Excerpts of September 13, 2004 Town Council Meeting

 

 

Item 5.1 - Appointment of Special Committee to Consider

Renaming of Airport Road; Employment of Facilitator

 

Mayor Foy referred to his memo outlining the following potential options for structuring the Special Committee: to appoint everyone who had applied; to have a smaller committee; or to go with the original structure (four NAACP members, four Airport Road residents or business owners, three Council members, and seven citizens-at-large).  Mayor Foy recommended keeping the original structure but finding a way to include everyone who had applied.  That might mean sending them all of the information that the Committee receives, inviting them to all Committee meetings, and requesting their participation at various points, he explained.  Mayor Foy also proposed asking the People's Channel and WCHL-TV to broadcast Committee meetings so that the full community would be involved.

 

Council Member Kleinschmidt questioned the estimated $15,000-$25,000 facilitator fee mentioned in the Mayor's memo.  Mayor Foy explained that the facilitator to whom he had spoken had given a range of possibilities.  All of those possibilities had been included in the estimate, he said.  Mayor Foy noted that the Town Manager would negotiate the contract if the Council decided to hire a facilitator.

 

Council Member Greene spoke in favor of having competitive bidding.

 

Mayor Foy agreed that the Council could do that, but noted that one main objective had been to expedite the process.  Mayor Foy explained that the facilitator he had spoken with had had experience with similar committees.  There might be others in the community who would be good facilitators, he said, but he did not know of any others who do this particular kind of work.  Mayor Foy told the Council that he had not actively sought facilitators but that some had come forward and the others were not necessarily as qualified as this one.  He was trying to give the Council a sense of what he had learned, he said, but repeated that it was not he who would negotiate the contract.

 

Council Member Kleinschmidt stated that he was confused about the process due to the vagueness of the Mayor's memo.

 

Council Member Harrison questioned the suggestion, in option four, to provide all materials to those who were not appointed.  In the interest of fiscal constraint, he said, people should be allowed to opt out of the process.  

 

Council Member Strom agreed with Council Member Greene's suggestion about having a choice of facilitators.  He said that $20,000 seemed like a "hefty fee."

 

Mayor Foy determined from Mr. Horton that it probably would take a week to ten days to obtain more proposals.  Mayor Foy asked if the Council wanted to do that, and have the first meeting in October rather than September.

 

Council Member Hill replied that it would be worthwhile to do so in the interest of saving money and having time to consider other options.

 

Mayor pro tem Wiggins remarked that it was important for Council members to be satisfied with the selection process.

 

Council Member Kleinschmidt agreed with the suggestion to obtain more proposals, but stressed that the Council should maintain the date for a decision from the Committee.  He had not supported creating a Committee in the first place, he pointed out, and he did not want to see a long and dragged-out process.

 

Mayor Foy responded to Council Member Kleinschmidt’s comment, saying that tonight was only the second Council meeting of the fall, and he was trying to expedite the matter as best he could.

 

Council Member Verkerk agreed with Mayor Foy's response, adding that Council Member Kleinschmidt's complaints seemed in conflict with each other.      

 

COUNCIL MEMBER VERKERK MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRISON, TO ACCEPT OPTION FOUR FROM THE MAYOR'S MEMO, AS AMENDED TO SEEK PROPOSALS FROM MORE FACILITATORS.  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0).

 

Mayor Foy asked Council members to submit their ballots for the Special Committee to Consider Renaming of Airport Road.

 

Council Member Strom inquired about the procedure, and Mayor Foy explained that there were four different categories.  Anyone in a category needed a majority in order to be appointed, said Mayor Foy.  If there are not enough people who get sufficient votes on the first ballot then the Council would determine criteria for a second ballot.

 

 

 

Item 4 - Consent Agenda

 

COUNCIL MEMBER VERKERK MOVED, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM WIGGINS, TO ADOPT R-1.  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0).

 

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (2004-09-13/R-1)

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council hereby adopts the following resolutions and ordinances as submitted by the Town Manager in regard to the following:

 

a.

Nominations to various advisory boards and commissions (R-2).

b.

Calling a Public Hearing on Laurel Hill Road Right-of-Way Closure (R-3).

c.

FY 2004 Section 5307 Project Ordinance for Transportation Capital and Planning Grant (O-1).

d.

FY 2005 Section 5303 Project Ordinance for Planning Grant (O-2).

e.

Acceptance of Bureau of Justice Assistance Bullet Proof Vest Partnership Grant (O-3) (R-4).

f.

Change in Contracting Agency from North Carolina Cooperative Extension to Orange County (R-5).

 

This the 13th day of September, 2004.

