AGENDA 12-14-20

Date: 
Monday, December 14, 2020 - 7:00pm

AGENDA
Cumberland Town Council Meeting
Town Council Chambers
MONDAY, December 14, 2020
6:00 Nominating Committee Meeting
7:00 P.M. Call to Order

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
November 23, 2020
December 1, 2020 Special Meeting

MANAGER’S REPORT

  • To hear a report from the Fire Chief re: Community Paramedicine Program
  • To hear a report from the Police Chief re: outcome of investigation re: complaint of biased based policing

PUBLIC DISCUSSION
Public discussion is for comments on items that are not on the agenda.  Comments are limited to 5 minutes per person. Rebuttal comments will be limited to 2 minutes.  Public discussion topics will be brought up again under New Business for further Council discussion.

LEGISLATION AND POLICY     

20 – 103    To hear a report from the Social Justice & Equity Committee.

20 – 104    To adopt the Forest Management Guiding Principles, as recommended by the Forestry Subcommittee of the Lands and Conservation Commission.

20 – 105    To approve a 3-year contract renewal for the Town Forrester, Paul Larrivee, as recommended by the Lands and Conservation Commission.

20 – 106    To appoint Tamara O’Donnell as Registrar of Voters.

20 – 107    To authorize the sale of the Town owned gravel pit in North Yarmouth.

20 – 108    To set a Public Hearing date of December 28th to consider and act on a Liquor License renewal for Cumberland House of Pizza.

20 – 109    To set a Public Hearing date of December 28th to consider and act on a Liquor License renewal for Flannel Shirt Food Company, LLC d/b/a Cumberland Food Company.

20 – 110    To set a Public Hearing date of December 28th to consider and act on Liquor License renewal for Louie’s Grille.

20 – 111    To set a Public Hearing date of December 28th to consider and act on amendments to Chapter 315 (Zoning), Section 2 (Purpose) and Section 4 (Word Usage and Definitions – Agriculture) of the Cumberland Code, as recommended by the Planning Board.

20 – 112    To set a Public Hearing date of December 28th to consider and act on amendments to Chapter 229 (Site Plan Review) to add agriculture related language to the Cumberland Code, as recommended by the Planning Board.

20 – 113    To set a Public Hearing date of December 28th to consider and act on amendments to Chapter 229 (Site Plan Review), Section 5 (Minor Staff Review Procedure), Section 6 (Major Staff Review Procedure), Section 7 (Planning Board Review Procedure), to change the abutter notice radius from 200 to 500 feet, and Chapter 315 (Zoning), Section 53 (Home Occupations and Home Based Occupations) and Section 77-C (Board of Adjustments & Appeals - Hearings), of the Cumberland Code, to change the abutter notice radius from 300 to 500 feet, as recommended by the Planning Board.

NEW BUSINESS

EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to Title 36 M.R.S.A. Section 841(2) to consider and act on an application for tax abatement based on hardship.

ADJOURNMENT