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* Approve Changes to the Amity Station Development Agreement Subcommittee.
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Ben Hitchings, Planning Director |
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Judy Johnson, Interim Operations Manager |
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Overview: The Council Subcommittee, appointed by the Town Council to negotiate the Amity Station Development Agreement, recommends increasing its membership from three to four.
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That the Council adopt the attached resolution increasing the Facilitated Council Subcommittee from three members with an alternate to four members
Background:
• The Council adopted a Resolution on October 11, 2017 initiating negotiations on the Amity Station Development Agreement by a Council committee comprising Council Members Donna Bell, Nancy Oates and Michael Parker, with Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Anderson as an alternate.
• The committee is subject to the Open Meetings Law and with three members, two would constitute a quorum. This would not allow any two members to discuss the matter outside of the public meetings.
• With four members, and a quorum of three, two members could discuss the project privately to facilitate Town negotiations.
• The committee recommends the change in membership to allow a conversation among two Council Members outside the Committee Meeting
Fiscal Impact/Resources: Fiscal impact not determined at this time.
Council Goals:
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Create a Place for Everyone |
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Develop Good Places, New Spaces |
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Support Community Prosperity |
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Nurture Our Community |
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Facilitate Getting Around |
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Grow Town and Gown Collaboration |
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A RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR AMITY STATION (2018-01-24/R-7)
WHEREAS, a Development Agreement has been identified as a regulatory tool between the Town and developers to guide future development; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2017, the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill authorized the Town Manager and Town Attorney to summarize the input provided to date by community stakeholders on the proposed Amity Station redevelopment project and bring back options for a Development Agreement process for this project to the Council; and
WHEREAS, on September 6, 2017, the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill authorized the Town Manager and Town Attorney to frame a process for negotiating a development agreement on Amity Station based on the Council input provided, propose a list of topics for negotiations, establish a fee for the Development Agreement, and bring these items back for Council consideration; and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2017, the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill formed a Facilitated Council Subcommittee comprised of Council Member Donna Bell, Council Member Nancy Oates, and Council Member Michael Parker, with Mayor pro tem Jessica Anderson as an alternate; and
WHEREAS, all conversations with a majority of the subcommittee would create notice obligations under the requirements of the Open Meeting Laws. Increasing the number of members of the Subcommittee would allow two Council members to discuss the project privately in order to facilitate Town negotiations. Mayor pro tem Jessica Anderson has agreed to serve as a full Subcommittee member.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council:
Increases the membership of the Council subcommittee to four, comprising Council Members Donna Bell, Nancy Oates, Michael Parker, and Mayor pro tem Jessica Anderson.
This the 24th day of January, 2018.
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By adopting the resolution, the Council expands the membership on the facilitated Council Subcommittee on a Development Agreement for Amity Station to four members and makes Mayor pro tem Jessica Anderson a full member.
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