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Home My WebLink About2023-08-21 RM ExhibitsExhibit Book XL.1X Page 15.1 Environmental Health Fee Schedule Effective 09/01/2023 DESCRIPTION FEE ADD -ON FEES/COMMENTS Septic Systems Septic Improvement Permit $400.00 Septic System Construction Authorization (Type I, II, III(a), III(g) $200.00 Septic System Construction Authorization GS 130A-335 (a2) $80.00 On -Site Wastewater Evaluator (AOWE) Septic System Construction Authorization Septic Improvement Permit and Construction Authorization GS 130A-335 (a2} $240.00 On -Site Wastewater Evaluator (AOWE) Improvement Permit and Construction Authorization Septic System Construction Authorization (Type III(b), IV, V, VI) $832.00 First 1500 gal/day+ $100 each additional 1500 gal/day + $100 x # of inspections / 20 years Septic System Permit Revision $250.00 Septic System Repair Permit $50.00 Existing System Inspection (Reuse Purpose/Addition) $200.00 Monitoring Soil Wetness/Wells $300.00 Per Season = January 1st -April 30th Re -inspection for lot not ready $70.00 Each additional site visit Engineer Option Permit (GS 130A-336.1(n)) $35.00 Authorized On -Site Wastewater Evaluator (AOWE) Permit Option $35.00 Wells �_...�...�....�.. Wes__.-.._ Well Permit (including site evaluation & bacteriological water samples analysis) $350.00 Water Sample -Bacteriological $140.00 Water Sample - Bacteriological - resample $70.00 Water Sample - Chemical $140.00 Re -inspection after failed inspection at initial visit $70.00 Each additional site visit Food Food Service Plan Review: Prototype Restaurants & Food Stands NCDHHS - EH Section Approval Letter Non-prototype/Independent Restaurants, Food Stands & Mobile Food Units $250.00 Renovations/Changes $250.OD Changes in dimension of food preparation area, seating capacity or addition of room Transitional Permits Limited Food Service Establishment/Annual Fee $75.00 Temporary Food Establishment Permit $75.00 Pools Seasonal Swimming Pool - Operation permit $200.00 Seasonal (April 1st - October 31) Year Round Swimming Pool - Operation permit $400.00 Swimming Pool - Plan Review - (new and existing remodel construction) $250.00 Swimming Pool - Plan Review - (new and existing remodel construction) secondary and each resubmittal of rejected plans $250.00 Re -inspection after failed inspection at initial visit $100.00 Pool Light checks - night inspection $100.00 Chemical checks for Spas - Expos $75.00 per spa with water Tattoos and Body Piercers New Establishment Plan Review Tattoo or Body Pierceer Shop $200.00 Temporary Tattoo Artist and/or Body Piercing Permit $150.00 Permit to operate 2 weeks or less Exhibit North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program Book A=11—y- Page • Local Governmental Resolution WHEREAS, the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office (herein called the "Agency") has completed an application (The Applicant Agency) contract for traffic safety funding; and that New Hanover County Board of Commissioners (herein called the (The Goveming Body of the Agency) THEREFORE, NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE New Hanover County Board of Commissioners IN OPE11 (Governing Body) UEETING ASSEMBLED IN THE CITY OF Wilmington, NORTH CAROLINA, THIS 21st DAY OF ku st 2023, AS UIL_ 1. That the project referenced above is in the best interest of the Governing Body and the general public; and ME= application contract in the form prescribed by the Governor's Highway Safety Program for federal fanding in the amount of $102 667 to be made to the Governing Body to assist in defraying the cost of the project described in the contract application; and 3. That the Governing Body has formally appropriated the cash contribution of $ 0.00 —as 11FIT11 11 1 III I I F I � I I I � � � 1! 111 , I � 1 � � I � � I I� I I I 1111 � I � � 111 � � �, � � � 1! 1 i I I i 111 �! � rJETSIffiff "11I I 11111FIZ;�ni required by the Governor's Highway Safety Program; and 6. That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption, DONE AND ORDEIZED in opening meeting byZw $ E, % k— I.. dl% (Chairperson/Mayor) SEAL NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Exhibit RESOLUTION Book Xlj)) Page l-5. !L PURCHASE GLOCK HANDGUNS WITH TRADE-INS WHEREAS, New Hanover County Sheriffs Office issued a solicitation to purchase three hundred forty- three (343) new Glock handguns and accessories on July 21, 2023; and WHEREAS, the Sheriffs Office currently owns three hundred thirteen (313) Smith & Wesson handguns and accessories which they advertised in the solicitation to trade-in on the new handguns; and WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 143-129.7 allows the County to include in the specifications for the purchase of the handguns an opportunity for bidders to purchase as "trade-in"; and WHEREAS, two bids were received in response to the solicitation on July 31, 2023 at 3:00 pm and publicly opened and recorded; and Craig's Amchar 343 $429.00 $147,147.00 $429.00 $147,147.00 343 $52.81 $18,113.83 $53.34 $18,295.62 343 $397.21 $136,243.03 $362.35 $124,286.05 343 $41.96 $14,392.28 $42.00 $14,406.00 313 ($245,64) ($76,885,32) ($300,00) $93,900,00 31 ($4,00) ($124,00) (,'10,00) $330,00 20 ($4,00) ($80,00) (sio,w) $200,,00 146 ($4,00) ($584,00) ($5,00) $730,00 77$238,222.82 $208,994.67 Firearm, due to reasons detailed in the attached Exhibit A; and 1111111111117 NSTIMPT31"ITS�= � Mond FERN ale—MMI'l "M I we Tri narilgaris arnia a p) U,jr d I V> IT t! F I I W*01104 $238,223 for the purchase of the new handguns and County staff is directed to process any required documents to complete the transaction for the sale of the used handguns. NEW 11111EI r)IT,Y/ Bill Rivenbark, Chair ATTEST: Kyberleigh G. Cro6ll, Clerk to the Board NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Exhibit RESOLUTION DESIGNATING STAFF AS MAP REVIEW OFFICERS Book )(Lly- Page WHEREAS, NCGeneral Statute 47-30.2requires that every County appoint one (1)ormore Map Review Officers to examine and approve plats prior torecording atthe Register ofDeeds; and WHEREAS, a Map Review Officer must examine and approve plats and mops to ascertain mapping accuracy and consistency; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners that the following staff be designated as Map Review Officers: Ken Vafier, Planning Operations Supervisor Robert Farrell, Development Review Supervisor Zachary Dickerson, Senior Development Review Planner Amy Doss, Development Review Planner Wendell E. Biddle, Development Review Planner Dylan McDonnell, Long Range Planner For the Town ofCarolina Beach: ° EdPamin, Assistant Town Manager ° Jeremy Hardison, Planning & Development Director ° Gloria Abbots, Senior Planner ° Ha|eyK4occio, Planner ° GiQiBaggadey,G|3Administrator For the Town of Kure Beach: * John Baston, Inspector For the Town of Wrightsville Beach: • Tony Wilson, Director of Planning and Parks • Robert O'Quinn, Town Planner For the City ofWilmington: ° David E.Cowell, PE, City Engineer ° Rob Gordon, PE, City Plan Review Engineer ° Peter 1Bnennon,Jr. PLlSurveyor ° EdAshworth, PLS,Surveyor ° Brian Chambers, Assistant Director ° Nicole Smith, Senior Planner ° Abie8onevacAssociate Planner ° Miranda Garmenn,Associate Planner ° Kathryn Thurston, Zoning Administrator SM904%mue vim �);v , �—' k William E. Rivenbark, Chair KyUerleigh G. Crq6�11, Clerk to the Board Exhibit Book XLj)( Page —1 NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY AS A NATIONAL DAY OF CELEBRATION WHEREAS, on August 26, 1920, then Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby provided his endorsement for the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and WHEREAS, this amendment declared "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex"; and WHEREAS, this measure was a significant advancement within a prolonged debated pursuit to guarantee complete citizenship for women in the United States; and WHEREAS, Congress, recognizing the significance of this historic amendment, first designated August 26 as Women's Equality Day in 1973, and has done so on an annual basis; and WHEREAS, recognizing Women's Equality Day as a day of celebration throughout the country emphasizes the importance of women's work for democracy. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners recognizes Women's Equality Day, August 26th, as a national day celebrating the importance of women's suffrage to the strength and diversity of our nation's democratic institutions. ADOPTED this 215t day of August, 2023. NEW HANOVER COUNTY ,C— ) "Z ��I 6 5. L. �� William E. Rivenbark, Chair ATTEST. JA Ky4erleigh G. Crell, Clerk to the Board Exhibit NEW HANOVER COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERSAOUk —�=�'~�"Ponp RESOLUTION BY NEW HANOVER COUNTY WHEREAS, New Hanover County has joined national settlement agreements with companies engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, and dispensing of opioids, including settlements with drug distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and Amerisource8erAen, and the drug maker Johnson Oc Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals; WHEREAS,theallocation, use, and reporting offunds stemming from these national settlement agreements and certain bankruptcy resolutions ("Opioid Settlement Funds") are governed by the Memorandum of Agreement Between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments on Proceeds Relating to the Settlement of Opioid Litigation ("MOA"); WHEREAS, New Hanover County has received Upioid Settlement Funds pursuant tothese national settlement agreements and deposited the Dpioid Settlement Funds in a separate special revenue fund asrequired by section D of the MOA; WHEREAS, section E.5ofthe MOAstates: "E.6. Process for drawinR from special revenue funds. u- Budget item or resolution rgggired. Opk/idSettlement Funds can beused for apurpose when the Governing Body includes in its budget or passes a separate resolution authorizing the expenditure of a stated amount of Dpioid Settlement Funds