AGENDA

Henderson County Board of Commissioners

1 Historic Courthouse Square, Hendersonville, NC

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

9:00 AM

 

CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

INVOCATION BY REV. STEVE TEEL OF THE HENDERSONVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST

 

INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA

 

CONSENT AGENDA

A.    Minutes

December 29, 2010

January 3, 2011

Approval of minutes from previous meetings

B.     Tax Collector’s Report

  Routine monthly report on current tax collections

C.     Tax Refunds

  Routine monthly request for approval of tax refunds

D.    Tax Releases

   Routine monthly request for approval of tax releases

E.     Fuel and Energy Reduction Plan Status

  Routine quarterly report on usage of fuel, water, electricity and natural gas

F.      Emergency Communications Fund Expenditure

  Request to use E911 Fund Balance for professional consultation

G.    Capital/Facilities Status Reports

  Routine monthly status report on current capital/facility projects

H.    Renewal of leases (Carland Farms, Inc.; Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Club)

  Annual renewal of two long-standing leases for the use of County property

 

NOMINATIONS

  1. NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES

  Notification of citizen vacancies to County Boards and Committees

1.      Agriculture Advisory Board – 3 vac.

2.      Animal Services Committee – 3 vac.

3.      Historic Courthouse Corporation dba/ Heritage Museum – 2 vac.

4.      Recreation Advisory Board -3 vac.

 

  1. NOMINATIONS

  Nominations of citizens to County Boards and Committees

1.         Apple Country Greenway Commission – 4 vac.

2.         Child Fatality Prevention Team – 1 vac.

3.         CJPP (Criminal Justice Partnership Program) – 4 vac.

4.         Downtown Hendersonville, Inc. – 1 vac.

5.         Henderson County Historic Courthouse Corp. dba/Heritage Museum 1 vac.

6.         Henderson County Transportation Advisory Committee – 1 vac.

7.         Home and Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee – 1 vac.

8.         Juvenile Crime Prevention Council – 9 vac.

9.         Library Board of Trustees – 1 vac.

10.     Mountain Area Workforce Development Board – 1 vac.

11.     Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation and Development Program – 1 vac.

12.     Nursing/Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee – 1 vac.

13.     Senior Volunteer Services Advisory Council – 3 vac.

14.     Travel & Tourism Committee – 1 vac.

 

C.     APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER REPRESENTATIVES

 Appointment of Commissioner Representatives to select County Board and Committees

 

DISCUSSION

A.    Recreation Trails Grant

Request from CMLC to apply for a Recreational Trails Grant on behalf of the County,     with no County funds required

B.     Heritage Museum Presentation

  Update from the Heritage Museum

C.     Construction Management Update

  Status report on current County construction projects

D.    Preliminary Design – Jackson Park Maintenance Project

Presentation of preliminary design of the Jackson Park Maintenance Project and    request for direction to staff to design and bid the project for construction

E.     Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Private Partnership Request for Proposals

Presentation of Proposals received for Materials Recovery Facility Partnership

F.      Construction Contract - Solid Waste Improvements

Request for the Board of Commissioners award the construction contract for the Solid    Waste Improvements with the apparent low bidder Cooper Construction Company, Inc.

G.       Petition and Resolution to Add Road to State System Proposed Scales Entrance Road at Stoney Mountain Transfer Facility

Request Board approval to request that NCDOT add the proposed scales entrance road at the Stoney Mountain Transfer Facility to the State Maintained Secondary Road System

 

COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT

              Routine Update from the County Manager

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Upcoming schedule of meetings and events

 

 

 

 

 

Henderson County believes it is the right of all citizens to participate. All persons with disabilities that need auxiliary aid should contact the Clerk to the Board at 828-697-4808, TDD number 697-4580, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Agenda items can be viewed on the County’s website at http://www.hendersoncountync.org/agendas/index.html