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Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Regular meeting Roads and transportationParks and recreationHealth and human servicesRezoningArts and public artBonds and debtAnnexationBudget and appropriationsComprehensive planFees and utility ratesSubdivision and site plans

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What's on this agenda

Wake Forest's board will hold five public hearings in one night, including a special use permit for a Whataburger drive-thru on Dr Calvin Jones Highway and a rezoning amendment for the Reserve at Dunn Creek. The board will also vote on $23.5 million in general obligation bonds for parks, roads and greenways, and on a $7,999,977.04 contract with Crowder Construction Company to build Phases 3 and 4 of the Dunn Creek Greenway.

Other business includes a public hearing on new parks and recreation impact fees, a hearing on the town's updated Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Master Plan, the first of two hearings on the five-year Capital Improvements Plan, and a resolution to schedule a hearing on annexing 26.86 acres at 10600 Star Road.

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Jump to an item (23 on this agenda)
  1. 1Approval of Agenda
  2. 2.AApproval of Minutes: August 6, 2024 Work Session and August 20, 2024…
  3. 3.APresentation by Emily Ziegler about UNC Rex Hospital
  4. 3.BProclamation Recognizing the Month of October 2024 as "P.A.N.D.A.S. M…
  5. 3.CProclamation Recognizing National Falls Prevention Awareness Week and…
  6. 3.DAARP Age Friendly Community Presentation
  7. 3.EWake Forest Downtown Plan: Houseal Lavigne (Consultant) Presentation
  8. 4.APublic Hearing on Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Update
  9. 4.BPublic Hearing on LEGISLATIVE CASE RZ-22-05-01, Reserve at Dunn Creek
  10. 4.CEvidentiary Hearing on QUASI-JUDICIAL CASE SUP-24-01, Whataburger
  11. 4.DPublic Hearing to Receive Public Input on Capital Needs for the FY 20…
  12. 4.EPublic Hearing on the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Depart…
  13. 4.FPublic Comment
  14. 5.AApproval of a Resolution to Accept Streets into the Town of Wake Fore…
  15. 5.BApproval of the Contract for the Construction of the Dunn Creek Green…
  16. 5.CApproval of a Resolution to Schedule the Public Hearing and Certify t…
  17. 7.AConsideration of LEGISLATIVE CASE RZ-22-05-01, Reserve at Dunn Creek
  18. 7.BConsideration of QUASI-JUDICIAL CASE SUP-24-01, Whataburger
  19. 8.AConsideration of Approval of Resolution Providing for Sale and Issuan…
  20. 10.AConsideration of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Departm…
  21. 12.AWake County Tax Release
  22. 12.BDepartment Monthly Reports
  23. 12.CCommissioner Reports

Agenda items (23)