for that purpose orthose purposes during aspecified period oftime. b. Budget item or resolution details. The budget orresolution should (i) indicate that it is an authorization for expenditure of opioid settlement funds; (ii) state the specific strategy orstrategies the county or municipality intends to fund pursuant to Option Aur Option 8, using the item letter and/or number in Exhibit Aor Exhibit Bto identify each funded strategy, and (iii) state the amount dedicated to each strategy for a stated period of time." NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, in alignment with the K4OA, New Hanover County authorizes the expenditure of opioid settlement funds as follows: 1. First strategy authorized: a. Name ofstrategy: D�.R.EProgram b. Strategy isincluded in Exhibit c. Item letter and/or number inExhibit AorExhibit 8tothe K4OA:Item K1 d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $60,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2024 f. Description of the program, project, or activity: D.&R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) has created acomprehensive K-12Opioidabuse prevention program. School Resource Officer (SRD) teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to live productive drug free lives. This isaone-time cost. g. Provider: New Hanover County Sheriffs Office 2. Second strategy authorized: m. Name ofstrategy: Medication -Assisted Treatment inDetention Center b. Strategy isincluded in Exhibit c. item letter and/or number inExhibit AorExhibit 810the KXOA:Item A1 d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $910,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023through June 30, 202 f. Description of the program, project, or activity: Currently, the county is providingMedication- Assisted 'Treatment (MAT) for individuals already on PEAT. This is the second phase that allows for Inmates to choose to begin FIAT treatment plan through an induction process in detention facilities. g. Provider: New Hanover County Sheriff's Office and Coastal Horizons 3. Third authorized strategy: a. Name of strategy: Medication -Assisted Treatment with EMS Is. Strategy is included in Exhibit R c. Item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit 0 to the MCA: Item Al d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $1,688,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2028 f. Description of the program, project, or activity: The EMS MAT Program offers an individual the opportunity to begin a MAT program by offering buprenorphine after an opioid overdose event, and then uses community paramedics and post overdose response teems to follow up and continue to provide medication and support until the person can be placed in long -terra substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. g. Provider: New Hanover County Fire Rescue and Novant Health 4, Fourth authorized strategy: a. Name of strategy: Naloxone replacement for New Hanover County Sheriff's Office b, Strategy is included in Exhibit R c. Item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit R to the MOA: Item H1 d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $1 0,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2028 f. Description of the program, project, or activity: Naloxone is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. This will increase the amount of Naloxone by 200 units/year. g. Provider: New Hanover County Sheriff's Office 5. Fifth authorized strategy: a. name of strategy: Post -Overdose Response Team (Quick Response Team -- QRT) b. Strategy is Included in Exhibit A c. Item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit 3 to theMOA: Item R d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $1,000,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place. July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028 f. Description of the program, project, or activity: Post -overdose response teams (PORTsr also called Quick Response Teams, Rapid Response, Community Response Teams, etc.) are an emerging strategy to follow up with patients who have experienced an overdose within 24-7 hours. Teams seek to link the patient with appropriate care ranging from harm reduction services to treatment 'to recovery supports. This program provides stable funding for an existing grant program and increases the capacity by an additional 100 people would receive service. g. Provider: Coastal Horizons 6. Sixth authorized strategy: a. Dame of strategy: Employment Support Services for People with Opioid Use Disorder b. Strategy is Included in Exhibit A c. Item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit R to the MOA: Item d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $200,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2028 f, Description of the program, project, or, activity: The program offers employment support services to people with opioid use disorder in treatment or recovery such as job training, job skills, job placement, interview coaching, resume review, professional attire, relevant courses at community colleges or vocational schools, transportation services or transportation vouchers to facilitate any of these activities, or similar services or supports. g. Provider: RFP's will be advertised to select a provider. 