TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE
6:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
2 APPROVAL OF APRIL 28, 2008, SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES AND
MAY 5, 2008, REGULAR MEETING & CLOSED SESSION MINUTES 1
3 APPROVAL OF MAY 20, 2008, AGENDA 14
6:05 4 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON THE
ECONOMIC INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR TWEETSIE RAILROAD,
INC., PER N.C.G.S. 158-7.1 15
6:10 5 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON CLOSEOUT OF
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FOR THE
APPALACHIAN ENTERPRISE CENTER – MR. JOE FURMAN 28
6:15 6 PUBLIC HEARING – RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET 30
6:20 7 PROPOSED EDC FUNDING FOR SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – MR. JOE FURMAN 31
6:25 8 FINANCE MATTERS – MS. DORIS ISAACS
A. Fuel Card Proposal 38
B. Surplus Property Request 41
C. Proposed LGC Application Resolution 46
D. Authorization Request to Issue an RFP for Incentive Package Financing 46
E. Public Hearing Request for LGC Application 46
6:30 9 REQUESTED AWARD OF SUB-CONTRACTS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL
PROJECT – MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR. 50
6:35 10 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. Discussion of an Ordinance Enacting a Moratorium on Electronic
Signs/Billboards 57
B. Citizen Request Regarding Deck Hill Road/Greenway Road Intersection 58
C. Board of Education 2007-08 Capital Outlay Reserve Request 61
D. Proposed Proclamation Honoring the New River’s 10th Anniversary
as a Heritage River 63
E. Brush Grinding Request 66
F. Proposed Resolution in Support of a Town of Boone Funding Request 68
G. Boards and Commissions 70
H. Announcements 76
6:40 11 PUBLIC COMMENT 78
7:40 12 BREAK 79
7:45 13 CLOSED SESSION 80
Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
8:00 14 ADJOURN