2014.06.18 Town Council Agenda - Organizational Meeting

Town Hall - Council Chambers
Date: 
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 3:00pm
Agenda ItemSummary
Roll Call

Council Attendance

Pledge of Allegiance
Oath of Office Ceremony

The Town Clerk will deliver the Oath of Office to the new Town Councilors.

Item 1 (a)

Election of Town Council Chairperson.

Item 1 (b)

Election of Town Council Vice-Chairperson.

Item 1 (c)

Order to appoint members to the Council Finance Committee.

Item 1 (d)

Order to appoint members to the Council Ordinance Committee.

Item 1 (e)

Order to appoint members to the Community Development Committee.

Item 1 (f)

Order to appoint members to the Council Appointments/Personnel Committee.

Item 1 (g)

Order to appoint Council members to serve as liaisons to various boards and committees.

Item 1 (h)

Order to appoint one representative and one alternate to the ecomaine Board of Directors. 

Item 1 (i)

Order to appoint representatives to the General Assembly of the Greater Portland Council of Governments and to designate one as Falmouth's representative on the Executive Committee. 

Item 1 (j)

Order to appoint two people to serve on the METRO Bus Board of Directors.

Item 1 (k)

Order to appoint a Council member (and the Town Manager) to serve on the METRO Coalition.

Item 1 (l)

Election of a representative to serve on the MMA Legislative Policy Committee.

Item 2

Public Forum

Item 3 (Consent Agenda)

Order to certify the June 10, 2014 Election results. 

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 4

Report from the Appointments Committee and order relative to filling various vacancies on Boards and Committees.

ACTION: Council action is anticipated
 

Item 5

Public hearing and order relative to renewal of the victualer licenses for: American Legion Post, Bernie’s Foreside, Bueno Loco, Casco Bay Vending, Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Dockside Grill, Dockside Provisions, Dunkin Donuts, European Bakery, Falmouth By the Sea, Falmouth Congregational Church, Falmouth Country Club, Falmouth House of Pizza, Falmouth Little League, Falmouth Schools Food Service, Falmouth Little League, Falmouth Schools Food Service, Family Ice Center, Foreside Community Church, Grab A Byte Café, Hannaford Bros., Harmon’s Lunch, Holy Martyrs, Hug’s Italian Restaurant, Leavitt & Sons, Liz’s Personal Chef Service, Mac’s Convenience Stores, LLC. Maddens Pub, Maine Lobster & Seafood, McDonalds, Mother’s Mountain, Nina’s Variety, Nouria Energy, OceanView, Pom Thai, Portland Country Club, Portland Yacht Club, Professional Catering, Wendy’s, Ricetta’s, Rite Aid, Shaw’s, Starbucks, Subway, Super Scoops, Foreside Tavern, Woodlands, Town Landing Market, Waldo’s, Wal-Mart, West Falmouth Baptist Church.

A public comment period will be included with this item. (5 minutes per person)

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 6

Public Hearing on an amendment to the Zoning and Site Plan Review Ordinance to relax zoning provisions for the replacement of utility infrastructure.

A public comment period will be included with this item (5 minutes).

ACTION: Schedule Order.

Item 7

Order to authorize the Town Manager to amend the Capital Improvement Plan to eliminate the Fiscal Year 2018 expenditure for the replacement of lighting systems at Village Park in the amount of $80,000 and add an expenditure in Fiscal Year 2015 in the amount of $28,000 for parking lot and pedestrian scale lighting improvements at Village Park and furthermore, add an expenditure of $33,000 for storm water quality treatment improvements and related expenses at Village Park and the associated parking lot in Fiscal Year 2015. (Note: these adjustments will result in a net savings of $19,000 in the Capital Improvement Plan)

A public comment period will be included with this item. (3 minutes per person)

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

 

Item 8

Order to change the date of 2014/2015 Council meetings impacted by holidays.

A public comment period will be included with this item. (3 minutes per person)

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 9

Discussion about future Council agendas

The Town Council's Organizational Meeting will be held on Wedensday, June 18, 2014 at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers.  

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