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1977-02-21 Regular Meeting ./" I,,'~) ,,' ') I /,, '),., I ii.,;; . ADJOURNMENT Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Chm. O'Shields, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. Alper, Gottovi, Williams and Chm. O'Shields Absent: Comm. Wright Chm. O'Shields adjourned the meeting at 4:27 o'clock p. m. Respectfullr submitted, a:~-- ~. ~~..,,~ .~ Alyce B. Brown Clerk to the Board ab MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1977 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met i~ Regular Session on Monday, February 21, 1977, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were Commiss~oners George E. Alper; Karen E. Gottovi; Ellen C. Williams; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Claud O'Shields, Jr.; County Manager Dan W. Eller; County Attorney James C. Fox; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Brown. No members were absent. Chm. O'Shields called the meeting to order. Rev. G. L. Pridgen of First united Pentecostal Church offered the invocation. ~ /- APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 7, 1977 UP<Jn motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. Williams, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 7, 1977, were unanimously approved as presented. LETTER OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN DUNE RESTORATION PROJECT AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH Mayor Robert Sawyer of Wrightsville Beach appeared'before the Board to request a letter of intent from the Commissioners to participat~ in the dune restoration project for Wrightsville Beach in the amount of $60,500 in Federal Fiscal Year 1979. This matter had been discussed at the Commissioners' meeting of February 7, but no action was taken. Mayor Sawyer reported that this figur'e was based on a formula whereby the State would contribute $605,000; New Hanover County '$60,500; and Wrightsville Beach $91,000. Col. Homer Johnstone of the Corps of Engineers offE!red his comments and reported to the Commissioners what he felt needed to be in the letter of intent to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Government. Due to the fact that another project at the South ~retty was already in operation, and the sand from that project could be used for dune r~!storation, and the cost that would be involved if there was no State or Federal sup~)rt for this project, Comm. Williams ITOved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, that such a letter of intent be written. Comm. Williams amended her motion to include that 1:he amount be using the amount of $60,500 in the letter of intent. Upon vote, the unanimously. based on the formula ~ ~ motion carried ()~ f- DISCUSSION OF ABC PROFITS FOR CAROLINA BEACH Mayor Richard Kepley of Carolina Beach appeared before the Board to request they reconsider the legislation requested at the meeting of February 7, which would allocate to Kure Beach 20% of the profits of the ABC Store at Carolina Beach. Mayor Kepley presented the Commissioners copies of a bill allocating to Carolina Beach 95% of the profits of the ABC Store located in that town, and requested their endorsement in pre- senting this bill to the Legislature. This bill would allocate the 20% of the profits requested by Kure Beach from the General Fund of the County's ABC profits. Carolina Beach Town Manager,Sheila Davis, offered her comments on this matter. ~-_._. ". l. [ i l. 1',;j ~ 283 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1977 (CON'l'INUED) DISCUSSION OF ABC PROFITS FOR CAROLINA BEACH (CONTINUED) It was the feeling of the Board that it would be unfair to allocate to Carolina Beach a larger portion of their ABC profits than is received by Wrightsville Beach from their ABC Store; therefore, no action was taken on this request. BREAK Chm. O'Shields recessed the;meeting for a break from 9:55 o'clock a. m. to 10:10 o'clock a. m. DISCUSSION ON RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FOR OPERATION OF LANDFILL Attorney John J. Burney and Mr. G. C. McKeithan, Vice-President of Trash Removal Service, Inc., appeared before the Board to request that bids be solicited for operation of the County Landfill before the Contract with Waste Industries was renewed for another year as they felt the present rates were too high and the hours of operation not long enough. They also alleged that Waste Industries was unfairly competing with the other trash haulers. Mr. Billy Whitehead, who was also interested in the operation of the Landfill, offered his comments. