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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-01-19 Regular Meeting o o ~o MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JANUARY 15, 1981 (CONTINUED) DISCUSSION ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES Mr. Kevin Cooley and Mr. David Deans, of Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Consulting Engineers, outlined the firm's 'study for Reduction and Resource Recovery of Solid Waste. They gave their recommendations to the Board and answered questions on the study. Copies of the study were presented to the Commissioners for their review. 749 Col. Robert Milner commented. The engineers outlined the alternative technologies and the proposed implementation plan. The following persons commented: Chm. O'Shields Comm. Blake Col. Milner Comm. Armistead Comm. Barfield Comm. Gottovi Mr. David Sims Mr. William Smalley Comm. Blake MOVED, SECONDED by Comm: Gottovi, to take a positive step forward and immediately prepare a job description and immediately advertise for and prepare to hire a manager for a waste disposal project in New Hanover County. Mayor Robert Sawyer of Wrightsville Beach commented. Upon vote, Comm. Blake's motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. The following persons commented: Mr. Wilber Jordan Col. Robert Milner Mrs. Myrtle Barnhill ADJOURNMENT Comm.-Armistead MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. Chm. O'Shields adjourned the meeting at 4:34 o'clock p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~ ,6,/?~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 19, 1981 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, January 19, 1981, at 9:00 o'clock AM in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Jonathan Barfield; Donald P. Blake; Karen E. Gottovi; Chairman Claud O'Shields, Jr.; County Manager George F. Cooper; Attorney Wallace Murchison of the County Attorney's Office; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. , Chm. O'Shields called the meeting to orderand gave the invocation. I APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981; SPECIAL MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 1981; AND SPECIAL MEETING OFIJANUARY 15, 1981. Upon MOTION by Comm. Blake, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 5, 1981, wer~ UNANIMOUSLY approved as presented. Comm. Armistead requested permission to abstain from voting on approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of Jknuary 8, 1981, as he was not present at the meeting. 750 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 19, 1981 (CONTINUED) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981; SPECIAL MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 1981; AND SPECIAL MEETING OF JANUARY 15, 1981. (CONTINUED) By common consent Comm. Armistead's request was granted. Upon MOTION by Comm. Gottovi, SECONDED by Comm. Blake, the Minutes of the Special Meeting of January 8, 1981, were approved as presented by the following vote: Voting Aye: AbstahJ.ing: Comm. Barfield, Blake, Gottovi and Chm. O'Shields Comm. Armistead Upon MOTION by Comm. Gottovi, SECONDED by Comm. Blake, the Minutes of the Special Meeting of January 15, 1981, were UNANIMOUSLY approved as presented. o APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Upon MOTION by Comm. Blake, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, the following Consent Agenda items were UNANIMOUSLY approved: AGREEMENT BETWEEN MUSEUM AND MEDICAL AUXILIARY An Agreement between the County, the New Hanover County Museum and the Medical Auxiliary of New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties for "The Incredible You" exhibit at the Museum. A copy of the Agreement is on file in the County Manager's Office. CORRECTION IN PARCEL NUMBER ON SURPLUS PROPERTY BID TABULATION The parcel number on surplus property sold to Dorothy D. Todd and approved by the Commissioners on November 3, 1980, was corrected to read 6001-48-14-03~31. REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF REVENUE THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1980 A copy of the Report as approved is contained in Exhibit Book VIII, Page 31. TAX ABATEMENTS AND REFUNDS The list of Tax Abatements and Refunds as approved is'contained in Exhibit Book VIII, Page 31. o POSITION RECLASSIFICATION - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Corrective action reclassifying the position titled Social Services Program Consultant in the current budget to Administrative Officer I. BUDGET AMENDMENT - HOSPITAL EXPANSION The following amendment in the Hospital Expansion Capital Project budget to disburse payment to the Hospital for interest earned on the Certificates of Deposit held in the Contingency Account: Debit - Acct. #78 329 00, Interest - Hospital Expansion Credit - Acct. 1/78 575 91, Payment to Hospital $11,929.17 $11,929.17 HOUSE CONNECTION BIDS FOR FLEMING TON WATER SYSTEM The County Manager awarded the bid 'for individual house connections to the Flemington Water System to the low bidder, Poquoson Construction Co., Inc. of Huntersville, NC for the amount of $21,111.35. The following bids were received for the project: Poquoson Construction Co., Inc. Huntersville, NC $21,111. 