Top 10 Ways I Represent Your Priorities for Carrboro
1. Responsive Participatory Governance, Community Engagement and Action
Actively encourage inclusive community decision-making and participatory governance
Broaden involvement in advisory boards, neighborhood associations, task forces, community forums and engagement sessions
2. Equity, Justice, Inclusion and Human Rights
To vigorously advance racial equity, justice, inclusion and access goals, address cumulative impacts on the most vulnerable; work to dismantle institutionalized racism, sexism, attend to poverty, homelessness, ageism, and systemic disparity in economic wealth health and well-being
To rigorously promote and advance Racial Equity, Justice and Inclusion; with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director, Anita Jones-McNair and Mayor Pro Tem, Council member Foushee, co-authored the Racial Equity Commission legislation January 19, 2021: https://carrboro.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9068505&GUID=037954DA-51A1-4067-A5C2-E85D1B3B2461
El Centro Hispano and Casa for Employment and Leadership (CEL) Advisory Board (Co-Founder of the CEL) https://elcentronc.org/cel-advisory-committee/.
3. Community Engagement in Public Health, Safety and Justice
To reimagine, redesign and reshape and reform community safety, crisis response, whole-health, law enforcement and criminal justice
Continue work on Community Safety as a liaison with the newly established Community Safety Task Force. With Council subcommittee members Seils and Slade, co-authored the Community Safety Task Force authorizing legislation April 20, 2021: https://carrboro.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9320407&GUID=425F9D1A-BB55-42DC-93DD-97D810352405
4. Carrboro's Local Economy, Building a Robust Black, Brown, BIPOC economy and non-traditional entrepreneurial enterprise
Expand Carrboro's local sourced economic tax base, ensure economic sustainability and resilience, expanding non-traditional entrepreneurial enterprise focused on Black, Brown and Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) wealth generation, and a diverse business base that includes and is not limited to the Arts, health, professional tech, and craft/trade services
Advocate for solid capital planning to control cost of living in Carrboro
5. Climate Action, Resilience and Mitigation
Devoted environmentalist and climate action responder. Proponent of solar, clean energy and green building. Carrboro Community Climate Action Plan education outreach module architect and content coordinator with community modelers.
6. Livability: Carrboro's Vibe
Promote and support a healthy, diverse dignity-driven wide range of sustained affordable housing stock
Provide and sustain Carrboro’s active-living spaces. Advocate for greenways, trails, community gardens, pocket parks, and green, open spaces
7. Storm water and weather resilience
Advocate and ensure the implementation of neighborhood stormwater mitigation
8. Commitment to public transit
Support and advocate the enhancement of the Chapel Hill Transit Partners services
Advocate for multi-modal transit expansion including and not limited to: planning Chapel Hill light rail shuttles to Carrboro, expanded bus rapid transit routes, a UNC/CH/Carrboro bike share, van/car ride share, and zip car programs
Advocate for Carrboro bike boulevards, secure roadway side paths for pedestrians and cyclists
Advance infrastructure and access to bike share and loan programs
Expand transit and door-to-door service for the physically challenged or restricted to access health care and rehabilitation facilities
Intra, and inter community and regional greenway and trail way connectivity - for example Way Cool see: Triangle Bikeway Study:
Take the five-minute survey at https://publicinput.com/trianglebikewaystudy by July 16.
Learn more at http://www.trianglebikeway.com
Watch the Project Update Video at https://vimeo.com/553048796
9. The nature of Carrboro's environment
Promote and implement the Carrboro Community Climate Action Plan recommendations and action plan
To persist in environmental conservation and protection, and the pursuit of alternative-energy options for the Town and Carrboro community. Preserve, protect and expand Carrboro’s tree canopy
Sustain and broaden our treetop canopy throughout Carrboro’s downtown, neighborhoods and forest
Ensure that Carrboro provides, protects, conserves and reserves water supply of the highest safety and quality
10. Solid Waste, Recycling and Composting
Maintain Carrboro’s firm commitment to the Orange County comprehensive recycling program, which includes curbside recycling and multi-family recycling, continue to advocate for municipal and residential composting
To pursue a mid- and long-term solution for Orange County municipal solid waste, get beyond transfer to Durham destined for a low wealth county.
Promote and support neighborhood and community composting