Northeast CAC May 15, 2015 Minutes

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Northeast CAC                                                                                  May 15, 2015

7:00pm

Attendance: 16

  1. Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources – Heather O’Brien
  • General announcements
  • Summer camp registration has started
  1. There is a life guard training program available
  2. There is a need for 50 certified life guards for the summer
  3. Housing and Neighborhood Preservation – Dudley Winslow
  • Role of the division
  • Reminded residents to monitor their grass height
  1. Property proposed for Wal-Mart development was sighted for overgrown grass
  • Concerns were raised about the mounds of mulch on New Hope Rd.
  1. Police Department – Officer Porter
  • Coffee with a Cop – May 27, 2015
  1. 10:00 am – Noon
  2. Northeast Outreach Center
  • Job fair – Northeast Outreach Center
  1. Youth 12 – 15 years old
  2. 6/24/15
  3. 4 pm – 6pm
  • Conducting Monthly Movie Nights
  1. Northeast Outreach Center
  • National Night Out
  1. August 4, 2015
  2. Raleigh Police Department will help if anyone is interested in starting a Community Watch for their neighborhood
  • April Adams – RPD Youth Coordinator
  1. Discussed programs and initiatives for youth offered by the Raleigh Police Department
  1. Recommendation was made to have kids involved in the programs to come and talk to the CAC membership at the June meeting.
  1. Small Area Plan update – Vivian Ekstrom – Planner, City of Raleigh
  • Plan was submitted to the City Council for adoption of May 5, but the Council requested additional information. Plan will be submitted again to the City Council on May 19th, with update information.
  1. Nancy Liles – Northeast CAC Secretary
  • Garnered interest in having a CAC social
  1. Approval of Minutes
  • Motion to approve was made and second
  • Minutes were approved
  1. Greenway in NECAC
  • Improvement projects to the greenways in the CAC. Structural and pavement repairs.
  • No new trails will be added
  • June 4th, celebration of trails – Anderson Point Park is the location
  1. Raleigh Arts Plan
  • Direct the arts, and cultural development of the arts within the city
  • Presented a survey to gather information on the cultural arts interest of the CAC
  1. Zoning Case Z-4-15 – Vote
  • 61 Acres
  • R-1 w/s SHOD-4 to CX-3-CU
  • At the neighborhood meeting, the attendees supported the rezoning
  • Concerns were raised about adding an additional car dealership to the area
  • Vote was called:
  1. 5 in favor
  2. 8 not in favor
  3. Zoning Case – 5305 Kyle Drive – .49 acres – presentation, no vote
  • R1 to R10 – to allow larger set back
  • Plan to build two homes on the parcels once approved and the property will be subdivided into two .25 acres
  • Build a home on each of the .25 acres
  1. Rezoning – 3612 Buffaloe Rd and 3601 Durwood Lane
  • 2 properties – 12 acres total
  • R-4 to R-10/CU
  1. Build townhomes on the property
  2. Two to three stories, one car garage
  3. Condition will be limited to 5 units per acres
  4. 35% open space
  • Next step is to have a neighborhood meeting
  1. Meeting Adjourned at 8:45