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Allen, Burkley (Council Member)
Feb 2, 2014, 8:41:32 AM2/2/14
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18TH DISTRICT COUNCIL UPDATES
February 2014
1. An additional Amp design meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, February 4, at Cohn Adult Learning Center, 4805 Park Avenue. This will be another charette style meeting where neighbors and business owners can look at detailed plans of how the route would be installed and comment on specific parts of the design. This will be followed by review meetings in March to show how the comments were incorporated into the design. Metro is still waiting to hear if funding will be granted by the FTA, and the council will vote on Metro’s portion of the funding in June, so there will also be opportunities for additional public input regarding the project as a whole.
2. Council member Sandra Moore and I will be sponsoring a Ride the Bus event in the Twelfth South area on Sunday, February 9. The goal will be to show merchants and neighbors how the #17 bus route can serve customers and employees of 12th South businesses to reduce the number of cars that need parking spaces. This is part of on-going discussions and meetings to come up with a comprehensive parking plan for the area. The bus will leave from 12th S and Kirkwood (probably) at 12:45 and return around 1:45. The exact routes and times are still being finalized. Business owners and 12th S neighbors who are interested in participating should RSVP to Rosie Hayes at Roseann...@nashville.gov.
3. The Hot Chocolate 5k/15k, benefiting the Ronald McDonald House, will take place on Saturday morning, February 15. The race starts at Bicentennial Mall and will come down West End to Centennial Park. Half of West End will be coned off, but cars will still be able to drive in both directions. More information is available at http://www.hotchocolate15k.com/nashville/race-info/
4. Update on the formerly proposed Granny White interstate interchange. There will be a community meeting on Thursday, February 20 from 5-7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Calvary United Methodist Church, 3701 Hillsboro Pike to review the recommendations of the Green Hills Area Transportation Plan. This will be an informal, “open house” meeting, with maps for review and planners present for discussion. You are encouraged to stop by during that timeframe to ask questions and review the latest recommendations. The planning staff has already announced that they will recommend that the Green Hills Area Transportation Plan be adopted only if a proposed Granny White/I-440 interchange is not included. The latest recommendations will be posted on the Green Hills-Midtown Community Plan website<http://www.nashville.gov/Planning-Department/Community-Planning-Design/Community-Plans/Green-Hills-Midtown.aspx> as an addendum to the Transportation Plan closer to the meeting date for review. This will also include proposals for bike and pedestrian paths along the 440-corridor connecting the 12th South Area with Green Hills. Contact Michael Briggs, the Transportation Planner at Metro Planning with any questions or comments. Michael can be reached at 862.7219 or Michael...@nashville.gov.
5. HWEN Conservation Zoning Overlay expansion is continuing through the process. Block captains have gotten a good response from property owners, and the support is strong in the proposed areas. The Metro Historic Zoning Commission and the Planning Commission have recommended the expansion unanimously. The Metro Council public hearing is Tuesday, February 4, and the final vote will be February 18.
6. Storm Water Infill Regulation – a task force of councilmembers, storm water officials, developers, and neighbors has been meeting to come up with workable regulations that will prevent infill construction from creating new flooding problems for adjacent neighbors. Part of the process is to determine the threshold for which these regulations should apply. It would be helpful for me to hear from neighbors who have been affected by new construction causing flooding that did not occur prior to that. Please e-mail me your address, the address of the infill construction, and how the storm water flow changed. We can’t necessarily fix those, but we can use the information to prevent future additional problems.
7. Land use policy translation public meetings - For several months, Metro Planning staff have been preparing a translation of the land use policies used on Community Plans from LUPA (Land Use Policy Application) to CCM (Community Character Manual) definitions. Five of Nashville’s fourteen community plans<http://e2.ma/click/96zqh/lk2y7c/967coc> were updated to CCM policies before the beginning of NashvilleNext; this translation will affect the nine remaining community plans including the Greenhills/Midtown plan, which encompasses all of District 18. This should be a direct translation with no changes in substance; the translation will allow all communities to be guided by the same policy language for daily development review and as the NashvilleNext process moves forward. NashvilleNext planner Tifinie Capehart explains the changes in a short video on the NashvilleNext front page<http://e2.ma/click/96zqh/lk2y7c/pz8coc>. Community members and stakeholders can view the proposed translations at three upcoming community meetings:
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 3-5 pm and Monday, Feb. 10, 5:30-7:30 pm
Sonny West Conference Center, ground floor, Howard Office Building, 700 Second Avenue South
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 11 am-2 pm
Davidson Conference Room at the Metro Planning Department, 800 Second Avenue South
For more details and information about the policy translation, please contact Anita McCaig at anita....@nashville.gov<mailto:anita....@nashville.gov?subject=> or 615.862.7156.
8. Board openings – an important sector of Metro government operates through the volunteer efforts of board and commission members, who make decisions about issues like traffic, parking, storm water, zoning, and solid waste. The appointments to these boards are made by the mayor’s office, but resumes can be submitted to indicate interest in serving on a board. There are positions opening up in 2014 on the planning commission, traffic and parking commission, fair board, and solid waste commission. I would be happy to pass on resumes from any registered voter who is knowledgeable about an issue and interested in serving on one of these boards.
9. A water project on Linden/Beechwood is planned in the upcoming months. This will involve the replacement of existing water lines with larger ones to improve water pressure. Some street closures will be necessary, and Public Works will provide information ahead of time so neighbors can plan accordingly. Expect more details in March or April.
I am always eager to hear your concerns and ideas. Please contact me at burkle...@nashville.gov<mailto:burkle...@nashville.gov> or at 383-6604.
