TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
 
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2006
 
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING ROOM
 
 
   TIME NO.   TOPIC                                                                                                                        PAGE
 
     6:00     1     CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER                                                                       
                 2     APPROVAL OF APRIL 3, 2006, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES,
                        AND APRIL 3, 2006 CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES                                  1
                 3     APPROVAL OF APRIL 18, 2006, AGENDA                                                                  8
 
      6:05    4      PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPALCART’S RURAL OPERATING
                         ASSISTANCE PROGRAM APPLICATION – MR. CHRIS TURNER                           9
 
      6:10    5      PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED
                         SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS                                19
 
      6:15    6      FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS                                                                                    
                         A.  CCC&TI Training                                                                                                      31
                         B.  Revenue Neutral Tax Rate Discussion                                                                         46
 
      6:30    7      COOPERATIVE EXTENSION REPORT – MS. SUE COUNTS AND
                         MS. NANCY REIGEL                                                                                                   52
 
      6:45    8      REQUEST TO HOUSE OUT OF COUNTY INMATES – SHERIFF SHOOK             71
 
      6:50    9      EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT PURCHASE
                         REQUEST – SHERIFF SHOOK AND FIRE MARSHAL LISA DANNER                  73
 
      6:55   10     BUDGET AMENDMENTS – MS. DORIS ISAACS                                                     76
 
      7:00   11     BREAK                                                                                                                           79
 
      7:05   12     PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST – INCUBATOR GRANT APPLICATION –
                         MR. JOE FURMAN                                                                                                       80
 
      7:10   13      SUBDIVISION PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES – MR. JOE FURMAN                 82
 
      7:15   14      BRUSH GRINDING REQUEST – MR. J. V. POTTER                                                  89
 
      7:20   15      PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE –
                          MR. DERON GEOUQUE                                                                                               92
 
      7:35   16      MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
                          MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
                          A.  Courthouse Security Discussion                                                                                119
                          B.  Community Gardens of the Blue Ridge Space Request                                              122
                          C.  Proposed Community Pride Week Resolution                                                           126
                          D.  Proposed Medicaid Relief Legislation Discussion                                                      129
                          E.  Proposed Courthouse/Administration Building Use Policy                                          135
                          F.  2006 CIP Presentation – Mr. Deron Geouque                                                           137
                          G.  Announcements                                                                                                        138
 
      7:45   17      PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                   139
 
      8:45   18      BREAK                                                                                                                         140
 
      8:50   19      CLOSED SESSION                                                                                                      141
                          Personnel Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(6)
                          Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
 
      9:00   20      ADJOURN