Livable Raleigh

Provide input on Raleigh's FY25 Budget at an upcoming Listening Session
2023-10-19 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Glen Eden Pilot Park, 1500 Glen Eden Drive, Raleigh
The City of Raleigh Budget and Management Services Department is hosting listening sessions with the community to pilot a new engagement approach for the City! Hearing from residents, businesses, and organization is critical to creating an equitable City budget. They are asking residents for input on items like transportation, housing, parks, and the environment.
Be sure to sign up for a session by clicking here: https://forms.office.com/g/6nmBjHXHdw.
Learn more about the budget process at https://raleighnc.gov/grants-funding-and-relief/budget-process or contact the City at 919-996-4270 or budget@raleighnc.gov
In-Person Listening Sessions:

Tuesday, October 10th, 6-7:30pm: District A Green Road Community Center
Wednesday, October 11th, 6-7:30pm: District B Abbot’s Creek Community Center
Monday, October 16th, 6-7:30pm: District C – John Chavis Park Community Center Reception Hall
Tuesday, October 17th, 6-7:30pm: District D Carolina Pines Community Center
Thursday, October 19th, 6-7:30pm: District E Glen Eden Park Community Center
Tuesday, October 24th 6-7:30 “Budget & Brews!”: Trophy Brewing on Morgan Street

Virtual Listening Sessions:

Thursday October 12th 6-7:30pm
Saturday, October 14th 10-11:30am
Wednesday, October 18th 12-1:30pm
Saturday, October 21st, 10-11:30am
Saturday, October 21st, 1-2:30pm
Monday, October 23rd 6-7:30pm
Wednesday October 25th 6-7:30pm
Thursday October 26th 12-1:30pm
Thursday October 26th 6-7:30pm

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 716, 718 S Saunders Street
2023-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Jaycee Park Community Center, 2405 Wade Avenue, Raleigh
Oct 19, 2023
6 p.m.
Jaycee Community Center,2405 Wade AveRaleigh, NC 27607
716, 718 S Saunders St
Pre-Submittal
NX-3-UL w/TOD to RX-7-UL w/TOD
(Additional Information)
D
Toby Coleman
Tartala

Pumpkin Palooza
2023-10-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Greystone Recreation Center, 7713-55 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh, NC, 27615
Come and join us for an evening of family fun and creativity as we ring in the fall season! We will decorate pumpkins and enjoy tasty treats to inspire the most outrageous designs and creations.
Fee of $12 include one pumpkin for decorating. If families want additional pumpkins, please register one person for each pumpkin.

Provide input on Raleigh's FY25 Budget at an upcoming Virtual Listening Session
2023-10-21 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-10-21 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-10-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-10-25 18:00 - 19:30 | NC

District C Community Meeting with Mayor Pro Tem Branch
2023-10-21 10:00 - 12:00 | 1214 E Lenoir Street, 1214 E Lenoir St, Raleigh, NC, 27610

Environmental Justice, Advocacy, and Community Action Event
2023-10-21 10:00 - 14:30 | Walnut Creek Wetland Center, 950 Peterson St, Raleigh, NC, 27610
Environmental Justice, Advocacy, and Community Action Event
Join us as we explore ways to tackle environmental justice issues. Learn methods to collaborate and champion for the protection of your community.
Climate change, pollution and an array of other factors disproportionately effect communities of color and low-income communities. Environmental Justice is an important part of improving and maintaining a clean and healthy environment for all people.
Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Saturday, October 21, 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Register today to be a part of this informative event.
For more information contact:
equity@raleighnc.gov
919-996-5740

PoeFest at Poe Health Center
2023-10-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Poe Health Center, 224 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh, NC, 27610
Stop by and say hello to our Community Engagement team members. Get informed on city projects happening around you and give us your feedback.

