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Home My WebLink About1979-04-26 Special Meeting 394 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 26, 1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Thursday, April 26, 1979, at 8:30 o'clock a.m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building. Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Karen E. Gottovi; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Ellen C. Williams; County Manager Dan W. Eller; County Attorney James C. Fox; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. Chairman Williams called the meeting to order and stated the purpose of calling a Special Meeting was to award the contract for operation of the Sanitary Landfill. Rev. S. L. Doty, Mayor of Kure' Beach, offered the invocation. o DISCUSSION OF BIDS FOR SANITARY LANDFILL County Engineer Robert Williams explained the bidding process and answered questions from the Board. The Commissioners had been furnished copies of the bid tabulation as well as copies of the bids opened on April 24. A copy of the bid tabulation is contained in Exhibit Book VI, Page 78. The following persons commented on the bidding process: Mr. Angus Phillips Mr. Lonnie Poole Mr. Joe Eskridge Mr. Chris McKeithan Mr. Pete Rayais PRESENTATION OF BIDS FOR OPERATION OF LANDFILL 'Mr. Joe Eskridge and Mr. David Yontz, representatives of Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. presented that company's bid. Mr. Jack Sher and Ms. Jane Graeffe made the presentation for Waste Management, Inc. Mr. Lonnie Poole and Mr. Angus Phillips made the presentation for Waste Indus- 0 tries, Inc. BREAK Chairman Williams recessed the meeting for a break from 9:55 o'clock a.m. until 10:11 o'clock a.m. CONTINUATION OF BID PRESENTATION Mr. Pete Rayais made the presentation for Coastal Waste Management, Inc. COMM. WRIGHT LEFT THE MEETING AT 10:25 O'CLOCK DUE TO A PREVIOUS COMMITMENT AND WAS ABSENT FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING. The following persons offered further comments: County Manager Dan Eller Mayor Doty of Kure Beach Mr. Joe Eskridge Mr. Pete Rayais BREAK Chairman Williams recessed the meeting for a break in order for two bidders to ", correct a portion of their bids due to a misunderstanding in the bid specifications. meeting was~recessed from 11:10 o'clock a.m. until 11:50 o'clock a.m. The PRESENTATION OF CORRECTED BIDS Mr. Joe Eskridge reported that his bid needed to be corrected to reflect an in- crease of' $.04 per cubic yard for Alternate A-I and $.19 per ton for Alternate B-l. o Mr. Pete Rayais reported that his bid needed to be corrected to reflect an in- crease of $.056 per cubic yard for Alternate A-I and $.21 per ton for Alternate B-1. Commissioner Gottovi moved that landfill operations be priced at a per ton amount rather than~by cubic yards. o o o 395 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 26, 1979 (CONTINUED) PRESENTATION OF CORRECTED BIDS (CONTINUED) The following persons commented. Mr. Austin Little, of the City of Wilmington Public Works Department Mr. Robert Williams, County Engineer Mr. Lonnie Poole Mr. Chris McKeithan Mr. Joe Eskridge Comm. Gottovi withdrew her motion. AWARD OF LANDFILL BID Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, that the contract be awarded on the basis of cubic yards. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Armistead, Gottovi, O',Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Wright Comm. Armistead moved to accept the bid not operating the transfer station at Kure Beach. Chm. Williams made a substitute motion that the County wait and see if Carolina Beach and Kure Beach could work out a solution between themselves on this sit~ation. Comm. Gottovi seconded Comm. Armistead's motion and upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Absent: Comm. Armistead, Gottovi and O'Shields Chm. Williams Comm. Wright Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, that based on the information received the Contract be awarded to Waste Industries of New Hanover County, Inc. Upon vote, the motion tied as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Absent: Comm. Armistead and O'Shields Comm. Gottovi and Chm. Williams Comm. Wright Comm. Williams moved that Browning-Ferris Industries be awarded the Contract. Comm. Gottovi commented. Mr. Chris McKeithan commented. Comm. Williams repeated her motion that the Contract be awarded to Browning- Ferris Industries. The motion died for lack o~ a second. County Attorney Fox commented. The following persons offered additional comments: Mr. Lonnie Poole ,Mr. Joe Eskridge Ms. Jane Graeffe Mr. Jack Sher Mr. Peter Rayais Comm. O'Shields Comm. O'Shields moved that the Contract be awarded to Waste Industries. The motion died for lack of a second. Comm. Williams moved, seconded byComm. Gottovi, to award the Contract to Waste Management, Inc. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Voting Noe: Absent: Comm. Armistead, Gottovi and Chm. Williams Comm. O'Shields Comm. Wright COMMENDATION FOR WORK ON BID SPECIFICATIONS County Manager Eller commended Miss Kathy Murchison and Mr. Mike Taylor of the Engineering Department for their work on this project and putting all the specifications together. 396 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 26, 1979 (CONTINUED) ADJOURNMENT Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 1:24 o'clock p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~..8-~~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board abr o MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 7, 1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, May 7, 1979, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. M~mbers present were commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Karen E. Gottovi; Claud b'Shields,' Jr.; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Ellen C. Williams; County Manager Dan W. Eller; 'Attorney Joseph O. Taylor, Jr. of th~ County Attorney\s Office; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order. Rev. N. R. Daniels of Price Cathedral AME Zion Church offered the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 17, 1979, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF APRIL 23 AND 26, 1979 Comm.. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to approve the Minutes of the Regular ~eting of April 17, 1979. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. ] Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting at 8:00 o'clock a. m. on April 23, 1979. Upon vote, the motion carried 0 unanimously. Comm. Wright requested permission to abstain from voting on the Minutes of the Special Meeting at 7:00 o'clock p. m. on April 23, 1979, as she did not attemd'the->' lIlee,ting. This was agreed to by common consent. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to Special Meeting at 7:00 o'clock p. m. on April 23, 1979. as follows: approve the Minutes of the Upon vote, the motion carried Voting Aye: Abstaining: Comm. Armistead, Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Wright Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of April 26, 1979. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. RETIREMENT PRESENTATION Chm. Williams recognized Mr. O. M. Parker on his retirement after 3 years of service as a General Utility Worker at the Airport for 3 years. PUBLIC HEARING - AMBULANCE FRANCHISE Notice had been given that the Commissioners would hear from persons wishing to comment on the ' revocation of the Ambulance Franchise issued to New Hanover Ambulance Service, Inc. Mr. Henry Hoyle, owner of New Hanover Ambulance Service, and his attorney Mr. Peter Grear, appeared before the Board to answer.questions. o Mr. Grear requested copies of any written complaints that had been received. Mr. J. D. Melvin appeared before the Board to describe service he had received from the company. Mr. Hoyle responded to Mr. Melvin's complaints. .