Watauga County, NC

TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007

WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM

TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE

6:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER

                 2      APPROVAL OF MAY 29, 2007, SPECIAL MEETING AND CLOSED
                         SESSION MINUTES, JUNE 5, 2007, REGULAR MEETING AND CLOSED
                         SESSION MINUTES, JUNE 7, 2007, SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES, AND
                         JUNE 26, 2007, REGULAR AND CLOSED SESSION MINUTES                                1

3 APPROVAL OF JULY 17, 2007, AGENDA 25

6:05 4 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPALCART’S RURAL OPERATING

ASSISTANCE PROGRAM APPLICATION – MR. CHRIS TURNER 26

6:10 5 PROPOSED PROCLAMATION HONORING COMMUNITY SERVICE
(SHIRLEE GAINES EDWARDS) 32

6:15 6 SUMMIT ON YOUTH LEADERSHIP TEAM FUNDING REQUEST –

MS. NANCY REIGEL 34

6:20 7 PROPOSED PROCLAMATION FOR THE WATAUGA READS PROGRAM –

MR. JOHN BLAKE 41

6:25 8 FINANCE MATTERS – MS. DORIS ISAACS

A. Financing Request for Sanitation Equipment 44

B. Surplus Equipment Request 46

C. Bond Rating Review Request 54

6:30 9 BID AWARD REQUESTS FOR NEW TRUCKS (2) AND LOADERS (2) –

MR. J. V. POTTER 56

6:35 10 TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD

A. Monthly Collections Report 61

B. Refunds and Releases 63

6:40 11 MAINTENANCE MATTERS – MR. ROBERT MARSH

A. Proposal for Engineering Services – Underground Storage Tanks Removal 73

B. Proposed Change Order for Removal of Tanks 86

C. Progress Report – Anne-Marie Drive Park 112

D. Proposal for Storm Water System Installation – Anne-Marie Drive Park 116

E. Skate Park Fencing Proposal 118

6:45 12 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE TO REGULATE

HAZARDOUS RECREATION PARKS IN WATAUGA COUNTY –

MR. DERON GEOUQUE 121

6:50 13 VEHICLE BID AWARD REQUESTS – MR. DERON GEOUQUE 126

6:55 14 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –

MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.

A. Proposal for DENR Express Review for High School Project 128

B. Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Capital Improvement

Funding Request 129

C. Bid Award Request for Surplus House (Brookshire) 135

D. Boards and Commissions 137

E. Announcements 141

7:00 15 PUBLIC COMMENT 146

8:00 16 BREAK 147

8:05 17 CLOSED SESSION 148

Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)

Economic Development Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(4)

Personnel Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(6)

8:25 18 POSSIBLE ACTION AFTER CLOSED SESSION 149

Sewer Line Extension Funding Request

8:30 19 ADJOURN

Watauga County Board of Commissioners