ACTION AGENDA

Cary Town Council
Thursday, June 27, 2002
6:30 PM
Town Hall, Building A, Auditorium
316 N. Academy St., Cary, N.C.
Web Site: http://www.townofcary.org

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Agenda Topics

Action

A. COMMENCEMENT

  

1. Invocation

Provided

2. Approval of the minutes of the regular Town Council meeting held June 13, 2002; and approval of the minutes of the operating budget work session held on June 17, 2002.

Approved

B. RECOGNITIONS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS

  

1. Recognition of high school valedictorians from Cary, North Carolina.

Recognized

2. Recognition of the Town of Cary as the recipient of the 2002 Anthemion Award in recognition of its Open Space and Historic Resources Plan.

Recognized
3. Report on the Wake County growth management task force.

Reported
4. Update on the alternatives proposed by the work group that is currently studying alternatives for the Cary Parkway Extension, and consideration of deleting unacceptable alternatives from further study.

Update given; Council deleted options A & D
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS  

1. 02-REZ-09: Application by Mitchell’s Hair Styling, Inc., for CK Cary Commons, LLC, owner, to amend the conditions of the Business-2 Conditional Use District. The property contains two acres and is located in the existing Barnes and Noble Shopping Center just south of Walnut Street, east of SW Maynard Road and north of the Pirates Cove subdivision.

Referred to 8/19/02 Planning & Zoning Board meeting

2. Public hearing on the Northwest Cary Area Plan.

Referred to 7/15/02 Planning & Zoning Board work session

D. PUBLIC SPEAKS OUT (1 hour time limit)

 See official minutes

E. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD REPORT

Consent Agenda

  

Consideration of a request to refer the following item back to the Planning and Zoning Board for further review at their July 15, 2002, meeting:

02-REZ-04: Consideration of a request by Cary Church of God on behalf of the property owners to amend the conditions of the current Residential- 8 Conditional Use zoning district. The property contains 20.91 acres and is located west of Trinity Road, east of Carriage Woods subdivision, and south of King Lawrence Road and Medfield Estates.

 Referred back to the 7/15/02 Planning & Zoning Board meeting

F. CONSENT AGENDA

  

1. Consideration of adoption of the tax report approved by the Wake County Commissioners on June 3, 2002.

Approved
2. Consideration of appropriation of funds to meet small claims self-insurance needs for FY2002.

Approved

G. COMMITTEE REPORTS

  

Planning and Development Committee (June 20, 2002)
Consent Agenda
1. Historic Preservation Fund Grant Award from the NC Department of Cultural Resources (PL02-056)
Committee recommended accepting a $10,000 grant award to implement aspects of the Open Space and Historic Resources Plan.		 Approved
2. Revisiting the Affordable Housing Plan (PL02-061)
Committee recommended considering options to redirect the Town's affordable housing initiatives. 		Directed staff to schedule a work session
3. Regional Rail Project: Support for a Second TTA Station and Feeder Bus Service (PL02-062)
Committee recommended considering a request by Triangle Transit Authority to support a second Cary rail station and feeder bus service. 		Approved
4. Windermere Subdivision Entrance (PL02-063)
Committee recommended denying the proposed brick entrance wall and fence along Kildaire Farm Road. 		Approved committee's recommendation to deny the request
5. Reuse and Redevelopment of Existing Buildings or Sites (PL02-064)
Committee recommended a proposal for a different review and approval process for reuse and redevelopment plans. 		Approved
For Discussion
1. Container Graphics Site Plan – Request Waiver from Sidewalk Installation (EN02-145)
Committee recommended that staff work with the developer to consider additional options such as payment-in-lieu and right of way dedication. In addition, the committee asked the developer to provide accurate cost estimates of the proposed project.		 Directed that the developer install sidewalk on Gregson
2. Temporary Uses & Structures Ordinance (PL02-055)
Committee recommended considering modifications to Chapter 13 of the UDO to modify the current provisions for temporary uses. Committee asked staff to modify the language and explore additions to the proposed change. 		Directed that staff move forward with the public hearing; the draft ordinance should include a 180-day period for agricultural products; directed staff to move forward with the farmer's market feasibility study
3. Town Code Amendment: Use of Vehicular Gates for Traffic Control (PL02-057A)
Committee recommended amending Section 17-59 to clearly restrict the use of vehicular gates on streets within the town limits. However, the committee recommended considering granting a waiver for the Windsor Oaks subdivision, allowing staff and the community to work out the details before the actual date of annexation on June 30, 2003.		 Approved code amendment; directed staff to work with the Windsor Oaks homeowners association to come up with other resolutions to their traffic and safety issues

H. OLD/NEW BUSINESS

  

1. Consideration of adoption of an ordinance to involuntarily annex certain properties.

Adopted the suggested changes to the plan; adopted the annexation ordinances, with the exception of the R-7 parcel, which will be tabled and action will be taken no later than August 2002

2. Consideration of adoption of the FY 2003 budget.

Adopted; added $1.5 million to assist the school system with infrastructure and land acquisition

3. Consideration of approval of the bid award for the town hall expansion project.

Approved

I. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

  

Closed session will be called if necessary.

Not called

J. ADJOURNMENT

 11:45 p.m.