Re: Confirmed April 6th at 4pm: Estes Drive Stakeholder Summit

Hi Karen -- Your suggestion is well taken. I think the way Brian described the goals in his subsequent email should help focus things. The information gathering aspect of this meeting seems to tie directly to the modeling assumptions for the Town-wide model. At the moment nobody (including me!) seems quite sure what assumptions to use for the various undeveloped/semi-developed properties along N. Estes. Secondarily it would be great to brainstorm preliminary ideas about potential roadway configurations (driveway locations, signals), but as you say some options aren't going to be realistic or permissible. In short, my hope is that we can come away from the meeting with some specific (and actionable) modeling assumptions. Anything else would be a bonus.

Jon

On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 7:37 AM Karen Stegman <kstegman@townofchapelhill.org> wrote:

Hi Brian,

The agenda looks fine to me. It will probably be helpful to define up front what you are hoping to accomplish in bringing this group together and especially have staff weighing in on what is realistic. I know often residents are hoping for outcomes that are not necessarily within the Town's control or allowed by State regs. It would be great if the discussion can lead to some concrete ideas for staff and Council consideration.

Best,

Karen

Karen J. Stegman
Council Member
Town of Chapel Hill
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5705
Phone: (919) 824-5197

________________________________
From: Brian Daniels <mbrian_daniels@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 1:15 PM
To: Karen Stegman <kstegman@townofchapelhill.org>
Cc: Jon Mitchell <capt.jdm@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Confirmed April 6th at 4pm: Estes Drive Stakeholder Summit

External email: Don't click links or attachments from unknown senders. To check or report forward to reportspam@townofchapelhill.org
No worries at all, thanks in advance for the time. Let me know if you have any feedback on the agenda - I’m happy to adjust.

Best - Brian

> On Mar 31, 2021, at 1:11 PM, Karen Stegman <kstegman@townofchapelhill.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> Sorry for the delay in responding. My internet was out all day and evening yesterday so I am just catching up. I saw you sent an invite to Judy, which I completely agree with. She will bring valuable historic and current perspective and insights.
>
> Best,
> Karen
>
> Karen J. Stegman
> Council Member
> Town of Chapel Hill
> 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
> Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5705
> Phone: (919) 824-5197
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Brian Daniels <mbrian_daniels@yahoo.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 6:37 AM
> To: Karen Stegman <kstegman@townofchapelhill.org>
> Cc: Jon Mitchell <capt.jdm@gmail.com>
> Subject: Fwd: Confirmed April 6th at 4pm: Estes Drive Stakeholder Summit
>
> External email: Don't click links or attachments from unknown senders. To check or report forward to reportspam@townofchapelhill.org
> Hi Karen
> I’m following up on your suggestion that we include someone from town staff in the meeting below. Who would you suggest and would you like to extend the invitation or rather me or Jon do that? Let me know what works best for you.
>
> Thanks for your time and help!
>
> Brian
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Brian Daniels <mbrian_daniels@yahoo.com>
> Date: March 29, 2021 at 8:10:07 PM EDT
> To: Karen Stegman <kstegman@townofchapelhill.org>, Kim Grooms <Kim.Grooms@ymcatriangle.org>, Tim Carr <Tim.Carr@ymcatriangle.org>, Roger Shumate <rogercshumate@gmail.com>, Jon Mitchell <capt.jdm@gmail.com>, whit rummel <whitr@mac.com>, Paul Snow <snowpaul@bellsouth.net>, lucycdavis@gmail.com
> Subject: Confirmed April 6th at 4pm: Estes Drive Stakeholder Summit
>
> Hello all
> We have a quorum for the meeting proposed below and are confirmed for Tuesday April 6th at 4pm.
>
> Here are the Zoom meeting details. Please send along proposed agenda items you’d like to discuss. I’ve included a draft agenda here in and will finalize this by Monday evening. All feedback welcome.
>
> Proposed Agenda:
>
> * Introductions: 1 minute each including your stake or interest in the Estes Drive corridor
> * Current situation on Estes Drive: discussion of current development, what’s working and not working- 10 minutes
> * Future plans for your interest: For your area of interest, what plans do you have for the next 12-36 months (or longer if not imminent) that would impact plans for Estes Drive - 15 minutes
> * Impacts to Aura proposal: how do your plans relate to the current proposal for the Aura project? What works and doesn’t work for you? - 15 minutes
> * Ideal future state: Making the assumption that development on Estes Drive is inevitable, what is your ideal future state? - 15 minutes
> * Wrap up and next steps: should we meet again to continue information sharing and solution exploration?
>
>
> Brian Daniels is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
>
> Topic: Estes Drive Stakeholder Summit on future development
> Time: Apr 6, 2021 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
>
> Join Zoom Meeting
> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88320401572?pwd=V29nbHJBblUxSHhpNEdZMjE3bHJzUT09<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88320401572?pwd=V29nbHJBblUxSHhpNEdZMjE3bHJzUT09><https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88320401572?pwd=V29nbHJBblUxSHhpNEdZMjE3bHJzUT09<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88320401572?pwd=V29nbHJBblUxSHhpNEdZMjE3bHJzUT09>>
>
> Meeting ID: 883 2040 1572
> Passcode: 429134
> One tap mobile
> +16465588656,,88320401572#,,,,*429134# US (New York)
> +13017158592,,88320401572#,,,,*429134# US (Washington DC)
>
> Dial by your location
> +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
> +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
> +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
> +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
> +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
> Meeting ID: 883 2040 1572
> Passcode: 429134
>
>
> On Mar 25, 2021, at 3:33 PM, Brian Daniels <mbrian_daniels@yahoo.com<mailto:mbrian_daniels@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> Hello
> A group of neighbors from the Somerset neighborhood in Chapel Hill have been meeting with town council members, property owners, the YMCA and Amity UMC to express our concerns about current proposed development on Estes Drive. We have some ideas that we believe could better facilitate future development, but believe these solutions need to be thoroughly vetted with local stakeholders. We’d like to meet as a group to discuss the issues at hand in hopes of finding some common ground from which we can build solutions together.
>
> Would you please check your calendars for Tuesday April 6th at 4pm and let me know if you could be available for a 1 hour Zoom call? We’ll circulate a proposed agenda ahead of time to ensure we are good stewards of your time. Town Council member Karen Stegman has agreed to co-facilitate this discussion with me. We will identify a member of town staff to help us with the conversation. We’re also trying to reach the owners of other to-be-developed parcels along Estes Drive.
>
> Thanks in advance for your time.
>
> Brian Daniels
> Somerset neighbor
>