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Williams, to have the County Manager draw up specifications on the Landfill operation to be considered by other persons who might want to bid on the business and for the current operator to bid on. Mr. Lonnie Poole of Waste Industries, the present landfill contractor, requested clarification as to whether or not his contract would be renegotiated. County Manager Eller requested some guidelines as to the specifications the Board wished to let the bids on. Comm. Williams withdrew her second to Comm. Wright's motion and requested that Comm. Wright change her motion to be that negotiations would be held on the same contract that was presently in effect. Mr. Frank Olive of the Environmental Health Section of the New Hanover County Health Department offered his comments. Chm. O'Shields moved that the County notify by advertisement that they would negotiate for the operation of the landfill for 5 years based on the same guidelines as set up in the current operation and that all those who were interested in negotiating with the County so notify it with a proposal within 30 days. The motion died for lack of a second. Comm. Gottovi made a substitute motion that the County continue with the earlier decision to negotiate with Waste Industries for this coming year and put the whole landfill question out for bids for next year. The motion died for lack of a second. Chm. O'Shields amended his motion that the County would be open for negotiations for the operation of the Landfill for 1 year instead of 5 years. Chm. O'Shields withdrew his motion and moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, that Mr. Whitehead prepare what information he could on the operation of the Landfill and bring it back to the Board at the first meeting in March and that the County would continue 'to negotiate with Waste Industries. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. PRESENTATION OF REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW HANOVER DRUG ABUSE COMMITTEE Mr. John Hess, Director of the New Hanover Drug Abuse Committee, made a presentation to the Commissioners 'on the activities of the Drug ~buse Committee through the first half of the Fiscal Year. APPROVAL OF FUNDS FOR SCHOOL BOILER REPAIRS Mr. Jerry Beaver, Asst. Superintendent of Schools, and Mr. Leon Sullivan, Maintenance Supervisor for the schools appeared to request funds for repairs and replacement of the boilers in various schools. A bid had been received from Wilmington Iron W~rks in the amount of $23,130 for repairs to the boiler at Brogden Hall. Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the bid for the work on retubing the }Y:ilers at Brogden Hall in the amount ,~f $23,130 to Wilmington Iron Works and that the following l-'udget amendment be approved as proposed by County Manager Eller: 1. Appropriate the sum of $23,130 to Revenue Item in the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund - Antirecessionary Funds, Acct. #56 349 01. ...~ /;. ,I ') I.) ,I , 1,,( ) L} MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1977 (CONTINUED) FUNDS FOR SCHOOL BOILERS (CONTINUED) 2. Appropriate that same amount, $23,130, to Expenditure Item in the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund - Transfer to Public School E:und, Acct. #56 575 97. 3. Appropriate the sum of $23,130 as a Revenue Item in the Public School Fund - Transfer from Revenue Sharing, Acct. #52 397 12. 4. Increase the expenditure Item in the Public Schc~l Fund - Regular Fund, Acct. #52 660 95, by the sum of $23,130. , Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Beaver and Mr. Sullivan requested the Commissioners' intent to fund additional boiler repairs and replacements in the amount of $13l,96Q. ~ Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, to use the rema1n1ng funds of approxi- mately $ 31,000 in Title II of the Public Works Employment: Act to start on the boiler work by ordering the parts needed. Comm. Wright withdrew her motion. Comm. Williams moved, seconded by comm. Gottovi, that the remaining $54,989 in the Title II of the Public Works Employment Act be used ~'or the purchase of whatever was needed for the parts rather than the labor for the boiler repairs and to rescind the action taken in Comm. Alper's motion on the $23,130 and approve the following budget amendment: 1. Appropriate the sum of $54,989 to Revenue Item in the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund - Antirecessionary Funds, Acct. #56 :149 01. 2. Appropriate that same amount, $54,989, to Expenditure Item in the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund - Transfer to Public School I'und, Acct. #56 575 97. 3. Appropriate the sum of $54,989 as a Revenue Item in the Public School Fund - Transfer from Revenue Sharing, Acct. #52'397 12. 