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Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting

Wake County · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 5:00 pm · Wake County Justice Center

Regular meeting Grants and outside fundingPolice and public safetyAppointments and personnelHealth and human servicesPublic facilitiesBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementTransitEnvironment and sustainabilityHousing and affordabilityParks and recreationTax rate and revaluationComprehensive planFarmland and open spaceFees and utility ratesFire and EMSIntergovernmental agreementsLand conversion and large developmentRezoningRoads and transportation

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What's on this agenda

Wake County planning staff are asking the Board of Commissioners to deny a rezoning of 10.42 acres at 4605 Windy Knoll Road, on the northeast edge of Raleigh between Knightdale and Rolesville. The owner wants the tract moved from residential R-30 to conditional industrial. Staff found the request inconsistent with the county comprehensive plan, and the Planning Board voted 6-2 to recommend denial after taking the case up twice, in June and again in August. The board holds the hearing Tuesday with two draft ordinances in front of it, both written to refuse the petition.

Most of the rest is consent business, 22 items of it. The county would buy an agricultural conservation easement on the Dean Farm near Wendell, sign a memorandum with Duke Energy covering the Harris nuclear plant, and adjust affordable housing loans on Carlton Place Apartments on East Davie Street and on Fisher Grove. A second public hearing covers the county's 2028 application to the state community transportation program. Commissioners also set employee health and dental rates for 2027 and consider a resolution capping the fire tax district levy.

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Jump to an item (48 on this agenda)
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Don Mial
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Invocation: Chair Don Mial
  4. Items of Business
  5. 1.Approval of Agenda
  6. 2.Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 20, 2025
  7. 3.Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Proclamation
  8. 4.First Responders Day Proclamation
  9. 5.Employee Appreciation Month Proclamation
  10. 6.Accept and Appropriate Additional Juvenile Crime Prevention Council F…
  11. 7.Accept and Appropriate Additional Funding for Ryan White Part B Oral…
  12. 8.Accept and Appropriate Supplemental Medicaid Administration Funding f…
  13. 9.Accept and Appropriate Awarded Funding for Community Care of North Ca…
  14. 10.FY2027 Summer Capital and Grants Project Closures and Realignment
  15. 11.FY2027 Wake Transit General Operating and Capital Agreements for GoWa…
  16. 12.FFY2025 FTA 5307 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5307 Agreement
  17. 13.Memorandum of Understanding with Duke Energy Supporting the Harris Nu…
  18. 14.Proposal to Exchange Property in the Little River Open Space Area Pur…
  19. 15.Approve Funding for an Agricultural Conservation Easement on the Dean…
  20. 16.Easement Dedication and Development Approvals for Sandy Plains Public…
  21. 17.Conveyance of Easements to Duke Energy Progress, LLC at 727 N Rogers…
  22. 18.Award Construction Contract for Law Enforcement Training Center Chill…
  23. 19.Award Construction Contract for Northern Regional Center Chiller Repl…
  24. 20.Affordable Housing Loan Extension for Carlton Place Apartments at 450…
  25. 21.Affordable Housing Loan Lien Position Change for Fisher Grove in Rale…
  26. 22.Adoption of Wake County Sponsorships Policy
  27. 23.Approval of Sponsorship Agreement with Carolina Hurricanes
  28. 24.Multi-Year Contracts for Health Plan Administration, Medicare Advanta…
  29. 25.2027 Employee Health and Dental Plans and Rates
  30. 26.Resolution Limiting the Taxation Amount in the Wake County Fire Tax D…
  31. 27.Tax Committee Recommendations for Gross Receipts Penalty, Refund Requ…
  32. General Public Comments
  33. 28.General Public Comments
  34. 29.Public Hearing for the FY 2028 NCDOT Community Transportation Program…
  35. 30.Public Hearing to Consider Rezoning 10.42 Acres Located on Windy Knol…
  36. Manager's Report
  37. 31.Emergency Preparedness and Hurricane Season
  38. 32.Remarks from the County Manager
  39. Appointments
  40. 33.Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
  41. 34.Capital Area Workforce Development
  42. 35.Holly Springs Planning Board
  43. 36.Water Partnership
  44. 37.Upcoming Vacancies for October 2026
  45. 38.Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
  46. 39.Other Reports from Commissioners
  47. Closed Session
  48. Adjourn

Agenda items (48)

Consent agenda · 22Procedural · 7Appointment · 6Staff or committee report · 4Proclamation or recognition · 3Public hearing · 2Other · 1Minutes approval · 1Discussion item · 1Closed session · 1
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Don Mial
    Other
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. Invocation: Chair Don Mial
    Procedural
  4. Items of Business
    Procedural
  5. 1. Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
  6. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 20, 2025
    Minutes approval
    Approve
  7. 3. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    That the Board of Commissioners adopts the proclamation requested by Commissioners.
  8. 4. First Responders Day Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Police and public safety
  9. 5. Employee Appreciation Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
    Board of Commissioners approve the proclamation
  1. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  2. 28. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  3. 29. Public Hearing for the FY 2028 NCDOT Community Transportation Program Unified Grant Application
    Public hearing Grants and outside fundingRoads and transportationTransit
    A hearing on the county's 2028 application to the state's Community Transportation Program, which funds rural and demand-response service.
    That the Board of Commissioners: 1. Holds the required public hearing on the FY 2028 Community Transportation Program grant; 2. Approves the FY 2028 Community Transportation Program grant application to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Public Transportation Division, with total project costs of $1,267,541, including $1,014,033 in requested State funding and $253,508…
  4. 30. Public Hearing to Consider Rezoning 10.42 Acres Located on Windy Knoll Road
    Public hearing Comprehensive planLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    A request to rezone 10.42 acres at 4605 Windy Knoll Road from residential R-30 to conditional industrial. Planning staff recommend denial as inconsistent with the comprehensive plan, and the Planning Board voted 6-2 the same way after hearing the case in June and August.
    That the Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing to consider rezoning petition [PLG-RZ-005868-2025 and: 1. Adopts the draft statement finding that the requested rezoning to Conditional Zoning Industrial-1 is not consistent with the Wake County Comprehensive Plan, reasonable, and in the public interest; and by a separate motion; 2. Adopts the attached ordinance to deny the proposed rezoning a…
  5. Manager's Report
    Staff or committee report
  6. 31. Emergency Preparedness and Hurricane Season
    Discussion item Police and public safety
    A staff briefing on hurricane season and the county's emergency preparedness.
    The Commissioners will receive the information and ask any clarifying questions.
  7. 32. Remarks from the County Manager
    Staff or committee report
  8. Appointments
    Appointment
  9. 33. Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  10. 34. Capital Area Workforce Development
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  11. 35. Holly Springs Planning Board
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  12. 36. Water Partnership
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  13. 37. Upcoming Vacancies for October 2026
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  14. 38. Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
    Staff or committee report
    That the Board of Commissioners shares updates regarding advisory and regional boards.
  15. 39. Other Reports from Commissioners
    Staff or committee report
    That the Board of Commissioners shares updates on a variety of topics.
  16. Closed Session
    Closed session
  17. Adjourn
    Procedural

Agenda changes

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