[0:01] telecommunicator did not exist, residents would be on their own too, finding the resources that they need for help and that yourself in the midst of a crisis and you have Google a phone number for a police station or fire department medical

[0:15] services without u be left on your own.

[0:20] Not know how to help somebody who is maybe having an emergency.

[0:24] Telecommunicators and one that we're here to walk you through the steps to help somebody as well as keep everybody else in the situation.

[0:33] as a telecommunicator.

[0:34] It's crucial to gather vital information.

[0:37] Quickly.

[0:37] It takes a person with certain characteristics to do this job.

[0:40] Some of the qualities that make a good telecommunicator our patients because we have to have the patience to gather all the information that we need from our callers, empathy because we want to let the colors know that we are here with an for

[0:55] them and not just a random voice.

[0:56] On the other end of the phone.

[0:58] And also the ability to compartmentalize.

[1:01] We don't often get a lot of resolution on the calls that we take.

[1:04] So when we leave here, we can't take that home with us.

[1:09] Tracy and her colleagues face daily challenges, including accidental calls being in the 9, 1, 9 area code.

[1:16] easy to mistakenly dial 9-1-1, instead of 9, 1, 9, If this happens, just stay on the line and let tele communicator know that you're okay.

[1:27] It's something callers should keep in mind when dialing 9, one is to try remain calm.

[1:32] understand that my questions are not slowing help down somebody else in the background is Sunday.

[1:36] Mcauliffe or dispatch?

[1:38] Well, I'm gathering information.

[1:42] Another thing to keep in mind, it's just hard to provide accurate information as best as he possibly come while most cars require emergency dispatching others are less critical in nature.

[1:52] We encounter a lot of streams and unusual events something that comes to mind for me.

[1:57] was one.

[1:57] We have a person driving around the interstate in a Jeep with a giant teddy bear dressed up and he was just honking and waving at people.

[2:07] We've probably got about 20 to 30 calls about it from citizens to check on him.

[2:12] Make sure he was OK, he was just having a great time.

[2:17] About a year ago staff of the Emergency Communications Center created a mural.

[2:21] They called the Tree of Life each league.

[2:25] That knowledge is the work of telecommunicators to either save the life of someone experiencing cardiac arrest war who helped bring a new life into the world by assisting with the child birth.

[2:35] I think that it's a really great reminder of the importance of her job as well as the impact that we have people's lives.

[2:43] Tracey knows how important her job is.

[2:44] She shows up ready for the unexpected and wanting to make a difference.

[2:51] It's something I really love about my job is that I have made lasting friendships with the people I work We really are like one giant family.

[2:59] We spent a lot of time together and we understand when one of us goes there, particularly hard situation or takes a difficult call.

[3:06] We know what it's like and we can encourage and support one another.

[3:14] I truly do love my co-workers like they are my own family.

[3:21] ?

[3:22] My Hurley.

[3:22] And this is what I do.

[3:25] I am the supervisor of Raleigh Police Department's animal control unit.

[3:28] And we make sure that we enforce all of the city.

[3:31] A rally in says a typical day for an animal control officer and city of Raleigh.

[3:37] We patrol parts.

[3:38] We pick up stray animals.

[3:39] We assist with injured or sick wildlife.

[3:43] And we make sure that we're educating the community on all of our city rally ordinances, aside enforcing city, a rally in order the animal control unit, this host community events such as rabies clinics.

[3:55] We have a great pup meet up.

[3:56] We also have other events that you can find on our animal control page through the city of Raleigh website.

[4:02] My favorite part about this job is that I wanted to do it my entire life since I was a child, I get to spend my days caring for animals.

[4:10] I've We're ordinances that protect animals.

[4:14] And occasionally I get to make sure animal either makes it to safety or gets returned back to their owners.

[4:19] And that is the best part.

[4:20] That's what it's all about.

[4:25] ?

[4:25] I'm Tanya or and this is what I do.

[4:36] ?

[4:36] Before.

[4:37] Moving to Raleigh, Tanya work for more than 25 years as an electrician in New York City.

[4:42] Having worked on projects inside the historic public libraries as well as landmarks like Strawberry Fields and the iconic.

[4:48] But that deterrence, Tanya was eager to put her talent and experience to work here in Raleigh.

[4:54] I came to work for the city of Raleigh because this is the best city in the beautiful state of North Carolina.

[5:01] As a level 3 commercial electrical inspector on any given day I can spec office buildings, Hospitals, apartment complexes and shopping centers.

[5:16] When I first learned that I was the first.

[5:18] A female inspect, the for the city of wrong.

[5:21] Also, the surprise.

[5:23] However, I was honored as well.

[5:28] I would simply like to work towards making sure that there's more women in this industry for the future.

[5:36] What I like most about my job is helping general contract understand the importance installing electrical systems and safe manner.

[5:48] Now, what that entails is making sure that wires that connect the properly, making sure of that equipment systems are grounded, making sure that have recovered.

[5:59] Those are but making sure that they are no electrical hazards that can cause damage fire most As an inspector Tanya encounters, electrical and environmental hazards.

[6:15] She protects herself by making sure equipment is properly shut down before inspecting and by being prepared for extreme weather conditions.

[6:22] What makes good at my job is I pay attention to detail.

[6:26] I love working with people communicating different ideas and working to help them achieve their project.

[6:33] Golds.

[6:34] I also love working outdoors.

[6:38] No 2 days for me of the same changes every single day.

[6:39] I love ?

[6:46] I'm Priscilla Tyree.

[6:46] Williams.

[6:48] And this is what I do.

[6:52] I am the city construction project administrator, which a fancy word to that I'm a project manager.

[6:58] I work with planning designing and constructing some of the city biggest building and most important project and had a hand station.

[7:09] Chavis Community Center.

[7:12] Well, art Center Fire Station.

[7:16] 22 Fire Station 14.

[7:19] What the project that brings me the most joy.

[7:20] going to be the highlight of my career.

[7:22] It's the one that I'm standing in right now.

[7:24] A new city hall, a 17 story, 360,000 gross Square Feet.

[7:32] Our customer service experience.

[7:33] Explain it in hurry.

[7:35] And the reason why is because we're not going to be located in 5 different spaces downtown, we're going to be located in one space right here.

[7:44] Bill Steinke it up for camp the reviewer all in the same spot.

[7:49] I love what I do.

[7:53] I love helping to plan build building that everybody uses and enjoy it.

[7:58] I'm glad to be a part of it.

[8:01] My name is Justin Sanchez.

[8:03] And this is what I ?

[8:10] I work for the housing neighborhoods department under the small business development team.

[8:14] I am the small business development and workforce coordinator.

[8:16] Also analyst depends on the day before joining the city of Raleigh.

[8:21] Jocelyn worked with larger companies in Portland, Oregon, but her mission was to work more closely with everyday people wanting to start their own businesses.

[8:28] She wanted to help make their dreams come true.

[8:31] He or she meets with people in person while developing more intimate relationships.

[8:37] And and the life for me, it really just depends on the day.

[8:39] Each day is different.

[8:40] But most of the time and working behind the scenes on our website, making sure that small businesses and entrepreneurs have everything that they need to start a business, grow their business or even exit out of their business as well as working

[8:50] on our Rehabilitation Grant program, which helps small businesses.

[8:53] 3 had the exterior of their buildings.

[8:56] You can find me and my team all over the place, whether it be at events like the legal lift where small businesses are seeking legal advice or places like the Raleigh neighborhood college, where presenting in front of citizens who are interested

[9:08] in learning more about what the city of Raleigh departments are up to.

[9:11] Jostling also helps coordinate a staff engagement committee.

[9:15] This gift she and her co-workers a chance to get to know each other better while getting out and doing things like attending a build a habitat for humanity.

[9:23] And knowing how hard it can be to start a business.

[9:25] Jocelyn works to provide resources for entrepreneurs, including the small business startup Roadmaps.

[9:32] The step-by-step instructions will take you from registering your business name to Opening Day.

[9:36] This job is a great fit for me because I love being creative.

[9:38] I love that.

[9:40] No days the same.

[9:40] I love that.

[9:41] get to research and write new resources for small businesses.

[9:45] I get to walk around the city and see the impact.

[9:48] If I were in new facades that are being rehabilitated and store fronts that are opening up.

[9:51] I love my job because I get to help small businesses grow.

[9:58] ?

[9:58] And in fact this when I it, I'm Raleigh's urban forest or I'm in charge of maintaining Raleigh N we do everything from the acorn to stop drivers not means tree-planting tree pruning and tree removal.

[10:12] We also have staff who inspect trees for health and safety.

[10:16] We have staff review plans to make sure that development requirements are being met.

[10:19] Our goal is a healthy, vibrant urban forest.

[10:28] ?

[10:28] We found is an exciting initiative where we're working with Raleigh, citizens, local, nonprofits and other groups to help plant more trees in Raleigh.

[10:35] This could be trees in your yard.

[10:36] Trees on city property, trees in the park looking for opportunities to play aid of trees.

[10:41] One possible, provide more information to the community about what the plan is the right plan to the right place.

[10:47] Trees do all kinds of great things with our community.

[10:50] Things like shade, he and animal habitat are huge benefits provided to the community but also allows for our citizens connect with nature as we continue to grow become more dense, having that ability to visit a tree or a park or a natural area

[11:04] is a huge part of why I do what this idea.

[11:15] ?

[11:15] Hello.

[11:15] This a and this would add ?

[11:25] Sherman picks up dead animals?

[11:28] He's worked with Raleigh, Solid Waste Services Department for 27 years by 06:00AM Monday through Friday.

[11:36] He's in his truck with a list of well carcasses that new collecting my job is important because animals is on the street.

[11:46] They need to be disposed the got kids.

[11:49] Is that going to school day Animas all out in the way.

[11:50] We got to get them up on average Sherman picks up 20 to 30 dead animals every day.

[11:58] That includes deer dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, birds and bears.

[12:01] If it's reported he goes and gets it.

[12:05] You've probably never seen Sherman, but he's a great example of the many behind the scenes people at the city of Raleigh who perform critical jobs that help keep our community clean and safe.

[12:21] ?

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[12:26] Robinson and the one on the ?

[12:35] whether you're a Maui native or new to the area, you've probably been to Pullen Park.

[12:38] It's a magic.

[12:44] I work for.

[12:44] The city rally is an attraction specialist been doing that for about 3 and a half years.

[12:50] And what I do is I ride the train in addition to the carousel and also the kiddie boats.

[12:54] Although retired Robert was visiting Pullen Park with his family and sought to himself.

[12:58] He should be driving that range.

[13:01] I've been involved in parks and recreation a lot work for 31 years with my counterparts.

[13:07] And then coming back to the part, setting with been able to bring my grandkids out here and they call it pops.

[13:13] Part nothing better than that.

[13:16] And then, of course, can rema watch for 43 years is not a bad day on 8 Roberts favorite part of the The kids he loves talking to generations of families have been visiting this park for decades.

[13:27] And of course, like everyone he always looks forward to holiday rest area Christmas Holiday Express is culmination of an awful lot of work by so many people buy this win.

[13:40] You can get a 100 people in here is the hottest ticket in town and that comes through her able to ride all rides do all the other attractions that the park puts on hot cocoa there, some Moore's.

[13:52] But on by the fire department, it's just been awful.

[13:57] Robert has a great deal of respect for the people that work hard to keep pulling Park, running the care takers that keeping the park clean, the track inspectors and maintenance workers that keep that rain in tip-top shape.

[14:10] The landscapers and the amusement ride operators and there's He says it's a lot of work, but it's also a lot of fun.

[14:18] What I love about my job is I get to be a rock star to a 4 year-old and an get a better than that.

[14:27] We but me But when you need it over, yes, it's look out.

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[14:42] animal from me and coming in or thing.

[14:45] The best that will kind of it.

[14:46] So easy Well, I know out the son of those men, and he got out of the middle school said going rally and just so gusty winds at the time going to have around.

[14:59] What I mean throughout the whole I we'll show you thought.

[15:03] This going to out.

[15:07] Yes, the Boston common thinking about what's going make all of you know, come up and say, within the program, us I'm in lead up.

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[15:18] With a little put up with it, though, you probably want to see boys have a They will you is, you know, rally some also say minus some Glass little having to cinco personas.

[15:32] he knew about with without a don't know when it comes to going back us through put in time and those going to go person on us.

[15:38] Even when I do that soon, it said it.

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[15:46] What on other they put them hole, OK?

[15:50] so they get Going to see for us not even see that.

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[15:59] The people that if got report on a persona going at all times and about I think the month if we think we'll see Leon, local Neighborhood Services, Legacy and family all because even before main I noticed today and they wouldn't change.

[16:16] Nguyen took us 100 Monday, some of about the levees for quick unable to baseball who will be coming up.

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[16:22] Anderson?

[16:27] I got it.

[16:28] Quinn, which are inconceivable to him about becoming victim.

[16:31] throw a whole board.

[16:32] Gates is in big when I office on us.

[16:36] When I hand they mean, they don't have inflows home would be about Riley time it in neighborhood, public schools and what I that sick.

[16:45] When I hand looking must back chaos.

[16:47] can out.

[16:57] ?

[16:57] Senior Officer John Hood with the Raleigh Police Department and this is what I do.

[17:06] ?

[17:11] ?

[17:15] If you've ever attended an event in downtown Raleigh or spent time, one of our parks are beautiful Greenway trails.

[17:22] There's an excellent chance that encountered.

[17:23] One of our mounted police officers.

[17:26] Senior Officer Hood grew up on a farm in nearby Clayton and spent time in the mountains working as a trail guide for joining the Raleigh Police Department.

[17:33] More than 24 years ago.

[17:35] His passions for horses, law enforcement and citizen engagement drew him to this job.

[17:43] So my job is a not an officer with Rabbi is important because we protect and serve the citizens.

[17:46] The rally, we patrol the parks, the green wave and the downtown areas.

[17:52] The cause possesses being able to work with horses, have the knowledge and skills to be able to train as well look at horses, undiagnosed problems and issues to keep them healthy, keep them doing the job that they do as well as communicating

[18:05] with and well and working with them to do the job as a police officer.

[18:09] Having officers on horseback provides unique opportunities for citizens of all ages to engage and interact with officers and horses out.

[18:17] You know, I'm still a police officer still have the powers of arrest and everything else.

[18:20] We just do it from the back of a horse just have a different means of transportation.

[18:24] We definitely tracked a lot of people.

[18:27] We definitely track the crowd.

[18:28] The horses get a lot of attention.

[18:29] People come around us.

[18:31] They want to ask us questions about a horse is about the Breeze Ages.

[18:35] So we definitely track of the crowd where we go even working downtown some of the block parties and festivities.

[18:40] The kids come up to us.

[18:41] They want to pet the horses.

[18:42] never had a horse before.

[18:44] So we get a chance to interact with the public that way as well as kids.

[18:48] What you may not know is that officers on the mounted unit are not only responsible for law enforcement, but for the daily care and well-being of the forest, I say it's definitely fun.

[18:58] challenge the hard work when I get up in the morning not come England up at the barn where we board them work on her movements.

[19:10] Make sure she's got exercise put in the round ring lawn chair a little Make sure she gets for food.

[19:13] She hasn't had it already as well as checking her over for any kind of scrapes and bruises or cuts and then 10 to those trailer downtown.

[19:22] At that point, we're all watching cleaner up.

[19:26] Also clean up behind her.

[19:26] She might have some ways to things like that.

[19:29] And then also put her in the wash sofa down Europe again, 10 to anyone.

[19:35] end of the we do everything reversed.

[19:38] So its work to clean up behind her and sadly brush or down put fly spray on her.

[19:43] And then we put out to pasture.

[19:45] it's a lot goes into being amount of police officers other than just patrol and talking to people and dealing with the public of dealing with crime or anything like that.

[19:53] Senior Officer Hood has been with Luna for over 8 months now.

[19:58] He describes her as interesting and says that their moods can really affect one another.

[20:02] There's still a lot to learn about each other, but their trust grows daily.

[20:05] So what I enjoy most about my job is working with the horses as well as interact with people out in the public.

[20:10] I enjoy talking to people as well as helping people working with my coworkers as well as training the horses and getting a bonding relationship with them to do things.

[20:20] I asked him to do and then seeing that result mounted officers help keep our city safe and make it easy for citizens to engage.

[20:27] Be sure to stop by and say hello when you see them out and about.

[20:35] ?

[20:35] My name is Adam McKay and this is what I Heavy equipment operator and we help mitigate floods.

[20:45] In fact, many, 30 debris that may end up in the storm drains a typical day for me and my partner look like us getting in the truck.

[20:51] Leaving the yard.

[20:52] You going to fill up with water to hydrate.

[20:53] Your first job?

[20:54] Well, enter the basin or the great and clean it accordingly, depending on how much 30's.

[21:00] This job Not without its difficulties, though.

[21:04] Those great Sunday, some aides can get super And I often have somebody with me to help lift them up.

[21:07] They can be accessed 200 pounds.

[21:10] We're also working all weathers sometimes in the sun for hours, rain or even the cold.

[21:15] If I stopped doing my job, you would notice immediately the next time it rains because water would probably start pulling up in the road where we haven't cleaned the bases.

[21:24] This job a great fit for me because I love helping people and every time you clear a flood in front of somebody's house and the emotions that they show and the absolute love that they show for you.

[21:33] I would trade that for the world.

[21:41] ?

[21:41] I'm Priscilla Tyree.

[21:42] Williams.

[21:44] And this is what I do.

[21:48] I am the city construction project administrator, which is a fancy word they that I'm a project manager.

[21:53] I work with planning designing and constructing some of the city biggest building and most important project and had a hand station.

[22:05] Chavis Community Center.

[22:07] Well, art Center Fire Station.

[22:11] 22 Fire Station 14.

[22:15] But the project that brings me the most joy.

[22:16] going to be the highlight of my career is the one that I'm standing in right now.

[22:19] A new city hall, 17 story, 360,000 gross Square Feet.

[22:28] Our customer service experience.

[22:28] Explain it in hurry.

[22:30] And the reason why is because we're not going to be located in 5 different spaces downtown, we're going to be located in one space right here.

[22:39] Bill Steinke it up for camp the reviewer all in the same spot.

[22:45] I love what I do.

[22:48] I love helping to plan build building that everybody uses and enjoy the game.

[22:53] I'm glad to be a part of it.

[22:56] I'm 90 Roush.

[22:58] And this is what I I'm the transit planning manager for Ali's bus rapid Transit program.

[23:05] Also known as BRT.

[23:07] We are we seeing a large suite of capital infrastructure projects that will improve the right are experiencing some of Raleigh's highs ridership route.

[23:15] What does that really That means higher frequency bus service elevated amenities and safe pedestrian infrastructure to improve on that first last mile experience area.

[23:26] I'm excited for.

[23:28] It is safe.

[23:28] Pedestrian improvements at every bus stop were going to be able to deliver that as a part of cheaper.

[23:33] I love our new to the city of Raleigh because I get to work on some large transformational projects that are going to have a huge impact on city's future.

[23:40] I'm a resident of Raleigh.

[23:42] So it's really exciting to know that I'm going to prove on this experience for my neighbors, my friends and all of the residents here in the city.

[23:55] ?

[23:55] Oh, I'm Savannah hovered and this is what I did.

[24:01] Savannah is the events and programs manager Pullen Park which opened in 18 87 as North Carolina's first Public park.

[24:08] She oversees lots of events here, including the summer concert series story Times a day expressed.

[24:17] It is a 17 day holiday festival where the whole park is decked out in lights and we have all kinds of things that people around the area can come experience including crafts games and even an experienced Santa Claus.

[24:32] Whether you're looking to warm up by a cozy fire.

[24:34] Write a letter to Santa plaintiff, an holiday games or TA snowballs with your besties.

[24:41] Savanna always has something planned for everyone.

[24:44] Very satisfying to see families come in their eyes without.

[24:48] They're very excited to be here.

