ABC Minutes 03-20-2012 New anov r CountyABC Board
Meeting Minutes
March 20, 2012
I. Call to order
Chairman Thomas Wolfe called to order the regular meeting of the New Hanover County
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 8:30am on March 20, 2012 in the General Office at
523 S. 17th Street, Wi
V. New business
a) ABC Law Enforcement Office's Unit Monthly (ALE) Report for February was presented
by Colonel Jones. Officers performed the following activities for the month of February,
2012:
*626 Store Visits
*203 Bank Deposits
• 47 Arrest/Citations
• 49 Charges
* Video Investigations
• Inspections
=Cited 21" Jnd rage Possession"ABC Law Violations
*Cited 1 "Unauthorized Possession" ABC Law Violation
*Cited 11 "Other Alcohol" ABC Law Violations
*Cited 3 Traffic `Other Offenses"
' Cited 11 Criminal "Other Offenses"
*Assisted 6 ABC Law Agencies
'Assisted 4 Controlled Substance Agencies
*Assisted 8 "Other" Agency
Noted 2 Violations Submitted
*Performed 17 Compliance Checks
= Completed 4 Training Hours
Colonel Jones advised the Board that both vehicles the Board purchased for the ABC
officers have been fitted with the necessary law accessories and that Officer Jewell had
brought one to the meeting for the Board to see. Colonel Jones again thanked the Board
for the acquisitions.
b) Mr. Sykes recognized employee Mr. Kent as having served the ABC Board for ten years,
and presented him with a framed certificate.
c) Mr. Sykes apprised the Board of three updates, that the series of ID Scanners the stores
evaluated proved not to meet expectations and would not be purchased, that the Board
has joined the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce to engage with area merchants and
to be informed about island activities, and that Mr. Sykes had confirmed ed with the ABC
Commission that there are no restrictions for hiring a Public Relations firm to represent
the Board. Mr. Matthews suggested that further discussion of the Public Relations firm
be tabled until after the NCABC Summer Conference, where the Commission will
present their customer satisfaction survey findings.
d) Mr. Sykes presented the Board with Financial Statements for February and Year To
Date they compare Actual 2012 to Budget 2012 figures. Mr. Sykes es noted that for
February Gross sales were ahead of budget by $162k(7.3%), and that Gross Profits were
better than budget by almost$94k ( Mr. Sykes further noted that Income from
Operations exceeded the budget by$11 (45.8%). Year-To-Date, Net Income before
Distributions exceeded budget by $550k (2'1.8%).
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e) Mr. Chris O'Keefe, guest of Mr. Dickerson, presented the Board with a series of colored
New Hanover County Maps that he left the Board for use in their long range store
planning. The maps show the Board's current store locations, and are labeled and show
census information for:
1.) Population for New Hanover County 2010
2.) Projected Change in Population by Census Tract in New Hanover County 2020
3.) Mean Household Income 2010
4 ) Percent Growth in Population for New Hanover County 1990-2010
5.) Projected Population by Census Tract New Hanover County 2010
6.) Population Per Square it by Census Tract for New Hanover County 2010
0 Mr. Sykes presented the Board with the need for a new Hewlett Packard Laser Jet 4015
printer for LBD Store 103. The price is not expected to exceed $2,200.00, which
includes a nominal trade in amount. Mr. Martenis made the motion to approve the printer
purchase, Mr. Everett seconded, all approved.
g) Mr. Sykes presented the Board with a succinct two-page "Findings and Conclusions"
result from the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment performed at the 17th
Street/Castle Street location by Withers & Ravenel. The entire report was over 500
pages.
h) Mr. Sykes presented the Board with proposed activities for upcoming scheduled Board
meetings.
VI. Closed Session
The Board entered into Closed Session to discuss a potential real estate acquisition
in accordance with NC GS 143-318.11(05). Mr. Martenis made the motion to enter
into Closed Session, Mr. Everett seconded, all approved. After several minutes in
Closed Session, Open Session began again. Mr. Martenis made the motion to restart
the Open Session; Mr. Dickerson seconded, all approved.
VII. Return to Open Session
It was stated that the Closed Session resulted in no action, and that necessary research
would continue.
VIII. Adjournment
Mr. Everett made the motion to adjourn the meeting; Mr. Dickerson seconded, and all
approved.
Minutes submitted by:
Carol E. Martin, Secretary
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Minutes approved by: ) J I 1 4
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Thomas Wolfe, Chair
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