District D Neighborhood Alliance Town Hall Meeting
2023-10-21 13:30 - 15:30 | Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27606, United States
Residents of District D are invited to join City Council member Jane Harrison for a Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, October 21st from 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM at the Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center (5611 Jaguar Park Drive). The meeting will include city staff presentations on transportation and parks issues. It will take the place of the typical morning District D Neighborhood Association meeting

Mordecai CAC
2023-10-21 19:30 - 20:30 | Raleigh City Farm, 800 North Blount Street, Raleigh
Meet your neighbors at the Raleigh City Farm on Tuesday
Please join the MCAC at the Raleigh City Farm on October 10. We’re having our October gathering outside at the farm!
BYOB or grab some ice cream or a beverage from one of the nearby Person Street businesses. We’ll have time to socialize and see the farm, and then there will be a few announcements and introductions.

BPAC Policy Committee
2023-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
The Policy Committee focuses on pedestrian-related issues such as sidewalk construction and maintenance, crosswalk enforcement, and pedestrian safety.

Meeting Schedule: The forth Monday of every month at 12 p.m. unless otherwise specified
Meeting Location: Raleigh Municipal Building, Conference Room 419
Members: Joe Caruso (Chair), Kari Barsness, Elizabeth Alley

If you are interested in viewing the meeting or making a public comment, please contact Barbara.Godwin@raleighnc.gov.

Listening Session: Noise and Amplified Entertainment Ordinance Changes
2023-10-23 15:00 - 16:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
After the initial public feedback, updates were made on the proposed revisions to the noise and amplified entertainment ordinances. Review the updates on our webpage and come share your thoughts to City staff at the listening session.
Listening SessionDate: Monday, Oct. 23Time: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.Location: Municipal Building, Council Chamber, 222 W. Hargett Street

The Future of West Street at Peace Street and the Smoky Hollow Park
2023-10-23 16:00 - 18:00 | 621 Hillsborough Street, 621 Hillsborought Street, Raleigh

Fall-A-Treat
2023-10-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States
Treats and FUN! Join us at Carolina Pines to celebrate the fall season!
Come out in your costumes to enjoy scary scenes, music, and light refreshments!

Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting
2023-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting Monday, October 23, 2023, 7:00-9:00 pm
1) 7:00 Call to Order and Welcome to Midtown CAC
2) 7:05 Review of Minutes of Prior MCAC meetings Discussion of Minutes, Followed by Amendment / Vote
3) 7:10 RPD officers Winkler and Garcia,
Activity and Crime Stats Report for Midtown Question and Answer
4). 7:30 Master Project Updates for Neuse River Park and Kyle Drive Park
T.J. McCourt, Emma Liles
Planning Supervisor
Emma Liles
Capital Project Manager
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department
5) 8:30 City Council Updates
6) 8:50 Old / New Business, Announcements, Remarks
7) 9:00 Adjournment
In Person Location:
Eastgate Park Community Center
Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86172852122?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 861 7285 2122
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Visit our Midtown CAC Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MidtownCAC

In addition to our monthly police activity report and Councilor updates, we have additional City Park project news for the Midtown area scheduled for this month’s meeting. TJ McCourt and Emma Liles will be our guest presenters this month.
Breaking Information – what you will not see on the agenda is an update on the Six Forks road improvement project. You have probably seen this on the local news this week. We will have a brief discussion about the latest City proposals. For your review:
I am sending you to the City web site for more information but it is not current, after several requests to the City.
https://raleighnc.gov/projects/six-forks-road-improvements
Appended are the minutes from the September meeting, complete with all of the presentations for that evening. Please review the minutes prior to the meeting. In addition, you will find the agenda for the October meeting. The Zoom link is the same as previously used.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86172852122?pwd=[REDACTED]
We are still doing the hybrid format with in person attendance at Eastgate Park Community Center and virtual using Zoom. Details on location and connectivity are also provided in the attached agenda.
Looking forward to seeing everyone either in person (preferred) or on line. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, please contact me.
Thank you,
Larry Helfant
Midtown CAC Chairman
919-880-7692 (cell)

Dorothea Dix Park Leadership Committee
2023-10-24 09:00 - 11:00 | All Faith’s Chapel at Dix Park, 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27603
The Dix Park Leadership Committee exists to provide guidance to City staff, the Conservancy, and other partners on the implementation of the Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan.
The Dix Park Leadership Committee meeting will be held in-person at the Greg Poole, Jr. All Faiths Chapel at Dix Park, located at 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh NC 27603.
View Meeting Agendas and Minutes using the City’s paperless system.