4. Increase the Expenditure Item in the Public Sch<~l Fund - Regular Fund, Acct. #52 660 95, by the sum of $54,989. ~ Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APACHE TRAIL TO STATE SECONDARY IlOAD SYSTEM Attorney Addison Hewlett, Jr., Mr. Ernest Alford and Mr. Clement Burch appeared before the Board to request the Commissioners to recomme~d Apache Trail for addition to the State Secondary Road System and the use of Second~ry Road Maintenance Funds to repair the road. ,~ Mr. Harry Oakes of the Planning Department gave the background on this matter, stating that the roads were constructed prior to any standards being established by the Department of Transporation or the County Subdivisio~ Ordinance. Chm. 0' Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Williams, te, adopt a resolution arid petition the State to take over the road, and in reviewing the se~ondary road requests for the County, this road be included. Upon vote, the motion ca\ried unanimously. A copy of the petition is on file in the County Man~ger's Office. APPROVAL OF 4 POSITIONS IN SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT County Manager Eller reported that, for audit purpoSE!S, it was necessary to have specific authorization to add the four positions in the E:heriff's Department which were created by the Sheriff's assuming the ABC Law Enforc\ement. He also stated that 1 the Sheriff had requested that the officers be given credit for their accumulated vacation~1 and sick leave. If this was approved, Mr. Eller recommeided that it not exceed the maxi- ) mum permitted under t:he County's Personnel POlicy. ; / Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Williams, approval of the following posi- tions in the Sheriff's Department and that the officers be given credit for their accumu- lated vacation and sick leave not to exceed the maximum permitted under the County's Personnel Policy. 1 at Salary Range - 73 Step 3 1 at Salary Range - 68 Step 4 2 at Salary Range - 66 Step 4 Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. ~.~.._~. . , !_. I ' I I '. ~li ~ 285 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1977 (CONTINUED) APPROVAL OF ENGINEERING CONTRACT$ FOR COUNTYWIDE WATER & SEWER SYSTEM County Manager Eller reported that the Commissioners approved the grant applications for State and Federal funds to implement the CountYlvide water and sewer system at their meeting of February 7. The Commissioners had been furnished copies of the proposed engineering contracts which needed to accompany these applications and were requested to approve said contra9ts. Mr. Eller also reported for the record that another firm had indicated interi3st in this project in the past. , I Mr. William Burnett of Henry! von Oesen & Associates reported that they had received from the Environmental Protection Agency tentative approval of the 201 Facilities Plan which dealt with the Northeast Interceptor with a ::ew minor changes that needed to be made. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, approval of the Engineering Contracts with Henry von Oesen & Associates as requested. U~)n vote, the motion carried unanimously. Copies of the Contracts are on file in the County Manager's Office. APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH CASTLE HAYNE VOLUNTEER FIHE DEPARTMENT County Manager Eller reported that the Castle Hayne Volunteer Fire Department was making application to the Farmers' Home Administration for a loan in the amount of $50,000 to purchase a fire truck. The Commissioners were requested to approve a contract agreeing to provide financial assistance to the Fire Department for a term of 20 years as security for the loan. The amount agrel~d to in the contract was the same as that provided in the current fiscal year. County Attorney Jim Fox explained the legal aspl~cts that were involved. Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. Williams, ':'0 approve the Contract with the Castle Hayne Volunteer Fire Department as requested. Upon vote,' the motion carried unanimously. A copy of the Contract is on file in the County Manager's Office. RELEASE OF TAXES - NORTHEAST FREE WILL BAPTIST CHUru:H Rev. James Randolph appeared before the Board to request the release of taxes for 1975 and 1976 in the amount of $925 for Northeast F:~ee Will Baptist Church. County Attorney Fox stated that this was a discovery and the Board did have the authority to make a compromise. Comm. t-lright moved, seconded by Comm. Gott.ovi, 1:0 release the t~xes in $925 for Northeast Free Will Baptist Church for the years 1975 and 1976. the motion carried unanimously. the amount of Upon vote, . MOTION TO BREAK FOR LUNCH Comm. Williams moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, to break for lunch. RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO CLOSE A PORTION OF MACRAE A'lENUE Mrs. Ann Baker appeared before the Board to request the Commissioners adopt a resolution of intent to close a portion of MacRae A'.Tenue between Burke Avenue and Dick Avenue. Nrs. Baker stated 'that all 3 of the p:~operty owners of adjoining property had signed the petition and there was no opposition. