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Tuesday, October 24, 2023Tue, Oct 24, 202330 decisions

Meeting pageMinutes PDFMinutes

• Referred
  Item 18: Claims To refer the claims to Corporation Counsel
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 4
• Referred
  Item 19: City resident requesting to purchase a parcel of city owned land To refer the communication to the Committee on Real Estate
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 4
• Passed
  Item 20: Structure on or over a public way application for Board of Elections Department to hang banners across South Main Street and Bedford Street To approve the application
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 5
• Passed
  Item 21: Drainlayer License - Rosciti Construction Company, LLC To approve the license
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 5
• Referred
  Item 26: Notice of personal injuries pursuant to M.G.L., Ch. 258, Sec. 4, re Millicent Toro, 300 Amity Street To refer the notice to Corporation Counsel
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 5
• Passed
  Item 8d: Proposed Ordinance - Traffic, handicapped parking (Eastern Avenue, Eddy Street, Forest Street, Fountain Street, Mott Street, Stafford Road) To adopt the emergency preamble
  Ordinance 8–0 8 yeas, 0 nays Minutes p. 5
• Passed
  Item 8d: Proposed Ordinance - Traffic, handicapped parking (Eastern Avenue, Eddy Street, Forest Street, Fountain Street, Mott Street, Stafford Road) That the proposed ordinance be passed through first reading, second reading, passed to be enrolled and passed to be ordained
  Ordinance Unanimous Minutes p. 5
• Passed
  Item 8e: Proposed Ordinance - Traffic, miscellaneous (Handicapped parking removals: Birch Street, Forest Street, Fountain Street, Osborn Street, Swindells Street) That the proposed ordinance be passed through first reading
  Ordinance Unanimous Minutes p. 6

