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Board of Commissioners Work Session

Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners Work Session
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 5:55 pm

Work session Budget and appropriationsLand conversion and large developmentRezoningRoads and transportationTransitAnnexationArts and public artContracts and procurementFees and utility ratesFire and EMSHealth and human servicesZoning text amendment

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The board reviews a $3,075,610.71 reimbursement agreement with developer Alliance Group of NC for downtown streetscape work on N White Street and E Roosevelt Avenue, and a staff proposal to raise fire impact fees on new construction to $780 per single-family home and $681 per multi-family unit. Planners recommend the board deny a rezoning request from Franklin Village LLC for a 110,500-square-foot self-storage building at 0 Friendship Chapel Road; the Planning Board voted 5-0 that it does not fit the Community Plan.

Other items cover a draft ordinance banning smoking and vaping in town buildings, vehicles and grounds; a draft public transit plan with recommendations to add earlier bus service and cut wait times; the Public Art Commission's 2023 art plan; continued work on rewriting the town's development ordinance; and a look at the draft agenda for the September 19 regular meeting, which includes hearings on two annexation petitions.

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  1. 1.1Proclamation Recognizing Constitution Week, September 17-23, 2023
  2. 1.2Presentation on AGNC, LLC and Town of Wake Forest Reimbursement Agree…
  3. 1.3Presentation of Proposed Ordinance Adding Chapter 30, Article IV, Sec…
  4. 1.4Unified Development Ordinance Comprehensive Update Work Session #4 wi…
  5. 1.5Presentation of Draft Wake Forest Public Transit Plan (CPA-23-02)
  6. 1.6Presentation and Discussion of Fire Impact Fees
  7. 1.7Consideration of a Resolution to Enact an Ordinance Prohibiting Smoki…
  8. 1.8Wake Forest Public Art Commission 2023 Art Plan
  9. 1.9Presentation of LEGISLATIVE CASE RZ-23-01, 4Rivers - Wake Forest Self…
  10. 2.1July Monthly Financial Summaries
  11. 3.1Review of Draft Agenda for Upcoming Regular Meeting
  12. 4Other Business
  13. 5Commissioner Reports
  14. 6Adjournment

Agenda items (14)

Presentation · 4Procedural · 4Proclamation or recognition · 1Contract or award · 1Ordinance · 1Discussion item · 1Resolution · 1Staff or committee report · 1
  1. 1.1 Proclamation Recognizing Constitution Week, September 17-23, 2023
    Proclamation or recognition
    The board considers a proclamation marking Constitution Week, the anniversary of the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
  2. 1.2 Presentation on AGNC, LLC and Town of Wake Forest Reimbursement Agreement for Downtown Streetscape Improvements on N White Street and E Roosevelt Avenue
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementRoads and transportation
    The board reviews a streetscape reimbursement agreement with developer Alliance Group of NC for sidewalks, ADA ramps, tree pits and pedestrian lighting along N White Street and E Roosevelt Avenue. The town's share of the project would be $3,075,610.71.
  3. 1.3 Presentation of Proposed Ordinance Adding Chapter 30, Article IV, Section 30-164 - Enforcement of Temporary Parking Restrictions
    Ordinance Roads and transportation
    An ordinance would let the town manager temporarily ban parking on streets under repaving or maintenance, with towing for violators. Staff plans street resurfacing this fall and wants to avoid delays from parked cars.
  4. 1.4 Unified Development Ordinance Comprehensive Update Work Session #4 with Consultants
    Discussion item Zoning text amendment
    Consultant Houseal Lavigne Associates presents proposed development standards for building design, tree protection, landscaping, buffers and lighting as part of the town's rewrite of its zoning ordinance. No vote is part of this work session.
  5. 1.5 Presentation of Draft Wake Forest Public Transit Plan (CPA-23-02)
    Presentation Budget and appropriationsTransit
    Consultant Toole Design presents a draft plan for the fare-free Wake Forest Loop bus and the Wake Forest-Raleigh Express commuter route. The Planning Board recommends the board ask GoRaleigh to add Route 2L earlier than fiscal year 2029 and add a bus to each loop to cut wait times to 30 minutes.
  6. 1.6 Presentation and Discussion of Fire Impact Fees
    Presentation Fees and utility ratesFire and EMSLand conversion and large development
    Consultants Raftelis Financial and NC Fire Chief Consulting present an update to fire protection impact fees, proposing $780 per new single-family unit and $681 per multi-family unit. The board would next decide whether to call a public hearing on September 19.
  7. 1.7 Consideration of a Resolution to Enact an Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products and Vapor Products in Town Buildings, in Town Vehicles, and on Town Grounds
    Resolution Health and human services
    A resolution would ban smoking, tobacco and vapor product use in town buildings, vehicles and grounds, including town-sponsored events. Violations would carry a $50 fine, and the ordinance would need two readings before taking effect.
  8. 1.8 Wake Forest Public Art Commission 2023 Art Plan
    Presentation Arts and public art
    The Public Art Commission presents a revised art plan built on interviews with staff and community leaders, plus a planned resident survey on public art awareness and preferences to be repeated every three years.
  9. 1.9 Presentation of LEGISLATIVE CASE RZ-23-01, 4Rivers - Wake Forest Self Storage
    Presentation Land conversion and large developmentRezoning
    Rob Caudle, on behalf of Franklin Village LLC, seeks to rezone 2.64 acres at 0 Friendship Chapel Road from General Residential 10 to Highway Business Conditional District for a 110,500-square-foot self-storage building. The Planning Board voted 5-0 to recommend disapproval, finding the request inconsistent with the Community Plan.
    • 0 Friendship Chapel Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • 1950 Friendship Chapel Rd · Awb-Dp Jds Owner LLC · 2.6 acres · assessed $2,028,247
  10. 2.1 July Monthly Financial Summaries
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    Staff presents July financial highlights. Year-to-date general fund revenue is 1.69% of budget and expenditures are 12.26%, typical before property tax collections arrive; the Electric Fund shows a $2.14 million year-to-date net gain.
  11. 3.1 Review of Draft Agenda for Upcoming Regular Meeting
    Procedural AnnexationRezoningTransit
    The board reviews a draft agenda for the September 19 regular meeting, including a hearing on Morris Wake Forest LLC's petition to annex 22.949 acres on N Main Street and a resolution to schedule a hearing on a petition to annex 2.822 acres at 2117 Averette Road tied to rezoning case RZ-23-03. The draft also lists a hearing on the transit plan, the streetscape agreement and parking ordinance on consent, and a street resurfacing financing application.
    • 2117 Averette Rd · Manning, Patrick Ian Manning, Karah Nicole · 2.8 acres · assessed $827,073
    • 0 N Main St · no matching parcel on file
    • 1159 N Main St · Byron, Charles L III · 4.6 acres · assessed $245,400
    • 1161 N Main St · no matching parcel on file
    • 1163 N Main St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1841-98-8364 · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1841-88-6835 · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1841-88-3996 · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1841-89-0142 · no matching parcel on file
    • 2117 Averette Rd · Manning, Patrick Ian Manning, Karah Nicole · 2.8 acres · assessed $827,073
  12. 4 Other Business
    Procedural
    No items are listed under Other Business.
  13. 5 Commissioner Reports
    Procedural
    No items are listed under Commissioner Reports.
  14. 6 Adjournment
    Procedural
    The agenda lists adjournment to close the work session.

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