1. HEARING, NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for location of 236' of Cable and Conduit and one (1) Handhole in PARKER STREET, near the intersection of Summer Street. (Continued from the June 9, 2022 City Council Meeting.)

1a. AN ORDER, (Continued from the June 9, 2022 City Council Meeting.)

M1. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the sale of the Airport’s vacant lot on the East Side of Mount Pleasant Street (Assessor’s Map #123-08).

M1a. Request for Proposals (RFP) for the sale of the Airport’s vacant lot on the East Side of Mount Pleasant Street (Assessor’s Map #123-08)

M2. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting TWO ORDERS, authorizing the City to enter into capital leases for the purchase of replacement vehicles assigned to EMS, the Fire Department and the Police Department.

M2a. AN ORDER,

M2b. AN ORDER,

M3. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the REAPPOINTMENT of CARLOS DACUNHA, New Bedford, MA, to the AIRPORT COMMISSION; this term will expire in December 2023.

M4. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the REAPPOINTMENT of STEVEN CATON, New Bedford, MA, to the CEMETERY BOARD; this term will expire in May 2025.

M5. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the REAPPOINTMENT of BARBARA MCDONALD, New Bedford, MA, to the CEMETERY BOARD; this term will expire in May 2025.

M6. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the REAPPOINTMENT of SEAN M. CARNEY, New Bedford, MA, to the CONSERVATION COMMISSION; this term will expire in June 2025.

M7. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the REAPPOINTMENT of JOHN W. WALSH, New Bedford, MA, to the REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; this term will expire in July 2027.

M8. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the APPOINTMENT of CAROL PIMENTEL, New Bedford, MA, to the GREATER NEW BEDFORD REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE; Ms. Pimentel will be replacing Patrick Walsh, who has resigned; this term will expire in May 2026.

2. LOAN ORDER, appropriating $5,000,000.00 to pay costs of acquiring the land and building in the City at 449 North Street and for remodeling, reconstruction and making extraordinary repairs to the building and property for use as a central kitchen for the New Bedford Public Schools. (Passed to a Second Reading – June 23, 2022.)

3. AN ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 19, Section 19-7 (c) by inserting title "Assistant City Clerk" at a pay grade M-12. (Passed to be Ordained - May 24, 2022; VETO Received and Ordered Spread on the Records - June 23, 2022.)

4. AN ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 19, Section 19-7 (c) by inserting title "Assistant City Council Clerk" at a pay grade M-10. (Passed to be Ordained - May 24, 2022, and VETO Received and Ordered Spread on the Records - June 23, 2022.)

5. REPORT, Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications, recommending to the City Council and the Park Board APPROVAL of the Memorial Park Bench and Tree Dedication Program Application in memory of Derek Pimentel, with a request that the bench be placed in the family’s preferred location of the North Side of the Senior Center at Buttonwood Park.

5a. COMMUNICATION, The Department of Parks, Recreation and Beaches, submitting a Memorial Park Bench and Tree Dedication Program Application in memory of Derek Pimentel. (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications – March 28, 2019.)

6. REPORT, Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications, recommending to the City Council and the Park Board APPROVAL of the Memorial Park Bench and Tree Dedication Program Application in memory of Alice Sherman, with a request that the bench be placed in the family’s preferred location at Hazelwood Park.

6a. COMMUNICATION, The Department of Parks, Recreation and Beaches, submitting a Memorial Park Bench and Tree Dedication Program Application in memory of Alice Sherman. (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications – February 24, 2022.)

7. REPORT, Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications, recommending to the City Council and the Park Board APPROVAL of the Memorial Park Bench and Tree Dedication Program Application in memory of Sarah D. Clark, with a request that the bench be placed in close proximity to the Senior Center at Buttonwood Park.

7a. COMMUNICATION, The Department of Parks, Recreation and Beaches, submitting a Memorial Park Bench and Tree Dedication Program Application in memory of Sarah D. Clark. (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications – May 12, 2022.)

8. REPORT, The Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications, recommending to the City Council and the Park Board send a positive recommendation for erecting a plaque or memorial honoring Leo E. Larrivee, with a request that it be placed at the walking path at Buttonwood Park.