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Williams adoption of the Resolution of Intent to Close a Portion of MacRae Avenue in Villa View of New Hanover County, North Carolina, and advertise for the closing. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. Gottovi, Williams, Wright and Chm. O'Shields Temporarily Absent: Comm. Alper A copy 0 f the Resolution is contained in Exhibi 1: Book IV, Page 60. APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT - MONTEREY HEIGHTS, SECTION :3 Mr. Harry Oakes of the Planning Department appeared before the Board and requested the Commissioners approve the final plat of Monterey Heights, Section 3. He reported that a conditional final approval had been granted at the Subdivision Review Committee meeting on November 22, 1976, and tilat the conditions for approval had been met. Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, approval of the Final Plan of Monterey Heights, Section 3. Upon vote, the motion carried lmanimously. .,~ ~. / ,: 286 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1977 (CONTINUED) LUNCH BREAK Comm. Williams moved, seconded by Comm. Wright to recess for lunch. Chm. O'Shields recessed the meeting for lunch from 12:55 o'clock p. m. to 1:30 o'clock p. m. APPROVAL OF REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF REVENUE THROUGH JANUhRY 31, 1977 Upon motion by Comm. Wright, seconded by Comm. Williams, the Report of Revenue through January 31, 1977, was unanimously approved. of the Collector A copy of this report is contained in Exhibit Book IV, Page 61. )J SALE OF .TAX LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY Upon motion by Comm. Alper, seconded by Comm. Wright, May 9, 1977, was unanimously approved as the date of sale of tax liens on real prope]~ty as requested by the Tax Administrator. RELEASE OF SCROLL CHARGES BEYOND THE STATUTE OF LIMITATXONS Upon motion by Comm. Alper, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, Scroll Charges was unanimously approved as being beyond'the ~ according to G. S. 105-378: the release of the following 10-year statute of limitations Real Personal New Hanover County City of Wilmington Carolina Beach Kure Beach Wrightsville Beach $1,!l47.30 1,062.20 J.09.29 , 1.31 ..0- $9,543.89 6,539.49 162.32 105.32 1,883.00 APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE REQUIRING ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF 110BILE HOMES AND DISPLAY OF EVIDENCE OF REGISTRATION At the request of the Tax Administrator and the COlmty Commissioners, the County Attorney had prepared an Ordinance requiring the annual 'registration of mobile homes and the displaying of a tag, sticker or other evidence of registration. !)i /---1 County Attorney Fox and County Manager Eller repor1:ed that it was not necessary that this ordinance be advertised, but it would have to be adopted by a unanimous vote in order to become effective. Upon motion by Comm. Alper, seconded by Comm. Will~ams, the ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Requiring Annual Registration of Mobile Homes and Display, of Evidence of Registration" was unanimously adopted. '" A copy of this Ordinance is contained in Exhibit Book IV, Page 62, and in the Ordinance Book. APPROVAL OF TAX ABATEMENTS AND REFUNDS The Commissioners had been furnished a list of Tax Abatements and Refunds for approval. County Attorney Fox reported that he had reviewed the list and found it to be in order. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, approval of the list of Abatements and Refunds and the transfer of $1,777 from ContingenciE~s, Acct. #11 445 61, to Tax Re- funds, Acct. #11 450 60. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. ~lper, Gottovi, Williams and Chn. O'Shields Voting Noe: Comm. Wright " f\' ).) The list of Abatements and Refunds is contained in Exhibit Book IV, Page 63. APPROVAL OF TAX REFUNDS NECESSARY BY ACTION OF PROPERTY TAX COMMISSION The Commissioners had been furnished a report of the decisions rendered by the State Property Tax Commission on appraisals that had been appealed by the taxpayers. Due to two of the appraisal being reduced, refunds totaling $2,262.68 needed to be made, and the Commissioners were requested to transfer $2,627 front Contingencies, Acct. #11 445 61, to Tax Refunds, Acct. #11 450 60, in order to make these refunds. G9ttovi, Comm. Alper moved,. seconded by COIT'.m.( approval of the transfer of $2,627 from Contingencies, Acct. #1144561, to Tax Refunds, Acct. flll 450 60, in order to make the necessary refunds. Upon vote, the motion carried aB follows: ~ .; .,~.:--.