Planning Board - Special Meeting

Everybody's mics on. Mhm. Chairman, I've got uh 6:30. So, I'd like to go ahead and call the meeting to order. And we'll begin by calling roll. Mr. Bailey, present. Mr. Huffine, here. Mr. Nesh here. Ward Wooden is here. Mr. Stalker here. And Miss Kurt Patrick here.

All right. We do have five here. We do have a quorum. We at this time will stand in pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Normally at this time we'd read the overview of the board and general meeting rules and the fact that we don't have any people with us tonight in the audience. I'm going to forgo that if that's okay with everybody. Everyone had a chance to look at the meeting minutes from March 17, 2026. Yes.

Do we have any comments or corrections in that? Do we hear a motion that they be accepted as written? So move. Now second. All in favor? I. All oppose. All right. That's passes 5. Right. Now the main item on tonight's symposium. Item six, Cameron, old business future land use plan review. You'd like to kick us off, please.

Yes, sir. Thank you, uh, Mr. Wooten. Um, so in front of you all, um, is pretty much the full document that we've been working on edits wise from you all. Um last meeting I think we went through a abundance of um not just section 7 but other areas inside of the plan as well and requested to call this special meeting for a final review of the final draft essentially from the planning board of the draft comprehensive land use plan. Um so that is in front of you all. we will take this form today to discuss if there is any additional items any edits that need to be made um last minute uh or if there's any um holdouts I guess if you want to you know if there's issues with it we can definitely talk about it so I'll open up the floor to you all for any discussion that you have

I'll open up the uh floor to comments from the board at this point Mr. Bailey, why don't we just start with you down there? I don't have anything comments at this time, Mr. Highine. Uh, I would just suggest maybe we go through the the red lines once we've gone down the table and just look through each one. Okay. All right, Mr. Stalker. Patrick, I'll have it at this time. Right. I think the suggestion by Mr. Hine is well taken. And uh so Cameron, would you be so kind as to walk us through red lines, revisions, and

Yes, sir. anything you want to take a look at? Did I provide you all with on page 40? Is this I'm sorry. Agenda, you're referencing the sheet that told us all of the changes.

I did put it inside of here. Did I not put it in the agenda? Okay, I did. Um, well, we can go through here. I'll at least have it pulled up. I'll try and maybe Well, I need two monitors. Um, we can flip back and forth. That's no problem. So, starting off essentially, I think with uh with page four here, um, talked about changing the wording. Let's see. I'll actually do this. It's probably a lot easier. Um, page four, I think there was some discussion about uh just maybe um I don't know the exact word for it, but um changing verbiage inside of here, you know, changing from be prepared, chart the course, just a little bit of syntax, I imagine um improves updating some of these uh things to make it bolster, I guess, the the argument for the purpose of some of this document improves and benefits and strengthens and sort of making developing. same right here with the old comprehensive plan instead of between you. It talks about among city staff being a collaborative effort, not between us but among us. Um some public input um talks about grow downtown was initially readed. Um but I think we upgraded that to support local businesses um because they go hand in hand I'd imagine. Um, so moving on to page 11. Looks like we um added in the section that was missing from inside of here. Section six, which is the future lane use map, I don't believe, was was charted correctly on this organization of the plan listing out all the sections. So section six was um was replaced and section nine was added with essentially what was adequate. Um so moving along page 29, we'll go through I think it was another changed wording

