2007-07-19 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSBOOK 31
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, JULY 19, 2007 PAGE 148
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday, July 19, 2007, at
4:08 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; Deputy County Attorney Kemp Burpeau; Clerk to the
Board Sheila L. Schult and County Manager Bruce T. Shell.
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 July 23, 2007 Regular Session meeting agenda and Water and Sewer District meeting
agenda.
The Board discussed Consent Agenda Item 8 ? Adoption of Resolution Declaring the Castle Hayne
Planning Initiative a Priority and Directing Planning Staff to Work with the Castle Hayne Community on this
Initiative. Commissioner Kopp stated that this is a very important initiative for the residents of the Castle Hayne
community and that he intends to pull the item off the Consent Agenda for discussion.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 5 ? Presentation on House Bill 1227 and Consideration of a
Resolution of Support. New Hanover Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees Chairman Bruce Prouty and Vice
President of Legal Affairs Lori Feezor answered questions from the Board. After discussion and suggestions by the
Board, staff was directed to add the wording ?for construction and equipment? to the resolution for the Board?s
consideration.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 6 ? Consideration of New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Board of Trustees? Term Limits. Chairman Caster reported that this item has been withdrawn from the agenda at the
request of New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 7 ? Consideration of Veterans Park ? Phase IV Parks Bond
Project. Parks Director Neal Lewis reported that the architect for the project will be in attendance at the meeting to
provide a power point presentation and answer questions.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 8 ? Consideration of Flemington Soccer Complex Interlocal
Agreement. Parks Director Neal Lewis provided a brief overview of the changes to the interlocal agreement and
answered questions from the Board. Commissioner Pritchett requested Director Lewis to provide the Board with a
cost analysis for a soccer field irrigation system at Monday?s meeting.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 9 ? Consideration of Allocation of County Funds for Smith
Creek Land Purchase Pending Receipt of Clean Water Management Trust Fund Grant and Adoption of Ordinance
for Budget Amendment 2008-08. Senior Environmental Planner Shawn Ralston presented an overview of the
proposed request and answered questions from the Board.
The Board reviewed Committee Appointments for the following:
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Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
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Board of Fire Commissioners - Commissioner Pritchett reported that the applicant is not eligible
in the At-Large Community Representative category.
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Commission for Women
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Inspections Department Advisory Council
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Planning Board
District Chairman Kopp reported that there is an additional item that has been submitted for the Water and
Sewer District Agenda.
The District Board discussed Additional Item 3 - Budget Amendment for Installation of Three Pee Dee
Aquifer Production Wells and Three Observation Wells at Ogden Park. Interim County Engineer Dennis Ihnat
presented an overview of the request and answered questions from the Board.
District Commissioner Kopp requested that staff be prepared to brief the Board on the history of Bradley
Creek water quality, the process used by the contractors to notify the residents concerning the Bradley Creek Outfall
Rehabilitation project and an overview of the recent spills.
Additional Items
The Board discussed Additional Item 1 ? Adoption of Resolution Requesting the North Carolina Turn Pike
Authority to Explore Additional Alternatives to Fund the Gap for the Cape Fear Skyway and Additional Item 2 ?
Adoption of Resolution Supporting Recurring State Gap Funding Commitment to Accelerate Construction of the
Cape Fear Skyway. Chairman Caster reported that the Community Growth Planning Core Team of the Greater
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce has requested the Board of Commissioners adopt the following two resolutions:
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A resolution requesting the North Carolina Turnpike Authority to explore alternatives to fund the gap
for the Cape Fear Skyway and to include studying the potential of tolling a portion of the Wilmington
Bypass.
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A resolution requesting the General Assembly to commit to expeditiously providing the necessary
recurring State gap funding to the Turnpike Authority, exempt from the State allocation formula, in
order to support the construction of the Cape Fear Skyway as a proposed turnpike project, in order to
minimize inflation costs and reduce uncertainty regarding the project.
Two draft resolutions are available for the Board?s consideration on Monday.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Caster adjourned the meeting at 5:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board