8a. WRITTEN MOTION, that the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications, consider creating a pocket park or monument to honor and recognize the City’s greatest track hero; the “Whaling City Wonder”, French Canadian Leo E. Larrivee, who brought home New Bedford’s first Olympic Medal – a Bronze for third-place finish in the men’s 3,000 Meter Team Race at the 1924 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications – April 28, 2016.)

9. REPORT, Committee on City Property, recommending to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, that the Mayor execute on behalf of the City of New Bedford, an Activities and Use Limitation (AUL) for the Nemasket Lots, the lots contain 85,797+/- square feet or 1.970+/- acres.

9a. AN ORDER, (Referred to the Committee on City Property – January 13, 2022.)

10. REPORT, Committee on Ordinances, referring the Home Rule Petition to the City Council and recommending that the Administration forward the Home Rule Petition to the State Legislature.

10a. AN ACT, Authorizing the City of New Bedford to qualify City Employees for certain death benefits when the cause of death is related to COVID-19. (Referred to the Committee on Ordinances – May 24, 2022.)

11. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of EMILY ARPKE as CITY AUDITOR.

11a. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the APPOINTMENT of EMILY ARPKE as CITY AUDITOR. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – June 9, 2022.)

12. REPORT, Committee on Appointments and Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of ADRIANNA JADE BAPTISTA, New Bedford, MA 02740, as a CONSTABLE.

12a. AN APPLICATION, (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – June 9, 2022.)

13. REPORT, Committee on Appointments and Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the PETITION, Jerry Dugan, Jr., Middletown, RI 02842, d/b/a/ NEW BEDFORD HAULING, 1245 Shawmut Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746, requesting that he be granted a Waiver of Residency in accordance with Section 15-38 of the City Code, to obtain a LICENSE TO DEAL IN JUNK, OLD METALS OR ANY OTHER SECONDHAND ARTICLES.

13a. PETITION, Jerry Dugan, Jr., Middletown, RI 02842, d/b/a/ NEW BEDFORD HAULING, 1245 Shawmut Avenue, New Bedford, MA  02746, requesting that he be granted a Waiver of Residency in accordance with Section 15-38 of the City Code, to obtain a LICENSE TO DEAL IN JUNK, OLD METALS OR ANY OTHER SECONDHAND ARTICLES. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – June 23, 2022.)

14. REPORT, Committee on Appointments and Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of GARY LUNSFORD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as DIRECTOR OF ZOOLOGICAL SERVICES – BUTTONWOOD PARK ZOO, at Grade M-16, Salary Step 6 ($107,476) on the Unit C Salary Schedule.

14a. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the APPOINTMENT of GARY LUNSFORD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as DIRECTOR OF ZOOLOGICAL SERVICES – BUTTONWOOD PARK ZOO, at Grade M-16, Salary Step 6 ($107,476) on the Unit C Salary Schedule. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – June 23, 2022.)

15. REPORT, Committee on City Property, recommending that the City Council request that the City Solicitors Office and the Cemetery Board cover the full costs as they relate to the repair of the Pacheco-Young headstone.

15a. COMMUNICATION, Councillor Gomes, submitting a communication from Judy Pacheco Young, New Bedford, MA 02745, regarding the severe damage done to her husband’s headstone at Rural Cemetery. (Referred to the Committee on City Property - August 19, 2021.)

16. REPORT, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council Approval of the LEASE EXTENSION AND AMENDMENT between the New Bedford Airport Commission and Airport Mini Storage, Inc.

16a. LEASE EXTENSION AND AMENDMENT, (Referred to the Committee on Finance – June 23, 2022.)

17. REPORT, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council Approval of the 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.

17a. LOAN ORDER, (Referred to the Committee on Finance – June 23, 2022.)

18. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending that the City Council Grant the Demolition of 1 REAR COFFIN AVENUE (Map 100/Lot 117).

