About this meeting
- Government Body
- Ordinance Committee
- Meeting Type
- Ordinance Committee
- Location
- New Bedford, MA
- Meeting Date
- October 26, 2026
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Monday, October 26, 2026
7 items on the agenda.
PUBLIC HEARING, on a WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lopes, requesting that the Committee on Ordinances and the Planning Board rezone Plot 39, Lot 22 (30 Brigham Street) from split zoning of Residential B [RB] and Mixed-Use Business [MUB] to MIXED-USE BUSINESS [MUB] for the entire parcel. (To be Referred to the Committee on Ordinances and the Planning Board.) (Matter ID #1316) (Referred – August 25, 2026.) (Duly advertised in The Standard Times on October 09, 2026 and October 19, 2026.)•Item 1a
COMMUNICATION, Jennifer Carloni, Director, City Planning, to Councillor Shane A. Burgo, Chairman, Committee on Ordinances,
PUBLIC HEARING, on a COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 9, RELATIVE TO DEFINITION AND USE CLASSIFICATION OF DATA CENTERS. (Matter ID #1447) (Referred – September 10, 2026.) (Duly advertised in The Standard Times on October 09, 2026 and October 19, 2026.)•Item 2a
AN ORDINANCE, (Matter ID # 1448) (Referred – September 10, 2026.)
PUBLIC HEARING, on a COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting AN ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 9, RELATIVE TO DEFINITION AND USE CLASSIFICATION OF DATA CENTERS. (Matter ID #1447) (Referred – September 10, 2026.) (Duly advertised in The Standard Times on October 09, 2026 and October 19, 2026.)•Item 2b
COMMUNICATION, Jennifer Carloni, Director, City Planning, to Councillor Shane A. Burgo, Chairman, Committee on Ordinances,
WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Burgo and Roy, requesting that the Legislative Counsel draft a Home Rule Petition to authorize the City of New Bedford to implement a randomized lottery system for ballot placement of candidates to ensure fair ballot placement for all candidates. (Matter ID #0367) (Referred – March 26, 2026.)•Item 3
WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Burgo and Roy, requesting that the Legislative Counsel draft a Home Rule Petition to authorize the City of New Bedford to implement a randomized lottery system for ballot placement of candidates to ensure fair ballot placement for all candidates. (Matter ID #0367) (Referred – March 26, 2026.)
WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Burgo, requesting that the Committee on Ordinances consider the attached draft of a potential Home Rule Petition to modernize the process regarding our legal notices, as well as review Section 1-5 of the City Code, to examine what changes would need to be made. (Referred – October 08, 2026.)•Item 4a
HOME RULE PETITION (DRAFT), (Referred – October 08, 2026.)
COMMUNICATION, Councillor Burgo, submitting a letter from Police Chief Jason Thody containing recommendations for a framework to establish an Ordinance governing Automated License Plate Readers (“ALPR”) and Mass Location-Technologies, balancing City Council oversight with public safety efficiency and the operation effectiveness of covered technology. (Matter ID #1561) (Referred – September 24, 2026.)•Item 5
COMMUNICATION, Councillor Burgo, submitting a letter from Police Chief Jason Thody containing recommendations for a framework to establish an Ordinance governing Automated License Plate Readers (“ALPR”) and Mass Location-Technologies, balancing City Council oversight with public safety efficiency and the operation effectiveness of covered technology. (Matter ID #1561) (Referred – September 24, 2026.)
WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Burgo, requesting that a copy of the Opinion and Order issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in United States of America v. Melisa Susan Kyle, concerning the warrantless retrieval and use of historical automated license plate reader (ALPR) data be provided to the Committee on Ordinances for its information and consideration in connection with any pending or future legislation concerning ALPR technology and municipal data privacy. (Referred – October 08, 2026.)•Item 6a