2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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3. MOMENT OF SILENCE
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (approximately 6:05 pm to 6:35 pm) 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 Town will discuss the lawsuit filed against the Town in July 2024 by the Conservation Law Foundation regarding claims under the Federal Clean Water Act.
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4. PUBLIC COMMENT
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5. COUNCIL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT
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6. JOINT MEETING WITH SCHOOL COMMITTEE School Committee Meeting – Call to Order and Roll Call • Joint meeting of the Town Council and School Committee to review the financial condition of the town, revenue and expenditure forecasts and other relevant information in order to develop a coordinated budget
01:54:02
7. TOWN MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS (Pre-Recorded and available on Video on Demand on the Town website)
02:39:37
8. MINUTES • ACT ON PUBLIC SESSION MINUTES: October 10, 2024
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9. COMMUNICATIONS - from elected officials, boards, committees, and staff, commission reports, correspondence and announcements
02:40:28
10. FOLLOW UP TO 9/5/2024 WORKSHOP DISCUSSION ON THE NEW ENGLAND WIND 2 (FORMERLY, COMMONWEALTH WIND) OFFSHORE RENEWABLE WIND PROJECT Proposed Votes (Resolves) for the Council’s consideration: (1) To oppose the New England Wind 2 project (formerly, Commonwealth Wind), as currently proposed with a landing at Dowses Beach; (2) To oppose the New England Wind 2 project (formerly, Commonwealth Wind) if proposed to have any landing at Town-owned property in the Town of Barnstable; (3) To oppose the New England Wind 2 project (formerly, Commonwealth Wind) if any portion of the project infrastructure is proposed to be located within the Town of Barnstable; (4) To direct the Town Manager to commence negotiations for a Host Community Agreement with the project proponent for the New England Wind 2 project (formerly, Commonwealth Wind)
02:52:45
11. FOLLOW UP TO PRIVATE ROADS PRESENTATIONS Proposed Vote: WHEREAS, there are approximately 1,100 private roads in the Town of Barnstable, the maintenance of which is the responsibility of the private owners and not the Town; and WHEREAS, in general, the Town’s private roads are not maintained to the same standard as the Town’s publicly owned roads, resulting in disparities for certain residents of the Town; and WHEREAS, past direction from the Town Council has been for the Town not to pursue ownership of the private roads in the Town for financial and other reasons; and WHEREAS, the Town Council now seeks to take a different approach with respect to the private roads in the Town; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Town Council hereby states its intention to consider the layout and acceptance of the following categories of private roads: (1) Newly created roads; (2) Roads that are impacted by the implementation of the Town’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management Program; (3) Primary and collector roads; Page 3 of 99 (4) Roads that were the subject of the Town’s Temporary Repairs to Private Roads Program; (5) Any other private roads; provided that the layout and acceptance of any specific road or roads shall require a vote of the Town Council; and provided further, that the Town Council hereby directs the Town Manager to prepare a Layout and Acceptance Policy and Procedures for Town Council review and approval, which shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations regarding the prioritization and timing of the layout and acceptance of the Town’s private roads based on the categories set forth above, with the goal of ensuring fair and equitable treatment of the residents of the Town, while balancing the competing needs for financial resources within the Town.
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2025-017 Designation of the Hyannis District Improvement Financing Development District to be located in Downtown Hyannis and approval and adoption of the Development Program (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
03:09:39
2025-027 Appropriation and Loan Order in the amount of $3,826,327 and authorization to contract for and expend a grant in the amount of $2,833,849 from the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for the Sandy Neck Beach Facility Coastal Resiliency Project (Public Hearing) (Roll Call 2/3 Full Council)
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2025-042 Authorization to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2025 Coastal Resiliency Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management in the amount of $90,542 for the design and permitting of the Sandy Neck Beach Facility Coastal Resiliency Project (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
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2025-029 Appointments to a Board/Committee/Commission: Licensing Authority: John Murphy, as an associate member to a term expiring 06/30/2027 (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
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2025-030 Reappointments to a Board/Committee/Commission: Board of Health: Dan Luczkow, MD. as a regular member, to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Paul Canniff, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027 (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote).
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2025-037 Appointments to a Board/Committee/Commission: Airport Commission: Margarete Maillho, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Board of Health: Christine Beer, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Human Services Committee: Kevin Matthews, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Mid Cape Cultural Council: Beverly Parke, as a regular member to a term expiring 12/31/2026; Steamship Authority Port Council: Greg Egan, as a representative member from Barnstable to a term expiring 12/31/2025; Waterways Committee: Jacob Angelo, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2025; Zoning Board of Appeals: Rodney Tavano, as an associate member to a term expiring 06/30/2027 (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
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2025-032 Appropriation Order in the amount of $33,000 in Community Preservation Historic Preservation Funds to the Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit for Phase II of the Restoration and Preservation of the Dottridge Homestead Located at 1148 Main Street, Cotuit (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority Vote Full Council
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2025-035 Appropriation Order in the amount of $80,000 for the Solid Waste Facility Landfill Infiltration Basin No. 1 Swale Repairs Project (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority Full Council)
04:18:33
2025-034 Order authorizing a second amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Barnstable and Barnstable County for dredging services (First Reading) (Refer to Second Reading 11/07/2024)
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2025-039 Authorization to contract for and expend a Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant in the amount of $10,222.02 from the United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
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2025-040 Authorization to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2025 Municipal Road Safety Grant in the amount of $60,000 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote).
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2025-041 Transfer Order in the amount of $800,000 from Town Council Order 2022-045 to Town Council Order 2019-145 for the purpose of funding design and permitting of the Phinney’s Lane Neighborhoods Sewer Expansion Project (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote).
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2025-043 Supplemental Appropriation Order in the amount of $25,000 for the purpose of paying outside counsel expenses of the Legal Department (Refer to Public Hearing 11/07/2024)
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2025-044 Appropriation Order in the amount of $2,600,000 for the purpose of acquiring real property consisting of approximately 10.4± acres of land in Cotuit, as shown on Assessors Map 037, Parcel 010, for general municipal purposes (Refer to Public Hearing 11/07/2024)
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