March 12, 2024Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil approves an agreement with Asheville PEAK Academy.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the City says it's for: “The request would exhaust the City’s unobligated balance of ARPA funding.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “At their February 27, 2024 meeting, the City Council unanimously authorized the City Manager to coordinate with Asheville PEAK Academy to collect all federally required information to finalize a formal grant agreement in the amount of $501,384.”
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
- “Asheville PEAK Academy has proven outcomes that help address the opportunity gap for school aged youth residing in homes with low to moderate income, which has been a focus of City Council as other funding opportunities have been rescoped to help close the opportunity gap.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Asheville PEAK Academy
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 24-59 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ASHEVILLE PEAK ACADEMY”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item J