Wendell News Outlet

Board of Commissioners Friday Update

Friday, July 31, 2009

ITEM 1. UDO COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3^RD AT 6:00 P.M.

The UDO Committee will meet Monday, August 3^rd at 6:00 p.m. in the courtroom. The UDO Committee is also scheduled to meet on Monday, August 17^th.

Two special called meetings are tentatively planned for the evaluation and consideration of a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Both of these meetings are scheduled to be joint meetings between the Board of Commissioners and the Planning Board. The meetings are planned as follows:

31-Aug-09		Joint Meeting Plan/Town Board w/Lawrence Group		Community Center			6-9 pm
5-Oct-09		Close Public Comment Period/joint Public Hearing w/ Lawrence Group		Community Center			7-9 pm

A vote by the Planning Board is tentatively scheduled to take place at the regularly-scheduled October 19^th Planning Board meeting. A vote by the Board of Commissioners is tentatively scheduled to take place at the regularly-scheduled October 26^th Board of Commissioners meeting.

ITEM 2. REPORT FROM THE THURSDAY, JULY 30^TH MEETING OF THE MARKETING FOCUS GROUP

The Wendell Economic Development Web Page/Branding Focus Group meeting met on Thursday, July 30^th. The group discussed past marketing efforts but focused on how the town should present itself through an economic development web site.

The group will likely meet again with Holland Consulting in late September.

ITEM 3. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 13^TH AT 6:00 P.M.

NAPA Auto Parts has submitted a variance request for property located at 3100 Wendell Boulevard for Section 38.574 of the Wendell Code of Ordinances as it relates to maximum allowed signage per parcel. The Board of Adjustment will meet to hear this case on August 13, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the courtroom.

ITEM 4. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – ARCHER LODGE INCORPORATION – There was some action this week with House Bill 641 – a bill to allow the incorporation of Archer Lodge. The Municipal Incorporations Committee met this week and endorsed the Archer Lodge bill. A copy of the bill’s history is available here.

ITEM 5. PAVING PROGRESS

This week, the town’s contractor paved several areas this week including Todd Street, a portion of North Cypress Street, Magnolia Street, Timber Drive, the railroad crossings and a portion of South Main Street. Paving work that remains is limited to the remainder of Main Street downtown. Hopefully, the paving work will be completed next week.

ITEM 6. STATUS OF HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE

Last week, the Town of Wendell received confirmation that the NC Division of Emergency Management approved the town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan update and forwarded it to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its approval.

ITEM 7. RECOGNITION OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS PLANNED FOR 6:30 P.M. AT THE MONDAY, AUGUST 24^TH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

Three Wendell Parks and Recreation teams recently won their respective State Championships:

• 11/12 Girls Softball (Tar Heel);

• 9/10 Boys Baseball (SWAC) and

• 13/14 Boys Baseball (Tar Heel).

A recognition ceremony for these teams is being planned to take place thirty minutes prior to the regular August 24^th Board of Commissioners meeting time. Staff would like to start the meeting at 6:30 p.m. and allow the Board of Commissioners to recognize the efforts of the teams at that time. The recognition should be completed by 7:00 p.m. for the board’s regular agenda.

ITEM 8. IMPROVED VIEWING OF BOARD MEETINGS ON EWTV.ORG

The video of Board of Commissioners meetings on www.ewtv.org is now improved. The town has received some complaints about the size and quality of the video online. The video box is bigger now, and the resolution of the video is better due to some adjustments being made in the settings for the video feed to East Wake TV’s web site.

ITEM 9. UPDATE ON WATER SERVICE FOR CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH

On Thursday July 23, 2009, Donna Jackson, Assistant Public Utilities Director with the City of Raleigh, contacted the Town of Wendell to inform staff that the letter of acceptance for the waterline located along Richardson Road has been written by the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department. Water fees in excess of $37,000 have been paid by Central Baptist to the town and will be credited to the town’s pro forma account.

The church continues to work with Wake County Environmental Services with improvements to the septic system and with Wake County Building Inspections for the completing final building improvements in order to receive their Certificate of Occupancy.

ITEM 10. POSSIBLE TOWN APPLICATION TO THE CAPTIAL TREES AWARDS PROGRAM

Tree Board Chairman Warren Boyette came by and discussed with the manager a desire and plan of the Wendell Tree Board to nominate several trees in the Wendell Park for the Capital Tree Award Program.

The Capital Trees Program (CTP) grew out of a 1992 citizen request that Raleigh establish a "Champion Tree Program" to recognize the largest, rarest, oldest and prettiest trees of various species. After discussion with representatives of various interested groups, a consensus developed to include all of Wake County in a broad-based educational effort. The program quickly won endorsement from the City of Raleigh and Wake County and interest from other local municipalities. The program is administered through the Triangle J Council of Governments. More information on the program is available here.

There is no protection with the Capital Tree Program that is administered by TJCOG; however, some municipalities are instituting their own protection efforts to protect these honor roll trees.

The Tree Board would like to nominate large oak tree next to one of the ballfields, as well as a grove of pecan trees. Mr. Boyette is an arborist and will be working on the nomination applications.

ITEM 11. OTHER

1. The town’s Public Works Department installed new Downtown Historic District and Farmers’ Market directional sign on Wendell Boulevard this week.

2. A public meeting regarding the Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Management Plan (or SCI Management Plan) will be held on Monday, August 17, 2009. The plan will be used to address the growth-related environmental impacts from water and wastewater projects constructed in the seven municipalities served by the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department. The meeting will be held at the Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant Training Facility located at 8500 Battlebridge Road in Raleigh) starting at 6:00 p.m. Oral and written comments will be accepted at the public meeting. Public comment can also be provided in writing or via e-mail.

3. The Wendell Police Department (in partnership with the Wendell Fire Department and Eastern Wake Emergency Medical Services) will hold its inaugural Public Safety Day on Saturday, August 22^nd from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the rear parking lot of Hephzibah Baptist Church.

4. The annual Wendell Movie Night will be on Friday, September 18. It will be held it in the same place as last year (at the bottom of the new side of the park). The rain site will be the Community Center.

5. The NC League of Municipalities will hold its annual conference in Greenville October 25-27.

ITEM 12. UPCOMING EVENTS:

DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION

08/03 6:00 p.m. UDO Meeting @ Town Hall

08/10 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall

08/13 6:00 p.m. Board of Adjustment Meeting @ Town Hall

08/17 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. UDO Meeting @ Town Hall

08/17 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall

08/17 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Public Meeting – SCI Management Plan w/CORPUD staff available for questions @ Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant, 8500 Battlebridge Rd., Raleigh

08/22 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wendell’s “Public Safety Day 2009” @ Hephzibah Baptist Church parking lot

08/24 6:30 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall

08/31 6:00 p.m. Joint Town Board / Planning Board Meeting about the draft UDO @ Wendell Community Center

09/07 Town facilities closed for Labor Day holiday

09/14 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall

09/21 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting Town Hall

09/28 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall

10/05 7:00 p.m. Joint Town Board / Planning Board Meeting about the draft UDO @ Wendell Community Center

10/12 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall

10/19 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting Town Hall

10/25 – 10/27 NC League of Municipalities Annual Conference @ Greenville Convention Center

10/26 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall