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Asheville City Council

June 9, 2020

Regular meeting

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What it did

Votes recorded
19
Voted on separately
3
Routine items, one vote
16
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

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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. 16 routine items, passed together in one vote.

PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS

  1. Draft I-26 Connector Project Aesthetics Committee report: phase 1 - Vertical Aesthetic Treatments

    “Director of Transportation Ken Putnam introduced Ted Figura, Chair of the I-26 Connector Project Aesthetics Committee.”

  2. Update from the chief of Police

    “While we are still facing the many impacts of a global pandemic, we also laid to rest another Black man, Mr. George Floyd, who unfortunately died at the hand of a law enforcement officer.”

  3. City manager update on Fiscal Year 2020-21 interim Budget

    “Mayor Manheimer said that we received 1,379 people who called in and left voicemail messages, mostly regarding the budget.”

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  1. Resolution granting a land use incentive grant for 2 Restaurant Court Rental Community, Beaucatcher Vista LLC

    “Mayor Manheimer said that this public hearing was held on May 26, 2020, and in accordance with recent legislation amending North Carolina G.S. § 166A-19.24(e), regarding 6-9-20 Page 32 public hearings conducted during remote meetings, written comments for this public hearing were accepted for an additional 24 hours.”

  2. Resolution granting a land use incentive grant for Tribute Development Collier Avenue Apartments

    “Mayor Manheimer said that this public hearing was held on May 26, 2020, and in accordance with recent legislation amending North Carolina G.S. § 166A-19.24(e), regarding public hearings conducted during remote meetings, written comments for this public hearing were accepted for an additional 24 hours.”

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Joint resolution of the City of Asheville and Buncombe County to remove the Confederate Monuments located at the Buncombe County Courthouse and in Pack Square Park, and to establish a jointly appointed task force to recommend action…

    “Mayor Manheimer read the resolution as follows: “WHEREAS, Monuments to Confederate soldiers and military leaders, which were installed in Asheville and many other communities in the South in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries by white Southerners seeking to preserve the Confederacy, are widely…”

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Public hearing to consider an amendment to a previously approved conditional zoning at 1500 Tunnel Road known as “Tru Hotel” to include a free-standing identification sign: urban

    “Planner Sasha Vrtunski said that this is the consideration of an amendment to a previously approved conditional zoning at 1500 Tunnel Road known as "Tru Hotel" to include a free-standing identification sign.”

  2. Public hearing to solicit comments for the Community Development block grant and home investment partnership act funds annual action plan for Fiscal Year 2020-21

    “Councilman Kapoor moved to continue the public hearing amending the 2019-20 U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development Annual Action Plan to allocate funds to help prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 until July 14, 2020.”

  3. Public hearing to amend the 2019-20 U.S. dept. of Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan

    “Councilman Kapoor moved to continue the public hearing amending the 2019-20 U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development Annual Action Plan to allocate funds to help prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 until June 23, 2020.”

  4. Public hearing regarding the Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget

    “Mayor Manheimer said that earlier in this meeting, Councilman Young moved to continue the budget public hearing until August 25, 2020.”

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Approves modifying the agenda to add a new agenda item, which is a joint resolution with Buncombe County to remove the Confederate monuments…

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The new item will be a joint resolution with Buncombe County to remove the Confederate monuments located at the Buncombe County Courthouse and in Pack Square Park, and to establish a jointly appointed task force to recommend action regarding the removal or repurposing of the Vance Monument.”

  2. Amends the budget schedule to hold the budget public hearing on August 25, 2020, and adoption of the budget on September 8, 2020.

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

  3. Approves a joint resolution with Buncombe County to remove the Confederate monuments located at the Buncombe County Courthouse and in Pack Square Park…

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

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. Applies to the Federal Transit Administration for the Fiscal Year 2020 CARES Act Section 5307 urban transit formula funds…

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

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Transportation Department staff is working with all subrecipients on how they will use the funds allocated to them and will submit an application to the FTA in the amount of $8.6 million by June 30, 2020 for approval.”

  2. Signs a a48,750 contract with Ashewell Medical Group to provide FDA-approved COVID-19 antibody and PCR Testing for CIty Employees.

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

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “The agreement allows for up to 850 city employees to be tested for COVID-19 and its antibodies at $175 per employee and a total of $148,750.”

  3. Lets the City Manager amend the terms of the 2019 agreement with Advent Health to provide annual physicals examinations for firefighters.

    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 amend the terms of the 2019 agreement with Advent Health to provide annual physical examinations for firefighters in 2019 in the amount of $117,300.”

  4. Approves, after the fact, an agreement with Red Roof Inn for provision of 60 rooms for COVID-19 non-congregate motel shelter for unsheltered at-risk…

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

    More from the minutes
    • “Funding for the contracts will come from previously approved budget authorization that was approved as part of the Affordable Housing Capital Improvement Program, so no budget amendment is required.”

  5. Changes the contract with Walter P. Moore & Associates to provide professional management for the ongoing work to replace the center stairwell…

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

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “The current contract is $85,800 and this amendment will increase the contract by $6,480 (including contingency funds in the amount of $1,080) for a new total contract of $92,280.”

  6. Accepts the annual Flood Mitigation Actions report and supporting the re-certification as a member of the Community…

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

  7. Lets the City Manager acquire property along Federal Alley from the State of North Carolina to facilitate improvements in Federal Alley.

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

  8. Lets the City Manager enter into a contract amendment with Equinox Environmental Consultation & Design.

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

    More from the minutes
    • “In total the Wilma Dykeman Riverway will provide nearly 10 miles of greenway.”
    • “Between this segment and the segment in the RiverArts District nearly 3.5 miles of this greenway will be built by 2021”

  9. States Council's support for the Federal Transit Administration public transportation agency’s safety Plan.

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

  10. Lets the City Manager enter into an agreement extension with the N.C. dept. of Public Safety for the State regional Hazardous Materials…

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

  11. Lets the City Manager execute a contract amendment with j. brady.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “This amendment authorizes capital project funds required to close out the HVAC modernization phase of the project.”

  12. Buys, from a single supplier without bidding, safety protection barriers using sole source procurement from Gillig Aftermarket Parts…

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

  13. Accepts an offer for sale of air rights over Wall Street; directing the City Clerk to advertise…

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

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “City is receiving unbudgeted compensation for the air rights in the amount of $753.”
    • “The City was approached by a local architect concerning air rights over the sidewalk along Wall Street for a unit within a building located at 26 Battery Park.”
    • “It was determined that the balcony for the office space unit would be 21 feet long and 5 feet wide for a total request of 105 square feet of air rights that would be needed to accommodate the balcony.”

  14. Ordinance waiving construction permitting fees in relation to the Asheville ART Museum’s construction of an Exit Passageway at 2 South Pack Square.

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

    More from the minutes
    • “The construction of the proposed Exit Passageway will promote the safe operation of the City’s facilities.”
    • “The basis for this fee waiver request is that the proposed project is intended to, in part, benefit a City-owned property.”

  15. Lets the City Manager temporarily suspend or defer rent and loan payments to the City on a case-by-case basis, as necessary…

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

  16. Amends the 2020 city.

    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.