Category: East CAC

Related to the East Citizens Advisory Council.

Draft minutes from June 2010 East CAC meeting

East CAC Meeting Minutes
June 2010
Submitted by Secretary Sue Sturgis

Chairman Mark Turner called the meeting of the Raleigh East CAC to order shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, June 21 at Lions Park Community Center. The meeting was recorded, with streaming video available at www.eastraleigh.org. The May minutes were approved with the correction of a typo.

Announcements: On June 22 the City Planning Department will hold a transition workshop to discuss zoning around different types of uses. The neighborhood association and CAC portion of the workshop is from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; there will also be a community workshop later that evening. This is of interest to the ECAC since the group will be involved in the redevelopment of the New Bern and Capital Boulevard corridors.

The Capital Boulevard study workshop will take place on Thursday, June 24 at Bobby Murray Chevrolet. Registration will begin at 6 p.m., and the meeting is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30. Please pre-register if you can so the city has an idea of how many people to expect.
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Z-24-10, convenience store at Poole and Norwood

Daniel Coleman has filed a new rezoning request for the convenience store at Poole and Norwood. The case, Z-24-10, is scheduled for a public hearing on October 19, 2010.

I do not have any other information on this new case. I do not yet have a copy of the new zoning request and it is not yet posted to the Planning website. I will let you know when these are available.

Capital Boulevard Workshop video online

For those of you who didn’t get a chance to participate in last evening’s Capital Boulevard Corridor Workshop at Bobby Murray Chevrolet, the meeting video is available online.

There is a period of time from about 0:30 until 1:20 where participants were working. At 1:20, they discuss their findings. You might want to watch the initial presentation and then skip over to 1:20 to hear the results.

Thanks to everyone who participated. It was an overwhelming response!

Raleigh mayor seeks experts, leaders to analyze school board – Education – NewsObserver.com

The East CAC is in the news again as Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker seeks experts to challenge the Wake County School Board’s proposed school assignments.

With an eye toward a potential lawsuit, Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker is recruiting Raleigh community leaders and legal experts to scrutinize how students get assigned to schools now that the Wake County school board has eliminated assignments based on socioeconomic diversity.

Meeker, who is married to Wake school board member Anne McLaurin, said legal action could follow, if it appears that the school board’s yet-to-be-released student assignment plan violates the state constitutional rights to a sound education.

“As mayor, this is very disconcerting,” Meeker said. “It’s already hurt Wake County’s reputation.”

Meeker told members of the East Raleigh Citizens Advisory Committee on Monday that he’s trying to enlist experts to see if the school board’s new student assignment plan violates state constitutional law. The new board hopes to approve by the end of next year a new plan that would divide Wake into different zones with students going to schools in their community.

via Raleigh mayor seeks experts, leaders to analyze school board – Education – NewsObserver.com.

Do you know your CAC? | WakeMed Voices

WakeMed visited Monday’s East CAC meeting and came away impressed. WakeMed is Wake County’s largest private employer and is located in East Raleigh.

Yesterday evening, I had the distinct pleasure of attending the East Community Advisory Council (CAC) meeting at Lions Park Community Center off Dennis Drive in Raleigh. At WakeMed, we are more committed than ever to being involved with the communities we serve and want to understand community issues from citizens’ perspectives so we can be even better neighbors. This commitment led me to the East CAC meeting to represent our WakeMed Raleigh Campus, which is located in the district.

One thing that Ms. Monackey didn’t mention is that Raleigh’s CACs are chaired and organized solely by community volunteers.

via Do you know your CAC? | WakeMed Voices.

Capital Boulevard Study mentioned in N&O

Ray Martin of the News and Observer mentioned the upcoming Capital Boulevard Corridor study in yesterday’s Midtown Raleigh News.

Want to help spruce up Capital Boulevard?

If so, the city wants to hear from you at a workshop scheduled for 6:30 p.m. June 24.

It’s the official kick-off for a wide-ranging study on how to transform the Capital Boulevard corridor between downtown and the Beltline into an attractive gateway to the Capital City.

Changes are likely to include street improvements, new businesses, upgrades of impaired Pigeon House Creek and additional housing.

If you plan to attend this important meeting next week (and as an East Raleigh resident you should!), please be sure to preregister with the city planning department so they will know how many to expect.

More information about the study (and the registration link) can be found here: http://is.gd/cREOx

Draft minutes from May 2010 East CAC meeting

East CAC Meeting Minutes
May 2010
Submitted by Secretary Sue Sturgis

Chairman Mark Turner called the meeting of the Raleigh East CAC to order shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, May 17 at Lions Park Community Center. There were about 28 people in attendance. The meeting was streamed on the Internet. The April minutes were approved.

In good news from the community, Mark reported that he took part in a meeting with the management of Raleigh North and the Food Lion shopping center to discuss organizing a neighborhood festival for mid-August.

The East and Mordecai CACs are planning a cleanup of the Cemetery Branch Creek along Brookside Avenue for Saturday, June 5. Everyone’s invited to take part.
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East CAC meets Monday, June 21st

The East CAC will meet on Monday, June 21st at 7 PM at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue.

This month, our special guest is Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker, who will be discussing his vision for East Raleigh in light of the New Bern Avenue and Capital Boulevard studies now taking place. We’ll also hear from our new Raleigh Police Southeast District commander Captain Andy Lull. And we’ll also have representatives from the city’s Inspections department present to answer questions.

As usual, this meeting will be streamed on the Internet for those who cannot make it in person. Watch this space for details.

It should be an informative meeting. Please invite your friends and I hope to see you next Monday, the 21st!

Public Workshop On Capital Boulevard Corridor Study

City To Host Public Workshop On Capital Boulevard Corridor Study

The City of Raleigh will hold a public workshop on the Capital Boulevard Corridor Study on Thursday, June 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the new vehicle showroom at the Bobby Murray Chevrolet dealership located at 1820 Capital Blvd. Registration and check-in begins at 6 p.m. and light refreshments will be served.

The first public workshop is being held to define the corridor study area, identify key issues and opportunities, and refine the next steps in the study process. A brief presentation of the history of the corridor and a preliminary inventory of known issues will be given. Afterward, small group discussions will be held to gather public input on how best to transform Capital Boulevard into a vibrant mixed-use corridor. Capital Boulevard serves as the primary gateway to the heart of Raleigh and offers unique opportunities for redevelopment, open space creation, water quality improvement, and transit.

Parking for the public workshop at Bobby Murray Chevrolet will be available outside the showroom and in the adjacent Flea Market Mall parking lot. To register to attend, go to www.raleighnc.gov/planning. Special accommodations for residents with disabilities can be made by calling the City’s Public Affairs Department at 996-3100.

For more information, contact Trisha Hasch with the Department of City Planning at 807-8480 or trisha dot hasch at raleighnc dot gov.