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Board of Commissioners Work Session

Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners Work Session
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 6:49 pm

Work session Budget and appropriationsRoads and transportationAnnexationContracts and procurementGrants and outside fundingPolice and public safetyTax rate and revaluationTransit

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The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners could commit $3.3 million toward a federal rail grant. The money would be the town's 20% match for a RAISE grant to build a train station and mobility hub on the S-Line corridor. Together with $13.2 million in federal funds, the project would total $16.5 million for final design, land acquisition and construction. Commissioners also consider a $944,000 contract with Berry Building Group to renovate Flaherty Park Field #2, the lower of two bids received in January.

The board also gets a five-year update on the town's Capital Improvements Plan, results of Wake County's revaluation of assessed property, and December's monthly financial report. Staff will brief commissioners on NCDOT road projects underway in town and preview the agenda for the February 20 regular meeting. The board meets in closed session under N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(5).

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Agenda items (12)

Staff or committee report · 4Procedural · 3Discussion item · 1Presentation · 1Contract or award · 1Resolution · 1Closed session · 1
  1. 1.1 Discussion of FY 2024-2029 Capital Improvements Plan
    Discussion item Budget and appropriations
    Staff present an update to the FY 2024-2029 Capital Improvements Plan, including the proposed FY 2024-2025 funding level, with time for board questions.
  2. 1.2 Presentation of results of revaluation of assessed property for Wake Forest
    Presentation Tax rate and revaluation
    Nicole Kreiser, Wake County's deputy tax administrator, presents results of the revaluation of assessed real property for Wake Forest. The county revalues every four years; the last revaluation was in January 2020.
  3. 1.3 NCDOT Project updates
    Staff or committee report Roads and transportation
    Engineering staff update the board on NCDOT projects in town, including project B-5318, traffic and pedestrian signal work, and projects P-5707, U-5307, U-6023 and P-5753 BA/BD, where the town is helping fund betterments.
  4. 2.1 Review of Monthly Financial Summaries - December
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    Staff review the monthly financial summaries for December, when general fund revenue reached 57% of the annual budget and expenditures reached 55%.
  5. 3.1 Review of Draft Agenda for Upcoming Regular Meeting
    Procedural AnnexationPolice and public safety
    The board previews the draft agenda for its February 20 regular meeting. That agenda includes a public hearing on a 3.008-acre annexation petition, a resolution recognizing a retiring police lieutenant, and votes on the CIP update and the S-Line rail resolution discussed at this session.
  6. 4.1 Strategic Plan Quarterly Tracker_Q2 FYE2024
    Staff or committee report
    Staff present the second-quarter tracker for the town's 2022-2027 Strategic Plan, adopted March 15, 2022.
  7. 4.2 CIP Project Tracker
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    Staff present the second-quarter tracker for the Capital Improvements Plan covering FY 2023-2024.
  8. 4.3 Consideration of Contract for Flaherty Park Field #2 Upgrades
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
    A resolution would authorize the town manager to sign a $944,000 construction contract with Berry Building Group for renovations to Flaherty Park Field #2. The town received two bids in January after readvertising the project; one was disqualified for incomplete paperwork.
  9. 4.4 Presentation of a Resolution to Support Development of the S-Line Rail Corridor and to Provide Local Funding to Match a Federal Grant Opportunity for Mobility Hub Design and Project Development Activities
    Resolution Grants and outside fundingRoads and transportationTransit
    A resolution would commit $3.3 million as Wake Forest's 20% match for a federal RAISE grant to build a train station and mobility hub on the S-Line corridor, drawing $13.2 million in federal funds for $16.5 million total. The match must be obligated by September 2028, and could free up a separate, already-endorsed federal grant for a different S-Line project if the town wins both.
  10. 4.5 Closed Session: N.C.G.S. § 143.318.11(a)(5)
    Closed session
    The board meets in closed session under N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(5).
  11. 5 Commissioner Reports
    Procedural
    The agenda reserves time for commissioner reports, with no specific business listed.
  12. 6 Adjournment
    Procedural
    The board adjourns the work session.

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