TENTATIVE RETREAT AGENDA
WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOONE, NC
FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2014
| TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER | PAGE | 
|  | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014 |  |  | 
| 12:00 PM | Lunch & Opening Remarks | Mr. Deron Geouque |  | 
| 12.30 PM | FY 2014 Review and Discussion of 2015 Budget | Ms. Margaret Pierce |  | 
|  | A.    Revenues |  | 1 | 
|  | B.    Expenditures |  | 5 | 
|  | C.    Funding of Non-County Departments |  | 7 | 
|  | D.    Debt Service Report |  | 10 | 
|  | E.    Budget Calendar |  | 11 | 
| 1:00 PM | Break |  |  | 
| 1:15 PM | School Board Funding Issues |  |  | 
|  | A.    Schools’ Capital Improvement Plan                                                        |  | 15 | 
|  | B.    FY 2014 Funding Needs |  |  | 
| 2:30 PM | Tourism Development Authority (TDA) | Mr. Matt Vincent, & Mr. Wright Tilley | 23 | 
| 3:00 PM | Health Department Matters | Ms. Beth Lovette | 31 | 
| 3:30 PM | Landfill Energy Projects Discussion |  |  | 
|  | A.    Report on Recycling and Methane to Electricity Project | Ms. Lisa Doty | 32 | 
|  | B.    Review of Solar Energy Project | Mr. Ged Moody |  | 
| 4:00 PM | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute  | Dr. Kenneth Boham |  | 
| 4:15 PM | Tax Matters | Mr. Larry Warren | 39 | 
| 5:00 PM | Review of Current Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) | Mr. Deron Geouque  |  | 
|  | A.    Current CIP Status Report | & Mr. Robert Marsh | 41 | 
|  | B.    Old AppalCART Building |  | 42 | 
|  | C.    CCC&TI Watauga Continuing Education Center Building |  | 43 | 
|  | D.    New River Property E.    New Ambulance Site |  | 46 57 | 
|  | F.     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 22, 2014 |  |  | 
| 9:00 AM | Watauga Community Housing Trust Report | Mr. Scott Eggers | 60 | 
|  | A.    Board Re-Appointments |  |  | 
|  | B.    Update |  |  | 
| 9:05 AM | Economic Development Matters | Mr. Joe Furman |  | 
|  | A.    Conceptual Plan for Business and Technology Park |  | 65 | 
|  | B.    Economic Development Commission (EDC) Report/Discussion |  |  | 
|  | C.    Appalachian Enterprise Center (AEC) |  | 89 | 
| 9:45 AM | Planning and Inspections Matters | Mr. Joe Furman |  | 
|  | A.    Update on Greenway Projects |  |  | 
| 11:15 AM | Miscellaneous & Commissioner Matters | Mr. Deron Geouque |  | 
|  | A.    Health Savings Account Banking Relationship |  |  | 
|  | B.    Update on New DSS Director |  |  | 
|  | C.    State Issues |  |  | 
|  | D.    Commissioners Matters |  |  | 
| 11:45 AM |  |  | |
| 12:00 PM | Adjourn |  |  | 
