TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011

8:00 A.M.

WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

COMMISSIONERS' BOARD ROOM

TIME   NO.  TOPIC                                                                                                                  PAGE

    8:00     1   CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER

2   APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING MINUTES:                                                          1

          July 12, 2011, Regular Meeting & Closed Session

          July 13, 2011, Special Meeting

               3   APPROVAL OF AUGUST 2, 2011, AGENDA                                                            15

    8:05     4   REPORT ON RED CROSS CONSOLIDATION OF ALLEGHANY, ASHE,

                   AVERY, WATAUGA AND WILKES COUNTIES – MR. BILL BRENT                    17

    8:10     5   REPORT ON HIGH COUNTRY REGIONAL BIKE PLAN – MR. PHIL TREW        23

    8:15     6   CURB AND GUTTER EASEMENT REQUEST – MR. JASON GASTON                  27

    8:20     7   APPALCART MATTERS – MR. CHRIS TURNER                                                       

A.  Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) Public Hearing Request                       35

B.   Contract Renewal Requests                                                                                     39

1.       Parks and Recreation

2.       Project on Aging

    8:25     8   REQUESTED ACCEPTANCE OF SENIOR'S HEALTH INSURANCE

                   INFORMATION PROGRAM (SHIIP) GRANT/CONTRACT FOR FY 2012 –

                   MS. ANGIE BOITNOTTE                                                                                           47

    8:30     9   PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR THE INSTALLATION AND

                   IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

                   SYSTEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES –

                   MR. JIM ATKINSON                                                                                               51

    8:35   10   PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE

                   NC DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES AND

                   THE WATAUGA COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT –

                   MR. BRIAN CHATHAM                                                                                            73

    8:40   11   TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD

A.    Monthly Collections Report                                                                                      79

B.    Refunds and Releases                                                                                             81

    8:45   12   CONTRACT CLEANING BIDS – MR. ROBERT MARSH                                         83

    8:50   13   PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS MATTERS – MR. JOE FURMAN

A.     Public Hearing Requests

1.       Closeout of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the

Hospitality House Construction Project                                                             241

2.       Road Names                                                                                                  245

B.     North Carolina Emergency Management Training Request                                      249

    8:55   14   COURTHOUSE SECURITY/COUNTY SPACE ALLOCATIONS –

                   MR. DERON GEOUQUE                                                                                          253

    9:00   15   BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUEST TO RELEASE FUNDS FOR NEW

                   HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT – MR. DERON GEOUQUE              259

    9:05   16   MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS – MR. DERON GEOUQUE

A.     Proposed Amendments to the Watauga County Animal Care & Control Ordinance   263

B.     Appointment of Voting Delegate at the North Carolina Association of County

Commissioners' (NCACC) Annual Conference                                                      285

C.     Announcements                                                                                                    289

    9:10   17   PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                293

  10:10   18   BREAK                                                                                                                     295

  10:15   19   CLOSED SESSION                                                                                                   296

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

  10:30   20   ADJOURN