THE NEXT FORMAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL WILL BE TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020, BEGINNING AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER – LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF CITY HALL. BELOW PLEASE FIND THE COMPLETE ON-LINE AGENDA FROM COUNCIL’S LAST FORMAL MEETING. PLEASE CONTACT CITY CLERK MAGGIE BURLESON AT MBURLESON@ASHEVILLENC.GOV.
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The City Council budget briefing for March 24 at 3:00 p.m. has been cancelled.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 – 5:00 p.m.
Council Chamber – City Hall – 70 Court Plaza
Mayor Esther Manheimer, Councilwoman Sheneika Smith and Councilman Keith Young will participate fully in this meeting by phone, including any public hearings and votes.
Until further notice, due to the locally declared state of emergency, there will be no public attendance at Council meetings. Public comment will be taken digitally on all items, with the following guidelines: (1) any public comment must be sent in by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to the google form or by calling in to 259-5900 and leaving a voicemail; (2) must state which agenda item you are commenting on, or if it is for informal discussion; and (3) must be no more than 350 words. We encourage anyone wishing to attend the Council meeting — including news media — to instead watch it via the City’s live stream at this link.
REVISED Agenda – Addition of New A
Pledge of Allegiance
I. Proclamations
II. Consent Agenda
A. Procedural Motions:
- Motion to allow remote participation by up to three Council members during public meetings during the duration of the locally declared state of emergency. (Only Council members present to vote on this.)
- Motion to delegate to the City Manager the authority to cancel any regularly scheduled meetings of the City Council during the duration of the locally declared state of emergency.
- Motion to suspend the City Council Rules regarding public comment to state that public comment will be taken digitally on all items, with the following guidelines: (1) any public comment must be sent in by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to the google form or by calling in to 259-5900 and leaving a voicemail; (2) must state which agenda item you are commenting on, or if it is for informal discussion; and (3) must be no more than 350 words.
B. Approval of the minutes of the formal meeting held on March 10, 2020; and the City
Council annual retreat held on March 13, 2020.
C. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the existing Transit
Consulting Contract with InfraStrategies, LLC. Documents
D. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a contract with Kimley-Horn &
Associates to perform engineering services for the Neighborhood Enhancement Projects
Area 7. Documents
E. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application to the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) for the Fiscal Year 2020 Section 5339(b) Bus and Bus
Facilities Discretionary Grant Funds Program, and if successful, to accept the grant funds
and sign all the appropriate agreements with the FTA, Federal and State agencies.
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F. Ordinance delegating additional authority to the Mayor to issue regulations by
proclamation as necessary to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Documents
G. Resolution regarding the North Carolina Department of Transportation I-26 Connector
TIP Project I-2513. Documents
III. Presentations and Reports:
IV. Public Hearings:
A. Public hearing to consider a land use incentive grant for Tribute Development Collier
Avenue Apartments. This public hearing will be continued to April 14, 2020.
B. Public hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance designating the property known
as the Lewie Muller Griffith House, located at 65 Woodland Road, as a local historic
landmark. This public hearing will be continued to April 14, 2020.
C. Public hearing to consider an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to
update open space requirements. This public hearing will be continued to April
14, 2020.
V. Unfinished Business:
A. Second reading of Ordinance No. 4794, an ordinance amending conditional zoning
(Ordinance No. 4602) for the RAD Lofts Project located at 146 and 179 Roberts Street.
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VI. New Business
A. One Buncombe Fund. Documents
VII. Informal Discussion and Public Comment
VIII. Adjournment
Contact Information
Maggie Burleson, City Clerk
828-259-5601
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