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Home My WebLink About1980-05-05 Regular Meeting 588 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 21, 1980 (CONTINUED) ADDITIONAL ITEMS -,COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY MANAGER (CONTINUED) ACCEPTANCE OF HYDROGEOLOG1ST PROPOSAL FOR STUDY OF POTENTIAL GROUNDWATER SUPPLY (CONTINUED) Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shie1ds, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead DISCUSSION ON BIDS FOR FLEMINGTON WATER SYSTEM County Manager Cooper reported that information and bid specifications were ready to put the F1emington Water System out on bids and recommended that the Commis~' sioners allow that the request for bids be released. o DISCUSSION ON CONSULTANT'S FINAL REPORT ON LANDFILL SITES CountyMan~gerCooper requested direction from the Board on the time schedule for public input and for his recommendations on the proposed site selection. It was-felt that a letter should be written to the Consultants expressing the Board's concern about the time restraints the County was under. Mr. Walter Yates commented. Rev. Whitted commented. APPOINTMENT OF JABE V. HARDEE TO ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Comm. O'Shie1ds moved, seconded by Chm. Williams, to appoint Mr. Jabe V. Hardee as an Alternate Member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment to fill an unexpired term until November 15, 1981. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, 0'Shie1ds, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead ADJOURNMENT Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shie1ds, Wright and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead o Chm. Williams adjourned the meeting at 11:50 o'clock a.m. Respectfully submitted, ~,.<$.;{~ Alyce B. Rusmise11 Clerk to the Board MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 5, 1980 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, May 5, 1980, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were Commissioners Karen E. Gottovi; Claud Q'Shields, Jr.; Chairman Ellen ,C. Williams; County Manager George F. Cooper; County Attorney James C. Fox; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell~ Commissioner Howard L. Armistead, was absent. Jr. Chm. Williams called the meeting to order o Comm. O'Shields offered the invocation. Chm. Williams stated that Comm. Armistead was absent due to a death in his family. o o o I " MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 5, 1980 (CO~INUED) 589 APPROVAL OJ:' MINUTES; SPECIAL MEET;ING, APRIL 17, 1980, AND REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 21,1980 Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to'approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of April 17, 1980, as presented. Upon'vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. williams Comm. Armistead Voting Aye: Absent: to approve the Minutes of the h . . d I vote, t e mot~on carr~e aj Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. williams Comm. Armistead Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, Regular Meeting of April 21, 1980, as presented. Upon follows: APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Comm. Gottovi requested information as to whether or not Trask Park had ,been completed yet and was informed that it'was not completely finished. Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, approval of the following items on the consent agenda: AIR WILMINGTON LEASE AGREEMENT Lease changes granted temporarily to Air wilmington for months of December, 1979, ,and January, February and March, 1980, were extended for the months of April and Mayas recommended by the Airport Commission. ACCEPTANCE OF AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN UPDATE The Airport Layout Plan Update was accepted as recommended by the Airport Com- mission. AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE LICENSE FOR APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM LEASE The Chairman was authorized to execute'"License' NumberDOTFA79S011730 with'~the FAA concerning the Approach Landing System (ALS) Lease as recommended by the Airport Commission. TIME EXTENSION GRANTED TO MORRIS CONSTRUCTION CO. FOR COMPLETION OF TRASK PARK A time extension of 13 ,calendar days for bad weather and 2 calender days for change order No.1 was granted to Morris Construction Company for the T~ask Park project. BUpGET, TRANSFER-LIBRARY CAPITAL PROJECT The following transfer in the library Capital Project to cover expenses incurred by Michael Associates Design Consultants for assisting the Library Construction Committee in the selection of furnishings for the building: Debit - Acct. Credit - Acct. t82 575 78, Equipment t82 575 77, Owner Furnished Consultant $3,500. $3,500. BUDGET TRANSFER - SHERIFF' 's DEPARTMENT The following transfer in the Sheriff's Department budget in order for the Sheriff and Lt. Val lender to attend the National 911 Planning Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 9-11: Debit - Acct. Credit - Acct. *11 510"13', 'Utilities tJ.1.',510 14, Trayel;, Meetings~&_Schools $1;-300.", $1,309. BUDGET AMENDMENT - -DATA':PROCESSING AND FINANCE The following transfer in .th~_Data.Processing p~dget~t6 and materials in the computer room: furnish additional supplies Debit Credit - Acct. tll 441 04, Professional Services Acct. tll 441 33, Supplies & Materials $ $ 750. 