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Asheville City Council

June 25, 2019

Regular meeting

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What it did

Votes recorded
18
Voted on separately
4
Routine items, one vote
14
Votes that split
2

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.

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. 14 routine items, passed together in one vote.

PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS

  1. Manager’s report APD

    “Update on Gun Violence City Manager Campbell updated Council on the press conference held on June 24, 2019, by Attorney General Josh Stein, in coordination with the Asheville Police Department (APD), Our Voice, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney’s Office.”

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Public hearing to consider a street name change of the most southern portion of Park Avenue North to Artful Way 6-25-19

    “Page 16 RESOLUTION NO. 19-167 - RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE STREET NAME OF THE MOST SOUTHERN PORTION OF PARK AVENUE NORTH TO ARTFUL WAY Emergency Address Coordinator Stuart Rohrbaugh said that this is the consideration of a resolution to change the street name of the most southern portion of Park Avenue N to Artful Way.”

  2. Public hearing to consider a street name change of Wilbar Avenue to Lee Garden Lane: emergency address

    “Emergency Address Coordinator Stuart Rohrbaugh said that this is the consideration of a resolution to change the street name of Wilbar Avenue to Lee Garden Lane.”

  3. Public hearing to consider rezoning 990 Sweeten Creek Road from Industrial District to Commercial Industrial District: urban

    “Urban Planner Sasha Vrtunski said that this is the consideration of an ordinance to rezone 990 Sweeten Creek Road from Industrial District to Commercial Industrial District.”

  4. Public hearing to consider conditional zoning of property located at 20 Battery Park Avenue and known as the Flat Iron Building from Central Business District to Central Business District expansion/conditional zoning for the renovation…

    “On May 14, 2019, the petitioner withdrew his application (which requested 80 lodging units and no office space) in order for the applicant to have further dialog with the community about the proposal.”

INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT

  1. Public comment

    “Mr. Reid Thompson, Ms. Brandee Boggs and Mr. Joe Minicozzi showed videos while expressing their concerns of commercial trucks on the residential Maxwell Street.”

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Rezones 20 Battery Park Avenue, with conditions, from Central Business District (CBD) to Central Business Expansion District (CBD EXP CZ).

    Passed. Voted no: Sheneika Smith, Keith Young.

    What's planned: “The renovation of the existing building for lodging and ancillary uses”

    More from the minutes
    • “The facts are (1) there currently is no sprinkler system in the building; (2) they have elevators similar to City Hall and when they break down they have to have special made parts; (3) they need a new HVAC unit; and (4) they have to redo their electrical system.”

  2. Changes the street name of Wilbar Avenue to Lee Garden Lane.

    Passed. Voted no: Keith Young.

    More from the minutes
    • “The developer requested to name the proposed new access drive Lee Garden Ln.”

  3. Rezones 990 Sweeten Creek Road from Industrial District (IND) to Commercial Industrial District (CI).

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The purpose of the IND zoning district is to reserve land for existing and future industrial activities and for land uses that support industrial activities.”
    • “The subject property includes a single 0.33 acre lot zoned Industrial (IND) located on the southeast corner of Sweeten Creek Rd. and Sweeten Creek Industrial Park.”
    • “The subject property is currently developed with a small commercial structure (approx. 2,000 s.f.) along with a small parking area, and is directly adjacent to existing warehousing and distribution uses.”
    • “The existing structure is currently vacant but had most recently been used as an office.”

  4. Adopts a resolution changing the name of the most southern portion of Park Avenue North to Artful Way.

    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. Lets the City Manager execute a general services agreement…

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

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Following a review of the bids, the Harper Corporation, was selected as the lowest responsible, responsive bidder for the bid amount of $1,917,000.”

  2. Changes the budget to move the remaining balances from the annual capital maintenance allocations for facility…

    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 technical budget amendment in the amount of $1,489,327 to move the remaining balances from the annual capital maintenance allocations for facility maintenance and traffic calming from the General Fund to the General Capital Projects Fund.”

  3. Signs an agreement with Stantec Consulting Services to comply…

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “This project allows WRD to comply with the AWIA - Senate Bill 3021 in a timely manner in order to meet the regulatory deadlines.”
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Staff requests authorization to contract with Stantec Consulting Services for the estimated amount of $382,502.36 plus a 10% contingency in the amount of $38,250.24 for a total project budget in the amount of $420,752.59.”

  4. Adds money to the budget from a donation from the Friends of the Nature Center…

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

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Budget amendment, in the amount of $177,000, from a donation from the Friends of the Nature Center to support the Nature Center new front entrance capital improvement project.”

  5. Adds money to the budget from N.C. dept. of Public Safety, for Hurricane Florence reimbursement.

    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 budget amendment in the General Fund in the amount of $110,000 for reimbursements to the City of Asheville by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety that exceeded initial budget estimates.”

  6. Lets the City Manager approve a resolution making provisions for the possession and consumption of malt beverages and/or unfortified wine…

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

  7. Signs a contract with H&M Constructors Inc. for the City Hall Boiler Replacement project.

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

  8. Signs a lease with the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County for City-owned property located at 324 Charlotte Street.

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

    More from the minutes
    • “Premises: 324 Charlotte Street, 720 square feet of office space”

  9. Signs a contract with E. Luke Greene Company Inc. for the City Hall 7th Floor Asbestos Abatement program.

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The work will be performed at night to minimize disruption to City Hall operations.”

  10. Extends the agreement with A&B Cleaning Services for custodial services.

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

  11. Lets the City Manager convey an easement to Duke Energy Progress Inc. for the purpose of installing electric service to a Water…

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

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The easement will be 30 feet wide for the overhead portion and 20 feet wide for the lines below ground.”
    • “The amount of permanent easement is approximately 2,121 square feet.”

  12. Resolution ratifying interlocal agreement with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office concerning Buncombe County anticrime task force equitable sharing.

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

  13. Resolution asking governor cooper to veto House Bill 370 and indicating our support of this action and our elected sheriff quintin miller.

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

  14. 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.