Asheville City Council
October 11, 2022
Regular meeting
Streets and transitOther City businessHousing
The short version
5 decisions: 4 approved together in one consent-agenda vote, and 1 voted on separately. 1 vote split.
- Council rezones 54, and 99999 Woodland Dr, with conditions, from Residential Multi-Family Medium Density (RM-8) to Residential Expansion - Conditional Zone (RES EXP - CZ).
Council voted to rezone 54, and 99999 Woodland Dr, with conditions, from Residential Multi-Family Medium Density (RM-8) to Residential Expansion - Conditional Zone (RES EXP - CZ).
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- Council approves a contract for repairs and upgrades to the chiller at Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville.
Council voted to approve a contract with Daikin Applied Americas Inc. for repairs and upgrades to the chiller at Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville.
- Council approves an agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Council voted to approve an agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation for the City to accept responsibility to provide vegetation control on various the N.C. Department of Transportation properties along Clingman Avenue/Haywood Road.
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 residents raised
The topics public speakers raised, as the minutes list them. These are residents' comments, not findings.
- an update on the Realignment Working Group
- the need for dedicated pickleball courts and nets
- an offer to assist the community with the opioid crisis
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
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Council voted to rezone 54, and 99999 Woodland Dr, with conditions, from Residential Multi-Family Medium Density (RM-8) to Residential Expansion - Conditional Zone (RES EXP - CZ).
- “The proposed townhouse residential project is compatible with the surrounding land uses, including: - Single-family residential dwellings to the north and west. - Light industrial and commercial uses to the east and south.”
- “She also noted that the project is 7/10’s of a mile from the bus route, which is one of our later and more frequent routes.”
- “Council has been struggling with how to address affordable housing in many ways.”
What that means
- Conditional zoning:
- Zoning for one property with conditions the owner must follow, such as a site plan or a cap on size.
Approved together on the consent agenda
4 items, approved in one vote without separate discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
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Council voted to approve a contract with Daikin Applied Americas Inc. for repairs and upgrades to the chiller at Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a change order to the contract with Daikin Applied Americas Inc. for repairs & upgrades to the Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville (HCCA) chiller in the amount of an additional $265,000.”
- “The current chiller at HCCA is nearly 25 years old and can not ‘communicate’ with the new software, resulting in a requirement for staff to physically turn on, off and adjust building temperature at the chiller unit.”
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 the N.C. Department of Transportation.
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Council voted to approve an agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation for the City to accept responsibility to provide vegetation control on various the N.C. Department of Transportation properties along Clingman Avenue/Haywood Road.
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 the N.C. Department of Transportation.
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Council voted to approve an agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation for the City to install a traffic signal at the intersection of South Charlotte Street and dr. martin luther king jr. drive.
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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- “The City’s Parks Maintenance Division is currently located at 8 Hunt Hill Place.”
- “The proposed term of the lease is for a period of 10 years with the option to renew for one additional five year period.”
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.
PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamation proclaiming October 2022 as “Asheville Sister Cities Month”
“Mayor Manheimer read the proclamation proclaiming October, 2022, as “Asheville Sister Cities Month” in the City of Asheville.”
Proclamation in Support for Efforts of the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to Restore the Name of Kuwohi to the Mountain Presently known as Clingmans Dome
“Councilwoman Roney read the proclamation in Support for Efforts of the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to Restore the Name of Kuwohi to the Mountain Presently known as Clingmans Dome.”
CONSENT AGENDA
4 consent-agenda items, approved together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Manager’s report - employee recognition
“City Manager Campbell said that City of Asheville employees are heroes in lots of ways.”
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing relative to adoption of the South Slope: a southside neighborhood vision plan
“Councilwoman Turner moved to continue the public hearing on adoption of the South Slope: A Southside Neighborhood Vision Plan to November 15, 2022.”
Public hearing to conditionally zone 100, 54 & 99999 (x3) Woodland Drive from RM-8 Residential Multi-Family Medium Density District to Residential Expansion/Conditional Zone
“ORDINANCE TO CONDITIONALLY ZONE 100, 54 & 99999 (x3) WOODLAND DRIVE FROM RM-8 RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION/CONDITIONAL ZONE Principal Planner Will Palmquist said that this is the consideration of an ordinance to conditionally zone 100, 54 & 99999 (x3)…”
NEW BUSINESS
Plastic regulation action on staff’s recommendation to prohibit plastic bags for 10-11-22
“Director of Sustainability Bridget Herring said this is the consideration of a motion to (1) to revise Chapter 15 of the City Code to prohibit plastic bags for curbside leaf litter collection (Phase I); and (2) to direct staff to work to further address public input on regulation of plastic bags at…”
Boards & commissions
“Regarding the Audit Committee, there were no applications.”
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.