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Chapel Hill Town Council Agenda

May 10, 2004
*Revised May 7, 2004


 

           

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

Estimated

Time

 

 

                                            Agenda Item

 

 

 

5

1.

Ceremony:  Recognition of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention.

 

 

 

 

2.

Public Hearings:  None.

 

 

 

20

3.

Petitions by citizens and announcements by Council members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Petitions by citizens on items not on the agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

W. H. Knotts, Knotts Funeral Home, re Request to Remove the Parking Meters in Front of the Knotts Funeral Home.

 

 

 

2.

Bill Bracey on behalf of the Greenways Commission re Recommended Name Change for the Rail Trail.

 

 

 

3.

Pam Hemminger on behalf of the Parks and Recreation Commission re Recommendation to Officially Name the Land Currently Referred to as Southern Community Park.

 

 

 

4.

Pam Hemminger on behalf of the Parks and Recreation Commission re Recommendation to Officially Name the Parkland Where the Carolina Sport Art Gymnastics Building is Located.

 

 

 

5.

Jeb Dube on behalf of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board re Bicyclist Education Classes.

 

 

 

6.

Dan Lehman on behalf of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church re Request for Expedited Review of a Special Use Permit Application for 220 Rosemary Street.

 

 

 

7.

Eric Chupp for Kovens Construction Company re Request for Formation of a Mayor’s Committee to Provide Guidance in the Planning and Design of land in the Urban Services Boundary.

 

 

 

8.

Missy Julian Fox on behalf of the Historical Society re Plaques in the Downtown District (no attachment).

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Petitions by citizens on items on the agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 advisory boards and commissions (R-2).

 

 

b.

Extension of the Siena Hotel’s Lease of Town-Owned Parking Spaces (R-3).

 

 

c.

Communications with the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (R-4).

 

 

d.

Designation of Counsel for Sale of General Obligation Bonds (R-5).

 

 

e.

Establishment of a Chapel Hill Active Living by Design Partnership Advisory Committee (R-6).

 

 

f.

Response to Request for a New Median Opening on Meadowmont Lane (R-7).

 

 

g.

Response to Petition on Non-Discrimination Policy (R-8, O-1).

 

 

 

5

5.

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

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Third Quarterly Report 2003-2004.

 

 

b.

Quarterly Report on Council Goals.

 

 

c.

Quarterly Report on Crime Rates in the Northside Community.

 

 

d.

Quarterly Report on Panhandling.

 

 

e.

Quarterly Report on Status of Capital Projects.

 

 

f.

Quarterly Report from Orange Community Housing and Land Trust.

 

 

g.

Additional Information on Comparison of 2,000 Square Feet vs. 5,000 Square Feet Threshold for Stormwater Management and Tree Protection Controls for Single-Family/Two-Family Lots.

 

 

h.

Report on Historic District Entranceway Pole Signs.

 

 

i.

Report on Portable Speed Humps.

 

 

j.

Additional Information on the Airport Gardens Rehabilitation Contract.

 

 

k.

Response to Request from Habitat for Humanity for Funds for Pre-Development Costs for the Sunrise Road Project (R-9 if desired).

 

 

l.

Follow-up Report to the Petition Regarding Traffic Issues on Cameron Avenue (R-10, O-2a & b; R-11, O-3; R-12, O-4 if desired).

 

 

 

 

30

6.

Olin T. Binkley Memorial Baptist Church: Continuation of Public Hearing on an Application for a Special Use Permit. (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.)

 

 

 

 

 

·        Introduction and Recommendation by the Manager

·         Comments from Citizens

·         Comments and Questions from the Mayor and Town Council

·         Motion to Adjourn Hearing

 

 

 

 

 

Consideration of resolutions regarding a Special Use Permit Application (R-13a, b, c, d, or would approve; R-13f would deny).

 

 

 

 

 

30

7.

Options for Traffic Calming Policy and Procedures (R-14a, b, c).

 

 

 

 

 

30

8.

Consideration of the Proposed Orange County Solid Waste Management Plan Three-Year Update (R-15).

 

 

 

 

 

15

9.

Recommended 2004-2005 Public Art Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission Report and Recommendations on 2004-2005 Annual Public Art Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Recommended 2004-2005 Public Art Plan (R-16).

 

 

 

 

 

30

10

Additional Information on the Possibility of Conservation Easements on Town-Owned Open Space.

 

       
 

*10.1

Request for Further Detail:  Legislative Proposal (R-17).  

 

 

 

 

5

11.

Appointments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Planning Board.

 

 

 

b.

Transportation Board.

 

 

 

 

 

5

12.

Petitions:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

By the Mayor and Council Members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

By the Manager and Attorney.

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Reserved for discussion of consent agenda items if necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

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