again kind of a instead of vague plenty of kind of more modern sling I guess provide more um definite this suspension will be will provide adequate instead of plenty of um kind of using updated language there. Um 32 um this was updating uh some of the information about public transit. But I know we talked about ACTA a couple times in previous meetings. Um saying that ACTA also offers specialized transportation services through their app for lowcost daily or free if scheduled a day in advance. Um and then mentioned about their link transit plan that was recently adopted um in 2025. It's a 5-year plan. So that was um one of the early edits I believe. Um and then page 33 we had some discussion about um transload facilities with the rail. um mentioned that Mebban houses a transload facility with rail access. There was support from this board mentioning that um developing one of these facilities in Graham should be a high priority and that was included on the document. Um furthermore, page 33 um talking about new fire substation to decrease response times, not increase um Graham should explore the possibility of adding a substation in the Graham Regional Park. That was another early um request from you all. So, those are two on page 33. I'm moving on to page 40. Speaking of the fire people, great time. I think there was some discussion about um updating some language um inside of the South Main Street Highway 87 overlay district. Um just essentially changing what exactly the overlay district is established to do. talked about it is established to preserve the visual character of the corridor leading from I40 and 85 into Graham's historic business district. Signage, landscaping, building materials, colors, design, and overall site use should be should complement and not detract from the established historic district design

standards. Again, I think that's something that you all kind of um worded up and put inside of here. Um and if I'm going too quick, please stop me by any means as well. So um then we're moving on to page 42. Um I think we changed some wording around. Um this was uh providing emphasis on um I think the red lines or the markouts here essentially what was iterated orig originally but we wanted to put extra emphasis on these things that were crossed out and weren't referenced twice essentially in this area. So um emphasis should be given for the length of the driveway. Um distance to the structure to the curb where driveways and sidewalks are on the same side. Special care should be taken to ensure that cars will not block the sidewalks by providing adequate driveway lengths. I think that's going back to driveways being marked out up here and yard depth. Developers should encourage commit to keep um established natural buffers. Um I think setbacks clear cutting um is inside of that landscape buffer trees. Um even some stuff about water runoff um help sustainability with erosion control. Coldax and streets need to be wide enough to be able to allow for fire trucks, sanitation trucks and school buses. Um again I think that's emergency service being emergency service concerns being marked out and not cross referenced essentially. Um yeah, again adequate setbacks that ensure fire safety and allow for access should be required from developers. Um again talking about setbacks and emergency services. Um and talking about storage not be located on the rear of the property. Um consideration for how this might affect property owners may use their garage for storage rather than park cars. Um so again going back to parking um this may displace cars so the streets drive well driveways and then the discussion of biocel storm water control systems by developers should be encouraged um and it's a greenscape that is easier to

maintain over time than a pond and I think that goes back to the um storm water drainage um kind of mark out above. I'll stop right there and just make sure that everything on that page is that was a lot. Um, if you go back to this the middle of this one, it's about seven lines down the beginning, the word adequate, just capitalize a. Gotcha.

All right. Where was that again? Um, right here. I'll highlight it up on the screen for you. You can kind of see adequate setbacks. Yes. Thank you. I thought I'd caught all the That one uh catch

just reading it right there is what pointed it out to me. So if y'all are good with that, I'll keep on rolling. Um talking about uh 45, page 45 going to the strategies talking about the downtown central business district is a vibrant economic engine. Um there was uh obvious um dis support I guess if that's a term to remove the extend the business district to Maple Street and Marshall Street. Um I don't think that's something that you all were interested in and thus wanted it to be stried out. Do you reumber one through four then so instead of eight there'll be seven?

Yes sir. So, I wanted to keep it like that at least because um whenever it does get edited, if that does get marked through, it'll be um essentially down to 78.

Um see, and 46. Um I think that's about the consultation with the historic resource commission regarding the historic curbing um out there in the downtown district that was requested to be added. Um 47 removing an unnecessary word on the page natural resources right here which was probably a part of um the next uh title bulletin right here 52 and 53 um updated entire wording surrounding the background of Cherry Lane um and NC common commerce park planning district 52 correct so I think that was something that you Mr. Mr. brought up last last month um and we kind of word smith it here on the fly. Um if you want me to read through all this I certainly can. Um city

that's helpful.

Okay. Um 53 change wording for policy 5.4.2. I'm just talking about encouraging rural residential and conservation type residential development along with sensitive industrial development of large vegetative buffers preservation visual historical components environmental and floodpl areas. Um I think we're still kind of talking about the whole cherry lane NC commerce park area inside of there. Um I tried my best on the map. I think that's the next thing going on here. Um let's see change wording. highlighted land areas inside the conservation district requesting the map be adjusted to show these areas. You can kind of see the area right here highlighted in purple that we discussed last time um and a little red edit down here for that to be known. I hope that is sufficient, but that's about all my artistic capability could handle at the time. Um so we'll keep on moving along if that's content with everybody. um 62. I think we get down to the brunt of a lot of the discussion that's been held about um I think that's the yeah the conservation district easement. That is just um a blurb I guess that I put together based on the definition trying to identify what we were defining a conservation district/ement from what we discussed at the last meeting just or local state subdivided entities that protect farmland by assisting with conservation planning implementing best management practices managing farmland preservation programs. They connect farmers with funding such as cost share programs for water quality and voluntary agricultural district to reserve working lands from development. Is that a good summary of what we kind of discussed?

Just make sure you correct the word subdivided. It's missing a B.

It is subdivided. Always something. There we go. Okay. 63. That was the conservation district. And same for the um I think there was just a general um added page between 64 and 65 showing the types appropriate. Oh no, that's the other one. Um but yeah, the um the map again updated on the future land use kind of highlighted in purple here. we'd have to work with um the author in order to get this stuff kind of fixed up and added inside of here. And then moving on to 64 um talking about updating the entire wording um about both strip development and commercial centers and the recommen recommendation that we provided. Um I think a lot of this was kind of harped upon last meeting. Um if I need to read through all this um I certainly can if you want me to. So

do you mind? Yeah. Um so first we'll start with the lefth hand side strip development. Um currently most of Graham's commercial development has occurred in linear strips along the major thorough affairs. Many are a mix of large anchor establishment such as grocery store or such as a grocery store or restaurant and smaller common retail shops. Common character characteristics include commercial use orientation, automobile friendly, ample parking lots, large setback from streets, unattractive building design. Let's let's suppose comma after streets spelling on building.

Yes, sir. I updated the one on Mr. Wooden made me aware to it prior to the meeting and it's up on mine at least. So, put the Sorry. No, you're fine. Um, less restrictive access.

Yeah, I was highlighting that right there. Um, less restrictive access to roads, flexibility ba, flexible bay sizes, lower rents, rapid construction times, lower startup costs, site flexibility, short business movein times, and are highly customizable. Um, right hand side, commercial centers. Um the commercial center concept is based on applying the attributes of a traditional downtown to a new site that is a is smaller in scale. Common characteristics include mixeduse uh commercial office residential orientation pedestrian/automobile friendly strategically located and interconnecting and interconnecting parking buildings close to the road. Attractive architectural design more restrictive access to roads less flexibility and bay size. higher rents, more lengthy construction times, higher startup costs, site constraints, longer startup for business, and are highly customizable. And based on those two that we read, the planning board um updated the recommendation to read um the grand comprehensive land use plan seeks to encourage the development of both strip centers and commercial centers were most appropriate. with respect to acreage and surrounding infrastructure while incorporating the more positive characteristics of each strip. Strip centers should have uh varying facade heights which break up the individual units and should vary in color and material types brick, stucco, stone, etc. Strip development should include green space minimum 5 to 10 5 to 10% such as landscaping and trees and parking areas. Outside seating is also welcome. Interconnectivity between uses, shared parking, fewer curb cuts, clustering of multiple uses, and pedestrian/bikefriendly accommodations are encouraged. And then I tried to do my best in regards to show you at least a little bit of what could possibly be updated versus what you all were kind of discussing about appropriate versus inappropriate strip development. Um, I

think some of these were some examples that Chair Ward provided and these are some of the ones that I could gather online. Um, but I'm sure eventually we could probably find some better ones um with the author as well. But just wanted to at least depict what you all were wanting to provide in that regard for the difference between the two. I see a grimace. You don't like the pictures? No, I love the pictures. I'm worried about appropriate and inappropriate. That's fine. Did we Did we just miss that? Did we agree to leave it or is it is it condescending in any way to say inappropriate or is it desired or traditional or some other less um less desirable, more desirable?

