2017.05.22 Town Council Agenda

Date: 
Monday, May 22, 2017 - 7:00pm
Agenda ItemSummary
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Item 1

Public Forum

Item 2

Recognition of Theo Holtwijk, recipient of the Maine Association of Planners' 2017 Professional Planner of the Year award.

Public comment period will not be included with this item.

ACTION: Council action is not 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.

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

ACTION: Council action is not anticipated.

Item 5

Public Hearing on an amendment to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 19 to permit farm and animal husbandry related uses.

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

ACTION: Schedule order.

Item 6

Report from the Conservation Commission regarding the development of an ordinance to restrict pesticide applications.

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

ACTION: Council action is not anticipated.

Item 7

Reports from the Long-Range Planning Advisory Committee and the Route 100 Committee on the West Falmouth Neighborhood Sketch Plan prepared by Stantec.

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

ACTION: Council action is not anticipated.

Item 8

Ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Article II-8-13 Commercial Waste Hauling, to limit the hours during which commercial waste containers may be serviced. 

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 9

Ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Chapter II-13 Solid Waste

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 10

Ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances to establish a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and retail marijuana social clubs.

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 11

Order to establish a new Council Ad-hoc subcommittee to make recommendations to the Council regarding zoning amendments and licensing requirements, as needed, related to retail (commercial) marijuana enterprises in Falmouth.

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 12

Order to go into Executive Session pursuant to the Laws of Maine to discuss the Town Manager's employment contract, pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. § 405 (6) (A).

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 13

Order to approve the Town Manager's new contract.

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

ACTION: Council action is anticipated.

Item 14

Order to go into Executive Session pursuant to the Laws of Maine to discuss the nomination of the annual Citizen of the Year Award, pursuant 1 M.R.S.A. § 405.

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

ACTION: Council action is not anticipated.

Adjourn

The Town Council will meet on Monday, May 22, 2017, at 7:00 pm at Town Hall.

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