TENTATIVE RETREAT AGENDA
WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOONE, NC
FEBRUARY 22 & 23, 2013
| TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER | PAGE | 
|  | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 |  |  | 
| 12:00 PM | Lunch & Opening Remarks | Mr. Deron Geouque |  | 
| 12.30 PM | FY 2013 Review and Discussion of 2014 Budget | Ms. Margaret Pierce |  | 
|  | A.    Revenues |  | 1 | 
|  | B.    Expenditures |  | 5 | 
|  | C.    Funding of Non-County Departments |  | 9 | 
|  | D.    Debt Service Report |  | 10 | 
|  | E.    Budget Calendar |  | 14 | 
| 1:00 PM | Break |  |  | 
| 1:15 PM | School Board Funding Issues |  |  | 
|  | A.    Schools’ Capital Improvement Plan                                                            |  | 15 | 
|  | B.    FY 2014 Funding Needs |  |  | 
| 2:00 PM | YMCA Discussion | Mr. Bob Conklin | 25 | 
| 2:30 PM | Tourism Development Authority (TDA) | Mr. Matt Vincent, & Mr. Wright Tilley | 43 | 
| 3:00 PM | Health Department Matters | Ms. Beth Lovette | 52 | 
| 3:30 PM | Landfill Energy Projects Discussion |  |  | 
|  | A.    Report on Recycling and Methane to Electricity Project | Ms. Lisa Doty | 66 | 
|  | B.    Review of Solar Energy Project | Mr. Ged Moody | 73 | 
| 4:00 PM | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute  | Dr. Kenneth Boham |  | 
| 4:15 PM | Tax Matters | Mr. Larry Warren |  | 
|  | A.    Revaluation Update |  | 88 | 
|  | B.    Motor Vehicle Billing |  |  | 
| 5:00 PM | Review of Current Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) | Mr. Deron Geouque  | 90 | 
|  | A.    Current CIP Status Report | & Mr. Robert Marsh |  | 
|  | B.    Pool Status Report |  |  | 
|  | C.    Future Projects for Consideration |  |  | 
| 5:30 PM | Wrap Up, Goals & Objectives, Board Directives |  |  | 
| 6:00 PM | Recess Until Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 9:00 AM |  |  | 
|  | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2013 |  |  | 
| 9:00 AM | Watauga Community Housing Trust Report | Mr. Scott Eggers |  | 
| 9:05 AM | Economic Development Matters | Mr. Keith Honeycutt |  | 
|  | A.    Economic Development Commission (EDC) Report/Discussion | & Mr. Joe Furman |  | 
|  | B.    Appalachian Enterprise Center (AEC) |  |  | 
| 9:30 AM | Planning and Inspections Matters | Mr. Joe Furman |  | 
|  | A.    Watershed Regulations |  |  | 
|  | B.    Update on Greenway Projects |  | 93 | 
| 10:00 AM | EMS Report/Discussion | Mr. Craig Sullivan | 95 | 
| 10:45 AM | Consolidated Dispatch | Mr. Jeff Virginia  | 131 | 
| 11:30 AM | Miscellaneous & Commissioner Matters | Mr. Deron Geouque |  | 
|  | A.    A Policy to Provide Preference to Local Vendors in Purchasing of Equipment and Supplies |  | 132 | 
|  | B.    A Policy for Naming County Facilities |  | 137 | 
|  | C.    Consolidated Department of Social Services (DSS) Board |  | 143 | 
|  | D.    State Issues |  |  | 
|  | E.    Commissioners Matters |  |  | 
| 11:45 AM |  |  | |
| 12:00 PM | Adjourn |  |  | 
