Asheville City Council
December 9, 2025
Regular meeting: City Council Meeting (In-Person)
WaterOther City businessHelene recoveryBudget and taxesPublic safetyStreets and transitHousing
What it did
- Changes the contract with Benevate LLC, D/b/a Neighborly Software to include funding and modules for Community development block grant - disaster recovery…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Signs a contract with Bolton Construction and Services of WNC, Inc. for the City Hall chiller replacement design build contract; and further authorizing…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Applies to the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization for the annual Fiscal Year 2025 Section 5307 Job Access Reverse Commute Grant…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Signs a contract with JR Merrimon & Co., LLC to perform service line inventory in the Shiloh Community for the Water Resources…Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Votes recorded
- 19
- Voted on separately
- 0
- Routine items, one vote
- 19
- Votes that split
- 0
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.
PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamation proclaiming December 21, 2025, as “Evergreen Arbor Day”
“Councilwoman Ullman read the proclamation proclaiming December 21, 2025, as "Evergreen Arbor Day " in the City of Asheville.”
CONSENT AGENDA
19 routine items, passed together in one vote.
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution appointing a member to the Planning & Zoning Commission
“Vice-Mayor Mosley, former Chair of the Boards & Commissions Committee, said that this is the consideration of appointing a member to the Planning & Zoning Commission.”
INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment
- need referral system for harm reduction
- stop delaying the implementation of the Missing Middle Housing Study and Displacement Risk Assessment options and opportunities and move forward with housing policy
- need for multi-modal transportation
- suggestions of practical steps by the Legacy Neighborhoods Coalition for housing and displacement policies
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
- What the minutes say it will do: “The contract is currently using general funds from Community and Economic Development’s contracted services budget.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “This addition of $275,000 for CDBG-DR related services would result in a total contract amount of $425,000, with $275,000 dedicated to and funded by CDBG-DR grant funds and $150,000 funded by general fund dollars.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Bolton Construction and Services of WNC, Inc. in the amount of $750,000; further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders that may arise during the project up to the contingency amount of $75,000 (10%).”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply to the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO) for the annual FY 2025 Section 5307 (JARC) grant funding in the amount of $420,732 to fund existing transit operations for Routes 170, S3, and S6.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a contract with JR Merrimon & Co., LLC to perform the Shiloh Community service line inventory for the Water Resources, the services not to exceed $296,625.00 RESOLUTION BOOK NO. 46 - PAGE 189 12-9-25 Page 2”
Applies for the N.C. dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) Public Transit Apprenticeship Grant Program.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The City provides 10% of the cost, not to exceed $5,682.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “This contract will be executed under NC State Contract 19-IFB-1586245803-PTW.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Approves issuing up to $24,000,000 multifamily housing revenue bonds or notes to provide financing…
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Who it's for: Households earning up to 80% of the area median income: up to $81,920 a year for a family of four, or $57,360 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 project will consist of 1 building.”
- “Adoption of a resolution approving the issuance of bonds by the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville for Rocky River Apartments.”
- “There will be a mix of 1,2 and 3-bedroom units.”
- “120 units of new housing affordable to households at or below 80% of AMI will be constructed.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “The property subject to the easement is currently utilized for Water operations with no critical City infrastructure requiring additional protection or relocation as part of the agreement.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Motion adopting the 2026-27 Budget Calendar.
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Formal presentation of the City Manager’s Proposed Budget on May 12, 2026.”
- “A public hearing on the Proposed Budget on May 26, 2026.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- “Under the proposed contract, Loomis Armored US, LLC will continue to provide armored vehicle cash pick-up & delivery services as well as State Statute compliant “smart safes” for the periods of time in between cash pickup.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
More from the minutes
- What the minutes say it will do: “The plan will provide regional counties and municipalities with detailed information about crash and safety histories and offer strategies and countermeasures as the region strives for safer roadways for all users.”
Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Signs an agreement with Vertosoft Under the Interlocal Purchasing System Cooperative Purchasing.
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 plan is intended to coordinate future changes associated with NCDOT’s I-26 Connector project, specifically addressing functionality changes on Patton Avenue and surrounding streets, including improvements at the Clingman Avenue and Hilliard Avenue intersection.”
Adopts the 2026 City Council meeting schedule.
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.
Appoints a member to the Board of Electrical Examiners.
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.