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Asheville City Council

February 11, 2025

Regular meeting

Other City businessStreets and transitHomelessnessHelene recoveryBudget and taxesHousing

What it did

Votes recorded
11
Voted on separately
2
Routine items, one vote
9
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

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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. 9 routine items, passed together in one vote.

PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS

  1. I-26 Connector Project update

    “Assistant Transportation Director Jessica Morriss, outlined the recent work on the I-26 connector project as follows: (1) The City has a long history of working with NCDOT on the I-26 Connector Project, including many phases of planning, alternatives review, community involvement, and environmental…”

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Public hearing to consider amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (1) to increase the threshold for Level III site plan review, adjusting corresponding review thresholds and providing incentives for the inclusion of affordable…

    “This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Mosley and carried unanimously.”

  2. Public hearing previously held - vote to consider an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to change the development regulations related to cottage developments 2-11-25

  3. Public hearing previously held - vote to consider an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance in order to update regulations for Flag lot standards

    “This is the consideration of a resident-led text amendment to Section 7-16-1 (b) (20) to change the development regulations related to cottage developments.”

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Resolution no. 25-30- resolution authorizing staff to submit an Administrative Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant to the US dept. of Housing & Urban Development in order to access Up…

    “TO 5% ($11,250,500) OF THE TOTAL ALLOCATION TO PAY FOR AND REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR GRANT RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ORDINANCE NO. 5119 - BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CDBG-DR ALLOCATION Community Development Division Manager James Shelton said that this is the consideration of a…”

INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT

  1. Public comment

    • immigration issues
    • multi-modal transportation
    • the UDO text amendments regarding cottage development and flag lot standards

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Authorizes city staff to submit an Administrative Action Plan for the CDBG-DR grant to the US Department of Housing…

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “On January 16, 2025, HUD announced that the City of Asheville will receive a direct allocation of Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in the amount of $225,010,000.”

  2. Approves a budget amendment.

    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. Changes the budget for the purpose of the acquisition of equipment needed to continue operations…

    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 budget amendment in the amount of $500,000 from Debt Proceeds in the Street Cut Fund for the purpose of the acquisition of equipment needed to continue operations of the utility cut program.”

  2. Changes the contract with Garbage Pal Inc. for portable facilities for Tropical Storm Helene recovery.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The requested amendment will pay previously accrued invoices.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Garbage Pal LLC for $43,790 to increase the total contract amount to $133,690 for portable restroom and hygiene facilities to support recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Helene.”

  3. Changes the agreement with Azteca Systems, LLC for hosting the enterprise asset management system software license, maintenance, and support.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The amendment also allows for more efficient management of Water Resources, Public Works, and Parks & Recreation physical assets and infrastructure.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Fiscal Year 2025 Cityworks licensing totaling $116,233.50 Motion:”

  4. Signs an agreement with Buncombe County to administer their matching Code Purple funding; and to execute a funding agreement…

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

    More from the minutes
    • “Quality Affordable Housing”

  5. Decrease the membership of the Asheville Housing Authority from eleven to nine commissioners.

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

  6. Signs a contract with Hydromax USA for the Valve Condition Assessment Program 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 supplement internal efforts and be utilized to fully satisfy the IRC recommendation.”
    • “Due to the type of the proposed contract, bids were not required for the proposals but submissions did include proposed rate and fee schedules for various tasks, which were reviewed and scored as part of the submittal criteria.”

  7. Changes the contract with Atlantic Emergency Solutions for Heavy Truck Repair and Service to supplement Fleet Maintenance capacity.

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

  8. Signs a contract with TranSystems Corporation for the New Haw Creek Sidewalk Project Construction Engineering and Inspection services.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “This project will install approximately 1 mile of 6’ wide sidewalk along New Haw Creek Rd. from Beverly Rd. to Bell Rd., where no safe pedestrian facilities currently exist.”
    • “The scope of work also includes over 2,600 linear feet of stormwater pipe, 10,000 square feet of retaining wall, water line relocation, and complete roadway repaving.”

  9. Monthly municipal property tax refunds or releases per N.C. gen. stat. sec. 105-381.

    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.