2012-11-29 Agenda Review NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 32
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING,NOVEMBER 29,2012 PAGE 530
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review Meeting on Thursday,
November 29, 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 Jonathan Barfield,Jr.: Vice-Chairman Jason R. Thompson;and Commissioner
Richard G. Catlin. Commissioner Brian M. Berger arrived at 4:22 p.m.
Others present: Commissioners-elect Beth Dawson and Woody White.
Staff present: County Manager Chris Coudriet; County Attorney Wanda Copley; and Clerk to the Board
Sheila L. Schuh.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
Chairman Barfield called the Agenda Review to order and armounced that the purpose of the meeting is to
review and discuss the Board's December 3, 2012, Regular Session meeting agenda. The Board revielved the order
of the meeting and the following items:
Consent Agenda Item 1 —Adoption of State Road Resolutions. Senior Planner Sam Burgess provided
an overview of the North Carolina Department of Transportation process and criteria for accepting and maintaining
roads into the State system.
Consent Agenda Item 2 - Adoption of Public Officials Bond Resolution. Deputy County Attorney
Kemp Burpeau reported that Legal staff has verified that adequate coverage is in full force and effect and that the
Board is required to adopt the Public Officials Bond Resolution.
Consent Agenda Item 3 — Approval for Leading Into New Communities, Inc. to Apply for Grant
Funding from North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission with New Hanover County as the Applicant
Agency. Finance Director Lisa Wurtzbacher provided an overview of the request highlighting that no county match
is required and the county has successfully seined as the applicant on behalf of Leading Into New Communities,Inc.
for the past six years.
Consent Agenda Item 4 — Approval of a Certified Copy of a Corporate Resolution from First
Citizens Bank Changing the Finance Director's Name to Lisa Wurtzbacher,as an Authorized Representative
of New Hanover County. Finance Director Lisa Wurtzbacher reported that the resolution is required to update the
records to reflect her as the Countti-'s Finance Director.
Consent Agenda Item 5 — Approval of October 2012 Tax Collection Reports for New Hanover
County and New Hanover County Fire District. Collector of Revenue Michelle Harrell reported that the tax
collections reports are submitted monthly for Board approval.
Consent Agenda Item 6—Adoption of Budget Ordinance Amendments. Budget Director Cam Griffin
provided an overview of the following budget ordinance amendments:
• 13-097—Social Sei ices—to budget receipt of Low Income Energy Assistant Program fiords
• 13-101—Sheriffs Office—to budget receipt of 2013 State Criminal Alien Assistance Grant fiords
• 2013-025—Sheriffs Office—to budget receipt of Controlled Substance Tax fiords
• 2013-036—Sheriffs Office—to budget receipt of Federal Forfeited Property fiords
• 2013-37 — Capital Project — to budget receipt of Room Occupancy Tax fiords for the Mason Inlet
Capital Project
Regular Agenda Item 7 — Consideration of Budget Amendment for Mason Inlet Waterbird Habitat
Management Plan for 2012 (Year 11). County Manager Chris Coudriet presented the request for the Board's
consideration to adopt the Budget Ordinance Amendment in the amount of$25,000 to allocate Room Occupancy
Tax Funds to contract with Audubon North Carolina to continue year II monitoring and management of the
Wrightsville Beach component of the Mason Inlet Waterbird Habitat Management Plan. The budget ordinance
amendment reflects a change returning 100%of the cost to be borne by the benefited property owners to repay the
fiords to the Room Occupancy Tax Fund.
Regular Agenda Item 8—Public Hearing and Rezoning Request by Walter Pete Avery,on Behalf of
Bladenboro Properties,LLC,to Rezone Approximately 2.12 Acres of Right-of-Way and Land at 2616, 2620,
& 2624 Castle Hayne Road from R-20 Residential to CZD (B-1) Conditional Zoning District Business.
Planning Director Chris O'Keefe and Senior Planner Sam Burgess provided an overview of the rezoning request.
Three parcels of land are included in the request. At their November 1, 2012 meeting,the Planning Board voted 6-0
to recommend approval of the rezoning,with the following conditions:
1. Retail hours limited from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. to mitigate concerns from adjoining residential
property owners:
2. Specific land uses permitted limited to General Merchandise Stores and Miscellaneous Retail:
3. The inclusion of a small wedge of land currently zoned AR Airport Residential located in the
northeastern corner of the property located at 4620 Castle Hayne Road:
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4. Directional lighting installed to reduce light pollution on adjacent properties:
5. The creation of a five(5)foot easement fronting the property for a fixture sidelvalk:
6. Approval of a septic tank permit by the County's Environmental Health Department:and
7. The mitigation of trees located on site in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance.
No one from the public spoke in support or in opposition to the rezoning request. Staff recommends
approval.
Regular Agenda Item 9 — Presentation of Enterprise Level Strategy Map and Balanced Scorecard
Measures for New Hanover County. Chairman Barfield reported that staff will provide an overview of the
Strategic Plan that was adopted in 2011 and present the framework that has been drafted to allow the strategy to be
managed,executed, and measured.
Vice-Chairman Jason Thompson offered farewell comments to the Board and staff.
STAFF UPDATE
County Manager Chris Coudriet reported that the following items would be on the Board's December 17,
2012 agenda for consideration:
• Mason Inlet Maintenance Dredging — County Engineer Jim Iarmucci provided an update that the
contract for the dredging of Mason Inlet awarded to Norfolk Dredging Company is in the amount of
$2.2 million and will begin in Januaiv 2013 and be completed by March 2013. Room Occupancy Tax
Funds will be allocated and assessed back to Figure 8 Island homeowners for the purchased sand.
• Carolina/Kure Beach Nourishment Update — Shore Protection Coordinator Layton Bedsole reported
that the two dredging events are on track with one to begin in January for two to three days, and the
other in May for eight to twelve days,for a total cost of$450,000:with the State contributing$225,000
and local money accounting for the balance.
• Annual Audit Presentation—Finance Director Lisa Wurtzbacher stated that she was pleased to report
that the amoral Audit presentation will be brought forward with an``unqualified-opinion.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Barfield adjourned the Agenda Review meeting at 4:46 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board