2016.09.26 Town Council Agenda

Date: 
Monday, September 26, 2016 - 7:00pm
Agenda ItemSummary
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Item 1

Public Forum

Item 2 (a) (Consent Agenda)

Order to approve the minutes of the August 8, 2016, Town Council Special Meeting.

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 2 (b) (Consent Agenda)

Order to approve the minutes of the August 22, 2016, Town Council Meeting.

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 3

Report from Council Committees and liaisons regarding updates on assignments.

Item 4

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 5

Order to authorize the Town Manager to execute a quit claim deed for Map R04, Lot 068 Block 030.

A public comment period will be included (3 minutes).

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 6

Public Hearing and Order to approve a new victualer license for Rivalries Falmouth, LLC.

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 7

Public Hearing and Order to approve a new liquor license for Rivalries Falmouth, LLC.

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 8

An update from the Senior Committee and an order to amend the committee's charge.

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 9

An update from the Senior Committe on the proposed Senior Center and an order to approve a supplemental appropriation and transfer in the amount of $75,000 from Unassigned Fund Balance to finance the construction.

A public comment period will be included (3 minutes).

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 10

Update from the Falmouth Memorial Library Board of Trustees regarding fundraising efforts to help fund the renovation and expansion of the library building and an order to amend the previously approved memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Town and the Library, dated September 22, 2014, changing the required date for the Library to conclude its fundraising from December 2016 to December 2017.

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 11

Order to approve a supplemental appropriation and transfer in the amount of $1,000,000 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to finance a portion of the costs to replace the Mill Creek pump station and install force sewer mains.

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 12

Order to approve a supplemental appropriation and transfer in the amount of $42,000 from Unassigned Fund Balance for the cost of lighting upgrades and parking improvements at the Plummer/Mason-Motz property.

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 13

Update from staff on 2016 Very Merry Weekend Event (formally know as Shop Falmouth) and order to authorize a supplemental appropriation up to $20,000 for the cost of this event, such funding to be allocated from the Route One South TIF Development Plan account. 

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 14

Ordinance to adopt a zoning amendment to enact contract zoning.

A public comment period will note be included with this item as public comment was taken at an earlier date.

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 15

Ordinance to adopt the maximum levels of income and expenses for the General Assistance program, Chapter 6, Article 6, Section 6.68, Appendices A-D of the Falmouth Town Ordinance. 

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 16

Order to amend the Land Use Fee Schedule to add fees for contract zoning.

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 17

Introduction of  amendments to the Zoning and Site Plan Review Ordinance to clarify the Net Residential Area required for certain types of residential development. 

A public comment period will not be included with this item.

ACTION: Schedule public hearing. 

Item 18

Order to exchange a small portion of land between the Town of Falmouth (Falmouth Nature Preserve) and Don Oaks of 176 Foreside Road, conditioned upon necessary approvals from the Nature Conservancy. 

A public comment period will be included (3 minutes).

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 19

Update from the Town Manager regarding options for installing new streetlights on utility poles. 

A public comment period will not be included.

ACTION: Council action is not anticipated.

Adjourn

The Town Council will meet on Monday, September 26, 2016, at 7:00 pm at Town Hall in Council Chambers.  

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