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February 16, 2023
8 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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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
Every vote, in order
To accept the minutes of February 2, 2023 as presented.
To accept the minutes of February 2, 2023 as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to accept the minutes of February 2, 2023 as presented. VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS COMMUNICATIONS from elected officials, boards committees, and staff, commission reports, correspondence and announcements:.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2023-128 2023-128 Appropriation Order In The Amount Of $300,000 To Fund Disposal Costs At The Solid Waste Division Of The Department Of Public Works
ORDERED: That the amount of $300,000 be appropriated and provided from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund surplus for the purpose of funding disposal costs at the Solid Waste Division of the Department of Public Works
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $300,000 be appropriated and provided from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund surplus for the purpose of funding disposal costs at the Solid Waste Division of the Department of Public Works VOTE: PASSES 13 YES Roll Call Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber.”
2023-129 2023-129 Appropriation Order In The Amount Of $206,391 To Fund Information Technology Security Improvements
ORDERED: That the amount of $206,391 be appropriated and provided from the General Fund reserves for the purpose of funding information technology security improvements
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $206,391 be appropriated and provided from the General Fund reserves for the purpose of funding information technology security improvements VOTE: PASSES 13 YES Roll Call Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber.”
2023-130 2023-130 Appropriation Order For The School Department In The Amount Of $1,444,398 For The Purpose Of Funding The Barnstable Public Schools District Wide Light Replacement Project
ORDERED: That the amount of $1,444,398 be appropriated for the purpose of funding the replacement of light fixtures in the Barnstable Public Schools, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, that $1,444,398 be provided from the General Fund Reserves and any grant received by the School District for this project be applied to project costs, thereby reducing the amount authorized by this order by a like amount; and that the Barnstable School Committee is authorized to contract for and expend the appropriation made available for these purposes.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $1,444,398 be appropriated for the purpose of funding the replacement of light fixtures in the Barnstable Public Schools, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, that $1,444,398 be provided from the General Fund Reserves and any grant received by the School District for this project be applied to project … VOTE: PASSES 13 YES Roll Call Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber.”
2023-131 2023-131 Order Authorizing The Taking Of Road Easements By Eminent Domain For Sewer And Water Purposes Over Certain Private Roads In Centerville Known As Earles Court, Nobadeer Road, Quisset Road, Christinas P
ORDERED: That the Town Council hereby authorizes the Town Manager to purchase, take by eminent domain under chapter 79 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, or otherwise acquire for sewer and water purposes a perpetual easement through, under, across, and on the following described roads for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, relocation, and replacement of sewer and water lines and infrastructure for the same and for all purposes for which such easements are commonly used in the Town of Barnstable: EARLES COURT, NOBADEER ROAD, QUISSET ROAD, CHRISTINAS PATH, all as shown on Land Court Plan No. 40592-C, Sheets 1 and 2; and CAPT. ELLIS LANE, JENNIE'S PATH, NANCYS LANE, AND A PRIVATE WAY ADJACENT TO LOT 11, all as shown on a plan filed in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 288, Page 18. Any trees, buildings, and other structures located within said roads are
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the Town Council hereby authorizes the Town Manager to purchase, take by eminent domain under chapter 79 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, or otherwise acquire for sewer and water purposes a perpetual easement through, under, across, and on the following described roads for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, relocation, and replacement of sewer and water lines … VOTE: PASSES 13 YES Roll Call Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber.”
2023-134 2023-134 Authorization To Expend A Fiscal Year 2023 Cultural District Grant In The Amount Of $15,000 From The Massachusetts Cultural Council's Cultural District Investment Grant Program For The Barnstable Vill
RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Cultural District Investment Grant Program for the purpose of providing financial assistance to encourage the development and success of the Barnstable Village Cultural District and to foster local cultural preservation in accordance with the provisions of state law pertaining to state- designated Cultural Districts.
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 grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Cultural District Investment Grant Program for the purpose of providing financial assistance to encourage the development and success of the Barnstable Village Cultural District and to foster local cultural preservation in … VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2023-135 2023-135 Authorization To Expend A Fiscal Year 2023 Cultural District Grant In The Amount Of $15,000 From The Massachusetts Cultural Council's Cultural District Investment Grant Program For The Hyannis Hyarts
RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2023 grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Cultural District Investment Grant program for the purpose of providing financial assistance to encourage the development and success of the Hyannis HyArts Cultural District and to foster local cultural preservation in accordance with the provisions of state law pertaining to state-designated Cultural Districts.
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 grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Cultural District Investment Grant program for the purpose of providing financial assistance to encourage the development and success of the Hyannis HyArts Cultural District and to foster local cultural … VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
TO ADJOURN:
VOTED TO ADJOURN:
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED TO ADJOURN: VOTE: PASSES 13 YES Roll Call Atsalis, Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes,Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber Adjourned at 9:54 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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