May 9, 2023

Everything on the agenda

From the minutes, in the order the City lists them. Each item's first lines are the minutes' own words.

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

1. Changes City law, Chapter 7 of the City Code.

   Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.

   More from the minutes

   • What the minutes say it will do: “The amendment also incentivized development projects on 1 or more acres to either: 1) provide a minimum amount of affordable housing, or 2) upgrade sites to meet current stormwater standards.”
   • “The current code provides exemptions in cases where open space standards are not required to be met, including for new construction or additions of less than 1,500 square feet.”
   • “This has become apparent as too restrictive for large sites (over one acre) seeking to add an addition of greater than 1,500 square feet.”
   • “Some sites now would not be required to meet the new open space standards nor be incentivized to redevelop to meet affordable housing or stormwater standards.”

2. Authorizes the submission of the City’s FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…

   Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

   More from the minutes

   • The money, in the minutes' words: “Currently, there is a total of $193,157.10 available in CDBG-CV funding that remains unspent and needs to be allocated.”
   • “HOME funds support affordable housing activities within the four-county Consortium region including Buncombe, Madison, Transylvania, and Henderson Counties.”
   • “Quality Affordable Housing”
   • “Approval of the Annual Action Plan paves the way for HUD funding to be utilized by partners in the City of Asheville and the region, with funds to be used to create affordable housing and jobs and to make positive impacts in our low and moderate income communities.”

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. Lets the City Manager enter into and execute a review and inspection agreement with the N.C. dept. of Transportation for the City…

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

   More from the minutes

   • The money, in the minutes' words: “The Tourism Development Authority awarded the City a Tourism Product Development Fund grant in the amount of $2.3 million for this project.”

2. Signs a contract with Hazen and Sawyer for engineering services associated with South Buncombe Pump Station and Concord Water Service…

   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 sign a contract with Hazen and Sawyer for engineering services in the amount of $1,510,550.00 for the South Buncombe Pump Station and Concord Water Service Area Improvements Project. 5-9-23 Page 1 Background:”
   • “If approved, the proposed engineering services described here within will be developed into a subcontract under the conditions of the master agreement.”

3. Signs a contract with McAdams for the Reed Creek Greenway Extension Feasibility Study.

   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 enter into and execute a contract with McAdams, in the amount of $50,000, for professional services to prepare the Reed Creek Greenway Extension Feasibility Study.”

4. Lets the City Manager receive grant funds from the N.C. Homeland Security Grant program to replace an existing antenna on a field…

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

   More from the minutes

   • The money, in the minutes' words: “Asheville Fire Department applied for and was awarded a Homeland Security Grant in the amount of $20,000”
   • “The existing units, which were original to the trailer in 2012, have reached their end of life and are impeding the purpose of having satellite communications on the trailer.”

5. Signs an agreement with Buncombe County for City of Asheville Food Scraps Drop-Off program management.

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

   More from the minutes

   • The money, in the minutes' words: “For the first year of the agreement, the City will contribute 50% of hauling fees for food scraps drop-off sites located within Asheville City limits not to exceed $15,000 in FY24”
   • “2,300 households have registered for program participation.”
   • “The interlocal agreement with Buncombe County is the proposed instrument that enables the City and County to co-manage and equally co-fund hauling services to support Food Scraps Drop-Off program operations.”

6. Lets the City Manager renew a 5-year contract with RecTrac LLC (d/b/a vermont Systems) for Parks and recreation Software.

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

7. Signs a contract with Patton Construction Group of Asheville for the Memorial Stadium and Mountainside Park Phase 2 Improvements project.

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

8. Signs a contract with ADC Engineering Inc. for the Nature Center Gateway project.

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

9. Signs a contract with Kimley Horn for the Swannanoa River Road Flood Mitigation and Damage Reduction Feasibility Study…

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

   More from the minutes

   • What the minutes say it will do: “The project will be managed collaboratively between the Public Works Department and the Transportation Department and is anticipated to begin in June 2023, with an anticipated completion date in December 2024.”