Dan Wilcox
Steve Shuttleworth
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Sarah Friede
Gary Doetsch
Council Member
Council Member
LeAnn Pierce
Michael Cramer
Council Member
Town Manager
TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH
1121 N. Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, North Carolina 28428
910 458 2996
FAX 910 458 2997
Operations Advisory Committee Meeting
Date: February 3, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Town of Carolina Beach Conference Room
ITEM #1
Welcome/Roll Call
Acting Chairman Elicson called the meeting to order
10:08 AM
Members Present:
Mark Goddard
Louise Culvert
Jerry Kennedy
Tom Elicson, Acting Chairman
Staff Present: Gil DuBois, Public Utilities Director; Jennifer Musselwhite, Administrative Support
Supervisor
ITEM #2
None
Public Input
ITEM #3
Old Business
Boardwalk
 Group discussed utilities at the Boardwalk – around Harper, Pavilion, and the back side of
the Boardwalk
 Gil DuBois pointed out the placement of the new transformer and changes to existing lines
 Group reviewed the plan from Duke outlining placement of its utilities
 Discussed fire hydrant placement; previous concerns with accessibility of buildings in case of
fire
 Schedule recap – should be completed in the area within two weeks
 Temporary lighting will be provided while Hampton Inn is being built…it would be dark
otherwise while waiting for permanent lights
 Group discussed corner lot…it is considered buildable/usable. Never documented as nonusable
Canal - Harper to Cape Fear
 Gil DuBois described some planned work for Canal; going to go ahead and put conduit in
now so will not need to pave later when work is done
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Council elected to have more power lines underground – plans are being drawn now based
on Council’s recommendation
Group discussed the traffic pattern on Cape Fear – will remain two-way
Targeting to be out of the business district by April 1; done with other work by May 15
Reviewed lighting plans (decorative lights, alleyways, etc.)
Group discussed paving specifics (material used, maintenance, etc.) Use of 6 x 6 grid
Group reviewed the beach accesses off of the Boardwalk area – discussed accessibility for
emergency vehicles
Question came up about elevation…group discussed CAMA regulations
Raleigh Street
 Some issues occurred around Raleigh (hole in the street, storm drain issue, force main)
 Gil DuBois explained some work to be done – imminent domain will allow for work done
without easement – under the building
 Some storm drain issues will be addressed and corrected. Gil DuBois stated that when
additional issues become apparent during
Flooding
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Group brought up and discussed flooding issues island-wide; Gil DuBois clarified some of the
misconceptions about instances of flooding; discussed some of the solutions already in place
and planned
Discussed lake issues/drainage/back and forth flow of storm drains
ITEM #4
New Business
Boardwalk
 Group decided to meet at the Boardwalk gazebo for the next meeting to tour the site and
see progress being made and to review Streetscape plans
 Group discussed turnaround to back of Boardwalk at Hurricane Alley’s
ITEM #5
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Agenda for next meeting
Group will meet at gazebo and look at Streetscape plans on 3/3/15 at 10:00 AM; group
should take a look at the drawings/plans prior to next meeting
Member Kennedy voiced concerns about the light poles at Canal and Harper; wants to have
traffic control signals revisited; on record
Is it possible to re-evaluate traffic control?
Vote for officers
Review and discuss SOP’s
ITEM #6
Approval of Minutes
Motion was made and seconded to approve minutes
ITEM #7
Secretary
Motion was made and seconded to approve Jerry Kennedy as secretary to take minutes moving forward
ITEM #8
Adjourn
11:15 AM
THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN/READ
Ronald Bond, Chairman
DATE:
These minutes are not intended to be verbatim; an audio recording was made of this meeting.