1973-06-04 Regular Meeting4~~
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M-INUTES OF MEET ING, P'iAY 2'I ,'19'73 - 9~ 00 A. M. ( CONTINUED)
DISCUSSION OF COUNTY EIiPIAYEES ATTENDANCE AT SEMINARS
Commissioner Wright stated that she wanted to make sure that trips to seminars were
not used as reF~ards £or employees who would not use the knowledge gained at the school.
Chairman Vaughan requested the Clerk to the Board to put a membrandum in the Count~
Manager's file stating that the Board had expressed an interest in his surveying the
various trips taken by the employees of the County £or conventions and so forth and i
developing the fact that these trips are worthwhile to the taxpayer.
DISCUSSION OF LAIVDFILL
_ Commissioner Davis asked if he still had authorization from the Board to go to
the City o£ Wilmington and Carolina and Kure Beaches to get their approval for the
land£ill to be operated by Waste Industries.
By common consent, it was agreed that Commissioner Davis did have authorization
to do this.
_~D~SCUSSION OF PERSONNEL MEETINGS
Mr. Red Beall, The Hanover Sun; Miss Sara Lindau, The Star-News; and Mr. John
Mangum, WWAY TV; expressed their concern that things were being discussed in personnel
meetings, which are closed meetings, that did not pertain strictly to personnel.
Commissioner Hall stated that the issue which prompted this discussion was on a
personnel matter.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Vaughan ad-
journed the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
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Lise K. King
Clerk to the Board
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MINiTTES OF MEETING, JUDTE 4, ~973 - 9~00 A.M.
ASSENBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, '
June 4, ~973, at 9:00 A.M., in the Assembly Room, County Commission Building, Wilmington,
North Carolina. Members present were Commissioners Peter R. Davis, J. M. Hall, Jr.,
W. Douglas Powell, Vivian S. Wright; Chairman M. H. Vaughan; and Clerk to the Board,
Lise g. ging.
Chairman Vaughan called the meeting to order.
Rev. William R. Medley of the First Wesleyan Church offered the invocation.
APPR~VAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, MAY 2'I, '1973
Chairman tiaughan requested the following addition to page 9 under Discussion of
Personnel Meetings:
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"Commissioner Hall stated that the issue that had prompted this
discussion was on a personnel matter."
Commissioner Davis moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that the minutes be
approved as amended. Motion carried unanimously.
RECOGNITION OF MISS VERNA BELLE IAWERY
Mr. Ihxrwood t3aggett, County Extension Chairman, presented Miss Verna Belle Lowery,
Home Economics E~rtension Agent, to the Board stating that he had received Miss IAwery's
letter of resignation after 23 years with the County.
Commissioner Wright presented Miss Lowery with the County Medallion, which had
been inscribed with her name and the years of her service with the County.
Miss Lowery was commended for the splendid job she had done as Home.Economics
E~ctension Agent.
REISSUANCE OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT - WASTE INDUSTRIES,
Chairman Vaughan presented a petition to the Co~
heading: We the undersigned citizens of Flemington
Hanover County Commissioners to keep our residential
permit for a landfill in or near our R-'15 area." He
uses of the same signature.
INC.
nmissioners with the £ollowing
sub-division petition our New
sub-division R-'15 and deny a
stated that there were multiple
Mr. Neil Mallory, Planning Director, stated that the application £or the ~pecial
Use Permit had been heard by the Planning Commission on March 'J, '1973, and had been
favorably recommended by them. He stated that a public hearing had been held by the
County Commissioners on April 2, ~g'73.
Mr. Mallory stated that the actual site of the sanitary landfill was located in
industrial property zoned I-2, and the boundary oY the zoning classifications between
the industrial and the residential was the Seaboard Coastline Railroad track.
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MINUTES OF MEETING, JUNE 4, ~973 - 9~00 A.M. (CONTINUED)
REISSUANCE OF SPECIAL USE FERMIT - WASTE INDUSTRIES. INC. (CONTINUED)
Mr. Mallory stated that the basic points objected to by the people of the
Flemington area present at the public hearing were as follows:
('I) the additional traffic that this would mean through their
subdivision in gaining access to the land£ill site and that
one of the roads that could be used was a marl road
(2) the height o£ activity of a landfill would not be com-
patible with the residential qualities of the people
within the Flemington area
(3) the area being a sanitar9 landfill would devalue their
peoperty, and
(4) this would cause an increase in the amount of rodents
within this area.