Regards,
Burkley Allen
Metro Council 18th District
February 2014
1. An additional Amp design meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, February 4, at Cohn Adult Learning Center, 4805 Park Avenue. This will be another charette style meeting where neighbors and business owners can look at detailed plans of how the route would be installed and comment on specific parts of the design. This will be followed by review meetings in March to show how the comments were incorporated into the design. Metro is still waiting to hear if funding will be granted by the FTA, and the council will vote on Metro’s portion of the funding in June, so there will also be opportunities for additional public input regarding the project as a whole.
2. Council member Sandra Moore and I will be sponsoring a Ride the Bus event in the Twelfth South area on Sunday, February 9. The goal will be to show merchants and neighbors how the #17 bus route can serve customers and employees of 12th South businesses to reduce the number of cars that need parking spaces. This is part of on-going discussions and meetings to come up with a comprehensive parking plan for the area. The bus will leave from 12th S and Kirkwood (probably) at 12:45 and return around 1:45. The exact routes and times are still being finalized. Business owners and 12th S neighbors who are interested in participating should RSVP to Rosie Hayes at Roseann...@nashville.gov.
3. The Hot Chocolate 5k/15k, benefiting the Ronald McDonald House, will take place on Saturday morning, February 15. The race starts at Bicentennial Mall and will come down West End to Centennial Park. Half of West End will be coned off, but cars will still be able to drive in both directions. More information is available at http://www.hotchocolate15k.com/nashville/race-info/
4. Update on the formerly proposed Granny White interstate interchange. There will be a community meeting on Thursday, February 20 from 5-7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Calvary United Methodist Church, 3701 Hillsboro Pike to review the recommendations of the Green Hills Area Transportation Plan. This will be an informal, “open house” meeting, with maps for review and planners present for discussion. You are encouraged to stop by during that timeframe to ask questions and review the latest recommendations. The planning staff has already announced that they will recommend that the Green Hills Area Transportation Plan be adopted only if a proposed Granny White/I-440 interchange is not included. The latest recommendations will be posted on the Green Hills-Midtown Community Plan website<http://www.nashville.gov/Planning-Department/Community-Planning-Design/Community-Plans/Green-Hills-Midtown.aspx> as an addendum to the Transportation Plan closer to the meeting date for review. This will also include proposals for bike and pedestrian paths along the 440-corridor connecting the 12th South Area with Green Hills. Contact Michael Briggs, the Transportation Planner at Metro Planning with any questions or comments. Michael can be reached at 862.7219 or Michael...@nashville.gov.
5. HWEN Conservation Zoning Overlay expansion is continuing through the process. Block captains have gotten a good response from property owners, and the support is strong in the proposed areas. The Metro Historic Zoning Commission and the Planning Commission have recommended the expansion unanimously. The Metro Council public hearing is Tuesday, February 4, and the final vote will be February 18.
6. Storm Water Infill Regulation – a task force of councilmembers, storm water officials, developers, and neighbors has been meeting to come up with workable regulations that will prevent infill construction from creating new flooding problems for adjacent neighbors. Part of the process is to determine the threshold for which these regulations should apply. It would be helpful for me to hear from neighbors who have been affected by new construction causing flooding that did not occur prior to that. Please e-mail me your address, the address of the infill construction, and how the storm water flow changed. We can’t necessarily fix those, but we can use the information to prevent future additional problems.
7. Land use policy translation public meetings - For several months, Metro Planning staff have been preparing a translation of the land use policies used on Community Plans from LUPA (Land Use Policy Application) to CCM (Community Character Manual) definitions. Five of Nashville’s fourteen community plans<http://e2.ma/click/96zqh/lk2y7c/967coc> were updated to CCM policies before the beginning of NashvilleNext; this translation will affect the nine remaining community plans including the Greenhills/Midtown plan, which encompasses all of District 18. This should be a direct translation with no changes in substance; the translation will allow all communities to be guided by the same policy language for daily development review and as the NashvilleNext process moves forward. NashvilleNext planner Tifinie Capehart explains the changes in a short video on the NashvilleNext front page<http://e2.ma/click/96zqh/lk2y7c/pz8coc>. Community members and stakeholders can view the proposed translations at three upcoming community meetings:
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 3-5 pm and Monday, Feb. 10, 5:30-7:30 pm
Sonny West Conference Center, ground floor, Howard Office Building, 700 Second Avenue South
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 11 am-2 pm
Davidson Conference Room at the Metro Planning Department, 800 Second Avenue South
For more details and information about the policy translation, please contact Anita McCaig at anita....@nashville.gov<mailto:anita....@nashville.gov?subject=> or 615.862.7156.
8. Board openings – an important sector of Metro government operates through the volunteer efforts of board and commission members, who make decisions about issues like traffic, parking, storm water, zoning, and solid waste. The appointments to these boards are made by the mayor’s office, but resumes can be submitted to indicate interest in serving on a board. There are positions opening up in 2014 on the planning commission, traffic and parking commission, fair board, and solid waste commission. I would be happy to pass on resumes from any registered voter who is knowledgeable about an issue and interested in serving on one of these boards.
9. A water project on Linden/Beechwood is planned in the upcoming months. This will involve the replacement of existing water lines with larger ones to improve water pressure. Some street closures will be necessary, and Public Works will provide information ahead of time so neighbors can plan accordingly. Expect more details in March or April.
I am always eager to hear your concerns and ideas. Please contact me at burkle...@nashville.gov<mailto:burkle...@nashville.gov> or at 383-6604.
Regards,
Burkley Allen
Metro Council 18th District
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