Livable Raleigh

National Day of Racial Healing Event
2024-01-16 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | NC
The National Day of Racial Healing is an opportunity to bring ALL people in their common humanity to contemplate our shared values. Racial Healing helps build trust among people and restore communities to wholeness so they can work together to change the systems and structures that affirm the inherent value of all people.
The Raleigh Human Relations Commission is inviting residents of Raleigh to an uplifting evening to come together, contribute to a collective art project, and participate in healing discussions with their neighbors on how we recognize and appreciate each other. We hope you will join us!
Please register in advance to let us know that you plan to attend.

City Council Public Comments Meeting
2024-01-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
From: Dunn, Bryce <Bryce.Dunn@raleighnc.gov>
Date: Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Subject: City Council Public Comment – January 16, 2024 at 7:00pm
To:
Good afternoon,
Please Note Regarding January 16th Public Comment: In attempt to accommodate individuals signed up to speak during the January 16th City Council Meeting, the Public
Comment section of the agenda will now begin at 7:00 pm. Our hope is that this time change will make attending the meeting on Tuesday a little easier.
Also, due to the volume of requests to speak and in the interest of fairness and efficiency, each speaker on January 16th will be limited to one (1) minute at the podium
Thanks.
Bryce Dunn
Deputy City Clerk
City of Raleigh
Office of the City Clerk

Raleigh Civil Service Commission -- cancelled!
2024-01-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
The Civil Service Commission will meet in the Council Chamber at 9 a.m.

Fair Housing Hearing Board Meeting
2024-01-17 17:30 - 19:00 | Raleigh Pathways Center, 900 S. Wilmington Street
The Fair Housing Hearing Board works to improve public awareness of the City’s Fair Housing Ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in housing opportunities on the basis of race, color, religion, family status, disability, national origin or sex.
LocationRaleigh Pathways Center900 S. Wilmington StreetRaleigh, NC 27601
AgendaView agenda and minutes on BoardDocs

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 716 & 718 S Saunders Street: Z-54-23
2024-01-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Jaycee Park Community Center, 2405 Wade Avenue, Raleigh
Jan 17, 2024 6 p.m.
Jaycee Park Community Center, 2405 Wade Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607
716 & 718 S Saunders St
Z-54-23
Post Submittal
NX-3-UL w/TOD TO RX-7-UL-CU w/TOD
(Additional Information)
D
Toby Coleman
Burns

RHDC Nominations Committee
2024-01-18 08:00 - 17:00 | NC
Public Meeting – January 23, 2024

The Nominations Committee of the Raleigh Historic Development Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, January 23 at 4:00 p.m. in the Nash conference room on the 3rd floor of One Exchange Plaza, Raleigh, NC 27601.
For questions about the meeting, please contact historicpreservation@raleighnc.gov.

1. Call to Order

1.01 Call to Order and Welcome

2. New Business

2.01 Mid-Year Vacancy

3. Public Comment

3.01 This is an opportunity for the public to comment on items or issues that are not otherwise on the agenda. Please limit comments to 3 minutes per speaker

4. Adjournment

Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities Meeting
2024-01-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Raleigh Pathways Center, 900 S. Wilmington Street
The committee helps people with disabilities to participate in the economic and social life of the community. To this end, the committee promotes employment of people with disabilities and communicates their needs to local leaders and the public. The committee also sponsors activities benefiting people with disabilities and their families.
LocationRaleigh Pathways Center900 S. Wilmington StreetRaleigh, NC 27601
Meeting Minutes and AgendasView meeting minutes and agendas on BoardDocs

Ask-A-Planner - New Bern Station Area Plan
2024-01-18 15:00 - 18:00 | Tarboro Road Community Center
City staff will hold two New Bern Station Area Planning Ask-a-Planner open office hour sessions at Tarboro Road Community Center on Thursday, January 11 and Thursday, January 18 from 3-6 p.m.
Plan Recommendations
The plan proposes big ideas and details of how to:

Address affordability
Expand housing choices near bus rapid transit stations
Make walking safer and easier
Assist existing small businesses and future entrepreneurs
Tell the story of New Bern’s history and culture boldly in the form of public art and placemaking.