Mr. Mallory stated that it had been pointed "o~xt by Mr. Dumay A. Gorham, Jr.,
the attorney representing Waste Industries at the public hearing, that the land-
fill would have to be operated within the guidelines and regulations oY the
State Board of Health for sanitary landfill sites and that the site would have
to be approved by the State Board of Health as far as the water table was con-
cerned and to whether or not the soil was conductine to a sanitary landfill
operation.
After reviewing all pertinent information, Commissioner Hall moved,
seconded by Commissioner Powell, that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLUTION OF ATEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
GRANTING SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC. FOR
THE OPERATION OF A SANITARY LANDFILL
WF~REAS: Pursuant to G.S. ~53-255.~o through ~53.266.22, inclusive,
the Board of Commissioners of New Hanover Count~ adopted
a resolution effective October '15, ~969, known as the
Zoning Ordinance of the County of New Hanover, North
Carolina. ~
47HEREAS: Pursuant to the provisions of the above mentioned zoning
ordinance, Waste Industries, Inc. has made application
for a special use permit for the operation of a sani-
tary landfill as stated in said application.
WHEREAS: All requirements of notice o£ and public hearings on,
the application have been met and the Wilmington-
New Aanover County Planning Commission has reviewed
the application and has recommended that it be ap-
proved.
WHEREAS: The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners find
from investigation and from review of all the evidence
that: ('I) The use will not materially endanger the
public health or safety if located where proposed and
developed according to the plan as submitted and ap-
proved; (2) The use meets all required conditions
and specifications; (3) The use will not substantially
injure the value of adjoining or abutting property, and
the use is a public necessity; and (4) The location
and character of the use if developed according to the
plan as submitted and approved will be in harmony~;~with
the area in which it is to be located and in general
conformity with the plan of development for New Hanover
County and that in accordance with these finds the •
special use permit should be granted subject to the
following stipulations:
(a) Subject to the maps submitted with the appli-
cation for Special Use Permit;
(b) Subject to approval of the site by the State
Board oY Health and their review of ground water
characteristics; and,
(c) Subject to the operations of said Sanitary
LandYill in accordance with the regulations of the
State Board of Health for Sanitary.Landfills.
NOW, THEREFORE,
Board of Commissioners in
da,y of June, ~973, that a
Industries, Inc. to use t]
cation #58 for a Sanitary
tions:
BE IT REBOLVED by the New Hanover County
Regular Meeting assembled this the 4th
6pecial Use Permit be granted to Waste
ie land as mentioned in the above appli-
I,andfill based on the £ollowing condi-
(a) Subject to the maps submitted with the application
£or Special Use Permit;
(b) Subject to approval oP the site by the State Board
of Health and their review of ground water characteristics; and,
(c) Subject to the operations of said Sanitary Land-
fill in accordance with the regulations of the State Board o£
Health for Sanitary Landfills.
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MINUTES OF MEETING, JUNE 4, ~973 - 9~00 A.M. (CONTINUED)
REISSUANCE OF SPECIAI~ USE PERMIT - WASTE INDUSTRIES. INC. (CONTINUED)
This 4th day of June, ~973.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
B9~
M. H. Vaughan, Chm.
ATTEST:
Lise K, ging, Clerlr~
Motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Wright expressed the sentiment that her voting "~ea" for this resolu-
tion was based upon the £act that the Commissioners had a~reed unanimously to lend their
support to the use of a road to the landfil]. that avoided the main throu~hfare.
DR6INAGE C70MPI,AINT - TANGLEWOOD SUBDIVISION
~ Deputy James Busby, Mr. Adly Kassem, Mr. Ray A Brindell, Jr., Mr. John E. Jones
and P'Lr. Herbert E. Cooke, of the Tanglewood Subdivision, appeared before the Board o£
Commissioners to seek relief fram damages resulting from work by the Health Department.
Deputy Busby stated that they had permitted the Health Department to dredge the
ditch by their property in order to give good drainage to neighbors:upstream.who were
experiencing flooding. Ae stated that it was their understanding at the time that this
would not cause damage to their property but that this had caused lateral' erosion and
the ditch was eroding so badly that it was within nine Peet o£ the foundation of his
house.
Photographs of the ditch that depicted the erosion problem were distributed by
Deputy Busby.
Deputy Busby requested the Count~r to lay iron pipe in the bottom of the ditch and
debris to fill in the eroded area, as it became available, to be covered by a laper of
topsoil. .
County Engineer, Richard Epling, recommended installation of dumped rubble dams to
establish a flatter slope on the ditch grade so'as to prevent erosion.
Chairman Vaughan appointed Commissioners Powell and Davis as a committee to go see
the property with the County Eagineer and to come back with a recommendation to the Board
at their June '18, ~973, meeting. '
FINAI, SUBDIVISION PLAT - NORTH HILLS SUBDIVISION
Mr. Nei1 Mallory, Planning Director, presented the final subdivision plat of Section
2, North Hills Subdivision. He stated that this subdivision had been reviewed by the
Subdivis3on Review Committee of the Planning Commission, the'Planning Department Staff,
and by the County Engineer's Office. He stated that it was their recommendation that
the map be approved for recording and the $'I,'100 check to cover the remainder of the
improvements that had not been installed (basically the installation of monument
points) be accepted to be reimbursed to the developer, Mr. Irving P. Hewlett, upon
installation of the monuments.
Chairman Vaughan requested Mr. Mallory to advise developers that where developments
were being developed b~ metes and bounds that they would take a critical look at the
street plan before recommending'approval for take over by the State Highway Commission
to insure that necessary refinements such as cul-de-sac turn-arounds were incorporated
in the development.
Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Commissioner Powell, that the final sub-
division plat of Section I, North Hills Subdivision, be approved for recording and
that the Chairman be authorized to sign the plat and the following agreement re-
garding the $'I,'100 check. Motion carried unanimously.
"STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER
THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into this 1st day of June, ~973,
bq and between IRVING P. HEWLETT, DBA IiEWI~'TT REALTY, with its principal
office and place of business in the County of New Hanover, State of North
Carolina, party of the first part, and NEW HANOVER COUNTY, a North Carolina
municipality, part of the second part.
W I T N~ S S E T H:
THAT wr~.x~,AS, said party of the first part is the owner of that
certaii~ real estate subdivision, known as North Hills, according to a plat
o£ same prepared by M. F. Underwood, Re~istered Land Surveyor; and
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MINUTES OF MEETING, JUNE 4, ~973 - 9:0o A.M. (CONTIIQUED)
FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT - NORTH HII,ZS SUBDIVISION (CONTINUED)
Agreement (Continued)
41HEREAS, certain improvements as required by the New Hanover
County subdivision ordinance have not been completed by the party of
the first part; and
Wf~REAS, party of the first part desires to record the
said plat of North Hills Subdivision, prior to completion o£ said
improvements; and
Wf~REAB, party of the second part agrees to allow the
recording of said plat upon compliance with the provisions of this
agreement.
NOW, •1•n~xEFORE, the parties hereto mutually agxee as
follows:
'I. Party of the first part shall deposit with the
paTty of the second part by cash or with cashiers or certified
check the sum of Eleven Hundred and no/'IOOths (~'I,'100) Dollars,
upon deposit of which, party of the second part sha1T take all
necessary steps to aIlow the recordin~ of said map o£ said North
Hills Subdivision. '
2. Party oY the second part shall deposit the above
mentioned Eleven Hundred and no/'IOOths ($'I,'100) Dollars in a
savings account with some local Savings & Loan Association or
other banking institution.
3. At the end o£ one year from the date hereof,
party of the first part agrees that it shall have performed
all necessar~ acts and comply with all requirements of the
New Hanover County Subdivision ordinance as pertains to said
North Hills Subdivision, and more particularly described as:
'I. All control monuments installed and com- .
pletion of improvements per improv.ed plans
submitted to New Hanover County Planning
Department.
In the event of such compliance within said one year, the said
Eleven Hundred and no/'IOOths ($1,100.00) Dollars plus all accrued
interest thereon shall be rePunded to the party of the first part.
4. In the event the said party of the first part does
not complete said improvements•as stated in paragraph 3 above
within the one year period of time, then and in that event, the
said Eleven Hundred and no/100ths (#'I,'100.00) Dollars,.together
with all accrued interest shall revert to New Hanover County,
and said funds shall be used by the said New Hanover County
for completion o£ said subdivision regulation requirements
listed in paragraph 3.
IN TESTIMONY WFIEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this instrument to be signed in•duplicate originals, copies of
which are retained by each of the parties hereto, all the day
and year first above written.
FiEWI,E'PT REAI(rY
By:
Irving P. Hewlett, Owner
ATTEST:
Lise A. Bing
By:
ATTEST:
i,ise K. gin~"
NEW HANOVER.COUNTY
M. H. Vaughan
APPROVAL OF LEGION STADIUM AGREII~TENT
Commissioner Powell moved, seconded by Commissioner Davis, that the agreement
between the City o£ Wilmington and New Hanover County regarding Legion Stadium be
approved and sent to the City Council for their approval.
