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Agenda Briefing Worksession (For the August 26 Formal Meeting)
August 21, 2025 – 11:00 a.m.
(Public comment is not accepted at worksessions)
Remote

Agenda

Orden del día en español

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.13 this will be a remote worksession which the public can access by any of the following means found at https://publicinput.com/g1267

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CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION ON POLICY, FINANCE & INFRASTRUCTURE 
(Public comment is not accepted at worksessions)
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 – 3:00 p.m.
 Council Chamber – City Hall – 70 Court Plaza 

Agenda Materials

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person worksession which the public can access by any of the following means found at https://publicinput.com/g1267

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Formal Meeting
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 – 5:00 p.m. 
Council Chamber- 2nd Floor of City Hall
Agenda

Orden del día en español

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person meeting which the public can access by any of the following means found at https://publicinput.com/g1267

Hearing Loop technology for assistive listening is available in Council Chambers.

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Pledge of Allegiance

I. Proclamations:   

•  August, 2025, as “Overdose Awareness Month”

II. Consent Agenda:

A.    Approval of the combined minutes of the agenda briefing worksession held on July 24, 2025, and the formal meeting held on July 29, 2025.   Documents

B.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an engineering design services agreement with Ardurra Group Inc. for the North Fork Transmission Main No. 3.    Documents

C.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care defining the City’s roles as Lead Agency and Homeless Management Information System Lead.  Documents

D.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Buncombe County to accept funding for the City of Asheville Youth Leadership Academy.      Documents

E.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a general services contract with Tetra Tech, Inc. for Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery implementation consulting services.    Documents

F.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP for internal audit services for Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery compliance.    Documents

G.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a general services contract with ICF Incorporated, LLC for HOME-ARP Program Consulting Services.    Documents

H.    Resolution to authorize the City Manager to submit an application to the N.C. Dept. of Commerce Small Business (SmBIZ) Infrastructure Grant fund for restoration of public infrastructure in the Biltmore Village Historic District overlay; to accept said grant funds if awarded; and enter into any agreement documents necessary for such acceptance.      Documents

I.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with McGill Associates  for the purpose of assessing damage from Tropical Storm Helene to City-owned street light infrastructure in Historic Biltmore Village; and the associated budget amendment in the amount of $132,000 to be reimbursed with FEMA-PA and State of NC funds.    Documents

J.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute contract change orders for the annual payments to Buncombe County for the ongoing existing Public Safety Interoperability System/Centralized Data Entry (PSIP/CDE) and County Identification (ID) Bureau interlocal agreements.    Documents

K.   Resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Tax Settlement Report; and authorizing the Mayor to execute an Order of Collection for Fiscal Year 2025-26.  Documents

L.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Loomis Armored US, LLC, for cash pickup and delivery services through December 2025.    Documents

M.   Resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with Buncombe County for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Homeowner Grant Program.    Documents

N.   Budget amendment, in the amount of $6.0 Million, for Helene Disaster Recovery and Response expenses, funded with Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements.    Documents

O.   Resolutions to permit the possession and consumption of malt beverages and/or unfortified wine at the  following events:    Documents

1. Goombay Festival on September 5 – 7, 2025
2. Oktoberfest on October 4, 2025
3. Asheville Veganfest on October 5, 2025
4. Surreal Sirkus Arts Festival on October 25, 2025

P.   Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to enter into all Opioid Settlement Agreements in order to maximize  the total funding attributed to North Carolina and its local governments, and to ensure the City’s eligibility to receive funds from each settlement.    Documents

Q.   Ordinance amending the membership and appointments to the Human Relations Commission of Asheville.  Documents

R.   Report of Settlement Terms re: Mission Health Antitrust Litigation, Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-00114 with (a) HCA Healthcare, Inc.; HCA Management Services, LP; HCA, Inc.; MH Master Holdings, LLLP; MH Hospital Manager, LLC; and MH Mission Hospital, LLLP (collectively, the “Mission Defendants”) and (b) ANC Healthcare, Inc. f/k/a Mission Health System, Inc. and Mission Hospital, Inc. (collectively, the “ANC Defendants”).  Documents

