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1979-06-11 Special Meeting o o o 425 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 11, 1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of June 11, 1979, at 8:30 o'clock a. m. Administration Building, Wilmington, , Commissioners met in Special Session on Monday, . in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County I; North Carolina. 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; Joseph O. Taylor, Jr. of the County Attorney's Office; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order. Comm. Wright offered the invocation. DISCUSSION ON APPOINTMENTS TO CAPE FEAR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Department of Community Colleges had requested a statement from the County assuring the State Board of Education of New Hanover County's concurrence in a commit- ment to increase the number of black persons serving on the Board of Trustees of Cape Fear Technical Institute if that Board is not fairly representative of the pop- ulation segments. Comm. Gottovi moved to send them a letter saying that in the future the County would assure that at least one of its 4 appointments to the Board of Cape Fear Technical Institute would be black. The motion died for lack of a second. Comm. Armistead moved seconded by Comm. Gottovi, that as our appointments come up, we will consider the percentage of blacks on the Board and the percentage of blacks in the County and try to at least equal or exceed that if possible. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. BUDGET TRANSFER - ENGINEERING Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to approve the following budget transfer in the Engineering budget to acquire additional gasoline for storage: Debit Credit - Acct. #11 445 61, Contingencies Acct. #11 555 48, Purchase for Resale $12,000 $12,000 Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. ABANDONMENT OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS FOR LANDFILL SITE Chm. Williams reported that Waste Management, Inc. had recommended that the con- demnation proceedings not be continued for the proposed landfill site on the Holly Shelter Road as it would not be suitable for that purpose. County Manager Eller and County Engineer Bob Williams reported on the possibility of using an old landfill site near Carolina Beach and negotiating a new contract with Waste Management for the operation of that site. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, not to, enter into the final condemnation on the property on the Holly Shelter Road due to the reason that it would not meet the criteria for the landfill and to write a letter to International Paper Company thanking them for their cooperation in working with the County in trying to expedite this matter. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. BUDGET TRANSFER - GOVERNING BODY Comm. Armistead moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to transfer $300.00 from Contingencies, Acct. #11 445 61, to Professional Services, Acct. #11 410 04, in the Governing Body Budget to pay the appraisers for the revised appraisal of the proposed landfill site. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously., DISCUSSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN LOCATING LANDFILL SITE County Manager Eller requested direction from the Board on whether or not they wished to reimburse Lonnie Poole for expenses incurred in locating a site for the Landfill. It was agreed to put this matter on the agenda for discussion on June 18. APPOINTMENT OF LANDFILL SEARCH COMMITTEE Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. ~rmistead, to appoint a public body (a com- mittee) to help in the ,search for a landfill site with the committee to be composed of several citizens from different groups - 1 from.the general public, Mrs. Betty Scott; 1 from the Soil & Water Board, Mrs. Cecelia Pleasants; the Chairman of the Sierra Club, the Chairman of the Clean Water Association; the Chairman of the Harmony Among Living Things group and that the committee be chaired by a Commissioner who had access to the Board's records and secretarial help and that the Commissioner be Mrs. Gottovi because she was interested in environmental matters; that the committee report back 426 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 11, 1979 (CONTINUED) APPOINTMENT OF LANDFILL SEARCH COMMITTE (CONTINUED) to the Commission each month and that a six-month limit be put on it for the search so that another six months would be allowed for permitting if it was needed. Comm. Gottovi requested that the committee be allowed to include in its prerogatives the study of alternatives to landfills. Comm., Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Armistead, to ask the County Engineer and the County Manager, or whoever succeeded him, to look into the feasibility of incineration, a site, and the cost and the type to find out for certain whether or not it would be feasible. Comm. O'Shields requested that the motion include making contact with neighboring 0 counties as to the possibilities of joint ventures. Comm. Wright stated that the motion was intended that they study anything that they thought would be feasible. County Engineer Williams requested clarification as to whether or not the committee would be confined only to incineration or could study other alternatives. Comm. Wright included in her motion the study of other alternatives. Mrs. Betty Scott commented. Upon vote, Comm. Wright's first motion"carried unanimously. Upon vote, Comm. Wright's second motion carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 9:08 o'clock a. m. Respectfully submitted, ~,(j.;1~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board o abr MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 18, 1979 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, June 18, 1979, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. 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; Attorney Joseph O. Taylor, Jr. of the'County' Ad:orn'ey' s Office; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were'~bsent. Chairman Williams called the meeting to order. In the absence of a minister to give the invocation, Chairman Williams led the reciting of the Lord's Prayer. o APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, MAY 30, 1979 Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of May 30, 1979. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Abstaining: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead .:< "" APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 4, 1979 " - - , " Comm. Wright pointed out that on Page 417 under the,Public Hearing to con~ider rezoning property from R-lS to A-I, in the third from the last line the word""to" should be ,changed to "of"; on page 423 under the Budget Amendment for Agr'icultural Extension, the word "moved" needed to be inserted in the motion after Comm. Wright; and on Page 424 at the top of the page the terms of the appointments to the Council on the Status of Women needed to be inserted.