NC govwatch

← All meetings

Board of Commissioners

Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 5:58 pm

Regular meeting Contracts and procurementBudget and appropriationsComprehensive planPolice and public safetyRoads and transportationBonds and debtFees and utility ratesHealth and human servicesIntergovernmental agreementsTax rate and revaluation

Agenda document Full packet Watch

What's on this agenda

The board holds two public hearings: one on the proposed FY2023-2024 budget, and one on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment the town itself filed for 2.64 acres at 0 Heritage Lake Road, which would reclassify the site from unclassified to Neighborhood Commercial. The Planning Board recommended it 6-0 in April, and the commissioners take up the case again later in the meeting, under Planning Items, to act on it.

A six-item consent agenda includes a $779,715 installment loan for vehicles and equipment, awarded to First Citizens Bank at 4.18% over three years as the lowest of four bids, and a raise in the town's audit contract with Cherry Bekaert LLP to $60,775, up from the $42,000 set in a 2018 five-year agreement. It also includes an ordinance change letting the FUNGO summer college baseball league sell alcohol at Flaherty Park Field #2 during home games. Under Planning Items, the board would let the town manager sign a $175,000 contract with Stantec for an S. Main Street access management study and a contract of up to $405,800 with a Houseal Lavigne-led team for a downtown small-area plan, parking study and municipal service district evaluation. The board would also hold two closed sessions, one on a real estate or employment negotiation and one on confidential information.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Speaking at this meeting

Town of Wake Forest's own rules for public comment — check them before you rely on anything here.

Jump to an item (21 on this agenda)
  1. 1Approval of Agenda
  2. 2.AApproval of Minutes: April 18, 2023 Regular Meeting
  3. 3.AProclamation Recognizing June 12, 2023 as "Women's Veterans Day"
  4. 3.BProclamation Recognizing May 2023 as "National Foster Care Month"
  5. 3.CProclamation Recognizing June 2, 2023 as "Gun Violence Awareness Day"
  6. 4.APublic Hearing on the proposed FY 2023-2024 Budget
  7. 4.BPublic Hearing on LEGISLATIVE CASE CPA-23-01, 0 Heritage Lake Road, C…
  8. 5.AApproval of Budget Amendment #4 for FY 2022-2023
  9. 5.BApproval of resolution authorizing installment purchase agreement (FY…
  10. 5.CApproval of a Resolution to Ratify the Amended Charter of Central Pin…
  11. 5.DApproval of the Amendment of Ordinance Sec. 20-2.(a) - Public consump…
  12. 5.EApproval of resolution authorizing audit services contract with Cherr…
  13. 5.FApproval of amendments to Chapter 32 "Utilities", Article I "In Gener…
  14. 7.AConsideration of a Resolution to approve the S. Main Street Access Ma…
  15. 7.BConsideration of a Resolution to approve the Downtown Plan, Parking S…
  16. 7.CConsideration of LEGISLATIVE CASE CPA-23-01, 0 Heritage Lake Road, Co…
  17. 12.ADepartment Monthly Report
  18. 12.BWake County Tax Release
  19. 12.CCommissioner Reports
  20. 12.DClosed Session - Real Property and Employment Contract Negotiation
  21. 12.EClosed Session - Confidential Information

Agenda items (21)

