TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
 
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
 
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
 
 
    TIME  NO.   TOPIC                                                                                                                         PAGE
 
      6:00     1      CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
                  2      APPROVAL OF AUGUST 20, 2008, SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES AND
                          AUGUST 25, 2008, REGULAR MEETING & CLOSED SESSION MINUTES             1
                  3      APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2008, AGENDA                                                    16
 
      6:05     4      HIGH COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BUILDING UPDATE
                          AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REQUEST – MR. RICK HERNDON                 17     
 
      6:10     5      COOPERATIVE EXTENSION STORMWATER WETLANDS PROJECT
                          PROPOSAL – MS. WENDY PATOPRSTY                                                                 27
 
      6:15     6      TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD                                                                         
                          A.  Monthly Collections Report                                                                                       30
                          B.  Refunds and Releases                                                                                                32
                          C.  Surplus Property Request                                                                                          39
 
      6:20     7      FINANCE MATTERS – MS. DORIS ISAACS                                                               
                          A.  Budget Amendments                                                                                                 41
                          B.  Surplus Property Request                                                                                          44
 
      6:25     8      PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS MATTERS– MR. JOE FURMAN
                          A.  Transportation Improvement Program Priorities Discussion                                        47
                          B.  Update on 6-Mile Fire Insurance Districts                                                                  63
 
      6:30     9      WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER MATTERS – CHAIRMAN JIM DEAL
                          A.  Discussion of Size of Watauga Medical Center Board of Trustees                              64
                          B.  Discussion of Watauga Medical Center Board of Trustees                                            
                                Appointment Process                                                                                                64
 
      6:35   10      MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
                          MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
                          A.  New High School Project CM Contingency Request # 9                                            74
                          B.  Discussion of Communications Building Project                                                          77
                          C.  Public Schools Building Fund Application Request                                                      81
                          D.  Discussion of Natural Gas Service                                                                              94
                          E.  Discussion of Cell Phone Service in Blowing Rock                                                      98
                          F.  Boards and Commissions                                                                                          101
                          G.  Announcements                                                                                                        105
 
      6:40   11      PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                   112
 
      7:40   12      BREAK                                                                                                                         113
 
      7:45   13      CLOSED SESSION                                                                                                     114
                          Attorney Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
                          Economic Development Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(4)
 
      7:55   14      POSSIBLE ACTION AFTER CLOSED SESSION                                                         
 
      8:00   15      ADJOURN