2013-01-17 Agenda Review NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 32
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ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review Meeting on Thursday, Januaiv
17, 2013, 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 Woody White: Vice-Chair Beth Dawson; Commissioner Jonathan Barfield,
Jr.: Commissioner Brian Berger:and Commissioner Thomas Wolfe.
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 White called the Agenda Review to order and announced that the purpose of the meeting is to
review and discuss the Board's Januaiv 22, 2013, Regular Session meeting agenda. The Board revielved the
following items with discussion as noted:
Consent Agenda Item 1—Approval of Minutes.
Consent Agenda Item 2—Adoption of State Road Resolution.
Consent Agenda Item 3—Adoption of Resolution Accepting Donation of Equipment from Firehouse
Subs Public Safety Foundation and Budget Ordinance Amendment 13-134.
Consent Agenda Item 4—Appointment of Finance Director Liza Wurtzbacher to the New Hanover
County Fire Rescue Firefighters Relief Fund Board of Trustees. County Manager Chris Coudriet reported that
the Commissioners are being requested to appoint Finance Director Lisa Wurtzbacher to the New Hanover County
Fire Rescue Firefighters Relief Fund Board of Trustees.
Consent Agenda Item 5—Authorization to Submit a Grant Application to the National Endowment
for the Arts Big Read Program.
Consent Agenda Item 6 —Adoption of Resolution Declaring a School Bus as Surplus Property and
Approving the Donation of School Bus to New Hanover County Schools.
Consent Agenda Item 7—Authorization to Submit a Grant Application to the Cape Fear Memorial
Foundation.
Consent Agenda Item 8—Adoption of Budget Ordinance Amendments.
Regular Agenda Item 9 — Presentation of Service Awards to Retirees and Employees and New
Employee Introductions.
Regular Agenda Item 10—Consideration of a Resolution of Appreciation for the Collective Effort to
Place Security in New Hanover County Elementary Schools.
Regular Agenda Item 11—New Hanover County Board of Examiners of Electricians Annual Update.
Regular Agenda Item 12—New Hanover County Board of Mechanical Examiners Annual Update.
Regular Agenda Item 13—New Hanover County Plumbing Board of Examiners Annual Update.
Regular Agenda Item 14 — Public Hearing and Consideration of Request by Joe Suleyman,
Environmental Management Director, to Obtain a Special Use Permit to Expand the New Hanover County
Landfill onto Adjacent Properties Located at 5200 and 5210 US Highway 421 North. Chairman White
confirmed with staff that all concerns had been addressed.
Regular Agenda Item 15 — Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing a Grant Application to N.C.
Clean Water Management Trust Fund to Eliminate Failing Septic Systems in Marquis Hills and Heritage
Park Communities and Request to Cape Fear Public Utility Authority for Financial Assistance for this
Project. Planning Manager Shawn Ralston provided a brief history of the septic system failure issues in Marquis
Hills and Heritage Park communities and presented the request for the Board's consideration to adopt the resolution
authorizing a grant application to the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund to assist in eliminating
the failing septic systems. If awarded, the fiords will be used to offset the total cost of the project and reduce the
amount necessary to be borrowed; up to $1 million in each of the next three calendar years can be requested.
Submission of the grant application does not commit the County to proceed with the project. In order to move the
project forward, the Board will be asked at the Febmaiv 18, 2013 meeting to consider approving an interlocal
agreement between New Hanover County and the CFPUA.
Regular Agenda Item 16 — Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application for 5250,000 to the
North Carolina Department of Transportation 5310 Grant to Fund Transportation for the Elderly and
Disabled. County Manager Chris Coudriet presented for the Board's consideration the request to submit a grant
application to the North Carolina Department of Transportation 5310 Grant Fund in the amount of$250,000. If
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awarded, funds will be used for transportation for the elderly and disabled. There may be a requirement of public
hearing to comply with NCDOT requirements, if so, the public hearing will be held and the documentation
submitted at that time.
Regular Agenda Item 17 — Consideration of Submission of an Application to the North Carolina
Parks and Recreation Trust Fund for Grant Monies to Expand Castle Hayne Park.
Regular Agenda Item 18 — Consideration of a Cape Fear Memorial Foundation Grant Application
for Renovation of Facilities for New Hanover County Health Department in the Amount of 5300,000.
Regular Agenda Item 19 — Presentation of Programming Change for New Hanover County
Television. Public and Legislative Affairs Manager Carey Ricks will present the launch of a new program for New
Hanover County Television(NHCTV)entitled NerUHanOVer County:Inside Out.
Regular Agenda Item 20 — Consideration of Items of 2013-2014 Legislative Agenda. Public and
Legislative Affairs Manager Carey Ricks will lead the Board in discussion of issues to be included in the 2013-2014
Legislative agenda.
Regular Agenda Item 21 — Health and Human Services Agency Organization and Governance.
Strategy and Policy Manager Beth Schrader presented an overview of options available through the passage of
recent legislation which provides counties with an expanded list of options for how they deliver and govern some
human sei ices programs. Staff recommendation will include the formation of a study group with a
recommendation coming to the Board in June 2013.
Regular Agenda Item 22 — Consideration of Revisions to the County Code of Ordinances, Chapter
44,Solid Waste.
Regular Agenda Item 23—Committee Appointments.
STAFF UPDATES:
• County Manager Chris Coudriet reported that the community survey results are being compiled and
will be presented to the Board at their Febmaiv 8, 2013 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman White adjourned the Agenda Review meeting at 4:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board