Friday, June 19, 2020

City Hall Update -- Weeks of June 22 and June 29, 2020

City Hall Update – Weeks of June 22 and June 29, 2020

Table of Contents
o   News you can use
o   Take Action
o   Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts
o   City Calendar
o   Covid-19 info


News You Can Use
o   In an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the City of Raleigh’s State of Emergency now includes the mandatory use of face coverings within the City. More details at https://raleighnc.gov/masks

o   The Hillsborough-Wade CAC is meeting by Zoom for the first time on Monday, June 22 (see below).  Please share your CAC meeting info with LivableRaleigh@gmail.com to be included on our calendar listing.


Take Action!!!
o   Help stop the RDU Quarry – Sign up by noon on Tuesday, 6/23, to speak at the 6pm June 23 public hearing at  https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3IF2etC5mkSFw-zCbNftGeTQwlSeD1RIhOMcQI6ad6VUQjVROFJNNE9BMVlJM0I0RjdEVUtWUzRSQi4u&fbclid=IwAR0bKViHIqh4R8fTYTdCEdX53OqMDphrzq_-zzmyylECSKdWH7mLkIgVoTI  Email info@umsteadcoalition.org to let the Umstead Coalition know you’ve signed up to speak, and they will reach out to you before the hearing date to work with you on what you will be saying on the big day.

o   Sign up to speak at the July 7 evening Council meeting by 5pm Friday, July 3 (sign up available starting Friday, June 26) https://raleighnc.gov/services/government/petition-address-city-council

o   With election season coming up, the Sierra Club’s Capital Group is looking for volunteers to help, especially on the political committee.  You must be a member of the Sierra Club in order to join the political committee.  Dues are fairly nominal.  For more information, email capitalgroupsnc@gmail.com

o   Provide Feedback by July 17 on the first draft of the stormwater design manual at https://raleighnc.gov/projects/content/PWksStormwater/Articles/StormwaterDesignManual.html

o   Complete the 2020 Census form: https://my2020census.gov/

o   Request an absentee ballot for the 2020 national election: http://msweb03.co.wake.nc.us/bordelec/downloads/9forms/9formslist/AbsenteeRequestForm.pdf


Check out Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts

o   Whenever Mary-Ann Baldwin calls for “flexibility,” she always wants a backroom deal:  https://livableraleigh.com/when-mary-ann-baldwin-calls-for-flexibility-she-always-wants-a-backroom-deal/

o   Raleigh’s Affordable Housing Bond: No Commitments = No Accountability: https://livableraleigh.com/raleighs-affordable-housing-bond-no-commitments-no-accountability/

City Calendar
o   The meetings listed below appear on the City’s Events Calendar at www.raleighnc.gov


o   Check www.raleighnc.gov for latest calendar updates and agendas


Monday, June 22
o   6pm – Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, agenda includes
o   Capital Boulevard North Study
o   New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Implementation
o   Lumley/Westgate/Ebenezer Church Project Update
o   Work Zone Closures
o   2020 Resurfacing

o   7pm – Hillsborough-Wade CAC Zoom meeting, Join Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83699579977, Meeting ID: 836 9957 9977, One tap mobile +16465588656,,83699579977# US (New York), agenda includes
o   Update and Farewell for Officer Barbie Upchurch
o   Affordable Housing Bond Presentation
o   Open Discussion

