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Board of Commissioners Work Session

Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners Work Session
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Work session Bonds and debtPublic facilitiesBudget and appropriationsFire and EMSParks and recreationAppointments and personnelArts and public artContracts and procurementHistoric preservationPolice and public safetyRoads and transportationTransit

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Commissioners are asked to approve a resolution letting the town file with the state Local Government Commission for up to $1.46 million in two-thirds parks and recreation bonds. The money would fund improvements at Miller Park and the town's reservoir, both already in design. Staff plan to pair the sale with an Oct. 1 bond sale of $22.05 million already authorized by the November 2022 referendum.

The work session previews four items headed to the board's Aug. 20 meeting: an ordinance realigning the town's 1985 fire limits boundary with the downtown business district, a design-build contract with Edifice LLC for a new Fire Station 6 at 1621 and 1701 Wait Avenue, two research presentations from the town's Historic Preservation summer interns, and a proposal to let ninth and tenth graders serve on youth advisory board seats again. NCDOT will also update commissioners on a planned downtown mobility hub and Amtrak station along its S-line rail corridor, and staff will preview June 30 financial results ahead of the town's annual audit.

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Agenda items (10)

Presentation · 4Staff or committee report · 2Procedural · 2Discussion item · 1Resolution · 1
  1. 1.1 Presentation of an Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances Chapter 8, Article I, Section 8-1 – Fire Limits
    Presentation Fire and EMS
    The board will review an ordinance updating the town's 1985 fire limits boundary. The change aligns the primary fire limits with the downtown business district and corrects the reference to state law, G.S. 160D-1128.
  2. 1.2 Historic Preservation Internship Presentations
    Presentation Historic preservationPolice and public safety
    Two Historic Preservation Program summer interns will present their research. One studied the history of the Wake Forest Police Department; the other researched the Northeast Community's significance to the town's social history.
  3. 1.3 Review of a Design Build Contract (AIA Document 141) for Fire Station 6
    Discussion item Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurementFire and EMSPublic facilities
    The board will review a design-build contract with Edifice LLC for a new Fire Station 6. Edifice was the highest-ranked of six firms that responded to a request for proposals; the project budget and schedule are still being developed.
    • 1621 Wait Ave · Town of Wake Forest · 2.7 acres · assessed $306,849
    • 1701 Wait Ave · Town of Wake Forest · 1.3 acres · assessed $68,560
    • 1621 Wait Ave · Town of Wake Forest · 2.7 acres · assessed $306,849
    • 1701 Wait Ave · Town of Wake Forest · 1.3 acres · assessed $68,560
  4. 1.4 Wake Forest Mobility Hub Project Update Presentation
    Presentation Public facilitiesRoads and transportationTransit
    NCDOT is studying the design and space needs for a downtown mobility hub, one of seven planned along its S-line rail corridor. The facility would include an Amtrak station.
  5. 1.5 Presentation of Advisory Board Ordinance Amendment
    Presentation Appointments and personnelArts and public artParks and recreation
    Staff proposed letting ninth and tenth graders serve on youth advisory board seats again, reversing a 2020 rule that limited them to 11th and 12th grade. The change would affect five boards, including the Human Relations Council and the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Advisory Board.
  6. 2.1 Financial Update
    Staff or committee report Bonds and debtBudget and appropriations
    Staff will preview preliminary June 30 results ahead of the annual audit, plus an Oct. 1 general obligation bond sale covering $22.05 million from the 2022 referendum and $1.46 million in two-thirds bonds.
  7. 3.1 Review of Draft Agenda for Upcoming Regular Meeting
    Procedural Bonds and debtPublic facilities
    The board will review the draft agenda for its Aug. 20 regular meeting, which includes a public hearing on the $1.46 million parks bond order and votes on the fire limits ordinance and the Fire Station 6 contract.
  8. 4.1 Consideration of approval of Resolution Making Certain Findings and Determinations and Ratifying the Filing of an Application with the Local Government Commission for the Proposed Issuance of Parks and Recreation Bonds
    Resolution Bonds and debtParks and recreation
    The board is asked to approve a resolution authorizing the town to file with the state Local Government Commission for up to $1.46 million in two-thirds parks and recreation bonds. The money would go toward Miller Park and reservoir improvements, both already in design.
  9. 5 Commissioner Reports
    Staff or committee report
  10. 6 Adjournment
    Procedural

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