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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 fundingBudget and appropriationsComprehensive planElections and districtsEthics and transparencyFaith and cultural communitiesHousing and affordabilityPolice and public safetyRoads and transportationZoning text amendment

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What was decided

  1. Approved 5.2026-2027 Public Housing Capital Fund Program Plan adopted · Pass · Council adopted R-1, approving the 2026-2027 Public Housing Capital Fund Program Plans.
  2. Approved 6.FY27 Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant Application adopted · Pass · Council adopted R-2, supporting a Grant Application to the Governor's Highway Safety Program for FY27.
  3. Approved 9.Closed Session Minutes approved · Pass · Council approved Closed Session Minutes.
  4. Approved 10.Past Unapproved Minutes approved · Pass · Council approved Past Unapproved Minutes.
  5. Received 12.Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) Update received and filed · This matter was received and filed.
  6. Received 13.General Statute 143-318.11(a)(4) entered Into closed session as authorized by General Statute Section 143-318.11 · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council Member Miller-Foushee, that…

Another 4 items passed on the consent agenda, which is a single motion covering routine business. See the list.

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What's on this agenda

Chapel Hill's council rewrote its own campaign finance rules on September 9, amending the disclosure exemption and maximum contribution limits in Chapter 2, Article IV of the town code. It also took an update on the Land Use Management Ordinance rewrite, the document that governs what can be built in the town and where.

The rest of the evening was consent business: re-appropriating money encumbered before the fiscal year turned, adopting the 2026-2027 Public Housing Capital Fund program plan and its project ordinance, and supporting a grant application to the Governor's Highway Safety Program for FY27. Three proclamations opened the meeting, for Hispanic Heritage Month, Patriot Day, and Co-Responder and Crisis Week.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The consent agenda passed unanimously, carrying the campaign contribution amendment, the housing capital fund plan, the highway safety grant application, three sets of minutes and a change to the council's own 2026 calendar. The Land Use Management Ordinance update was received and filed rather than acted on.

The one divided vote came out of public comment. The council voted 8-1 to seek more information about the People's Channel, the town's public access station, with Council Member Rivers opposed. All nine members attended. The council closed the meeting in session under General Statute 143-318.11(a)(4) and (a)(3), on economic development and on privileged or confidential information, by unanimous vote.

These are draft action minutes, unapproved at the time of reading, and they record outcomes rather than discussion.

How the votes went

Consent agenda approved unanimously. A motion to receive more information on the People's Channel carried 8-1, Council Member Rivers opposed. Entry into closed session was unanimous.

From the published minutes.

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9 items were added after the agenda first went up

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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 143-318.11(a)(4)
  21. ADJOURNMENT
  22. [26-0291]3.1 Mayor Jessica Anderson
  23. [26-0292]3.2 Council Member Miller-Foushee
  24. [26-0293]3.3 Council Member Wes McMahon
  25. [26-0294]3.4 Mayor Pro-Tem Camille Berry
  26. [26-0295]3.5 Council Member Theodore Nollert
  27. OTHER ATTENDEES
  28. Approval of the Consent Agenda
  29. [26-0283]2026-2027 Public Housing Capital Fund Program Plan

Agenda items (29)

Discussion item · 7Procedural · 4Consent agenda · 4Other · 3Proclamation or recognition · 3Resolution · 2Minutes approval · 2Budget action · 1Ordinance · 1Presentation · 1Closed session · 1
  1. WELCOME to a COUNCIL MEETING!
    Other
  2. ROLL CALL
    Procedural
  3. OPENING
    Other
  4. 1. Proclamation: Hispanic Heritage Month
    Proclamation or recognition Faith and cultural communities
  5. 2. Proclamation: Co-Responder/ Crisis Week
    Proclamation or recognition
  6. 3. Proclamation: Patriot Day
    Proclamation or recognition
  7. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
    Procedural
  8. PUBLIC COMMENTS
    Procedural
    approved a motion · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council Member Miller-Foushee, that the Council approved a motion to receive more information for the People's Channel. The motion carried by the following vote:
  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 forward encumbrances and other commitments from the 2026 fiscal year into 2027.
    enacted · Pass · Council enacted O-1, amending the Ordinance Concerning Appropriations and the Raising of Revenue for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2026.
    From the minutes: From the minutes: enacted as O-1 on the consent agenda, which passed unanimously.
  10. 5. 2026-2027 Public Housing Capital Fund Program Plan
    Resolution Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    A resolution and project ordinance approving the 2026-2027 public housing capital fund program plan, which sets how the town spends its federal capital grant on public housing.
    adopted · Pass · Council adopted R-1, approving the 2026-2027 Public Housing Capital Fund Program Plans.
    From the minutes: From the minutes: R-1 adopted and O-2 enacted on the consent agenda.
  11. 6. FY27 Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant Application
    Resolution Grants and outside fundingPolice and public safetyRoads and transportation
    A resolution supporting a $183,785 application to the Governor's Highway Safety Program for the 2027 fiscal year, brought by the town's Vision Zero coordinator.
    adopted · Pass · Council adopted R-2, supporting a Grant Application to the Governor's Highway Safety Program for FY27.
    From the minutes: From the minutes: adopted as R-2 on the consent agenda.
  12. 7. Town Code Chapter 2, Article IV Amendment: Campaign Contribution Limitations
    Ordinance Elections and districtsEthics and transparency
    An ordinance setting the town's campaign contribution limits for the 2027 municipal election. It raises the maximum individual contribution to $390 and the disclosure exemption threshold to $40, using the consumer price index adjustment method the council directed.
    enacted · Pass · Council enacted O-3, amending the Disclosure Exemption and Maximum Contribution Limits in Chapter 2, Article IV of the Town Code of Ordinances as Required by Ordinance.
    From the minutes: From the minutes: enacted as O-3 on the consent agenda.
  1. 9. Closed Session Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Approval of 24 sets of closed session minutes, the oldest from May 2010 and the newest from June 2026.
    approved · Pass · Council approved Closed Session Minutes.
  2. 10. Past Unapproved Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Approval of 19 sets of open meeting minutes left unapproved since, the oldest a special meeting in May 2015.
    approved · Pass · Council approved Past Unapproved Minutes.
  3. DISCUSSION
    Discussion item
  4. 12. Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) Update
    Presentation Comprehensive planZoning text amendment
    Long-range planning staff present the draft Land Use Management Ordinance, the town's zoning rewrite, with a staff memo, a high-level summary, a reference guide and a map of arterial and collector streets. The council was asked to comment rather than act.
    received and filed · This matter was received and filed.
  5. CLOSED SESSION (AS NEEDED)
    Closed session
  6. 13. General Statute 143-318.11(a)(4)
    Discussion item Added the day of the meeting
    entered Into closed session as authorized by General Statute Section 143-318.11 · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council Member Miller-Foushee, that the Council entered into closed session as authorized by General Statute Section 143-318.11(a)(4) and 143-318.11(a)(3). The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  7. ADJOURNMENT
    Procedural
  8. [26-0291] 3.1 Mayor Jessica Anderson
    Discussion item Added after the meeting
  9. [26-0292] 3.2 Council Member Miller-Foushee
    Discussion item Added after the meeting
  10. [26-0293] 3.3 Council Member Wes McMahon
    Discussion item Added after the meeting
  11. [26-0294] 3.4 Mayor Pro-Tem Camille Berry
    Discussion item Added after the meeting
  12. [26-0295] 3.5 Council Member Theodore Nollert
    Discussion item Added after the meeting
  13. OTHER ATTENDEES
    Other Added the day of the meeting

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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