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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 6, 1975 (CONTINUED)
TABLING OF HILL-BURTON ,GRANT RES0LUTION
Corom. Alper moved, seconded,by Corom. O'Shields, that the Resolution for the Hill-
Burton Grant be tabled until the,'next meeting for the County Manager to determine
whether or not the amount stipulated as cost in the Resolution should include the
bank loan. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
REPORr ON LEAA GRANT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER
County Manager Eller reported to the Board thai: the County had received $191,252
of the $200,000 LEAA Grant for the Jail/Law Enforcement Center.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
Corom. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. O'ShieldEl, that the meeting be recessed
to Executive Session. Upon vote, motion carried uncmimously.
ChID. Davis recessed the meeting to Executive Session at 12:40 o'clock p. m.
ChIn. Davis reconvened the m~eting to Public Session at 12:50 o'clock p. m.
ENERGY CONSERVATION WEEK
Corom. O'Shields moved, seconded by Corom. Wright" that the week of November 2
through November 8, 1975, be designated as Energy Conservation Week. Upon vote,
motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Corom. Alper moved, seconded by Corom. O'Shields, that the meeting be adjourned.
Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
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ChIn. Davis adjourned the meeting at 12:55 o'clock p. m.
Respectfully submitted,
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(Mrs.) Alyce B. Brown
Clerk to the Board
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER l3, 1975
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Monday,
October l3, 1975, at 12:00 o'clock noon, in the Assenilily Room, County Commission
Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. (The meeting \olaS scheduled to begin at 11: 00
o'clock a. m. but was delayed due to the length of the meeting of the Board of
Equalization and Review.)
Members present were Commissioners George E. Alper; Claud O'Shields, Jr.;
William C. Taylor; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Peter H. Davis; County Manager, Dan W.
Eller; County Attorney, James C. Fox and Clerk to thE! Board, Alyce B. Brown. No
members were absent.
ChIn. Davis called the meeting to order.
ENDORSEMENT OF EFFORTS OF KURE BEACH TO HAVE PROPERTY RELEASED FROM BUFFER ZONE
Mayor C. R. Smith and Attorney, A. A. Canoutas appeared before the Board on
.behalf of the Town of Kure Beach, to request assistance in getting l65 lots released
from a buffer zone established by the Federal Government approximately 20 years ago.
It was felt that these lots were not needed for the ~uffer zone, and if they could
be released, the Town could expand, thus bringing in more tax revenue for the Town
of Kure Beach and for New Hanover county.
Corom. Taylor moved, seconded by Corom. Wright, that the County endorse the efforts
of Kure Beach in getting this property released from the buffer zone and authorize
the County Manager to attend meetings of Kure Beach officials with Federal Government
representatives. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 13, 1975 (CONTINUED)
TABLING OF AWARD OF GENERAL CONTRAcr FOR LEGION STADIUM RENOVATION
Chm. Davis stated that there were problems in awarding the bid for the general
contract for the Legion Stadium Renovation. The Legion Stadium Commission had held
a Special Meeting on October 8, 1975, for the purpose of negotiating with the low
bidder to try to get a bid within the budgeted amount. The Legion Stadium Commission
then voted to recommend to the County Commissioners that the Contract be awarded to
Dorsett Construction Company.
Chm. Davis moved that the Commissioners concur with the Stadium Commission and
award the bid to Dorsett Construction Company, taking his base bid of $136,900 and
adding $2,000 from Contingencies to include the quarry tile, making a total of
$l38,900. Motion died for lack of a second.
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Mr. Bill Kay appeared before the Board and stated that he did not feel that it
was legal for a contractor to reduce his base bid on an ~lternate which was in the
original bid document and that he felt that this was what had happened.
Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, tha.t award of the contract be
tabled until Monday, October 20, and that the Architect and both contractors involved
be present at the meeting. Upon vote, motion carried un:3nimously.
APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER FOR LEGION STADIUM RENOVATION
County Manager Eller reported that he had received a change order reducing the
electrical contract for the Legion Stadium Renovation by $650 since the press box
would not be constructed.
Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, app~oval of the $650 Change Order.
Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
REJECTION OF BIDS ON AIRPORT HANGAR REPAIR
The County Manager and County Engineer recommended that all bids for the repair
of the Airport Hangar be rejected and the project readvertised. Only two valid bids
were received and the insurance company responsible for 1:he repairs felt that the
bids received were excessive.
Comm.Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to reject the bids for repair
of the airport hangar as recommended by the County Manager and County Engineer and
to readvertise the project. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
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HILL-BURTON GRANT RESOLUTION
County Manager Eller recommended adoption of the Hill-Burton Grant Resolution that
was tabled at the October 6 meeting, with the change in t:he amount of money specified
as the cost of the project being reduced to $12,616,426. '
Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, adopt:ion of the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLVED:
1. Additions and alterations to, and the renovation of, New Hanover Memorial Hospi-
tal Building (hereinafter designated "Project") a,s shown on plans therefor
prepared by Leslie N. Boney, Architects, are approved, the cost thereof not
to exceed $12,616,426.
2. The Board of Trustees of New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Inc. is herewith dele-
gated with the duty and authority to take all such action as may be necessary
to accomplish the Project, provided, however, all contracts shall be made with
and executed by New Hanover County.
3. Marshal Risdon is herewith authorized to represent New Hanover County and
sign all documents (other than contract documents) and correspondence per-
taining to the Project.
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4. Felix Cooper, County Finance Officer, is herewith appointed Treasurer to
handle all funds in connection with the Project, such funds to be kept in
a special Project bank account separate from others administered by said
County Finance Officer.
Upon vote, motion to adopt Resolution carried unanimously.
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 13, 1975 (CONTINm~D)
OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS' DAY
Corom. Wright moved, seconded by Chm. Davis, that ':he County Offices observe
November II as Veteran's Day which was the same day t~e State of North Carolina and
City of Wilmington would observe i,t, instead of Octoh~r 27. Upon vote, motion carried
unanimously.
AUTHORIZATION TO SELL HEALTH DEPARTMENT DRAGLINE
Comm. Wright reported that the Health Department no longer needed the older drag-
line as they were placing more emphasis on smaller dr~inage problems. Two pro-
.essional appraisals fixed the value of the machine between $20,000 and $25,000 in
'ts present condition.
Comm. Wright moved, seco~ded by Comm. Taylor, that the Health Department be
authorized to sell the older dragline to Brunswick County for not less than $20,000.
Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
PLANS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING RENOVATION
Mr. Robert Sawyer, Architect, appeared before the Board to present the plans for
the renovation of the first floor of the Administration Building.
Chm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, that the plans be approved with the
exception that the seating area for the Commissioners, the Clerk and the Press be
revised and brought back at a later meeting. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
60-DAY EXTENSION GRANTED TO CONTRACTOR FOR SOUTHEASTERN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
County Manager Eller reported that when the chan~e order on the Mental Health
Center was approved on October 6, it included a 40-day extension to the Contractor.
Mr. Reagan, the Contractor, said he needed a 60-day extension and the Architect had
recommended that he be given a 60-day extension because of the delay in getting the
material for the ceiling and the thermopane glass.
Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that: the 60-day extension be granted.
Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
.EXECUTIVE SESSION
Comm. Wright moved, seconded by Comm. Taylor, that: the meeting be recessed to
Executive Session. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Chm. Davis recessed the meeting to Executive Ses~;ion at 12:45 o'clock p. m.
Chm. Davis reconvened the meeting to Public Session at 1:00 o'clock p. m.
ADJOURNMENT
Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, 1:hat the meeting be adjourned.
Upon vote, motion carried unanimously.
Chm. Davis adjourned the meeting at 1:00 o'clock p. m.
Respectfully submitted,
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(Mrs. ) Alyce B. Brown
Clerk to the Board
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