COMMITTEE ON CITY PROPERTY  - June 19, 2018
MEETING AT 7:00 PM,
133 William Street, New Bedford, MA, City Council Chambers, Rm 214
AGENDA
 

1. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Carney, requesting, that Mary Rapoza, Director of Parks, Recreation and Beaches and the Board of Park Commissioners, develop a fee schedule that charges non-residents, out of town organizations, groups, etc., for the use of all City parks. (To be Referred to the Committee on City Property, and that Director Rapoza and Members of the Park Board be invited to said meeting.) (Ref’d 8/18/16) (2/26/18-tabled; ask Mary Rapoza to provide a breakdown of revenue generated on fees charged by the Park) (5/14/18-tabled; ask Mary Rapoza to provide a breakdown of revenue generated on fees charged by the Park) (5/23/18-letter sent to Mary Rapoza requesting information) 

 

1a. COMMUNICATION, Mary Rapoza, to City Property Committee, submitting an Information Sheet relative to Park Use Fees. (Ref’d 2/12/18) (5/14/18-tabled; ask Mary Rapoza to provide a breakdown of revenue generated on fees charged by the Park) (5/23/18-letter sent to Mary Rapoza requesting information)

 

INVITEES: Mary Rapoza, Director, Parks, Recreation and Beaches

 

2. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a RFP and Proposal for the Sale of Real Property at 14 Hervey Tichon Avenue, Assessor’s Map 66, Lots 135, 137, 145, 147 and 148. (Ref’d 4/12/18)

 

2a. AN ORDER, that pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 15A, the real property located in New Bedford, MA and being shown on New Bedford Assessor’s Map 66, Lots 135, 137, 145, 147 and 148 be declared surplus property, no longer needed for the municipal property for which the property was acquired or for any other municipal purpose, and further be hereby placed under the custody and control of the Committee on City Property for the purpose of sale. (Ref’d 4/12/18)

 

2b. AN ORDER, that pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 3, the real property located in New Bedford, MA and being shown on New Bedford Assessor’s Map 66, Lots 135, 137, 145, 147 and 148 be sold to Nordic Fisheries, Inc. in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B and New Bedford Code of Ordinances Section 2-65, et. seq. and the terms of a purchase and sale agreement and deed to be drafted by the City Solicitor and executed by the Mayor. (Ref’d 4/12/18)

 

INVITEES: Edward Anthes-Washburn, Executive Director, Harbor Development Commission; Blair S. Bailey, Tax Title Attorney, City Solicitor’s Office; Susan Bruce, Director, Purchasing; Roy Enoksen, President, Nordic Fisheries, Inc.; David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel Attorney; Mikaela McDermott, City Solicitor; Ari J. Sky, Chief Financial Officer; Representative, Mayor’s Office

 

3. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a RFP and Proposal for the Sale of Real Property at 22 Antonio L. Costa Boulevard, Assessor’s Map 66, Lots 128 and 136. (Ref’d 4/12/18)

 

3a. AN ORDER, that pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 15A, the real property located in New Bedford, MA and being shown on New Bedford Assessor’s Map 66, Lots 128 and 136 be declared surplus property, no longer needed for the municipal property for which the property was acquired or for any other municipal purpose, and further be hereby placed under the custody and control of the Committee on City Property for the purpose of sale. (Ref’d 4/12/18)

 

3b. AN ORDER, that pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 3, the real property located in New Bedford, MA and being shown on New Bedford Assessor’s Map 66, Lots 128 and 136 be sold to Nordic Fisheries, Inc. in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B and New Bedford Code of Ordinances Section 2-65, et. seq. and the terms of a purchase and sale agreement and deed to be drafted by the City Solicitor and executed by the Mayor. (Ref’d 4/12/18)

 

INVITEES: Edward Anthes-Washburn, Executive Director, Harbor Development Commission; Blair S. Bailey, Tax Title Attorney, City Solicitor’s Office; Susan Bruce, Director, Purchasing; Roy Enoksen, President, Nordic Fisheries, Inc.; David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel Attorney; Mikaela McDermott, City Solicitor; Ari J. Sky, Chief Financial Officer; Representative, Mayor’s Office

 

Chair Suggests 'No Further Action' and 'Report Out to the Full City Council'

4. City of New Bedford’s Request for Proposals for the Purchase of Real Property, (Ref’d 2/8/18) (3/26/18-tabled) (5/14/18-rft and rpf) 

 

5. PROPOSAL – John E. Williams, Manager, Clark’s Cove Development Co., LLC, submitting a proposal for parcels of land the ES Bolton Street and WS Orchard Street – Map 19, Lot 1 and Map 23, Lots 295, 158 and 294. (Ref’d 2/8/18) (3/26/18-tabled) (5/14/18-rft and rpf)

 

6. COMMUNICATION/EMAIL, Council President Morad, submitting copy of a letter received from John E. Williams, from the law firm of Sullivan, Williams and Quintin, relative to Clarks’ Cove Development, owners of the Goodyear site, in response to the City of New Bedford’s Request for Proposal (RFP) for a proposed New Public Safety Building. (Ref’d 3/8/18) (5/14/18- rpf)

 

 

 

 

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