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MINUTES OF PTEETING, JUNE 4, ~973 - 9~D0 A.M. (CONTINTJED)
APPROVAI, OF LEGION STADIUM AGREEMENT (CONTINUED)
Chairman Vaughan made the substitute motion that approval of the a~reement be de-
ferred until conference was had concerning whether or not that was the desirable place
for the stadium to be built. Motion died for lack of a second.
Upon vote, the original motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Daivs, Aall, Powell and Wright.
,Voting Noe: Chairman Vaughan.
REPORT FROM BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
Rev. Walser H. Allen, Jr., Chairman of the New Hanover County American Revolution
Bicentennial Committee, appeared before the Board along with Ti~:s Board members Mr. John
H. Debnam, Mr. Gary Eyster, Mrs. Ida B. gellam and Mrs. E. M. McEachern.
Rev. Allen gave a brief history on the Bicentennial Committee and stated that Mr.
Debnam, Mrs. McEachern and ~'irs. Robert Williams had attended the Governor's Conference
on Bicentennial Plannin~ in Raleigh on Mr~y 24, ~973-
Mr. Debnam called attention to the plans in Buncombe County.
Mrs. McEachern stated she felt that the historical aspects should be emphasized in
this celebration.
Chairman Vaughan made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Davis, that the Board de-
clare its intent that the tenor of New Hanover County's preparation and engagement in
the Bicentennial celebration be based on historical background without consideration o£
other material factors. Motion carried unanimously.
After a brief discussion regarding employing a coordinator for the celebration,
Commissioner Wright expressed the sentiment that she would approve of this only if
the plan worked up needed this executive.
By common consent, it was agreed that when the Bicentennial Committee had developed
a plan, the Board of Commissioners would give serious consideration to all support needed.
DONATION FOR HOSTING STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Mr, Dick Reagan of the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce appeared before the
Board to request $500 £rom the Count9 to help finance the hosting of the State Highway
Commission for their regular June meeting to be held in Wilmington on June '7tfi & 8th,
~973•
Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Commissioner Davis, that $500 be appropriated
from the Beer and Wine Crown Tax for this purpose.
Commissioner Wright stated that she would vote for this appropriation provided none
of the County's money was spent for alcoholic beverages. Mr. Reagan gave his assurance
that no County funds would be spect for alcoholic beverages.
Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
FRANCES L. GRAY WEI~FARE LIEN
Mr. John T. Schiller, Attorney at I,aw, representing Ola G. Pridgen appeared before
the Board to ask if the County wished to appropriate $'1,526.0'7 in order to p~y off the
mortgage on the property of Frances L. Gray, ~enerally described as '13'12 Queen Stre~t,
Wilmington, N. C., to protect a welfare lien of $6,443.00 from possible extinction.
He stated the propertg had been appraised by the Tax Department at $3,500.
Miss Lela Moore Hsll, Director of Social Services, advised paying off this mortgage
because if it were sold at auction, the County would not only lose its lien on the pro-
perty but would also have to find a home for the occupant of the house, Benjamin C.
Gray, a disabled adult child of Frances L. Gray and brother of Ola G. Fridgen.
Mr. Joseph 0. Taylor, Attorney at Law from the County Attorney's Office, recom-
mended paying off the mortgage if the County wanted to protect its lien on the pro-
perty.
Commissioner Powell moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that based upon the
recommendations of Miss Hall and Mr. Taylor, the County purchase this note in the
amount of $'1,526.0~ from the General Contin~ency Fund. Motion carried unanimously.
RE9UEST FROM SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR AGING PROGRAM PLAivNr.~c FOR REGIOPT d.
Mr. Tom Cottingham, President of Southeastern Community College, appeared before
the Board along with his associate, Mr. Jack Ervin, to request the County's support
in securing a Planner £or Region 0 in the area of activity and programs for older
citizens. He stated that a federal grant was available for ~5% of the funding for
this planning program and that the remaining 25% would be shared by Southeastern
and the four counties (Pender, Brunswick, Columbus, and New Hanover) each county
shares:being $755•50. He requested an appropriation of this amount.
Commissioner Wright moved, seconded by Chairman Vau~han, that this request be
denied.
Commissioner Hall stated that he did not want to be quite that domatic and
would like to talk to some o£ the County's agencies to see i£ there is a~y overlap.
Commissioner Hall moved the substitute motion, seconded by Chairman Vaughan,
that this be taken under consideration and decided upon at the June '18, ~973,
meeting. Substitute motion carried unanimously.