7. Seventh authorized strategy: a. Name of strategy: Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Outpatient Treatment Services for Under- or Uninsured Population b. Strategy is included in Exhibit B c. Item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit B to the MOA: Item Al d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $625,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2028 f. Description of the program, project, or activity: Provides funding for medically assisted treatment and associated therapy for underinsured and uninsured patients who cannot afford them to reduce unnecessary trips to the Emergency Department and reduce overdoses. g. Provider: Request for proposals (RFP) will be advertised to select a provider. 8. Eighth authorized strategy: a. Name of strategy: Housing Supportive Services for people with OUD. b. Strategy is included in Exhibit A c. Item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit B to the MOA: Item 4 d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $1,250,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2028 f. Description of the program, project, or activity: The Housing Supportive Services program is intended to ensure residents who are recovering from opioid addiction can find and secure safe and affordable housing. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, short-term recovery housing characterized by living settings that promote opioid free living for up to one (1) year and utilizes peer support and other addiction recovery aids. Eligible activities may provide professional low -intensity residential services for adults who are diagnosed with an opioid use disorder and require regular supervision. Applicants must be able to administer eligible programs with funds provided and in accordance with reporting guidelines and requirements. g. Provider: RFP's will be advertised to select a provider. 9. Ninth authorized strategy a. Name of strategy: Wrap -around Support Services for People Transitioning from Opioid Use Disorder Treatment — Part 1 b. Strategy is included in Exhibit B c. Item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit B to the MOA: Item B1 d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $875,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2028 f. Description of the program, project, or activity: Wrap -around services are any services that are not treatment, but instead are services that "wrap around" individuals and help them get into treatment, stay in recovery, or prevent opioid use. Examples include housing, childcare, transportation, job training or getting needed education. g. Provider: New Hanover County Health and Human Services 10. Tenth authorized strategy: a. Name of strategy: Wrap -around Support Services for People Transitioning from Opioid Use Disorder Treatment — Part 2 b. Strategy is included in Exhibit B c. Item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit B to the MOA: Item B2 d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $375,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2028 f. Description of the program, project, or activity: Wrap -around services are any services that are not treatment, but instead are services that "wrap around" individuals and help them get into treatment, stay innecovery, or prevent opk/id use. Examples include continuum of care through peer support, counseling, case management, etc. g. Provider: New Hanover County Health and Human Services 11. Eleventh authorized strategy: a. Name ofstrategy: Opk/idPrevention and Destigmatization Public Service Announcements b. Strategy isincluded in Exhibit c. Item letter and/or number inExhibit AorExhibit 8tnthe K8OA:Item G2 d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $125,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2028 f. Description of the program, project, o, activity: Public service announcements and media campaigns about opioiduse prevention. g. PnmviderTQD 22. Twelfth authorized strategy: a. Name ofstrategy: {)pioidUse Disorder Outreach and Education b. Strategy isincluded in Exhibit B c. Item letter and/or number inExhibit AorExhibit 8tothe K4OA:Item G2 d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $100,000 e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: August 21, 2023 through June 30, 2028 f. Description of the program, project or activity: Education and outreach programs related to opioid use disorder. g. ProvidenTBD The total dollar amount ofDpioid Settlement Funds appropriated across the above named and authorized strategies is $7,908,00. ADOPTED this 211day ofAugust, 2023. NEW HANOVER COUNTY �Vyj' Z 0: - 1( William E.Rkenbad, Chair NEW HANOVENCOUNTY Exhibit NATIONAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Book