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March 7, 2008 (Board Retreat) Page 728 <br />public's business in an open, honest and transparent manner. <br />• Respect - Healthy debate and diversity of opinion is expected and <br />encouraged, requiring a high level of civil decorum in all our <br />discussions. <br />Parking Lot - Concept <br />There was discussion on the "parking lot" concept - a place to park <br />items/issues for informal unfettered discussion during periodic meetings. <br />Lunch Hreak <br />At Noon, the Board took a short break for lunch. During lunch, there <br />was a general discussion on the Monroe natural gas pipeline and the old <br />Bethel School. <br />At 12:95 p.m., Commissioner Privette left the meeting and was not <br />present for the remainder of the meeting. <br />The retreat resumed at 1 p.m. <br />Prioritization of Obiectivea for Goals 1 - 5 <br />After lunch, Board members were asked to assign a value to each item <br />listed under Goals 1 -5 for Years 1 and 2 with "yard sale" labels. The Board <br />agreed that only items valued at $35 or higher would be discussed. Note: <br />(*) denotes a goal. <br />Goal No. 1 - Year 1 <br />Value Specific Outcome <br />$SO *Approve a financing plan to fund sahool systems' 5-year critical <br /> needs. <br />$35 *Develop a long-term financial model for providing for the capital <br /> needs for schools where a minimum of 10$ is pay as you go <br /> (establish a goal of 20$ pay as you go). <br />$35 Hegin a program of land banking for schools, parka and business <br /> parka. <br />$9.20 Are there economical ways to provide services, ie DSS, Aging, <br /> Senior Center, CHA, etc, through satellite offices. <br />$5 Sustain our current resources, provide high quality services and <br /> fund infrastructure needs, we will enhance our county's quality of <br /> life. <br />$55 *Set the tax rate at a level that raises sufficient revenue to <br /> meet county needs and goals. <br />$10.60 Prepare and prioritize a comprehensive capital needs plan that <br /> integrates all areas (schools, county facilities, parks, etc.) <br /> into one document projecting 5-year immediate needs, 10 year <br /> intermediate needs and 10 year plus anticipated needs. <br />$9.50 Engage the building and realty community in a joint public <br /> conversation with representatives from the County Commission, the <br /> School Boards and appropriate staff in order to analyze and better <br /> understand the current processes of determining school adequacy; <br /> quantify the potential effect of current policies on the local <br /> economy and local businesses; identify and recommend needed <br /> changes to current policies, if any. <br />$55 *Hegin a oomprehensive, sustainable community initiative, with the <br /> NC Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund <br /> grant proposal as the centerpiece. This initiative will also <br /> include a plan to "green" county government operations and <br /> regulations. <br />As part of the discussions for Goal 1 - Year 1, Brent Weisner, the Tax <br />Administrator, presented information on the Circuit Breaker and Homestead <br />legislation. Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, briefly commented on <br />building permits trends. <br />Goal No. 2 - Year 1 <br />Value Specific Outcome <br />$25 Adopt a minimum level of service for fire protection/suppression <br /> in the unincorporated areas. <br />$60 *Complete National Incident Management report, then receive <br /> assessment of fire suppression response i n unincorporated areas <br /> (identify abort oominga and provide recommendations for <br />