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Chapel Hill Town Council Agenda

Monday, March 26, 2007

*Revised, Friday, March 23, 2007

Town Council Regular Business Meeting

Agenda Item

1. Ceremonies: None
2. Public Forums and Hearings: None
3. Petitions by citizens and announcements by Council members. [Estimated Time: 15 Minutes]
   1. Petitions by citizens on items not on the agenda.
      1. Carrboro New Horizon Task Force regarding Eubanks Road Planning.
      2. James Allred, UNC Student Body President, regarding an Increase in Emergency Call Boxes and Pedestrian-Level Lighting in Downtown Chapel Hill.
      3. Human Services Advisory Board to Reallocate 2006-2007 Human Services Funds.
      4. Timberlyne Residents regarding Improvement Recommendations of a Safer, More Active Community.
      5. Whitney Kahn, YMCA Youth Director, regarding Community Development Block Grant funds.
   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 next regular business meeting.) [Estimated Time: 10 minutes]
   1. Minutes for January 8 and February 7, 2007
   2. Nominations to various boards and committees (R-2).
   3. Approval of Two-Hour and One-Hour Time Limit Parking Restrictions on Market Street in Southern Village (O-1).
   4. Performance Agreement for a Community Bicycle Loan Program (R-3) (O-2).
   5. Budget Amendment for Parks and Recreation Community Center and Aquatic Divisions (O-3).
   6. Adjustments to Town Code to Recognize New Town Center-3 Areas (O-4).
   7. Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Vehicle Replacement Plan (R-4).
   8. Resolution Continuing Public Hearing on Residences at Chapel Hill North – Application for Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendment, Request for Partial Revocation of the Chapel Hill North Phase I Special Use Permit and Application for a Special Use Permit (R-5).
   9. * Modifications to the 2005-2006 Community Development Program Fund (R-7).
5. Information items. (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the next regular business meeting.) [Estimated Time: 5 minutes]
   1. Council Report: Sustainability, Energy and Environment.
   2. Public Awareness Strategy Regarding Proposed Changes to the Tree Protection Ordinance
   3. *Proposal for New Summer Concert Series.

Main Discussion

6. University of North Carolina requesting Appointment of Neighborhood Committees [Estimated Time: 15 minutes]
7. Proposed Charge and Composition of a Town Sustainability Committee (Council Member Jim Ward, Chair, Sustainability, Energy and Environment Committee) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes]
8. Follow-up Report on Development Activity in the North and Northwest Areas (Staff Presenter: J. B. Culpepper, Planning Director) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes]
9. *Modifications to Revolving Acquisition Fund (Staff Presenter: Loryn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Services Coordinator) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes] (R-6).
10. *Review of Downtown Parking Citizens Committee Report (Staff Presenter: Kay Johnson, Finance Director) [Estimated Time: 15 minutes] (R-8)
11. Appointments: [Estimated Time: 5 minutes]
    1. Orange Water and Sewer Authority.
    2. Youth Council Steering Committee.
12. Petitions:
    1. By the Mayor and Council Members.
    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.