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Asheville City Council

May 11, 2021

Regular meeting

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What it did

Votes recorded
7
Voted on separately
4
Routine items, one vote
3
Votes that split
1

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.

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. 3 routine items, passed together in one vote.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Public hearing to consider an amendment to articles II and xvi of the unified development ordinance to update definitions and regulations related to homestays

    “Councilwoman Kilgore moved to continue this public hearing until May 25, 2021.”

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  1. Resolution authorizing submission of the City’s Annual Action Plan for 2021-22 to the U.S. dept. of Housing & Urban Development and authorizing the City Manager to sign all contracts or agreements required for the implementation of the…

    “Mayor Manheimer said that this public hearing was held on April 27, 2021, 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. Fiscal Year 2021-22 Fees & Charges

    “Page 7 Finance Director Tony McDowell, along with Budget Manager Taylor Floyd, said that this is the consideration of an ordinance establishing the fees and charges for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22.”

  2. Boards & commissions

    “Vice-Mayor Smith, Chair of the Boards & Commissions Committee, said that this is the consideration of appointing members to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.”

INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT

  1. Public comment

    • the lack of knowledge of how the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance works in the City
    • the history of Asheville in 1931

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Establishes the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Water Resources Fees & Charges.

    Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.

    More from the minutes
    • “In 2018 the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Quality Built Homes Inc. v.”
    • “The proposed rates for FY 2021-22 are slightly higher than current charges, but are less than customers were charged in FY 2019-20 prior to the lawsuit settlements.”

  2. Authorizes submission of the City’s Annual Action Plan for 2021-2022 to the U.S. Dept.

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

  3. Changes the City's fees and charges for Fiscal Year 2021-22.

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

    More from the minutes
    • “In an effort to limit the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic some fees were waived, late charges were deferred, and no increases were proposed in FY21.”
    • “An attachment was provided of detailed information for proposed fee adjustments submitted during this year’s annual budget process, including impacts on revenues, customers and service provision.”
    • “He said staff will review (not remove) existing discounted monthly garage parking rates for Vanderbilt and Battery Park residents at the Harrah’s Center garage and monthly lots.”

  4. Changes the City's fees and charges to include a special event fee discount.

    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 Tarheel Paving and Asphalt Inc. for the Fiscal Year 2021 Asphalt Paving program.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The contract is expected to be available on June 1, 2021 and the contractor has until December 15, 2021 to complete the work.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Tarheel Paving and Asphalt, Inc. in the amount of $1,534,663.86, plus a 15% contingency of $230,199.58 ($1,764,863.44 total) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Asphalt Resurfacing contract.”
    • “The main scope of the project is the resurfacing of 16 streets for a total of 4.45 miles.”

  2. Adds money to the budget from Burton Street Neighborhood community leadership association and a City match…

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

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “BSCLA was awarded a Technical Assistance Grant in the amount of $4,000, which is being donated to the City to fund the project.”

  3. Signs a contract with AstroTurf Corporation for the Memorial Stadium Turf and Drainage Replacement Project.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “This project will start in summer 2021 and be completed in six to eight months.”
    • “The Recreation Board is currently not meeting.”

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.