Council Member Greene requested to discuss aenda item #4f, the Preservation Agreement for the site of the Chapel Hill Museum.  Ms. Culpepper reported that the Council had held a hearing on February 12 to consider imposing a Preservation Agreement on the Old Chapel Hill Library (currently the Chapel Hill Museum).  She stated that this is Town property identified as a significant structure, so the Town staff worked with the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina Incorporated and with the Historic District Commission to present a proposed Preservation Agreement to the Council on February 12.  She added that they were requesting that the Council approve this agreement. 

Marrick Howard from the Historic Preservation Foundation North Carolina stated that it would help with other potential sites in Chapel Hill and in other communities.  Council Member Greene noted that the agreement specified that the outside of the building and lot would not be disturbed without the permission of Preservation North Carolina.  She said that with respect to the interior, the majority of features were optional to the owner; but a few specified features, such as the fireplace, mantel, and wood trim would be preserved.  Ms. Greene also introduced Ernest Dollar, the new President of the Chapel Hill Preservation Society.

Council Member Cam Hill MOVED, SECONDED BY Council Member Jim Ward, TO Adopt R-1.  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0).

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (2007-03-05/R-1)

A RESOLUTION NOMINATING APPLICANTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES (2007-03-05/R-2)

A RESOLUTION DECLARING A 1999 INTERNATIONAL 4700 KNUCKLE BOOM TRUCK AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DISPOSAL OF SAID PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS (2007-03-05/R-3)

A RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE THE COKER HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT REZONING PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL APRIL 11, 2007 (2007-03-05/R-4)

A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES RELATING TO THE REGULATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF DUPLEX STRUCTURES (2007-03-05/R-5)

A  RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A HISTORIC PRESERVATION AGREEMENT ON THE OLD CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (2007-03-05/R-6)

Ms. Culpepper explained that the request was for a development proposed by Habitat in the Rogers Road area, and at the February 26 meeting, the Council had requested further discussion before approving the request.  Council Member Kleinschmidt stated that he had wanted to know more about how the project would be coordinated with the Rogers Road Small Area Planning Process, which was also in progress at that time. 

Ms. Culpepper said that the Planning Department estimated that expedited processing would probably change the date for when the proposal came before the Council in a Public Hearing, but it would not change significantly the date for when action would be taken, probably to occur sometime in the fall in either case.  Council Member Kleinschmidt said it sounded as if this project, whether expedited or not, would come to the Council well before the Small Area Planning Process had completed its process.  He asked the Habitat representative to give a few comments. 

Susan Levy stated that Habitat had been building in the Rogers Road area for a number of years.  She stated that in 2005, they had acquired a sizable piece of property off Rogers Road on Purefoy Drive.  She said at that time, they had petitioned the Council to speed up the Rogers Road Small Area Planning Process if possible, so that their project would not develop ahead of that process.  She said that the Council and staff were not able to facilitate this, however.  Ms. Levy explained that Habitat, on the other hand, needed to move forward with their project, due to deadlines they were facing in the federal funds received for the project.  She stated that Habitat was represented on the Task Force for the Small Area Planning Process, and that they would present their project, along with information on their screening processes, at the Task Force�s next meeting.  She stated that in her opinion, the two processes would "dove tail well" together.  Mayor pro tem Strom supported moving ahead with the expedited processing.

Council Member Mark Kleinschmidt MOVED, SECONDED BY Mayor pro tem Bill Strom, TO Adopt R-7.  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0).

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING EXPEDITED PROCESSING IN THE REVIEW OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR PUREFOY ROAD SUBDIVISION (2007-03-05/R-7)

Mr. Bonk explained that this was another step in an ongoing regional process to review and approve socioeconomic projections that were critical to the development of the 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan for the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro urban area.  He said that he had come before the Council in December with the Chapel Hill projections, which the Council had approved for use in developing the 2035 plan. He said that those projections had been aggregated with those of other jurisdictions, and the Transportation Advisory Committee for the Durham-Chapel Hill MPO had published them for public comment, planning to hold a public forum on March 14, 2007, before endorsing them for use in the regional model and subsequent analysis. 

Mr. Bonk briefly explained the documents, showing a portion of the projections approved by the Town in December; a series of maps and tables of projections through the region; and a summary of growth projections for population and employment for 2035.  He stated that previous projections had been found to have an average margin of error of 10 percent; and added that the projections would be used in the Long Range Transportation Plan.

Mr. Bonk raised a concern about the projections for Chatham County. He said they indicated a significant amount of growth projected for Chatham, an increase from 35,000 to 153,000. He explained that this was based on projects that had been approved, proposed projects, and some estimate of development anticipated for the other areas.  He said that the employment pattern in Chatham County indicated a projected growth from 8,000 to 16,000. 
Mr. Bonk suggested that Chatham may have been underreporting the anticipated growth, as they had only used the existing zoning for the projection of employment growth; they did not anticipate any future re-zoning of property.  Thus, he said it was possible that the current zoning in Chatham did not accurately reflect the anticipated population growth in the area and its anticipated service needs.