Planning Commission
2023-10-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, October 24 at 9:00 a.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street in the City Council Chamber. Planning Commission meetings can be viewed on the city’s website and RTN 11.
For more information about the meeting, please contact Bynum Walter or visit the Planning Commission webpage.

A. INVOCATION

B. PUBLIC COMMENT

C. CONSENT AGENDA

1. Consent Agenda Process

2. CP-7-22 New Bern Station Area Planning Study and Comprehensive Plan Amendments
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

3. Z-92-22 New Bern Station Area Planning, 744 properties along New Bern Avenue between Downtown and Hedingham Boulevard / Freedom Drive (Districts B & C)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

D. OLD BUSINESS

1. Meeting Schedule Update

2. Rezoning Z-84-21: Millbrook Road, on the north and south sides, 300 feet east of Six Forks Road (District A)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

3. Rezoning Z-26-23: Glenwood Avenue, a portion of the block bounded by Glenwood Avenue, Boylan Avenue, North Street, and Lane Street (District D)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

4. Rezoning Z-27-23: Dawson Assemblage, a portion of the block bounded by Dawson Street, Lane Street, and Jones Street (District D)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

E. NEW BUSINESS

1. Rezoning Z-34-23: On the western half of the block bounded by Hillsborough Street, N Harrington Street, Morgan Street, and Dawson Street.
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

2. Historic Designations Overview
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

F. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Approval of October 10, 2023 Draft Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

G. OTHER BUSINESS

1. Report from the Chair

2. Report from the Members

3. Report from the Assistant Director
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

H. ADJOURNMENT

The Commission typically meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. The meetings are held at the Raleigh Municipal Building (RMB), located at 222 West Hargett Street. Meeting agendas are added to the BoardDocs agenda management portal on the Thursday before the meeting date. Planning Commission public meetings are broadcast live on RTN 11 and on our live streaming webpage. The Planning Commission subcommittee meetings are not broadcast live. To watch past meetings, visit our video services page.

Safe, Vibrant, & Health Community Committee
2023-10-24 11:30 - 12:30 | NC
A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIR

1. Item 22-02 Downtown Public Safety Update

Economic Development and Innovation Committee Meeting
2023-10-24 13:30 - 15:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIR

1. Item 22-01 Economic Development Roundtable – Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

2. Item 22-03 Gener8tor Music

B. PENDING ITEMS

Go to our Council Committees page to get information on how to watch the meeting, view agendas and minutes, view members, and see information about other Council Committees.

Growth & Natural Resources Committee Meeting
2023-10-24 16:00 - 17:30 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIR

1. Item 22-07 External Text Change Request- Mordecai Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Districts- Citizen Initiated
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

2. Item 22-06 Greenway Master Plan

B. PENDING ITEMS

Go to our Council Committees page to register to join this meeting.
You can also get information on how to watch the meeting, view agendas and minutes, view members, and see information about other Council Committees.

Public Art and Design Board
2023-10-24 16:30 - 18:00 | John Chavis Community Center, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
The Public Art and Design Board promotes and facilitates the inclusion of art into Raleigh’s public realm by establishing processes that create a connection between artists, partners, and communities to enhance the City’s vitality. The Public Art and Design Board serves as an advisory board for the public art program.
Learn more about the Public Art and Design Board
Meeting Details
The Public Art and Design Board will meet in person at the John Chavis Memorial Park Community Center located at 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Raleigh NC 27601. Contact Raleigh Arts to request an item for the agenda.
View agenda and past meeting minutes on BoardDocs

BPAC Planning Committee
2023-10-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
The Planning Committee focuses on bicycle-related issues such as bikeway design, wayfinding, and bicyclist safety.

Meeting Schedule: The fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:15 p.m unless otherwise specified
Meeting Location: Raleigh Municipal Building, Conference Room 419
Members: Pierre Tong (Chair), Mary Jo Gellenbeck, Celise Bravo-Taylor, Tammy Stern

If you are interested in viewing the meeting or making a public comment, please contact Barbara Godwin.

Provide input on Raleigh's FY25 Budget at an upcoming Listening Session
2023-10-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Trophy Brewing, 827 West Morgan Street, Raleigh

Hillsborough-Wade CAC meeting
2023-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | NC
Hi Hillsborough-Wade CAC neighbors,
A week from tomorrow, we will have our monthly Hillsborough-Wade CAC meeting on Tuesday, October 24th at 7:00 PM. We’ll be meeting on Zoom, the meeting link is below.
The main focus of this meeting will be a follow-up to our discussion and vote from our last meeting about the future direction of our Hillsborough-Wade CAC and CACs in general. Look for addition emails from me this week: (1) email on Tuesday with minutes from our September meeting, (2) email with link to video of October’s CEB (Community Engagement Board) meeting, and (3) email after Wednesday’s RCAC meeting. I hope these future emails will give you a good understanding of what’s going on with the efforts to improve community engagement in Raleigh. Hopefully this information will inform our group discussion at our October CAC meeting next Tuesday.
Current Agenda:
• Police report
• Update on RCAC and CEB meetings.
• Group conversation about the future of our Hillsborough-Wade CAC and CACs in general. What’s your vision?
• Discussion about creating a H-W CAC members-only meeting.
Please let me know if you have any topics you want discussed. Email, call or text me (contact information is below).
If your neighborhood has a listserv, please forward this email to your neighborhood. Thanks!
Hillsborough-Wade CAC October Meeting
Oct 24, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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See you next Tuesday October 24,
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Community Engagement Pop-Up at Rose Lane
2023-10-25 16:30 - 18:30 | Rose Lane, 3043 Woodmeadow Pkwy, Raleigh, NC, 27610
Raleigh’s Community Engagement Van will be at Rose Lane to discuss the Rose Lane Safe Access Flood Resilience Project. Stop by and say hello to our Community Engagement team members. Get informed about this and other city projects happening around you. This is a great time to give us your feedback!
Visit Raleigh Stormwater staff at one of these locations where it’s closest to you:

Belmont Drive (end of the street)
Jimmy Carter Way (end of the street)
Woodmeadow Parkway (near the playground)

Inglewood Sidewalk Project - Pop-up Public Meeting
2023-10-25 17:30 - 18:30 | NC
Join us for a pop-up style public meeting!
When? October 25, from 5:30 -6:30 p.m.
Where? Corner of Yadkin Drive and Inglewood Lane.
This is a great opportunity to talk with City staff and see the design plans.
Visit the Inglewood Sidewalk project page to learn more about this exciting project.

Artist Reception: It Ain't All Black and White at Block Gallery
2023-10-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Block Gallery, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601
Join us for an artist reception celebrating the It Ain’t All Black and White exhibition and artists on October 25, 5:30-7 p.m.
It Ain’t All Black and White is a photography exhibition curated by North Carolina-based photographer Leticia Clementina that encourages viewers to consider emotions such as serenity, apprehension, yearning, and more.
Learn more about It Ain’t All Black and White
Event Details

When: Wednesday, October 25, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
Parking: Visitors can park in the Municipal Building Deck at 201 W Morgan St. Raleigh, NC 27601
Where: Block Gallery, 222 W. Hargett St. (inside Raleigh Municipal Building)

Before visiting, please review the Raleigh Municipal Building rules

Cost: Free and open to the public

District A Town Hall Meeting
2023-10-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Sertoma Arts Center, 1400 Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC, 27612, United States
