City Hall Update – Week of July 6, 2020
Table of Contents
o Take Action
o Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts
o City Calendar
o Covid-19 info
Take Action!!!
o Sign up to speak at the July 7 evening Council meeting by 5pm Friday, July 3 https://raleighnc.gov/services/government/petition-address-city-council
o 4pm on Friday, July 10, is the deadline to submit applications to be considered for the District D council vacancy and to submit questions to be asked during a virtual candidate forum on Sunday, July 12
o With election season coming up, the Sierra Club’s Capital Group is looking for volunteers to help, especially on the political committee. You must be a member of the Sierra Club in order to join the political committee. Dues are fairly nominal. For more information, email capitalgroupsnc@gmail.com
o Provide Feedback by July 17 on the first draft of the stormwater design manual at https://raleighnc.gov/projects/content/PWksStormwater/Articles/StormwaterDesignManual.html
o Request an absentee ballot for the 2020 national election: http://msweb03.co.wake.nc.us/bordelec/downloads/9forms/9formslist/AbsenteeRequestForm.pdf
Check out Livable Raleigh’s latest blog posts
o Please sign the petition: ask council to appoint Kay Crowder to fill the District D vacancy https://livableraleigh.com/please-sign-petition-to-appoint-kay-crowder-to-fill-council-vacancy/
o Process to fill vacant City Council seat: is it transparent or inclusive? https://livableraleigh.com/process-to-fill-vacant-city-council-seat-is-it-transparent-or-inclusive/
City Calendar
o Virtual meetings are broadcast live on RTN11, on the City’s website at https://raleighnc.gov/services/communication-and-outreach/rtn-channel-11-and-video-services, or at the City’s Youtube channel at https://raleighnc.gov/services/communication-and-outreach/watch-city-council-and-select-meetings-live#paragraph--260826
Monday, July 6
o Lane Idlewild RFI Pre-Proposal Conference – Virtual (Phone: 1-408-418-9388, Access Code: 126 195 9292, Meeting Password: 53957872) (Webex link also available from City website)
Tuesday, July 7
o 9am – Public Hearing on RDU Quarry continues; Webex login details ar https://deq.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2020/06/24/wake-stone-public-hearing-continuation
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) – recommend September 1 public hearing date
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 (District E) – recommend September 1 public hearing date
o Rezoning Z-17-19 Capital Blvd. Located southeast of the Peace Street and Capital Boulevard interchange (District C) – requesting 60-day extension
o Request to Authorize Text Change - Maximum Limit on Allowed Outdoor Seating - Bars, Taverns and Nightclubs – recommend authorizing staff to draft an ordinance
o Rezoning Z-8-20: 510 Carolina Avenue, approximately 300 feet south of the intersection of Carolina Avenue and Western Boulevard (District D) – requesting 30-day extension
o Text Change TC-7-20: Mezzanines – recommend September 1 public hearing date
o Rezoning Z-47-19: 4800 Duraleigh Road, east side, south of Crabtree Creek (District E) – recommend September 1 public hearing date
o Rezoning Z-12-20: Prince Drive, west side of Prince Drive, approximately 0.35 miles from the intersection of Tryon Rd and Jones Franklin Rd (District D) – requesting 30-day extension
o Rezoning Z-50-19: 913 Method Road, approximately 700 feet north of its intersection with Western Boulevard (District D) – requesting 30-day extension
o COVID-19 Situation Update and Special Events
o Affordable Housing - The Summit at Sawyer and Toulon Place Developments - Additional Allocation for Gap Financing
o Lumley-Westgate Ebenezer Church Rd Bicycle Project
o Zoning for Equitable Development around Transit: Process for Revising and Applying Zoning Overlay
o Marketing and Ambassador Assistance - Additional Recovery Aid for Downtown
o Resolution - Use of GoRaleigh Buses by Law Enforcement
o Guidelines for Commercial Hillside Development Study
o Equality NC Recommendations - Municipal Equality Index Score
o Micromobility/Scooters
o 7pm – City Council – Virtual, agenda includes
o Public Comment
o Public Hearings
§ November 2020 Affordable Housing Bond Referendum
§ Extension of Bond Orders - 2013 Transportation and 2014 Parks Referenda
§ Stormwater Management Enterprise - Rate Adjustment
§ 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)
§ Text Change TC-16-19: Accessory Dwelling Development Option
§ Text Change TC-17-19: Design Alternates
§ Text Change TC-1(A)-20: Parking Requirements
§ Text Change TC-1(B)-20: Building Height and Cottage Courts
Wednesday, July 8
o 11am – Pre-proposal Conference for Property Management RFQ – Virtual (Phone: 1-408-418-9388, Access Code: 126 375 7675, Meeting Password: 43229286) (Webex link also available from City website)
o 11am – Poole Road Public Art Community Meeting – Virtual (registration required via City website)
o 12n – Substance Use Advisory Commission
Thursday, July 9
o 1pm – Pedestrian Planning Committee
o 3pm – Stormwater Management Advisory Commission – Virtual (registration required via City website)
o 4pm – Planning Commission Transportation Committee
o 6pm – Human Relations Commission
o 6:30pm – Poole Road Public Art Community Meeting – Virtual (registration required via City website)
Friday, July 10
o 4pm – deadline to submit applications for District D council vacancy
o 4pm – deadline to submit questions to be asked during Sunday’s virtual forum
Sunday, July 12
o 3pm – Virtual forum for five District D candidates
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Link to City Manager’s Weekly Report: https://raleighnc.gov/services/government/city-managers-weekly-report
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