TENTATIVE RETREAT AGENDA
WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOONE, NC
FEBRUARY 19 & 21, 2018
| TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER | PAGE | 
|  | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018 |  |  | 
|   12:15 PM | Opening Remarks and Lunch | Mr. Deron Geouque |  | 
| 12:30 PM | Community Recreation Center (CRC) Update |  | 1 | 
|  | A.    Preliminary Design | Mr. Chad Roberson | 1 | 
|  | B.    Financial Overview | Mr. George Deines | 41 | 
|  | C.    Construction and Finance Schedule |  | 70 | 
| 2:30 PM | Break |  |  | 
| 2:40 PM | FY 2018 Review and Discussion of FY 2019 Budget | Ms. Margaret Pierce | 74 | 
|  | A.    Revenues |  |  | 
|  | B.    Expenditures |  |  | 
|  | C.    Debt Service Report |  |  | 
|  | D.    Budget Calendar |  |  | 
| 3:00 PM | Review of Current Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) | Mr. Deron Geouque  & | 80 | 
|  | A.    Current CIP Status Report | Mr. Robert Marsh | 80 | 
|  | B.    Relocation of County Personnel 1.      Planning and Inspections 2.      Veteran’s Services 3.      Red Cross  |  | 81 | 
|  | C.    Courtroom # 2 Renovations |  | 82 | 
|  | D.    East Annex Building Program |  | 87 | 
|  | E.    New River Baseball Fields |  | 88 | 
|  | F.     School Facilities |  | 89 | 
| 3:45 PM | Update on Recreational Projects |  | 91 | 
|  | A.    Guy Ford Paddle Access | Mr. Joe Furman | 91 | 
|  | B.    Middle Fork Greenway | Ms. Wendy Patoprsty | 94 | 
| 4:15 PM | Break |  |  | 
| 4:30 PM | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute | Dr. Mark Poarch | 98 | 
| 5:00 PM | School Board Funding Issues | Dr. Scott Elliott & | 101 | 
|  | A.    FY 2019 Funding Needs                                                                                          | School Board Members |  | 
|  | B.    Schools’ Capital Improvement Plan |  |  | 
| 6:00 PM | Children’s Council Presentation | Mr. Hunter Varipapa | 185 | 
| 6:30 PM | County Manager’s Summary | Mr. Deron Geouque |  | 
| 7:00 PM | Recess Until Friday, February 21, 2018, at 9:00 AM |  |  | 
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|  | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018 |  |  | 
| 8:30 AM | Breakfast |  |  | 
| 9:00 AM | Tourism Development Authority (TDA) | Mr. Matt Vincent & Mr. Wright Tilley | 238 | 
| 9:20 AM | Watauga Community Housing Trust | Staff | 247 | 
|  9:40 AM | Watauga Humane Society Facilities | Mr. Ben Henderson | 251 | 
| 10:00 AM | Broadband Connection Efforts | Mr. Keith Conover | 279 | 
| 10:30 AM | Public Safety and Emergency Communications Systems Study Update | Dr. Marvin Hoffman | 293 | 
| 11:30 AM | Miscellaneous & Commissioner Matters A.    State Issues  B.    Commissioner Matters | Mr. Deron Geouque | 335 | 
| 11:45 PM | Wrap Up, Goals & Objectives, Board Directives |  |  | 
| 12:00 PM | Adjourn |  |  | 
