Select Board Meeting - 5/4/26

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1. OPEN SESSION - 6:30 PM a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Recognition d. Announcements e. Town Manager's Report f. Public Comment 2. CONSENT AGENDA - 6:35 PM a. Administrative Orders 1) Consider a vote to approve the petition by NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for permission to install one (1) Handhole 179/H2 and approximately 37’ (feet) of 1-3” conduit in the Right of Way of Maple Street. This work is necessary to provide service at 41 Maple Street. 2) Consider a vote to approve the petition of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for permission to install new Handhole #148/3H and approximately 35’ (feet) of 1-3” conduit in the Right of Way of Standish Avenue. This work is necessary to provide service to 188 Sippewissett Road, Falmouth. 3) Consider a vote to approve a request from Paul Lorusso for a variance to Sign Code § 184-32 Off- Premise Sign - Town property for the placement of one off-premises sign at the park at 25 Central Park Avenue advertising "Pick Up Basketball: Thursdays and Sundays from 5:00 pm to sundown" to be installed upon approval in May through October 31, 2026. For the rest of the consent agenda visit: https://falmouthma.portal.civicclerk.... 3. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:45 PM a. Discuss and consider a vote to approve the application by Devour Artisan Eatery, LLC d/b/a The Rebel Room, 291 Main Street, Unit A, for an All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant License, Sunday–Wednesday 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm and Thursday–Saturday 5:00 pm to 1:00 am. A Common Victualler License application has also been submitted. (5 minutes) b. Discuss and consider a vote to approve the application by Devour Artisan Eatery, LLC d/b/a The Rebel Room, 291 Main Street, Unit A, for an annual Entertainment and Sunday Entertainment Licenses, Monday through Sunday, 5:00 pm to 1:00 am. Applications for Common Victualler and All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant Licenses have also been submitted. (5 minutes) c. Discuss and consider a vote to approve applications by Falmouth Yacht Club, 290 Clinton Avenue, for two Entertainment/Sunday Entertainment Licenses, to be executed on June 21, 2026, from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm and September 6, 2026, from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm. (15 minutes) d. Consider a vote to approve an application from Sun Cape Cod RV LLC for a license for Above Ground Storage Tanks (AST) for the storage of propane at Sun Retreats Cape Cod, 130 Thomas B. Landers Road, East Falmouth, MA (5 minutes 4. BUSINESS - 7:15 PM a. 7:15 PM - Presentation of Employee of the Quarter-First Quarter 2026 (10 minutes) b. 7:25 PM - Update on the Steamship Authority from General Manager Alex Kryska (15 minutes) c. 7:40 PM - Consider a vote to appoint Elizabeth Magauran as Temporary Town Clerk (10 minutes) d. 7:50 PM - Discuss and consider a vote to approve a revised ICE position statement and a letter to federal representatives concerning ICE operations (15 minutes) e. 8:05 PM - Discuss and consider a vote to endorse the Local Initiative Program Application from Falmouth Housing Trust, Inc. for the affordable housing project located at 21 Pheasant Lane (10 minutes) f. 8:15 PM - The Select Board, acting as Trustees of the Falmouth Affordable Housing Fund, discuss and consider a vote to rescind the financial award from the Fund to Bushwood 545, LLC (15 minutes) g. 8:30 PM - Discuss and consider a vote to sign a letter of support to EPA Brownsfield Assessment Grants for Falmouth Housing Corporation's grant application for asbestos removal at the affordable housing project located at 545 Main Street (20 minutes) h. 8:50 PM - Presentation and update from the Falmouth Housing Authority on the capital planning process (15 minutes) i. 9:05 PM - Discuss and consider a vote to approve and execute the Amendment to the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract for the Falmouth Housing Authority (10 minutes) j. 9:15 PM - Discuss the naming and placement of a plaque on the Shining Sea Bikeway extension from downtown to North Falmouth as the Patty and Leonard Johnson Bikeway Extension (5 minutes) k. 9:20 PM - Discuss and consider a vote to approve the application by Kirk Fitzgerald, The Tea Room,196 Crystal Springs Avenue, for a Common Victualler License (10 minutes) l. 9:30 PM - Consider vote to approve letter to Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka in support of S.3050 An Act to Build Resilience for Massachusetts Communities (5 minutes) m. 9:35 PM - Discuss and consider adoption of the Select Board FY23-FY27 Strategic Plan (25 minutes) n. 10:00 PM - Discuss and consider a vote to support revisions to the original Local Incentive Program (LIP) application for 809 Sandwich Road (20 minutes) o. 10:20 PM - Presentation and discussion on Winter Storm Hernando After Action Report (10 minutes) 5. SELECT BOARD REPORTS - 10:30 PM 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 10:35 PM 7. ADJOURN - 10:40 PM