Asheville City Council
March 24, 2026
Regular meeting
Other City businessBudget and taxesWaterStreets and transit
What it did
- Changes the City's fees and charges for Fiscal Year 2026-27.Passed. Voted no: Bo Hess.
- Lets the City Manager execute a four-year contract with RATP Dev.Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Sheneika Smith, Sage Turner.
- Signs an agreement with Responder Support Services, LLC, Beginning April 1, 2026 to provide behavioral health counseling services to employees and their families.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Adopts a resolution reserving City owned real property known as “Parkside” which is bounded by Marjorie Street to the north, Spruce Street…Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Votes recorded
- 6
- Voted on separately
- 3
- Routine items, one vote
- 3
- Votes that split
- 2
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, 2026, as “Procurement Month”
“Mayor Manheimer read the proclamation proclaiming March, 2026, as "Procurement Month" in the City of Asheville.”
Recognition of Brenda Griffin - recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award
“Mayor Manheimer was pleased to award Brenda Griffin, Business Services Specialist I in the Finance Department, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award.”
Proclamation proclaiming March, 2026, as “Social Work Month”
“Councilman Hess read the proclamation proclaiming March, 2026, as "Social Work Month" in the City of Asheville.”
Proclamation proclaiming April 11, 2026, as “Arbor Day in the River Arts District”
“Councilwoman Roney read the proclamation proclaiming April 1, 2026, as "Arbor Day in the River Arts District" in the City of Asheville.”
CONSENT AGENDA
3 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s report - Parks Recovery Projects
“Parks & Recreation Director D. Tyrell McGirt provided Council with a brief summary of the Parks Recovery Projects.”
NEW BUSINESS
Ordinance adopting the Fiscal Year 2027 Fees & Charges - ordinance book no. 36 - page 412: budget and performance
“Manager Lindsay Spangler said that this is the consideration of an ordinance adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Fees & Charges.”
Resolution reserving City owned real property “Parkside” which is bounded by Marjorie Street to the north, Spruce Street to the west, Eagle Street to the south and Davidson Drive to the east for up to two years for the purpose of…
“Community & Regional Entertainment Facilities Director Chris Corl said that this is the consideration of a resolution reserving City owned real property “Parkside” which is bounded by Marjorie Street to the north, Spruce Street to the west, Eagle street to the south and Davidson Drive to the east…”
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a four-year Contract with RATP Dev for Operations and Maintenance of the Asheville Rides Transit fixed-route Transit system - resolution book no. 46 - page 277: assistant
“Transportation Director Jessica Morriss said that this is the consideration of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a four-year contract with RATP Dev for operations and maintenance of the Asheville Rides Transit fixed-route transit system.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
- various concerns about Biltmore Village’s lack of recovery following Tropical Storm Helene, i.e., no street lights
- storm drainage, hazardous tree removal, sidewalks damaged, right-of-way maintenance plan, etc.
- need for mobile pay on ART buses
- true cost of parking
- are other areas able to join in the partnership in the “Parkside” exploration
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Changes the City's fees and charges for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
Passed. Voted no: Bo Hess.
More from the minutes
- “Fee adjustments are being proposed in the following funds: general, capital, stormwater, water, transit, and Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville.”
- “Proposed changes are based on impacts to revenues, customers, and service provision.”
Lets the City Manager execute a four-year contract with RATP Dev.
Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Sheneika Smith, Sage Turner.
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “Regarding the site, it is a total of seven parcels, totalling approximately 2.43 acres.”
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
- What the minutes say it will do: “The new contract would begin 4/1/2026 and remain in place through 3/31/2027, with two (2) one-year optional renewal periods, for a total of 3 years of service, if exercised.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The amount for the first renewal term, if exercised, is capped at $397,144, and the second renewal term, if exercised, is capped at $464,658, bringing the contract total to an amount not to exceed $1,201,242 for all 3 years.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “- RESOLUTION BOOK NO. 46 - PAGE 274 Background: The City originally entered into a three-year contract with a not to exceed amount of $134,024 with Envisio Solutions, Inc., on March 12, 2024.”
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.