Resolution related to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation convening to draft a proposed ordinance to allow the City Council to hire and utilize outside counsel and create a budgetary account adopt the resolution to allow discussion within the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation resolution passed 6 yeas, 3 nays Meeting PDF ↗ Traffic Commission recommending amendments to the traffic ordinances refer the recommendations to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation ordinance referred unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Chair of the Board of Elections update regarding polling locations accepted and placed on file other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Communication - Letter to Administration requesting the creation of a Tourism Advisory Committee approve the communication other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Order for curb removal for J & M Development Group Corp, 263 Gifford Road, Westport, MA, 02790 (removal of 12 feet on County Street for total opening of 32 feet at 215-219 Earle Street) adopt the order, as amended other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Order for curb removal for Tucker Dachshund, LLC, 88 Earle Street (removal of 39 feet on Laurel Street for total opening of 82 feet at 25 Rhode Island Avenue) adopt the order, as amended other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Emergency preamble for Proposed Ordinance - Traffic, Handicapped parking on Osborn Street and Stewart Street adopt the emergency preamble ordinance passed 9 yeas Meeting PDF ↗ Proposed Ordinance - Traffic, Handicapped parking on Osborn Street and Stewart Street passed through first and second reading, passed to be enrolled and passed to be ordained ordinance passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Proposed Ordinance - Traffic, Miscellaneous (Progress Street, Pleasant Street, and handicapped parking removals on Barnes, Hunter, Seabury, Sprague, and Tuttle Streets) passed through first reading ordinance passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Resolution - The Committee on Public Safety convene with the Police Chief to discuss strategies to combat vehicular vandalism in the President Avenue and Madison Street neighborhood granted leave to withdraw resolution withdrawn unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Resolution for Committee on Real Estate, Facilities and Housing to convene with Administration representative, Veterans' Services Officer, and Director of City Operations to discuss plans for 755 Pine Street adopt the resolution resolution passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Amendment to resolution regarding Committee on Regulations convening with Director of Engineering and Planning to discuss creation of a fine for unauthorized curb removal applications amend the resolution be inserting, at the end of the last paragraph, the following: "to be issued at the discretion of the Director of Engineering and Planning who may waive the fine for emergency projects, if appropriate." resolution passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Resolution for Committee on Regulations to convene with Director of Engineering and Planning to discuss creation of a fine for curb removal applications submitted after work is completed, as amended adopt the resolution, as amended resolution passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Resolution for Committee on Ordinances and Legislation to convene with City Administrator, Corporation Counsel, and Fall River Government Television representative regarding proposed ordinance requiring public meetings to be recorded adopt the resolution resolution passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Resolution approving issuance of City Council Official Citations and authorizing City Council President to implement changes to make process more expedient adopt the resolution resolution passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Citation for Maria N. Sardinha - Recipient of Fall River Icon Award and for 65 years of dedicated service and generosity to the City of Fall River adopt the citation other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Orders for new jointly owned pole locations for Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc. on Arizona Street (item 20), Bedford Street (item 21), and East Main Street (item 22) adopt the orders other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Order for new jointly owned pole location for Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc. on Locust Street refer the order to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation other referred unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Order for new jointly owned pole location for Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc. on Northeastern Avenue adopt the order other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Order for new jointly owned pole location for Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc. on Peckham Street adopt the order other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Orders for miscellaneous licenses: Taxicab Drivers (William Louis), Auto Body Shop License Transfer No. 93 (151 Cove Street), Auto Repair Shop License Renewal (1030 Dwelly Street), and Auto Repair Shop License Transfer No. 167 (151 Cove Street) adopt the orders license passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Claims refer the claims to Corporation Counsel other referred unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Street opening requests (Lee Street, Harvard Street, Hartwell Street) and Drainlayer Licenses applications (items 31 through 34) approve the street openings and drainlayer applications license passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Planning Board Minutes of February 19, 2026 accepted and placed on file other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗ Department of Public Utilities - Notice of inquiry and request for comments re investigation into gas and electric delivery charges and bill redesign accepted and placed on file other passed unanimous Meeting PDF ↗