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MINUTES OF MEETING, JUNE 4, ~973 - 9:0o A.M. (CONTINUED)
APPROVAI~ OF REGION 0 FAMILY PLANNING PROPOSAL
1°irs. W. T. ~Jodie) 5m5.th of the r'amily t'lanning Task ForcE and Miss Lela Moore
Hall, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board to request their ap-
proval of the Region 0 Family Planning Proposal.
Miss Hall stated that it was a mandate of Con~ress that the County had to
have a Family Planning Program that involved out-reach workers beginning July
~, ~973~ ~d that, under the auspices of the Social Services Department, the
County would have to pay 5% o£ the program and 25% of the salaries; but, under
the above program, the County would pay nothing more than it had.already bud-
geted for Family Planning. She stated that her Board had gone along with
this proposal and that it did Yulfill the demands of the Federal guidelines.
Commissioner Davis moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that this
proposal be adopted for a one-~ear trial period. Motion carried unanimously.
SOCIAI, S~,xv1CES DEPARTMENT - INCOME 'TA% FOR RETIRII`~NT PLAN FOR '1969
lt was brought to the attention of the Board by Commissioner Hall that
the Social Services Department had not had the opportunity to be refunded
income tax on money that the~ had paid toward their own retirement in the
year 1969. He stated that the Health Department had been sent forms to
fill in for this and the Social Services Department had not.
Miss Hall stated that she was not sure if her employees would want
to take advantage of this or not but felt they should be given the oppor-
tunity.
Chairman Vaughan suggested that a request be made to the County Manager
that the Federal people be notified to allow a claim for this.
Commissioner Hall recommended that the form be mailed in with a letter
from the County Attorney explaining how this oversight.,occurred.
APPROPRIATION OF REVENUE SHARING r ulvLa FOR HEAI~TH DEPARriir.iv~ BUILDING
Chairman Vaughan stated that a meeting had been rield by the Commissioners
to survey their thinking as to what were priority projects for the Revenue
Sharing funds. He stated that all of the Commissioners had agreed that , if
the Health Department was not going to get Hill-Burton funds, the County
Commissioners would allocate $200,000 from the Renenue Sharing funds for
the proposed new Health Department Bw7din~.
Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Commissioner Wright, that $200,000
be allocated from Revenue Sharing funds for the proposed new health center.
Motion carried uuanimously.
Mr. Charles Boney, Architect, presented the plans for the proposed
center. He stated that approval would be sought from the Medical Care
Commission and advance notices would be mailed to contractors notifying them
that the project was coming up.
ESTABLISffi`~NT OF COUNTY PZANNING DEPARTMENT
Commissioner Hall stated that he had been instructed by the Board to
approach the City o£ Wilmington with the idea of the County relieving the
City of its administrative responsibility for the Planning Department with
the County to pay 6~/0 of its operation and the City, 40'~, rather than the
50/50 they were currently paging. He stated that the City had not taken
action on this proposal. ~ ~
Commissioner Hall presented the followin~ budget for a County Plan-
ning Department for the fiscal year ~973-~974, stating that this would be
about $9,000 less than the 60-40 proposition offered to the City.
"PROPOSED BUDGET FOR
COUNTY PI~EINNING DEPARTMENT
Salaries
Director
Planner II
Planner I
Draftsman
Stenographer II
Summer Intern
Social Security
getirement
Group Hospital Insurance
Auto Allowance
Telephone
Advertising
Departmental Supplies
Rent
Printing Reports
Capital•Outlay
~55,020
$'16 , 620
~3,704
'10 , 860
'q, 200
~5,736
900
2,'70~
2,'706
720
'I ., 800
'700
420
3,800
2,'125
~ 500
883
~7~,375"
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MIN[TTES OF MEETING, JUNE 4, ~973 - 9~00 A.M. (CaNT2NUED)
ESTABZISHI"IENT OF COUNTY PI,ANNING DEPA.RTMENT (CONTtivu~;D)
Commissioner Hall presented the following proposal to the Board:
That a separate County Planning Department be formed to be administered
by the County to handle County matters.
That this Planning Department would hopefully be able to occupy the
same quarters as they presently occupied; rent being paid to the City,
in order to have complete cooperation between the two Planning Depart-
ments.
That the Wilmington-New Hanover Plarn;nm Commission would retain
its present status and continue to serve for both Planning Departments.
. Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Chairman Vaughan, that this proposal be adopted
effective July 'I, '1973.
Commissioner Wright stated that the telephone and rent figures were based upon the
Department staying at their present location. She stated further that additional expense
might be incurred under the Capital Outlay item on the budget. She recommended waiting
until the new County Manager gets on the ~ob.