[24:50] And we have Santa's come to set up as his workshop.

[24:53] And we also have the carousel decked out in holiday lights.

[24:56] And we also have holiday music playing in the background.

[24:58] So it's just a very nice place to work around the holidays.

[25:02] I love my job here at Colin because I get to do something different every single day in beautiful setting working alongside great co-workers and seeing the excitement and the joy in people's eyes and they come here at polling is probably one

[25:14] of the things I look forward to that.

[25:21] ?

[25:22] And in fact this when I it, I'm Raleigh's urban forest or I'm in charge of maintaining Raleigh N we do everything from the acorn to stop drivers not means tree-planting tree pruning and tree removal.

[25:36] We also have staff who inspect trees for health and safety.

[25:40] We have staff review plans to make sure that development requirements are being met.

[25:43] Our goal is a healthy, vibrant urban forest.

[25:51] ?

[25:51] We found is an exciting initiative where we're working with Raleigh, citizens, local, nonprofits and other groups to help plant more trees in Raleigh.

[25:59] This could be trees in your yard.

[25:59] Trees on city property, trees in the park looking for opportunities to play aid of trees.

[26:04] One possible, provide more information to the community about what the plan is the right plan to the right place.

[26:11] Trees do all kinds of great things with our community.

[26:14] Things like shade, heat and animal habitat are huge benefits provided to the community but also allows for our citizens connect with nature as we continue to grow become more dense, having that ability to visit a tree or a park or a natural

[26:27] area is a huge part of why I do what this idea.

[26:37] ?

[26:37] To say, Blake, and this is what I do as a senior superintendent of parks, maintenance to show has the important job of making sure Raleigh's athletic field, aquatic centers and destination parks.

[26:49] Look fabulous from lush green grass and garden beds.

[26:53] Tiny dog parks.

[26:54] His goal is to create clean and inviting spaces when citizens come to our parks.

[27:00] We want to present to them a place where he's going to be peaceful and enjoyable for them to share with their families as they come to enjoy our parks.

[27:07] A lot of to shea's work is focused on Raleigh's destination parks like Poland, Chavis, the Raleigh Rose Garden and of course Dorothea Dix Dorothy Dix is about the head and they acres of all park space that can utilized in many different ways

[27:21] that we are responsible for from people using that as every day running trails to large events such as dreamville that we host out So we'll use a destination park Sweeney, a place.

[27:33] That's what everybody at a place that is available for everyone.

[27:37] is also responsible for the maintenance of the kids play areas.

[27:40] This will include the Gibson Play Plaza at Dorothea Dix Park when it opens in the spring of 2025.

[27:46] it will include play spaces works of art, its Civic plaza fountains and gardens.

[27:53] A favorite thing about working for the city.

[27:55] A rally is being able to be a part of a community where we actually get to provide something every citizen.

[28:01] That is a part of the city experience of working with public education.

[28:05] I had the opportunity to bring play 2 children every single day that they stepped onto the schoolyard.

[28:11] I don't get SEC, everyone they come out to a But I know that some way I'm doing something to help people make memories.

[28:18] knows the work he and his crews do has a major impact.

[28:20] And as with any job, there are some challenges.

[28:24] One of those is working within the limits of available resources to meet the needs of all people.

[28:30] Another is keeping the parks clean.

[28:32] So if you happen to be at a park in see trash, you can help by picking it up.

[28:37] And if you enjoy being outdoors, you can also volunteer to work in one of our many gardens, a lower than for rallied because I love to come to work in my who's there all skilled and they experts in their respective fields and they do amazing

[28:51] I learned a lot from them and they make coming into work easy and fun every day.

[29:02] ?

[29:02] Welcome to Wake TV.

[29:03] I'm your host.

[29:07] Taylor shot on this episode.

[29:09] We're talking about solutions in homelessness.

[29:12] Tree canopies and 50 years of history.

[29:13] Stay tuned.

[29:20] ?

[29:26] ?

[29:37] Wake County EMS is celebrating 50 years.

[29:40] Let's take a deep dive into their history.

[29:46] ?

[29:51] ?

[29:51] 50 years ago in a medical emergency.

[29:53] Who would you turn to today?

[29:56] We all take MS for granted.

[30:00] But before 1976, volunteer and paid rescue squads provided all emergency medical response duties in Wake County back it was funeral homes that came in.

[30:11] Raleigh was beacon at service until everything started get organized the rescue squads.

[30:18] what county everything started.

[30:18] Coming up online as our community grew.

[30:22] Wake County Commissioners decided it was time for a unified mission.

[30:25] And on July first, 1976, Wake County EMS was born with 4 trucks.

[30:30] And 24 employees.

[30:33] Community was used having a truck.

[30:37] beach well, with merger that that was going to go away.

[30:43] I mean, that was to go have servers.

[30:46] But it going to close to truck that You have remember, too, that small you know, You see at the mount.

[30:59] You responded to their house.

[31:02] 2 days ago.

[31:03] It's more of personal thing, We used to ad was 900.

[31:09] If the call you when run the just 5 years later in 1981, Wake County EMS entered a new era with advanced life support.

[31:21] Wake County EMT's began to treat patients with more complex equipment and skills.

[31:27] At the time, there were 9 rescue squads and the county service County service only provided for the city rally.

[31:34] I was hired upgrade the program from basic life support.

[31:36] Advanced life support all the cruiser taking part in education for EMT's are meeting.

[31:44] So when you're operating at the EMT level, emergency medical technician, which is is the basic particularly back at the time.

[31:50] You're responding to a patient and you're thinking in terms of basic support functions that we're going damaging sprinting oxygen.

[32:00] We're going to gather information.

[32:02] We're going to take that person to health care.

[32:06] 1984, under the guidance of Director Gerald Brown.

[32:09] And the recently created training Division.

[32:11] Wake County EMS reached another milestone, but introducing paramedic service further increasing care for patients when you become a paramedic, it's a different approach.

[32:20] Now we're thinking in terms of I am bringing health care to the patient's side wherever they Heart monitor in the EKG in interpreting the rhythm and making treatment decisions based on what I'm seeing.

[32:32] So it's a completely different frame of mind as you respond think about things that you're going to do for as far as clinical been some good news under the blue ribbon proposal that was done.

[32:45] They decided they wanted a paramedic on every truck in the county.

[32:48] I think that was one of the most defining moments that the county every citizen should get a paramedic with the turn of the millennium.

[32:56] Wake County EMS brought on its first full-time medical director, Dr Brandt Myers to continue to push for an even higher level of care for patients by focusing on clinical research, doctor Mars was just really to listen to use a very captivating

[33:13] speaker and Dr Morris came in the room and talk to you about a new clinical venture or new data that had surfaced on maybe for a conference.

[33:21] People listened and they're really eager to put those things in practice.

[33:25] He could leave Jean to believing what the Mets could So we did see a surge in survival in cardiac arrest, starting in that mid 2, thousands time frame.

[33:35] goes back to that evidence based medicine that we were talking about.

[33:39] Before our advanced practice paramedic program that was initiated 2009 seen wonderful things for the community reduction transports dealing with specially populations.

[33:51] There was a way for us to be able to in a paramedic too high to call.

[33:56] But it was also an opportunity for us to be able to meet the needs of those are calling on one a little bit better because everybody doesn't necessarily need are.

[34:08] We able to successfully divert mental health and substance abuse patients to the right resource and to really connect patients who very clear gaps in their social determinants of health to the right resources is actually making a much larger

[34:23] impact now because focusing on what we know.

[34:24] We're good at as Wake County EMS entered its 5th decade, leadership turned to new technologies and practices to support staff wellbeing and make response is more efficient.

[34:36] Now, Wake County EMS is an industry leader in peer support because of recent initiatives like it's therapy dog program.

[34:42] Wake County misses will positions for the future in in regards to things like continuing to develop new approaches.

[34:52] New innovations in continuing to contribute to as profession as a whole as we've done for many years, use of lights and siren and cutting back on emergency response using Emd is a basis for that in allowing for what we call a cold response.

[35:07] Not a one processes.

[35:08] The call categorized non urgent non life-threatening events and what crews respond without lights and siren.

[35:18] study that show that it's not a detriment.

[35:20] You see the program is going to expand to reduce flights and sign a significant amount.

[35:25] Wake County EMS isn't a great job communicating with their employees on what's new, what might be coming and what the expectation of how to protect ourselves in this.

[35:34] And, you know, the citizens would be through COVID certainly the vaccine clinics and the even other EMS personnel that assisted.

[35:45] I think it's cemented our position in the county as department as not just service, but really a public safety partner.

[35:54] When I started, there were no cell phones.

[35:57] There were Bieber's and they were ratings ahead to today where you have electronic documentation.

[36:05] Much expanded indication professional education department.

[36:06] The use of simulation.

[36:08] The changes of technology.

[36:09] This is great.

[36:11] This is going to save lives.

[36:13] 50 years of care service and excellence is just the beginning.

[36:18] Now in forever, Wake County EMS looks up our community through a culture of care that never compromises.

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[36:44] We're back.

[36:44] I'm here with Eileen Rossa, director of Wake County's continuum of care.

[36:50] Eileen, thank you so much for joining us.

[36:51] Thank you so much for having me.

[36:52] Good.

[36:54] Okay.

[36:54] So for people hearing about wake at home for the first time.

[36:58] What is this initiative in wise and watching now?

[37:00] Yeah, wait at home is really our initiative to address unsheltered homelessness and long-term homelessness.

[37:08] This is launching now because we have never been at a more critical point in our experience as a community.

[37:15] So this is really, again, just kind of building on really the mission of the continuum of care and of homeless services in general across the nation, right.

[37:23] That homelessness be rare, brief and nonrecurring and so wake at home is really just sort of our surge effort make that happen because we have been, although we saw an increase in unsheltered homelessness.

[37:35] overall homelessness.

[37:35] We've been able to kind of keep it at a steady state and that that's really due to the investments to date.

[37:43] But, you know, there's that much more that we need to actually see those reductions see that sustained progress.

[37:51] We've seen people living outdoors across Wake County in recent years.

[37:54] What are the trends that you're seeing and what led to this creation of wake at home?

[38:00] Yeah.

[38:02] Unsheltered homelessness of folks sleeping outside not in shelters right in their cars on the street.

[38:07] That has really increased its almost doubled since 2020.

[38:11] And so that's real visible homelessness that I think is is, you know, a tougher problem to deal with it.

[38:17] Something more visible.

[38:20] That is very obvious about a social issue.

[38:23] And so we want to make sure that that nobody has to choose to stay outside and and that really providing those quality choices and quality services for people to participate in so that they don't have to stay outside.

[38:36] Eileen, can you tell us a little bit more about the different types of homelessness?

[38:39] Sure.

[38:40] So there are official definitions that the U.S.

[38:42] Department of Housing and Urban Development issues and that we have to abide by in certain programs.

[38:49] But generally speaking, we're talking about 2 categories, right?

[38:52] Wilmer thinking about what's called Littoral homelessness.

[38:54] That is when somebody is actually sleeping.

[38:57] Outsider unsheltered homelessness, a place that's not meant for human habitation right under a bridge in a car staying outside for being exposed for those long periods of time.

[39:08] And then the sheltered piece, which could also known as just if you're temporary location that's dedicated for folks experiencing Think about an emergency shelter where people might be able to just walk up directly and get a bed for that or

[39:23] a program that is more time limited and the requirement to enter is is to be experiencing homelessness from the shelter or the street.

[39:31] And so those are those are the main categories for the direct scope of folks experiencing homelessness.

[39:39] And then there's sort of another layer of when people experience homelessness for a long period of time.

[39:45] So one year continuous or 4 times 4 times over the last 3 years where that time adds up to one year and they have a chronic disabling condition.

[39:55] That's that's termed as chronic homelessness.

[39:56] And that's that's really our folks who have been, you know, having to sort of rely on the system and might need that deeper intervention that we aren't necessarily able to to accommodate as an early intervention.

[40:09] So those are sort of the different levels of homelessness and then again, just sort zooming out when we think about homelessness prevention.

[40:18] We often refer to that as people who are at risk of homelessness.

[40:19] So that might be right.

[40:23] You're behind on rent, but you might not have an eviction notice or you do have an eviction notice.

[40:26] And now you're sort of more precariously housed in that sense and at risk of experiencing literal homelessness that would result in the shelter.

[40:34] Stay.

[40:35] And how does wake at home?

[40:37] Kind of support those who?

[40:42] May be behind on rent or they may be very close to being, you know, categorized as being unhoused.

[40:49] And that's I think that's really the beauty of the continuum of care is that it really is an ecosystem.

[40:53] And we're building on existing infrastructure that Wake County services has right.

[40:58] All of the different departments services that Wake County provides includes services like that at at the front door.

[41:06] Had you know, before somebody experiences, homelessness.

[41:09] So there's everything from wake prevent, which is true, eviction preventions.

[41:11] So somebody is not yet on the street or in shelter might need some help with rental arrears or preventing that eviction, which can be costly long-term in the homeless services system.

[41:23] And then we want to make sure that again, we have those flexible financial assistance dollars at the front door so that we can creatively problem solve and say, oh, you're you're stuck here in our shelter because your car broke down and that's

[41:35] going to cost of $1000 to get you back home where you have a job where you have a social network, let's just pay for those out.

[41:42] You know that that car repair get you on your way, right?

[41:45] We don't want you feel stuck here and we don't want you to have to jump through those hoops to to get to the next thing we we just want you know, just be direct and be able to address that issue.

[41:55] And so I think that can look different.

[41:56] You know, it can be transportation.

[41:58] It could be maybe just first month's rent and security deposit, like, hey, it's it's hard enough to afford rent every month on going.

[42:08] It's even harder to pay double when you need to move in some place.

[42:11] And so how can we kind of help give that sort of one time, you know, assistance that will ultimately help somebody stabilize long term.

[42:21] How us wake at home different from the way homelessness has been traditionally addressed in our community?

[42:28] Well, I think we're we're lucky as a Wake County, the ecosystem of service providers, nonprofits, faith, based organizations that are all working on this issue is is critical to the work.

[42:38] But we've also seen that traditionally public dollars either from state or federal governments are are kind of restricted, right?

[42:45] There are more limited to a specific type of housing program, a specific type of service.

[42:51] And so we don't necessarily have the flexibility to fill all of the gaps that we see in our whole ecosystem with those dollars.

[42:57] And so wake at home is an attempt to really structure, a public-private partnership so that we can bring in some additional dollar than have that flexibility responsiveness as a community to really be there for when somebody is newly experiencing

[43:13] homelessness, but also making sure that nobody has to stay in shelter outside for long periods of time.

[43:18] One of the initiatives first priorities is resolving encampments.

[43:23] Can you explain what that process looks like and what residents can expect?

[43:28] Sure.

[43:28] So encampments are generally the most the most visible experience I think of of homelessness that you can see, right?

[43:35] It's a it's a group of structures and of people who have had to make a residence outside for lack of better options are just out of concern are at their own risk.

[43:44] Aversion.

[43:46] And so really the goal to address encampments is to make sure that we always have and housing offer.

[43:53] You know, again, historically sort of in in a system where resources are sometimes scarce street outreach teams that have been providing basic care.

[44:03] Don't always necessarily have the housing resource or the rental assistance or the case management to support long-term and and actually resolve that person's homelessness.

[44:12] And so really the goal is to figure out our landscape, what are all the different sites and locations that people are experiencing unsheltered homelessness.

[44:22] We need to assess those sites and see if there are specific public safety risks their health risks and things like that.

[44:29] Because, you know, we don't want anybody being close to traffic and at risk from that perspective.

[44:33] And then we have to prioritize as a system and say, you know, if this site is, you know, maybe only has 5 people and we have housing resources ready to go for those 5 people.

[44:44] Let's let's link up and and prioritize that so that we can also make sure that we're kind of sustaining that once we've assessed and prioritize identified a site.

[44:54] We work closely with the residents in that on a time line and say right, that this is a site that will need to be closed to street sleeping.

[45:02] But we have housing for you and most often we're seeing people accept that housing offer.

[45:06] If we have it available.

[45:10] And so really then, you know, we are action-oriented.

[45:12] We have to stay focused, make sure people have their documents.

[45:15] They can apply to units and then ultimately where we're closing, that encampment were saying, okay, this is this area is now closed.

[45:22] The street sleeping and we're going to return it to public use.

[45:25] So if that's, you know, city or county park property, we would work with that entity to, you know, make sure that we're cleaning up debris and things like that and and returning it back to, you know, the ownership and the land of how originally

[45:39] supposed to be used.

[45:41] So for some people that may wonder what happens after someone leaves an encampment to kind of share more about that.

[45:47] How does wake at home help people stay housed long term?

[45:52] So every housing offer when we are working directly with folks who are relocating from are being rehoused from encampments, that housing offer comes with up to 12 months of rental assistance and supportive services.

[46:04] So think sort of traditional case management, but also more progressive engagement approach, right?

[46:10] We don't want to offer more than what somebody wants.

[46:12] We want to build on their strengths.

[46:13] We want to see what their goals are.

[46:16] And and really the the full goal and a successful I think use of the resources is making sure that people have that permanency long term and that can look different for every single person might be less than 12 months for one person and more

[46:30] than 12 months for another person just as any of us would struggle, maybe with a medical crisis or or something like that.

[46:37] And so Fort trying to make that right person-centered really responsive to the client needs why us early intervention so important and what kinds of assistance can make the biggest difference?

[46:47] Yeah.

[46:48] Well, I think, you know, flexible financial assistance is again, something that we don't necessarily have easy access to as a full homeless services provider system, right?

[46:58] That a lot of times funding opportunities from the federal other governments are a bit more structured.

[47:03] And so what we're finding, though, is the earlier we intervene, the lower costs is the intervention and the better success rate that we see longer-term right, that we reduce you know, household experience of trauma and sustained experience of

[47:19] homelessness in these different systems.

[47:21] Right?

[47:22] The longer somebody has to kind of live in limbo or live in crisis means that they might be at higher risk, right?

[47:29] Especially if they're staying outside at higher risk of other health care conditions and and things like that.

[47:31] And so we want to make sure that earlier we can intervene.

[47:35] Not only is it the most economical, but it's it's the best for our clients.

[47:39] And it's the most responsive way that we can be serving.

[47:43] So this is a significant investment.

[47:46] What outcomes are you hoping to achieve during the first face the end of 2027?

[47:51] Yeah.

[47:51] So this is just the first phase which means we have a lot of outcomes that need to need to be happening long term.

[47:56] But in phase one that goes through December 2027.

[48:00] We are aiming to re House 1400 households and that is really informed by our historical data as a homeless services system.

[48:10] We have about 4500 to 5,000 people who come into our system each year.

[48:14] They may not stay right.

[48:15] But we but we know that homelessness can be cyclical and we want to make sure that we're intervening.

[48:22] And so for 100 of those households are going to be moving directly from the streets are unsheltered homelessness to housing.

[48:26] So that's the direct to housing approach that we you know, there's never going to be a right time to kind of lunch this, but we we what we need to jump in we need to make sure that we're serving people who are outside that exposed to the elements

[48:37] and at risk there and then the other 1000 households are really those houses that we expect our sort newly experiencing homelessness, maybe not all in our system right now, but experience homelessness at different phases over the course of a

[48:52] year.

[48:52] And so we want to make sure that we have those flexible fund so that we can rapidly respond and be creative in our housing problem solving with them.

[48:59] What would you say to residents who are concerned about homelessness in their neighborhood but also want us Compassionate Solutions?

[49:09] Yeah, yeah.

[49:09] I think it's a great question.

[49:10] You know, I would urge folks to number one, get involved, you know, get involved in their neighborhoods.

[49:15] They have service organizations and other neighborhood initiatives that I think are really an important way to to serve our community and have that that lens.

[49:24] But I would also just say, you know, some reassurance that we're working on it.

