June 1 & 2 City Council Meetings

Jun 2, 2026 | Blog

Full agenda and supporting documents for June 1 Budget Work Session available at https://pub-raleighnc.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=1d58ed6c-746a-424a-8772-6af94cb796f8&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English

Full agenda and supporting documents for June 2 Council Afternoon and Evening Sessions available at https://pub-raleighnc.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=56652274-6caf-4f3e-aeee-02495c8a8871&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Council unanimously agreed to a number of changes as recommended by the Transportation & Transit Committee regarding Traffic Calming.
  • Because most neighborhood ballots are approved anyway, there will be no further neighborhood ballots on speed limit reductions, line of sight issues, or multi-way stops but instead those decisions will be delegated to the Transportation Director.
  • Neighborhood ballots will also be eliminated for issues that meet objective safety standards.
  • It was pointed out that staff experience challenges in communicating with neighborhoods about these issues. OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE CACs!!!
  • The pros and cons of three-year waiting periods to un-do traffic calming measures will be presented in a managers update.
  • Mayor Pro Tem Harrison asked for a committee assignment or work session to discuss Raleigh’s drinking water supply. City Manager will decide which makes most sense, noting that a Regional approach will be critical. Harrison also asked for an incident report on the Turkey Creek wastewater spill.
  • Councilor Jones will hold her monthly district meeting on June 10 from 6-8pm at La Cucina Italian restaurant and her monthly decoding democracy book club on June 13 at 9:30am at New World Café. She has also started a virtual series to review Council meeting agendas the Monday before Tuesday Council meetings. One was held last night and the next will be June 15 from 6-7:30pm.
  • Councilor Patton asked for some guidance on motorbike safety and awareness.
  •  Statutory Public Hearing – FY26-27 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget — 17 people signed up to speak, so were allotted two minutes each, but five of the 17 did not show up. Topics covered included affordable housing, trees, infill development, the rising cost of living, and safe streets.
  • Text Change to Zoning Conditions TCZ-02-26: 4601 Creedmoor Road, at the intersection of Creedmoor Road and Glenwood Avenue (District E) — Unanimously agreed to postpone to July 7 at 1pm due to inadequate notice in the News & Observer
  • Rezoning Z-43-25 6309 Litchford Road, West Side of Litchford Road, 800 feet north of Atlantic Avenue Intersection (District A) — Applicant has offered major new conditions, so unanimously agreed to send back to Planning Commission
  • Rezoning Z-01-26: 307 W Martin Street, 311 Commerce Place, & 322 W Davie Street (District D) — Unanimously approved

June 1 Budget Work Session

FY2027 Proposed Budget Documents

  • The proposed operating and capital budget documents are available online from the Budget and Management Services department webpages on the City’s website.

 

FY2027 Budget Notes

o   Budget Note 1: Funding recommendations for the design and construction of a band stage at city plaza and for permanent art installation on the city plaza pedestals; requested by Council Member Lambert-Melton. Lambert-Melton qualified that he brought the bandstand stage forward because of decisions made at the Economic Development & Innovation Committee in conjunction with Downtown Raleigh Alliance. Council decided to defer funding until FY 2028 budget and request that staff looked at sponsorships. Will decide about art installation in the fall once once budget closes and it’s clear what monies might be available.

o   Budget Note 2: Funding recommendations to get 24,000 trees; requested by Mayor Pro Tem Harrison. Harrison asked for more detail to ensure the program will succeed and moved to commit $650k, but the motion was withdrawn until next Monday’s budget session and council agreed to revisit at next budget work session when staff will come back with recommendations about funding.

o   Budget Note 3:

o   Staff provided a list of comparable services provided by other cities/jurisdictions; requested by Council Member Branch.

o   Staff provided the rate structure over time for monthly solid waste fees; requested by Council Member Harrison.

o   Staff provided information on how much General Fund subsidy is provided to a Solid Waste Services Enterprise Fund by other municipalities; requested by Mayor Cowell.

June 2 Afternoon Meeting

PROCLAMATIONS

  • Mayor Cowell read a proclamation in observance of LGBTQ+ PRIDE month.

CONSENT AGENDA

  • Unanimously approved

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION

 In accordance with a prior request from City Council, listed below is a current forecast of upcoming scheduled public hearings:

June 16, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

  • Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) – SFRI Crest at Briar Creek Apartments LLC
  • Petition Annexation AX-8-26 – 204 Chatterson Drive (District A)
  • Petition Annexation AX-10-26 – 3027 Rock Quarry Road (District C)
  • Petition Annexation AX-11-26 – 6900 & 6950 Blue Run Lane (District B)
  • Petition Annexation AX-37-25 – 3900, 4024, 4020, 4016, 4017, 4008, 4000, 4013, 0, 4025, 4004, 4012, and 3904 Jones Ridge Trail; 4205 Aquarius Lane (District B)
  • Rezoning Z-39-25 – 319 Heck Street (District C) (Held open from May 19 meeting – 1 min, 25 seconds remaining in support; 0 minutes remaining in opposition)
  • Rezoning Z-44-25 – Jones Ridge Trail (District B upon annexation)
  • Rezoning Z-3-26 – 617 West Jones Street and 117 Glenwood Avenue (District D)
  • Rezoning Z-5-26 – New Bern Avenue Assemblage (District C)
  • Street Name Change – Church at North Hills Street to Bridge at North Hills Street

July 7, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

  • None

Rezoning Z-46-25: 523 South West Street, in Downtown Raleigh, at the intersection of West Lenoir Street and South West Street (District D)

  • Scheduled July 7 public hearing

Rezoning Z-48-25: 810 Blue Ridge Road and 4220 & 4401 Lake Boone Trail, at the intersection of Blue Ridge Road and Lake Boone Trail (District E) 

  • Scheduled June 16 public hearing

Rezoning Z-57-25: 8020 Litchford Road, 0.27 miles south of I-540 (ETJ) 

  • Scheduled July 7 public hearing

Rezoning Z-11-26: 3901 Stratford Court, 470 ft south of the intersection of Lakestone Drive and Stratford Court (District E)

  • Scheduled July 7 public hearing

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER

Urban Heat Resilience

  • Provided Council with an update from Raleigh’s first Urban Heat Resilience tabletop exercise. The presentation included a video debut featuring the voices of community partners who contributed their time and expertise to advancing resilience for Raleigh residents and the community-at-large. June 2 is Global Heat Action Day. Staff have aligned this update with the start of heat season and national heat and safety outreach initiatives. 

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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE

  • No Report/No Items Pending

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

  • No Report/No Items Pending

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE

  • No Report/No Items Pending

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE

  • Council unanimously agreed to a number of changes as recommended by the committee regarding Traffic Calming.
  • Because most neighborhood ballots are approved anyway, there will be no further neighborhood ballots on speed limit reductions, line of sight issues, or multi-way stops but instead those decisions will be delegated to the Transportation Director.
  • Neighborhood ballots will also be eliminated for issues that meet objective safety standards.
  • It was pointed out that staff experience challenges in communicating with neighborhoods about these issues. OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE CACs!!!
  • The pros and cons of three-year waiting periods to un-do traffic calming measures will be presented in a managers update.

REPORT OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

  • Mayor Pro Tem Harrison asked for a committee assignment or work session to discuss Raleigh’s drinking water supply. City Manager will decide which makes most sense, noting that a Regional approach will be critical. Harrison also asked for an incident report on the Turkey Creek wastewater spill.
  • Councilor Jones will hold her monthly district meeting on June 10 from 6-8pm at La Cucina Italian restaurant and her monthly decoding democracy book club on June 13 at 9:30am at New World Café. She has also started a virtual series to review Council meeting agendas the Monday before Tuesday Council meetings. One was held last night and the next will be June 15 from 6-7:30pm.
  • Councilor Patton asked for some guidance on motorbike safety and awareness.

EVENING AGENDA

MATTERS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING

Statutory Public Hearing – FY26-27 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget

  •  17 people signed up to speak, so were allotted two minutes each, but five of the 17 did not show up. Topics covered included affordable housing, trees, infill development, the rising cost of living, and safe streets.

Text Change to Zoning Conditions TCZ-02-26: 4601 Creedmoor Road, at the intersection of Creedmoor Road and Glenwood Avenue (District E)

  • Unanimously agreed to postpone to July 7 at 1pm due to inadequate notice in the News & Observer

Rezoning Z-43-25 6309 Litchford Road, West Side of Litchford Road, 800 feet north of Atlantic Avenue Intersection (District A)

  •  Applicant has offered major new conditions, so unanimously agreed to send back to Planning Commission

Rezoning Z-01-26: 307 W Martin Street, 311 Commerce Place, & 322 W Davie Street (District D)

  • Unanimously approved