Asheville City Council
March 25, 2025
Regular meeting
Helene recoveryWaterBudget and taxesPublic safetyOther City businessStreets and transit
What it did
- Applies for the 2024 BVP Grant from the U.S. Dept, and accepts it if awarded.Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- Lets the City Manager accept the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) 2024 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant and authorized…Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- Signs an agreement with Safeguard Recruiting LLC for the current renewal and one additional year’s optional renewal for continuing Police…Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- Lets the Purchasing Manager approve non-competitive procurement of Safariland brand items through the sole authorized distributor of the product in North Carolina…Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- Votes recorded
- 16
- Voted on separately
- 4
- Routine items, one vote
- 12
- Votes that split
- 4
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, 2025, as “Social Work Month”
“Councilman Hess read the proclamation proclaiming March, 2025, as “Social Work Month” in the City of Asheville.”
Proclamation proclaiming April, 2025, as “Parkinson’s Awareness Month”
“Councilwoman Ullman read the proclamation proclaiming April, 2025, as “Parkinson’s Awareness Month” in the City of Asheville.”
Stars Servin’ Up Love recognition
“Vice-Mayor Mosley said “If you build it, they will come…” This phrase indeed describes the efforts of a small group of Asheville locals who came together to forge a response to Hurricane Helene's generational weather damage.”
CONSENT AGENDA
12 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s report
“City Manager Campbell said that today we honor and recognize the outstanding achievements/recognitions of a few of our exemplary City employees.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
- advocacy for a constructive and collaborative solution to the proposed design-build I-26 Connector project
- appreciation for meaningful zoning changes
- suggested homelessness solutions
- CDBG-DR Action Plan
- need for legacy neighborhood overlay
- need for City Council to listen to its residents
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Applies for the 2024 BVP Grant from the U.S. Dept, and accepts it if awarded.
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The funding will allow the purchase of 73 bulletproof vests over the two-year life of the grant.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the 2024 Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Grant from the United States Department of Justice and adopt a budget amendment in the City’s Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $58,546.94.”
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
More from the minutes
- “She asked if anyone shares her concern on these questions during this moment, especially the security of the data and privacy of our residents and the implications of how this federally-funded equipment might not be used exclusively by our staff.”
- “When I speak to the BIPOC, LGBTQ+ residents, and our unhoused neighbors, they are the most vulnerable to vigilante violence.”
- “I appreciate any dialogue that centers on how we protect and serve Asheville’s residents.”
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
More from the minutes
- “The items are low cost per unit, but APD occasionally must buy bulk quantities of items for sworn officers.”
- “Communication headsets for specialty units (i.e.”
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.
Resolution ratifying a supplemental equipment contract with Carolina 1926 LLC (d/b/a Carolina Cat).
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Public Works determined that the supplemental contract should have a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000 in order to be sufficient for the department’s TS Helene-related equipment rental needs.”
Signs a contract with Mott McDonald I&e, LLC for the Pavement Condition Survey contract.
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 execute a contract with Mott McDonald I&E, LLC in the not-to-exceed amount of $243,063.00 for a Pavement Condition Survey contract Background:”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to authorize the City Manager to renew a service contract with K2 Irrigation Services, INC. of Asheville, NC for irrigation maintenance services in City Parks for a 3rd & final-year contract renewal of a not-to-exceed amount of $96,093.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Enters into a cashflow loan program with the State of North Carolina.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The loan agreement requires the City to create a separate fund for the loan proceeds, which therefore requires a budget amendment to also be adopted in order to transfer the loan proceeds to the FEMA project within the City’s Special Revenue Fund.”
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: “This contract provides revenue for the City of Asheville that is greater than the cost of services.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The agreement with CGPA provides the City with the ability to dictate maintenance levels for the course and retain control of maximum allowable green fee and passholder rates.”
- “This current proposed amendment will adjust the following items within the agreement through the length of the term.”
Donates decommissioned EV chargers to Appalachian State University.
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 Helene Hazard Mitigation Program (HMGP) is funded by FEMA and is currently administered utilizing the state-centric model.”
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.