TENTATIVE RETREAT AGENDA
WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS’ CONFERENCE ROOM
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOONE, NC
TIME FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007 PAGE
8:00 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM OPENING REMARKS – MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
8:30 AM REVIEW OF CURRENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR. AND MR. ROBERT MARSH
CAPITAL RESERVE FUND 2
1) Current CIP Plan 3
2) Anne Marie Drive Park 5
3) Parking Deck/Lot/Demolition 6
4) Animal Control Facility Schedule *
5) Discussion of Unfunded Projects
Requested Appearance by Dave Roberts for Item A 21
A. Recreation Center/Swimming Pool (preliminary programming) 27
B. Eastern Senior Services 55
C. Human Services Center Building # 3 57
D. School Bus Garage Property 58
E. Tot Lot Proposal 59
F. Courthouse Exterior 68
G. Law Enforcement Center Kitchen 69
H. Purchase of Tag Office Building 71
I. Purchase of AppalCART Building 72
10:00 AM BREAK
10:15 AM CIP CONTINUED
11:00 AM REVIEW OF CURRENT (FY 2007) BUDGET – MS. DORIS ISAACS
1) Revenues/Expenditures 74
2) Fund Balance 75
3) Debt Service Report 77
4) Sales Tax Reports 82
5) Tax Base Review 88
11:30 AM DISCUSSION OF FY 2008 BUDGET – MS. DORIS ISAACS
1) Budget Drivers Report 89
2) Funding of Non-County Departments 91
(Cooperative Extension, Health Dept., AppalCART, Mental Health, Library)
3) Fire District Funding 93
4) FY 2008 Budget Schedule Review 94
12:00 NOON LUNCH
1:00 PM PLANNING/EDC MATTERS – MR. JOE FURMAN
1) Brookshire Land Plan (95) and Sales Policies (100) 95/100
2) EDC Report/Discussion *
3) Construction Trades Training/New High School 104
4) Appalachian Enterprise Center 105
5) Affordable Housing 107
6) Laurelmor Update (*) and Subdivision Report (111) */111
7) Communications/e911 Equipment Needs *
8) Water and Sewer Future Needs Discussion *
9) Review/Discussion of Sign Ordinance 127
2:30 PM BREAK
2:45 PM PLANNING/EDC MATTERS CONTINUED
4:00 PM JOINT MEETING WITH WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
1) General Discussion *
2) Review of Schools (CIP) Maintenance Plan 139
3) Lottery Funds 150
4) High School Project Schedule for Financing and General Discussion 151
5:00 PM RECESS
TIME SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007 PAGE
8:00 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM FIRE DEPARTMENT ISSUES – MR. TERRY COMBS
1) Review of Subsidy Funding Formula 158
2) Non-Taxed Areas 160
3) Six Mile Rating Area Update *
9:30 AM SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT MATTERS – SHERIFF L. D. HAGAMAN
1) Consolidated Dispatch Discussion 163
2) Courthouse Security Discussion/Planning 186
10:00 AM BREAK
10:15 AM MISCELLANEOUS
1) Blowing Rock Stage Company Funding Request 191
2) Cooperative Extension Memo of Understanding – Ms. Sue Counts 200
3) Employee Issues – Mr. Deron Geouque
A. Customer Service Survey – External and Internal *
B. Wellness Program Funding *
C. Retiree Insurance Benefits 215
D. Provision for Donating Annual Leave *
E. Funds for Salary Adjustments *
4) Discussion of Retaining Lobbyist/s 219
5) Watauga Medics Annual Report – Mr. Craig Sullivan 224
6) DSS Records/Imaging Management Proposal – Mr. Jim Atkinson 251
7) BREMCO Request 255
8) Downtown Boone Association Request 257
9) Recycling Discussion 260
10) Miscellaneous Information 266
11:45 AM WRAP UP, GOALS & OBJECTIVES, BOARD DIRECTIVES
12:00 NOON ADJOURN
* Discussion only, no materials for review.