TENTATIVE RETREAT AGENDA
 
WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
 
COMMISSIONERS’ CONFERENCE ROOM
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOONE, NC
 
 
TIME               THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010                                                                              PAGE
 
3:00 PM            OPENING REMARKS – MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.                                                      
 
3:10 PM            REVIEW OF CURRENT (FY 2010) BUDGET – MS. MARGARET PIERCE
                          1)  Revenues                                                                                                                          
                               a)   Sales & Property Taxes                                                                                                  1
                               b)   Departmental (Register of Deeds, Planning & Inspections, Parks & Recreation)             21
                          2)  Expenditures                                                                                                                       22
                          3)  Fund Balance                                                                                                                      23
                          4)  Debt Service Report                                                                                                           24
 
                          DISCUSSION OF FY 2011 BUDGET – MS. MARGARET PIERCE
                          1)  Budget Drivers                                                                                                                    27
                               a)   Department of Social Services – Including Child Support Enforcement                           28
                               b)   School Board                                                                                                               30
                          2)  Expenditures                                                                                                                      
                               a)  Cost of Insurance                                                                                                           31
                               b)  Retirement Contributions                                                                                                32
                          3)  Funding of Non-County Departments                                                                                  
                               a)  Cooperative Extension                                                                                                    35
                               b)  Health Department                                                                                                         35
                               c)  AppalCART                                                                                                                  35
                               d)  Mental Health                                                                                                                35
                               e)  Library                                                                                                                           35
                                f)  Special Appropriations                                                                                                   36
                          4)  Fire District Funding                                                                                                            38
                          5)  Tax Conversion Report – Mr. Kelvin Byrd                                                                          39
 
3:45 PM             REVIEW OF CURRENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) –
                          MR. DERON GEOUQUE AND MR. ROBERT MARSH                                                        
                          1)  Current CIP Status Report                                                                                                  42
                          2)  Future Projects for Consideration                                                                                        44
                          3)  Recreation Center Programming                                                                                          66
                               a)  50 meter/25 meter Pool Discussion                                                                                 67
                               b)  Discussion of Allocation of Space to Western Youth Network (WYN)                           77
                               c)  Discussion of Fast Tract Approval for Programming                                                         *
                          4)  AppalCART Building                                                                                                           *
 
5:00 PM             DINNER BREAK                                                                                                                   
 
5:30 PM             EMS REPORT/DISCUSSION – MR. CRAIG SULLIVAN                                                   79
 
6:00 PM             LANDFILL ENERGY PROJECTS DISCUSSION
                          1)  Report on Recycling and Methane to Electricity Project – Ms. Lisa Doty                            117
                          2)  Review of Photovoltaic Farm Proposals – Mr. Deron Geouque                                          118
 
6:30 PM            MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS                                                                                             
                          1)  Discussion of Sale of Current High School                                                                          120
                          2)  Soccer Complex Agreement                                                                                                 *
                          3)  Animal Control/Humane Society Agreement                                                                          *
                          4)  Open Discussion from Board                                                                                                *
                          5)  Board of Elections                                                                                                             129
 
7:00 PM            RECESS UNTIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010, 9:00 AM
 
 
TIME               FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010                                                                                          
 
9:00 AM            BREAKFAST/COMMENTS FROM FIRST DAY
 
9:30 AM            HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT/ISSUES – MR. DANNY STALEY                               *
 
10:00 AM          BROOKSHIRE PARK DISCUSSION                                                                                    
                          1)  Family Solutions Project – Mr. Ned Fowler                                                                      131
                          2)  Affordable Housing Report – Mr. Joe Furman                                                                   136
                          3)  Project Update – Mr. Joe Furman                                                                                       *
 
11:00 AM          EDC REPORT/DISCUSSION – KEITH HONEYCUTT                                                     138
 
11:30 AM          PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS MATTERS – MR. JOE FURMAN
                          1)  Grants Update                                                                                                                     *
                          2)  Funding for Revolving Loan/Energy Conservation Fund                                                     155
                          3)  Reynolds Blue Ridge Report                                                                                             156
                          4)  Recovery Zone Bonds Report                                                                                             *
                          5)  Abandoned Mobile Home Program – Mr. Brent Graybeal                                                158
                          6)  Daniel Boone Parkway Discussion                                                                                       *
 
12:00 NOON     LUNCH
 
1:00 PM            SCHOOL BOARD FUNDING ISSUES                                                                                  
                          1)  Schools’ Capital Improvement Plan                                                                                  163
                          2)  School Facility Bonds                                                                                                       167
                          3)  Operations Cost for New High School                                                                                *
                          4)  Miscellaneous Matters                                                                                                        *
 
1:30 PM            COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DISCUSSION – MR. JOE FURMAN                                    175
 
2:30 PM            COMMISSIONER MATTERS
                          1)  Discussion of District Board Meetings - Commissioner Futrelle                                           *
                          2)  Technology – Mr. Drew Eggers                                                                                         
                                a)  Report/Discussion                                                                                                     189
                                b)   Internet Phase III Report                                                                                          193
                                c)   Advertising on County’s Web Page Discussion                                                         194
                          3)  Discussion of Local Option Sales Tax Referendum                                                          195
                          4)  Proposed Sunday Hunting Law Discussion                                                                      197
 
4:00 PM            WRAP UP, GOALS & OBJECTIVES, BOARD DIRECTIVES
 
5:00 PM            ADJOURN
 
 
                                                                                             * Discussion items only, no written materials included