Hey y'all,
There were others interested in getting CAC yard signs created. The East
CAC is ordering another batch and I wanted to share the details.
Signs By Tomorrow on Hillsborough Street is the vendor we use (as does
the City). The cost to us for 25 '18" x 24" 2-sided corex signs, colored
background with 1 color text with stands' is $352 after tax.
Attached is the PDF I sent them for our design. I created mine using the
open-source graphics tool GIMP, but there's no reason you couldn't make
one using Microsoft Word or some other tool if you like.
As I've said before, these signs have been very effective in spreading
the word about our CAC. Signs By Tomorrow can be reached at 833-8988.
Cheers,
Mark
East CAC
June 28 : Regional Transit Public Meetings
The Triangle Regional Transit Program continues its work on the development
of a plan for a regional transit system. An Alternatives Analysis team will
receive public input on the design, implementation, and operation of a
system.
more information here
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103490118347&s=1&e=001NsiDVG4IWMGVkJWodjtQPCT
1OFVQHtRjDVj1ekYS9nVk_-YKUawfPMOdrJaTnZRt4ZU2XCZNGa0YyPkW7scwP--OlLbfn1LXrTs
9mZJlauugbWo_VLIvBw==>
July 1: Falls Lake Public Hearings
The State Division of Water Quality is currently developing plans to clean
up Falls Lake and needs your input. Stricter rules are under consideration
to limit future development in the watershed and require existing
development to conform to more rigorous standards.
more information here
<http://nicholas.duke.edu/institute/falls.lake.06.15.10.pdf>
July 26: Southeast High-Speed Rail Public Hearing
Planning for a Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor is underway. Learn more
about the project and provide your feedback. "The SEHSR project proposes to
construct approximately 162 miles of high speed rail as part of an overall
plan to extend high-speed passenger rail service from the Northeast Corridor
(Boston to Washington, DC) southward through Virginia to Charlotte, NC."
more information here <http://sehsr.org/news/2010/2010_06_03_rls.pdf>
Philip W Poe
PWPoe(a)att.net
919.832.6777 voice
919.522.1078 mobile
919.832.6775 fax
These are sturdy plastic signs, not flimsy paper ones. They are very
strong and stand up to wind and weather very well. Unit price is $13.20.
Mark
Ana Duncan Pardo wrote:
> Really? $352 for only 25 signs? I hope you meant 250!
>
> Ana
CAC leaders,
Please see below for the agenda for our 2010 RCAC Retreat. In the interest
of keeping things a little more relaxed and enjoyable, we've scheduled
generous amounts of time for the discussion items. The current schedule
shows us wrapping up our official business at 8:50 p.m., though we hope we
scheduled in more time that we'll actually need. We figured no one would
mind going home a little earlier than expected, as this is going to be quite
a long day for many of us. :-D That said, please try to be there at 5:30
so we can greet one another, settle in and get started on time.
Thanks to Patrick, Justin and Mary Belle for helping the executive committee
hammer out the agenda. See you all on Wednesday!
Ana
RCAC 2010 Retreat
5:30 p.m.
Walnut Creek Wetland Center
MIngle/Welcome (15 minutes)
Introductions/Icebreaker - what do you do in your professional life? (15
minutes)
Minutes
Report out on boundaries exercise (Boundaries committee) (45 minutes)
- Overview
- Recommendations: discussion, decision
- Lessons learned
Discussion: What is the purpose of the CAC?
In-depth discussion of the kinds of issues and problems the various CACs
work on, and what each CAC's biggest challenge is currently. Discuss CACs
roles in their communities, how CACs interact with local institutions, the
business community and neighborhood associations. (We'll break into pairs
and each pair will have a list of questions to prompt discussion.) (20
minutes)
Report out: Discuss common themes emerging from various CAC leaders'
comments (30 minutes)
BREAK (10 minutes)
Small group discussion: each group will discuss a particular challenge from
the report-out, and discuss ways to address those challenges. Each small
group will present to the full group on the resources/solutions/action steps
they came up with to support CACs facing that particular challenge and hear
feedback. (20 minutes for group discussion, 25 minutes for presentations)
Wrap up: How are we doing? How does our work in 2010 measure up to our
original 1970's mission statement? July meeting agenda? (20 minutes)
Socializing/dessert/adjournment
Several important events over the next two weeks. Just sent the following to
the Five Points CAC listserv. Thought you might find it helpful.
