January 11, 2022Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Applies to the French Broad Metropolitan Planning Organization to Prepare… for east Patton Avenue in relation to the I-26 interstate connector project…, and accepts it if awarded.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Consideration to authorize the City Manager to submit a grant application to the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO) in the amount of $350,000; and if awarded, accept the fund and execute the necessary agreements.”
- Why it matters: An application asks for money. The City gets it only if the grant is awarded.
More from the minutes
- “Transportation and Planning staff propose to request funds for a comprehensive land use and transportation network plan for an approximately ½ mile wide corridor of Patton Avenue; starting from the eastern end of the Captain Bowen Bridge and ending at Pritchard Park.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an application to the french broad Metropolitan Planning Organization to prepare a Transportation connectivity and land use study for east Patton Avenue in relation to the I-26 interstate connector project, and if awarded, to accept the funds and execute the necessary agreements
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Wisler and carried unanimously by roll call vote .
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 22-1 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE FRENCH BROAD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TO PREPARE A TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIVITY AND LAND USE STUDY FOR EAST PATTON AVENUE IN RELATION TO THE I-26 INTERSTATE CONNECTOR PROJECT, AND IF AWARDED, TO ACCEPT THE FUNDS AND EXECUTE THE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item B