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: Multiple properties on Hillsborough Street & Turner Street (Z-83-22)
2024-01-18 17:30 - 18:30 | Method Road Community Center, 514 Method Road, Raleigh, NC, United States
Jan 18, 2024 5:30 p.m.
Method Community Center, 514 Method Road, Raleigh, NC 27607
Multiple properties on Hillsborough & Turner St
Z-83-22
Post Submittal
NX-3,NX-3-UL & NX-5-UL-CU w/SRPOD TO CX-12-CU & CX-12-UL-CU w/SRPOD
(Additional Information)
D
Worth Mills
Reckhow

Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board
2024-01-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
1. Call to Order

2. General Public Requests and Comments – (Please limit comments to 3 minutes)

2.1 We invite each person wishing to speak before the Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board to stand at the podium, state your name and address, and make your statement. Your information will be received and either placed on the next agenda, forwarded to a subcommittee, forwarded to the Raleigh City Council, referred to the Raleigh Parks and Recreation Director, or received as information.

3. Committee Report – Liaison Representative

3.1 Raleigh Youth Council (RYC)

4. Presentation

4.1 Raleigh’s Sustainable Business Toolkit

4.2 Updated Park Locator App Demonstration

5. Directors Report

5.1 Director

6. Committee Reports – Standing Committees

6.1 Parks Committee

6.2 Fred Fletcher Volunteer Committee

6.3 Greenways Committee

6.4 Sustainability, Wildlife and Urban Trees Committee

7. Committee Reports – Liaison Representatives

7.1 Arts Commission and PADB

7.2 Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission

7.3 City of Raleigh Historic Cemeteries Advisory Board

7.4 Dix Leadership Committee

7.5 Historic Resources and Museum Advisory Board

7.6 PRCR Parks Bond Community Engagement Liaison Reports
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

8. Chair Report/Announcements

8.1 Chair

9. Board Comments or Topics for Discussion

10. Adjournment

10.1 Adjourn Meeting

The Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board (PRGAB) will meet in-person in the Raleigh Council Chambers, 222 W. Hargett Street at 6:00 p.m.
The Raleigh Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board meetings are open to the public.
This meeting will be streamed for public viewing – watch meeting.
The PRGAB meets on the third Thursday of each month.

Alternative Response Program Community Engagement Pop-Up Event
2024-01-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Advance Community Health, 1011 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC, 27610
As a part of our ongoing efforts to expand our first-response efforts, the City of Raleigh and its partners are working to develop an alternative response program, outside of the Raleigh Police Department, to further address our community’s need for crisis prevention and management.
The City of Raleigh wants to hear your input regarding this program. Stop by to learn more and share your thoughts – look for Raleigh’s Community Engagement Van!
Friday, Jan. 199 a.m. – noon
Advance Community Health1011 Rock Quarry RoadRaleigh, NC 27610

Community Office Hours – Councilor Melton
2024-01-20 09:00 - 11:00 | CAM, 409 West Martin St, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States

Ask-a-Planner - New Bern Station Area Plan
2024-01-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Roberts Park Community Center, 1300 E. Martin St, Raleigh, NC, 27610

District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA)
2024-01-20 09:30 - 11:00 | Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27606, United States
Meeting this Saturday
January 20th 9:30AM

Our next meeting is scheduled for January 20th at 9:30 AM at the Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center and our District D City Councilor Jane Harrison plans to be in attendance.
This will be an open meeting so please bring your thoughts, concerns, and updates to share with the group.

