ABC MINUTES of March 19 2013 New Hanover County ABC Board
Meeting Minutes
March 19, 2013
I. Call to order
Chairman Cedric Dickerson called to order the regular meeting of the New Hanover
County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 8:30am on March 19, 2013 in the General
Office at 523 S. 17th Street,Wilmington, NC.
II. Roll call
Ms. Martin, Board Secretary conducted a roll call. The following Members of the Board
were present:
Cedric Dickerson, Chairman
Robert W. Martenis, Vice Chairman
Thomas Wolfe, Member
Augustus C. Everett, Jr., Member
David Matthews, Member
Others in attendance were:
Daniel Sykes, Chief Executive Officer
Carol Martin, Board Secretary
Gary Cain, ABC Retail and LBD Operations Manager
Wanda Copley, Legal Counsel
Avril Pinder, Ex-Officio Member
Reid Schronce, ABC Law Enforcement Officer
Charles Boney, Principal, LS3P Associates, LTD
Charles Hill, ABC Store Manager
Arch Jones, Colonel, NHC Sheriff's Department
Jonathan Spiers, Port City Daily News Reporter
III. Call meeting to order
Mr. Dickerson verbally confirmed that the Board members had read the following ethics
reminder:
"In accordance with General Statute 18B-201, it is the duty of every Board
member to avoid both conflicts of interest and appearances of conflicts. Does any
member have any known conflict of interest or appearance of conflict with respect
to any matters coming before the Board today? If so, please identify the conflict or
appearance of conflict and refrain from any undue participation in the particular
matter involved."
Let it be recorded that no conflicts were identified by any Board member regarding this
Board meeting.
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IV. Approval of minutes from last meeting
Ms. Martin presented the minutes from the last Regular Meeting of February 19, 2013.
Mr. Martenis made the motion to approve the minutes as written, Mr. Everett seconded,
all approved. Ms. Martin presented the minutes from the Closed Session Meeting of
February 19, 2013. Mr. Martens made the motion to approve the minutes as written,Mr.
Everett seconded, all approved.
V. Approval of proposed agenda
Motion to adopt the prepared agenda as written, with one minor item sequence
adjustment, was made by Mr. Martenis, seconded by Mr. Everett, all approved.
VI. New business
a) ABC Law Enforcement Officer's Unit Monthly (ALE) Report for February was
presented by Officer Schronce. Officers performed the following activities for the
month of February, 2013:
*601 Store Visits
*301 Bank Deposits
* 14 Change Deposits
*150 LB bottle restamps
* 2 Video Investigations
* 4 Consent Searches
*Cited 3 "Sell to Underage" ABC Law Violations
*Cited 12 "Underage Possession" ABC Law Violations
*Cited 7 "Other Alcohol" ABC Law Violations
*Cited 4 "Possession" Controlled-Substance Violations
*Cited 4 "Paraphernalia" Controlled-Substance Violations
*Assisted 4 ABC Law Agencies
*Assisted 5 Controlled Substance Agencies
*Assisted 1 "Other" Agency
*Performed 18 Bar Inspections
*Submitted 3 "Violations"
*Performed 52 Business Compliance Checks
b) Mr. Sykes presented the Board with Financial Statements for February 2013. The
Balance sheet compared 02/28/2013 with 02/29/2012 figures and the Income Statement
compared Actual February, 2013 to Budgeted February, 2013 figures. Mr. Sykes noted
that for February Cash-in-Bank was up over$1.066m from the previous year, that
Income from Operations exceeded budget by $53.7k (17.44%), and that Change in Net
Assets Before Profit Distributions was up over$60.8k. Mr. Sykes further noted that
Income from Operations exceeded budget by $439k (15.11%), year to date.
c) Mr. Martenis apprised the Board that The Carolina Beach Town Council accepted the
town's request for a conditional use permit for property located at 1110 N. Lake Park
Blvd. by a 4-1 vote on March 12, 2013. This permit gives the town the ability to build a
facility on land it already owns that would include solid waste disposal, recycling,
parking and a future public works and operations expansion area. The town approved the
permit with some conditions which included a limit on the facility's operating hours,
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stipulating no public access, no incinerators and an 8-foot-tall fence around the facility.
Mr. Martenis personally attended the town council meeting because of the proximity of
this proposed facility to the Carolina Beach ABC Store, located at 1020 N. Lake Park
Blvd.
d) Mr. Sykes stated that per NC G.S. 18B-700(8), any increase above $150 per Board
meeting must be approved by the appointing authority, and that the New Hanover County
Board of Commissioners approved an increase in the monthly (not per meeting) stipend
from$150 to $250 for Board members other than the Chair, and from$150 to $300 for
the Board Chair at their February 18, 2013 meeting. Mr. Sykes asked each Board
Member to advise the payroll department of his personal monthly compensation decision,
up to the maximum approved.
e) Mr. Sykes notified the Board that the first term for Mr. Wolfe, Mr. Martenis and Mr.
Everett as Board members is due to expire on June 30, 2013. Ms. Martin will attain the
proper filing procedures from the Clerk to the County Commissioners so that re-
appointment and/or replacement notifications are made in a timely manner. Per G.S.18B-
700(c), County ABC board members shall be appointed by the board of county
commissioners.
f) Mr. Sykes apprised the Board that June I"is the renewal date for the Board's group
health and dental insurance, and that several brokers had solicited the Board business.
The Board asked Mr. Sykes to prepare an RFP (request for proposal) for health/dental
care brokers, to assure that benefits and pricing are compared.
g) Mr. Sykes presented the Board with results of an in-house customer satisfaction survey,
done to obtain customer input regarding the services at all ABC retail stores and the LBD
store in February. The survey goal was to get feedback on four (4) areas:
a) Place
b) People
c) Products
d) Procedures
Mr. Sykes noted that normally pricing feedback is requested of customers, however since
pricing is not within our control, it was not a part of this survey. The overall score (total
points divided by total responses) was "4.89" out of a possible "5". This result was
comparable to the results of the N.C. ABC Store Customer Service Survey—2012 by
UNC Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, which resulted in an average
of A- overall.
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h) [This presentation was not given in the same sequence as the printed agenda.] Mr. Boney
presented the Board with renderings of the proposed land layout for the Building
Complex at 6009 Market Street, and of the proposed building.
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VII. Closed Session
The Board entered into CIosed Session to discuss a potential real estate acquisition
in accordance with NC GS 143-318.11(a)(5). Mr. Martenis made the motion to
enter into Closed Session, Mr. Wolfe seconded, all approved. After several minutes
in Closed Session, Open Session began again. Mr. Martenis made the motion to
restart the Open Session; Mr.Matthews seconded, all approved.
VIII. Return to Open Session
Upon return from Closed Session, Mr. Wolfe made the motion to "give staff authority to
investigate further possible real estate acquisition opportunities". Mr. Martenis seconded and
all approved.
IX. Adjournment
Mr. Martenis made the motion to adjourn the meeting; Mr. Everett seconded, and all approved.
Minutes submitted by:_ . !'`
Carol E. Martin, Secretary
Minutes approved by: " Date:
Cedric Dickerson, Chair
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