February 28, 2023Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs a contract with Opticos Design Inc. for a missing middle housing study and Displacement Risk Assessment.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the minutes say it will do: “The project will include an advisory working group of the Planning & Zoning Commission that will be made up of 14 individuals to provide broad-based review and feedback to staff during the project.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Opticos Design, Inc. in the amount of $115,000 for a missing middle housing study and displacement risk assessment.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “On February 2, 2023, staff provided an update to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC).”
- “CED is funding the displacement analysis using a budget initially planned for an Affordable Housing Plan, and will seek grant funding to supplement the remaining budget for that plan.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Opticos Design Inc. for a missing middle housing study and Displacement Risk Assessment
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Ullman and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 23-38 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH OPTICOS DESIGN INC. FOR A MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING STUDY AND DISPLACEMENT RISK ASSESSMENT”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item D