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Asheville City Council

September 8, 2020

Regular meeting

Other City businessBudget and taxes

What it did

Votes recorded
4
Voted on separately
2
Routine items, one vote
2
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

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Agenda Minutes The City's meeting page

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

  1. Deliberation and vote of new City Council member

    “City Attorney Branham explained the process for appointing a new Council member per City Council Rules.”

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. 2 routine items, passed together in one vote.

PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS

  1. One Buncombe Fund

    “Assistant City Manager Richard White introduced Ms. Kit Cramer, President and CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, who gave a brief presentation on the One Buncombe Fund.”

  2. Manager’s report - 30/60/90 Day Work Plan

    “City Manager Campbell provided the following presentation overview: (1) On June 9, staff presented a 30/60/90 Day Work Plan and over the past several meetings have updated Council and the community on our work; (2) The 30/60/90 Day Work Plan was developed in response to numerous requests from the…”

  3. City Attorney’s internal review of Police response to protests

    “City Attorney Branham provided City Council with his internal review of the Asheville Police Department (APD) response to protests.”

  4. Update on hotel development study, proposed zoning framework and Public feedback on the study

    “Director of Planning & Urban Development Todd Okolichany provided an update on the hotel development study.”

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Public hearing to consider extending the temporary moratorium on hotel development due to delays associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic

    “Director of Planning & Urban Development Todd Okolichany said that this is a public hearing to consider extending the temporary moratorium on hotel development approvals within the City of Asheville for two months due to delays associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  1. Ordinance to allow the initial zoning to apply the new Resource Management Overlay District to all properties located within the city of asheville corporate limits

    “Mayor Manheimer said that this public hearing was held on August 25, 2020, and in accordance with recent legislation amending North Carolina G.S. § 166A-19.24(e), regarding public hearings conducted during remote meetings, written comments for this public hearing were accepted for an additional 24 hours.”

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Boards & commissions

    “Vice-Mayor Wisler, Chair of the Boards & Commissions Committee, said that this is the consideration of appointing members to the Planning & Zoning Commission.”

INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT

  1. Public comment

    “From advanced live call-ins, four individuals spoke to Council, including, but not limited to the following comments: support continued moratorium on the building of new hotels in Asheville; continue work on reparations; police brutality during the protests.”

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Changes the City's building and land-use rules (the Unified Development Ordinance), Articles II and VII and XII.

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

  2. Changes the City's fees and charges for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 to establish a fee-in-lieu of option…

    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.

  1. Signs a contract with CDM Smith Inc. to perform an Arc Flash Hazard Analysis study.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “This amendment will allow staff to consolidate all expenses in a single project in the City’s Special Revenue Fund.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services contract with CDM Smith, Inc. for the proposed amount of $289,780 to perform an Arc Flash Hazard Analysis study.”
    • “The funding needed for this agreement is currently allocated within the Storage Tanks and Pumps Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).”

  2. Lets the City Manager execute an amended contract with Griffin Waste Services for rental and maintenance of portable toilets and handwashing stations…

    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 execute an amended services contract with FusionSite Asheville, LLC, (hereinafter referred to as “Griffin Waste Services”) in the amount of $154,000 for rental and maintenance of portable toilets and handwashing stations for public use.”

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.