Tuesday, June 23
o   9am – Planning Commission (Virtual), agenda includes
o   Rezoning Z-17-19 Capital Blvd, southeast of its intersection with Peace Street (District C)
o   Rezoning Z-47-19 4800 Duraleigh Road, east side, south of Crabtree Creek (Northwest CAC)
o   Z-51-19: 3700 & 3800 Glenwood Avenue and 3710 Exchange Glenwood Place; Multiple parcels fronting Glenwood Avenue on the west, and Exchange Glenwood Place on the west
o   Rezoning Z-53-19: 5512 & 5514 Thornton Road, on its south side, one quarter mile east of Wild Wood Forest Drive (District B)
o   Rezoning Z-8-20: 510 Carolina Avenue, approximately 300 feet south of the intersection of Carolina Avenue and Western Boulevard (District D)

o   11:30am – Safe, Vibrant & Healthy Community Committee (Virtual), agenda includes
o   19-04: Strategic Plan Review – Safe, Vibrant and Healthy Community Key Focus Area
o   19-01 Equality NC Recommendations – Municipal Equality Index Score

o   1:30pm – Economic Development & Innovation Committee (Virtual), agenda includes 19-01 Strategic Plan Review – Arts & Cultural Resources/Economic Development & Innovation Key Focus Areas

o   4pm – Growth & Natural Resources Committee (Virtual), agenda includes
o   19-03 Guidelines for Commercial Hillside Development
o   19-06: Strategic Plan Review - Growth and Natural Resources Key Focus Area

o   5:30pm – Arts Commission (Virtual)

Thursday, June 25
o   3pm – Transportation & Transit Committee (Virtual), agenda includes
o   19-03: Strategic Plan Review – Transportation and Transit Key Focus Area
o   19-01 Micromobility/Scooters

o   4pm – Planning Commission Committee of the Whole

o   5pm – Certificate of Appropriateness Committee (Virtual), agenda includes
o   COA-0018-2020: 1023 W South Street
o   COA-0040-2020: 620 N East Street
o   COA-0042-2020: 418 S Boylan Avenue
o   COA-0030-2020: 509 N Boundary Street
o   COA-0015-2020: 1102 W Lenoir Street
o   COA-0047-2020: 3108 Hillmer Drive
o   COA-0048-2020: 206 E Franklin Street
o   COA-0049-2020: 1010 W Cabarrus Street

Tuesday, June 30
o   9am – Planning Commission (Virtual)

o   4:30pm – Public Art & Design Board (Virtual)

Wednesday, July 1
o   7:45am – RHDC Research Committee

Thursday, July 2
o   3pm – Stormwater Management Advisory Commission

o   4pm – Art, Education, and Collections Committee

o   6pm – Parks Committee

Friday, July 3 – Independence Day Holiday
o   5pm – deadline to sign up to speak at July 7 Council meeting

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Please stay safe and follow official government guidelines during this public health crisis.

Your best sources of reliable information during the COVID-19 public health crisis are official government websites.

COVID-19 information from Wake County: http://www.wakegov.com/covid19/Pages/default.aspx

COVID-19 information from the City of Raleigh: https://raleighnc.gov/news/covid-19-information

Resources for people experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis:  https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NCRALEIGH/bulletins/2821263


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Friday, June 12, 2020

City Hall Update -- Week of June 15, 2020

City Hall Update – Week of June 15, 2020

Table of Contents
o   News you can use
o   Take Action
o   Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts
o   City Calendar
o   Surveys
o   Covid-19 info


News You Can Use
o   The City plans to resume bulky, special load, electronic waste (e-waste), and illegal dumping collections beginning June 15.


Take Action!!!

o   Sign up to speak at the June 16 afternoon Council meeting by 5pm Friday, June 12 https://raleighnc.gov/services/government/petition-address-city-council

o   Help stop the RDU Quarry
o   Take a survey at https://forms.gle/tsk3HvZPxbPT2YpC6

o   Sign up to speak at the 6pm June 23 public hearing at  https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3IF2etC5mkSFw-zCbNftGeTQwlSeD1RIhOMcQI6ad6VUQjVROFJNNE9BMVlJM0I0RjdEVUtWUzRSQi4u&fbclid=IwAR0bKViHIqh4R8fTYTdCEdX53OqMDphrzq_-zzmyylECSKdWH7mLkIgVoTI  Email info@umsteadcoalition.org to let the Umstead Coalition know you’ve signed up to speak, and they will reach out to you before the hearing date to work with you on what you will be saying on the big day.