- . . \- . . " ,~, ~ !) L~ 17 1...1 (~ l;l ~. MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1977 (COl~TINUED) TAX REFUNDS (CONTINUED) Voting Aye: Conun. Alper, Gottovi and Chm. 0' Bhields Voting Noe: Comm. Williams' and Wright A copy of the report on the decisions is contained in Exhibit Book IV, Page 64. APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFER - TAX DEPARTMENT Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, approval of the following budget transfer in order to meet increased telephone and postage expenses for the remainder of the year and to cover relocation of the telephones and burglar alarm system to the Administration Building: Debit - Acct. #11 450 70, Tax Foreclosure $ 1,539 - Acct. #11 450 04, Professional Services 4,000 - Acct. #11 450 21, Building Rent 1,014 Credit - Acct. #11 45'0 11, . Telephone & PostagE! $ 6,553 Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. AWARD OF BIDS FOR LEAD SCREENING EQUIPMENT County Manager Eller reported on the bids for the two items of lead screening equipment which were opened on February 9. Only one bid was received for the x-ray fluourescent machine. This bid was in the amount of $4,550 from Princeton Gamma Tech and Dr. Finger recommended that the bid be awarded to that firm. The following bids were, received for the Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin Machine: Avis Associates Bromberg Engineering Co. Environmental Sciences Associates $ 2,950 2,472 3,205 Dr. Finger advised that the bid from Environmental Sciences in the amount of $3,205 was the only one that met the specifications and recommended the bid be awarded to that firm. Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, to accept the Dr. Finger that the bids be awarded to Princeton (amma Tech in and Environmental Sciences Associates in the amount of $3,205. motion carried unanimously. recommendation of the amount of $4,550 Upon vote, the TRANSFER OF FUNDS - LIBRARY RELqCATION Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, approval of the~ransfer of $1,400 from Contingencies, Acct. #11 445 61, to Library Relocation, Acct. #11 660 95, in order to operate the temporary Library facilities for another two months. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. BUDGET AMENDMENTS - CONSTRUCTION FUNDS County Manager Eller reported that the County Finance Officer and County Manager requested that 3 construction funds in which the projects had been completed be closed out. Chm. O'Shields requested that some of the funds remaining in the Mental Health Construction Account be used to landscape around the building. Chm. O'Shields ~ved, seconded by Comm. Alper, approval of the following budget amendments to close out the construction with $3,000 of the Mental Health Construction Funds going toward landscaping the grounds around the building. Health Dept. Const,ruction Acct. #62 299 00, Health Dept. - Unappropriated Fund Bal. Acct. #11 299 00, General - Unappropriated Fund Bal. Debit $5,701. 65 Credit $5,701. 65 Mental Health Construction Acct. #75 299 00, Mental Health Cap. Res. - Unappropriated Fund Balance $9,117.19 Acct. #47 299 00, Mental Health - Unappropriated Fund Bal. Acct. #11 535 15, General - Buildings & Grounds - Maint. & Repair $6,117.19 $3,000.00 Public School Construction Acct. #65 299 00, Public School - Unappropriated Fund Bal. $7,281.31 Acct. #21 299 00, Debt Service - ill.a,ppropria te:1 Fund Bal. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. $7,281.31 ~ ,"'- / 288 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1977 (CONTINUED) BUDGET TRANSFER - CORONER Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, approval of the transfer of $220 from Professional Services, Acct. #11 600 04, to Equipment Maintenance, Acct. #11 600 16, to permit modification of two mobile radios to give the Coroner direct communication with the Wilmington Police Department. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. BUDGET TRANSFER - CETA VI County Manager Eller reported that the County had been advised that the $2,098 which had been budgeted for participant training was not an allowable expense in the CETA VI program. The Commissioners were requested to approve the following budget ~,,_,_..,' transfers to make this correction: ) Debit - Acct. #11 676 14, Travel, Meetings & Schools $ 2,098 Credit - Acct. #11 676 02, Salaries & Wages $ 500 - Acct. #11 676 32, Copying & Duplicating 500 - Acct. #11 676 33, Supplies & Materials 1,098. Total $ 2,098 Upon motion by Comm. Gottovi, seconded by Comm. Alper, the transfers were unani- mously approved as requested. AMENDMENT TO G. S. l60A-274 County Manager Eller requested the Commissioners seek legislation amending G. S. l60A-274 in order to exchange property at the Airport with the Federal Government. The Attorney General's Office had ruled that the Statute currently does not give the County authority to convey proper~y to the Federal Government without consideration. Comm. Williams moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, appr~val of the request to seek an amendment to G. S. l60A-274. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. DISCUSSION OF STUDY ON BREAKDOWN OF REVENUES Comm~ Williams requested permission to have a study made revenue to the City and County and how these funds ~e used. very helpful and that it could possibly be done by someone at of the vaious sources of She felt this would be UNC-W. 1\; j~ Chm. O'Shields moved to let Comm. Williams pursue looking into this matter with no obligation until she reported back to the Board. County Manager Eller commented that he felt the City of Wilmington should also be a par~to this so it would be jointly endorsed by both b~dies so it would have better credibility. , It was agreed that Comm. Williams would look into this matter. DISCUSSION ON CLOSING OF ABC STORE AT 6TH & CASTLE STREErS Comm. Gottovi reported that she had been approached by several people from the 6th & Castle Street area because they were concerned about the fact that the ABC Store at that location was going to be closed. She stated that she realized the commissioners had no authority but requested the Commissioners write a, letter to the ABC Board en- couraging them to reconsider closing that store in the i~terest of controlling illicit liquor and in the interest of community service. : It was agreed to write such a letter. REQUEST FOR MEETING OF RECREATION COMMITTEE Comm. Gottovi requested that another meeting of the Recreation Committee be held. Chm. O'Shields stated that the reason he had not caLled another meeting was because he was waiting for the County Manager to be able to make some recommendations to the County. " r\. ! )' County Manager Eller reported that he was ready to make his recommendations. REQUEST TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL POLICY REVISIONS Comm. Gottovi requested that the Personnel Policy rl~visions be placed on the agenda for discussion at the March 7th meeting of the Board. DISCUSSION ON VISIT TO VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS Comm. Gottovi reported that she had asked County Manager Eller to take her around to visit all the County departments in order to gather background information. I ~ li, 289 ~ MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1977 (CONTIrruED) REPORT ON CABLE TV FRANCHISE Comm. Williams reported that ~pe had been informed by a Cable TV consultant that New Hanover county would be requi~,ed to go into a Cable TV franchise by March of 1978 due to Federal Regulations. ;1 DISCUSSION ON LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON Chm. O'Shields reported that the Annual Legislative Conference of the National Association of County Commissioners would be held in Washington, D. C. on March 20 - " March 23 and requested that all who wanted to attend advise by March 1 in order that the :.reserveations could be m~de. . CHANGE OF SECOND MEETING IN MARCH Since the meeting in Washington would fall on March 21, which was the date for the second meeting in March, Chm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, that the second meeting in March be changed to the 4th Monday which was the 28th. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. Alper, G<Jttovi, Williams and Chm. O'Shields Voting Noe: Comm. Wright LETTER ON N. C. YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL REFERRED TO BOARD OF EDUCATION Chm. 0' Shields reported on the receipt of a lett:er advising of the N. C. Youth Advisory Council/State Youth Council Youth Legislati.ve Assembly to be held March 25 - 27 in Raleigh. Corom Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Williams, t:hat the letter be referred to the Board of Education for action by them. This was agreed upon by common consent. REQUEST FOR ADDITION OF ROADS IN SPRINGVIEW SUBDIVI:HON TO STATE SYSTEM County Manager Eller reported that the Planning Department, County Engineer and Department of Transportation had recommended that the roads in Springview Subdivision be added to the State Secondary Road System. 1-. Comm. Williams moved, seconded by Comm. G<Jttovi, adoption of the resolution re- questing the roads in Springview Subdivision be add,~d to the State Secondary Road System. