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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-04-06 Regular Meeting NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 34 REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 6, 2020 PAGE 499 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, April 6, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. via teleconference in Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present: Chair Julia Olson-Boseman; Vice-Chair Patricia Kusek; Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Jr.; Commissioner Woody White; and Commissioner Rob Zapple. Staff present: County Manager Chris Coudriet; County Attorney Wanda M. Copley; and Clerk to the Board Kymberleigh G. Crowell. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Chair Olson-Boseman requested a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion: Vice-Chair Kusek MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner Zapple, to approve the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Upon vote by roll call, the MOTION CARRIED: Voting Aye: Chair Olson-Boseman; Vice-Chair Kusek; Commissioner Barfield; Commissioner White; and Commissioner Zapple. CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Minutes – Governing Body The Commissioners approved the minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 23, 2020. Approval of the New Hanover County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Funding Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 – County Manager The Commissioners approved the New Hanover County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council funding recommendation for fiscal year 2020-2021. At its February 21, 2019 meeting, the New Hanover County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) unanimously recommended that the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners allocate $547,770 in State JCPC funding for fiscal year 2020-2021 as follows: JCPC Administration - $9,900 Youth Empowerment Services - $406,345 Teen Court - $70,249 Sentencing Circles - $22,096 Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) - $39,180 The funding recommendation meets the JCPC priorities of Psychological Services, Community Service/Restitution, Teen Court, Parent Skill Building Programs, Home-Based Family Services and Vocational Skill Training. Adoption of Stand Against Racism Proclamation – County Manager The Commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing April 23, 2020 as YWCA “Stand Against Racism Day” in New Hanover County. Stand Against Racism is a signature campaign of YWCA USA to build community among those who work for racial justice and to raise awareness about the negative impact of institutional and structural racism in our communities. This campaign is one part of their larger national strategy to fulfill their mission of eliminating racism. YWCA Lower Cape Fear invites the community to join them for the 10th Annual Stand Against Racism, a virtual event to be conducted April 23 - 26, 2020. Please visit this website for information on participating: https://www.ywca-lowercapefear.org/what-were-doing/racial-justice/stand-against-racism/. A copy of the proclamation is hereby incorporated as part of the minutes and is contained in Exhibit Book XLII, Page 7.1. Adoption of Safe Boating Week Proclamation – County Manager The Commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing May 16-22, 2020 as “Safe Boating Week” in New Hanover County. A copy of the proclamation is hereby incorporated as part of the minutes and is contained in Exhibit Book XLII, Page 7.2. Adoption of Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation – Health and Human Services The Commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing April 2020 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in New Hanover County. A copy of the proclamation is hereby incorporated as part of the minutes and is contained in Exhibit Book XLII, Page 7.3. Approval of the Second Reading of a Solid Waste Renewal Franchise for SeaDawgs Enterprises, Inc. dba College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving – County Attorney The Commissioners approved the second reading to renew a solid waste franchise with SeaDawgs Enterprises, Inc. dba College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving. Pursuant to Section 44.55, the applicant has provided NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 34 REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 6, 2020 PAGE 500 information about his business organization, equipment, personnel and fiscal responsibility. The Environmental Management Director and the Chief Financial Officer have no objections to the franchise request. The decision to approve the current solid waste franchise agreement was considered against the implications of House Bill 56 and its impact on the County’s ability to control the flow of solid waste. Staff believes that private solid waste collection companies will ultimately make post-2020 final disposal decisions based on two factors: price and convenience/location. The New Hanover County landfill is competitive in both areas and will continue to seek methods to control costs while offering cutting-edge services to the public. The renewal franchise period would run for seven years. The first reading was approved unanimously on March 23, 2020. A copy of the franchise