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January 18, 2024
7 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Charles Bloom, Seth Burdick, Kristine Clark, John Crow, Mathew Levesque, Betty Ludtke, Jeffrey Mendes, Felicia Penn, Paula Schnepp, Gordon Starr, Craig Tamash, Kristin Terkelsen
Absent: Paul Neary
Every vote, in order
To accept the minutes of January 4, 2024, as presented.
To accept the minutes of January 4, 2024, as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to accept the minutes of January 4, 2024, as presented. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES. Roll Call: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Penn, Schnepp, Starr, Tamash, Terkelsen..”
2024-088 2024-088 Approval Of The Appointments To The Appointments Commmittee
RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby approve the Town Council President's appointments of Councilor Jeffrey Mendes; Councilor Charlie Bloom; Councilor Kris Clark; Councilor Seth Burdick; and Councilor Kristin Terkelsen as members of the standing Appointments Committee of the Town Council.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby approve the Town Council President's appointments of Councilor Jeffrey Mendes; Councilor Charlie Bloom; Councilor Kris Clark; Councilor Seth Burdick; and Councilor Kristin Terkelsen as members of the standing Appointments Committee of the Town Council. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES. Roll Call: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Penn, Schnepp, Starr, Tamash, Terkelsen..”
2024-089 2024-089 Authorization To Contract For And Expend A State Fiscal Year 2024 Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant In The Amount Of $50,000 From The Massachusetts Office Of Grants And Research
RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a State Fiscal Year 2024 Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $50,000 from the Massachusetts Office of Grants and Research for the purpose of funding cameras and license plate readers.
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 State Fiscal Year 2024 Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $50,000 from the Massachusetts Office of Grants and Research for the purpose of funding cameras and license plate readers. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES. Roll Call: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Penn, Schnepp, Starr, Tamash, Terkelsen..”
2024-090 2024-090 Authorization To Contract For And Expend A Fiscal Year 2024 Grant In The Amount Of $7,500 From The Massachusetts Department Of Environmental Protection To Acquire One Electric Vehicle Under The Massac
RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a grant in the amount of $7,500 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of acquiring one electric vehicle under the Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program.
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 $7,500 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of acquiring one electric vehicle under the Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES. Roll Call: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Penn, Schnepp, Starr, Tamash, Terkelsen..”
2024-092 Refer to public hearing on 02/01/2024: 2024-092 Order Waiving The Provisions Of Chapter 220, Article I, Section 220-4 Of The Code Of The Town Of Barnstable For A Period Of Six Months
To refer to public hearing on 02/01/2024 (2024-092: ORDERED: Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 220, Article I, Section 220-4 of the Barnstable Town Code, regular meetings of the Town Council during the months of March through August shall commence at 6:00 p.m.)
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 220, Article I, Section 220-4 of the Barnstable Town Code, regular meetings of the Town Council during the months of March through August shall commence at 6:00 p.m. VOTE: REFER TO PUBLIC HEARING ON 02/01/2024 - PASSES 12 YES. Roll Call: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Penn, Schnepp, Starr, Tamash, Terkelsen..”
2024-093 To a public hearing on 01/01/204: 2024-093 Appropriation And Loan Order In The Amount Of $30,900,000 For The Purpose Of Funding Sewer Infrastructure Improvements
To a public hearing on 01/01/204 (2024-093: ORDERED: That the amount of $30,900,000 be appropriated for the purpose of funding Sewer Infrastructure Improvements, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager, is authorized to borrow $30,900,000 under and pursuant to M.G.L. c. 44, §§7 or 8, M.G.L. c. 29C, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; that the Town is authorized to borrow all or any portion of this appropriation from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the “Trust”) and that the Town Manager or the Treasurer is authorized to sign any financing agreements or )
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $30,900,000 be appropriated for the purpose of funding Sewer Infrastructure Improvements, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager, is authorized to borrow $30,900,000 under and pursuant to M.G.L. c. 44, §§7 or 8, M.G.L. c. 29C, or pursuant to … VOTE: TO A PUBLIC HEARING ON 01/01/204 - PASSES 12 YES. Roll Call: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Penn, Schnepp, Starr, Tamash, Terkelsen. President Penn read aloud: The Town Council will enter executive session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, sec. 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respec.”
To enter Executive Session with no return to Public Session.
To enter Executive Session with no return to Public Session.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to enter Executive Session with no return to Public Session. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES. Roll Call: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Penn, Schnepp, Starr, Tamash, Terkelsen. The Public Session Adjourned at 8:52 PM Respectfully submitted, Janet E. Murphy Assistant 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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