Asheville City Council
November 27, 2018
Regular meeting
Public safetyOther City businessHomelessnessHousingStreets and transit
What it did
- Accepts $1.3 million in grant money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Adopts Ordinance No. 4715: Ordinance regulating the use of e-scooters within city limits.Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Adds money to the budget from UNC-Asheville, for the Asheville Fire Department to provide emergency standby.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Adds money to the budget from insurance recovery funds, for a damaged sanitation Vehicle.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 12
- Voted on separately
- 1
- Routine items, one vote
- 11
- 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
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 November, 2018, as “Love Asheville, Buy Local Month”
“Councilman Haynes read the proclamation proclaiming November, 2018, as "Love Asheville, Buy Local Month " in the City of Asheville.”
CONSENT AGENDA
11 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Health engagement leading to prevention
“Kevin Rumley, Coordinator for the Buncombe County Veterans Treatment Court, and Ms. Kathey Avery, Project Manager representing the Health Engagement Leading to Prevention (HELP) reviewed the following PowerPoint.”
RESULTS OF DISPARITY STUDY: Neighborhood & Community Engagement
“Manager Brenda Mills said that BBC Research & Consulting will be presenting draft results of the Disparity Study for Fiscal Years 2012-2017 and recommendations for next steps in the program.”
Update on transit management company
“Assistant Director of Transportation Jessica Morriss updated Council on (1) the new buses as follows: (a) Five New Proterra electric buses arriving between December and late February - 3 will arrive in mid december and the final 2 will arrive in late February; (b) RATP Dev staff, including drivers…”
Financial update
“The financial information in this report reflects the City’s overall financial position for the fiscal year through September 2018.”
NEW BUSINESS
Ordinance regulating the use of e-scooters within City limits
“Transportation Director Ken Putnam said that this is the consideration of an ordinance adopting Chapter 19, Article I, Section 19-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Asheville, regarding the use of e-scooters within the City.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
“On behalf of City Council, Mayor Manheimer thanked Acting City Manager Cathy Ball for stepping up into the interim City Manager role.”
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Adopts Ordinance No. 4715: Ordinance regulating the use of e-scooters within city limits.
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “The MMTC supported the proposed addition of e-scooters to the study.”
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: “This request will be presented to the Public Safety Committee on November 26, 2018 and the Finance and Human Resources Committee on November 27, 2018, and any response other than unanimous approval to move forward to the full City Council will be noted in those meetings.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The Asheville Fire Department was awarded the grant to provide funding for nine firefighters for a total of $1.3 million.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Summary: The consideration of a budget amendment authorizing the City Manager to receive reimbursement funds from UNC-Asheville in the amount of $153,000 in the General Fund budget for the reimbursement.”
- “The City was requested by UNC-Asheville for emergency standby to allow residents to occupy their residence halls until the university was able to address fire safety concerns.”
Adds money to the budget from insurance recovery funds, for a damaged sanitation Vehicle.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Summary: The consideration of a budget amendment in the Property & Liability Fund in the amount of $97,602.50 from insurance recovery funds, and pay the $100,000 deductible towards repair costs for a damaged sanitation vehicle.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “It is now cheaper for someone to take a chance and stay all day at a metered on-street parking space instead of paying a total of $15.00 for the entire enforcement period.”
- “The proposed parking fine increases (E / P) are shown below.”
- “With the proposed increases in the fine structure, the adjusted year end revenues could conceivably double.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “The consideration of a resolution to authorize the City Manager to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina to create a development plan for 80 units of permanently affordable housing at 29 Oak Hill Drive.”
- “The property is currently zoned RM16.”
- “Previous development plans for the site demonstrated that 72 units could be developed but previous owner was unable to secure financing needed for the project.”
Accepts grant money from FM Global for the replacement of the Sparky the dog costume.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “ORDINANCE NO. 4713 - BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF SPARKY THE DOG COSTUME Summary: The consideration of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the FM Global Fire Prevention Grant and a budget amendment in the City’s General Fund in the amount of $2,832 to utilize the grant funds.”
Changes the budget for the Fiscal Year 2018-19 purchase of two.
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: “The grant allows for the procurement of two extractors and two dryers.”
- “These units are specifically designed to clean soiled firefighter PPE. After a fire incident, 20-30 firefighters will need to clean their gear, currently utilizing the 3 systems that we have in place is a cumbersome task.”
Resolution regarding the N.C. dept. of Transportation I-26 connector tip project -2513.
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 money, in the minutes' words: “The City of Asheville is considering offering a performance based grant in an amount not to exceed $30,000.”
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.