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Temporary Council
Chambers Present:
Mayor Ernie McAlister, Mayor Pro Tem Jack Smith, Council Members Marla
Dorrel, Mike Joyce, Jennifer Robinson, Julie Robison and Nels Roseland A.
COMMENCEMENT 1.
Call to Order (Mayor McAlister) Mayor
McAlister called the meeting to order at _________________________ 2.
Ceremonial Opening (Mayor
Pro Tem Smith) Mayor
Pro Tem Smith provided the ceremonial opening. _________________________ Click on the link above to see the minutes for this section.
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RECOGNITIONS AND REPORTS 1.
Report from the Triangle Transit Authority. No
action is required by council. (Mr. John Claflin) Mr.
Claflin’s power point presentation is attached to and incorporated in
these minutes as Exhibit C. No council
action was required. _________________________ Click on the link above to see the minutes for this section.
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PUBLIC SPEAKS OUT (one hour time limit) Mr.
Larry Ballas stated the farmer’s market will open very soon, and he
encouraged everyone to utilize it. Mr.
Wayne Jeng spoke about C-Tran and the low quality service he feels it has
provided to him. He made a reservation recently to attend an appointment
at UNC hospital. C-Tran was more than 50 minutes late, and as a result he
missed his physician appointment. This caused him to have a panic attack,
and he ended up at the hospital. Mayor
McAlister stated someone will follow-up with Mr. Jeng. Mr.
Timothy Crone stated at the last council meeting he made comments about
what he thought were council negative remarks directed to his wife. He has
since learned that the comments were not made by a council member. He
apologized to the council members for doubting their integrity. Mr.
Mike Markowitz stated he represents a group of people who are concerned
about the Black Creek Greenway. He distributed a paper copy of a power
point presentation. Refer to Exhibit I attached to and incorporated in these mintues for the
presentation and his comments. He stated many people who use this greenway
were not aware of the public meeting that occurred in February. Mr.
Dave Douse stated regarding the greenway relocation, he is concerned about
increased flooding, clearcutting which will impact animal habitat, access
to the trail due to construction, and pollution on the lake. He asked the
council to consider an alternative site plan to minimize these concerns. Mr.
Hank Fiumara spoke about the greenway relocation. He understands the
zoning has already occurred, but he feels the homes need to be better
integrated with the greenway. Mr.
Mike Dodson spoke about the police chief’s retirement and the importance
law enforcement in No
one else came forward to speak, and Mayor McAlister closed the public
speaks out portion of the meeting. Mr.
Roseland stated a public input session is scheduled for March 28 on the
greenway relocation issue. He understands that the final greenway option
will come to the council in the future for review and approval. He wants
to ensure unencumbered access to Mayor
Pro Tem Smith stated he recalls that the greenway relocation has already
been approved. He asked if the council can legally revisit this action. Mrs.
Robison stated the issue of the greenway realignment is what will come
back to council – not the rezoning. She understands this is Mrs.
Henderson’s intention (director of parks, recreation and cultural
resources). Mayor
Pro Tem Smith and Mrs. Robison discussed their recollection of the
contents of the minutes from the September 9, 2004 council meeting with
regard to rezoning case 04-REZ-06 (refer to those minutes for the actual
discussion about the greenway relocation). Ms. Dorrel added that during
the rezoning process there was a general discussion about the greenway
relocation, but the process since that time has dealt with the specific
location. She stated there was a public input session on _________________________ F.
LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION (any item pulled
from the land development ordinance consent agenda for discussion [item
B.2. on this agenda] will be discussed during this portion of the agenda) There
were no Land Development Ordinance discussion items. _________________________ G.
COMMITTEE REPORTS (discussion
items) 1.
Operations Committee, March
2, 2005 (any item pulled from the Operations Committee consent agenda for
discussion [item B.3. on this agenda] will be discussed during this
portion of the agenda) (Council
Member Robinson) There
were no Operations Committee discussion items. _________________________ H.
OLD/NEW BUSINESS (any
item pulled from the Regular consent agenda for discussion [agenda item
B.1.] will be discussed during this portion of the agenda) 1.
Maynard Pond (EN05-062) Mr.
Bailey of the engineering department stated staff is considering a
neighborhood improvement grant program, which is being heard at the March
Planning and Development Committee meeting. Staff suggests tabling the
Maynard Pond item for an additional 30 days to allow the council to first
make a decision on the grant program, which could be a potential solution
to the Maynard Pond issue and other issues in Town. ACTION:
Mr. Roseland made a motion to table this item for 30 days or until the
grant program is decided by the Planning and Development Committee. Mr.
Joyce provided the second, and council granted unanimous approval. _________________________ I.
CLOSED SESSION ACTION:
Mr. Joyce moved for closed session for the following purposes, and Mrs.
Robison provided the second: Pursuant
to G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3), closed session was called to consult with the
attorneys employed by and/or retained by the Town in order to preserve the
attorney-client privilege between the attorneys and the Town. Among other
things, the council expects to receive advice concerning Al Hashemi vs.
the Town of Mrs.
Robison stated she needs to leave the meeting at this point, and she
requested to be excused from the closed session and the open meeting
following the closed session. ACTION:
Mayor Pro Tem Smith made a motion to excuse Mrs. Robison from closed
session. Mrs. Robinson provided the second, and council granted unanimous
approval. ACTION:
Vote was called for on the motion for closed session, and council granted
unanimous approval. _________________________ J.
ADJOURNMENT ACTION:
Mr. Roseland made a motion to adjourn at
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