TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
 
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008
 
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
 
 
    TIME  NO.   TOPIC                                                                                                                         PAGE
 
      6:00     1      CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
                  2      APPROVAL OF MAY 8, 2008, SPECIAL MEETING AND CLOSED
                          SESSION MINUTES; MAY 27, 2008, SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES; AND
                          JUNE 2, 2008, REGULAR MEETING & CLOSED SESSION MINUTES                     1
                  3      APPROVAL OF JUNE 23, 2008, AGENDA                                                                 16
 
      6:05     4      PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON THE
                          FINANCING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR AN ECONOMIC
                          INCENTIVE PACKAGE WITH TWEETSIE RAILROAD, INC.,
                          AS AUTHORIZED UNDER NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE 160A,
                          ARTICLE 3, SECTION 20                                                                                             17     
 
      6:10     5      PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON AN ORDINANCE
                          ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON CHANGEABLE ELECTRONIC
                          VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS                                                                                     21
 
      6:15     6      PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON PUBLIC AND
                          PRIVATE ROAD NAMES                                                                                             25
 
      6:20     7      REVIEW OF PENDING CHANGE ORDERS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL
                          PROJECT – MR. MIKE KESTERSON                                                                         31
 
      6:25     8      2007 WATAUGA CUSTOMER SURVEY – DR. MARVIN HOFFMAN                   121
 
      6:30     9      PROPOSED JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT BETWEEN APPALACHIAN
                          STATE UNIVERSITY, THE HIGH COUNTRY SOCCER ASSOCIATION,
                          AND WATAUGA COUNTY –                                                                                    169
 
      6:35   10      SOIL AND WATER GRANT APPLICATION REQUEST –
                          MR. DENNY NORRIS                                                                                                184
 
      6:40   11      SHERIFF’S OFFICE OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL REQUEST –                                  194
 
      6:45   12      DISCUSSION OF THE SOCCER FIELDS AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL –
                          MR. DOUG KIDD                                                                                                       204
 
      6:50   13      FINANCE MATTERS – MS. DORIS ISAACS                                                               
                          A.  Surplus Property Request                                                                                         207
                          B.  Budget Amendments                                                                                                210
 
      6:55   14      PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR TAX SOFTWARE – MR. KELVIN BYRD              211
 
      7:00   15      BID AWARD REQUEST FOR DEMOLITION PROJECT AT OLD CAMPUS
                          OF CCC&TI – MR. ROBERT MARSH                                                                       214
 
      7:05   16      PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR RECYCLING VENDOR – MS. LISA DOTY        220
 
      7:10   17      MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
                          MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
                          A.  Proposed Natural Gas Contract For New High School                                            223
                          B.  Discussion of Watauga Humane Society/Watauga County Joint Venture                   224
                          C.  Land Transfer Tax Discussion                                                                                  229
                          D.  Proposed Resolution In Support of Multi-laning US Hwy 421 N to
                                Tennessee State Line TIP Project # R-2615                                                            231
                          E.  Request for Public Hearing for AppalCART’s Rural Operating Assistance
                               Program (ROAP)                                                                                                    233
                          F.  Request for Public Hearing for Amendments to the Solid Waste Operations
                               Ordinance                                                                                                                235
                          G.  Boards and Commissions                                                                                         237
                          H.  Announcements                                                                                                       245
 
      7:15   18      PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                  257
 
      8:15   19      BREAK                                                                                                                        270
 
      8:20   20      CLOSED SESSION                                                                                                     271
                          Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
 
      8:30   21      ADJOURN