Tuesday, November 14, 2023Tue, Nov 14, 202334 decisions

Meeting pageMinutes PDFMinutes

• Referred
  Proposal for Bristol County ARPA funding in the amount of $172,372.77 to Emergency Medical Services for purchase of medical equipment for home health care services To refer the proposal to the Committee on Finance
  Budget Unanimous Minutes p. 1
• Passed
  Resolution - TIE Agreement for Sanford Spinning Mills, LLC at 206 Globe Mills Avenue To amend the order with the contingency that the creation of a pending payment agreement or payment of outstanding taxes must occur prior to the TIE agreement moving forward
  Resolution Unanimous Minutes p. 1
• Passed
  Resolution - TIE Agreement for Durfee Trust Limited Partnership at 80-84 North Main Street To adopt the resolution
  Resolution Not recorded Minutes p. 2
• Passed
  Resolution - TIE Agreement Amendment for 66 Troy Street, LCC at 66 Troy Street To adopt the resolution
  Resolution Not recorded Minutes p. 2
• Passed
  Grant in the amount of $2,375,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to help fund salaries and benefits of newly hired police officers To adopt the order
  Budget Unanimous Minutes p. 2
• Passed
  Grant in the amount of $127,555 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of COPS for purchase of virtual reality-based de-escalation training equipment and 464 hours of de-escalation training To adopt the order
  Budget Unanimous Minutes p. 2
• Passed
  Donation of a 2011 Nissan Altima from Alfred Nemer to the Fall River Fire Department for vehicular extrication training To adopt the order
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Passed
  Percentages on the local tax levy for Fiscal Year 2024 for a 1.75 tax factor To adopt the percentages on the local tax levy for a 1.75 tax factor
  Budget Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Passed
  Establishment of Fiscal Year 2024 residential factor To adopt a residential factor of 83.9975
  Budget Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Referred
  Traffic Commission recommendations for amendments to the traffic ordinances To refer the recommendations to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
  Ordinance Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Passed
  Proposed Ordinance - Traffic, miscellaneous (Handicapped parking removals: Birch Street, Forest Street, Fountain Street, Osborn Street, Swindells Street) That the proposed ordinance be passed through second reading and enrollment
  Ordinance Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Passed
  Proposed Ordinance - Traffic, miscellaneous (Handicapped parking removals: Birch Street, Forest Street, Fountain Street, Osborn Street, Swindells Street) That the proposed ordinance be passed through ordination
  Ordinance Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Passed
  Resolution requesting Committee on Public Safety convene with the Fire Chief and interested parties to discuss updates to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm systems for residential properties To adopt the resolution
  Resolution Unanimous Minutes p. 4
• Passed
  Joint Pole Location - Massachusetts Electric Company and Verizon New England, Inc for one new jointly owned pole location on Airport Road To adopt the order
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 4
• Passed
  Joint Pole Location - Massachusetts Electric Company and Verizon New England, Inc. for one new jointly owned pole location and one solely owned anchor on Laurel Street To adopt the order
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 4
• Passed
  Second Hand Article Store application for Laura Pacheco, Ph.D. d/b/a Laura's Vintage Attic at 1800 South Main Street To adopt the order
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 4
• Passed
  Curb removal of 14 feet for Jeanne Allard at 123 Alsop Street To adopt the order
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 4
• Passed
  Curb removal of 12 feet for Brian Rua at 41 Crestwood Street To include a contingency that the pending site review must be approved
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 5
• Passed
  Curb removal of 12 feet for Brian Rua at 41 Crestwood Street To adopt the order, as amended
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 5
• Passed
  Curb removal of 24 feet for MMS Realty LLC at 0 President Avenue/Dyer St. To adopt the order
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 5
• Passed
  Curb removal of 18 feet for Anthony Caton at 106 Howland Street That the order be adopted, pending the site review
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 5
• Passed
  Police Chief's report on licenses: Taxicab Drivers (2023 and 2024) and Private Livery Drivers (2023 and 2024) To adopt the order
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 5
• Passed
  Auto Body Shop License Renewals (Jan M. Pankowski d/b/a Classic Auto, Joseph J. Jennings d/b/a Jennings Garage, John V. Pacheco and Michael V. Pacheco d/b/a Celebrity Auto, Marco Moniz and Laudalino Viveiros d/b/a Platinum Collision) To adopt the order
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 6
• Passed
  Auto Repair Shop License Renewals (various locations and licensees) To adopt the order
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 6
• Referred
  Claims To refer the claims to Corporation Counsel
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 6
• Passed
  Communication from Alan F. Macomber, Main Street Projects, re 2021 Appraisal of the Bank Street Armory That the communication be accepted and placed on file
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 6
• Passed
  Final Report - Acceptance of Hayfield Lane extending from Highland Farm Road both northerly and southerly to terminuses To approve the final report
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 6
• Passed
  Final Report - Acceptance of Highland Farm Road extending from Highland Avenue easterly to Hayfield Lane To approve the final report
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 7
• Passed
  Final Report - Acceptance of Old Pasture Way extending from Highland Farm Road southerly to terminuses To approve the final report
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 7
• Passed
  Final Report - Acceptance of Steepbrook Terrace extending from Highland Farm Road southerly to terminuses To approve the final report
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 7
• Passed
  Final Report - Acceptance of Glendale Street extending from North Main Street westerly to terminuses To approve the final report
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 7
• Passed
  Final Report - Acceptance of Wayland Street extending from North Main Street westerly to terminuses To approve the final report
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 7
• Passed
  Notice re: SouthCoast Wind Energy, LLC, POWER Engineers filing of Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Report for the SouthCoast Wind 1 Project (EEA. No. 16596) That the notice be accepted and placed on file
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 8
• Passed
  Structure on or over a public way application for the Annual Children's Holiday Parade (Banners on Bedford Street at Central Fire Station and on South Main Street at Center Place) To approve the application
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 8

Tuesday, November 28, 2023Tue, Nov 28, 202312 decisions

Meeting pageMinutes PDFMinutes

• Passed
  Citations for Bristol Community College Student Veterans of America Chapter and Charles N. Gagnon Adopt the citations
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 1
• Referred
  Traffic Commission recommending amendment to the traffic ordinances Refer the recommendation to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
  Ordinance Unanimous Minutes p. 2
• Passed
  Citation for Inês Leite, Assistant City Clerk - Awarded the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks Adopt the citation
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Passed
  Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid - Installation of underground conduit on Lindsey Street Adopt the order
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Passed
  Police Chief's report on licenses: Taxicab Drivers (2024) for Douglas J. Carvalho, Gilbert W. Correia, and Edward Rego Adopt the order
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Passed
  Auto Body Shop License Renewal: Wayne Pereira d/b/a Fall River Auto Body and Sales, Inc. - 155 Williston Street Adopt the order
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Passed
  Auto Repair Shop License Renewal: Marco Vinico Rojas Fernandez d/b/a Rojas Auto Sales - 2291 South Main Street Adopt the order
  License Unanimous Minutes p. 3
• Referred
  Claims Refer the claims to Corporation Counsel
  Other Unanimous Minutes p. 3

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