M2.      COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting An ORDINANCE Amending Section 19-7 of the Code of Ordinances: “Establishment of Unit C Classification and Salary Plan; Procedures for Advancement.”

M2a.          AN ORDINANCE,

M3.      COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Councill, submitting a proposed Zoning ORDINANCE amendment and a proposed Order approving the New Bedford MacArthur Drive Redevelopment Plan.

M3a.        AN ORDER,

M3b.        AN ORDINANCE,

M4.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDER for the APPROPRIATION of $407,000.00 from ORDINARY REVENUE AND MUNICIPAL RECIEPTS, to FIRE SALARIES AND WAGES.

M4a         AN ORDER,

M5.   COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDER for the TRANSFER of $203,000.00 from EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CHARGES AND SERVICES to FIRE SALARIES AND WAGES.

M5a.     AN ORDER,

M6.      COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the APPOINTMENT of JUVENAL ALVES NEVES, New Bedford, MA 02740 as a CONSTABLE.

M6a.       AN APPLICATION,

1. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPLICATION, Jose Elvin Pena, d/b/a M. J. Auto Sales, for a SPECIAL PERMIT for Motor Vehicle Sales and/or Rentals at 297 Belleville Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746.

1a. SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION,

2. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPLICATION, Patrick Moriarty, d/b/a M.B. Auto Service, Inc., for a SPECIAL PERMIT for Motor Vehicle Sales and/or Rentals and General Repairs at 75 Church Street, New Bedford, MA 02746. 

2a. SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION,

3. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPLICATION, Zainab Adesina, d/b/a Abba Auto Sales, for a SPECIAL PERMIT for Motor Vehicle Sales and/or Rentals at 306-310 Rivet Street (aka 227 Bonney Street), New Bedford, MA 02744. 

3a. SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION,

4. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of REVEREND MICHAEL S. RACINE, New Bedford, MA to the CEMETERY BOARD, replacing Jill M. Ussach, whose term has expired; this term will expire December 2024.

4a. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of REVEREND MICHAEL S. RACINE, New Bedford, MA to the CEMETERY BOARD, replacing Jill M. Ussach, whose term has expired; this term will expire December 2024. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings - August 18, 2022.)

5. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending the City Council GRANT a Waiver of Residency to Paul Bryant, Boston, MA 02199, d/b/a FALL RIVER PAWNBROKERS/FALL RIVER FINANCIAL MA, LLC, 268 Union Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, in accordance with Section 15-38 of the City Code, to obtain a PAWNBROKER’S LICENSE and LICENSE TO DEAL IN JUNK, OLD METAL OR ANY OTHER SECONDHAND ARTICLES.

5a. PETITION, that the the City Council GRANT a Waiver of Residency to Paul Bryant, Boston, MA 02199, d/b/a FALL RIVER PAWNBROKERS/FALL RIVER FINANCIAL MA, LLC, 268 Union Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, in accordance with Section 15-38 of the City Code, to obtain a PAWNBROKER’S LICENSE and LICENSE TO DEAL IN JUNK, OLD METAL OR ANY OTHER SECONDHAND ARTICLES. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings - July 21, 2022.)

6. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending the City Council GRANT a Waiver of Residency to Paul Bryant, Boston, MA 02199, d/b/a FALL RIVER PAWNBROKERS/FALL RIVER FINANCIAL MA, LLC, 1351 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746, in accordance with Section 15-38 of the City Code, to obtain a PAWNBROKER’S LICENSE and LICENSE TO DEAL IN JUNK, OLD METAL OR ANY OTHER SECONDHAND ARTICLES.

6a. PETITION, that the City Council GRANT a Waiver of Residency to Paul Bryant, Boston, MA 02199, d/b/a FALL RIVER PAWNBROKERS/FALL RIVER FINANCIAL MA, LLC, 1351 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746, in accordance with Section 15-38 of the City Code, to obtain a PAWNBROKER’S LICENSE and LICENSE TO DEAL IN JUNK, OLD METAL OR ANY OTHER SECONDHAND ARTICLES. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings - July 21, 2022.)

7. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL on behalf of Fritz G. Barthelemy, 800 Pleasant Street, Apt. 1105, New Bedford, MA 02740 d/b/a TAP TAP MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, 303 Coggeshall Street, New Bedford, MA 02746, of the Application for a NEW PRIVATE LIVERY LICENSE, to carry passengers for hire over the streets of New Bedford (License will expire June 30, 2023.)

7a. COMMUNICATION, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, to City Council, on behalf of Fritz G. Barthelemy, 800 Pleasant Street, Apt. 1105, New Bedford, MA 02740 d/b/a TAP TAP MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, 303 Coggeshall Street, New Bedford, MA 02746, of the Application for a NEW PRIVATE LIVERY LICENSE, to carry passengers for hire over the streets of New Bedford (License will expire June 30, 2023.) (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings - August 18, 2022.)

8. REPORT, Committee on Memorials & Dedications, recommending to the City Council to refer approval to the Park Board of two (2) stone benches to be placed at the Women in Military Service Memorial located at Fort Taber Park. (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications – July 21, 2022.

8a. COMMUNICATION, Councillor Morad, submitting a Memorial Park Bench and Tree Dedication Program Application for the Women in the Military Service Memorial, located at Fort Taber Park for the placement of two (2) stone benches. (Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications – July 21, 2022.)

9. REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the RELATED MOTION, Councillor Pereira, requesting that the Chairperson of the Historical Commission appear before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to discuss how demolition determinations are made and to learn about the process. 

9a. RELATED MOTION, Councillor Pereira, requesting that the Chairperson of the Historical Commission appear before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to discuss how demolition determinations are made and to learn about the process. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings - June 23, 2022.)

10. REPORT, Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods meet with the DPI Commissioner Ponte or a representative for the purpose of discussing the installation of LED lights and removing the single bulbs in areas that continue to be high risk for criminal activity throughout the City; and further requesting that when the City replaces an existing LED light bulb that it be replaced with a newer LED bulb not continue to use the older type bulbs; furthermore that in the Committee meeting we discuss lighting across the City. 

10a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods meet with the DPI Commissioner Ponte or a representative for the purpose of discussing the installation of LED lights and removing the single bulbs in areas that continue to be high risk for criminal activity throughout the City; and further requesting that when the City replaces an existing LED light bulb that it be replaced with a newer LED bulb not continue to use the older type bulbs; furthermore that in the Committee meeting we discuss lighting across the City.  (Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods – July 20, 2020.) 

11. REPORT, Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods meet with Energy Manager Scott Durkee and DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte, to discuss the present lighting situation in some New Bedford areas; and further that they make available to the City Council the cost savings with changing the street lights, why every neighborhood did not receive LED lighting and the cost savings using the single bulb fixtures and bulb replacements instead of the LED light strips; also provide the Council with how much money has been saved due to the solar farms that have been placed around the City, the reason for this request comes on the heels of asking that LED lighting to be replaced in high crime areas throughout the City.

11a. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods meet with Energy Manager Scott Durkee and DPI Commissioner Jamie Ponte, to discuss the present lighting situation in some New Bedford areas; and further that they make available to the City Council the cost savings with changing the street lights, why every neighborhood did not receive LED lighting and the cost savings using the single bulb fixtures and bulb replacements instead of the LED light strips; also provide the Council with how much money has been saved due to the solar farms that have been placed around the City, the reason for this request comes on the heels of asking that LED lighting to be replaced in high crime areas throughout the City. (Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods – August 20, 2020.)

14. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Lima and Morad, requesting, that the New Bedford Public Schools Department investigate the feasibility of establishing an executive level position that is solely focused on public safety within the City’s public schools, and that such a position be equal in rank to the current New Bedford Public Schools Department Executive Director positions of Executive Director Human Capital Services, Executive Director of Educational Access and Pathways, and Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services, and further, that Superintendent Thomas Anderson, Police Chief Paul Oliveira, Fire Chief Scott Kruger, Director of Emergency Medical Services Michael Thomas, Director of Emergency Management Brian Nobrega, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff Neil Mello, and New Bedford Educators Association President Tom Nickerson appear before the Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods to discuss the feasibility of establishing said executive level position. (To be Referred to the Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods.)

19.      WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Pereira, submitting a communication and proposed order from Attorney Thomas Mathieu, Esq. in regard to a Petition of Subdivision of Land at 63 David Street.  (To be Referred to the Committee on City Property.)

19a.  COMMUNICATION, Attorney Thomas Mathieu regarding the Subdivision of Land at 63 David Street. (To be Referred to the Committee on City Property. (To be Referred to the Committee on City Property.)

25. COMMUNICATION, Derek Santos, Executive Director, New Bedford Economic Development Council, to Members of the City Council, submitting STA Agreement and Resolution approved by the Tax Increment Financing Board for a five (5) year Agreement for ISLAND CREEK OYSTERS INC. AND HARBORVIEW LLC. (Copies provided and distributed to all Councillors on October 6, 2022.)

25a.  RESOLUTION, Approving Certified Project Application and Special Tax Assessment Agreement with ISLAND CREEK OYSTERS INC. AND HARBORVIEW LLC.

29. COMMUNICATION, Council President Abreu, submitting a Communication from Jeff Camara, President of the Retired Firefighters of New Bedford regarding their endorsement of the New Bedford Retirement Board’s vote of the COLA increase. (To be Referred to the Committee on Finance.)

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