2011-05-12 Agenda Review NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 32
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING,MAY 12,2011 PAGE 185
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday, May 12, 2011,
at 4:00 p.m. in the Harrell Conference Room at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government
Center Drive, Wilmington,North Carolina.
Members present were: Chairman Jonathan Barfield, Jr.; Vice-Chairman Jason R. Thompson;
Commissioner Ted Davis, Jr.; Commissioner Richard G. Catlin; County Attorney Wanda M. Copley; Clerk to the
Board Sheila L. Schuh and Assistant County Managers Andre' Mallette and Chris Coudriet.
Commissioner Brian M.Berger arrived at 4:22 p.m.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
Chairman Barfield called the meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the meeting is to review
and discuss the Board's May 16, 2011,Regular Session meeting agenda. The Board reviewed the following items:
Consent Agenda Item 2 — Approval of Proposed New Hanover County Alcohol Beverage Control Board
Travel Policy. New Hanover County Alcohol Beverage Control CEO Dan Sykes reported that new legislation
requires that ABC Board's travel policies mirror the appointing authority's travel policy or the State's travel policy;
minor differences have been corrected in the revision to mirror the County's policy. Commissioner Catlin requested
the item be moved to the Regular Agenda for public presentation.
Consent Agenda Item 3 — Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Installment Purchase Contract with
RBC Bank and Adoption of Budget Ordinance Amendment 11-242. Finance Director Avril Pinder presented the
request for the Board to adopt the resolution approving the installment purchase contract with RBC Bank to finance
the acquisition of one Pierce fire pumper and two Pierce dryside tankers and adopted Budget Ordinance Amendment
11-242 in the total amount of$943,319. In response to Board questions, she confirmed that the purchase of the
equipment is not the reason for the requested Fire Services tax increase; the request is to finance Board approved
purchases.
Regular Agenda Item 10 —Consideration of Elder Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation. Commissioner
Davis will read the proclamation into the record.
Regular Agenda Item 11—New Hanover County Airport Authority Annual Update.
Regular Agenda Item 12 —Presentation by New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Commissioner Davis
confirmed that time will be allotted for Board questions following the presentation.
Regular Agenda Item 13 — Consideration of Smith Creek Nature Center Land Acquisition Proposal. Staff
presented the request for the Board's consideration to purchase 87 acres of property for additional acreage to the
Smith Creek Park. The purchase price is in the amount of$3.8 million with funding from the 2006 Parks Bond
referendum funds dedicated for land acquisition. In response to Board questions, David Swain, with Swain and
Associates,reported that he is purchasing a total of 148 acres and is offering the 87 acres to the County for the same
price as the previous owners of the property. In response to Board questions, Finance Director Pinder reported that
if the proposed purchase is approved, approximately $200,000 will be left in bonds earmarked for land acquisition;
there is also approximately $300,000 left from the Parkwood project that is not currently earmarked but could be
used for land acquisition.
Regular Agenda Item 14 — 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness Update. Vice-Chairman Thompson stated
that as the Board's representative on this Board the update will show there is a reduction in the overall point-in-time
homeless numbers.
Regular Agenda Item 16 — Consideration of the Renewal of the Contract between New Hanover County
and Wilmington Downtown, Inc. The Board held a discussion concerning the request to renew the contract with
Wilmington Downtown, Inc. and whether the contract should be renewed automatically on the current terms and
budgeted amount of$21,086 or whether the contract should be renewed with different terms, or not at all. The
Board requested a recommendation from Commissioner Berger as the Board's representative on Wilmington
Downtown, Inc. Commissioner Berger responded that he would recommend the Board review all economic
development agencies that have contracts with the County and implement across the board policies to all.
Regular Agenda Item 17 — Consideration of Public School Building Fund. Budget Director Cam Griffin
and Finance Director Avril Pinder, on behalf of the New Hanover County Schools, presented the request for the
Board's consideration to approve funding for Public School Building Fund Applications in the amount of
$4,091,500; $3,691,500 will be allocated from lottery funds and$400,000 from E-Rate Revenue. If approved, the
funding applications will encumber the lottery funds so the State will not be able to seize them.
Regular Agenda Item 18 — Committee Appointments. The Board reviewed applications for the following
committees:
• Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority
• Cooperative Extension Advisory Council
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Barfield adjourned the Agenda Review meeting at 4:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board