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Votes at a glance: New Bedford City Council, April 10 — CPA adoption, ordinances, appointments and referrals
Summary
A summary of formal actions taken by the New Bedford City Council on April 10, 2025, including the CPA funding adoption, passage of several referrals and readings, and approvals of routine licenses and demolition.
The New Bedford City Council on April 10 took a series of formal actions including adoption of a revised Community Preservation Act FY2025 funding order, referrals of appointments and requests to committees, passage of ordinances to second reading, and approvals of routine licenses and demolition.
Key votes and referrals - CPA FY2025 funding recommendations (item 1 / 1A): Council amended the CPC recommendation to remove the $150,000 Acushnet River Rowing Center dock and then adopted the amended order for $1,850,000. Amendment passed 9–1 (no: Councilor Naomi R. Carney); adoption passed 9–1 (no: Councilor Linda Morad).
- Ordinances amending Chapter 17 (item 2, 2A, 2B, 2C): The council received the committee report and voted to pass Ordinances 2, 2A, 2B and 2C to a second reading. Councilor Ryan Perera expressed concern about raising nuisance alarm fees, saying higher early fines could lead residents to disable alarms; Perera said he planned to vote against passage when returned for ordination. The motion to pass to a second reading carried on roll call.
- Appointments from the mayor (M1, M2): Communications from the mayor submitting appointments were received and referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings: Angela Clark to the Commission for Citizens with Disabilities (term to May 2026) and James McKeeg as an alternate to the Planning Board (term to September 2027).
- Referral motions and requests: The council referred several written motions to committees for follow-up, including a request to examine installing a solar beacon at Fort Tabor lighthouse (Item 3) referred to Appointments and Briefings; a request that PA Landers Inc. appear before the committee to explain work begun without notifications (Item 4) referred to Appointments and Briefings; and multiple budget and personnel information requests (Items 5–7) referred to the city council’s budget quasi committee of the whole and relevant departmental staff.
- Demolition (Item 8): The council granted demolition approval for a circa-1911 wood-frame shed at 1007 Rockdale Avenue after a preservation planner found the structure not historically significant and in poor condition.
- Licenses and zoning (Items 9–11): The council granted a private livery license renewal for Bluebird Transportation (term July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026) and referred a rezoning request for Beach Street (Plot 108 -> Lots 317) to the Committee on Ordinances and the Planning Board. A petition for a waiver of residency for a junk/secondhand dealer (Item 11) remained tabled at the requester’s request.
Other procedural items included acceptance of mayoral communications, routine referrals to committees (appointments and finance), and adjournment at 7:30 p.m. The council did not finalize ordinances at first passage; items sent to second reading will return for further debate.
