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File #: [22-0824]    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/25/2022 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 11/2/2022 Final action: 11/2/2022
Title: Receive the Complete Community Draft Plan and Guidelines for Selecting a Pilot Project.
Attachments: 1. Draft Staff Presentation, 2. Applicant Presentation
Related files: [22-0659], [22-0565], [22-0700], [23-0327], [22-0913], [23-0284], [23-0410]

 

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Receive the Complete Community Draft Plan and Guidelines for Selecting a Pilot Project.

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Staff:

Department:

Dwight Bassett

Director of Economic Development

Jennifer Keesmaat

The Keesmaat Group

 

Overview:

The Complete Community initiative is a follow-up to the 2021 Housing Report. (Housing Report <https://www.townofchapelhill.org/home/showpublisheddocument/50141/637715343396500000>) This Housing Report suggested that we hire a global firm to explore how and where we could grow in the future to meet our housing demand and to identify a Pilot Project to set the tone of the intent and work.

 

The Town hired a team to complete the work: Jennifer Keesmaat & Alex Mather with The Keesmaat Group, Jennifer Hurley with Hurley~Franks & Associates, and Rod Stevens with Business Street.

 

As the team lead, Jennifer Keesmaat initiated the Complete Community work at the June Council Committee on Economic Sustainability meeting.  (Presentation <https://www.townofchapelhill.org/home/showpublisheddocument/51694/637898405446470000>)   

 

At a Town Council Work Session on June 21, 2022, Jennifer Keesmaat presented a schedule of outreach and deliverables to help Council address the community’s future housing needs. (Council meeting <https://chapelhill.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=983706&GUID=7D5ADCAF-B18E-4722-A73B-2C0719807D2F&Options=&Search=>)  

 

The Team worked to develop a list of individuals to talk about Complete Community and gain perspective.  At the same time, the Team developed a Capacity Analysis for the future housing growth of Chapel Hill and where it might occur.

 

Community outreach has included:

                     Interviewed over 40 people,

                     Held two focus groups,

                     Hosted a Development Focus Group with 8 participants

                     Held a Trails + Equity Focus Group had seven individuals, and

                     Held community workshops to solicit the community’s input.

 

The goal of tonight’s presentation is to share a draft of the Complete Community Plan and guidelines for selecting a Pilot Project to show a first step in implementing the framework.

 

This will return to Council November 16, 2022 and December 7, 2022 for further consideration.

 

Additional information about this project may be found at: www.ChapelHillCompleteCommunity.org <http://www.ChapelHillCompleteCommunity.org>

 

 

Recommendation(s):

That the Council receive the report and share feedback on the information presented this evening.

 

 

Fiscal Impact/Resources: Implementation of Pilot Project.  Costs are not known at this point.

 

Where is this item in its process?

 

 

Attachments:

 

Draft Staff Presentation

 

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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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PRESENTER: Jennifer Keesmaat, The Keesmaat Group

 

RECOMMENDATION: That the Council receive the report and share feedback on the information presented this evening