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*COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES* - April 11, 2023 MEETING AT 7:00 PM, *133 William Street, 2nd Floor, City Hall, City Council Chambers, New Bedford, MA 02740* *AGENDA*


	1. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDER that the City accept M.G.L. Chapter 32B, Section 15 (a) to provide the City with the tools necessary to offer active City employees a group dental insurance plan. (Ref’d 07/16/2020) (03/20/2023 – tabled) 1a. AN ORDER, that the City of New Bedford accept G.L. c. 32B, § 15(a) to enable the City to offer a group dental plan to all active City employees. (Ref’d 07/16/2020) (03/20/2023 – tabled)
	INVITEES: Emily Arpke, Deputy CFO/City Auditor; Bruce Bettencourt, President, AFSCME Local 851; Lt. Evan Bielski, President, New Bedford Police Union; Michael Gagne, Interim Chief Financial Officer; Atty. David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel; Atty. Eric Jaikes, City Solicitor; Judith Keating, Personnel Director; Kevin A. Mello, President, AFSCME Local 641; Tom Nickerson, President, New Bedford Educators Association; William Sylvia, President, IAFF Local 841; Representative, Mayor’s Office
	2. COMMUNICATION, Councillor Pereira and Council President Morad, submitting a copy of letter from Director Jennifer Carloni, Department of City Planning, regarding the Citywide Comprehensive Plan Briefing. (Ref’d 02/23/2023) (Matter ID #0371)
	INVITEES: Jennifer Carloni, Director, Planning Department; Atty. David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel; Representative, Mayor’s Office


	*Chair Suggests ‘Waive Reading’, ‘No Further Action’ and* *‘Report Out to the Full City Council’*

	3. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu, Lima, Lopes, Dunn and Giesta, requesting that the Administration and Committee on Ordinances work with our Department of Public Infrastructure, Police Department and Fire Department to establish an official citywide “parking ban” timeline Ordinance, which would automatically be enacted every time the forecasted weather predicts “plow-able” snowfall of two-plus inches, further, said timeline would be enacted from December 1st to March 31st of the following calendar year. The rationale behind such a “parking ban” timeline would be to avoid any further confusion going forward since the City currently has no official adopted/consistent policy regarding this matter. (Ref’d 03/14/2019)

	4. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Giesta, Carney, Abreu and Council President Lopes, requesting that the DFFM Commissioner Champagne, DPI Commissioner Ponte, Police Chief Oliveira, a Representative of the Mayor’s Office, a Representative of the Mayor’s Neighborhood Task Force and Andrew O'Leary, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations, come before the Committee on Ordinances to discuss the enforcement of the current litter Ordinance or possible amendments to said Ordinance and the responsibility of residents and visitors to keep this City clean. (Ref’d 10/14/2021)

	5. REPORT, Committee on Ordinances, recommending to the City Council ADOPTION of AN ORDINANCE, amending Chapter 17, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, subjecting violators of Chapter 12, Section 12-41.1 – Duty of Property Owners to Maintain Yard and Adjacent Areas to a graduated fine regime, and adding the offenses and associated fines to Section 17-18, Noncriminal Disposition of Violations of Certain Ordinances, Rules and Regulations; AND, Section 17-28, Chapter 40U of the Massachusetts General Laws. (Ref’d 10/14/2021) 5a. AN ORDINANCE, (Referred to the Committee on Ordinances - April 08, 2021.) (Ref’d 10/14/2021)

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