CAC Chairman, FYI Paul Brant NECAC Chair paulbrant(a)mindspring.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Brant To: Mitchell Silver ; Kenneth Bowers Cc: Raleigh City Mayor ; John Odom ; James West ; Thomas Crowder ; Nancy McFarlane ; Russ Stephenson ; Mary-Ann Baldwin ; Bonner Gaylord ; Russell Allen Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 5:03 PM Subject: Comp Plan Amendment Cutoff Date Mitchell, At today's Council Meeting, during my Citizen Petition, you indicated April 1st was the cutoff date for submitting suggested amendments to the new Comp Plan based on the 6 month window established by the Planning Commission. This was to be from Nov 1, 2009, the date the Plan was effective. I suggested May 1, 2010 was my understanding and you corrected me by stating April 1, 2010 was the date which is really only 5 months from the effective date. I believe the correct cutoff date should be May 1, 2010 or at a minimum Friday April 30, 2010 since that is the last business day of the 6 month period.So there is no doubt as to what the date really is, I suggest you place the cutoff date and related Public Hearing date on the Planning Department's web site so the general public will clearly understand the window. Reading through the Comprehensive Plan web page there is no mention of the Amendment process or time frame; nor is there any mention of this form or process in the Comprehensive Plan itself. It seems to be a well intended plan of the Planning Commission to accommodate the public but not well communicated. I assume their intent is recorded in a set of minutes somewhere but I doubt that the average citizen is able to find that information or even knows where to look. I will ask the RCAC to make a formal request to the City to make this information, with a link to the new Amendment Form, available on the Comprehensive Plan web site so everyone can understand the opportunity not just a few closely connected and well informed professionals. Paul paulbrant(a)mindspring.com