ROLL CALL
01:08PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
02:00MOMENT OF SILENCE
04:58PUBLIC COMMENT
05:37COUNCIL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT
48:36TOWN MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS (Pre-Recorded and available on Video on Demand on the Town website)
59:08MINUTES • ACT ON PUBLIC SESSION MINUTES: October 09, 2025
01:08:48COMMUNICATIONS - from elected officials, boards, committees, and staff, commission reports, correspondence and announcements (will be taken up after the Orders of the Day)
01:10:07Presentation on the Allocation of the Fiscal Year 2026 Tax Levy – Adoption of a Residential Exemption and Residential Factor, Mark Milne, Director of Finance, and John Curran, Director of Assessing
01:20:00ORDERS OF THE DAY
02:04:15OLD BUSINESS
02:04:162026-037
02:04:18Appointments to a Board/Committee/Commission: Council on Aging: Larry Morin as an alternate member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Conservation Commission: Rob Demelo, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Recreation Commission: Christina Carrington, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Youth Commission: Nina Wang, as a student member to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Zoning Board of Appeals: Manny Alves from an associate member to a full member to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Debra Dworkis, as an associate member to a term expiring 06/30/2027 (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-038
02:05:00Reappointments to a Board/Committee/Commission: Conservation Commission: F.P. Tom Lee, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Peter Sampou as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Open Space Committee: Catherine Gulliver, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Farley Lewis, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028 (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-039
02:05:51Amending the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, Chapter 37, Boards, Committees and Commissions to revise the Appointments Committee and to add a new Zoning and Regulatory Committee of the Town Council (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority Vote) .
NEW BUSINESS
03:16:172026-040
03:16:19Authorization to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2026 Grant in the amount of $1,770,000 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office for construction of the Sandy Neck Beach Facility Coastal Resiliency Project (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
Consent Agenda Beginning: 2026-041
03:18:42Transfer Order in the amount of $1,716,000 for the purpose of replacing the borrowing authorized for the design and construction of aircraft hardstands on the terminal apron (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-042
03:23:10Appropriation Order in the amount of $300,000 for the installation of fourteen (14) Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) and the acceptance of an equipment grant having an estimated value of approximately $300,000 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for fourteen (14) RRFBs (Refer to Public Hearing 11/06/2025)
2026-043
03:23:10Appropriation Order in the amount of $307,500 in Community Preservation Funds for the purpose of the Town acquiring a Conservation Restriction on a 25.74± acre retired cranberry bog located at 301 Parker Road in West Barnstable (Refer to Public Hearing 11/06/2025)
2026-046
03:23:10Amending the Code of the Town Of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, Chapter 48 Stretch Energy Code, to Change the Effective Date (Refer to Public Hearing 11/06/2025)
2026-048
03:23:10Appropriation and Transfer order in the amount of $704,155 for the Osterville Playground Project located at 93 West Bay Road in Osterville (Refer to Public Hearing 11/06/2025)
2026-049
03:23:10Appropriation order in the amount of $94,966 for the purpose of funding the costs associated with hiring 7 new patrol officers in the Barnstable Police Department (Refer to Public Hearing 11/06/2025)
2026-050
03:23:10Allocation of Tax Levy Fiscal Year 2026 – Tax Factor (Refer to Public Hearing 11/06/2025)
Consent Agenda Ending: 2026-051
03:23:10Allocation of Tax Levy Fiscal Year 2026 – Residential Exemption (First Reading) (Refer to Second Reading 11/06/2025 )
2026-047
03:23:45Order authorizing the grant of an easement to the Wianno Club for private sewer lines and the grant of an easement to NSTAR Electric Company for related electric service within certain town public ways in Osterville (First Reading) (Refer to Second Reading 11/06/2025 )
2026-044
03:24:22Authorization to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2026 Housing Choice Grant in the amount of $72,700 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities for the purpose of funding an Economic Feasibility Study regarding the Town’s Inclusionary Affordable Housing Requirements (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-045
03:27:18Authorization to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2026 Complete Streets grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Transportation in the amount of $500,000 for ADA-compliant and multi-modal improvements along North Street and Old Colony Road, Hyannis (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)