35 Goodyear Plumbing Company Wilmington, NC $26,124.50 o James Utility Company Wilmington, NC $28,650.00 Williams Plumbing Company Wilmington, NC $29,276.25 Sneeden, Inc. Wilmington, tiC $36,260.00 Jere LeGwin Construction Co. Wilmington, NC $47.026.50 o o o 751 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JANOARY 19, 1981 (CONTINUED) APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (CONTINUED) NEW HOUSEKEEPING POSITION AND POSITION RECLASSIFICATION - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT An additional housekeeping position was, approved for the Property Management Department because of additional square footage of two added buildings and a General Utility Worker position was reclassified to Maintenance Mechanic IV. 'BUDGET AMENDMENT - HOSPITAL CHANGE ORDERS The following amendment was approved in the Hospital Expansion Project budget to cover Change Order E-77 to the Watson Electrical Construction Co. Contract and Change Orders HVAC-10 and HVAC-11 to the Contract with Lorch Plumbing & Heating Company: Debit - Acct. #78 575 76, Contingencies Credit - Acct. #78 575 72, Heating & A/C Contract Acct. #78 575 73, Electrical Contract $33,606.00 $13,772.00 19,834.00 PRESENTATION OF RETIREMENT PLAQUES On Behalf of the Board, Chm. O'Shields presented retirement plaques to the following persons who had retired from employment with New Hanover County during 1980: Mr. Milton Webb Mrs. Annie L. Davis Mrs; Willora Faulkner Mr. Raymond Blake Mr. Arthur Bryant Mrs. Mildred Bowden Mr. Richard S. Turner Mrs. Lois C. LeRay CONSENT FOR RELOCATION OF CEMETERY ON MARTIN-MARIETTA PROPERTY Mr. Talmadge Jones, Attorney representing Martin-Marietta Corporation, appeared to request the consent of the Board of Commissioners in the relocation of a , cemetery on property owned by Martin-Marietta in accordance with G. S. 65-13'1 , j Comm. Armistead MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Blake, that they be allowed to relocate the 9 graves in question. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. DONATION OF PROPERTY TO BE INCLUDED IN ARROWHEAD PARK Mr. Frank Jackson, Attorney for Suggs & Harrelson Construction Company, appeared before the Board to answer any questions the Commissioners might have pertaining to the 7.71 acre tract of land adjacent to Arrowhead Park to be included as part of the park. Comm. Armistead MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Gottovi, to accept the tract of land. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. Chm. O'Shields presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Mr. Jackson for delivery to Suggs & Harrelson Construction Company. REJECTION OF BIDS ON SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT VEHICLES Only one bid was received on vehicles for the Sheriff's Department, and the Sheriff recommended it be rejected since the bid was $24,000 in excess of the budgeted amount for vehicles. Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Armistead, not to accept the bid as presented from Tom Reich Chevrolet for the Sheriff's Department vehicles and that they readvertise for bids. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSSION ON ORDINANCE REGUL~TING SECOND-HAND PRECIOUS METALS At their meeting on January 5, the Commissioners had discussed adoption of an Ordinance to regulate dealers in second-hand precious metals. Action was postponed until the meeting of January 19, 1981, to get input from the Sheriff and some of the dealers involved. Mr. Charles Eyre, a dealer in second-hand precious metals, presented some proposed revisions to the Ordinance and requested that action be postponed because they had not been able to discuss it with the Sheriff because of illness in Mr. Eyre's family. Comm. Armistead MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Gottovi, to put this Ordinance on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting (February 2) for discussion. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. '752 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 19, 1981 (CONTINUED) . FINAL PLAT APPROVAL - GLEN VIEW, SECTION 1 Mr. Ken Silliman, Staff Planner, appeared before the Board and reported that the Planning Board had considered this plat at its meeting on January 8, 1981, and recommended approval. Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Armistead, to approve the final plat of Glen View Subdivision, Section 1. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. TABLING OF FINAL PLAT APPROVAL - SUN VALLEY, SECTION lA Mr. Ken Silliman, Staff Planner, appeared before the Board and reported that the Planning Board had considered this plat at its meeting on January 8, 1981, and recommended approval. The Planning Staff had recommended approval subject to the requirement that the proposed Southeast Outer Loop thoroughfare route be plotted on the final plat of the subdivision as the current proposal was for the thoroughfare to go right through the sub- division. o Comm. Gottovi MOVED to postpone approval of this plat until there was more information from the state as to what they planned to do in terms of tying down the road and how soon and also to get more information on what legislation the Commissioners would need to propose in order to reserve this tract. Comm. Gottovi clarified her motion to postpone consideration to the second meeting in February and stated that she thought the Board should invite Mr. Garrett to comment. Comm. Armistead SECONDED Comm. Gottovi's motion. Mr. Frank Jackson, Attorney for the developer, commented on the proposed thoroughfare plan. Chm. O'Shields requested that the motion be amended so that the plat could be considered again at the first meeting in February. Comm. Gottovi and Comm. Armistead agreed, and upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. o Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, to ask the Planning Department to draw up a proposed amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance that would allow the County to reserve property for, at least a period of time, for highway purposes. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. RECREATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT The Director of Parks and Recreation gave a slide presentation on the County's current recreational facilities and requested suggestions from the Commissioners regarding the development of recreational programs for County residents. The following persons commented: Mrs. Myrtle Barnhill Mrs. Mary Grossnickle Rev. Whitted Mr. Wilber Jordan BREAK Chm. O'Shields recessed the meeting for a break from 10:25 o'clock a,m. until 10:40 o'clock a.m. EMERGENCY EROSION CONTROL FUNDING FOR CAROLINA BEACH Mr. Ted Seawell, Mayor of Carolina Beach, appeared before' the Board to request the release of $15,000 from the funds appropriated in the current year's budget for beach erosion at Carolina Beach to be used at this time for emergency erosion control work. o ADDITIONAL ITEMS - GENERAL PUBLIC, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY MANAGER Comm. Blake MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Armistead, to release the funds with the understanding that the County may not be able to replenish them. o o o 753 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JANOARY 19, 1981 (CONTINUED) ADDITIONAL ITEMS - GENERAL PUBLIC, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY MANAGER(CONTlNUED) EMERGENCY EROSION CONTROL FUNDING FOR CAROLINA BEACH (CONTINUED) The County Manager recommended that payment requests b~ sent to him on a 15% of total invoice basis, up to a maximum of $15,000, as the work was performed with payment to be made by the County as the work progressed. Comm. Blake AMENDED his motion to include the County Manager's recommendation, SECONDED by Comm. Armistead, and upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSSION ON LENGTH OF NIGHT MEETINGS Comm. Gottovi requested that the night meetings ,not last beyond 11:00 p.m. and that there be some method of adjusting the agenda to regulate the length of the night meetings. After discussion, the County Manager agreed to try to adjust the agenda to keep the night meetings from being too long. CO}~NTS ON CONSULTANT'S REPORT ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES The Commissioners commented on their feelings concerning the report presented by Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan on solid waste disposal alternatives. DISCUSSION ON SOLID WASTE CONFERENCE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE The County Manager advised the Commissioners of a conference to be sponsored by the Department of Energy in February in Nashville, Tennessee, and requested that if any of the Commissioners would like to attend, that they let him know and he would make the necessary reservations. DISCUSSION ON UTILIZATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING The County Manager requested direction from the Board on the possibility of terminating the leases of tenants in the County Administration Building effective January 1, 1982, as the space was becoming more necessary for utilization by County Departments. Comm. Blake MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, to go ahead and notify the tenants as proposed by the County Manager and if any moved out between now and then, the slack could be taken up as it occurred, and put everybody on notice that as of January, 1982, they would be without a home. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. INCREASE IN LANDFILL TIPPING FEES The County Manager discussed the increased costs of operating the Blue Clay Road Landfill site and proposed that the County add $1.00 per cubic yard to the tipping fee in addition to the $1.26 per cubic yard that is currently being charged by Waste Management to users of ,the landfill. This charge would go into the County General Fund to help offset ~e cost incurred in this interim landfill site; thereby transferrin~oJtt~cost to the users of the landfill instead of using tax funds from the general citizenship. Comm. Armistead MOVED to approve the County Manager's recommendation, then AMENDED his motion to have the new tipping fee of an extra $1.00 per cubic yard go into effect on the 15th of February, 1981. Comm. Barfield, SECONDED the motion and upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSSION ON IMPORTANCE OF SOLID WASTE TASK FORCE Corum. Blake commented on the importance of the Solid Waste Disposal Task Force that'the Commission would probably name during executive session. DISCUSSION ON LENGTH OF NECESSITY FOR LANDFILL Mrs. Myrtle Barnhill commented on how much longer it would be necessary to have a landfill, and was advised th~t the Commissioners were trying to find a solution to the County's solid wa~te problems. EXECUTIVE SESSION~ ,~~ Comm. Gottovi MOVED, ed to Executive Session carried UNANIMOU~LY. Comm. O'Shields recessed the meeting SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, that the meeting be recess- to discuss co~ittee appointments. Upon vote, the motion I Comm. O'Shields reconvened the meeting to Public Session 11:29 at 12:15 o'clock a.m. o'clock p.m. to Executive Session at 751 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 19, 1981 (CONTINUED) '-/5Jj TERMS SET FOR APPOINTEES TO COUNCIL ON STATUS OF WOMEN AND OFFENDER AID & RESTORATION Upon MOTION by Chm. 0' Shields, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, ,the following committee terms were set by UNANIMOUS vote: Council on the Status of Women Elaine DeShields Diane Racey Term expiration Term expiration 6/1/81 6/1/82 Offender Aid & Restoration Board of Directors Eli Richardson Hubert Vincent Term expiration Term expiration 9/30/82 9/30/83 o LETTERS TO PROPOSED SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Chm. O'Shields, to send a letter of invitation to those individuals asking them to serve on the Solid Waste Advisory Task Force, that they meet with the Commissioners on February 2 for their charge, and ,that their names be released as they accept appointment. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. ADJOURNMENT Chm. O'Shields MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Blake, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. Chm. O'Shields adjourned the meeting at 12:19 o'clock p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~/.J.A'~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 2, 1981, o ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, February 2, 1981, at 7:00 o'clock PM in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration,Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Jonathan Barfield: Donald P. Blake; Karen E. Gottovi; Chairman Claud O'Shields, Jr.; County Manager G. Felix Cooper; County Attorney James C. Fox: and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. Chm. O'Shields called the meeting to order. Rev. David Stewart of Masonboro Baptist Church offered the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 19, 1981 Upon MOTION by Comm. Blake, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 19, 1981, were UN1\NIMOUSLY approved as presented. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Comm. Blake MOVED to appro~e the Consent Agenda items. Mr. William S. Funderburg requested information on Item 1/7 - Bids on the Sheriff's Department vehicles. The County Manager commented on the bids received on the Sheriff's Dep- artment vehicles and reported that a budget amendment would be necessary appropriating additional funds. o Upon MOTION by Comm. Gottovi, SECONDED by Comm. Armistead, the following Consent Agenda items, with the exception of Item #7, were UNANIMOUSLY approved: EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FOR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEMBERS Reimbursement to the members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment for expenses incurred in their services at the C,Runty's mileage rate.