2015.11.09 Town Council Agenda - Special Meeting

Date:

Monday, November 9, 2015 - 7:00pm

Agenda Item	Summary
Roll Call
Item 1	Order authorizing up to $1,900,000 of the Town’s General Obligation Bonds to refinance and refund a portion of the Town’s outstanding 2007 General Obligation Bonds. A public comment period will be included with this item (3 minutes). ACTION: Council action is anticipated.
Item 2	Public forum on the final report and recommendations of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee. A public comment period will be included with this item (5 minutes). ACTION: Council action is not anticipated.
Item 3	Order - Pursuant to Section 102 of the Council-Manager Charter of the Town of Falmouth, the Town Council hereby orders and ordains that the interests of the Town require redevelopment of, and construction of an addition to, the former Plummer School for affordable senior housing, the donation of trail easements to the Town for public access over walking trails, a proposed land exchange, and landscaping/hardscaping improvements to the Village Green and general area, all as described in a proposed Development Agreement between the Town of Falmouth and the Ocean View Retirement Community Limited Partnership (“Ocean View”), and that the Town Manager is authorized on behalf of the Town to: (a) execute and deliver the Development Agreement between the Town and Ocean View; (b) execute and deliver a deed to Ocean View to a strip of land adjoining the Plummer School property (as described in Exhibit B-1 to the Development Agreement); (c) accept a deed from Ocean View to a parcel of land (as described in Exhibit B-2 to the Development Agreement); and (d) accept an easement deed from Ocean View (as described in Exhibit B-3 to the Development Agreement), all aforementioned instruments being substantially in the form presented to this meeting. A public comment period will be included with this item (3 minutes). ACTION: Council action is anticipated.
Item 4	Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map to rezone the property located at 9 Lunt Road from RA to VCC. A public comment period will not be included with this item as public comment was taken at an earlier date. ACTION: Council action is anticipated.
Item 5	Ordinance to amend the Zoning and Site Plan Review Ordinance to revise the Retirement Community Overlay District's (RCOD) conceptual master plan, and to amend the Zoning Map to extend the RCOD to include the properties at 170, 172, and 174 Middle Road. A public comment period will not be included with this item as public comment was taken at an earlier date. ACTION: Council action is anticipated.
Item 6	Introduction of proposed amendments to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter II, Article 8, relative to the regulation of plastic shopping bags. A public comment period will not be included. ACTION: Schedule public hearing.
Item 7	Resolution to support federal action at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris in December, 2015. A public comment period will be included (3 minutes). ACTION: Council action is anticipated.
Item 8	Order to approve a supplemental appropriation from undesignated fund balance not to exceed $35,000 to complete the development of a Unified Development Ordinance. A public comment period will be included (3 minutes). ACTION: Council action is anticipated.
Item 9	Discussion about assessing services being provided by Cumberland County. A public comment period will not be included. ACTION: Council action is not anticipated.
Item 10	Order to reschedule the regular December Council meeting to December 14, 2015. A public comment period will be included (3 minutes). ACTION: Council action is anticipated.
Item 11	Order to go into Executive Session pursuant to the Laws of Maine to discuss and consider negotiation parameters associated with the Maine Association of Police contract renewal, pursuant 1 M.R.S.A. § 405 (6) (D). A public comment period will not be included with this item. ACTION: Council action is possible once the Council returns from executive session.
Adjourn

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2015.11.09 Town Council Agenda - Special Meeting