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Key approved items included:

- Amendment to the 2016 Schools Capital Project Ordinance (Agenda item 7) — The board approved transferring $700,000 to fund design documents for Ashley Elementary School as part of longer-term school capital planning. A public commenter, Paul Robeson Ford of Action for Equity, urged the board to maintain support for the project. The motion passed unanimously.

- Amendment for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools capital maintenance (Agenda item 8) — The board approved appropriation and transfers totaling $1,735,000 for maintenance needs; motion carried unanimously.

- Economic development incentive funding (Agenda item 9) — The board approved appropriating state funding for incentives to support Excel Interior Door, Radell and Foster Cabinets Company (transcript text reads “600 $75,000 of state funding” in the meeting summary; exact appropriation amount and line-item detail are in the board packet). Motion carried unanimously.

- Public health WIC funding (Agenda item 10) — The board appropriated an additional $247,739 to the WIC program from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; motion carried unanimously.

- Revenue agreements and contracts (Agenda items 11–13) — The board authorized a revenue agreement with Wake Forest University Health Sciences for nutrition outreach (total not to exceed $90,337) and a revenue agreement with Partners Health Management for nonclinical support of youth (not to exceed $50,000 for FY25). The board also approved renewal of hardware/software support with Presidio Network Solutions for county data protection (three-year amount not to exceed $227,095.19). Each motion carried unanimously.

- Highland Avenue Center procurements (Agenda items 14–16, 18) — Contracts for furniture (not to exceed $215,512), an access control system (not to exceed $114,743.61 plus change orders up to $15,000), cameras and vehicle upfits (15 police pursuit vehicle upfits not to exceed $102,902.21) were approved. Commissioners asked about MWBE/MWBE status for the furniture vendor; staff indicated the vendor is not an MWBE firm. All motions carried unanimously.

- Teledyne API air monitoring sole-source purchase (Agenda item 17) — The board approved a sole-source exception and purchase of air pollution monitoring equipment not to exceed $115,645.50. Motion carried unanimously.

- Tax refunds (Agenda items 18–21) — The board approved refunds by the Tax Assessor/Collector in the amounts listed in the agenda packet: $770.42; $91.17; $23,135.27; and $45,345.16. Motion carried unanimously on the grouped items.

Most agenda items were briefed previously and were approved after short motions and seconds. Commissioners raised procurement policy questions during several votes about statutory requirements to accept the lowest bidder and about strategies to include MWBE/HUB businesses; staff and the county attorney said they would review statutory constraints and possible approaches.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of County Commissioners Meeting - Dec 05, 2024","oneSentenceSummary","At its Dec. 5 meeting, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved multiple budget amendments, contracts and capital purchases — including $700,000 to fund design documents for Ashley Elementary — and several procurement and maintenance items; most motions carried unanimously with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript.","taxTitle","Forsyth County, North Carolina","taxId",5013,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6671007,"County staff outline ARPA revenue-loss claim and plan to avoid returning funds to federal government",327,3314000,3641000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171657-bee0bccfcf0581ffa691fa8afe5c711b&start=3314&end=3641","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171657-bee0bccfcf0581ffa691fa8afe5c711b/thumbnail_3314000.jpg","/articles/6671007/Forsyth-County/North-Carolina/County-staff-outline-ARPA-revenue-loss-claim-and-plan-to-avoid-returning-funds-to-federal-government","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6671007-a85225f3352bc1fe0534dde917e000a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771144690&Signature=eNYC6~4DX4ZluS5NN7hwSy9sE5UIBmMfh61xT5y5wluZwnahchV5ePSyCOlTPCxdZGn2UkY33NuD6oRVuWn8OgKClSuotgKn3Pd9Q6G04SaVDcpQ9P3BlDe5-A80dUHpfxOlvOa7lImq1Wmr0jGppmJ6Z1kYqv4DBsIQbYXI2~44cRN~nRWgf9ereEiCmjF1MddCHWRO3IiV~SRE53bOMbOVE-LfG7wLzI5c5bkGH6oipSPIbB3fw~VD4XZ6qxWEttpul3JZnEkx3c4~r9M4HY5TlnlPmHPPWJWqjjSjPX-FoosZqThG7~SNQf3tC8N8fU0K3fRMlxdig6e6o4EEGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff briefed the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 5 about the status of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and a proposed strategy to apply additional eligible revenue-loss claims so the county will not be required to return unspent ARPA dollars to the federal government.

Kyle Haney, who led the briefing, said Forsyth County received $74,256,322 under the ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds allocation. Haney summarized prior board actions, which had already claimed $20,324,496 in revenue loss and added that an additional $6,800,823 remained allowable under the Treasury’s final rule and the county claimed that amount on Nov. 21. Haney described the county’s portfolio of ARPA awards as including 45 external projects and 15 internal projects plus premium pay and administrative costs.

Haney explained the two statutory deadlines relevant to ARPA spending: (1) all funds must be obligated by Dec. 31, 2024, and (2) obligated funds that extend beyond Dec. 31, 2024 must be spent by Dec. 31, 2026, or be returned. Because some external subrecipient contracts and some internal projects could remain with unspent funds after Dec. 31, his office proposed a prioritization for moving funds into the revenue-loss category. Priorities were: (a) convert unobligated internal funds first into revenue loss, (b) then use revenue loss to cover external contracts that would otherwise expire unused at year-end, and (c) prioritize external subrecipients for continued ARPA funding where there are established county partnerships, substantial prior spending, and longer contract terms.

Under the staff proposal, unobligated internal funds and a select set of external awards that otherwise would revert to the federal government would be reclassified to revenue loss so the county could avoid returning the money. Haney identified three major external projects that would remain ARPA-funded with extensions: the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, Greater Winston-Salem, Inc., and Horizons Residential Care Center; as well as internal capital and small-business programs that will continue beyond year-end under county control.

Haney said staff would finalize the accounting and present a final allocation to the board at its Dec. 19 briefing. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about timelines, Highland Avenue Center project timing and ARPA project monitoring. Haney said more invoices had arrived in the days before the briefing and staff would update the numbers ahead of the Dec. 19 meeting. The county manager said staff’s goal was to avoid returning funds to the federal government, and county staff indicated they were confident the proposed approach would meet that objective if approved.

No formal board vote was taken on the ARPA strategy at the Dec. 5 meeting; staff sought guidance and said they would return with a final report the following week.","Forsyth County staff presented a status report on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocations, proposed reallocations of unobligated or at-risk funds into the allowable revenue-loss category, and a strategy intended to avoid returning unobligated ARPA dollars to the Treasury.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6671011,"Commissioners approve Wake Forest Health Sciences site-plan amendment for Clarkson biomedical campus",239,1501000,1740000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171657-bee0bccfcf0581ffa691fa8afe5c711b&start=1501&end=1740","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171657-bee0bccfcf0581ffa691fa8afe5c711b/thumbnail_1501000.jpg","/articles/6671011/Forsyth-County/North-Carolina/Commissioners-approve-Wake-Forest-Health-Sciences-site-plan-amendment-for-Clarkson-biomedical-campus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6671011-842398ed7da5185b91968de87512f2cf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771144690&Signature=F87J1Z2xsoJd3BDaMjOBqoUY2q7VVg8MUC7eIQGONGsEFwogNn6ofB3xECWTt3Kdasn4g3Xmc0fgxiBJWad9VbfAG3a6XRQypLA-x9zOEPwNxFjS7BKxU917L2gY7rf2Wy6MS6UF4OdULF~3UfNiXB-Ej2KDUuYnddzEMX76wYjVEXWLodrbsf2OUlVKQzXtmvDX56WzCMWc3cDYM9Pn9NYlVmhHRY3N3XrLTLt~GAYgpR2TH6FqmGftEfQWecnPij2-EkfptE5AAzFUul61RSK6RFAotvXXD9~XMIiC4cOtJRSKLLBNtOrr3-wBEfQYFXw7QR3BzZzr~x7fkuB8bg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 5 unanimously approved zoning map amendment F1650, a site-plan amendment affecting roughly 6.72 acres on Welfare Road that will allow an expansion of Wake Forest University Health Sciences’ Clarkson biomedical research campus.

Chris Murphy, director of Planning and Development Services, briefed the board that the parcel is within Growth Management Area 4 and straddles the Forsyth–Davidson county line; the portion in Davidson County had already completed its approval process. Murphy described the request as an internally oriented expansion of a previously established high-tech biomedical research facility and said the proposal is consistent with Legacy 2030 and the Southwest Suburban Area Plan Update. The Planning Board previously voted unanimously to recommend approval.

