City Hall Update – Week of May 11, 2020

City Hall Update – Week of May 11, 2020 Check out Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts: o Council to hear from developers, not the public, on rezonings https://livableraleigh.com/council-to-hear-from-developers-not-the-public-on-rezonings/ o Mayor Baldwin shows disdain for the public yet again https://livableraleigh.com/mayor-baldwin-shows-disdain-for-the-public-yet-again/ o Affordable Housing Bond Project lacks civic engagement https://livableraleigh.com/affordable-housing-bond-process-lacks-civic-engagement/ News you can use o Update on Raleigh Parks: https://raleighnc.gov/SupportPages/parks-covid-19-information o Changes to yard waste pickup: https://raleighnc.gov/sws-COVID-19 o Important issues on the agenda for Tuesday’s 4pm City Council meeting, including budget updates and updates on Police Advisory Board and on Hispanic and Immigrant Affairs Advisory Board Calendar The meetings listed below appear on the City’s Events Calendar at www.raleighnc.gov Monday, May 11 o Board of Adjustment virtual meeting. The meeting will be broadcast live on RTN 11, on the City’s website at https://raleighnc.gov/services/communication-and-outreach/watch-city-council-and-select-meetings-live, and on the City’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofraleigh/live. The meeting can also be listened to by telephone. For instructions on how to listen by phone, please contact Keegan McDonald via email or 919-996-4630. For more information about the remote meeting, including information about participation in an evidentiary hearing scheduled to be heard at the May 11 meeting, please visit the Board of Adjustment webpage. Agenda includes BOA-0073-2019: 200 W Lane St A-5-20: 200 W Lane St A-6-20: 200 W Lane St BOA-0006-2020: 1924 Capital Boulevard BOA-0009-2020: 3402 Leonard St BOA-0010-2020: 3609 Brook Drive BOA-0012-2020: 4121 Commodity Parkway BOA-0014-2020: 1516 Bethel Road A-10-20: 3700 Lake Wheeler Rd o 4pm – Greenway and Urban Trees Committee – TBD Tuesday, May 12 o 9am – Planning Commission virtual meeting. The meeting will be broadcast live on RTN 11, on the City’s website at https://raleighnc.gov/services/communication-and-outreach/watch-city-council-and-select-meetings-live, and on the City’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofraleigh/live, Agenda includes -- Text Change: TC-17-19 Design Alternates -- CP-8-18 Rogers Farm, on the north side of New Bern Avenue, east and west of N. Rogers Lane (District B) -- Rezoning Z-6-20: 2600, 2604 S Saunders Street, southwest of its intersection with Carolina Pines Ave (District D) -- Rezoning Z-12-20: Prince Drive. On the west side of Prince Dr, approximately 0.35 miles from the intersection of Tryon Rd and Jones Franklin Rd (District D) o 12n – Raleigh Convention Center Commission – TBD o 1pm – Raleigh Civil Service Commission virtual meeting to review proposed amendments to the City of Raleigh Employee Pay Policy o 4pm – RHDC Nominations Committee – TBD o 4pm – Raleigh City Council Virtual Meeting, agenda includes -- Hispanic and Immigrant Affairs Board Update -- Police Advisory Board Update -- Raleigh Water Enterprise -- Solid Waste Services Enterprise -- Stormwater Management Enterprise -- Other Enterprise Funds Update -- Other items: Resident Budget Survey Results, MSD RFP Update, Budget Note Requests o 4pm – Arts Commission – TBD o 5pm – Bicycle Planning Committee – TBD Wednesday, May 13 o 12n – Substance Use Advisory Committee – TBD Thursday, May 14 o 1pm – Pedestrian Planning Committee – TBD o 4pm – Planning Commission Transportation Committee – TBD o 5pm – Environmental Advisory Board – TBD o 6pm – Human Relations Commission – TBD o 7pm – Councilor David Cox remote listening session. Contact david.cox@raleighnc.gov for details Friday, May 15 o 11:30am – Affordable Housing Bond Advisory Committee Conference Call, 800-719-7514 (code: 963878) # Surveys Please provide input to the City of Raleigh’s affordable housing bond survey: https://publicinput.com/housing-bond-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 #