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Chapel Hill Town Council Agenda

Monday, November 10, 2003

*Revised November 7, 2003

 

 

7:00 p.m.                    Town Council Regular Business Meeting 

 

 

 

Estimated

Time

 

 

                                            Agenda Item

 

 

 

5

1.

Ceremony:  Recognition of Community in Schools Program.

 

 

 

10

2.

Public Forum to Consider a Potential Change in Cablevision Public Access Fees Paid by Cable Television Customers.

 

 

 

5

3.

Petitions by citizens and announcements by Council members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Petitions by citizens on items not on the agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Petition from Will Raymond regarding the Chapel Hill SafeLight Program.

 

 

 

2.

Petition from Laurin Easthorn regarding the Work Session on Carolina North and Horace Williams.

 

 

 

3.

Lee Scott, President Oaks II Homeowners Association regarding traffic calming devices on Pinehurst Drive and Lancaster Street.

 

 

 

4.

David Lasier, ClearSKY Networks regarding wireless Internet Providers exempt from Cellular and Telecom regulations.

     

5.

Ed Kerwin, Executive Director, OWASA, Expedited Treatment of a Special Use Permit (no attachment).

 

 

 

*6.

Jeremy Salemson regarding traffic calming on Nottingham Drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Petitions by citizens on items on the agenda.

 

 

 

 

1.         Petition from Nicholas Luree regarding the Bicycle Facilities Policy.

 

 

 

c.

Announcements by Council members.

 

 

 


5

4.

Consent agenda: action items (R-1).  (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the end of the Council meeting.)

 

 

 

a.

Nominations to Various Boards and Commissions (R-2).

 

 

b.

Voluntary Annexation of Avalon Park (O-1).

 

 

c.

Reimbursement Resolution for Town Operations Center Capital Project (R-3).

 

 

d.

Request for Expedited Processing of Special Use Permit Application for Eastgate Shopping Center (R-4).

 

 

e.

Response to Petition regarding the Orange Community Housing and Land Trust (R-5).

 

 

 

 

 

10

5.

Information items.  (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the end of the Council meeting.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

First Quarterly Report for 2003-2004.

 

 

*b.

Quarterly Report on Council Goals.

 

 

*c.

Quarterly Report on Status of Capital Projects.

 

 

d.

Quarterly Report from Orange Community Housing and Land Trust.

 

 

e.

Annual Status Report on Comprehensive Plan “Action Plan.”

 

 

f.

Report on Possible Revisions to the Land Use Management Ordinance.

 

 

g.

Deleted.

 

 

h.

Response to Petition regarding Urban Services Area Development, and Consideration of Amending Land Use Management Ordinance (R-6).

 

 

i.

Report on Use of Council Chamber.

 

 

 

 

30

6.

Continuation of Public Hearings on Applications for a Zoning Atlas Amendment and a Special Use Permit for Rusch Hollow. 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Zoning Atlas Amendment for Rusch Hollow.

 

 

 

 

  • Introduction by the Manager
  • Comments by the applicant
  • Comments from citizens
  • Comments and questions from the Mayor and Town Council
  • Motion to adjourn Hearing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consideration of ordinance (O-2); (R-7 would deny).

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Special Use Permit Application for Rusch Hollow. (Without objection, the Manager’s Preliminary report and any other materials submitted at the hearing for consideration by the Council will be entered into the record.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Swearing of persons wishing to present evidence
  • Introduction by the Manager
  • Comments by the applicant
  • Comments from citizens
  • Comments and questions from the Mayor and Town Council
  • Motion to adjourn Hearing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consideration of Application for Special Use Permit (R-8a, b, c, d, and e; R-8f would deny).

 

 

 

30

7.

Proposed revisions to Stream Definitions and Field Verification Criteria in the Land Use Management Ordinance (O-3); (R-9).

 

 

 

30

8.

Bicycle Facilities Policy:

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Bicycle Facilities Policy (Council Members Ward and Harrison) (R-10).

 

 

 

 

 

*b.

Proposed Revisions to the Bicycle Facilities Policy

 

 

 

10

9.

Allocation of Funds for Improvements to the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery; Creating a Task Force to Plan Use of Funds (R-11); (O-4).


 

 

5

10.

Appointments:

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Housing and Community Development Advisory Board.

 

 

b.

Transportation Board.

 

 

 

5

11.

Petitions:   

 

 

 

 

 

a.

By the Mayor and Council members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

By the Manager and Attorney.

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Reserved for discussion of consent agenda items if necessary.

 

 

 

 

13.

Request for closed session to discuss property acquisition, personnel, and litigation matters.