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Town of Morrisville · Town Council
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Regular meeting Roads and transportationParks and recreationAppointments and personnelArts and public artBudget and appropriationsEnvironment and sustainabilityFees and utility ratesGrants and outside fundingSchools and educationStormwater and floodingZoning text amendment

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Morrisville's town council holds a public hearing on text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance's electric vehicle charging rules. The change would set a minimum number of EV-ready parking spaces for new development, add accessible EV charging space standards, and expand where Level 1, 2 and 3 charging stations are allowed in the zoning code's accessory-use table. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended it 4-0 on June 8, and the council's vote is scheduled for July 25, not this meeting.

On the consent agenda, the council would close out the $6.25 million Crabtree Hatcher Creek Greenway capital project, cutting its budget by $340,118 to match actual revenue and moving the balance to reserves. A staff presentation lays out two greenway projects Morrisville is weighing for CAMPO's SPOT 7 funding call, due July 28: a $2 million rollover of the Sawmill Creek Greenway and a $3.4 million extension of the Stirrup Iron Creek and Mills Spring greenways. The council would also appoint 23 volunteers to eight advisory committees and approve a shorter, simplified advisory committee application form. A work session roundtable takes up an e-bike rebate program modeled on Raleigh's, a possible town-owned mobile stage, discounted Morrisville Aquatics and Fitness Center memberships for Wake County school employees who work in town, and a proposal to relocate a Gandhi statue from Raleigh's Marbles Museum. Two closed sessions follow, on a real estate purchase and personnel matters.

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Agenda items (10)

Presentation · 3Closed session · 2Budget action · 1Public hearing · 1Appointment · 1Resolution · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. 2 Recognition of Sergeant at Arms - Master Officer A. Hogan
    Presentation
    The council recognizes a patrol officer with five years of service as the meeting's sergeant at arms.
  2. 6.a Capital Project Ordinance Amendment Authorizing the Closing of Crabtree Hatcher Creek Greenway Capital Project
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsParks and recreationRoads and transportation
    A consent-agenda ordinance would close the Crabtree Hatcher Creek Greenway capital project, cutting its budget from $6.59 million to $6.25 million and directing the finance officer to move remaining funds to reserves.
  3. 8.a Teen Morrisville 101 Graduate Recognition
    Presentation
    The council recognizes graduates of Teen Morrisville 101, a town civic-engagement program for teenagers.
  4. 8.b CAMPO Call for SPOT 7 Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
    Presentation Grants and outside fundingParks and recreationRoads and transportation
    Staff present two greenway projects for the town to submit to CAMPO's SPOT 7 funding cycle by July 28: a $2 million rollover of the Sawmill Creek Greenway (about 51% of easements acquired) and a $3.4 million extension of the Stirrup Iron Creek and Mills Spring greenways, each requiring a 20% local match.
  5. 10.a Proposed UDO Text Amendment for EV Parking
    Public hearing Environment and sustainabilityRoads and transportationZoning text amendment
    The amendment would require a minimum number of EV-ready parking spaces in new development, set standards for accessible EV charging spaces, and allow Level 1 and 2 charging stations across most zoning districts and Level 3 stations in select districts. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval 4-0 on June 8; the council holds tonight's hearing but votes July 25.
  6. 11.a Summer Advisory Committee Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelStormwater and flooding
    A resolution would appoint 23 volunteers to eight advisory committees, including the Environment and Stormwater Committee, Smart City Steering Committee, Planning and Zoning Board and Senior Advisory Committee, following a recruitment period extended through June 26.
  7. 11.b Resolution Approving Updates to the Advisory Committee Application
    Resolution Appointments and personnel
    A resolution would approve a shorter, simplified version of the advisory committee application form after the council found the existing one too long and complex for applicants to complete.
  8. 14.a Town Council Roundtable
    Discussion item Arts and public artFees and utility ratesParks and recreationRoads and transportationSchools and education
    The roundtable covers a possible town electric-bike rebate program modeled on Raleigh's, whether to buy a mobile stage instead of renting one for town events, a discounted Morrisville Aquatics and Fitness Center rate for Wake County school employees working in town, and whether to accept and relocate a Gandhi statue currently at Raleigh's Marbles Museum, which has quoted $3,000 just to move it.
  9. 15.a Closed Session Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5)
    Closed session
    A closed session to discuss the acquisition of real property by purchase, option, exchange or lease.
  10. 15.b Closed Session Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6)
    Closed session
    A closed session to discuss personnel matters.

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