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October 10, 2024
11 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Charles Bloom, Seth Burdick, Kristine Clark, John Crow, Mathew Levesque, Betty Ludtke, Paul Neary, Gordon Starr, Kristin Terkelsen
Absent: Jeffrey Mendes, Felicia Penn, Paula Schnepp, Craig Tamash
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To accept the minutes of September 5. 2024, as presented.
Voted to accept the minutes of September 5. 2024, as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the minutes of September 5. 2024, as presented. VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS COMMUNICATIONS - from elected officials, boards, committees and staff, commission reports, correspondence and announcements: • Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) Joint Oversight Group Brief to Town of Barnstable Brig. Gen. (RET) Chris Faux: JBCC Executive Director Col. Wendy Armijo: 102d IW.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2025-022 2025-022 Order Amending The General Ordinances Of The Code Of The Town Of Barnstable, Chapter 220 Town Council, Article I, Section 220-4
ORDERED: That the General Ordinances of the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Chapter 220 Town Council, Article I, Section 220-4 be amended by deleting “7:00” and inserting “6:00” in its place.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion it was duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the General Ordinances of the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Chapter 220 Town Council, Article I, Section 220-4 be amended by deleting “7:00” and inserting “6:00” in its place. VOTE: PASSES 9 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, NEARY, STARR, TERKELSEN.”
2025-025 2025-025 Appropriation Order In The Amount Of $75,000 For The Purpose Of Alum Treatment For Mystic Lake
ORDERED: That the amount of $75,000 be appropriated and added to the amount appropriated under Town Council Order 2023-104 for the purpose of funding the Mystic Lake Alum Treatment Project as outlined in the Fiscal Year 2024 - Fiscal Year 2028 Capital Improvement Plan, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, that $75,000 be provided from the Capital Trust Fund Reserves, and that the Town Manager 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 $75,000 be appropriated and added to the amount appropriated under Town Council Order 2023-104 for the purpose of funding the Mystic Lake Alum Treatment Project as outlined in the Fiscal Year 2024 - Fiscal Year 2028 Capital Improvement Plan, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, that $75,000 be provided … VOTE: PASSES 9 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, NEARY, STARR, TERKELSEN.”
2025-026 2025-026 Order Amending Article Ii, Sewer Assessments, Chapter 184 Sewers And Water Of The General Ordinances Of The Town Of Barnstable
ORDERED: That Article II, Sewer Assessments, Chapter 184 Sewers and Water, of the General Ordinances of the Code of the Town of Barnstable shall be amended as follows: SECTION 1: § 184-9.2. Definitions shall be amended as follows: A. By amending the definition of “Commercial Use” by deleting “premises” and inserting “property” in its place; B. By amending subsection (a) of the definition of “Compensatory Sewer Privilege Fee” by inserting “equal to One (1) Sewer Unit” after “sewer assessment” and by deleting “based on the number of potential Sewer Units” after “undeveloped property”; C. By amending the definition of “Dwelling Unit” by deleting “provided that, solely for the purposes of this Article II, such complete living facilities that contain one bedroom or fewer shall be a Half Dwelling Unit” and by inserting in their place “, unless such complete living facilities are a Half Dwellin
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That Article II, Sewer Assessments, Chapter 184 Sewers and Water, of the General Ordinances of the Code of the Town of Barnstable shall be amended as follows: SECTION 1: § 184-9.2. Definitions shall be amended as follows: A. By amending the definition of “Commercial Use” by deleting “premises” and inserting “property” in its place; B. By amending subsection (a) of the definition of … VOTE: PASSES 9 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, NEARY, STARR, TERKELSEN.”
