5:30

   1     

Call Regular Meeting to Order

   2     

Approval of Minutes:

December 20, 2011, Regular Meeting

December 20, 2011, Closed Session

1

   3     

Approval of the January 17, 2012 Agenda

       9

5:40

   4     

Sheriff’s Office Vehicle Bid Award Request

Captain Kelly Redmon

11

5:45

   5     

USDA’s Proposed Lease Request for the Location of the Watauga/Avery County Service Center

Mr. Charles E. Zink

13

5:50

   6     

Presentation of W.A.M.Y. Community Action, Inc.’s, 2012-2013 Community Services Block Grant  (CSBG) Application

Ms. Jane Lentz

Ms. Debbie Bowman

91

5:55

   7     

Green Valley Community Park Request

Ms. Janice Carroll

129

6:00

   8     

Public Hearing to Allow Citizen Comment on the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Secondary Road Improvements Program for FY 2012

Mr. Michael Poe

131

6:05

   9     

Tourism Development Authority Matters

A.   Bid Award Requests for Rocky Knob Park

      1.   Bike Skills Area

      2.   Playground

B.   Recreation Trails Program Grant Application Request

Mr. Eric Woolridge

135

195

215

6:10

10     

Landfill Gas to Energy Project Matters

A. Proposed Interconnection Agreement with BREMCO

B. Proposed Facilities Charge Agreement

C. Proposed Baseline Gas Monitoring

Mr. Brian Crutchfield

Mr. Brian Crutchfield

Mr. Brian Raichle

251

286

293

6:15

11     

Proposed Gated Community Ordinance

Mr. Joe Furman

295

6:20

12     

Tax Matters

A.    Monthly Collections Report

B.    Refunds and Releases

Mr. Kelvin Byrd

301

303

6:25

13     

Finance Matters

A. Budget Amendments

B.   Records Retention Request

Ms. Margaret Pierce

339

341

6:30

14     

Update on Consolidated Dispatch

Vice-Chairman Gable

351

6:35

15     

Miscellaneous Administrative Matters

A.    Request to Donate Bleachers from Old High School

B.    Boards & Commissions

C.    Announcements

Mr. Deron Geouque

355

357

364

6:40

16     

Public Comment

369

7:40

17     

Break

369

7:45

18     

Closed Session

Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)

369

8:00

19     

Adjourn