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Town of Morrisville · Town Council
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Regular meeting Economic development incentivesFees and utility ratesIntergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesRoads and transportationAnnexationContracts and procurementGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentParks and recreationSolid waste and recyclingTransit

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What is in the packet

The packet's substance is the senior center lease. Morrisville opened its first senior center in 2020 in about 3,048 square feet at McCrimmon Corners, and the plan to expand into two adjoining suites collapsed when Harris Teeter closed and the landlord said those spaces would not free up until 2028. The landlord came back with the former Petland unit in the same center, 5,552 square feet, with higher ceilings, windows across the front, no direct sun, and better accessible parking.

The lease runs 59 months with an option for a second 59, at $194,319.96 a year in rent plus $39,530.28 in common area maintenance, or $233,850.24 all in — staff put that within $3,000 of the original expansion deal. Rent does not start for eight months, negotiated up from 90 days, to give the town time to design and fit out the space, and if the new space is not ready the rent on the existing unit drops to $1,000 a month. The tenant improvement allowance is $15 a square foot, $83,280, plus $50,000 the landlord agreed to cover design work already done on the abandoned plan. The council had approved $850,000 to fit out the original space. The first fifty pages also carry the International Drive sidewalk resolution and the Key to the Town policy.

Read from the first 50 pages of the packet, which is where this site stops — the rest is attachments, plan sheets and correspondence. Open the full packet if this is not enough.

What's on this agenda

Morrisville's council opens a public hearing Tuesday on a special use permit for the West Wake Solid Waste Facility, holding the vote over to 22 September. The same night it hears and decides two things at once: an economic incentive grant to Novartis Innovative Technologies, and the annexation of 808 and 0 Church Street for the Hamlet development.

The consent agenda carries a regional decision that would usually get its own discussion. The council would adopt its locally preferred alternative for the western extension of Wake County's bus rapid transit, after a July work session and an August letter to the regional planning organization. Also on consent: a lease to relocate and expand the senior center, construction of the International Drive sidewalk, and a Key to the Town policy the council worked through at two August work sessions. The police chief brings back a rewritten false alarm ordinance with an amended fee schedule. A work session on insurance-based memberships at MAFC and a closed session on an attorney-client matter close the night.

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Jump to an item (27 on this agenda)
  1. 1Call to Order
  2. 2Recognition of Sergeant at Arms
  3. 3Invocation
  4. 4Pledge of Allegiance
  5. 5Adoption of Regular Agenda
  6. 6Consent Agenda
  7. 6.aResolution Authorizing Construction of the International Drive Sidewa…
  8. 6.b"Key to the Town" Policy
  9. 6.cResolution Approving a Lease for the Relocation/Expansion of the Seni…
  10. 6.dLocally Preferred Alternative for the Wake Bus Rapid Transit: Western…
  11. 7Items Pulled from Consent (if any)
  12. 8Proclamations
  13. 8.aProclamation Recognizing National Preparedness Month (for reference o…
  14. 9Morrisville Speaks: Public Comment
  15. 10Administrative Reports
  16. 10.aChamber of Commerce Quarterly Report
  17. 11Public Hearings
  18. 11.aResolution Approving a Special Use Permit for the Wake County Conveni…
  19. 11.bResolution Authorizing an Economic Incentive Grant Agreement with Nov…
  20. 11.cAnnexation 808 Church St and 0 Church St Hamlet Development
  21. 12Action Items
  22. 12.aFalse Alarm Ordinance
  23. 13Future Meetings, Events and Resident Involvement Opportunities
  24. 14Council and Manager Comments
  25. 15Work Sessions
  26. 15.aMAFC Insurance Based Memberships Follow-Up
  27. 16Adjournment

Agenda items (27)

Procedural · 12Resolution · 4Public hearing · 4Proclamation or recognition · 2Staff or committee report · 2Consent agenda · 1Ordinance · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. 2 Recognition of Sergeant at Arms
    Procedural
  3. 3 Invocation
    Procedural
  4. 4 Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  5. 5 Adoption of Regular Agenda
    Procedural
    Includes a call for conflicts of interest on the proposed agenda.
  1. 6.a Resolution Authorizing Construction of the International Drive Sidewalk Project
    Resolution Contracts and procurementRoads and transportation
    Authorizes construction of the International Drive sidewalk.
  2. 6.b "Key to the Town" Policy
    Resolution
    Adopts a policy governing when the town gives out a Key to the Town. The council took it through work sessions on 11 and 27 August before putting it on consent.
  3. 6.c Resolution Approving a Lease for the Relocation/Expansion of the Senior Center
    Resolution Health and human servicesPublic facilities
    Approves a lease to move the senior center to a larger space, presented to the council on 25 August.
  4. 6.d Locally Preferred Alternative for the Wake Bus Rapid Transit: Western Corridor Extension
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreementsRoads and transportationTransit
    Sets Morrisville's locally preferred alternative for the western extension of Wake County's bus rapid transit, and sends a letter to the regional planning organization on the alignment. The council worked through it at a 30 July work session and discussed the letter on 25 August.
  5. 7 Items Pulled from Consent (if any)
    Procedural
  6. 8 Proclamations
    Proclamation or recognition
  7. 8.a Proclamation Recognizing National Preparedness Month (for reference only)
    Proclamation or recognition Police and public safety
    Recognizes National Preparedness Month. Listed for reference only.
  8. 9 Morrisville Speaks: Public Comment
    Procedural
  9. 10 Administrative Reports
    Staff or committee report
  10. 10.a Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Report
    Staff or committee report Economic development incentives
    The Chamber of Commerce president gives the quarterly update.
  11. 11 Public Hearings
    Public hearing
  12. 11.a Resolution Approving a Special Use Permit for the Wake County Convenience Center
    Public hearing Intergovernmental agreementsPublic facilitiesSolid waste and recycling
    A public hearing on a special use permit for a Wake County solid waste facility in Morrisville, listed on the current agenda as the West Wake Solid Waste Facility. Both the applicant and town staff present. The hearing is Tuesday; the council votes on 22 September.
  13. 11.b Resolution Authorizing an Economic Incentive Grant Agreement with Novartis Innovative Technologies, Inc.
    Public hearing Economic development incentivesGrants and outside funding
    A hearing and a vote the same night on an economic incentive grant agreement with Novartis Innovative Technologies. The packet carries both an original agreement and an updated one.
  14. 11.c Annexation 808 Church St and 0 Church St Hamlet Development
    Public hearing AnnexationHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large development
    A hearing and a vote on annexing 808 and 0 Church Street for the Hamlet development. The council found the petition sufficient on 11 August, set a hearing date, then amended that date on 25 August.
    • 808 Church St · Rbw Realty LLC · 0.52 acres · assessed $409,075
    • 0 Church St · no matching parcel on file
  15. 12 Action Items
    Procedural
  16. 12.a False Alarm Ordinance
    Ordinance Fees and utility ratesPolice and public safety
    The police chief brings a rewritten false alarm ordinance and an amended fee schedule, presented to the council on 25 August. False alarm statistics were added to the packet since.
  17. 13 Future Meetings, Events and Resident Involvement Opportunities
    Procedural
  18. 14 Council and Manager Comments
    Procedural
  19. 15 Work Sessions
    Procedural
  20. 15.a MAFC Insurance Based Memberships Follow-Up
    Discussion item Fees and utility ratesParks and recreation
    A follow-up work session on insurance-based memberships at MAFC, with survey results attached.
  21. 16 Adjournment
    Procedural

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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