All right.

Welcome to everyone this evening.

It's not not a big full house, but a couple people here.

First, uh, we need to go with roll call.

Uh so even though I know who's here, I have to do this.

Uh Josh Gerlitz.

Here.

Nancy McCormick.

Laura Moore.

Here.

Don Tice here.

Uh Brian Daniels is not here.

And Glenn Conley.

Here.

Okay.

And uh I'm going to read the public charge before we get into our opening announcements and acknowledgments.

Uh public charge.

The advisory board pledges its respect to the public.

The body asks the public to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the body and with fellow members of the public.

Should any member of the body or any member of the public fail to observe this charge at any time, the chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control.

Should decorum fail to be restored, the chair will recess the meeting until a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed.

Property owners may represent themselves or be represented by attorney.

However, professionals such as architects, engineers, designers, and others may provide factual evidence and expert opinions so far as they are qualified, but not legal arguments on behalf of the property owner.

Okay, I got a thumbs up from the lawyer on that one.

That's good.

Okay.

Um now uh next in the agenda was this is Black History Month, and um the HDC wanted to have an acknowledgement of Black History Month, and so here's the prepared statement that we have for the public.

It's good evening.

Uh we want to take a moment to honor Black History Month, a time to recognize that Black history, uh black history is American history, to celebrate black culture as an essential part of our national story and to acknowledge the voices and experiences that shape our ongoing journey as a nation.

Shining a light in black history helps us understand ourselves and grow stronger as individuals and as a country.

It urges us to celebrate the contributions of black Americans, honor their legacies, reckon with centuries of injustice, and confront the inequities that persist today.

Here in Chapel Hill, that legacy is all around us.

Uh bullet point one Chapel Hill played a pivotal role in uh desegregation in 1951.

Harvey Beach, James Lasseter, Jay Kenneth Lee, Floyd McKissick, and James Robert Walker were the first black students admitted to the UNC School of Law.

That same year, Oscar Diggs became the university's first black medical student.

Both milestones, both were mild stones that opened doors across the campus community.

By the mid-1950s and 60s, trailblazers such as Leroy Frasier, Ralph Frazier, Karen Parker, and Hortense McClinton shattered racial and gender barriers, becoming the first black undergraduates, the first black undergraduate woman, and the first black faculty member in social work at UNC.

The Marion Creek Jackson Center preserves and uplifts the living histories of Black Chapel Hill and Carberra, highlighting contributors to our community's growth and resilience.

The Sonia Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History and UNC's campus enriches our collective awareness of African American experiences through education, art, and critical dialogue.

The historic Northside neighborhood stands as a testament to black land ownership and community building dating back to the post-Civil War era founded by descendants of the formerly enslaved and enriched our and enriched over generations.

As we conduct our work this month and every month, let's carry forward the spirit of Black History Month.

Let's honor its legacy, learn from both our triumphs and failures, and strengthen our commitment to equity and unity in our commission and in our wider community.

I cannot take credit for that, but that was a very well readden, whoever wrote that.

Well done.

And uh so that is formally entered into the record.

Um do I need to read what do I need to do here?

Secretary Reid's procedures.

I was just about to say.

There you go, Secretary.

I'll now read into the record the following.

The commission operates under NC General Statutes 160 D 940, which gives local governments historic preservation authority, and the Chapel Hill Land Use Management Ordinance, including Article 3, which establish the local historic districts and sets forth regulations governing them.

And the Chapel Hill Historic District's design principles and standards, which sets forth standards for changes in the historic districts and the rules of procedure adopted by the Chapel Hill Historic District Commission, as well as the significance reports from all three historic districts and photographs.

I also call your attention to each of the applications and associated materials in your agenda packet.

All of these items are hereby entered into the record.

Thank you.

And I jumped ahead and I've already read the public charge.

So sorry about that.

So we now we need an approval of the agenda.

I make a motion we approve the agenda is written.

I second.