July 1, 2025
Council authorized a budget transfer of $1,200,000 for Grosvenor Gardens, a 62-unit affordable housing development project.
Council adopted a resolution to lease nine City-owned sites for the development of a 25-unit scattered-site affordable housing rental project.
City Council authorized the Raleigh Housing Authority to issue bonds for The Averie affordable rental housing project, a 181-unit development to be located at 4900 Old Poole Road.
Council authorized a Raleigh Rainwater Rewards project at 1924 Capital Boulevard. The property owner, Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, will undertake a project that features 1,384 square feet of rain garden and 68,500 gallons of stormwater runoff storage using 31 cisterns. This will reduce pollution to Pigeon House Branch and Crabtree Creek.
All aboard the future! A brand new electric train is coming soon to Pullen Park. Council authorized the City to purchase an electric train engine to replace the propane train engine nearing the end of its service life.
Council awarded a construction bid for the first section of the Bus Rapid Transit New Bern corridor to Rifenburg North Carolina. Next up: construction advertisement for the second section (anticipated mid-July 2025) and the third section (anticipated early October 2025).
Council authorized the creation of a new, designated accessible parking space to be established along the east side of the 100 block of Fayetteville Street.
Council authorized the following disbursements from its contingency account: $1,000 to A’s for Kids (Mayor Cowell) and $7,500 to North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre (CM Silver).
Council voted to reallocate money from a Six Forks Road project to other initiatives. City staff will work to close a sidewalk gap along Carroll Middle School and implement other spot safety improvements in this area, fund design of the Midtown Multi-Modal Bridge, deliver the remainder of the Lake Wheeler Road project, deliver the remainder of the Barwell Road project, and attempt to fund an estimated gap on Old Wake Forest Road/Dixie Forest Road.
July 1 Public Hearings
D1. Rezoning Z-70-22. Motion to set the hearing for September 2 passed 8-0.
D3. Street Closing STC-05-2023. Woodside Drive Right-of-Way. https://pub-raleighnc.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=8a486151-3dcb-4cd2-a03f-5604d6093086&lang=English&Agenda=Agenda&Item=1622&Tab=attachments. Motion to set a public hearing for September 2 passed 8-0.
D4. Street Closing STC-01-2025. Willow Street Right-of-Way. https://pub-raleighnc.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=8a486151-3dcb-4cd2-a03f-5604d6093086&lang=English&Agenda=Agenda&Item=1574&Tab=attachments. Motion to set a public hearing for September 2 passed 8-0.
F1. Petition Annexation AX-17-24. 3301 Tarheel Clubhouse Road. Passed 6-2.
F2. Rezoning Z-14-24. Tarheel Clubhouse Road. Passed 6-2.
V1. Rezoning Z-43-24. Athens Drive. Withdrawn.
V2. Text Change to Zoning Conditions TCZ-3-25. 200 West Street. Passed 6-2.