Asheville Downtown Commission The Asheville Downtown Commission was created by City Council for the sustainability and continued development of downtown, a vital urban center of western North Carolina’s economic, cultural and visitor activity. In addition to providing City Council with recommendations on Downtown policies and initiatives, the Downtown Commission carries out Downtown Design Review on major development projects within the Central Business District. Regular Scheduled Meetings The Downtown Commission meets on the second Friday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the First Floor North Conference Room in City Hall, Asheville, N.C. The typical length of the meeting is 1-2 hours. Special Notice: All Commission and Committee meetings are cancelled until further notice. Inclement Weather Policy In the case of inclement weather, it is City policy to cancel all board and commission meetings if Asheville City Schools are cancelled. In the case of a delayed opening, the Downtown Commission meeting that day would also be cancelled. If a meeting is cancelled, a specific notice will be posted above. Committee Meetings Please call Sasha Vrtunski in the Planning & Urban Design Department at 828-259-5560 with specific questions (such as deadlines) regarding the Downtown Design Review process. The Design Review Committee meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. in the large conference room on the 5th Floor of City Hall (70 Court Plaza). Downtown Design Review Guidelines Downtown Design Review Submittal Checklist Meeting Dates 2020 Local Living Economy Working Group This Committee of the Downtown Commission is chaired by Franzi Charen and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at 29 Haywood Street. Please check for any schedule changes under “special notice” above. A general monthly agenda is here. Parking & Transportation Committee This Committee of the Downtown Commission is chaired by Sage Turner (sagesturner@gmail.com), and meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. in the large conference room on the 5th floor of City Hall (70 Court Plaza). Please check for any schedule changes under “special notice” above. Agendas and meeting notes are are available here. Downtown Public Space Management Committee Downtown Public Space Management is the focus of the first section of Updates to the Downtown Master Plan. More information about the Downtown Master Plan Updates is here. An ad-hoc Public Space Management Committee generally meets on the first Thursday of each month at 2 p.m. in the large conference room on the 5th floor of City Hall (70 Court Plaza). Following a workshop with the committee on October 24, staff is in the process of drafting guidelines. The committee will reconvene in early spring of 2020 to review and provide feedback on the draft guidelines. The Committee is chaired by Andrew Fletcher. Meetings Agendas and Documents Date Agenda Agenda_Link Documents Documents_Link 2020/03/13 2020/03/13 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=1h-Piww_7Fi3Olj-YopJAmphc8wBn3PjQ 2020/03/13 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PCa6biDfyyPfb3BBzJCSymTMUE58d2_r 2020/02/14 2020/02/14 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=10fP61H4vjzmND-Rf3ACkqxQGL3N8SpBB 2020/02/14 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SQ257PnRi9Wgakl6-oFuz6pdHPEAWAxr 2020/01/10 2020/01/10 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E6kr9aJjokH5mx3BTtCF0KZwLliwajpY 2020/01/10 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z8GACpYlolDoE8EKscksUlAq1FGUHsTl 2019/12/13 DECEMBER MEETING CANCELLED https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MF5DN2P8-vjktjbIGr6_gvE0I6g2M6e- 2019/11/08 2019/11/08 Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nLYeNGKIIHfmmLYTMNrOT-FbkYyhjK7ubozKho-OFlA/edit?usp=sharing 2019/11/08 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rdHoJPBTQjyYZVlDMjWyT-aMtlktgmuz 2019/10/11 OCTOBER MEETING CANCELLED 2019/09/13 2019/09/13 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zuX0b_7OdQAvJB8WTToVq-u5YCKB4reC-t48LrsqDAE 2019/09/13 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kJHXboiGQ_67m-6CiKr5AZJdZxEtySQB 2019/08/09 2019/08/09 Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EBOgUeW5tWUCPcgQJ5obwMcjj8jqDaMK0YfvewvcQ5I/edit?usp=sharing 2019/08/09 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TIcu3qQz8zycxwJ58tf9GQFTz_thjbsk 2019/07/12 2019/07/12 Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p7YdobiwHLEjCc5M1W1ncBivbN-RVQh2LdsCHMuPS_s/edit?usp=sharing 2019/07/12 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=14Jf4Zl2PXQEQJhy8CEuPIcVl7s4OhQg3 2019/06/14 2019/06/14 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mSmiw5CYQ9OeRN0dDIOszTJ5R5ETAn_1RIEPIMCnG6c 2019/06/14 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=1R9cp6V8EquevZY9S0eBGoDrl-LnkgNj0 2019/05/23 2019/05/23 Special Mtg. 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Agenda 2018/01/04 Documents 2017/09/08 2017/9/8 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1do10Yy5VQwOURzQUJCZHhXNFU 2017/09/08 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1do10Yy5VQwc2UwYldzQXRkR1k 2017/12/15 2017/12/15 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eAZl9pvYlJrljdbOguRY4yzIh3gHDr86 2017/12/15 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BxnAKXhOr4jVti70w7NzokjAG3uyGWz7 2017/11/10 2017/11/10 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1do10Yy5VQwZEJXMXh3TGp2ZUU 2017/11/10 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=14dgHZKJ57JSGd4sUBbX3xaTUQ3DBUPne 2017/10/20 2017/10/20 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1do10Yy5VQwY0ZCd3NHdXpoenM 2017/10/20 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1do10Yy5VQwbjZXR0JDV2QtVEk 2017/08/08 2017/08/08 Agenda 2017/08/08 Documents 2017/07/14 2017/07/14 Agenda https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1do10Yy5VQwVzBHMm5vN2Q3dWs 2017/07/14 Documents https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1do10Yy5VQwTjRQWll3b3dRWDg Membership and Resource Documents Membership Roster – (February 2020) Downtown Master Plan Plan Appendices Downtown Commission Charter Rules of Procedure 2018 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report Member contact: Sage Turner (Chair) Contact Information Dana Frankel, Downtown Specialist Office: 828-251-4051 Cell: 828-273-5248