1973-07-27 Special Meeting4.5~
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JULY 2~, 1973 - 8:00 AM
ASSEMBI,Y
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Friday, July 2'7, 19~3,
at 8:0~ AM in the County Commission Building, Wilmington, North Carolina, to discuss the
proposed Jail-Courthouse and Related Facilities Building. Members present were Commissioners
Peter R. Davis; J. M. Hall, Jr.; W. Douglas Powell; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman M, H. Vau~han;
County Manager, Dan W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board, Lise K. King.
Chairman Vaughan called the meeting to order.
JAIL-COURTHOUSE AND RELATED FACIZITIES BUILDING
The Commission was in agreement that the Courthouse should be built with an of£ice
building deferred until the Courthouse structure was in progress or finished and that the
Commission had instructed a Committee, composed of Commissioners Davis and Powell, to pursue
with all d.ue vigor the architectural process to be used to determine the initial and ultimate
design concept of the block. The block being that block bordered by Market, Third, Princess
and Fourth Streets.
The Chairman stated that on several occasions Commiss'vner Davis had mentioned the fact
that he was extremely anxious that there would be no conflict of interest in property
acquired by the County due to the fact that he was associated with the same real estate
firm that had, over several years, consulted with the County on acquiring a particular
piece of real estate. It was noted by the Commission that this firm had handled the
particular piece of property prior to Mr. Davis' election to his association with the real
estate firm.
By common consent, the Commission agreed unanimously that Commissioner Davis couZd
abstain on aspects that he desired regardin~ the property transaction and tha't in their
opinion there was absolutely no conflict of interest whatsoever.
Commissioner Hall moved, seconded by Commissioner Powell, that the County employ the
services of two competent appraisers appointed by a Committee composed of himself and
Chairman Vaughan to determine a value on the piece of property owned by Mrs. David W. Wilson
and that, after these appraisals had been made, the average of these two appraisals would
be the amount offered to Mrs, Wilson for an outright purchase of this piece of property.
Upon vote, motion carried as £ollows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Hall, Powell, Wright and Chairman Vaughan.
Voting Noe: Commissioner Davis.
NEW HANOVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAI, BOND ISSUE
The Clerk to the Board, Lise K. ging, presented an Application for ApprovaZ of
Proposed Bonds in the amount of $9,360,000 to finance the capital cost of constructing
an addition to the hospital facilities and other related facilities owned and operated by
the county, including the acquisition and installation of equipment and machinery required
therefor and the acquisition of the necessary land or rights-in-land. This Application
had been received from County Attorney, Mr. James C, Fox, for signature b9 the Board.
The Board members signed the Application.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Boazd, Chairman Vau~han adjourned
the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
I,ise K. King
Clerk to the Board
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL NIEETING, AUGUST 6, 1973 - 8:30 AM
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Monday, August b,
1973, at 8:30 AM, in the Assembly Room, County Commission Building, Wilmington, North Carolin~
to discuss the bids for the proposed Public Health Building. Members present were
Commissioners Peter R. Davis; J. M. Hall, 7r.; W. Douglas Powell; Vivian S. Wright;
Chairman M. H. Vaughan; County Manager, Dan W. Eller; County Attorney, James C. Fox; and
Clerk to the Board, Lise K. King.
Chairman Vaughan called the meeting to order.
PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDING
Mr. Charles Boney, Architect; Dr. Joseph C. Knox, Director of the Health Department;
and Mr. R. E. Carter, Jr., of the Board of Health, appeared before the Commission to review
the bids and financing for the proposed Public Health Building.
Mr. Boney distributed copies of the bid schedule to the Commissioners and out2ined
recommended deductions to the proposed construction as the bids received had been higher
than anticipated.
Mr. Patrick G. Ross, County Auditor, was directed to come back during the regular
meeting with the final figures for approval by the Board.
Commissioner Hall requested that the minutes show that $36,621 had been appropriated
from the Mental Health Capital Reserve Fund and that it was the concensus of the Board that
this would be replaced if necessary.