Mark Isaacson, an attorney for Wake Health, told the board the campus has been in Wake Forest’s holdings for decades and that the requested improvements would house biomedical research relocated from other facilities. Isaacson said the project is intended to accommodate about the same number of employees on site (about 27) and that the North Carolina Department of Transportation will study a nearby curve at the request of Wake Health.

Following the public hearing and discussion, the board approved the motion to adopt F1650 and a statement of consistency with the comprehensive plan. Commissioners voted unanimously; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.

Murphy said county staff will reconcile Forsyth and Davidson County plans so that building permits and inspections proceed under Forsyth County’s processes for the portions of the project that lie in Forsyth jurisdiction.","The board unanimously approved zoning map amendment F1650, a site-plan amendment for roughly 6.72 acres at the Clarkson biomedical campus split across the Forsyth–Davidson county line, to permit an expansion of Wake Forest University Health Sciences' research facilities.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6671016,"Forsyth County approves limited industrial rezoning for Perimeter Point property with no-sandblasting condition",226,482000,708000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171657-bee0bccfcf0581ffa691fa8afe5c711b&start=482&end=708","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171657-bee0bccfcf0581ffa691fa8afe5c711b/thumbnail_482000.jpg","/articles/6671016/Forsyth-County/North-Carolina/Forsyth-County-approves-limited-industrial-rezoning-for-Perimeter-Point-property-with-no-sandblasting-condition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6671016-d663554a319a8b5587980a73a285e912/orig.mp4?Expires=1771144690&Signature=EpysZLzErfwa6MnLeevhmQirjq-Fima87PsChalzFBHB-X9h92VMMrL-u13p45XbOW8auJGkapYlP910CB34P54QJUY-ROVpdj8edbE1mEpKK3IDiLE11RPa2j-8NqvVcOl91Ug6wfbeQ~LU0RQM~P32GXiDi2HhHFUsBbRujv~IgqMRWtbYd2zhbZv758kESVQwW4SG43ZWXt7OV7r7tzLYggPRSz5pTzvnQunuKVHwccEOAxbiq5KVrAkmgCTW38Vs7KnzcWF345Qbj65IsK9POXXaTI~OSuSw7AAi0a1DS8U0wIt5GJC4SzLyTWBMb2N~S557hNWdjWhQuqKu4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 5 unanimously approved zoning map amendment F1648 to rezone 13.9 acres at the southwest corner of Rural Hall-Germantown Road and McGee Road from Agricultural (AG) to Limited Industrial Special Use (LIS), including a binding site plan and special-use conditions.

Chris Murphy, director of Planning and Development Services, summarized the request as a rezoning of mostly graded land that currently contains gravel and materials storage. Murphy said the site lies within Growth Management Area 5 and noted the county’s area plan recommendation for residential development; he also described the submitted site plan and a stormwater pond and said the petitioner volunteered to remove “Manufacturing A” from the requested uses.

Caitlin Jackson of Tuggle Duggins, representing Perimeter Point Properties LLC, and Chris Fletcher, who said he owns the property, told the board the site would function as a storage yard for a sign and traffic-control contractor and that operations are run from another location in Winston-Salem. Fletcher said, “This is a straight storage yard,” and added the company would not be operating full production from this parcel.

Several nearby residents asked questions during the public hearing about potential annexation by the Town of Rural Hall and about future uses. Resident Ivy Banner noted family property adjacent to the site and the community’s concerns. County staff clarified that local governments cannot involuntarily annex property and that voluntary annexation would be required.

Murphy said staff had discussed concerns about sandblasting with the petitioner and that the petitioner agreed to a signed, notarized condition prohibiting sandblasting on the property; that written Consent and Conditions were distributed with the board packet. Following public comment, a motion to approve the map amendment, site plan and special-use permit passed with all commissioners in favor.

The board approved the motion without recorded roll-call tallies. The approval makes the submitted site plan binding and includes the signed condition prohibiting sandblasting.

The board also accepted withdrawals for two unrelated zoning dockets (F1646 and F1647) earlier in the meeting; those withdrawals were approved unanimously.

The decision does not authorize any uses beyond those in the approved LIS site plan and the signed conditions. Any future change in uses or additional manufacturing intensity would require further approvals under the county’s zoning process.","The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request from AG to Limited Industrial Special Use (LIS) for 13.9 acres owned by Perimeter Point Properties LLC, adding a binding site plan and a signed condition barring sandblasting on the site; the vote was unanimous.","actionData","errors"]

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