Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

 
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee is composed of no more than 13 members who will represent the diverse viewpoints of community stakeholders on affordable housing.  
 

The Committee will work in conjunction with City leadership and staff to implement the 2008 Affordable Housing Plan. The specific functions will be:

  • to consider affordable housing policy issues and advise City leadership about those policies;
  • to develop concrete action steps to implement the highest priorities of the Affordable Housing Plan, and to update that Plan as appropriate over time;
  • to advise City leadership and staff regarding affordable housing priorities for the investment of City-controlled funds.

Affordable Housing Policy Recommendations are the result of six months of interviews between the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) and non-profit, for-profit, and public housing developers. The purpose of these interviews was to learn more about developers experiences and perceptions with building affordable housing in the area in order to develop a list of recommendations for increasing future affordable developments. Through these interviews, Affordable Housing Advisory Committee identified top priorities and a full list of recommendations to assist City Council in developing more effective policies and incentives.

 


 

Notice: The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee will hold their regular meeting on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 9:30 am.  The meeting will be held in the 1st floor Conference Room of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza.  The meeting will also be streamed on the City’s YouTube Channel

 

Public comment for the regular meeting will be accepted by any of the following means:  

  • In-person: Presentations by the public shall be limited to a maximum of 3 minutes for individuals and 10 minutes for a group’s primary spokesperson.  Public comment will be at the end of the meeting. 
  • Phone: Voicemail comments may be pre-recorded by calling 855-925-2801 and entering code  7663  when prompted (deadline is 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting).
  • Email: Written comments may be submitted to AHACmeeting@publicinput.com (deadline is 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting). 
  • All comments will be shared with the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee prior to the meeting but will not be read aloud.  

 

For more information please contact: Sasha Vrtunski

 


 

Regular Scheduled Meetings

The Committee’s in person regular meeting time is monthly on the first Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the 1st Floor North Conference Room of Asheville City Hall unless otherwise stated above under notice.   

 


Members

Member contact:  Barry Bialik (Chair), Margie Bukowski (Vice Chair), Andy Barnett, Dewana Little, Paul Heathman, Brian Methvin, Babs Philip, Scott Adams, Chris Day, David Bartholomew and Emily Axtman, Tara Irby and Nnweyna Smith.

 

City Council Liason: Councilwoman Antanette Mosley 

For current openings and applications visit the Asheville Boards and Commission page.

 

 

Meeting Materials

Agenda

Documents

Recordings 

June 1,2023 Agenda 

June 1, 2023 Documents 

June 1, 2023 Recording 

May 4, 2023 Agenda 

May 4, 2023 Documents

May 4, 2023 Recording

April 10, 2023 Agenda 

April 10, 2023 Documents 

April 10, 2023 Recording

March 6, 2023 Agenda

March 6, 2023 Documents

March 6, 2023 Recording

February 2, 2023 Agenda 

February 2, 2023 Documents

February 2, 2023 Recording

January 5, 2023 Agenda

January 5, 2023 Documents

January 5, 2023 Recording

December 1, 2022 Agenda

December 1, 2022 Documents

No recording available

November 3, 2022 Agenda

November 3, 2022 Documents

November 3, 2022 Recording 

October 6, 2022 Agenda 

October 6, 2022 Documents

October 6, 2022 Recording

September 1, 2022 Agenda

September 1, 2022
Documents

September 1, 2022 Recording 

August 4,2022 Agenda 

August 4, 2022 Documents

August 4 2022 Recording 

July 7, 2022 Agenda 

July 7, 2022 Documents

July 7, 2022 Recording 

June 2, 2022 Agenda

Cancelled

June 2, 2022 Documents

Cancelled

No Recording Available Meeting Cancelled 

May 5, 2022 Agenda  May 5, 2022 Documents May 5, 2022 Recording 
April 7, 2022 Agenda April 7, 2022 Documents April 7, 2022 Recording
March 3, 2022 Agenda March 3, 2022 Documents March 3, 2022 Recording 
February 3, 2022 Agenda February 3, 2022 Documents February 3, 2022 Recording 
January 6, 2022 Agenda January 6, 2022 Documents January 6, 2022 Recording 
December 2, 2021 Agenda  December 2, 2021 Documents  December 2, 2021 Recording 
November 4, 2021 Agenda November 4, 2021 Documents November 4, 2021 Recording 
October 7, 2021 Agenda October 7, 2021 Documents October 7. 2021 Recording 
September 2, 2021 Agenda September 2, 2021 Documents  September 2, 2021 Recording 
August 5, 2021 Agenda  – Meeting Postponed  August 5, 2021 Documents  – Meeting Postponed No available meeting recording 
July 1, 2021 Agenda  July 1, 2021 Documents  July 1, 2021 Recording 
June 3, 2021 Agenda June 3, 2021 Documents  June 3, 2021 Recording 
May 6, 2021 Agenda  May 6, 2021 Documents May 6, 2021 Recording 
April 1, 2021 – Meeting Cancelled  Meeting Cancelled No available meeting recording 
March 4, 2021 Agenda  March 4, 2021 Documents March 4, 2021 Recording 
February 4, 2021 Agenda February 4, 2021 Documents February 4, 2021 Recording 
January 13, 2021 Special Meeting Agenda  January 13, 2021 Special Meeting Documents  January 13, 2021 Special Meeting Recording 
January 7, 2021 Agenda January 7, 2021 Documents January 7, 2021 Recording 
December 3, 2020 Agenda December 3, 2020 Documents December 3, 2020 Recording 
November 5,2020 Agenda November 5, 2020 Documents November 5, 2020 Recording 
October 20, 2020  – Meeting Cancelled  Meeting Cancelled No available meeting recording 
September 15, 2020 Agenda September 15, 2020 Documents September 15, 2020 Recording 
August 18, 2020 Agenda August 18, 2020 Documents August 18, 2020 Recording 
March 5, 2020 Agenda March 5, 2020 Documents No available meeting recording 
February 6, 2020 Agenda February 6, 2020 Documents No available meeting recording 
January 9, 2020 Agenda January 9, 2020 Documents No available meeting recording 
December 5, 2019 Agenda December 5, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording 
November 7, 2019 Agenda November 7, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording 
October 3, 2019 Agenda October 3, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording 
September 5 2019 Agenda September 5, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording 
August 1, 2019 Agenda August 1, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording 
July 11, 2019 Agenda July 11, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording 
June 6, 2019 Agenda June 6, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording 
May 2, 2019 Agenda May 2, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording 

 


Contact  Information

Sasha Vrtunski, Affordable Housing Officer
svrtunski@ashevillenc.gov
828.259.5560 office