HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-05-23 Special MeetingMINUTES OF SPECIAI, MEETING - MAY 23, 1972
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A Special Called Meeting of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners was held at 9~3~ x•M•,
vaas held at ~:30 A.M., Tuesday, May 23, 1972-
Those present were: Commissioners Vice-Chairman Berry A. Williams, J. M. Hall, Jr.,
and John R. Oxenfeld; Messrs. Laurence 0. Bowden, County Administrator, and John Sutton
representing the Wilmington-New Hanover Planning Commission. Vice-Chairman Williams
presided. in the absence of Chairman Harriss.
A motion was made by Mr. Oxenfeld that the usual three day notice of a meeting be waived.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Hall and unanimously carried.
The purpose of the meeting was to approve the hearing date for the Planning Department's
public hearing with the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners concerning the area known
as the One Mile Extra Territorial Jurisdiction surrounding the City o£ Wilmington.
Motion v~as made by Mr. Hall, seconded b~ Mr. Oxen£eld that the meeting date be established
as Monday, June 19 at 10:00 A.M. After a brief cliscussion the question v~as called for and
the motion was unanimously passed.
It was noted here that Commissioner Harriss had been contacted by telephone and concurred
with the action. Commissioner Marks could not be reached for his vote.
Mr. Sutton was advised o£ the Board's action and instructed to proceed with the necessary
~ advertising for the public hearing.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Respect£ully submitted,
Laurence 0. Bowden
IAS/mw County Administrator
MINUTES OF THE MEETING - JUNE 5, 1972 - 9~00 A. M.
ASSEMBLY -
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners was
held on the a~ove date and time in the Commission Building with the following present:
Chairman Meares Harriss, Jr., Vice-Chairman Berry A. Williams,;Commissioners J. M. Hall, Jr.,
H. A. Marks, John R. Oxenfeld; County Attorney James C. FoX; County Audtior Perry Shepard;
County Administrator Laurence 0. Bowden; and Hazel Savage, Clerk to the Board.
INVOCATION -
Chairman Harriss called the meeting to order and asked The Rev. Ralph F. Lee, Pastor,
Tabernacle Baptist Church, to give the invocation.
APPROVI~ OF MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING. MAY 15. 1972 -
Mr. Hall moved, seconded by Mr. ~xenfeld, minutes of regular meeting of May 15, 19']2 be
approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAT. OF MINiTTES - SPECIAL MEETING2 MAY 23. 19~2 -
Mr. Hall moved, seconded by Mr. Williams, minutes of special meeting of May 23, 1972 be
approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION - DESIGNATION OF CAPE F`EAR COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AS I,EAD REGIONAL ORGANIZATION.
Mr. Harriss read letter from Mr. John W. Browning, Chairman, Cape Fear Council of
Governments, requesting the Board of Commissioners to join with other mtusicipalities and
counties in this multi-county planning region in adopting resolution supporting application
for designation of the Cape Fear Council of Governments as the Lead Regional Organization.
The Cape Fear Council of Governments has been designated by the U. S. Department of
Housin~ and Urban Development as the areawide Planning Organization, and by the N. C. Depart-
ment o£ Administration as the Regional Clearinghouse. These two designations mean, respec-
tively, (1) that the Council is the regional planning organization and (2) that the Council
' must review most requests for federal funds as to the conformance of these requests to re~ional
plans and pro~ra.ms. Under this concept, the State Government will place the respbnsibility
for administering many new regional programs in the hands of local elected officials rather
than persons in Raleigh.
"Lead Regional Organizations" will become the primary contact for State and Federal
programs which are designed for operation on a regional basis. The ZRO will also help the
State develop new regional programs. The State proposes to provide each ZRO with staffing
funds.
There will be only one LRO in each of the State's 17 multi-county planning regions.
Some of the Criteria for the I,RO designation are as follows: (1) be open to membership of all
local-:~governuientwunits; (2) be the Regional Clearinghouse; (3) function as the regional plan-
ning organization; (4) develop an overall pro~ra~ design, a regional development plan, and an
annual work program. Mr. Browning's letter stated the Cape Fear Council of Governments meets
all these criteria and has been functioning unofficially as the LRO for the past year. Mr.
Browning's letter also stated the Council needs the o££icial designation as the Lead Regional
Organization to be eligible for state sta£fing grants, Health Planning Grants, and to better
assist the Board with federal programs. Such a designation will not necessitate a change in
the Council's B~-Laws, nor give the Council any veto power over other duly constituted
regional organizations.
Mr. Williams moved, seconded by Mr. Oxenfeld, that the Board adopt the following resolu-
tion supporting application for designation of the Cape Fear Couucil of Governments as Lead
Regional Organization, and the Chairman be authorized to sign the resolution: