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Wendell commissioners approve annexation, budget amendment, public art contract, downtown improvement grants and authorize Main Street Park design negotiations
Summary
The Wendell Board of Commissioners approved a non‑contiguous annexation, adopted a budget amendment, authorized a public art contract, approved two downtown improvement grants and accepted RFQ rankings to begin design negotiations for the Main Street Park project.
The Wendell Board of Commissioners approved several administrative and development items at its meeting, including a non‑contiguous annexation, a mid‑year budget amendment, contracts and downtown improvement grants, and authorized staff to negotiate design services for the Main Street Park project.
Annexation: The board approved a non‑contiguous annexation of 0.46 acres at 1079 Morphis Bridge Road to allow the property to connect to town water after the property's well failed. Planning staff said the parcel (PIN number as stated in the record: "17934927 5 4") lies in the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction, is currently zoned RA and would be eligible for town services — water, waste and recycling, parks and Wendell Police response — once annexed. The board voted to adopt the attached ordinance following a public hearing; no individual roll call tally was recorded in the transcript.
Budget amendment: The board adopted Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 3. Staff reported sales tax revenues were outperforming expectations and one of the budget adjustments included funding a bucket truck in public works that had been carried forward from the prior year. The motion passed with no recorded opposition.
Public art contract: The board approved a contract with Cultural Planning Group to finalize the Town of Wendell public art plan. Staff said Cultural Planning Group is under contract with Wake County and the United Arts Council and will assist the town in finalizing policies, procedures and ordinances tied to public art for a contract fee the presentation described as roughly $24,000, to be paid from the existing planning FY2025 budget.
Downtown improvement grants: The board approved two downtown improvement grants recommended unanimously by the Downtown Development Committee:
- 45 North Main Street (Cat Daddy's Bottle Shop): Tier 2 grant eligibility (repair/replace doors and windows, painting). Applicant's eligible project cost was $7,054.05; the approved grant amount is $3,527.02 (half the relevant project cost, per policy).
- 12 South Pine Street (Parish Investments LLC): Tier 2 grant for replacing windows with two 6'×7' glass doors and associated masonry work to improve access and provide ADA entrances in the future. Relevant project cost was $16,849; the approved grant amount is $5,000.
RFQ and Main Street Park: Staff reported the town received six responses for RFQ 202507 for design services for the Main Street Park project. Following interviews, staff ranked firms in this order: Surface (top), Withers Ravenel (second), and Timmons (third). The board accepted the rankings and authorized the town manager to negotiate and sign a contract for professional design services for the project. The town has budgeted $1,500,000 in the CIP for design, engineering and construction; staff has also applied for a Wake County Community Investment Partnership Program grant for $250,000 to support the project.
All motions reported in the transcript carried with the board calling for "Aye" and no recorded votes against. Where the record did not identify a specific mover or a roll‑call tally, the meeting minutes and formal signed documents should be consulted for the official vote record and mover names.
