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Town Council Work Session

Town of Garner · Town Council Work Session
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 6:00 pm · Ronnie S. Williams Council Chambers Garner Town Hall 900 7th Avenue | Garner, NC 27529

Work session Appointments and personnelData centers and large loadsEnvironment and sustainabilityPolice and public safetyTransitWater and sewer

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What was decided

  1. Withdrawn D.2Golf Cart Ordinance Request withdrawn; not moving forward

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What's on this agenda

Garner's Town Council heard updates on the BRT South bus rapid transit project and Wake County's One Water Plan on September 30, 2025, and took up three local ordinance requests: a proposed Garner Youth Council, a golf cart ordinance, and an amendment to allow more backyard hens.

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Meeting recap

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

The council unanimously backed creating a Garner Youth Council, with a resolution set for the October 7 consent agenda, and unanimously supported raising the backyard hen limit to ten, headed to the October 21 consent agenda. A councilman withdrew his request for a golf cart ordinance after a police presentation raised safety concerns. On the Wake One Water Plan briefing, a council member asked staff to raise public awareness of how AI data centers affect water demand, and about balancing stormwater needs with cost savings. In closed session, the council took action on compensation for the Town Attorney and Town Manager. A council member also proposed a text amendment requiring 25-foot tree buffers on major corridors, modeled on a nearby development on Timber Drive, and the mayor pro tem announced the Affordable Housing Task Force's first meeting for October 6.

How the votes went

The agenda was adopted 5-0; the Garner Youth Council proposal and the backyard hens increase were each unanimously supported; the golf cart ordinance request was withdrawn without a vote.

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Agenda items (9)

Discussion item · 3Presentation · 2Staff or committee report · 2Procedural · 1Closed session · 1
  1. B Adoption of Agenda
    Procedural
    Council adopted the agenda.
    Approved 5-0
  2. C.1 BRT South Update
    Presentation Transit
    City of Raleigh transportation staff updated the council on the BRT South bus rapid transit project; advertising is expected in 2028 and completion in 2032.
  3. C.2 Wake One Water Plan Update
    Presentation Data centers and large loadsWater and sewer
    Wake County staff presented the Wake One Water Plan. Council members asked about serving high-volume water users, planning for a growing population, and how AI data centers affect water demand and cost.
  4. D.1 Garner Youth Council
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
    Staff proposed creating a Garner Youth Council.
    Council unanimously supported moving forward; a resolution will go on the October 7 consent agenda
  5. D.2 Golf Cart Ordinance
    Discussion item Police and public safety
    A councilman had requested an ordinance to allow golf carts on certain town streets; after a police presentation on safety concerns, he withdrew the request.
    Request withdrawn; not moving forward
  6. D.3 Backyard Hens Ordinance Amendment
    Discussion item Environment and sustainability
    A councilman requested review of the animal control ordinance to allow more backyard hens.
    Council unanimously supported increasing the limit to ten hens, to go on the October 21 consent agenda
  7. E.1.1 Development Activity Map Update
    Staff or committee report
    Staff gave the monthly update on the town's online development activity map; council members asked about specific projects.
  8. E.1.2 Council Meeting Pending Agenda – October 2025
    Staff or committee report
    Town manager previewed items pending for October council meetings.
  9. F Closed Session
    Closed session Appointments and personnel
    Council met in closed session to consider compensation for the Town Attorney and Town Manager.
    Council took action in closed session on compensation for both positions

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