1985-01-29 Special Meeting
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETINGr JANUARY 2lr 1985 (CONTINUED)
DISCUSSION OF DEPARTURE FOR RETREAT
County Manager Cooper stated each Commissioner should meet
at the County Parking Lot at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, January 24,
1985, for departure for the retreat to Bald Head Island.
ADJOURNMENT
Commi ssioner Barf ield MOVED, SECONDED by Commi s sioner
Retchin to adjourn the meeting. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairman O'Neal adjourned the meeting at 2:55 o'clock P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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~F. Harrell
Clerk
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETINGr JANUARY 29r 1985
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special
Session with the Wilmington City Council on Tuesday, January 29,
1985, at 3:00 o'clock P.M. in the Assembly Room, 320 Chestnut
Street, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present were: Commissioners Jonathan Barfield, Sr.;
John Dolan; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Fred Retchin, Chairman Nolan
O'Neal; County Manager G. Felix Cooper; Assistant County Manager,
Mary Gornto; and Sherry Griffin, Recorder.
Councilmembers present were: E. A. Bordeaux; Irving Fogler;
E. A. Pate; Robert Shipp; Mayor William Schwartz; City Manager,
William Farris; Assistant City Manager, Susan Dankel; and Clerk,
Claire Hughes. Councilman Luther Jordan arrived at 4:15 o'clock
P.M.
Chairman O'Neal called the meeting to order stating the
purpose of the Special Meeting was to hear a presentation by Doug
Boykin concerning the North Chase Project and a presentation by
Lynn Hill and Associates for the results of the tourism study.
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF NORTH CHASE PROJECT
Mr. Doug Boykin introduced the consultants present
representing Ammons-Boykin Corporation stating the purpose of the
presentation was to discuss the North Chase Project trying to
find a solution acceptable to the City, County, and Ammons-Boykin
Corporation to bring this project into existence. He presented
slides and gave background information on the following issues:
(1) the need to amend the Wilmington/New Hanover County Land Use
Plan; and (2) ongoing discussions with City and County staffs
for utilities.
The presentation included background information concerning
the planning process, engineering issues, and the economic impact
of North Chase which is presently planned for 2,787 units.
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After discussion of the pros and cons of the poject by the
Commissioners and City Councilmen, Chairman O'Neal thanked Mr.
Boykin and his associates for the informative presentation
stating that decisions would be made by both governing bodies.
PRESENTATION OF TOURISM STUDY BY LYNN HILL & ASSOCIATES
Ms. Hill made a presentation of the Tourism Study
emphasizing the potential revenues available to the citizens and
businesses of New Hanover County by establishing a Wilmington
Area Visitors and Meetings Council for the promotion of tourism.
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETINGr JANUARY 29r 1985 (CONTINUED)
PRESENTATION OF TOURISM STUDY (CONTINUED)
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A proposal was presented to establish the Council as an
autonomous, single purpose, private, non-profit economic
development corporation for the New Hanover County visitor
industry to provide the following functions:
to provide a cooperative, on-going forum for visitor
industry and visitor-related organizations
to develop and grow the visitor industry in a planned,
quality manner
to preserve, protect and maintain the visitor economy
of New Hanover County
to provide an effective organization that can create
and respond to opportunities in a timely fashion
to operate a full-service, professional visitors and
meetings program
to raise funds to operate a full-service
gram through membership fees, grants,
project receipts, room occupancy taxes
tax revenues
visitors pro-
contributions,
and general
to recruit, train and develop a skilled, effective staff
to deliver programs
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to educate members and key the public to an awareness
of the visitor industry
Ms. Hill emphasized the importance of spending additional
public funds for tourism promotion comparing New Hanover County
with other resort areas throughout the State of North Carolina.
She stated because of the modest funding presently available for
advertising and public relations, very little had been done in
the area of new market development. She recommended the
establishment of a full-service visitor organization.
After a period of questions and answers by the
County Commissioners and Councilmen, Chairman O'Neal expressed
appreciation to Ms. Hill and Associates for the presentation
stating the study certainly was informative and provided an
excellent format for planning.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Barf ield MOVED, SECONDED by Commi ssioner
O'Shields to adjourn the Special Meeting. Upon vote, the MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairman O'Neal adjourned the meeting at 6:16 o'clock P.M.
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Respectfully submitted,
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~ F. Harrell
Clerk