COMMITTEE ON FINANCE  - May 16, 2018
MEETING AT 7:30 PM,
133 William Street, New Bedford, MA - City Council Chambers 214
AGENDA
 

1. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lopes, requesting that the Committee on Finance meet with the Police Chief and a designee from the Mitchell Administration to discuss the establishment of a city-owned and operated storage yard for police issued tows. (To be Referred to the Police Chief and the Mitchell Administration.) (Ref’d 3/22/18)

 

INVITEES: Joseph C. Cordeiro, Chief, New Bedford Police Department; Ari J. Sky, Chief Financial Officer; Representative, Mayor’s Office

 

2. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 10, Section 10-47 Departmental Revolving Fund to add the new Golf Course Revolving Fund. (Ref’d 4/12/18)

 

2a. AN ORDINANCE,

 

INVITEES: David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel Attorney; Mary Rapoza, Director, Parks, Recreation and Beaches; Ari J. Sky, Chief Financial Officer; Representative, Mayor’s Office

 

3. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDER authorizing three school bus contracts in excess of three years’ duration. (Ref’d 4/26/18)

 

3a. AN ORDER,

 

INVITEES: Susan Bruce, Director, Purchasing; Andrew O'Leary, Business Manager, New Bedford Public Schools; Ari J. Sky, Chief Financial Officer

 

4. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu, Giesta, Dunn, Lopes, Lima and Markey, requesting that the Committee on Finance, a Representative of the Mayor’s Office, Chief Financial Officer Sky and a Representative of the Economic Development Council discuss the feasibility of implementing a “rent rebate” program, which has helped revitalize economic development in other gateway cities throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; the program would entitle qualifying business owners moving into vacant storefront/buildings a partial rent rebate in both their first and second years of operation to help them get started, the City would accept applications for consideration of locations all throughout New Bedford, there would be a priority focus on development in the north, south and west-end Mixed-Use Business districts. (To be Referred to the Committee on Finance.) (Ref’d 4/26/18)

 

4a. COMMUNICATION, Councillor Abreu, submitting a copy of the City of Taunton’s Rent Rebate Program Applicant Guidelines. (To be Referred to the Committee on Finance.) (Ref’d 4/26/18)

 

INVITEES: Derek Santos, Executive Director, New Bedford Economic Development Council; Ari J. Sky, Chief Financial Officer; Representative, Mayor’s Office

 

 

 

 

 

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