8:30

   1     

Call Regular Meeting to Order

   2     

Approval of Minutes:

September 17, 2013, Regular Meeting

September 17, 2013, Closed Session

1

   3     

Approval of the October 1, 2013 Agenda

13

8:35

   4     

Presentation of Watauga County Community Child Protection Team’s 2013 Annual Report

Ms. Gail Hawkinson

15

8:40

   5     

Request to Schedule a Public Hearing to Allow Citizen Comment on Proposed Amendments to the Animal Control Ordinance

Ms. Laurie Vierheller

45

8:45

   6     

Project on Aging – Fiscal Year 2014 Additional State Appropriation for Senior Centers

Ms. Angie Boitnotte

51

8:50

   7     

Sanitation Vehicle Bid Award Request

Mr. J. V. Potter

55

8:55

   8     

Maintenance Matters

A.        Bid Award Request for Parking Lot Sealing and Line Marking

B.        Bid Award Request for Asphalt Repair and Paving

Mr. Robert Marsh

61

65

9:00

   9     

Public Hearing to Allow Citizen Comment on the Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) Grant for Fiscal Year 2014

Mr. Chris Turner

69

9:05

10     

Budget Amendments

Ms. Margaret Pierce

87

9:10

11     

Emergency Watershed Protection Program Request for Assistance

Mr. Joe Furman

89

9:15

12     

Miscellaneous Administrative Matters

A.       Boards and Commissions

B.       Announcements

Mr. Deron Geouque

95

99

9:20

13     

Public Comment

102

10:20

14     

Break

102

10:25

15     

Closed Session

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

Personnel Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(6)

102

10:40

16     

Break

102

10:45

17     

Joint Meeting with the Economic Development Commission

103

11:45

18     

Adjourn