Asheville City Council
March 22, 2022
Regular meeting
Streets and transitOther City businessWater
What it did
- Signs a contract with T.P. Howard’s Plumbing Co. Inc. for the Patton Avenue water distribution project.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Applies for Locally Administered Project Program funds from the french broad metropolitan planning organization…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Signs a contract with Tarheel Paving & Asphalt for the Fiscal Year 2022 Asphalt Resurfacing project.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Changes the contract with Buncombe County for Paratransit Services for Fiscal Year 2022.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 15
- Voted on separately
- 1
- Routine items, one vote
- 14
- 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
14 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s report - Community cleanliness
“City Manager Campbell reviewed the presentation overview: (1) Review Cleanliness-Related Data; (2) Discuss Current Communication Resources; (3) Overview of Current Cleanliness Efforts (City and Partner Agencies); and (4) Discuss Short-Term and Long-Term Strategies to Address Cleanliness.”
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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 3-22-22
“Page 18 At the applicant’s request, Vice-Mayor Smith moved to continue this public hearing until June 28, 2022.”
Public hearing to consider Conditional Zoning of portions of properties located at 273/291 Long Shoals Road and 300/400 Julian Shoals Drive from highway business district to commercial expansion/conditional zone
“At the applicant’s request, Councilwoman Mosley moved to continue this public hearing until April 26, 2022.”
Public hearing to consider Conditional Zoning of multiple properties located at 427 Broadway Street from neighborhood corridor district to neighborhood corridor district/conditional zone
“At the applicant’s request, Councilwoman Kilgore moved to continue this public hearing until April 12, 2022.”
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution regarding alterations to Memorial Stadium and Mountainside Park
“Parks & Recreation Director D. Tyrell McGirt said that following further discussion with community and other user groups, staff recommends the adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to move to Phase 2 of development of Memorial Stadium and that Phase 2 include a 6 lane competitive…”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
- misinformation on the Walton Street Park pool
- need for an urban forester
- suggestions for tackling the houseless in the community
- need to address the question of what is the definition of litter or dirt
- there is no consequence for littering, so in addition to education, enforcement is needed
- appreciation for Council adopting a resolution to project the Pisgah National Forest
- need for additional trash cans on College Street
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “As staff progressed into implementation of Phase 2 of the project, interest was expressed by the community and other user groups to look into expanding the proposed walking trail and consider the feasibility of adding a 400 meter 6-lane track into the Phase 2 design.”
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: “Inc. for the bid amount of $6,300,000.00 plus a 10% contingency in the amount of $630,000.00, for a total project budget in the amount of $6,930,000.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This project currently has a completed design, however, staff would like to revisit the project design and conduct additional community engagement to determine if changes in the design are desired.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The City will be responsible for providing matching funds in the amount of $1,700,000: however, matching funds for the Swannanoa Greenway project are already accounted for via the GO bond program funds dedicated to the project.”
Signs a contract with Tarheel Paving & Asphalt for the Fiscal Year 2022 Asphalt Resurfacing project.
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 May 1, 2022, and the contractor has until December 15, 2022, 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 $1,321,207.82, plus a 15% contingency of $198,181.17 ($1,519,388.99 total) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Asphalt Resurfacing contract.”
- “The main scope of the project is the resurfacing of 15 streets for a total of 3.36 miles.”
- “The award of this contract will resurface 3.36 miles of City streets.”
Changes the contract with Buncombe County for Paratransit Services for Fiscal Year 2022.
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 ratify and revise the contract amount for Paratransit Services with Buncombe County to $1,214,698 for Fiscal Year 2022.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The original contract amount had a not to exceed amount of $191,000 accounting for one season of management operations.”
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 amend and renew the AVL Technology Contract with Rubicon Global, LLC, for an amount of $178,970.40 plus a 10% contingency of $17,897.04.”
Signs an agreement with True Ip Solutions LLC for phone/call center system.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The resolution would authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options as stated in the contract after the initial three years.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The 3-year contract is budgeted not to exceed $90,000 annually or $270,0000 for all three years.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a budget amendment in the amount of $25,138 in the General Capital Projects Fund from capital maintenance payments already received from the Asheville Art Museum and the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts to fund access improvements to their jointly shared basement space at the Pack Place Center.”
Signs a lease with First Baptist Church for employee parking at 5 Oak Street, Asheville, N.C.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The General Fund will be responsible for the rental amount of $12,000 per year under the terms of the lease.”
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
- What the minutes say it will do: “The project will provide a pedestrian easement within the ROW closure area to facilitate public pedestrian access.”
- “This closure request was recommended for approval by the Technical Review Committee on November 15, 2021 based on the Avery Project proposal, including the project’s site plan, pedestrian improvements, and proposed bike lane improvements.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
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.