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Key outcomes:

- Consent agenda: Approved by voice vote after one pulled item (G2, Taverna Agora) was clarified. Transportation staff confirmed permeable pavers will be used for the Taverna Agora platform on Hillsborough Street, a 5-foot clear area will be maintained around trees and installation will be done by hand with urban-forestry monitoring; the council member who asked for the clarification moved approval and the consent agenda passed.

- Interchange naming: Council adopted a resolution of support to begin the North Carolina Department of Transportation process to name the Interstate 440 interchange at U.S. 1/U.S. 401 for Conan Morgan. Staff outlined the NCDOT approval steps and said signs would be installed after NCDOT and Board of Transportation approvals; the resolution passed by voice vote.

- Public nuisance abatement: Council approved abatement and lien actions for multiple properties including 605 Bragg Street, 1338 Crosslink Road and 619 Cumberland Street. Staff said those properties had repeated code-enforcement contacts, and the city moved forward with abatement work where owners did not respond; staff noted total lien amounts on some properties (one property was cited as having a cumulative total of about $40,000 since 2011).

- Appointments and reappointments: Council approved multiple committee and board actions: reappointment of Michael Dunn (Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission), Robert Bennett (Environmental Advisory Board), appointment of Daniel Lamar Grant King to Fair Housing Hearing Board (tenant slot), Anna Rios to Hispanic and Immigrant Affairs Board (alternate), elevation of Alicia Taylor from alternate to regular member on the Human Relations Commission, reappointments to the Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board, and elevation of Byron Leek to a regular slot on the Raleigh Transit Authority. Several other nominations and vacancies were placed on the next ballot for council consideration.

All recorded approvals in the meeting were taken by voice vote; the record shows the motions carried and did not include roll-call tallies in the public transcript.

Council also authorized the city manager to execute the Alliance Health contract and to transfer budget funds to support the Raleigh Cares pilot (see separate article for program details).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Raleigh City Council Afternoon Session - January 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved the consent agenda (including the Taverna Agora street platform with tree protection measures), adopted a resolution supporting naming the I-440 interchange for Conan Morgan, approved nuisance-abatement actions and several appointments and reappointments.","taxTitle","Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina","taxId",4736,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6376720,"Public commenters press Raleigh leaders on gun violence, dog-park safety and winter shelters",329,140745,470470,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2139855-c327f9437a74300b346f60875cdfd545&start=140&end=470","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2139855-c327f9437a74300b346f60875cdfd545/thumbnail_140745.jpg","/articles/6376720/Raleigh/Wake-County/North-Carolina/Public-commenters-press-Raleigh-leaders-on-gun-violence-dog-park-safety-and-winter-shelters","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6376720-b81814a458a9482dc160916f143b2b11/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186520&Signature=BD0E1zDteN~vSEpNyE~l30RwFiw~0P70KdPvRkgKSSRWryE3nw~ItLJiRTFXZb6OExvhj-MWYMIXeRjS4pRZ~-17s6C4j5jsYJH3jmK7IHTJ4uBpiCkUbdBo46wTTZyNbuprZfAgtGhLvHT4PbSXrX4mRh3kJH1B64b2ngyJM-9y8J-f5wNKj0ffKRTnkdIeEcBXNs3QO5zOniuctfNoMkyOAHXO9CBLv0Ji8sQzOP6wtnv0w0gWFHVg-8iD2UfTnKUd~HcEJG0~BVInY~opZbOb~pQXaYUb2V1OY5Ft-TYcj61jxjKc39z0z~qYfkxWvIfx26rRkHgnQcExcH1FTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several residents used the public-comment portion of the Raleigh City Council meeting to press council members on public safety, downtown dog-park fencing and winter shelter availability.

Octavia Rainey urged the council to treat gun violence as a citywide problem rather than one that receives attention only when it occurs in particular neighborhoods. \"Gun violence must be addressed,\" Rainey said. She called for broader attention to gun trafficking and mental-health supports and said all neighborhoods are at risk.

Dog owners raised safety concerns about the temporary dog parks downtown. Maida Lishani told the council the Nash Square and Moore Square dog parks are valuable but that the temporary fencing is deteriorating and allowing openings near a three-lane road. \"The bottoms of it are rolling up,\" Lishani said, adding that an opening could let a dog run into traffic and cause a major accident. Council staff said they would follow up in the Friday memo and provide maintenance information and that staff would seek a manager's memo on next steps.

Laura Harris of District D urged the city to expand overnight shelter options during very cold weather. Harris said winter temperatures in the teens and twenties pose life-threatening conditions for unsheltered people and recommended more drop-in warming centers, citing underused city-owned facilities as possible locations. \"You can create in your budget, you can create a staff and you can create a budget for this,\" she said, addressing the council.

Other public commenters raised topics including the condition of stormwater creeks and the value of wildlife in urban areas, neighborhood traffic-calming and a suggestion to relocate convention-center expansion to increase entertainment capacity in another part of the region. One commenter described attending multiple budget-listening sessions and suggested a one-page council contact card and reconsidering a bus-rapid-transit plan in floodplain/heat-island areas.

