Votes at a glance: Fall River City Council actions on appointments, grants, elections and ordinances

Below are council actions recorded on the meeting agenda. Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote, the article notes that a voice vote carried; a roll-call tally was not provided in the transcript.

Appointments and confirmations - Reappointment of Joan Adairs to the Redevelopment Authority — Motion to confirm adopted by voice vote. - Appointment of Catherine Driscoll to the Commission on Disability — Motion to confirm adopted by voice vote. - Reappointment of Debbie Pacheco to the Commission on Disability — Motion to confirm adopted by voice vote. - Reappointment of Lisa Silva to the Commission on Disability — Motion to confirm adopted by voice vote.

Grants (Item 4) - $710,838 — grant from the Office of Public Safety and Security for municipal public-safety staffing — adopted by voice vote. - $900,000 — grant for municipal public-safety staffing within the Fire Department — adopted by voice vote. - $653,973.25 — Shannon Community Safety Initiative — adopted by voice vote. - $52,000 — MassDEP Sustainable Materials Recovery Program — adopted by voice vote (no expansion of cardboard pilot was included per staff response). - $5,000 — MassDEP Drop-Off Equipment Program — adopted by voice vote.

Referrals and committee actions - Mayor’s five-year financial forecast (Item 5) — referred to Committee on Finance; council asked for knowledgeable staff to brief Finance at the next meeting. - Board of Election Commissioners: dates for preliminary (Sept. 16) and municipal election (Nov. 4), plus polling-place designations (Item 6) — referred to Committee on Finance for further review of polling places. - Proposed Affordable Housing Trust resolution and draft ordinance — referred to Committee on Finance for detailed study and briefings (see separate article). - New England Power Company transmission-line request at Copacat/Quantipag Roads — referred to Public Works and Transportation for technical review (see separate article).

Ordinances, reports and minutes - Director of Engineering and Planning 2024 year-end development update — accepted and placed on file. - Traffic Commission recommendations to ordinances — adopted/approved as presented by voice vote. - Proposed ordinance passed through second reading and enrollment — motion carried. - Ordinance relating to Bay Street and Mount Hope Avenue safety — committee on Public Safety to convene with Director of Traffic and Parking, Fall River Police Department and interested parties; motion adopted. - Resolutions inviting community organizations (Viva Fall River, Fall River Arts & Culture Commission, Creative Arts Network) to discuss 2024 events and 2025 plans — adopted. - Resolution concerning vehicular vandalism in the President Avenue and Madison Street neighborhood — adopted; Public Safety Committee directed to convene with chief to develop strategy. - Committee minutes and council minutes (Zoning Board of Appeals Nov. 21; City Council public hearings, Committee on Finance and regular meeting Dec. 17) — accepted and placed on file. - First reading passed for proposed short-term rentals ordinance; second reading/amendments expected at a later meeting. - Final passage of a miscellaneous ordinance (described on agenda) — motion to pass ordinance carried.

Adjournment: The council adjourned the regular meeting following the final votes.