2009-09-03 Agenda ReviewNEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 31
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 PAGE 666
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday,
September 3, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. in the Lucie F. Harrell Conference Room at the New Hanover County
Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present were: Vice-Chairman Jason R. Thompson; Commissioner Robert G. Greer;
Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Jr.; County Attorney Wanda M. Copley; Clerk to the Board Sheila L.
Schult; and Assistant County Manager Dave Weaver.
Chairman Ted Davis, Jr. and Commissioner William A. Caster were absent.
Vice-Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the
meeting is to review and discuss the Boards September 8, 2009 Regular Session meeting agenda.
The Board reviewed Consent Agenda Item 5 Approval to Dispose of Surplus Property
According to Procedures Outlined in Chapter 160 Article 12. Finance Director Avril Pinder presented the
list of items to be disposed of as surplus.
The Board reviewed Regular Agenda Item 10 Consideration of National Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Recovery Month Proclamation. Commissioner Barfield will read the proclamation into the
record.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 11 Consideration of Resolution in Appreciation of
the Efforts of the Cape Fear Coalition of Concerned Citizens. Commissioner Caster will read the
proclamation into the record.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 13 Consideration of Options for Funding for Beach
Renourishment Projects for Wrightsville Beach and for Carolina/Kure Beaches. Assistant County
Manager Dave Weaver presented an overview of the request and reported that the Ports, Waterway, and
Beach Commission met and recommended the County contribute an additional $1.5 million from Room
Occupancy Tax Funds for the navigational maintenance part of the Wrightsville Beach project in order to
leverage an additional $1.6 million from the Army Corps of Engineers. The Commission recommends
that the $1.5 million contribution be made only if the Corps will supply sand to the Wrightsville Beach
portion before sand is provided to Masonboro Island. In response to Board questions, Finance Director
Avril Pinder reported that the Room Occupancy Tax fund balance is $30 million.
Planning Director Chris OKeefe presented an overview of the following Planning Department
items and answered questions from the Board:
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 15 Public Hearing Special Use Permit Request by
Terra Bowman to Allow In-Home Child Daycare for up to 10 Children at 4613 Manchester Drive in an R-
10 Residential District in the Kings Grant Subdivision (S-594-8/09). No opposition to this request.
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 16 Public Hearing Text Amendment Request by
Staff to Amend Article V, Section 53.5-2(7)(C) Relating to the Formula for Accommodating Public
School Facilities in Planned Developments (A-369 7/09).
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 17 Public Hearing Request by Planning Staff to
Reassign Mailing Addresses to Daniel Boone Trail, Located Near the 6300 Block of Gordon Road, and
Formally Adopt the Word Trail as the Street Suffix (AA-002, 7/09).
The Board discussed Regular Agenda Item 18 Public Hearing Request by Planning Staff to
Name a Private Road, Located Near the 2500 Block of Rockhill Road, Baba Eddie Lane and Reassign
Mailing Addresses on the Road (SN-109, 08/09).
ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS
The Board discussed Additional Agenda Item 19 Consideration of Constitution Week
Proclamation. As no one will be in attendance to receive this proclamation it will be moved to the
Consent Agenda.
The Board discussed Additional Agenda Item 20 Approval of Board of Education Budget
Amendment #3 to Record Carryover of Capital Outlay Projects and to Record Transfer of Funds to New
Hanover High School Field House Renovation Project. Budget Director Cam Griffin reported that on
September 1, 2009 the New Hanover County Board of Education approved Budget Amendment #3 to
record the renovation of the New Hanover County High School field house with an estimated cost in the
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amount of $756,000. As the Board is considering Budget Amendments #1 and #2 on Consent Agenda
Item 8 this item will be moved to the Consent Agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Vice-Chairman Thompson adjourned the Agenda Review
meeting at 4:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board