Barnstable Town Council

ORDERED: That the amount of Seven Hundred and Four Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars ($704,155) be appropriated and transferred for the purpose of funding the Osterville Playground Project located at 93 West Bay Road in Osterville, and to fund this appropriation, that pursuant to the provisions of the Community Preservation Act, G.L. c. 44B, the amount of $400,000 be appropriated first from the amount set-aside for Open Space and Recreation within the Community Preservation Fund and secondly from the Undesignated Reserve in the Community Preservation Fund, and that $292,168 be transferred from the remaining balance in Town Council Order 2017-086 and that $11,987 be transferred from the remaining balance in Town Council Order 2019-146; and that the Town Manager is authorized to expend the appropriation made available for this purpose, with the expenditure of the involved Community P

The minutes record 11 yes, 1 no, but do not name every member’s vote, so individual votes are not shown.

RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Council on Aging: Larry Morin as an alternate member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Conservation Commission: Rob Demelo, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Recreation Commission: Christina Carrington, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Youth Commission: Nina Wang, as a student member to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Zoning Board of Appeals: Manny Alves from an associate position to a full member position to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Debra Dworkis, as an associate position to a term expiring 06/30/2027

The minutes record this as unanimous; we show every councilor listed as present. Paul Neary arrived at 6:16 PM, so may not have voted.

RESOLVED: That the Town Council reappoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Conservation Commission: F.P. Tom Lee, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Peter Sampou as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Open Space Committee: Catherine Gulliver, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Farley Lewis, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028

The minutes record this as unanimous; we show every councilor listed as present. Paul Neary arrived at 6:16 PM, so may not have voted.

The amendment read by Councilor Ludtke

The minutes record 9 yes, 1 no, 1 abstaining, but do not name every member’s vote, so individual votes are not shown.

It for an additional amendment to include Town Attorney Nober language as read. Motion to add language that you just voted on and provided further that the membership of Appointments Committee of the Council may include up to two members of the public for a total of up to seven members

The minutes record 6 yes, 5 no, but do not name every member’s vote, so individual votes are not shown.

It ORDERED: That the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, Chapter 37 Boards, Committees and Commissions, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 1. By repealing Article I, Appointments Committee, in its entirety and inserting the following new Article I, Standing Committees of the Council, in its place: “Article I. Standing Committees of the Town Council § 37-1 Standing Committees of the Town Council. The following committees shall be Standing Committees of the Town Council: A. An Appointments Committee of the Town Council B. A Zoning and Regulatory Committee of the Town Council. § 37-2 Membership. Each Standing Committee of the Town Council shall consist of five town councilors, provided that the members of the Zoning and Regulatory Committee of the Council shall include the chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals or his or her designee and the chair of the Planning Boa

Yes: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Starr, Tamash, TerkelsenNo: SchneppAbstained: Crow

RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2026 Housing Choice grant in the amount of $72,700 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to fund an economic feasibility study regarding the Town's Inclusionary Affordable Housing requirements.

The minutes record this as unanimous; we show every councilor listed as present. Paul Neary arrived at 6:16 PM, so may not have voted.

Jim Kupfer Director of Planning and Development gave the rationale. We have already met four of the five criteria to become a green community; the Stretch Energy Code is the last one to accept. Asked Barry Sheingold of the Infrastructure and Energy Committee to address the Council. He listed the benefits of being a green community. Open the Public Hearing Roberta Mauch Green is a scam, work in finance, who are these people (Sky, LLC) that LLC has a lot of corruption, vote no for the stretch code, it's not green. Look it up, they are hiding under the name green. Ella Sampou works with youth climate activists, 39% of the greenhouse gases come from the heating and cooling of our air. We must consume less. We are dealing with tariffs and rising costs, change is hard, we must do our part to go green. Jane Ward of the Infrastructure and Energy committee, my focus is on the medical view, health

Yes: Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Neary, Penn, Schnepp, TamashNo: Bloom, Ludtke, Starr, Terkelsen

RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Disability Commission: Christopher Bartley as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028; Planning Board: Catherine Finkenstaedt as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028 A Motion was made to bifurcate the article to separate Catherine Finkenstaedt from this item, and it was seconded by Neary Discussion: (Levesque) received many phone calls regarding this appointment, we had people apply before for this vacated position, the position was not filled, a quorum issue, always try to get these positions filled, it was left open. In August, Catherine Finkenstaedt applied because Eric Schwaab encouraged her to run. She is a moderator for “Next Door” and “Barnstable Unofficial” when the time came to make this recommendation two members were missing from the Appointments C

Yes: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Ludtke, Penn, Tamash, TerkelsenNo: Neary, StarrAbstained: Levesque, Schnepp

RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby vote to find that the group petition submitted to it on June 27, 2025, requesting that the Town take action to acquire and preserve the home of Eugenia Fortes at 23 Pleasant Hill Lane and establish a permanent wetlands conservancy at 32 Pleasant Hill Lane, as more specifically set forth in the petition attached hereto and incorporated herein, has merit.

Yes: Bloom, Clark, Crow, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Penn, TerkelsenNo: Burdick, Levesque, Schnepp, Starr, Tamash