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Chapel Hill Town Council Agenda

Monday, February 26, 2007

*Revised February 23, 2007

Town Council Regular Business Meeting

Agenda Item

1. Ceremonies:
   1. Presentation of Funding from the Foundation for a Sustainable Community to Establish the Cal Horton Service Award for Town Employees. (R-1)
2. Public Forums and Hearings:

Public Hearing: None

3. Petitions by citizens and announcements by Council members. [Estimated Time: 5 Minutes]
   1. Petitions by citizens on items not on the agenda.
      1. Elders for Peace regarding Freeman arrest.
      2. Greenwood residents regarding Loud Noise and Automobile Pollution on North Fordham Blvd.
      3. *Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee Proposing Two Resolutions regarding Civil Immigration Violation.
   2. Petitions by citizens on items on the agenda.
   3. Announcements by Council members.
4. Consent agenda: action items (R-2). (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the next regular business meeting.) [Estimated Time: 10 minutes]
   1. Response to Petition from Citizens for the Preservation of Lincoln Arts Center (R-3).
   2. Resolution Extending Lease of Town Parking Spaces to the Siena Hotel (R-4).
   3. Resolution Modifying the Guidelines of the Revolving Acquisition Fund (R-5).
   4. Ordinance Approving Prohibition of On-Street Parking on Whitehead Road between Mason Farm Road and Whitehead Circle (O-1).
   5. Approval of 45 mph Speed Limit on US 15/501 between Wave Road and Mt. Carmel Church Road (O-2).
   6. NC 86/Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor and Town Wide Pedestrian Safety Evaluation Draft Study (R-6).
   7. Possible Development of a Park along Little Creek (R-7).
   8. Request for Expedited Processing of a Special Use Permit Application for the Purefoy Road Subdivision (R-8).
5. Information items. (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the end of the Council meeting.) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes]
   1. Transportation Board regarding Bus Stop Design Standards.

Main Discussion

6. University of North Carolina Semi-Annual Update on the Development Plan [Estimated Time: 15 minutes]
7. Annual University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Development Plan Report on Transportation. [Estimated Time: 15 minutes]
8. Response to Petition from Representatives from Transportation Department Employees and UE-150. (Staff Presenters: Steve Spade, Transportation Director and Flo Miller, Deputy Town Manager) [Estimated time: 15 minutes]
9. East 54 a.k.a. University Village Mixed-Use Development.
   1. Continuation of a Public Hearing on Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendment, Modifications to the permitted Land Use Intensities in the Mixed-Use Village (MU-V) Zoning District. (Without objection, the Manager?s report and any other materials submitted at the hearing for consideration by the Council will be entered into the record.) (Staff Presenter: Gene Poveromo, Development Coordinator) [Estimated Time: 30 minutes]
      1. Introduction of recommendation by the Manager
      2. Comments by citizens
      3. Comments and questions from the Mayor and Town Council
      4. Motion to adjourn hearing.
   2. Consideration of an ordinance to approve a Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendment for University Village from Community Commercial to Mixed Use Village, Modifications to the Permitted Land Use Intensities in the Mixed-Use Village (MU-V) Zoning District (O-3a, b).
   3. Continuation of a Public Hearing on an Application for a Zoning Atlas Amendment for University Village from a Community Commercial (CC) to Mixed Use Village (MU-V).
      1. Introduction of recommendation by the Manager
      2. Comments by citizens
      3. Comments and questions from the Mayor and Town Council
      4. Motion to adjourn hearing.
   4. Consideration of an ordinance to approve a Zoning Atlas Amendment for University Village Mixed-Use Development (O-4) (R-8.1).
   5. Continuation of a Public Hearing on an Application for Special Use Permit Modification.
      1. Swearing of persons wishing to present evidence
      2. Introduction of recommendation by the Manager
      3. Presentation of evidence by the applicant
      4. Presentation of evidence by citizens
      5. Comments and questions from the Mayor and Town Council
      6. Applicant statement regarding proposed conditions
      7. Motion to adjourn hearing.
   6. Consideration of a resolution to approve a Special Use Permit Modification (R- 9a, b, c, d, e, R-9f would deny).
10. Greenbridge Development.
    1. Continuation of a Public Hearing on Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendment, to establish a Town Center-3 District (TC-3). (Without objection, the Manager?s report and any other materials submitted at the hearing for consideration by the Council will be entered into the record.) (Staff Presenter: Phil Mason, Principal Planner) [Estimated Time: 30 minutes].
       1. Introduction of recommendation by the Manager
       2. Comments by citizens
       3. Comments and questions from the Mayor and Town Council
       4. Motion to adjourn hearing.
    2. Consideration of an ordinance to approve a Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendment, to establish a Town Center-3 (TC-3) District (O-5).
    3. Continuation of a Public Hearing on an Application for a Zoning Atlas Amendment for Greenbridge Development from a Town Center 2 to a Town Center-3-Conditional (TC-3-C).
       1. Introduction of recommendation by the Manager
       2. Comments by citizens
       3. Comments and questions from the Mayor and Town Council
       4. Motion to adjourn hearing.
    4. Consideration of an ordinance to approve a Zoning Atlas Amendment for Greenbridge Development from a Town Center 2 (TC-2) to a Town Center 3 (TC-3-C) (O-6) (R-9.1).
    5. Continuation of a Public Hearing on an Application for a Special Use Permit for Greenbridge Development.
       1. Swearing of persons wishing to present evidence
       2. Introduction of recommendation by the Manager
       3. Presentation of evidence by the applicant
       4. Presentation of evidence by citizens
       5. Comments and questions from the Mayor and Town Council
       6. Applicant statement regarding proposed conditions
       7. Motion to adjourn hearing.
    6. Consideration of a resolution to approve a Special Use Permit (R- 10a, b, c, d, R- 10e would deny).
11. Downtown Parking Citizens Committee Report (Presenter: Council Members Cam Hill and Jim Ward) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes] (R-11).
12. Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendments Changes to Vehicular and Bicycle Parking Regulations. (Staff Presenter: JB Culpepper, Planning Director) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes] (O- 7a, b)
13. Consideration of Adoption of a Local Legislative Program (Staff Presenter: Ralph Karpinos, Town Attorney) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes] (R-12).
14. Ordinance to Amend Town Regulations on Campaign Contributions. (Staff Presenter: Ralph Karpinos, Town Attorney) [Estimated Time: 10 minutes] (O-8).
15. Petitions:
    1. By the Mayor and Council Members.
    2. By the Manager and Attorney.
16. Reserved for discussion of consent agenda items if necessary.
17. Request for closed session to discuss property acquisition, personnel, and litigation matters.