TENTATIVE RETREAT AGENDA
WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS’ CONFERENCE ROOM
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOONE, NC
FEBRUARY 13 & 14, 2020
| TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER | PAGE | 
|  | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 |  |  | 
| 12:00 PM | Opening Remarks and Lunch | Mr. Deron Geouque |  | 
|  1:00  PM | FY 2020 Review and Discussion of FY 2021 Budget | Ms. Misty Watson | 1 | 
|  | A.    Revenues |  | 1 | 
|  | B.    Expenditures |  | 2 | 
|  | C.    Debt Service Report |  | 6 | 
|  | D.    Budget Calendar |  | 7 | 
|  | E.    Future Appropriations |  | 8 | 
| 1:15 PM | Review of Current Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) | Mr. Deron Geouque  & | 10 | 
|  | A.    Current CIP Status Report |  | 10 | 
|  | B.    Courtroom # 2 Renovations |  | 11 | 
|  | C.    East Annex Building Program |  | 17 | 
|  | D.    Courthouse and Administration Roof Replacements |  | 19 | 
|  | E.    County Facilities Assessment Update |  | 21 | 
|  | F.     Turner Building |  | 26 | 
|  | G.    Recreation Matters 1.      Tennis Courts 2.      Basketball Court 3.      Pickleball Courts 4.      Anne-Marie Paving |  | 27 30 | 
|  | H.    Community Recreation Center Matters 1.      Update 2.      Draft Fee Schedule for New Community Recreation Ctr. | Mr. Deron Geouque  Mr. Stephen Poulos & Ms. Keron Poteat | 31 31 39 | 
|  | I.     Library |  | 45 | 
|  | J.     School Facilities |  | 48 | 
| 2:45 PM | Break |  |  | 
| 3:00 PM | Sanitation Matters | Mr. Rex Buck | 53 | 
|  | A.     Organics Recycling Market Study |  | 53 | 
|  | B.     Facility Upgrades |  | 61 | 
| 3:30 PM | Appalachian District Health  | Ms. Jennifer Greene | 68 | 
| 4:00 PM | Tourism Development Authority (TDA) | Mr. Matt Vincent & Mr. Wright Tilley | 101 | 
| 4:30 PM | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute | Dr. Mark Poarch | 107 | 
| 4:45 PM | Break |  |  | 
| 5:00 PM | School Board Funding Issues | Dr. Scott Elliott & | 108 | 
|  | A.        FY 2021 Funding Needs B.        Schools’ Capital Improvement Plan | School Board Members |  | 
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| 6:00 PM | Public Safety and Emergency Communications  Systems Update | Mr. Will Holt | 115 | 
| 6:15 PM | County Manager’s Summary | Mr. Deron Geouque |  | 
| 7:00 PM | Recess Until Friday, February 14, 2020, at 9:00 AM |  |  | 
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|  | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020 |  |  | 
| 8:30 AM | Breakfast |  |  | 
| 9:00 AM | Pritzker Children’s Initiative (PCI) Presentation | Ms. Crystal Kelly | 116 | 
| 9:45 AM | Update on Recreational Projects |  | 169 | 
|  | A.    Guy Ford Paddle Access | Mr. Joe Furman | 169 | 
|  | B.    Middle Fork Greenway | Ms. Wendy Patoprsty | 175 | 
| 10:00 AM | Census 2020 | Mr. Joe Furman | 183 | 
| 10:10 AM | Broadband Update | Mr. Joe Furman | 187 | 
| 10:20 AM | Watauga Medics  | Mr. Craig Sullivan | 192 | 
|  | A.     Annual Report |  | 192 | 
|  | B.     Future Needs |  | 208 | 
| 11:00 AM | Miscellaneous & Commissioner Matters A.    State Issues  B.    Commissioner Matters | Mr. Deron Geouque |  | 
| 11:45 PM | Wrap Up, Goals & Objectives, Board Directives |  |  | 
| 12:00 PM | Adjourn |  |  | 
