AGENDA #8

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                  Mayor and Town Council

 

FROM:            W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager

 

SUBJECT:       Principles, Goals and Strategies for Guiding Development of Horace Williams Property (Carolina North)

 

DATE:             November 24, 2003

 

 

Tonight the Council continues discussion of the Horace Williams Citizens Committee’s Recommended Principles, Goals and Strategies for Guiding the Development of the Horace Williams Property (Carolina North), presented to the Council on October 8, 2003.

 

The attached resolution would request input from the Horace Williams Citizens Committee on Council revisions to the Committee’s report and schedule Council consideration of adopting principles, goals and strategies in January.

 

We have attached draft language incorporating the Council’s amendments made on November 17, advisory board comments submitted since the Work Session and correspondence received (see Attachments 1, 2 and 3).

 

ATTACHMENTS

 

  1. Recommended Principles, Goals and Strategies as Amended by Council on Nov. 17, 2003 (Draft) (p. 3).
  2. Additional Advisory Board Comments (p. 7).
  3. Correspondence Received (p. 9).

Summary of Community Design Action
Summary of Parks and Recreation Commission Memo

 

A RESOLUTION REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM HORACE WILLIAMS CITIZENS COMMITTEE (2003-11-24/R-14)

 

WHEREAS, on October 8, 2003 the Committee submitted to the Council its report, “Recommended Principles, Goals and Strategies for Guiding the Development of the Horace Williams Property (Carolina North);” and

 

WHEREAS, the Council received comments on the report from citizens at the October 27, 2003 public forum, from Advisory Boards and from Town staff and discussed the report at work sessions on November 17 and November; and

 

WHEREAS, the Council desires additional input from the Horace Williams Citizens Committee after the University unveils its plans for Carolina North in December;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill, that the Council request the Horace Williams Citizens Committee review the Council revisions to date and make additional suggestions in light of the University’s draft plans for Carolina North.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council schedules consideration of adopting principles, goals and strategies for the development of the Horace Williams property in January 2004.

 

This the 24th day of November, 2003.