Town Hall

ACTION AGENDA

Cary Town Council

Thursday, August 28, 2003

6:30 PM

Town Hall, Building A, Auditorium

316 N. Academy St. , Cary , N.C.

Agenda Topics	Action
A. COMMENCEMENT
1. Call to Order	Provided
2. Ceremonial Opening	Provided
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)
a. Consideration of adoption of a certificate of sufficiency and a resolution calling for a public hearing on annexation 03-A-03, Jesse and Renee Spell, 1.96 acres.	Approved
b. Consideration of adoption of a resolution directing staff to investigate the sufficiency of annexation 03-A-04, Upchurch Family Limited Partnership, 1.39 acres.	Approved
c. Consideration of approval of the tax report that was adopted by the Wake County commissioners on August 4, 2003 .	Approved
d. Second reading and consideration of extending the existing cable TV franchise agreement for one year.	Approved
e. Consideration of designating Mayor Pro Tem Jack Smith as the voting delegate and Council Member Marla Dorrel as the alternate at the N.C. League of Municipalities annual business meeting on October 13, 2003.	Approved
f. Approval of the minutes of the regular Town Council meeting held August 14, 2003 , and the minutes of the cost of development work session held on August 19, 2003 .	Approved
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)	N/A
3. Planning and Development Committee consent agenda, August 21, 2003 (any committee consent agenda item pulled for discussion will be discussed at the beginning of the committee discussion portion of the agenda)
Consent Agenda
(a) Stratford Apartments Waiver Requests (PL04-003) Committee recommended approving a change of awning color and waiver of sidewalk installation, bike lane payment-in-lieu and right-of-way dedication at the Stratford Apartments, 10300 Kingsclere Drive	Approved
(b) Donation of Public Art Sculpture by Cary Visual Art, Inc. (PR04-06) Committee recommended accepting the donation of a sculpture for placement at SAS Soccer Park	Approved
(c) Cary Church of God Waiver Request (EN04-013) Committee recommended waiving Evans Road widening and sidewalk installation requirements associated with site plan 03-SP-101	Approved
(d) The Battery at High House –Payment-in-lieu Request (EN04-011) Committee recommended accepting the request to make a payment-in-lieu of widening High House Road associated with subdivision plan 03-SB-005	Approved
(e) Streetscape Modification for Stonecrest Subdivision (PL04-010) Committee recommended modification to the streetscape width along Davis Drive	Approved
(f) Voluntary Agricultural District Application – Ferrell Farm (PL04-009) Committee recommended approving the application from Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District to establish a Voluntary Agricultural District on the C.F. Ferrell Farm and nearby properties	Approved
For Information Only
(a) Southeast High Speed Rail Update (PL04-08) Information regarding the status for the proposed Southeast High Speed Rail corridor from Petersburg , VA to Raleigh , NC	FYI; no action required
C. RECOGNITIONS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Update on Cary’s legislative agenda.	Provided
2. Presentation by the Wake County Public School System on the current school building program and the proposed bond referendum.	Provided
D. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 03-REZ-09 (Northwoods PDD Amendment): Application by Jerry Turner and Associates, Inc., for David L. and Elizabeth R. Chesney, owners, to reduce the buffer in the already existing Northwoods Planned Development District (PDD). The reduction request is to reduce the 90-foot buffer on the east side of the subject property to a 40-foot buffer. The property contains approximately 16.36 acres and is located at the intersection of Reedy Creek Road and Maynard Road, west of the Medfield Subdivision.	Referred to 10/20/03 Planning and Zoning Board meeting
2. 03-AC-001 (Northwoods Activity Center Concept Plan): Application by Jerry Turner and Associates, Inc., for David L. and Elizabeth R. Chesney, owners, to request an Activity Center Concept Plan approval to construct a 132 unit patio home and townhome development and a 1.65 acre commercial (retail/office) parcel with an alternative land use of 15 additional residential units. The property contains approximately 16.36 acres and is located at the intersection of Reedy Creek Road and Maynard Road, west of the Medfield Subdivision.	Referred to 10/20/03 Planning and Zoning Board meeting
3. Consideration of a request to rename Amberly Parkway and a portion of Koppers Road to McCrimmon Parkway.	Approved
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)
Planning and Development Committee, August 21, 2003
1. Lowe’s –Waiver Request (EN04-014) Committee recommended waiving improvements to Chapel Hill Road and NW Maynard Road as required by the Town’s Transportation Plan, associated with site plan number 03-SP-133.	Approved
2. Acquisition of Buffalo/Lowe’s Tract (PR04-07) Committee recommended purchasing of park land adjacent to Godbold Park on NW Maynard Road	Approved
H. OLD/NEW BUSINESS	N/A
I. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES
Closed session will be called if necessary.	Called
J. ADJOURNMENT	10:04 p.m.