Asheville City Council
February 25, 2020
Regular meeting
Streets and transitWaterOther City businessPublic safety
What it did
- Approves an Annexation Agreement with the Town of Fletcher designating the property at 9 Brian Boulevard, a non-contiguous area…Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Signs a contract with Piedmont Utility Group Inc. to construct the Reed Creek Greenway Extension Project.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Signs a contract with Austin Construction and Grading Company for the Elsie’s Bridge Greenway Connector Project.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Lets the City Manager execute a contract amendment with IBI Group to include a facility study for the ART Transit Garage.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 7
- Voted on separately
- 1
- 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
Proclamation proclaiming February 11, 2020, as “Iannucci’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant Appreciation Day”
“Councilman Kapoor read the proclamation proclaiming February 11, 2020, as "Iannucci’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant Appreciation Day" in the City of Asheville.”
CONSENT AGENDA
6 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Continuation of public hearing to consider an amendment to the previously approved conditional zoning (Ordinance No. 4602) for the rad lofts project located at 146 and 179 Roberts Street to revise conditions related to affordability
“This public hearing was opened on January 14, 2020, and continued to this date.”
Public hearing to consider an ordinance approving an 2-25-20
“Adoption of an ordinance approving an Annexation Agreement between the City of Asheville and Town of Fletcher designating a non-contiguous area as not subject to annexation by Fletcher.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
“Closed Session At 5:12 p.m., Councilwoman Smith moved to go into closed session for the following reasons: (1) To prevent disclosure of information that is privileged and confidential, pursuant to the laws of North Carolina, or not considered a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.”
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
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
- What the minutes say it will do: “This project will extend the existing Reed Creek Greenway from Magnolia Avenue to Elizabeth Street.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Piedmont Utility Group, Inc. in the amount of $149,523.50, to construct the Reed Creek Greenway Extension Project.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Austin Construction and Grading Company in the amount of $108,759.08, to construct the Elsie’s Bridge Greenway Connector project.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The study will evaluate the costs associated with relocating these service facilities and the impact to City operations and services.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend a professional services contract with IBI Group, PC in the amount of $79,750 to add a Facilities Study for the ART Transit Garage to the contract.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This contract will allow the development of a pilot study to be implemented over two areas of the water system with pipes of various age and types to determine the effectiveness of removing deposits from pipes in the City of Asheville’s water system.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services contract with Hazen and Sawyer for a not to exceed amount of $50,000 for the development of a Unidirectional Flushing Program Pilot Study.”
- “Each pilot area will include approximately 25 miles or less of pipe in a geographically distinct and easily isolated section of the distribution system, one where city crews have conducted a valve assessment and one that has not been covered in the valve assessment program.”
- “If approved, the proposed engineering services described here will be developed into a subcontract under the conditions of the master agreement.”
- “The funding needed for the professional services agreement is currently allocated within the Water Resources Capital Improvements Project Fund.”
Changes the budget to accept private donations to purchase K-9 ballistic vests.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Approval of a budget amendment in the General Fund in the amount of $5,000 to budget private donations to help purchase K-9 ballistic vests for the Asheville Police Department (APD).”
- “APD has researched different K-9 vests and received a quote to purchase 8 vests to outfit our entire K-9 team for a unit price less than the current state contract price of the chosen model of a vest.”
Changes the dates of Council meetings.
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.