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Chapel Hill Town Council Agenda

March 22, 2004

           

7:00 p.m.                    Town Council Regular Business Meeting 

Estimated

Time

 

 

                                            Agenda Item

 

 

 

 

1.

Ceremonies:

 

 

 

5

 

a.

Recognition of Orange-Chatham Alternative Sentencing.

 

 

 

5

 

b.

Recognition of Orange Enterprises.

 

 

 

 

30

2.1

a.

Public Forum on Market Analysis Report for Proposed Development of Town Parking Lots 2 and 5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·     Introduction by the Manager

·     Comments by Citizens

·     Comments and Questions by the Mayor and Town Council

·     Referral of Comments to the Manager, Attorney, and Council Committee on Parking Lots 2 and 5

 

 

 

 

10

2.2

a.

Public Hearing to Consider Using Installment Contract Financing for Major Renovations:  IFC  Shelter, Town Hall Roof Repairs, Fire Stations 2 and 3, Chapel Hill Museum, and Town Tennis and Basketball Courts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·     Introduction by the Manager

·     Comments by Citizens

·     Comments and Questions by the Mayor and Town Council

·     Motion to adjourn Public Hearing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Filing of an Application for Approval of a Financing Agreement (R-1).

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.

Award of Bid for Financing of Major Renovations (R-2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.

Budget Amendment for Financing of Major Renovations (O-1).

 

 

 

20

3.

Petitions by citizens and announcements by Council members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Petitions by citizens on items not on the agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Petition from the IFC Council for Social Service requesting that $30,000 Allocation from the Town be Continued for the Next Fiscal Year.

 

 

 

(2)

Petition from the IFC Council for Social Service requesting $15,000 from the Town to Help Defray the Costs of Relocation.

 

 

 

(3)

Petition from The Siena Hotel Requesting Further Discussion on the Public-Private Partnership with the Town for Development of Pritchard Park.

 

 

 

(4)

Petition from Bert Liverance on behalf of Chapel of the Cross Requesting that the Area Along the South Side of East Franklin Street be Considered for Streetscape Improvements.

 

 

 

(5)

Petition from Diane Bloom Requesting Consideration that the Town Participate as an Underwriter of a Documentary Film, and Provide Funding.

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Petitions by citizens on items on the agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.

Announcements by Council members.

 

 

 


5

4.

Consent agenda: action items (R-3).  (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the end of the Council meeting.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Minutes of February 2, 9, 11, 16, 18, 20, and 23, 2004.

 

 

b.

Deleted.

 

 

c.

Acceptance of Grant for Camp Escapade (R-5).

 

 

d.

Response to Petition Requesting Installation of a Traffic Signal at the Intersection of Sage Road and Erwin Road (R-6).

 

 

e.

Removal of a Handicap Parking Space on Columbia Place West (O-2).

 

 

f.

Award a Bid for Renovation to the IFC Shelter (R-7).

 

 

g.

Award a Bid for Financing of Mobile Data Equipment for the 2003-04 Fiscal Year (R-8).

 

 

h.

Budget Amendment for Transit Capital Reserve (O-3).

 

 

i.

Budget Amendment for Traffic Signal System Software Upgrade and Traffic Impact Studies (O-4).

 

 

j.

Budget Amendment for Correction of Police Special Supplies Budget (O-5).

 

 

k.

Budget Amendment for Correction of Inspections Department Budget (O-6).

 

 

l.

Budget Amendment for Correction of Budget for 2004 Transportation Planning Grant (O-7).

 

 

m.

Expedited Treatment for Special Use Permit Application for Southern Community Park (R-9).

 

 

n.

Expedited Treatment for Special Use Permit Application for Homestead Park Aquatics Center (R-10).

 

 

o.

Report from the Naming Committee regarding Renaming of Airport Road as Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (R-11).

 

 

p.

Expedited Treatment for Special Use Permit Application for the Softball Field Complex at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (R-12).

 

 

q.

Budget Ordinance to Establish a Public Buildings Bond Fund (O-8).

 

 

r.

Acceptance of Sustainable Community Development Project Grant Award (R-13, O-8.1, O-8.2).

 

 

s.

Reimbursement Resolution Regarding Proposed Use of Public Building Bond Funds for the Sustainable Community Development Project Grant Local Match (R-13.1).

 

 

 

5

5.

Information items.  (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the end of the Council meeting.)

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Response to Request for the Installation of Stop Signs on Curtis Road at its Intersection with Lyons Road (O-9 not recommended).

 

 

b.

Response to Petition Requesting the Installation of Flashing Lights in the School Speed Limit Zone on Smith Level Road Adjacent to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School.

 

 

c.

Response to Petition Requesting Placing a Conservation Easement on Town-Owned Open Space.

 

 

d.

Response to Petition from the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board Requesting Installation of Traffic Signal Activation Loops for Bicycles at Signalized Intersections.

 

 

e.

Status Report on Parking Study.

 

 

f.

Historic District Commission’s Response to Petition Regarding Local Landmark Designation Ordinance.

 

 

g.

Report on Airport Gardens Public Housing Rehabilitation Contract Bid Award.

 

 

 

15

6.

Air Quality Presentation by Sig Hutchinson (Mayor Foy).

 

 

 

15

7.

a.

Report on the Horace Williams Citizens Committee regarding Principles, Goals and Strategies for the Horace Williams Property (R-14).

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Letter from Chancellor Moeser regarding a Revised Plan for Carolina North.

 

 

 

20

8.

Draft Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2006-2012 Regional Transportation Priority List (R-15).

 

 

 

5

9.

Calling a Public Hearing on Potential Legislative Initiatives (R-16).


 

 

5

10.

Revised Draft of Town Council Goals for 2004 (R-17).

 

 

 

10

11.

Response to Petition Requesting More Opportunity for Public to Consider Staff Reports (R-18).

 

 

 

20

12.

Report from the Council Committee in Response to Lobbying Petition.

 

 

 

30

13.

Consideration of OI-4 Zoning District Review Procedures.

 

 

 

5

14.

Petitions:   

 

 

 

 

 

a.

By the Mayor and Council Members.

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

(1)

Three Petitions from Council Member Mark Kleinschmidt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·     A Petition to Expand the Protections Offered by Chapel Hill’s Non-Discrimination Policies

·     A Petition to Amend Chapel Hill’s Legislative Agenda

·     A Petition to Clarify Chapel Hill’s Non-Discrimination Policies to Change References to “Affectional Preference” to “Sexual Orientation.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

By the Manager and Attorney.

 

 

 

5

15.

Reserved for discussion of consent agenda items if necessary.

 

 

 

 

16.

Request for closed session to discuss property acquisition, personnel, and litigation matters.