18a. COMMUNICATION/DEMOLITION, New Bedford Historical Commission to City Council, RE: BUILDING DEMOLITION REVIEW - 1 REAR COFFIN AVENUE (Map 100/Lot 117) a Circa 1902 masonry mill building, the building is architecturally and historically significant and is a contributing resource within the Whitman Mills National Register District, it has associations with the City’s cotton textile industry as well with internationally known mill architect/engineer Charles R. Makepeace, notable contractor Benjamin F. Smith and leading textile manufacturer and commission agent William Whitman; a 2019 Board of Survey report drafted by a licensed structural engineer, documented substantial roof structural system collapse and declared the building unsafe and dangerous per the provisions of the State Building Code, the building is structurally compromised and beyond feasible rehabilitation to the extent that it presents as a public hazard; the City and the Massachusetts Historical Commission, with the NBHC as a concurring party, will be entering into a Memorandum of Agreement with stipulations to photo document the building in order to mitigate the adverse effect to historic resources, “in light of these findings, the New Bedford Historical Commission has determined that the building at 1 Rear Coffin Avenue is a Historically Significant but not Preferably Preserved historic building”. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefing – June 23, 2022.)

19. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending that the City Council Grant the Demolition of 40 EDISON STREET (Map 107/Lot 109).

19a. COMMUNICATION/DEMOLITION, Anne Louro, Preservation Planner, to City Council,  re: BUILDING DEMOLITION REVIEW – 40 EDISON STREET (Map 107/Lot 109) a circa 1910 two story masonry boiler room and pump house;  the structure is not located in a National Register Historic District; the structure is the Boiler Room and Pump House of the Nield Manufacturing Company; the structure has experienced deferred maintenance, resulting in the structure being structurally compromised and beyond feasible rehabilitation; this demolition request DOES NOT include the adjacent smoke stack, “in light of these findings, the Preservation Planner has determined that the Boiler Room and Pump House at 40 Edison Street is neither a Historically Significant nor a Preferably Preserved Building.”  (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefing – June 9, 2022.)

20. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, requesting that the City of New Bedford, as Grantee of Foreign Trade Zone #28 (FTZ 28), be authorized to apply to the United States Foreign Trade Zones Board and applicable federal agencies to reorganize FTZ 28 to an Alternative Site Framework (ASF); and that the Mayor be authorized to execute all necessary paperwork for the application and any subsequent administrative actions for FTZ 28.

20a. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, requesting that the City of New Bedford, as Grantee of Foreign Trade Zone #28 (FTZ 28), be authorized to apply to the United States Foreign Trade Zones Board and applicable federal agencies to reorganize FTZ 28 to an Alternative Site Framework (ASF); and that the Mayor be authorized to execute all necessary paperwork for the application and any subsequent administrative actions for FTZ 28. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefing – February 24, 2022.)

21. REPORT, Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications, recommending that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lopes, requesting, that the City of New Bedford recognize Herb Rego for his dedication and commitment to the residents of the City, by naming the bathhouse on West Rodney French Boulevard the “Herb Rego Memorial Lifeguard Center.”

21a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lopes, requesting, that the City of New Bedford recognize Herb Rego for his dedication and commitment to the residents of the City, by naming the bathhouse on West Rodney French Boulevard the “Herb Rego Memorial Lifeguard Center.” (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications - August 19, 2010.)

22. REPORT, Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications, recommending that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications meet with Personnel Director Vezina and a representative from the Mayor’s office, for the purpose of discussing the creation of a token of appreciation for City workers when they pass away, as a form of acknowledgement thanking them for their services to the City of New Bedford and its people, said token could be a small City flag, a plaque, a Citation or something to be determined at a later date.

22a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications meet with Personnel Director Vezina and a representative from the Mayor’s office, for the purpose of discussing the creation of a token of appreciation for City workers when they pass away, as a form of acknowledgement thanking them for their services to the City of New Bedford and its people, said token could be a small City flag, a plaque, a Citation or something to be determined at a later date. (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications – September 08, 2016.) 

23. REPORT, Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications, recommending that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the COMMUNICATION, Council President Lopes, submitting a letter from the Committee to Honor the late Thomas Wayne Barao, New Bedford High School Basketball Player Class of 1968, regarding naming the basketball court at Ashley Park in Mr. Barao’s honor.

23a. COMMUNICATION, Council President Lopes, submitting a letter from the Committee to Honor the late Thomas Wayne Barao, New Bedford High School Basketball Player Class of 1968, regarding naming the basketball court at Ashley Park in Mr. Barao’s honor. (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications – October 26, 2017.)

