TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE
6:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
2 APPROVAL OF AUGUST 20, 2008, SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES AND
AUGUST 25, 2008, REGULAR MEETING & CLOSED SESSION MINUTES 1
3 APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2008, AGENDA 16
6:05 4 HIGH COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BUILDING UPDATE
AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REQUEST – MR. RICK HERNDON 17
6:10 5 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION STORMWATER WETLANDS PROJECT
PROPOSAL – MS. WENDY PATOPRSTY 27
6:15 6 TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD
A. Monthly Collections Report 30
B. Refunds and Releases 32
C. Surplus Property Request 39
6:20 7 FINANCE MATTERS – MS. DORIS ISAACS
A. Budget Amendments 41
B. Surplus Property Request 44
6:25 8 PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS MATTERS– MR. JOE FURMAN
A. Transportation Improvement Program Priorities Discussion 47
B. Update on 6-Mile Fire Insurance Districts 63
6:30 9 WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER MATTERS – CHAIRMAN JIM DEAL
A. Discussion of Size of Watauga Medical Center Board of Trustees 64
B. Discussion of Watauga Medical Center Board of Trustees
Appointment Process 64
6:35 10 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. New High School Project CM Contingency Request # 9 74
B. Discussion of Communications Building Project 77
C. Public Schools Building Fund Application Request 81
D. Discussion of Natural Gas Service 94
E. Discussion of Cell Phone Service in Blowing Rock 98
F. Boards and Commissions 101
G. Announcements 105
6:40 11 PUBLIC COMMENT 112
7:40 12 BREAK 113
7:45 13 CLOSED SESSION 114
Attorney Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
Economic Development Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(4)
7:55 14 POSSIBLE ACTION AFTER CLOSED SESSION
8:00 15 ADJOURN