City Hall Update – Week of June 1, 2020
Take Action!!!
o Learn more and comment on Blue Ridge Road Pedestrian Improvement:
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https://raleighnc.gov/projects/blue-ridge-road-bikeped-improvements-project
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City Calendar
Monday, June 1
o 4pm – City Council Budget Work 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
Tuesday, June 2
o 9am – Planning Commission – Virtual, agenda includes
o TC-1(A)-20: Parking Requirements
o Text Change: TC-16-19 Accessory Dwelling Development Option
o 1pm – City Council – Virtual, agenda includes
o Rezoning Z-53-19: 5512 & 5514 Thornton Road, on its south side, one quarter mile east of Wild Wood Forest Drive (District B) – requesting 30-day extension
o Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-8-18: Rogers Farm, on the north side of New Bern Avenue, east and west of N. Rogers Lane (District B) – recommending July 7 Public Hearing
o Text Change TC-1(B)-20: Building Height and Cottage Courts – recommending July 7 Public hearing
o Rezoning 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 – requesting 45-day extension
o November 2020 Affordable Housing Bond Referendum – formal vote on purpose and dollar amount; public hearing to be held July 7
o Shared Streets for Social Distancing
o Compassion Fund - Update
o Small Business Relief Fund - Update
o Racial Equity Workshops for City Council
o Planning and Development - Community Engagement Process Development Study
o Wake BRT System Standards and Wake BRT New Bern Avenue Final Design
o Update - Notification of Meetings and Hearings to Renters as well as Property Owners
o 7pm – City Council – Virtual, agenda includes
o Public Comments
o Proposed FY2020-21 Operating and Capital Budgets
o Downtown Municipal Service District
o Hillsborough Street Municipal Service District
o FY2021-25 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, Citizen Participation Plan, and 2020-21 Annual Action Plan
o Street Closing STC-06-19: West Lenoir Street Right-of-Way
o Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-12-19: Kindley Street (District C)
o Rezoning Z-28-19: 4915 Lead Mine Road. Located at the intersection of Town and Country Road and Lead Mine Road, approx. three-fourths of a mile north of Glenwood and Lead Mine Road. (District A)
o Rezoning Z-38-19: 2108 North New Hope Road (District C)
o Rezoning Z-41-19 Millbrook and North Hills, northwest quadrant of the Millbrook Road and North Hills Drive intersection (District A)
o Rezoning Z-54-19: Kelley Austin Drive. At the intersection of New Bern Ave and Kelley Austin Dr, immediately to the south of the I-440 / New Bern Ave interchange (District C)
o Rezoning Z-5-20: New Bern Avenue. On the south side of New Bern Ave at King Charles Rd, approximately 0.25 miles east of Raleigh Blvd (District C)
o Rezoning Z-6-20: 2600, 2604 S Saunders Street, southwest of its intersection with Carolina Pines Ave (District D)
Wednesday, June 3
o 7:45am – RHDC Research Committee
Thursday, June 4
o 10am – CAMPO Technical Coordinating Committee
o 4pm – Art, Education, and Collections Committee
o 6pm – Parks Committee
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Surveys
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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.
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
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