Introduction: The Council Task Force on Strategic Uses of Town Properties is developing a strategic framework and initial ideas for specific Town-owned sites.
Members: Council Member Michael Parker (Chair), Council Member Jessica Anderson, Millicent Bowie, Dan Levine, Gordon Merklein, Doug Rothwell, Bruce L. Runberg, Don Tise, Rosemary Waldorf
Staff Liaisons: Bill Webster, Carolyn Worsley
1. Approve Minutes of the March 23, 2017 Meeting
2. Announcements
3. Public Comment
4. Business
a. Finish Initial Review of Priority Properties
Initial impressions
Questions
Prioritization
Importance
Difficulty
b. Develop Guiding principles
c Classifications/Priority/schedule of properties to be considered
d. Review Potential Priority Uses
Affordable housing
Parking
Recreation
Indoor facilities
Outdoor facilities, such as playing fields
Cultural Arts
Instructional
Gallery space
Workspace/Makerspace
Performance space
Incubator/Innovation space
Infrastructure
Schools
Others?
e. Review Property Fact Sheets
f. Next steps
5. Public Comment
6. Adjournment
The next meeting will be Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Meeting Room C at Chapel Hill Public Library.
The goal of the Town Properties Task Force is to develop an overall strategic framework and initial ideas for specific sites, including those located in the Downtown area, for Council review in June 2017 and Council action in September 2017.