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. The Downtown Commission provides City Council with recommendations on Downtown policies and initiatives. In addition, Downtown Commissioners fill 4 out of 9 seats of the City’s Design Review Committee, which reviews development projects within the Central Business District, the River Arts District and hotel projects outside of those areas. The Downtown Commission also has the opportunity to provide input on projects outside of the scope of Design Review. More information about the Downtown Commission’s role and duties is available here. More information about the Design Review Committee is available here. Meeting Notice The Downtown Commission will not meet in July. The next meeting will be held on Friday, August 13 at 9:30 a.m. Written public comments may be submitted to AVLdowntowncommission@publicinput.com or left by voicemail by calling 855-925-2801, code 9272. Regular Scheduled Meetings The Downtown Commission meets virtually on the second Friday of every other month (each month if there is critical business with critical business) at 9:30 a.m. The typical length of each meeting is 1-2 hours. Previous Meeting Recordings Friday, June 11 – Downtown Commission meeting – video link Friday, May 14 – Downtown Commission meeting – video link Thursday, April 15, 2021 – Parking & Transportation Working Group – video link Friday, March 12, 2021 – Downtown Commission meeting – video link Friday, February 26, 2021 – Downtown Commission work session – video link Friday, February 12, 2021 – Downtown Commission meeting – video link Friday, February 5, 2021 – Design Review Committee meeting – video link Wednesday, January 13, 2021 – Design Review Committee meeting – video link Monday, December 7 – Design Review Committee meeting – video link Friday, November 13 – Downtown Commission meeting – video link Friday, October 9 – Downtown Commission meeting – video link Friday, September 11 – Downtown Commission meeting – video link Friday, August 14 – Downtown Commission meeting – video link Friday, July 10 – Downtown Commission meeting – video link Thursday, July 23 – Joint Riverfront and Downtown Design Review Committee meeting – video link Tuesday, June 16 – Design Review Committee – Revisions for Coxe/Asheland Mixed-Use Development – video link Committee Meetings Design Review Committee Information about the Design Review Committee can be found at ashevillenc.gov/drc. Please contact Sasha Vrtunski in the Planning & Urban Design Department at svrtunski@ashevillenc.gov with specific questions about the downtown design review process. Local Living Economy Working Group This Working Group of the Downtown Commission is chaired by Franzi Charen and generally meets virtually on the third Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. A typical monthly agenda is here. Parking & Transportation Working Group This Working Group of the Downtown Commission is currently led by Karen Ramshaw (karenramshaw@pubintproj.com). Regular meetings were suspended during COVID-19 and are expected to begin again in late summer 2021. Previous 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 was formed in early 2019 to guide the first section of updates (focusing on public engagement and the development of a public space management framework). Following a workshop with the committee on October 24, 2019, staff began drafting the framework and recommendations. The committee’s work was suspended during COVID, and staff’s focused turned toward the AVL Shares Space temporary outdoor expansion initiatives. The Committee is expected to reconvene in late summer 2021. The Committee is chaired by Andrew Fletcher. Agendas and Documents Agenda Documents No meeting in July June 11, 2021 Agenda June 11, 2021 Documents May 14, 2021 Agenda May 14, 2021 Documents No meeting in April March 12, 2021 Agenda March 12, 2021 Documents February 26, 2021 Agenda February 26, 2021 Documents February 12, 2021 Agenda February 12, 2021 Documents January 8, 2021 – meeting cancelled No meeting in December November 13, 2020 Agenda November 13, 2020 Documents October 9, 2020 Agenda October 9, 2020 Documents September 11, 2020 Agenda September 11, 2020 Documents August 14, 2020 Agenda August 14, 2020 Documents July 10, 2020 Agenda July 10, 2020 Documents No Meetings May or June 2020 April 2020 April 2020 Update Report March 13, 2020 Agenda (meeting was canceled) March 13, 2020 Documents February 12, 2020 Agenda February 14, 2020 Documents January 10, 2020 Agenda January 10, 2020 Documents 2019 Meeting Materials 2018 Meeting Materials Membership and Resource Documents Membership Roster – (Feb 2021) Downtown Master Plan Plan Appendices Downtown Commission Charter Rules of Procedure 2018 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report 2020 Annual Report Member contact: Bryan Moffitt, Chair – Bryan.moffitt@arca-design.com Contact Information Dana Frankel, Downtown Specialist Office: 828-251-4051 Cell: 828-273-5248