2007-04-12 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSBOOK 31
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, APRIL 12, 2007 PAGE 82
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday, April 12, 2007,
at 4:09 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, Jr.; 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. was absent.
Chairman Caster called the meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the meeting is to review
and discuss the Board?s April 16, 2007 Regular Session meeting agenda and Water and Sewer District meeting
agenda.
Chairman Caster encouraged the Board to review the data included in the back-up of Consent Agenda Item
5 - Ratification of Grant Application for Closing the Gap, a North Carolina Office of Minority Health Community-
Focused Initiative to Eliminate Health Disparities.
Chairman Caster requested Commissioner Pritchett read Regular Agenda Item 6 - Proclamation to
Designate the Week of April 22-28, 2007 as Week of the Young Child in New Hanover County.
Chairman Caster reported that Public Information Officer Mark Boyer will make the presentation of
Regular Agenda Item 7 - Proclamation to Designate the Week of April 22-28, 2007 as National County
Government Week in New Hanover County and read the proclamation.
Chairman Caster reported that District Attorney Ben David will be present and read Regular Agenda Item 8
? Proclamation to Designate the Month of April, 2007 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in New Hanover County.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 9 - Consideration of Resolution Opposing the Solid Waste
Management Act of 2007 and the Proposed $2.00/Ton Surcharge on Tipping Fees. Commissioner Pritchett
provided the details of the Act and answered Board questions.
Commissioner Kopp reported that the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners was actively
opposing the Solid Waste Management Act of 2007.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 12 - Consideration of Southeastern Center?s Facility Needs.
Finance Director Avril Pinder will be providing additional information to the Board at Monday?s meeting.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 13 - Consideration of the Exchange Club of Lower Cape Fear
Wilmington Request for Funds for Veteran?s Healing Field of Honor at the Battleship North Carolina.
Chairman Caster reported that Steven Smith, Public Safety Director, is the only County employee currently
serving on active duty and that the active duty assignment is being carried out locally.
Assistant County Manager Dave Weaver and County Engineer Greg Thompson provided an overview and
answered Board questions concerning Regular Agenda Item 14 - Consideration of Support for the City of
Wilmington to Negotiate a Special Order of Consent with the State Regarding Improvements and Reduction in Flow
to the Northeast Interceptor.
District Chairman Kopp reported that the only item on the Water and Sewer District Agenda is the approval
of minutes from the meeting held on April 2, 2007.
Chairman Caster reported that the following item has been added to the Consent Agenda:
Additional Item 1 - Consideration of Resolution Inviting and Allowing Richmond County to Join the
Southeastern Economic Development Commission.
Chairman Caster reported that Richmond County has requested to join the Southeastern Economic
Development Commission. Southeastern Economic Development Commission Executive Committee has approved
their joining, and the Boards of each of the current eleven member counties must approve Richmond County?s
membership before they can become members.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Caster adjourned the meeting at 5:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board