Asheville City Council
April 12, 2022
Regular meeting
Other City businessPublic safety
What it did
- Amends a contract with uss iss Agency inc. for new hire background investigations.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Amends a contract with uss iss Agency inc. for new hire background investigations.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Signs a lease with Citizens Fuel for two dumpsters and a storage building on a city-owned parking lot…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Lets the City Manager sign a License Agreement with DukeNet Communications LLC to continue operating fiber optic equipment on city-owned property…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 10
- Voted on separately
- 0
- Routine items, one vote
- 10
- 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
10 routine items, passed together in one vote.
10 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s report
“Update on Restructuring Boards & Commissions Communications Specialist Beth Bechel identified the key takeaways being (1) Challenges identified with the current Council Committee and Boards and Commissions structure; (2) Proposal for a more Strategic, Efficient, Inclusive system; (3) Opportunity…”
Manager’s report
“Update on Restructuring Boards & Commissions Communications Specialist Beth Bechel identified the key takeaways being (1) Challenges identified with the current Council Committee and Boards and Commissions structure; (2) Proposal for a more Strategic, Efficient, Inclusive system; (3) Opportunity…”
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing to consider conditional zoning of multiple properties located at 427 Broadway Street from neighborhood corridor district to neighborhood corridor district/conditional zone
“At the petitioner’s request, Councilwoman Turner moved to continue this public hearing until May 24, 2022.”
Public hearing to consider conditional zoning of multiple properties located at 427 Broadway Street from neighborhood corridor district to neighborhood corridor district/conditional zone
“At the petitioner’s request, Councilwoman Turner moved to continue this public hearing until May 24, 2022.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
- request for larger playground sign at Derrick Lee Jr
Public comment
- request for larger playground sign at Derrick Lee Jr
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.
Amends a contract with uss iss Agency inc. for new hire background investigations.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Since the execution of the contract, the vendor has completed 26 full, 3 partial, and 10 non-sworn background investigations as well as 2 polygraphs for a total of $59,574.40.”
- “APD is currently understaffed and we do not have sworn administrative staff available to complete these hiring functions especially given the large increase in volume of new personnel needing to be vetted for hire.”
- “Ensures the ability to better protect the safety of the residents of Asheville and Buncombe County by allowing as many sworn staff as possible to be available for patrol duties.”
Amends a contract with uss iss Agency inc. for new hire background investigations.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Since the execution of the contract, the vendor has completed 26 full, 3 partial, and 10 non-sworn background investigations as well as 2 polygraphs for a total of $59,574.40.”
- “APD is currently understaffed and we do not have sworn administrative staff available to complete these hiring functions especially given the large increase in volume of new personnel needing to be vetted for hire.”
- “Ensures the ability to better protect the safety of the residents of Asheville and Buncombe County by allowing as many sworn staff as possible to be available for patrol duties.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The new lease allows the City to require Citizens Fuel to move the dumpsters and/or storage building or to remove them entirely with ninety days' notice.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Applies for a grant from the U.S. dept. of Justice Law Enforcement and Mental…
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This position will be advertised and filled using the hiring process established and currently employed by the City of Asheville Human Resources department.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The new lease allows the City to require Citizens Fuel to move the dumpsters and/or storage building or to remove them entirely with ninety days' notice.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Applies for a grant from the U.S. dept. of Justice Law Enforcement and Mental…
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This position will be advertised and filled using the hiring process established and currently employed by the City of Asheville Human Resources department.”
Changes the dates of Council meetings.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Changes the dates of Council meetings.
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.