2012-06-28 Agenda Review NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 32
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING,JUNE 28,2012 PAGE 429
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review Meeting on Thursday, June
28, 2012, 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: Chairman Ted Davis, Jr.: Vice-Chairman Jonathan Barfield, Jr.: and Commissioner
Richard G. Catlin. Commissioner Jason R. Thompson was absent: Commissioner Brian M. Berger arrived at 4:20
p.m.
Staff present: Deputy County Attorney Kemp Burpeau: Assistant County Manager Chris Coudriet, who
will assume the role of County Manager on June 30, 2012:Assistant County Attorney Sharon Huffman: Clerk to the
Board Sheila L. Schult and County Manager Bruce Shell.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
Chairman Davis called the Agenda Review to order and announced that the purpose of the meeting is to
review and discuss the Board's July 2, 2012, Regular Session meeting agenda. The Board reviewed the following
items:
Consent Agenda Item 1 - Approval of Minutes. The Commissioners are being requested to approve
minutes from the Agenda Review Meeting held on June 14,2012 and Regular Meeting held on June 18,2012.
Consent Agenda Item 2 - Approval to Disband the Youth Empowerment Services Advisory Board.
Assistant County Manager Chris Coudriet presented the request for the Board's consideration to approve disbanding
the Youth Empowerment Sei ices Advisory Board due to the consolidation of the Youth Empowerment Sei ices
Department, Pretrial Release and Drug Treatment Court Programs to form the Community Justice Sei ices
Department.
Consent Agenda Item 3-Acceptance of Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. Parks, Gardens and Senior
Resources Director Jim McDaniel presented the request for the Board's consideration to accept grant fiords from the
Parks and Recreation Trust Fund in the amount of$287,817 and adopt Budget Ordinance Amendment 2013-04.
The finds will be used toward a portion of the purchase price for the 33 acre tract of land for Castle Hayne Park
which was purchased with Parks Bond monies in 2011.
Consent Agenda Item 4 - Approval of New Hanover County Board of Education Capital Outlay
Fund Budget Ordinance Amendments #8 and #9. Budget Director Cam Griffin presented the request for the
Board's consideration to approve New Hanover County Board of Education Capital Outlay Fund Budget Ordinance
Amendments#8 -budgets Public School Building Capital Fund Lottery fiords for the Hoggard High School HVAC
project: and #9 -records Public School Building Capital Fund Lottery fiords for projects that have been completed;
remaining fiords can be approved for other projects.
Regular Agenda Item 5 - Introduction of Environmental Management Director Joe Suleyman.
Assistant County Manager Chris Coudriet will introduce Environmental Management Director Joe Suleyman to
New Hanover Count-ti-.
Regular Agenda Item 6 - Consideration of New Hanover County Alcohol Beverage Control Board
Capital Improvement Projects. Assistant County Manager Avril Pinder presented for Board consideration to
authorize the New Hanover County Alcohol Beverage Control Board to set aside a portion of excess revenues to the
County's general fiord in the amount of$2,555,950. The fiords will be used for a capital project which will include
a new distribution center,a store for sales to mixed beverage permit holders,and administrative offices.
Regular Agenda Item 7 - Consideration of Funding Request from the Wilmington/New Hanover
Port,Waterway &Beach Commission. Commissioner Catlin presented the request for the Board's consideration
to provide low-interest economic development finding from Room Occupancy Tax finds to Kure Beach for beach
nourishment. The recommendation is for a 15 near amortization, at no more than 3% interest. An interlocal
agreement was established on December 8, 2011 for this purpose and outlines that room occupancy tax finds will
pay a maximum of 82.5%and the affected town will pay a maximum of 17.5%of the total project cost. The Board
held a discussion on the need for determining fixture finding strategies.
Regular Agenda Item 8 - Public Hearing and Consideration of Request by Bill Schoettelkotte, on
Behalf of Ridgewood Health Investors, LLC, to Rezone Approximately 37.2 Acres of Property Located at
8704 Market Street from B-1 Business, B-2 Highway Business, and R-15 Residential to EDZD Exceptional
Design Zoning District(Z-919,06/12). Chairman Davis reported that Mr. Schoettelkotte has requested in writing a
continuance of the matter until the Board's August 6, 2012 meeting to allow time to address concerns and feedback
they have received regarding the project and to continue to improve it. The consensus of the Board is to formally
grant the continuance request at Monday's meeting and to direct staff to meet with the community stakeholders,
NCDOT,and developers to discuss the necessity of a stop light at Futch Creek Road.
Regular Agenda Item 9 -Public Hearing and Consideration of Request by Dean Exline,on Behalf of
Seabreeze Seafood Inc., to Rezone 2.48 Acres of Property Located at 1026 State Avenue and 1068 and 1074
South Seabreeze Road from B-2 Highway Business to R-15 Residential (Z-920, 06/12). Planning and
Inspections Director Chris O'Keefe presented the request by Dean Exline, on behalf of Seabreeze Seafood, Inc., to
rezone 2.48 acres of property located at 1026 State Avenue and 1068 and 1074 Seabreeze Road from B-2 Highway
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Business to R-15 Residential. Staff recommends approval of the petitioner's request and also recommends that a
remnant piece of B-2 Highway Business property adjacent and south of the petitioner's property be rezoned to R-15
Residential. At the Planning Board's June 7, 2012 meeting, they voted 5-1 to recommend approval of the rezoning
request supporting staff's recommendation.
Regular Agenda Item 10-Public Hearing and Consideration of Request by Joshua Mihaly,on Behalf
of Shellington Properties Inc., to Rezone 1.63 Acres of Property Located at 7627 and 7633 Market Street
from R-15 Residential to CD (0&1) Conditional Office and Institutional (Z-921, 06/12). Planning and
Inspections Director Chris O'Keefe presented the request by Joshua Mihaly, on behalf of Shellington Properties,
Inc., to rezone 1.63 acres of property located at 7627 and 7633 Market Street from R-15 Residential to CD (O&I)
Conditional Office and Institutional in order to develop a professional office park. Staff is recommending approval
with one condition. The Planning Board, at their June 7, 2012 meeting, voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the
rezoning request and 6-0 to approve the conditional rezoning permit including staffs suggested condition. No one
from the public spoke in support or in opposition.
Reg_ular Agenda Item 11 - Consideration of Including_ Language to Address Undocumented
Workforce in County Contracts. Deputy County Attorney Kemp Burpeau presented the request to add the
following language to county contracts and answered questions from the Board:
• Contractors and Sub-Contractors shall verify their employees' identity and eligibility to work and provide
sei ices in complete compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited
to the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Documentation establishing compliance must be made
available upon request from County.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Davis adjourned the Agenda Review meeting at 4:52 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board