agreement is available for review in the legal department. Approval of the Second Reading of a Solid Waste Renewal Franchise for Tangerine Carting, Inc. – County Attorney The Commissioners approved the second reading to renew a solid waste franchise with Tangerine Carting, Inc. Pursuant to Section 44.55, the applicant has provided information about his business organization, equipment, personnel and fiscal responsibility. The Environmental Management Director and the Chief Financial Officer have no objections to the franchise request. The decision to approve the current solid waste franchise agreement was considered against the implications of House Bill 56 and its impact on the County’s ability to control the flow of solid waste. Staff believes that private solid waste collection companies will ultimately make post-2020 final disposal decisions based on two factors: price and convenience/location. The New Hanover County landfill is competitive in both areas and will continue to seek methods to control costs while offering cutting-edge services to the public. The renewal franchise period would run for seven years. The first reading was approved unanimously on March 23, 2020. A copy of the franchise agreement is available for review in the legal department. Approval of the Second Reading of a Solid Waste Renewal Franchise for Waste Partners – County Attorney The Commissioners approved the second reading to renew a solid waste franchise with Waste Partners. Pursuant to Section 44.55, the applicant has provided information about his business organization, equipment, personnel and fiscal responsibility. The Environmental Management Director and the Chief Financial Officer have no objections to the franchise request. The decision to approve the current solid waste franchise agreement was considered against the implications of House Bill 56 and its impact on the County’s ability to control the flow of solid waste. Staff believes that private solid waste collection companies will ultimately make post-2020 final disposal decisions based on two factors: price and convenience/location. The New Hanover County landfill is competitive in both areas and will continue to seek methods to control costs while offering cutting-edge services to the public. The renewal franchise period would run for seven years. The first reading was approved unanimously on March 23, 2020. A copy of the franchise agreement is available for review in the legal department. Approval of Policy Changes – Human Resources The Commissioners approved the policy changes for the New Hanover County Personnel Policies and Procedures. The recommended revisions strengthen certain areas of the County’s existing policy. Revisions include a change in the title from Workplace Violence to Workplace Protection, specifying the County’s commitment to a safe workplace for employees and those served by employees; additional examples of aggressive acts; the requirement to notify Human Resources when policy violations are reports; allowing non-employee victims and non- employee witnesses to directly or anonymously report policy violations; and a clear explanation of the appeal procedure when disciplinary action is taken by the Chief HR Officer. There is also a minor revision to Section 6.16.5 that addresses what happens when an employee fails to show for a hearing with the county manager, following a disciplinary action for unlawful workplace harassment. Approval of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Ratification of Certain Exclusions – Human Resources The Commissioners approved the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and ratified certain exclusions identified to date, and as further guidance becomes available from the Department of Labor. On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Two provisions included within this Act are the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act. Although separate, both provisions allow for paid leave to employees who are unable to work (or telework) for reasons related to COVID-19. The provisions also allow employers to exclude healthcare providers and emergency/first responders from each of the Acts. The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act allows for up to 80 hours of leave for full-time employees (prorated for part-time) employees for certain conditions related to COVID-19. The Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (Emergency FMLA Act) provides for time-limited expansion of job-protection benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The Emergency FMLA Act allows for leave to care for a child under 18 year of age, due to school closure and loss of a paid child care provider for reasons related to COVID-19. As with regular FMLA, leave under the Emergency FMLA Act may be up to 12 weeks; where the first two weeks may be unpaid, but the following 10 weeks must be paid at two-thirds of an employee’s regular rate of pay. The County’s implementation strategy which was effective April 1, 2020 for both provisions, allows for benefits under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act to be available to all employees, including healthcare providers and emergency/first responders. The County’s implementation strategy for the Emergency FMLA, which provides for 12 weeks of leave to care for a child due to the school closure and/or loss of child care provider for COVID-19 reasons, is