City Clerk

General Information

The People and Environment Recovery Board will serve these functions:

• Provides input to City Council on policy recommendations that strengthen the city’s ability to prepare for and respond to climate-related disasters.
• Provides input to City Council on policy recommendations that support environmental sustainability and recognize the impact and role of Asheville’s natural resources in recovery.
• Supports City Council by consulting existing resources and tools to include known climate vulnerability considerations into policy and programming recommendations
• Provides input to City Council on ways to support neighborhood-level resilience and preparedness efforts that build community capacity to withstand future challenges.
• Supports City Council by providing input on ways to support residents recovering from disaster impacts while strengthening long-term community resilience.
• Supports City Council by helping residents feel informed, engaged, and connected to recovery resources through each member’s respective networks.

Documents

Helene People and Environment Recovery Board Documents (meeting materials, annual reports, annual work plans, governing documents, enabling statutes, resolutions, ordinances, etc.)

Membership

The People & Environment Recovery Board shall be constituted as follows:

• Shall have no more than 11 members
• Up to seven members shall be appointed from existing chairs, vice chairs, or their designees of current boards and commissions (listed below)
• Four to five remaining Members shall be appointed by the City Council at large

Advisory Board Membership Appointments: African-American Heritage Commission, Human Relations Commission, Multimodal Transportation Commission, Neighborhood Advisory Committee, Sustainability Advisory Committee, Urban Forestry Commission

All members’ terms shall end on June 30, 2027, unless modified by City Council. All members shall serve at the pleasure of Council, and may be removed at any time with or without cause.

Regular Meeting Schedule

This meeting takes place on the first Monday of December, April and August, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; and the first Monday of February, June, and October from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.   Meetings will be held in the First-Floor Conference Room of City Hall in a hybrid format.

Public Access:

• Attend in person. 
• Watch a livestream on the Engagement Hub or the City’s YouTube Channel 
• Call toll-free to listen to the meeting on your phone: Call (855)-925-2801. Enter the Meeting Code: 4525.
• Have an issue with participating in a board or commission meeting, in person or virtually? Use this form to let us know!

Public Comment:

• Call-In Public Comments: Comments will be limited to 3 minutes. Members of the public may comment live during the agenda’s public comment period by calling (855) 925-2801, entering the meeting code: 4525, and then pressing * and selecting option 3. Voicemail comments can be made by calling  (855) 925-2801 and entering the meeting code: 4525 (closes at 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting).
• Written Public Comments: Written public comments may be emailed to peopleandenvironment@publicinput.com (closes at 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting).
• In-Person Comments: Comments will be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 10 minutes for a group’s primary spokesperson (requires three individuals to cede their time to a fourth person – all four people must be present at the meeting).
• Note: Voicemail and written comments will be provided to committee members prior to the meeting. Only live comments will be heard during the meeting.