Council staff responded to several commenters: transportation staff said they would follow up about permanent dog-park options and the city manager's office said a Friday memo would include maintenance follow-up. The city also noted that the ACORNS unit and other outreach teams are actively working in the community.

Public comment concluded with the clerk noting there were no voicemail comments for the meeting.","During public comment, residents urged city officials to act on gun violence citywide, upgrade fencing at two downtown temporary dog parks and extend shelter access on very cold nights.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6376725,"Raleigh Council authorizes pilot crisis diversion line, advances Raleigh Cares program",1767,1301215,3068625,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2139855-c327f9437a74300b346f60875cdfd545&start=1301&end=3068","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2139855-c327f9437a74300b346f60875cdfd545/thumbnail_1301215.jpg","/articles/6376725/Raleigh/Wake-County/North-Carolina/Raleigh-Council-authorizes-pilot-crisis-diversion-line-advances-Raleigh-Cares-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6376725-775f5ea815ed67c5bdcc488642df503f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186520&Signature=SFkCOSAlXWZQb6DoKYS8IYWFPpUxbxdzqwZSu41UXkz8y9VrFTYO83MgOHl36QjHbDPuZPxMZzCZiU4X3OZQPyPTLCP5bUPNtMNCKXKFnGzPUg-if0aP6Qqtbv~NMLG9NWIPUhz-Zyff4wfgx6JgFWTAw0qi5Mg-GMO9gzwdGMd5E3-BL2pWv3Xvh2263tjYee6dujwIY~6OrJvFFMKx9PLwWPCZNjS-6fRQSem7GU1a6Sm2zpXzcwpoR6c6obzA3PsLb7xD8KNnrmcRy1HtC1eYgh7gsz0I0JKjLhKstRK2ksSr~XzvyFKbvdGo1nY97YkAOTgxJ3nO22yjnHSQWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Raleigh City Council on a voice vote authorized the city manager to execute a contract with Alliance Health to operate a crisis call diversion line and approved a budget transfer to support program start-up costs for a pilot.

The action advances Raleigh Cares, a multi-component program described by staff as separate from the Raleigh Police Department's ACORNS unit and intended to broaden non-police crisis response options. City staff told council the contract for the diversion line is for a pilot and that the not-to-exceed amount for the pilot is $546,114.

City Manager's Office staff member Michelle Millette told the council the Raleigh Cares program has three components and that council would receive updates on staffing and launch timelines. \"Raleigh Cares itself is just Raleigh Cares and that includes 3 components,\" Millette said in her presentation. She said the city would show progress and data through a software dashboard the city contracted for, and stressed the separation in name and role between Raleigh Cares and the police department's ACORNS unit.

Millette provided program timing and staffing details: the ACORNS unit will be fully staffed by Feb. 1, the care navigation team (housed in Housing and Neighborhoods) aims to launch in May 2025, and the city expects to launch the crisis call diversion line on July 1, 2025. The diversion line model will place licensed clinicians inside Raleigh's 911 call center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; outside those hours callers will be connected to Alliance Health clinicians who are not housed in the 911 center, the city said.

Millette described the pilot purpose and asked council to approve the Alliance contract and a budget transfer covering start-up training and equipment. When asked whether the $546,114 figure was an annual ask, Millette said, \"That's for this pilot.\" Council members discussed hiring constraints for licensed clinicians and staff said they built a conservative timeline to allow for onboarding and embedding clinicians into call-center operations.

Dominic Nutter of the Department of Emergency Communications was named in the presentation as a partner in operational planning; Millette thanked the city attorney's office and the communications team for helping shape the program and its messaging. The city also plans training for 911 call takers and for police personnel who will interface with people experiencing behavioral health crises. Millette said the city will request funding for evaluation and training partners and for an enclosed trailer to carry supplies used in field outreach by ACORNS and partners.

Council members asked clarifying questions about 24/7 coverage and whether calls from outside Raleigh would be served. Millette said Alliance and Wake County had agreed to take calls from outside the city so callers will receive service, and that the city will only pay for Raleigh calls. Council member Patton clarified that the 9-to-5 staffed clinicians will be located in the 911 center and that connections outside those hours will still be available through Alliance.

Council member Hurst moved to authorize the city manager to execute the Alliance Health contract and to approve the requested budget transfer; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.

The manager's office said the city will host community touchpoints beginning in June 2025 and will provide program updates one month before and one month after launch. Staff also said the ACORNS dashboard software (named in materials as Gelada/Jalada) will provide data on touchpoints and client navigation once operational. The city will continue coordinating a separate mobile crisis response pilot with Wake County and other partners and return to council with details and any additional requests.

Council and staff repeatedly framed the approvals as pilots and underscored the city's intent to evaluate and adjust operations as the program scales.

Millette closed by thanking staff and partner organizations for work to stand up the program; council approved the contract authorization and budget transfer by voice vote.","City Council authorized a contract with Alliance Health to launch a crisis call diversion line and approved related budget transfers to advance the Raleigh Cares program, including timelines for Acorns staffing, care navigation hires and pilot launch dates.","actionData","errors"]

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