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2021-07-29 Agenda Review NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 35 AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, JULY 29, 2021 PAGE 157 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. via in-person and remote in the Harrell Conference Room at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present: Chair Julia Olson-Boseman; Vice-Chair Deb Hays; Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Jr.; Commissioner Bill Rivenbark; and Commissioner Rob Zapple (remote). Staff present: County Manager Chris Coudriet; County Attorney Wanda M. Copley; and Clerk to the Board Kymberleigh G. Crowell. Chair Olson-Boseman called the Agenda Review meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the meeting is to review and discuss the agenda items for the August 2, 2021 Regular Meeting with discussions as noted: Consent Item 6. Approval of Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). In response to Board questions, Social Services Director Tonya Jackson explained that the department has expended almost all the $7 million from the CARES Act except for about $600,000 in administrative costs. Staff is working through the payment process as payments had to be halted during year end. The program accepted over 2,800 applications. The application process has been suspended because the County is waiting on funding for the second round. Staff is working to complete the pending applications on file. About 60% of the applications received are being approved. Some of the applications that are being denied are duplicates, although staff still goes through the process with duplicate applications to ensure nothing for the family has changed. This program has helped approximately 1,400 families in New Hanover County. To qualify for the program, they must be a household that has either had somebody to apply or qualify for unemployment or experienced a reduction in income due to covid, a household that has experienced homelessness or housing instability, and must be below 80% of the medium income level for metropolitan Wilmington. County Manager Coudriet commended Ms. Jackson and her team for the job they are doing on the program. Regular Item 8. Consideration of Preliminary Assessment Resolution for NCDOT-Required Improvements to William Louis Drive for Inclusion into the NCDOT Road Maintenance System. In response to Board questions, Deputy County Manager Tim Burgess explained that 23 of the 26 property owners have signed the petition to move forward. One property owner declined participating and two other property owners were not able to be reached. The request is to approve the resolution and set the public hearing for September 7, 2021. The program is available for any homeowners or homeowners’ group in New Hanover County. Regular Item 9. Consideration of Amendment to the New Hanover County Code Chapter 23 Environment. In response to Board questions, County Manager Coudriet explained that the City of Wilmington (City) has a minimum housing code that deals with dumping and the County does not. He is not sure that the County can legally have the authority to set a minimum housing code, but staff can certainly investigate that and research what the options are and what the City is doing. Deputy County Attorney Sharon Huffman explained the process for nuisances. Nuisances that have not been corrected over time may have a lien filed on them. Usually, when most people see a lien coming, they will work to correct the issue. Regular Item 12. Public Hearing and Approval of a Rezoning Request By TDR-HL, LLC, Applicant and Property Owner, to Rezone Approximately 62.77 Acres of Land Located At 1308 Crooked Pine Road from R-15, Residential District, to PD, Planned Development District, in order to Develop a Mixed-Use Project (Z21-08). In response to Board questions, Planning Director Rebekah Roth explained it is the developer’s responsibility to make sure that the Military Cutoff Road extension is tied into the Murrayville Road extension. It is staff’s understanding that the extension was already in the process prior to the rezoning application. Commissioner Zapple stated that he would link for language to be included stating the developer is committed to handling the financial responsibility for the road improvements. He requested that staff ensure the lines of responsibility are clear on the road improvements. He also stated that he would like further elaboration on the school issues as the projection is for 104 students and both Trask and Laney are currently at over 100% capacity. ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS OF BUSINESS Chair Olson-Boseman stated that Nelson Beaulieu contacted her about members of the Board of Education (BOE) and their family members getting typed letters from the Charlotte area. She stated that she would send a copy of the envelope to the Board and asked that Board members check their mail to make sure their children and spouses are not receiving the letters. Mr. Beaulieu did not go into specifics about what was in the letters, but he was concerned about it and wanted to make sure that the Board was aware of it. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Chair Olson-Boseman adjourned the meeting at 4:31 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kymberleigh G. Crowell Clerk to the Board Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting.