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April 23, 2007 Monthly Worksession
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MINUTES
HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD
April 23, 2007
7:30 PM, Town Barn
Present: Mayor Tom Stevens, Commissioners Evelyn Lloyd, Frances Dancy, L. Eric Hallman.
Absent: Brian Lowen, Mike Gering, absence excused.
Staff Present: Town Manager Eric Peterson, Town Clerk/Personnel Officer Donna Armbrister,
Finance Director Greg Siler, Planning Director Margaret Hauth, and Town Attorney Bob Hornik.
7:34:18 PM Mayor Tom Stevens called the meeting to order.
1. PUBLIC CHARGE
7:34:23 PM Mayor Stevens did not read the Public Charge, but indicated it would be followed.
2. AUDIENCE COMMENTS REGARDING MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED
AGENDA
7:34:30 PM No audience comments .
3. AGENDA CHANGES & AGENDA APPROVAL
7:34:45 PM Mayor Stevens added an item for announcements.
7:35:00 PM Commissioner Hallman added an item to request an agenda item be added to the
May Agenda. He said it would allow staff time to prepare needed information regarding a
proposed moratorium on annexations. Mayor Stevens suggested that it be added to the end of
the agenda. Commissioner Hallman agreed.
7:35:50 PM Upon a motion by Commissioner Dancy, seconded by Commissioner Hallman,
the Board moved to adopt the agenda as amended by a vote of 3-0. The motion was declared
passed.
Added Item Announcements: Mayor Stevens
7:36:02 PM Mayor Stevens said he had spoken to Representative Faison earlier today, and
wanted to alert the Board of the possibility that they would have favorable news regarding the
additional sidewalk funds for the Nash Street project. One other announcement, he said, was that
the Chamber and others in Hillsborough would likely be recognized in a resolution to be read at
the State Legislature next Monday night at 7 p.m., and he planned to attend.
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7:37:25 PM Commissioner Hallman said tomorrow at the Board of County Commissioners
meeting there would be an item on the agenda to look at reprogramming money that had been
committed to the soccer complex. He said Carrboro had asked that those funds be
reprogrammed for soccer fields in the southern tip of the County. Commissioner Hallman
encouraged everyone to contact the Commissioners to ask that the money not be reprogrammed
in that manner, but that it be more evenly distributed.
4. TOWN BOARD TO REVIEW REQUESTS FROM NON-PROFIT AGENCIES FOR
FUNDING DURING FY-08
7:38:56 PMFinance DirectorGreg Siler provided a brief introduction, noting the process that
had been followed up to this point. He stated that the total being requested by all agencies
amounted to $62,250, more than twice what was budgeted during the current year.
7:41:06 PM Mayor Stevens commented that the Board very much appreciated all the hard
work that went into the non-profits and their willingness to come before the Board. He said the
reality was that the budget was tight and the three-year projections were even tighter, adding that
the Board would not be able to grant each request based on the funding available. He asked each
agency to limit their comments to five minutes or less.
7:42:30 PM Commissioner Hallman asked that each agency as they came forward address
what percentage of their funding would go towards actual services. He said if too much was
going towards overhead, then the Town had to consider that while remaining good stewards of
the Town?s money.
7:43:26 PM The Dispute Settlement Center requested $2,500 for FY 07-08.
7:46:41 PM The Communities in Schools of Orange County and Orange County Middle
School After School requested a combined total of $1,750 for FY 07-08.
7:50:21 PM The Family Violence Prevention Center requested $2,000 for FY 07-08.
7:53:45 PM The Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM) requested $6,000 for FY 07-08.
The OCIM also requested an additional $5,000 in FY 07-08 for Rental Assistance for Displaced
Daniel Boone Residents.
7:58:21 PM The Women?s Center requested $5,000 for FY 07-08.
8:05:16 PM The Rape Crisis Center requested $5,000 for FY 07-08.
8:09:43 PM Hillsborough Exchange Club Park and the Hillsborough Exchange
Club/Prevention/Child Abuse requested a combined total of $1,500 for FY 07-08.
8:13:19 PM The Orange County Literacy Council requested $3,000 for FY 07-08.
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8:16:23 PM The Neighbor House Hillsborough, Inc. requested $13,500 for FY 07-08.
8:20:02 PM The American Red Cross requested $1,000 for FY 07-08.
8:24:35 PM Commissioner Lloyd said she had witnessed a fire several years ago, and had
talked with Red Cross volunteers who were present to discover where a donation could be sent.
She said the volunteers were not sure, and she had found it difficult to find an address in order to
send a donation. Commissioner Lloyd asked if it was possible for the Red Cross to be included
on the list with the County so that their phone number could be shared. The Red Cross
representative said she would follow up on that.
8:28:03 PM The Orange Community Housing Corporation requested $2,500 for FY 07-08.
Added Item Regarding Moratorium on Annexations
8:32:52 PM Commissioner Hallman suggested that this Board approve directions to staff that
they add to the next meeting?s agenda an item where the Board could discuss different levels of
slowing down the number of applications, whether it be for a full-scale moratorium or refusing
annexation requests. The Board agreed by consensus.
8:33:53 PM Planning Director Margaret Hauth said staff would generate a list of projects that
had vested rights and would be allowed to continue even if a full-scale moratorium was put into
effect. She said that would give the Board some idea of its options.
8:34:03 PM Commissioner Hallman said that would be helpful, noting he wanted to see what
it would mean if the Board said no to an annexation request, and what were the things that
needed to be considered.
8:34:25 PM Town Attorney Bob Hornik commented that Carrboro had adopted a moratorium
in its northern study area, and Chapel Hill was talking about adopting a moratorium in the
neighboring portion of Chapel Hill to the Carrboro area. He said a moratorium did not have to
be the entire Town, so one of the things to consider was perhaps limiting it to a certain area, a
certain type of development, or a certain zoning district. Mr. Hornik said there was much that
could be done between those ranges of possibilities and different ways to address them.
8:36:08 PM Town Manager Eric Peterson said he had received a call from an attorney who
was representing the landowner of the property formerly known as The Preserve. He said the
attorney wanted to meet with him and Ms. Hauth to make sure he understood what the Town
wanted. Mr. Peterson said he had told the attorney that he believed it would be a waste of
everyone?s time, but he was willing to meet with him if he insisted. He said he had relayed to
the attorney that with the property being outside the Town?s strategic planning area and with our
limited water and sewer capacity, that it would not be financial feasible for them. Mr. Peterson
said he had not yet heard back from the attorney.
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8:37:46 PM Upon a motion by Commissioner Dancy, seconded by Commissioner Lloyd, the
Board moved to enter into a Closed Session by a vote of 3-0. The motion was declared passed.
5. CLOSED SESSION
Closed Session as authorized by North Carolina General Statute Section 143-318.11 (5) to
meet with Town Attorney to discuss Authorization for Riverwalk Acquisition.
Upon returning to Open Session, and upon a motion by Commissioner Dancy, seconded by
Commissioner Hallman, the Board moved to proceed with the land acquisition for the Riverwalk
Project as discussed in Closed Session by a vote of 3-0. The motion was declared passed.
6. ADJOURN
Upon a motion by Commissioner Dancy, seconded by Commissioner Hallman, the Board moved
to adjourn the meeting by a vote of 3-0. The motion was declared passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna F. Armbrister, MMC
Town Clerk
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