S.   Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to execute a 5 year contract with West Publishing Company to continue City access to Westlaw’s online legal research services.    Documents

T.   Ordinance repealing Sections 19-1, 19-6, 19-7 and 19-14 in the Code of Ordinances and replace with revisions to allow for, and regulate the use of, micromobility devices within the City of Asheville.    Documents

U.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the N.C. Dept. of Transportation Public Transit Apprenticeship Grant Program funds.    Documents

V.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the N.C. Dept. of Transportation –  Integrated Mobility Division for Section 5303 Metropolitan Planning Program annual funding to fund a portion of the existing Transit Division personnel budget in Fiscal Year 2026.   Documents

W.1. Resolution authorizing the execution of a purchase order with Gillig to acquire five (5) 35-foot hybrid buses for Asheville Rides Transit, using the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services Cooperative Purchasing Agreement and includes approved sole-source technology as part of the turnkey package.    Documents

    2.   Resolution authorizing the sole-source procurement of transit-related technology equipment and services for the Asheville Rides Transit transit fleet, which sole source technology includes CAD/AVL ITS system, video cameras, surveillance, and automated passenger counters.  

3. Budget amendment, in the amount of $4,291,650, to add grant funds for the bus purchases. 

X.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Buncombe County for the purpose of providing reduced transit fares for County employees through the Asheville Rides Transit Passport Program for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027.    Documents

Y.   Ordinance amending the Fees and Charges Manual to include a parking fee for special events held at Memorial Stadium; and a budget amendment of $15,000 to add the revenue expected to be collected with the new fee.    Documents

Z.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the North Reed Creek Greenway Phase I.    Documents

AA.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Sasaki Associates for design and engineering services required to rebuild the French Broad Riverfront park system; and further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders that may arise during the project up to the contingency amount; and the associated budget amendment, in the amount of  $4,856,679, to add federal and state funds to the General Capital Projects Fund.    Documents

BB.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the N.C. Dept. of Transportation for the design and construction of a temporary bridge across the Swannanoa River near the Gashes Creek Road bridge.    Documents

CC.   Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Herc Rentals, Inc., for the temporary provision of Parks & Recreation vehicles damaged by Tropical Storm Helene.  Documents

DD.   Monthly municipal property tax refunds or releases per N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 105-381.    Documents

EE.   Motion authorizing the Mayor to send a letter to the Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville regarding the potential development of land designated as a Millennial Campus.  Documents

III.  Presentations and Reports: 

A.   Asheville Regional Housing Needs Assessment   

B.   Manager’s Report  – Employee Recognitions   Presentation

IV. Public Hearings:  

City Council has Established the Following Time Limits for Public Hearings:

• Applicants Have Up to Ten Minutes to Complete a Presentation.

• Individuals Have up to Three Minutes to Speak to City Council.  
• A Person Representing a Group of Three or More Persons (Speaker Plus Three Others – Total of Four) Present in the Council Chamber has up to Ten Minutes to Address City Council.

• Public Comment Period for Any Item May Not Exceed One Hour.

A.   Public hearing to consider conditionally rezoning a portion of property at 587 Haywood Road from Community Business II – Conditional Zone to Community Business I – Conditional Zone.      Documents   

B.   Public hearing to consider conditionally zoning 93 and 95 Springside Road from RS-4 Residential Single-Family Medium Density to RS-4-CZ Residential Single-Family Medium Density – Conditional Zone for the purposes of constructing 36 single-family detached housing units.    Documents    

V.  Unfinished Business:

VI.  New Business: 

A.    Ordinance amending the City of Asheville Code of Ordinances Section 11-5, Public Solicitation and Begging Regulated, specifically, to expand defined “high traffic” zones to include geographic locations on and around Haywood Road, Patton Avenue, and Merrimon Avenue.     Documents   Presentation

B.   Resolution establishing four Helene Recovery boards and the temporary operational structure of current City advisory boards and commissions.   Documents   

C.   Boards & Commissions:  (Council to determine who, if any, to interview)   Documents

      – Tourism Development Authority   Documents

VII. Informal Discussion and Public Comment 

VIII.  Adjournment

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