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2 <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Minutes <br /> June 21, 2021 <br /> Present: Selectman Carol A. Sherman, Selectman David W. Weeden, Selectman Andrew R. Gottlieb, <br /> Selectman John J. Cotton, Selectman Thomas F. O'Hara <br /> Town Manager Rodney C. Collins <br /> Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Sherman at 6:30 p.m. <br /> Mashpee Town Hall, Waquoit Meeting Room <br /> Convene Joint Meeting with the Planning Board: Meeting Called to Order by Planning Board Chairman <br /> John Fulone at 6:31 p.m. Planning Board members in attendance were; <br /> John Phelan, Joe Callahan,Robert Hansen,Mary Waygan,and Dennis Balzarini. <br /> Evan Lehrer, Town Planner was also present. <br /> APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS <br /> Kristy Senatori—Executive Director of the Cape Cod Commission: <br /> Discussion of the Process with Regard to the Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership, Arnold Chace, Jr., <br /> Mashpee Commons II LLC and GNRS-MA LLC Town of Mashpee and the Cape Cod Commission Three- <br /> Party Development Agreement for the Proposed Expansion of Mashpee Commons: <br /> Kristy Senatori,Executive Director of the Cape Cod Commission was in attendance with Erin Perry, <br /> Deputy Director and Jordan Velozo Regulatory Planner to begin collective discussions on the proposed <br /> expansion of Mashpee Commons with the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board. <br /> To facilitate discussions Ms. Senatori reviewed the process associated to Development Agreements and <br /> key challenges facing the Cape Cod region. Of which includes natural resource protection, water quality, <br /> climate change, housing needs, infrastructure planning and historic preservation. At this time, eighty-six <br /> percent of the Cape land region is developed or protected. <br /> Development Agreements focus on growth in existing centers of activity while protecting and preserving the <br /> region's resources. Growth for Barnstable County is development that should be focused in centers of <br /> activity and areas supported by adequate infrastructure. Development should be responsive to context while <br /> promoting economic and community resilience. <br /> Ms. Senatori explained that eight place-types exist on Cape Cod recognizing and supporting the different <br /> and unique places. This includes areas that are natural, historic, industrial, rural and of suburban nature as <br /> well as maritime, military,transportation areas and community activity centers. <br /> The vision for community activity centers is to accommodate mixed-use and multifamily residential <br /> development in a walkable, vibrant area, preserving historic buildings, and providing diverse services, <br /> shopping, recreation, civic spaces,housing and job opportunities with adequate infrastructure and pedestrian <br /> amenities that would support development. Mixed commercial and residential units make it possible to live <br /> and work in a compact form supporting a development that facilitates. Seventeen community activity centers <br /> with a strong foundation for future focused growth on the Cape have been identified. <br /> Development Agreements are a tool used to define the scope and substance of a proposed development which <br /> would benefit from a comprehensive review to allow for the planning of efficient infrastructure. Eligible <br /> projects typically include a large area of development and/or multiple uses and/or structures anticipated to <br /> be constructed in phases exceeding 7 years with anticipated expansions not fully defined. <br />