COMMITTEE ON FINANCE  - February 10, 2021
MEETING AT 7:00 PM,
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD REMOTELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS' MARCH 12, 2020 ORDER SUSPENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETING LAW G.L.C. 30A, SECTION 20 AND THE CITY COUNCIL'S VOTE TO WAIVE RULE 21A
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1. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Morad and Markey, requesting that City Solicitor Mikaela McDermott, Environmental Stewardship Director Michele Paul and Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky appear before the Committee on Finance to brief the Committee on the status of outside counsel representing the City of New Bedford in the proposed Parallel Products development in the New Bedford Business Park; and further the Committee on Finance be briefed on the City's plan of action with regard to Final Environmental Impact Report that Parallel Products recently filed with the Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs. (To be Referred to the Committee on Finance.) (Ref’d 01/28/2021)

 

INVITEES: Jeff Blake, KP Law; David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel Attorney; Mikaela McDermott, City Solicitor; Michele Paul, Director, Environmental Stewardship; Mark Reich, KP Law; Ari J. Sky, Chief Financial Officer

 

2. COMMUNICATION, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, Dennis W. Farias, submitting copy of a letter sent to Patrick Higgins, Swansea, MA, in response to Mr. Higgins allegations that the City Council’s Committee on Finance violated Open Meeting Law during its meeting of November 18, 2020. (Ref’d 01/14/2021) (Chair suggests this item be Received and Placed on File with a request that the City Clerk respond accordingly)

 

3. COMMUNICATION, Councillor Morad, submitting an email and spreadsheet from CFO Sky regarding the City’s current COVID-19 Expenses as of June 5th. (To be Referred to the Committee on Finance) (Ref’d 06/25/2020) (10/19/2020 – tabled; updated spreadsheet requested from CFO Sky) (10/20/2020 – updated spreadsheet sent to all Councillors via email by CFO Sky)

 

INVITEES: Ari J. Sky, Chief Financial Officer

 

4. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Morad, Abreu, Giesta, Council President Lopes, Councillors Carney, Lima and Markey, requesting that Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the Administration’s intentions concerning another Tax Title sale for properties currently in arrears with regard to property taxes. (To be Referred to the Committee on Finance.) (Ref’d 12/09/2020)

 

INVITEES: Ari J. Sky, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

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