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Asheville City Council

March 24, 2020

Regular meeting

Streets and transitOther City business

What it did

Votes recorded
6
Voted on separately
1
Routine items, one vote
5
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. 5 routine items, passed together in one vote.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Public hearing to consider a Land Use Incentive Grant for Tribute Development Collier Avenue Apartments

    “Councilman Kapoor moved to continue the public hearing to consider a Land Use Incentive Grant for Tribute Development, Collier Avenue Apartments, until April 14, 2020.”

  2. Public hearing consider adoption of an ordinance designating the property known as the lewie muller griffith house, located at 65 Woodland Road, as a local historic landmark

    “Councilman Kapoor moved to continue the public hearing on adoption of an ordinance designating the property known as the Lewiw Muller Griffith House, located at 65 Woodland Road, as a local historic landmark until April 14, 2020.”

  3. Public hearing relative to amending the Unified Development Ordinance to update Open Space requirements

    “Councilman Kapoor moved to continue the public hearing amending the Unified Development Ordinance to update open space requirements until April 14, 2020.”

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  1. Second reading of

    “Vice-Mayor Wisler said that the public hearing regarding Ordinance No. 4794 was conducted on March 10, 2020, and no public comment will be taken at this second and final reading. 3-24-20 Page 7 Councilman Young moved to continue the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 4794 until April 14, 2020.”

NEW BUSINESS

  1. One Buncombe Fund: community &

    “Economic Development Director Sam Powers said that this is the consideration of participation in the One Buncombe Fund; set date of April 14, 2020, for public hearing for participating in One Buncombe Fund.”

INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT

  1. Public comment

    “City Clerk Burleson reiterated that 96 public comments received were in support of the Urban Forester and Urban Forest Master Plan.”

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Adopts Ordinance No. 4794: Ordinance to amend the previously approved conditional zoning (Ordinance No.

    Passed. Voted no: Sheneika Smith, Keith Young.

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. Lets the City Manager submit a grant application to the Federal Transit Administration for the Fiscal Year 2020 Section 5339 (b) Buses…

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “This grant program is a competitive program and receipt of funds is not guaranteed.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “The City plans to submit an application in the amount of $1,250,000 to continue the City’s bus stop improvement program.”

  2. Signs a contract with Kimley-Horn & Associates to perform engineering services for the Neighborhood Enhancement Projects Area 7.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The project will replace approximately 24,500 linear feet of existing substandard and failing water lines with predominantly 6-inch and 8-inch water lines and appurtenances designed and constructed in accordance with the City of Asheville standards.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a contract with Kimley-Horn & Associates for engineering services in the amount of $828,800 for the Neighborhood Enhancement Projects Area 7.”
    • “If approved, the proposed engineering services will be developed into a subcontract under the conditions of the master agreement.”
    • “The funding needed for the professional services agreement is currently allocated within the Water Resources Capital Improvements Project Fund.”

  3. Lets the City Manager execute an amendment to the existing transit consultant contract with InfraStrategies, LLC.

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

    More from the minutes
    • “Funding is currently budgeted in the FY 2020 budget.”
    • “Funding for this contract amendment was approved by the City Council as part of the FY 2020 budget process and is currently included in the Transit Operations budget.”

  4. Ordinance delegating additional authority to the Mayor to issue regulatiosn by proclamation as necessary to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

  5. Resolution regarding the N.C. dept. of transportation I-26 Connector tip project I-2513.

    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.