Zoom Meeting

Councilor Corey Branch District C Meeting
2024-01-20 10:00 - 12:00 | 1214 E Lenoir Street, 1214 E Lenoir St, Raleigh, NC, 27610

Public Forum: Will New Bern’s Mass Upzoning Revitalize Neighborhoods or Eliminate Them?
2024-01-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Tarboro Road Community Center
Join us on Sunday, January 21st at 2pm at the Tarboro Road Community Center (121 N. Tarboro Street, Raleigh) to learn how you can help stop the city-sponsored urban renewal of New Bern Avenue. Stand up for Raleigh’s Black history and for revitalizing existing neighborhoods and businesses along the New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit line rather than forcing them out. [Background facts]
On December 12, in a landmark vote, the Raleigh Planning commission rejected the myth that local race-biased government policies have been cleansed from our nation’s urban renewal past.
While supporting the New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project, the Commission majority voted against Z-92-22, the largest ever city-initiated upzoning of 744 parcels of private land for multi story redevelopment along the New Bern corridor. The Commission maintained that the mass upzoning was premature and would force out existing Black and low wealth residents and businesses long before any revitalization initiatives could take hold.
The Planning commission’s action comes in the wake of a national awareness, led by the publication of Richard Rothstein’s ‘The Color of Law‘ (National Book Award finalist) and ‘Just Action.’ These books document the author’s findings that we still live in an apartheid society (Economic Policy Institute: How to challenge segregation), where Black household wealth is only five percent of whites’ due to segregation policies created at the national level and sustained at the local level. (Just Action p.4)

Rothstein: Black household wealth is only five percent of whites’ due to segregation policies created at the national level and sustained at the local level.

The Planning Commission’s action in rejecting Z-92-22 reflects Rothstein’s call for local action to “control urban gentrification, which too often ends with massive displacement of black and Hispanic residents from communities where they’ve benefited from established social networks, churches, and extended families — places they considered home.” (Just Action p.6)
Join us on Sunday, January 21st at 2pm at the Tarboro Road Community Center (121 N. Tarboro Street, Raleigh) to learn more about the local actions you can take to stop Z-92-22. Learn how you can help preserve Raleigh’s Black history and revitalize existing neighborhoods and businesses along the New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, rather than forcing them out.
NOTE: On January 30, 2024 the City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Z-92-22, the city’s proposed mass upzoning of 744 parcels of land in the New Bern BRT corridor.

BPAC Policy Committee
2024-01-22 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, Alex Rotenberry

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

Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC)
2024-01-22 18:00 - 20:30 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) is an all-volunteer advisory body, appointed by the Raleigh City Council. Members are responsible for making recommendations on the implementation of relevant programs, policies, regulations, and funding priorities regarding walking and bicycling in Raleigh.
MeetsThe third Monday of every month, unless otherwise specified. 6 p.m.BPAC Agenda

Heritage Park Planning
2024-01-22 18:30 - 20:30 | RHA Auditorium, 971 Harp Street, Raleigh
Happy New Year from the
Heritage Park Planning Team!
**Community Meetings – January 22 – 25, 2024**
Raleigh Housing Authority and Heritage Park Planning Team
invites you to attend our next community event!
This multi-day design workshop will offer flexible drop-in sessions as well as evening presentations. Over the four days, residents and stakeholders will have many ways to provide input and feedback on the redevelopment of Heritage Park.
The matrix below lists the meeting details.

As the date approaches, more information will be shared, and updates will be posted here: https://bit.ly/HeritageParkRHA

Midtown CAC Hybrid Meeting
2024-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC, 27609
As we start to plan our goals and guest presenters for 2024, I thought it might be best to start the year with insights from Council members. For our first meeting, we are very fortunate to have, as special guests, several members of City Council. While our Midtown Councilors Christina Jones and Mary Black do attend on a regular basis, we will have additional Councilors that many of you are familiar with but may not have personally met. As noted on the agenda, we will also have the pleasure of At-Large Councilor Jonathan Melton, District B Councilor Megan Patton, and District D Councilor Jane Harrison. While the meeting will be in hybrid format, I encourage everyone to come out in person for this special opportunity to meet and engage with the Councilors in a social environment for an open discussion of expectations, both on their part as well as from the community.

