MINUTES OF A CONTINUATION OF A BUSINESS MEETING

OF NOVEMBER 11, 2002 OF THE CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2002, AT 7:58 P.M.

Mayor Kevin Foy called the meeting to order at 7:58 p.m.

Council members present were Flicka Bateman, Pat Evans, Ed Harrison, Mark Kleinschmidt, Bill Strom, Dorothy Verkerk, Jim Ward, and Edith Wiggins.

Note:  Councilmember Strom was not in attendance but would be considered present since this was a meeting continuation.

Staff members present were Town Manager Cal Horton, Assistant Town Managers Sonna Loewenthal and Florentine Miller, Town Attorney Ralph Karpinos, and Town Clerk Joyce Smith.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WARD TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AS FOLLOWS:

“I MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING, AS AUTHORIZED BY NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE SECTION 143-318.11(A)(6) TO CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS AND, AS AUTHORIZED BY NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE SECTION 143-318.11(A)(5), TO INSTRUCT THE TOWN STAFF CONCERNING THE POSITION TO BE TAKEN ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN IN NEGOTIATING THE TERMS FOR THE POSSIBLE ACQUISITION OF A TRACT OF APPROXIMATELY 18 ACRES ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ERWIN ROAD AND I-40.”

THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLEINSCHMIDT AND ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.

The Council heard a report from Assistant Manager Loewenthal regarding the property acquisition.  Ms. Loewenthal stated the staff was seeking approval to proceed with the use of approximately $196,000 from an existing Clean Water Management Trust Fund grant and $179,000 in 1996 Open Space bond funds to purchase 17.96 acres of property on the northeast corner of Erwin Road and I-40, for approximately $375,000 or $20,880 per acre.

COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM EVANS, TO AUTHORIZE THE MANAGER TO PROCEED ON THE MATTER, AND TO PURSUE THE POSSIBLE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ACCORDING TO THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THE MANAGER’S WRITTEN REPORT TO COUNCIL (DATED NOVEMBER 11, 2002 AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE).  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS OF THE COUNCIL.

The Council indicated that they had received and did not wish to discuss a memorandum regarding a personnel matter that had been distributed prior to the meeting as a confidential personnel information report.

COUNCIL MEMBER WARD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLEINSCHMIDT, TO CONCLUDE THE CLOSED SESSION.  THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m.