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Asheville City Council

March 12, 2019

Regular meeting

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What it did

Votes recorded
18
Voted on separately
1
Routine items, one vote
17
Votes that split
1

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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Agenda Minutes The City's meeting page

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

  1. 17 routine items, passed together in one vote.

PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS

  1. Do the Write Thing Challenge

    “Tanya Presha, Academic and Program Support Coordinator, along with Ms. Kaylee Pearce, 2018 National Ambassador of the Do the Write Thing Challenge (which is an initiative of the National Campaign to Stop Violence) spoke about her experience and encouraged City Council to the reading and scoring the…”

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Public hearing to consider the conditional zoning of property located at 130 and 99999 Rock Hill Road from RS-8 residential single-family high density district to community business i/conditional zone for the reuse of an existing…

  2. Public hearing to consider permanently closing an unopened right-of-way off Fairfax Avenue: streets

    “Streets Manager Chad Bandy said that this is the consideration of a resolution to permanently close an unopened right-of-way off Fairfax Avenue.”

  3. Gen. Stat. sec 160A-299 grants cities the authority to permanently close streets and alleys. ● Christopher

  4. Meyer has petitioned the closure and owns both adjacent properties, 700 Haywood Rd. (PIN # 9638-24-3333) and 12 Fairfax Ave. (PIN # 9638-24-3235) ● This closure allows maximum land use potential for further development complying with the…

    “Living in Asheville Comprehensive Plan.. Council Goal(s):”

  5. Roberts, Fairmont Baptist Church Amber Banks Kate Briggs, resident on Florence Street Downtown resident and property owner in the area The following individuals spoke against the conditional zoning of property at 324 Biltmore Avenue in…

    “its current form for several reasons, some being, but are not limited to: this is a very small lot and if it’s not big enough for housing, why is it big enough for a hotel; Oakhurst is part of downtown and Council should not add another hotel to downtown; the $625,000 Mr. Patel is being asked to…”

INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT

  1. Public comment

    “Two individuals spoke about Council’s need to fight the state on redistricting.”

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Rezones 324 Biltmore Avenue, with conditions, from Regional Business (RB) to Lodging Expansion Conditional Zone (LODG EXP CZ).

    Passed. Voted no: Keith Young.

    More from the minutes
    • “They will be able to provide a job training program (similar to ABCCM) for the residents of Lee Walker Heights.”
    • “In addition, they will provide free bus passes to the residents of Lee Walker Heights, all of their staff and all of the hotel guests who would like one.”
    • “They understand that affordable housing is our number one problem in Asheville.”

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.

  1. Signs a contract with Slurry Pavers Inc. for the Fiscal Year 2019 Asphalt Preservation project.

    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 on behalf of the City of Asheville a contract in the amount of $418,359.40 plus a 15% contingency of $62,754.00 ($481,113.40 total) for the contract known as Fiscal Year 2019 Asphalt Preservation.”
    • “Will apply a preservation treatment to approximately 5.4 miles of roadways within the Asheville City limits.”

  2. Lets the City Manager accept additional Grant funds under the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy…

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The purpose of the Asheville HIDTA program is to reduce drug trafficking and production in the United States, specifically in places where drug related activities are having a significant harmful impact.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt (1) a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept grant funds and (2) a budget amendment in the amount of $238,789 through the Office of National Drug Control Policy to modify the Asheville HIDTA 2018 Grant.”

  3. Applies to the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO) for Section Section 5310 Funds, and if successful the grants and sign all, and accepts it if awarded.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Staff is pursuing funding in the amount of $187,500 to help offset the annual cost of paratransit service.”

  4. Signs a contract with Bryant Land and Development Inc. for the Fiscal Year 2019 Asphalt Patching project.

    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 on behalf of the City of Asheville a contract in the amount of $175,030.00 plus a 20% contingency of $35,006.00 ($210,036.00 total) for the contract known as FY 19 Asphalt Patching.”
    • “This work prepares 5.4 miles of roadways for the application of an asphalt preservation treatment.”

  5. Motion approving the board of alcoholic beverage control’s travel policy adopted january 26, 2016.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  6. Resolution authorizing the Suez ozone system as a preferred brand item for the mills river ozone facility equipment refurbishment Project.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  7. Lets the City Manager negotiate and amend an intergovernmental agreement with Buncombe County to implement the second year of a grant funded…

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • “The first year of the program provided weatherization services to 31 homes.”

  8. Signs a contract with Appalachian Paving & Concrete Inc. for the East Chestnut Street Brick Sidewalk Rehabilitation project.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “This project is funded with CIP funds.”
    • “Will rehabilitate approximately 1,200 linear feet of brick sidewalk.”

  9. Ordinance enacting a through truck prohibition along Sycamore Drive from Sweeten Creek Road to Hendersonville Road.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  10. Motion adopting a revised 2019-20 operating budget schedule.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  11. Lets the City Manager enter into a sidewalk maintenance agreement with the N.C. dept. of Transportation to accept maintenance responsibilities…

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  12. Signs an agreement with Buncombe County for fire protection and Ambulance and rescue services.

    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.”

  13. Applies for the 2020 DWI Task Force grant, and accepts it if awarded.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “This grant will fund one (1) year of the multi-jurisdictional DWI Task Force that includes the Asheville Police Department (APD) and the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO).”
    • “This amount will be included in the APD proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget.”

  14. Resolution of intent to set a public hearing on April 23, 2019, to close an unopened right-of-way known as commerce street.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  15. Lets the City Manager grant an easement to Duke Energy.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The easement will be 20 feet wide around the electrical infrastructure and 10 feet on all sides of the foundation of any DEP enclosure.”
    • “Richmond Hill Park is a 150 acre park in West Asheville.”
    • “The amount of permanent easement is approximately 13,000 square feet.”

  16. Resolution of intent to set a public hearing on April 23, 2019, to close an unopened right-of-way known as rose street.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  17. Applies for the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program 2020 BikeSafe NC grant, Year…, and accepts it if awarded.

    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.