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Board of Commissioners Work Session

Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners Work Session
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 6:00 pm

Work session AnnexationBudget and appropriationsCivil rights and nondiscriminationComprehensive planContracts and procurementFees and utility ratesIntergovernmental agreementsStormwater and floodingTax rate and revaluationTransit

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Commissioners hear a revised draft of the Town's Community Plan and Future Land Use Map from consultant Houseal Lavigne, meant to guide growth over the next 10 to 20 years. The draft rests on nine goals drawn from stakeholder meetings, a community questionnaire and open houses, among them expanding activity downtown, adding safe pedestrian and transit connections, and diversifying housing.

The board also gets an update on its stormwater infrastructure contract with Freese and Nichols, which is close to finishing a criticality assessment of the Town's pipes and is drafting a utility fee to fund upkeep. A financial report shows year-to-date general fund revenue at 78.68% of a $61 million budget, with ad valorem tax collections about $1.7 million ahead of last year. Commissioners preview the draft agenda for the April 19 regular meeting and discuss a proposed interlocal agreement letting Wake Forest adopt Wake County's Non-Discrimination Ordinance.

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Agenda items (5)

Presentation · 2Staff or committee report · 1Procedural · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. 1.1 Stormwater Infrastructure Assessment Update
    Presentation Fees and utility ratesStormwater and flooding
    Engineering consultant Freese and Nichols updates the board on a three-task stormwater assessment: a nearly finished criticality assessment ranking pipes by condition and failure risk, an ongoing 2D hydraulic study covering more than 20 miles of Richland Creek and its tributaries, and a forthcoming stormwater utility fee and ordinance to fund maintenance.
  2. 1.2 Presentation of CPA-22-01, Revised Draft Town of Wake Forest Community Plan and Land Use Map (March 2, 2022 version)
    Presentation Comprehensive planTransit
    Consultant Houseal Lavigne presents the revised draft Community Plan and Future Land Use Map, meant to guide the Town's growth over the next 10 to 20 years. The draft sets nine goals, including balancing the mix of land uses, expanding downtown activity, maintaining green space, adding pedestrian and transit connections, and diversifying housing.
  3. 2.1 Monthly Financial Report
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsTax rate and revaluation
    The February 28 report shows year-to-date general fund revenue at 78.68% of the $61 million budget, with ad valorem tax collections about $1.7 million ahead of the same point last year and a $12.5 million net increase in fund balance. The electric fund shows a $1,243,665 net gain year to date.
  4. 3.1 Review of Draft Agenda for Upcoming Regular Meeting
    Procedural Annexation
    The board reviews the draft agenda for its April 19 regular meeting, which includes a public hearing on the CPA-22-01 community plan, two annexation petitions and several proclamations.
  5. 4.1 Wake County Non-Discrimination Ordinance Interlocal Agreement
    Discussion item Civil rights and nondiscriminationContracts and procurementIntergovernmental agreements
    The board discusses a draft interlocal agreement that would let Wake Forest adopt Wake County's Non-Discrimination Ordinance, enacted by county commissioners on October 18, 2021, and centralize complaint enforcement across participating municipalities.

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