Town Board of Commissioners

TOWN OF WENDELL TOWN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR SESSION MINUTES June 8, 2026 The Wendell Town Board of Commissioners held their Regular Session on Monday, June 8, 2026, in the Town Board Room, Wendell Town Hall, 409 Landin View Drive. Present: Mayor Virginia Gray, Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach, Commissioner Kate Benson, Commissioner Deans Eatman, Commissioner Braxton Honeycutt, and Commissioner Dustin Ingalls CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gray called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lake Myra Elementary School Student, Kenya Cervantes- Nunez. The Invocation was provided by Ben Lambeth, from Wendell Christian Church. 1. ADJUSTMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ACTION Mover: Commissioner Braxton Honeycutt made a motion to approve as amended with moving item 3.e to 6.d. Ayes: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach, Commissioner Kate Benson, Commissioner Deans Eatman, Commissioner Braxton Honeycutt, and Commissioner Dustin Ingalls Nays: None Vote: 5-0 2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD The following people spoke during Public Comment Period: Ava Silver, Miss Wendell's Teen Carly Peeters, Miss Wendell 3. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION Mover: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Ayes: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach, Commissioner Kate Benson, Commissioner Deans Eatman, Commissioner Braxton Honeycutt, and Commissioner Dustin Ingalls Nays: None Vote: 5-0 3.a Property Tax Collection Order to Wake County for Fiscal Year 2027 Staff Contact: Garrett Johnson Finance Director gjohnson@townofwendellnc.gov 3.b Stormwater Fee Collection Order to Wake County for Fiscal Year 2027 Staff Contact: Garrett Johnson Finance Director gjohnson@townofwendellnc.gov 3.c Amendment No.1 to a Master Agreement for On-Call Professional Engineering Services with LJB Engineering Staff Contact: Audrey Foster Purchasing and Contracts Manager afoster@townofwendellnc.gov 3.d Wake Transit FY 2026 General Operating Agreement For Bus Operations Staff Contact: Bryan Coates Planning Director bcoates@townofwendellnc.gov 3.f Approval of the Summary of Minutes from May 26, 2026 Staff Contact: Mary Beth Tew Town Clerk mtew@townofwendellnc.gov 4. RECOGNITIONS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS 4.a Recognition of Lake Myra Elementary School Teacher, Caitlin Lacy Staff Contact: Mary Beth Tew Town Clerk mtew@townofwendellnc.gov Mayor Gray recognized Lake Myra Elementary School Teacher, Mrs. Caitlin Lacey. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 6.a Downtown Improvement Grant (DIG) for 37 N Main Street for Mac's Restaurant Improvements requested by Applicants Kathy and Peter Dara Staff Contact: Bryan Coates Planning Director bcoates@townofwendellnc.gov Bryan Coates, Planning Director, provided the staff report for this item. Commissioner Eatman requested more information from the applicants. Peter Dara, Applicant, provided the requested information regarding the proposed updates for the building. ACTION Mover: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach made a motion to approve the Downtown Improvement Grant (DIG) for 37 N Main Street for Mac's Restaurant Requested by Kathy and Peter in the not to exceed amount $50,000. Ayes: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach, Commissioner Kate Benson, Commissioner Deans Eatman, Commissioner Braxton Honeycutt, and Commissioner Dustin Ingalls Nays: None Vote: 5-0 6.b Appointments to the Planning Board, Downtown Development Committee, and Parks and Recreation Commission Staff Contact: Mary Beth Tew Town Clerk mtew@townofwendellnc.gov Mary Beth Tew, Town Clerk, provided the staff report for this item. The following people were appointed to the following Citizen Advisory Boards: Planning Board - Daniel Howe Downtown Development Committee - Bernie Wooten, Jr., Dylan Scallan, Emmanuel Wilder, Lindsay Myers, and Star Brantley-Jefferson Parks and Recreation Commission - Chase Joyner, Cormac Brett, John Hutzel Boyette, and Nicholas Kuhn 6.c Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (FY 2027) Town of Wendell Budget, Budget Ordinances, Fee Schedule, and Pay Plan Staff Contact: Marc Collins Town Manager mcollins@townofwendellnc.gov Marc Collins, Town Manager, provided the staff report for this item. ACTION Mover: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach made a motion to approve the FY 2026-2027 Town of Wendell Budget, Budget Ordinances, Fee Schedule, and Pay Plan; This motion is to include all 6 actions listed: 1. Motion to adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 Town of Wendell Budget Document 2. Motion to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Ordinance 3. Motion to approve the General Fund Capital Project Ordinance 4. Motion to approve the Utility Capital Project Ordinance 5. Motion to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 Fee Schedule 6. Motion to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 Pay Plan . Ayes: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach, Commissioner Kate Benson, Commissioner Deans Eatman, Commissioner Braxton Honeycutt, and Commissioner Dustin Ingalls Nays: None Vote: 5-0 3.e Proclamation Recognizing June 2026 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Pride Month Staff Contact: Mary Beth Tew Town Clerk mtew@townofwendellnc.gov Mayor Gray read the Proclamation. 7. OTHER BUSINESS Update on Board Committees by Town Board Members: Central Pines Regional Council - Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach 8. COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS / COMMENTS Mayor Pro Tempore DeLoach congratulated Corinth Holder's High School for their softball and baseball teams making it the 8A State Championship. He also stated good Luck to the Carolina Hurricanes, and reminded everyone that June 17 is the First Responder's breakfast at Universal Chevrolet. Commissioner Benson appreciate all those who applied to be on a Citizen Advisory Board. She also thanked staff for the budget, as well as recognizing the LGBT+ community. Commissioner Ingalls stated he was happy to see a lot of newcomers o the area who applied for the Citizen Advisory Boards. 9. MAYOR'S REPORTS / COMMENTS Mayor Gray reminded everyone that Meet on Main would June 19, from 6p.m.-9p.m. and that it will be the last one until September. She also reminded everyone of the fun things happened July 2nd for our America 250 celebration. She lastly noted that if you stopped by the Wendell Museum, you could get a new t-shirt. She is please by the budget and thanked staff for no tax increases. 10. CLOSED SESSION ACTION Mover: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach made a motion to enter into closed session pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5). Ayes: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach, Commissioner Kate Benson, Commissioner Deans Eatman, Commissioner Braxton Honeycutt, and Commissioner Dustin Ingalls Nays: None Vote: 5-0 ACTION Mover: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach made a motion to resume regular session. Ayes: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach, Commissioner Kate Benson, Commissioner Deans Eatman, Commissioner Braxton Honeycutt, and Commissioner Dustin Ingalls Nays: None Vote: 5-0 ACTION Mover: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach made a motion to approve purchase of 0 Martin Pond Road, located at the NE corner of martin Pond Road and Eagle road Road with a PIN of 1774536334 and authorize Town Manager and Town Attorney to handle. Ayes: Mayor Pro Tempore Joe DeLoach, Commissioner Kate Benson, Commissioner Deans Eatman, Commissioner Braxton Honeycutt, and Commissioner Dustin Ingalls Nays: None Vote: 5-0 ADJOURN There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m. _________________________________ Virginia R. Gray Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ Mary Beth Tew Town Clerk