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