Asheville City Council
January 26, 2021
Regular meeting
Streets and transitWaterOther City businessHomelessness
What it did
- Approves this rezoning request with the conditions as shown in the associated site plans and building elevations (Exhibit D) and Exhibit B1 Conditions.Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney, Sage Turner.
- Approves the substantive rule as adopted by the Civil Service Board on December 3, 2020.Passed. Voted no: Sheneika Smith, S. Antanette Mosley, Kim Roney.
- Extends the contract with Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina, RRI West Management Inc.… to sustain operations of a model-based non-congregate shelter for persons experiencing homelessness during…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Changes the contract with BioNomic Services Inc. for the water production residuals removal project at the mills river, william debruhl…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 8
- Voted on separately
- 2
- Routine items, one vote
- 6
- 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
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
6 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s Report - Reimagining Public Safety; Office of Data & Performance Management; Reparations Resolution Update; Vance Monument Update: Reimagining Public Safety
“City Manager Campbell said that her Manager’s Report will consist of (1) Update on status of positions and funding reallocated from APD during first phase of Reimagining Public Safety efforts; (2) Report from the newly established Office of Data and Performance Management; (3) Update on…”
Asheville School Board member selection - legislative process & information
“Mayor Manheimer said this will be a brief discussion about the process we use requesting legislation from the state.”
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Resolution to permanently close a portion of right-of-way known as Velvet Street
“Mayor Manheimer said that this public hearing was held on January 12, 2021, and due to recent legislation regarding remote meetings, the public hearing comment period remained open for 24 hours after the public hearing.”
Resolution to permanently close a portion of right-of-way at the intersection of Courtland Avenue and Houston Street
“Mayor Manheimer said that this public hearing was held on January 12, 2021, and due to recent legislation regarding remote meetings, the public hearing comment period remained open for 24 hours after the public hearing.”
Resolution to permanently close an unopened right-of-way known as trade street
“Mayor Manheimer announced that this resolution has been pulled from consideration in order to address a discrepancy in the property description.”
Ordinance to conditionally zone 32.2 acres of property located at 99999 Sand Hill Road from commercial industrial district to commercial expansion/conditional zone for an approximately 130,000 square foot warehouse and distribution…
“Mayor Manheimer said that this public hearing was held on January 12, 2021, and due to recent legislation regarding remote meetings, the public hearing comment period remained open for 24 hours after the public hearing.”
Resolution approving Civil Service Board substantive rule
“Mayor Manheimer said that this public hearing was held on January 12, 2021, and due to recent legislation regarding remote meetings, the public hearing comment period remained open for 24 hours after the public hearing.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
“Councilwoman Roney said that she hears the community calling urgently for an LGBTQ inclusive non-discrimination ordinances for protection of human and civil rights.”
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney, Sage Turner.
Approves the substantive rule as adopted by the Civil Service Board on December 3, 2020.
Passed. Voted no: Sheneika Smith, S. Antanette Mosley, Kim Roney.
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.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The existing agreements with the vendors allow for extensions to continue operations, with additional funding not to exceed $1,061,000 necessary to sustain this operation through the end of the City’s fiscal year on June 30, 2021.”
- “A transitional exit strategy for those in the shelter is currently being planned.”
- “Staff anticipates full FEMA reimbursement for these expenses and thus no City contribution is currently budgeted.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This change order allows for the continued removal of residuals from each of the three water treatment plants.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The WRD entered into a contract with BioNomic Services, Inc. for removal for the first year in the amount of $257,180 with a contingency in the amount of $38,577 for a project total budget in the amount of $295,757.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The grant opportunity provides a total of $200,000 in funding for member organizations to complete a short-term planning or feasibility study with a focus on improving transportation facilities in or throughout the region.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The work is estimated to start in April and will take approximately four months to complete.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
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.