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Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6:00 pm · RM 110 | Council Chamber

Regular meeting Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordabilityPolice and public safetyRoads and transportationBudget and appropriationsCivil rights and nondiscriminationComprehensive planElections and districtsFaith and cultural communitiesHealth and human servicesLitigation and settlementsPublic facilitiesZoning text amendment

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Chapel Hill's council spends most of 9 September on consent business and one substantial discussion: a first look at the draft rewrite of the town's Land Use Management Ordinance, the document that governs what can be built where. Council is asked only to receive the presentation and comment, so nothing is decided on it that night.

On consent, the council would cap individual contributions in the 2027 municipal election cycle at $390 and set the disclosure exemption at $40, both adjusted for inflation on the method council itself directed. Also on consent: a $183,785 grant application to the Governor's Highway Safety Program, the 2026-27 public housing capital fund plan, and the annual carryforward of unspent money from the last budget year. The clerk brings a long backlog of unapproved minutes for approval, including closed session minutes going back to 2010 and regular minutes from 2015 through 2018. Three proclamations open the meeting, and a closed session is listed as needed.

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  1. WELCOME to a COUNCIL MEETING!
  2. ROLL CALL
  3. OPENING
  4. 1.Proclamation: Hispanic Heritage Month
  5. 2.Proclamation: Co-Responder/ Crisis Week
  6. 3.Proclamation: Patriot Day
  7. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
  8. PUBLIC COMMENTS
  9. 4.Annual Re-Appropriate Funds for Prior Year Encumbrances and Other Com…
  10. 5.2026-2027 Public Housing Capital Fund Program Plan
  11. 6.FY27 Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant Application
  12. 7.Town Code Chapter 2, Article IV Amendment: Campaign Contribution Limi…
  13. 8.June 10, 17, and 22, 2026 Meeting Minutes
  14. 9.Closed Session Minutes
  15. 10.Past Unapproved Minutes
  16. 11.2026 Council Meeting Schedule Amendment
  17. DISCUSSION
  18. 12.Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) Update
  19. CLOSED SESSION (AS NEEDED)
  20. 13.General Statute 143-138.11(a)(4)
  21. ADJOURNMENT

Agenda items (21)

Procedural · 5Proclamation or recognition · 3Minutes approval · 3Other · 2Resolution · 2Closed session · 2Budget action · 1Ordinance · 1Discussion item · 1Presentation · 1
  1. WELCOME to a COUNCIL MEETING!
    Other
  2. ROLL CALL
    Procedural
  3. OPENING
    Other
  4. 1. Proclamation: Hispanic Heritage Month
    Proclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscriminationFaith and cultural communities
    A proclamation marking Hispanic Heritage Month.
  5. 2. Proclamation: Co-Responder/ Crisis Week
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human servicesPolice and public safety
    A proclamation marking Co-Responder and Crisis Week, which recognises programs pairing mental health clinicians with police response.
  6. 3. Proclamation: Patriot Day
    Proclamation or recognition
    A proclamation marking Patriot Day.
  7. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
    Procedural
  8. PUBLIC COMMENTS
    Procedural
  9. 4. Annual Re-Appropriate Funds for Prior Year Encumbrances and Other Commitments Budget Ordinance Amendment
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
    The annual budget ordinance amendment carrying unspent encumbrances and other commitments forward from the 2026 budget year into 2027.
  10. 5. 2026-2027 Public Housing Capital Fund Program Plan
    Resolution Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordabilityPublic facilities
    A resolution and project ordinance approving the 2026-27 public housing capital fund program plan, which is the federal grant that pays for work on the town's public housing stock.
  11. 6. FY27 Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant Application
    Resolution Grants and outside fundingPolice and public safetyRoads and transportation
    A resolution approving a $183,785 application to the Governor's Highway Safety Program, brought by the town's Vision Zero coordinator and its mobility and greenway manager.
  12. 7. Town Code Chapter 2, Article IV Amendment: Campaign Contribution Limitations
    Ordinance Elections and districts
    An ordinance setting the town's campaign contribution limits for the 2027 municipal election cycle: $390 maximum from an individual, and a $40 threshold below which contributions need not be disclosed. Staff applied a consumer price index adjustment only, as council directed.
  13. 8. June 10, 17, and 22, 2026 Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Minutes of the 10, 17 and 22 June 2026 regular meetings.
  14. 9. Closed Session Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Twenty-four sets of closed session minutes for approval, the oldest from May 2010 and the newest from June 2026. Closed session minutes are sealed until the reason for closing has passed, so a backlog of this length is not unusual.
  15. 10. Past Unapproved Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Nineteen sets of unapproved minutes from 2015 through 2018, including retreats, work sessions, budget work sessions and a housing summit.
  16. 11. 2026 Council Meeting Schedule Amendment
    Procedural
    An amendment to the council's own 2026 meeting calendar.
  17. DISCUSSION
    Discussion item
  18. 12. Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) Update
    Presentation Comprehensive planHousing and affordabilityRoads and transportationZoning text amendment
    Staff present the draft rewrite of the Land Use Management Ordinance, the code that governs development in Chapel Hill. Council is asked to receive the presentation and comment; no vote is scheduled. The materials include a high-level summary, a reference guide and a map of arterial and collector streets.
  19. CLOSED SESSION (AS NEEDED)
    Closed session
  20. 13. General Statute 143-138.11(a)(4)
    Closed session Litigation and settlements
    A closed session listed as needed, under the state statute cited on the agenda.
  21. ADJOURNMENT
    Procedural

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