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Chapel Hill Town Council Agenda

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

*Revised September 22, 2006

7:00 pm

Town Council Regular Business Meeting

Estimated Time

Agenda Item


  1. Ceremonies: None.


  1. Public Hearings: None.

10

  1. Petitions by citizens and announcements by Council members.

    1. Petitions by citizens on items not on the agenda.

      1. Wayne and Lisa Richardson regarding Four-Way Stop at Churchill Drive and Long Leaf Drive.

      2. Hugh Stevenson regarding Traffic Calming at Churchill Drive and Long Leaf Drive and Long Leaf Drive and Willow Drive.

      3. *Tanya Freeman regarding the Franklin-Rosemary Historic District.

    2. Petitions by citizens on items on the agenda.

    3. Announcements by Council members.

5

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

    1. Minutes of June 7, 12, 19, 21, and 26, 2006.

    2. Nominations to various boards and committees (R-2).

    3. Implementation of Recently Enacted Legislation (R-3).

    4. Request for Extension of Negotiation Period with Ram Development Co. (R-4).

    5. Request for Expedited Processing of Rezoning and Special Use Permit Applications for the Orange County Animal Shelter (R-5).

    6. *Rejection of Bids for the Homestead Park Aquatics Center (R-6).

    7. Coker Hills Neighborhood Conservation District Continuation of Public Hearing (R-7).

    8. Resolution to Revise the Community Carbon Reduction (CRed) Pledge for Town Municipal Operations (R-8).

    9. Calling a Public Forum on a Sidewalk Construction Plan (R-9).

    10. Response to Petition regarding Flashing Speed Limit Lights for School Zone (R-10).

    11. Resolution to Sell Bonds (R-11, O-1).

5

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

    1. Process for Creating Socio-Economic Projections for the 2035 Regional Long Range Transportation Plan.

    2. Status Report on Options to Increase Water Use Efficiency.

    3. Response to Petition Requesting Sharrow Program.


Main Discussion

15

  1. Halloween 2006 Preliminary Operational Plan.

15

  1. Update on Cable Legislation.

15

  1. Community Center

    1. Acceptance of Bids for Community Center (R-12a, b, O-2a, b).

    2. Reimbursement Resolution for Community Center (R-13).

15

  1. Review of Budget Process (no attachment).

5

  1. Appointments:

    1. Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action, Inc. (JOCCA) (R-14).

    2. North Carolina League of Municipalities Delegate (R-15).

    3. Planning Board.


  1. Petitions:

    1. By the Mayor and Council Members.

      1. *Resolution in Support of Bringing the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant into Compliance with Federal Fire Safety Regulations (R-16).

    2. By the Manager and Attorney.


  1. Reserved for discussion of consent agenda items if necessary.


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