1985-12-16 Water & Sewer
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M~NUT~~ UY N~W tlANUV~K CUUNII WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT MEETING
R~EETING, DECEMBER r~9
A SEMBLY
A regular meeting of the New Hanover County Water and Sewer
D strict was held on Monday, December 16, 1985, at 9 10 o'cloc
A M in the Assembly Room of the New Hanover Count
A ministration Building, 320 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, North
C rolina
District Members present were Commissioners John Dolan;
F ed Retchin; Nolan O'Neal; Vice-Chairman Jonathan Barfield, Sr;
C airman Claud O'Shields, Jr; County Manager, G Felix Cooper;
C unty Attorney, Robert W Pope; and Clerk to the District, Lucie
F Harrell.
A PROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Retchin MOVED, SECONDED by Vice-Chairma
B rfield to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Octobe
1 , 1985, and the Regular Meeting of November 18, 1985, as
p esented Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
E ECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
Chairman O'Shields opened the floor for nominations fo
C airman of the Water and Sewer District for the ensuing year
Commissioner Retchin nominated Commissioner 0' Shields fo
C airman
Commissioner O'Neal nominated Commissioner Dolan fo
C airman
There being no other nominations, Chairman O'Shield
d cIa red the nominations closed
Commissioner Retchin MOVED, SECONDED by Commissione
B rfield to elect Chairman O'Shields as Chairman of the Water an
S wer District for the coming year Upon vote, the MOTIO
C RRIED AS FOLLOWS
Voting Aye
Commissioner Retchin
Commissioner Barfield
Chairman O'Shields
Voting Noe
Commissioner Dolan
Commissioner O'Neal
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ECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
Chairman O'Shields opened the floor for nominations fo
ce-Chairman of the Water and Sewer District for the ensuin
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Chairman O'Shields nominated Commissioner Barfield for Vice
airman
There being no other nominations, Chairman O'Shield
d clared the nominations closed
Chairman O'Shields MOVED, SECONDED by Vice-Chairman Retchi
t elect Commissioner Barfield as Vice-Chairman by acclamatio
on vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
SCUSSION OF EASEMENT ACQUISITION - MRS. JANE CHERRY
Mrs Jane Cherry appeared before the District Commissioner
g ving background information on the placement of a sewer line 0
h r property She presented slides stressing the importance 0
t e natural terrain and the loss of trees and damage to he
p operty with placement of the sewer line as planned
Chairman O'Shields commented on the offer by County Enginee
B anchard to place the sewer line down her driveway at a
a ditional cost of $4,000 to $5,000 if she would donate th
e sement since the cost was approximately the same as the initia
e sement
Ms Cherry stated she had not made a counter proposal of an
t pe and requested consideration of the District Commissioners i
p oviding a more reasonable solution to this problem
Engineering Director Hilton outlined the method prepared b
c nsultants to determine and acquire the necessary easements fo
t e county-wide sewer system He stated, unfortunately, tree
w uld be lost in this process and that everyone could not b
p eased in placement of the sewer lines He stated Ms Cherr
h d been most cooperative in trying to solve her problem statin.
t e request by Ms Cherry to place the lines on the other side 0
t e property would be too costly He stated the Engineerin
D partment was in the process of evaluating another route whic
w uld place the pipeline southwest of her property on adjacen
p operty
After a lengthy discussion of the problem, Commissione
o eal MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner Dolan to visit the sit
w th a representative of the Engineering Department an
A riculture Extension Office requesting the Engineering Staff t
e aluate the situation with recommendations to the District at
1 ter date Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, DECEMBER 16, 1985 (CONTINUED)
-- 'PTiON OF CLEATW1\TElrRESOLlJ'l'TOW
Engineering Director Hilton presented three resolutions for
a ption in order to accept funds allocated by the State in the
1 85 Session Laws to city and county governments for water and
s er construction projects in each year of the 1985-87 biennium
Commissioner Dolan MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner O'Neal to
pt a resolution transferring all of its allocations to the New
over County Water and Sewer District as follows
Wastewater Collection/Treatment Facilities
Water Facilities
$ 668,818
360,136
Total Allocation
$1,028,954
Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
{\ ,f.OtP'Y gf thec,fesolution is con1;.~i,neq, in Exh,ibit Book I,
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Commissioner Retchin MOV~I?,
B rfield to aAop~ra resolutipn,f~r
W ter and Sewer District Upon
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SECONDED by Vice-Chairman
acceptance of funds by the
vote, the MOTION CARRIED
A copy of the resolution is contained in Exhibit Book I,
P ge 26
After further discussion, Commissioner Retchin MOVED,
S CONDED by Commissioner Dolan to adopt a resolution certifyin.
t at the Water and Sewer District is able to fund the remainin
c st of Phase I, Area II of the Sewer System Upon vote, the
M TION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
A copy of the resolution is contained in Exhibit Book I,
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PROVAL OF TRANSFER OF SEWER TREATMENT CAPACITY
Commissioner Retchin MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner O'Neal
t approve the request to transfer 350 gallons of sewer treatmen
c pacity from Ronnie McWatty to Ed Efrid Upon vote, the MOTIO
C RRIED UNANIMOUSLY
A PROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR SEWER EASEMENT AND PUMP STATION SITE
Commissioner Retchin MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner Dola
t authorize the Chairman to execute a contract for a sewe
e sement with Mr D B Stegall in the amount of $2,607 and
c ntract with Mr A. V Saffo in the amount of $10,000 for a pum
s ation site Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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NDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS - HOWARD B. WORTHINGTON
Engineer Blanchard gave background information on th
ndemnation proceedings for property located in College Acre
tween Teal Street and Hooker Road. He stated an offer had bee
de but that Mr Worthington was not agreeable.
After further discussion, it was
.strict to authorize the Engineering
ndemnation procedures
the consensus of th
Staff to proceed wit
After further discussion, it was the consensus of the Boar
request the Engineering Staff to provide backgroun
formation on steps taken when requesting condemnation 0
operty
N-AGENDA ITEM
Mrs Annie Southerland commented on placement of the sewe
1 ne requesting that her yard not be disturbed anymore tha
n cessary Engineering Director Hilton commented on a differenc
o opinion as to where the Sullivan's property line stops H
sated the Department of Transportation, from whom a
e croachment agreement had been acquired, had indicated the are
i question is within their right-of-way However, with th
c rrent maps, the property owner stated their property line is i
t e DOT right-of-way The Engineering Staff was requested t
m et with DOT and resolve the question of Mrs Southerland'
p operty line
Chairman O'Shields adjourned the meetinq at 10 42 o'cloc
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After discussion, it was the consensus of the District t
r quest the Engineering Staff to assure property owners upo
c mpletion of installing the sewer line, their property will b
r stored to its original appearance.
OURNMENT
Commissioner Dolan MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner O'Neal t
a journ the meeting Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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Respectfully submitted,
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Lucie F Harrell
Clerk
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