2011-01-12 Board Retreat
New Hanover County ABC Board
Meeting Minutes
January 12, 2011
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I.Call to order
Chairman Thomas Wolfe called to order the special retreat meeting of the New
Hanover County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 12:30pm on January 12,
2011 in the Executive Conference Room of the Wilmington International Airport,
1740 Airport Blvd, Wilmington, NC
II.Roll call
Carol Martin, Board Secretary conducted a roll call. The following Members of
the Board were present:
Thomas Wolfe, Chairman
Cedric Dickerson, Vice Chairman
David Matthews, Member
Augustus C. Everett, Jr. Member
Robert W. Martenis, Member
Avril Pinder, Ex-Officio Member
Wanda Copley, Legal Counsel
Others in attendance were:
Daniel Sykes, Chief Executive Officer
Carol Martin, Board Secretary
Kevin Maurer, Star News Reporter
Julie Fertig, News 14 Carolina Reporter
III.Discussions
After a light lunch in the Executive Conference Room, the Board
conducted an informal retreat discussion where no motions were proposed and no
formal decisions were made. These discussions followed the proposed meeting plan
agenda:
a)APPRECIATING OUR STRENGTHS - Each Board Member shared with the
Board a brief description of their own strengths, skills, background, and
training that they believe can contribute to the success of the New Hanover
County ABC Board.
b)BOARD AUTHORITY Mr. Sykes reviewed the responsibilities of the ABC
Board under the current NC Statutes. These included the Powers of local
ABC Boards, the Distribution of Revenue, and the Maintenance of Working
Capital.
c)MISSION Mr. Sykes proposed the need for a mission statement, and
members of the board suggested this be considered by an Ad Hoc committee
d)STRATEGIC POSITION - Mr. Sykes presented a method of assessing the
analysis. This analysis consists of
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(T)Threats/Challenges. Board Members contributed their current general
views of each of these categories for discussion.
e)CURRENT STATUS Mr. Sykes presented three graphs and a diagram for
discussion:
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sales for five years, and projected sales for the current year
2)One graph projected the increase in New Hanover County population
over the next 10 years
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the desire to keep all twenty-one stakeholders reasonably satisfied.
f)KEY ISSUES Three Key Issues were generally discussed, and those were
Real Estate Issues, Privatization, and Alcohol Law Enforcement.
It was generally agreed that several committees need to be formed on a volunteer basis to
expedite issues such as facilities, public relations, and government affairs. The formation
of committees is to be added to the agenda for discussion at the next regular meeting.
Finally, regarding facilities planning it was suggested that Ms. Cindii Wolf, local Land
Planner be invited to a future board meeting to help the board consider its real estate
options.
The retreat meeting adjourned at 2:45pm. After the meeting both Mr. Wolfe and Mr.
Sykes extended personal interviews to the two reporters that were present.
Minutes submitted by:_____________________
Carol E. Martin, Secretary
Minutes approved by:______________________ Date:_______________
Thomas Wolfe, Chair
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