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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 4, 1982
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ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular
Session on Monday, October 4, 1982, at 7:00 P.M. in the Assembly
Room, New Hanover County Administration Building, Wilmington, North
Carolina.
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Members present were: Commissioners Jonathan Barfield, Sr.;
Karen E. Gottovi; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Chairman Donald P. Blake;
County Manager G. Felix Cooper; County Attorney Robert W. Pope and
Clerk to the Board Alyce B. Brown. Comm. Howard L. Armistead, Jr.
was absent.
Chm. Blake called the meeting to order.
Rev. Thomas Tulley, Pastoral Intern of St. Marks Catholic
Churc~, gave the invocation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1982, AND
CONTINUED MEETING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1982
Upon MOTIO~ by Comm. Gottovi, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield,
the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 20, 1982, and the
Continued Meeting of September 27, 1982, were approved as presented
by the following vote:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields and
Chm. Blake.
.Absent: Comm. Armistead.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
Upon .~v10TION by Comm. Barfield, SECONDED by Conun. 0 I Shields,
the following Consent Agenda Items were ~?proved as follows:
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Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Camm. Armistead.
TRANSFER OF' STORAGE BUILDING FROM HUGH MACRAE PARK TO ROLAND
GRISE SCHOOL
Approval was given for the transfer of a storage building from
Hugh MacRae Park to Roland Grise School as recommended by the
Director of Parks and Recreation upon completion of the new
restrooms and storage facility at the park.
CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 TO CONTRACT NO. 1 - NORTHEAST INTERCEPTOR
Approval-w3.s glven and the Chairman was authorized to execute
Change Order No. 2 to the Contract with T. A. Loving, Inc. for
the Northeast Interceptor construction due to realignment of
the force main along a portion of Greenville Loop Road.
EEOC CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1983
The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had renewed
the Human Relations Commission Contract for FY1983 in the amount
of $37,500. The Commissioners accepted the grant monies,
authorized the County Manager to execute the Contract and
approved the following budget amendment necessitated by the
reduction in the approved budget:
I Debit - Acct. #11 5811 100, Salaries & Wages $11,060
Acct. #11 5811 110, Salary Increments 1,551
l-\cct. #11 5811 210, FICA 1,215
Acct. #11 5811 221, Retirement 295
Acct. #11 5811 230, Group Insurance 549
Credit - Acct. #11 3581 233, EEOC Grant $14,670
Debit .- Acct. #11 3581 233, EEOC Grant $ 2,425
Credit - Acct. #11 5811 421, Dept. Supplies $ 625
Acct. #11 5811 640, Equipment 1,800
A copy of the agreement is on file in the County Manager's Office.
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 4, 1982 (CONTINUED)
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (CONTINUED)
AGREEMENT WITH N. C. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR LAND
RECORDS MANAGEMENT GRANT
New Hanover County had been awarded $3,605 matching grant under
the N. C. Land Records Management Program for FY 82/83. The
Commissioners authorized the Chairman to execute the agreement
with the N. C. Department of Administration for these funds.
A copy of the agreement is on file in the County Manager's
Office.
EPA GRANT INCREASE FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT (ID NUMBER C370426-
02-2) - NORTHEAST INTERCEPTOR
The EPA had approved the County's request for increased funding
for Wastewater Treatment in the amount of $12,799 which increased
the total amount to $104,876. The Chairman was authorized to
execute the Grant Amendment Acceptance form.
A copy of the agreement is on file in the County Manager's Office.
BUDGET AMENDMENT - LIBRARY
The following amendment in the Library budget was approved to
purchase 12 conference chairs, 3 multipurpose chairs and 2
secretarial chairs:
Debit - Acct. #11 3990 990, Fund Balance
Credit - Acct. #11 6110 640, Capital Outlay
$4,000
$4,000
NON-AGENDA ITEMS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Chm. Blake asked if there was anyone present who wished to
discuss any item with the Commissioners that was not on the agenda
and no one appeared.
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice had been given that a public hearing would be held by
the Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover County on Monday,
October 4, 1982, at 7:00 P.M. in the Assembly Room of the County
Administration Building, 320 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, North
Carolina, to consider the following:
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ORIGINAL ZONING FOR PROPERTY (APPROXIMATELY
9 SQUARE MILES) LOCATED EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ATLANTIC
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF CAROLINA BEACH
INLET, SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF MASONBORO INLET, AND WEST OF THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN SHORELINE, INCLUDING ALL OF THE AREA KNOWN AS THE
MASONBORO ISLAND AREA FROM UNZONED TO AN R-20 (RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICT
Planning-Director Hayes gave the background and the reasons for
requesting this zoning and reported that the Planning Board had
considered it at the meeting on September 7, and recommended
approval.
