Calendar Details:
Monday, September 7 - Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 8
4:00 pm - Governmental Affairs Committee, Room 280. AGENDA: Review of 2009 State Legislative Session – What Work Remains Unfinished/Carries Over to 2010 Short Session; Review 2010 Federal Legislative Schedule for City of Charlotte
5:00pm - Council Workshop
7:30pm - Citizens' Forum
Wednesday, September 9
12:00 pm - Housing & Neighborhood Development Committee, Room 280. AGENDA: Non-Residential Building Code Ordinance; Assisted Housing Locational Policy and the Rezoning Petition Process; Comprehensive Review of the City's Housing Policies
Information Items:
September 10 Sprinter Kick-off Event
Resource:
Krystel Green, CATS, 704-336-6999, kmgreen@ci.charlotte.nc.us
On Thursday, September 10, at 10 a.m., Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will kick off the Sprinter enhanced bus service. The event will be held in the parking lot at the Wal-Mart Supercenter located at 3240 Wilkinson Boulevard.
The Sprinter enhanced bus service is part of the approved 2030 Transit Corridor System Plan and is the first enhanced bus service implemented by CATS. The service will operate along Trade Street, West Morehead Street and Wilkinson Boulevard, providing more efficient service to destination points such as the Charlotte Transportation Center (CTC), retail and health centers, neighborhoods and the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. With consolidated convenient stops along the corridor, Sprinter will provide 20-minute service weekdays and 30-minute service weeknights and weekends. The new service will have new shelter designs, passenger amenities and a dedicated hybrid bus fleet. Sprinter will replace the existing Route 5 Airport.
Service begins on September 14, 2009.
September 22 Elizabeth Area Plan Kickoff Meeting
Resource:
Alan Goodwin, Planning, 704-432-3418, agoodwin@charlottenc.gov
The Planning Department is developing a new Elizabeth Area Plan. A public kickoff meeting will be held to introduce the plan on September 22, 2009 at the fellowship hall of St. John's Baptist Church, 1300 Hawthorne Lane (identical meetings at 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm).
The plan area is shown on the attached map. The plan area comprises 753 acres, or 1.18 square miles. This area plan will update the land use and transportation recommendations of the Central District Plan (adopted 1993). It is anticipated the draft area plan will be completed and the adoption process will be initiated in spring 2010.
Howie Acres Barricades
Resource:
Capt. Johnny Jennings, CMPD, 704-353-1110; jjennings@cmpd.org
On Friday September 4, CDOT will install barricades at two locations in the Howie Acres neighborhood- the 4200 block of Dinglewood Avenue and the 1000 block of Trembeth Drive. The barricades were recommended by CMPD's North Tryon Division to disrupt the open air drug sales in the area. Those drug sales have contributed to violent crime in the area and have negatively impacted the quality of life for Howie Acres residents.
North Tryon Division officers met with Howie Acres residents on August 20 to explain the need for the barricades and to address the neighborhood's concerns. Residents agreed to have the barricades installed with the understanding that their effectiveness will be evaluated after 90 days.
CMPD Participation in G-20 Summit
Resource:
Major Dale Greene, CMPD, 704-336-2328, dgreene@cmpd.org
The City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will host the G-20 Summit on September 24-25, 2009. The event has traditionally drawn large and violent crowds of protesters. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has asked police agencies throughout the country to supply 3,000 officers to provide a supplemental uniformed presence during the summit.
The City Manager has approved CMPD sending a total of 44 sworn personnel to assist the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. The officers will all be members of the department's Civil Emergency Unit; those officers have extensive training in crowd control, including handling protests and riots.
CMPD personnel will leave Charlotte on Tuesday September 22 and return on Saturday September 26. Personnel attending the summit are balanced among the department's operational units and schedule adjustments have been made to ensure adequate coverage during their absence.
The officers' activities will be covered under an MOU with the City of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is receiving federal funding to cover expenses for this event; salaries and expenses for CMPD personnel will be reimbursed at 100%.
Public Input Sessions Scheduled for the Next Transit Director/CEO of CATS
Resource:
Kim McMillan, Corporate Communications, 704-336-2643, kmcmillan@ci.charlotte.nc.us
The public is invited to give input on the ideal candidate profile for the next Transit Director/CEO of Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). A candidate profile will be developed and used in addition to the job descriptions to help identify qualities, characteristics and attributes that will assist the City Manager in selecting the most qualified leader. Five public input sessions have been scheduled across Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
Dates, times and locations are:
Sessions on Tuesday, September 15 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
- Cornelius Town Hall at 21445 Catawba Ave.
- West Boulevard Library at 2157 West Blvd.
Sessions on Wednesday, September 16 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
- Independence Regional Library at 6000 Conference Drive and
- South County Regional Library at 5801 Rea Road
Session on Thursday, September 17 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
If residents are unable to attend any of these sessions, they can still provide input by filling out a survey on http://publicinput.charlottenc.gov by September 17.
Regional Group Secures Additional Funding for Biodiesel Master Plan
Resource:
Doug Bean, Utilities, 704-391-5070, dbean@ci.charlotte.nc.us
An $85,000 grant from North Carolina Green Business Fund will make possible the first master plan and economic study for developing a unique biofuel processing facility for the Greater Charlotte region. This is an important first step in learning how and to what extent Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities and its partners can transform brown grease, currently a waste product, into biodiesel fuel. The project also supports a five-acre test crop of canola using reclaimed water, as well as green workforce development and research that will benefit municipalities nationwide.
This $85,000 from the North Carolina Green Business Fund will be combined with $99,850 the group received in March from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina to develop the master plan and achieve other project goals.
Partners in the project include Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities, UNC Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College and Centralina Council of Governments through its Clean Fuels Coalition.
