All right.

Welcome everyone to the April 21st boards and commission subcommittee meeting.

My name is Dee Durham, Chair of the Committee calling the meeting to order.

My assistant Ken Hempel will be taking the minutes for roll call in in chambers.

I have Councilman Smiley, Councilman Cartier, Councilwoman Kilpatrick, Councilman Carter, Councilwoman George, Council, President Monique Williams Johns.

And online have Councilman Keneco, Councilman Teckett, and Councilman Toole.

Anyone else?

And Councilman Hollins is coming in the door.

Anyone else online?

Okay.

You're just in time, Councilman Hollins, for uh the first item.

Or sorry, first uh approval of the minutes from March 17th.

Motion to approve is posted.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Okay.

The minutes are approved.

Uh the first uh new appointment on the agenda is consenting to the appointment of Herb Indon as chair of the Newcastle County Board of Adjustment.

And Mr.

Endon is from Mr.

Holland's district.

Thank you, Madam President.

Uh I've known Herb for quite a few years.

Uh as a director of Fanny for the City of Wilmington.

I think he's done an excellent job there, and it would be a plus to Newcastle County as well.

Uh Herb has done an outstanding job.

I've been invited to most of their meetings as Wilmington being part of my district.

So welcome him to Newcastle County with his expertise.

I think uh many of us probably know her as well.

But would you like to come up to the podium and say a few words about the not your nomination?

Footman's version of my life.

Thank you for being here today.

Good afternoon, everybody.

Um actually I've I've lived in Newcastle County all my life, basically.

I grew up in the Newark area where my folks actually had a retail clothing business for almost 30 years.

I now live in the city of Wilmington.

I have lived there for a long time.

My wife and I have raised three children there, and we love it.

Uh my land use experience, as I said, of uh probably may more years than I care to admit to that that I've been involved in in uh land use both at the state and the local level.

At the state, I worked at the Office of State Planning and Coordination, where my principal role was actually to be the liaison to Newcastle County and the uh municipalities within.

Um the idea there was to coordinate land use policies between the state and the uh and uh and the local governments uh to make sure we are all on the same page since as we used to put it, the state spends a lot of money on local governments, but the local governments make land use decisions and that affects the budget, needless to say.

And that was kind of a rewarding experience, again, being able to stay in touch with uh the folks in Newcastle County.

Um at the local level, I worked many years with the City of Wilmington in the planning department to under two separate mayors.

I was uh planning director uh most recently, and I've been retired now for uh several years.

Um but I still pay attention to land use issues.

It's really kind of a passion um needless to say, because I've been you know involved in uh for a long time.

So I kind of missed it, and when I saw you know the Henry administration was advertising for people for volunteer organizations such as this one, I put my hat in the ring and uh got the call and uh was pretty excited to get the call.

Um maybe as excited as my wife, who is probably as anxious to get me to go get out of the house every once in a while.

Um but in any event that's like I said, that's kind of the Cliff Note version.

I can answer any questions if you'd like.

Thank you so much.

Are there any questions or comments?

Mr.

Harvard.

Yeah, I want to thank Herb for stepping up.

I've had the opportunity to work with him for many, many years, both in Wilmington and in the state.

Um not so much on council yet, but um I think he's incredibly highly qualified for this and uh will do a great job for us.

Thank you.