Mr. Bob Goslee, President of the Southeastern Chapter of the North Carolina Society
of Surveyors, stated that he wished to go on record for his or~anization as being against
the proposal.
Commissioner Davis made the substitute motion, seconded by Commissioner Wri~ht, that
this be deferred until the new County Manager had had an opportunity to discuss this at
length with the City Manager and report back to the Board, at which time the Board would
take action.
Upon vote, the substitute motion was defeated as follows:
Voting Aye: Commi.ssioners Davis and Wright
Voting Noe: Commissioners Hall, Powell, and Chairman Vaughan
Upon vote, the original motion to establish a County Planning Department effective
July 'I, ~973, was approved as £ollows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Hall, Powell, and Chairman Vaughan
Voting Noe: Commissioners Davis and Wright
By common consent, it was agreed that the Board would listen to any alternative pro-
posal that may come from the City; otherwise, the proposed County Planning Department,
as approved, would go into effect July 'I, ~973.
DISCUSSION OF AMBULANCE FRANCHISE
Chairman Vaughan stated that he and Commissioner Hall had met with the operators
o£ the two ambulance services and the two rescue squads and had also met separately.with
representatives from the law enforcement agencies, New Hanover Memorial Hospital, the
City of Wilmin~ton and the Fire Department.
Commissioner Hall stated that the Board was faced with the situation where they had
to set up an ordinance to delineate between emergency and non-emergency cases or lose the
commercial ambulance services.
Commissioners Davis, Powell and Wright expressed the opinion that they would not do
a~ything that would deter the Ogden Rescue Squad from performing as they had in the past
until a solution was found that would provide better ambulance service.
Chairman Vaughan appointed Commissioners Powell and Wriglt to study the problem and
make a definite proposal to the Board and report their progress at the June 'I8, ~973
meeting.
RESIGNATION OF COMML6SIONER HAI~I, FROM THE
NEW HANOVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SOARD OF TRUSTEES
Commissioner Hall stated that he had given his resignation to the New Hanover Memorial
Hospital.Board of Trustees and asked this to be placed on the June '18th a~enda for appoint-
ment of .another Commissioner to serve on this board. He stated that, in the past, the
Chairman.had made this appointment after conferring with the other Board members.
DISCUSSION OF ROAD PETITIOPIS
Commissioner Hall stated that in the future on the petitions requesting the State
Highway Commission to add Toads to the Secondary Road S.ystem for maintenance that he
would like to know if these roads were in a subdivision being developed bg metes and
bounds or according to the requirements of the PTew Hanover Count~ Subdivision Regula-
tions.
Chairman Uaughan asked the Clerk to the Board to noti£y the Planning Sta££ that,
in the case of roads in subdivisions being developed by me~es~and bounds, the Com-
missioners would like to be given special notification o£ that fact.
R09D PETITION - SAMUEI, COOPER DRIVE AND KIRBY SMITH DRIVE
C:ommissioner Wright moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that the Board adopt
a resolution to request the State Highway Commission to review Samuel Cooper Drive
and Kirby Smith Drive and to take over these roads £or maintenance i£ they met the
established standards and criteria. Motion carTied unanimously.
MINUTES OF MEETING, JUNE 4, ~973 - 9:0o A.M. (CONTINUED)
T,FAp GRANT APPI,IC9TION - Iiv•rr.x-AGENCY NARCOTICS BUREAU • ~
Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Commissioner Powell, that the Chairman
be authorized to sign a letter of committment to participate in the Inter-Agency
Narcotics Bureau, letter to be submitted with the LEAA Grant Application.
It was noted by the Commissioners in the May 29, '19'13 letter from Jerry
Ramsey, Planning Director, Lower Cape Fear Planning Unit, that this could be
done without the Sheriff's Department making another budget request by offer-
ing "in-kind"services" and using available cash. ~
Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
REC~-ISTER OF DEEDS - TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
Upon motion by Commissioner Hall, seconded by Commissioner Powell, a
transfer of $2,000 from the Arcata Service Contract ('I'1.685) to Cott Data
Processing Company ('I'1.70'I) was unanimously approved for the Register of
Deeds.
REGISTER OF D~DS - TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Upon motion b~ Commissioner Wright, seconded b~ Commissioner Hall, a
transfer of ~130 to Telephone ('i'1.689) from Miscellaneous Refunds in the
General Fund was unanimously approved for the Register of Deeds.
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REPORT ON CIVII, Lr.r~ivSE Gr.~vr~xATOR
Commissioner Powell reported that he and Chairman Vaughan had met
with Gen. Andrew Harriss, Jr., Civi~ Defense Director, and that their
meeting had resulted in the following conclusions:
That the County Engineer was to check the generator
to determine that it was properly serviced and protected.
