City Hall Update -- Week of May 18, 2020

City Hall Update – Week of May 18, 2020 Take Action o Sign up to speak by 5pm Friday, May 15, at the May 19, 1pm Council meeting: https://raleighnc.gov/services/government/petition-address-city-council or send in written comments by 12noon on Tuesday, May 19 o Submit comments and questions about TC-16-19 (Accessory Dwelling Units) and TC-1-20 (Parking Requirements, Building Height, and Cottage Courts via Engagement Portal for Proposed Text Changes https://publicinput.com/F5368 o Apply to be a member of the Police Advisory Board https://raleighnc.gov/police-advisory-board Check out Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts: o City Council finds new and novel ways to do nothing about the RDU Airport Quarry https://livableraleigh.com/city-council-finds-new-and-novel-ways-to-do-nothing-about-the-rdu-airport-quarry/ o Nicole Stewart, your hypocrisy is showing https://livableraleigh.com/nicole-stewart-your-hypocrisy-is-showing/ o Raleigh, we have a problem: Our “Affordable Housing MoonShot” is way off course https://livableraleigh.com/raleigh-we-have-a-problem-our-affordable-housing-moonshot-is-way-off-course/ o Why did they kill our Citizen Advisory Councils? (the secret video) https://livableraleigh.com/why-did-they-kill-our-citizen-advisory-councils-the-secret-video/ o Wanda Gilbert-Coker: We Are Sick and Tired of City Council’s White Privilege https://livableraleigh.com/wanda-gilbert-coker-we-are-sick-and-tired-of-city-councils-white-privilege/ News you can use o Tuesday’s Council meeting will include the proposed budget for next fiscal year and a report from the Affordable Housing Bond Advisory Committee o Limited Curbside Yard Waste Collection Resumes May 19: https://raleighnc.gov/news/2020-05-07-city-raleigh-begin-limited-curbside-yard-waste-collection-may-19 o Summer camps cancelled through at least June 26: https://raleighnc.gov/SupportPages/parks-covid-19-information Calendar The meetings listed below appear on the City’s Events Calendar at www.raleighnc.gov Tuesday, May 19 o 11:30am – City Council Work Session – Virtual Meeting, no agenda items listed o 1pm – City Council Meeting – Virtual Meeting, agenda includes -- Planning Commission Report -- Text Change: TC-17-19 Design Alternates – recommend setting July 7 public hearing date -- Rezoning Z-6-20: 2600, 2604 S Saunders Street, southwest of its intersection with Carolina Pines Ave (District D) – recommend setting June 2 public hearing date -- Shared Streets for Social Distancing Accommodations -- Memorandum of Agreement - Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy -- Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Process to Relinquish -- Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-1-20: Swift Creek Watershed (District D) COVID-19 Situation Update -- Proposed Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2020 -- Tax Credit Application Funding Recommendations -- Report and Recommendation of the Affordable Housing Bond Advisory Committee - November Bond Referendum -- Public Comment -- Public Hearing: Petition annexation- Contiguous- Inside ETJ -- Public Hearing: Petition annexation- Contiguous Satellite- Inside ETJ -- Public Hearing: Debt Financing for Critical Public Safety Facilities o 4pm – Planning Commission Text Change Committee – TBD o 5:30pm – Arts Commission – TBD Wednesday, May 20 o 12n – CAMPO Executive Board Meeting – TBD o 12:30pm – Fair Housing Hearing Board – TBD Thursday, May 21 o 9am – Civil Service Commission – TBD o 9am – Planning Commission Strategic Planning Committee – TBD o 12n – Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities – TBD o 4:30pm – Appearance Commission – TBD o 6pm – Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board – TBD # 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 #