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October 6, 2022
7 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Nikolas Atsalis, Kristine Clark, Jennifer Cullum, Paul Cusack, Jessica Rapp Grassetti, Mathew Levesque, Betty Ludtke, Jeffrey Mendes, Paul Neary, Paula Schnepp, Tracy Shaughnessy, Gordon Starr, Eric Steinhilber
Absent: None
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To accept the minutes of September 15, 2022 as presented.
To accept the minutes of September 15, 2022 as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to accept the minutes of September 15, 2022 as presented. VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
To accept an Administrative Correction to Misnumbered Agenda Items: Approve the renumbering of Agenda Items #2023-017, 2023-018, 2023-019, as they appeared on t
To accept an Administrative Correction to Misnumbered Agenda Items: Approve the renumbering of Agenda Items #2023-017, 2023-018, 2023-019, as they appeared on the September 1, 2022 Town Council Meeting Agenda, to Items # 2023-038, 2023-039, and 2023-040, respectively.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to accept an Administrative Correction to Misnumbered Agenda Items: Approve the renumbering of Agenda Items #2023-017, 2023-018, 2023-019, as they appeared on the September 1, 2022 Town Council Meeting Agenda, to Items # 2023-038, 2023-039, and 2023-040, respectively. VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS COMMUNICATIONS- from elected officials, boards, committees, and staff commission.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
: to move to amend to amend Section 240-30, Medical Marijuana Overlay District, of Chapter 240 Zoning, Article III District Regulations, of the Code of the Town (as amended)
: to move to amend to amend Section 240-30, Medical Marijuana Overlay District, of Chapter 240 Zoning, Article III District Regulations, of the Code of the Town of Barnstable to update certain references therein for consistency with applicable state law and regulations by as presented: AMENDMENT #1 To amend Section 240-30, Medical Marijuana Overlay District, of Chapter 240 Zoning, Article III District Regulations, of the Code of the Town of Barnstable to update certain references therein for consistency with applicable state law and regulations by: (a) deleting “registered marijuana dispensary/ies” wherever that term appears and inserting “medical marijuana treatment center/s” in its place; (b) deleting “RMD” wherever that term appears and inserting “MTC” in its place; (c) deleting “Department of Public Health” and “DPH” wherever those terms appear and inserting “Cannabis Control Commiss
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was: to move to amend to amend Section 240-30, Medical Marijuana Overlay District, of Chapter 240 Zoning, Article III District Regulations, of the Code of the Town of Barnstable to update certain references therein for consistency with applicable state law and regulations by as presented: AMENDMENT #1 To amend Section 240-30, Medical Marijuana Overlay District, of Chapter 240 Zoning, Article III … VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
To move to amend Item number 2022-159 by deleting the following sentences: “The site does not abut a religious institution/place of religious assembly, and is a (as amended)
To move to amend Item number 2022-159 by deleting the following sentences: “The site does not abut a religious institution/place of religious assembly, and is at least 500 feet from any school, day-care center, preschool or afterschool facility or any facility in which children commonly congregate. In no case shall a RMD directly abut another RMD or any medical marijuana use.” and inserting the following in their place as presented: “The MTC Entrance, as defined by 935 CMR 501.002, is at least 500 feet from the nearest School Entrance, as defined by 935 CMR 501.002, and from the nearest entrance of any religious institution/place of religious assembly, day-care center, preschool or afterschool facility or any facility in which children commonly congregate. Distance shall be measured in a straight line from the geometric center of the MTC Entrance to the geometric center of the nearest Sc
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to move to amend Item number 2022-159 by deleting the following sentences: “The site does not abut a religious institution/place of religious assembly, and is at least 500 feet from any school, day-care center, preschool or afterschool facility or any facility in which children commonly congregate. In no case shall a RMD directly abut another RMD or any medical marijuana use.” and inserting … VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
To amend the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I, General Ordinances, Chapter 240 Zoning by deleting §240-30(E)(4) in its entirety and inserting the followin (as amended)
ORDERED: To amend the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I, General Ordinances, Chapter 240 Zoning by deleting §240-30(E)(4) in its entirety and inserting the following new §240-30(E)(4) in its place: “The MTC Entrance, as defined by 935 CMR 501.002, is at least 500 feet from the nearest School Entrance, as defined by 935 CMR 501.002, and from the nearest entrance of any religious institution/place of religious assembly, day-care center, preschool or afterschool facility or any facility in which children commonly congregate. Distance shall be measured in a straight line from the geometric center of the MTC Entrance to the geometric center of the nearest School Entrance or nearest entrance to such other institution or facility, unless there is an Impassable Barrier, as defined by 935 CMR 501.002, within those 500 feet, in which case the distance shall be measured along the center of the
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: To amend the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I, General Ordinances, Chapter 240 Zoning by deleting §240-30(E)(4) in its entirety and inserting the following new §240-30(E)(4) in its place: “The MTC Entrance, as defined by 935 CMR 501.002, is at least 500 feet from the nearest School Entrance, as defined by 935 CMR 501.002, and from the nearest entrance of any religious … VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSES 13 YES Roll Call: Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber..”
2023-030 To withdraw: 2023-030 Appropriation Order In The Amount Of $1,337,890 For The Purpose Of Funding The Restoration Work To The Zion Union Historic Museum And Original Chapel, 296 North Street, Hyannis, Ma
To withdraw (2023-030: ORDERED: That the amount of $1,337,890 be appropriated for the purpose of funding the restoration and rehabilitation work to the Zion Union Historic Museum and original chapel located at 296 North Street, Hyannis MA, Map 308, Parcel 029, and to fund this appropriation that $457,390 be provided from the Capital Trust Fund, and that, pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c. 44B, the Community Preservation Act, $261,778 be transferred from the amount set aside for Historic Preservation within the Community Preservation Fund and $618,722 be transferred from the Undesignated Fund Balance within the Community Preservation Fund. It is further ordered that the Town Manager is authorized to contract for)
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $1,337,890 be appropriated for the purpose of funding the restoration and rehabilitation work to the Zion Union Historic Museum and original chapel located at 296 North Street, Hyannis MA, Map 308, Parcel 029, and to fund this appropriation that $457,390 be provided from the Capital Trust Fund, and that, pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c. 44B, the Community … VOTE: TO WITHDRAW-PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2023-036 2023-036 Authorization To Expend A Fiscal Year 2023 Coastal Resiliency Grant From The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Office Of Coastal Zone Management In The Amount Of $128,127 For The Design, Permitting, And
RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2023 Coastal Resiliency Grant in the amount of $128,127 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of Coastal Zone Management for the purpose of funding the design, permitting, and outreach of the Sandy Neck Beach Facility Coastal Resiliency Project, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2023 Coastal Resiliency Grant in the amount of $128,127 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of Coastal Zone Management for the purpose of funding the design, permitting, and outreach of the Sandy Neck Beach Facility Coastal Resiliency Project, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto. VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
From the Barnstable Town Council’s official minutes, posted on the town’s website. We check every roll call against the recorded count and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Member photos: Cape Cod Times (Charles Bloom, Kristine Clark, John Crow, Felicia Penn, Barry Sheingold, Gordon Starr, Craig Tamash); the members’ own websites (William Crocker, Thomas Keane, Betty Ludtke); Seth Burdick from the Cotuit-Santuit Civic Association. Matthew Levesque from his Commercial Realty Advisors bio. Lisa DaLuz from Barnstable Government Access video of the October 1, 2026 Town Council meeting (identified by the nameplate in front of each member).
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