Northwest CAC Meeting Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 7:15PM Greystone Recreation Center 7713-55 Lead Mine Rd. - Raleigh, NC Chairperson Jay M. Gudeman 919-789-9884 [email protected] NOTICE: PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAY, TIME, AND LOCATION FOR THE NOVEMBER MEETING! Vice-Chairperson Dorothee Schmid [email protected] 1. Welcome and Introductions Secretary Suzette Harrington 202-3161615 [email protected] 3. Raleigh Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Dept. Report Community Specialist Aracelys Torrez 919-996-5717 [email protected] City Planning and Development 919-996-2626 [email protected] 2. Raleigh Police Department Crime Report 4. Raleigh’s Housing & Neighborhood Preservation Dept. Report 5. Private Investment, Public Input: an Overview of Raleigh’s Zoning and Development Process--Doug Hill, City Planner 6. Vote on Rezoning Case Z-30-14 (Alexander Place, across from Brier Creek) 7. Presentation of Rezoning Case 7850 Brier Creek Parkway Graffiti Hotline 919996-6001 [email protected] 8. Vote on Rezoning Case Z-22-14 (Creedmoor Road) Northwest District/Police 8016 Glenwood Avenue 919-996-2300 10. Adjournment 9. New Business/Old Business Housing Inspections 919-996-2444 Solid Waste Services 919-996-6890 City Manager’s Office 919-996-3070 The Northwest CAC is actively seeking input from community members on topics you would like to see discussed in our monthly meetings! Northwest CAC Web Page http://www.raleighnc.gov/community/content/CommServices/Articles/CAC/NorthwestCAC.html Register to receive Newsletter via email https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/NCRALEIGH/subscriber/new?category id=NCRALEIGH C19 996-6100 · www.raleighnc.gov Northwest CAC NW Raleigh Police Station October 14, 2014 Attendance: Residents – 150+; Staff – 5; Presenters – 4 Group and the Keith Hawkins Development group. Proposal is for a RX5 a mix residential use. Located in Alexander Place (on the north side of US 70, across from Brier Creek) behind Walmart. Welcome Chair, Jay M. Gudeman opening and introduction of staff Laurel Hills Garden Club: History and Fall Gardening Tips The Laurel Hills Garden Club is a grass roots community organization, and has been in existence since 1960. Its focus is the beautification of the community, education, conservation of the natural resources, and involvement of youth. Some of its projects are a neighborhood directory, the neighborhood entrance, awarding of the yard of the month, and monthly educational programs. Brenda Cleveland also presented on a number of fall gardening tips. Raleigh Police Department Crime Report Officer Cochran provided a brief report. Vehicle theft is up for the month of September and beginning of October. He reminded residents of how to prevent items from being stolen by removing them from cars or not making it visible to robbers. Park, Recreation and Cultural Resources Alicia Lacombe of Lake Lynn passed out fliers about upcoming events. Housing and Neighborhoods Department No report presented. Robert Liles and Pam Ring remained at the meeting to answer questions from residents if needed. Zoning case Z-24-14 Annexation & Rezoning Vote Craig Dean returned for the vote of 3109 Globe Road project. He also gave a brief presentation for those that were not in attendance for last meeting. The vote was 10 yes 3 no, this will be presented to City Council on November 5, 2014. Zoning Case Z-22-14 (Stonehenge/Creedmoor Road) Attorney Isabel Mattox, along with developers John Sibert and Nick Fugh of 2SL Design Build tried to present some ideas of what type of housing development they’d like to bring to the community. They were met with much resistance from current residents. Issues of concern were additional traffic, storm water drainage, and the architectural design of the new housing development. There will be an upcoming vote at our next meeting. Zoning Case Z-30-14 Presentation by Mike Birch of Morningstar Law Clean Energy for Raleigh Kathryn Reilly from the NC Sierra Club introduced the Clean Energy for Raleigh (CE4R) campaign and presented some highlights of the Clean Energy project. The enrollment period for interested homeowners or businesses is ending on 11-14-2014. For more information on this project see http://www.cleanenergyfor.us/cleanenergy-for-raleigh Raleigh Parks Bond Referendum Shawsheen Baker handed out information on the Raleigh Parks Bond referendum that appears on the Nov. 4 ballot. For more information, go http://www.raleighnc.gov/home/news/content/Co rNews/Articles/ParksBondBackOfBallot.html. New Business/ Old Business Next NW CAC Meeting will be Wednesday, November 12th. New Business Talked about upcoming December meeting with members Meeting ended at 9:15 COMMUNITY SERVICES NEWS Autumn 2014 The RCAC Neighborhood Recognition Awards are designed to acknowledge those unsung heroes who work without thought of praise to make our communities better at the grassroots level. This year’s recognition ceremony will occur on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. 