Regular Meeting - November 24, 2009 - 5:00 p.m.
Council Chamber - City Hall Building
The following has been set as the tentative agenda for the November 24, 2009, regular meeting of the City Council. Information regarding City employees is governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 160A-168 - Council does not consider personnel matters in open session. At the conclusion of this agenda the meeting will be open for the presentation of other matters by members of Council and the public. Public comment will not be taken on items as to which no Council action will be taken at this meeting, including those items listed as reports or presentations or as discussion items. When Council action is anticipated as to any matter, it will be placed on a Council agenda for consideration and public comment will be taken at that time.
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation to be given by Mayor Bellamy.
I. PROCLAMATIONS:
- Resolution of appreciation to Kelly M. Miller.
- Introductions
- Fire Chief Scott Burnette
- Economic Development and Civic Center Director Sam Powers
- Director of Administratives Services Lauren Bradley
II. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Approval of the minutes of the formal meeting held on November 10, 2009. [documents]
B. Resolution authorizing the exchange of real property located on College Street for real property located on Windswept Drive. [documents]
C. Budget amendment, in the amount of $35,621, from the N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, for the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative for the WNC Nature Center. [documents]
D.1. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an agreement with the N.C. Dept. of Crime Control and Public Safety for funding the Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team. [documents]
2. Budget amendment, in the amount of $135,714, from the N.C. Dept. of Crime Control and Public Safety for funding the Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team. [documents]
E. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for a grant with the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for additional firefighters. [documents]
F. Resolution authorizing electronic signatures on certain documents as permitted by
N. C. Gen. Stat. sec. 159-28.1. [documents]
G. Resolution reappointing DeRothea Williams and Ken Kaplan to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. [documents]
H. Resolution reappointing Richard Leatherman and Celeste Collins to the Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee. [documents]
I. Resolution appointing Hutch Kerns to the Recreation Board. [documents]
J. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to accept the donation of three remnant properties
along Broadway Street from the N.C. Dept. of Transportation for the purpose of
implementing Phase II of the Reed Creek Greenway. [documents]
III. PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS:
A. Gun Buy-Back Program Initiative [documents]
B. Economic Stimulus Package Update [documents]
- Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Green
Light Electric for the Fairview Road Signal Upgrade Project.
- Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Rivertop
Contracting for the Corridor Enhancements in Downtown Asheville Project.
- Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Moore &
Sons Site Contractors for the Asheville Sidewalk Improvements Project.
- Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Moore &
Sons Site Contractors for the Coxe Avenue Milling, Paving, Re-Stripping,
and Drainage Project; and the South Slope Re-Striping and Drainage
Project.
C. Quarterly Reports
- Public Safety Committee Chair Report [documents]
- Strategic Operating Plan [documents]
- Quarterly Financial Report [documents]
- Budget amendment, in the amount of $1,657,481, from the current
Water Resources Fund budget to fund capital projects as outlined in the
Sullivan Act Amendment. [documents]
CITY COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING TIME LIMITS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS:
· APPLICANTS HAVE UP TO TEN MINUTES TO COMPLETE A PRESENTATION.
· ELECTRONIC PRESENTATIONS ARE LIMITED TO AGENDA ITEMS WITH
PRESENTATION MATERIALS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY CITY
STAFF, APPLICANTS, OR ORGANIZED OPPOSITION.
· INDIVIDUALS HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO CITY COUNCIL.
· A PERSON REPRESENTING A GROUP OF THREE OR MORE PERSONS
(NOT INCLUDING THE SPEAKER) PRESENT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
HAS UP TO 10 MINUTES TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL.
· PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ANY ITEM MAY NOT EXCEED ONE HOUR.
· ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE PROVIDED IN HARD COPY AND/OR WRITTEN FORM.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. Continuation of public hearing to consider the Master Plan and rezoning for the project
identified as Horizons, located at 136, 176 and 180 Merrimon Avenue and 23 Eloise
Street from Highway Business District, Community Business I District and RS-8
Residential Single-Family High Density District to Urban Village District for a mixed
use development. - Applicant has requested continuance until November 23,
2010. [documents] [documents]
B. Public hearing to consider amending Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances regarding
floodplain ordinance text changes and new floodplain maps as follows: [documents]
- Environmental Protection Standards for Flood Protection (including the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps and the Flood Insurance Study) Section 7-12-1
- Flood Protection Definition Section 7-2-5
- Floodplain Development Review Procedures Section 7-5-12
- Violations, Penalties and Enforcement Provisions Section 7-18-2
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. Update on annexation agreement discussions with the Town of Woodfin.
B. Resolution requesting final decision and construction of the I-26 Connector.
[documents]
C. Update on Living Wage Policy. [documents]
D. Resolution approving a funding plan to complete $2.3 Million in stormwater capital improvement projects. [documents]
E. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Landscapes
Unlimited LLC for the installation of a new irrigation system on the back nine holes
at the Asheville Municipal Golf Course. [documents]
F. Discussion of various strategies proposed in the Downtown Master Plan related
to project review processes. [documents]
G. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to extend the Downtown Development
Agreement decision making period for the proposed parking garage at 51
Biltmore Avenue to include an extension of the option to purchase the property located
at 51 Biltmore Avenue for six additional months from January 1, 2010, to June 30,
2010. [documents]
H. Update on water service request from Chapel Hill Church Road area. [documents]
VI. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Employee Fitness Policy
- Councilman Mumpower Proposal [documents]
- Staff Memorandum [documents]
VII. INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT:
VIII. ADJOURNMENT.
BOARD/COMMISSION VACANCIES: Board of Adjustment; Civic Center Commission; Community Relations Council; Downtown Commission; Energy & the Environment Committee; Firemen’s Relief Fund; Greenway Commission; Metropolitan Sewerage District Board; Riverfront Redevelopment Commission; Transit Commission; and Tree Commission. Deadline is Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. Call 259-5601 for an application form.