Proclamation or recognition · 3Ordinance · 3Contract or award · 3Procedural · 2Public hearing · 2Resolution · 2Staff or committee report · 2Closed session · 2Minutes approval · 1Budget action · 1
  1. 1 Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
    The board would approve its own agenda for the meeting.
  2. 2.A Approval of Minutes: April 18, 2023 Regular Meeting
    Minutes approval
    The board would approve draft minutes from its April 18 regular meeting.
  3. 3.A Proclamation Recognizing June 12, 2023 as "Women's Veterans Day"
    Proclamation or recognition
    A proclamation would recognize June 12, 2023 as Women's Veterans Day.
  4. 3.B Proclamation Recognizing May 2023 as "National Foster Care Month"
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    A proclamation would recognize May 2023 as National Foster Care Month.
  5. 3.C Proclamation Recognizing June 2, 2023 as "Gun Violence Awareness Day"
    Proclamation or recognition Police and public safety
    A proclamation would recognize June 2, 2023 as Gun Violence Awareness Day.
  6. 4.A Public Hearing on the proposed FY 2023-2024 Budget
    Public hearing Budget and appropriations
    The board holds a hearing on the proposed budget for the year beginning July 1, 2023, posted online for public review. A budget work session follows June 6.
  7. 4.B Public Hearing on LEGISLATIVE CASE CPA-23-01, 0 Heritage Lake Road, Comprehensive Plan Amendment
    Public hearing Comprehensive plan
    The board holds a hearing on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment the town filed to reclassify 2.64 acres at 0 Heritage Lake Road from unclassified to Neighborhood Commercial. The Planning Board recommended approval 6-0 after an April 11 public comment session.
    • 0 Heritage Lake Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • 1950 Friendship Chapel Rd · Awb-Dp Jds Owner LLC · 2.6 acres · assessed $2,028,247
  8. 5.A Approval of Budget Amendment #4 for FY 2022-2023
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsPolice and public safety
    A consent-agenda amendment would raise general fund appropriations from $65.8 million to $68.2 million and revenue estimates from $62.3 million to $63.6 million, covering added costs across police, fire, planning and engineering.
  9. 5.B Approval of resolution authorizing installment purchase agreement (FY 23 Equipment and Vehicles)
    Resolution Bonds and debtContracts and procurement
    A resolution would authorize borrowing up to $779,715 to finance vehicle and equipment purchases, awarding the loan to First Citizens Bank at 4.18% over three years with no fees, the lowest of four bids received.
  10. 5.C Approval of a Resolution to Ratify the Amended Charter of Central Pines Regional Council (f.k.a. TJCOG)
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreements
    A resolution would ratify the amended charter reflecting the Triangle J Council of Governments' renaming to the Central Pines Regional Council.
  11. 5.D Approval of the Amendment of Ordinance Sec. 20-2.(a) - Public consumption, possession, etc., of alcohol
    Ordinance
    An ordinance amendment would let Wake Forest FUNGO, a college summer baseball league, sell and distribute alcohol at Flaherty Park Field #2 during home games this season.
  12. 5.E Approval of resolution authorizing audit services contract with Cherry Bekaert LLP for fiscal year ending June 30, 2023
    Contract or award Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurement
    A resolution would raise the town's audit fee to Cherry Bekaert LLP to $60,775 from the $42,000 set in a December 2018 five-year agreement, the contract's fifth and final year, citing inflation and higher demand for government auditors.
  13. 5.F Approval of amendments to Chapter 32 "Utilities", Article I "In General" & Article V, "Electric Service"
    Ordinance Fees and utility rates
    An ordinance amendment would update Chapter 32 of the town code governing Wake Forest Power's electric service, including development construction fees, last revised in 1985 and partly in 2007.
  14. 7.A Consideration of a Resolution to approve the S. Main Street Access Management Study scope of work and fee and allow the Town Manager to enter into a contract with Stantec
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementRoads and transportation
    A resolution would let the town manager sign a $175,000 lump-sum contract with Stantec for the S. Main Street Access Management Study, following a request for qualifications issued in February.
  15. 7.B Consideration of a Resolution to approve the Downtown Plan, Parking Study, and MSD Evaluation scope of work and fee and allow the Town Manager to enter into a contract
    Contract or award Comprehensive planContracts and procurementRoads and transportation
    A resolution would let the town manager sign a contract of up to $405,800 with a team led by Houseal Lavigne to produce a Downtown Small Area Plan, a parking study and a Municipal Service District evaluation, chosen from five firms that responded to a request for qualifications.
  16. 7.C Consideration of LEGISLATIVE CASE CPA-23-01, 0 Heritage Lake Road, Comprehensive Plan Amendment
    Ordinance Comprehensive plan
    The board would take up for decision the same Heritage Lake Road Comprehensive Plan Amendment heard earlier in the meeting, reclassifying 2.64 acres from unclassified to Neighborhood Commercial.
    • 0 Heritage Lake Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • 1950 Friendship Chapel Rd · Awb-Dp Jds Owner LLC · 2.6 acres · assessed $2,028,247
  17. 12.A Department Monthly Report
    Staff or committee report
    Staff would present the April 2023 monthly departmental report.
  18. 12.B Wake County Tax Release
    Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
    The board would consider Wake County's list of recommended property tax releases and refunds.
  19. 12.C Commissioner Reports
    Procedural
    Commissioners would give updates during this open reporting segment.
  20. 12.D Closed Session - Real Property and Employment Contract Negotiation
    Closed session
    The board would enter closed session to instruct staff on the position to take in negotiating a real property purchase, option, exchange or lease, or an employment contract, under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5).
  21. 12.E Closed Session - Confidential Information
    Closed session
    The board would enter closed session to discuss information that is privileged, confidential or not a public record, under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(1).

Other recent meetings of this board