[49:27] You know, it might might not feel like, you know, if you see somebody out every single day and know, at a certain time, it doesn't mean that we're not working on.

[49:36] It doesn't mean that we are aware of it or that we don't have a team kind of focused on it.

[49:40] But we also understand, you know, the concern some of the risks and things that our community feels.

[49:47] And so, you know, there are a couple ways that people can engage first.

[49:51] You know, I think if anybody feels unsafe or you know, victim of a crime or anything like that.

[49:57] We would, of course, still encourage folks to to call 9-1-1, engage with emergency services and kind of go from there.

[50:03] But we have partnerships with our community-based organizations and law enforcement and so on.

[50:07] And so we want to make sure that we're we're most responsive in a way that that is is best for everybody the other pieces.

[50:16] You know, let us know if you are concerned about a particular area or or might have observed some folks who need housing support.

[50:25] There is a homeless camp reporting tool on our website with the Wake County continuum of care and our Web site as wake and C 507, dot org.

[50:31] And so folks can just anonymously sort of submit that information.

[50:36] Just tell us the cross streets if you're worried about people because it's close to traffic or it's really cold outside, please let us know and will will deploy those street outreach teams and and work together to make sure that they're connected

[50:46] to care.

[50:48] I mean, thank you so much for sharing those resources and telling us about week at home.

[50:52] Thank you so much for joining us today.

[50:53] Thank you so much for having me.

[50:57] whole.

[50:59] On account of debt.

[51:02] Want everybody's So Well, a time when we've got back got a point Re pay.

[51:39] Wake County recently completed a tree canopy assessment.

[51:42] Let's hear from partners on how it's impacted their work.

[51:46] County is growing with more people and development shaping the landscape every day as this growth continues.

[51:52] has become clear that protecting and managing the tree canopy is essential to keeping communities livable and sustainable to better understand current conditions.

[52:00] We county completed a land cover an analysis with the supporting Tree Canopy Assessment.

[52:05] The analysis covered all 857 square miles of Wake County and provided a clear picture of the county's changing canopy and the environmental and socioeconomic impact that the tree canopy provides.

[52:16] We county's urban tree Canopy Group brings together regional partners to share ideas and strategies for protecting and expanding tree cover.

[52:23] This is a shared effort with municipalities, community partners and residents working together to ensure trees remain an important part of Wake County's future in Morrisville.

[52:32] Town leaders have use Wake County's Tree Canopy Assessment to guide local decisions and expand their tree programs with support from a grant from the North Carolina Forest Service.

[52:40] They're building on that work through additional study and several tree-planting initiatives.

[52:43] We work a lot with trees for the triangle and we invited community members to come out and help us plant saplings.

[52:50] We had a lot of staff there.

[52:52] That was a part of the Wake County Tree Canopy Assessment and analysis study.

[52:58] So we're really proud to get those trees in the ground.

[53:00] The town can only plant so many trees.

[53:01] We really need the help of our community and they've shown us so far that they're really excited and enthusiastic about helping us.

[53:10] We understand and recognize that we need to keep the trees that we have healthy.

[53:15] And so if we're taking care of our trees and that benefits, you know, a broader community than just morrisville in Raleigh project is helping protect existing trees were planted thousands with the goal of 24,000 new trees by 2030 to the city

[53:30] is connecting tree canopy efforts to cleaner air cooler neighborhoods and a more sustainable future planting trees in an urban location is often challenging, right?

[53:37] There's a lot of infrastructure.

[53:39] A lot of people pavement, all those kind of things that can make things a challenge.

[53:43] Ultimately, we need to take care of that tree for hopefully 50 years at a minimum, right.

[53:47] So being able to adequately prepare those trees, get them in the right circumstances to grow.

[53:53] As our first step, we use a lot of information from the Wake County Canopy study help show planting prioritization areas.

[53:59] Heat island effect.

[54:00] Things like that.

[54:00] We wouldn't be able to do half of what we do without our community partners.

[54:03] So everything from volunteer groups, nonprofits, local businesses that want to sponsor trees and tree plantings.

[54:10] is a huge piece in Apex the plant.

[54:12] The peace program is making it easy for residents to take part.

[54:15] The town provides and plants native trees at no cost helping grow the canopy one yard at a time.

[54:22] So plan peak its program where residents can apply to get a free tree for their homes.

[54:27] And we partner with we Finland to do that program and you get the tree professionally installed so you don't have to worry about planting yourself.

[54:35] We've been pulling a lot of information from the Canopy study about, you know, not just the ecosystem services that trees provide, but, you know, economic value of our tree canopy.

[54:45] And it was estimated that our tree canopy in that area is worth 77 million dollars.

[54:50] always brings.

[54:51] The goal is plant more trees where people live and walk every day.

[54:55] town is doing this through a street tree program in grants for homeowners associations.

[54:59] These efforts at more trees in neighborhoods, which means more shade, safer streets and better places to live.

[55:05] We do have a street tree grant program, which is something we started in 2019 after we were certified as a tree City USA.

[55:12] And we also have a street ordinance that we require all new development to play street trees every 50 feet where appropriate.

[55:18] We do have trees available to residents through our giveaway at Holly fast and through the Tree Advisory Committee, we give away 450 trees every year.

[55:28] We have over 20,000 street trees in our database.

[55:32] We have people moving here because of the great life that they can have here.

[55:37] And that comes with all of our natural environment.

[55:39] And right here in Wake County, places like Sandy Pines Preserve, highlight the importance of restoration once covering hundreds of millions of acres across the Southeast.

[55:48] Longleaf pines have declined dramatically by the early 2, thousands less than 3% of their historic range remained.

[55:53] Wake County is working to bring them back.

[55:56] This particular site here we're working on maintaining and restoring some longleaf pine habitat.

[56:01] We do kind of work with our general public.

[56:03] We do kind of promote the types of management that we're doing with this tree.

[56:08] 3 things like educational programming.

[56:10] Guided nature hikes, volunteer work days to come out and remove competition or help planting additional trees as well.

[56:16] When we have volunteers that are coming out and planting trees are helping maintain some of these areas.

[56:20] I think the really the one thing that they really get attached to his back that they can come back and kind of see what they're doing and they can actually watch this trees grow over the years and kind of develop that Tash Menorah was like an

[56:31] investment into their local natural areas.

[56:34] Wake County's Tree Canopy Assessment works hand in hand with the one water plan showing how trees help protect water, improve the environment and support community growth.

[56:42] As we county moves forward, this work will guide thoughtful decisions that protect natural resources, enhance the places that we call home.

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[1:04:01] Gavel us to order.

[1:04:05] Welcome back from our hiatus.

[1:04:08] And we have work session on youth engagement and of course, that curfew.

[1:04:16] Jonathan Lambert, Milton will be 30 minutes late.

[1:04:20] We can note that in the minutes and then I will invite up the slurve Raleigh parks taisha mostly of community engagement and Amanda role of the police department.

[1:04:31] Good morning.

[1:04:35] taisha mostly with the community engagement department and guests.

[1:04:38] As the mayor stated, this is going to be a joint presentation.

[1:04:41] So you'll see multiple faces here at the podium.

[1:04:44] I am just getting started.

[1:04:47] Everyone will be available for questions on their specific programs.

[1:04:49] As we wrap up.

[1:04:53] So today we will talk a little bit about contacts.

[1:04:58] We'll discuss briefly our current programs.

[1:05:00] We'll spend some time talking about engagement efforts that took place this summer.

[1:05:04] And then next steps.

[1:05:11] you think about youth engagement as a whole across our organization, it's primarily based and great apartments.

[1:05:17] Community engagement, Raleigh Parks and the Raleigh Police Department.

[1:05:23] The State Department's have continuously in regularly work collaboratively to identify ways elevate youth voices.

[1:05:30] We've done things prior to the events that took place in July, like develop a youth services division and the commuting gauges.

[1:05:40] My department, the Raleigh Police Department has created community impact and engagement division.

[1:05:47] We're having conversations with Raleigh parks about re imagining what the Raleigh Youth Council looks like.

[1:05:50] And then most recently we enhanced our centralized Web page for youth services, which is shown here.

[1:06:00] And what that does is create.

[1:06:04] one-stop shop for all things related to teens and young people.

[1:06:09] It's a starting point to learn with those opportunities are from arts community workforce development, cetera.

[1:06:19] For the purpose of today's presentation, with my colleagues were going to be talking about youth.

[1:06:24] So you'll hear that.

[1:06:25] And we referring to individual that are individuals that are elementary school age.

[1:06:29] Your house talk about teens were thinking more, think more high school and then young adults over the age of 18.

[1:06:35] So you'll hear that throughout the presentation.

[1:06:40] so in the youth area, across all the departments, we have programs like AmeriCorps, Foster grandparents, which is where we have individuals over the age of 55 volunteer in local elementary schools and day care centers, the parks and Recreation

[1:06:55] Department does a wonderful job of identifying out of school time across all of those programs that you see on the screen, the Raleigh Police Department having youth summer camps, their leadership program and mentorship opportunities our current

[1:07:12] programming around teens within the community engagement department.

[1:07:15] I'm gonna start with Raleigh.

[1:07:17] Summer youth Employment program which a lot of people are familiar with.

[1:07:20] And when you think about it, in its inception.

[1:07:26] In 1983, young people working in community centers over the summer.

[1:07:30] And I just wanted to take a moment to point out the growth in the program since So with in some are they do additional programming with young people.

[1:07:40] We've had to mental health summits, job Readiness Training, which is open to anybody who even wants to apply to rally summer youth, walking them through application process.

[1:07:49] There.

[1:07:49] Several professional development opportunities and some may not know that rally.

[1:07:54] Summer youth also has a virtual pathway.

[1:07:58] So teenagers are able to work virtually with local businesses like York properties, our nonprofits, like the kind community center there they tackle.

[1:08:09] overall challenge is that the businesses identify and a part of their job is proposing a solution at the end of their summer.

[1:08:13] We also have our digital impact program and both the connectors and ambassadors work to bridge the digital divide.

[1:08:24] They pass out computers to low-income families.

[1:08:26] They host programs like and vice about a device where anyone can bring their cell phone computer iPad and have a young people helped them problem solve.

[1:08:39] And with that, I'm going to turn over to my colleague can his slur in Raleigh parks.

[1:08:47] Good morning, Ken.

[1:08:48] His assistant director, Raleigh parks.

[1:08:49] Glad to be here with you today.

[1:08:52] And they slow transition, as we think about the collaboration she has talked about is that rally summer youth employment program for those of you may not be where a lot of those kids come and work with there in our summer camps.

[1:09:01] They're working in our park operations.

[1:09:03] So it's a great example of how our 2 groups work together now as typical in some ice light of a lot of information here.

[1:09:10] Lot of data look at.

[1:09:11] You can But what I want to do today to talk about a couple things that you're going to see in there, one is this is data that we can pull out of our registration system, but it doesn't capture is all of that self-directed passive use of our

[1:09:22] greenway trails are our outdoor courts are ardis golf courses are in those other opportunities that people have to recreate within our space is the other thing do want to draw attention to is things like I want to put it.

[1:09:33] There's contact hours and also connection.

[1:09:37] So contact there was or how often do we have those teams in our programs and then how frequently are they interacting or programs?

[1:09:44] What I do want to draw attention to is a couple things in this taste.

[1:09:47] Talk about out of school time really important Raleigh parks.

[1:09:49] And when that small bell ends, what are the opportunities that we have for both our youth, our teens, and we'll talk live about adult a minute.

[1:09:55] So 2 of those is are out of school.

[1:09:57] Time includes our cancer specialty camps, our traditional camp and our after school programs.

[1:10:03] What we want to do is make sure those are geographically represented.

[1:10:06] And after school programs spread out across Raleigh, we also to make sure they have an opportunity to get into different things.

[1:10:11] So when we get into our specialty camps were talking about things like entrepreneur camps.

[1:10:15] You guys may remember break before you broke for the summer in a bunch of teens when learning about what government looks like.

[1:10:20] Do you want to be in the job with R-tn?

[1:10:22] even had them out or greenhouse.

[1:10:24] So we're looking at those opportunities that the youth, the teens want to be able to learn more about skilled trades, entrepreneur camp.

[1:10:30] We had them over works.

[1:10:31] What does it look like to start a small business in Raleigh?

[1:10:35] The other one I want to draw your attention to is our rally Team Connect program.

[1:10:38] It's a membership where our teens can come in and they get opportunities for additional exposures and example that has been having the opportunity go to our pools as part of our after school program.

[1:10:48] We would we do believe the basic learn to swim programs and just provides in the access to do it.

[1:10:53] The other one to bring in special speakers that may speak to a trade that he speak to a skill, something that is more of their interest.

[1:11:00] The other thing, I want to make sure that and we're really fortunate and Raleigh parks that do have program area face, focus groups talking like teens and youth.

[1:11:07] But really the conduit is all of our general program.

[1:11:10] And you'll see at the bottom of that slide is our general program offerings, those the ones that are just it's martial arts, its arts, its cultural, it's history.

[1:11:18] It's all those are all the things that happened through the 50 buildings that we have within Raleigh parks.

[1:11:22] And then on top of that, we have our athletic programs.

[1:11:24] Those are our leagues and things and then don't forget about our passes.

[1:11:28] So what we do is we have a lot of opportunity for open play can come use the fitness center.

[1:11:32] Can you just go drop into the pool to be able to do something?

[1:11:35] So what we're able to show here is kind of that holistic when the school bell ends, how do we provide opportunities for teens?

[1:11:41] And with that, I will turn it over to my colleague with riot police department.

[1:11:49] The boarding.

[1:11:50] I'm Amanda role with Raleigh Police Department.

[1:11:51] I oversee our community impact and engagement Division.

[1:11:55] Our division was created October 2025.

[1:11:58] and the purpose was to bring all of our youth facing and support of services, including school resource officers.

[1:12:07] Our community officers are volunteers are crossing guards as well as our mentors under one umbrella for unity of delivery, as well as command.

[1:12:16] Our approach Raleigh Police Department has been with our teens and young adults to provide opportunities for exposure, exposure with our Cadet Program or cadet program includes young people, 14 to 20 years old, ongoing across the entire year

[1:12:34] and in the last 3 years we've had 24 cadets.

[1:12:37] The program gives these young people an opportunity to see a lite version of the police academy.

[1:12:43] So they're exposed to the physical challenges of law enforcement as well as ride alongs and actually seeing real life situations.

[1:12:52] They include team building physical fitness as well as community service projects.

[1:12:57] Should we be on we can kind of help you get.

[1:13:01] I'm just trying to to state.

[1:13:01] Hey, do we have slides from?

[1:13:04] like that out, OK?

[1:13:06] Sorry, yes.

[1:13:08] She was on a literally so that that are young adults.

[1:13:13] So that's the exposure peace.

[1:13:15] The next piece is the application peace application comes when we take young adults in our criminal justice and other related majors from colleges as well as trade schools.

[1:13:27] And we pay them to work is Payton turns over over the course of their school year as they are earning that credit, they are also having opportunities to ride along with officers gain some specialized insight into what it's like to be an officer

[1:13:41] as well as working with our detective Division what's unique about our internship program is that at the beginning, chief voice directs them all that they are to be ambassadors.

[1:13:53] There's to not only represent Raleigh police but also embrace the fact that they are now part of our family.

[1:13:58] And we hope that they will go back and share their positive experiences with their colleagues with other college mates to really devote some of the myths about law enforcement and bridge that to divide between those age groups.

[1:14:11] At the end of their internship, they present Chark a man in her executive staff a very short presentation.

[1:14:21] But it's how did they apply?

[1:14:23] That's the application P what Therese did they learn in college and how did they see it play out?

[1:14:27] How are they able to to make that application in real time in real life?

[1:14:34] The other purpose of our college internship is to lead them into a career in public safety.

[1:14:40] To date.

[1:14:40] We've had 18% of our police recruits converted to actual police, higher So we've hired 19 of our 100 for in turns in the past 3 years.

[1:14:54] With that, turn it back over.

[1:15:03] So parks doesn't just stop programming.

[1:15:04] Once you graduate from high school, actually pride ourselves on crater.

[1:15:09] Great programming.

[1:15:10] What I want to talk about here again, that top boy, these are program offerings young adults, ages 19 to 25 general programming again comes in there.

[1:15:19] A lot of our programs are situated.

[1:15:22] don't you often find like in the martial program, you may have a 10, 12, 14 year, but you must 35 year-old.

[1:15:28] And so we look at program offerings.

[1:15:30] They aren't always just specific for a target demographic, but they're looking at more of the skill that's in there.

[1:15:34] But what we can pull out information, they're related to our program.

[1:15:39] We also recognizes once team start to drive.

[1:15:40] It opens up.

[1:15:41] New opportunities are really should titled the Slide.

[1:15:43] You can work where you play.

[1:15:45] And so what we have found is really a role for us is both working with NC, State or local colleges.

[1:15:51] We have a very broad didn't work study program.

[1:15:53] We've worked with NC State for years on the Federal Work study program that brings students in it serves a pipeline to what is that?

[1:15:59] Again, look like working in local government and it helps to foster a really just an opportunity to join a passion to be able to come work within the city of Raleigh.

[1:16:07] And we do recognize that they may choose another municipality, even though we probably rather have them there.

[1:16:13] Our annual internship program.

[1:16:15] We will bring in 10 to 15 students not just the state.

[1:16:18] We have students from across the state this year.

[1:16:20] We from AB State ECU central and of course the Wolfpack have one of the strongest parks and recreation programs in the country.

[1:16:28] But we're glad to have him here.

[1:16:29] But what we do is we expose them to all facets of the business.

[1:16:31] So they're not just can't count safe and not just working or athletics.

[1:16:35] They're working meeting with our business session.

[1:16:37] They're having opportunities to meet with Steven of what does it look like to run and organizations begins Raleigh parks.

[1:16:43] So they're really informed on what profession may look like in here.

[1:16:46] The one that we think is pretty cool me shared information for internship program is led into hiring lot of young people.

[1:16:52] So for a guy who's been around for a day or 2, we have a young workforce.

[1:16:55] 22 to 25.

[1:16:56] We have 12 full-time student full-time employees that have graduated.

[1:17:00] Most of them have come through our internship program and are now full time employees.

[1:17:04] So for me, it's like my daughter is now working with, you learning how how to relate with that.

[1:17:09] So the other part of that, and it's really sometimes quite interstate.

[1:17:12] But the heart of our operations are part-time staff.

[1:17:15] We have 1200 part-time staff that are ages 15 to 25.

[1:17:19] More importantly, we're wrapping up our summer season.

[1:17:21] So in order to make the 15,000 campers come through, it takes a lot of counselors to operate a pulls.

[1:17:28] It takes a lot of lifeguards, 650 of those part-time employees are ages 15 to 19.

[1:17:34] And we like to tell them if you need money in your pocket throughout the year can be a life guard come work for us in some capacity and we'll find the opportunity work with Raleigh Parks.

[1:17:41] I'll hand it back over Taisha.

[1:17:46] All right.

[1:17:46] And wrapping up the young adult section in the community engagement department.

[1:17:51] We something that's relatively new, which is a pipeline from the rally.

[1:17:54] Summer youth Employment program to the rally Summer Youth alumni Lions.

[1:18:00] And we found that important because there was a need to continue providing mentorship, networking and programs to individuals that age out of Raleigh, summer youth employment.

[1:18:10] We also our pathways to public service program and community com internship.

[1:18:14] Both are open to college juniors, seniors and recent grads.

[1:18:17] They work in city departments like the council office, Human Resources, Communications, the community comment and turns Marceau and the office of Sustainability robbing water.

[1:18:33] we average about THIRTY-ONE participants per year across We're now going transition over to some of our engagement efforts.

[1:18:41] And you're going to hear from doctor role.

[1:18:47] So is the next citing before the Raleigh Police Department and city of Raleigh.

[1:18:53] The first Friday in June is declared national gun violence awareness and prevention.