750. The following transfer in the Data Processing and Finance budget to set up transporation charges due on computer and to set up sales tax payment on computer: Debit - Acct. tll 440 04, Professional Services Acct. tll 440 05, FICA Acct. tll 440 06, Group Insurance Acct. tlJ. 440 14, Travel, Meetings & Schools $ 188. 500. 400. 611. 590 MINUTES OF REGULAR;,"MEETING, MAY 5, 1980 (CONTINUED) APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (CONTINUED) BUDGET AMENDMENT- DATA PROCESSING AND FINANCE (CONTINUED) Credit - Account tll 441, 74 Capital Outlay $1,699. Revenue ; Debit - Credit- Account tll 367 01, Sales Tax Refund Account tll 660 37, State Sales Tax Account t11;660 39, County Sales Tax $4';439.43 $3,329.57 $1,109.86 The following transfer in the Finance budget to reallocate money to areas of 0 need. The capital outlay was to pur~hase a binding machine to be used for audit report and budget: Debit - Acct. Ul 440 07, Retirement Acct. Ul 440 45, Contracted Services Credit- Acct. Ul 440 32, Copying & Duplicating Acct. Ul 440 33, Supplies & Materials Acct. Ul 440 73, Capital Outlay $1,000. $1,500. $1,000. 750. 750. BUDGET TRANSFER - LIBRARY The following transfer in the Library budget to account for supplemental State Aid funds which would be used for supplies, audiovisual and office equipment and travel on Library business: Debit - Acct. tll 350 42, Supplemental State Aid Grant Credit - Acct. tll 630 33, Supplies & Materials Acct. #11 630 14, Travel, Meetings & Schools $1,352. $1,052. 300. BUDGET TRANSFERS - BUILDING & GROUNDS The following transfer in the Buildings & Grounds budget because of a shortage of funds due to the addition of Snow's Cut Park and Trask Park: Debit - Acct. Credit - Acct. " - Acct. Ul 620 73, Ul 535 16, Ul 535 31, Capital Outlay - Other Improvements Maint & Repair - Equipment Automotive Supplies $1, 700. $ 500. $1,200. o The following transfer in the Buildings and Grounds budget due to additional use of personal vehicles: Debit - Acct. tll 535 15, Maint & Repair - Buildings & Grounds 500. Credit - Acct.'tll 535 10, Auto Allowance 500. BUDGET TRANSFERS - HEALTH DEPARTMENT The following transfer in the Health Department Family Planning budget to account for additional Title XX funds granted to the Health Department as a one-time expenditure grant. The equipment to be purchased would include a calculator, rolodex, filing system, typewriter and film. Debit - Acct. t44 368 10, Revenue (plus) $3,200. Acct. t44 592 14, Tr,avel, Meetings & Schools $ 500. Credit- Acct. t44 592 33, Supplies & Mate'rials $ 450. Acct. t44 592 74, Equipment $3,250. The following transfer in the Health Department WIC budget to' account for the difference 'in the amount of funds ordered and the amount actually spent for the year ending 9/30/79: Debit - Acct. t44 358 16, WIC income Credit - Acct. t44 598 57, Misc. Expenditure '$ 603.85 $ 603.85 o Upon vote, the motion for approval of the above consent agenda items carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields, and Chm. williams Comm. Armistead o o o MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 5, 1980 (CONTINUED) 591 PUBLIC HEARING i Notice had been given that a public hearing would be held by the Board of , Commissioners of New Hanover County on Monday, May 5, 1980, at 7:00 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the County Administration Building, 320 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, to consider the following: I . . . . I PUBLIC HEARING TO ,CONSIDER REZONING PROPERTY (APPROXIMATELY 166, ACRES) LOCATED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF, NORTH ,KERR AVENUE AT THE INTERSECTION OF' SMITH'S' CREEK AND NORTH KERR AVENUE FROM' AN' A-l (AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL) DISTRICT TO AN, R-15 (HESIDENTm), ' DISTRICT.-~ , _ I Chm. Williams reported that the petitioner had requested this cas~ be continued until the first meeting in June. , Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to continue this public hearing to the first meeting in June as requested by the petitioner. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO USE PROPERTY (1402 AIRLIE ROAD) LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF AIRLIE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1,650 FEET SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF AIRLIE ROAD AND U.S. HWY. 74 FOR MARINE SERVICE FACI- LITIES EXPANSION IN A B-1 (BUSINESS) DISTRICT. Mr. Charles Lilley of 'the Planning Department reported that a Special Use Permit had been granted for this property in July of 1979; that the petitioner had not been able to act on his plan within the 6 months time period and was asking for another Special Use Permit for this property. Mr. Lilley reported that the Planning Commission had considered this request at its meeting on April 2, 1980, and both the Planning Staff and Planning Commission had recommended reissuance of the p~rmit. Chm. Williams asked if there was anyone present to speak in favor of or in opposition to this request and no one appeared. After the Commission had considered the following four items and found them to be fact, la) that the use would not materially endanger the public health or safety if located where proposed and developed according to the plan as submitted and approved; (hI that ~the use met all required conditions and specifications; (c) that the use would not substantially injure the value of adjoining or abutting property or the use was a public necessity; and (d) that the location and character of the use, if developed according to the plan as submitted and approved, would be in harmony with the area in which it was to be located and in general conformity with the plan of development for New Hanover County, Comm O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, that the Special Use Permit be issued based on the same conditions as recommended by the Planning Commission. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead DISCUSSION ON COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN STATE FORESTRY SERVICE At the request of Chm. Williams, Mr. Laird Davison of the State Forestry Service , appeared before the Board to discuss and answer questions concerning New Hanover ,County's participation in the State Forestry Program for control of forest fires. Mr. Leonard H. Long, Chairman of the New Hanover County Fire Inspections Com- mittee, appeared before the Board to outline the position of the county's Volunteer Fire Departments on participation in this service~. Mr. Davison stated that the annual budget for New Hanover County at this time would be approximately $65,000 total, with a cost to New Hanover County of approximately $26,000 and the State $39,000. The following person commented: Mr. Bill Malloy, Winter Park VFD Mr. C.G. Berry ,Unidenfified lady Mr. Leonard Watts, Seagate VPD 'Y. ?Mr;.R.C. Shackelford, Airport Manager Mr. Kermit Honeycut, South Wilmington , WD 592 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 5, 1980 (CONTINUED) DISCUSSION ON COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN STATE FORESTRY SERVICE (CONTINUED) No action was taken pending receipt of information from other counties in the district that werescurrently using the service. BREAK ChID. Williams recessed the meeting for a break ,from 8:03 o'clock p.m. until 8:20 o'clock p.m. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY'S PROPOSAL FOR 911 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Mr. Hayward Maynard, of Southern Bell Telephone Company, appeared before 0 the Board and presented their proposal for a 911 communications system for New Hanover County. Mr. Maynard outlined the approximate costs involved for in- stallation and recurring monthly charges and answered questions from the Commissioners. Comm. O'Shields moved to proceed. Mr. C.G. Berry commented. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to proceed with the proposal as oqtlined and authorize the County Manager to write a Letter to Intent to Southern Bell Telephone Company. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead Comm. O'Shields requested that if new equipment became available prfor to the installation, the Board be notified so they could consider it rather than installing something that would be out of date by the time it was installed. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE FUNDS Mr. Tom Fields, Chairman of the Community-Based Alternatives Task Force, appeared before the Board to outline the following recommendations of the Task Force for the use of Community-Based Alternatives Funds for FY 1980/81: $39,692 $17 ,010 $ 6,000 - CBA funds In-Kind Match Cash Match from New Hanover County o 1. Emergency Shelter Care - to be operated by Youth Help, Inc. 2. Big Buddy Program - to be operated by Family Services/Travelers Aid $7,388 - CBA funds 3. Direction Sports P$ogram - to be operated by Child Advocacy Council $10,711 - CBA funds 4. Therapeutic Social Development - to be operated by Family Services/Travelers Aid $10,150 - ,CBA funds The Commissioners had been furnished copies of the proposals and representatives from each of the agencies involved we~e present to answer questions from the Commis- sioners. The following persons commented: Mr. Eric Luttmer Mr. John Webb Mr. Clarence Thompson Mrs. Flo Bolton Mr. Sid Bradsher o Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to accept the Bid Buddy Program, the Therapeutic Social Development Groups Program, the Direction Sports Program, and the New Hanover County Drug Abuse-Crisis Line/Open House Emergency Shelter Care Program. o ,0 o MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 5, 1980 (CONTINUED) 593 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES FUNDS ,(CONTINuED) ~n'vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead SOIL STEWARDSHIP WEEK PROCLAMATION Comm. O'Shields moved that the week of May 11-18, 1980, be proclaimed as Soil Stewardship Week in New ~anover County. Mr. H.B. Rivenbark, one of the District Supervisors of the Lower Cape Fear Soil and Water Conservation District, appeared before'the Board to request ,adoption of the Proclamation and answer any questions the Commissioners had. Comm. Gottovi seconded the motion and upon vote, it carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CAROLINA AND KURE BEACHES AS COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT CENTER Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to adopt the following Resolution: , WHEREAS, The Town of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach and their respective environs are located on Pleasure I~land, a part of New Hanover County, separated therefrom by the existance of Snow's Cut, a navigable channel leading from the Cape Fear River to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) and further situated fifteen miles from the City of Wilmington; and, ' WHEREAS, pursuant to the State of North Ca~lina's newly adopted Balanced Growth Policy, the two Towns' have applied jointly for designation as a Community Employment Center, for the purpose of promoting said policy by pursuing orderly development or redevelopment by having the potential to grow',and~the capacity to accommodate addi- tional growth; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY that we as the governing body of this county support the actions of the Towns of Carolina ~each and Kure Beach by their application for a growth center designation and quest for orderly growth and development. and, DO HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVE to assist the Towns of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach in seeking this designation under the State's Balanced Growth Policy. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. williams Comm. Armistead CONTINUATION OF INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK STUDY Airport Manager R.C. Shackelford, Jr. appeared before the Board to explain the Consultant's report on Phase I of the Industrial Airpark Study and stated that the Airport Commission had recommended the County Commissioners authorize the continuation with Phase II of the study. Comm. Industrial i' I O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Gottovi, to proceed with Phase II of Airpark Study. the Mr. William S. Funderburg commented. Upon vote, the motion to proceed carried as follows: ,:,Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT WITH HENRY VON OESEN & ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING County Manager Cooper explained the amendment to the Contract'with & Associates for additional engineering services. SERVICES Henry van Desen Mr. William S. Funderburg commented. Comm. Gottovi requested clarification on the order of priorties in the amendment. 594 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 5, 1980 (CONTINUED) AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT WITH HENRY VON OESEN & ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING 'SERVICES (CONTINUED) Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by C~: Williams, to approve Amendment Number Three to the Agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Henry von Oesen and Associates, subject to the County Manager's clearing up the point in question about the order of priorities. Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. williams Comm. Armistead A copy of the contract amendment is on file in the County'Manager's'Office. BREAK "":t,, Chm. 