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Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday Update

Board of Commissioners Friday Update

October 16, 2009

ITEM 1. NCSU ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN WENDELL – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21^ST FROM 2:00 TO 7:00 P.M.

The School of Architecture at NC State University will host a design workshop at the Wendell Community Center from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21^st. The design workshop will provide a forum for NC State faculty and students to present research and initial ideas to municipal leaders and citizens. Through interactive discussions and design exercises, important perspectives and information will be gathered that will guide the subsequent design and research of the project.

The design workshop is part of the Wake County Affordable Housing Project, a research and design project that will include research on housing needs in Wake County, national and international best practices of affordable housing, and the design of a range of affordable housing models. Issues such as environmental, social and cultural sustainability will be intrinsic to the project. Mixed-use, mixed-income and transit-oriented development will also be incorporated. Other design workshops will be held in other Wake County towns. The project outcomes will be documented and supplied to Wake County Human Services to assist their efforts in providing affordable housing in Wake County.

ITEM 2. FREE FARE PERIOD FOR THE ZWX EXPRESS BUS SERVICE FROM OCTOBER 26^TH – NOVEMBER 30^TH

The Zebulon/Wendell-Raleigh Express (ZWX) route is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 26^th. It is a limited-stop route, with stops at Park-and-Ride lots in Zebulon and Wendell, WakeMed and Wake County Human Services off New Bern Ave, four stops at the state government complex, and the Moore Square Transit Station in downtown Raleigh. The service is a partnership of Triangle Transit, the towns of Wendell and Zebulon, and the City of Raleigh.

The Zebulon/Wendell-Raleigh Express will run at peak commute times: Monday-Friday 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and Monday-Friday 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. After the initial fare free period, the fare for the route is $2.50 per one-way trip or $5.00 per round-trip. There will be an introductory FARE FREE period from October 26^th through November 30^th.

The tentative schedule of stops in Wendell is as follows:

Westbound Bus 6:05 a.m. 7:05 a.m. 8:05 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m.

Eastbound Bus 5:33 a.m. 6:33 a.m. 7:33 a.m. 4:48 p.m. 5:48 p.m. 6:48 p.m.

Anyone interested in the service can sign-up for Triangle Transit’s e-mail rider alerts at http://triangletransit.org/contact/alerts/ or can call the GoTriangle Regional Transit Information Center at 919-485-RIDE for more information.

ITEM 3. UPDATE ON PHONE SYSTEM

TSM South began the installation of the new phones today (Friday). The conversion to Time Warner digital phone is scheduled to begin on Monday. It will likely take some additional time to get to the point where the town has separate phone number for each employee in the Town Hall / Police Station – additional work will be required.

ITEM 4. OTHER

A copy of the October 19^th Planning Board meeting agenda is at the end of the Friday Memo.
The Greater Neuse River Conference (the high school athletic conference for which East Wake High School is a member) will hold its Conference Cross-Country Meet at Wendell Park on Tuesday, October 20^th.
Rep. Darren Jackson will hold a town hall meeting at the Zebulon Municipal Complex on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of this town hall meeting is to answer questions and hear constituent concerns.
The Town of Wendell (in conjunction with the Wendell Historical Society) will hold a meeting on November 19^th at 6:00 p.m. to inform property owners within the town’s two national register historic districts about the tax benefits available. During this meeting, there will be two short presentations: one on tax credits for historic renovation work and the other on the Secretary of the Interior’s standards for renovation.

ITEM 5. UPCOMING EVENTS:

DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION
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 Start Date for ZWX Bus Service
10/26 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
11/09 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
11/10 (Tues.) Wendell Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet @ Wendell Community Center
6:00 p.m. Reception, 7:00 p.m. Dinner
11/11 (Wed.) Veterans’ Day – Town offices closed
11/16 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall
11/19 6:00 p.m. Public Information Meeting about Tax Credits Available for Historic District Properties @ Town Hall
11/23 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
11/26 – 11/27 Town offices closed for Thanksgiving holiday
12/14 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
12/19 Wendell Historical Society Home Tour
12/21 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall
12/24 - 12/25 – Town offices closed for Christmas holiday
12/28 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
1/11 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
1/18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Town offices closed
1/22 (Fri.) 2nd Annual Wendell Fine Arts Exhibit Woman’s Club
(sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Woman’s Club)
1/25 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall

AGENDA

The Regular Meeting of the Wendell Planning Board

Monday, October 19, 2009 Wendell Courtroom

7:00 p.m. Wendell, North Carolina

1. Meeting Called to Order

A quorum of seven members of the Planning Board is required before taking official action

2. Welcome and Recognition of Guests

3. Chairman and Board Members’ Comments

4. Adjustment and Approval of the Agenda

5. Public Comments:

Individuals interested in speaking during the public comments time will need to sign up prior to the beginning of the meeting. The signup period will begin thirty (30) minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting and conclude at the beginning of the meeting.
Each individual is limited to a time of three (3) minutes in which to express his or her concerns.
Individuals making public comments are expected to be courteous to the Planning Board.

6. Approval of Minutes:

August 17, 2009 minutes
September 21, 2009 minutes

7. Action Taken at Previous Town Board Meetings

8. Discussion, Consideration, and Action on the Following Items:

A. Unified Development Ordinance

9. Adjourn to Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

Sam Laughery, Chairperson Lee Batson, Vice Chairperson

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