Wendell News Outlet

Board of Commissioners Friday Update

September 19, 2008

ITEM 1. FORMER CARVER SCHOOL DEDICATION – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church will have a dedication of its Pleasant Grove / Carver Center of Eternal Hope on Saturday, September 20th starting at 1:00 p.m. A ribbon cutting is scheduled for about 2:15 p.m. If you are available, please consider attending the dedication.

ITEM 2. INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
There should be good weather for International Food Festival sponsored by St. Eugene Catholic Church. The festival runs from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 20th at the J. Ashley Wall Park.

ITEM 3. HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE
Town staff met with officials from the Wendell Fire Department, the City of Raleigh Public Utilities and other agencies this week to begin the process to update the town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. Planner Stacy Griffin is leading this effort as a graduate degree project and is, thereby, saving the town thousands of dollars in consulting fees.
Mitigation planning is a process to identify policies, activities, and tools to implement mitigation actions. Mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from a hazard event.
The mitigation planning process involves the following:
1. Organizing resources;
2. Assessing risks;
3. Developing a mitigation plan; and
4. Implementing the plan and monitoring progress.
Towns and counties are required to have a mitigation plan in order to receive FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funds after a severe weather / emergency situation. Towns and counties are required to update hazard mitigation plans every five years.
Town staff and personnel from the other agencies will continue to meet monthly. A stakeholders meeting (for which the public, mayor and commissioners will be invited) will be at 9:00 a.m. on November 20, 2008.
The first of two required public meetings on this matter is scheduled as part of the regular December 8, 2008 Board of Commissioners meeting.



ITEM 4. MEETING WITH WAKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
On Tuesday, September 30, 2008, the Wake County Board of Education will meet with the Wendell Board of Commissioners (along with elected officials from the Towns of Wake Forest, Rolesville, and Zebulon). The meeting will take place from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. and will be held at in the Media Center Forestville Road Elementary School, which is located at 100 Lawson Ridge Road, Knightdale, N.C. 27545.
The tentative schedule for the meeting includes:
• An update on the 2006 Capital Improvement Plan;
• The Multi-Year Student Assignment Plan Process; and
• School Board and Municipal Partnerships – Buildings and Renovations (discussion).
Refreshments will be provided.

ITEM 5. OTHER:
A. Public Works Director Alton Bryant will start work on Monday, September 22nd.
B. Town Manager David Bone will be at the ICMA Conference in Richmond September 20th – 24th but will come back to town on September 22nd for the Board of Commissioners meeting.
C. The renovation of the front counter in the Administration Department is set to begin on Monday, September 22nd.
D. The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Engineering Services for the town was sent to various engineering firms on September 19th. Proposals are due back to the town on October 28th.
E. Code Enforcement Officer Mary Kate Wise is now reading the news on East Wake TV on a regular basis. New segments are taped every Friday. To see Mary Kate, visit www.ewtv.org and click on “East Wake News”.
F. Wendell Falls will open a temporary welcome center on October 1 at the corner of Poole Road and Martin Pond road on the east side of Wendell Falls. This welcome center will serve as the headquarters until the permanent welcome center opens near the interchange this spring.
G. Dr. Clayton has activated a preliminary website (http://www.actsmedicalclinic.com) for Wendell citizens to access concerning his practice.

ITEM 6. UPCOMING EVENTS:

DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION

09/22 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall

09/30 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting with Wake Co. School Board @ Media Center, Forestville Rd. Elementary School, Knightdale

10/02 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Blue Ribbon Commission on Future of Wake County @ Marbles, Downtown Raleigh

10/02 7:00 p.m. Harvest Festival Kickoff @ Wendell Community Center

10/03 1:00 p.m. Doug Proctor Golf Tournament @ Wendell Country Club

10/03 – 10/04 Harvest Festival Downtown

10/06 6:00 p.m. UDO Meeting @ Town Hall

10/09 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Training @ Town Hall

10/12 – 10/14 NC League of Municipalities Conference @ Charlotte

10/13 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall

10/20 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall

10/21 7:00 p.m. Meeting about Lake Myra Park Master Draft Plan @ Wendell Community Center

10/23 7:00 p.m. Board of Adjustment Training @ Town Hall

10/27 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall

11/03 6:00 p.m. UDO Meeting @ Town Hall

11/10 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall

11/11 (Tues.) Veterans Day (town offices closed)

11/17 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall

11/20 9:00 a.m. Stakeholders Meeting – Hazard Mitigation Plan update @ Town Hall

11/24 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall

11/27 – 11/28 Thanksgiving holiday (town offices closed)