2014-01-02 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 33
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, JANUARY 2, 2014 PAGE 1
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review Meeting on Thursday,
January 2, 2014, 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.; and Commissioner Thomas Wolfe. Commissioner Brian Berger was absent.
Staff present: County Attorney Wanda Copley; County Manager Chris Coudriet; and Clerk to the Board
Sheila L. Schult.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
Chairman White called the Agenda Review meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the
meeting is to review and discuss the Board’s January 6, 2014, Regular Session meeting agenda. The Board
reviewed 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 – Approval of 2014 Congressional Priorities.
County Manager Chris Coudriet
provided an overview of the following proposed priorities to be submitted to the North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners for consideration of inclusion in their list of 2014 Federal legislative prioritiesand answered
questions from the Board:
Revisions to Biggert-Waters - delay the implementation that would result in steep rate increases for
some National Flood Insurance Program policyholders for a period no less than one year to allow
Congress to address and remedy these concerns.
Reauthorization of Water Resources Development Act - support the reauthorization of the Carolina
Beach project as a critical federal project.
Local Government Bond Interest Income Taxation Exemption - support retaining the federal
government income tax exclusion for municipal bond interest.
Marketplace Fairness Act – support giving state and local governments the authority to enforce already
existing sales and use tax laws on remote or online sales.
Consent Agenda Item 4 – Approval of Fee Schedule Adjustments at Airlie Gardens to Compensate
for the New Requirements Associated with North Carolina General Statute 105-164.4(a)(10).
Parks and
Gardens Director Tara Duckworth provided an overview of the following requested fee changes and answered
questions from the Board.
Garden Admission: adult (non-member) non-resident $9 inclusive of tax (currently $8)
Concert Admission: adult (non-member): $9 inclusive of tax (currently $8)
Enchanted Airlie carload pass: $27 inclusive of tax (currently $22)
Environmental education private/out of County schools: $4 child inclusive of tax (currently
$3); $5 adult inclusive of tax (currently $4)
Kayak Eco Tours: $55 per person inclusive of tax (currently $50)
Oyster Roast: $80 per person plus tax (currently $75)
Memberships (amounts remain the same but taxes will be passed on directly):
Individual - $40 plus tax
Family - $60 plus tax
Dogwood - $175 plus tax
Rose - $250 plus tax
Magnolia - $500 plus tax
Azalea - $1,000 plus tax
After discussion, the consensus of the Board is to remove the item from the Consent Agenda and place it on
the Regular Agenda for further discussion.
Consent Agenda Item 5 – Approval of November 2013 Tax Collection Reports.
Consent Agenda Item 6 – Adoption of Budget Ordinance Amendments.
Regular Agenda Item 7 – Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Permanent Addition of the New
Hanover County Slaves Deed Book into the Collection of New Hanover County Register of Deeds Records.
Register of Deeds Tammy T. Beasley provided an overview of the request clarifying that the document to be
included as a permanent addition is an index to the existing deed records to make searching records easier.
Regular Agenda Item 8 – Public Hearing and Special Use Permit Request by Lorrain Collura to
Operate a Child Care Center in a Residence Located at 1220 Potomac Court (S-616, 12/13).
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Regular Agenda Item 9 – Public Hearing and Rezoning Request by Burrows Smith, on behalf of
River Bluffs Development Corporation, to Modify a Planned Development to Include an Additional 11 Acres
and a Commercial Marina Located at the West End of Chair Road from R-20, Residential District, to PD,
Planned Development District (Z-880M, 12/13).
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 4:38 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board