to exclude healthcare providers and emergency responders from this benefit. The reason behind the NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 34 REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 6, 2020 PAGE 501 County’s decision to exclude these two groups of employees from the benefits under Emergency FMLA is due to the length of time (12 weeks) provided by the benefit and the need for them to be available to provide crucial functions during this health crisis. The County has identified positions to be excluded from these two groups based on guidance received by the Department of Labor to-date. As such, existing positions within the healthcare provider and emergency/first responder groups include physician extenders, public health nurses/supervisors, personal health services manager, licensed practical nurses, licensed clinical therapists/licensed clinical therapy supervisors, medical laboratory staff, health director, assistant health director, health planner, sworn law enforcement officers, detention officers, animal control officers, firefighters (all classes), 911 telecommunications staff, and emergency management staff. The County is also willing to consider any alternative benefit for these groups of employees, whose positions exclude them from the benefit, and requested alternative benefit ideas from them for consideration. Approval of Emergency Watershed Protection Program Grant Contract and Adoption of Budget Amendment 02- 054 – Engineering The Commissioners approved the execution of the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program grant contract and adopted budget amendment 20-054. The EWP Program, a federal emergency recovery program, helps local communities recover after a natural disaster strikes. The program allows the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to offer technical and financial assistance to help local communities relieve imminent threats to life and property caused by floods, fires, windstorms and other natural disasters that impair a watershed. The EWP Program allows communities to quickly address serious and long-lasting damages to infrastructure and to the land. There is no requirement for a disaster declaration by federal or state officials for program assistance to begin, but ultimately partial funding must be provided by the state legislature. All funded projects must demonstrate they reduce threats to life and property; be economically, environmentally and socially sound; and must be designed to acceptable engineering standards, if applicable. In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, New Hanover County applied for EWP assistance with the New Hanover County Soil and Water Conservation District acting as the local sponsor. The NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – Division of Soil and Water Conservation has awarded a grant to the County that will provide the required twenty-five percent (25%) match to the seventy-five percent (75%) federal funding provided through NRCS. Below are the details of the federal and state awards to the County: NRCS Federal Funding Financial Assistance – contract 3,297,372.00 Technical Assistance – administrative 329,737.20 Total Federal Funding 3,627,109.20 NC Division of Soil & Water Conservation Total State Funding 1,099,124.00 Total Project 4,726,233.20 Locally, these funds will be utilized to restore watersheds through the removal of hurricane-downed trees, vegetation and sediment deposited by Hurricane Florence. County staff will oversee and inspect the various projects with technical guidance on-site provided by NRCS representatives. Debris and sediment removed from the watersheds will be properly disposed of to prevent the material from becoming an issue in the future. A copy of the budget amendment is hereby as part of the minutes and is contained in Exhibit Book XLII, Page 7.4. Adoption of Budget Amendment 20-063 to Respond to COVID-19 – Finance The Commissioners adopted budget amendment 20-063 to respond to COVID-19. On March 10, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for North Carolina, and on March 20, 2020, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners issued a state of emergency. New Hanover County has been engaged in the preparation for and response to COVID-19 in a variety of ways:  On February 25, 2020, the County opened a very limited Emergency Operations Center. This core set of staff began monitoring the situation and planning for a response and communications plan related to this event. As the event has progressed additional functions of the Emergency Operations Center were activated.  On March 17, 2020, a Public Health Coronavirus Call Center was established so that residents with questions about COVID-19 can speak to a public health nurse and if needed be connected to a provider who will then determine any further testing needed. In addition, public health nurses have been deployed to homes to conduct flu tests and COVID-19 sampling.  