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Home My WebLink About1983-08-15 Water & Sewer 06 ,--.. = = MINUTES OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTR T MEETING, AUGUST 15, 1983 ASSEMBLY A meeting of the Board of District Commissioners f the New Hanover County Water and Sewer District was held n Monday, August 15, 1983, at 8 45 o'clock A.M in the N w Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, Nor h Carolina r, fl' , Members present were Commissioners Jonathan Barfie , Sr; Donald P Blake; Karen E. Gottovi; and Chairman CIa d O'Shields, Jr Commissioner Nolan O'Neal was absent due being on vacation. o Chairman O'Shields called the meeting to order APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST h 19 3 Commissioner Blake MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner Barfield to approve the minutes of Regular Meeting of August 1, 1983, as presented Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED AS FOLLOWS r , Voting Aye Commissioner Barfield Commissioner Blake Commissioner Gottovi Chairman O'Shields Absent Commissioner O'Neal ACCEPTANCE OF BOND APPLICATION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION County Attorney Robert Pope advised the Board that receipt of the District's Application for Approval of Issuance of Bonds on August 15, 1983, had been ack~owledged by the Local Government Commission by telephone. FILING OF DEBT STATEMENT The New Hanover County Water and Sewer District's Statement of Debt, certified by the County Finance Officer, was filed with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, to be held on file for public inspection. DISCUSSION - TIME SCHEDULE FOR BOND REFERENDUM Chairman O'Shields stated that according to the proposed timetable prepared by the County Attorney, the Board was requested to adopt the Introduction of the Bond Order thereby publishing notice of a Public Hearing to be held on Monday, August 22, 1983, at 9 00 o'clock A M for adoption of the Bond Order and establishment of a Bond Referendum date. r ' 07 I MINUTES OF MEETING, AUGUST 15, 1983 (CONTINUED) DISCUSSION = TIME SCHEDULE FOR BOND REFERENDUM (CONTINUED) Commissioner Gottovi expressed her concern for the establishment of an early Bond Referendum date emphasizing the importance of allowing adequate time for staff to prepare the necessary promotional materials and information to thoroughly inform the general public before voting on the issue Chairman O'Shields asked County Attorney Pope if introducing the Bond Order to hold the Public Hearing would lock-in the referendum date of November 8, 1983, stating that the Board would like to have flexibility in setting the final referendum date. County Attorney Pope stated that he felt that adoption of the Introduction of the Bond Order would not specifically hold the District to this date and stated that he would prepare an alternate timetable to be presented at the Public Hearing I After further discussion, Assistant County Manager Cannon stated that staff was preparing a package program to be presented to various civic organizations or anyone requesting information on the Sewer System explaining all the pertinent facts and details of the System The Commissioners volunteered to participate in these presentations and Engineering Director Hilton stated that the League of Women Voters had volunteered their services in helping to promote the project. INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF BOND ORDER AND CALL FOR PUBLIC -- -- HEARING Commissioner Gottovi introduced the following Bond Order, which was read at length nBOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $40,000,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of New Hanover is the governing body of the New Hanover County Water and Sewer District; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of New Hanover deems it advisable to make the improvements hereinafter described; and I WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has caused to be filed with the Secretary of the Local Government Commission of North Carolina an application for Commission approval of the bonds hereinafter described as required by 08 r = = MINUTES OF MEETING, AUGUST 15, 1983 (CONTINUED) BOND ORDER (CONTINUED) The Local Government Finance Act, and the Secretary of the Local Government Commission has notified the Board that the application has been filed and accepted for submission to the Local Government Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the Commissioners of the County of New Hanover, sitting as the governing body of the New Hanover County Water and Sewer District, as follows Section 1 The Board of Commissioners has ascertatned and hereby determines that it is necessary to provide sanitary sewer collection facilities, including the acquisi tion and construction of lines, force mains and interceptors and including the acquisition and installation of equipment and machinery required therefor and the acquisition of land or rights-in-land required therefor, and to pay capital costs of such improvements Section 2 In order to raise the money required to pay capital costs of providing the improvements as set forth above, in addition to any funds which may be made available for such prupose from any other source, bonds of the New Hanover County Water and Sewer District are hereby authorized and shall be issued pursuant to The Local Government Finance Act of North Carolina The maximum aggregate principal amount of said bonds authorized by this bond order shall be $40,000,000 Section 3 A tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds when due shall be annually levied and collected The revenues of the facilities hereinbefore described may be pledged to the payment of the interest on and principal of said bonds if and to the extent that the Board shall hereafter determine by resolution prior to the issuance of said bonds In such event, the tax in the District to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds may be reduced by the amount of such revenues available for the payment of such principal and interest. Section 4 A sworn statement of the District's debt has been filed with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and is open to public inspection. Section 5 This bond order shall take effect when approved by the voters of the New Hanover County Water and Sewer District at a referendum " r ' 09 I MINUTES OF MEETING-;-AUGUST-r-S, r983 ("CONTINUED-) RESOLUTION (CONTINUED) Commissioner Gottovi MOVED the adoption of the following resolution WHEREAS, the bond order entitled, "BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $40,000,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS OF NEW HANOVER WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT", has been introduced at the meeting of the Board of Commissioners, sitting as the governing body of the district, held on August 15, 1983 and the Board desires to provide for the holding of a public hearing thereon and the submission of a statement of debt in connection therewith as required by The Local Government Bond Act; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of New Hanover, sitting as the governing body of the New Hanover County Water and Sewer District, as follows I (1) The public hearing upon said bond order shall be held on the 22nd day of August, 1983 at 9 00 o'clock A.M. in the Commissioners' Assembly Room, County Administration Building, 320 Chestnut Street, in Wilmington, North Carolina. (2) The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby directed to cause a copy of the bond order to be published with a notice of such hearing in the form prescribed by law in a qualified newspaper no fewer than six days prior to such public hearing (3) The District's Finance Officer is hereby directed to file with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, prior to publication of the bond order with the notice of such public hearing, a statement setting forth the debt incurred or to be incurred by the District, the appraised value of property subject to taxation by the District and the net debt of the District. The MOTION was SECONDED by Commissioner Barfield and was ADOPTED by the following vote Voting Aye Commissioner Barfield Commissioner Blake Commissioner Gottovi Chairman O'Shields I Absent Commissioner O'Neal 10 ,.---.,- = MINUTES OF MEETING, AUGUST 15, 1983 (CONTINUED) DISCUSSION OF WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM BY ENGINEERING DIRECTOR HILTON DEFERRED UNTIL PUBLIC HEARING~O BE HELD ON ---- MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1983 It was the-consensus of the Board to have Engineering Director Hilton make his presentation on the Wastewater Collection System reflecting the final facts and figures at the Public Hearing scheduled for Monday, August 22, 1983, at 9 00 o'clock A.M. in the County Administration Building REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY OWNERS Commissioner Gottovi requested Engineering Director Hilton to be prepared to discuss the logistics of never obtaining assessments from property owners at the Public Hearing to be held on August 22, 1983 OBTAINING ASSESSMENTS FROM ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Blake MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner Gottovi to adjourn the meeting Chairman O'Shields adjourned the Water and Sewer District meeting at 9 05 o'clock A.M. Respectfully submitted, ~e~~erk ~