24. REPORT, Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications, recommending that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the new Public Safety building on Brock Avenue be named the “Sgt. Joseph Camara Public Safety Center” in honor of Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara, who dedicated his life to the Citizens of New Bedford as a Police Officer, and also served our Country in the United States Army National Guard, making the ultimate sacrifice, giving his life on September 01, 2003, when a landmine struck his Humvee outside of Baghdad, Iraq.

24a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the new Public Safety building on Brock Avenue be named the “Sgt. Joseph Camara Public Safety Center” in honor of Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara, who dedicated his life to the Citizens of New Bedford as a Police Officer, and also served our Country in the United States Army National Guard, making the ultimate sacrifice, giving his life on September 01, 2003, when a landmine struck his Humvee outside of Baghdad, Iraq. (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications – June 13, 2019.)

25. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings meet with the residents of Melville Towers, to discuss the ongoing problem of the elevators being down and out of order, making it an unsafe situation for daily use or if need be, evacuation; and further, to also discuss with residents any other safety concerns they may have, and that this meeting be held at the Melville Towers Community Room making it convenient for the residents and that the Commissioner of Inspectional Services, the Director of the Health Department and a representative of the Police Department be invited to this meeting along with management of Melville Towers, and further, that the same course of action be taken on behalf of the resident at Tripp Towers, to address public safety along with building and maintenances concerns; and further, that the Department of Inspectional Services and the Health Department inspect both buildings for safety and health concerns immediately, and that both departments report back to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings with their findings before the meeting is held with the residents.

25a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings meet with the residents of Melville Towers, to discuss the ongoing problem of the elevators being down and out of order, making it an unsafe situation for daily use or if need be, evacuation; and further, to also discuss with residents any other safety concerns they may have, and that this meeting be held at the Melville Towers Community Room making it convenient for the residents and that the Commissioner of Inspectional Services, the Director of the Health Department and a representative of the Police Department be invited to this meeting along with management of Melville Towers, and further, that the same course of action be taken on behalf of the residents at Tripp Towers to address public safety along with building and maintenance concerns; and further, that the Department of Inspectional Services and the Health Department inspect both buildings for safety and health concerns immediately, and that both departments report back to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings with their findings before the meeting is held with the residents. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – January 13, 2022.)

26. REPORT, Committee on City Property, recommending that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Gomes, Giesta, Council President Lopes and Councillor Morad, requesting that the Committee on City Property, meet with the members of the Cemetery Board for the purpose of discussing the rules and regulations governing Cemetery plots and clarifying what can and cannot be placed on those plots at City Cemeteries; and further that the Board discuss updating those rules and regulations on how family and friends care for their love ones plots.

26a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Gomes, Giesta, Council President Lopes and Councillor Morad, requesting that the Committee on City Property, meet with the members of the Cemetery Board for the purpose of discussing the rules and regulations governing Cemetery plots and clarifying what can and cannot be placed on those plots at City Cemeteries; and further that the Board discuss updating those rules and regulations on how family and friends care for their love ones plots. (Referred to the Committee on City Property – April 22, 2021.)

27. REPORT, Committee on City Property, recommending that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Giesta, Abreu, Council President Lopes, Councillors Lima, Carney and Coelho, requesting that City Solicitor Mikaela McDermott, DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte, Director of Parks, Recreation and Beaches Mary Rapoza, and the Director of Purchasing Molly Gilfeather, be invited to a Committee on City Property meeting to discuss the possibility of the City selling the two pocket parks in the North End, the Nye Street Pocket Park and the Phillips Avenue Pocket Park, these parks were first created as an idea that the neighborhood would take advantage of the green space that these parks provided; unfortunately, these pocket parks have had the opposite effect, they are being used by drug dealers and users and for prostitution, the residents and business owners in the surrounding areas deserve better and should not have to live with the ongoing crime that is being perpetrated in these pocket parks; further requesting that the City please sell these pocket parks to interested buyers who will utilize their use for the betterment of the neighborhood, i.e., possible business or residential parking.

