CAPE ELIZABETH TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting # 16-2013
Cape Elizabeth Town Hall
Monday, October 7, 2013
7:00 p.m.
00:12 Roll Call by the Town Clerk
00:29 The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
00:50 Town Council Reports and Correspondence
01:01 Finance Committee Report
01:17 Citizen Opportunity for Discussion of Items Not on the Agenda
04:53 Town Manager’s
Monthly Report
00:59 Review of Draft Minutes:
September 9, 2013
24:30 Public Hearing: Ottawa Road Combined Sewer Overflow Permit
10:19 Item# 125-2013
Ottawa Road Combined Sewer Overflow Permit
The Town of Cape Elizabeth, the City of South Portland and the Portland Water District have been working together for several years to address the combined sewer overflow at the end of Ottawa Road. We have been assisted in this endeavor by the firm of Wright Pierce. In July, the DEP approved a master plan for addressing the overflow that had been submitted more than a year earlier. According to DEP regulations the next step is as follows:
The licensee must hold a public hearing on the Master Plan and provide the department with a record of the hearing, a list of people in attendance, copies of written testimony and the licensee’s responses to the issues raised. The hearing must be advertised no less than 30 days nor more than 45 days prior to the hearing in a local newspaper of general circulation in the area affected by CSO discharges. Concurrent with the advertisement, a notice of the public hearing must be sent to all persons who have expressed an interest in the Master Plan.
Representatives of Wright Pierce and the Portland Water District will be present at the public hearing to answer any questions.
28:53 Item# 126-2013
2013 Draft Greenbelt Plan
The conservation commission has submitted a proposed update to the greenbelt plan entitled
2013 Draft Greenbelt Plan . It is also accompanied by a
map. There has been extensive input on the proposed plan, the commission having heard from over 60 speakers at meetings and having reviewed over 200 emails and correspondence, including 3 petitions.
01:09:12 Item# 127-2013
Election Warrant
It is proposed to approve the election warrant for November 5, 2013.
01:10:43 Item# 128-2013
General Assistance Ordinance
Every few years the Maine Municipal Association updates the model general assistance ordinance. The town has in the past adopted the model ordinance as our ordinance as it meets all of the state’s requirements. The council may set a public hearing on the model ordinance for Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. or you may wish to refer it to the ordinance committee for further review.
01:12:37 Item# 129-2013
Capital Improvement Plan
It is proposed to acknowledge receipt of the combined capital improvement plan and to thank Finance Chairs Frank Governali and Michael Moore for all of their work on the plan.
01:16:47 Citizens Discussion of Items Not on the Agenda
Adjournment
Monthly Financial Update
Public Participation at Town Council Meetings
After an item has been introduced, any person wishing to address the council shall signify a desire to speak by raising their hand or by approaching the lectern. When recognized by the chairman, the speaker shall give his or her name and address or name and local affiliation, if the affiliation is relevant, prior to making other comments. All remarks should be addressed to the Town Council. Comments shall be limited to three minutes per person; however, the time may be extended by majority vote of councilors present. For agenda items that are not formally advertised public hearings, the time for public comments is limited to 15 minutes per agenda item. This time may be extended by a majority of the Town Council. The chairman may decline to recognize any person who has already spoken on the same agenda item and may call on speakers in a manner so as to balance debate. Once the Council has begun its deliberations on an item, no person shall be permitted to address the Council on such item.
Speaking at the meeting on topics not on the agenda at regular Council meetings
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Decorum
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