TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2008
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE
6:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
2 APPROVAL OF JUNE 23, 2008, REGULAR MEETING &
CLOSED SESSION MINUTES 1
3 APPROVAL OF JULY 15, 2008, AGENDA 17
6:05 4 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON APPALCART’S
RURAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ROAP) APPLICATION –
MR. CHRIS TURNER 18
6:10 5 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS ORDINANCE –
MR. DERON GEOUQUE 32
6:15 6 FINANCE MATTERS – MS. DORIS ISAACS
A. Budget Amendments 46
B. Surplus Property 48
C. Recommended Financing Package for Tweetsie Land Purchase 52
6:20 7 PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR CUSTODIAL SERVICES AT THE
LIBRARY – MR. ROBERT MARSH 53
6:25 8 TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD
A. Monthly Collections Report 59
B. Refunds and Releases 61
6:30 9 FIRE MARSHAL/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MATTERS –
MR. STEVE SUDDERTH
A. Proposed Memorandum of Agreement between NCEM/Watauga County and
Appalachian State University 70
B. Communications Committee Report and Funding Request 80
C. Requested Approval of Grant Application 88
6:35 10 PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS MATTERS– MR. JOE FURMAN
A. Proposed Amendments to the Parking Lot Ordinance 98
B. Brookshire Project Matters
a. Engineering Estimate 104
b. Change Order Discussion 112
6:40 11 PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION AND THE APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY ENERGY
DEPARTMENT – MR. JOE FURMAN 114
6:45 12 NEW HIGH SCHOOL MATTERS – MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. SfL+a Contract Amendment Request 120
B. Barnhill/Vannoy Change Order Requests 123
C. Discussion of Change Order Process – Mike Kesterson 149
6:50 13 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. Proposed Amendments to the Watauga Medics Contract 150
B. NCACC Voting Delegate Designation 160
C. Boards and Commissions 165
D. Announcements 172
6:55 14 PUBLIC COMMENT 185
7:55 15 BREAK 186
8:00 16 CLOSED SESSION 187
Attorney Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
Economic Development Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(4)
8:15 17 ADJOURN