Philip W Poe
<mailto:PWPoe@att.net> PWPoe(a)att.net
919.832.6777 voice
919.522.1078 mobile
919.832.6775 fax
From: Philip W Poe [mailto:PWPoe@att.net]
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 8:20 AM
To: Five Points CAC (FivePointsCAC(a)yahoogroups.com)
Subject: Upcoming Events
June 22 & 23: New Development Code.Transitions Workshops
The City of Raleigh is drafting new development regulations and needs your
ideas about rules for transitions between different uses-e.g., between
residential and commercial uses. The objective is to mitigate any adverse
impacts on any property. Although each workshop targets a specific
stakeholder group, the public is welcome to attend any meeting and will have
the opportunity to make comments.
more information here
<http://www.raleighnc.gov/publications/Planning/Plans_in_Process/New_Develop
ment_Code/NRC_Transition_Workshops.pdf>
June 24: Capital Blvd Corridor Study
The City has begun work on a project for the revitalization of Capital
Boulevard between the beltline and the downtown business district. This
workshop provides the public with the opportunity to create a vision for
this important gateway into the City of Raleigh. Since this project runs
along the eastern boundary of the Five Points CAC and will include both
high-speed and regional rail lines, it's important that our community
becomes an active participant in the process.
more information here
<http://www.raleigh-nc.org/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_411_208_0_43/
http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/news/public/News-PubAff-City_To_Host_Public_Wor
k-20100528-16444538.html>
June 28 : Regional Transit Public Meetings
The Triangle Regional Transit Program continues its work on the development
of a plan for a regional transit system. An Alternatives Analysis team will
receive public input on the design, implementation, and operation of a
system.
more information here
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103490118347&s=1&e=001NsiDVG4IWMGVkJWodjtQPCT
1OFVQHtRjDVj1ekYS9nVk_-YKUawfPMOdrJaTnZRt4ZU2XCZNGa0YyPkW7scwP--OlLbfn1LXrTs
9mZJlauugbWo_VLIvBw==>
July 1: Falls Lake Public Hearings
The State Division of Water Quality is currently developing plans to clean
up Falls Lake and needs your input. Stricter rules are under consideration
to limit future development in the watershed and require existing
development to conform to more rigorous standards.
more information here
<http://nicholas.duke.edu/institute/falls.lake.06.15.10.pdf>
July 26: Southeast High-Speed Rail Public Hearing
Planning for a Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor is underway. Learn more
about the project and provide your feedback. "The SEHSR project proposes to
construct approximately 162 miles of high speed rail as part of an overall
plan to extend high-speed passenger rail service from the Northeast Corridor
(Boston to Washington, DC) southward through Virginia to Charlotte, NC."
more information here <http://sehsr.org/news/2010/2010_06_03_rls.pdf>
Philip W Poe
PWPoe(a)att.net
919.832.6777 voice
919.522.1078 mobile
919.832.6775 fax
Hi folks,
Please see below for the report and recommendations of the Boundaries
committee. We'll discuss this during tonight's retreat.
See you there!
Ana
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Boundaries Committee Report
16 June 2010
Your committee charged with looking at the CAC boundaries issue has
met several times and offers the following to the full RCAC:
All of the criteria previously reported to you were considered, but
the final result boiled down to just three recommendations.
1. Two very large CACs should each be divided into two separate CACs.
Northeast and Northwest have experienced considerable growth since
the CACs were created in the 1970s and have become unwieldy. The
smaller CACs should produce communities with more common interests.
Further, their more compact size may help with efforts to increase
interest and participation which are sorely needed if the CAC concept
is to continue serving the city’s interests.
2. Other adjacent CACs should be allowed to implement boundary
adjustments so long as they mutually agree. There are cases where
some citizens have attended CAC meetings other than their own because
they were more convenient. Where these situations exist, it seems
obvious that accommodations should be made. In addition, some areas
are said to have a more common interest with a neighboring CAC than
with the one in which they are currently placed. Allowing like-minded
folks, if indeed such pockets exist, to meet together might encourage
better citizen participation.
3. Reviews of CAC boundaries should be formally placed on the RCAC
agenda on a regular basis so that they will remain relevant to their
purpose. The committee recommends every four years in January or
February starting in 2012 (when we anticipate an economic upturn).
However, the essence of the recommendation is that a formal review
take place periodically regardless of the interval selected. More
frequent changes could be made, of course, if the need arises.
_____________________________________________________________________
We recommend that this report be discussed and adopted, as written or
with whatever modifications are approved, and then sent to the City
Council for their consideration. Since we are recommending the
creation of only two new CACs plus whatever minor adjustments may be
agreed upon, there should be very minimal additional work or cost to
the city.
