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Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 6:00 pm

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsFaith and cultural communitiesRezoningAppointments and personnelBonds and debtHealth and human servicesRoads and transportation

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Wake Forest's Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing and votes on a rezoning for St. John's Episcopal Church, which wants to rezone 5.07 acres at 834 Durham Road from General Residential 3 to Highway Business. The Planning Board recommended approval 7-0 in January.

The board also considers a second budget amendment for the current fiscal year, adding $328,500 in revenue and $212,260 in appropriations, most of it routed to legal services. Commissioners take up an update to the 2022-2027 Capital Improvements Plan and a waiver letting alcohol sales continue at this year's Friday Night on White events downtown.

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Agenda items (10)

Budget action · 2Staff or committee report · 2Minutes approval · 1Proclamation or recognition · 1Public hearing · 1Resolution · 1Appointment · 1Ordinance · 1
  1. 2.A Approval of Minutes
    Minutes approval
    The board considers minutes from the January 4 work session and the January 18 regular meeting.
  2. 3.A Proclamation: Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    The board presents a proclamation naming March 2022 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
  3. 4.A Public hearing: rezoning RZ-21-13, St. John's Episcopal Church
    Public hearing Faith and cultural communitiesRezoning
    The board holds a public hearing on a rezoning filed by St. John's Episcopal Church for 5.07 acres at 834 Durham Road, from General Residential 3 to Highway Business. The Planning Board voted 7-0 in January to recommend approval.
    • 834 Durham Rd · St Johns Episcopal Church Wake Forest NC · 5.2 acres · assessed $4,412,546
    • 834 Durham Rd · St Johns Episcopal Church Wake Forest NC · 5.2 acres · assessed $4,412,546
  4. 5.A Open-container waiver for Friday Night on White
    Resolution
    A resolution would waive the town's open-container ordinance for six 2022 Friday Night on White events -- April 8, May 13, June 10, July 15, August 12 and September 9 -- allowing beer and wine sales and consumption in the Historic Downtown District.
  5. 5.B Budget Ordinance Amendment #2, FY 2021-2022
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
    The board considers a second budget amendment for the current fiscal year, adding $328,500 in revenue and $212,260 in appropriations. The largest single change routes $165,000 in additional sales-tax revenue to legal services, after the town retained an attorney later in the year than budgeted.
  6. 5.C CAMPO Executive Committee alternate appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelRoads and transportation
    A resolution would name Commissioner Chad Sary as the town's alternate on the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's Executive Committee, standing in when Mayor Vivian Jones can't attend.
  7. 7.A Consideration of rezoning RZ-21-13, St. John's Episcopal Church
    Ordinance Faith and cultural communitiesRezoning
    Following the public hearing, the board considers an ordinance rezoning the same 5.07-acre St. John's Episcopal Church tract at 834 Durham Road from General Residential 3 to Highway Business.
    • 834 Durham Rd · St Johns Episcopal Church Wake Forest NC · 5.2 acres · assessed $4,412,546
    • 834 Durham Rd · St Johns Episcopal Church Wake Forest NC · 5.2 acres · assessed $4,412,546
  8. 8.A FY 2022-2027 Capital Improvements Plan Update
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
    The board considers approving the updated 2022-2027 Capital Improvements Plan, which would direct staff to build a financing plan into the FY 2022-2023 operating budget. A work session on the update was held February 1.
  9. 12.A Department Monthly Report
    Staff or committee report Bonds and debt
    The January department report notes a Board of Commissioners retreat covering the Strategic Plan update, American Rescue Plan funds and an upcoming bond referendum, plus three public information sessions on the former SunTrust site at 353 S. White Street.
    • 353 S White St · Town of Wake Forest · 0.85 acres · assessed $1,455,976
  10. 12.B Wake County Tax Release
    Staff or committee report
    Wake County reports $1,563.35 in December property-tax rebates across 13 Wake Forest accounts, plus separate refund approvals on five accounts totaling $3,610.56. The county says no action from the board is required.

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