The County’s logistics section was brought in to purchase critical supplies for the community and to manage the logistics warehouse supplies. The County has also partnered with New Hanover Regional Medical Center to coordinate a donations plan to accept personal protective equipment (PPE) items. Throughout this event, employees have been and will continue to be utilized in various positions in emergency operations and other needed areas as a result of this event. In addition, various supplies have been and continue to be purchased including PPE items such as gloves and masks. The budget amendment covers estimated costs of the preparation for and response to this event in the amount of $1,000,000. The appropriated fund balance is being requested to cover these expenditures as the amount of disaster assistance to the County from FEMA, the State of North Carolina, and/or other grants is not currently known. As not all costs are known or incurred to date, NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 34 REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 6, 2020 PAGE 502 this budget amendment is only for an estimate of costs known to date and actual costs will vary from this estimate. An additional budget amendment will be brought to the Board once all costs are known and incurred. A copy of the budget amendment is hereby incorporated as part of the minutes and is contained in Exhibit Book XLII, Page 7.5. REGULAR ITEMS OF BUSINESS There were no regular items of business. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Chair Olson-Boseman reported that no public comment voicemails were received and five public comment emails were received, and asked that those be read into the record by staff. Deputy Clerk to the Board Dahria Kianpour read aloud the following public comment emails into the record:  Ali Young - Can you make sure people don’t walk their dog on the ramp on the beach public access if Daryl Mills address give the Wilmington police chief downtown to talk sometime on the news more. The helpful Ali who likes to help people in nursing homes or anywhere else.  Valerie Richards – Greetings, I have been trying to locate the counties stance on 5 G in New Hanover County. Several trips in and many phone calls last year left me with no answers. No one even knew what department I should be asking! I would like to know if there is a policy for 5 G, what it is and based on what? Thank you for addressing this matter publicly.  Marsha N. - First I would like to say Thank You for all you are doing! I live near Inland Greens golf course. I would like to know why it is still open? There are groups of people there every day, not using social distance. I would also like to know why the gun club on Market St is still open? I have a friend who lives in the villages at Mayfair and they have not closed their tennis courts- groups of people playing and hugging each other and then driving away. Again, no social distancing. Hobby Lobby- goes without saying that if they are open in Wilmington, they should be shut down! They are NOT Essential and just putting their workers and our community at risk. Thank you!  Blake Hurston - Public boat ramps managed by state departments should not be closed by the county. When all neighboring counties have their ramps open, you’re not keeping anyone off the water, just making it less convenient. I understand that people did not adhere to advisories, but allow those of us who will be responsible to use the ramps. Let us take photos of anyone rafted up or parked on sandbars partying and use their registration numbers to fine them. People who live waterfront or have wet slips are unaffected by this. I make a boat payment, and an insurance payment, but because I can’t afford to live waterfront or rent a slip - I’m out of luck? Punish those who should be punished, not those of us who want to bring some food home.  Mary Price - How can the Board of commissioners make a ruling regarding the ICW which is overseen by the Corp of Engineers? My husband and I own a boat. We live alone. Just the two of us. We abide by social distancing rules. However, the “muddy” not clear rule posted says we cannot go out on our boat, away from the public. Unless our dock is in front of our personal property. Our boat is in a boat slip, we rent, from a private owner. Dr. Ed Ricarddelli. It is in a marina in Carolina Beach. Does not make sense. Please explain. ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS OF BUSINESS Approval of Community Partnership in Hotel Shelter Plan for The Homeless Population During COVID-19 and Adoption of Budget Amendment 20-065 Assistant County Manager Kathy Stoute stated the request for the Board’s consideration to enter into a community partnership to expand sheltering capabilities during the COVID-19 health crisis. New Hanover County, along with the City of Wilmington, NHRMC, United Way of the Cape Fear Area, New Hanover Disaster Coalition, Cape Fear Collective, and shelter agencies are joining forces in this endeavor to keep from overwhelming our healthcare system and limit the exposure of our community to COVID-19. New Hanover County, the City of Wilmington, and United Way will each appropriate $25,000 to work in collaboration for the purposes of securing hotel rooms for our homeless population to decompress the homeless shelters, thus allowing for the six-feet social distancing while providing additional alternate sites for this vulnerable population. The duration for this hotel sheltering plan is expected for 90 days. The sheltering agencies’ staff will serve onsite to provide oversight and provide direct support for their staff. Additionally, the County will make available its public health nurse team to conduct wellness checks. Cape Fear Collective in collaboration with UNCW will serve as the pass through agency to pay the costs of the operations and to serve as the fundraiser for additional financial support needed to sustain this plan beyond the original appropriations. The New Hanover Disaster Coalition will facilitate both referrals and resources for the hotel sheltering operation. Again, the community collaborative involves New Hanover County, City of Wilmington, United Way of the Cape Fear Area, NHRMC, Salvation Army, Good Shepherd, Red Cross, New Hanover Disaster Coalition, Cape Fear Collective, UNCW, One Christian Network, Walking Tall, Vigilant Hope, and several others. Dr. Philip Brown, NHRMC Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive, stated this is critical from a basic pandemic control standpoint. The key thing to understand is that the philosophy has to be no person left behind or the pandemic cannot be controlled. This is a commonsense step to help with that control across the entire community. It is known that a lot of people affected in the homeless community are high medical risk, which would mean most likely much longer medical stays and ICU stays. This request goes straight to our ability to serve the NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 34 REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 6, 2020 PAGE 503 remainder of the community to keep this population as well as possible. He thanked the Board for consideration of the request. County Manager Coudriet stated the associated budget amendment appropriates $25,000 from the fund balance to help support and begin this collaboration. In response to Board questions, he stated the County will be able to get the funds back from FEMA. He has seen a circular from the NC Emergency Management Division noting that local governments would be eligible for different kinds of shelter operations in support of a cross section of the community. There is every reason to believe it will ultimately be reimbursed by the federal and state governments. Commissioner Barfield stated he is truly supportive of this initiative. It is hard to shelter in place when you have no place to shelter. He has had a number of phone calls encouraging the County to be part of the collaborative effort. He thinks the $25,000 investment in saving lives is well worth it. In response to Board questions, County Manager Coudriet stated that as it relates to the protocols that will be put in place to see that the homeless shelter in the hotels are safer than homeless being outside in the open air, it is the expectation that the entities directly involved with the population are not walking away. There is currently a group of women that are sheltered in a hotel in our community. Caseworkers, social workers, etc are with them on a regular and consistent basis and that is the model going forward. As to whether people are being tested before going into the facilities, County Manager Coudriet explained that unless they need a protocol, they would not meet the protocol threshold. There are any number of COVID-19 samples that have been taken specifically by the hospital and those have come back negative. We have sheltered in the form of isolation waiting on results for some of the population, but none of them have come back positive yet. Commissioner Zapple stated this is terrific partnering being done. He would like to see what is it the County is getting into and as it moves forward, how it develops and whether it is needed after 90 days or needs to go down after 30 or 60 days. In response to Board questions, County Manager Coudriet stated there is no written agreement in place as of yet. If the Commissioners and other governing bodies approve this request, a memorandum of understanding has to be prepared, but will not get in the way of working the plan. There is also nothing in writing about the concept other than what has been explained by Assistant County Manager Stoute and Dr. Brown. Daily reporting can be provided to the Board. The New Hanover Disaster Coalition (NHDC) is in the EOC with the County team on a daily basis and would have the best visibility on the status at any given time. Assistant County Manager Stoute stated the NHDC is going to be managing the referrals with the agencies and shelter agencies. They will provide the oversight as they do the daily counts with the agencies and how they run them typically. This is can be monitored. Vice-Chair Kusek stated she would prefer to see this matter go forward with evaluations in 30-day increments as it is unknown if things may not be better in 30 or 60 days. Assistant County Manager Stoute stated initially what had been discussed was 30 days and the thought was that the duration hopefully, at most, would be 90 days. However, how the numbers and population looks in this area in 30 days may be quite different, and she suspects it will be as compared to today. The 90 days is not hard and fast, but rather was a realistic estimate put forth with the agencies. In response to Board questions, Assistant County Manager Stoute stated for clarification the County staff is not handling the management. That will be done by the sheltering agencies’ staff who will provide the monitoring, case management, and facilitate the people moving into and out of the rooms and assessing their needs. The County is essentially helping to expand their sheltering resources. There is fundraising going on which is part of the efforts of Cape Fear Collective and UNCW. Two agencies, nCino and Live