27a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Giesta, Abreu, Council President Lopes, Councillors Lima and Carney,  requesting that City Solicitor Mikaela McDermott, DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte, Director of Parks, Recreation and Beaches Mary Rapoza, and the Director of Purchasing Molly Gilfeather, be invited to a Committee on City Property meeting to discuss the possibility of the City selling the two pocket parks in the North End, the Nye Street Pocket Park and the Phillips Avenue Pocket Park, these parks were first created as an idea that the neighborhood would take advantage of the green space that these parks provided; unfortunately, these pocket parks have had the opposite effect, they are being used by drug dealers and users and for prostitution, the residents and business owners in the surrounding areas deserve better and should not have to live with the ongoing crime that is being perpetrated in these pocket parks; further requesting that the City please sell these pocket parks to interested buyers who will utilize their use for the betterment of the neighborhood, i.e., possible business or residential parking.  (Referred to the Committee on City Property – February 25, 2021.)

28. REPORT, Committee on City Property, recommending that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, on behalf of Bonnie Waite, 112 Peckham Road, Acushnet, requesting that Kathleen Street be changed to SPOONER FARM LANE, the Spooner Family-owned land for decades along Kathleen Street; and this name change would give recognition to a family that contributed so much to this area for decades and the COMMUNICATION, Jennifer Carloni, Director, City Planning, to Councillor Maria E. Giesta, Chairperson, Committee on City Property, advising that the Planning Board held a meeting on Wednesday, March 09, 2022, to review and make a recommendation to the City Council for its consideration regarding the petition from Bonnie Waite to change the name of Kathleen Street to Spooner Farm Lane; the Planning Board recommends that the petition be withdrawn from the City Council and refiled with the Planning Board.

28a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, on behalf of Bonnie Waite, 112 Peckham Road, Acushnet, requesting that Kathleen Street be changed to SPOONER FARM LANE, the Spooner Family owned land for decades along Kathleen Street; and this name change would give recognition to a family that contributed so much to this area for decades. (Referred to the Committee on City Property - February 10, 2022.)

29. REPORT, Committee on City Property, recommending that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the COMMUNICATION, Councillor Pereira submitting a copy of letter to the Park Board of Commissioners regarding the proposed pay-to-park system at the Marine Park on Pope’s Island.

29a. COMMUNICATION, Councillor Pereira, submitting a copy of letter to the Park Board of Commissioners regarding the proposed pay-to-park system at the Marine Park on Pope’s Island. (Referred to the Committee on City Property – March 24, 2022.)

30. REPORT, Committee on City Property, recommending that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the COMMUNICATION, Councillors Baptiste and Pereira, submitting a copy of a letter sent to Members of the Board of Park Commissioners regarding the parking plan at Marine Park and Noah’s Place Playground.

30a. COMMUNICATION, Councillors Baptiste and Pereira, submitting a copy of letter sent to Members of the Board of Park Commissioners regarding the parking plan at Marine Park and Noah’s Place Playground. (Referred to the Committee on City Property – April 12, 2022.)

31. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, on behalf of Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Maltais, 578 County Street, requesting that Representatives from Riley Brothers Construction Company, Eversource Gas, and DPI Commissioner Jamie Pone, attend an upcoming Committee on Appointments and Briefings meeting to discuss the gas line work done in front of said address, going north one City block and the damage to the sewer pipe that has forced the Maltais’ to pay thousands of dollars to the City for the repairs.

32. WRITTEN MOTION, Council President Abreu and Councillor Markey, requesting that Map 135, Lot 9 (WS Braley Road) and Lot 11 (WS Braley Road) be rezoned from Industrial C to Residential B, this change would be consistent with the Residential B lots which abut these parcels of land. (To be Referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Planning Board.)

32a. COMMUNICATION, Council President Abreu, submitting a letter from Attorneys John Markey, from Markey & Walsh Attorney at Law regarding the rezoning of Map 135, Lots 9&11. (To be Referred to the Committee on Ordinances and the Planning Board.)

34. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, that letters of support be sent to our Federal delegation, Senators Markey, Warren and Congressman Keating, requesting that the HUD’s Senior Citizens Housing Rules be reviewed and reverse the current practice of allowing mix-use in Senior Housing, other than 65 and over, and Citizens with disabilities; this request is on behalf of our local Senior population that have been put into a housing situation that is unsafe and detrimental to their quality of life; and further that a letter be sent to HUD’s Boston Regional Office requesting, a meeting with the Council’s Committee on Appointments and Briefings to discuss the Senior housing situation along with testimony from New Bedford’s Senior Citizen population regarding their quality of life and living standards.  (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefing, and Waiving Rule 40.)

35. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting that the Mayor and DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte, authorize night time and weekend painting of crosswalks and directional arrows due to the abundance of intersections in need of this work across the City; this work can be done during said hours when there is less traffic on our City streets; and further that the Administration notify the City Council when the yellow lines are going to be painted across the City which has not been done since 2019.

36. WRITTEN MOTION Councillor Carney, requesting that the Committee on Finance meet with the Director of Labor Relations, the Interim CFO, the City Auditor and the Administrator of the ARPA funds to address the feasibility of developing a bonus structure and payout for City employees who worked in person during the periods of time that many workplaces were shut down due to COVID-19.

37. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Lima and Gomes, requesting, that Fire Chief Scott Kruger, Inspectional Services Commissioner Danny Romanowicz, Planning Director Jennifer Carloni, Environmental Stewardship Director Michele Paul, and Health Director Damon Chaplin, come before the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods to discuss the conditions that caused the fire at Bob’s Tire Co., 55 Brook Street, on July 7, 2022, to apprise the Committee on the three inspection summary reports that were prepared on February 5, 2021 relative to Bob’s Tire Company, F&B Tire, and Pearl Street Tire, and to update the Committee on the Administration’s intentions relative to ensuring that the aforementioned tire companies are in compliance with City Codes and Ordinances, as well as State and Federal Regulations. (To be Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods.)

38. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lima, requesting, that the Mayor’s Office, City Solicitor’s Office, Planning Department, Office of Housing and Community Development, Department of Inspectional Services, New Bedford Historical Commission, any other City departments involved, and any outside entities working with the City provide copies of any/all correspondence between the aforementioned and Beit Medrash of Great Neck, Inc., relative to the Building Demolition Review of 1 Rear Coffin Avenue (Map 100/Lot 117), and that said documentation be submitted to the City Council by July 29, 2022.

39. PETITION, Paul Bryant, Boston, MA 02199, d/b/a FALL RIVER PAWNBROKERS/FALL RIVER FINANCIAL MA, LLC, 268 Union Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, requesting that he be granted a Waiver of Residency in accordance with Section 15-38 of the City Code, to obtain a PAWNBROKERS LICENSE and LICENSE TO DEAL IN JUNK, OLD METALS OR ANY OTHER SECONDHAND ARTICLES.

40. PETITION, Paul Bryant, Boston, MA 02199, d/b/a FALL RIVER PAWNBROKERS/FALL RIVER FINANCIAL MA, LLC, 1351 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746, requesting that he be granted a Waiver of Residency in accordance with Section 15-38 of the City Code, to obtain a PAWNBROKERS LICENSE and LICENSE TO DEAL IN JUNK, OLD METALS OR ANY OTHER SECONDHAND ARTICLES.

42. COMMUNICATION, Councillor Morad, submitting a Memorial Park Bench and Tree Dedication Program Application for the Women in Military Service Memorial located at Fort Taber Park for the placement of two (2) stone beaches.  (To be Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications.)

43. COMMUNICATION, Manuel DeBrito, Jr., Chairperson, Board of Election Commissioners, requesting the approval of a change of polling location from Campbell School, Ward 1B and newly created sub-precinct 1B-1 to CareOne of New Bedford.  (Copy all Councillors via email – July 11, 2022.)

44. COMMUNICATION, Manuel DeBrito, Jr., Chairperson, Board of Election Commissioners, requesting the approval of a change of polling location from the Kennedy Youth Center, Ward 5A and 5B, to the Kennedy Donavan Center, 385 County Street, the emergency move is necessary due to the ongoing and delayed renovations of the Kennedy Youth Center with the merger of The Holy Family/Holy Name and St. James St. John Schools. (Copy all Councillors via email – July 19, 2022.)

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