May 23, 2023Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil changes its contract with Walker Consultants.
Council voted to change its contract with Walker Consultants for the engineering of various immediate-priority repairs at the Wall Street, Rankin Avenue, Harrah’s Cherokee Center and biltmore avenue parking garages.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the City says it's for: “The services authorized in this amendment will provide the engineered drawings for these repairs.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Walker Consultants for the engineering of various immediate-priority repairs at the Wall Street, Rankin Avenue and Harrah’s Cherokee Center parking garages in an amount not to exceed $90,850.”
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.
More from the minutes
- “This work is for the safe and beneficial use of City parking facilities by City residents and visitors.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Walker Consultants for the engineering of various immediate-priority repairs at the Wall Street, Rankin Avenue, Harrah’s Cherokee Center and biltmore avenue parking garages
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Kilgore and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 23-121 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH WALKER CONSULTANTS FOR THE ENGINEERING OF VARIOUS IMMEDIATE-PRIORITY REPAIRS AT THE WALL STREET, RANKIN AVENUE, HARRAH’S CHEROKEE CENTER AND BILTMORE AVENUE PARKING GARAGES”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item N