ACTION AGENDA

Cary Town Council
Thursday, March 13, 2003
6:30 PM
Town Hall, Building A, Auditorium
316 N. Academy St., Cary, N.C.
Web Site:
http://www.townofcary.org

Council meetings are broadcast live the night of the meeting at 6:30 p.m. and are rebroadcast the Friday following the meeting at 7:30 a.m., the Saturday following the meeting at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday following the meeting at 3 p.m.

 

Agenda Topics

Action

A. COMMENCEMENT

 

1. Invocation

Provided

2. Approval of the minutes of the regular Town Council meeting held February 27, 2003, the minutes of the 2003 Council/Staff retreat, the minutes of the March 4, 2003, Board/Commission appreciation event, and the minutes of the March 5, 2003 meeting with the Wake County Legislative Delegation.

Approved

B. CONSENT AGENDA

 

1. Regular Consent Agenda (any regular consent agenda item pulled for discussion will be discussed at the beginning of the old/new business portion of the agenda)

 N/A

2. Planning and Zoning Board Consent Agenda (any planning and zoning board consent agenda item pulled for discussion will be discussed at the beginning of the planning and zoning board’s discussion portion of the agenda)

a. 02-SP-152 – Kingswood Elementary School

 Approved

3. Operations Committee Consent Agenda, March 4, 2003 (any committee consent agenda item pulled for discussion will be discussed at the beginning of the committee discussion portion of the agenda)

a. Consent Agenda
(1) Bid Award – 2003 Sidewalk Improvements Project (EN03-096)
Committee unanimously recommended bid award to Holmes Contracting for the construction of the proposed 2003 Sidewalk Improvements Project
.
Approved
(2) Request to Initiate an Exchange of Real Property (EN03-097)
Committee unanimously recommended adoption of a resolution to exchange a portion of real property owned by the Town of Cary
for a portion of real property owned by private citizens.
Approved to initiate exchange; item referred to the 4/10/03 agenda for final action
(3) Nature Center Donation (PR03-026)
Committee unanimously recommended appropriating $10,000 from the Hemlock Bluffs restricted fund balance in the general fund for expenditure in the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources budget.
Approved
(4) Community Center Usage (PR03-027)
Committee unanimously recommended approval of revisions to the community center usage policy.
Approved
(5) Engineer Selection – Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility Capacity and Re-Rating Study (PWUT03-018)
Committee unanimously recommended awarding a $248,400 engineering services contract to Hazen and Sawyer, PC for the Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility Capacity and Re-Rating Study project for of selection of an engineering consultant for the “Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility Capacity and Re-rating Study” project.
Approved
(6) Reduction in Force Policy (HR03-003)
Committee unanimously recommended approval of a Reduction In Force Policy.
Approved
(7) Amendment of Code of Ordinances (PD03-009)
Committee unanimously recommended setting a public hearing on March 27, 2003 to hear comments regarding an amendment to Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances to include Article III, Section 8-27, an ordinance to establish a public safety emergency telephone service charge of 25 cents per month for each exchange access facility subscribed to by telephone subscribers whose exchange access lines are in the corporate town limits of Cary and are served by the Town of Cary 911 Emergency Telephone Center.
Public hearing set for 4/10/03
(8) US 1/64 Pedestrian Crossing (PR03-28)
Committee unanimously recommended approval of an agreement with NC Department of Transportation to include a pedestrian overpass as part of the US
1/64 widening project with the Town providing 50 percent of the funding.
Approved
(9) Kildaire Farm Road and Lochmere Drive Multi-Use Trails (PR03-029)
Committee recommended transfers from General Fund fund balance of $425,000 for the Kildaire Farm Road Widening Project and $200,000 for the Lochmere Sidewalk Project for the construction of multi-use trails.
Approved
(10) West Cary Stream Restoration Project (PR03-030)
Committee recommended authorization to correspond with the Corps of Engineers indicating support and understanding of cost sharing, operations and maintenance requirements, and our intent to act as project sponsor of the West Cary Stream Restoration Project.
Approved
b. For Information
(1) Annual Turnover Report (HR03-002) FYI only; no action required
(2) Council Member Julie Robison’s participation in the NLC and NCLM FAIR Committees (TC03-002)
Information regarding Council Member Julie Robison’s participation in the NLC and NCLM FAIR Committees
 
FYI only; no action required

C. RECOGNITIONS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS

 N/A
D. PUBLIC HEARINGS  

Public hearing on the following annexation petition: 02-A-027, James L. Powell, 33.7 acres

Tabled indefinitely to run concurrently with the associated rezoning

E. PUBLIC SPEAKS OUT (one hour time limit)

See official minutes 

F. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD REPORT (discussion items)

N/A

G. COMMITTEE REPORTS (discussion items)

 

Operations Committee, March 4, 2003

N/A

H. OLD/NEW BUSINESS

 

1. Consideration of formally opposing Senate Bill 54, Law Enforcement Officer Discipline Bill, and adding this item to the Town’s state legislative agenda.

Approved

2. Report on the status of a Code of Ethics.

A three member council committee will be formed to work with staff and outside legal counsel to develop a draft code of ethics

I. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

 

Closed session will be called if necessary.

 Not called

J. ADJOURNMENT

7:18 p.m.