It's on y'all. I know included that inside of there because I mean it seems like I mean that from the previous discussions I mean it made it sound like that that's what the big concerns with some of this stuff was was that it's just a flat building with no characteristics to it and that was deemed essentially inappropriate in the eyes of the edit inside of here and the more appropriate would be or could be less appropriate more appropriate. I mean, is that a little bit better desirable? Does that Yeah, it's more a desirable versus an older or traditional.

If I'm reading, I view those two almost the exact same in and harshness. But then again, that's up to y'all. So, I don't know if there's a nice way to put it. It's like we don't want this, we do want this. Like, but that's in effect what we what we're shooting for. Yeah. All right. How do How do we do that? be nice and not offend anybody or do we want to even go that route? Is it traditional and desirable? Desirable or typical? Typical is better. Typical and more desirable. Whatever you want. That does that work better?

And appropriate. Yeah. So typically see the wheels turning down there. Patrick, would what would be on your mind? Typical verses. I don't know. I don't I don't love it. The wording. Okay. Yeah. Whatever. Are you saying I definitely do not like inappropriate. I think it's a negative. It just has a negative connotation. Inappropriate indicates you're doing something morally wrong to most people. I don't have an issue with desirable. I think desirable is comes down to wants likes, right? What do we like? Inappropriate has a moral connotation behind it. So,

I just don't know if I like typical because typical is going to be dependent upon where you're from, right? If I'm living in Chapel Hill, this is not a typical strip development. This is ordinary. Atypical. Ordinary could be the exact same argument though is like what is ordinary to you? Yeah. Conventional cheating, normal, usual, ordinary, characteristic, standard, conventional. Yeah, I would not use standard. That that implies there is some written guideline. Average is in here. Preferable. Recommended.

I like recommended. That was typical. Okay. And I mean or you could just take out the whole I mean just put recommended strip development design and take out the inappropriate and the pictures as a whole and just provide more the picture descriptions of what's provided here below. It's like this is what's recommended. This is what's recommended rather than subjecting out to what is not recommended. I think it helps to see what you're trying to get away from. That's unattractive. Then then you're making a an aesthetic evaluation, which is what we've encouraged. Yeah. Right. Yeah.

However you would like to word, Smith it. I I still is good. I I think I think the input that you guys are given is is really really good and appropriate. Excuse me, pardon the pun. But uh I I still like typical and desirable. I like desirable. I don't know about typical though. I mean could you even because where you from? I mean could you even like take it a step and like not even I mean it's more modern, right? Like this is more common

common places in there. Mhm. I would prefer common over typical. How's that? Oh, conventional. Conventional could could be conventional could be construed wherever you're from, your your point of origin. Common as bland and basic as it gets, right? And the word says that, right? That's pretty good. Common and desirable. Yeah. Is that There you go. Yeah, we good. We have consensus. I love it. Love consensus. Then that filters through down the page. Yes, sir.

Incorrect. Did I spell that wrong? We good with that? Right. Let's move on. um conservation district wording unconnected roads. So, we'll go ahead and go through this as well. Um the current proliferation of culde-sac neighborhoods has resulted from the highly desirable characteristics of the subdivision category. Homeowners value the calmer and less dense traffic patterns, the propensity for neighborhood

interactions, the overall community feeling engendered by closer neighbor proximity, the ability to walk and slash or bicycle in the neighborhood, and the sense of separation from the hustle/bustle of city activity. However, there are certain disadvantages that accompany this type of development. Without adequate road width and culde-sac radius, city services and emergency services may be hampered. Parking in the streets can hinder traffic as well. Lack of through traffic routes can be considered both as desirable and undesirable. Uh culde-sac development is typically done with a larger grid type road network so that there is generally a combination of slower and faster traffic patterns for the average homeowner. The characteristics of unconnected roads includes lower capacity, fewer route choices, longer driving distances, single mode of transportation. Hold right there for just a moment.

