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TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL
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Notice to citizens who wish to speak |
Citizens may petition the Council regarding matters germane to Town policies or business but not appearing on the agenda at petition time. The Council strongly discourages petitions regarding a matter that recently has been, or soon will be before the Council as a public hearing item. Petition time is not intended to substitute for public hearings. As a courtesy to others, a citizen speaking on an agenda item or making a petition is normally limited to three minutes. Persons who are organizing a group presentation and who wish to speak beyond the three minute limit are requested to make prior arrangements through the Mayor’s Office by calling 968-2714. If you wish to address the Council this evening, please go to the front right corner of the Council Chamber and sign up with the Town Clerk. The Council may change the order in which agenda items are presented. | |
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Cablecast of Council Meetings |
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Additional materials were presented during the meeting.
Amended resolutions or ordinances are not currently available on-line, please contact Communications and Public Affairs for amendments.
Proclamations.
Received
Received
PRESENTER: Mayor Kevin Foy
RECOMMENDATIONS: The Mayor will present a proclamation on behalf of the Town of Chapel Hill.
Petitions will not be acted upon at the time they are presented. It shall take a unanimous vote of the Council members present for a petition to be acted upon immediately upon its presentation. After receiving a petition, the Council shall, by simple motion, dispose of it as follows: consideration at a future regular meeting of the Council; or referral to another board or committee for study and report; or referral to the Town Manager for investigation and report; or receive for information. (Receiving does not imply approval, agreement, or consent. )
Motion adopted to name the program in honor of Bill Thorpe.
Received & Referred
Received & Referred
Received & Referred
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council consider the attached petitions.
Items of a routine nature will be placed on the Consent Agenda to be voted on in a block. Any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda by request of the Mayor or any Council Member.
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council approve the various resolutions and ordinances.
R-1 Adopted
Grant Award from the North Carolina Arts Council. (R-2) (O-1)
Council Goal 4. Maintain and Improve Facilities and Community Services.
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council approve a resolution to accept the grant of $10,000 from the North Carolina Arts Council and that the Town Council enact the attached budget ordinance amendment appropriating the NCAC grant funds for the Greenway Prototype Art Project.
R-2 Adopted, O-1 Enacted
Proposed Refunding of Outstanding General Obligation Bonds. (R-3)
Council Goal 5. Improve Town’s Fiscal Condition.
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council approve the resolution authorizing the Town Manager, Finance Officer and other Town Officials to take actions necessary to proceed with the refunding of the 1998 and 2000 Bonds. The actual sale of the bonds is subject to further Council approval.
R-3 Adopted
Public Process for Tree Ordinance. (R-4)
Council Goal 3. Continue Focus on Land Use, Transit and Development
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council endorse the proposed schedule for community input and hold a public hearing on a proposed Tree Ordinance, incorporating community input, in spring 2010.
R-4 Adopted
Adoption of Minutes for the May 21, 2008 and September 17, 2008 Meetings. (R-5)
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council approve the attached summary minutes of past meetings.
R-5 Adopted
These items are reports or information for the Council.
Solid Waste Transfer Station Site Search Process
PRESENTER: Mayor Kevin C. Foy
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council seek more information from staff regarding the potential impact each proposed option would have on Town operations, and request the Town Manager to review the four sites that are currently under consideration and provide the Council with a report detailing the benefit or detriment of each site as it affects on Town operations.
Received
Report from the Inclusionary Zoning Task Force. (R-6)
PRESENTER: Council Members Sally Greene and Mark Kleinschmidt
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council refer this report and draft Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance to the staff to develop a process for review.
R-6 Adopted as amended
Quarterly Report of the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership. (no attachment)
PRESENTER: George Draper, Chairman of the Board, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership
RECOMMENDATIONS: The Council will receive the report.
Received
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Semi-Annual Report.
PRESENTER: Annu Wu, Director, UNC Facilities Planning
RECOMMENDATIONS: The Council will receive the report.
Received
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report on Proposed Gas Line.
PRESENTER: Bruce Runberg, Associate Vice Chancellor, UNC Facilities Planning
RECOMMENDATIONS: The Council will receive the report.
Received
Lease of the Wallace Parking Deck.
PRESENTER: Ralph Karpinos, Town Attorney
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Town Council review the attached lease agreement and give the Town staff additional guidance on its interest in pursuing this proposed agreement and what steps it wishes to take to consider this proposal in greater detail and receive public comment.
Received
OWASA Odor Elimination Report.
PRESENTER: Ed Kerwin, OWASA Executive Director
RECOMMENDATIONS: The Council will receive the report.
Received
Appointments to the Chatham/Orange Joint Planning Task Force. (R-7)
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council consider a resolution to select one Council member to serve on the Chatham/Orange Joint Planning Task Force.
Council Member Czajkowski Appointed
Appointment to the Triangle Transit Authority Board of Directors. (R-8)
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Council appoint one Council member to the Triangle Transit Authority Board of Directors.
R-8 Adopted, Appointed George Cianciolo