CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Thursday, November 21, 2019
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OPENING OF SESSION BY
LINDA M. MORAD, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
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PRAYER LED BY:
REVEREND DAVID LIMA, PASTOR NEW SEASONS WORSHIP CENTER EXECUTIVE MINISTER, INTER-CHURCH COUNCIL
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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SPECIAL MEETING
1.     COMMUNICATION, Council President Morad, to City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council Dennis W. Farias, calling a SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL for THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., in CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL, for the celebration and awarding of official City Council Citations and Resolutions. 
2.     CITATIONS, Councillors Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Council President Morad and Councillor Rebeiro, honoring CHRISTOPHER ANTAO, JORDAN POULIOT LATHAM, ROSS NUNES, IVA BRITO and MICHAEL “AR” SILVA, in recognition of their being honored as Southcoast 5 Emerging Leaders.
3.     CITATION, Councillors Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Council President Morad and Councillor Rebeiro, honoring the late REVEREND ROBERT LAWRENCE, in recognition of his being awarded the Irwin M. and Joan K. Jacobs Leadership Award (Presented to his Family.)
4.     CITATIONS, Councillors Giesta, Markey, Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Council President Morad and Councillor Rebeiro honoring South Coast Towing Players BLAKE ALFAIATE, DREW ALFAIATE, GARRETT BUTLER, LUKE CATHCART, AIDEN COELHO, KOLIN DASILVA, BRAYDEN DOUGLAS, BRIELLE DOUGLAS, CHASTIN JACQUES, JOSE MARTINEZ, JR., JASON PERRY, JAMESON SABOURIN, OWEN TWEEDIE, LUKE VIGEANT, MATTHEW VIGEANT, Manager DEREK ALFAIATE, Sponsor CHRISTOPHER MEDEIROS, Coaches DEREK CATHCART, DAVID DUMONT, RYAN KNOWLES, STEVEN SOARES, and TOM VIERA JR., in recognition of Winning the Little League Baseball City Championship – 2019.
5.     CITATION, Councillor Lima and Council President Morad, honoring PAMELA OLIVEIRA, in recognition of her 30 years of dedicated service to the students of the New Bedford Public Schools and with sincere wishes that the Good Lord bestow continued health and happiness in her retirement years.
6.     CITATION, Councillors Markey, Abreu and Gomes, honoring GARY’S BEST, Joe Franco, Owner, in recognition of his 35th anniversary in business and becoming a community favorite.
7.     CITATION, Councillors Markey, Abreu, Giesta, Lima, Lopes and Council President Morad, honoring TAKERU NAGAYOSHI, New Bedford High School, in recognition of his being named 2020 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year and being a role model for his students.
8.     RESOLUTION, Council President Morad, presenting a Resolution to REVEREND DAVID A. LIMA, Executive Minister of the Inter-Church Council of Greater New Bedford on the occasion their 80th anniversary. (Adopted at City Council Meeting of September 26, 2019.)
9.     RESOLUTION, Councillor Markey and Council President Morad, honoring REVEREND DAVID A. LIMA, Executive Minister of the Inter-Church Council of Greater New Bedford on the occasion of his being named Prince Henry Society 2019 Person of the Year.
10.     RESOLUTION, Councillor Carney, honoring ARMAND MARCHAND, Founder of the New Bedford Festival Theatre, on the occasion of his retirement as Executive Producer.
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