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Asheville City Council

January 25, 2022

Regular meeting

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What it did

Votes recorded
10
Voted on separately
2
Routine items, one vote
8
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. 8 routine items, passed together in one vote.

PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS

  1. Manager’s report

    “City Manager Campbell introduced the new Assistant City Manager Rachel Wood, and the new Director of Parks & Recreation D. Tyrell McGirt.”

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Public hearing to consider an amendment to (1) Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances to update membership and appointments to the Design Review Committee; and (2) Chapter 2, Article III of the Code of Ordinances in order to align roles and…

    “Principal Planner Shannon Tuch said that this is the consideration of an amendment to (1) Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances to update membership and appointments to the Design Review Committee; and (2) Chapter 2, Article III of the Code of Ordinances in order to align roles and responsibilities…”

  2. Public hearing to consider conditional zoning of property located on 343 and 357 W. Haywood Street from community business i district to community business II district/conditional zone

    “Councilwoman Wisler moved to continue this public hearing until February 22, 2022.”

  3. Public hearing to consider an amendment to the Conditional zoning for property located at 324 Biltmore Avenue

    “Principal Planner Shannon Tuch said that this is the consideration of an ordinance to amend the conditional zoning of property (Ordinance No. 4733) located at 324 Biltmore Avenue.”

INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT

  1. Public comment

    “Vice-Mayor Smith said that her efforts to connect with groups around this matter, and other community meal offerings has been vilified.”

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Approves a zoning change, with conditions, for 324 Biltmore Ave.

    Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.

    More from the minutes
    • “The project site consists of a single 0.80 acre parcel located at 324 Biltmore Ave. (PIN 9648-46-4336).”
    • “No. 4733, March 2019) that conditionally rezoned the subject property to Lodging Expansion (LODG EXP) and approved a seven-story extended stay hotel with 103 guest rooms and structured parking.”
    • “The proposed design changes are summarized as: - the substitution of siding materials that are less residential in appearance; - changes to the roof form to resemble a commercial or a mixed-use, project; - changes to the parking garage screening; - the addition of a second floor lobby and outdoor patio area.”

  2. Approves amendments to Chapter 2 and Chapter 7 (UDO) of the City Code of Ordinances.

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

    More from the minutes
    • “Council adopted Ordinance No. 4920 on December 14, 2021 updating development standards regulating hotels; however, revisions affecting the new DRC were processed separately to allow time for the respective bodies to review and weigh in on proposed changes.”
    • “A memo detailing the proposed changes was shared with both the Downtown Commission (DTC) and Asheville Area Riverfront Redevelopment Commission (AARRC) on November 16, 2021, and with the Design Review Committee (DRC) on November 18, 2021.”

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 Motorola Solutions Inc. to extend the Mach Alert station alerting system to the Broadway Public Safety…

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The facility requires a station alerting system to provide visual and audible notification to fire and rescue personnel of incoming emergency response events.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. in the amount of $145,691 to extend the Mach Alert station alerting system to the Broadway Public Safety Station.”
    • “The Broadway Public Safety Station–a combined use facility comprising Fire Station 13, a police substation, an emergency operations center (EOC) and a community meeting room–is currently under construction.”

  2. Applies to the N.C. Dept. of Transportation for Section 5303 Metropolitan Planning Program annual funding to fund a portion…

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

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “The required local match in the amount of $27,885 will be included in upcoming Transit Operating Budgets.”

  3. Approves the use of owner’s Preferred Alternates for Lochinvar Boiler systems for the Shiloh Community Center…

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

  4. Signs an agreement with the N.C. Dept. of Transportation for reimbursement to the City for curb and gutter construction during the City’s…

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

  5. Signs a lease with DeWine Seeds.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The proposed lease will cover up to a two year period.”
    • “A shorter term lease is proposed in order to align with new expected standards from Major League Baseball Professional Development League which take affect, April 2024.”

  6. Lets the City Manager continue the Vehicle Rental Contract with TLG Leasing Inc. until the Sanitation Fleet is stabilized through repair…

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

    More from the minutes
    • “The Sanitation Division requires a reliable fleet to provide essential trash collection services to City residents.”

  7. Changes the dates of Council meetings.

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

  8. Reappoints chris pelley to the Metropolitan Sewerage District Board of Directors.

    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.