That the generator was sufficiently enclosed without
the necessity for erection of a security fence at this time.
That the generator would be held for future incorporation
as an emergency unit in a new governmental complex building.
" That the Civil Defense Director would keep the Commissioners
advised if ax~p problem relative to the.condition or security of,
the generator should arise.
Chairman Vaughan requested Commissioner Powell to write these £indings
in a memo to General Harriss with copies to the Commissioners. '
CIVIL L~rr.ivSE AGENCY - TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Upon motion by Commissioner Hall, seconded by Commissioner Wright, a
trans£er of $300 from Travel to Emergency Operations Center'for use if
needed was unanimously approved for the Civil Defense Agency.
LOWER CAPE FEAR NVENILE SERVICES ur.irr~x - TRANSFER OF F[TNDS
Upon motion by Commissioner Wright, seconded by Chairman Vaughan, a
transfer of $400 from the revenue account Evaluation ESrpenses to Supplies
was unanimously approved for the Zower :Cape Fear Juvenile Sernices Center.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY AIRPORT - TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Upon motion by Commissioner Powell, seconded by Commissioner Iiall,
the following transfers £or the New Hanover County Airport were unanimously
approved:
$200 from Water & Sewer ('I'1.42$) to Telephone ('I'1.425)
$300 from Electrical Supplies 'I'1.4'13) to Lights & Power ('I'1.419)
$'150 from Electrical Supplies ~'I'1.4'13) to Travel ('I'1.42'7)
NEW HANOVER COIINTY SCH007~5 - HEATING F`UEI, FACILITIES
Upon motion by Commissioner Wright, seconded by Commissioner Powe~},the
Board unanimously approved the e3rpenditure of $'12,500 from the County School;s
Capital Reserve Fund to provide additional storage facilities £or heating
fuel in preparation for the comin~ year.
BUDGET '1973-1974
rir. Yatrick Ross, County Auditor, distributed copies of the budget for
the fiscal 9ear 19'73-'19~4 to the Commissioners.
Chairman Vaughan moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that the time
for the public hearing on the budget be set at 9~00 A.M. on July 9, ~973,
and that the County Auditor be authorized to publish the followin~ notice:
"NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The tentative budget Por the fiscal year beginning July 'I, ~973,
of 4. New Hanover County, N. C. was on June 4, '19'73 presented
to the Board of County Commissioners and is available for public
inspection in the of£ice of Lise ging, Clerk to the Board. A
public hearing will~be held at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Ju19 9, ~973
in the Commissioners' Building, 'I4 N. 3rd Street, Wilmington,
N. C., at which time an,y persons who wish to be heard on the
budget may appear.
Patrick G. Ross
County Auditor"
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MIN[TTES OF MEETING, JUNE 4, ~973 - 9:0o A.M. (CONTINUED)
BUDGET '1973-'1974
Motion carried unanimously.
MENTAL HEAI,TH MEETING
Commissioner Wright stated that she felt the $30 charged the previous year for a copy
of the budget was excessive. ,
By common consent, it was agreed that the cost o£ a copy of the budget to local people
interested in securing a copy would be $12.50.
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS LISTING FROM IACAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
Commissioner Wright presented a listing of certificates of deposit and stated that in
January of last year the Countq had 94.83% of available money on deposit earnin~ interest
and that this ~ear the County only had 68.25%-
Mr: Patrick Ross, County Auditor, stated that he would be able to tell the Commissioners
on July 1, ~9~3, exactly how the9 stand.
Mr, Ross stated that he had discussed this with Dou~ Carter of the Local Government
Commission and had been told by Mr. Carter that this had been miscalculated in the offices
of the I.ocal Government Commission. He stated that he would get a corrected f:igure for
the Commissioners.
DISCUSSION OF SOIL EROSION ORDII6~NCE
P1r. Joseph U. Taylor of the County Attorney's Office was asked to notify the County
Attorney to get a copy of the Erosion Ordinance enacted by Forsyth County and start pro-
ceedings on the County's soil erosion ordinance.
WELFARE I,IEN - 8'12 RED CROSS STREET
PTr. Joseph o. Taylor, Attorney at Law £rom the County Attorney's Of£ice, reported
that the property at 8'12 Red Cross Street listed in the name of Mary Chestnut had had a
welfare lien. He stated that she was deceased and that foreclosure proceedings had been
enacted. He stated the highest bid received on the property had been $'I,000 and that the
property had been appraised at almost $4,000 and asked i£ the County would like to submit
an upset bid and readvertise the property £or sale.
Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Chairman Vaughan, that an upset bid be filed by
the County on this property. Motion carried unanimously.
DISCUSSION OF AIRPORT SEWERAGE PROBI.EM
Commissioner Powell suggested that the Commission write Mr. gidder, Vice Chairman
of the Airport Commission, requesting that he keep the Board apprised of the situation.
By common consent, the Chairman was authorized to write this letter.
DISCUSSION OF COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Chairman Vaughan appointed a committee composed of himself and Commissioner Powell
to meet Wednesday, June 6, ~9~3, at 8:00 A.M, to review the problem of committee,appoint-
ments.
DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC EPtPLOYMENT PROGRAM
Commissioner wright stated that she had been informed by the Manpower Council in
Raleigh that there was an additional amount of $43,200 available to provide jobs for
people who are not qualified to work, salaries being paid by the Federal Government
for one year, with the expectation that, at the end of the year, they would be trained
and placed on the payroll. She stated that she would like to see the money returned
to the Federal Government.
Chairman Vaughan moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that Commissioner Wright
be asked to tell the Manpower Council in Raleigh that New Hanover County would use
the money and that, in order to use it in an effective manner, the County's program
would not be submitted until the middle of August, ~9~3.
Upon vote, motion carried as follows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Davis, Hall, Powell and Chairman Vau~han
Voting Noe: Commissioner Wright
YOTE OF THANKS - CHgIRMAN VAjJGHAN
Commissioner Powell moved, seconded by Commissioner Hall, that Chairman Vaughan
be given a vote of thanks for the extra time, effort and energy that he had expended
in the duel role of Countp Manager and Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners.
Motion carried unanimouslq.
POI,ICY FOR USE OF COUNTY COMMISSION BUILDING ~
Bq common consent, the followin~ form was approved for use of the County Commis-
sion Building:
"COUNTY COMMISSION BiTIZDING IISE PERMIT
Name of Organization
Date and Time Requested for Use
~ By request and acceptance of this permit, 2, the undersigned,
personally accept responsibility for the proper utilization of
the facilities and accept responsibility for seeing that the
building is locked if our meeting lasts or takes place after
office hours (Mon-Fri, 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.) Further, if I
am furnished a key to the office, I pledge return o£ the keg
not later than during the next day.
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MINUTES OF MEETING, JUNE 4, ~973 - 9~00 A.M. (CONTINUED)
POLICY FOR USE OF COUNTY
Form (Continued)
BTJILDING (CONTINUED)
Authorized Representative of Requesting Organization
~ignature
`Pelephone No.
Clerk to the Board
Date
Date"
DISCUSSION OF REVENUE SHARING FUNDS
Mr. Patrick Ross, County Auditor, stated that the Revenue Sharing Planned
Use Report was due on June 20, ~973• ge stated this must be advertised in the
newspaper before the report was sent in.
By common consent, it was agreed that a special meeting would be held to
decide on the planned use of the Revenue Sharing on Thursday, June '], ~973, at
8:00 a.m. in the County Manager's Office.
ADJOURNMENT '
'1'here being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Vau~han
adjourned the meeting. .
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Respectfully submitted,
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I,ise g. King
Clerk to the Board
MINUTES OF SPECIAI, MEETING, JUNE 'J, ~9~3 - 8:00 A.Ni.
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on
Thursday, June ~th at 8:00 A.M. in the County Manager's Office, County Commission
Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were CommiSsioners Peter
Davis, W. Douglas Powell, Vivian S. Wright; Chairman M. H. Vaughan; and Clerk
to the Board, Zise g. King. .
Chairman Vaughan called the meeting to order and stated its purpose: to
decide on the planned use for the remainder of the Revenue Sharing fuuds.
It was agreed unanimously by the four Commissioners present that the re-
mainder of the Revenue Sharing funds ($4'70,000) would be.allocated to con-
struction oY a jail, courtroom and related facilities building.
A committee was appointed of Commissioners Davis and Powell to.determine
whether architects in the community would engage in design competition for the
construction of the jail, courtroom and related facilities building.
The Clerk to the Board was requested to notify the County Auditor of this
decision so that this could be advertised. .
By common consent, the Chairman was authorized to actively pursue pur-
chase of a lot and that, if he were able to acquire the lot the money would
be allocated for this.°
There being no further business to come before the Board, Commissioner
Davis moved, seconded by Commissioner Powell, that the meetin$ be adjourned.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Vaughan adjourned the meeting.
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Respectfully submitted,
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I,ise K. ging
Clerk to the Board
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