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File #: [21-0887]    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 11/9/2021 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 11/17/2021 Final action: 11/17/2021
Title: Amend the Stormwater Management Utility Advisory Board Membership to Include Renters of Single-Family Residential Property within Chapel Hill.
Attachments: 1. Council Questions with Staff Response, 2. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP TO INCLUDE RENTERS OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITHIN CHAPEL HILL (2021-11-17/O-3)

 

 

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Amend the Stormwater Management Utility Advisory Board Membership to Include Renters of Single-Family Residential Property within Chapel Hill.

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Staff:

Department:

Pam Hemminger, Mayor

Council Committee on Boards and Commissions

Jess Anderson, Council Member

 

Amy Ryan, Council Member

 

Michael Parker, Council Member

 

 

Overview: A Council member requested that the Council amend the Stormwater Management Utility Advisory Board membership to also allow renters of single-family residential property within Chapel Hill. The Council Committee on Boards and Commissions agreed with the request if there was no legal conflict. The Town Attorney has found no legal prohibitions.

 

Recommendation(s):

That the Council enact the ordinance amending the Stormwater Management Utility Advisory Board Membership.

 

 

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Ordinance

 

Hyperlink: June 14, 2004 Minutes <https://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/records/minutes/2004/4a-06-14-04%20Business%20Meeting.pdf> and supporting materials <https://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/agendas/ca040614/6c-An%20Ordinance%20Establishing%20a%20Stormwater%20Management%20Utility%20and%20a%20Stormwater%20Management%20Utility%20Advisory%20Board.htm>

 

Hyperlink: December 6, 2004 Minutes <https://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/records/minutes/2004/4a-12-06-04%20Business.htm>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP TO INCLUDE RENTERS OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITHIN CHAPEL HILL (2021-11-17/O-3)

 

WHEREAS, a Council member requested that the Council amend the Stormwater Management Utility Advisory Board membership to also allow renters of single-family residential property within Chapel Hill. On August 26, 2021, the Council Committee on Boards and Commissions agreed with the request if there was no legal conflict. The Town Attorney has found no legal prohibitions.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council amends the Town Code of Ordinances as follows:

 

Section 1. Article 1, Chapter 23, Section 23-12, Membership qualifications and terms.

 

“Sec. 23-12. Membership qualifications and terms.

The stormwater management utility advisory board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the town council. Board representation shall include five (5) members who are owners or renters of single-family residential property within Chapel Hill, three (3) members who are owners or employees of companies owning property within Chapel Hill used for multi-family, business, commercial, or non-profit purposes, and one (1) member employed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The terms of board members shall be a maximum of three (3) years. The terms of the original members may be staggered so that all terms do not expire simultaneously. Vacancies shall be filled only for the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacant position. Members of the board shall demonstrate interest in support for the efficiency, effectiveness, goals and mission of the town's stormwater management program. Board members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incidental to the performance of their duties within the limit of funds available to the board and identified by the town council for such purposes.”

 

Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.

 

This the 17th day of November, 2021.

 

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The Agenda will reflect the text below and/or the motion text will be used during the meeting.

 

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By enacting the ordinance, the Council amends the Stormwater Management Utility Advisory Board Membership to allow renters of single-family residential property within Chapel Hill.