December 8, 2020Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil lets the City Manager buy easements and other property rights up to $90,000.
The City Manager can already sign deals for goods and services up to $90,000. Now the Manager can also buy land rights up to that amount. Most will be easements and strips of right-of-way for City projects. The finance chief must confirm the money is there. The City Attorney's Office must approve the papers. Council also approved all past easement buys.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution delegating authority to the City Manager to acquire interests in real property on behalf of the City up to the amount of $90,000.”
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.
- Right-of-way:
- Land set aside for a street, sidewalk or path. An unopened right-of-way was never built as a street.
More from the minutes
- “For purposes of clarity, the proposed Resolution will further ratify all previous easement acquisitions.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to acquire real property interests on behalf of the City up to the amount of $90,000
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. 20-235 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACQUIRE REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY UP TO THE AMOUNT OF $90,000”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item X