City Hall Update -- Week of April 27, 2020

City Hall Update – Week of April 27, 2020

NOTE:  DEADLINE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK AT TUESDAY’S PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IS 5PM TODAY (FRIDAY, APRIL 24)

Persons who wish to speak during Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting must sign-up on the Planning Commission webpage, (https://raleighnc.gov/planning-commission). The sign-up period will open at 5:00 p.m. on Friday April 17 and close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday April 24.

Calendar

Tuesday, April 28

• 9am – Planning Commission, virtual meeting will be broadcast live on RTN 11 (https://raleighnc.gov/services/communication-and-outreach/rtn-channel-11-and-video-services), the city’s website, (raleighnc.gov), and Youtube channel, (https://www.youtube.com/cityofraleigh), agenda includes
• Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-12-19 Kindley Street
• 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)
• Rezoning Z-28-19; 4915 Lead Mine Road. At the intersection of Town and Country Road and Lead Mine Road about three-fourths a mile north of Glenwood and Lead Mine Road. (District A)
• 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)
• Rezoning Z-38-19: 2108 North New Hope Road, near the intersection of North New Hope Road and Skycrest Drive

The following cases will not be discussed during the meeting:

• Rezoning Z-31-19: 5228 Needham Road, near the intersection of Blue Run Lane and Pine Drive at Buffaloe Road
• Rezoning Z-50-19: 913 Method Road, approximately 700 feet north of its intersection with Western Boulevard (District D)
• Text Change: TC-16-19 Accessory Dwelling Development Option
• Text Change: TC-17-19 Design Alternates
• Text Change TC-1-20: Parking Requirements, Building Height and Cottage Courts

• 7pm – Virtual Listening Session – Corey Branch – contact Corey.Branch@raleighnc.gov for access information

• 7pm – Virtual Listening Session – Patrick Buffkin – contact Patrick.Buffkin@raleighnc.gov for access information

• 7pm – Virtual Listening Session – Saige Martin – contact Saige.Martin@raleighnc.gov for access information

Thursday, April 30

• 7pm – Virtual Listening Session – David Cox – contact David.Cox@raleighnc.gov for access information

• 7pm – Virtual Listening Session – David Knight – contact David.Knight@raleighnc.gov for access information

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Surveys

• Please provide input to the City of Raleigh’s affordable housing bond survey: https://publicinput.com/housing-bond-2020

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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.

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

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City Hall -- Week of March 2, 2020

City Hall – Week of March 2, 2020

Contents

• News of interest
• ACTION ITEMS – What to look for in upcoming meetings
• Meeting calendar and agendas
• Surveys

News of interest

• It has been widely reported that Council Member Patrick Buffkin violated the rules of decorum by verbally attacking a fellow council member and at least one member of the public at Thursday’s Atlantic CAC meeting.

• City Council began a series of budget work sessions on Monday.  Many transportation capital projects, including sidewalks and road improvements, are facing serious shortfalls.  Council is debating whether to take on additional debt in order to partially meet some of the budget gaps. 

• Several CAC meetings were held last week and Glenwood, Midtown, Five Points, Hillsborough-Wade, and Atlantic CACs all passed resolutions asking the City to reinstate the CACs and affirming that they plan to continue operating in some fashion.  

• The Planning Commission met on Tuesday and Thursday to discuss a text change to authorize an “additional neighborhood meeting” to handle rezoning requests in the absence of the CACs. This is being rushed through and appears to offer no advantages over CAC meetings and, in fact, raises some serious concerns.

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

ACTION ITEMS – What to look for in upcoming meetings – check the calendar, show up, speak up!

• As usual there is a lot on Tuesday’s City Council agenda, including more fall-out from the dissolution of the CACs, and legalization of whole-house short-term rentals throughout the city.

• There will be some important and interesting updates at Thursday’s Stormwater Management Advisory Commission meeting.

