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Appointments to the Community Design Commission.
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Sabrina Oliver, Director/Town Clerk |
Communications and Public Affairs |
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Beth Vazquez, Ombuds |
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That the Council make appointments to the Community Design Commission for four (4) Chapel Hill Residents and one (1) Historic District Resident.
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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• Advisory Board Recommendations |
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• Ballot |
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• Applications |
Note: Applications submitted prior to February 20, 2018 were completed before changes were made to the application and may appear incomplete.
memorandum
to: Mayor and Town Council
from: Volker Mueller, Acting Chair
subject: Recommendation for the Community Design Commission vacancy(s)
date: April 24, 2018
Recommendation: The Community Design Commission met on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 and by a unanimous vote have made the following two recommendations to the Town Council for consideration:
• Volker Mueller, Reappointment, Chapel Hill Resident
• Chris Berndt, Reappointment, Chapel Hill Resident
And by a 3-person vote made the following two recommendations to the Town Council for
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• Thomas Henkel, Appointment, Chapel Hill Resident
• Forrest Heath, III, Appointment, Chapel Hill Resident
Special Request(s): The Commission is seeking a person with landscape design background to help with reviews of Alternative Buffers and Special Use Permits with requests for modifications to buffers and/or tree canopy.
The seat for a resident of a historic district is open. Previously, the seat was vacant for almost two years before being filled. Staff recommends that the seat be filled in the fall in the case that there are applicants to the Historic District Commission that did not get appointed to that board and may want to consider appointment to the CDC.
Background: We have only had one person serve on the Commission that was from a historic district. The general opinion of the Commissioners is that this seat designation does not have any special relevance beyond that of a general Chapel Hill Resident seat.
Note: Communications and Public Affairs notes that the Community Design Commission reviewed the following applications: Christine Berndt, Bennett Taylor Dansby, Forrest Heath III, Thomas Henkel, and Volker Mueller.