2007-02-15 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, FEBRUARY 15,2007
BOOK 31
PAGE 39
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday, February 15,
2007, at 4:05 p.m. in Conference Room 601 at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government
Center Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present were: Chairman William A. Caster; Vice-Chairman Robert G. Greer; Commissioner
William A. Kopp, Jf.; Commissioner Nancy H. Pritchett; County Manager Bruce T. Shell; County Attorney Wanda
M. Copley and Clerk to the Board Sheila L. Schult.
Commissioner Ted Davis, Jr. arrived at 4:50 p.m.
Chairman Caster called the meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the meeting is to review
and discuss the Board's February 19, 2007 Regular Session meeting agenda and Water and Sewer District meeting
agenda.
The Board discussed Consent Agenda Item 3 - Approval of Addition of Position Classifications for Pretrial
Release Program.
Budget Director Cam Griffin clarified that the position reclassifications will not necessitate a modification
of either salary.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 4 - Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Presentation and
Consideration of Request for Funding.
Finance Director Avril Pinder answered questions from the Board concerning chronic homelessness and
stated that she will provide the Board with statistics showing that the homeless consume a disproportionate amount
of federal and local resources.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 8 - Consideration of Freeman Park Ordinances.
After brief discussion concerning the need for the Board to adopt and ratify the Town of Carolina Beach
Ordinance No. 65-0658 when previous Board action adopted an Inter-Local Agreement and the Carolina Beach
Ordinance for the management of the north end of Carolina Beach, Vice-Chairman Greer requested minutes from
the Board's previous meeting for review, for Monday's meeting.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 9 - Consideration of a Resolution Awarding Bid and Contract
07-0093 to Technical Video Systems, Inc. for a Television Production and Broadcast Facility and Approval of
Budget Amendment 07-142.
Public Information Officer Mark Boyer presented an overvIew of the bid process and the contract
specifications and answered questions from the Board.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 10 - Consideration of Local Legislation Requested by Airport
Authority.
County Attorney Wanda Copley presented an overview of the request by the Airport Authority and
answered questions from the Board.
The Board discussed Water and Sewer District Agenda Item 3 - Consideration of Recommendations for
Sewer Plant Capacity Solutions Resulting from McKim and Creed Wastewater Master Planning and Northeast
Interceptor Redundancy and Reliability Evaluation.
County Engineer Greg Thompson presented an overview of the evaluation and answered questions from
the Board.
The Board discussed Water and Sewer District Agenda Item 4 - Consideration of a Contract with The Peck
Group for Monitoring of the Proiect to Construct a Drinking Water Treatment Plan and Approval of Associated
Budget Amendment 07-146.
Assistant County Manager Dave Weaver presented an overview of the contract specifications with The
Peck Group and answered questions from the Board.
The Board discussed Water and Sewer District Agenda Item 5 - Presentation of Feasibility Study on the
Use of the County's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for Highway 421.
District Chairman Kopp presented an overview of the feasibility study and the request to use the County's
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
The Board discussed Water and Sewer District Agenda Item 6 - Consideration of Approval of Request by
the Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority to Conduct a Highway 421 Wastewater Feasibility Study with
Regard to Use of the County's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit.
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District Chairman Kopp presented an overview of the request by the Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer
Authority to conduct a feasibility study with Regard to Use of the County's National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Permit and answered questions from the Board.
ADDITIONAL ITEM
APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM COLLECTOR OF REVENUE BARBARA BAKER
Finance Director Avril Pinder requested that the Board contact her with any questions or concerns to the
naming of Barbara Baker as Interim Collector of Revenue replacing the retiring Patricia 1. Raynor. She reported
that the Insurance Bond is in place and will be effective beginning Friday, February 15, 2007 for Ms. Baker. A
permanent replacement for Ms. Raynor is forthcoming.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Caster adjourned the meeting at 5: 10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board