Town of Chapel Hill

 

 

 

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Chapel Hill Town Council Agenda

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

*Revised April 25, 2005

 

5:30-7:30 p.m.           Town Council Budget Work Session

 

 

                                            Agenda Item

 

 

1.

Assistant Town Manager:

 

a.   Capital Improvements Program Priorities.

 

 

2.

Engineering:

 

a.    Discussion on Vac-truck and Operator for the Stormwater Management Program.

b.   Report on Bicycle Detector Loops at Signalized Intersections.

c.   A Summary Report on the Town of Chapel Hill Stormwater Management Public Education Program.

*d. Alternatives for Increasing Revenues and/or Decreasing costs in the Engineering Department (in response to the Budget Review Committee report).

 

 

3.

Finance:

 

a.      Report on Recent and Possible Future Reductions in Federal Grant Funding (R-1).

b.      Future Funding of Arts Services and Programs.

c.   Revised Real Estate Tax Base Estimate.

d.   Preservation of 12% Level for Unreserved Fund Balance.

*e. Discussion of Fee Study Proposal.

*f.  Budgeting for Salary Savings.

*g. Privilege License Fee Increases.

*h.  Possible Parking Fee Increases.

 

 

 

 

4.

Fire Department:

 

*a. Rational for Addition of Full Time Firefighter Positions.

*b. Fire Department Services and Fees for Services.

*c. Fire Aerial Life Span Projection.

*d. Potential Fee Assessment for Excessive False Fire Alarm Activations.

*e. Status of NC State Fire Protection Funding.

 

 

5.

Human Resources:

 

a.       Information on Human Resources Issues.

 

 

6.

 

Information Technology Issues:

 

a.       Technology Committee Cost Savings Measures.

b.       Geographic Information Systems Position for the Information Technology Department.

 

7.

 

Inspections:

 

a.       Budget Evaluation Report re: Scheduled Expiration of the Rental Licensing Program.

b.      Recommended Fee Increases.

 

8.

Library:

 

a.       Report on Orange County Library Support, Out-of-County Use, Public Computer Use, and Fees.

*b. Potential Reduced Expenditures and Potential Increased Revenues.

 

 

9.

Parks and Recreation Department:

 

       a.   Special Events Recreation Specialist Position.

       b.   Special Olympics Recreation Specialist Position.

       c.   Parks and Recreation Budget.

 

 

 

10.

Planning Department:

 

a.       Response to Transportation Board petition re: Park and Ride Lot.

b.   Response to Community Design Commission re: Improving Sidewalk Networks to Elementary, Middle and High Schools.

c.       Development Application Fees.

d.      Response to Recommendation from Citizen Budget Committee re: Fee Awareness of Budget Reduction.

*e. Support for the Ephesus Elementary School Safe Routes to School Program.

*f.  Funding to Increase the Number of Bicycle Lanes and to Promote Greater Bicycle   Ridership.

 

 

11.

Police Department:

 

  1. Services and Costs of School Resource Officers.
  2. Options for Reassigning Officers to Patrol.
  3. Addition of Four Police Positions.
  4. Northside Status Report.

*e. Human Services Advisory Board Funding.

 

 

12.

Public Works Department:

 

  1. Issues Raised by Historic District Commission.
  2. Greenway Commission Request for Funding of Greenway Maintenance.
  3. Public Works Department Reorganization.

*d. Bi-Weekly Vegetative Debris Collection.

*e. Wallace Parking Deck FY 2005-06 Capital Maintenance, Repair and Improvements Projects.

*f.  Impact of Rising Fuel Prices on Fiscal 2005-06 Fuel Budget.

*g. Increase Hours of Service in Downtown.

*h. Improvement of Town Street Name and Information Signs.

*i.  Retrofits to Stormwater Inlet Grates.

*j.  Commercial Garbage Collection.

*k. User Fees and Solid Waste Services Information.

      *l. Target Cut List.

 

 

13.

Deleted.

 

 

14.

Deleted.

 

 

 

 

15.

Town Clerk:

 

a.      Publications from the North Carolina League of Municipalities.

b.      Public Arts Commission Operating Budget (R-2).

 

 

16.

Town Information Officer:

 

*a. Providing Citizens with Information about the Town Budget and Town Taxes

 

 

17.

Transportation:

 

a.       Additional FY 2004-05 State Allocation Used in Part for Bus Amenities.

b.      Proposed Allocation of Additional State Transportation Revenues.

*c.  Transit Advertising Rates.

*d. Programs Designed to Increase Transit Use.

*e. Estimated Transit Fuel Use and Cost for FY 2005-06.

*f.  Cost of Additional Bus Service.

      *g.  Transit Advertising Options.

18.

Other Budget Issues:

 

*a. 10 Y ear Plan to End Homelessness 2006-06 Budget Implications.

*b. Recommendation of Citizens Subcommittee of Budget Review Committee To Sell

the Old Library Building.