ROLL CALL
00:0000:0008:00PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
08:00MOMENT OF SILENCE
09:54COMMUNICATIONS - from elected officials, boards, committees, and staff, commission reports, correspondence and announcements
16:24Recognition of Inside Barnstable Town Government - Sue French, Meg Loughran, Arthur Caiado, and Deb Brunelle
16:24PUBLIC COMMENT
28:09COUNCIL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT
01:04:44School Committee Meeting – Call to Order and Roll Call
01:21:53Joint 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
Adjournment of School Committee Meeting
02:12:44TOWN MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS (Pre-Recorded and available on Video on Demand on the Town website)
02:23:15MINUTES • ACT ON PUBLIC SESSION MINUTES: November 20, 2025
02:23:20Presentation by Frank Frederickson, Barnstable County Delegate, on the County Home Sales Tax Proposal
02:24:15Presentation by Doug Crook, Chair, Shellfish Committee
02:29:30ORDERS OF THE DAY
02:47:09OLD BUSINESS
02:47:522026-050
02:47:52Allocation of Tax Levy Fiscal Year 2026 – Tax Factor (Public Hearing) (Majority Vote) .
2026-051
03:16:54Allocation of Tax Levy Fiscal Year 2026 – Residential Exemption (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-058
03:32:55Appropriation Order in the amount of $721,935 and borrowing authorization reduction for the Hyannis Golf Course Club House Restoration Project (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority Vote Full Council) .
2026-059
03:38:27Appropriation Order in the amount of $1,000,000 to complete the Culinary Kitchen Project at Barnstable High School (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority Vote Full Council)
2026-060
03:44:26Appropriation Order in the amount of $200,000 for the purpose of funding a shortfall in the Insurance Premium and Deductible Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority Vote Full Council)
2026-061
03:47:37Appropriation Order in the amount of $400,000 for the purpose of funding outside counsel expenses of the Legal Department (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority Vote Full Council)
2026-062
03:51:18Order 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 (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-063
03:56:01Order 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 (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
NEW BUSINESS
03:59:022026-065
03:59:02Authorization to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2026 911 Department Support and Incentive Grant in the amount of $270,026 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security for the Barnstable Police Department personnel expenses (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-066
04:01:53Authorization to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Road Safety Grant in the amount of $64,699.53 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security for traffic enforcement, equipment and driver education (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote)
2026-067
04:06:06Authorization to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2026 State 911 Department Emergency Medical Dispatch Grant in the amount of $21,202.50 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security for the purpose of funding emergency dispatch expenses in the Barnstable Police Department (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote) .
2026-068
04:07:57Appropriation and Loan Order in the amount of $350,000 for a feasibility study and schematic design for the Roof Replacement Project at Barnstable High School (Refer to Public Hearing 12/11/2025) .
2026-069
04:08:09Appropriation and Loan Order in the amount of $350,000 for a feasibility study and schematic design for the Roof Replacement Project at Barnstable Intermediate School (Refer to Public Hearing 12/11/2025).
2026-070
04:08:54Resolve appointing Paula Hersey to the Regional District School Committee for the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School District (First Reading) (Refer to Second Reading 12/11/2025)
TOWN COUNCIL NOMINATIONS OF 2026 OFFICERS • President • Vice President
04:09:43