Asheville City Council
October 14, 2025
Regular meeting: City Council Meeting (In-Person)
Other City businessHelene recoveryHomelessnessWaterStreets and transitBudget and taxesHousing
What it did
- Changes the contract with Clark Nexsen for the Malvern Hills Park Improvement project; and further authorizing the City Manager…Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Sheneika Smith.
- Amends Sec.Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Kim Roney, Sheneika Smith.
- Approves a zoning change, with conditions, for 30 Buchanan Pl.Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Lets the City Manager amend the existing Paratransit Contract with Buncombe County to reflect an increase in funding and to sign all…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 23
- Voted on separately
- 3
- Routine items, one vote
- 20
- 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
No recording of this meeting is posted online.
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, 2025, as “National Community Planning Month”
“Mayor Manheimer read the proclamation proclaiming October, 2025, as "National Community Planning Month" in the City of Asheville.”
CONSENT AGENDA
20 routine items, passed together in one vote.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing to consider an amendment to the conditional zoning ordinance (Ord no. 5046) for property located at 30 Buchanan Place for the purpose of making amendments to the Site plan and project conditions
“Principal Planner Will Palmquist said that this is the consideration of an amendment to the conditional zoning ordinance (Ord.”
Public hearing to consider an amendment to the conditional zoning of 27.05 acres at 767 New Haw Creek Road for the purposes of amending the site plan and the proposed conditions to build 49 new single-family housing units and 25 townhome…
“Page 30 At the applicant’s request, Councilwoman Ullman moved this public hearing until October 28, 2025.”
NEW BUSINESS
Downtown Activation Strategies Open Streets mini grants central business district food trucks pilot first reading of
“Assistant City Manager Ben Woody provided the following key takeaways from his presentation: (1) Council’s Planning, Economic Development and Environment (PEDE) Committee directed staff to bring the following quick-action downtown activation initiatives to City Council for consideration: (a)…”
- Vote: Amends Sec.
Boards & commissions
“Mayor Manheimer announced that the deadline for applications for the four Helene Recovery Boards has been re-opened and the deadline is October 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
- Kenilworth Lake and Dam (which Assistant City Manager Jade Dundas, Mayor Manheimer and City Attorney Branham responded)
- need for public facing process in appointing Helene Recovery Board members
- traffic safety concerns in the River Arts District
- concern about deportation
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Sheneika Smith.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The project will utilize FY24 General Obligation Bond funds.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Updated construction estimates for the pool and the pool building are anticipated to exceed this budget, totaling $4,300,000.00 for construction.”
- “The City of Asheville is replacing the existing 90 year old municipal pool in Malvern Hills Park with a new, modern, and code-compliant, accessible aquatic facility (including the pool house and pump house buildings) that enhances community recreation opportunities and ensures accessibility for all residents”
- “The project is currently on schedule to conclude the design portion mid- 2026.”
- “Some residents are concerned that the new pool's size will not be comparable to the old one.”
Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Kim Roney, Sheneika Smith.
Approves a zoning change, with conditions, for 30 Buchanan Pl.
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “The project site totals 8.25 acres located at 30 Buchanan Pl (PIN 9648-47-8566)”
- “The project area consists of 8.25 acres located at 30 Buchanan Pl and is identified in the Buncombe County land records as PIN 9648-47-8566.”
- “The site is currently zoned Institutional - Conditional Zone (INST-CZ) by Ord.”
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: “Resolution No. 24-141 authorized a total of $1,211,815 in paratransit costs for Fiscal Year 2025 to be added to the contract.”
- “This service is mandated under federal requirements to ensure complementary paratransit service within ¾ of a mile of fixed-route transit services.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This project will construct 5,000 linear feet of sidewalk along Johnston Boulevard (S.R. 1319) between Patton Avenue (U.S. 19) and Iona Circle in Buncombe County.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with GFT, Inc. in the amount of $389,606.07 for the Johnston Blvd.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend Buncombe County's Supplemental Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program (SEDTAP) agreement to increase the local match for FY24 Section 5310 Funds from $52,532 to $65,665 and sign all documents necessary to effect this amendment.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Who it's for: Households earning up to 60% of the area median income: up to $61,440 a year for a family of four, or $43,020 for one person (HUD's 2026 income limits for tax-credit housing in the Asheville area).
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The purpose of this program's funding is to have a fully habitable home at the end of the programmatic support, so demolition alone would not be considered an eligible activity, but demolition as a site preparedness activity could be considered eligible.”
- “The Renew NC program is live and accessible to Asheville (and all WNC) residents.”
- “The State will administer assistance to beneficiaries and act as a subrecipient to the City, using a phased rollout that prioritizes households earning < 60% AMI who have children, elderly, or disabled residents in the home, then moving forward to other income levels.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Quality Affordable Housing”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Extends the contract with CDW-G for Amazon Web Services cloud computering services.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This contract renewal would allow the WNC Nature Center to continue offering admissions to the award winning facility.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Lets the City Manager accept a playground donation from Superior Recreational Products.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This project will construct 5,000 linear feet of sidewalk along Johnston Boulevard (S.R. 1319) between Patton Avenue (U.S. 19) and Iona Circle in Buncombe County.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This project will update data and create a structure for ongoing data maintenance through integration with AccelAdapt.”
Ends the Community Reparations Commission.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Engaged over 3,200 Black residents during the months of March and May 2024.”
Ends the I-26 Connector Aesthetics Committee.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Additionally the report was to include funding responsibilities of both the City and the NCDOT toward the proposed treatments.”
Motion appointing susan bean to the french broad river metropolitan planning organization.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Amends Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances by adding a new Section 2.51 in order…
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Monthly municipal property tax refunds or releases per N.C. gen. stat. sec. 105-381.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
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