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Board of Commissioners Work Session

Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners Work Session
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 5:59 pm

Work session Budget and appropriationsParks and recreationPolice and public safety

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What's on this agenda

Commissioners hear a pitch to partner with the Wake Forest FUNGO, a collegiate summer baseball team. The deal would make FUNGO the town's exclusive summer team and split the cost of upgrading Flaherty Park Field #2. They also review a 2021 state law letting the town create a downtown social district, where patrons could carry a drink between participating businesses. The review weighs the boost to foot traffic against added trash, restroom, and police-staffing needs.

The board also gets its monthly financial report and previews the agenda for its August 16 regular meeting. Commissioner reports and other business close the session.

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Agenda items (6)

Procedural · 3Discussion item · 2Staff or committee report · 1
  1. 1.1 Discussion of Potential Partnership with the FUNGO Collegiate Summer Baseball Team
    Discussion item Parks and recreation
    Parks and recreation staff pitch a partnership that would name the Wake Forest FUNGO, a collegiate summer wood-bat team, the town's exclusive summer baseball team. The town and FUNGO would split the cost of upgrading Flaherty Park Field #2 with a new backstop, bullpens, and bleachers, and FUNGO would run an eight-week youth training program.
  2. 1.2 Social District Review
    Discussion item Police and public safety
    Downtown staff review a 2021 state law that lets towns create a social district, where patrons could carry a drink from a participating bar or restaurant onto the street. The presentation weighs the potential boost to foot traffic for downtown businesses against added trash, restroom, and police-staffing needs, and notes that Franklinton, Raleigh, and Youngsville have already created districts of their own.
  3. 2 Discussion of Monthly Financial Report
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    The board reviews the town's monthly financial report.
  4. 3.1 Review of Draft Agenda for Upcoming Regular Meeting
    Procedural
    Commissioners preview the draft agenda for the board's August 16 regular meeting.
  5. 5 Commissioner Reports
    Procedural
  6. 6 Adjournment
    Procedural

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