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<\/a>City council agendas follow a very traditional format. First, there is the consent agenda, for routine items that can be approved in just one motion. Second, there\u2019s the report and recommendation of the planning commission, where public hearings are set for rezoning cases. There\u2019s the report and recommendation for the city manager, and then for city departments. Finally, the committees \u2014 public works or law and public safety for instance \u2014 make their reports.<\/p>\n
These agenda previews will highlight the most important, engaging, and interesting items that we feel the public needs to know about. This week has a special edition \u2014 the city council work session. In work sessions, councilors hear updates about significant items. They are a chance for staff to receive feedback from councilors in order to move forward with a project.<\/p>\n
Work Session Items<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Wake Transit Investment Strategy Update Consent Agenda Items<\/strong><\/p>\n 7.1 Kaplan Drive Traffic Calming<\/strong> Special Items<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Buffaloe-New Hope Small Area Plan<\/strong> 2. Retail Task Force<\/strong> Report and Recommendation of the City Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Dix Park Acquisition Financing Options<\/strong> James Borden<\/p> Raleigh’s skyline as seen from Dix Park<\/p><\/div>\n Report and Recommendation of the Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Private Use of Park Space<\/strong> Report and Recommendation of the Comprehensive Planning Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Z-34-14 Rezoning Case<\/strong> The red dot signifies the land which would be rezoned.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Curious what’s coming up at City Council this week? Check out the Record’s new agenda preview feature by city hall reporter Chris Tepedino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1503513,"featured_media":23008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1776,4,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23006"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1503513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a><\/strong>The Wake County Transit Strategy involves numerous organizations throughout the county whose representatives formed a committee. After meetings with the public, a report was published that frames for citizens and public officials what the current needs are for transit and what \u00a0changes need to be made to meet them. In the work session, city staff will provide councilors with an update and generate strategies for \u00a0moving forward.<\/p>\n
\nOn June 5, 2012, the neighborhood traffic calming project for Kaplan Drive, between the streets of Kent Road and Melbourne. This item is a \u201cbid\u201d item, where companies bid to complete the project and list their contracting costs. In this case, Browe Construction, the lowest apparent bidder. Approval of this item \u2014 at a contracted cost of $653,108 \u2014 will give the green light for a city contract with Browe and allow the project to proceed.<\/p>\n
\nThis item, a vision for the area surrounding the intersection of Buffaloe Road and New Hope Road, was presented to council on May 5. At that meeting, Councilor Odom asked for a neighborhood resident of the area to share her concerns with the plan to the other councilors. Staff was then instructed to meet the resident and incorporate feedback. Revisions to the plan including a section on improving walkability. It is recommended for approval.<\/p>\n
\nThis item is also the result of a discussion at the May 5 city council meeting. At that meeting, Councilor Baldwin suggested developing a retail task force. The task force would research available retail opportunities in downtown and to consider any changes needed to address challenges for consumers.<\/p>\n
\nIn a memo from the city\u2019s chief financial officer Perry E. James to city manager Ruffin Hall, James outlines three strategies for financing the $52 million cost of the Dix Park property. Option three, a 10-year direct bank loan\/installment would allow the sale of the property to be closed by the end of July 2015, months before the other two options. Staff is recommending that course of action and that a public hearing be set June 2, 2015.<\/p>\n![\"Dix](\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DixWithSkyline-771x578.jpg\")
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\nIn 2013, citizens increasingly complained about private businesses, such as car detailers, dog trainers and fitness \u201cboot camps\u201d using the parks and greenway systems for profit. This new policy prohibits commercial activity on the parks and greenway systems unless authorized by the parks, recreation, and cultural resources director. If authorized, the vendor would have to pay a fee and have insurance.<\/p>\n
\nThis item was referred to the comprehensive planning committee after a public hearing on May 5. While the planning commission had voted to recommend approval of the case, the citizens advisory council vote was 3-9 against. In the comprehensive planning committee, the applicant agreed to three new conditions, including that all exterior lighting be used as full cutoff lighting. Councilors will vote here to approve or disapprove the case.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/creedmoor-771x375.jpg\")
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