Asheville City Council
November 9, 2021
Regular meeting
HomelessnessHousingWaterStreets and transitOther City businessPublic safety
What it did
- Adopts a budget amendment in the Special Revenue Fund.Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Amends the FY 20-21 Annual Action Plan (AAP) and correct and properly assign $225,000 in HOME program income received from Battery Park Apartments…Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Approves moving additional CDBG funds to contingency to be allocated next spring in the FY22-23 application cycle, updating the HOME funds allocation.Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Authorizes the City Manager to enter into an interlocal agreement with Buncombe County to Consolidate 911 Services…Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Votes recorded
- 19
- Voted on separately
- 4
- Routine items, one vote
- 15
- 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.
CONSENT AGENDA
15 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s report - avl shared space
“City Manager Campbell said this presentation will contain an overview of the program; the community engagement and impact; and next steps.”
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing to consider adoption of a corridor study on Hendersonville Road public hearing to consider adoption of a corridor study on Tunnel Road public hearing to consider adoption of a corridor study on Biltmore Avenue and mcdowell…
“Page 20 At the request of City staff, Councilwoman Turner moved to continue the corridor studies for Hendersonville Road; Tunnel Road; and Biltmore Avenue and McDowell Street to December 14, 2021.”
Public hearing to amend the HUD Annual Action Plan for 2020/21
“Community Development Programs Manager Paul D’Angelo said that this is the consideration of a public hearing to amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Annual Action Plan (AAP) and correct and properly assign $225,000 in HOME program income received from Battery Park Apartments to the FY18-19 program…”
Public hearing to amend the HUD Annual Action Plan for 2021/22
“The City originally received the 21/22 HUD allocation notice in March 2021, with approximately $1,137,995 in CDBG funds and $1,370,760 in HOME funds available for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2021.”
Public hearing to consider an amendment to the conditional zoning ordinance adopted on october 9, 2018 (ordinance no. 4702), located at 511 Brevard Road, to remove a restriction on drive-through uses
“At the request of the applicant’s attorney staff, Vice-Mayor Smith moved to continue the amendment to the conditional zoning on 511 Brevard Road to December 14, 2021.”
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an interlocal Agreement with Buncombe County for the consolidation of a 911 System
“Assistant City Manager Cathy Ball said that this is the consideration of approval of an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) with Buncombe County to Consolidate 911 Services to occur on January 1, 2022; and the associated budget amendment in the Special Revenue Fund, in the amount of $837,605, from…”
Boards & commissions
“Vice-Mayor Smith, Chair of the Boards & Commissions Committee, said that this is the consideration of appointing members to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
“On behalf of City Council, Mayor Manheimer thanked Assistant City Manager Cathy Ball on her new venture as City Manager of Johnson City, Tennessee.”
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “The Con Plan is designed to help states and local jurisdictions to assess their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions, and to make data-driven, place-based investment decisions.”
- “Quality Affordable Housing”
- “Approval of the Amended Annual Action Plan paves the way for HUD funding to be utilized by partners in the City of Asheville and the region, with funds to be used to create affordable housing, jobs and impact in our moderate and lower income communities.”
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “Quality Affordable Housing”
- “Approval of the Amended Annual Action Plan paves the way for HUD funding to be utilized by partners in the City of Asheville and the region, with funds to be used to create affordable housing, jobs and impact in our moderate and lower income communities.”
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
Adopts a budget amendment in the Special Revenue Fund.
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
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution to execute a one year extension of the downtown cleaning contract with WNC Landscaping, LLC in the amount of $237,923.82, plus a 15% contingency of $35,688.57, for a total of $273,612.39 for extension 1 of the FY21 downtown cleaning contract.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with J.L.S. Company LLC in an amount not to exceed $105,842.00 to construct the 2021 Traffic Calming project.”
- “A 2000 Traffic Calming Policy approved by City Council established a protocol for responding to requests from residents for traffic calming installations.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Of this amount, $35,428 will be used for the administrative cost for the regular Section 5310 program, with the remaining amount of $6,015 to be used for administering the ARPA 5310 fund program.”
- “The local match will be included in the proposed FY 22-23 operating budget.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Quality Affordable Housing”
Accepts funds from the U.S. dept. of Housing & Urban Development HOME american rescue plan program.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The plan must describe how funds will be distributed within the four counties of the Asheville Regional Housing Consortium / ARHC (Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transyvania).”
- “Quality Affordable Housing”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This system and its software provide real-time data that can be easily accessed and reviewed by the dam managers.”
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
- “The City is currently under contract with The Wooten Company to provide construction administration services for the modernization of elevators within the Rankin Avenue and Wall Street Parking Garages.”
- “The City is currently under contract with Patton Construction Group, Inc. to provide general construction services for the modernization of elevators within the Rankin Avenue and Wall Street Parking Garages.”
Changes the contract with Parker Technology LLC for the parking Call Center contract.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Changes the speed limit on Wall Street from 15 miles per hour to 10 miles…
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Adoption of an ordinance changing the posted speed limit on Wall Street within the City of Asheville from 15 miles per hour to 10 miles per hour.”
- “Wall Street is a one-way paved street located in the Central Business District that begins at Otis Street and ends at Battery Park Avenue for a total distance of 0.14 mile.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The funds will be used to fund a portion of the existing Transit Planning Division personnel budget.”
Resolution authorizing the execution of amendments to the interlocal agreement between…
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Amends Rule 27 of the rules of procedure of the asheville city Council to confirm with State…
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Sets a public hearing on December 14, 2021 on the voluntary annexation of 99999 Sweeten Creek Road.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Adopt a resolution fixing the date of a public hearing on December 14, 2021 for the voluntary annexation of 10.88 acres in south Asheville off of Sweeten Creek Rd.”
- “The City of Asheville purchased 10.88 acres located at 99999 Sweeten Creek Rd. and identified in the Buncombe County tax records as PIN 9656-23-4325.”
- “It is preferred that city owned property be located within the city’s jurisdiction and an annexation of the subject property is proposed.”
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.