[1:18:57] And our mayor was kind enough to do a proclamation for us.

[1:19:04] That also launched effort to highlight in orange almost everything we did.

[1:19:09] So if you noticed orange and wonder why we changed our colors, it was a continuously promote the message about anti gun violence and gun safety.

[1:19:18] We hosted tonight the summer and we engage 309 teens.

[1:19:24] Equally important.

[1:19:24] We engage their families.

[1:19:26] Parents had an opportunity to drop their kids off at the centers and play a lap and then come back.

[1:19:33] But they actually state and they also engage with us.

[1:19:34] And so we have an opportunity meet them.

[1:19:38] Young people played basketball against our police officers.

[1:19:40] And I will tell you, nobody held back including chief voice of and they would because they're rejected balls like it.

[1:19:51] It was quite the fouls heartfelt.

[1:19:54] We also many of our command staff members served as referees.

[1:19:57] So this was all Stormy came to.

[1:20:00] I think every one of them and we almost got her to play overall a great You know, kids were engaged and we have doubled our numbers from last year.

[1:20:17] In on June, start on June 9th.

[1:20:20] We hosted a something to say teens against violence.

[1:20:24] Teen Hall that teen Hall was part of our summer action plan kickoff.

[1:20:29] What that was was an opportunity for us to collaborate with Parks and rec and to bring teens from strategic locations that we selected provided transportation and gave young people a voice we use is a young people to cope facilitate and we wanted

[1:20:44] to know what they had to say.

[1:20:45] Not what we wanted to tell them.

[1:20:49] We engaged a total of 55 teens.

[1:20:50] And what we saw is that that engagement carried across multiple events.

[1:20:54] So we started to see kids show up at other events and Hoop Knights had a following across the city.

[1:21:00] So as far out as Lakeland, we had a turnout with kids that we know from Robert Parker from Chavis Heights.

[1:21:07] So overall, we had a fantastic summer and we are looking forward to next year.

[1:21:12] turn this over to taste.

[1:21:16] All right.

[1:21:17] That's gonna pass musical chairs and took questions at the end.

[1:21:18] Ok, I'm gonna bring us home and talk about the remainder of our summer engagement.

[1:21:26] So you've heard about all the programs that we the initiatives that we have.

[1:21:31] And we do want to pause and take a moment acknowledge that they're still very well may be gaps that exist.

[1:21:36] And we want to ensure that we're doing our due diligence streamline our efforts across departments to enhance programming.

[1:21:43] Look at operational adjustments.

[1:21:46] Both and communicates Mont Raleigh Parks, Raleigh Police Department and throughout the organization.

[1:21:52] So this summer, we really did continue.

[1:21:53] Our efforts are combined missions of meeting people where they are.

[1:21:58] And we begin our conversations with teenagers to our team table tops.

[1:22:03] We had a couple of goals and I want to preface it was saying this is just the beginning of this more so meaningful engagement.

[1:22:12] But we did want to share information about what we currently do.

[1:22:16] We wanted to understand how the city can better support young people and get feedback again on those gaps programs, spaces, cetera.

[1:22:25] We and our partnership with Raleigh Parks.

[1:22:27] We went to several teen extreme camps.

[1:22:32] We engaged with the virtual cohort, a rally summer youth employment.

[1:22:37] We grateful that Sage statement adolescent girls everywhere.

[1:22:41] That's the photo there.

[1:22:41] They welcomed us into their space to have some thought provoking conversations as well.

[1:22:48] We're also in the process we are also in the process of setting meetings with the Boys and Girls Club, find CA the triangle, nonprofits who are already doing this work there.

[1:22:58] Plenty of nonprofits reckon with young people throughout our city, local high schools and community leaders.

[1:23:02] All of that is in the works and we wouldn't dare try to do it just in the summer.

[1:23:09] So those events here, we had our preliminary gauge men which included 15 touch points.

[1:23:13] So there are 8 group discussions, 7 tabling events.

[1:23:17] So that's just going to national night out or strategic places across the city again to meet people where they are, where we had a lot of conversation and it even if it wasn't facilitate it, it was the opportunity for them to participate in

[1:23:33] our survey so we can hear more about what it is that we could do.

[1:23:36] Focus on.

[1:23:38] We're also nights and the chief, you know, he did a great job out there.

[1:23:44] So thing.

[1:23:47] All right.

[1:23:47] So the survey, I'm going to talk briefly about what we heard.

[1:23:51] I do want to mention that the participants were able to receive our choose the multiple options.

[1:23:59] And this is just the top floor.

[1:24:01] So this is not include everything we did ask.

[1:24:04] So where do you hang out?

[1:24:05] You'll see here that the top response was at a friend's house.

[1:24:08] The Mall movies are community center.

[1:24:10] We oppose the question.

[1:24:12] What are the barriers to existing programs?

[1:24:17] Why are you interested or not interested why me you not?

[1:24:19] Why?

[1:24:22] Excuse me if you participate in our current programs, that's great.

[1:24:24] But if not with stopping you and what we heard was not close by was the top people not knowing what's available.

[1:24:34] We also heard a little bit about not having a ride.

[1:24:37] So those are the top 4 responses there.

[1:24:42] We posed the question.

[1:24:43] What's one thing you wish existed for teens and Raleigh?

[1:24:46] And I understand that we may say we are ready, do that.

[1:24:52] We already have that.

[1:24:52] This is simply their perception.

[1:24:56] Their lived experiences of what we offer.

[1:24:57] Okay.

[1:25:01] So more ways to be heard and lead initiatives, unique spaces for teens.

[1:25:07] It free and teens only.

[1:25:13] They said somewhat supervised opportunities to foster talent, study halls, free therapy, networking spaces for teenagers all but we heard it was consistent in just a hangout spot was what they were looking for.

[1:25:24] We also pose the question.

[1:25:27] Where do you hear about current programming resources?

[1:25:30] You'll see family member or friend schools, social media.

[1:25:36] We went deeper, disable what social media channels use the most TikTok and Instagram where the top 2 there was a lot of feedback.

[1:25:45] A bow, how they enjoy relay double pose.

[1:25:48] So they want to see Rios and social media trends.

[1:25:53] They were interested in potentially having a social media with ran by teens.

[1:25:57] But what they do oversight and how we could look at that as an opportunity.

[1:26:04] The key takeaways gathering spaces outside of school work or home increased awareness of city offerings, fluidity and the type of programs would be welcomed and they want to be more involved in decision-making.

[1:26:18] At this time.

[1:26:20] We're not posing solutions are not seeking solutions.

[1:26:23] We just want to continue to have conversations and we want to understand what opportunities are.

[1:26:29] So that's why this fight has laid out a potential areas to explore so social media, how we can connect to the strategic plan.

[1:26:36] Developing a more from a pipeline between departments and youth so that their input can be incorporated.

[1:26:42] You saw our youth Web page, but how can we enhance that isn't meeting the needs of what people and their families are looking for.

[1:26:48] Re-imagining the Raleigh Youth Council, which we spoke to earlier and having spent last quarter nation in our communications with the public school system.

[1:26:58] So our immediate next steps are just to continue gathering gaps that the city can feel.

[1:27:04] We want to build out on our partnerships with external organizations and establish shared goals.

[1:27:10] Look at our exploration operational adjustments and then the long term we want to be able to say that we strengthen teen representation.

[1:27:17] created the pathway and that we continue to adjust our programs events based off that the feedback and updated teen representation.

[1:27:27] And so with that again, I'm here with Raleigh Parks, probably police department to take any questions thank you for a lot of information.

[1:27:36] Questions from council.

[1:27:42] I've got some questions just when you talk about the centralized communication with Wake County Schools.

[1:27:49] Given that they're finding out a lot of this at schools.

[1:27:53] That sounds like a good and important step.

[1:27:56] And I'm also just curious about weight tech.

[1:27:58] Some of the other, just what's happening now and what can we do to strengthen that?

[1:28:04] So what's happening now is that we have contacts a different departments who have contacts with different people in the school system as far as getting information too.

[1:28:15] And so we acts the teenagers about social media.

[1:28:17] They said we follow it followed Wake County because they can tell us when school's going P they don't have to watch the ticker anymore.

[1:28:27] But we just identified that we need basis think way across departments to get information to and from.

[1:28:32] And currently is not as strong as it could be.

[1:28:37] counts for something.

[1:28:41] First, commend you for the survey and the takeaways.

[1:28:47] Worked on a similar project.

[1:28:47] Another say don't want to mention.

[1:28:48] It was called the Yes Lawyering project because in this particular city teams were being targeted in public space.

[1:28:56] And so there was this project call.

[1:28:59] Yes, yes, we're in project to tell young people you are welcome in public space.

[1:29:04] And we did some research and came up with findings.

[1:29:07] Very close to your takeaways.

[1:29:09] And I was impressed by it because the top one is hang out on structured, not programmed.

[1:29:15] Just to be with friends to just talk.

[1:29:18] Those are very good takeaways did guess the question manager, how's that now going to embed itself?

[1:29:27] Because that's very different than programming or rec centers at something different.

[1:29:31] And it's important because young people saying this is what I want, even those call out quotes that you had those 3 slides to me were very, very powerful.

[1:29:39] And it's a young people saying not all because I'm guessing 12% population between 10 19.

[1:29:47] That's 50 to 60,000 young people.

[1:29:50] You have a couple of 1000, not you.

[1:29:52] The city in their parks program.

[1:29:55] What about the other 40, 50,000?

[1:29:59] How are we going to take some of those takeaways and recommendations?

[1:30:00] Because I was supported that agreed with that and think it is their way of telling us this is what I want.

[1:30:06] All right.

[1:30:08] And so, yes, we did engage with youth that are already a part of our programs and initiatives.

[1:30:14] But apart the main reason why we also scheduled papa community events because we understand that there's another group of young people that may not be engaged in the programs that we are for and so will current plan is to continue doing that

[1:30:27] meeting people where they are looking outside the conversations that are going to have with our partners is also going to be very important because when we met with the YMCA, for example, they're just trying to figure out where star in what

[1:30:40] we're doing.

[1:30:41] And so there was a lot of synergy, inorganic chemistry around how we can build together.

[1:30:46] So we don't have that the answer right now.

[1:30:47] We want to continue talking to our youth.

[1:30:52] And then working with our partners, bringing the city together to figure out the best way forward collectively.

[1:31:00] I think.

[1:31:00] thank you for this.

[1:31:03] I have a handful of questions and some may not be for you but just so one.

[1:31:10] I have private communications around use TikTok.

[1:31:16] I know that's the the youths are.

[1:31:17] And I think we should try to reach them there.

[1:31:19] But I it I wonder even allowed to be there and how we might use partnerships influencers or something to you.

[1:31:28] To stay legal.

[1:31:29] But get onto that platform.

[1:31:33] about answer the question for you Robin, Tickle Communications director at No, We do not use TikTok because at this point it is an application that both the city and the state have decided our privacy and security risk.

[1:31:44] So we do not have our own account there.

[1:31:47] There are ways absolutely.

[1:31:47] Like you said Inc influencers, perhaps agency contract that we could have some TikTok.

[1:31:55] Another idea that we are looking at is to use Instagram a little bit differently, perhaps with a different kind Caledonia over promised give too many details.

[1:32:03] So that the real content video content would be a little bit more teen focused in its in its place.

[1:32:15] And then another question I have is around kind building off what customers over as mentioned.

[1:32:18] you know, we have about and very loose terms about 100,000.

[1:32:24] Youths and minors and in the city and some of these programs are generously accessing about one percent of those.

[1:32:32] So we have lots of kids who are not being captured our programs.

[1:32:37] And I'm curious if there's any tracking done by any other agencies community health survey that indicates how many user being touched by like?

[1:32:48] Programming, whether it's Raleigh YMCA are boys and girls.

[1:32:54] In terms of quantum.

[1:32:55] Sorry can us again road Raleigh parks, quantifiable data.

[1:32:59] We can talk to our partners.

[1:33:01] So when you do council member, if you think about the nonprofit's, the why the boys, girls clubs, Wake County Public School system, lots of nonprofits, the youth, the question where there are they being Gauger, they be engaged by the city of

[1:33:13] Raleigh.

[1:33:13] I think that's an area where as Taisha brought up, how do we work with our partners to understand who they're already serving?

[1:33:19] It's really valuable opportunity for us to explore that a little deeper level.

[1:33:22] And I think the school system relationship is significantly important because that's a conduit where we can find those kids that may not be engaged in some different opportunities and programs, access areas for them to get involved that may

[1:33:36] fit more in their niche instead of us trying to put him into some things that already exist.

[1:33:40] Yeah, I think that would be a really valuable area to explore more and have better data on.

[1:33:44] I I would love for all kids to touch Raleigh parks program.

[1:33:48] But I understand that they can still be productive, if say, are engaged in some something productive.

[1:33:53] And so it would be nice to understand how many.

[1:33:58] supported somehow.

[1:34:02] Amanda roles us and director Raleigh Police Department.

[1:34:07] One of the things I think you're getting at is the groups that we're also looking at in the police department we're pretty focused on the missing data where the kids were not touching and where the kids were touching, but not necessarily documenting

[1:34:22] our division includes word impact because you have to be able to measure the impact to know that you're moving in the right direction.

[1:34:28] Our officers are part of our policy includes community policing.

[1:34:34] It has the premise that we're all community policing officers.

[1:34:39] So from the time the patrol officers do a couple to block event, they're making contact young people, their families, they're making referrals.

[1:34:47] Our school resource officers are also identifying kids who might be a good fit for our summer camps or need to be referred to other programs throughout the city.

[1:34:57] And so we're doing the work on that level.

[1:34:59] Every time we engage with somebody at the community center, we say also know where you can school making relationships and those connections.

[1:35:07] But our officers do a lot of identifying kids who could benefit as well as our community leaders.

[1:35:15] So in the something the save it, many of kids came from Saint Giles and that was because of a key community leader that we reached out to because we recognize that that was a community.

[1:35:25] It might not necessarily have transportation.

[1:35:27] And we actually provided that transportation.

[1:35:33] And then just another just one more in on impasse.

[1:35:36] Mike, I was curious are on the feedback we've got on the Just anecdotally, if.

[1:35:44] I'm curious, one of its hours of operation came up at all.

[1:35:46] If teams are saying like I want to please hang out late at night or the things on which they want more.

[1:35:56] Opportunities to be heard and lead on where their themes within that like, are they caring about park design rezonings or kind of if there was a characteristic of what they want to be engaged on?

[1:36:08] Yes, that's a good question.

[1:36:09] We did have that option around we had a question about what would.

[1:36:17] Make more likely to use one of community spaces.

[1:36:20] And later hours was part of that.

[1:36:25] We had conversations and are facilitated discussions about how to get involved.

[1:36:31] It wasn't that granular.

[1:36:32] It was more.

[1:36:32] So we feel like things are happening to us.

[1:36:36] And we want to be able to contribute to the conversation before a decision is made.

[1:36:40] It didn't go to what types of to that could to have that could be broadly civically engaged.

[1:36:47] They could mean sort of government.

[1:36:51] Sure, Jordan, sure.

[1:36:51] But also, you know that I'm sure there's interest in other topics that are more specific.

[1:36:58] We just exit silly.

[1:36:59] Thank you.

[1:37:06] thank you for this.

[1:37:06] I was wondering with the Raleigh Youth Council and we're talking about re imagining Raleigh Youth Council.

[1:37:12] Can we first define what the expectations are with the what is currently and then what the hope if there's a goal of what it turns into what I've noticed in talking around the communities that.

[1:37:26] Most high schools have a student council.

[1:37:28] And so I was like, oh, wow.

[1:37:29] We also have a Raleigh Youth council.

[1:37:31] Some wondering is in this reimagination of it would touch on to the already existing student councils within the high school system.

[1:37:40] Can.

[1:37:40] So let me start back with a question what it is now.

[1:37:42] So actually into ordinance, there's an establishment of a Raleigh Youth Council.

[1:37:45] The calls out to what it is and so housed within Raleigh parks.

[1:37:49] It is actually a group of 60 about 60 students on average every year from across Wake County.

[1:37:55] It's really a leadership development program.

[1:37:57] It's an opportunity for them, their self governing.

[1:38:00] They set their own elected officials.

[1:38:01] They said from policies, procedures and as part of the state council's of youth.

[1:38:04] So they actually en route interact with other youth councils from across the state, through conferences, through community service through opportunities, such as that's so in its current state, kind of citywide representation.

[1:38:20] They set their own rules.

[1:38:21] They do their own community service.

[1:38:23] They interact with other agencies from a community service aspect.

[1:38:26] One of the things that we've done because as questions come up from a couple years is now they have a standing report interact with our Parks, Recreation Greenway Advisory board.

[1:38:32] So we bring informed as they're working so that help support.

[1:38:37] Some are programs like our specialize, recreation activities or the law.

[1:38:39] So sure about their community service activities.

[1:38:42] One of the things that we've been looking to do and Taisha has brought up is they're one of our primary conduits to Wake County public school systems were able to feed information back into the schools through these students because we don't

[1:38:55] have to centralize touch point.

[1:38:57] And that's our opportunity to make more awareness of that.

[1:39:00] Now, what we also do is make sure that's fully cross representation A lot of it is those students who are actively looking for leadership opportunities for looking for things that they can put on their college application.

[1:39:12] What are the things that they're getting involved in?

[1:39:14] These are these are students that are already wanting to.

[1:39:16] They're looking to aspire to achieve a higher level.

[1:39:18] What we want to do is expand the breath of that.

[1:39:21] So how can we make sure every student who is who wants to be a part of the council knows one about it and 2, how do I get connected to it?

[1:39:29] So as we work through community gauge Mont, what are different pathways that we can get to.

[1:39:34] But then also there are other opportunities.

[1:39:35] will bring it back to stable.

[1:39:36] How can they interact more with you?

[1:39:39] Because that's what they want.

[1:39:40] one of the things having raised 2 teens is the region.

[1:39:43] they don't like being told here is how you do things.

[1:39:46] And that's not think it's good or bad.

[1:39:47] But it's a part of going through teen hood and how do they interact with the local officials for policies that are made about how they're going to conduct their everyday activities?

[1:39:55] When we established the teen center, we set that up specific as funny as teacher brought up issues like we're step on toes.

[1:40:02] But they're like it's our space people.

[1:40:04] Your age can come in and I'm okay, can I come in when you're not up?

[1:40:07] And yes, you can come in when you're not open.

[1:40:09] It.

[1:40:10] But they were very specific about how that space would be governed.

[1:40:14] And that's what we're looking at.

[1:40:15] Can the youth council expand those opportunities have interactions to meet with the city manager, the assistant city manager.

[1:40:21] These are the things that are happening.

[1:40:22] And right now that's not so easy.

[1:40:24] And we get the people are super busy.

[1:40:26] So I'm not here to be judgmental, but that's what they've shared with us.

[1:40:29] It does.

[1:40:29] Thank you so much.

[1:40:33] Stephanie.

[1:40:33] Thank you for for the information.

[1:40:34] A couple things I just wanted to touch on.

[1:40:38] See where the students mention opportunities.

[1:40:39] The foster talent.

[1:40:40] And I thought about growing up.

[1:40:42] There's a show.

[1:40:44] Cause sparks and it was teens on stage is ran by WRAL and they gave students the opportunity to show talent, do different things, work on a stage and behind stage.

[1:40:57] And I know a lot of our and we talk about work of Wake County Public schools, some of them have different studios and things of that nature Wake County has the rules.

[1:41:05] So be it.

[1:41:06] Is there something that we could possibly do and foster as we are re-imagining our new r-tn location, a new building to create a space for those that may be interested in avenue of talent and opportunities.

[1:41:20] So this one thing I kind of wanted to put out there something you'll have thought about and have a couple of others after that.

[1:41:30] Robin Tickle again from communications, I think definitely with that space in the building and we have a hope to reinvigorate our community producer program where they would have more opportunities to come in with an idea and we can help them

[1:41:42] produce their show.

