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Excerpt from Carrbora Board of Aldermen Minutes, May 2S, 2Q02 0 5 5 Section 1. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen hereby appoint Gordon Cook to a seat on the Recreation and Parks Commission. Mr. Cook's term shall expire in February 2005. Section 2. This resolution shall become effective upon adoption. The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, received the fallowing vote and was duly adopted this 28th day of May, 2002: Ayes: Joal Hall Braun, Mark Dorosin, Jacquelyn Gist, John Herrera, Diana Mebuffee, Michael Nelson, Alex Zaffron Noes: None Absent or Excused: None PRESENTATION OF THE 2002-03 HUMAN SERVICES $UDGET RECOMMENDATIONS The purpose of this item was to present to the Board of Aldermen the recommendations from the Human Services Commission for funding requests from the nonprofit agencies providing services to Carrboro citizens. Lillie Atwater, Chair of the Human Services Commission, presented the report. Alderman Dorosin requested that the town staff provide information on why the Human Services Commission had recommended funding for Orange Community and Schools, Inc. when no direct service was given to the Town of Carrboro. CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING: LAND USE ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT RELATING TO VILLAGE MIXTD-USE AND OFFICE/ASSEMBLY DEVELOPMENTS The Board of Aldermen held a public hearing on May 7, 2002 to receive comments on proposed changes to the Land Use Qrdinance related to Village Mixed-Use and Office/Assembly developments. The Board continued this public hearing until May 28, 2002 in order to allow the Planning Board to complete its review of the proposed amendment. The Administration recommended that the Board of Aldermen adopt the proposed ordinance, with noted modifications. Bob Chapman thanked the Board and advisory boards for the time spent on these proposed amendments. He said that many positive ideas were obtained from the Planning Board. James Carnahan spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. He said that giving the Board greater discretion in reviewing a VMU proposal is that this increased flexibility will allow the Board to respond more effectively to the details of a particular proposal. The retail inclusion in office assembly will allow a greater variety of destinations within walking distance of residents. Urged the Board to adopt the option not to count accessory units at all in determining density. Impervious surface allocations should only be increased when we can be certain that proposed retention and management practices will continue to be effective aver time. The proposed architectural and landscape design guideline changes would allow greater flexibility and thus the possibility of greater variety. In addition, he supports reducing parking minimums and encouraging shared parking. Carrboro Board ofAldermen Page 4 May 28, 2002