Asheville City Council
May 12, 2020
Regular meeting
Other City businessWaterBudget and taxesHousingHomelessnessStreets and transit
What it did
- Adopts the amendment to Sec.Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Lets the City Manager execute a Contract Amendment with the John r.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Changes the contract with Restocon to provide additional funds to replace center stairwell in the civic center parking…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Updates the Citizen Participation Plan for the U.S. dept. of Housing & Urban Development funding & action…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.
CONSENT AGENDA
11 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing to consider a land use incentive grant for Beaucatcher Commons 2 Restaurant Court development
“Vice-Mayor Wisler moved to continue this public hearing to consider a land use incentive grant for Beaucatcher Commons 2 Restaurant Court development until May 26, 2020.”
Public hearing to consider a land use incentive grant for Tribute Development Collier Avenue Apartments
“Vice-Mayor Wisler moved to continue this public hearing to consider a land use incentive grant for Tribute Development Collier Avenue Apartments until May 26, 2020.”
Public hearing to consider an amendment to a previously approved conditional zoning at 137 Broad Street from Community Business i to Community Business I/Conditional Zone to include an adjacent parcel for the construction of a new…
“Vice-Mayor Wisler moved to continue this public hearing to consider an amendment to a previously approved conditional zoning at 137 Broad Street from Community Business I to Community Business I/Conditional Zone to include an adjacent parcel for the construction of a new mixed-use building until May 26, 2020.”
NEW BUSINESS
Ordinance amending the firearms ordinance to allow bow hunting for deer population control on private property: assistant
“City Attorney Aarin Miles said that this is the consideration of adoption of an ordinance to amend Sec. 11-7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Asheville.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
“Eight voice-mail comments were received regarding housing the homeless; one regarding the budget; one person who requested assistance; and two people who were opposed to re-opening hotels.”
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “Assistant City Attorney Aarin Miles said that this is the consideration of adoption of an ordinance to amend Sec. 11-7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Asheville.”
- “Legal staff was directed by the Public Safety Committee to draft a proposed amendment to Sec. 11-7: Discharge of Firearms and Weapons, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Asheville.”
- “None Ms. Miles responded to various questions from Councilwoman Mayfield, noting that donating the harvested deer to a food back is not a requirement of the ordinance.”
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.
Lets the City Manager execute a Contract Amendment with the John r.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The contract amendment will allow The John R. McAdams Company to continue with the design and construction phase of this stream stabilization project.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The Phase 1 budget with savings, along with the Phase 2 budget amount of $81,880 results in a total budget of $146,573.06 for this project.”
- “Two of the firms submitting qualifications proposed utilizing WBE subcontractors for portions of the project.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Contingency funds in the amount of $20,763 are included to ensure satisfactory completion of work by late summer 2020.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Quality Affordable Housing”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Funding for the contracts will initially come from previously approved budget authorization that was approved as part of the Affordable Housing CIP project, so no budget amendment is required.”
Signs a contract with RSM US LLP to conduct the City’s audit for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2020.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Lets the City Manager sign a Supplemental Agreement with CDM Smith.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Phase 1 of the project is currently under construction.”
- “If approved, the proposed engineering services described here within will be developed into a subcontract under the conditions of the master agreement.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Buys and installs safety protection barriers in existing transit vehicles.
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.
Sets the schedule for the fiscal year 2020-21 budget process.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Formal presentation of the City Manager’s Proposed Budget on May 12, 2020;”
- “Formal presentation of the City Manager’s Proposed Budget on May 26, 2020;”
- “Provides additional time to make FY 2020-2021 budget decisions while remaining in compliance with The North Carolina Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act which requires submission of the City Manager’s Proposed Budget by July 1.”
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.