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Chapel Hill Town Council Agenda

Monday, October 23, 2006

7:00 p.m.

*Revised Friday, October 20, 2006

Town Council Regular Business Meeting

Agenda Item

1. Ceremonies: None
2. Public Hearings: None
3. Petitions by citizens and announcements by Council members. [Estimated Time: 10 Minutes]
   1. Petitions by citizens on items not on the agenda.
      1. Transportation Board regarding Bus Stop Design Standards.
      2. Million Solar Roofs Committee Mission and Status.
      3. A Petition requesting the Creation of a Chapel Hill Youth Council.
   2. Petitions by citizens on items on the agenda.
   3. Announcements by Council members.
4. Consent agenda: action items (R-1). (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the end of the Council meeting.) [Estimated Time: 5 minutes]
   1. Nominations to various boards and committees (R-2).
   2. Amendment to Council Calendar (R-3).
   3. Proposal to Lease a Portion of Hargraves Center to Holmes Day Care (R-4).
   4. Proposed Extension of a Lease to Sport Art Gymnastics Building (R-5).
   5. Authorization for Roger L. Stancil, Town Manager, to sign all Town Banking Agreements (R-6).
   6. Award of Bid for Sewer Cleaning Vacuum Truck (R-7).
   7. Response to Petition regarding No Parking Signs Change on Amesbury Drive (O-1).
   8. Response to Petition regarding Residential Parking Signs on McCauley Street (O-2).
   9. Project Ordinance for a Transportation Capital Grant for Hybrid Buses (O-3).
   10. Report on Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendments: Tree Protection Ordinance (R-8).
   11. Ordinance Amending the Town’s Position Classification and Pay Plan effective October 23, 2006 (O-4).
   12. Referral of the Concept Plan for the Bolin Creek Greenway (Phase III) (R-9).
5. Information items. (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the end of the Council meeting.) [Estimated Time: 5 minutes]
   1. 2005 Transportation Management Plan Annual Report.
   2. Active Living by Design Annual Report.

Main Discussion

6. Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership Board of Directors regarding Reconsideration of the Giving Kiosk (Presenter: Liz Parham, Executive Director, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes]
7. Master Aging Plan, Orange County Department on Aging (Presenter: Pat Sprigg and Florence Soltys) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes]
8. Master Technology Plan Development: (Staff Presenter: Bob Avery, Director of Information Technology) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes].
   1. Initial Steps in Developing a Master Technology Plan.
   2. Recommendation of a Consultant to Draft Needs Assessment (R-9.1) (O-5).
9. Comprehensive Plan (Staff Presenter: Gordon Sutherland, Principal Long Range Planner) [Estimated Time: 30 minutes]
   1. Recommendations by the Planning Board for the Revision of the Comprehensive Plan.
   2. Calling a Public Forum for the Revision of the Comprehensive Plan (R-10).
10. Legislative Agenda for 2007 (Staff Presenter: Ralph Karpinos, Town Attorney) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes]
11. Appointments: [Estimated Time: 5 minutes]
    1. Orange County Animal Services Advisory Board (R-11).
    2. Orange County Animal Shelter Committee (R-12).
    3. Transportation Board.
12. Petitions: [Estimated Time: 5 minutes]
    1. By the Mayor and Council Members.
       1. Bicycle Commuter Access to Research Triangle Park (Mayor Foy).
       2. *Request from University regarding Committee of Citizens from Area Neighborhoods in the Vicinity of the School of Law (Mayor Foy).
    2. 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.