Our scheduled meeting is January 22, the fourth Monday of the month, from 7 to 9 pm. We are still doing our hybrid format, with guests preferably on site at Eastgate Park Community Center and virtual using Zoom for those that cannot attend. The Zoom link has not changed as of this date:

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
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Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting Monday, January 22, 2024, 7:00-9:00 pm
7pm — Call to Order and Welcome to Midtown CAC
7:05pm — Review of Minutes of Prior MCAC meetings Discussion of Minutes, Followed by Amendment / Vote
7:10pm — RPD officers Winkler and Garcia,
Activity and Crime Stats Report for Midtown Question and Answer
7:30pm — City Council Resolutions and Outlook for 2024
Special City Council Guests:
Mary Black (District A), Megan Patton (District B), Jane Harrison (District D) Christina Jones (District E), Jonathan Melton (At-Large)

8:40pm — Old / New Business, Announcements, Remarks
9pm — Adjournment

Eastgate Park Community Center Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Drive Raleigh, NC 27609
Zoom Meeting Link:
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Meeting ID: 861 7285 2122
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Visit our Midtown CAC Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MidtownCAC

Heritage Park Design Session
2024-01-23 08:30 - 12:00 | Heritage Park, 416 Dorothea Drive, Raleigh, 27601

Dorothea Dix Park Leadership Committee
2024-01-23 09:00 - 10:30 | 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
2024-01-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
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.

A. INVOCATION

B. PUBLIC COMMENT

C. COMMITTEE REPORT

1. Text Change TC-3-23: Clean Transportation Ordinance
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

2. TC-7-23 Mordecai NCOD
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

D. OLD BUSINESS

1. Rezoning Z-36-23: 1230 & 1234 South Saunders Street, west of the intersection of South Saunders Street and Prospect Avenue (District D)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

2. Rezoning Z-39-23: On the east side of Nowell Road, approximately 0.2 miles north of Chapel Hill Road (District D)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

3. Rezoning Z-41-23: Portions of 8301 & 8317 Buffaloe Rd, approximately 1/2 mile east of the intersection of Old Crews Rd and Buffaloe Rd
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

4. Rezoning Z-50-23: Varsity Drive, west of the intersection of Varsity Drive and Avent Ferry Road (District D)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

E. NEW BUSINESS

1. Rezoning Z-18-23: Wilson St. & Garner Rd. Assemblage, 1/4 mile north of the intersection of Garner Rd. and E. Tryon Rd.
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

2. Rezoning Z-53-23: Northwest of the intersection of Rock Quarry Road and Interlock Drive (District C)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

F. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Approval January 9, 2024 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

Safe, Vibrant & Healthy Community Meeting
2024-01-23 11:30 - 13:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
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.

A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIR

1. Item 22-02 Downtown Public Safety Update
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

B. PENDING ITEMS

1. None

Economic Development and Innovation Committee Meeting -- Cancelled
2024-01-23 13:30 - 15:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States

Heritage Park Drop-In Design Work Session
2024-01-23 13:30 - 16:30 | Heritage Park, 416 Dorothea Drive, Raleigh, 27601

Growth & Natural Resources Committee Meeting
2024-01-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
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.

A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIR

1. Item 22-08: Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-4-23 — Downtown Transition Areas (District D) (11/7/23)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

2. Item 22-09: Rezoning Z-35-23 — 0 Gorman Street (District D) (12/5/23)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

B. PENDING ITEMS

1. None

BPAC Planning Committee
2024-01-23 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, Jeronica Goodwin

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

Listening Session for an Alternative Response Program
2024-01-23 18:00 - 19:00 | RUMAH, 415 HIllsborough Street, Raleigh

Alternative Response Program Listening Session
2024-01-23 18:00 - 19:30 | NC
As a part of our ongoing efforts to expand our first-response efforts, the City of Raleigh and its partners are working to develop an alternative response program, outside of the Raleigh Police Department, to further address our community’s need for crisis prevention and management.
Join us to learn more about this program. This listening session is hosted in partnership with the LGBT Center of Raleigh and Emancipate NC.
Tuesday, Jan. 236 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Raleigh United Mutual Aid Hub415 Hillsborough St., Ste. 101Raleigh, NC 27603