Oak Bank, have offered another $20,000. This is part of everyone’s efforts in getting it stood up and that they believe that assessing it later at 30, 60 days, if there is still a great need, there is an expectation that the community partners will step in and continue with it. County Manager Coudriet confirmed the maximum amount of the County’s financial commitment is $25,000. Commissioner Barfield stated he watched the City of Wilmington’s (City) press conference with Mayor Saffo and others, and there was an indication that other partners have stepped up to provide funding. With the County providing funding as well, it is definitely a collaborative effort. In response to Board questions, County Manager Coudriet confirmed that there is a need for a motion to move to matter forward. In that this is a different space for the County as it relates to sheltering operations and in speaking with the Board, staff felt bringing it forward for Board approval would be the right thing to do. If the budget amendment is approved, the Board is approving the County’s partnership in funding up to $25,000 for the duration, whether it is 60 or 90 days. If there is a request for additional funding, it will be brought to the Board for consideration. Daily reporting to the Board on the efficacy of the program, the numbers to include testing if necessary with those persons, will also be provided. Motion: Commissioner Zapple MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner Barfield, to approve the Community Partnership in Hotel Shelter Plan for the homeless population during COVID-19 and adopt budget amendment 20- 065. Upon vote by roll call, the MOTION CARRIED: Voting Aye: Chair Olson-Boseman; Vice-Chair Kusek; Commissioner Barfield; Commissioner White; and Commissioner Zapple. NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 34 REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 6, 2020 PAGE 504 A copy of the budget amendment is hereby incorporated as part of the minutes and is contained in Exhibit Book XLII, Page 7.6. Chair Olson-Boseman asked if there were any additional items of business. Commissioner Zapple stated in regard to how fast a lot of these decisions are being made and how important the decisions are that the County is being asked to make and the resulting impacts, he understands a lot of what is being done is touching an emotional nerve with citizens and the citizens are passionate about it. The community is responding in a variety of ways to the Board. He would recommend that going forward as much conversation and discussion between all five Commissioners and County staff be held whenever possible. He knows the power the Chair is granted during these times of emergency and is respectful of that. He thinks it would be helpful for the community overall for there to be discussion in some format by all the Commissioners and County staff to get everyone on the same page to help respond to questions about County restrictions. Chair Olson-Boseman stated as a point of clarification, while she has not spoken with everyone in full as she should have, the Mayors of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach are the ones that asked for the restrictions with the boat ramps. She was trying to provide them with help. Vice-Chair Kusek was with her on every call with the Mayors, there was a call today, and there will be another on Thursday to see how to proceed and if there will be a need to proceed. She also thinks there is good news being received from the Public Health department. She will make a more intentional effort to be sure everyone is informed and part of the discussion. Commissioner White stated in regard to the beach towns, their sovereignty is well established in their respective charters from the legislature. Their population combined is approximately less than 8,000 people countywide and this is a county of 225,000 people. Beaches and waterways are held in public trust, not owned by municipalities, they are governed with their extraterritorial jurisdiction. While their concerns are relevant and should be considered, they should also be weighed against the concerns of hundreds of thousands of other people that use public waterways and beaches. Chair Olson-Boseman thanked the Board for supporting the important plan to help our homeless. She is proud of the County's leadership and involvement with partners such as United Way, City of Wilmington, New Hanover Disaster Collection, Good Shepherd Center, NHRMC, and other agencies to provide them with what is needed during this critical time. The plan did not happen overnight and she appreciates the work that was done to bring it together. They now have a plan to shelter anyone who must be isolated pending a COVID-19 test. That has been in action for the homeless community throughout the County. We are serving 235,000 residents no matter who they are and where they lay their head at night. She is encouraged today by the decision of the Board and the community support of one another during this difficult time. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Chair Olson-Boseman adjourned the meeting at 4:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kymberleigh G. Crowell Clerk to the Board Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting. The entire proceedings are available for review and checkout at all New Hanover County Libraries and online at www.nhcgov.com.