2018-09-27 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 34
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 PAGE 203
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday, September 27,
2018 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-Chairman Skip Watkins; Commissioner Patricia Kusek; and
Commissioner Rob Zapple. Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Jr. was absent.
Staff present: County Manager Chris Coudriet; County Attorney Wanda M. Copley; and Clerk to the Board
Kymberleigh G. Crowell.
Chairman White 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 October 1, 2018 Regular Meeting with discussions as
noted:
Consent Item 3. Approval of Lease Assignment and Assumption of VA Ground Lease for New Hanover
County Airport Authority. In response to Board questions, County Attorney Wanda Copley stated she is comfortable
with the lease being executed. The lease with the New Hanover County Airport Authority states that it cannot
without reason not allow an assignment. In regards to the prior water issues, the matter is completely resolved and
the state is now in charge of the water system. The company has been vetted by Carol LeTellier, Business
Development Director with the Wilmington International Airport, and they have purchased many government
buildings. The use of the facility will continue as the VA Medical Clinic.
Additional Information: County Manager Chris Coudriet stated that a budget amendment for Hurricane
Florence would be presented to the Board on Monday. It is not complete as of this afternoon and will be the best
estimate calculated by the finance department. It will be brought forward as an additional item at the end of the
meeting and will be presented by Chief Financial Officer Lisa Wurtzbacher. Chairman White requested that the
budget amendment be placed on the regular agenda before Item 6. Consideration of Project Grace Request for
Proposals.
In response to Board questions regarding Project Grace, County Manager Coudriet stated that an update
would be provided on Monday, as well as the recommendation from staff to proceed with the request for proposals.
The information and materials have been available in the public domain for about three weeks since it was supposed
to be presented at the previous meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 4:02 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kymberleigh G. Crowell
Clerk to the Board
Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners
meeting.