TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
 
TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2008
 
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
 
 
    TIME  NO.   TOPIC                                                                                                                         PAGE
 
      6:00     1      CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
                  2      APPROVAL OF JUNE 23, 2008, REGULAR MEETING &
                          CLOSED SESSION MINUTES                                                                                      1
                  3      APPROVAL OF JULY 15, 2008, AGENDA                                                                 17
 
      6:05     4      PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON APPALCART’S
                          RURAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ROAP) APPLICATION –
                          MR. CHRIS TURNER                                                                                                    18
 
      6:10     5      PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON PROPOSED
                          AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS ORDINANCE –
                          MR. DERON GEOUQUE                                                                                              32
 
      6:15     6      FINANCE MATTERS – MS. DORIS ISAACS
                          A.  Budget Amendments                                                                                                  46
                          B.  Surplus Property                                                                                                        48
                          C.  Recommended Financing Package for Tweetsie Land Purchase                                  52
 
      6:20     7      PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR CUSTODIAL SERVICES AT THE
                          LIBRARY – MR. ROBERT MARSH                                                                             53
 
      6:25     8      TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD                                                                         
                          A.  Monthly Collections Report                                                                                        59
                          B.  Refunds and Releases                                                                                                 61
 
      6:30     9      FIRE MARSHAL/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MATTERS –
                          MR. STEVE SUDDERTH
                          A.  Proposed Memorandum of Agreement between NCEM/Watauga County and
                               Appalachian State University                                                                                       70
                          B.  Communications Committee Report and Funding Request                                           80
                          C.  Requested Approval of Grant Application                                                                   88
 
      6:35    10      PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS MATTERS– MR. JOE FURMAN
                          A.  Proposed Amendments to the Parking Lot Ordinance                                                 98
                          B.  Brookshire Project Matters                                                                                          
                                a.  Engineering Estimate                                                                                            104
                                b.  Change Order Discussion                                                                                    112
 
      6:40    11      PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
                           COMMISSION AND THE APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY ENERGY
                           DEPARTMENT – MR. JOE FURMAN                                                                      114
 
      6:45    12      NEW HIGH SCHOOL MATTERS – MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
                           A.  SfL+a Contract Amendment Request                                                                      120
                           B.  Barnhill/Vannoy Change Order Requests                                                                 123
                           C.  Discussion of Change Order Process – Mike Kesterson                                          149
 
      6:50    13      MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
                           MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
                           A.  Proposed Amendments to the Watauga Medics Contract                                         150
                           B.  NCACC Voting Delegate Designation                                                                     160
                           C.  Boards and Commissions                                                                                        165
                           D.  Announcements                                                                                                       172
 
      6:55    14      PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                  185
 
      7:55    15      BREAK                                                                                                                        186
 
      8:00    16      CLOSED SESSION                                                                                                    187
                           Attorney Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
                           Economic Development Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(4)
 
      8:15    17      ADJOURN