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Home My WebLink About1981-06-29 Special Meeting o n o '0 , MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 29, 1981 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Monday, June 29, 1981, at 8:30 a. ffi. in' the Assembly Room, New Hanover I County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were Commissioners Jonathan Barfield; Donald P. Blake; Karen E. Gottovi; Chairman Claud O'Shields, Jr.; County Manager G. Felix Cooper; County Attorney James ,C. Fox; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. Comm. Howard L. Armistead, Jr. was absent. 869 , Chm. O'Shields called the meeting to order,a'nd stated the purposes for which the Special Meeting had been called. APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT W. POPE AS COUNTY ATTORNEY Comm. Blake MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Bart~eld, to appoint Mr. Robert W. Pope as County Attorney effective July 1, 1981. Upon vote, the motion CARRIED AS FOLLOWS:, "\ \; Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Barfield, Blake, Gottovi and Chm. O'Shields Comm. Armistead EXPLANATION OF COMM. ARMISTEAD'S ABSENCE Chm. O'Sh~elds stated that Comm. Armistead called in and reported that he had an emergency he had to attend to and would try to get to the meeting as soon as possible. " ADOPTION OF 1981/82 BUDGET ORDINANCE County Manager Cooper expla~ned how the funds for Services for the Aging and RSVP were included in the Budget Ordinance and he also explained that funds were 'appropriated in the budget for repair work on the Courthouse. Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Blake, that the Budget Ordinance for 1981/82 be adopted as presented. Upon vote, the' motion CARRIED AS FOLLOWS: Voting Aye: Comm. Barfield, Blake, Gottovi and Chm. O'Shields Absent: ~g~url'~flm,it~e&fopHgfl grp~~S~tfBf:d@r[flJae~ristead' 8 A copy of the Budget Ordinance is contained in Exhibit Book VIII, Page 44. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA CONTAINING YEAR-END BUDGET AMEND~lliNTS County Manager Cooper expla~ned that several budget amendments were necessary to clear up accounts for the end of the fiscal year. Upon MOTION by Ch. O'Shields, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, the following budget amendments were APPROVED AS FOLLOWS: Vot~~g ~ye: Comm. Barfield, Blake, Gottovi'and Chm. O'Shields Absent: Comm. Armistead BUDGET AMENDMENT - ADMINISTRATION To cover June charges and transfers: Debit Credit - Acct. #11 445 61, Contingencies $2,650. - Acct. #11 420 11, Telephone & Postage 600. Acct. #11 420 12, Printing 2,000 Acct. #11 420 74, Capital Outlay - Equip. 50. BUbGE~ AMENDMENT ~ CONTINGENCIES/TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS To correct transfer of funds trom Cont~ngenc~es: Debit Transfer to Public' Assistance Transfer to Health Public Assistance Fund Public Health Fund 61, 44, 91 , , 92, I , #11 445 #11 445 #11 663 #11 663 $6,066. 114. 6,066. 114. - Ac c t. Ac c t. - Acct. Acc t. Credit 870 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 29, 1981 APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (CONTINUED) BUDGET AMENDMENT -PLANNING To dl.sburse payment to the City of Wilmington for their portion of CAMA grant. The total revenue was received by the County and an invoice received from the City for $11,783.37. Debit - Acct. #11 299 00, - Acct. #11 350 48, Acct. #11 490 69, Unappropriated Fund Balance, $11,800. Land Use Planning $11,800. Planning Program $11,800. ~ , o Credit BUDGET AMENDMENT - TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS To appropr1ate the balance due, to Debt Servi~e for this year: Debit -Acct. #11 329 00, Interest on Investments $166,014. Credit -Acct. #11 663 90, Transfer to Debt Service $166,014. AUTHORIZATION FOR COUNTY MANAGER TO HIRE APPRAISERS FOR NORTHEAST INTERCEPTOR PROJECT D1rector ot Eng1neer1ng & Facilities Ed Hilton explained the changes in the sco~e of work for the Northeast Interceptor Project having to do w1th the location of the force main and requested that the County Manager be authorized to enter agree- ments with the property owners to save time in right-of-way acquisitions. Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Blake, to authorize the County Manager to employ appraisers for the Northeast Interceptor project right-of-way and to enter into sales agreements for the ~roperty subject to the approval of the County Commiss10ners. Upon vote, the motion CARRIED AS FOLLOWS: ,Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Barfield, Blake, Gottovi and Chm. O'Shields Comm. Armistead o EMS CONTRACTS WITH NEW HANOVER AND ODGEN VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUADS County Manager Cooper explained the contracts with New Hanover and Ogden Volunteer Rescue Squads for providing emergency medical services in the County. County Attorney Fox commented. Col. Ben Washburn, Civil Preparedness Coordinator and Emergency Medical Services Coordinator commented. Comm. Barfield MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Got~ovi, to approve the contracts with Ogden and New Hanover Volunteer Rescue Squads. Upon vote, the motion CARRIED AS FOLLOWS: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Barfield, Blake, Gottovi and Chm. O'Shields Comm. Armistead , Co~ies of the Contracts are on file, in the County Manager s Office. o WORK SESSION ON PROPOSED CABLE TELEVISION'ORDINANCE The Comm1ss10ners, County Manager and County Attorney discussed the proposed Cable Television Ordinance with the following persons: Mr. David Barefoot, Attorney for Jones Intercable Mr. Jim Keller, Vice-President of Jones Intercable Mr. Dean Brincamp, Area Manager of Jones Intercable Mr. Richard Carl, Local Manager of Jones Intercable Mr. George Rountree III, Attorney for Vision Cable Co. Mr. Bill Green, Local Manager,of Vision Cable Co. o o o MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 29, 1981 BREAK Chm. O'Shields recessed the meeting for o'clock a. m. until 10:14 o'clock-,a.- m. 871 a break from 9:57 WORK SESSION ON PROPOSED CABLE TELEVISION ORDINANCE (CONTINUED) , After lengthy d~scuss~on, ~t was agreed that the County, Manager and County Attorney would work on the proposed Ordinance and make recommendations to the Commissioners. WORK SESSION ON LAND USE PLAN Mr. Ken S~ll~man of the County Planning Department and Mr. Glen Ha,beck-of the City of Wilmington Planning Department appeared before the Board to answer questions and explain the proposed Wilmington-New Hanover Land Use Plan Policies for Growth and Development draft of 6/1/81. Comm. 'Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Corrun. Barfield, to send the revised draft of the Wilmington-New Hanover Land Use flan Policies for Growth and Development to the Coastal Resources Commission for review. Upon vote, the motion CARRIED AS FOLLOWS: Voting Aye: Absent: Corrun. Barfield, Blake, Gottovi and Chm. O'Shields Comm. Armistead , COUNTY MANAGER YEAR-END STATEMENT County Manager Cooper thanked the Commissioners on behalf of the staff for their support during the budget preparations and on behalf of all the County employees for the cost of living salary increase that was approved. DISCUSSION ON LEGISLATION The Comm~ss~oners d~scussed legislative matters that were pending in the General Assembly that affected the County. ADJOURNMENT Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the motiorr CARRIED AS FOLLOWS: Voting Aye: Absent: Comm. Barfield, Blake, Gottovi and Chm.O'Shields Comm. Armistead Chm. O'Shields adjourned the meeting at 11:40 o'clock a. m. Respectfullx s~mitte~, ~~./(~ AlyclB. Rusmisell, Clerk , MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, JULY 7, 1981 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met ~n Regular Session on Monday, July 7, 1981, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Assembly Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. . Members present were Commissioners Howard L. Armistead, Jr.; Jonathan Barfield; Donald P. Blake; Karen E. Gottovi; Chairman Claud O'Shields, Jr.; County Manager G. Felix Cooper; County Attorney Robert W. Pope; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Rusmisell. No members were absent. Chm. O'Shields called the meeting to order and offered the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETINGf JUNE l~ 1981; CONTINUED MEETING JUNE 8, 1981; AND SPECIAL MEE"ING, JU E 11, 1981 Upon MOTION by Comm. Blakei, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, the Minutes of the Regular Meet!ing on June I, 1981, and , continuation on June 8, ~98l, were UNANIMOUSLY approved as presented.