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Votes at a glance: Raleigh City Council actions and appointments, Jan. 7, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and outcomes recorded at the Jan. 7 Raleigh City Council meeting, including consent agenda approval, public hearing scheduling, grants and appointments. All recorded motions were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Raleigh City Council conducted a range of procedural and substantive actions on Jan. 7. The following is a concise list of motions and final outcomes recorded during the meeting; all motions listed below were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposing votes unless otherwise noted.
1) Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda passed. (Recorded at start of meeting.)
2) Planning Commission report: Motion to approve public hearing dates and a 90‑day extension requested by the Planning Commission (includes Bridal Road extension and scheduling of multiple rezoning hearings). Outcome: approved by voice vote.
3) Council contingency appropriation for Southeast Raleigh Promise: Motion to approve $1,000 from council contingency to support naming a facility in honor of the late Commissioner James West (Southeast Raleigh Promise). Outcome: approved by voice vote.
4) Walnut Creek Trail Improvement Project: Motion to approve the schematic (30%) design and move forward to 60% design and permitting. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
5) Neuse River Park Master Plan: Motion to approve the master plan as recommended by the Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
6) Preservation Revolving Loan Fund (Weber House): Motion to authorize staff to prepare loan documents and a budget transfer to provide $215,000 from the preservation revolving loan fund to support rehabilitation of the Bill and Betty Weber House at 1514 Delmont Drive. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
7) Appointments and reappointments: Multiple advisory board appointments and reappointments were considered and approved; notable outcomes recorded in the meeting packet and minutes included: - Duquanta Copeland appointed to Fair Housing Hearing Board (regular vacancy) (vote reported: 5 votes for Copeland; other nominees received fewer votes). - Daniel Lamar Grant King and other candidate tallies were discussed for tenant‑specific and other slots; several items were carried to subsequent ballots where no nominee achieved a majority. - Dr. Corbin Smith received five votes for a Human Relations Commission alternate vacancy and that appointment proceeded following council discussion. - Nina Schlossberg Landis was reappointed to the Raleigh‑Durham Airport Authority city member slot. - Samantha Cropp was reappointed to the Stormwater Management Advisory Commission.
8) Minutes and administrative items: The council received reports from city staff and approved meeting minutes from Dec. 3, 2024.
9) Closed session: Motion to enter closed session pursuant to NC General Statute 143‑318.11(a)(3) (attorney‑client privilege) and (a)(9) (public safety related to potential terrorist activity) was approved; council returned and reported it had provided direction to staff on the listed items.
Where available in the record, staff provided vote counts for advisory board ballots and noted where items were carried to future ballots because no candidate achieved the required number of votes.
The council’s recorded proceedings show no negative recorded roll‑call votes for the motions above; each was adopted by voice vote as reflected in the meeting transcript and minutes.
For full motions, maker/second and detailed vote tallies on advisory board ballots, see the meeting minutes and the city clerk’s official record.
