TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2005
WATAUGA COUNTY COURTHOUSE
COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM
TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE
6:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
2 APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 3, 2005, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES AND
OCTOBER 3, 2005, CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES 1
3 APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 18, 2005, AGENDA 11
6:05 4 PUBLIC HEARING – TO CONSIDER A MAP AMENDMENT TO THE
FOSCOE-GRANDFATHER ZONING ORDINANCE 12
6:10 5 PUBLIC HEARING – TO CONSIDER A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE
VALLE CRUCIS HISTORIC DISTRICT ORDINANCE 37
6:15 6 BOARD OF EDUCATION FUNDING REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
A NEW HIGH SCHOOL – DR. BOBBIE SHORT 44
6:25 7 HUNGER COALITION HANNAH BUILDING PROPOSAL –
MS. COMPTON FORTUNA 47
6:30 8 THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATAUGA’S FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL
SUMMIT REPORT – MR. DENNIS GRADY 53
6:35 9 TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD
A. Occupancy Tax Discussion 65
B. Adoption of Schedule of Values 74
6:40 10 FIBER OPTIC CABLE PROPOSAL – MS. GLENDA DUNCAN 76
6:45 11 PLANNING AND INSPECTION MATTERS – MR. BRENT GRAYBEAL
A. CDBG Public Hearing Request 87
B. Subdivision Performance Guarantee Requests 89
6:50 12 BID AWARD REQUEST FOR THE LIBRARY RE-ROOFING PROJECT –
MR. ROBERT MARSH 96
6:55 13 EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM CHANGE
ORDER REQUESTS – MR. DERON GEOUQUE 97
7:00 14 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. Law Enforcement Center Change Order Request 106
B. Charter Communications Rate Increase Discussion 108
C. Proposed Resolution to Declare November 19 – December 19, 2005 as 110
Choose and Cut Month
D. Proposed Resolution to Request Placement of a Veterans’ Community
Based Outpatient Clinic in Watauga County 112
E. Boards and Commissions 114
F. Announcements 121
7:10 15 PUBLIC COMMENT 123
8:10 16 BREAK 124
8:15 17 CLOSED SESSION 125
Land Acquisition – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(5)(i)
Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
Personnel Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(6)
8:30 18 ADJOURN