City Hall -- Week of April 6, 2020

City Hall – Week of April 6, 2020

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

• Link to City Manager’s Weekly Report: https://raleighnc.gov/services/government/city-managers-weekly-report

Raleigh City Council to be held virtually April 7, 2020

The State of North Carolina, Wake County, and the City of Raleigh have all declared States of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 virus. The County and the City of Raleigh also adopted a Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions, which is intended to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus by, among other things: requiring individuals to remain in their homes, except for certain essential activities, closing many businesses to the public, and prohibiting any gatherings which do not comply with its terms. Because of the risks to the public that would arise from continued in person meetings, the City is converting City Council meeting on April 7 to a remote electronic format for the duration of the State of Emergency.

The general public and employees who wish to view the meetings can watch via the regular channels – the City’s website, YouTube, or RTN 11 – but the meeting will look a bit different than usual. Instead of the Council Chamber, viewers will see speakers on their webcams and any PowerPoint presentations will be shared via the Webex platform. The meetings will take a little longer to allow for speakers to transition and other logistical aspects. We will evaluate these meetings and may explore applying similar tools to future meetings as needed. We are excited to test this process and we everyone’s patience as we navigate this new way of meeting.

Tuesday, April 7

• 1pm – City Council Virtual Meeting, agenda includes
• Rezoning Z-41-19: Millbrook and North Hills, northwest quadrant of the Millbrook Road and North Hills Drive intersection (District A)
• COVID-19 Public Health Crisis - Situation Update
• Small Business Update - Overview of Federal, State and Local Resources
• Emergency Assistance - Families Residing in Hotels
• Raleigh Water Rates – Temporary Tier-3 Threshold Adjustment
• City Council Meeting Schedule
• Report and recommendation of the Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board regarding Bond Referendum Project Recommendations

• 7pm – City Council Virtual Meeting, agenda includes

The Following Previously Scheduled Public Hearings will be deferred to May 5 as identified by the District Council Member

• Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-1-20 Swift Creek Watershed (District D)- To Be Deferred
• Comprehensive Plan Amendment: CP-11-19 West Morgan Street (District D) - To Be Deferred
• Rezoning Case Z-1-20: 2634 Oberlin Road, on both sides of Greenway Avenue (District E) - To Be Deferred
• Rezoning Z-23-19: 13051 & 13055 Strickland Road (District E) - To Be Deferred
• Rezoning Z-39-19: 1031 North Rogers Lane, near the intersection of North Rogers Lane and New Bern Avenue (District C) - To Be Deferred

Staff recommends the following public hearing be deferred due to new federal guidelines

• Consolidated Plan on City Housing and Community Development - Defer to June 2

The following public hearings will be conducted during the April 7 Virtual Council meeting

• Public Nuisance Abatement - Property Liens
• Two-thirds General Obligation Bond Anticipation Note Sale
• Street Name Change - SNC-01-2020 - Tryon Road (portion) - The Arts
• Street Name Change - SNC-02-2020 - Tryon Road (portion) - Broomfield Hunter Lane
• Rezoning Z-32-19: Sunnybrook Road, east side between its intersections with Carl Sandburg Court and Sungate Boulevard (District C)
• Rezoning Z-44-19: Gresham Lake Road and Litchford Road, west of Nichols Road (District A)
• Rezoning Z-45-19: W South Street. At the southwest quadrant of the intersection of W South St and S Saunders St, approximately 550 feet north of Western Blvd. (District D)
• Rezoning Z-49-19: Rock Quarry Road & Sunnybrook Road (District C)
• Rezoning Z-2-20: 1315 Jones Franklin Road, on its east side, 200 feet north of Penwood Drive (District D)
• Rezoning Z-52-19: 1321 Jones Franklin Road, at the northeast corner of its intersection with Penwood Drive (District D)
• Rezoning Z-3-20: 4102, 4108 Virtuous Street, south of the intersection of Jones Sausage Road and Generosity Court (District C)

Friday, April 10

• 11:30am – Affordable Housing Bond Advisory Committee Conference Call.  Email Judith.blaeske@raleighnc.gov for the call-in number

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Southeast Special Area Study ETJ Options Survey

https://publicinput.com/Y380?fbclid=IwAR2Qy1LoHYKPDmLg2_aM4u0nfSSAQk3YURzHHA32WmcbdseYPVs3xJAYd14

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Raleigh BRT:  Equitable Development Around Transit

https://publicinput.com/6700/

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This Week/Next Week at City Hall -- June 17, 2019

This Week/Next Week at City Hall – June 17, 2019

This is only a partial listing.  Go to RaleighNC.gov to find links to latest meeting agendas and materials and also for updates on meeting cancellations.

