Watauga County, NC

TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MONDAY, MAY 8, 2006

WATAUGA COUNTY COURTHOUSE

COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM

TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE

9:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER

2 APPROVAL OF APRIL 4 2006, SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES AND

CLOSED SESSION MINUTES, APRIL 12, 2006, SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES AND CLOSED SESSION MINUTES, APRIL 18, 2006,

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES AND CLOSED SESSION MEETING

MINUTES 1

3 APPROVAL OF MAY 8, 2006, AGENDA 15

9:05 4 PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS ORDINANCE 16

      9:10     5      PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ECONOMIC
                          DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION’S INCUBATOR GRANT APPLICATION –
                          MR. JOE FURMAN                                                                                                        28

      9:15     6      FUNDING REQUEST FOR THE PURCHASE OF BLEACHERS FOR
                          WATAUGA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL FIELD – MR. JIM JORDAN
                          AND MR. JOHN SULLIVAN                                                                                         33

9:20 7 JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL (JCPC) FUNDING REQUEST –

MS. KAREE MACKEY 35

9:25 8 SURPLUS WEAPONS REQUEST – SHERIFF SHOOK 37

9:30 9 HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT FY 2007 FUNDING
ALLOCATION REQUEST – MS. ANGIE BOITNOTTE 42

9:35 10 BUDGET AMENDMENTS – MS. DORIS ISAACS 46

9:40 11 TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD

A. Monthly Collections Report 49

B. Refunds and Releases 51

9:45 12 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS –

MR. JOE FURMAN 59

9:50 13 PROPOSED BYLAWS FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY –
MR. DERON GEOUQUE 63

9:55 14 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –

MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.

A. Proposed Change Orders for New Watauga County Law Enforcement Center 69

B. Proposed Hwy 221 Container Site Lease Renewal 73

C. Discussion of Scheduling Joint Meeting with Volunteer Fire Departments 76

D. Discussion of Draft Letter Regarding North Carolina Gas Tax 77

E. Discussion of Draft Letter Regarding North Carolina Lottery Funds 79

F. Proposed Resolution Supporting the 2006 Clean Water Bond 81

G. Announcements 85

10:00 15 PUBLIC COMMENT 92

11:00 16 BREAK 93

11:05 17 CLOSED SESSION 94

Attorney Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)

Economic Development Incentives – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(4)

Land Acquisition – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(5)(i)

Personnel Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(6)

11:15 18 ADJOURN

Watauga County Board of Commissioners