 

 

A RESOLUTION NOMINATING APPLICANTS TO VARIOUS ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (2004-09-13/R-2)

 

WHEREAS, the applications for service on an advisory board or commission or other committees listed below have been received; and

 

WHEREAS, the applicants have been determined by the Town Clerk to be eligible to serve;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the following names are placed in nomination to serve on an advisory board or commission:

 

Special Committee to Consider Renaming Airport Road


Virginia Barbee

William Barbee

Ralph Bass

Brenda Brown

W. Fitzhugh Brundage

Charles Carver

Yonni Chapman

George Cianciolo

Justin Coleman

Charles Collier, III

Janice Cosby

Mildred Council

Ernest Crawford

Stephen Cunningham

Mabel Curnow

Randall Curnow

Gordon DeFriese

Suzanne Dornsmith

Flora Dunbar

Michael Eisen

Carol Feddeman

Martin Feinstein

Anthony Fleg

Jesse Gibson

James Groot

Chris Harper

L. Gene Hatley

Joe Herzenberg

David Holdzhkom

Catherine Holland

Showchien Hsieh

Carolyn Ikenberry

Creighton Irons

Barbara Janeway

Tom Jensen

Bruce Johnson

Thomas Keyserling

David Kroninger

Denise Lanham

Melissa Lankford

Stephen Largent

Michelle Laws

Rachel Mandal

Anthony Martin

Diane McArthur

Mark McGrath

Mae McLendon

Sheila Mikhail

Ellen Faye Johnson Morgan

Billy Morgan

Aaron Nelson

Ashley Osment

Sjouk Overdyk

Frank Phoenix

Theresa Raphael-Grimm

Russell W. Ray

Ernest Roberts, Jr.

Aidan Smith

Stuart Solomon

Chuck Stone

Rita Thissen

J. Darren Thompson

A. John (Jack) Vogt

Todd Wielar


 

Technology Committee

Matt Hapgood

 

This the 13th day of September, 2004.

 

7b.  Special Committee to Consider Renaming Airport Road.

 

Mayor Foy announced the appointments in the following categories:

 

From the NAACP: Jesse Gibson, Gene Hatley, May McLendon and Ashley Osment.

 

From Airport Road: Bruce Johnson, David Kroninger, Sheila Mikhail and Darren Thompson.

 

History: W. Fitzhugh Brundage and Aidan Smith.

 

Citizens-At-Large: Justin Coleman, Joe Herzenberg, Creighton Irons, Tom Jensen and Curtis Harper.

 

Mayor Foy noted that there were still two Citizens-At-Large seats unfilled.

 

The Council agreed to vote again for those who had received at least three votes on the second ballot. These were Brenda Brown, George Cianciolo, Mildred Council and Chuck Stone.

 

After voting again, the Council appointed Brenda Brown and Chuck Stone.

 

 

Council Members

 

 

Special Committee to Consider Renaming Airport Road

Foy

Greene

Harrison

Hill

Kleinschmidt

Strom

Verkerk

Ward

Wiggins

TOTAL

NAACP Members (appoint 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia Barbee (Also History)

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

1

Yonni Chapman (Also History)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mildred Council (Also History)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesse Gibson

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

7

L. Gene Hatley (Also History)

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

7

Michelle Laws

 

X

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

4

Mae McLendon (Also History)

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

6

Ashley Osment

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residents or Business owners of Airport Rd (appoint 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles Carver

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

X

2

Janice Cosby

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Gordon DeFriese

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catherine Holland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

1

Bruce Johnson

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

David Kroninger

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

7

Sheila Mikhail

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

Sjouk Overdyk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. Darren Thompson

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

7

Todd Wielar

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Familiar with History (appoint 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia Barbee (Also NAACP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W. Fitzhugh Brundage

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

Yonni Chapman (Also NAACP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justin Coleman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles Collier, III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mildred Council (Also NAACP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mabel Curnow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Randall Curnow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flora Dunbar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Fleg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Harper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L. Gene Hatley (Also NAACP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Herzenberg

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

David Holdzhkom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creighton Irons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara Janeway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melissa Lankford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Martin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mae McLendon (Also NAACP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frank Phoenix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theresa Raphael-Grimm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

1

Russell W. Ray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aidan Smith

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

7

Chuck Stone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. John (Jack) Vogt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citizen-at-Large (appoint 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia Barbee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Barbee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ralph Bass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda Brown

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

 

 

5

W. Fitzhugh Brundage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles Carver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yonni Chapman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Cianciolo

 

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

 

3

Justin Coleman

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

7

Charles Collier, III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janice Cosby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mildred Council

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

X

X

4

Ernest Crawford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen Cunningham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mabel Curnow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Randall Curnow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gordon DeFriese

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suzanne Dornsmith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flora Dunbar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Eisen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carol Feddeman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Feinstein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Fleg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesse Gibson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Groot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Harper

X

 

X

 

 

 

X

X

X

5

L. Gene Hatley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Herzenberg

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

6

David Holdzhkom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catherine Holland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Showchien Hsieh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carolyn Ikenberry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creighton Irons

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

 

 

6

Barbara Janeway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Jensen

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

5

Bruce Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Keyserling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Kroninger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denise Lanham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melissa Lankford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen Largent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle Laws

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel Mandal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Martin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diane McArthur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark McGrath

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mae McLendon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheila Mikhail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellen Faye Johnson Morgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billy Morgan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aaron Nelson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashley Osment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sjouk Overdyk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frank Phoenix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theresa Raphael-Grimm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russell W. Ray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ernest Roberts, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aidan Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stuart Solomon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chuck Stone

X

 

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

6

Rita Thissen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. Darren Thompson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. John (Jack) Vogt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Todd Wielar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mayor Foy noted that he and two Council members should be appointed as well.  Mayor Foy recommended Council Member Greene and Mayor pro tem Wiggins.

 

COUNCIL MEMBER WARD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STROM, TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER GREENE AND MAYOR PRO TEM WIGGINS TO SERVE WITH MAYOR FOY ON THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER RENAMING AIRPORT ROAD.  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0).