2016-09-15 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 33
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 PAGE 615
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday, September 15,
2016 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 Beth Dawson; Vice-Chairman Jonathan Barfield, Jr.; Commissioner Skip
Watkins; and Commissioner Rob Zapple. Commissioner Woody White was absent.
Staff present: County Manager Chris Coudriet; County Attorney Wanda Copley; and Clerk to the Board
Teresa P. Elmore.
Chairman Dawson called the Agenda Review meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the
meeting is to review and discuss the agenda items for the September 19, 2016 Regular Meeting with discussions as
noted:
Consent Item 3.Adoption of Myrtle Grove Library Replacement (Pine Valley) Project Budget
Amendment.
County Manager Coudriet reported that the Commissioners approved the replacement of the Myrtle
Grove Library with the Pine Valley Branch location in fiscal year 2017 budget as a part of the Capital Improvement
Plan. The project is budgeted at $4.4 million and financed through a combination of loan proceeds, sale of the
existing Myrtle Grove library property, and fundraising efforts. In order to maximize the construction and
equipping the facility, he requested the Board approve the use of the Library’s escrow funds in the amount of
$490,000 for the design and architectural costs of the facility. The amended budget for the project would be $4.89
million. The Library Advisory Board supports the escrow expenditure.
Consent Item 7. Adoption of Budget Amendments.
Commissioner Zapple requested the removal of
Budget Amendment #17-003 from the Consent Agenda for discussion in regular session. He would like to hear a
brief presentation from the Department of Social Services on the state grant award of $104,400 for the very
successful adoption program.
Regular Item 8. Presentation of 2016 Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) Excellence
in Innovation Award to New Hanover County Information Technology Department
. Chairman Dawson
reported that Matt Gunnet of the NCACC will attend the meeting to present the 2016 LGFCU Excellence in
Innovation Award to Chief Information Officer Leslie Chaney in recognition of the IT Department employees who
develop the successful program “Implementing Agile Project Management Methodologies for Improved Focus.”
Regular Item 11. Consideration of 2017 Legislative Goals
. Chief Communications Officer Ruth Smith
presented a draft list of legislative goalsfor the Board’s consideration. The Commissioners were requested to
review and approve the goals for submission to NCACC. She reported that NCACC steering committees, legislative
committees and board members would review all the goals from the counties with final approval at the Legislative
Goals Conference in January 2017. The Commissioners commented on the legislative issues that they supported
and requested Ms. Smith to present information on each of the proposed goals at the meeting for the Board’s
consideration.
Regular Item 12. Committee Appointments
. Chairman Dawson noted that several appointments to
boards and committees are scheduled for the meeting, including the joint Community Relations Advisory
Committee.
Vice-Chairman Barfield left the meeting at 4:43 p.m. in order to attend the Cape Fear Community College
Board of Trustees meeting.
Staff Update: USGS Groundwater Question and Answer Discussion
Strategy and Policy Coordinator Jennifer Rigby stated that the Commissioners had requested to meet with
representatives from the USGS to discuss the existing groundwater studies. The hydrologists knowledgeable about
the studies were present and Ms. Ribgy introduced Kristen McSwain, Jason Fine, and Dominick Antolino. USGS
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will give a formal presentation and proposal to the Board at its October 3 meeting.
The Commissioners held a question and answer period with the hydrologists concerning the status of the
recharge areas of the Peedee and Castle Hayne Aquifers, possible testing of contaminants in the water supply, and
the process of monitoring well sites within the study area.
Chairman Dawson expressed appreciation for the very informative discussion and thanked the hydrologists
for attending the meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Dawson adjourned the meeting at 5:08 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Teresa P. Elmore
Clerk to the Board
Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting.