2014-02-13 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 33
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 PAGE 22
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review Meeting on Thursday,
February 13, 2014 at 4:07 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 February 17, 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 –Acknowledgment of New Hanover County State of Emergency
Proclamation and Termination of State of Emergency in the County of New Hanover Proclamation.
Consent Agenda Item 3 – Adoption of Vantage South Bank Authorization Resolution.
Consent Agenda Item 4 – Approval of Amendments to the Museum’s
Collections Policy
Consent Agenda Item 5 – Adoption of Budget Ordinance Amendment 14-025 Approving the
Appropriation of Funds for Improvements to Buck Hardee Baseball Field at Legion Stadium
. Chairman
White reported that recently Carolina Beach Baseball, LLC acquired the Wilmington Sharks and has agreed to fund
half the cost for improvements to the Buck Hardee Baseball Field at Legion Stadium if the City of Wilmington, New
Hanover County and New Hanover County Schools will equally split the remaining half. Equal cost participation by
each of these entities is $53,641 with the total cost for improvements in the amount of $325,000.
Consent Agenda Item 6 – Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a 2015 Continuation
Grant Application to the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program for Driving While
Impaired/Seat Belt Enforcement.
Consent Agenda Item 7 –Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a 2015 Grant
Application to the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program.
Consent Agenda Item 8 –Approval of Order for Advertisement of 2013 Unpaid Tax Liens on Real
Property.
Regular Agenda Item 9 – Consideration of Funding Request by District Attorney Ben David.
County
Manager Chris Coudriet reported that District Attorney Ben David will be in attendance to make the request to the
Board.
Regular Agenda Item 10 – Public Hearing and Consideration to Change the Scope of the 2014
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for 2014 Funding from the United States
Department of Justice.
Regular Agenda Item 11 –New Hanover County Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
Annual Update.
Regular Agenda Item 12 – New Hanover County Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee
Annual Update.
Regular Agenda Item 13 – Cape Fear Public Utility Authority 2013 Annual Report.
Regular Agenda Item 14 – Consideration of Approval to Apply to the North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources 2014 Grant – Building a Better Boardwalk: Recycling Away From
Home.
Regular Agenda Item 15 – Consideration of Budget Increase for Shoreline Mapping Program.
Regular Agenda Item 16 – Consideration of Authorization for Carolina Beach Inlet Maintenance
Dredging.
Regular Agenda Item 17 –Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Update.
Regular Agenda Item 18 – Committee Appointments.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 33
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 PAGE 23
STAFF UPDATES:
Planning and Inspections Director Chris O’Keefe provided an overview of the OneSolution software which
is going live on March 3, 2014. The software will streamline the permitting and inspections process and will list all
inspections and permits required for a particular project and allow inspections to be scheduled online. The fee
schedule is also being revised to a one-fee schedule being paid up-front with more options for payment accepted.
Parks and Gardens Director Tara Duckworth provided an overview of a meeting that was held with
Optimist Clubs concerning the non-profit youth recreation organizations lighting usage fee of $10 per hour, per
field, when lights are used. The revenue was estimated to be approximately $75,000 per year and go directly toward
paying a portion of the parks estimated $410,000 electric bill. The fee was implemented in June 2013 as part of the
budget approval process. To date, five youth non-profit organizations have submitted payment with three Optimist
clubs not yet submitting payment for their fall league usage. According to last year’s numbers it is anticipated that a
full-year fee will be no more than $16,000 for any one organization; adult leagues have been paying a usage fee for
quite some time. The Board held a discussion concerning the purpose of the quarter cent sales tax that was
implemented in 2010 for quality of life related items and the need to support the youth in the community. After
discussion, the consensus of the Board was to direct staff to place the item on the Board’s agenda for possible
reverse of the levy of the fee and reimbursement to those organizations that have paid.
Environmental Management Director Joe Suleyman reported that in preparation for debris removal in the
unincorporated areas of the County the preposition contract has been activated and debris removal is anticipated to
begin as early as next week. Details and schedules will be made available on the County’s website as soon as they
have been established.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 5:08 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board