Remarks by Janet Cowell
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“second all in favor aye aye all opposed nay so that passes thank you next we have the public art strategic plan adam foreman”
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“Any other questions? Good job explaining it all. So, let's see, do we need action? Receive his information, okay.”
“Thank you. Raleigh sister cities update, Symetria Jones.”
“This is a somewhat random question, but I was meeting with the Embassy of Singapore delegates and they just opened a new office in Austin, Texas. And so I'm wondering, in addition to all this excellent work around sister cities, like targeted strategies around consulates, offices, and do we have a pulse on that and a strategic sort of plan in this region to try and pursue those sorts of presence by various?”
“if you want to add something else, but I think that's the perspective there. I just think it should be on one of our agenda. I don't know whether it's federal agenda or through this body, but it just hits me that there are increasing numbers of international groups coming directly to cities, and they're getting off the coast and coming into the heartland. So there are opportunities, and I would think, again, they are already coming here. We should just have a strategy of how to recruit or spend our time.”
“Okay, any other questions? Okay. Is there a motion?”
“All right, next we have the report and recommendation of the city manager.”
“Great. Thank you. Next, we've got the report and recommendation of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission.”
“I'll move down here to Mayor Bertram Harrison.”
“I had a comment that's probably partly for staff and partly for BPAC, which is I really appreciate all the good work here, and I think our staff does a really good job of prioritizing intersections and mapping data. I appreciate your points about not letting tragedies drive everything, but I would like to ask, because there's been a particularly deadly year, despite all of the good work in the city. I know traffic fatalities are up, I think, over 40% this year, and we've had a number of pretty horrific pedestrian deaths. And I just wanted to ask staff if we could just look at those and…”
“All in favor, aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. And that is unanimous. Thank you so much. All right, next we have the report and recommendation of the Police Advisory Board. And we have Brianna Scurry and Cole McMullen.”
“Second. All in favor, aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. Thank you so much.”
“All right. Next, we have matters scheduled for public hearing. Bryce Abernathy.”
“Okay, so you need a resolution confirming the lien and, yeah, hearing. So let me go ahead and open the hearing and close the hearing.”
“All in favor of the motion, aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. All right.”
“Okay, I will open the hearing and close the hearing. Do we have a motion?”
“All in favor of the motion, aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. That is unanimous. Next we have petition annexation AX 1526.”
“Questions? I will open the hearing and close the hearing. Move to adopt the annexation. Second. All in favor of the motion, aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. That is unanimous. Next we have petition annexation AX2126.”
“Questions? Questions? Open the hearing, close the hearing. Is there a motion? Move to adopt the annexation. Second. All in favor of the motion, aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. And that is unanimous. Next, we have AX 2326.”
“Second. All in favor of that motion, aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. That is unanimous. Next, we have rezoning Z1226 on Rock Quarry Road.”
“And we do have the applicant signed up for the hearing. So anybody else before we? OK. So we'll go ahead and open the hearing. And Worth Mills is here.”
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“Any other questions? Okay, I'll go ahead and close the hearing, as there is no one signed up in opposition. Is there a motion or further questions?”
“Second. All in favor of the motion, aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. So that is unanimous. Thank you. Thank you. Next we've got rezoning z17 on Hillsboro Street Yes, ma'am.”