TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE
6:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: NOVEMBER 1, 2010, REGULAR MEETING &
CLOSED SESSION MINUTES 1
3 APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 16, 2010, AGENDA 7
6:05 4 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW CITIZEN COMMENT ON PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE WATAUGA COUNTY VOLUNTARY FARMLAND
PRESERVATION ORDINANCE – MR. BRIAN CHATHAM 9
6:10 5 NEW HIGH SCHOOL MATTERS – MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. Status Report 25
B. Change Order Requests - #’s 45R, 46R, & 48R 31
C. School Board Request for Future Change Order # 49 and FF&E Purchases 55
6:15 6 FINANCE MATTERS – MS. MARGARET PIERCE
A. Budget Amendments 65
B. Solidwaste Trash Truck Financing Bid Award 69
C. Inmate Medical Insurance Proposal 73
D. Presentation of Smoky Mountain Center LME Quarterly Financial Report 77
6:20 7 BROOKSHIRE PARK GREENWAY EXTENSION STATUS REPORT –
MR. JOE FURMAN 83
6:25 8 WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER LEASE AMENDMENT REQUEST 87
6:30 9 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –
MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.
A. Proposed Rural Center Grant Agreement Amendment # 2 for the Boone/
Blowing Rock Interconnection Project 119
B. Update on the AT&T Cell Tower Request 123
C. Proposed Contract Renewal with Watauga County Emergency and
Rescue Squad, Inc. 147
D. Proposed Interlocal Agreement for a Group Self-Insurance Fund for Risk
Sharing or Group Purchase of Coverage 153
E. Boards and Commissions 161
F. Announcements 175
6:35 10 PUBLIC COMMENT 179
7:35 11 BREAK 180
7:40 12 CLOSED SESSION 181
Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)
Land Acquisition – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(5)(i)
Personnel Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(6)
8:00 13 ADJOURN