAKING for Recorded Land and Registered Land for the Acushnet Avenue at Peckham Road/Sassaquin Avenue Intersection Improvements Projects and Appraisal Summaries for temporary and permanent easements across privately owned property which are needed for said project.

10a. ORDER OF TAKING (Recorded Land) (Referred to the Committee on Finance – June 09, 2022.)

10b. ORDER OF TAKING (Registered Land) (Referred to the Committee on Finance – June 09, 2022.)

10c. APPRAISAL SUMMARIES (Referred to the Committee on Finance – June 09, 2022.)

11. REPORT, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, AS AMENDED, that the City appropriates $2,100,200 as a match requirement for waterfront capital improvements by the New Bedford Port Authority; and that the Port Authority shall issue periodic statements on expenditures of how the funds are spent to the City Council.

11a. AN ORDER, as Amended. (Referred to the Committee on Finance – May 24, 2022.)

12. REPORT, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER for the TRANSFER of $332,419.00 from HEALTH, SALARIES & WAGES in the amount of $285,000.00 and MIS, SALARIES & WAGES in the amount of $47,419.00 to GENERAL GOVERNMENT UNCLASSIFIED, OTHER FINANCING USES.

12a. AN ORDER, (Referred to the Committee on Finance – June 09, 2022.)

13. REPORT, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER for the TRANSFER of $200,000.00 from SOLICITOR, SALARIES & WAGES in the amount of $100,000.00; CFO, SALARIES & WAGES in the amount of $60,000.00; PURCHASING, SALARIES & WAGES in the amount of $25,000.00 and ASSESSORS, SALARIES & WAGES in the amount of $15,000.00 to GENERAL GOVERNMENT UNCLASSIFIED, CHARGES & SERVICES. 

13a. AN ORDER, (Referred to the Committee on Finance – June 09, 2022.)

14. REPORT, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, for the TRANSFER of $8,000.00 from CFO, SALARIES & WAGES to MAYOR, SALARIES & WAGES.

14a. AN ORDER, (Referred to the Committee on Finance – June 09, 2022.)

15.       REPORT, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the CPA annual budget for fiscal year 2023 for committee administrative expenses and community preservation projects in fiscal year 2023.

15a.    COMMUNICATION, Community Preservation Committee, submitting the CPA annual budget for Fiscal Year 2023 recommended by the Community Preservation Committee for administrative expenses and community preservation projects in Fiscal Year 2023. (Referred to the Committee on Finance – June 09, 2023.)