o   Council will vote on Shelley Lake rezoning (Z-41-19) at their June 16 meeting.  Learn more at https://sites.google.com/view/weloveshelleylake and email CityCouncilMembers@raleighnc.gov with your concerns. NOTEThe public hearing for this item has been closed. If signed zoning conditions are in order, City Council may choose to act on the case or defer for further review. If Council acts on the case, any ordinance adopted shall become effective five days following a favorable vote, unless during the twenty-four hour period after the public hearing is closed, additional written comments are received by the City Clerk; in which case, the ordinance will receive a second reading and vote at the next City Council meeting, following Council’s receipt and consideration of such additional comments.


o   Check out the new Planning and Development website: https://raleighnc.gov/planning-and-development

o   Complete the 2020 Census form: https://my2020census.gov/

o   Request an absentee ballot for the 2020 national election: http://msweb03.co.wake.nc.us/bordelec/downloads/9forms/9formslist/AbsenteeRequestForm.pdf

o   More opportunities to comment – see Surveys below


Check out Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts

o   Councilor David Cox pledges support for Campaign Zero https://livableraleigh.com/councilor-david-cox-pledges-support-for-campaign-zero/

o   I helped Mayor Clarence Lightner create the CACs. Why is the current City Council so unwilling to listen to citizens? https://livableraleigh.com/i-helped-mayor-clarence-lightner-create-the-cacs-why-is-the-current-city-council-so-unwilling-to-listen-to-citizens/


o   NOW is your chance: help save Umstead State Park from that Giant Mining Pit/Quarry https://livableraleigh.com/now-is-your-chance-help-save-umstead-state-park-from-that-giant-mining-pit-quarry/


o   Citizens Speak Out:  When Council Silenced the CACs, Black Communities Suffered Most https://livableraleigh.com/citizens-speak-out-when-council-silenced-the-cacs-the-black-community-suffered-most/


o   In the “Save Shelley Lake” rezoning case, will Council do its job? Does it even know what its jobs is? (Councilor Buffkin: This mess is on you.) https://livableraleigh.com/will-city-council-do-its-job-in-the-save-shelley-lake-rezoning-case-does-it-even-know-what-its-job-is/


City Calendar
o   The meetings listed below appear on the City’s Events Calendar at www.raleighnc.gov



Monday, June 15
o   4pm – City Council Budget Session (Virtual), agenda includes
o   Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities follow-up
o   Stormwater Management Enterprise – Rate Adjustment
o   Other Items Identified by City Council for Question or Discussion
o   FY2021 Budget Ordinances and Resolutions

Tuesday, June 16
o   7:45am – Raleigh Historic Development Commission (Virtual), agenda includes
o   Subdivision – 542 East Jones Street – Oakwood
o   Recombination – 1315 Oakwood Avenue – Saint Augustine’s University
o   Historic Landmark Designation Application – Hillcrest Cemetery
o   Dix Park Community Committee Application

o   1pm – City Council Meeting (Virtual), agenda includes
o   Planning Commission Report
o   Text Change TC-1(A)-20: Parking Requirements – July 7 hearing recommended
o   Text Change TC-16-19: Accessory Dwelling Development Option – July 7 hearing recommended
o   Rezoning Z-41-19: Millbrook and North Hills, northwest quadrant of the Millbrook Road and North Hills Drive intersection (District A)
o   November 2020 Affordable Housing Bond - Policy Options
o   Police Department - Actions in Response to Recent Events
o   COVID-19 Updates - Reopening of City Facilities
o   CARES Act Funding – Housing & Neighborhoods and Public Transit Update
o   Dorothea Dix Park Updates
o   Downtown North-South Greenway Connector
o   Excessive Water Bill Leak Adjustment Policy
o   Midtown - St. Albans Area Plan
o   Public Comment
o   Petition Annexation- Contiguous- Inside ETJ – Public Hearing
o   Flood Maps – Proposed Changes – Public Hearing
o   Animal Control Ordinance Revisions - Sheltering During Extreme Weather

