Call to Order

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER (Chairman Woody White) INVOCATION ( Reverend John McLaughlin, St. Jude' s Metropolitan Community Church) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Vice- Chairman Skip Watkins)

Consent Agenda

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS OF BUSINESS 1. Approval of Minutes 2. Appointment of Commissioner Kusek to the Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees 3. Adoption of a Resolution to Approve the Donation of Various Scuba Equipment to Pender County 4. Second Reading: Approval of Solid Waste Franchise for Big D Recycling, LLC 5. Approval of Request from Leading I nto New Communities for the County to Serve as Applicant Agency for a Grant with the Governor's Crime Commission 6. Approval of November 2017 Tax Collection Reports 7. Approval of 2017 -2018 Board of Education Budget Amendment #3 and Bond Project Budget Transfers

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ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS OF BUSINESS Additional Items County Manager County Commissioners Clerk to the Board County Attorney

Item 8

Consideration of a Resolution Recognizing Amy Wright, 2017 CNN Hero of the Year

Item 9

Presentation of Service Awards and Introduction of New Employees

Item 10

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority 2017 Annual Report

Item 11

Update on the Choose Cape Fear Marketing Campaign

Item 12

Public Hearing for the Issuance of Installment Financing Not to Exceed $9,150,000 and Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Contract and Deed of Trust with Respect Thereto and Delivery Thereof and Providing For Certain Other Related Matters to Fund the Construction of Ogden Fire Station and Pine Valley Library

Item 13

Consideration of Adoption of 2018 -2023 Strategic Plan

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Consideration of Authorization to Negotiate and Sign a Purchase Agreement for Approximately 18 Acres Off Carolina Beach Road Within Municipal Limits

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Committee Appointments

Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items & Item 17

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (limit three minutes) 17. ADJOURN