Asheville City Council
March 14, 2023
Regular meeting
Public safetyStreets and transitOther City business
What it did
- Lets the City Manager enter into a Park Facility and Management Agreement with Carolina Day School for the use and maintenance…Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- Lets the City Manager sign a funding letter of commitment addressed to Major League Baseball regarding the City’s intent to bring McCormick…Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Approves, after the fact, the contract with Evidence IQ to allow for the renewal for an additional three years…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Signs a contract with US Iss Agency LLC for a Police Applicant Background Check and Polygraph Testing Provider.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 6
- Voted on separately
- 2
- Routine items, one vote
- 4
- 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
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
Proclamation proclaiming March 2023 as “Red Cross Month”
“Mayor Manheimer read the proclamation proclaiming March 2023 as "Red Cross Month" in the City of Asheville.”
CONSENT AGENDA
4 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s report
“American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Update ARPA Project Manager Kim Marmon-Saxe provided the following key takeaways from this presentation: (1) A robust evaluation and scoring process based on council approved categories and criteria was used to select projects; (2) 24 external projects, 3 COA…”
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing to consider submission to the U.S. dept. of Housing & Urban Development the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan: Community &
“Community & Economic Development Director Nikki Reid said that this is a public hearing concerning the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan for submission of and amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan (AAP) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and set the final…”
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a funding letter of commitment addressed to Major League Baseball regarding the City’s intent to bring McCormick Field into compliance with new Player Development League Facility Standards:…
“epartment of Community & Regional Entertainment Facilities Director Chris Corl said that this is the consideration of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a funding letter of commitment addressed to Major League Baseball regarding the City’s intent to bring McCormick Field into…”
Boards & commissions
“Regarding the Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee (HIAC), the following individuals applied for the vacancy: Elena Mansour, William Hansen, Cristy Streeter, Luke Rose, Jason Pickering, Sarah Frances Edgens, Michael Reardon, Jordan Mayhew and Kathleen Beane.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
- need compassion for the homeless and remembering they are human beings too
- request for red light cameras and other speed reducing tools on Hendersonville Road
- need to stop causing harm to the African American community
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The agreement will not impact existing user group access to City athletic facilities.”
- “The agreement gives APR access to 17.96 acres with two athletic fields, an outdoor shelter, a storage shed, a 8,900 square foot building with bathroom facilities, women’s and men’s locker rooms, a large community room, and parking.”
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “He then gave a brief history of the asset - Opened in 1924; Last Renovated in 1992; 4,000 seats; 8.25 acres; and Replaced stadium on Choctaw Street.”
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
- “APD’s Forensic Unit has determined the appropriate annual package to move forward with to meet their needs.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “APD is currently understaffed and does not have sworn administrative staff available to complete these hiring functions given the volume of new personnel needing to be vetted for hire.”
- “Ensures the ability to better protect the safety of the residents of Asheville and Buncombe County by allowing as many sworn staff as possible to be available for patrol duties.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The study will be managed and administered by the FBRMPO and does not require any City funding.”
- “The Swannanoa River Greenway corridor is 7.5 miles long and spans from the Amboy Road / Meadow Road intersection to the Azalea Road / Tunnel Road intersection.”
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.