REGULAR MEETING. With no other items being considered separately, a motion to adopt the Meeting Agenda is in order.

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1 ONSLOW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING February 15, 2016 Onslow County Government Center Commissioners Chambers 234 Northwest Corridor Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Barbara Ikner PRAYER FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Representatives of the North Carolina Coastal Pines Girl Scouts will lead the audience and the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT CHAIRMAN S REMARKS The Board offers the public two opportunities to speak during the meeting. Comments during the first public comment period should be limited to three minutes each and must be directly issue-oriented with the agenda items for this meeting. The second public comment period is at the end of the meeting and may be on any issue upon which the Board of Commissioners has control. During the second public comment period citizens can address the Board for up to five minutes each. Citizen speakers will be acknowledged in the order in which they signed up to speak and will address all comments to the Board as a whole and not one individual commissioner. Speakers will address the Board from the speaker s podium at the front of the room and will begin their remarks by stating their name and address. Discussions between Speakers and members of the audience will not be allowed. Public comment is not intended to require the Board to answer any impromptu questions. Speakers are expected to be civil in their language and presentation. Any comments where the primary purpose is to promote a business or candidacy shall not be allowed. In accordance with the Board's adopted Rules of Procedure, Commissioners shall reserve responses, if any, for the Commissioner comment period on the agenda. ITEM 1 Chairman: ADOPTION OF AGENDA With no other items being considered separately, a motion to adopt the Meeting Agenda is in order. Specific Action Requested: Adopt the Meeting Agenda. 1

2 ITEM 2 APPROVAL OF ITEMS ON CONSENT AGENDA The Chairman will ask any Board Members with questions or concerns about any agenda item to identify the item, which will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately toward the end of the meeting. If an item is identified, no vote is necessary to move the item for separate consideration. The Chairman will call for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon in a single vote. Any Commissioner may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration later in the agenda. A. Approval of Proclamation Girl Scout Week Black History Month 2016 (this proclamation will be presented on February 27, 2016) Black History Month Specific Action Requested: Respectfully request the approval of the listed proclamation. B. Approval of BOC Meeting Minutes November 9, 2015 BOC Special Meeting January 20, 2016 BOC Regular Meeting Specific Action Requested: Respectfully request the approval of listed special/regular meeting minutes. ITEM 3 ITEM 4 PUBLIC COMMENT Citizens have an opportunity to address the Board for no more than three minutes per speaker on topics which concern the agenda items of this meeting. PRESENTATIONS A. Proclamation Two proclamations have been prepared for presentation. County Manager Jeff Hudson shall read the proclamations. i. Girl Scout Month Representatives of the Girl Scouts will accept the proclamation. Chairman Ikner will present the proclamation. ii. Black History Month Representatives of the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce Minority Business Services Committee will accept the proclamation. Chairman Ikner requests the entire Board of Commissioners to present the proclamation. 2

3 B. Onslow County Hospital Authority Annual Audit The Onslow County Hospital Authority has requested permission to present the Board with its financial position as of fiscal year ending September 30, Mr. Richard Bovard of Deloitte & Touche will be presenting the audit. C. Onslow County Audit for Fiscal Year 2015 The annual audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 has been completed. Mr. Dean Horne of the independent accounting firm of Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI) will be in attendance to make a presentation to the Board of Commissioners regarding the annual audit for the County. D. Health Department Presentation Ms. Angela Lee, Health Director will provide an update on measures being taken by the Health Department for the Zika Virus. ITEM 5 GENERAL ITEMS A. Sewer Service Agreement Onslow County Government operates the Onslow County Landfill located on Meadowview Road in Southwest Onslow County. The landfill is a Subtitle-D lined landfill which is carefully regulated to prevent environmental pollution. Liquid generated from landfill activities is commonly referred to as leachate and is pumped from the landfill into a sanitary sewer system. For the past several years, the City of Jacksonville has treated the leachate under their current out-of-city rate structure. The Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) is assuming possession of the sewer main along Pony Farm Road, as well as all current customer accounts along that line. As the new provider of sewer treatment services for the landfill, ONWASA s agreement to treat landfill leachate will replace the current agreement the County has with the City of Jacksonville. The agreement has been reviewed and approved by both ONWASA s attorney and the County Attorney. The new agreement is similar in many regards to the old agreement. The agreement recognizes that should it be necessary in the future, Onslow County would install such pretreatment facilities as are necessary to conform to ONWASA s utility ordinance. The Onslow County Solid Waste Fund would be responsible for all costs associated with pretreatment should it ever become necessary. ONWASA is charging the county its standard sewer rate and anticipates a monthly daily average of 35,000 gallons per day or a maximum of 54,000 gallons per day. County Manager Jeffrey Hudson is available to present this item. County Attorney Lesley Moxley is available to answer any legal questions. 3

4 Specific Action Requested: Respectfully request that the Board of Commissioners approve the sewer service agreement and authorize the Chairman to sign on behalf of the county. ITEM 6 APPOINTMENTS A. Consolidated Human Services Advisory Committee On June 10, 2013, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution , in order to consolidate the provision of social services and health department functions under county government, pursuant to Session Law (H.B. 438). In accordance with the requirements of H.B. 438, Resolution also provides for the creation of a Health Advisory Committee, membership of which shall be consistent with North Carolina General Statute 130A 35. Dr. Tina Siegel, Optometrist category, Dr. Connie Bruce-Gilliam, Dentist category and Mr. Michael Richards, General Public category terms expired on November 18, All have expressed an interest in continuing their service on this committee and have provided citizen participation applications. Additionally, staff has received an application from Mr. Tyrone Maxwell for the General Public category. The applications are on file and have been certified by the Clerk s office. Ballots have been provided for the Board s convenience for the General Public category. Member Category Term Expiring Dr. Tina Siegel Optometrist November 18, 2018 Dr. Connie Bruce-Gilliam Dentist November 18, 2018 Choose one (1) for General Public: *Mr. Michael Richards General Public November 18, 2018 Mr. Tyrone Maxwell General Public November 18, 2018 *incumbent Specific Action Requested: Respectfully consider appointing Dr. Tina Siegel and Dr. Connie Bruce-Gilliam in their respective categorical positions for a three-year term expiring on November 18, 2018, and appointing an individual in the General Public category for a three-year term expiring on November 18, ITEM 7 ITEM 8 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, if necessary PUBLIC COMMENT - Citizens have an opportunity to address the Board for no more than five minutes per speaker on any issue upon which the Board of Commissioners has control. 4

5 ITEM 9 ITEM 10 ITEM 11 MANAGER S COMMENTS COMMISSIONER S COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT 5