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.