COMMITTEE ON CITY PROPERTY  - March 14, 2023
MEETING AT 7:00 PM,
133 William Street, 2nd Floor, City Hall, City Council Chambers, New Bedford, MA 02740
AGENDA
 

1.   COMMUNICATION, Council President Morad and Councillor Gomes, submitting a copy of letter from Bradford Bourque, New Bedford, MA regarding the Clark Cove Beach Nourishment Project. (To be Referred to the Committee on City Property, Conservation Commission and Conservation Agent Michele Paul.) (Ref’d 12/12/2019) 

 

INVITEES: Bradford Bourque; Michele Paul, Director, Environmental Stewardship

2.     WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Gomes and Pereira, requesting, that the Committee on City Property and Mary Rapoza, Director, Parks, Recreation and Beaches, meet with Mr. Joseph Pacheco, President, and Commodore of the Low Tide Yacht Club and the Fort Rodman Marine Educational Association, for the purposes of discussing the educational program held between May 15th and September 15th at Fort Taber; and further, to discuss issues with meetings and services that the Low Tide Yacht Club provides after the 8:00 p.m. closing of Ft. Taber, and ways the City can assist the club with access to the facilities after hours for said meetings and services. (Ref’d 10/13/2022)

 

INVITEES: Joseph Pacheco, President and Commodore of the Low Tide Yacht Club and the Fort Rodman Marine Educational Association; Mary Rapoza, Director, Parks, Recreation and Beaches

3.   COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the sale of the Airport’s vacant lot on the East Side of Mount Pleasant Street (Assessor’s Map #123-081). (Ref’d 07/21/2022) (11/09/2022 – Remain in Committee)

 

3a.    Request for Proposal (RFP) for the sale of the Airport’s vacant lot on the East Side of Mount Pleasant Street (Assessor’s Map #123-081). (Ref’d 07/21/2022) (11/09/2022 – VOTE: Send a communication to all City departments inquiring if the space is needed for municipal purposes; Remain in Committee) (11/10/2022 – memo sent to all departments inquiring if the space was needed for municipal purposes; no responses were received that indicated there was a need for this space)

 

INVITEES: Atty. David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel; Atty. Eric Jaikes, City Solicitor; Scot Servis, Airport Manager; Representative, Mayor’s Office   

4.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDER, that the City Solicitor be requested to obtain appraisals and prepare an Order of Taking for land located on County Street, from Nelson Street to Union Street, for the purpose of acquiring permanent and temporary easement for roadway paving, sidewalk reconstruction with new pedestrian ramps, new pavement markings, traffic signal upgrades, tree plantings and new green infrastructure areas. (Ref’d 01/26/2023)

 

4a.       AN ORDER, (Ref’d 01/26/2023)

 

INVITEES: Atty. David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel; Atty. Eric Jaikes, City Solicitor; Representative, Mayor’s Office

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5.    COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a request from the Zeiterion Theatre, Inc. to enter into a long-term lease agreement with the City of New Bedford, that this matter be referred to the Committee on City Property to issue a Request for Proposals. (Ref’d 11/21/17) (02/26/18-tabled; memo sent to all Dept. Heads asking if their department believes the property is needed for municipal purposes; Tentative Lease Agreement requested from the Mayor and Solicitor’s Offices) (04/13/18-no response received by any Department Head indicating a need for the property) (05/14/18-tabled; lease not ready)

 

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