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Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 5:59 pm

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsFire and EMSParks and recreationPublic facilitiesAppointments and personnelArts and public artBonds and debtContracts and procurementEnvironment and sustainabilityRoads and transportationSchools and educationStormwater and floodingTax rate and revaluation

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What's on this agenda

Wake Forest commissioners are set to close a public hearing and adopt a bond order for $1,460,000 in parks and recreation bonds, one piece of $22,050,000 in general obligation bonds the town plans to issue October 1. Also on the agenda: a design-build contract for Fire Station 6, an updated Horse Creek watershed plan, and a redrawn downtown fire-limits boundary.

Other business includes joining the NC CLASS investment pool, amendments letting high school students serve as voting members on five town advisory boards, and the department's monthly and strategic-plan updates.

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Jump to an item (19 on this agenda)
  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. 1Approval of Agenda
  4. 2.AApproval of Minutes: July 2, 2024 Work Session and July 16, 2024 Regu…
  5. 3.AProclamation Recognizing September 2, 2024, as Saving Grace Day
  6. 3.BProclamation Recognizing Constitution Week, September 17-23, 2024
  7. 4.APublic Hearing on Proposed Bond Order Authorizing $1,460,000 Parks an…
  8. 4.BPublic Comment
  9. 5.AOrdinance Amending the Code of Ordinances Chapter 8, Article I, Secti…
  10. 5.BResolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute a Design Build Con…
  11. 5.CApproval of the Horse Creek Watershed Study
  12. 5.DResolution to Participate in North Carolina Cooperative Liquid Assets…
  13. 5.EApproval of Advisory Board Ordinance Amendments
  14. 12.ADepartment Monthly Reports
  15. 12.BWake County Tax Release
  16. 12.CStrategic Plan Quarterly Tracker
  17. 12.DCIP Project Tracker
  18. 12.ECommissioner Reports
  19. Adjournment

Agenda items (19)

Procedural · 5Staff or committee report · 4Proclamation or recognition · 2Ordinance · 2Minutes approval · 1Public hearing · 1Contract or award · 1Resolution · 1Budget action · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. Call to Order
    Procedural
    Formal opening of the meeting.
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. 1 Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
  4. 2.A Approval of Minutes: July 2, 2024 Work Session and July 16, 2024 Regular Meeting
    Minutes approval
    The board is asked to approve minutes from its July 2 work session and July 16 regular meeting.
  5. 3.A Proclamation Recognizing September 2, 2024, as Saving Grace Day
    Proclamation or recognition
    The proclamation honors Saving Grace, a dog rescue founded in 2004 that the town says has placed over 50,000 animals.
  6. 3.B Proclamation Recognizing Constitution Week, September 17-23, 2024
    Proclamation or recognition
    A yearly proclamation marking the anniversary of the U.S. Constitution's drafting, as federal law calls on the president to do each year.
  7. 4.A Public Hearing on Proposed Bond Order Authorizing $1,460,000 Parks and Recreation Bonds (Two-Thirds)
    Public hearing Bonds and debtParks and recreationRoads and transportation
    The board introduced this bond order August 6 and, after the hearing, is asked to adopt it on second reading. The bonds fund parks and recreation facilities, including greenway and stream restoration work, and are set to be issued October 1 alongside $22,050,000 in other general obligation bonds for parks, roads and greenways. The town's finance office estimates $806,410 in interest over the bonds' term and no property tax increase to pay it.
  8. 4.B Public Comment
    Procedural
    Time for residents to address the board on topics not already on the agenda.
  9. 5.A Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances Chapter 8, Article I, Section 8-1 - Fire Limits
    Ordinance Fire and EMS
    The current fire-limits boundary downtown dates to 1985. The amendment redraws it to match the downtown business area more closely and updates its reference to state law.
  10. 5.B Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute a Design Build Contract for Fire Station 6
    Contract or award Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurementFire and EMSPublic facilities
    After a request for proposals drew six responses and interviews with three finalists, the town picked Edifice LLC to design, engineer and build Fire Station 6. The contract's design and preconstruction fee is $1,456,305; construction costs will be set later once a guaranteed maximum price is negotiated. One project document estimates a $16 million total budget for the station.
    • 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
  11. 5.C Approval of the Horse Creek Watershed Study
    Staff or committee report Environment and sustainabilityStormwater and flooding
    The updated plan covers the Horse Creek watershed in northwest Wake Forest and models water quality to track compliance with Falls Lake nutrient rules. The update reorganizes the plan and clarifies which projects fall inside town limits or need partner agencies; the underlying projects and analysis are unchanged from an earlier version.
  12. 5.D Resolution to Participate in North Carolina Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities System (NC CLASS)
    Resolution Budget and appropriations
    NC CLASS is a local government investment pool offering daily liquidity. The resolution would let the town join to seek a better return on idle funds while keeping the money accessible.
  13. 5.E Approval of Advisory Board Ordinance Amendments
    Ordinance Appointments and personnelArts and public artParks and recreationSchools and education
    The amendments let high school students in grades 9 through 12 who live in Wake Forest serve as voting members on five town advisory boards: the Human Relations Council, the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Advisory Board, the Public Art Commission, the Technology Advisory Board and the Urban Forestry Board.
  14. 12.A Department Monthly Reports
    Staff or committee report
    The July 2024 report covers communications, downtown occupancy and economic development activity, among other department updates.
  15. 12.B Wake County Tax Release
    Budget action Tax rate and revaluation
    The agenda lists this item with no supporting summary or dollar figure in the packet.
  16. 12.C Strategic Plan Quarterly Tracker
    Staff or committee report
    A quarterly update on initiatives under the town's 2022-2027 strategic plan, adopted March 15, 2022.
  17. 12.D CIP Project Tracker
    Staff or committee report Public facilities
    A fourth-quarter update on capital improvement projects, including cost and completion status for items such as the Ailey Young House rehabilitation and town hall wayfinding signage.
  18. 12.E Commissioner Reports
    Discussion item
    Time for commissioners to report on their activities.
  19. Adjournment
    Procedural

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