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
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