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1974-05-14 Special Meeting,6 e~ ~ MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 6, 1974 EXECUTIVE SESSION Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that the Board recess to go into Executive Session. Upon vote, motion carried as follows: Voting Aye: Comm. Davis, Vaughan, Wright, and Chm. Powell. Absent: Comm. Hall Chm. Powell recessed the meeting to go inCo Executive Session at 12:50 PM. Chm. Powe11 recessed the Executive Session to go back into the regular session at 1:05 PM. Comm. Hall returned to the meeting during the Executive Session. APPOINTMENT OF DR. JOSEPH C. KNOX FOR REMOVAL OF DEAD ANIMALS Mr. Julian W. Booker of the U. S. Department of Agriculture had requested that the Commissioners appoint someone to be in charge of removing and disposal of dead animals when the owner was not ascertainable in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 106, Article 34, Part 9, Subsection 106-403. Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Chm. Powell, that Dr. Joseph C. Knox, or whoever he may designate, be in charge of removing and disposal of dead animals when the owner was not ascertainable. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Comm. Davis moved, seconded by Chm. Powe11, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. Chm. Powell adjourned the meeting at 1:10 PM. Respectfully submitted, :J°, ~ ' Lise K. King Clerk to the Board k MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, MAY 14, 1974 ASSEMBLY The Idew Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Tuesday, May 14, 1974, at 7:30 AM at the Lob Steer Inn, 7 Wayne Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina, to discuss items of mutual interest with the Wilmington City Council. Members present were Commissioners Peter R. Davis; J. M. Hall, Jr.; M. H. Vaughan; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman W. Douglas Powell; County Manager, Dan W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board, Lise K. King. Representing the City of Wilmington were City Council members Margaret Fonvielle, Charles F. Green, Ralph W. Roper, John C. Symmes; Mayor Herbert B. Brand; City Manager, John A. Jones; and City Attorney, Cicero P. Yow. Chm. Powell called the meeting to order. DISCUSSION OF TAXATION AND JOINTLY.FUNDED PROJECTS Mayor Herbert B. Brand ofYered to the County Commissioners the proposition that they employ a professional group of people who worked in that field to come to Wilmington and make a study of the tax structure of both the City and the County and the expense of jointly-funded matters and a11 others and the income that was shared by the City and the County and abide by whatever recommendation they make. He stated that the City would accept their recommendation and asked if the County would do so. Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Vaughan, that the Board of Commissioners reject the idea of hiring someone to do the job because she stated she felt this was the elected officials' job. No vote was taken on this motion.(See Page 645 }'or Addition) It was generally agreed that the appointed representatives from the Wilmington City Council and the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners would continue working on this problem and come back to their respective boards with a recommendation. DISCUSSION OF WILMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT GOING INTO COURTHOUSE/JAIL FACILITY Chm. Powell asked for an expression from the City whether they wanted to include the Wilmington Police Department in the proposed courthouse/jail so that the architects could proceed with their planning. Mayor Brand asked the Council members if they felt they could approve the concept of the Wilmington Police Department going into the new courthouse/jail facility so that the County could so notify their architects, and all Council members present stated that "yes" they could approve this concept. (Council members Ben B. Halterman and Kenneth McLaurin were not present at the meeting.) ~eS:~ MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, MAY 14, 1974 (CONTINUED) REPORT ON PARKS & RECREATION Councilman Green asked about a parks and recreation study and wondered why this could not be done on a county-wide basis or by being jointly funded. County Manager Eller reported.that, in the absence of a county.plan, the County was planning to use some land adjacent to existing school sites and had employed a man to do site plans of three of the schools in the county. He stated that Mr. Richard A. Fender, Planning Director, was going to begin developing a comprehensive county plan this fiscal year. (See Page 645 for Additian.) ADJOURNMENT Chm. Powe11 adjourned the meeting at 9:00 AM. Respectfully submitted, C'?=~~~.~, ~ Lise K. King ~ Clerk to the Board k MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, MAY 20, 1974 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, May 20, 1974, at 9:00 AM in the Assembly Room, County Commission Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were Commissioners Peter R. Davis; J. M. Hall, Jr.; M. H. Vaughan; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman W. Douglas Powell; County Attorney, James C. Fox; County Manager, Dan W. Eller; and Clerk to the Board, Lise K. King. Chm. Powell called the meeting to order. Rev. Marion W. Powell offered the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 29, 1974 Comm. Davis requested that the record show that the reason the Board had not approved the School Board's request to purchase land at Carolina Beach in the.amount of $27,500 was because a formal appraisal had not been secured on the property and that there were no members of the Board of Education present to make this request. Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the minutes of the special meeting held on April 29, 1974, be approved as amended. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, MAY 6, 1974 Comm. Wright requested that on Page 6"16 under "Request of Southeastern North Carolina Educational, Historical and Scientific Foundation" her comments.be included in the minutes. She had stated that she would not vote,to appropriate any funds for this request because she did not think that it was a proper e~cpenditure of County funds. Comm. Wright requested that on Page 629 under "Discussion of Wilmington Police Depart- ment Being Included in Proposed Courthouse/Jail" her reason for voting "noe" on the joint breakfast meeting be included as part of the record which was because it was a breakfast meeting paid for by County funds and that she was not voting against a joint meeting with City Council as such. . Comm. Vaughan moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the minutes of the regular meeting held on May 6, 1974, be approved as amended. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. REIMBURSEMENT TO MR. ALBERT D. COX, JR., FOR USE OF COUNTY LAND At the meeting ot May 6, 1974, the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to terminate a lease agreement with Mr. Albert D. Cox, Jr., on May 20, 1974, for a parcel of land near the Juvenile Services Center which Mr. Cox leased from the County to farm. Termination of this lease agreement was necessary in that this was part of the land to be used for the site of the new high school in the northern part of the County. The Board also agreed to reimburse Mr. Cox on a pro rata basis any advance payment he had made. Mr. Albert D. Cox, Jr"., appeared before the Board to discuss the amount to be reim- bursed to him. He requested that he be reimbursed $400 for rent and $732.50 for preparing the land for planting. Comm. Ha11 moved, seconded by Comm. Davis, that the sum of $1,133 be transferred from General Fund Contingencies, Account ~~11 445 61, to Non-Departmental Miscellaneous Expense, Account ~~11 660 57, to reimburse Mr. Cox because of the fact that the County was claiming use of the land which had been rented to him after he had done certain improve- ments and prepared the field for planting and that a signed release be prepared by the County Attorney. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. Comm. Vaughan stated that he had voted "yes" because it was his understanding that the location of the school had not been made public at the time the lease was made and action was taken by Mr. Cox to begin farming.