Okay. One, two, six. Line up. Last word in the sentence. Calac, not sec. Cold to sec. This was also like 11 o'clock, so y'all bear with me. Cold. Got it. Um below that larger I don't know if you want to change that

logger logger grid my font's messed up but um yeah road network uh we describe as a development based on a grid or road network type system also offers both advantageous or advantages and disadvantages. It could possibly aid in relieving traffic congestion found on some major thorough affairs and disperse traffic throughout the city. It may or may not provide greater capacity, more route choices, more access, and shorter distances. Whether or not these attributes are desirable might well be debated issues or might well be debated. Issues such as safety, city service access, emergency vehicle access, neighborhood feel, etc. should be considered in choosing this development paradigm. Uh the characteristics of road networks include higher capacity, more route choices, shorter driving distances, multiple modes of transportation. And then you all provided the recommendation of the Graham comprehensive land use plan seeks to encourage the development of both the unconnected roads and the road network paradigms within the new residential and commercial areas to provide citizens with more transportation and living options through the city. Each model has both positive and negative aspects which should carefully which should be carefully weighed with respect to the area of the city under development consideration. These design considerations include, but are not not limited to, use of tea turnarounds, appropriate block lengths, appropriate street widths, and traffic calming features. A wellplanned connected road network can be incorporated into new subdivisions, new commercial centers, even office parks, and encouraging stubouts to undeveloped and landscape properties.

comments. Is the tents messed up in the last line? Um, a wellplanned connected road network can be incorporated into new subdivisions, new commercial centers, even office parks, and encouraging stubouts to undeveloped and landlocked properties. Yep. It must just be me then. And stubouts should be encouraged for undeveloped and landlocked properties.

Yeah, there's something wrong there. A well planned connected road network can be incorporated into new subdivisions. Actually, correct, but it's clumsy. Okay. suggestions on improvement. Elizabeth had one.

Say that again, please. Liz. So it would be a wellplanned connected road network can be incorporated into new subdivisions, new commercial centers, even office parks and stubouts should be encouraged for undeveloped and illocked properties or are encouraged and stubouts are encouraged for undeveloped and landlocked properties.

Good with that, sir? Yes, ma'am. and subdivision and stubouts are encouraged to undeveloped and landlocked properties. All right, we'll move on then. Separation of uses again um one that we honed in on um separation of uses. Uh the standard zoning ordinance has created a situation in which all uses must be segregated from one another. This has reduced the occurrence of lively neighborhoods that include a neighborhood store as well as the removal of residences from the central business district in many communities. While some uses need to be separated from one another, many would work well together if designed properly. For example, the construction of five three multi-story family apartment buildings in the middle of a single family residential district would not be appropriate. However, a multif family townhouse development that is designed to complement the surrounding neighborhood may fit in. The separation of uses has resulted in the creation of pods of development. The separation of uses is compounded with unconnected road networks requiring all traffic to use the main road to travel. It is to be noted, however, that the separation of uses assists in managing infrastructure demands and may reduce nuisances caused by mixeduse environments. Um, it also allows for more efficient infrastructure planning such as road designs in industrial zones. Um, I'll move over to mixed use if everybody's all right. Um, the concept of mixed use began before zoning was required and many uses can be found within a singular neighborhood. When pre-planned, mixed use provides an effective concept to encourage lively neighborhoods that intertwine to serve a multitude of needs. The central business district in Graham exemplifies mixed use as there are office and retail establishment with residences on the upper floor. Problems occur and opposition may arise when a