All meetings are held at Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street, unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, 6/15

• 8:30am – District D Neighborhood Alliance, Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive

• 10am – District E monthly meeting featuring Stormwater Program Manager Wayne Miles, Laurel Hills Community Center, 3808 Edwards Mill Road

Sunday, 6/16

• 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm – Raleigh Trolley Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month, Mordecai Historic Park

• 6pm – Summer Concert Series, Milagro Saints, Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay Street

Monday, 6/17

• 5pm – Bicycle Planning Committee

• 6pm – Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission, agenda includes
• Bicycle parking standards
• FY2020 Work Plan Development
• Review of Proposed UDO 2-lane cross sections
• Downtown Transportation Plan

Tuesday, 6/18

• 7:45am – RHDC, agenda includes
• Latta House and University Site Master Plan
• Annual Report and 2019-20 Work Plan
• Impact of Change in National Register Historic Districts
• Rezoning case Z-6-19, S. Harrington St., W. Martin St., & W. Davie St., Depot National Register Historic District
• Rezoning case Z-6-19, Fayetteville St., W. Martin St., & W. Davie St., Fayetteville Street National Register Historic District

• 11:30am – City Council Work Session, agenda includes
• 2017 Transportation Bond Update
• Comprehensive Plan – Street Plan Update

• 1pm – City Council meeting, agenda includes
• Z-35-18, Pollock Place
• TCZ-1-19, 5001 Spring Forest Road
• TC-1[C]-18, Omnibus List 2019 Processes and Procedures
• 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update:  CP-2(B)-19 Coordinating Land Use and Transportation
• On-street parking – Wake Forest Road, Blount Street, Person Street Improvement Phase 1
• Leesville Road Part B Improvement Project
• Marsh Creek/Trawick Road Improvement Project
• John Chavis Memorial Park Improvements Project – Construction Bid Update
• Brentwood Park Improvements Phase One – 30% Design Status Update
• Interlocal License Agreement – Brookhaven Park – Wake County Public School System
• Tax Exempt Bonds – Ravenscroft School
• Demolition – Property Lien
• Public Nuisance Abatement – Property Liens
• Petition Annexation
• Z-4-19, Freedom Drive
• Z-36-18, W. Martin Street
• TC-2-19, Design Adjustments

• 4pm – Planning Commission Text Change Committee

• 4pm – Harrington Street Cycletrack Open House, State of Beer, 401a Hillsborough Street

• 5:30pm – Arts Commission

• 6:30pm – RPD Face to Face:  8 years of traffic stop data and the Importance of Equity in Police-Community Interactions, Hilton Garden Inn Crabtree, 3912 Arrow Drive

• 6:30pm – Help shape the future of southeast Raleigh, The Passage Church, 4419 Smithfield Road

• 7pm – North CAC, Abbott Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Road, agenda includes
• Digital Connectors Program
• Police oversight board
• Recovery Communities of NC

• 7pm – West CAC, Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive, agenda includes
• Raleigh Digital Connectors Program
• I-440 Widening and Hillsborough/Blue Ridge Project Update
• West CAC Board Elections discussion
• Proposals for community awards
• Open forum for resident concerns

Wednesday, 6/19

• 12:30pm – Fair Housing Hearing Board

• 4pm – CAMPO TAC

• 6pm – Historical Resources and Museum Advisory Board

• 7pm – Raleigh Citizens Advisory Council

Thursday, 6/20

• 9am – Civil Service Commission

• 11am – Green Stormwater Infrastructure Committee, Professional Building, 127 W. Hargett Street

