2007-08-30 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSBOOK 31
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, AUGUST 30, 2007 PAGE 174
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday, August 30,
2007, at 4:05 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; Commissioner Ted Davis, Jr.; Commissioner
William A. Kopp, Jr.; Commissioner Nancy H. Pritchett; County Attorney Wanda M. Copley; Clerk to the Board
Sheila L. Schult and County Manager Bruce T. Shell.
Vice-Chairman Robert G. Greer 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 September 4, 2007 Regular Session meeting agenda and Water and Sewer District meeting
agenda.
The Board discussed Consent Agenda Item 3 - Adoption of Resolution Approving the Sole Source Award
to Best Uniforms, Inc., for Customized Blauer Rain Gear. The Board requested that Sheriff Causey be present at the
Board meeting to answer questions.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 1 - Consideration of Civil Workplace Protocol Resolution and
Approval of Proposed Personnel Policy Revisions. Human Resources Director Cathy Morgan provided an overview
of the personnel policy revisions and answered questions from the Board. Chairman Caster requested
Commissioner Pritchett to read the resolution at the Board meeting.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 2 - Public Hearing on Authorizing the Approval of an
Installment Purchase Contract and Deed of Trust. Finance Director Avril Pinder reported that the Public Hearing is
a requirement for the financing of the water treatment plant that was approved at the Board?s August 13, 2007
meeting. There is no required Board action. County Manager Bruce Shell provided the following timeline:
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September 17 - Board?s consideration of wells and budget amendment
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October 1 - Board?s consideration of treatment plant bids and budget amendment
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October 2 - Local Government Commission is scheduled to meet
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October 15 - Board?s consideration of concentrate line construction bids and budget amendment
Planning Director Chris O?Keefe provided an overview of the following Planning Department items:
Regular Agenda Item 3.1 - Road Naming (SN-102, 08/07) - Request by Planning Staff and E-911 to Name
an Unnamed Road to Marsh Cove Lane Located Near the 5900 Block of Myrtle Grove Road.
Regular Agenda Item 3.2 - Address Assignments (AA-001,08/07) - Request by Planning Staff and E-911 to
Reassign Street Addresses to a Portion of Sanders Road Located Between River and Carolina Beach Roads.
Regular Agenda Item 3.3 - Conditional Rezoning (Z-861, 4/07) - Request by Shanklin and Nichols, PA for
ACI-Pine Ridge, LLC to Rezone Approximately 16.2 Acres Located off N. Market Street at Porters Neck Road in
the Transition and Wetland Resource Protection Land Classifications from B-1 Neighborhood Business Zoning
District to CD(B-2) Conditional District Highway Business to Locate a 169,000 sq. ft. Commercial Building for Up
to 42 Possible Uses. Planning Director O?Keefe provided copies of the revised staff summary and maps showing
the proposed placement of a secondary access road. He reported that the Petitioner has agreed to limit the use to
only Building Materials and Garden Supplies and to install a private well for irrigation purposes. The Petitioner has
also agreed to design, permit and construct a collective sewer system to serve the site per Sanitary District
specifications.
After a question and answer period, the Board discussed requiring the condition that the proposed road be
completed by the time the Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
Regular Agenda Item 3.4 - Rezoning (Z-869, 8/07) - Request by James D. Smith, Attorney for William F.
Canady to Rezone Approximately 0.65 Acre Located West of Market Street, at 113 Sweetwater Drive in the
Transition Land Classification from R-15 Residential District to O&I Office & Institutional District. The proposed
rezoning request is revised from the original request. Due to citizen concerns, the Planning Board requested the
Petitioner to amend the request to include only the lot located at 113 Sweetwater Drive. The Petitioner agreed to
withdraw Lot #4, which fronts Country Haven Drive, from the request.
Regular Agenda Item 3.5 - Rezoning (Z-870, 8/07) - Request by Withers & Ravenel for Louise Stevens to
Rezone 9.25 Acres from R-15 Residential District to R-10 Residential District at 4451 & 4453 Gordon Road in the
Transition Land Classifications. The change will result in a density change from 2.5 units per acre to 3.3 units per
acre and drainage issues have been addressed.
Regular Agenda Item 3.6 - Text Amendment (A-361, 8/07) - Request by Staff to Amend Section 111 of the
Zoning Ordinance to Require Applicants to Conduct a Community Information Meeting Prior to Submission of
Requests for Planned Development, Riverfront Mixed Use, or Conditional Use District Zoning Actions.
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Regular Agenda Item 3.7 - Text Amendment (A-362, 8/07) - Request by Staff to Amend Section 71-1 of
the Zoning Ordinance to Add Language Establishing a Policy on Resubmittal of Denied Special Use Permit
Applications.
Regular Agenda Item 3.8 - Text Amendment (A-363, 8/07) - Request by Staff to Amend Section 111 of the
Zoning Ordinance to Establish a Policy and Procedure Relating to Continuances of Rezoning Cases.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 5 - Consideration of Revisions to New Hanover County Code,
Section Five: Animals and Fowl. Animal Control Services Manager Jean McNeil and Health Director David Rice
provided an overview of the two requested revisions:
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Proposed Section 5-28 is a new addition to the Code and would prohibit awarding animals as prizes.
The change was requested by a citizen regarding the sale of animals as prizes at county fairs and other
events.
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Proposed Section 5-63(b) is adding language to the existing Code regulating the policy on scheduling
hearings with owners of a dangerous dog or potentially dangerous dog.
The Board held a discussion on the proposed Section 5-28 with Chairman Caster, Commissioner Davis and
Commissioner Kopp voicing their concern on the necessity of the ban and the difficulty of enforcement. The
consensus of the Board was to withdraw the proposed Section 5-28 from the Agenda for further study.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 6 - Consideration of Award of Bid 08-0042 and Approval of
Contract 08-0042 to Sam English of VA, Inc. for the Purchase of Boiler Tubes Panels for Boiler #2 at WASTEC.
Finance Director Avril Pinder and Environmental Management Director John Hubbard provided an overview of the
request reporting that the leaking boiler tubes are twenty-three years old and the replacement of the tubes is routine
maintenance. Sam English of VA, Inc. submitted the most responsive bid and can provide the most cost efficient
lead time of sixteen weeks. Each month that the boiler remains inoperable is estimated to cost WASTEC $147,000
in lost revenues.
Interim County Engineer Dennis Ihnat provided an overview of the following Water and Sewer District
items:
Water and Sewer District Agenda Item 3 - New Hanover County Water System Overview and Water
Treatment Plant Project Progress Update. Jordan Peck will be presenting the update. No District Board action is
being requested.
Water and Sewer District Agenda Item 4 -Northeast Interceptor Improvements Project Status Update.
Chris Ford, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., will be presenting the update. No District Board action is being
requested.
ADDITIONAL ITEM
Commissioner Kopp introduced a resolution that the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization adopted at their meeting on Wednesday requesting Governor Easley to call a special session of the
General Assembly to discuss local, regional and statewide transportation funding issues. He requested the Board
consider adopting a similar resolution at Tuesday?s Board meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Caster adjourned the meeting at 5:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board