October 1: The week ahead in Raleigh
The next Joint City/County Housing Stability Coalition meeting is October 12 from 10:00 am to Noon. For more details, click here.
The City is starting a series of listening sessions starting October 10 to gather input from residents about budget priorities. The first session will be in District A on October 10 at 6:00 pm at Green Road Park. For more information about this and the other budget listening sessions, click here.
Karen McDonald was sworn in as the City’s new Attorney. She replaces Robin Currin. Ms. McDonald was formerly the City Attorney for Fayetteville, NC.
City Council meets on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Here are a few interesting agenda items:
During the last Council meeting, Councilor Patton asked staff to identify a funding source for $68,000 to be used to offset proposed rent increases for renters in a CASA-owned property called Grosvenor Gardens. Staff identified City funds that could be used. Staff is asking Council to authorize a budget transfer that will be used to offset rent increases for residents making at or below 50% AMI for one year. Here is the agenda item.
Council is also being asked to authorize the required funding match for the Newbern Avenue BRT route. The Highway Transportation Agency awarded Raleigh a full funding grant that requires Raleigh to provide $49,685,461 for its share of the matching grant. The funds are generated through the funding streams authorized in the 2016 Wake Transit Plan that was approved by voters in 2016. Here is the agenda item.
Staff will be updating Council on the progress of the new civic campus to house City staff and new Council chambers. As part of the update, Council will be asked to authorize and amended construction price of $181,500,000, including an additional $16,000,000 for increased costs. Here is the agenda item.
There will be a public hearing on a proposed text change (TC-2-23) related to residential structures allowed in a Transit Overlay District. The proposed changes will allow single-family and duplexes to be built within a Transit Overlay District and will also limit the amount of commercial uses permitted within apartment buildings. For more information, click here.