Join us for our monthly community meeting-

Tuesday, February 14,
7:30pm at the Mordecai Visitors Center

• Police Report -Downtown District Crime Prevention Sgt. Marx will update the community on crime and safety issues.
• Capital Blvd. Construction Work Presentation -Trisha Hasch, Project Manager, Department of City Planning
• Oakwood Apartments Development – Wade Russell, Legacy Homes
• Mordecai Neighborhood Signage Vote 

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January minutes:

Mordecai CAC Minutes January 10, 2017 meeting

Former Co-Chair Kim Gazella led the meeting this month to give Co-Chair Damon Vaughn a break. Twenty people were in attendance. The November and December meeting minutes were approved.
We voted by unanimous approval Aaron Afarian in as our second Co-Chair. Aaron said that he and his wife have been in the neighborhood for about one year and they have been exploring ways to get involved in the community. They are looking forward to meeting and working with everyone.
Police report
Downtown District Crime Prevention Officer Marx reported incident numbers remaining stable. A suspect was arrested in break-ins to a salon on Blount Street and WPU. The incidents of an aggressive person at Yarborough Park Townhomes reported on Next Door has also been picked up and charged. There were four car break-ins, three were unlocked. Officer Marx mentioned a little known fact that it is a crime to warm up your car in the driveway unlocked, however it is not generally ticketed. The Raleigh Police Department is still hiring officers.
Parks and Rec Report
Josh Ingersoll, the new director of the Mordecai House Historic Park and native Raleighite, introduced himself.
William Peace University President, Dr. Brian Ralph
Dr. Ralph has been WPU President for about 16 months. He introduced the Senior Leadership Team, gave enrollment and staff statistics, and described their Bridge Plan. The Bridge Plan will focus on enrollment growth, increase connections with alumnae and friends, strengthen academics, and optimize financial resources. He stressed that WPU wants to have a commitment to the community.
The speaker for The Produce Project was unable to attend.
MCAC Sign Committee
Sean Farres, Merrilee Jacobson, Philip Bernard A design recommendation was unveiled, and a motion was made to accept the recommendation. A vote will be held at the February meeting.
Committee Reports
The Person Street Partnership is six years old! The current focus is a big push to get phase I of the Person and Blount Street road improvement project started.
Community Engagement
The Raleigh Neighborhood College and the Citizens Leadership Academy are starting up in early March, contact the Housing and Neighborhoods Department (raleighnc.gov) with interest in participating. There is no cost for either class.
The next Mordecai CAC meeting will be held on Tuesday February 14th, 7:30 pm, at the Mordecai Historic Park Visitors Center. There will be an update from the city regarding the Peace and Wade Avenue bridges replacement project. The MCAC meets ten months of the year, taking July and August off.