Asheville City Council
April 23, 2019
Regular meeting
Other City businessHousingStreets and transit
What it did
- Signs an agreement with the Land-of-sky Regional Council for the completion of corridor studies on Tunnel Road and Hendersonville Road.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Lets the City Manager execute a Loan Modification requested by Mountain Housing Opportunities to allow them to maintain affordability at the River…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Applies for the 2019 Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Vehicle Program…, and accepts it if awarded.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Opposes off-shore drilling.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 6
- Voted on separately
- 0
- Routine items, one vote
- 6
- Votes that split
- 0
Why it matters
Regular meetings are where Council votes on laws, the budget, contracts and zoning. Routine items pass together in one vote, called the consent agenda.
The recording
Everything on the agenda
From the minutes, in the order the City lists them. Each item's first lines are the minutes' own words.
PROCLAMATIONS
City of Asheville Youth Leadership Academy
“Mayor Manheimer said that since its creation in 2007, the City of Asheville Youth Leadership Academy prepares Asheville’s youth for future employment.”
Proclamation proclaiming May, 2019, as “Building Safety Month”
“Councilman Young read the proclamation proclaiming May, 2019, as "Building Safety Month " in the City of Asheville.”
CONSENT AGENDA
6 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing to consider the conditional zoning of 1 south Tunnel Road from regional business district to mixed use expansion/conditional zone to allow a mixed-use development that includes residential, retail, service and…
“At the applicant’s request, Councilman Young moved to continue this public hearing until May 28, 2019.”
Public hearing to consider permanently closing an unopened right-of-way known as Commerce Street: streets
“Streets Manager Chad Bandy said that this is the consideration of a resolution to permanently close an unopened right-of-way known as Commerce Street.”
Gen. Stat. sec 160A-299 grants cities the authority to permanently close streets and alleys. ● Biltmore Iron and Metal has petitioned the closure and owns one adjacent property, 1 Meadow Rd. (PIN # 9648-50-7911 and 9648-51-6002). The…
“other adjoining property owner, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, 33 Meadow Rd, supports the petition. (Pin # 9648-51-6002 and 9648-50-4827)”
Public hearing to consider conditional zoning of property located at 20 Battery Park Avenue and known as the flat iron building from central business district to central business district expansion/conditional zoning for the renovation…
“At the petitioner’s request, Councilman Young moved to continue this public hearing until May 14, 2019.”
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution to adopt a policy for developing city-owned land for Affordable Housing
“Mayor Manheimer announced that this item will not be considered at this meeting.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
“When Mr. Crawford Murphy, architect, asked Council to provide feedback on a pre-application for a 55-unit proposal, minus a sidewalk, Mayor Manheimer suggested he work 4-23-19 Page 10 with City staff to see what they need in order to support the proposal.”
Routine items, passed together
The consent agenda: items Council approves in one vote, without separate discussion. A member can ask to pull an item out for its own vote.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “4-23-19 Page 4 Action Requested: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an interlocal agreement with Land of Sky Regional Council to provide matching funds in the amount of $25,593 over a two-year period for the completion of corridor studies on Tunnel Road and Hendersonville Road.”
- “The remaining matching funds will be included in the Fiscal Year 2020 General Fund Proposed Budget that is presented to City Council in May.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Who it's for: Households earning up to 60% of the area median income: up to $61,440 a year for a family of four, or $43,020 for one person (HUD's 2026 income limits for tax-credit housing in the Asheville area).
More from the minutes
- “MHO developed the River Glen Apartments in Arden in 1998 with the assistance of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity (“LIHTC”) and the City of Asheville HOME financing.”
- “The property contains thirty-eight (38) apartments maintained for households at or below the 60% Area Median Income (“AMI”) level.”
- “MHO has committed to extending the affordability of these units for an additional 20-year term intended to run with the HOME loan maturing on September 1, 2038.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The purpose of the City’s participation would be to make facility improvements to the Asheville Middle School Athletic Field.”
- “The residents that attended expressed no concerns related to the projects.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
The plain-language lines are written by fixed rules from each item's official title, which is on each decision's page. Every vote the minutes record is listed; procedural motions, like approving the minutes or adjourning, are left out.