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. A copy of the resolution is on file in the County Manager's Office. MEETING SET FOR FORMAL PRESENTATION OF 201 FACILITIES PLAN FOR CAROLINA/KURE BEACH AREA County Manager Eller reported that the 201 Plan for the southern part of the County had been completed and requested that a date be set for the formal presentation to the County Commissioners and the Town Councils of Carolina and Kure BeaGhes. It was agreed to contact the Councils of Carolina and Kure Beach to see if a meeting on March 10, 1977, at 7:30 p. m. would be agreeable and for them to set up a place for the meeting in that area. REPORT ON MEETING WI'rH J. W. JOHNSON RE DOG POUND County Manager Eller reported on a meeting witt. Comm. G<Jttovi and Mr. J. W. Johnson concerning the operation and the physical facilities at the Dog Pound. He reported that Mr. Johnson said his main problems were that the Ordinance was difficult to enforce, that he had received complaints about the physical conditions of the pound, and that so many of the complaints about control occur after 5:00 p. m. and on weekends when his men are off duty. re The County Manager was requested to get some pl:ices on the necessary repairs and report back to the Board. REPORT ON ADDITIONAL CETA FUNDS County Manager Eller reported that he had been advised that additional CETA VI funds of approximately $230,000 had become available. He stated that he had received requests from various private non-profit groups, state agencies, etc. for these employees, and that he had taken the position that people should not be placed in these agencies until the needs of the local governments had been met. He felt that with this additional money that would probably be accomplished and he wished some direction from the Board on which agencies should get these workers. It was agreed that the County Manager would p~Jvide the Board with a list of those agencies requesting these workers so the decisions could be made. ---.... ..- .--r.:.----~.~..-- -~ //z~o MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1977 (CONTINUED) ENDORSEMENT TO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR REGIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES APPLICATION Comm. Wright requested that the Board write a letter of endorsement to the Council of Governments concerning the Regional Emergency Medical ~ervices Application. Comm. Williams moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, that the Board endorse this Regional Emergency Medical Services Application. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. REPORT ON MEETING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL Comm. Wright reported on a meeting of the Emergency Medical Services Council which was held recently. " ~ EXECUTIVE SESSION Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Williams, that the meeting be adjourned to Executive Session to discuss land acquisition. Chm. O'Shields recessed the meeting to Executive Session at 2:36 o'clock p. m. Chm. O'Shields reconvened the meeting to Public Session at 3:20 o'clock p. m. ADJOURNMENT Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Chm. O'Shields adjourned the meeting at 3:20 o'clock p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~- ,tS.~ Alyce B. Brown Clerk to the Board ab MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, MARCH 3, 1977 !-) ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Thursday, March 3, 1977, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly ROOI~, New Hanover County Administra- tion Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were Commissioners George E. Alper; Karen E. Gottovi-; Ellen C. Williams; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Claud O'Shields, Jr..; County Manager Dan W. Eller; County Attorney James C. Fox and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Brown. No members were absent. Also present were members of Wilmington City Council and members of the Wrightsville Beach Board of Alderman and other interested persons. REVIEW OF "PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT" FOR WATER & ~)EWER SERVICE Mr. Henry von Oesen and CoL Paul Denison of Henry ~)n Oesen & Associates, the con- sulting engineers, reviewed with the Commissioners the "preliminary Engineering Report" for water and sewer service in New Hanover County. The Commissioners had previously re- ceived copies of the report. Mr. von Oe sen and Cor'. Denison presented a chart oU1:l ining the co sts of each step of Pha~e I of the plan whic~ showed the total ~stimated cost for phase I ~s.. being \' approx~mately $17,139,658 w~th $14,707,658 com~ng from ~)nds and the rema~n~ng $2,430,000 ~ coming from various grants that were available. They then presented a chart outlining the ) proposed charges and assessments which would have to be I~de to the property owners. Following the review of the preliminary Engineering Report, Mr. von Oesen and Col. Denison entertained questions from the Commissioner:; and other interested persons present. RECESS FOR LUNCH Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Williams, to recess the meeting until 1:00 0' clock p. m. when a discussion was scheduled on the Coa:;tal Area Management Act. Chm. O'Shields recessed the meeting from 11:13 o'clock a. m. until 1:00 o'clock p. m. \ ~ ......-..-, -,.-.-.-,--.. -"'J'-' .'....:.