Town Council  
Meeting Agenda  
April 29, 2026, 6:00 PM  
RM 110 | Council Chamber  
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ROLL CALL  
OPENING  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Proclamation: Bike Month  
Proclamation: Small Business Week  
Proclamation: Period Poverty Awareness Week  
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
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printed agenda. To speak, please sign in at the Clerk’s desk with your name and email.  
When called, step to the podium, adjust the microphone, and state your name for the  
record. Comments are limited to 3 minutes (or 2 minutes if more than 14 speakers). Large  
groups are asked to select a spokesperson. Council does not act or deliberate on items  
raised during this time.  
CONSENT  
All items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine, to be enacted by one motion  
without discussion. Council member(s) may request discussion of an item. If such motion  
passes, then the item is removed from consent and considered separately.  
4.  
Recommended 2026-27 Community Development Block Grant  
Annual Action Plan  
RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*  
Loryn Clark, Deputy Town Manager and Interim Director, Housing and Community Development  
(HCD) Department  
Emily Holt, Assistant Director of Affordable Housing, HCD Department  
Melissa Peters, Funding Programs Coordinator, HCD Department  
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*  
Staff recommends that the Council adopt the 2026-27 CDBG Annual Action Plan.  
ATTACHMENTS:  
Resolution Approving the 2026-27 CDBG Annual Action Plan  
Project Ordinance Establishing the 2026-27 CDBG Budget  
Summary of Recommended 2026-2027 CDBG Annual Program Plan  
Hyperlink: 2026-27 CDBG Annual Action Plan Draft  
Hyperlink: 25-29 CDBG Quick Reference  
5.  
FY 2025-26 Audit Services  
RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*  
Amy Oland, Director, Business Management Department  
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*  
Staff recommend that the Council:  
1) Adopt the attached resolution to accept the proposal from the Town’s FY 2025-26 audit firm  
Mauldin & Jenkins in the amount of $61,000, exercising year two of four one-year contract  
renewal options; and  
2) Authorize the Mayor to sign the audit contract on behalf of the Town.  
ATTACHMENTS:  
Resolution  
FY 2025-26 Audit Contract  
6.  
Appointment to Orange Water and Sewer Authority Board of  
Directors  
RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*  
Brittney Hunt, Town Clerk, Town Clerk’s Office  
Brenton Hodge, Assistant Town Clerk, Town Clerk’s Office  
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*  
Staff recommends that Council appoint Judith Miller to the OWASA Board of Directors effective April  
30, 2026 to fill the current vacant seat.  
DISCUSSION  
7.  
Public Hearing: Proposed Charter Amendments - Council Size and  
Mayoral Term  
RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*  
Theodore L. Voorhees, Town Manager, Town Manager’s Office  
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*  
Staff recommends that Council open the public hearing to receive input on proposed amendments to  
the Town Charter to reduce the Council size and extend the Mayor’s term from two years to four  
years, and provide direction on next steps.  
8.  
2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update  
RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*  
Britany Waddell, Planning Director  
Bergen Watterson, Mobility and Greenways Manager  
Colleen McGue, Planning Manager, Triangle West Transportation Planning Organization  
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*  
Staff recommend that Council receive the update.  
ATTACHMENTS:  
Draft 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update  
9.  
Proposed OWASA Reimbursement Policy  
RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*  
Tas Lagoo, Long-Range Planning Manager, Planning Department  
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*  
Authorize the Mayor to submit a letter to the Chapel Hill-appointed members of the OWASA Board of  
Directors demonstrating support for the proposed reimbursement policy and encouraging continued  
staff collaboration in finalizing the policy.  
ATTACHMENTS:  
Resolution  
OWASA_Draft Reimbursement Policy  
OWASA_Example Reimbursement Scenario  
10. Update Regarding Planning in the Southern Extraterritorial  
Jurisdiction Reissued  
RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*  
Tas Lagoo, Long-Range Planning Manager, Planning Department  
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*  
Receive staff’s update and affirm or provide feedback on the Town’s expectations for potential  
density in the southern extraterritorial jurisdiction (Southern ETJ).  
ATTACHMENTS:  
Southern ETJ_Sewer Extension Report  
Southern ETJ_OWASA Board Request to Council  
Southern ETJ_Draft Staff Presentation  
11. Participate in the National Opioid Settlement with the Six Remnant  
Defendants  
RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*  
Ted Voorhees, Town Manager, Manager’s Office  
Jim Baker, Assistant Town Attorney, Town Attorney’s Office  
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*  
Staff recommends that Council adopt the resolution to authorize the Town Manager to execute a  
participation and release form to allow the Town of Chapel Hill to participate in the National Opioid  
Settlement with the Six Remnant Defendants.  
ATTACHMENTS:  
Resolution  
Combined Subdivision Participation and Release Form  
CLOSED SESSION (AS NEEDED)  
12. General Statute 143-318.11(a)(4)  
ADJOURNMENT