TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
 
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005
 
WATAUGA COUNTY COURTHOUSE
COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM
 
 
    TIME  NO.   TOPIC                                                                                                                         PAGE
 
      6:00     1      CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER                                                                       
                  2      APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 25, 2005, SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES,
                          NOVEMBER 1, 2005, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES, AND
                          NOVEMBER 1, 2005, CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES                               1
                  3      APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 15, 2005, AGENDA                                                    13
 
      6:05     4      PUBLIC HEARING – TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON CHARTER
                          COMMUNICATIONS’ CABLE RATE INCREASES                                                  14
 
      6:10     5      PUBLIC HEARING – TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON THE
                          PROPOSED OCCUPANCY TAX FOR WATAUGA COUNTY DISTRICT U           17
 
      6:15     6      PUBLIC HEARING – TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT REGARDING THE
                          CLOSEOUT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
                          SCATTERED SITE HOUSING PROGRAM GRANT #03-C-1104                              26
 
      6:20     7      PUBLIC HEARING – TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT REGARDING THE
                          CLOSEOUT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
                          ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEMONSTRATION GRANT #04-R-1285                           28
 
      6:25     8      PUBLIC HEARING – TO CONSIDER NEW PUBLIC/PRIVATE ROAD
                          NAMES                                                                                                                         30
 
      6:30     9      LANDFILL METHANE GAS PROJECT UPDATE – MR. STAN STEURY                35
 
      6:35   10      WATAUGA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION FUNDING
                          REQUEST – MR. KENT GRAHAM AND TERRY COMBS                                       79
 
      6:40   11      BRUSH GRINDING REQUEST – MR. J. V. POTTER                                                 81
 
      6:45   12      PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE WATAUGA COUNTY ANIMAL
                          CONTROL ORDINANCE – MR. DAVE SIMPKINS                                                 85
 
      6:50   13      BUDGET AMENDMENTS – MS. DORIS ISAACS                                                   108
 
      6:55   14      PROPOSED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
                          POLICIES, PLANS, AND RESOLUTIONS – MR. JOE FURMAN                          111
 
      7:00   15      VEHICLE BIDS AWARD REQUEST – MR. DERON GEOUQUE                            144
 
      7:05   16      EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM CHANGE
                          ORDER REQUESTS – MR. DERON GEOUQUE                                                      146
 
      7:10   17      PROPOSED EMPLOYEE INSURANCE RENEWALS
                          (MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND LIFE) – MR. DERON GEOUQUE                               152
 
      7:15   18      MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
                          MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
                          A.  Proposed Town of Boone Lease for Parking Spaces                                                165
                          B.  Out of State Travel Request                                                                                      169
                          C.  Boards and Commissions                                                                                         172
                          D.  Announcements                                                                                                        177
 
      7:20   19      PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                   178
 
      8:20   20      BREAK                                                                                                                         179
 
      8:25   21      CLOSED SESSION                                                                                                     180
                          Personnel Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(6)
 
      8:30   22      ADJOURN