Page k.o� OPUOUD SETTLEMENT PLAN BUDGET AMENDMENT BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County: New Hanover County (cuunty) has been awarded approximately $1DJmillion ofOpkoidSettlement Funds from the first wave of settlements arising from the National Settlement Agreement legislation. Through June3O, 2023, the county has received $2,419,122, with periodic allotments scheduled through 2038. These funds may be used to support opioid remediation activities or restitution in addition to funding the administrative costs ofadministering the programs. Programs have been designed within the guidelines set forth through the Memorandum of Agreement Between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments Relating to the Settlement ofOpioid Litigation. This amendment establishes year one of funding osoutlined below. County desires toauthorize and budget, inaSpecial Revenue Fund, for programs ina budget amendment adopted pursuant to North Carolina General Statute (NI.G.S.) Section 159'15, effective upon adoption, such ordinance to authorize appropriations necessary for said plan. In the event an award is greater than or less than the adopted budget, and as additional settlements are reached, to the extent it is needed, a budget amendment will be brought to the Board for approval to adjust revenues and expenditures accordingly. Otherwise, the county's spending plan will be included in the annual budget ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, VVITYuESSET0THAT: 1 This amendment tothe annual budget is adopted pursuant toN.[.G.S. Secton159-1G. 3. The programs undertakenpursuanttothisurdinoncearepa/toftheOpioid Settlement Plan, which is herewith authorized. 3. The revenue that will finance said project is: Opioid Settlement Funds Contribution from City ofWilmington 81,153 4. The following appropriations necessary for the function are herewith made from the revenue listed above: Program General Government Outnach&Gducation-substanceabuuefocus Public Service Announcement /detiQmatizationofSLID M'A-Tfor EMS (evidence based) Employment Related Services for People inTreatment &Recovery OpioidUse Disorder Treatment &W1edsfor Uninsured Recovery Housing Support for People inTreatment orRecovery /Port Health / Capstone / Stepping Stone Wraparound Support Services for People Tranoitinningfrom Opioid Treatment (Focus 1) Wraparound Support Services for People Transition)ngfrom Opioid Treatment (Focus 2) General Government Appropriation Public Safet K8'A-Tfor Detention Center (evidence based) NH[Na|oxoneReplacement Public Safety Appropriation Grand Total Option/item Estimated Cost B/G2 20,000 8/G2 25/X00 B/A1 520,000 A/5 40,000 8/Al 125,000 //4 250/000 8/B1 175,000 B/B2 75,000 1,230,000 8/K1 $ 60,000 B/Q 182,000 B/M1 20,000 262,000 $ 1,492,000 5. The Finance Officer is hereby directed to maintain within the Special Revenue Fund sufficient specific detailed accounting records to provide the accounting required in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement Between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments Relating tothe Settlement of Opioid Litigation. 6 This budget amendment shall be entered in the minutes of the Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County. Within five days hereof, copies of this amendment shall be filed with the finance and budget offices in New Hanover County, and with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County. ADOPTED, this 2l*day ofAugust, Z0Z3. G.[rQe| Clerk tothe Board ofCommissioners im E. Rivenbark, Chair IofCounty Commissioners Exhibit B # •.N RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER, NORTH CAROLINA, APPROVING AN INSTALLMENT FINANCING CONTRACT AND DELIVERY THEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN OTHER RELATED MATTERS WHEREAS, the County of New Hanover, North Carolina (the "County') is a validly existing political subdivision, existing as such under and by virtue of the Constitution, statutes and laws of the State of North Carolina (the "State "); WHEREAS, the County has the power, pursuant to the General Statutes of North Carolina to (1) enter into installment contracts in order to purchase, or finance or refinance the purchase of, real or personal property and to finance or refinance the construction or repair of fixtures or improvements on real property and (2) create a security interest in some or all of the property financed or refinanced to secure repayment of the purchase price; WHEREAS, the Board has previously determined that it is in the best interest of the County to (1) enter into an Installment Financing Contract (the "Contract") with the New Hanover County Financing Corporation to pay the capital costs of construction of a new joint library -museum facility and improvements to an existing County parking deck that will serve the new facility (collectively, the "2023A Projects") and (2) enter into a deed of trust, security agreement and fixture filing (the "Reed of Trust") related to