8. COMMUNICATIONS- from elected officials, boards, committees, and staff, commission reports, correspondence and announcements
Appropriation Order in the amount of $39,600 for the purpose of funding survey work for proposed sidewalk improvements on East Bay Road and Wianno Avenue in Osterville Village (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority Full Council)
Allocation of Tax Levy Fiscal Year 2022 – Tax Factor (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority).
Allocation of Tax Levy Fiscal Year 2022 – Residential Exemption (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority)
Appointment to a Board/Committee/Commission: Infrastructure and Energy Committee: Kathryn Hautanen, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/2024 (May be acted upon) (Roll Call Majority)
Supplemental Appropriation and Loan Order in the amount of $1,075,000 for the Construction of Sewer Infrastructure to be Installed as Part of MassDOT’s Route 28 and Yarmouth Road Intersection Improvement Project (Refer to Public Hearing 12/16/2021)
Supplemental Appropriation Order in the amount of $48,000 for the purpose of paying operating expenses of the Legal Department for the services of the law firm of Anderson & Kreiger which is serving as outside counsel to the Town with respect to two lawsuits filed against the Town by the Conservation Law Foundation (Refer to Public Hearing 12/16/2021)
2022-054 Resolve approving the Town of Barnstable Complete Streets Policy for submission to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for participation in the Complete Streets Funding Program (May be acted upon) (Roll Call Majority)
Approving the conservation restriction on land located at 0 Beech Leaf Island Road, 0 Bay Lane, 0 Thornberry Road and 0 South Main Street between Barnstable Land Trust (Grantor) and the compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts (Grantee)(May be acted upon) (Roll Call Majority)
Supplemental Appropriation Order in the amount of $350,000 for the purpose of funding the Fiscal Year 2022 Department of Public Work’s Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Capital Budget (Refer to Public Hearing 12/16/2021).
Authorization to expend a grant in the amount of $11,700 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of enhancing the reduction of waste and increasing recycling (May be acted upon) (Roll Call Majority)
A Resolution that the Town Council Petition the County Commissioners of Barnstable County formally discontinue three sections of County Highway, namely three portions of Phinney’s Lane which, combined, extend from Wequaquet Lane to Massachusetts Route 28, A/K/A Falmouth Road(May be acted upon) (Roll Call Majority)
The Town Council will enter executive session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, sec. 21(a) (3) to discuss strategy with respect to litigation since a discussion in open session may have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the Town and Town Council. Specifically, the Council will discuss two lawsuits filed against the Town by the Conservation Law Foundation regarding claims under the Clean Water Act and Title 5 of the Massachusetts Environmental Code, respectively.
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