Chm. Blake asked if there was anyone present to speak on this
matter and the following persons appeared:
Mrs. Elnita Russ Millinor spoke in opposition
Mr. Tom Stich
Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. O'Shields, to approve
the R-20 Zoning for Masonboro Island as recommended and upon vote
the Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the County of New Hanover
Amending the Zoning Map of Zoning Area No.4, Adopted April 7,
1971; Zoning Area No.2, Adopted December 15, 1969; Masonboro
Zoning Area, Adopted October 15, 1969, of New Hanover County North
Carolina, was ADOPTED by the following vote:
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Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields, and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Comm. Armistead.
A copy of the Ordinance as Adopted is contained in Zoning Ordinance
Book I, Section 4, page 27, Section 2, page 21, and the Masonboro
Zoning Section, page 10.
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE NEW HANOVER
COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE CONCERNING FLOATING HOMES AND FLOATING
HOME MARINAS.
Planning Director Hayes explained the reasons for requesting
these amendments concerning floating homes and floating home
marinas and reported that the Planning Board had c9nsidered them
at several meetings and their recommendations had been forwarded
to the Commissioners for review.
The following persons commented on the amendments:
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Mr. Tom Stich, New Hanover County Health Department
Mr. Henry Johnston
Mr. Ed Lowe, Masonboro Boat Yard
Mr. Bill Hill, Attorney representing Masonboro Boat Yard
Mr. Gene Floyd, Mayor of Wrightsville Beach
Mr. Everett Williamson
Mr. Steve Lee, Office Manager for Masonboro Boat Yard
Ms. Edith Friedberg
Comm. O'Shields MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, to take no
action on this matter and give it back to the Planning staff for
further study. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED as follows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Comm. Armistead.
BREAK
Chm. Blake recessed the meeting for a break from 8:09 o'clock
P.M. until 8:25 o'clock P.M.
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY
ZONING ORDINANCE, ARTICLE II, DEFINITIONS, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
23-72 TO DEFINE HOTEL/MOTEL
This public hearing was continued from the meeting of
September 7, 1982.
Planning Director Hayes gave the background on this amendment
to the Zoning Ordinance and reported that the Planning Board had
considered it at its meeting in August and the recommended amendment
to the Zoning Ordinance Text had been furnished to the Commissioners.
Chm. Blake asked if there was anyone present to speak on this
matter and the following persons commented:
Dr. Don Getz, Representing the Save Airlie Road Association
Mr. Al Butler, Attorney for Save Airlie Road Association
Mr. Jonathan Washburn, Attorney
BREAK
Chm. Blake recessed the meeting for a break from 9:36 o'clock P.M.
until 9:53 o'clock P.M.
HOTEL/MOTEL DEFINITION {CONTINUED)
The following persons offered additional comments:
Mr. George Rountree, III, Attorney representing Mr. Dallas Harris
and Mr. J. B. Gerald.
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Mr. Henry Swayne
Comm. Barfield MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Gottovi, to approve
the Inspection Director's proposal for a definition of Hotel/Motel
and amend it to include that 20% of the guest rooms may contain cooking
facilities.
The following persons offered further comments:
Ms. Haywood Mason
Dr. Donald Getz
Ms. Laura Head
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HOTEL/MOTEL DEFINITION (CONTINUED)
Comm. Gottovi WITHDREW her SECOND to Comm. Barfield's motion.
The MOTION DIED for lack of a second.
The following persons commented:
Mr. George Rountree, III, Attorney
Mr. Al Butler, Attorney
Ms. Lorene Johnston
Comm. O'Shields MOVED, SECONDED by Chm. Blake, to continue
this Public Hearing on the definition of hotel/motel to the meeting
of October 18 to get more information. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED
as follows:
Voting Aye: Comm. Gottovi, O'Shields and Chm. Blake
Voting Noe: Comm. Barfield
Absent: Comm. Armistead
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AUDITORIUM ADDITION AND OFFICE RENOVATION
Mr. Pete Lewis, Agricultural Extension Chairman, and Mr.
Tom Nunalee, Chairman of the Extension Advisory Council, appeared
before the Board to explain and answer questions on the proposed
renovations and additions to the Agricultural Extension Building.
Mr. Nunalee introduced the following members of the Advisory
Council who were also present:
Ms. Shirley Hardy
Mr. Bill Bryant
Mr. Tom Parker
County Manager Cooper commented.