Public hearing · 5Presentation · 3Resolution · 3Procedural · 2Proclamation or recognition · 2Consent agenda · 2Staff or committee report · 2Minutes approval · 1Contract or award · 1Ordinance · 1Other · 1
  1. 1 Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
    The board will approve its meeting agenda.
  2. 2.A Approval of Minutes: August 6, 2024 Work Session and August 20, 2024 Regular Meeting
    Minutes approval
    The board will approve minutes from its August 6 work session and August 20 regular meeting.
  3. 3.A Presentation by Emily Ziegler about UNC Rex Hospital
    Presentation
    Emily Ziegler of UNC Rex Hospital will address the board. The agenda gives no further detail on the subject.
  4. 3.B Proclamation Recognizing the Month of October 2024 as "P.A.N.D.A.S. Month"
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    The board will proclaim October as awareness month for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, a condition the proclamation says is rarely diagnosed.
  5. 3.C Proclamation Recognizing National Falls Prevention Awareness Week and Day
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    The board will proclaim September 23-27 as National Falls Prevention Awareness Week and September 24 as Falls Prevention Awareness Day in Wake Forest.
  6. 3.D AARP Age Friendly Community Presentation
    Presentation Health and human services
    Independent consultant Ann Welton will present on AARP's Age-Friendly Community initiative and what it would mean for Wake Forest.
  7. 3.E Wake Forest Downtown Plan: Houseal Lavigne (Consultant) Presentation
    Presentation Comprehensive plan
    Consultant Houseal Lavigne will present the draft Downtown Plan to the board.
  8. 4.A Public Hearing on Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Update
    Public hearing Fees and utility ratesParks and recreation
    The board will take public comment on updated parks and recreation impact fees recommended by consultant Benesch. Staff recommend approving the fees as presented; the document does not give the fee amounts.
  9. 4.B Public Hearing on LEGISLATIVE CASE RZ-22-05-01, Reserve at Dunn Creek
    Public hearing RezoningRoads and transportation
    Timmons Group asks to amend a condition on the 67-acre Reserve at Dunn Creek rezoning so the right-turn lane from Heritage Lake Drive onto Friendship Chapel Road is built when Friendship Chapel Road opens to Holding Village, rather than on the original schedule. The Planning Board voted 7-0 to recommend approval.
    • 0 Friendship Chapel Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1840660542 · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1840761824 · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1840657710 · no matching parcel on file
    • 0 NC 98 Byp · Dunn Creek Owner LLC · 1.7 acres · assessed $11,484
  10. 4.C Evidentiary Hearing on QUASI-JUDICIAL CASE SUP-24-01, Whataburger
    Public hearing Roads and transportation
    Alan Moseley, for property owner G98 Commercial PH I LLC, seeks a special use permit for a Whataburger drive-thru on 1.29 acres at 489 Dr Calvin Jones Highway in the Grove 98 development. Staff found the design meets the town's drive-thru location, screening and stacking standards, with two lanes of about 250 and 220 feet.
  11. 4.D Public Hearing to Receive Public Input on Capital Needs for the FY 2025-2030 Capital Improvements Plan
    Public hearing Budget and appropriations
    This is the first of two hearings on the town's five-year Capital Improvements Plan, covering FY 2025 through FY 2030. A second hearing comes in December before adoption; the CIP is the first step in the town's annual budget process.
  12. 4.E Public Hearing on the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department Master Plan
    Public hearing Arts and public artParks and recreation
    The board will take public comment on the updated Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources master plan, prepared by consultant McAdams. Staff recommend approval as presented.
  13. 4.F Public Comment
    Procedural
    Time for residents to address the board on any item other than a public hearing item.
  1. 5.B Approval of the Contract for the Construction of the Dunn Creek Greenway Phases 3 and 4
    Contract or award Bonds and debtParks and recreationRoads and transportation
    The board will award a $7,999,977.04 construction contract to Crowder Construction Company for Dunn Creek Greenway Phases 3 and 4, funded by the 2022 bond referendum. A rebid was needed after the first round drew only two bidders; a review found the apparent low bidder's estimate did not match its own documents, making Crowder the accurate low bid.
  2. 5.C Approval of a Resolution to Schedule the Public Hearing and Certify the Sufficiency for a Contiguous Annexation Petition (AN-24-03)
    Resolution AnnexationRezoning
    Star Landing LLC petitions to annex 26.86 acres at 10600 Star Road, tied to rezoning case RZ-23-06. The board will certify the petition sufficient and schedule a public hearing.
    • 10600 Star Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1739652624 · no matching parcel on file
  3. 7.A Consideration of LEGISLATIVE CASE RZ-22-05-01, Reserve at Dunn Creek
    Ordinance RezoningRoads and transportation
    Following the public hearing, the board will vote on the amended rezoning condition tying the Heritage Lake Drive right-turn lane to the opening of Friendship Chapel Road.
    • 0 Friendship Chapel Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1840660542 · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1840761824 · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1840657710 · no matching parcel on file
    • 0 NC 98 Byp · Dunn Creek Owner LLC · 1.7 acres · assessed $11,484
  4. 7.B Consideration of QUASI-JUDICIAL CASE SUP-24-01, Whataburger
    Other Roads and transportation
    Following the evidentiary hearing, the board will vote on findings of fact and whether to grant the special use permit for the Whataburger drive-thru.
  5. 8.A Consideration of Approval of Resolution Providing for Sale and Issuance of General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2024A and 2024B
    Resolution Bonds and debtRoads and transportation
    The board will adopt resolutions for a $1,460,000 two-thirds bond issue for Miller Park and reservoir improvements, alongside a previously scheduled $22,050,000 bond sale on October 1 for parks, roads and greenways. The Local Government Commission was set to consider the two-thirds bond issuance on September 10.
  6. 10.A Consideration of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department Master Plan
    Resolution Arts and public artParks and recreation
    Following the public hearing, the board will vote on adopting the updated Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources master plan.
  7. 12.B Department Monthly Reports
    Staff or committee report
    The board will receive the town's August 2024 department monthly report.
  8. 12.C Commissioner Reports
    Staff or committee report
    Commissioners will give updates on their own activities.

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