• Remember that you can sign up to speak up to one hour before the Council meeting starts: https://raleighnc.gov/services/government/petition-address-city-council

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, 3/2

• 7pm – Central CAC, Crosby Garfield Building, 568 East Lenoir Street, Room 202, agenda includes
• Census 2020
• Future of the CACs
• 2020 Parks Bond
• Early Spring Social Event

Tuesday, 3/3

• 11am – Raleigh Transit Authority Route Committee

• 1pm – Raleigh City Council, agenda includes
• Planning Commission Report
• Rezoning Z-52-19: 1321 Jones Franklin Road, at the northeast corner of its intersection with Penwood Drive (District D)
• Rezoning Z-2-20: 1315 Jones Franklin Road, on its east side, 200 feet north of Penwood Drive (District D)
• Rezoning Z-39-19: 1031 North Rogers Lane, near the intersection of North Rogers Lane and New Bern Avenue (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-41-19: Millbrook and North Hills, northwest quadrant of the Millbrook Road and North Hills Drive intersection.
• Text Change TC-3-20: Additional Neighborhood Meeting
• Resolution - Council Appointments to the Raleigh Transit and the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Centers Authorities
• Nick Fugh, 214 W Millbrook Road, Eden Ridge Development, LLC
• Text Change - Private Use of Public Spaces – Pushcart Height
• Police Advisory Board Update
• Hispanic and Immigrant Affairs Board Update
• Raleigh Police Department - 2019 Traffic Stop Data
• GoRaleigh Bus Shelters – Follow Up from 2016 Design Competition
• Preliminary Resolutions - $17,446,666 Two-Thirds General Obligation Bond Sale
• Public Service Announcements - Gun Violence Prevention
• Guidelines for Staff Support - Council Member Town Hall and District Meetings
• Latta University Historic Park Master Plan
• Appearance Commission Annual Report and 2020 Work Plan
• Environmental Advisory Board Recommendations - Solid Waste/Recycling
• Residential Infill Development
• Short-Term Rentals

• 4pm – Wake BRT:  Southern Corridor Kickoff Meeting (Take Two), Garner Senior Center, 205 E. Garner Road
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• 7pm – Raleigh City Council, agenda includes
• Public Comment
• Downtown and Hillsborough Street Municipal Service Districts
• Tax Exempt Bonds Issue - Thales Academy - Public Finance Authority of the State of Wisconsin
• Sidewalk Improvements - Rembert Drive Part B
• Street Improvements - Turnbridge Drive
• Sidewalk Improvements - Freeman Street, Postell Street and Coleman Street
• Sidewalk Improvements - Brookhaven Drive
• Annexation Petition, Contiguous, Outside ETJ, Concurrent with Rezoning Case Z-37-19
• Rezoning Z-4-17: M.E. Valentine Drive, on the south side of the street between Concord Street and Friendly Drive (Hillsborough-Wade CAC)
• Rezoning Z-23-19: 13051 & 13055 Strickland Road (Northwest CAC)
• Rezoning Z-32-19: Sunnybrook Road, east side between its intersections with Carl Sandburg Court and Sungate Boulevard
• Rezoning Z-36-19: Poole Road, located in the northwest quadrant of the Poole Road and New Hope Road intersection
• Rezoning Z-37-19: 0 Page Road (Northwest CAC)
• Rezoning Z-46-19: Willow Run South NCOD. The properties along Willow Run South Drive and connected cul-de-sacs roughly between Newton Road and Van Thomas Drive (North CAC).
• Text Change for Zoning Conditions: TCZ-7-19/4251 Parklake Avenue (District E)
• Text Change TC-3-20: Additional Neighborhood Meeting

Wednesday, 3/4

• 3:30pm – Raleigh Transit Authority Finance and Policy Committee

Thursday, 3/5

• 10am – CAMPO Technical Coordinating Committee, 421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 203

• 11am – Raleigh Transit Authority Marketing Committee

• 3pm – Stormwater Management Advisory Commission, agenda includes
• Raleigh Rainwater Rewards projects
• Drainage Assistance Program project prioritization model
• Plan for advancing green stormwater infrastructure 
• Update on Stormwater design manual
• Floodprone area regulations

• 4pm – Art, Education, and Collections Committee

• 4:30pm – Appearance Commission, agenda includes 
• AAD-3-20:  5101 Capital Boulevard
• AAD-5-20:  200 W Lane Street
• AAD-6-20:  518 W Cabarrus Street

• 6pm – Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board, Five Points Center for Active Adults, 2000 Noble Road

• 6pm – 5-Year Consolidated Plan Draft Information Session, John Chavis Memorial Park, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

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Olde East Raleigh & Wakefield

http://publicinput.com/oldeeast 

http://publicinput.com/wakefield

Public comments through March 8

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Greenway Master Plan Update and Online Survey

https://publicinput.com/Project/AccessCode?id=3Y4Ns4f2XGwQdv6GRopC1A%3d%3d

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Southeast Special Area Study
https://publicinput.com/Y380

Comment by March 4.

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