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Comm. O'Shields MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, to
appropriate the additional $15,000 to be taken from contingencies
and approve the renovation and addition to the Agricultural Exten-
sion Building as recommended. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED ,as
follows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Comm. Armistead.
APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER TO INSTALL PNEUMATIC SYSTEM IN JUDICIAL
BUILDING
At the meetings on September 20 and 27 the Commissioners discussed
the recommendation of Clerk of Superior Court Louise Rehder to have a
Pneumatic system installed in the Judicial Building connecting the
courtrooms with the Clerk's office.
County Manager Cooper explained that the costs to add this system
to the building would be $33,348.
Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. O'Shields, to authorize
the Change Order in the amount of $33,348 to install the Pneumatic
system in the Judicial Building. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED as
follows:
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Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Comm. Armistead.
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 4, 1982 (CONTINUED)
EASEMENT TO CITY OF WILMINGTON FOR SEWER OUTFALL - HUGH MACRAE PARK
Comm:-Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. 0' Shields, to grant an
easement to the City of Wilmington to locate a sewer outfall line at
Hugh MacRae Park as requested. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED as
follm'ls:
Voting Aye:
Chm. Blake.
Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields, and
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Absent: Comm. Armistead.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
APPOINTMENT OF TED BAGLEY TO BOARD OF HEALTH'
Comm. Barfield MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Gottovi, to appoint
Mr. Ted Bagley to fill an unexpired term on the Board of Health.
Upon vote the MOTION CARRIED as follows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Comm. Armistead.
SELECTION OF BRICKS FOR BRADLEY CREEK LIFT STATION
County Manager Cooper had samples of several types of bricks
that were being considered for use in the construction of the
Bradley Creek Lift Station.
It was agreed by consensus to use the bricks called "Country
Club" on the lift station.
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DISCUSSION ON NACO JAIL CONFERENCE
County Manager Cooper informed the Commissioners of a conference
that was being conducted by NACO in Washington on November 10,
11 and 12 concerning jail problems and stated that he felt it
would be wise for the Commission and staff to be represented
at this conference.
It was agreed by consensus that Commissioners who wished to
attend this conference would notify the County Manager in
order for arrangements to be made.
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH HOSPITAL FOR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
REPEATER ANTENNA
County Attorney Pope requested that the Commissioners authorize
an amendment to the agreement with the hospital for placement of
the Sheriff's Department Repeater Antenna on the hospital roof.
Comm. O'Shields MOVED, SECONDED by Chm. Blake, to approve the
amendment to the agreement.
Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED as follows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields, and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Comm. Armistead.
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A copy of the agreement is on file in the County Manager's Office.
AGREEMENT WITH MARINE CORPS FOR USE OF BUS TO TRANSPORT JURORS
County Attorney Pope explained the necessity for the County to
enter into an agreement with the Marine Corps for the recent
use of their bus for transporting jurors back and forth from
Onslow County to New Hanover County for a murder trail as ordered
by the Judge.
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 4, 1982 (CONTINUED)
ADDITIONAL ITEMS (CONTINUED)
AGREEMENT WITH MARINE CORPS FOR USE OF BUS TO TRANSPORT
JURORS (CONTINUED)
Comrn:-<5'Shields MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Barfield, to author-
ize the Chairman to execute the agreement with the Marine
Corps for the use of their bus for transporting jurors. Upon
vote, the MOTION CARRIED as follows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Comm. Armistead.
A copy of the agreement is on file ln the County Manager's
Office.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Comm. O'Shields MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. Gottovi, that the
meeting be recessed to Executive Session to discuss land acquisition.
Upon vote the MOTION CARRIED as follows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields and
Chm. Blake.
Absent:
Comm. Armistead.
Chm. Blake recessed the meeting to Executive Session at 11:10
o'clock P.M.
Chm. Blake reconvened the meeting to public session on 11:25
o'clock P.M.
OFFER TO SEACOR FOR LAND ACQUISITION FOR INCINERATOR
Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. O'Shields to authorize
the Chairman to tender an offer to SEACOR, Inc. for the acquisition
of property. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED as follows:
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Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Comm. Armistead.
ADJOURNMENT
Comm. Gottovi MOVED, SECONDED by Comm. O'Shields, that the
meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED as follows:
Voting Aye: Commissioners Barfield, Gottovi, O'Shields, and
Chm. Blake.
Absent: Comm. Armistead.
Chm. Blake adjourned the meeting at 11:26 o'clock P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Alyce B. Brown, Clerk
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