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November 3, 2022
7 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Nikolas Atsalis, Kristine Clark, Jennifer Cullum, Paul Cusack, Jessica Rapp Grassetti, Mathew Levesque, Jeffrey Mendes, Paul Neary, Paula Schnepp, Tracy Shaughnessy, Gordon Starr, Eric Steinhilber
Absent: Betty Ludtke
Every vote, in order
To accept the minutes of October 20, 2022 as presented.
To accept the minutes of October 20, 2022 as presented.
The minutes record 12 yes, 0 no, but do not name every member’s vote, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to accept the minutes of October 20, 2022 as presented. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES Roll Call: Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber. COMMUNICATIONS from elected officials, boards committees, and staff, commission reports, correspondence and announcements:.”
2023-046 2023-046 Authorization Of A Housing Development Incentive Program Tax Increment Exemption Agreement Between The Town Of Barnstable And Seashore Homes, Inc. For 8 New Market Rate Residential Units Located At 63
ORDERED: That the Town Council hereby authorizes a Tax Increment Exemption (TIE) Agreement between the Town of Barnstable and Seashore Homes, Inc. pursuant to the Housing Development Incentive Program, M.G.L. c. 40V, and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 760 CMR 66.00, for eight (8) new market rate residential units located at 63 Main Street, Hyannis, MA (Assessor's Map 342, Parcel 017), substantially in the form as presented to the Town Council at this meeting, and further authorizes the Town Manager to execute the TIE Agreement and submit it to the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development for approval.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the Town Council hereby authorizes a Tax Increment Exemption (TIE) Agreement between the Town of Barnstable and Seashore Homes, Inc. pursuant to the Housing Development Incentive Program, M.G.L. c. 40V, and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 760 CMR 66.00, for eight (8) new market rate residential units located at 63 Main Street, Hyannis, MA (Assessor's Map 342, Parcel … VOTE: PASSES 11 YES Roll Call: Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Steinhilber..”
The amount of $34,500 be transferred from the Department of Public Works General Fund Personnel Budget to the Department of Public Works General Fund Capital Ou
ORDERED: That the amount of $34,500 be transferred from the Department of Public Works General Fund Personnel Budget to the Department of Public Works General Fund Capital Outlay Budget for the purpose of acquiring and installing new furniture and partitions in the Town Assessing Office in Town Hall.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $34,500 be transferred from the Department of Public Works General Fund Personnel Budget to the Department of Public Works General Fund Capital Outlay Budget for the purpose of acquiring and installing new furniture and partitions in the Town Assessing Office in Town Hall. VOTE: PASSES 11 YES Roll Call: Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Steinhilber..”
2023-054 2023-054 Resolve Authorizing The Town Manager To Commence Negotiations With Commonwealth Wind Llc For A New Host Community Agreement
RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to commence negotiations with Commonwealth Wind LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables LLC, for a new Host Community Agreement (“HCA 3”) between the Town of Barnstable and Commonwealth Wind LLC, which agreement is designed to mitigate the impacts of the Commonwealth Wind Project selected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Electric Distribution Companies within Massachusetts under M.G.L. c. 83C on December 17, 2021, as described in section S-4.1.6 of the June update of the federal Construction and Operation Plan filed at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which project includes cable landings in Osterville and underground cables connecting the landfall with a substation and with Eversource's existing West Barnstable substation.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to commence negotiations with Commonwealth Wind LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables LLC, for a new Host Community Agreement (“HCA 3”) between the Town of Barnstable and Commonwealth Wind LLC, which agreement is designed to mitigate the impacts of the Commonwealth Wind Project selected by the Commonwealth … VOTE: PASSES 11 YES Roll Call: Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Steinhilber. 2023-055 A RESOLUTION THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL PETITION THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY TO FORMALLY DISCONTINUE A SECTION OF COUNTY HIGHWAY, NAMELY, MOTHER'S PARK ROAD, AS DESCRIBED IN THE COMMISSIONERS' JANUARY 9, 1912 TAKING NO. 642.”
The Town Council petition the County Commissioners of Barnstable County (“Commissioners”) to formally discontinue a section of county highway, namely, Mother's
RESOLVED: That the Town Council petition the County Commissioners of Barnstable County (“Commissioners”) to formally discontinue a section of county highway, namely, Mother's Park Road, as described in the Commissioners' January 9, 1912 taking No. 642 of Phinney's Lane and North Main Street and Mother's Park Road in Barnstable described in the Written Taking Books at Volume 9, Page 81 and also described in an order of taking by the Commissioners recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Book 479, Page 284, for which the plan of the 1932 County layout of Phinney's Lane in Plan Book 47 Plan 45, depicting the original January 9, 1912 Highway layout by the Commissioners is on file in the Office of the Town Council, and that pursuant to M.G.L. c. 82, § 5, said petition shall request that said discontinued section of said county highway remain a public way, and that the Town Manag
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council petition the County Commissioners of Barnstable County (“Commissioners”) to formally discontinue a section of county highway, namely, Mother's Park Road, as described in the Commissioners' January 9, 1912 taking No. 642 of Phinney's Lane and North Main Street and Mother's Park Road in Barnstable described in the Written Taking Books at Volume 9, Page 81 and … VOTE: PASSES 11 YES Roll Call: Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Steinhilber..”
2023-056 2023-056 Transfer Order In The Amount Of $19,000 For The Planning And Development Department Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Expense Budget For The Purpose Of Funding The Costs Of Print Materials Associated With Ou
ORDERED: That the amount of $19,000 be transferred from the Planning and Development Department's Fiscal Year 2023 Personnel Budget to the Planning and Development Department's Operating Expense Budget for the purpose of funding expenses related to creating and distributing print materials for public outreach for the Local Comprehensive Plan, including costs related to printing and mailing postcards, posters, and signs
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $19,000 be transferred from the Planning and Development Department's Fiscal Year 2023 Personnel Budget to the Planning and Development Department's Operating Expense Budget for the purpose of funding expenses related to creating and distributing print materials for public outreach for the Local Comprehensive Plan, including costs related to printing and mailing postcards, posters, and signs VOTE: PASSES 11 YES Roll Call: Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Steinhilber..”
TO ADJOURN:
VOTED TO ADJOURN:
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED TO ADJOURN: VOTE: PASSES 11YES Roll Call: Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Steinhilber. Adjourned at 10:27 PM Respectfully submitted, Ann M Quirk Barnstable Town Clerk.”
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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