Mayor pro tem Strom asked about the figures for Chapel Hill.  He said that the population was 52,000 in 2005, and was projected for 81,000 in 2035; for employment, there were 35,000 jobs in 2005, and there were 81,000 projected in 2035.  He questioned what might be leading to this change.  Mr. Bonk responded that the projections were based on anticipated growth in several areas: downtown, Carolina North, UNC Main Campus, and other redevelopment projects. 

Mayor Foy asked if Alamance County was counted, as Chapel Hill received many people from Alamance for jobs.  Mr. Bonk explained that growth outside of the urban area was assessed by calculating the amount of trips coming in and out of the region, as measured at "external stations" along the boundary edges.

Council Member Harrison, referring to two station areas along the Durham County Line, suggested that the numbers were somewhat low for what might be expected for employment.  Mr. Bonk responded that they had also raised this as a concern, and they are looking at the issue.  He said that there seemed to be some confusion over the Durham projections in general.  He explained that in the area north of NC 54, Durham had requested re-identification of a station area along the fixed guideway corridor.  Mr. Bonk said that at that time, the Council had raised some concerns about whether or not the Durham land-use plan would accommodate that growth; but Durham had responded that it would.  Mr. Bonk said that, nevertheless, he did not think that the employment and residential projections for those zones included the kind of high density mixed-use development that would be anticipated at a station area along the fixed guideway corridor. 

Mayor pro tem Bill Strom MOVED, SECONDED BY Council Member Jim Ward, TO Adopt R-8.  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0).

A RESOLUTION PROVIDING COMMENT ON THE DRAFT SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS FOR THE 2035 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN TO THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METRPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2007-3-05/R-8)

Mr. Alan Rimer from the Stormwater Management Utility Advisory Board (SMUAB) presented the Board�s quarterly report, covering the period July-December 2006.  He said that in the Fiscal Year 2005-2006, the Council had directed SMUAB to work with staff to identify high-priority, high-profile Capital Improvement Projects, including stream bank restoration.  Mr. Rimer said that the project on Burning Tree Drive was underway, to be completed this fiscal year; and the project on North Street near Martin Luther King Boulevard (MLK) would also be completed this year.  He stated that the other three planned projects, however, Booker Creek, Rosemary Street, and Willow Drive, had been postponed.

Mr. Rimer reported that last year, SMUAB had conducted an informal poll with Public Works on prioritizing some of the upcoming projects.  He said that preliminary results indicated a large number of "priority projects", which were difficult to actually prioritize.  Mr. Rimer explained that, as the consultant worked with SMUAB on the Master Plan and CIP, the project areas would be consolidated and prioritized, based on the watershed analysis.  He said that the consultant was also conducting a baseline survey; they had received a 27 percent response rate, with results expected in April 2007.  He added that they had planned to identify individual issues in each watershed, and hoped to return to the Council in June with more information on their plans.  

Mr. Rimer stated that his main concern was that the budget allocated to this line item was small compared to what would be needed.  He said that on completion of the CIP, SMUAB would return to the Council next year for a recommended increase in the Stormwater Fees, although they were not sure yet how much this increase would be.  Mayor Foy suggested that previous discussions with UNC on their involvement in this issue should be continued.

Mr. Rimer mentioned a few "public awareness" activities that were completed this year: the Burning Tree Project; the stormwater logo on the new vacuum trucks; public education in the schools; a "Big Sweep" collecting trash from the streams; three volunteers serving as "Creek Historians"; and stormwater markings on the drains.  He said that other accomplishments this year included: the Bolin Creek Watershed Restoration Initiative, with Carrboro, DENR, and the EPA; updating the Floodplain Management/Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance; Town participation in the Jordan Lake Total Maximum Daily Load Study; the new GIS Data Management System; stormwater fee assistance requests; land development project reviews; stream determinations for RCD classification; and recruitment of a new Stormwater Management Engineer, Mr. David Potowski.  Mr. Rimer suggested that the stormwater website be an individual website linked to the Town�s website, so that it is easier to find.

a.	By the Mayor and Council Members.

Council Member Ward discussed a petition from the Sustainability Energy and Environment (SEE) Committee, requesting that the Council receive and refer the memorandum from Joyce Brown regarding a policy encouraging renewable energy planning and rezoning applications (previously addressed by the Council in 2001).  The petition requested that the resolution be referred to the staff to modify its language to incorporate such issues as the 20 percent energy efficiency beyond ASHRAE Standards and use of sustainable energy sources.  Mayor pro tem Strom added that the request was that this was to be referred to the committee, so that they can bring a revised version back to the Council for action at the next business meeting, March 26, 2007.

Council Member Jim Ward MOVED, SECONDED BY Mayor pro tem Bill Strom, TO Receive and Refer the petition to the staff.  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0).

Council Member Ed Harrison MOVED, SECONDED BY Mayor pro tem Bill Strom, TO Enter Into Closed Session as authorized by North Carolina General Statute Section 143-318.11 (a)(6), to consider a personnel matter.  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0).