December 8, 2020Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil approves a Red Roof Inn deal for 60 shelter rooms, costing up to $274,536.
The City has run a COVID-19 motel shelter at the Red Roof Inn for people without housing. A different company in the Red Roof Inn group, RRI West Management, LLC, now runs the motel, so a new agreement was needed. It covers 60 rooms from November 9, 2020, through February 8, 2021. Council approved this money on October 27, 2020.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a resolution to authorize the City Manager’s execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with RRI West Management, LLC to provide 60 rooms from November 9, 2020, through February 8, 2021 at the Red Roof Inn Asheville at a cost not to exceed $274,536.”
Still pending: Staff expects FEMA to pay back the full cost. That has not happened yet.
What that means
- Consent agenda:
- Routine items Council approves together in one vote, without discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with RRI West Management, LLC. to sustain operations of a motel-based non-congregate shelter for persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: The amended motion made by Councilwoman Turner and seconded by Councilwoman Mosley carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 20-234 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH RRI WEST MANAGEMENT, LLC. TO SUSTAIN OPERATIONS OF A MOTEL-BASED NON-CONGREGATE SHELTER FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item W