• 12pm – Mayor’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities

• 3pm – Transportation & Transit Committee

• 4pm – Planning Commission 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update

• 4:30pm – Appearance Commission

• 6pm – Parks Rec & Greenway Advisory Board, agenda includes
• Recreation and Cultural Resources Director Hiring Process
• Devereux Meadows Update
• Baileywick Park Master Plan Amendment & Schematic Design Presentation
• FY20 Work Plan Approval

• 6:30pm – RPD Face to Face:  8 years of traffic stop data and the Importance of Equity in Police-Community Interactions, Raleigh Convention Center, 500 South Salisbury Street

• 6:30pm – Help shape the future of southeast Raleigh, The Passage Church, 4419 Smithfield Road

• 7pm – Atlantic CAC, Green Road Community Center, 4201 Green Road, agenda includes
• Bonds Educational Presentation
• Brockton Lake Project Update

Saturday, 6/22

• 9am – District C Monthly Meeting, The Vital Link, 1214 E. Lenoir Street

Sunday, 6/23

• 6pm – Raleigh Concert Band at Pullen Park

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Midtown-St. Albans & Six Forks Road Corridor

Two surveys, one on Midtown-St. Albans and one on the Six Forks Road Corridor close on June 24.  Learn more and take the surveys at https://www.raleighnc.gov/business/content/PlanDev/Articles/LongRange/MidtownStAlbans.html

The Neuse River Blueway Plan

The City of Raleigh has kicked off the planning process for Neuse River Blueway Plan and we want to hear from you! The Neuse River Blueway Plan will be a comprehensive vision for conservation and water-based recreation, which will inspire residents and visitors of the Triangle to get outdoors, reconnect with Raleigh’s largest river and explore everything that the Neuse has to offer.

TAKE THE SURVEY HERE

How to Advocate for YOUR Neighborhood

Keeping Growth in SCALE with our Neighborhoods

Are you interested in influencing the future of Raleigh?  

Do you prefer growth that enhances neighborhoods and that doesn’t run the risk of overwhelming existing infrastructure like roads, water and sewer, and schools? 

Would you like to see costs of infrastructure expansion shared fairly?

Then please contact Community SCALE to join the SCALE-Forum, a group of like-minded Raleigh residents who support growth that: 

·      accommodates and encourages compatible development in existing residential neighborhoods, 

·      while reinforcing the established character of the neighborhood, and 

·       mitigating adverse impacts on adjacent homes.* 

And please consider taking the following additional actions.

·       Make sure you and your family and friends are registered to vote. Mark your calendars for City Council elections on 10/10/17.  The power of one vote – your vote – is magnified because turnout is historically low for these elections.  In 2015 Raleigh City Council elections, one district race was decided by just 237 votes.

·       Go to RaleighNC.gov and sign up to get notifications of meetings and other topics of interest (subscriptions tab on the top right page menu of many service pages). 

·       Write and call City Council members and Planning Commission members whenever you see/hear about an issue of interest.

·       Attend meetings of the City Council, the Council’s Growth and Natural Resources Committee, and the Planning Commission when you can.  Meeting dates and agendas at City Council at RaleighNC.gov. Planning Commission details can be found here. 

·       Attend your Citizen Advisory Council (CAC) meetings. If you live in Raleigh, you automatically are a member of a Citizens Advisory Council. The City of Raleigh has 19 CACs, each representing a different geographic region of the city.

·       If you're in District D (or even if you're not), go to DDNA meetings on the 3rd Saturday of most months. 8:30 a.m., at the Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive, Raleigh, NC. 

Community SCALE (Streets that connect people under a Canopy of trees with Architecture of different types and Land preserved for a neighborhood Everyone can enjoy) formed in 2007, and in 2009 incorporated as a nonprofit to help keep the citizens of Raleigh informed about a variety of development-related topics. 

Among Community SCALE’s most important projects has been advocating for the development of Residential Infill Compatibility Standards; these are a now a component of the Unified Development Ordinance code and regulations.  SCALE continues to play a role in advocating for responsible growth.

*From the City of Raleigh Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Infill Compatibility Standards intent statement.