'Williams 'recessed the meeting for a break from 9:55 o'clock p.m. until 0 10:05 o'clock p.m. PRESENTATION OF PLANS FOR PROPOSED JUDICIAL BUILDING Mr. Herb McKim and Mr. John Sawyer of Ballard, McKim and Sawyer, Architects for the Judicial Building, appeared before the Board to present the most recent~~ proposed plans for the building. ' Mrs. Louise Rehder, Clerk of Superior Court, commented. Mr. William Funderburg commented. Comm. Gottovi moved to approve the schematic design and proceed with the next phase. Mrs. Lois LeRa~i Register of Deeds, commented. Comm. O'Shields seconded Comm. Gottovi's motion to proceed with the next phase and upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead ADDITIONAL ITEMS - COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY MANAGER DISCUSSIOl'lON POTENTIAL FOOD STAMP CRISIS Mr. Wayne Morris, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board to 0 explain the possibility of problems the County might encounter in the event the Federal Government cut off the funding for food stamps after May 15. Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded Social Services to set up the food if it became necessary. by Comm. O'Shields,to allow the Department of mechanism for receiving donations for emergency Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Camm. Gottovi, O'Shields, and Chm. Williams Absent: Comm. Armistead APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL ITEMS Comm. Gottovi moved approval of the following additional items: AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR TAX FORMS Award of Contract for printing Tax Department forms to Paper Products Company, as theirswas the only bid received. A copy of the bid tabulation is contained in Exhibit Book VII, Page 60. DONATION OF SURPLUS ROTATING BEACON TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA On recommendation of the Airport Commission, the donation of a surplus rotating beacon at the Airport to the Uilivers'ity of North Carolina as requested. BUDGET TRANSFER - CAPE FEAR TECH To account for fringe benefit contributions which original Cape Fear Technical Institute budget: ware miscalculated in the Debit - Acct. *6211, Contractual Services Acct. *6l30, Insurance - Other $ 562 528 o Credit- Acct. *7206, Retirement Contribution Acct. *7207, Social Security Hospitalization Contribution $ 676 373 41 595 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEEGING, MAY 5, 1980 (CONTINUED) ADDITIONAL ITEMS - COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY MANAGER (CONTINUED) BUDGET TRANSFER - BUILDING & GROUNDS To attend an update workshop on programming and repairing of voting machines, the following budget transfer: Debit - Acct. *11 535 36, Uniforms $ 350. Credit- Acct. *11 535 14, Travel, Meeting & Schools $ 350. BUDGET TRANSFER - HEALTH DEPARTMENT Due to increased costs in Dental materials, the following transfer in the 0 Health Department Dental Frogram: Debit - Acct. t44 599 10, Auto Allowance $ 50; . Acct. t44 599 14, Travel, Meetings & Schools ,450. Acct. t44 599 16, M &,":R - 'Equipment 270. Acct. t44 599 74, Capital Outlay - Equipment 1,000 Credit- Acct. t44 599 33, Supplies & Materials 1,770. BUDGET TRANSFER - ADMINISTRATION To cover cost of additional travel due to solid waste problems, the following transfer in the Administration Budget: Debit - Acct. tll 660 57, Miscellaneous Expense Credit- Acct. t11 420 14, Travel, Meetings & Schools $ 1,500. 1,500. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FROM N. C. HUMANITIES COMMITTEE FOR MUSEUM Acceptance of a Grant in the amount of $2,464 from the N.C. Humanities Committee for the Museum to produce a slide-tape program depicting work and leisure in the Lower Cape Fear.area. APPROVAL OF POSITION OF PAYROLL CLERK FOR FINANCE DEPARTMENT Approval of Finance Officer's request to hire a new payroll clerk to relieve the current clerk of those duties in order to allow her to devote more time to programming related functions in setting up the computer programs. o Comm. O'Shields seconded Comm. Gottovi's' motion for approval of the above items, and upon vote, the motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead COMMENDATION TO BOARD OF HEALTH AND HEALTH DIRECTOR FOR SOLID WASTE SEMINAR Comm. Gottovi requested that the Chairman write a letter from the Board to the Board of Health and Health Director commending them on the seminar they con- ducted on Solid Waste. SCHEDULE FOR LANDFILL SITE SELECTION PROCESS County Manager Cooper presented to the Commissioners a proposed schedule of the process for selection of a landfill site. It was agreed to meet at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, for the consultants to present their recommendation on the sites, and to hold a public hearing on Monday evening, May 19. ADJOURNMENT Comm. Gottovi moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motion carried as follows: o Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Williams Comm. Armistead Chm' Williams adjourned the meeting at.ll:24 o'clock p.m. Respectfully submitted, +IJ.J?~ Alyce B. Rusmisell Clerk to the Board