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Town Council Regular Meeting

Town of Garner · Town Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6:00 pm · Ronnie S. Williams Council Chambers Garner Town Hall 900 7th Avenue | Garner, NC 27529

Regular meeting Roads and transportationBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementIntergovernmental agreementsLand conversion and large developmentParks and recreationPolice and public safetySubdivision and site plansWater and sewer

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What was decided

  1. Approved E.1Bid Award - White Deer Park Inclusive Playground Approved: contract awarded for $795,040
  2. Approved E.2Conly Drive No Parking Zone Approved: Ordinance (2025) 5364 adopted
  3. Approved E.3Stop Conditions - Pearl Street Townhomes Approved: Ordinance (2025) 5365 adopted
  4. Approved E.4Big Branch Interceptor Sewer Easement Approved: Town Manager authorized to execute the assignment
  5. Approved E.5Budget Amendment - Purchase Order Rollovers Approved: Ordinance (2025) 5340D adopted
  6. Approved E.6Resolution to Establish Garner Youth Council Approved: Resolution (2025) 2669 adopted
  7. Approved E.7Wake County Mutual Aid Agreement and Emergency Operations Plan Approved: Resolution (2025) 2668 adopted
  8. Approved E.8Council Meeting Minutes Approved 5-0

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What's on this agenda

Garner's town council took up a consent agenda covering a $795,040 playground contract, a new no-parking zone on Conly Drive, a sewer easement assignment to Raleigh, and a resolution establishing a Garner Youth Council, then turned to two discussion items: the contract and scope of work for a rewritten Comprehensive Transportation Plan, and a framework for refreshing the town's 2026 strategic plan.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting.

The council approved all seven substantive consent items without discussion, including the $795,040 playground construction contract, the Conly Drive no-parking ordinance, three new stop conditions in the Pearl Street Townhomes subdivision, the Big Branch sewer easement assignment to Raleigh, a budget amendment carrying forward purchase orders, a resolution establishing a Garner Youth Council, and ratification of the Wake County mutual aid agreement. Council members then spent most of the meeting on the Comprehensive Transportation Plan contract, asking staff how the plan would address funding strategies, corridor-specific traffic analysis on roads like New Bethel Church Road, and coordination with the town's capital improvement program. Staff also briefed the council on a 13-to-17-month framework to refresh the town's strategic plan, beginning with community surveys this fall. During reports, a council member said the town's task force had recommended funding a full-time affordable-housing staff position that the council did not include in its June budget, and asked for a vote on the position at the October 21 meeting.

How the votes went

The council adopted the agenda and approved the consent agenda 5-0, with the meeting minutes pulled for separate discussion and then also approved 5-0. No public hearings were scheduled.

Who spoke

2 members of the public spoke.

  1. A resident who previously served on the Garner Affordable Housing Task Force thanked the council for its support, described her continued volunteer work with housing-insecure residents, and said she was disappointed the council had not funded a full-time affordable-housing staff position.
  2. A resident urged the council to consider the needs of middle-class, low-wage, and disabled residents when addressing affordable housing.

Both speakers addressed affordable housing, one a former task force volunteer and one a resident asking the council to broaden who its housing efforts serve.

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Agenda items (11)

Resolution · 3Ordinance · 2Procedural · 1Contract or award · 1Budget action · 1Minutes approval · 1Discussion item · 1Presentation · 1
  1. C Adoption of Agenda
    Procedural
    The council adopted the regular meeting agenda.
    Approved 5-0
  2. E.1 Bid Award - White Deer Park Inclusive Playground
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementParks and recreation
    Staff recommended awarding the site work construction contract for the White Deer Park Inclusive Playground to Browe Construction, Inc.
    Approved: contract awarded for $795,040
  3. E.2 Conly Drive No Parking Zone
    Ordinance Roads and transportation
    Engineering staff recommended a new no-parking zone on the east side of Conly Drive between Savannah Moss Way and the end of town maintenance north of Sweet Tea Way.
    Approved: Ordinance (2025) 5364 adopted
  4. E.3 Stop Conditions - Pearl Street Townhomes
    Ordinance Land conversion and large developmentRoads and transportationSubdivision and site plans
    Engineering staff sought approval of three new stop conditions within the Pearl Street Townhomes subdivision.
    Approved: Ordinance (2025) 5365 adopted
  5. E.4 Big Branch Interceptor Sewer Easement
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreementsWater and sewer
    The City of Raleigh requested assignment of a sewer easement covering part of the Big Branch Interceptor, which will serve properties from Garner Road north to Rock Quarry Road, including Yeargan Park.
    Approved: Town Manager authorized to execute the assignment
  6. E.5 Budget Amendment - Purchase Order Rollovers
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurement
    Staff sought a budget amendment carrying forward unspent purchase orders from the prior fiscal year.
    Approved: Ordinance (2025) 5340D adopted
  7. E.6 Resolution to Establish Garner Youth Council
    Resolution
    Staff presented a resolution to establish a Garner Youth Council.
    Approved: Resolution (2025) 2669 adopted
  8. E.7 Wake County Mutual Aid Agreement and Emergency Operations Plan
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safety
    Staff sought ratification of the Wake County Mutual Aid Agreement and Emergency Operations Plan.
    Approved: Resolution (2025) 2668 adopted
  9. E.8 Council Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Minutes from four prior council meetings and a work session were presented for approval; a council member pulled the item for separate discussion before it passed.
    Approved 5-0
  10. G.1 Transportation Plan Contract Discussion
    Discussion item Roads and transportation
    Staff reviewed the contract and scope of work with a consultant to rewrite the town's Comprehensive Transportation Plan, targeting adoption by December 2026; council members asked about funding strategies and corridor-specific traffic analysis on roads including New Bethel Church Road.
  11. G.2 2026 Town of Garner Strategic Plan Refresh Framework
    Presentation Budget and appropriations
    Staff presented a 13-to-17-month framework to refresh the town's strategic plan, beginning with community engagement and surveys this fall and targeting council approval by the end of the fiscal year.

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