This meeting of the New Bedford City Property Committee was held on August 11, 2026, at 7:03 PM in City Council Chambers, Room 214. The committee considered proposals for the redevelopment of two former fire stations (Fire Station #3 at 834 Kempton Street and Fire Station #11 at 754 Brock Avenue), heard presentations from three developers, and voted on the selection of developers for each property. The meeting also addressed two other agenda items. The meeting adjourned at 7:51 PM.
Good evening, everybody. Welcome to the committee on city property. The date is August 11th, 2026. The time is 703 p.m. We are in the city council chambers room 214. And oh thank uh please note this meeting is being live streamed and recorded. City Council and Committee meetings can be viewed on the City of New Bedford's home page under quick links then meetings. I am joined by my colleagues in government, uh Councilor at large Ann Abrew, Councillor of Ward 2, uh Scott Pemberton, Councilor of Ward 1, Leo Shouquette, Counselor at Large, uh Brian K. Gomes, Councillor at Large, James Roy, Counselor at large, Naomi R. Period A, period Carney, Councillor at large, and second Vice Uh Vice President Shane Burger. First Vice President, sorry, Shane Burgle. Not yet. And myself, Councillor of Ward 3, Sean Oliver. I asked the clerk if there's anything to be read into the record. Yes, I have uh two letters and a uh communication to read into the record. Uh this one's from Councillor Lopes. Um I am writing to inform you that I am unable to attend tonight's committee meeting due to a previously scheduled commitment. Please read this letter into the record to make my colleagues and the public aware of the reason for my absence. This one's from Councillor Pereira. I am writing to inform you that I will be on I will be absent from tonight's committee meeting on city property due to a previously scheduled commitment. Please read this letter into the record to make my colleagues and the public aware of the reason for my absence, and I received a text communication from Councillor Baptiste, who is not in attendance this evening because he is ill. Okay. Motion to receive the communications on file. So moved. So moved by Councillor Burgo, second by Councillor Choquette. All in favor? The eyes uh all opposed, the eyes have it. Uh colleagues, uh before we start, um obviously this uh item is uh back before us. Um the number one is the report that was sent out. Um I suggest that we um start with uh reading uh one B C two and three into the record to open the meeting. So moved. So moved by Councillor Abrew. Second by Councilor Premerton, all in favor. Okay, yeah. Mr. Chairman, I'm sorry, just a point of order. If you want to announce that the meetings be in live stream so people know. Yeah, I did. Oh, you said that I did. No, he did. Well, we'll say it again. It's being live streamed. Oh, and recorded. And recorded. Okay. So one A is an order that the City Property Committee recommend uh the approval of the sale of eighty eight three four Kempton Street, the former fire station number three and seven five four Brock Avenue, former fire station number eleven pursuant to the proposal selected by the committee in here to attach and further that the city council authorized the mayor. The city solicitor to execute the sale pursuant to the attached proposals was referred here on July sixteenth, twenty twenty-six. One B is a proposal. Submitted by South Coast Investments Incorporated for the development of fire station number three, located at eight thirty-four uh Kempton Street. It was received by the committee on city property on May 11th, 2026, and was referred on July 16th, 2026.