Asheville City Council
March 22, 2022
Regular meeting
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The short version
15 decisions: 14 approved together in one consent-agenda vote, and 1 voted on separately.
- Council approves applying for the Locally Administered Project Program funds from the french broad metropolitan planning organization.
Council voted to approve applying for the Locally Administered Project Program funds from the french broad metropolitan planning organization, for the purchase of ART buses, lexington street “complete streets” project, and Swannanoa River Greenway project.
The short version is picked by a fixed rule, never by the order of the minutes: split votes and failed motions first, then changes to a program, a service or who qualifies, then the largest amounts, then budgets, zoning, laws and fees. Schedules, appointments, event permits and tax refunds come last.
The recording and the record
What changes
Only what the record supports for each item, and what's still pending.
- Council approves applying for the Locally Administered Project Program funds from the french broad metropolitan planning organization.
Still pending: This is a request. The City gets the money only if the grant is awarded.
What residents raised
The topics public speakers raised, as the minutes list them. These are residents' comments, not findings.
- misinformation on the Walton Street Park pool
- need for an urban forester
- suggestions for tackling the houseless in the community
- need to address the question of what is the definition of litter or dirt
- there is no consequence for littering, so in addition to education, enforcement is needed
- appreciation for Council adopting a resolution to project the Pisgah National Forest
- need for additional trash cans on College Street
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Official title
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
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- “As staff progressed into implementation of Phase 2 of the project, interest was expressed by the community and other user groups to look into expanding the proposed walking trail and consider the feasibility of adding a 400 meter 6-lane track into the Phase 2 design.”
Approved together on the consent agenda
14 items, approved in one vote without separate discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
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- The money, in the minutes' words: “Inc. for the bid amount of $6,300,000.00 plus a 10% contingency in the amount of $630,000.00, for a total project budget in the amount of $6,930,000.”
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.
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Council voted to approve applying for the Locally Administered Project Program funds from the french broad metropolitan planning organization, for the purchase of ART buses, lexington street “complete streets” project, and Swannanoa River Greenway project.
Still pending: This is a request. The City gets the money only if the grant is awarded.
- What the City says it's for: “This project currently has a completed design, however, staff would like to revisit the project design and conduct additional community engagement to determine if changes in the design are desired.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The City will be responsible for providing matching funds in the amount of $1,700,000: however, matching funds for the Swannanoa Greenway project are already accounted for via the GO bond program funds dedicated to the project.”
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.
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- What the City says it's for: “The contract is expected to be available on May 1, 2022, and the contractor has until December 15, 2022, to complete the work.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Tarheel Paving and Asphalt, Inc. in the amount of $1,321,207.82, plus a 15% contingency of $198,181.17 ($1,519,388.99 total) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Asphalt Resurfacing contract.”
- “The main scope of the project is the resurfacing of 15 streets for a total of 3.36 miles.”
- “The award of this contract will resurface 3.36 miles of City streets.”
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.
- Fiscal year:
- The City's budget year runs from July 1 to June 30. Fiscal year 2027 runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
Council changes a contract for Paratransit Services for fiscal year 2022.
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Council voted to change its contract with Buncombe County for Paratransit Services for fiscal year 2022.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to ratify and revise the contract amount for Paratransit Services with Buncombe County to $1,214,698 for Fiscal Year 2022.”
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.
- Fiscal year:
- The City's budget year runs from July 1 to June 30. Fiscal year 2027 runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
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- The money, in the minutes' words: “The original contract amount had a not to exceed amount of $191,000 accounting for one season of management operations.”
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.
Council changes a contract for automatic vehicle location technology in sanitation vehicles.
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Council voted to change its contract with Rubicon Global LLC for automatic vehicle location technology in sanitation vehicles.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend and renew the AVL Technology Contract with Rubicon Global, LLC, for an amount of $178,970.40 plus a 10% contingency of $17,897.04.”
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.
Council approves an agreement with True Ip Solutions LLC for phone/call center system.
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- What the City says it's for: “The resolution would authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options as stated in the contract after the initial three years.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The 3-year contract is budgeted not to exceed $90,000 annually or $270,0000 for all three years.”
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.
Council changes the budget by $25,138.
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Council voted to change the budget by $25,138 to appropriate dedicated capital maintenance payments previously received from the Asheville ART Museum and the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts to fund access improvements to their jointly shared basement control room at the Pack Place Center.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a budget amendment in the amount of $25,138 in the General Capital Projects Fund from capital maintenance payments already received from the Asheville Art Museum and the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts to fund access improvements to their jointly shared basement space at the Pack Place Center.”
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.
- Budget amendment:
- A change to the City's spending plan after it's passed. It adds money that came in, or moves money to a new use.
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- The money, in the minutes' words: “The General Fund will be responsible for the rental amount of $12,000 per year under the terms of the lease.”
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.
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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.
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Council voted to approve a lease agreement with reed creek greenway plaza for a parking lot at cauble & broadway streets. It also approves the city clerk to advertise for upset bids.
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.
Council approves an agreement with Buncombe County for Code Purple for additional funding.
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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.
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Council voted to start the process to close a right-of-way alley, Rear Clingman Avenue Off the Eastern Side of Clingman Avenue, with a public hearing on April 26, 2022.
- What the City says it's for: “The project will provide a pedestrian easement within the ROW closure area to facilitate public pedestrian access.”
- “This closure request was recommended for approval by the Technical Review Committee on November 15, 2021 based on the Avery Project proposal, including the project’s site plan, pedestrian improvements, and proposed bike lane improvements.”
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.
- Public hearing:
- A time at a Council meeting when anyone can speak about the item before Council votes on it.
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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.
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
14 consent-agenda items, approved together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s report - Community cleanliness
“City Manager Campbell reviewed the presentation overview: (1) Review Cleanliness-Related Data; (2) Discuss Current Communication Resources; (3) Overview of Current Cleanliness Efforts (City and Partner Agencies); and (4) Discuss Short-Term and Long-Term Strategies to Address Cleanliness.”
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing to consider an amendment to the Conditional Zoning ordinance adopted on october 9, 2018 (ordinance no. 4702), located at 511 Brevard Road, to remove a restriction on drive-through uses 3-22-22
“Page 18 At the applicant’s request, Vice-Mayor Smith moved to continue this public hearing until June 28, 2022.”
Public hearing to consider Conditional Zoning of portions of properties located at 273/291 Long Shoals Road and 300/400 Julian Shoals Drive from highway business district to commercial expansion/conditional zone
“At the applicant’s request, Councilwoman Mosley moved to continue this public hearing until April 26, 2022.”
Public hearing to consider Conditional Zoning of multiple properties located at 427 Broadway Street from neighborhood corridor district to neighborhood corridor district/conditional zone
“At the applicant’s request, Councilwoman Kilgore moved to continue this public hearing until April 12, 2022.”
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution regarding alterations to Memorial Stadium and Mountainside Park
“Parks & Recreation Director D. Tyrell McGirt said that following further discussion with community and other user groups, staff recommends the adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to move to Phase 2 of development of Memorial Stadium and that Phase 2 include a 6 lane competitive…”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
Summaries are written by hand from the minutes, and every number and name in them is checked against the minutes' own words. An item not written yet shows a summary built by fixed rules from its official title. Every item shows its official title. Procedural motions, like approving the agenda or adjourning, are left out.