[1:41:42] That goes on cable access.

[1:41:44] I think there are a number of ways that we can creatively use that space as we go forward.

[1:41:49] And I would also that would be definitely in partnership with Parks, community engagement, perhaps Raleigh police that has all of these programs to bring people in and run them through a program earlier this year.

[1:41:59] I think Ken mentioned it.

[1:42:02] We had some youth in here learning how to run the controls for council meeting.

[1:42:06] And that was pretty interesting.

[1:42:09] They said of the table and some of them set in the booth and they had a MAAC meeting.

[1:42:12] We didn't but they did have that opportunity.

[1:42:15] Cook.

[1:42:15] Thank you.

[1:42:15] It's good to hear that.

[1:42:17] And speaking of this is says of tonight, I know is doing this summer.

[1:42:24] Is there opportunity to once a month event throughout the year to continue like a 3rd of Friday night even or something because it sounds like we have gather the attention of some of our young people.

[1:42:38] Now things opportunity because a lot of times things I hear is will you start the stop?

[1:42:43] So is there a way to these continue the event throughout the year?

[1:42:50] Absolutely.

[1:42:50] So that's the part of our impact is continuous engagement.

[1:42:52] It's not one and done.

[1:42:54] And so for hoop nights, we already have too.

[1:42:56] We're just looking for dates once going to be at the Islamic Association of Raleigh and the other one's going to be at the Jewish Federation of Raleigh.

[1:43:05] They're part of our eye care team members and they want to open up their courts.

[1:43:10] We are also looking at doing weather permitting public be more outdoor ones, pop ups.

[1:43:15] Just, you know, lobsters really take that and decide if they want to host one as well as bowling events.

[1:43:21] We've got some other.

[1:43:24] We've talked about hockey.

[1:43:25] We've talk about we've done pickleball over the summer, engaging with them in a variety of of lace is is our overall focus?

[1:43:33] Ok?

[1:43:33] Thank you.

[1:43:33] My last 2.

[1:43:33] Why you're there.

[1:43:37] I know you mention police in turns 18%, which is 19 that we hire.

[1:43:43] But do we track any of the others that may have moved?

[1:43:47] So where are they were hired by another agency, a municipality?

[1:43:50] Do we track that data as well?

[1:43:53] Well, when they come in as well as when they're leaving, we asked them what are your intentions?

[1:43:57] And we get a fair amount who say they are going to grant school which mean we won't see them than theirs.

[1:44:04] with similar or related majors who want to go into social work.

[1:44:07] And so they're getting exposure with ACORN's.

[1:44:10] But they actually don't want to be a law enforcement officer.

[1:44:13] And my last question for all of us, if there's an established nonprofit that is already working with youth and they want to reach out and connect.

[1:44:23] How do they do that?

[1:44:25] They can reach out directly to us.

[1:44:27] informations, honor, Raleigh police Community Impact Engagement Division website, all of our contacts.

[1:44:32] However, they want to reach us.

[1:44:33] Okay.

[1:44:35] And many of us want to share feel That's branch I didn't want to touch on.

[1:44:43] I'm glad you brought that nights and one of things.

[1:44:46] That's what we did with offer with invite when the bubbles.

[1:44:51] And so this is again raising boy and a girl.

[1:44:52] Not everybody plays athletics.

[1:44:56] And so one thing you look that up, there were one of the other things skills, those type of things.

[1:45:00] So we've got great partnerships with folks like Raleigh, Little Theatre, other Is there different activities?

[1:45:05] You can speak to different as we look at those dedicated engagement efforts who've nights is great write-up just tomorrow hills last night for the adult basketball.

[1:45:15] Right.

[1:45:15] But there's also a whole group out there want to make sure reach them as well.

[1:45:17] So we're going different options as we work with our partners do that.

[1:45:22] your question moment.

[1:45:25] So high all communicating that to the public as I know some conversations with some of the folks in parks earlier in the year about some other things you do such as art and those types things.

[1:45:35] But I don't think very many people know that is what you're doing and want to hear parks and recs.

[1:45:40] They automatically assume that it's athletic program and that's happening.

[1:45:43] So how are you communicating that to the community that there are other options?

[1:45:50] Some taking to get back to patients saying going to say things to step on your toes.

[1:45:54] It's probably one of the biggest things we here we're not telling the story.

[1:45:57] Well enough.

[1:45:58] One of the paces and we've already talked with Robbins.

[1:46:00] How are we communicating?

[1:46:03] I had to bring 2 people.

[1:46:03] Might Facebook in the Leisure ledger.

[1:46:05] Still things right for youth or not?

[1:46:08] And so how are we getting that communication that we've got to get more dynamic?

[1:46:11] To be perfectly honest with you and make sure we're reaching them or they can.

[1:46:15] And what I'm really thankful wars.

[1:46:16] We started these conversations.

[1:46:18] Robbins like we can look at these.

[1:46:19] There's different ways to reach a target audience than some of our tried and true methods because obviously not to tried and true.

[1:46:25] hitting some of those groups.

[1:46:26] We can do better to be honest with I want to go airport him, but I also want a process check.

[1:46:34] I know we've got like a five-hour meeting starting at one.

[1:46:38] None of us have And I just want to make sure that I'm not putting council under a very distressing situations where no one's had time to have a break.

[1:46:48] what what are the rules do we need to move on to the next question of students?

[1:46:51] Mayor Pro Tem.

[1:46:53] To give the curfew some time.

[1:46:55] And then what time do we need to break in order to start another meeting at 1 o'clock?

[1:47:00] Is there to meet up?

[1:47:01] I believe.

[1:47:04] Rt needs 15 minute between to start another meeting.

[1:47:09] So and then I just want to be somewhat humane towards the counselors here and not force it into a situation.

[1:47:14] time will if we wrap up with the comments on this one will go right into ordinance and talk about that a little bit and if need be, we can kind of carry over after the 1 o'clock.

[1:47:27] If you all aren't satisfied with that and move it to another space on the agenda, we do have that flexibility.

[1:47:36] Yeah, make my question is brief and you can even get back to be later.

[1:47:40] It's no problem.

[1:47:40] I was just curious to learn about that teens against violence conversation that occurred in June just to learn what the young people said about the solutions that they see.

[1:47:50] And so maybe that can just be shared with us in some way after this meeting and then also just curious, what is the latest?

[1:48:01] Our for our community centers to be open for the parks has that been a conversation about having later hours, perhaps typical commute center operations we close at 9 Monday through Friday.

[1:48:13] Saturday's 93 Sundays, one to 6 those those are typical operating hours, obviously have something open earlier that offer before school.

[1:48:19] The state programs.

[1:48:28] Everybody for all of that information.

[1:48:31] Let's move on to the curfew and we have Karen McDonald, the city attorney's office.

[1:48:38] Good afternoon Council June July, 7th meeting the City Council directed the city attorneys office to draft the youth protection in curfew ordinance for council's consideration.

[1:48:49] So today we will explain why the proposal is being considered and its purpose, the chief or review the juvenile crime.

[1:49:01] Trends in the event said July 4th and 5th.

[1:49:04] I'll then walk through what the proposed ordinance would actually do, including who it applies to the restricted hours.

[1:49:11] And importantly, the exceptions conclude by explaining how the ordinance would be enforced and the potential penalties next slide.

[1:49:22] And so the proposed excellent.

[1:49:28] The proposed ordinance is intended to protect juveniles from victimization and exposure to criminal activity.

[1:49:35] It also seeks to promote a safer environment for juveniles and adults.

[1:49:42] By limiting unsupervised juvenile presidents in public places during the late night hours covered by the ordinance.

[1:49:49] And finally, it reinforces the role of parents by emphasizing reasonable parental supervision.

[1:49:56] Next slide.

[1:50:00] With that in mind, I will turn it over to Chief Boyce to talk about juvenile crime trends in the events of July 4th and 5th.

[1:50:08] And with that, I think he'll move his Yeah.

[1:50:10] So well.

[1:50:13] Good afternoon, Madam Mayor Council Chief Boys, Raleigh Police Department.

[1:50:16] Good seeing you again.

[1:50:17] Why consider an ordinance?

[1:50:22] start office and Raleigh Police Department.

[1:50:23] We are an intelligent lead and data driven department guides our decision-making and how we continue to keep this community safe.

[1:50:30] It's important that we have data to justify why we do what we do.

[1:50:40] In regards to juveniles and a conversation that we have in here today.

[1:50:43] If you look at the slide here, you see in 2025 that we had 121 cases where a juvenile under age 18 was a suspect where we arrested or charged on juvenile petition.

[1:51:00] We charge to secure custody order into custody Juba.

[1:51:03] Now that is for the entire year 2025.

[1:51:08] you look at the column to the right.

[1:51:10] 194 incidents that is just from January one to pretty much about couple of days ago when we collected this data, you can see that we're already at 194.

[1:51:20] Cases throughout this year where juveniles are listed as a suspect.

[1:51:28] The increased they're not percent increase, obviously training in an area or in a direction that is not good and is very concerning to us here.

[1:51:35] Raleigh Police Department.

[1:51:39] The drill down the numbers a little bit more from at 100 in 94.

[1:51:43] 121 in 194.

[1:51:46] You look at the first category of assaults in aggravated assaults were talking about shootings or stabbings or incidents where an injury, a severe injury was calls as a result of an assault in 2025.

[1:51:59] You see there with 30 here, year-to-date 50, we're already seeing an increase and we still have 4 months left of 2026.

[1:52:10] Person shot.

[1:52:11] These are once again juveniles who are listed as a suspect.

[1:52:16] Entire year 2025.

[1:52:16] There 7.

[1:52:19] 2026 were already at 12.

[1:52:21] And that trend is going up as well.

[1:52:25] Shots fired into a field vehicle or dwelling single digit number in 2025, we're more than double that in 2026.

[1:52:35] with juveniles shooting into cars in resident.

[1:52:39] This category.

[1:52:40] Next, a number of actual rounds.

[1:52:41] These are the actual bullets.

[1:52:43] That were discharged in those.

[1:52:47] That number 5 for 2025.

[1:52:49] And number 12 in 12 2026.

[1:52:53] 15 bullets went through a car, went to a house all 2025.

[1:52:56] Involving juveniles.

[1:52:58] Here in 2026, that number is up to 190 bullets went through car some physical structure.

[1:53:09] Just like that, sinking 190 bullets went through a car or a building.

[1:53:16] From the hands of a juvenile.

[1:53:20] Final category.

[1:53:21] All totals.

[1:53:21] You see the Valeant's all in 2025.

[1:53:26] 63 total violent incidents involving juveniles who we charged or obtain a secure custody for and here in 2026.

[1:53:36] in all us were already at 83 and we see the increase there.

[1:53:41] We are seeing the trend of violence with our juveniles increase year-over-year.

[1:53:47] And only use 2025.

[1:53:48] Since I was the Chiefs.

[1:53:49] I wanted to make sure I'm using added that that I had some control over as the chief of police here are PD.

[1:54:00] So let's talk about all pretty much.

[1:54:01] What was the catalyst?

[1:54:01] What got us here today?

[1:54:04] I shared numbers in 2025, but it really wasn't highlighted throughout our community.

[1:54:11] What we were experiencing within our PD.

[1:54:14] But when the events of July 4th and July 5th occurred, that really got everybody is tension so much so pretty much throughout the entire nation saw what developed here in our great city.

[1:54:26] So that night, July 4th, an early morning July 5th RPD we investigative 6 separate shootings.

[1:54:34] I would well, get to second.

[1:54:39] We have one shooting at Broad Creek just after the fireworks display.

[1:54:43] We have 4 shootings along Glenwood South throughout the night in early morning to life.

[1:54:48] If we had one shooting in 100 block of Capital Boulevard.

[1:54:53] For these investigations have been cleared by Bres We still have to remain an active investigations.

[1:54:59] I feel confident in our detectives the day will identify and address those who are responsible for those 2 remaining investigations.

[1:55:11] Also in July, 4th, there was a number of adults.

[1:55:13] And I think we know that number.

[1:55:14] 29, other adults that were charged with various crimes, assault, disorderly conduct, other other crimes on that night.

[1:55:24] But the crimes were people were shot were victims.

[1:55:27] We're work, rushed to the hospital majority.

[1:55:32] If not all of those included a juvenile or involved a juvenile.

[1:55:36] You look at the incident starting at Broad Creek, we arrested for and actually today we have arrested a 5th with help with the United States.

[1:55:47] Marshals.

[1:55:47] They arrested a 5th suspect, a juvenile in New York City.

[1:55:51] So we have a juvenile committing a shooting at Broad Creek, flee the area and was just picked up this morning in New York City.

[1:55:59] The arrest that we made.

[1:56:01] Down on Glenwood South.

[1:56:04] The victims are juveniles you now.

[1:56:07] What do those cases?

[1:56:09] The first shooting that occurred?

[1:56:13] Don't in with south of 600 block of Glenwood.

[1:56:15] Both victims were juveniles.

[1:56:17] The suspect is a juvenile.

[1:56:22] Shooting that took a street is a young adult.

[1:56:24] He's 18 years old.

[1:56:24] So not a juvenile.

[1:56:27] That is also one of our remaining cases that has not solved yet.

[1:56:33] The 3rd shooting, 14 Glenwood Avenue.

[1:56:36] The suspect juvenile the victim, a juvenile.

[1:56:42] The for shooting on West Street, West Johnson Street.

[1:56:45] That is also the second case that is unsolved.

[1:56:47] Those 2 victims are adults.

[1:56:50] We have not made an arrest in that case.

[1:56:54] Finally, the shooting in 100 block of Capital Boulevard.

[1:56:56] The suspect in that case, 18 year-old on the skinny, 17 year-old female arrested in Goldsboro with the help Goldsboro PD.

[1:57:06] So you can see the violence on July 4th in July, 5th, where people were shot, majority of those cases involved.

[1:57:16] Juveniles showed you numbers showed you data of the trend with the amount of cases that we are seeing here in the city of Raleigh now show showed you how how many are connected to individuals who are under the age of 18.

[1:57:34] He acts like why a curfew be the first to say a curfew is not a fix to what I just showed.

[1:57:41] You.

[1:57:41] It is a tool that will allow the Raleigh Police Department to continue to keep this city safe.

[1:57:47] Some people probably say, well, all those crimes didn't happen at nighttime chief.

[1:57:51] I get it.

[1:57:54] You're right.

[1:57:54] But the connection with violence, we have been able determine that.

[1:57:59] When we see a lot I get asked a lot of times late chief where these juveniles getting these firearms getting these guns?

[1:58:07] Well, we know we've seen it.

[1:58:09] They have they get these guns from breaking into cars.

[1:58:13] Guess what?

[1:58:13] They break into cars usually late at night.

[1:58:17] And then now to using those guns to commit crimes, which once probably testing comeback for some of those shootings on July 4th and 5th, we might be able to track that back to summer are motor vehicle break-ins as well as death of a gun.

[1:58:33] So being able to put a curfew in place doing a specific hour days week, I believe as a chief will help curb some of the violence that we're seeing here in our city that's be committed by juveniles.

[1:58:46] And overall.

[1:58:49] This community deserve to be safe and there should be some accountability despite what your age is.

[1:58:54] We've We got to secure custody order for as young as 12.

[1:58:57] That 12 year-old.

[1:59:01] As part of incident where a gunshot you know, somebody was shooting.

[1:59:04] We got a whole people responsible for their actions, no matter how old they are.

[1:59:10] So that's what I have right now.

[1:59:12] Turn it back over to city manager City attorney additional details.

[1:59:16] Thank you.

[1:59:19] Chief.

[1:59:19] So will look at what the proposed ordinance looks like.

[1:59:22] And so.

[1:59:27] Basically the proposed ordinance would be for youth under 18.

[1:59:33] And would run from 11:00PM until 05:00AM every day of the week.

[1:59:38] During those hours.

[1:59:41] During those hours, juvenile generally could not remain in a public place or establishment and less an exception applies.

[1:59:49] The ordinance defines a juvenile as a person under 18 who is not married serving in the United States, armed forces or emancipated.

[2:00:00] Next time.

[2:00:04] So this slide shows a comparison of some of our peer cities and you'll see that they also have curfews and again, as it relates to the proposed rally ordinance.

[2:00:18] be under 18, 11:00PM to 05:00AM.

[2:00:23] So let's talk about some of the exceptions.

[2:00:24] Next slide.

[2:00:27] So most of our peer cities.

[2:00:31] Have the following exceptions.

[2:00:34] The juvenile a would not violate the ordinance when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

[2:00:42] Or otherwise.

[2:00:45] Authorized adult.

[2:00:46] 21 and older.

[2:00:49] When engaged lawful employment.

[2:00:52] Traveling directly to or from work.

[2:00:56] When responding to an emergency.

[2:01:02] When attending are traveling directly to or from a qualifying school religious recreational.

[2:01:07] Civic or governmental activity.

[2:01:12] The ordinance also protects First Amendment activity.

[2:01:15] And as previously stated, our now we'll go to the next slide.

[2:01:22] But it's First Amendment activity.

[2:01:23] What is that?

[2:01:23] So if you are protesting, okay.

[2:01:29] So then if you're married or emancipated next slide.

[2:01:34] Then we also in addition to those exceptions that are Pearson's, have we would propose except these exceptions as well.

[2:01:42] So a private event, if you're out for a private event or errant.

[2:01:47] If you're a college or university student.

[2:01:51] Again, hours with except the U.S.

[2:01:53] armed forces.

[2:01:56] And we also think and although not missed it here, we also think and would recommend an exception for a public event.

[2:02:04] So that would encompass the state fair perform at such as a concert, a sporting event such as when the Hurricanes end up going into overtime couple of times.

[2:02:15] And sometimes those games in late.

[2:02:18] So we would propose to adding additional exception to cover those as well.

[2:02:22] Next slide.

[2:02:27] So then what does enforcement looked like?

[2:02:31] And so inforcement is not automatic is simply because an officer encounters a young person after 11:00PM.

[2:02:40] Before taking an enforcement action.

[2:02:41] The ordinance requires the officer.

[2:02:43] To verify the juvenile's age.

[2:02:47] And asked the reason the juvenile is in the public.

[2:02:51] So to determine if an exceptional place.

[2:02:55] An officer may not prepare a juvenile petition or issue a citation.

[2:03:01] Unless there's probable cause to believe in.

[2:03:02] If it's a Kurd and no accent, exit.

[2:03:08] Inception or applicable offense is present.

[2:03:12] So essentially what you see there, you have an encounter.

[2:03:15] You verify you determine if there's an exception.

[2:03:18] And if there's no exception, then there's enforcement.

[2:03:21] Next slide.

[2:03:27] So they look can be found in violation of the ordinance.

[2:03:31] Certainly a juvenile, if no exception applies.

[2:03:35] A parent or guardian who knowingly allows a juvenile to be out during the restricted times.

[2:03:43] Or if juvenile was found to be out.

[2:03:48] And RPD makes contact says you're a juvenile is out.

[2:03:50] You need to come pick up their child and they refuse to come pick up their child.

[2:03:57] An adult who aids or abets Juba.

[2:03:58] Now.

[2:04:01] And then and the establishment could be in violation if they allow a juvenile to stay.

[2:04:10] It would be a defense to the establishment.

[2:04:13] It's a notified rp.

[2:04:13] The we have these duval's.

[2:04:17] We've told them they need to leave and they refuse to leave.

[2:04:21] But they would have to do that in order to have defense.

[2:04:27] Then if there is a violation, what does that now?

[2:04:29] They should look like.

[2:04:30] For the juvenile.

[2:04:32] It would be a part of the juvenile court process.

[2:04:35] For all others.

[2:04:37] It would be a civil citation.

[2:04:40] Which would be issued as a Class 3 misdemeanor.

[2:04:44] And a fine of no more than $500.

[2:04:46] Next slide.

[2:04:50] So that concludes my presentation of the proposed ordinance.

