TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE
9:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
2 APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 2, 2008, REGULAR MEETING &
CLOSED SESSION MINUTES; AND DECEMBER 12, 2008, SPECIAL
MEETING & SPECIAL MEETING CLOSED SESSION MINUTES 1
3 APPROVAL OF JANUARY 5, 2009, AGENDA 14
9:05 4 APPALACHIAN DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT –
MR. DANNY STALEY 15
9:10 5 BID AWARD REQUEST FOR THE HOWARDS KNOB COMMUNICATIONS
BUILDING – MR. RANDY JONES 20
9:15 6 PROPOSED CONSERVATION EASEMENT REQUEST –
MS. WENDY PATOPRSTY 42
9:20 7 PARKS AND RECREATION TRUST FUND (PARTF) GRANT
APPLICATION REQUEST – MR. STEPHEN POULOS 63
9:25 8 TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD
A. Monthly Collections Report 68
B. Refunds and Releases 69
9:30 9 FINANCE MATTERS – MS. DORIS ISAACS
A. Budget Amendments 70
B. Surplus Property Request 72
9:35 10 DISCUSSION OF HOUSE BILL 1134 – MR. JOE FURMAN 75
9:40 11 BID AWARD REQUEST FOR AQUATIC CENTER BOILER
REPLACEMENT – MR. ROBERT MARSH 82
9:45 12 PROPOSED HMEP PLANNING GRANT FOR 2009 –
MR. STEVE SUDDERTH 89
9:50 13 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. New High School Matters
1. New High School CM Contingency Request # 10 109
2. Requested Change Orders #’s 10R, 12, & 13 112
3. Discussion of Re-Scheduling the Joint Meeting to Discuss the
Greenway Trail Connector at the New High School Site 131
B. Proposed Resolution for Soil and Water District Grant Application
(Cove Creek) 132
C. Discussion of Scheduling the Annual Pre-Budget Retreat 134
D. Draft Letter of Support for Affordable Housing 135
E. Appointment of Legislative Liaison to the NCACC 137
F. Boards and Commissions 140
G. Announcements 143
9:55 14 PUBLIC COMMENT 152
10:55 15 BREAK 153
11:00 16 CLOSED SESSION 154
Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
11:15 17 ADJOURN