Un-Official Meeting Recap in red. (Please Contact me if you see any errors)
Town of Indian Trail
Regular Council Meeting
June 14, 2005  7:00 P.M.
Civic Building – Indian Trail

1. Call Meeting to Order
   Present: Mayor Sandy Moore, Councilmembers; Mercedes Cass, Don Helms, Lane Vickery and Ray Killough
   Absent: Councilmember Theron Kindley
   Also Present: Town Manager John Munn, Town Clerk Karen Price and Town Planning Staff
   Also Present: Approx. 29 individuals with approx. half of those being developers, builders or applicants.

2. Additions or Deletions to Agenda Deleted 8a, Added 14a

3. Public Hearing and Action on Proposed Changes to the Indian Trail Zoning Ordinance

(a) ZM 2005-002 Rezone: A request to rezone a .89 acre parcel from R-20 to a B-3 zoning classification. Location: 118 Matthews-Indian Trail Road. Applicant: V-3 Corporation Passed (Note: the applicant, V-3 Corp. includes Councilmember Vickery so she abstained from voting on this issue)

(b) ZM 2005-003 Rezone: A request to rezone a 1.0 acre parcel from R-20 to a B-4 commercial zoning classification. Location: 6601 Old Monroe Road, Tax Parcel #07-090-006B. Applicant: Sun Valley Commons, LLC. Passed

(c) CUD 2004-006 MHL Development: A request to develop an R-6 CUD on 22.31 acres located on Pioneer Lane. The project consists of 74 single-family lots. Location 4825 Pioneer Lane. Applicant: MHL Development. Voted to Delay until next month (July 12^th) based on letter that "a key individual was unable to attend tonight's meeting."  However, one theory says that since Councilman Kindley was absent and (we believe) Councilman Helms must excuse himself from this vote (due to direct financial interests), MHL knew that this left only three voting council members and therefore, any two NO votes would have defeated this project.  As the theory goes, MHL decided it was "safer" to wait a month when presumably Councilman Kindley will be present.  If you buy into this theory then you must ask how MHL knew that Councilman Kindley was going to be absent?  Who alerted them to this?  Their request to postpone seemed very "last minute".  This was on the town's agenda, many parties both for and against were assembled to discuss and debate this project and at the start of the meeting, MHL was allowed to "delay" this to next month's agenda.  I suppose this could have been perfectly legitimate.  However, I believe this matter warrants some investigation.  Who exactly from MHL was "unable to attend" and why?  Exactly when did the town receive the "request to delay"?  Did MHL have knowledge of the fact that Councilman Kindley would be absent?  If so, who told them and when?  Doesn't this set a bad precedent to allow an applicant with little or no advance notice, to manipulate the date of their public hearing based on which council members may or may not be in attendance?

(d) SUP 2004-011M Gibson Amendment: A request to amend an approved Special Use Permit (2004-011) which authorized a 31-lot single-family residential subdivision on 14.59 acres. The applicant is requesting to amend conditions 16, 18 and 21 of the original conditions of approval. Applicant: Reece Gibson. Location: Future Phase of chestnut Oaks located on Chestnut Lane, Indian Trail. Passed (note: twice the council was split two/two and both times Mayor Moore cast her tie breaking votes in favor.)

(e) CUD 2005-002 Walgreen Conditional Use District: A request to establish a B -4 Conditional Use District for the development of a pharmacy store. Applicant SBBH, LLC; Location: Southeast corner of Wesley Chapel and Old Monroe Road. Deleted from Agenda (not sure if this means it's dead or if it can come back next month)

4. Final Plat Approval for Old Hickory, Phase 6, Map 1 Passed

5. Resolution of Participation in An Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Study Process Passed – Don Helms appointed as representative

6. Approval of Minutes   Approved – Several Open and Closed Meeting Minutes

7. Proposed Southern Software’s Annual Software Support Agreement   Passed

8. Board of Adjustment and Planning Board   Deleted from Agenda

9. SR-2 Resolution – Clover Bend Subdivision  Passed

10. Municipal Speed Limit Ordinance  Passed

11. Report on Flexible Spending Account   Passed – raise max to $1,500/year

12. Property Tax Refund Approval  Passed

13. Appointment of Centennial Committee  Done
    
    14a (ADDED) Voluntary Annexation of 25.26Acre Hoffman property at
                              5404 Poplin Road to be added to the June 28^th agenda.  
     

14. Planning Report  Short Report Presented

15. Councilmembers’ Comments   Councilmember Cass Asks Several Questions of Mayor Moore in regard to a December 27, 2004 email with the subject of "Beacon Hills" that the Mayor sent to all councilmembers except Mrs. Cass.   To read why this is important and to see a copy of the mayor's email and of Mrs. Cass' June 14, 2005 letter to the Council
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