District C Meeting Notes: 1.20.18
Corey Branch, Mayor Pro Tem
Our First Meeting Was a Success!
Our first community meeting for District C was a great success! Your input, attention, questions, and suggestions ensured that our time together was both informative and productive. This was the first of our monthly gatherings and future meetings are sure to be just as engaging. If you have thoughts on topics you would like to see addressed or facilitators you’d like to see lead meetings in the future, please reach out using the contact information in this newsletter. Your ideas are certainly welcome.
District C Updates and Information: What We Discussed
I. District C Map Overview/Updates
A. Police Districts
B. Old Towne Project
C. 540
D. Growth and Potential in the District
E. Fortify 40: Rock Quarry Road
F. Scatter Site for Affordable Housing
1. Concentration of Low Income Housing
2. Workforce Housing
G. Wal-Mart not Going Forward
1. Grocery store to replace
2. Community Push is Needed
a. Downtown Grocery Stores Are Coming
i. Dillon’s/Publix/Harris Teeter
ii. 2 are in District C/1 is in District B
iii. Co-op stores are also an option
H. Z-32-17 Rezoning Project
1. South CAC (Meets on the 2nd Monday)
2. Issue of egress (only one way in/out)
3. Presents a safety issue
II. Zoning Issues
A. Not all projects require re-zoning
B. Review the “Touchpoints” handout
C. Show up. Be visible. Be vocal.
III. Citizen Engagement
A. Foster Grandparents
B. Youth Activities: See handouts
C. Boards and Commissions
IV. Biltmore Hills
A. Planning Meeting has happened
V. Homelessness
A. Raleigh Rescue Mission has a new director
B. Exploring new possibilities
C. Jobs & Mental Health Issues to be considered
Small Group Discussion
1. What do you feel are the most pressing issues for District C
2. What solutions or ideas do you suggest
Here is what the groups had to say:
Blue Group:
Education Awareness about Development
Community Involvement
Economic Opportunity
New Bern Ave. Development
Future Land Use
Mass Transit
Over representation of subsidized housing
Affordability # for each district for housing
Communicate with corporations on how to be a good neighbor
Voter Education
Technology
Shared Property
Orange Group:
Swimming Pool for 2,000-2,500
Prison reform through non-profits and Trade skills
Youth exposure and opportunity
Partnerships with Cysco, Citrix, Yeti, IBM, Red Hat, Duke
Tours
2/3 programs
Coding Bootcamps
Summer Camps
Scholarships
Pop up shops (schools, community centers, café, small businesses)
Parks and Rec (Grill & Chill event for the community)
S.T.E.M. opportunities
Trades (Small Trade type businesses
Building/promoting skills in …
Pink Group:
Creating agendas that will be supported by the District C Councilman and having the community set the agendas
No development on Rock Quarry/Cross Link M+F
Solutions-Find out re-zoning options
Solution-Find out what the community wants
Solution-Find other parcels of land developers can build
Find common issues across the city to build partnerships around certain issues affecting each district
Career pathways for technology jobs
Business incubator at Tarboro Road Center
Economic Development for Black Business
Safety and advancement of Black youth
Red Group:
Economic Development
Solution-Selective buying (Boycott)
Solution-Black Entrepreneurship
Homelessness/Low Income Housing
Solution-Rent control laws
Solution-City Housing Inspector Accountability
Solution-City offering transitional housing/jobs
Youth/College Prep
Solution-Job Training/Mentorship
Crime
Gentrification
Small Group Consensus
There are several areas where the small groups seemed to have similar thoughts or energy. The chart below gives a visual representation of where the common thinking between groups occurred.
Save The Date
Next City Council Meeting:
February 20th, 2018 at 1 pm and 7PM
222 West Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Next Community Meeting:
February 17th, 2018 at 9-11 am
1214 E. Lenoir Street
Raleigh, NC 27610
Contact Councilmember Corey Branch
If you have thoughts on topics you would like to see addressed or guest speakers you’d like to hear from on specific tops in the future, please reach out using the contact information in this newsletter.
Email: Crey.Branch@RaleighNC.Gov
Website: www.CoreyBranch.com
Location: 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC, USA
Phone: 919.996.3050
Facebook: facebook.com/CoreyBranchforDistrictC/
Twitter: @Corey4DistrictC