City Council Agenda - The City of Asheville

Esther E. Manheimer, Mayor
Sheneika Smith, Vice Mayor
Sandra Kilgore, Council Member
S. Antanette Mosley, Council Member
Kim Roney, Council Member
Sage Turner, Council Member
Gwen Wisler, Council Member

The next formal meeting of the Asheville City Council will be held on Tuesday, October 11, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall.

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CITY COUNCIL FORMAL MEETING
Tuesday, September 27, 2022- 5:00 p.m.
Council Chamber – 2nd Floor of City Hall
70 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC
AGENDA

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Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person meeting which the public can access by any of the following means found at https://publicinput.com/U61855

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Pledge of Allegiance

I. Proclamations:

II. Consent Agenda:

A. Approval of the minutes of the formal meeting held on September 13, 2022. Documents

B. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Environmental Testing Solutions for the Free Lead Testing Program Analysis Project to provide lead analysis. Documents

C. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an interlocal agreement with Buncombe County to study the feasibility of installing solar on North Fork Reservoir and Lake Julian. Documents

D. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Appalachian Paving and Concrete Inc. for the Fiscal Year 2023 Utility Cut Concrete Repair Project. Documents

E. Budget amendment to appropriate $264,000 in the Special Revenue Fund for the purpose of multimodal transportation planning for the East Patton Corridor. Documents

F. Resolutions authorizing the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages and/or unfortified wine at the following events: Documents

Asheville Veganfest on October 2, 2022
Surreal Sirkus Arts Festival on October 29, 2022

G. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an addendum to the Axon Enterprise Inc. contract for the Body Worn Camera/Taser Program for licensing omitted in the original contract. Documents

H. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Miller 3 Consulting Inc. for consulting services to complete the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Disparity Study. Documents

I. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to convey a road and drainage easement to the N.C. Dept. of Transportation for the construction of road and drainage improvements along Mills Gap Road near the water tank. Documents

J. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign and submit the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Continuum of Care Consolidated Application on behalf of the NC-501 Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care, and to sign and submit the City of Asheville’s Planning and Homeless Management Information System grant applications, and accept any funds awarded. Documents

K. Resolution approving in principle the issuance by the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville of up to $20,000,000 of multifamily housing revenue bonds for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Battery Park Apartments. Documents

III. Presentations and Reports:

A. Buncombe County Bond Program Presentation

B. Manager’s Report – Noise Ordinance Update Presentation

IV. Public Hearings:

CITY COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING TIME LIMITS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS:

APPLICANTS HAVE UP TO TEN MINUTES TO COMPLETE A PRESENTATION.

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

A. 650 Caribou Road (Laurel Wood II)

Resolution granting a Housing Trust Fund loan to Volunteers of America for 54 new apartment units and rehabilitate 50 affordable existing units for seniors at 650 Caribou Road. Documents Presentation

Public hearing to consider the conditional zoning of 650 Caribou Road from RM-8 Residential Multi-Family Medium Density District to Residential Expansion/Conditional Zone. Documents Presentation

V. Unfinished Business

A. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the Asheville City Board of Education for maintenance of donated playground equipment at Jones Park. Documents Presentation

VI. New Business

A. Motion to approve the Water Resource Department’s 10-Year Capital Improvement schedule. Documents Presentation

VII. Informal Discussion and Public Comment

VIII. Adjournment

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Contact Information

Maggie Burleson, City Clerk
828-259-5601

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DRAFT 8-week agenda – CONTAINS PRELIMINARY ITEMS THAT CHANGE FREQUENTLY. Please contact City Clerk Maggie Burleson at mburleson@ashevillenc.gov if you have questions.