1990-12-18 Special Meeting
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, DECEMBER 18, 1990
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board
Session on Tuesday, December 18,
the Conference Room of the Steam
421, North.
of Commissioners met in Special
1990, at 2:00 o'clock P.M. in
Plant located on U. S. Highway
Members present were: Commissioner Robert G. Greer;
Vice-Chairman, E. L. Mathews, Jr.; Chairman Fred Retchin; County
Manager, Allen O'Neal; County Attorney, Robert W. Pope; and Clerk
to the Board, Lucie F. Harrell.
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r.1embers absent were: Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Sr.
and Commissioner Carl T. Durham.
Chairman Retchin called the meeting to order.
PROJECT STATUS REPORT ON NEW HANOVER COUNTY REFUSE FIRED STEAl-t
PLANT EXPANSION
Dr. Stanton M. Peters, the Consulting Engineer, presented a
status report on the expansion project and discussed the
following items:
1. Cash Flow Report as of December 16, 1990
2. Project Schedule
3. Summary of Contracts
Dr. Peters stated the project schedule remains unchanged
from the last status report. The following contractors are
presently working on site, and all major procurement and
construction packages have been awarded:
1. Clancy & Theys Construction Company -
Site Work, Foundations and Structures II
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2. Sam English, Inc. - Boiler Modification
3. Eldeco, Inc. - Electrical Contractor
4. Blue Ridge Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Mechanical Contractor
5. Volund USA Ltd. - Boiler
6. United McGill Corp. - Air Pollution Control
Dr. Peters stated the project is within budget and will be
operational by March 20, 1991.
A copy of the Status Report is on file in the Clerk's
office.
Discussion was held on persons other than contracted
carriers dumping into the pit. Dr. Peters stated due to
liability, only truck carriers and packer trucks should be
authorized to use the pit with installation of roll-offs for
use by the general public.
Discussion was held on air emissions and technology involved
with operation of the plant. Dr. Peters stated the plant will be
equipped with the latest state-of-the-art air pollution equipment
which will require higher entry level personnel. Vice-Chairman
Mathews inquired as to the capability of finding technically
qualif ied employees and as to the number of counties and/or
municipalities that actually operate their plants. Dr. Peters
stated most plants are owned by local governments with operations
contracted out. It was generally agreed that consideration
should be given to the feasibility of the County contracting for
operation of the expanded facility.
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Discussion was held on the possibility of constructing a
1,000 sq. ft~ addition to the east end of the plant to provide a
meeting and training room for the plant operation, office space
for a clerical employee, serve as a point of origin for plant
tours, and provide space for records and files. Dr. Peters
stated due to environmental reporting demands, a clerical
employee will have to be near the plant and records will have to
be readily accessible. Also, due to expansion of the County IS
Environmental Department, the current administrative office space
is needed to accommodate these additional employees. The
projected cost of the addition should be under $50 per square
foot.
Environmental Management Director, Ray Church, stressed the
importance of storage space for plans and specifications of the
plant as well as instruction manuals. Chairman Retchin
recommended storing a complete set of plans and manuals in
another location such as the Register of Deeds Office or the
County Library.
Projected costs for the requested addition will be presented
to the Board at a later date.
Further discussion was held on recycling and complying to
the 25% reduction of the waste stream by 1992. County Manager
o I Neal stated he is currently working with the Environmental
Management Director and Recycling Coordinator on new approaches
for recycling and that information will be presented to the Board
shortly.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Retchin, on behalf of the' Board, expressed
appreciation to Dr. Peters and the County Staff for an excellent
status report.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:35 o'clock P.M. followed by a
tour of the facility.
Respectfully submitted,
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Clerk to the Board
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