[2:04:54] The chief UN are available to answer questions.

[2:04:58] Okay.

[2:04:58] Thank you Go for questions.

[2:05:04] Yes.

[2:05:04] Counselor seller.

[2:05:09] Just clarity about we heard a lot about who attended that he coat the teen takeover, which was a catalyst for this to come before us.

[2:05:17] I was very curious because you said that it wasn't a teen takeover was in the impetus.

[2:05:26] It with the trends were saying and juvenile violence.

[2:05:31] We've heard that most of people who attended were adults.

[2:05:33] I don't know if you were able to verify because I just saw some of the images that seem like young people.

[2:05:40] But I know we're going to talk about a teen curfew.

[2:05:42] It has want to make sure that has people talk about what happened on July that saying most of them were adults say that live here.

[2:05:52] As I mentioned earlier, we have 60, 70, 80,000 young people live in our city.

[2:05:56] So can you kind of clarify?

[2:06:00] Do you know the age of all those who attended the teen takeovers, both in Briar Creek, or that's just kind of hearsay.

[2:06:07] We've heard from the community because to me this kind of relevant of the conversation that if they're all adults, we don't need the teen takeover.

[2:06:14] So from your intelligence, can you kind of give what your impression was about who attended those teen takeovers was a teens or was it majority of adults?

[2:06:24] I can give council member said or I can give you an exact number.

[2:06:27] What I can say based on his personal observation with Glenn, which self a significant amount of folks that were down.

[2:06:34] There were in my opinion, young adults.

[2:06:36] But I cannot confirm that I I obviously speak to thousands of all individuals that looked a certain way but let me go back to what you said about.

[2:06:50] decline from 2025.

[2:06:53] Yes, it has been occurring and we did not have any conversations about it until the July 4 July 5th incidents.

[2:07:00] It really highlighted the crime involving juveniles as a chief.

[2:07:06] That was very concerning late.

[2:07:07] We need to have some discussions.

[2:07:09] So what what strategies what initiatives can we put in place to address this trend that we've seen year-over-year?

[2:07:19] curfew was part of that strategy of like if we had one, maybe we could curb some of the violence that we're seeing and some of the criminal activity that we're seeing late at night.

[2:07:28] Majority of the kids in this city, they do what's right.

[2:07:33] They're not involved.

[2:07:34] Have very little interaction with RPD or any law enforcement.

[2:07:37] But there is a segment of our community where these used juveniles, they're committing serious criminal offenses.

[2:07:45] I am looking for strategies are initiative to curb the violence.

[2:07:51] So what's in the teen takeover?

[2:07:53] It was allowed to take a deeper look and exposed the trend in juvenile crime from 2025.

[2:07:59] 2026.

[2:07:59] That is correct.

[2:08:02] But also protect them as well.

[2:08:04] We seen that many juvenile shot a one particular night.

[2:08:07] It's time to take some action and do something.

[2:08:13] Other questions or aware of the time to head so So I think depend upon how many other council members would like to speak to this topic.

[2:08:26] We can break for lunch and then bring it back at the top of the 1 o'clock hour or we can put it up under the city.

[2:08:31] Attorneys agenda if you wanted to be later on in the day to finish the discussion.

[2:08:36] But I don't think you're going to be able to finish it and then break for lunch and make it back at 1 o'clock.

[2:08:40] So we have 2 options several questions.

[2:08:42] So I'm happy to tell Those are the 2 options starting it.

[2:08:48] Also starter meeting just 15 minutes later.

[2:08:50] Something like that finish this conversation.

[2:08:52] Now, my opinion, I don't want to rush this conversation.

[2:08:55] I'd rather start at the top of the 1 o'clock meeting or put under the city attorney's report.

[2:08:59] So we don't feel like we've got an arbitrary stop point that I mean, I would do it at the top of the hour just because I know we've got folks that are here interested in came for this particular conversation.

[2:09:11] I don't want them to have to break for 3 hours and then come back.

[2:09:15] Do we want Okay?

[2:09:18] Yeah.

[2:09:19] I guess it's already.

[2:09:20] 36 after the hour.

[2:09:22] So maybe we will recess basically 2025 minutes.

[2:09:25] come back at one and instead of the normally scheduled, we will resume this conversation.

[2:09:34] Yes, So apologies to everybody on on the inconvenience on schedule, but we will recess for a few minutes.

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[2:19:27] can everybody please be quiet?

[2:19:31] Thank you.

[2:19:31] I'm we need to.

[2:19:32] We're going to do things a little bit differently today because we were in the middle of a work session talking about the curfew proposal.

[2:19:40] We didn't we were not able to finish that discussion.

[2:19:43] So what we're going to do is I'm going to gavel close the work session, re gavel.

[2:19:47] And for this meeting, we're going to say the Pledge of Allegiance.

[2:19:50] We're going to recognize our rally, poet laureate.

[2:19:55] And then we are going reconvene on the on the curfew topic and out of order and then we will go into public Apologize for those of you who this is causing inconvenience.

[2:20:07] But at some point, these are big topics and we did not want to shortchange.

[2:20:12] First off, Gatling out of the work session meeting and then can I ask John delivered Milton to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance?

[2:20:28] the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

[2:20:35] One nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[2:20:43] One more just public announcement because of a late changing.

[2:20:47] We had a lot of people that were very interested in the data center that was originally scheduled for a hearing today that what the petitioner rim, withdrew their petition for that.

[2:21:00] So we will not have a data center.

[2:21:04] On the agenda today.

[2:21:06] If you are here for that, you may go.

[2:21:09] You have free time now you can go enjoy your afternoon, but I'm going to hand it over Sarah Powers with Raleigh, Parks and recreation.

[2:21:21] Good afternoon.

[2:21:21] Mayor Council city manager's office.

[2:21:23] I have a really fun job here today.

[2:21:26] We're going to meet our new poet laureate, the city's inaugural poet laureate is here today, Mr.

[2:21:31] Johnie the Chapman, the 3rd.

[2:21:32] We have a short video.

[2:21:41] We have a short video to introduce him and the program a little bit and we'll have a quick photo opportunity afterward and we will be back with them more time for the to be creative as he works of our community.

[2:21:52] Thank you.

[2:22:02] My name Johnny Lee Chapman.

[2:22:06] 3rd and I'm proud to be rallies and not your A lorry a lot of my poetry and experiences happen in Raleigh.

[2:22:14] It's been a wonderful experience not only go through that, but now be in a position where I can use to rid.

[2:22:21] is exciting for rally to welcome our first poet laureate.

[2:22:24] This is a unique opportunity to celebrate the green and voices that make our city so special.

[2:22:29] There's so much magic in power in what already exists.

[2:22:34] So my goal is to not necessarily wipe the slate clean and start fresh but to be working the species and the people in the communities that have gotten me to this point, some really looking forward to giving back to those people.

[2:22:47] So you know who you are and you'll be getting a call from me sometime soon.

[2:22:52] We want you to be a part of it, too.

[2:22:55] Head over Raleigh, NC, DOT, Gov and Search.

[2:22:59] more to check out these work and see what this next chapter brings ?

[2:23:08] congratulations.

[2:23:15] If you want to say anything since you're a poet, any words to share.

[2:23:22] And I will say I got the great opportunity to work with Lee over at Dix Park where if you want to see his poetry on the wall of the house of many porches is the full And then there are those oak leaves that you saw in the video around the site

[2:23:35] of a point that he wrote specifically for that site when we were building get some play plaza.

[2:23:44] it is great to see that he was chosen as our poet laureate.

[2:23:47] I mean, hello, everybody do I have like a quick time to do a quick poll, Quick.

[2:23:54] Yeah.

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[2:24:04] I wrote this is weekend.

[2:24:06] So it's very new, but it's free all and it's for me.

[2:24:09] Thank you all for choosing me to be this individual.

[2:24:12] Let's sing.

[2:24:16] Inaugural, meaning the first a pioneer or trailblazer and explore of the unknown and a companion of uncertainty inaugural.

[2:24:27] As in the purge in Uttar, the founder and the namesake, the soon-to-be ancestor, but also the initial failure.

[2:24:36] The errors of trial and error.

[2:24:38] The one who determines how to improve for the future.

[2:24:41] The first in flight to grace the clouds and also to lose gravity.

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[2:25:13] The first voice to discover echo the first eco to respond to voice the holder of the PAN and the story hidden in the sheets.

[2:25:24] And as the inaugural, there will be eyes watching waiting, whispering eyes, eyes unaware to their witnessing is a wait is a pressure.

[2:25:35] But he's also a proposition.

[2:25:38] Give me the spotlight and I will give you a show.

[2:25:41] Give me the microphone and I will tell you what I know.

[2:25:45] Give me a dream and I will tell you we should go slow.

[2:25:47] And if you trust me as those who chose me to do than give me the opportunity.

[2:25:53] I'll show you what I can do with space and support.

[2:26:00] Watch this position become a place where all can find a moment of inspiration for the inaugural is the result of tangible imagination.

[2:26:07] Thank you.

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[2:26:21] Thank you to Southeast Raleigh.

[2:26:22] Thank you to city so Cafe.

[2:26:23] Thank you to Fuquay-varina for also birthing All I think we need a photo.

[2:26:28] So do we want to get up with the?

[2:26:33] But you Harris?

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[2:27:28] All right.

[2:27:28] Next to that, we will turn it back to our city attorney and police chief the council who had just received the draft ordinance.

[2:27:43] And we're starting to discuss I can anything that you all want to come back and say before we let council start, I don't conversing okay.

[2:27:52] Councilor Pat and I believe you are next Thank Can see it.

[2:27:57] Thanks for this.

[2:28:01] A couple questions.

[2:28:02] I have you have a slide in there on peer cities in North Carolina that are also doing curfews do we have I'm curious when the than act to these and what results are they reporting?

[2:28:16] Do we have any data on that?

[2:28:19] I'm only familiar with Winston-Salem.

[2:28:22] There's as for fairly new in past couple months and I know they are up for review their of their ordinance test only when it I'm familiar with.

[2:28:32] So in severe reviewed.

[2:28:33] mean, I did like a pilot or 6 months or what and what was the situation?

[2:28:36] It appears that they just had a p****** and they were just going to come back and look at it.

[2:28:41] They want to take stand for an extended period of time.

[2:28:46] And then.

[2:28:48] There's also.

[2:28:51] I what I'm trying to understand is how this curfew adds a new tool to 2 about.

[2:28:59] You showed us a slide that increased incidence of aggravated assault, cetera, year-over-year.

[2:29:07] And but the numbers are higher for These things are already crimes.

[2:29:17] So how would the curfew change?

[2:29:20] Well, what is what we're experiencing here?

[2:29:23] Yes, I gave an example about of.

[2:29:27] The mount of vehicle break-ins that we're having here in the city of Raleigh in a time of day or Tom a night when they are occurring.

[2:29:32] They are occurring late at night.

[2:29:36] We understand that.

[2:29:37] What we what we have seen is that the vehicles have been break and broken into the weapons have been stolen.

[2:29:42] And then those that used in violent crime.

[2:29:45] If we had a curfew in place, don't where this reported.

[2:29:48] Crime has occurred.

[2:29:51] Maybe that is a way to decrease our violent crime.

[2:29:53] We're trying to get kids off the street keep them safe and protected during those late night hours.

[2:30:08] Yeah, I guess I mean, one thing that I had when I see the number of rounds fired, I find myself.

[2:30:14] Less thinking, well get those law banning children into their houses and more that like the presence of on a blanket, just a preponderance of unsecured weapons in our communities is is like the real source of the problem.

[2:30:28] And I just wonder like the kids who are stealing out of car that.

[2:30:34] I mean, what's happening to them today?

[2:30:36] If we've if you police are uncovering kid, you still no weapon out of a car.

[2:30:39] What's going to happen to that kid now in the current circumstances?

[2:30:43] Right?

[2:30:43] we're going to follow juvenile petition.

[2:30:45] We obviously depending on the circumstances of case, you know, act for secure custody.

[2:30:50] So each case is different.

[2:30:51] But that's one of 2 avenues that we would take Tafolla petition or seek secure custody.

[2:30:56] And then in the a curfew in order, how would it be handled differently?

[2:31:02] We will make contact with the parent.

[2:31:04] Have the parent come take Chow and maybe the child is not all eating any later.

[2:31:12] the time that we have interactions with them until keep them safe, as well as keep this community safe and not having someone that's going to commit a crime out on streets late at So is that the contact of the parent?

[2:31:23] That is the primary.

[2:31:27] It has engagement with the officer and that juvenile and trying to prevent behavior from occurring.

[2:31:35] Past my present.

[2:31:36] Yes.

[2:31:40] Council fort have a couple of questions.

[2:31:43] She even look at your peers.

[2:31:45] City comparison.

[2:31:46] How did you settle on 18 under when the other cities and primary?

[2:31:52] But like they're 16 and under for the most part was to Salem's at 17.

[2:31:57] Charlotte 15 come to the age of 18.

[2:32:01] And these are just the largest cities that have a curfew here.

[2:32:03] Just a ton of cullen.

[2:32:05] And that's why we used know I'm saying in terms of how do we come at 18 and under when the other cities are 16 and under 15 and under and with same, the 17 and under easier to enforce when they're already a juvenile under age 18.

[2:32:20] So instead of late, you look at our pre City, Charlotte with 13 to 15 and know that their chief just went before council asking to amend that to just one particular age under the age 18 to make that much more easily enforceable.

[2:32:36] And get to some of the the enforcement you know, policies, how you really going to be able to enforce.

[2:32:46] And then me just clear about where my comments are.

[2:32:50] My questions are coming from.

[2:32:53] One of my concerns is making sure children, particularly black and brown kids and not be in.

[2:33:01] Targeted making sure that equitable treatment with this proposal across the city.

[2:33:08] We're talking about.

[2:33:11] The exceptions.

[2:33:12] I mean, kids coming from or going to the movies, things along those lines like, you know, how how do we know kids are going to be pulled over targeted just because they're leave in the movie theater.

[2:33:23] It, you they got to shows Gnadinger was that I look for one for movie last weekend.

[2:33:29] Kids are working in the theaters and you know, stuff like that.

[2:33:31] So the you know, how how are you going to be able to?

[2:33:35] To do the the enforcement is that's a question that I Yes, this is complaint based.

[2:33:41] This is not just our PD driving around.

[2:33:43] Looking for a kid who they think might be coming to crowned.

[2:33:45] This is an actual crime has been committed or alleged to be committed.

[2:33:51] And then a stop has occurred.

[2:33:54] And then that interaction between the officer and individual occur.

[2:33:59] So complain like an actual violation has occurred.

[2:34:00] A criminal act has been alleged to have occurred.

[2:34:03] And then that puts all of us are in the presence of that individual determinant.

[2:34:09] They are a juvenile determined it their all pasta propose curfew hours and have that conversation about a curfew fall ation as well as what was original violation.

[2:34:18] Was it a traffic offense?

[2:34:20] Was it some other crime that was alleged to have been going on?

[2:34:25] And this is my last question.

[2:34:26] So that kind you kind of dovetail into one of the things I wanted to raise with you as well as the city attorney.

[2:34:33] Is there not a way to look at making something a little bit more tailor made to address the complaints.

[2:34:37] And so if it's particularly area like we did a lot of work you're involved in for years with Glenwood South, trying to come up with policies to make that area.

[2:34:48] Morsi based on noise ordinances.

[2:34:49] And, you know, people being able you know, get food and stuff at certain times and all that.

[2:34:56] To tamp down some of the challenges of the business owners were raising.

[2:34:59] So is there not a way to kind of come up with some policies that specifically you know, counselor Rantzau refer to one of your issues as a particular homeowners association with a pad kids breaking into the clubhouses repeatedly.

[2:35:14] So we know that there's an issue there.

[2:35:18] Is there not a way to kind of streamlined and have a policy geared towards what the issues the complaints are without having such a broad policy for the entire the entire city state.

[2:35:29] Make sure he correct.

[2:35:31] You just want to say look specific areas in the city specific areas where we've got complaints and what the issues are.

[2:35:38] So if it's a homeowners association complaining about people breaking into the clubhouse or if we've got specific business owners complaining about issues on Glenwood South, like can we not come up with policies to address the actual complaints

[2:35:50] and what the issues are without coming up with something that's so incredibly broad and targeting no kids across the entire city.

[2:35:59] I respect that, What I would say is that also if we focus on one particular part of the city and they they do that.

[2:36:06] Then they go to another part of city and then there's no nothing in place at that part of the city we really accomplish anything by just designating certain parts of the city.

[2:36:16] I guess on this is really mean, like just particular.

[2:36:20] You know, areas.

[2:36:21] But I'm just saying like you for the Orton or we recognize in the end, maybe we don't necessarily need a ordinance.

[2:36:29] But you may just be that if you know, they're no more issues happen on Glenwood South.

[2:36:35] I mean, what are some of the things we need to put into Glenwood South?

[2:36:38] If you know that there's particular community where homeowners associations are complaining that people breaking or you got like a rash of break-ins of cars and things along those lines.

[2:36:47] Can just not put more patrols to more targeted investigation enforcement in that particular area and then had the flexibility so things start popping up in other parts of town.

[2:36:57] You can respond to it that way.

[2:36:59] But not necessarily having a ordinance for the entire city are targeting, you know, large groups of kids again, maybe leaving Canes Games are leaving the movie theater, leaving jobs athletic activities or whatever it is that are doing.

[2:37:15] I think that's just my my concern that kids in certain communities could be targeted for just doing normal teenage activities.

[2:37:25] If we implement, you know, a along these lines.

[2:37:33] we definitely can look at that.

[2:37:34] And you know what involves what is involved in that is just hearing from the community he in from the youth giving us that perspective of what they feel, how they feel and how they would like to see if anything put in place to restrict their

[2:37:47] movements throughout the city.

[2:37:49] But I think it's a feedback and listening to our community hope to get an opportunity to weigh in on important topic.

[2:37:58] Council Jensen.

[2:38:01] Thank you for this.

[2:38:04] I want to speak to transparency of information and so, Wayne, if you can put that slide up of the 800, just take.

[2:38:15] Start there.

[2:38:15] So presented this earlier in 2025 with 121 juvenile arrests all year and so far year to date, already 194.

[2:38:23] So those are numbers that are that are tangible.

[2:38:27] How is it possible to get this quarterly update that I know you that has these numbers that its public-facing and is it possible to do that here?

[2:38:34] If I have the community here are ready to have this conversation and we want to keep track just to keep point on how how can we make this a more transparent process so that the public knows the numbers that you're looking at as they're happening.

[2:38:51] Great question.

[2:38:52] Councilmember Jones in your yes, it is an opportunity for us to be transparent in charities numbers with our community in a quarterly report.

[2:39:00] My team is here will make sure that we include that in my quarterly report.

[2:39:04] And where do we go to find that currently?

[2:39:07] Hopefully we can bring it to the table.

[2:39:09] But in lieu of is just on the website, how can residents access your quarterly updates?

[2:39:14] It will be on a website on Web site.

[2:39:16] We can share that obviously with the city rally website as well.

[2:39:19] Okay.

[2:39:19] Thank you so much.

[2:39:24] Stephanie, thank you for that information.

[2:39:25] And this is our first time seeing it.

[2:39:26] So thank you for presenting it to us.

[2:39:27] My question is around.

[2:39:28] Parents.

[2:39:32] I know this is geared towards youth and youth curfew.

[2:39:34] But Wes in place to help.

[2:39:39] Us get support from the parents of the guarding of the youth to make sure they're safe.

[2:39:43] Great question.

[2:39:46] Councilmember branch in this conversation.

[2:39:47] We understand that the curfew long as not to fix.

[2:39:50] It's important that we have feedback from parents from are used from a business community as well.

[2:39:56] And just overall see Raleigh community.

[2:39:59] We need to find those resources for parents there.

[2:40:01] Some parents that are struggling just to make ends meet every day.

