1.     HEARING, on NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for location of six (6) 5” Conduits and one (1) Manhole in GIFFORD STREET, East of Harbor Street.  (If there are any questions or concerns, regarding this hearing, please contact the City Council Office, no later than 2:00 p.m. on September 10, 2020.)

1a.     AN ORDER,

2.     HEARING, on NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for location of eleven (11) 4” Conduits and two (2) 45" x 45" x 36" Handholes in HILLMAN STREET, West of Foster Street.  (If there are any questions or concerns, regarding this hearing, please contact the City Council Office, no later than 2:00 p.m. on September 10, 2020.)

2a.     AN ORDER,

3.     HEARING, on NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for location of twelve (12) 5” Conduits in NORTH FRONT STREET, South of Logan Street.  (If there are any questions or concerns, regarding this hearing, please contact the City Council Office, no later than 2:00 p.m. on September 10, 2020.)

3a.     AN ORDER,

M1.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting at the request of the City Planning Department and the New Bedford Redevelopment Authority, TWO (2) ORDERS AND AN ORDINANCE, requesting approval of the New Bedford Waterfront Redevelopment Plan: Focus Area North and the New Bedford Waterfront Redevelopment Plan; Focus Area South, which can be found at https://www.newbedford-ma.gov/planning/strategic-plans-initiatives/, along with financial plans for these areas and amendments to current zoning, also requesting, that the City Council hold a Public Hearing on the New Bedford Waterfront Redevelopment Plan; Focus Area North and the New Bedford Waterfront  Redevelopment Plan; Focus Area South, as required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 121B, Section 48.

M1a.     AN ORDER,

M1b.     AN ORDER,

M1c.     AN ORDINANCE,

M2.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council submitting AN ORDER, approving and accepting a Conservation Restriction from the Buzzards Bay Coalition to the New Bedford Conservation Commission, which places conservation restrictions on approximately 1.6 acres of land purchased with Community Preservation Act (“CPA”) funds by the Buzzards Bay Coalition directly across Mill Road from Grantor’s 21-acre Acushnet Sawmill Reserve with its 283 feet of frontage on Mill Road and 288 feet of frontage on Jireh Street.

M2a.     AN ORDER,

M3.     COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDER, that in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 53E½ the revolving fund under the control of the Department of Facilities and Fleet Management, known as the QUEST CENTER REVOLVING FUND, whose revenues collected and amount limited to be spent estimated at $144,541, is hereby authorized for FISCAL YEAR 2021.

M3a.     AN ORDER,

 4.     REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPLICATION, Melissa El Ghobry, d/b/a Enzo Auto Sales, for a SPECIAL PERMIT for Motor Vehicle Sales and striking the words “& Rentals”, at 297 Belleville Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746.

4a.     APPLICATION,

NO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA.