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Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting

Wake County · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 5:00 pm · Wake County Justice Center

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What was decided

  1. Approved 2.Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation accepted · Pass · Commissioner Waters moved, seconded by Commissioner Stallings, that the Board of Commissioners adopts the Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation requested by Commi…
  2. Approved 3.Preparedness Awareness Month Proclamation accepted · Pass · Commissioner Jackson moved, seconded by Commissioner Adamson, that the Board of Commissioners adopts the Preparedness Awareness Month Proclamation requested by C…
  3. Approved 4.National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Proclamation accepted · Pass · Commissioner Waters moved, seconded by Commissioner Stallings, that the Board of Commissioners adopts the National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Proclamation reque…
  4. Approved 16.Public Hearing on a Request for Disinterment, Relocation, and Reinterment of Approximately Three (3) Graves Located at 7204 Carpenter Fire Station Road to Oakwood Cemetery Near Downtown Raleigh (Petition PLG-GR-005549-2024) accepted · Pass · Commissioner Stallings moved, seconded by Commissioner Adamson, that the Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing and approves the disinterment, relocation,…
  5. Approved 17.Award of RFP #24-108 (Lessee and Operator of Five County Stadium for Wake County Government & the Town of Zebulon) accepted · Pass · Vice-Chair Mial moved, seconded by Commissioner Jackson, that the Board of Commissioners: 1. Awards the RFP to lease and operate Five County Stadium for Wake Cou…
  6. Approved Appointments accepted · Pass · Vice-Chair Mial moved, seconded by Commissioner Jackson, for Approval of the Appointments. The motion carried by the following vote:
  7. Received Closed Session go into closed session · Pass · Commissioner Waters moved; seconded by Commissioner Stallings to go into Closed Session. Commissioner Adamson moved; seconded by Commissioner Water…

Another 11 items passed on the consent agenda, which is a single motion covering routine business. See the list.

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Wake County commissioners adopted three heritage and preparedness proclamations, approved a wide-ranging consent agenda including a Raleigh sewer interlocal agreement and dissolution of the Historic Yates Mill County Park Advisory Board, held a public hearing on relocating three graves near Cary, and awarded the lease to operate Five County Stadium to Capitol Broadcasting Company after the Carolina Mudcats' departure.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board adopted the Hispanic Heritage Month, Preparedness Awareness Month, and National Sickle Cell Awareness Month proclamations and approved its consent agenda, all by 6-0 votes with one commissioner excused. A resident used general public comment to accuse RDU Airport Authority members of misrepresenting development plans near Lake Crabtree Park and to criticize how county attorneys had argued a related Wake Stone quarry permit appeal. The board then held a public hearing, drawing no speakers, and approved relocating three graves from 7204 Carpenter Fire Station Road to Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery to accommodate a Cary-approved development; staff said all 61 identified next-of-kin were notified and none objected. In the meeting's main item, the board awarded the lease to operate Five County Stadium to Capitol Broadcasting Company after the Carolina Mudcats' 2024 move to Wilson, with the company committing to about $10 million in facility improvements and paying the county and Town of Zebulon $710,000 over 10 years; commissioners praised the deal as reducing the county's financial exposure. The board approved a slate of advisory board appointments and, in closed session, approved a $150,000 settlement in an Industrial Commission workers' compensation case.

How the votes went

All votes on the night passed 6-0 with Commissioner Thomas excused: the agenda, three proclamations, the consent agenda, the grave relocation hearing, the Five County Stadium lease award, appointments, and entry into closed session. In closed session the board separately approved a $150,000 settlement in Industrial Commission case 23-044055.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

1 member of the public spoke.

  1. A resident accused RDU Airport Authority board members of misrepresenting development plans near Lake Crabtree Park and criticized county attorneys' handling of a related Wake Stone quarry permit appeal.

One resident spoke on an item not on the agenda, regarding RDU Airport Authority and a nearby quarry dispute; a separate online comment was submitted and shared privately with commissioners.

Read from the records the government published after the meeting. Members of the public are private residents and are not named or indexed.

Speaking at this meeting

Public comment runs 5:30 to 6 p.m. at the first regular meeting of the month and 2:30 to 3 p.m. at the second. Speakers get three minutes. Written comments can be submitted online between 9 a.m. and noon on the day of a regular meeting.

Wake County's own rules for public comment — check them before you rely on anything here.

Jump to an item (36 on this agenda)
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Susan Evans
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Invocation: Commissioner Tara Waters
  4. Items of Business
  5. 1.Approval of Agenda
  6. 2.Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
  7. 3.Preparedness Awareness Month Proclamation
  8. 4.National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Proclamation
  9. Consent Agenda
  10. 5.Multi-Year Contract for Employee Life, Disability, and Voluntary Bene…
  11. 6.Approve a Three-Year Contract Extension with PaymentWorks for Vendor…
  12. 7.Approval of Fifth Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding with the T…
  13. 8.Ponderosa Sanitary Sewer Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with City of Rale…
  14. 9.Designation of Map and Plat Review Officers for the Town of Apex
  15. 10.Taxpayer Communication and CRM Support Tool
  16. 11.Taxpayer Appeals Portal
  17. 12.Tax Committee Recommendations for Gross Receipts Penalty, Refund Requ…
  18. 13.Resolution Dissolving the Historic Yates Mill County Park Advisory Bo…
  19. 14.First Responders Day Proclamation
  20. General Public Comments
  21. 15.General Public Comments
  22. Regular Agenda
  23. 16.Public Hearing on a Request for Disinterment, Relocation, and Reinter…
  24. 17.Award of RFP #24-108 (Lessee and Operator of Five County Stadium for…
  25. Appointments
  26. 18.Adult Care Home Community Advisory Council
  27. 19.Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
  28. 20.Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee
  29. 21.United Arts Grants Panel
  30. 22.Upcoming Vacancies for October 2025
  31. Other Business
  32. 23.Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
  33. 24.Other Reports from Commissioners
  34. Closed Session
  35. Adjourn
  36. Invocation: Commissioner Tara Waters

Agenda items (36)

Consent agenda · 11Procedural · 8Appointment · 6Proclamation or recognition · 3Other · 2Staff or committee report · 2Public hearing · 1Contract or award · 1Discussion item · 1Closed session · 1
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Susan Evans
    Other
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. Invocation: Commissioner Tara Waters
    Procedural
  4. Items of Business
    Procedural Fire and EMS
  5. 1. Approval of Agenda
    Procedural Fire and EMS
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Stallings moved, seconded by Commissioner Adamson for Approval of Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
  6. 2. Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Faith and cultural communitiesFire and EMS
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Waters moved, seconded by Commissioner Stallings, that the Board of Commissioners adopts the Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation requested by Commissioners. The motion carried by the following vote:
  7. 3. Preparedness Awareness Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Jackson moved, seconded by Commissioner Adamson, that the Board of Commissioners adopts the Preparedness Awareness Month Proclamation requested by Commissioners. The motion carried by the following vote:
  8. 4. National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Waters moved, seconded by Commissioner Stallings, that the Board of Commissioners adopts the National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Proclamation requested by Commissioners. The motion carried by the following vote:
  1. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  2. 15. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  3. Regular Agenda
    Other
  4. 16. Public Hearing on a Request for Disinterment, Relocation, and Reinterment of Approximately Three (3) Graves Located at 7204 Carpenter Fire Station Road to Oakwood Cemetery Near Downtown Raleigh (Petition PLG-GR-005549-2024)
    Public hearing Public facilities
    Staff sought approval to relocate three graves, including one belonging to the Goss family, from a cemetery at 7204 Carpenter Fire Station Road to Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, to accommodate a development approved by the Town of Cary. All 61 identified next-of-kin were notified and none objected.
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Stallings moved, seconded by Commissioner Adamson, that the Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing and approves the disinterment, relocation, and reinternment of approximately three (3) graves located at 7204 Carpenter Fire Station Road to Oakwood Cemetery near Downtown Raleigh (Petition PLG-GR-005549-2024). The motion carried by the following vote:
  5. 17. Award of RFP #24-108 (Lessee and Operator of Five County Stadium for Wake County Government & the Town of Zebulon)
    Contract or award Economic development incentivesPublic facilities
    The county sought to award the lease to operate Five County Stadium, home of the Carolina Mudcats until their 2024 move to Wilson, to Capitol Broadcasting Company. The company would invest about $10 million in facility upgrades and pay the county and Town of Zebulon $710,000 over 10 years, cutting Wake County's annual operating exposure from about $100,900 to $24,650.
    accepted · Pass · Vice-Chair Mial moved, seconded by Commissioner Jackson, that the Board of Commissioners: 1. Awards the RFP to lease and operate Five County Stadium for Wake County Government to Capitol Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); 2. Authorizes staff to draft a lease agreement between Wake County, the Town of Zebulon, and CBC, subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the Term Sheet and terms and condit…
  6. Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnelArts and public artPolice and public safety
    The board approved a slate of appointments to the Adult Care Home Community Advisory Council, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee, and United Arts Grants Panel, and reviewed upcoming October vacancies.
    accepted · Pass · Vice-Chair Mial moved, seconded by Commissioner Jackson, for Approval of the Appointments. The motion carried by the following vote:
  7. 18. Adult Care Home Community Advisory Council
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  8. 19. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
    Appointment Appointments and personnelPolice and public safety
  9. 20. Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  10. 21. United Arts Grants Panel
    Appointment Appointments and personnelArts and public artGrants and outside funding
  11. 22. Upcoming Vacancies for October 2025
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  12. Other Business
    Discussion item
  13. 23. Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
    Staff or committee report
  14. 24. Other Reports from Commissioners
    Staff or committee report
  15. Closed Session
    Closed session Litigation and settlements
    In closed session, the board approved a $150,000 settlement in Industrial Commission file 23-044055, a workers' compensation matter.
    go into closed session · Pass · Commissioner Waters moved; seconded by Commissioner Stallings to go into Closed Session. Commissioner Adamson moved; seconded by Commissioner Waters that the Board of Commissioners approve in Open Session a settlement in Industrial Commission file number 23-044055 in the amount of $150,000 subject to terms of the mediated settlement agreement and the mediated release agreement in this matter dated…
  16. Adjourn
    Procedural
  17. Invocation: Commissioner Tara Waters
    Procedural

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