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Charles C. Meeker, MayorJames P. West, Mayor Pro TemMary-Ann BaldwinThomas G. CrowderPhilip R. IsleyRodger KoopmanNancy McFarlaneRuss Stephenson1:00 P.M., TUESDAYMARCH 17, 2009THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
City Council Agenda March 17, 2009
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MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE MAYOR1.
Invocation - Pastor David Goehring, Highland United Methodist Church
2.
Pledge of Allegiance
B.
RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL AWARDSC.
CONSENT AGENDA
All items on the consent agenda are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion.If a Councilor requests discussion on an item, the item will be removed from the consent agendaand considered separately. The vote on the consent agenda will be a roll call vote.
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Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) ConferenceDonation
The City of Raleigh agreed to serve as the venue for the 2009 CALEA (Commission onAccreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies). The Raleigh Police Department willserve as the host agency. This event will occur March 16-21, 2009. To date, over 856attendees have registered from Mexico, Alberta, Quebec, USVI, and most of the 50states. Agencies have registered to attend this event. Through community giving, Sam’sClub and Wal-Mart want to donate $1,000 each to be used in funding some of the costsfor promotional items and planning for the event.
Recommendation:
Approve the acceptance of donations for the CALEA Conference.
2.
The Drinking Water Reservoir Protection Act was approved by the General Assembly onJuly 25, 2005. The law required that the Environmental Management Commission adoptpermanent rules to implement a nutrient management strategy for certain water supplyreservoirs that were defined in the law by July 1, 2008. A water supply reservoir inNorth Carolina that met the definition under this law then and now is Falls Lake. TheDrinking Water Reservoir Protection Act was amended by the General Assembly in2006, to revise the mandatory implementation date for the nutrient management strategyto July 1, 2009. This delay was due to lake sampling and analysis errors that occurredwhen the N.C. Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) performed the monitoring phase of the work required to develop the nutrient management strategy. City staff has beeninformed by NCDWQ staff that they will not meet the current deadline date for adoptionof permanent rules to implement a nutrient management strategy for Falls Lake and thatthey will seek to get legislation introduced and approved that will delay the deadline untilJuly 1, 2012.
Recommendation:
Approve the proposed letter to the Wake County Legislative Delegation, regarding anyfurther delay in the adoption of permanent rules to implement a nutrient managementstrategy for Falls Lake.
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has proposed a MunicipalAgreement with the City of Raleigh to improve automatic warning devices at the crossingof Tarheel Drive and CSX Transportation Tracks. The City is responsible for ten percent(10%) of all expenses incurred in the planning, design, and installation by the NCDOT.The estimated cost is $172,500 and the City’s share is $17,250. Funding is available inthe account 525-8391-79290-975. A copy of the agreement is in the agenda packet. TheCity Attorney has reviewed the proposed agreement.
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Municipal Agreement.
4.
Expansion of the Police Rifle Program into the Field Operations Division of the RaleighPolice Department would provide one patrol rifle to each squad in the Field OperationsDivision to ensure city wide coverage is available in the event this equipment in needed.The current issued shotgun has become outdated technology as compared to the smallcaliber rifle that is now available to law enforcement officers. Many departmentsnationwide have transitioned to this weapon system. Rifles of the type and caliberrecommended have been deployed successfully in the Raleigh Police Department since1978 with tactical team personnel. This equipment has served the needs of theDepartment and the citizens of Raleigh well. However, the opportunity exits to deployforty-eight (48) rifles to our patrol officers with equipment that will better prepare themto safely address the challenges that law enforcement officers now face. Funding will beprovided from the Controlled Substance and Seizure Fund.
Recommendation:
Approve the expansion of the rifle program.
5.
The Raleigh Transit Authority approved the provision of the Wake Forest circulatorTransit Service to enhance public transportation opportunities to the citizens of the Townof Wake Forest and to the citizens of the city of Raleigh in the Wakefield developmentlocated in northern Raleigh. The contract term will be from November 1, 2008, and endon June 30, 2009. Anticipated revenue to be received from this service is $178,425.
Recommendation:
Approval for the City Manager to execute the Wake Forest Transit Service agreement byand between the City of Raleigh, the Town of Wake Forest, and Triangle Transit.
6.
The City, with its contract sewer customers, established the sewer nutrient reduction feein June 1998 to fund nitrogen removal facilities construction and operation at the NeuseRiver Wastewater Treatment Plant. The proposed sewer nutrient reduction fee increaseof 4.3% is based on the construction cost index of the
Engineering News Record
.
Recommendation:
Approve the nutrient reduction fee ordinance and amend the City Code, Section 8-2123,to be effective July 1, 2009.
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