Wednesday, June 17
o   12n – Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities

o   12:04pm – CAMPO Executive Board Meeting

o   12:30pm – Fair Housing Hearing Board

Thursday, June 18
o   9am – Raleigh Civil Service Commission

o   1pm – Planning Commission Text Change Committee (Virtual)


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Surveys

o   Public Comment for Stormwater Design Manual Updates ends July 17: https://publicinput.com/StormwaterDesignComments

o   Provide Feedback on Blount Street-Person Street Phase 2 at https://raleighnc.gov/projects/blount-st-person-st-two-way-conversion-project

o   Please take the Greenway Master Plan Update survey at https://publicinput.com/Project/AccessCode?id=3Y4Ns4f2XGwQdv6GRopC1A%3d%3d

o   Learn more and comment on Blue Ridge Road Pedestrian Improvement:
https://raleighnc.gov/projects/blue-ridge-road-bikeped-improvements-project

o   Learn more about and comment on the Capital Boulevard North Corridor Study at https://raleighnc.gov/business/content/PlanDev/Articles/LongRange/CapitalBlvdNorth.html

o   Provide Public Comments for GoRaleigh Route 20 & 21 through June 17  https://publicinput.com/routes20_21



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Please stay safe and follow official government guidelines during this public health crisis.

Your best sources of reliable information during the COVID-19 public health crisis are official government websites.

COVID-19 information from Wake County: http://www.wakegov.com/covid19/Pages/default.aspx

COVID-19 information from the City of Raleigh: https://raleighnc.gov/news/covid-19-information

Resources for people experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis:  https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NCRALEIGH/bulletins/2821263


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Friday, June 5, 2020

City Hall Update -- Week of June 8, 2020

City Hall Update – Week of June 8, 2020

Table of Contents
o   News you can use
o   Take Action
o   Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts
o   City Calendar
o   Surveys
o   Covid-19 info


News You Can Use

o   City Council has a virtual budget work session on Monday at 4pm and a virtual regular meeting (no public comment period) on Tuesday at 4pm.  The Tuesday meeting includes a discussion of the Community Engagement Consultant as well as revised recommendations for interlocal funding from the hospitality tax as a result of the financial impacts of Covid-19.

o   The Planning Commission will be discussing the ADU text change at their virtual meeting on Tuesday at 9am.  Read more about ADUs at https://livableraleigh.com/1860-2/

o   Another hot topic at Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting is Rezoning Z-47-19, 4800 Duraleigh Road

o   Livable Raleigh is now on Twitter.  Check us out @RaleighLivable

Take Action!!!

o   Help stop the RDU Quarry
o   Take a survey at https://forms.gle/tsk3HvZPxbPT2YpC6

o   Sign up to speak at the 6pm June 23 public hearing at  https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3IF2etC5mkSFw-zCbNftGeTQwlSeD1RIhOMcQI6ad6VUQjVROFJNNE9BMVlJM0I0RjdEVUtWUzRSQi4u&fbclid=IwAR0bKViHIqh4R8fTYTdCEdX53OqMDphrzq_-zzmyylECSKdWH7mLkIgVoTI  Email info@umsteadcoalition.org to let the Umstead Coalition know you’ve signed up to speak, and they will reach out to you before the hearing date to work with you on what you will be saying on the big day.

o   Council will vote on Shelley Lake rezoning (Z-41-19) at their June 19 meeting.  Learn more at https://sites.google.com/view/weloveshelleylake and email CityCouncilMembers@raleighnc.gov with your concerns.