multitude of uses are added after an established use has been has defined the area. Careful consideration must be given to transition between uses. Not all commercial uses are compatible with residential institutional uses and vice versa. Factors such as intensity, building height, privacy, noise, lighting, traffic, landscaping, fencing, and setbacks should be thoroughly evaluated when introducing a new use adjacent to an established one. Equal attention should be given to which use existed first and whether the proposed adjoining use will function harmoniously with the existing development. Transitional uses such as office and institutional uses can serve as effective buffers between commercial development and residential neighborhoods. Neighborhood markets and convenience stores in particular can either enhance or negatively impact nearby areas depending on their location, design, and operations, including the presence of sidewalks, operating hours, lighting, and ongoing maintenance. All right, we'll continue on to our conventional development versus open space. So, conventional development maximizes the number of lots or retail spaces that can be created out of any piece of land. This created or this method pays less attention to environmental factors, neighborhood design, or open space. However, it provides for initial lower cost of land and resident privacy. The goal of development is to maximize the number of houses or businesses on the site as allowed under the current zoning ordinance. As a result, land that should be preserved due to environmental conditions or topography gets turned into a backyard or graded for parking. In addition, this type of development places a greater burden on the city because it often does not provide recreational space for the residents and results in overcrowding at parks and other recreational facilities. The conventional business development is

often aesthetically unpleasing, causes increased runoff to other properties, and increases traffic. Over to open space, um, the city of Graham has recently adopted an open space provision for R12, R15, and R18 zoning districts. These provisions seek to encourage the development of compact neighborhoods and rural compounds that set aside significant natural vistas and landscape features for permanent conservation. Per the city of Graham development ordinance, open space is is defined as any area that is not divided into private or civic building lots, streets, rightway, parking or easements established for the purposes other than conservation. The land is to be permanently protected from the development and can be used by a developed neighborhood as a recreational amenity. The developer can build the same number of units but on smaller lots resulting in a substantially less infrastructure to be installed as a result of the cluster development. By encouraging open space development, recreational opportunities for citizens is increased. Travel time to recreational opportunities is decreased. The amount of infrastructure to be maintained is decreased and the attractiveness of the community is increased.

All right, let's pause here for just a minute. two three on the left eight lines down. The goal of development is to maximize the number of houses or is it the goal of this development philosophy or development something? We're we're referring back to conventional development type. Yes, sir. Yeah. Either that or the the goal of this development paradigm

that's okay. paradigm. Got it. Then six more lines down. I'll just read it. As a result, land that should be preserved due to environmental conditions or topography gets turned into a backyard. Uh I don't I'm having trouble with gets and I'm trying to figure out what's the way to do that.

As a result, land that should be preserved due to environmental conditions or topography gets turned into a backyard or graded for parking.

Is often turned into a backyard often or typically is turned in. Okay. So it would re read as a result land that should be preserved due to environmental conditions or top topography typically is turned into a backyard or graded for parking. That is that satisfactory everybody. Um, and then I think that is pretty much about it. Outside of

Excuse me, before you continue, any other comments about page 67? On the right hand side of 67, a little more than halfway down, the land is to be permanently protected from development and can be used by the developed neighborhood as a the what land? the the open space, the the remaining land, the marginal land, the there's something that goes the land designated as open space, something to that effect. Yes, sir. There's something in there that needs to define land.

Let me throw that out. That the land designated to be open space is to be permanently protected from development. How does that read? That good with you guys. As they say in wedding, speak now or forever hold your peace.

You get that camera? I did indeed, sir. The land designated to be open space is to be permanently protected from development and can be used by the developed neighborhood as a recreational amenity. Any other comments about page 67? Can we go back to page 66, please? You certainly can.

On the left side, about six lines up, separation of uses is compounded with unconnected road networks requiring all traffic to use a main road to travel. Separation of uses is compounded with unconnected roads requiring all traffic to use. Am I misreading that?

Yeah, you're right. I think it's missing the two use. Revision suggested revision to use to use I'll try to use a main road. Okay. Thank you. Very good. Any other comments about 66 andor 67? Let's continue.

Um, that sums up pretty much all of the edits associated with the document that you all provided. Um, the last thing I have on the summary of changes is something that we kind of already hit on was the the addition of that page between here of the common versus desirable strip development design. Um, so that concludes the summary of changes that you all provided to me. Cameron, you and I discussed updating page 71 acknowledgements. Yes, sir. I think that one is still kind of based upon what the new folks will decide um of the city council if they want their name to be included on it or the previous.

Yeah, I think we need to include Elizabeth because of her hard work. Ah, we can certainly do that. Now, Cameron, I had a question for you. All right.

In regard to the previous plans, I noticed somewhere out there on the website, there was a downtown master plan that was adopted, I think, back in 2019. Mhm. That has since been repealed. That was the question. I I wanted to check. It seemed like that I did remember that being repealed. Yes, sir. I wanted to verify that with you.

Thank you. Folks, any other comments? questions, revisions.

I have one question on page 68 where it starts, it's talking about how to use the comprehensive plan just out of curiosity. So under city of Graham planning board says as always the planning board should consider the recommendations of the Graham comprehensive plan steering committee in interpreting the true intent of the policies but may choose to give different weight to different policies. Would it not behoove us to state that we should be referring to this plan rather than the steering committee's opinions?

Yes ma'am. We could just I just say I should consider the Graham comprehensive plan breaking out steering committee

need to pick up and figure out complete I'll just highlight it for the time being. Um, I can't remember how I struck through it last time, but it's here. I will uh ensure that the last piece of it is struck through. Or I could just do this. There we go. Did that say Graham comprehensive plan or comprehensive land use plan out steering committee

strike through? If you go to like the text box uh on the left side when you're in that little toolbar go okay to the right to the right to the right under go down down down down right there. Click the that and then do uh cross out. Thank you so much. Oh,

do you want to include comprehensive land use plan? I'll let that be up to you.

That's that's a question to the board at that point. comprehensive land development plan. Let's see how this messes up the strike through here. Yes, we can work with that. Everybody good with that?

Yes, sir. Any other thoughts, comments, questions? No, sir. Not. And are we ready to take a vote on whether to forward this on to the city council? Mr. Wooten, I'll make a motion that we uh complete our review tonight of the City of Graham land development future land use plan review and forward this document as corrected and amended tonight to the city council.

You'll hear a second. I second. All in favor say I. I. All opposed and it passes. Cameron 5. Perfect. Thank you all so much. All right, public comment on non-aggenda items. Seeing as we don't have any public with us, we'll move on to staff comment.

Um I don't think that I really have anything at the moment. Um we did I meant to grab it from my office, but of course I didn't. Um, but we had a um a resident um send a thank you card to you all um for your hard work and effort for reviewing and um providing insight on this document. Um so pat yourselves on the back. You got some kudos from the public. Um so that doesn't come very often. Um and you have mine as well. Again, thank you all for your time and effort that has gone towards this matter. I know it's uh been frustrating at moments, but uh we have a document that you all feel wholeheartedly positive about sending along. So, um yeah, be thankful for that and be grateful for that as well. So, uh we will look forward to seeing y'all next month. Uh well, yeah, next month um for our meeting in April, we'll have something for y'all to review. So,

right. I'd like to add something to that. uh just taking a per moment of personal privilege here and add to that something I wrote out said one of our commenters stated an opinion to the effect that authorship by committee is difficult. I would hardly agree and add that bringing the effort into the context of government makes that effort even more difficult and sometimes n to impossible to achieve a quality product. In light of that sentiment, this document is a remarkable achievement. It meets design goals, is clear, concise, and actually useful. The steering committee, Cameron West, and the planning board and others involved are to be highly commended for their diligence, attention to detail, commitment to excellence, and spirit of cooperation. My personal thanks goes out to everyone involved. Thank you. Any other thoughts or comments before we are adjourned?

I'd entertain a motion to be adjourned, please. So move. I hear a second. I second. All in favor say I. I. All opposed. You better not. We are done. Thank you, Cameron. Yes, sir. Thank you all. Thank you.