TENTATIVE RETREAT AGENDA
WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS’ CONFERENCE ROOM
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOONE, NC
TIME THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010 PAGE
3:00 PM OPENING REMARKS – MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
3:10 PM REVIEW OF CURRENT (FY 2010) BUDGET – MS. MARGARET PIERCE
1) Revenues
a) Sales & Property Taxes 1
b) Departmental (Register of Deeds, Planning & Inspections, Parks & Recreation) 21
2) Expenditures 22
3) Fund Balance 23
4) Debt Service Report 24
DISCUSSION OF FY 2011 BUDGET – MS. MARGARET PIERCE
1) Budget Drivers 27
a) Department of Social Services – Including Child Support Enforcement 28
b) School Board 30
2) Expenditures
a) Cost of Insurance 31
b) Retirement Contributions 32
3) Funding of Non-County Departments
a) Cooperative Extension 35
b) Health Department 35
c) AppalCART 35
d) Mental Health 35
e) Library 35
f) Special Appropriations 36
4) Fire District Funding 38
5) Tax Conversion Report – Mr. Kelvin Byrd 39
3:45 PM REVIEW OF CURRENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) –
MR. DERON GEOUQUE AND MR. ROBERT MARSH
1) Current CIP Status Report 42
2) Future Projects for Consideration 44
3) Recreation Center Programming 66
a) 50 meter/25 meter Pool Discussion 67
b) Discussion of Allocation of Space to Western Youth Network (WYN) 77
c) Discussion of Fast Tract Approval for Programming *
4) AppalCART Building *
5:00 PM DINNER BREAK
5:30 PM EMS REPORT/DISCUSSION – MR. CRAIG SULLIVAN 79
6:00 PM LANDFILL ENERGY PROJECTS DISCUSSION
1) Report on Recycling and Methane to Electricity Project – Ms. Lisa Doty 117
2) Review of Photovoltaic Farm Proposals – Mr. Deron Geouque 118
6:30 PM MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
1) Discussion of Sale of Current High School 120
2) Soccer Complex Agreement *
3) Animal Control/Humane Society Agreement *
4) Open Discussion from Board *
5) Board of Elections 129
7:00 PM RECESS UNTIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010, 9:00 AM
TIME FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
9:00 AM BREAKFAST/COMMENTS FROM FIRST DAY
9:30 AM HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT/ISSUES – MR. DANNY STALEY *
10:00 AM BROOKSHIRE PARK DISCUSSION
1) Family Solutions Project – Mr. Ned Fowler 131
2) Affordable Housing Report – Mr. Joe Furman 136
3) Project Update – Mr. Joe Furman *
11:00 AM EDC REPORT/DISCUSSION – KEITH HONEYCUTT 138
11:30 AM PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS MATTERS – MR. JOE FURMAN
1) Grants Update *
2) Funding for Revolving Loan/Energy Conservation Fund 155
3) Reynolds Blue Ridge Report 156
4) Recovery Zone Bonds Report *
5) Abandoned Mobile Home Program – Mr. Brent Graybeal 158
6) Daniel Boone Parkway Discussion *
12:00 NOON LUNCH
1:00 PM SCHOOL BOARD FUNDING ISSUES
1) Schools’ Capital Improvement Plan 163
2) School Facility Bonds 167
3) Operations Cost for New High School *
4) Miscellaneous Matters *
4) Miscellaneous Matters *
1:30 PM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DISCUSSION – MR. JOE FURMAN 175
2:30 PM COMMISSIONER MATTERS
1) Discussion of District Board Meetings - Commissioner Futrelle *
2) Technology – Mr. Drew Eggers
a) Report/Discussion 189
b) Internet Phase III Report 193
c) Advertising on County’s Web Page Discussion 194
3) Discussion of Local Option Sales Tax Referendum 195
4) Proposed Sunday Hunting Law Discussion 197
4:00 PM WRAP UP, GOALS & OBJECTIVES, BOARD DIRECTIVES
5:00 PM ADJOURN
* Discussion items only, no written materials included