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5

1.

Ceremonies:

a.         Recognition of Orange County Partnership for Young Children.

b.         Receipt of the Excellence in Financial Reporting Award.

30

2.

Public Hearing and Public Forums:

Item carried forward from October 18, 2004 Public Hearing

2.1        Public Hearing:  Closure of a Section of Laurel Hill Road Right-of-Way.

·                  Comments and Questions from the Mayor and Town Council.

·                 Motion to Close the Public Hearing.

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2.2                   Public Forum:  Items Related to Development of Lots 2 and 5 and Related Sites

a.          Report on Financial Feasibility from John Stainback, Consultant.

b.         Status Report on Temporary Parking, Transit Center Funding and Other Issues.

c.         Consideration of Proceeding with Developer Solicitation Phase for Development of Parking Lots 2 and 5 and Related Sites (R-1).

5

3.

a.

Petitions by citizens and announcements by Council members.

b.

Petitions by citizens on items on the agenda.

c.

Announcements by Council members.

5

4.

Consent agenda: action items (R-2).  (Any item may be removed for separate discussion at the end of the Council meeting.)

a.

Minutes of September 7, 13, and 20, 2004.

b.

Nominations to various advisory boards and commissions (R- 3).

c.

Budget Ordinance for 2004-05 Capital Housing Program (O-1).

d.

Budget Amendment use of Contingency Funds for Car Free Day and Facilitator for the Special Committee to Consider Renaming Airport Road (O-2).

e.

Response to Petition regarding “Jake” Brakes (O-3).

f.

Scheduling a Public Forum to Consider a Potential Change in Cablevision Public Access Fees Paid by Cable Television Customers (R-4).

g.

Response to Petition regarding a Request for Grant for Sewer Hook-up (R-5).

h.

Budget Amendment for Traffic Signal at the Intersection of Airport Road and Northfield Drive (O-4).

i.

Acceptance of Orange-Chatham Justice Partnership Grants (R-6) (O-5).

j.

Deferring Consideration of an Amendment to the Land Use Plan for Designating a Potential School Site at Legion Road (R-7).

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5.

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

a.

Quarterly Reports on Panhandling Arrests and Crime in the Northside Neighborhood

b.

Response to Petition for Study of Traffic Speed on North Lakeshore Drive.

c.

Response to Petition from Inter-Church Council Housing Corp. Requesting Waiver of Fees for Garbage Collection.

d.

Response to Petition regarding Teenage Drinking.

e.

Response to Petition from Transportation Board Requesting that Staff Evaluate the Feasibility of Making the Intersection of Meadowmont Parkway and Cedar Club Circle Four-Way Stop (O-6).

Items carried forward from October 11, 2004 Business Meeting

10

6.

Report from the Council on a Sustainable Community.

10

7.

Consideration of Revised Draft of the Council Procedures Manual (R-8).

10

8.

2004-2005 Communication Plan.

Continuation of October 27, 2004 Business Meeting.

15

9.

Action on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Plan (R-9).

10

10.

Providence Glen Condominiums:  Request for Minor Modification of Special Use Permit – Affordable Housing (R-10).

10

11.

Update on the Town Operations Center Project.

10

12.

Update on Lobbying and Ethical Guidelines Ordinance (O-7) (to be distributed).

5

13.

Appointments:

a.

Historic District Commission.

b.

Special Committee to Consider Renaming Airport Road.

5

14.

Petitions:   

a.

By the Mayor and Council Members.

b.

By the Manager and Attorney.

15.

Reserved for discussion of consent agenda items if necessary.

16.

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