Friday, February 14, 2020

City Hall -- Week of February 17, 2020

City Hall – Week of February 17, 2020


Contents
  • News of interest
  • What to look for in upcoming meetings
  • Meeting calendar and agendas
  • Surveys
News of interest
  • Last week the City Council held a two-day retreat at the Raleigh Convention Center. Just three days after Council voted to immediately disband the CACs, big donor John Kane was given an opportunity to present to Council and then took them on a bus tour to promote his planned development in Southeast Raleigh. He is asking for taxpayer dollars to help fund the development and will also be requesting a rezoning.  Also of note, the Mayor’s employer, Holt Brothers construction, is eager to build the proposed stadium: https://vimeo.com/261377404
  • At last week’s Council work session, we learned that Raleigh’s BRT got a promising recommendation which could turn into federal funding.  There was a discussion about how to get community input on Equitable Development Around Transit. In the absence of CACs, suggestions included sandwich boards and door-to-door canvassing.  Also, members of the Affordable Housing Bond Advisory Committee were announced:
  • Yvette Holmes – DHIC (co-chair)
  • Paul Kane – Homebuilders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (co-chair)
  • Tim Morgan – Evergreen Construction
  • Wayne Felton – RHA
  • Bill Ahern – Habitat
  • Bob Kucab – Former NCHFA ED
  • Andrew Sims – Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors
  • Rhett Fussell – Raleigh Area Land Trust
  • Dexter Herbert – Southeast Raleigh YMCA
  • Mary Jean Seyda – CASA
  • Kathy Johnson – Oak City Cares
  • Kia Baker – Southeast Raleigh Promise
  • Alice Lutz – Triangle Family Services
  • Seth Friedman – Passage Home
  • Dustin Engelken – Triangle Apartment Association
  • Danny Coleman
  • Yvonne Holley
  • WakeUp Wake County
  • Bill Rowe, NC Justice Center
  • Sonia Barnes, Aide to Congressman David Price

What to look for in upcoming meetings
  • At Tuesday’s afternoon Council meeting there will be an update on community engagement.
  • Also on 2/18 the Planning Commission’s Text Change Committee will discuss Accessory Dwelling Units.  The plan seems to be to allow them by right throughout the City, thereby potentially doubling zoning density without any input from residents.
  • Residential Infill and short-term rentals will be discussed at Tuesday’s Safe, Vibrant, and Healthy Communities Committee meeting.  The draft ordinance appears to allow whole house rentals anywhere, which will deplete housing stock and introduce commercial activity into residential neighborhoods.
  • On Thursday there will be opportunities for public input on Wake BRT and on a potential Parks Bond – check the calendar below for times and locations.
  • This Saturday, 2/22, there will be a community engagement workshop. This doesn’t seem to have been well-publicized, but it’s important to turn out, especially in light of the CAC decision.  See details in the calendar listing below, including how to RSVP.

Calendar
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.
Monday, 2/17
  • 5pm – Bicycle Planning Committee

  • 6:30pm – Oberlin: A Village Rooted in Freedom, preview screening, Oberlin Baptist Church, 806 Oberlin Road
Tuesday, 2/18
  • 7:45am – Raleigh Historic Development Commission, agenda includes
    • Rezoning Case: 1915 New Bern Avenue; Z-5-20; Longview Gardens National Register Historic District
    • Recombination - 1343-1349 Courtland Drive - Mordecai
  • 9am – Green Stormwater Infrastructure Committee
  • 11:30am – City Council Work Session, agenda includes
    • Greenways as Transportation Corridors
    • Review of Business Investment Grant Policy
  • 1pm – City Council meeting, agenda includes
    • Rezoning Z-4-17: M.E. Valentine Drive, on the south side of the street between Concord Street and Friendly Drive (Hillsborough-Wade CAC)
    • Text Change Zoning Conditions: TCZ-7-19/4251 Parklake Avenue
    • Community Engagement Update
    • John Chavis Memorial Park - Historic Interpretive Exhibit Process
    • Options for Remote City Council Meetings
    • Request to Relocate Abandoned Cemetery - 4800 Duraleigh Road
    • Dorothea Dix Park Gateway Plaza and Play Consultant Selection
    • Annual Funding - Wake Transit Tax District
    • Informational Update - UDO Manual Update Processes
    • Floodprone Area Regulations
    • 90 Day Repair or Demolish
    • Text Change for Zoning Conditions: TCZ-5-19/3708 Rock Quarry Road
    • Rezoning Z-43-19: Leesville Road. The northwest quadrant of the I-540 / Leesville Road interchange (Northwest CAC).
    • Residential Infill Development
  • 4pm – Planning Commission Text Change Committee, agenda includes
    • TC-17-19 – Design Alternates
    • TC-16-19 – Accessory Dwelling Development Option
  • 4pm – Safe, Vibrant & Healthy Community Committee, agenda includes Residential Infill and Short-term rentals
  • 5pm – Janitorial Services Educational Workshop, John Chavis Memorial Park, 505 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
  • 5:30pm – Arts Commission
  • 7pm – West CAC, Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive, agenda includes
    • Blue Ridge Road Pedestrian Improvement Presentation
    • Rezoning:  1321 Jones Franklin Road – VOTE Anticipated
    • Rezoning:  1315 Jones Franklin Road – VOTE Anticipated
    • Rezoning:  5416 Chapel Hill Road
    • Rezoning:  913 Method Road
    • Discussion:  City Council’s recent decision disbanding CACs
Wednesday, 2/19
  • 12n – CAMPO Executive Board Meeting, 421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 203
  • 12:30pm – Fair Housing Hearing Board
  • 6:30pm – Oberlin: A Village Rooted in Freedom, preview screening, NC Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road
Thursday, 2/20
  • 9am – Raleigh Civil Service Commission
  • 9am – Planning Commission Strategic Planning Committee
  • 12n – Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities
  • 4pm – Wake BRT:  Southern Corridor Kickoff Meeting, Garner Senior Center, 205 E. Garner Road, Garner
  • 4:30pm – Appearance Commission
  • 6pm – Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board, Five Points Center for Active Adults, 2000 Noble Road, agenda includes discussion of special bond projects
  • 7pm – Atlantic CAC, Green Road Community Center, 4201 Green Road
  • 10pm – Oberlin: A Village Rooted in Freedom, UNC-TV
Friday, 2/21
  • 1pm – Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission, Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive
Saturday, 2/22
  • 11am – Community Workshop on engagement, Walnut Creek Wetlands Center, 950 Peterson Street, RSVP to Kristin.williams@raleighnc.gov or 919-996-2494
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Southeast Special Area Study
Raleigh City Planning is launching the second phase of its study of the Southeast Area. Please watch a video presentation of the top priorities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDgovTdKmag&feature=youtu.be

Then, lend your voice by completing the survey by Wednesday, March 4 at https://publicinput.com/Y380
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Midtown St. Albans Area Plan
The final Midtown project report is available for review at https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR22/MidtownStAlbansReport.pdf

If you have comments on or questions about the report and next steps, contact the project manager, Jason Hardin, at 919-996-2657 or Jason.Hardin@raleighnc.gov.

Submit comments through March 1st.
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Blue Ridge Road Bike/Pedestrian Improvements Project
Submit public comments through February 24th.
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Public Comment Opportunity for Future NCDOT Projects in Division 5
NCDOT has a public comment opportunity for you to give input on what transportation projects you'd like to see in the near future. On Feb. 4-6, Division 5 will host open houses at the division office. You also can submit comments online now through Feb. 28. Details: https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2020/Public-Comment-Opportunity-for-Future-NCDOT-Projects.aspx
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2021 Wake Transit Plan – information and comment opportunity
Now through February 29.
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Dix Park Conservancy Survey
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New Bus Shelter Survey
Per the City of Raleigh, the custom shelters cost an estimated $8300 each.  Standard shelters cost an estimated $4700 each.

https://goraleigh.org/news/goraleigh-needs-public-input-custom-shelter-design
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Student survey regarding CAC effectiveness
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