Asheville City Council
September 22, 2026
Regular meeting
HousingWaterOther City businessStreets and transit
What it did
- Lets the City Manager accept the N.C. Dept. of Transportation - Integrated Mobility Division for Federal Transit Administration Section 5303 Metropolitan Planning…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Signs an agreement with Raynetta and Company Enterprises, LLC for professional facility cleaning services at eight municipal facility locations.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Signs a contract with the Asheville City Schools Foundation for the 2026- 2027 In Real Life After-School Program for Asheville Middle School…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Joins the county's General Assistance Program.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 8
- Voted on separately
- 0
- Routine items, one vote
- 8
- 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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These times and titles are the City's own, copied from the video description.
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
8 routine items, passed together in one vote.
Public Hearings
Public Hearing on the Substantial Amendment to the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan Community Development
“Division Manager James Shelton said that this is the consideration of a public hearing approving the substantial amendment to the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan.”
Informal Discussion and Public Comment
Public comment
- request for City’s help on their continued erosion and additional rockslides at ViewPointe Subdivision
- need for stronger bear initiatives and educational resources
- designate human bear conflict zones in areas experiencing recurring problems
- include mold as a condition to render a dwelling unfit for human occupancy
- need to address comments on social media
- concerns over the renovations of the ballfield and playground at Weaver Park
- need more transparency regarding the Costco development
- concern about the use of body cameras and other mass surveillance
- lead with paying workers living wages
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: “Of this anticipated funding, the Federal Transit Administration will contribute an 80% share, totaling $151,871.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The agreement is for an annual amount of $56,300, with a 3% escalator for year three with a total contract value not to exceed $174,017.67 for the three-year term.”
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 enter into an agreement with Asheville City Schools Foundation to provide funding in the amount of $45,000 for the after-school program, Real Life.”
Joins the county's General Assistance Program.
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: “This contract renewal would allow the WNC Nature Center to continue offering admissions to the award winning facility.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Applies for the N.C. Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) Public Transit Apprenticeship Grant Program.
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.