Asheville City Council
October 11, 2022
Regular meeting
Streets and transitOther City businessHousing
What it did
- Rezones 54, and 99999 Woodland Dr, with conditions, from Residential Multi-Family Medium Density (RM-8) to Residential Expansion - Conditional Zone (RES EXP - CZ).Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- Signs a contract with Daikin Applied Americas Inc. for repairs and upgrades to the chiller at Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville.Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Signs an agreement with the N.C. Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) for the City to accept responsibility to provide vegetation control on various NCDOT…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Lets the City Manager enter into a review/inspection agreement with the N.C. dept. of Transportation for the City to install a traffic…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 5
- Voted on separately
- 1
- Routine items, one vote
- 4
- 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
Everything on the agenda
From the minutes, in the order the City lists them. Each item's first lines are the minutes' own words.
PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamation proclaiming October 2022 as “Asheville Sister Cities Month”
“Mayor Manheimer read the proclamation proclaiming October, 2022, as “Asheville Sister Cities Month” in the City of Asheville.”
Proclamation in Support for Efforts of the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to Restore the Name of Kuwohi to the Mountain Presently known as Clingmans Dome
“Councilwoman Roney read the proclamation in Support for Efforts of the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to Restore the Name of Kuwohi to the Mountain Presently known as Clingmans Dome.”
CONSENT AGENDA
4 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s report - employee recognition
“City Manager Campbell said that City of Asheville employees are heroes in lots of ways.”
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing relative to adoption of the South Slope: a southside neighborhood vision plan
“Councilwoman Turner moved to continue the public hearing on adoption of the South Slope: A Southside Neighborhood Vision Plan to November 15, 2022.”
Public hearing to conditionally zone 100, 54 & 99999 (x3) Woodland Drive from RM-8 Residential Multi-Family Medium Density District to Residential Expansion/Conditional Zone
“ORDINANCE TO CONDITIONALLY ZONE 100, 54 & 99999 (x3) WOODLAND DRIVE FROM RM-8 RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION/CONDITIONAL ZONE Principal Planner Will Palmquist said that this is the consideration of an ordinance to conditionally zone 100, 54 & 99999 (x3)…”
NEW BUSINESS
Plastic regulation action on staff’s recommendation to prohibit plastic bags for 10-11-22
“Director of Sustainability Bridget Herring said this is the consideration of a motion to (1) to revise Chapter 15 of the City Code to prohibit plastic bags for curbside leaf litter collection (Phase I); and (2) to direct staff to work to further address public input on regulation of plastic bags at…”
Boards & commissions
“Regarding the Audit Committee, there were no applications.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
- an update on the Realignment Working Group
- the need for dedicated pickleball courts and nets
- an offer to assist the community with the opioid crisis
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
More from the minutes
- “The proposed townhouse residential project is compatible with the surrounding land uses, including: - Single-family residential dwellings to the north and west. - Light industrial and commercial uses to the east and south.”
- “She also noted that the project is 7/10’s of a mile from the bus route, which is one of our later and more frequent routes.”
- “Council has been struggling with how to address affordable housing in many ways.”
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.
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 a change order to the contract with Daikin Applied Americas Inc. for repairs & upgrades to the Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville (HCCA) chiller in the amount of an additional $265,000.”
- “The current chiller at HCCA is nearly 25 years old and can not ‘communicate’ with the new software, resulting in a requirement for staff to physically turn on, off and adjust building temperature at the chiller unit.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Signs a lease with the N.C. Dept. of Transportation for the facility at 81 Thompson Street.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “The City’s Parks Maintenance Division is currently located at 8 Hunt Hill Place.”
- “The proposed term of the lease is for a period of 10 years with the option to renew for one additional five year period.”
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.