o   Complete the 2020 Census form: https://my2020census.gov/

o   Request an absentee ballot for the 2020 national election: http://msweb03.co.wake.nc.us/bordelec/downloads/9forms/9formslist/AbsenteeRequestForm.pdf

o   More opportunities to comment – see Surveys below


Check out Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts


o   Raleigh is in crisis:  What now for our City? https://livableraleigh.com/raleigh-is-in-crisis-what-now-for-our-city/

o   The City Council’s Affordable Housing Bond Issue: “Buckets” of Debt ($80 mil) in search of a plan https://livableraleigh.com/the-city-councils-affordable-housing-bond-issue-buckets-of-debt-80-mil-in-search-of-a-plan/


City Calendar
o   The meetings listed below appear on the City’s Events Calendar at www.raleighnc.gov



Monday, June 8
o   9am – Board of Adjustment (Virtual), agenda includes
o   BOA-0018-2020:  1723 Crossroads Arbor Way
o   BOA-0022-2020: 7830 Breckon Way
o   BOA-0019-2020: 1303 Boyer Street
o   BOA-0016-2020: 7201 Perry Creek Road
o   A-180-19: 8105 Greys Landing Way

o   4pm – City Council Budget Session (Virtual), agenda includes
o   Work Session Overview & Funding Options
o   Budget Note 6 - Stormwater Management Enterprise Rates
o   Budget Notes
o   Other Items Identified by City Council for Discussion
o   FY2021 Budget Ordinances and Resolutions

Tuesday, June 9
o   9am – Planning Commission (Virtual), agenda includes
o   Text Change: TC-16-19 Accessory Dwelling Development Option
o   Text Change TC-1(A)-20: Parking Requirements
o   Rezoning Z-17-19 Capital Blvd, southeast of its intersection with Peace Street (District C)
o   Rezoning Z-47-19 4800 Duraleigh Road, east side, south of Crabtree Creek (Northwest CAC)
o   Rezoning Z-8-20: 510 Carolina Avenue, approximately 300 feet south of the intersection of Carolina Avenue and Western Boulevard (District D)
o   Text Change TC-7-20:  Mezzanines

o   12n – Raleigh Convention Center Commission

o   4pm – Raleigh City Council (Virtual), agenda includes
o   2020 Census Update
o   Interlocal Funding - Wake Room Occupancy and Prepared Food-Beverage Tax Update
o   Community Engagement Consultant Introduction

o   4pm – Arts Commission Executive Committee

Wednesday, June 10
o   12n – Substance Use Advisory Commission

Thursday, June 11
o   11am – Webinar:  Phase 2 Guidelines for Parking, Curbside & Outdoor Dining, https://raleighnc.gov/events/rescheduled-webinar-phase-2-guidelines-parking-curbside-outdoor-dining

o   4pm – Planning Commission Transportation Committee

o   6pm – Human Relations Commission

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Surveys

o   Provide Feedback on Blount Street-Person Street Phase 2 at https://raleighnc.gov/projects/blount-st-person-st-two-way-conversion-project

o   Please take the Greenway Master Plan Update survey at https://publicinput.com/Project/AccessCode?id=3Y4Ns4f2XGwQdv6GRopC1A%3d%3d

o   Learn more and comment on Blue Ridge Road Pedestrian Improvement:
https://raleighnc.gov/projects/blue-ridge-road-bikeped-improvements-project

o   Learn more about and comment on the Capital Boulevard North Corridor Study at https://raleighnc.gov/business/content/PlanDev/Articles/LongRange/CapitalBlvdNorth.html

o   Provide Public Comments for GoRaleigh Route 20 & 21 through June 17  https://publicinput.com/routes20_21



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Please stay safe and follow official government guidelines during this public health crisis.

Your best sources of reliable information during the COVID-19 public health crisis are official government websites.

COVID-19 information from Wake County: http://www.wakegov.com/covid19/Pages/default.aspx

COVID-19 information from the City of Raleigh: https://raleighnc.gov/news/covid-19-information

Resources for people experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis:  https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NCRALEIGH/bulletins/2821263


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