[2:40:04] And now you put another potential obstacle as some have said it in place is going to make it that much more difficult.

[2:40:13] But as a city as a community, we still need to identify.

[2:40:17] Resources that can parents be a parent.

[2:40:21] You saw the presentation earlier from Milder City Department partners.

[2:40:25] That's part of that conversation as well.

[2:40:26] Us.

[2:40:26] What are we looking at?

[2:40:28] What can we provide for appearance?

[2:40:31] Don't have an answer for you today, Councilmember branch, but definitely part of conversation to help parents with this with this challenge.

[2:40:39] Okay.

[2:40:39] And as we've seen know, here, police get a chance.

[2:40:42] We're gonna have this posted for so this would be posted for people to look at it again.

[2:40:50] We're not voting on this today, but definitely a chance.

[2:40:53] Please provide feedback.

[2:40:54] I know there's some that will speak during public comment on this as well.

[2:40:57] But I would say for me and counselor for a hit it off I have incidents is where I've said in meetings at so ways where people young people have broking into their clubhouses in places around 1 o'clock.

[2:41:13] 2 o'clock in the morning.

[2:41:15] Police have been call.

[2:41:18] We're just no way.

[2:41:18] Can we do to try to haul parent?

[2:41:20] For me, it's all about the home, the parents.

[2:41:25] What can we do?

[2:41:26] What put in place and hopefully also if nothing else, the Fed having this conversation, hope is a wake-up call for people to step up and try to help saw this because I don't feel this is Jess to that only we can saw he's going to take all of

[2:41:39] us.

[2:41:40] definitely a community approach and a community approach is needed to address the crime here in Raleigh when it comes to young offenders.

[2:41:51] I just just to piggyback, can I just get clarity from the city attorney on process here?

[2:41:55] This we've got.

[2:41:58] An ordinance that you've given us this, what we know, where will it be posted?

[2:42:02] How do people know what's in it?

[2:42:05] And then what is the public comment?

[2:42:07] You know, opportunities.

[2:42:09] I know we've got some folks today, but you can just cut out lime how this rolls out from here.

[2:42:16] The ordinance, as I understand it has upload it and is available on the city website.

[2:42:22] It is certainly up to the council.

[2:42:23] But we would suggest.

[2:42:28] This not come back into September.

[2:42:32] The 15 that would create an opportunity for public comment in September.

[2:42:37] You have the night meeting the second Tuesday in September, public comment session as well as you have another public comment session and September.

[2:42:49] We can bring it back on September 15th or we could wait.

[2:42:52] It is.

[2:42:53] It is certainly up to the council.

[2:42:54] Okay.

[2:42:54] Thank you.

[2:42:58] Councilor you go to slide about the other cities.

[2:43:03] As we continue his conversation.

[2:43:06] And this is something Councilmember patented asked if we could just get some feedback to know.

[2:43:11] You said you're familiar with Winston Salem for those that put a curfew in place.

[2:43:17] If we could understand the pros and cons, some of the unintended impacts are consequences would be helpful for us.

[2:43:26] So if there is a curfew, we can fine.

[2:43:27] Tune it.

[2:43:29] So that would be helpful.

[2:43:30] Clearly, the hours are different and the ages different.

[2:43:34] But that would be very helpful.

[2:43:35] Just to know with Sam's a pilot, but some of the others, what has been the implications both positive and negative as a result of the curfew.

[2:43:48] The second point is that you and I spoke before this was introduced and I told you for me, it's very important that we have a balanced approach.

[2:43:57] As you stated, the curfew is not going to solve the problem.

[2:44:00] It is just one tool.

[2:44:03] Any efforts for those that did not see it early with presentation from parks and recreation then all the other partners that help our youth.

[2:44:13] My concern is that I did.

[2:44:15] The numbers tend 19 is 12% of a population.

[2:44:17] That's roughly 60 1000 people between that age, these programs are capturing at best a few 1000.

[2:44:26] And so from my perspective, I was very moved by Mostly is presentation reaching out to the teens about what they're looking for.

[2:44:33] Some don't want program events.

[2:44:35] They want safe spaces.

[2:44:35] They can hang out without adults.

[2:44:38] And so for me, it's very important that we take a good look at that survey because the teams, they want to be hurt.

[2:44:43] They're sharing with us.

[2:44:46] The experience is they want and want to make sure if we have a curfew, we have other programs and we are now listening to create some of those safe spaces.

[2:44:56] I also shared earlier that when I was in New York, we created a yes learning project because we felt in New York City teams with the most targeted population in public wanted to find how we can create more comfort if there were 6 teenagers walking

[2:45:10] on the sidewalk.

[2:45:11] What is our first reaction?

[2:45:13] 2 her hand or to shut down and walk the other way.

[2:45:16] So I think all of us collectively, parents, citizens really have to do all of the above.

[2:45:21] I think we have to look at the option of a curfew.

[2:45:24] Look at programming.

[2:45:25] Look at other ways we can hear teens continue.

[2:45:28] These teen summits.

[2:45:30] So I just want to know your reaction to have that balanced approach, that it's not just a curfew to solve these problems.

[2:45:38] There's a broader approach that we the community, the businesses, parents, nonprofits have to collectively pay attention could not have said it better said that's exactly what it is is having those conversations from all those different, they

[2:45:52] say stakeholders in crafting whatever this looks like to keep our community safe to keep our young folks safe.

[2:45:59] It is going to take a community to get us there.

[2:46:02] And obviously partnering with other departments within the city rally, but also throughout this community.

[2:46:07] lot of nonprofits, some of that here.

[2:46:10] Did it go in a maze and work in our community?

[2:46:13] Do we need to look a program what time are we offering?

[2:46:15] Nice these resources?

[2:46:18] Is that something we need to look at?

[2:46:20] Absolutely.

[2:46:20] So it's a conversation that we need to have.

[2:46:24] And I look forward to the feedback that will get today and going forward and what that looks like.

[2:46:30] But I just want you and everyone in this community know that from the police department perspectives all about safety.

[2:46:36] It's not about targeting anyone is about community safety.

[2:46:42] Chief, one question for you that in some of this debate, we have referenced that as mayor, I have the ability to call an emergency curfew and that is in our current city ordinance an I'm certainly withstand willing to do that and obviously will

[2:46:58] work with the chief to to understand if that's necessary.

[2:47:00] But for you what is the advantage of not relying on those emergency unit and having a more permanent curfew.

[2:47:12] What what are the pros and cons for you going this route versus just relying on this emergency tool?

[2:47:17] One of the pros is that if it's already in place and something happens, we're not making phone calls in the middle of an incident where we need to enact a curfew.

[2:47:27] already there.

[2:47:28] We know what the protocol is.

[2:47:29] We can quickly address whatever issue and keep everyone safe.

[2:47:32] lawn.

[2:47:34] If we don't have it in place, something happens.

[2:47:38] We're in the middle less use July 4th.

[2:47:42] I'm making phone calls with you.

[2:47:43] The manager.

[2:47:45] We're having a conversation while we're having a conversation, things are happening.

[2:47:49] Why we're having a conversation, someone might be getting hurt We're just in the middle of it.

[2:47:57] And we're trying to make a decision whether to enact a curfew.

[2:48:00] The biggest piece in this in a situation like that.

[2:48:05] con is communication.

[2:48:05] How quickly, how quickly can we get this message out to our community?

[2:48:09] Who's going to be late paying attention to their phone and one in the morning when you have chaos going on.

[2:48:17] So we're going be behind 8 ball in just a communication gap of notifying our community that there is a curfew, emergency curfew in place.

[2:48:25] quickly can we get that to our media partners to disseminate that too?

[2:48:30] You know, through the So just be behind 8 ball in communicate that to our community.

[2:48:34] Thank you.

[2:48:37] Yes, Thank you so much.

[2:48:40] Chief voice for the presentation.

[2:48:41] I think what I have been really wrestling with her.

[2:48:46] Just the root causes of youth violence.

[2:48:48] And when young people are involved in criminal activity, and I think a lot of us, you know, we know where that comes from.

[2:48:55] You know, it's a lack of opportunity.

[2:48:57] Sometimes it's a lack of structure.

[2:49:01] We don't have in my opinion, state or national leaders that model what we ought to be seen for Raleigh.

[2:49:08] We don't always have the investments in education in mental health and social services that we need.

[2:49:14] We do not have proper gun control.

[2:49:17] And so a lot of these topics they go beyond the city of Raleigh and we need help from real leaders across our country.

[2:49:24] I do want to just note if you are looking for gun locks up and get those at all of our PD district offices.

[2:49:33] So please lock up your weapons.

[2:49:36] You know, I do not want to see more young people with access to guns because all of a sudden a fight just becomes that much more scary, that much more dangerous.

[2:49:45] I'm really looking forward to our youth programming options to increased capacity to those to work with our partners.

[2:49:53] I know I know I felt really hot afternoon with south after Brier Creek on the 4th of July.

[2:49:57] A lot of us did.

[2:49:59] And so I'm looking now to, you know, be a little bit more.

[2:50:03] I want to say, thoughtful and hear from everyone about this curfew idea how this could impact folks and just want to hear from residents on, you know, whether this feels like the right move.

[2:50:14] But we do have time before we would act anything.

[2:50:21] Any other questions on this topic?

[2:50:22] Yes.

[2:50:24] Maybe more feedback.

[2:50:25] But I know here again.

[2:50:27] move on to the next.

[2:50:30] So a couple of things that I've been that I agree right after the events of July 4th, we were all like very troubled and I think feared that that would happen again.

[2:50:38] But I think across the country cities that that experience teen takeovers have not seen recurrence of that.

[2:50:44] And so I also want to be more thoughtful.

[2:50:46] You know, ultimately, this is curtailing of people's rights to move around their city freely and that should be done extreme care and caution and one thing that I'm a little, you know, that I'm ruminating on the line here is that.

[2:50:58] The thought is if we tell all the LA bind children to be at home, then they'll be out of the way of any violence that Kerr from other people who will not by the laws.

[2:51:09] And I I'm not sure that that.

[2:51:12] The approaching want to take to public safety it and think we can then begin I I think about how we would apply that logic to like should women just not be allowed in bars because then they won't get raped or should people just not go to school

[2:51:26] or to concerts because they might get if the inexperience mass violence?

[2:51:30] And I'm not sure that that's kind a line of thinking we want to you to guide our public safety approach.

[2:51:38] Another thing that I'm a little bit challenged by this.

[2:51:40] These exceptions carve out moving from one private space to another, which I fear just rewards, folks with money re.

[2:51:49] If you are a kid who can afford to go to the King's game and you're gonna go for McCain's game straight home.

[2:51:56] Then you're you know, you you qualify for this exception.

[2:52:00] But if you are a person who got only for cookout, milkshake and we'd like have your unstructured time out of your parents.

[2:52:08] I then the year you're not you don't qualify for an exception and say I fear that there's a little bit of a social stratification that we're creating here through these exceptions.

[2:52:17] But the part that I do resonate with is that.

[2:52:22] The parental accountability peace?

[2:52:24] I really do resonate with that.

[2:52:25] The idea that if your kid is going to get up to mischief you're going to have responsibility there and that and with that.

[2:52:33] Maybe there's more we can do.

[2:52:34] And so I guess the feedback I would offer is to explore if there are legal ways.

[2:52:40] To amp up that parental accountability.

[2:52:41] Peace, which I do think is valid without such a sweeping curtailment of people's around their city.

[2:52:48] So are there ways we can update our ordinance if you are breaking into the clubhouse, we are going to take you to your parents come whatever like these other mischief making activities.

[2:52:59] Can we just like?

[2:53:02] Crank up the parental accountability I do want to give you that, too.

[2:53:05] And I do resonate with that as an important piece of the pie.

[2:53:11] Any other comment on this topic.

[2:53:13] Okay.

[2:53:13] And as you heard more to come, but thank you, Chief.

[2:53:15] Thank you.

[2:53:16] City attorney we will move on to other items on our agenda.

[2:53:20] We need to do anything.

[2:53:24] So is the direction that we would bring this back in September or wait until October so that you had to fool public comment.

[2:53:31] Sessions.

[2:53:34] I think we want that to public comment.

[2:53:37] and that's kind my understanding.

[2:53:39] So whatever date that leads us okay.

[2:53:40] So we would.

[2:53:43] I think we can still accomplish sent on the 15 because you have some that can speak today and then you have the dedicated public comment station on September 8th and then on the 15th meeting, there's a public comment opportunity as well.

[2:53:56] And we can put it on the agenda so that it can come after the public comment section.

[2:53:59] Okay.

[2:54:00] Sounds like a plan.

[2:54:07] We have the consent agenda.

[2:54:09] We had no items pulled to my understanding.

[2:54:12] So it is there a motion.

[2:54:14] All in favor of the motion.

[2:54:15] I.

[2:54:16] All opposed nay.

[2:54:17] So that is unanimous we will now move into public comments I have Justin Clifton.

[2:54:27] And this is a one minute per person because we have.

[2:54:33] 45 signed upset.

[2:54:42] well, I wasn't nervous to go first.

[2:54:44] But after hearing the poem earlier, I maybe need to re-evaluate good afternoon council members.

[2:54:50] You may have noticed as you walk or drive our city that a legion of cameras have appeared on our roads and streets.

[2:54:58] These automated license plate readers photograph every passing car law where it was and when as well as images of the vehicle into a searchable database driving here today, cameras on us 70, I-45, 40 logged.

[2:55:14] My rent and they do the same to everyone here today and every citizen of Raleigh without good reason.

[2:55:21] Despite their proliferation, to my knowledge, council had never voted on this powerful surveillance technology.

[2:55:29] These devices are in desperate need of oversight.

[2:55:32] Here's an example of what happens without oversight in Morrisville, North Carolina, right down the road and officer logged into Flock.

[2:55:39] 31 times to stalk her boyfriend's ex-wife and falsified.

[2:55:42] The reason for 20 not.

[2:55:46] I think that you put it.

[2:55:54] Thank you so much.

[2:55:57] Tatiana Cooper.

[2:56:05] Perfect timing.

[2:56:09] Good afternoon.

[2:56:10] Mayor cow and members of Raleigh City Council.

[2:56:11] I am Tatyana Cooper and I'm here to represent saving adolescent girls everywhere.

[2:56:15] Also known as Sage.

[2:56:17] Sage is a weekly mentorship program.

[2:56:19] We currently serve 30 girls from the ages of 12 to 18 with a current wait list of 386 girls for 3 years.

[2:56:27] We've been a reliable partner with Raleigh parks and recreation, receiving funding and transportation in Kern.

[2:56:32] Recently, the partnership and it due to Raleigh Parks adopting a new co-op model leaving us only the summer to find alternate funding resources.

[2:56:39] This is an unexpected decision for an organization to consistently serves and mentors adolescent girls.

[2:56:46] Today we ask that the city of Raleigh consider grandfathering sage into a 3 to 5 year contract or establish metrics that would allow us to qualify for longer-term funding in light of the recent teen takeovers.

[2:56:57] We are stressing the importance of supporting our teens.

[2:57:02] They provide a safe environment with a 99% retention rate, 0 suspensions.

[2:57:05] And 100% graduation rate.

[2:57:07] We got our growth for both middle.

[2:57:18] Thank Shame.

[2:57:25] Stanley.

[2:57:33] Well, council members.

[2:57:37] My name is Shane Stanley.

[2:57:39] Glenn Wood, South resident, former NC State student and former Raleigh teenager.

[2:57:42] I'm here to challenge the ongoing narrative of simply dismissing this incident as a teen takeover.

[2:57:46] I was on Glenwood South in the 4th of July and I would not describe the agitators as teenagers or rather they were grown adults calling it a teen takeovers, a deflection.

[2:57:53] So you all can slap a curfew on the issue and don't have to address the controversial topic of gun violence in our city.

[2:57:59] The gun violence in Glenwood South has been happening and increasing long before this so-called team takeover event.

[2:58:04] The police chief himself said we were prepared for the crowds.

[2:58:08] What we weren't prepared for was the amount of guns we recovered off people yet.

[2:58:12] We're still supposed to blame the crowds, not the public for Asian of guns for the violence.

[2:58:15] Wral reported 27 adults mostly from out of town were arrested.

[2:58:18] So why are we punishing our city's teenagers implementing a curfew increase?

[2:58:23] His workload on our police force increases citizen interactions with police officers and waste our city resources.

[2:58:28] All not actually addressing the gun violence issue my question to you is what actual measurable policies.

[2:58:42] Thank you.

[2:58:46] Kerry Bennington.

[2:58:51] Kerry here.

[2:58:55] Jane husband.

[2:59:12] can let the speaker come down so that we're not delaying the meeting.

[2:59:15] Thank you.

[2:59:23] You're a part.

[2:59:24] Recreation in Greenway Advisory board, composed of park advocates who are well versed in this area and spent more time on it.

[2:59:32] Then you can imagine they voted 9 to 5 not to recommend to this.

[2:59:40] Council.

[2:59:40] The city's proposed project rounding through an addition forest.

[2:59:45] Why did they do that?

[2:59:48] Because of deception in by U.S.

[2:59:51] Pest City staff and public presentations.

[2:59:52] Even to you deception in bias in public surveys.

[2:59:59] Environmental concerns, including the grass fire elation over Perry and water.

[3:00:04] Quality rules.

[3:00:05] Condemnation of a conservation easement flooding in other public safety concerns.

[3:00:12] High-cost very high costs and poor trail polity.

[3:00:14] Why would you believe?

[3:00:19] The city staff said over your own advisory committee, you select thank you.

[3:00:24] Robert happened.

[3:00:38] Regarding the potential potential condemnation of the long-standing conservation easement and private back yards in Anderson farce better alternatives exist could achieve cost effective Greenway connection using existing public straight writes

[3:00:52] a boy.

[3:00:55] Many miles of street and sidewalk connections.

[3:00:57] Art exists throughout Raleigh screen.

[3:00:59] My system with good alternatives.

[3:01:01] Condemnation is unnecessary.

[3:01:04] It is irresponsible and illogical just been millions more than the entire big branch.

[3:01:11] Bond allocation on a short poor-quality Brown many problems.

[3:01:16] This is especially true when the street and sidewalk connector would adequately serve the vast majority of the Greenway using public one 10th of the cost.

[3:01:26] And if the multi-modal bridges never completed a bad decision creates an embarrassingly expensive seldom used Greenway to nowhere.

[3:01:39] Horace Clemmons.

[3:01:46] Council live then for over the last 3 years, 3, 4, different times to discuss issues with the noise ordinance as it relates to commercial next to residential.

[3:01:56] And I've seen nothing change.

[3:01:59] That would solve the problem specifically of not compliance can spread industries.

[3:02:05] Fran is now going to go.

[3:02:06] 24 hour power operation and they will be able to continue to disturb the residents that are adjacent to.

[3:02:13] I was told I would get a chance to review the new ordinance.

[3:02:15] I got a phone call.

[3:02:17] I have not seen it.

[3:02:19] I have not been able to contribute to that.

[3:02:22] I would appreciate that ability.

[3:02:24] Thank you.

[3:02:28] Jonathan Garland.

[3:02:35] I'm here to present a common occurrence.

[3:02:37] Residents were labeled publicly as being in violation.

[3:02:38] Not because they've broken the rule, but because the enforcement process misunderstood the mathematics needed to determine what about the violation actually was that happened during the recently lifted watering restrictions.

[3:02:49] Drip irrigation was fully unrestricted your residents who only using drip irrigation were singled issued violations anyway, I provide the city with the educational materials showing why the drug flow rates were being misinterpreted.

[3:03:02] Once that information was reviewed, many of those violations were rescinded on July 9th, WRAL reported 46% of irrigation systems were in violation.

[3:03:12] Only 17% of the violations that are actually valid within my customer base.

[3:03:17] That means a true violation rate wasn't.

[3:03:19] 46% is publicly announced.

[3:03:20] It was likely closer to 7%.

