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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-10-27 Special Meeting I. ""'lllIIII 293 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 27, 1975 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Monday, October 27, 1975, at 11:35 o'clock a. m. in the Assl~mbly Room, County Commission Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. (The meeting was scheduled to begin at 11:00 0' clock a. m. but was delayed due to the length of 'the meeting of the Board of Equalization and Review.) Members present were Commissioners Claud O'Shi,~lds, Jr.; William C. Taylor; Vivian S. Wright; Chairman Peter R. Davis; County Mlnager Dan W. Eller and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Brown. Commissioner George :~. Alper and County Attorney, James C. Fox were absent. Chm. Davis called the meeting to order. PRESENTATION OF TICKETS TO CAROLINA BEACH LION'S CLUB BARBECUE Mr. Jim Burton and Mr. Tommy Tucker appeared before the Board on behalf of the Carolina Beach Lion's Club and presented Chm. Davis with tickets to their annual barbecue and extended an invitation to the public to attend and support this annual fund-raising event. AWARD OF BIDS FOR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT VEHICLES Mr. Jesse Blanton, Chief Deputy, appeared before the Board and reported that bids for ten (10) vehicles for the Sheriff's Department were opened on October 24, 1975. The following bids were received: TOTAL PRICE 10 VEHICLES TRADE IN ON 1973 CHEVROLET NET BID Harris Pontiac, Inc. Port City Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. Cape Fear Moto~ Sales, Inc. Tom Reich Chevrolet $ 46,249.70 47,318.60 47,632.80 48,227.50 $ 1,200. 1,100. 1,400. 1,250. $ 45,049.70 46,218.60 46,232.80 46,977.50 . low Comm. O'Shields moved, seconded by Comm. Wright, that the bid be awarded to the bidder, Harris Pontiac, Inc. Upon vote, motion carried as follows: :. Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields, Taylor, Wright and Chm. Davis Absent: Comm. Alper PLANNING DEPARTMENT GRANT APPLICATION TO NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS Ms. Judy Schillmoller and Mr. Bill Farris, of the Planning Department, and Dr. Clayton Calloway, Mayor of Residents of old Wilmington, appeared before the Board to request permission to submit an application for funds to develop a Plan for the National Register Area of the City of Wilmington. Chm. Davis moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, to authorize the Chairman to sign the Grant Application to the National Endowment fOl' the Arts for these funds. Upon vote, motion failed to pass by the following tie vote: Voting Aye: Comm. O'Shields and Chm. Davis Voting Noe: Comm. Taylor and Wright Absent: Comm. Alper Chm. Davis stated that because of the tie votE!, the matter would be voted on again at the November 3 meeting. PROGRESS REPORT ON RECREATION MASTER PLAN Mr. Gardner Gidley appeared before the Board t:o give a progress report on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. He presented to each Commissioner a copy of a Draft of the Recreation and Parks Master Plan for the city of Wilmington and New Hanover County, with a request that after reviewing this draft, the COITm\issioners furnish him with their comments on this proposed Plan. COUNTY MANAGER ELLER OUT OF TOWN County Manager Eller advised the Board that hE! may have to be out of town on November 5 and 6 and again the week of November 10, due to being a defendant in a Federal Civil Rights lawsuit arising from his employment as City Manager of Gastonia. _._~ ------- //U;! \.i 4: If!:!!U.. MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 27, 1975 (CONTINUED) ADJOURNMENT Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. Chm. Davis adjourned the meeting at 12:45 o'clock p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~dL- 4, 4<-,~ :J (Mrs.) Aly~e B. Brown Clerk to the Board ab MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, NOVEMBER 3, 1975 ASSEHBLY The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, November 3, 1975, at 11:45 o'clock a. m. in the Assembly Room, County Commission Building, Wilmington, North Carolina. (The meeting was 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 R. Davis; County Manager, Dan W. Eller; Attorney, Joseph o. Taylor from the County Attorney's Office; and Clerk to the Board, Alyce B. Brown. No members were absent. Chm. Davis called the meeting to order. Comm. Vivian S. Wright offered the invocation APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 13, 1975 Comm. Wright requested that on Page 292 under "Appr::>val of Outside Help on Set- tling Commercial Tax Problems" the record ~how that she had asked Mr. Fox about this because she was concerned because they had been handling some commercial properties during the hearings and he said that the Board could hire appraisers at any time. Comm. Wright also asked that the record show that her vote was based on the fact that Mr. Davis agreed to her request that his motion include the condition that the Board receive a written summary on each case. f) Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, that the minutes of the Special Meeting of October 13, 1975, be approved as corrected. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 20, 1975 Comm. Taylor moved, seconded by Comm. Alper, that t\1e minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 20, 1975, be approved as presented. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR REPAIRS TO AIRPORT HANGAR The following bids were received for repairs to the Airport Hangar damaged in a windstorm: BID DIscouwr TOTAL BID , j f\i 1.1 Roderick Machine Company Raysand Builders $ 15,680. 15,550 $ 235. -0- $ 15,455 15,550 County Manager Eller reported that the insurance caJ~rier would pay for all the repairs with the exception of $626. Comm. Alper moved, seconded by Comm. O'Shields, thai: the contract be awarded to the low bidder, Roderick Machine Company, as recommended by the County Manager and Staff and that the budget be amended as follows to account for the funds: Appropriate $14,819 to Revenue Acct. - Misc. Income.. Acct. #31 333 04 Appropriate $14,819 to Expenditure Acct. - Maintenance & Repairs, Buildings and Grounds, Acct. #31 650 15 ~