2014 RALEIGH NEIGHBORHOOD RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERS: Atlantic CAC - Bridget Way Central CAC - Mike Phillips - Men At Work East CAC – New York Style Frank’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant Five Points CAC - Westminster Presbyterian Church Hillsborough CAC - Sue Adley-Warrick Midtown CAC - Traffic Calming, Street Scapes Action Group Mordecai CAC - Dana Deaton North CAC - Durant Road Park North Central CAC - Willie L. Stokes Northwest CAC - Laurel Hills Garden Club South CAC - Kay Harris Southeast CAC - Latonia Williams Southwest CAC - Coats Auto Body Wade CAC - Simon Turner Everette West CAC - Raleigh Fire Department Station 8 DECEMBER 6, 2014 MAYOR’S UNITY DAY SAVE THE DATE Call 919-996-6100 for more information. 2014 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AWARDS BANQUET The City of Raleigh Human Relations Commission is looking forward to its 26th Annual Human Relations Commission Awards Banquet during Human Relations Month held in February 2015. We will honor a student, adult, business and nonprofit organization for significant contributions to equal opportunity and inclusiveness in our city. We invite you to nominate a deserving individual, business, student, or nonprofit organization for a Human Relations Award. You can submit a nomination at: https:// www.surveymonkey.com/ s/2015AwardsNominations NAMES IN THE NEWS: Congratulations to Dr. Ricky Scott who has been appointed to the Raleigh Human Relations Commission. City of Raleigh · Community Services Division of the Housing & Neighborhoods Department · 310 W. Martin Street, Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27601 919-996-6100 · www.raleighnc.gov MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AWARDS BANQUET ~2014 Award Recipients~ Ken Franklin Citizen Involvement Checkers Pizza & Subs Award NC Museum of Natural Sciences Award The Raleigh Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities embraces the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and therefore in Employer of the Year Carlie C’s IGA The Power of the Dream, Inc. Carolina Thrift fulfillment of its mission is a strong supporter of the choices made by people with disabilities to participate in the employment, economic, social and political life of Raleigh. Excellence in Housing Overlooke at Simms Creek Apartments As a demonstration of its commitment to its mission, the Raleigh Excellence in Transportation Safety Wheelchair Company Triangle Rent A Car Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities annually acknowledges employers, businesses, agencies and individuals in the Raleigh community whose work reveals an understanding of the Excellence in Recreation Bridge II Sports value and full meaning of access to employment, business, local government services and the community as defined by the Americans Public Relations Raleigh Chamber of Commerce with Disabilities Act. James E. Meekins Paul Kristof CITY FUNDS AVAILABLE NOW FOR NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Lockhart Follin-Mace Advocacy Award Eloise Dowden The City provides this funding to encourage you to get involved in making your neighborhood better. Funds are available at two levels: NEW ON THE RALEIGH NEIGHBORHOOD REGISTRY Level One provides up to $250. Level Two provides up to $1,000 and applicants are required to provide a match of at least 50 percent of a project’s cost. To apply for Neighborhood Improvement Funds or learn more about the program, contact Community Services Division at 919-996-6100. Congratulations to the following organization that recently received Neighborhood Improvement Funds. Wyngate Homeowners Association (Northwest CAC) $1,000 for an annual neighborhood fall festival Thompson Hunter Neighborhood Association (South Central CAC) $683.66 for a fall festival Copper Ridge Homeowners Association (Northwest CAC) $1,000 for erosion prevention grass planting Long Acres Neighborhood (Southeast CAC) $660.50 - for Long Acres annual fall festival Worthdale Neighborhood Association (Southeast CAC) $817.50 for Worthdale community fun day Glenwood South Hillsborough CAC Stoney Hollow Condominiums North CAC Windward Downs HOA Northeast CAC Vantage Pointe Community Watch Southeast CAC Meadowood Crossing HOA West CAC Silver Lake Community West CAC Learn more about the benefits of joining the Registry at www.raleighnc.gov (Search “neighborhood registry”) or call 919-996-6100.
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