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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 18, 1997
Action Agenda
Item No. S b
SUBJECT: Resolution- Southern Village Elementary School Site
DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)
BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1S)
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proposed Resolution Clerk to the Board, ext 2125
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider a resolution that endorses three conceptual enhancements to the Southern
Village Elementary School site development plan under consideration by the Town of Chapel Hill.
BACKGROUND: At their meeting on February 3, 1997,the Board of Commissioners received
and discussed information related to planned road access to the Southern Village Elementary School
site. The school project's architects indicated that the Chapel Hill Town Council had scheduled a
February 17 public hearing on the Southern Village project.
The Board indicated its intention to consider a resolution at its February 18 regular meeting, that
would be transmitted to the Town of Chapel Hill for inclusion in the public record of the Town's
February 17 public hearing. The resolution indicates the Board's recommendations that
consideration be given to improving pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic between the Southern
Village Elementary School site,the Town's Park& Ride lot, and the planned Southern Community
Park. The resolution also endorses development of a second road access, from the south, to the
school site.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proposed
resolution, and direct the Clerk to transmit it to the Chapel Hill Town Council for inclusion in the
public record of their February 17 public hearing.
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ENHANCEMENTS TO ROAD ACCESS TO THE
SOUTHERN VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, during the February 3 meeting of the County Commissioners,the Board reviewed one
site plan and proposed traffic pattern for the Southern Village Elementary School, based on
information provided by Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools officials and project architects; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this discussion,the Board of County Commissioners indicated a desire to
express its concerns about road access by means of a resolution to be introduced for the record at
the February 17 public hearing of the Chapel Hill Town Council on the Southern Village Project;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the County Commissioners hereby indicate their
concerns about having adequate access to the Southern Village Elementary School site, and their
support for the following three concepts:
1. Connections between the school site and the Town's Southern Community Park site, and
between the school site and the Town's Park& Ride lot, at least by pedestrian access.
2. A connection between the school site and the southern park site that would allow for a second
road access to the school from the south.
3. A connection between the Park& Ride lot and the southern park site.
This, the 18th day of February, 1997.