9-11-2023 Planning Board Draft Mins (2) 1
Board Members
Stephen Robichaud – Chair Robert Twiss – Vice Chair Tim O’Neill - Clerk Mary Barry Michael Mecenas Raymond Sexton Matthew Teague
Mathew Levesque – Town Council Liaison
Planning & Development Dept. Staff Support
Elizabeth Jenkins, AICP, Director
Kaitlyn Maldonado, Assistant Director
James Kupfer, AICP, Senior Planner
Karen Herrand – Principal Assistant - karen.herrand@town.barnstable.ma.us
Town of Barnstable
PLANNING BOARD
Minutes
September 11, 2023
Stephen Robichaud – Chairman Present
Robert Twiss, Vice Chairman Present
Tim O’Neill – Clerk Present
Mary Barry Present
Michael Mecenas Absent
Raymond Sexton Absent
Matthew Teague Present
Also in attendance were Planning & Development Staff; James Kupfer and Karen Herrand, Principal Assistant.
Call to Order Introduction of Board Members and Staff Members
Notice of Recording The meeting will be televised live via Xfinity Channel 8 or high definition Channel 1072.
It may also be accessed via the Government Access Channel live stream on the Town of Barnstable’s website:
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Public Comment - None
Subdivisions
Sub. No. 454 – Whistleberry Form M Certificate of Completion
Jim Kupfer gives an update, history of subdivision and completion.
Jim Kupfer reads Town Attorney Charles McLaughlin’s email letter dated September 11, 2023, into
record;
Dear Members of the Board – with regret and apologies, I will not be attending tonight as I am dealing
with long-standing back issues that require me to stay close to home this evening. Attorney Brian Wall
will be present to support the request to close out this file with a vote to authorize the execution form M.
I enthusiastically join in that request.
In support, I submitted the letter of town consultant Roger Parsons, formerly Town Engineer with
Barnstable DPW. Roger has been instrumental in identifying the work list necessary to complete the
project per Board regulations in effect at the time the original subdivision was approved. Roger was also
instrumental in tracking progress, suggesting resolutions to field issues, and most importantly, being a
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persuasive voice of reason bring a variety of parties with differing views to practical considerations that
produced the result we can celebrate tonight.
I also want to thank Planning staff who, over the years, worked diligently to find solutions for this
subdivision. Our late Town Attorney, Bob Smith, in commenting 30 years ago via a memo to the file,
noted the utter lack of consensus necessary to resolvetseemingly intractable differences among the
parties and he recommended that the file be closed.
It through the good judgment and patience of the Planning Board, the confidence of the present
president of the Whistleberry Home Owner’s Association, and the efforts of Attorneys Brian Wall and
Michael Shultz that I am amble to recommend that Form M be signed and that the Town’s involvement
in this matter be successfully terminated. Respectfully.
Letter from Roger Parsons, dated September 8, 2023, read into record:
Dear Mr. Robichaud – Please be advised that all physical construction detailed in the Development
Agreement relevant to the above subdivision has been satisfactorily completed. I would therefore
recommend that the Form M before you be executed and the file on this matter be closed.
Matt Teague, commends town staff, a long time coming, he worked on this subdivision when he was on
the Planning Board previously.
Chair Stephen Robichaud entertains a motion, moved by Matt Teague to endorse the Form M
Certificate of Completion for definitive subdivision number 454, entitled Whistleberry Definitive
Subdivision in Marstons Mills, and to authorize and instruct the Planning Board's agent, Roger
Parsons, to certify full performance of all technical construction and repair requirements of the 2019
Settlement Agreement, as amended, seconded by Mary Barry,
Roll Call Vote:
Matt Teague - aye
Mary Barry - aye
Bob Twiss - aye
Tim O’Neill - aye
Stephen Robichaud - aye
Chapter 91 Notices
183 Bay Street, Osterville – Boselli – Expansion of existing float
Cotuit Bay Maintenance Dredging – DPW
Staff Updates and Weekly Recap
Local Comprehensive Plan
Jim Kupfer – next meeting is Oct. 12th. Have gotten a grant from the state, Hyannis Harbor master plan.
For harbor area. Taking a closer look in coming year with this grant. Form based zoning, had a number
of projects start to materialize. Informal Site Plan, now before HHDC, next meeting is next wed for 307
Main and 201 Main is in October.
Mary Barry, master plan for harbor is this internal or consultant?
Jim Kupfer, we will procure, looking for climate resiliency, putting out an RFP.
Jim Kupfer, Design Guidelines – close to getting, but may change with the harbor now, design features.
Dramatic transition from Main Street to the Harbor.
Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
Approval of Minutes
August 28, 2023 draft minutes
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Chair Stephen Robichaud entertains a motion to approve the draft minutes of August 28, 2023, moved
by Tim O’Neill, seconded by Mary Barry,
Roll Call Vote:
Matt Teague - aye
Mary Barry - aye
Bob Twiss - aye
Tim O’Neill - aye
Stephen Robichaud - aye
Future Meetings: September 25, 2023, and October 23, @ 7:00 p.m.
Adjournment
Chair Stephen Robichaud entertains a motion to adjourn, moved by Bob Twiss, seconded by Mary
Barry,
Roll Call Vote:
Matt Teague - aye
Mary Barry - aye
Bob Twiss - aye
Tim O’Neill - aye
Stephen Robichaud - aye
The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
Karen Herrand, Principal
Principal Assistant, Planning & Development
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