1. ROLL CALL
01:132. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
01:413. MOMENT OF SILENCE
04:414. PUBLIC COMMENT
05:135. COUNCIL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT
01:19:316. TOWN MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS TO TOWN COUNCIL (Pre-Recorded and Available on Video On Demand on the Town Website)
01:31:308. COMMUNICATIONS - From Elected Officials, Boards, Committees, and Staff, Commission Reports, Correspondence and Announcements
01:33:25- Board of Health, F.P. Tom Lee, Chair
01:33:36- Golf Committee, Keith Hochstein, Chair
01:38:45- Presentation by Captain Greg Ketchen, (USCG) Retired, President, Coast Guard Heritage Museum
01:50:257. MINUTES - Act on Public Session Minutes: November 6, 2025
02:01:289. ORDERS OF THE DAY
02:16:27A. OLD BUSINESS
02:16:282026-050
02:18:18Allocation of Tax Levy Fiscal Year 2026 – Tax Factor (Public Hearing) (Majority Vote)
2026-051
02:18:58Allocation of Tax Levy Fiscal Year 2026 – Residential Exemption (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-053
02:19:58Appointments to a Board/Committee/Commission: Comprehensive Financial Advisory Committee: Rimas Puskorius, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028 (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-055
02:20:57Appropriation Order in the amount of $600,000 in Community Preservation Funds for the purpose of the town acquiring a Conservation Restriction on a 13± acre property located at 3640 Falmouth Road in Marstons Mills (Public Hearing) (Majority Vote Full Council)
2026-056
02:32:06Order accepting the provisions of Section 17C of Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
CONSENT AGENDA
03:17:30To refer Items 2026-057 through 2026-061, as written, to individual public hearings to be held on each item at the Town Council meeting on December 04, 2025.
2026-062
03:19:14Order authorizing and approving a Conservation Restriction to be granted by the Town to Barnstable Land Trust, Inc. upon 1.05± acres of property at 71 Harju Road in Centerville (Refer to Second Reading 12/04/2025)
2026-063
03:19:14Order Authorizing and approving a Conservation Restriction to be granted by the Town to Barnstable Land Trust, Inc. upon 2.57± acres of property at 111 Prince Avenue in Marstons Mills (Refer to Second Reading 12/04/2025)
2026-064
03:20:03Amending the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, Chapter 170 Rental Properties, to Increase the Rental Registration Fee (Refer to Public Hearing 12/11/2025)
EXECUTIVE SESSION
03:20:46The 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 Council will discuss the lawsuit filed against the Town in July 2024 by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) regarding claims under the federal Clean Water Act as well as the Notice of Intent to Sue dated November 6, 2025 from CLF to the Town regarding claims under state environmental laws; and The Town Council will enter Executive Session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, sec. 21(a)(6) to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, specifically, the property located at 0, 167 and 177 Pleasant Street in Hyannis, since a discussion in open session may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Town and Town Council.