RAIL CDC August Updates!

RAIL CDC August Updates! RAIL CDC will meet on August 26th, 2020 at 6 o'clock for our monthly RAIL community meeting. Tune in for RAIL updates around our city, presentation for our friends at Arizona Partnership for Healthy Communities speak on their new Incubator program! 1. Those wishing to participate can do so by clicking the link found here. 2. The Facebook event can be found here. Join ECO Mesa for a preview of the new sustainable apartments.... The City of Mesa along with the Downtown Transformation Project is planning to construct a new public parking lot in Downtown Mesa. The proposed zoning and the release from the city are attached (on the right). The ECO MESA team is hosting a Zoom webinar on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at 6:30 pm to preview their sustainable ECO MESA apartment project proposed for the Purple Lot east of the SEC of Pepper Place and Robson.   Please register in advance to attend the webinar at the following: CLICK HERE After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.   Calling all teams that seek to make their communities better! Are you interested in building a sustainable and affordable Mesa? If so, have we got the program for you! Our friends at Arizona Partnership for Healthy Communities are hosting a webinar on their upcoming Live Well Arizona incubator. Those interested in applying can do so by clicking here. Their flyer for the event is attached below. Mesa CARES Technical Assistance Program for Small Businesses The city of Mesa has launched the Mesa CARES Small Business Technical Assistance Program designed to assist Mesa businesses recover from the pandemic by providing them with FREE technical assistance and consulting services regarding various aspects of their business such as marketing, business planning, budgeting, adapting their business model, legal and accounting services, among others. RAIL CDC is here to help, for more information or need assistance in filling out the form, reach out to us at 480-331-3049 (call or text) or emaillaura@railcdc.org Click HERE to access the application, after you read the information, the link to the application will be at the end of the page. City of Mesa Special Projects Open House Over the past year, the Development Services Department has been working on certain revisions to the City’s General Plan and Code Amendments under the project headline “Special Projects”. As stated, these reviews are part of the City’s continued efforts to streamline the administration of land uses and review process. The special projects currently under review are the following: Mesa 2040 General Plan Amendments -- To clarify the goals of certain character area designations Site Plan Review Amendments -- To allow certain administrative reviews and approvals Community Residence Amendments -- To conform to State standards and refine certain performance standards Assisted Living Amendments -- To promote the appropriate siting of facilities Subdivision Regulation Amendments -- To streamline the process, remove redundancies, and update standards Historic Preservation Design Guidelines -- To create guidelines for best practices in historic districts Small Lot Development Design Guidelines -- To encourage quality development for small lot developments Infill Development Resource Guide -- To encourage and remove impediments to infill development Please join us via the Zoom platform to learn and discuss your feedback about these special projects. We look forward to seeing you!  Topic: Neighborhood Meeting - 8/18/2020 Time: Aug 18, 2020 06:00 PM Arizona Click HERE to get in! Meeting ID: 858 3689 6009 Passcode: 144687