August 25, 2026Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil accepts $173,839 in renewed federal grants for homelessness planning and data.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development renewed two grants without a contest. One, $102,043, helps pay City staff who lead the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care, the local group working on homelessness. The other, $71,796, pays the community's cost to use a shared homeless data system. Both cover all of 2027.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
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.
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development Continuum of Care funding for Fiscal Year 2025
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 Number 26-166 - Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development Continuum of Care funding for Fiscal Year 2025”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item F