2025-027 Open and continue this agenda item to 10/24/2024: 2025-027 Appropriation And Loan Order In The Amount Of $3,826,327 And Authorization To Contract For And Expend A Grant In The Amount Of $2,833,849 From The Commonwealth's Executive Office Of Energy And Environ
To open and continue this agenda item to 10/24/2024 (2025-027: ORDERED: That the amount of $3,826,327 be appropriated for the purpose of funding Sandy Neck Beach Facility Coastal Resiliency Project, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager, is authorized to borrow $3,826,327 under and pursuant to M.G.L. c. 44, §7 or 8, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; and that the Town Manager is authorized to contract for and expend the appropriation made available for these purposes and is further authorized to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2025 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Pro)
Yes: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Neary, Starr, TerkelsenNo: Ludtke
From the minutes
“Upon a motion, it was duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $3,826,327 be appropriated for the purpose of funding Sandy Neck Beach Facility Coastal Resiliency Project, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager, is authorized to borrow $3,826,327 under and pursuant to M.G.L. c. 44, §7 or 8, or pursuant … VOTE: OPEN AND CONTINUE THIS AGENDA ITEM TO 10/24/2024 - PASSES 8 YES 1 NO (LUDTKE).” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2025-029 Refer to individual public hearings to be held on each item at the town council meeting on october 24, 2024: 2025-029 Appointments To A Board/committee/commission
To refer to individual public hearings to be held on each item at the town council meeting on october 24, 2024 (2025-029: RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Licensing Authority: John Murphy, as an associate member to a term expiring 06/30/2027)
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Licensing Authority: John Murphy, as an associate member to a term expiring 06/30/2027 VOTE: REFER TO INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD ON EACH ITEM AT THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 24, 2024 - PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2025-030 Refer to individual public hearings to be held on each item at the town council meeting on october 24, 2024: 2025-030 Reappointments To A Board/committee/commission
To refer to individual public hearings to be held on each item at the town council meeting on october 24, 2024 (2025-030: RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Board of Health: Dan Luczkow, MD. as a regular member, to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Paul Canniff, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027.)
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Board of Health: Dan Luczkow, MD. as a regular member, to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Paul Canniff, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027. VOTE: REFER TO INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD ON EACH ITEM AT THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 24, 2024 - PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2025-037 Refer to individual public hearings to be held on each item at the town council meeting on october 24, 2024: 2025-037 Appointments To A Board/committee/commission
To refer to individual public hearings to be held on each item at the town council meeting on october 24, 2024 (2025-037: RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Airport Commission: Margarete Maillho, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Board of Health: Christine Beer, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Human Services Committee: Kevin Matthews, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Mid Cape Cultural Council: Beverly Parke, as a regular member to a term expiring 12/31/2026; Steamship Authority Port Council: Greg Egan, as a representative member from Barnstable to a term expiring 12/31/2025; Waterways Committee: Jacob Angelo, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2025; Zoning Board of App)
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Airport Commission: Margarete Maillho, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Board of Health: Christine Beer, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Human Services Committee: Kevin Matthews, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Mid Cape … VOTE: REFER TO INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD ON EACH ITEM AT THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 24, 2024 - PASSES UNANIMOUS 2025 - 031 AUTHORIZATION TO CONTRACT FOR AND EXPEND A FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2024 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,500.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
The Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amou
RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $15,500 from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of funding the purchase of emergency tower lighting, a thermal monocular, and custom vinyl maps prepared for the Town of Barnstable.
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 Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $15,500 from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of funding the purchase of emergency tower lighting, a thermal monocular, and custom vinyl maps prepared for the Town of Barnstable. VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2025-032 Refer to public hearing on 10/24/2024: 2025-032 Appropriation Order In The Amount Of $33,000 In Community Preservation Historic Preservation Funds For Phase Ii Of Restoration And Preservation Of The Dottridge Homestead, Located At 1148 Main St, Cot
To refer to public hearing on 10/24/2024 (2025-032: ORDERED: That, pursuant to the provisions of the Community Preservation Act, G.L. c. 44B, the amount of Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars ($33,000), representing a portion of the total project cost of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), be appropriated from the amount set aside for Historic Preservation within the Community Preservation Fund and granted to the Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit for Phase II restoration and preservation work on the historic resource Dottridge Homestead located at 1148 Main Street, Cotuit, as shown on Assessor's Map 034, Parcel 051. The property has an existing Preservation Restriction held by the Town of Barnstable. It is further ordered that the Town)
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That, pursuant to the provisions of the Community Preservation Act, G.L. c. 44B, the amount of Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars ($33,000), representing a portion of the total project cost of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), be appropriated from the amount set aside for Historic Preservation within the Community Preservation Fund and granted to the Historical Society of Santuit … VOTE: REFER TO PUBLIC HEARING ON 10/24/2024 - PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2025-035 Refer to public hearing on 10/24/2024: 2025-035 Appropriation Order In The Amount Of $80,000 For The Purpose Of Funding The Solid Waste F
To refer to public hearing on 10/24/2024 (2025-035: ORDERED: That the amount of $80,000 be appropriated from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund reserves for the purpose of funding the Solid Waste Facility Landfill Infiltration Basin Number 1 Swale Repairs Project and that the Town Manager 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 $80,000 be appropriated from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund reserves for the purpose of funding the Solid Waste Facility Landfill Infiltration Basin Number 1 Swale Repairs Project and that the Town Manager is authorized to contract for and expend the appropriation made available for these purposes. VOTE: REFER TO PUBLIC HEARING ON 10/24/2024 - 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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