2011-11-17 Agenda Review NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 32
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING,NOVEMBER 17,2011 PAGE 294
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday, November 17,
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 Richard G. Catlin;Deputy County Attorney Kemp Burpeau; Clerk to the Board Sheila L. Schuh and
County Manager Bruce T. Shell.
Commissioner Ted Davis, Jr. was absent; Commissioner Brian M. Berger arrived at 4:07 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 November 21, 2011, Regular Session meeting agenda. The Board reviewed the following
items:
Consent Agenda Item 2 — Consideration of Award of Contract to G. J. Adams Trucking, Inc. for the
Purchase of Cover Soil for the Landfill. The Commissioners are being requested to adopt the resolution awarding
the contract for the purchase of cover soil for the Landfill to G. J. Adams Trucking, Inc. in the amount not to exceed
$332,800. Vice-Chairman Thompson stated that he would be recusing himself from this item.
Regular Agenda Item 8 — Consideration of Public School Building Fund Application. Budget Director
Cam Griffin reported that the Board is being requested by the New Hanover County Board of Education to approve
the request to submit the Public School Building Fund Application in the amount of $706,000. The amount
requested will be allocated from State Lottery funds and be used to cover an expanded scope of work on projects
previously approved.
Regular Agenda Item 9 — Consideration of Bonding/Payment Acknowledgment for Service Agreements.
Deputy County Attorney Kemp Burpeau presented the request for the Board's consideration to adopt the resolution
requiring payment bonds for service contracts in amounts more than $100,000. Currently, payment and
performance bonds are only required for construction contracts in an amount more than$300,000 and not for service
agreements. The proposed resolution would require payment and performance bonds to promote payment of
subcontractors and suppliers by primary contractors. The bonding would increase County costs with such expenses
passed through in bid proposals, but small, local businesses and Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises would be better protected. The Board held a brief discussion concerning the pros and cons of
adding the requirement.
Regular Agenda Item 10 — Approval of Private Sale of Real Property to an Entity Carrying out a Public
Purpose. Assistant County Manager Chris Coudriet and Finance Director Avril Pinder presented the request for the
Board's consideration to adopt the resolution approving the sale of 4.1 acres of property to Lower Cape Fear
Hospice in the amount of$1,291,815. The County is the title owner of a 12.7 acre parcel held for Southeastern
Center for Mental Health with the proceeds allotted to Southeastern Center for Mental Health.
PRESENTATION ON CREATION OF A REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ENTITY
Southeastern Center for Mental Health Director Foster Norman reported that the creation of a regional
mental health entity was in response to changes in North Carolina General Statute 122c-115 regarding the minimum
population size of an area authority and the effort by the NC General Assembly and the NC Department of Health
and Human Services to move to a statewide Medicaid Waiver system. NC General Statute 122c-115 was changed in
the short session to require a minimum population of 300,000 effective July 1, 2012 and 500,000 effective July 1,
2013. Based on the change in statute and waiver, Southeastern Center and Onslow Carteret Behavioral Healthcare
Services have entered into an agreement to merge the two entities as of July 1, 2012.
A new entity will be created to provide management of the Medicaid and state funded mental health,
developmental disabilities, and substance abuse system of care for Brunswick, Carteret, New Hanover, Onslow and
Pender Counties with an estimated population of the five county areas of 608,250. The Medicaid Waiver will be
implemented January 1, 2013. The corporate headquarters will remain in Wilmington with at least one satellite
location in the Onslow/Carteret area. The new organization will employ approximately 175 individuals with an
estimated annual budget in excess of$175 million.
The Board will be asked to formally approve the creation of the entity in the near future.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Barfield adjourned the Agenda Review meeting at 4:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board