[3:03:22] A discrepancy that large to be cooked should be corrected publicly as it was announced publicly.

[3:03:27] We must repair trust in the enforcement process by correcting this inforcement process.

[3:03:32] Thank you.

[3:03:36] Zine the law.

[3:03:44] Good afternoon.

[3:03:45] People are hurting.

[3:03:46] Our city is hurting.

[3:03:47] Trigger warning.

[3:03:49] This weekend a black man was found hanging from a tree in downtown Raleigh.

[3:03:52] Whatever this investigation ultimately finds, the reality is horrible.

[3:03:56] And the response is exposed.

[3:03:57] Something else.

[3:03:58] There is a deep lack of trust between parts of this community and our police department.

[3:04:03] And in this moment we're considering giving that system another reason to police our children.

[3:04:07] The police chief gave a lot of data.

[3:04:10] I'd also like to highlight the statistic that black residents in Raleigh are arrested at a rate 5 times more than white residents.

[3:04:16] If any other city department had this type of racial bias, it would be dismantled also, there's a teen curfew in Fayetteville that is currently failing that the police don't even like.

[3:04:25] How does the curfew may young people safer?

[3:04:29] Does improve their mental health, give them somewhere to go, give them jobs.

[3:04:32] Mentors community know you can't build a city or on adult nightlife.

[3:04:36] Council literally made whole social district around drinking, then give teenagers, know are comparable to gather.

[3:04:41] We don't have any teen districts and then criminalize them for showing up.

[3:04:54] A to it.

[3:05:03] Good afternoon.

[3:05:06] Streamside option.

[3:05:07] One be of the big branch during way.

[3:05:09] Connector Project has become a breach of trust and transparency.

[3:05:14] Property rights, environmental responsibility and fiscal accountability throughout this process, residents have repeatedly had to uncover vital information that should have been provided openly.

[3:05:26] We have watched the city pursue an option that conflicts with its own environmental protections.

[3:05:31] While the projected cost has exploded, what was presented as a project that would fit within a roughly 4.5 million bond allocation is now estimated at nearly 9 Million.

[3:05:43] And that's before the cost of acquiring private property.

[3:05:46] And condemnation.

[3:05:48] Litigation.

[3:05:49] This is not fiscal responsibility, especially when rally is facing continuing budget deficits.

[3:05:55] This council has an obligation to protect taxpayers, respect private property, uphold its own environmental commitments and be honest with that citizens.

[3:06:04] Please do the right Isis Atari.

[3:06:14] Jeremy Gilchrist.

[3:06:22] This past Saturday, the disturbing news of a black man hanging from a tree in downtown Raleigh made its way through our streets and across the nation.

[3:06:30] The implications of this and the obvious connection with the worst chapters of our history are clear.

[3:06:33] Lynchings were not or lynchings were.

[3:06:37] One of many episodes of whites average re in an effort to preserve systemic Pell faced supremacy, they own privilege to soaked in the blood of countless black bodies and these unspeakable acts occurring over the course of hundreds of years.

[3:06:50] It was said that the speculation was harmful.

[3:06:53] But as just another manifestation of deep trauma and a complete lack of trust in all institutions of the shadow of overt fascism in this country.

[3:07:02] Even if it was a suicide, the victim was still a casualty murdered by this horrific system.

[3:07:08] The so-called teen takeover on Glenwood is one more the younger generations feeling large part that there is no real future, more policing and curfews will not change that mindset.

[3:07:18] It only deepen the problem as it inevitably means more police, more arrests in the lives of young people of color.

[3:07:25] Thank you.

[3:07:25] job.

[3:07:30] Itv or rain.

[3:07:35] Good afternoon Council.

[3:07:38] I have been sitting here listening to the council, but I would like to see it.

[3:07:44] In 2007 Southeast Raleigh hit the highest number the murders, which was 15 in 2007 on the quota of the 200 block of top bureau.

[3:07:54] A young was shot and killed.

[3:07:58] He and he ran across to do this at top road and we would dropping flyers.

[3:08:02] He died in my lap.

[3:08:06] He died in and this man was still afraid.

[3:08:09] He declined.

[3:08:09] You know what a toe did.

[3:08:11] It's right.

[3:08:12] It's a right.

[3:08:15] knew he was dying.

[3:08:19] And a lot of people ask me that involve the U.

[3:08:21] I think deep in the sea.

[3:08:22] It's but I got my stuff together.

[3:08:27] I would just like to say the job have been here before.

[3:08:30] Y'all have really been him before.

[3:08:32] It's just y'all in that following the process to to de'von and, you know, get to it.

[3:08:50] thank We're amending it.

[3:08:55] what?

[3:08:55] Thank Icu's.

[3:09:02] In the come.

[3:09:17] Hello Council.

[3:09:17] My name is Emma Hughes and I live on the floor 100 block of South Bloodworth street.

[3:09:21] I'm here today because Raleigh's residential parking permit program is unnecessarily cumbersome.

[3:09:25] One individual residents and especially renters.

[3:09:29] I'm asking the council to take 3 immediate actions.

[3:09:32] One fix the underlying process by reforming the city's residential parking policies and signage to protect residents while parking restrictions are under review by pausing citations in those areas and 3 remove all time limiting parking signage

[3:09:44] and the 400 block of South Bloodworth street which is eligible for the program for renters the barriers to qualify for the part parking program are higher than homeowners.

[3:09:54] Ranchers are responsible for navigating the process.

[3:09:55] But much of the powers to complete.

[3:09:58] It rests with property owners who may not even live in the state.

[3:10:00] And in some cases, tenants are required to obtain notarized affidavits from property owners, including out of state management companies just to participate in the program.

[3:10:09] Renters live in Raleigh, pay taxes here are subject to the same parking restrictions.

[3:10:11] But we have far less power to change them.

[3:10:14] I'm bringing this issue to council because I've personally follow the process.

[3:10:19] Mary Thompson.

[3:10:25] Saint Mary Chris Croom.

[3:10:37] afternoon.

[3:10:37] Thank you for your time and for your and then on our behalf.

[3:10:43] Our neighborhoods are the framework upon which we build community.

[3:10:45] We have to rich and diverse assortment of neighborhoods spread across 96,000 acres and who knows which ones of these will last to add the distinction that the Oakwood's 5 points, the Prince Hall Co Berlin's bring to rally.

[3:11:00] These are important enough to us that to go says we will accommodate and encourage development and existing neighborhoods while reinforcing the established character of the neighborhood and mitigating impacts on the adjacent homes that section

[3:11:14] 2002.7 preservation is not about.

[3:11:18] Maybe it's not a and growth.

[3:11:19] It's not fossil is a shunt reservations about the maintenance of the neighborhood framework that allows us to build community.

[3:11:25] Thank you.

[3:11:26] Thank you.

[3:11:29] Re Maia Robinson.

[3:11:39] Good afternoon.

[3:11:40] My name I I'm a youth organizer with Education, Justice Alliance.

[3:11:44] So recently we saw cities across North Carolina and across the United States have been asking for these curfews because of these teen takeovers.

[3:11:54] Right?

[3:11:54] And I put in quotes teen takeovers because the news and observer reported 29 of those arrests were 18 and Across 12 quantitative studies done by the Campbell Institute.

[3:12:06] Curfews have no meaningful impact impact on juvenile offending.

[3:12:09] The data shows that instead of creating safety, curfews, increase the surveillance and criminalization of young people, especially black youth, simply for being present in public spaces.

[3:12:18] I work with teenagers.

[3:12:19] I've asked them where they hang out nowhere because they can't.

[3:12:24] They can't go to the mall.

[3:12:24] They can't go to the movies.

[3:12:28] There are curfews are already in place in all the areas that when I was a kid, I hung out it.

[3:12:32] So if we want them to be able to show up in the spaces, we have to ask them where they want to do what they need.

[3:12:40] Thank you.

[3:12:43] Karen Brown.

[3:12:58] Good afternoon.

[3:12:58] My name is Karen Brown.

[3:13:00] I'm asking you to deny Z.

[3:13:02] 43.

[3:13:02] 25.

[3:13:03] When our case was heard by the Planning Commission last week, Commissioner Neptune thoughtfully walk-through rallies, Raleigh's comprehensive plan applied directly to our neighborhood considering infrastructure community character surrounding

[3:13:16] densities streets and safety.

[3:13:18] Commissioner Shelburne acknowledged that his analysis was incredibly thoughtful and well-researched.

[3:13:22] Yet his vote relied why he called general observations about Raleigh's need for housing and continued growth.

[3:13:29] A general philosophy about growth should not outweigh a site specific analysis based on Raleigh's own adopted policies.

[3:13:36] And appointed commissioners, personal beliefs should never override the policies.

[3:13:40] They're appointed to apply.

[3:13:43] You appoint these commissioners and residents need to trust that these appointments will uphold the planning framework.

[3:13:48] You adopted otherwise.

[3:13:49] What's the point of the comprehensive plan?

[3:13:52] Raleigh will grow?

[3:13:52] The responsibility is deciding where that growth belongs.

[3:13:56] So the question before you is simple, does this level of growth along here?

[3:14:03] Pace, Brown.

[3:14:13] Hello.

[3:14:13] My name is pace Brown.

[3:14:13] I'm asking you to please an icy.

[3:14:16] 43.

[3:14:16] 25.

[3:14:17] I'm a competitive mountain bike racer.

[3:14:19] So I'm very comfortable on a bike.

[3:14:20] But during many parts of the day, I don't even feel comfortable riding out of my own driveway.

[3:14:24] Now its my street.

[3:14:26] I have to have my parents load my bike onto a car and jack me somewhere safe.

[3:14:32] Isn't it strange that I feel more comfortable riding on difficult on safe terrain with 100 other kids than on my own street.

[3:14:39] This isn't just about riding my bike.

[3:14:43] I'm out on a tram exploring more and I should be getting more independence.

[3:14:47] It's hard to have independence when you can't get to where he should be.

[3:14:50] Want to be else have 2 younger brothers as they get older.

[3:14:55] I want this road to be safe for them as well.

[3:14:57] More traffic looks like numbers on paper.

[3:14:59] But for the people that live there, numbers don't really matters much.

[3:15:03] Please think about the kids who lived here before adding more traffic police and I z.

[3:15:07] 43, 25, thank you.

[3:15:07] Thank you.

[3:15:12] Philip Brown.

[3:15:23] That's my boy.

[3:15:25] Respectfully, correct.

[3:15:26] Several points razor in the Planning commission's discussions.

[3:15:27] The 43 25 First Commissioner Bear reference approximately 32 has to get the potentially developed on the property.

[3:15:34] current zoning.

[3:15:34] And we've never argue that only 12 homes can legally be built.

[3:15:37] We argued simply that 12 homes represents a responsible scale of development for the infrastructure that actually exists today and ultimately the appropriate transportation authority, not the neighbors.

[3:15:46] We'll determine what access is permitted.

[3:15:48] But the larger issue, the previous planning Commission study this case extensively in recommended now 8 to one and after the commission's membership change and some members were recused, denial still prevail.

[3:16:00] 4 to 3, we lost only one vote.

[3:16:04] What change dot the road, not them structure, not the comp plan.

[3:16:07] The commission changed new members without the same months of history were asked to suddenly decide the fate of an existing case.

[3:16:13] And that exposes a fundamental flaw in this process.

[3:16:15] Cases of this consequential deserve continuity.

[3:16:19] Commissioners deciding them should have the same death of information.

[3:16:22] Not simply in here.

[3:16:23] The final chapter cast a vote.

[3:16:28] ?

[3:16:28] Chris, a green.

[3:16:39] I am a green them here in opposition to see.

[3:16:42] 43.

[3:16:42] 25, I want to talk about the city QR code.

[3:16:45] Notice signs today.

[3:16:46] The people guaranteed to receive notice are primarily those who are on a tax record.

[3:16:51] But families who rent to people in multi-tenant buildings and others will feel the impacts of development may never receive a letter.

[3:17:00] Instead, they may be expected to see a sign scan a QR code navigate a Web site, recognize a street number versus their neighborhood by its historical name and hope that the dates are accurate that isn't meaningful, noticed.

[3:17:12] It's a technicality.

[3:17:16] Frazee.

[3:17:16] 43 2500's of tenants were not directly notified and the required signs were not posted for the meeting that had taken place.

[3:17:23] This is not a harmless error when people don't know a decision is being made, they cannot participate in the decision.

[3:17:29] So I asked council who bears responsibility for making sure the public isn't actually and 4.

[3:17:36] Every person deserves equal access to the same information about meetings.

[3:17:39] Thank you.

[3:17:42] Ashley Heath Armstrong.

[3:17:46] First, thank you for getting my name, correct.

[3:17:48] That means a lot I plan to stand here before you and talk about options with affordable housing program.

[3:17:56] That's on Saturday.

[3:17:57] It's completely booked and hoping that we're going to have overflow online.

[3:18:01] And I attempted to get that information and also to talk about youth engagement in response to this task force.

[3:18:09] We have community centers are simply not being used to center and particular.

[3:18:16] Right now, the only time the students and the young people complain at gym is on Sunday during family time.

[3:18:21] Same thing at Barwell Road.

[3:18:22] It's a little bit different.

[3:18:24] We built this beautiful facility and we're not using it.

[3:18:26] We can use volunteers.

[3:18:29] I'm one of them.

[3:18:30] My background education and teens.

[3:18:34] That's why in December or to check for $250 to run for mayor and nobody up the mayor.

[3:18:38] So I'm on the ballot.

[3:18:41] I'm highly A transportation expert safety first and respect.

[3:18:46] That sums up the Constitution.

[3:18:48] Thank Our John.

[3:18:57] Mr will only stations too hot.

[3:19:05] and that Mister Marge on here.

[3:19:08] Okay.

[3:19:08] Whitney Purdy.

[3:19:16] Yeah.

[3:19:20] Tj Land Sperry.

[3:19:22] It's T J here.

[3:19:49] Good afternoon, mayor and members of City Council.

[3:19:52] You may want to move the Mike Clay up.

[3:19:55] Thank.

[3:19:55] I'm asking you to deny zoning Casey.

[3:19:59] 43, 25 in the forest or at a minimum to delay it until our infrastructure can safely support additional development.

[3:20:07] I support responsible growth but growth needs to be matched by infrastructure, safety and consideration for the existing neighborhood.

[3:20:14] This area already experiences significant traffic and pedestrian challenges, particularly with Melbourne, High School.

[3:20:20] So nearby.

[3:20:23] Lynchburg, 3, 1, 5, and the Abington Square Apartments have also added substantial demand to an already challenged road network.

[3:20:30] There are important transportation improvements being considered and prioritized in this area.

[3:20:35] I believe we should allow those efforts to move forward.

[3:20:39] And determine what additional capacity and safety improvements are needed before.

[3:20:43] Adding another high-density development, please don't put additional growth ahead of infrastructure and safety.

[3:20:49] I respect you too.

[3:20:53] Alex percent.

[3:21:04] I know we all know this, but we cannot increase density without also improving infrastructure to match the increase in population where I live on Brookside Drive.

[3:21:14] We have a front row seat to where this is going well and not going well.

[3:21:20] We've added bike lanes on Brookside Drive, which is excellent for improving traffic, although we need to have the bollards installed that we're promise that's waiting a year for that.

[3:21:30] That's going well.

[3:21:31] But at the same time, we've seen it not going well.

[3:21:34] Trees are being cut down.

[3:21:36] Thanks to a loophole trees, our infrastructure, the development against the creek is having an adverse impact on the creek creeks, our infrastructure.

[3:21:46] We need to hold developers to a much higher standard that takes care of our infrastructure, especially using the creek streets concept to raise those standards where we have created a development next to creeks.

[3:22:04] Neil Mackay.

[3:22:08] Mackey here.

[3:22:08] Okay.

[3:22:10] Tina Wallen.

[3:22:29] Hello, everybody.

[3:22:29] My name is the final You should probably be familiar with me because I keep saying land around waterways.

[3:22:36] Change.

[3:22:38] So it's really hard to anticipate development around land that is always changing.

[3:22:42] So they continue to implore the city of Raleigh to reassess how we develop along creeks.

[3:22:48] That land has more responsibility, more demand to manage of the dynamics of weather-related events.

[3:22:54] Creeks absorb excess and land around.

[3:22:55] It does too.

[3:22:57] If we introduce impervious surfaces in that encroaching space, then we have reduced margin of error.

[3:23:05] We need to development guardrails to offer more for our struggling storm, water creeks, which are essential infrastructure.

[3:23:11] We must evolve our perspective of prioritizing impervious surface over absorbent land adjacent to our creeks because they are connected stormwater utility systems.

[3:23:21] Are 1000 miles of Stormwater Creek need help.

[3:23:24] So let's help it.

[3:23:25] Please.

[3:23:26] Thank you.

[3:23:31] Tomorrow Tamara Jones so Mr.

[3:23:34] Chen's See Cox.

[3:23:41] Mr.

[3:23:43] Cox here and I know there's some people in overflow.

[3:23:46] Am I missing anyone because of that issue are okay.

[3:23:50] Kimberly Metairie and

[3:24:18] Good afternoon Council that to Kimberly Metairie and I'm here to say, first of all, thank you.

[3:24:22] Ms make him pay for saying that if they had enough money to go to a canes, even could stay out of trouble.

[3:24:30] Him say this.

[3:24:32] It is the Hurricanes.

[3:24:35] We must talk about because they are living on the land lincolnville.

[3:24:38] So what is Lincoln Bill they can.

[3:24:41] Bill is one of the 13 Freedman's Village is.

[3:24:44] That was stolen by the state of Carolina to Bill, you're State University.

[3:24:51] Carter Finley Stadium, Indoor Complex, and the Senate so we could afford You just got us that gentrifying and you have to go back and find out the root cause.

[3:25:01] A slight miss Anderson saying as to why you can't stop still in killing and destroying why?

[3:25:08] Because you're a state sponsor Hill.

[3:25:09] A state sponsor Creates state sponsors, death and it also sponsors mental health.

[3:25:27] Andrea Hook.

[3:25:30] took here.

[3:25:34] Okay.

[3:25:34] Jorge Ramos.

[3:25:42] Hello.

[3:25:42] My name is most.

[3:25:43] I've lived in the city for 22 years and I've seen all sorts of things over the years.

[3:25:47] Crazy things.

[3:25:47] But I've never seen young people being the perpetrators of violence or chaos.

[3:25:51] It's typically the adults that are doing that.

[3:25:53] I find it baffling that when this Congregation of 3,005 1008 1000 as your claim, the number keeps shifting of folks were gathered in Briar Creek in Glenwood South in the 4th of July that I would automatically deduce that they were all young

[3:26:04] people participating in a teen table over as you calling yell out there with Clickers counting verifying ID's how Dr magically know they were.

[3:26:12] All teens also have got a bit now on a night in Glenwood.

[3:26:14] I can assure you there's plenty of chaos taking place on a weekly basis.

[3:26:17] No takeovers needed instead of trying to punish all of our city teams with over policing and surveillance actually try to address.

[3:26:23] The real issue at hand really about gun violence.

[3:26:25] Let's talk about gun restrictions, not curfews.

[3:26:28] Don't scapegoat teenage, is it weird and tired also, have you ever stopped to think that teens have jobs?

[3:26:33] Not everyone is privileged enough to be a full time student.

[3:26:35] Young people play active roles and their families and they need the autonomy to to to be able to move.

[3:26:40] Thank freely.

[3:26:40] This proposed curfew is just another opportunity.

[3:26:55] Drew Washington.

[3:27:03] Hello, everyone.

[3:27:03] My name is to Washington and I probably services youth organizer for Education, Justice Alliance.

[3:27:08] And today I'm here to speak on the proposed teen curfew.

[3:27:11] As someone who works directly with youth.

[3:27:13] I have an understanding of how important it is to help them pass their own creativity, imagination and sense of self creating restrictions by stealing a curfew.

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