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Meeting Minutes
July 17, 2025
I. Call to order
Chair Angela Barr. called to order the regular meeting of the New Hanover County
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 9:00 am on July 17, 2025 at the General Office,
6009 Market Street, Wilmington, NC.
II. Chairman confirms quorum
The following Members of the Board were present:
Angela Barr, Chair
Louis Burney, Jr., V i c e Chair
Bruce Shell, Member
William Rivenbark, Member
Others in attendance were:
Charles Hill, General Manager
James Casteen, Assistant General Manager
Kathy Clark, Finance Officer/Board Secretary
Lauren lammatteo, Outreach & Communications Specialist
Kemp Burpeau, Legal Counsel
Sgt. Angus Trott, NBC Sheriff Department
Sgt. Daniel Gaither, Wrightsville Beach Police Department
Captain Hettinger, Carolina Beach Police Department
Sonya Stephenson, Police Grant Coordinator Wilmington Police Department
III. Conflict of Interest Reminder
Ms. Barr verbally confirmed that the Board members had read the following ethics
reminder:
"In accordance with General Statute 18B-201, it is the duty of every Board member to
avoid both conflicts of interest and appearances of conflicts. Does any member have
any known conflict of interest or appearance of conflict with respect to any matters
coming before the Board today? If so, please identify the conflict or appearance of
conflict and refrainfrom any undueparticipation in theparticular matter involved. "
Let it be recorded that no conflicts were identified by any Board member regarding this
Board meeting.
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IV. Consent Agenda Items of Business
Ms. Barr presented the minutes from the Regular Meeting of June 19, 2025. Mr. Burney
made the motion to approve the minutes as written. Mr. Rivenbark seconded the motion, all
approved.
Ms. Barr presented the proposed meeting agenda. Mr. Shell made the motion to approve the
agenda as written. Mr. Rivenbark seconded the motion, all approved.
V. Regular Agenda Items of Interest
• FY 2025 Law Enforcement Grant Update
• Carolina Beach Police Department — Captain Hettinger updated the Board on the
$35,000 grant. He reported that the funds were used for 4WD Vehicle, gaining the
most effective coverage of targeted areas at which the majority of alcohol -related
offenses occur.
• Wilminjzton Police Department — Sonya Stephenson, Police Grant Coordinator,
updated the Board on the $50,000 grant. This grant funded the
Downtown/Riverwalk Ebike program and 3 Soundpro DL-2 Datalogging Sound
Level Meter & Calibrators.
• Wrightsville Beach Police Department — Sgt. Daniel Gaither updated the Board
on the $15,000 grant. This grant funded the 2 high -quality video surveillance
New Hanover County Sheriff Department — Sgt. Angus Trott updated the Board
on the $50,000 grant. He reported that the funds purchased a new vehicle for the
Sheriff's ABC Unit. This is in an effort to contain Alcohol related violations and
promote the safety of the citizens by spending more time investigating Alcohol and
Beverage Control matters.
VI. Administrative Reports
ABC Law Enforcement Officers' Unit Monthly — (ALE) Report for June was
presented by Sgt. Trott, NHC Sheriff's Department. Please see the attached LE Monthly
Reporting Numbers from the North Carolina ABC Commission website (Attachment
"A"), Sgt. Daniel Gaither of the Wrightsville Beach Police Department presented stats for
the Wrightsville Beach Police Department.
• Financial Statements — Mr. Casteen and Ms. Clark presented a copy of the Board
Financial Statements for June, 2025. The Financial Statement showed, the Actual -to -
Actual comparison Gross Sales more than the prior June by $6k (0.10%), Operating
Expenses more than prior June by $16k (2.17%), and Income from Operations more than
prior June by $44k.
• Outreach & communications Update Ms. lammatteo provided updates on the
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upcoming event on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at Store 4111, 4840 Carolina Beach Road.
Reviewing the agenda for the event.
VII. Adjournment
Ms. Barr advised the Board the next regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
August 21, 2025 at 9:00 am at the General Office, 6009 Market Street, Wilmington, NC.
Mr. Rivenbark made the motion to adj
and all approved. I
Minutes submitted by:
Minutes approved by:
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the meeting; Mr. Burney seconded the motion,
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Attachment"'A"
Law Enforcement Report
Report Date06/01/2025
i Violation Reports Submitted to ABC Commission
5
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Tota[ Number of Offenses Contained in Reports
9
Sell to Underage Campaign Checks
Pennittee Inspections
19
42
Compliance Checks
jSeller / Server Training
Alcohol Education
173
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At Permitted Establishment
Away From Permitted
Establishment
Sell / Give to Underage
0 �0
Attempt W Purchase / Purchase by Underage
8
10
Underage Possession
2 -�
1
3-
Unauthorized Possession
4
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Sell / Give to Intoxicated
0
0
All other A[cohol Related Charges
-
13
16
27
0
At Permitted Establishment
Away From Permitted
-
Establishment
Felony Drug Related Charges
0
_
4 —�
M,sdemeanor Drug Related Charges
0
8
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0
12 II[
At Permitted Establishment
Away F�Pern,,tled Est
Driving While Impaired
0
4
All other Criminal Charges
86
1 --
140 -
Assistance Provided t �.
— o Other Agencies 30
Remarks:
Store Visits 791, Bank Deposits 303, Change Deposits 4, Video investigations 31, Charges 35, Arrests 19, Searches o. Taught
22 New Hanover County Officers 28 hour SFST class.
Reporting Officer/ Title, New Hanover County ABC Officers
Repoit Date- 07/10/2025