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Chapel Hill Community Design Commission Meeting - August 25, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
BodyChapel Hill, North Carolina
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, August 25, 2026
StatusFILED
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All right.

0:00

Well, welcome everyone to the um August 25th Community Design Commission meeting.

0:06

I'm Vice Chair Kim Hans.

0:09

And Patrick is not here with us tonight.

0:13

He had uh an engagement, so he's not going to be here.

0:15

So I'm gonna do my best to try to run this meeting appropriately.

0:20

Um it should be pretty quick and to the point.

0:23

So I'll just start with um opening up with roll call.

0:28

So um you can raise your hand or say here.

0:32

So um Patrick is is off.

0:35

So um Kelsey Brinkley.

0:38

I'm here.

0:39

Hey.

0:40

Thank you.

0:41

Um Jim, Baron, present.

0:46

Um, and I would like to uh welcome a new committee member, which is Rachel Toshabe.

0:52

Did I say that correctly?

0:59

I don't know if she left or not.

1:03

It looks like her mic and camera are muted.

1:06

Hold on, I'm gonna hit allow mic.

1:08

Let's see if and I'm gonna allow camera and we'll see what happens.

1:14

She was on earlier.

1:16

I saw that.

1:16

Maybe she let's circle back.

1:22

You want to get the rest of the folks and then you call it.

1:25

Oh, there she is.

1:26

Okay.

1:27

Hey Rachel, did I?

1:29

Hey, who are you doing?

1:30

So Kelsey, do you always have to let me in?

1:33

Because I think someone over the age controlling whether I'm in or out.

1:37

I have no idea.

1:38

I just saw that you had like an X through your microphone.

1:41

So I was like, I'm gonna try to turn her on.

1:43

Okay.

1:44

It was us, the video operators that look in.

1:48

Okay.

1:49

Okay.

1:50

Well so we just wanted to welcome Rachel.

1:52

So, Rachel, Dr.

1:54

Is it Toshabe?

1:55

Am I pronouncing that correctly?

1:57

Okay, well, welcome to the commission.

1:59

Um, we're glad to have you.

2:01

Um, we have a very short agenda.

2:03

So we've met um quorum.

2:06

Um, John is hopefully going to be coming in.

2:08

So I just wanted to um uh do the roll calls.

2:12

We've done that, and uh can I have a motion to approve the current agenda.

2:17

I motion to approve the agenda.

2:20

Okay, do I get a second?

2:23

I'll second it.

2:24

Okay, thank you, Jim.

2:26

Um, and we only have one thing on the agenda tonight, which is um new business, which is Do we need to approve the meeting minutes from last meeting?

2:36

Oh, yeah, we can do that.

2:37

I motion to approve the minutes from last meeting.

2:40

Thank you.

2:40

I appreciate that.

2:44

Do I have a second?

2:46

I'll second again.

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Summary of Proceedings

Chapel Hill Community Design Commission Meeting - August 25, 2026\n\nThe Community Design Commission met virtually on August 25, 2026, at 5:30 PM. Vice Chair Kim Hans chaired the meeting due to Chair Patrick Brennan's absence. The meeting was brief, consisting of roll call, approval of previous meeting minutes, and a single new business item (Christ Community Church elevation updates), which was moved to the consent agenda and approved unanimously. New commissioner Dr. Racheal Tushabe was welcomed.\n\n### Consent Calendar\n- Approval of Minutes (June Report): The commission approved the minutes from the previous meeting.\n- Christ Community Church Elevations: The commission unanimously approved the submitted elevation updates for Christ Community Church (Item 26-0260) as part of the consent agenda.\n\n### Discussion Items\n- No discussion was held on the Christ Community Church item; it was moved directly to the consent agenda without questions or debate.\n\n### Key Outcomes\n- The commission approved the June meeting minutes.\n- The commission approved the Christ Community Church elevation set.\n- The meeting adjourned shortly after the consent agenda vote.

Meeting Transcript

All right. Well, welcome everyone to the um August 25th Community Design Commission meeting. I'm Vice Chair Kim Hans. And Patrick is not here with us tonight. He had uh an engagement, so he's not going to be here. So I'm gonna do my best to try to run this meeting appropriately. Um it should be pretty quick and to the point. So I'll just start with um opening up with roll call. So um you can raise your hand or say here. So um Patrick is is off. So um Kelsey Brinkley. I'm here. Hey. Thank you. Um Jim, Baron, present. Um, and I would like to uh welcome a new committee member, which is Rachel Toshabe. Did I say that correctly? I don't know if she left or not. It looks like her mic and camera are muted. Hold on, I'm gonna hit allow mic. Let's see if and I'm gonna allow camera and we'll see what happens. She was on earlier. I saw that. Maybe she let's circle back. You want to get the rest of the folks and then you call it. Oh, there she is. Okay. Hey Rachel, did I? Hey, who are you doing? So Kelsey, do you always have to let me in? Because I think someone over the age controlling whether I'm in or out. I have no idea. I just saw that you had like an X through your microphone. So I was like, I'm gonna try to turn her on. Okay. It was us, the video operators that look in. Okay. Okay. Well so we just wanted to welcome Rachel. So, Rachel, Dr. Is it Toshabe? Am I pronouncing that correctly? Okay, well, welcome to the commission. Um, we're glad to have you. Um, we have a very short agenda. So we've met um quorum. Um, John is hopefully going to be coming in. So I just wanted to um uh do the roll calls. We've done that, and uh can I have a motion to approve the current agenda. I motion to approve the agenda.

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