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NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 33
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, MARCH 6, 2014 PAGE 32
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review Meeting on Thursday, March
6, 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 Manager Chris Coudriet; Assistant County Attorney Sharon Huffman; 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 March 10, 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.
County
Manager Chris Coudriet reported that the Board is being requested to acknowledgethe New Hanover County State
of Emergency Proclamation and Termination of State of Emergency in the County of New Hanover Proclamation in
response to Winter Storm Leon.
Consent Agenda Item 3 – Adoption of Resolution Designating Map Review Officers for the City of
Wilmington and New Hanover County, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and Wrightsville Beach.
Consent Agenda Item 4 – Acceptance of January 2014 Tax Collection Reports.
Consent Agenda Item 5 – Adoption of Budget Ordinance Amendment.
Regular Agenda Item 6 – Consideration of Adoption of Proclamation Recognizing the Week of
March 20, 2014 as Girl Scout Week in New Hanover County.
Vice-Chair Dawson offered to read the
proclamation into the record.
Regular Agenda Item 7 – Winter Storm Debrief and Update.
County Manager Chris Coudriet reported
thatEmergency Management/911 DirectorWarren Lee and Environmental Management Director Joe Suleyman will
provide a winter storm debrief and update.
Regular Agenda Item 8 – Public Hearing and Consideration of Special Use Permit Request By ACI
Pine Ridge, LLC to Develop a Mixed-Use Development on a 37.9-Acre Parcel Located at the 100 Block of
Porters Neck Road (S-617, 1/14).
Regular Agenda Item 9 – Public Hearing and Consideration of Request to Amend Article II Section
23: Definitions; Section 61.4: Traffic Impact Analysis; Section 121: Filing and Notice for an Appeal; and
Section 122: Powers and Duties of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the New Hanover County Ordinance to
Address Inconsistencies as a Result of Legislation Passed During the 2013 North Carolina Legislative Session
(A-418, 2/14).
Regular Agenda Item 10 – Adoption of Ordinance Aligning the New Hanover County Code with
North Carolina General Statutes.
STAFF UPDATES:
Carolina Beach Boardwalk Project:
Carolina Beach Town Manager Michael Cramer provided an update on the
Carolina Beach Boardwalk revitalization project reporting that the Coastal Resource Commission voted 9 to 0 to
allow Carolina Beach to proceed with the southern portion of the project. Due to concerns voiced by one property
owner, the remaining portion was not approved but staff was directed to work with the Averette family toward a
satisfactory compromise so that the remaining portion could be approved.
Health and Human Services Functional Collaboration Meeting Schedule:
Strategy and Policy Manager Beth
Schrader reported that due to inclement weather, two meetings of the Health and Human Services Functional
Collaboration committee were cancelled. She requested an additional month be added to the schedule to allow the
committee to make up the two meetings with the presentation to come before the Board at their May 5, 2014
meeting.
Garner Report Presentation:
Assistant County Manager Tim Burgess reported that Jay Garner, Garner
Economics LLC, will be making presentation to the Board of the Economic Development Report on April 2, 2014 at
2:00 p.m. in the Assembly Room at the Historic Courthouse. The Wilmington City Council has also been invited to
attend, as well as the public. Mr. Garner will also be making a presentation to the economic development steering
committee that morning.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 33
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, MARCH 6, 2014 PAGE 33
NC Fast Update:
County Manager Chris Coudriet reported that over 5,000 overtime hours were logged in by staff
to bring the caseload of NC Fast into compliance. He thanked the employees of the Departments of Social Services
and Health for their hard work.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 4:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board