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Asheville City Council

April 11, 2023

Regular meeting

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What it did

Votes recorded
9
Voted on separately
1
Routine items, one vote
8
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.

PROCLAMATIONS

  1. Proclamation proclaiming April 2023 as “Parkinson’s Awareness Month”

    “Mayor Manheimer read the proclamation proclaiming April, 2023, as "Parkinson’s Awareness Month " in the City of Asheville.”

  2. Proclamation proclaiming April 2023 as “Food Waste Reduction Month”

    “Councilwoman Ullman read the proclamation proclaiming April, 2023, as "Food Waste Reduction Month " in the City of Asheville.”

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. 8 routine items, passed together in one vote.

PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS

  1. Asheville Board of Alcoholic Control annual report

    “Chair of the Asheville Board of Alcoholic Control (ABC) Robin Cape said that they are responsible for the sale of liquor.”

  2. Manager’s report - capital improvement program update

    “Capital Projects Director Jade Dundas said that the key takeaways from this presentation will be (1) Public engagement remains a top priority for capital construction projects; (2) Bond projects highlighted in today’s presentation will require future Council action in order to maintain project…”

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Public hearing to consider an ordinance to approve an Annexation Agreement between the City of Asheville and the Town of Woodfin designating three non-contiguous parcels desiring to annex into Woodfin as not subject to annexation by the…

    “Principal Planner Will Palmquist said that this is the consideration of an ordinance to approve an annexation agreement between the City of Asheville and Town of Woodfin designating three non-contiguous parcels desiring to annex into Woodfin as not subject to annexation by the City of Asheville.”

  2. Public hearing relative to adoption of the south slope: a southside neighborhood vision plan

    “Councilwoman Mosley moved to continue this public hearing until June 13, 2023.”

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Boards & commissions

    “Regarding the Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee (HIAC), the following individuals applied for the vacancy: Elena Mansour, William Hansen, Cristy Streeter, Luke Rose, Jason Pickering, Sarah Frances Edgens, Michael Reardon, Jordan Mayhew, Kathleen Beane, Tyler Mudd, Paul Tay and Ginna Reid.”

INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT

  1. Public comment

    • suggestion to change the municipal elections system
    • need to look at different modes of transportation, with suggestion of a solar powered raised rail system

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Approves an Annexation Agreement with the Town of Woodfin designating the 96.15+/- property as described in the staff 4-11-23…

    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 Mellon Foundation for a grant related to Pack Square plaza.

    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 to authorize the City Manager to apply for a grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project in an amount up to $3,000,000.”

  2. Signs a contract with Tarheel Paving and Asphalt for the Fiscal Year 2023 Asphalt Resurfacing contract.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The contract is expected to be available on May 1, 2023, and the contractor has until December 15, 2023 to complete the work.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Tarheel Paving and Asphalt, Inc. in the amount of $2,329,446.76, plus a 15% contingency of $349,417.00 ($2,678,863.76 total) for the FY 2023 Asphalt Resurfacing contract.”
    • “The main scope of the project is the resurfacing of 14 street segments on 13 streets for a total of 6.0 miles.”
    • “The award of this contract will resurface 6.0 miles of City streets.”

  3. Approves the issuance by the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville of up to $11,855,000…

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

    Who it's for: Households earning up to 80% of the area median income: up to $81,920 a year for a family of four, or $57,360 for one person (HUD's 2026 income limits for tax-credit housing in the Asheville area).

    More from the minutes
    • “The existing 51 units are all one-bedroom and are located within one building that was built in 1999.”
    • “The 54 new units will be located in a new building to be constructed on site and will include 42 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units.”
    • “All 105 units in the development will be rent and income restricted at 40,50,60 and 80% of area median income.”

  4. Accepts the American Rescue Plan act funds for a pre-construction study for the North Fork and william…

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

  5. Signs an agreement with CDM Smith for the North Fork and william debruhl treatment study.

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

  6. Sells one 1992 fire pumper truck and one 2006 stormwater Vacuum Truck which…

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

  7. Signs a contract with Bolton Construction and Services of WNC Inc. for the Tempie Avery Montford Center Boiler Replacement project.

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

    More from the minutes
    • “The new dual boiler system allows for one unit to be serviced while the other continues to provide heat to the facility.”

  8. 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.