the County's fee simple interest in the real property on which the joint library -museum facility will be located (the "Mortgaged Property"), that will provide security for the County's obligations under the Contract; WHEREAS, the Corporation will execute and deliver its Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2023A (the "2023A Bonds") in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $57,000,000, evidencing proportionate undivided interests in rights to receive certain Revenues (as defined in the Contract), under the terms of the Indenture of Trust between the Corporation and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee; WHEREAS, in connection with the sale of the Bonds by the Corporation to PNC Capital Markets LLC (the 'Underwriter"), the Corporation will enter into a Contract of Purchase to be dated the delivery date thereof (the "Contract of Purchase") between the Corporation and the Underwriter, and the County will execute a Letter of Representation to the Underwriter with respect to the Bonds (the "Letter of Representation"); WHEREAS, there have been described to the Board the forms of the following documents (collectively, the ".Instruments"), copies of which have been made available to the Board and are available upon request of the Chief Financial Officer of the County, which the Board proposes to approve, enter into and deliver, as applicable, to effectuate the proposed installment financing: the Contract; (1) the Indenture (2) the Deed of Trust; (3) the Letter of Representation; 0 PPAB 9735885v2 WHEREAS, to make an offering and sale of the Bonds, there will be prepared a Preliminary Official Statement with respect to the Bonds (the "Preliminary Official Statement"), a draft thereof having been presented to the Board, and a final Official Statement relating to the Preliminary Official Statement (together with the Preliminary Official Statement, the "Official Statement"), which Official Statement will contain certain information regarding the County; WHEREAS, it appears that each of the Instruments and the Preliminary Official Statement is in an appropriate form and is an appropriate instrument for the purposes intended; WHEREAS, a public hearing on the Contract, Deed of Trust and the 2023A Projects to be financed thereby, after publication of a notice with respect to such public hearing, must be held and the Board conducted such public hearing at this meeting; WHEREAS, the County has filed an application to the North Carolina Local Government Commission (the "LGC") for approval of the Contract; WHEREAS, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, as bond counsel, will render an opinion to the effect that entering into the Contract and the transactions contemplated thereby are authorized by law; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER, NORTH CAROLINA, AS FOLLOWS. Section 1. Ratification of Instruments. All actions of the County, the Chair of the Board (the "Chair"), the Clerk to the Board (the "Clerk"), the County Manager, the Chief Financial Officer of the County, the County Attorney and their respective designees, whether previously or hereinafter taken, in effectuating the proposed financing, including the making of application to the LGC, are hereby approved, ratified and authorized pursuant to and in accordance with the transactions contemplated by the Instruments. Section 2. Authorization of the Official Statement. The form, terms and content of the Preliminary Official Statement are in all respects authorized, approved and confirmed, and the use of the Preliminary Official Statement and of the final Official Statement by the Underwriter in connection with the sale of the Bonds is hereby in all respects authorized, approved and confirmed. The Chair, the County Manager and the Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the "Authorized Officers") are hereby authorized and directed, individually and collectively, to deliver, on behalf of the County, the Official Statement in substantially such form, with such changes, insertions and omissions as he or she may approve. Section 3. Authorization to Execute the Contract. The County hereby approves the financing of the 2023A Projects in accordance with the terms of the Contract, which will be a valid, legal and binding obligation of the County in accordance with its terms. The form and content of the Contract are hereby in all respects authorized, approved and confirmed, and the Chair, the Clerk and the County Manager and their respective designees are hereby authorized, empowered and directed, individually and collectively, to execute and deliver the Contract, including necessary counterparts, in substantially the form and content presented to the Board, but with such changes, modifications, additions or deletions therein as they may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate, their execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of the County's approval of any and all changes, modifications, additions or deletions therein from the form and content of the Contract presented to the Board. From and after the execution and delivery of the Contract, the Chair, the Clerk, the County Manager and the Chief Financial Officer of the County are hereby authorized, empowered and directed, individually and collectively, to do all such acts and things and to 5 PPAB 9735885v2 execute all such documents as may be necessary to carry out and comply with the provisions of the Contract as executed. Section 4. Authorization to Execute the Deed of Trust. The County approves the form and content of the Deed of Trust, and the Deed of Trust is in all respects authorized, approved and confirmed. The Chair, the Clerk and the County Manager and their respective designees are hereby authorized, empowered and directed, individually and collectively, to execute and deliver the Deed of Trust, including necessary counterparts, in substantially the form and content presented to the Board, but with such changes, modifications, additions or deletions therein as they deem necessary, desirable or appropriate. Execution by the Chair, the Clerk or the County Manager or their respective designees, individually or collectively, constitutes conclusive evidence of the County's approval of any and all such changes, modifications, additions or deletions therein from the form and content of the Deed of Trust presented to the Board, and from and after the execution and delivery of the Deed of Trust, the Chair, the Clerk, the County Manager and the Chief Financial Officer are hereby authorized, empowered and directed, individually and collectively, to do all such acts and things and to execute all such documents as may be necessary to carry out and comply with the provisions of the Deed of Trust as executed. Section 5. Letter of Representation. The form and content of the Letter of Representation are hereby in all respects approved, and the Authorized Officers are authorized to execute the Letter of Representation for the purposes stated therein. Section 6. County Representative. The Authorized Officers are hereby designated as the County's representatives to act on behalf of the County in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Instruments and the Preliminary Official Statement, and the Authorized Officers are authorized to proceed with financing the 2023A Projects in accordance with the Instruments and the Preliminary Official Statement and to seek opinions as a matter of law from the County Attorney, which the County Attorney is authorized to furnish on behalf of the County, and opinions of law from such other attorneys for all documents contemplated hereby as required by law. The County Manager and the Chief Financial Officer are hereby authorized, individually and collectively, to select a co -managing underwriter for the Bonds if they determine such selection to be in the best interests of the County. The County's representatives or their respective designees are hereby authorized, empowered and directed, individually and collectively, to do any and all other acts and to execute any and all other documents, which they, in their discretion, deem necessary and appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Instruments and the Preliminary Official Statement or as they deem necessary or appropriate to implement and carry out the intent and purposes of this Resolution and to administer the transactions contemplated by this Resolution after the execution and delivery of the Bonds. Section 7. Severability. If any section, phrase or provision of this Resolution is for any reason declared to be invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the sections, phrases or provisions of this Resolution. Section 8. Repealer. All motions, orders, resolutions and parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 9. Effective Date. This Resolution is effective on the date of its adoption. Read, approved and adopted this 21It day of August, 2023. b PPAB 9735885v2 By: mow' Z. L -1( Chair of the Board of Commissioners 41tZo the Boar PPAB 9735885v2 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA } } SS: COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER } 1, Kym Crowell, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a resolution titled "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER, NORTH CAROLINA, APPROVING AN INSTALLMENT FINANCING CONTRACT AND DELIVERY THEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN OTHER RELATED MATTERS" adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the County of New Hanover, North Carolina in regular session convened on the 21 st day of August, 2023, as recorded in the minutes of the Board of Commissioners of the County of New Hanover, North Carolina. WITNESS, my hand and the seal of the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, this the day of August, 2023. (SEAL) G�%3NTY.'b o Z Ky rowell, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners y County of New Hanover, North Carolina