Cape Elizabeth Town Council Agenda
Monday, August 8, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Cape Elizabeth Town Hall
Molly MacAuslan, Chair
James M. “Jamie” Garvin
Patricia K. Grennon
Caitlin R. Jordan
Sara W. Lennon
Katharine N. Ray
Jessica L. Sullivan
AGENDA
Convening by Town Council Chair Molly MacAuslan
Roll Call by the Town Clerk
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
00:12 Town Council Reports and Correspondence
Finance Committee Report: Link to
Monthly Financial Report
01:55 Citizen Opportunity for Discussion of Items Not on the Agenda
18:00 Town Manager’s Monthly Report
27:39 Review of Draft Minutes of
July 11, 2016 meeting.
28:05 Item #101-2016
Ocean House Pizza Annual License Renewals
Ocean House Pizza at 337 Ocean House Road is applying for the annual renewal of its malt and vinous licenses.
28:56 Item #102-2016
Paper Streets
It is proposed to set a public hearing for Monday, September 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. regarding
recommendations for extending, discontinuing or accepting the town’s incipient rights in certain paper streets.
37:30 Item #103-2016
Comprehensive Planning Committee
It is proposed to have a comprehensive planning committee begin
meeting in early 2017. It is proposed to refer the draft charge to
an upcoming town council workshop.
39:19 Item #104 -2016 Affordable Housing Relief Request Update
At the June 13, 2016 meeting, the Town Council agreed to lift
affordable housing requirements for 2 moderate income restricted
condominiums in the Eastman Meadows neighborhood. The relief includes a
provision that if the condominium is sold for more than the moderate
income affordable price, the difference is provided to the town to
support affordable housing. We mistakenly provided an out-of-date sale
number and the developer has requested that the motion be amended. The
maximum sale price for moderate income affordable housing has risen
from $395,022 to $409,451.
Proposed Town Council action
ORDERED, the Cape Elizabeth Town Council approves the recommendation
of the town manager to waive the town’s right to purchase two
affordable housing units at Eastman Meadows that have remained unsold
for some time. The two units could be sold to non-qualified buyers at
market rates with any excess over $409,451 for each unit to be provided
to the town for other affordable housing.
40:50 Item #105-2016
Proposed Picnic Shelter Improvements
The Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth donated the initial
funds to construct the picnic shelter at Fort Williams Park in the
early 1980’s. The landscaping leading to and around the
picnic shelter needs updating. The Fort Williams Committee has
recommended approval of the
plans to
update the landscaping and paths. Funding for the work would be
provided by the Rotary club. It is proposed to approve the plans and to
thank the Rotary club for its continuing generosity.
46:58 Item #106-2016
Council Goal Relating to Potential New Revenues
One
of the council goals for 2016 is to review potential revenues.
It is
recommended to refer the
report on revenues to a future workshop meeting of the council.
48:41 Item
#107-2016
Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teamsters Local 340 Representing
Public Works
It is proposed to approve a draft two year
collective bargaining agreement with Local 340 of the Teamsters representing most public works employees.
51:55 Item #108-2016
Followup on Action at Previous Meeting
On
August 12th the new Chapter 4 Board and Committees Ordinance and
changes to the Conservation
Ordinance and Shooting Range Ordinance take effect which alters the
names of various town
committees.
In order to ensure that there is no confusion regarding prior
appointments and other
administrative matters, the following action by the town council is
recommended:
- All persons holding membership on the following
committees shall maintain their current appointment status including
expiration of terms of office on the successor committee. All term
limits provided for membership and officers shall include time on both
the original committee and the successor committee regardless of the
change in name of the committee. Officers of committees shall
continue in place in the same manner.
- The members and officers of Board of Trustees of the Thomas
Memorial Library as constituted on August 8, 2016 shall continue in
office as the Thomas Memorial Library Committee.
- The members and officers of the Board of Trustees of
Riverside Memorial Cemetery as constituted on August 8, 2016 shall
continue in office as the Riverside Cemetery Committee.
- The members and officers of the Conservation Commission as
constituted on August 8, 2016 shall continue in office as the
Conservation Committee.
- The members and officers of the Community Services Advisory
as constituted on August 8, 2016 shall continue in office as the
Community Services Committee.
- The members and officers of the Fort Williams Advisory
Commission as constituted on August 8, 2016 shall continue in office as
Fort Williams Committee.
- The members and officers of the Zoning Board of Appeals
as constituted on August 8, 2016 shall continue in office as the Board
of Zoning Appeals.
- All other committees and boards not named above but listed in
Sec. 4-1-6 of the Boards and Committees Ordinance to be
effective on August 12, 2016 shall continue as constituted on August 8,
2016.
- All by-laws and policies previously approved by the town
council for boards, commissions and committees that have successor or
continuing unchanged identical names for such boards and committees as
identified in paragraph 1 a. thru f. shall remain in place
for the successor or continuing board or committee and said by-laws are
considered approved in conformance with Sec. 4-1-6 B.1. with
references to any retired name in all by-laws, policies, hereby
approved for substitution with the new name.
- As the various committees described above are each the
continuation of the identified previously named board, committee or
commission with new names, the tangible or intangible personal property
including all accounts, all legal agreements, contracts, records and
other property of the prior board, committee or commission shall
constitute the legal agreement, contract, tangible or intangible
personal property including all accounts, records or other property of
the re-named committee.
56:21 Item #109-2016
Potential Citizen Survey
One of the town council’s goals is to conduct a
citizen survey that benchmarks responses from other communities with
Cape Elizabeth’s responses. The survey in the above link would
enable that to occur. It is
recommended to refer this possible survey to an upcoming town council
workshop.
01:00:25 End of Items on the Agenda
01:00:40
Citizens may at this point in the meeting raise any topic that is not
on the agenda that pertains
to Cape Elizabeth local government.
01:00:47 Adjournment
The town council will hold a workshop following the meeting to
review progress on town council goals for 2016.